emmanuel church northwood ecn Annual 2025 Report {11, of the Trustees of Emmanuel Church Northwood Activities of the Parochial Church Council with Financial Statements for the year ended 31/12/25 Registered Charity No. 1132091 Contents INTRODUCTION ...-.......-..........-..............-...-.-..............-...-.....-....-..........-..-.....-.................... PCC GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE..........-...................................................................... PCC SECREfARY REPORT.. .... CHURCH VISION................................................................................................................... WORSHIP AND MINISTRY............................................-- . .10 SMALL GROUPS ....-.......-.-....-.......-............................................... .12 MUSIC AND WORSHIP TEAM......................-.........-..-.-..-.........-........................................... 13 PASTORAL CARE.......................................................-............-..-..-. . -14 CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRY..... .16 10 MISSION AND EVANGELISM........................................................................................... 20 11 SAFEGUARDING....-..................................-......................................................................23 12 FABRIC, BUILDINGS. AND PROPERTY...-.-..............-...................................................... 27 13 DEANERY..................................-..........-........-.........-.-..-..........-.................-..................-.. 29 14 FINANCIAL REPORT....... .... .... .. .... ..-.. .32 15 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION................... .. .-...... .52 PCCAPCM report I Introduction Emman uel Church Northwood (ECN} is an Anglican Evangelical Charismatic church that has served its parish for over 100 years. In 2025. it held three Sunday services.. traditional worship19.'00 aml. informal worship with groups for children and young people {10=30 aml, and contemporaryworship 15'.30 pml. The church leadership consists of Senior Leader Rev. Tim Meathrel Senior Leader Kate Meathrel A550ciate Leader Rev. Dave Scott (Ljntil March 20251 Associate Leader Rev. Nina Smith Oskarsdottir Operations Manager Jon Whitmarsh 1.1 Our Mission A church of missional disciples seeking to love God and love each other: influencing our community, city, nation and world with the love of Jesus that we might see His Kingdom come. 1.2 Our Values We believe that God is calling us to be... a church for our local community,. focused on loving. serving and reaching those who don't yet know Jesus. a family of missional disciples who are bold and courageous, unafraid to take risks and step out in faith willing to follow God's leading and direction and to pay the price of being obedient to his call in the use of ourselves, our time and our resources. committed to the Word, the Spirit, worship and prayer. PCC APCM report 2 PCC Governance and Structure The church's Parochial Church Council IPCCI operates under the Church of England and is a registered charity. The PCC follows Charity Commission guidelines on public benefit, engaging in various ministries for children, young people. and adults within the church, parish. and beyond. The membership of the PCC is given in the section 15.2. The members of the PCC are the Trustees for ECN and hence present this annual report along with financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2025, adhering to Stotement of Recommended Proctice (SORPJ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standord IFRS) applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland.. SORP FRS 102. The PCC plays a vital role in ensuring the church functions legally, ethically, and effectively. Compliance with charity law, safeguarding policies, and financial regulations is crucial, alongside maintaining the spiritual and community mission of the church. 2.1 Organisation The PCC is chaired by Tirn Meathrel as Vicar and Senior Leader. It has various sub-committees. These play an important role in supporting the PCC'S responsibilities, managing assigned budgets, and furthering the church's vision. The PCC selects sub-committee chairpersons in the first meeting following the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI. While they are typically PCC members. this is not always the case. Nor is sub-committee membership restricted to PCC members, and broader participation from the congregation is actively encouraged. Tim Meathrel and the two churchwardens Serve as ex-officio members of all sub-committees. The chairpersons and membership of each committee are listed in the Administrative Information section 15. 2.1.1 Standing Committee This handles PCC busine55 between meetings, following PCC directions. 2.1.2 Finance Committee The Finance Committee oversees the finances of Emrnanuel. It monitors income and expenditure. recommends budgets to the PCC. maintains appropriate financial controls and co-ordinates reviews of Christian stewardship and encouragement of efficient planned giving. The Financial Review for 2025 is available in section 14. 2.1.3 HR Committee The HR Committee acts as an advisory body to the PCC on the appointment andremuneration of non-clerical staff and other HR related matters. 2.1.4 Property Committee The Property Committee work5 to ensure that church buildings, fabric and ornaments remain in good order. A formal report to the APCM is delivered each year and can be found in section 12. PCC APCM report As well 25 overseeing the maintenance of the Church buildings the Property Committee oversees the other properties owned by the PCC. 2.1.5 Risk Committee The Risk Committee is in place to ensure Emmanuel is addressing its risks appropriately. The risks to the church are divided into 8 'baskets': Finance, Safeguarding for Children and Vulnerable Adults, Key Compliance. Health and Safety. IT & Data, Statting Matters, Strategic Planning and Volunteer5. The committee meets at least twice 3 year and works through each of the risk baskets at least once every 18 months. The risk basket holder is invited for that specific meeting. At all meeting5 there is also the opportunity to raise 'arising risks, which are reviewed and evaluated. During the meetings, the risk comrnittee challenge the risk basket holder to identify any changes to the current scoring (increasing or decreasing the current risk to the church) and discuss new and current mitigation to confirm the risk is being addressed appropriately. The current Risk Profile is given in section 15.9. 2.1.6 International Mission Committee (IMC) The IMC remains dedicated to fostering the church's engagement in the Great Commission. focusing on education, mission partner support, youth involvement, and integrating prayer for world mission into church life. A fuller report is available in section O and a list of mission partners in Section 15.11.2. 2.1.7 Safeguarding Committee The Safeguarding Committee purpose and role is: To provide a lead on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults within ECN To take the lead on developing and reviewing. on an ongoing basis, ECN'S safeguarding policy, practice and evolving safeguarding strategy. To keep safeguarding policy and practices a high profile within ECN The committee meets as required but at least four times a year and reports to the PCC monthly about any open case5 or incidents after any personal details have been anonymised. Further information about Safeguarding is found in section 11. 2.1.8 Eco Committee The Eco Committee's main objective is to remind people of the story of God's Creation, its beauty and God's instruction to look after the planet and its people. PCCAPCM report 3 PCC Secretary Report Ten meetings took place in 2025. Key topics included- 3.1.1 Monthly Summary of PCC Proceedings January Mission: Mission Partners had reduced in numbers due to retirements. Property: A building review found old boiler5, heating and toilet problems, limited space, disabled access concerns, and a need for flexible rooms. Finance: The 2024 surplus came from a legacy and lower costs- £36,000 from a legacywa5 allocated to designated funds. Pastoral Care Challenges: Workload5 for Tim. Kate, and Nina were recorded as being unsustainable. Congregation was asked to only contact clergy outside working hours in emergencies. Living in Love and Faith ILLF): The PCC decided to use the Ephesian Fund for contributing to the diocese for clergy stipend5 to register concern about Diocese direction without disrupting operations. Third Age Ministry Report: The Wednesday Fellowship's membership remained steady but 15 aging. with few younger retirees joining. This may pose future challenges as retirement patterns change. February Finance.. 2024 accounts and the 2025 budget were presented. Property: The PCC discussed balancing the church's sacred purpose with flexible use. Hall heating wa5 found lacking,. options considered included infrared and gas. Governance: Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 were approved. Trustee Report: The APCM draft detailed Pccfunctions and committees. 5ummarised 2024 reports, and named contributors. Policy. The 2025 Safeguarding Policy was approved and signed. March Ministry Report: The Youth Ministrywas growing but more volunteers are needed. Property Report: Carpet replacement quotes for the lounge and offices were reviewed. Finance Report: 2024 accounts were approved. April Property: The cabling in church project showed positive development. Governance: Following the APCM, officers were Irel appointed: Giles Denham Ivice-chairl, Paul Cluett Isecretaryl, Jon Whitmarsh (Electoral Roll Officer) and Chris Daykin (Treasurer). Finance- Bank signatories were updated following the change in Church Wardens. PCC APCM report May Governance: PCC trustees, legal and spiritual roles were highlighted. Risk Report: The Risk Committee identified 45-50 risks- top concerns are: not meeting church strategy, finances, safeguarding. and volunteer shortages. Property: New carpets were installed. Mission: It was decided that World Mission Sunday focus should be on the Persecuted Church. June Property: A quote for a new Hall gas heater was accepted. Children and Families Ministry Report: Strong engagement, but fewer regular volunteers. Finance: PCC approved the 2026 budget, with a Common FLJnd contribution of £149,170. July Safeguarding Training: Leadership training dominated the meeting. Property: Cabling within the main church is nearly complete, new screens are installed, and hall heating update 15 set for August. Staffing: Daniel Stringer appointed Property Supervisor- Associate Vicar interviews scheduled. September Worship Report: The report highlighted the growth of youth worship nights and technical improve- ments to sound and video. Property: The Hall gas heater was reported as being fully operational. and the old coffee shop boiler had been removed. Mission: Plans were finalised for the Worldwide Weekend and commissioning a member for the OM Step Programme. LLF.. A detailed presentation covered the "Alliance" campaign and the breakdown of trust with the House of Bishops. The PCC began to consider drafting a protest letter. October Staffing: Nina's funding moved to the Common Fund,. Brian Cox became a volunteer Assistant Pastor. Property: The DAC approved the Servery application. with the faculty application moving forward to court. Pioneering Evangelism Report: The PCC discussed boosting faith-sharing confidence through mentorship and training. LLF: The PCC reviewed a draft letter to bishops. but paused it based on "Alliance" advice pending updates. November Property: AV system installation in Lounge is nearly finished. Finance.. £36,000 from designated funds approved for Lounge/Kitchen upgrades. Strategy: SWOT analysis of future plans condurted in small groups. LLF: CofE situation remains chaotic,. PCC will monitor with no action yet. PCCAPCM report 3.1.2 Common Thread5 & Recurring Themes Safeguarding: Discussed at every meeting. with consistently high workload5 and monthly case tracking. Living in Love and Faith {LLF): Concerns over governance and trust in bishops led to financial protest and alignment with "The Alliance., A planned protest letter was paused after bishops changed their approach in October. Property & Building Works: A busy year with major refurbishment work completed in the church hall, lounge and main kitchen, including new heating and lighting systems. The need to apply for a faculty to install a permanent servery in the Westgate had held up that project. Finance: The church uses a faith-based budget. often ending in surplus due to legacies and budget underspends. The Ephesian Fund is used strategically to signal LLF-related concerns to the Diocese. Staffing: Major staff changes included Dave Scott's departure and new appointments of Daniel Stringer (Property) and Brian Cox (Volunteer Assistant Pastor). 3.1.3 Specif5c Training & Group Work Artivities January: Group discussions on building usage, vision, and space needs. February: Working group began drafting the"Statement of Need" May: Training session on PCC TrLtstee roles and Charity Commission duties. July: Safeguarding Leadership session led by Gill Denham and David Sinclair. September: LLF history presentation. October: Discussions on faith sharing confidence. November: Small groups performed SWOTanalysis for strategy. PCC APCM report 4 Church Vision In 2025. ECN launched a new vision: Encountering Restoring Discipling Sending 4.1.1 Encountering We believe that God is calling Emmanuel to be a place of encounter. A church where people can encounter the true. living God. A church where we encounter each other as family. 4.1.2 Restoring We believe that God 15 calling Emmanuel to be a church where lives, marriages, families, church, and community are restored. We long to be 3 church renewed in the power of the Holy Spirit where all people can experience love, hope and freedom. 4.1.3 Discipling We believe that God is calling Emmanuel to be church family where everyone is discipled in the way of Jesus. We long to be a church of missional disciples, living out a wholehearted, risk-taking discipleship. shaping our live5 and ministry on Jesus. 4.1.4 Sending We believe God is calling Emmanuel to be a sending church. A church that equips and sends u5 all as disciples of Jesus to bring God's kingdom everywhere we go. We believe that God is calling us to be a storehouse which gives awaywhat God has entrusted to us. 4.2 Making a Difference We are seekingto be a church that is making a difference. We are seekingto be a renewed, growing, confident church where more people's live5 are transformed by the love of the Father as they encounter Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. We long to be a church where people from every nation and background find a home, 3 family, hope and freedom. We are seeking to be disciple making disciples. patterning our lives on Jesus. We long to be a church of missional disciples building God's kingdom in our homes. schools, workplaces, and social spaces. We are seeking to be a church restoring individual lives and communities. impacting our city, nation, and world. PCCAPCM report 5 Worship and Ministry The 'Statistics for Mission Return, requires details of the numbers attending church in October, numbers attending during Christmas/Easter, information regarding the size of our worshiping community and electoral roll information each year. The last 3 years are shown below. 5.1 October Sunday Services Across the 3 services the following was recorded for each Sunday- Sunday in Ort. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Adults 244 Under 18s 61 64 72 58 213 262 225 2023 Totols 255 Sunday in Oct. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Adults 259 277 280 255 Under 18s 54 56 2024 54 57 Torols 1071 221 Sunday in Oct. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Adults 275 274 243 236 Under 18s 51 53 54 2025 51 Tota15 + thCnqefvCrn￿ 10281.431 209 {_121 Table l.. Ortober Sunday Attendance 5.2 Christmas Services 2023 Attendance record for special services NOT including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day: Congregation and local community= 1197 people Schools.. 2453 children Attendance record for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.. 680 people PCC APCM report 101 Page 2024 Attendance record for speci31 services NOT including Christm35 Eve and Christmas Day.. Congregation and local community= 636 people Schools.. 2400 children Attendance record for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day= 559 people 2025 Attendance record for special service5 NOT including Christmas Eve and Christmas Dav- Congregation and local community-. 1399 people Schools= 2780 children Attendance record for Christma5 Eve and Christma5 Day: 555 people S.3 Easter Services 2023: 268 people attended and received Communion on Easter Day. 2024.. 265 people attended and received Communion on Easter Day. 2025: 476 people attended and received Communion on Easter Day. 5.4 Rites Performed Funerals peifomitd in church- Funeral ¢onduLl¢d i ddition al Thanksgii"in 5en"ILe5 foi young people Thanksgii'ing sen'i¢e for adults Il'eJJing151 Infanii%) bapii%¢d 2023 2024 2025 Table Rii¢% perfomied S.S Electoral Roll 2023.. The number on the Ecclesiastical Electoral Roll was 336. 2024.. The number on the Ecclesiastical Electoral Roll was 339. 2025.. The number on the Ecclesiastical Electoral Roll was 291 The Electoral Roll Officer during 2025 was Jon Whitmarsh. PCCAPCM report 6 Small Groups Kate Meathrel reports: 6.1.1 Vision and Values The small group ministry is guided by the vision of ensuring 'Every person connected" empha5ising the importance of connection with God and others for spiritual growth, wellbeing, and community witness. Small groups foster Fellowship. Formation, and Mi55ion, bringing together individuals of diverse backgrounds to grow in faith and outreach. 6.1.2 Group Membership Emmanuel Church has 20 small group5. Structured as follow5= 15 Home Group-style small groups meeting in homeslonline 4 specialist groups: Oyster, Space. Contemplative Prayer. and Bible Journalling I short term study group meeting for 10 weeks at a time and reviewing Most of the groups meet in per50n, some meet via zoom, and some are hybrid. Meeting5 occur weekly. fortnightly or at less regular interva15 and meet at various times and days of the week. Further details can be found on the church website.. www.ecn.or small- rou 6.1.3 Developments in 2025 The group leaders have met together termly for encouragement. prayer to share resources and look ahead at the coming term including linking studies with the preaching series. We have been delighted to see the group primarily focussing on Young Adults thriving and welcoming new members We have planted a post Alpha group under the leadership of Michael and Catherine Davey. There have been changes of leadership in a few of the groups with some leaders stepping back and others stepping up 6.1.4 Strengths and challenges Groups provide excellent support for members. including those facing illness, bereavement, or unable to attend Sunday services as well as SUPPOrt for new parents and those getting married. Those who attend groups really appreciate the community and care they receive with many appreciating the prayer WhatsApp groups many groups have. We remain extremely grateful to all those who lead and host small groups for the excellent discipleship they provide as well as the community and friendship fostered in the group5. Those who are part of small groups feel more connected into the life of Emmanuel and are more likely to serve in the church and show a deeper level of personal discipleship. There are still many in the church family not in a group and encouraging church members into groups is still challenging. PCCAPCM report 7 Music and Worship Team Matt Bird reports= This past year has been a real encouragement. as we have journeyed as a church deeper in our worship. One of the main things to happen in this past year has been the move into a new vision of Encountering, Discipling, Restoring and Sending. We have had highlights such as the Encounter evenings, and the introduction of the Worship Team Nights, which have been a great success in giving an opportunity for those to develop their skills and spend time together in community. We have had some large technical projects, including the ongoing projects, re-cabling in the church and revamping the tech systems in the lounge. From a team side, we have 64 different worship team members seNing across 311 thiee of our services, 9.00, 10.30. and 5.30. At the 9.00 am service, we had a couple of personnel move on. but we have been so encouraged by the many people who offered to step up and plug the gaps. During the Summer, Matt's contract was renegotiated with new hours. from 17.5 hours a week, to 28 hours a week. Thank you for all those who were part of the process. l am so excited to see what this next year holds as we continue to discover and live out the vision of Encountering, Discipling, Restoring and Sending. Please pray that as people continue to encounter, and be discipled. that some will feel restored and find the courage to be sent out again. PCCAPCM report 131 P28e 8 Pastoral Care Tim Meathrel reports- 8.1 3rd Age Ministry At Emmanuel, we strive to provide meaningful ministry and support to those in the '3rd Age, of life. Our Sunday services continue to cater to this group. alongside significant pastoral care provided by our pastoral and staff team5. The Wednesday Fellowship and Oyster Midweek Group remain our primary 3rd Age ministries. 8.1.1 Wednesday Fellowship Wednesday Fellowship IWFI has continued throughout the year. providing friendship and fellowship for its members. Attendance increased throughout the year from a regular attendance of 35-40 to averaging 45 member5 weekly. However, the number attending sometimes exceeds 50. Meetings occur weekly on Wednesday afternoons during school term5, offering a mix of fun activities, hymns. talks, prayers, and guest speakers. For our attendees, WF functions as a midweek worship service. Pastoral care is integral to WF. as members ofter) face health challenges and bereavement. 8.1.2 Oyster Midweek Group The Oyster Midweek Group meets weekly on Monday afternoons in Betty's Room. It provides fellowship, Bible study, prayer, and refreshments for a committed group of seniors. 8.1.3 Sundayservices We remain committed to offering services that accommodate all age groups. While 3rd Age members attend all three weekly services, the 9=00 am service continues to provide traditional worship. This service has seen encouraging growth in attendance. 8.1.4 Pastoral Care Pastoral care for the 3rd Age remains a priority. With increasing loneliness in society, WF remains an important point of contact and place where we can care for our members. 8.2 Pastoral Work 8.2.1 Pastoral Ministry Overview Our Pastoral Team continues to provide pastoral care focusing on crisis support and home visits, including home communion visits. Our staff and dedicated teams ensure ongoing care for those unable to attend church. Emmanuel's strong culture of care is evident in the extensive pastoral support occurring naturally through services, small groups, and friendships. 8.2.2 Pastoral Team Pastoral work is primarily led by Tim. Kate, Nina and Brian Cox supported by a dedicated team of 18 individuals providing varying levels of care. Additionally, many church members offer informal yet vital support within their networks. PCCAPCM report 8.2.3 Structure and Management Pastoral needs are reviewed weekly in our P3storal meeting. Three key teams provide structured care= Home Communion Teamlcoordinated by Brian Cox) conducting service5 in four local care homes. Visiting Team Icoordin3ted by Brian Cox). Bereavement Team (coordinated by Jackie Madgel. including a dedicated team 8.2.4 Nature of Pastoral Work Most pastoral needs are met informally within church groups and friendship networks. However. our team actively supports over 40 individuals facing challenges such as bereavement. debt, relationship issues, health concerns, and mental illne55. Where safeguarding is reqtsired, we liaise with Gill Denham, the Parish Safeguarding Officer IPSOI and. if required. external agencies. 8.2.5 The Freedom Course The Freedom Course was held in Spring 2025. led by Dave Scott, Keren Pollock, Lynne Burke, and Michael Davey. Four sessions were followed by prayer appointments. with around 15 participants. 8.2.6 Practical Support Practical support is provided through church networks, as well as struttured initiatives such a5 the Foodbank and Compassion Fund. In 2025, the Compassion Furid Team ITIM, Dave, Jan Fell, Judith Cox, Maria Pearkes, and Mark Imontyl Johnsonl distributed around £2.7k to 11 recipients18 church members and 3 from the local community). PCC APCM report 151 Page 9 Children and Youth Ministry 9.1 Children's Ministry Chris Nalder reports: 9.1.1 The Sunday Children's Groups Throughout the year we've managed to run our 4 groups IBlaze, Shine. Sparklers, and Twinkle) desplte some challenges in the number5 of team members available. We've successfully catered for up to 57 church family children weekly, and all our visitors additionally124 just in the autumn term11. supported by a minirnum of eight team members and parent volunteers. The themed sessions over the three terms have focused on exploring what it Means.. To follow Jesus (Real Disciples-'Disuples Are...). To get to know the real Jesus I'fleal Encounter5- Getting io Knowjesus'l. and To be God's ordinary unsung heroes IReal Pvrpose-'Not èll Heroswear Cape5'1- like those in the Old Testament whom God was able to use so powerfullv. While the involvement of church members in these groups has been encouraging, the departure/ movement of several key leaders and helpers over the previous 18 months posed a challenge in finding suitable replacements. We managed to get 2 new leaders to start, with 2 more being 5UPPOrted to move from 'helping' to 'leading' roles. We've also supported another few helper5 to get started. In the latter part of the year, following encouragements to join the team from the front. in Emmanuel News, and in person. we made the decision to re-arrange the groups. The balance of children attending at that time was: i. High in Blaze and Shine, 2. Low in Sparklers, and 3. Least in Twinkle. So, the agreed plan was to change Twinkle into a self-serve creche (with accessible areas both at the back of church, and in Betty's Room with live streaml. This has freed up Twinkle team members to move up into the groups where we have had the key team shortages. Huge thanks for the grace with which team members have responded to this change, and for all the hard work that goes into prepping sessions, leading sessions, and welcoming and caring for our children. PCCAPCM report HuEe thanks too to all those who pray for our children Sunday by Sunday. 9.1.2 Weekly Babies & Toddlers Group A safe and stimulating environment for children under four and their caregivers. Since the changes made in 2024 to better accommodate the needs of mothers with infants, this session has picked up in numbers of mothers attending through 2025, regaining a healthier balance alongside carers. Further growth has been seen both in engagement with monthly Wiggle & Worship se55ions, and with the numbers of families coming through to attend church services/events-especially at Easter & Christmas, the Cassiobury Park trip in May, and even Tuesday morning Space se55ions. Judith, with support from Nina and our dedicated volunteer team. has continued to coordinate and lead these sessions effectively. The ministry offers great welcome, care and support, and continues to benefit from occasional visits by Hillingdon Children & Family and Health Care specialists. The main planned changes for 2026 are finding the people needed to cover Nina's involvement, as the emphasis of her ministry role change5 and she steps back from BAT. 9.1.3 Monthly Who Let the Dods Out {WLTDO) Beyond the regular involvement of several church families. these sessions have involved a small core of 4 or 5 families, plus occasional newcomers. who have really appreciated the opportunities provided for chat/fellowship, shared breakfast, play. and the occasional craft. We have continued developing more active and varied play and games in the hall, and in offering an outing to Ruislip Lido. Huge thanks to our small but faithful WLTDO volunteer team. including some little volunteers who help set up the space so beautifullyeach month. Going into 2026 we will have to do more work engaging our church family to invite non-churched friends/neighbours. and in raising the profile of this valuable session- Saturday is such a hugely busy day for families with so many options and activitie5 competing for their attentionlinvolvement. 9.1.4 Rock Up Friday Clubs Running monthly -with the help of a small, dedicated volunteer team- these sessions have drawn 20-25 older children monthly, offering a mix of sports, games. and crafts. It is a testament to the welcome and spirit with which they lead activities, how much the children look forward to each next Rock Up club. It's been a real encouragement to see the number of children who then continue to attend with us at the Hangout when they move up to Year 7, and to be able to engage some children from quite troubled backgrounds. This initiative continues to provide an excellent opportunity for church members to invite friends and neighbours. It's also been a springboard for other significant events, such as the Pancake Challenge IFebruaryl. Easter Messy Good Friday. Cassiobury Park Trip (May), Big Summer Celebration (July). Summer Holiday Club (August), PCCAPCM report Light Party (October) and the Christmas family se￿iCe5. 9.1.5 Summer Holiday Club On the back of Treosure Seekers120241. a wonderful team again helped run our ECN Kids Summer Holiday Club over 3 day5, With the apologetics-oriented theme The Investigators. It unpacked daily nuggets and key messages through stunning artistic backdrops, and themed drama instalments and team challenges each day, as well as connected team focus activities, and arts 'n crafts, sports, and games activities. Children were introduced to the clear order and beauty of God's handiwork in the created universe, marvelling at the balance and purpose of species-even at the micro level of ant5, bees, coral & algae to oxygenate and sustain a planet fit for human life,. before being transported back through time to dig up artefact proofs of the real history of Jesus and the earliest church communities. Huge thanks to all who worked so hard to make this possible. 9.1.6 Schools Work This spans six local primary schools featuring: LionHeart After-school Club at Eastbury Farm Primary School. which offers insight into/unpacking and exploring key elements of Christian faith week by week with children from diverse backgrounds. Huge thanks to our small volunteer team who run this, as well as to those who pray faithfully for this work week by week. Whole School Assemblies, and some significant Year Group Church Visits which have introduced the Christian bible, Christian prayer and Christian worship in fun, interactive and engaging/accessible ways to so many children, teachers and accompanying parents. Highlights this year have been= Doors opening in St Helen's prep school to deliver both Easter and Christmas assemblies across all year groups and receiving two year-group visits to Emmanuel. The development -and extremely encouraging take up of an Immersive Easter Experience telling the story of Jesus and his disciples through the 1st Easter week from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday. Amazing to see some teacher5 moved to tears and asking almost immediately if we can please run this again next year. Huge thanks to all those involved. Prayer Rooms which we ran over 2 days in October in Hillside Junior School - every school year took up the opportunity to come through, and there was some really encouraging feedback from children and staff. The positive and quite significant feedback from a couple of the schools following their Christmas Carol Services. which highlight an awareness of 'something different, IA.K.A. God's presence) in the church and again underscores the importance of prayer support for this important work. We recognise that much of thi5 work can be intensive and costly in terms of human resource5 committed lespecially at Easter and Christmas), but we are contesting for something very. very PCC APCM report significant, and it's so encouraging to hear feedback from schools about how much they value these opportunities, and what they experience when they come. 9.1.7 Other important events Palm Sunday- Family Picnic in the hall following the morning service. Messy Good Friday= Exciting morning of crafts. games. balloons, and an interactive Messy Good Friday message. Families Trip Out.. to Cassiobury Park on a beautiful day end of May. Light Party.. A fun-packed, interactive Christian event clearly and unashamedly introducing Jesus.. The Light of the World. Family Events.. Family Carols Se￿iCe and Family Nativity at Christmas. 9.2 Youth Ministry Lucy Thampi reports.. 9.2.1 Regular groups Our youth program was relaunched this September with an all-youth welcome night. We introduced TOGETHER which replaces youth night. It's a small groups evening, where older youth and younger youth have a separate space to chat about life and God and take time to pray for each other. Extatic Sunday morning5 split into 2. with an older youth group and a younger one. We meet both in the Loft and the coffee shop. We've had to recruit lots of new leaders and helpers, who have really stepped up to lead sessions. This term we've been exploring Youth Alpha together. The Evening Chill is for our older youth. year 9 and above. We meet rnonthly, after the 5.30 pm service. It's a lovely space to chat and eat food together. It's always been quite small but a great place to connect with our older youth. The Hangout is our Friday night social space and is going strong. Many of our year 7.5 joined and a few more young people. not otherwise connerted with church, have come up from Rock-up Fridays. 9.2.2 One-off events We've had several after church team games socia15. as well as a crazy golf social at Putt & play in Harrow. A particular highlight ha5 been the beginning of Bishop Ramsey Worship nights, where young people from all over the area gathered to worship and pray. Several of our young people have attended and they are going from strength to strength. PCC APCM report 191 P3ge 10 Mission and Evangelism 10.1 Local Community Nina Smith Oskarsdottir reports: Emmanuel is a church in and for our local community. Due to the work of faithful volunteers running regular and one-off outreach events and groups. 2025 was another year of many people visiting Emmanuel ormeeting us out in the local community. People are in general welcomed well and some have come to faith through the past year. Changes have been introduced successfully at both the English Language Cafe and Foodbank. Alpha was running during the Autumn 2024 and the core group remaining towards the end of the course then went on to do the Bible Course and became a 5rnall group led by Catherine and Michael Davey around Easter 2025. The Alpha Course again ran successfully Autumn 2025 in the Coffee Shop, with a mixture of people attending. Talking Jesus ran online in January 2025 with nine people participating each week considering how to share their faith in their day-to-day. It offered an opportunity to those who had not done the course in-person in January 2024. Follow Up events from Christmas and Easter has proven challenging with limited or no interest for those visiting us during those seasons. The numbers at Easter and Christmas were however both high, with many vi51tor5, reflecting the increased interest in the Christian faith across our nation at this time, but also reflecting the reEular work we do to reach out to our local community. Some come along and join us at the church after these special seasons. It has been encouraging to see multiple people at ECN step up to lead socials and gatherings at Emmanuel to enable friendships within the church, but also as easy-invite opportunities for friends and family to experience something of Emmanuel. 10.1.1 Wiggle & Worship: In the Autumn of 2024, we started Wiggle and Worship as a monthly 'add on, to Babies & Toddlers. It is a short service aimed at below 3s with prayers. worship, a Bubble Blessing, and Bible stories. Through the year it has developed and offer a simple next step for those attending our toddler group. 10.1.2 Easter Experience for local schools.. Before Easter Chris, Lucy, myself, and team of wonderful volunteers invited children in Reception and Year 4 from local schools to the Easter Experience at Emmanuel. Children from six local schools journeyed through the Easter Story. 10.1.3 Surnmer Celebration: On July 12th we hosted the Summer Celebration at Emmanuel with a Family Fun Day and cafe in the morning and a Garden Party in the afternoon. Despite the hot weather, the event went well, with over eighty people serving in different ways to reach out to our local community. We think 10- 15 new people joined us for church on Sunday July 13th as a result. PCCAPCM report 201 Page 10.1.4 Christma5: Many people joined us for Christmas at Emmanuel this year with a varied programme and multiple school visits and services in local nursing homes. All visitors were offered to pick up a Luke's Gospel at the end ofthe services, and we gave out approximately 150 booklet5. 10.2 International Mission Colin Sheppard reports= 10.2.1 Vision and Strategy The International Mission Committee IIMCI remains committed to encouraging the Church to fully engage in the Great Commission across the world- along with our Ioc31 community and in the UK. Our strategy continues to focus on: Educating and equipping the congregation on the biblical mandate for global, especially to the 'least reached" peoples. Identifying, supporting, and resourcing Mission Partners through training and collaboration with special emphasis on encouraging Emmanuel to be a "sending Church" Encouraging and providing prayer and care to our Mission Partners- inclvding visits. Encouraging youth and young adults to engage in mission. including through short- term trips. Identifying, coaching, and mentoring any called to full-time mission abroad. Encouraging and integrating prayer for global mission into Church life. 10.2.2 Review of 2025 Financial Planning.. The IMC is responsible for allocation of the budget provided by the PCC f rom the overall Church budget between the approved Mission Partners during 2025 - see section 15.11.2. Worldwide Weekend {WWW)-4/5 October 2025 This year the IMC extended the focus on Worldwide Mission to include a social quiz evening with some Mission content. The emphasis for the Sunday was the Persecuted Church. In the morning Open Doors Director for Church Communications preached at both Service5. In the evening, we heard more from some of our Mission Partners who are engaged with the persecuted Church. Tim Meathrel preached on a Mission theme. On the Sunday afternoon, there were updates from each of the Mission Partners and some prayer for each. Mission Partner visits to Emmanuel: On 27th July, T & S visited the Church whilst in the UK from North Africa On 14th September, Fiona Bunford visited whilst in the UK trom Zimbabwe-including preaching in the evening. We were delighted to see or hear from all our Mission Partners over the WWW. Mi55ion Partners: On Sunday 5th October, during the WWW. Sharon and David Morgan thanked the Church for partnership over the decades las our Partnership finished in December 20251 PCCAPCM report Also on 5th October, Emma Cluett was commissioned by Emmanuel as she was about to travel to the Caribbean to be on the OM ship Logos Hope for three months. Mission VisÉts: In June. Jon Whitmarsh (from Emmanuel) and Steve & Sandie Davie5 IOMI led a party of five others from Emmanuel to Poland for Mission support for Ukrainian refugees with a local Polish Church. In November, rim Meathrel led an Emmanuel team of three to Finland on a Mission Visit with New Wine. Supwrt for Mission Partners: Each Mission Partner is supported in prayer and care by at least one of the Church'5 small Groups-as well as contsct from one ofthe IMC members. PCCAPCM report 11 Safeguarding 11.1 Introduction and Context Sadly, during the last year. further historical sexual abuse cases have been exposed within the Church of England and have been investigated by the police. In consequence. awareness and understanding of safeguardirbg and the associated risks in our church context are becoming increasingly well developed. Indeed, we have never had so many people attend training and ask questions about what to do when faced with a concern. This leads to heightened vigilance. which is a good thing and creates a protective barrier around our church. This year the vast majority of the people who have attended our in-house scenario- based training have accepted that abuse can and. sadly, does happen within the Anglican Church and at ECN. Attendees have realised that the best defence is to deal with any concerns proactively. from 'a funny feeling, to a physical mark. This has resulted in a further flurry of concern5 being submitted. but the safeguarding team's view is that we would rather have more referrals than less. This way we can keep a watching brief on every case and most issues can be resolved by seeking information. pastoral support and signposting to other agencies. Indeed, average we have had three safeguarding concerns raised each month over the last year. Most of these require monitoring only. and some are repeated issues with the same individual or family, but there a few complex cases. This year, there has a150 been a heightened awareness of duties to safeguard from the diocese, with the diocesan safeguarding advisor requiring us to inform her of all live cases, even when we consider the case to be a pastoral matter, rather than safeguarding concern. Moreover. some cases require the action and involvement of other agencies, such as social care, the police or the NHS. as well as the diocese. Overall, the workload of the safeguarding team at ECN is definitely increasing. Naturally, safeguarding concerns do not occur on a schedule and 50. sometimes the workload or number of minor concerns can seem overwhelmin& especially when partner agencies are overstretched and under-funded. If you are tempted to give up or turn a blind eye, remember that the current context of economic struggles and a lack of community care provides us with a unique opportunity to minister to those within and outside the church. Feedback from staff. church leaders and members. outside agencies such as the police, social care and our Diocesan safeguarding advisor and. indeed from the people who come to us for help, continues to confirm that safeguarding is a consistent strength running through all our church and pastoral activities. Moreover, those leaders within the ECN community who have undertaken training either through the Church of England online or through an 'in house, session have become increasingly engaged in this and are now signing up to further training offered free. or for a Small fee, by the Church. Examples include the Naked Truth workshops and the 'Spiritual Abuse within the Church, course online, offered by the National Safeguarding Team. Delegates have also reported that this has equipped them with the knowledge of. at least. how to seek help when faced with disclosure or having to raise a concern. PCCAPCM report 23 | Page Finally, there has been a move by the Church of England national safeguarding team, to make clergy responsible for remembering when their safeguarding training needs renewing. This is an additional burden, and we have fed back our opinion that this is unhelpful. 11.2 Concern5 reported and referrals made All concerns logged over the last year have been submitted electronically on the appropriate form. Concern forms are completed carefully, often give a great deal of background information and are generally objectively written and factual. This makes the safeguarding team's work of assessing concerns and knowing when to referthem on easier. It shows the church community's commitment to getting this right in practice. Over the last two years ECN has worked towards compliance with the five national safeguarding standards: culture, leadership and capacity- prevention; recognising assessing and managing risk; victim5 and survivors and learning and supervision and support. This includes regularly surveying groups of adults within the church using a bespoke online questionnaire to ascertain whether we have a healthy culture here. If you have not been asked to complete one of these yet. never fear, we will catch up with you soon. A healthy culture will be demonstrated by everyone understanding their safeguarding responsibilities, taking part in training voluntarily, without having to be coerced and being able to raise concerns freely. It will also be evidenced by leaders being transparent about the level of safeguarding concerns and discussing their learning from live case5 openly. l am pleased to say that all these hallmarks of safeguarding best practice are often evident from the majority of our ECN community members. Whilst this is still a work in progress, we are moving in the correct direction. When the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor visited in January 2025, she was pleased with our efforts and was able to provide guidance in terms of compiling evidence of our impact, especially for standard 4, which relates to supporting victims and survivors. 11.3 Commitment to the Diocese of London's Safeguarding Policy and practice Over the last year, we have endeavoured to fulfil the requirements of the Diocese of London's Safeguarding Policy and practice as outlined below.. 'Safer churches, _ a key priority for our 2030 vision Welcoming everyone into the life of the diocese. into a community where the value ond dignity of everyone 15 volued and respected is not only core to the Gospel ond our colling, but to 50feguarding. Everyone should know thot they are 05 sofe os they con be ond that sofeguording is on integrol part of our life and ministry. Safeguarding and the development of safer churchcs is ei'eryone's responsibility The care and protection of children, young people and odults who moy be vulnerable, ond who ore involved in church ond other octivities Wlthin the diocese is the responsibility of the whole church and everyone who porticipotes in the life of the church and diocese hos a role to pl(3y.' PCC APCM report 11.4 Training in 2025-26 A face- to- face safeguarding training presentation was delivered to the whole PCC in July 2025 Our annual session of in-house safeguarding was delivered online again this year, in January 2026 Leaders and members ofthe congregation have continued to access the Church of England online safeguarding training. For the third-year running. the Leadership of ECN have set an expectation that anyone working in a leadership capacity in our church must complete the Church of England online training and ideally attend in-house training as well, especially if they work with children, young people or vulnerable adult5. We asked the whole PCC to complete this training and everyone has. This is a real achievement and reflects the whole church's commitment to safeguarding as a priority. The in-house training sessions use scenarios to get people to attively consider what they would do to address a safeguarding situation in practice. Whilst there was some robust discussion at the last online session regarding one of the scenarios. this training has definitely supported the development of church wide confidence and expertise. A blended model of in person and online training sets a realistic context and outlines general safeguarding principles and best practice applicable across the whole of society, not just within the Church of England or Emmanuel Northwood. Thi5 has proved particularly successful as it reminds team members and volLtnteer5 that we don't have to face safeguarding concerns alone, but within the context ofa supportive team and structured procedural framework 11.5 Policies Our ECN safeguarding policy is reviewed and ratified by the PCC in spring each year. the most recent version being agreed in February 2026. It is based on the revised safeguarding policy issued by the Diocese of London in October 2018 and revised several times, most recently in June 2025. The policy is also compliant with recent statutory guidance. We continue to also adopt the Church of England's Parish Safeguarding Handbook, published in October 2018. Both of these documents are available on our ECN website, along with Olfrr strategy for safeguarding. which prefaces our policy, a number of appendices, case studies and other useful resources. such a5 the national safeguarding standards. 11.6 Further action5 We regularly attend to the ongoing completion of the Parish Dashboard (which now includes compliance with the national safeguarding standards), the Parish Safeguarding Officerfs contributions to the ECN risk register and updates to variou5 policies. We also compile an annual schedule of safeguarding tasks and paperwork reviews, to ensure training, policies and procedures are con51Stently updated in line with current best practice and changes in statutory guidance. Finally, there are the annual training sessions. scenarios and case studies to prepare and deliver; and our learning to reflect upon as a team. PCC APCM report 11.7 Disclosures and Barring Service Procedures From January 2022 the Church of England has required all OBS clearances for all staff and volunteers to be updated every three years, instead of every five years as was the previous recommendation. Thanks are due to Jean Nunney and Jon Whitmarsh who continue to work diligently to get all our DBS clearances completed on schedule. In 2024, we reviewed our process for recruiting and vetting volunteers to ensure it would not allow anyone to begin working without DBS clearance and two satisfactory references. We also require volunteer5 to sign a volunteer agreement form which makes a commitment to undertake annual safeguarding ref resher training. Tim. as vicar. is also required to agree the appointment of any volunteer in advance and I check all the references and highlight any concerns to him before anv volunteer commences work. All references and training attendance records are filed electronically on a secure drive on our server. 11.8 Conclusion ECN as a 'safeguarding aware. community continues to evolve. in terms of our understanding of safeguarding, the potential risks it poses and how we can best mitigate and manage these. Somewhat curiously, it would appear that raising the profile of safeguarding has provided an opportunity for many of us to collaborate better. listen to each other and learn together- and so minister to the needs of our community. Gill Denham, Parish Safeguarding Officer. March 2026. PCC APCM report 12 Fabric, Buildings, and Property Jon Whitmar5h and Giles Denham report.. 12.1 Compliance Gas Safety Certificate5 Annual gas safety certificate5 have been obtained for all gas appliance5 operated on the church premises. Fire Alarm se￿ice The chu rch tire alarm underwent a full service and several batteries powering the remote sensors were replaced. Elertrical Certificate The Church and associated buildings have had their five yearly 100% elertrical testing. Some minor remedial work was necessary to get the 100% clean bill of health. 12.2 Church Premises Carpets New carpet has been fitted to the reception area. the Lounge, Betvs room. the staircase leading to the offices. the youth and music room. the youth storeroom, the small meeting room, the ops manager's room, the clergy room and the main office. Church Cabling and Upgraded Side Screens A major upgrade to the church cabling has been undertaken where old analogue cables have been replaced by new high definition IHDI cables which are able to run modern AV equipment. The old side aisle screens have been replaced by larger HD screens. Faculty For the Servery in the Westgate We have recently received Diocesan Advisory Committee IDAC) approval for our servery subject to detailing what the servery is to be made from. We have been provided with a series offorms which need to be submitted for the matter to go before the Consistory Court who have the power to grant a faculty. Space Heating for the Church Hall A new gas convector heater has been fitted in the hall and commissioned. It is very effective in heating up the hall but is obviously noisier than the old radiator system. but I think that people will get used to this. Water Heating for Coffee Shop and Hall Toilets The old ga5 boiler in the coffee shop has been decommissioned and removed. It was a liability and would have needed a gas safety certificate if it had remained in situ. A new domestic size gas water heater like the one in the main kitchen has been fitted in the coffee shop boiler cupboard to heat water for the coffee shop and the hall lobby toilets. The old water tank used for hot water in the toilets has also been removed and so does not present a legionnaires risk. PCC APCM report 12.3 Planned Future Works We have asked our electrician for quote5 to.. Replace the existing lighting in the Lounge with LED lighting (to include a dimmer switch and a different lighting configuration so that the lights nearest the north wall can be turned offl. Fit new LED lighting in the central partition which will improve the light coverage. Replace the lighting in the main kitchen with LED5 and to fit three small electric infra-red heaters. The main kitchen was currently without any heat source. 12.4 Church houses 4 Church C105e The through lounge, study and boot room have been decorated Iceiling. walls and woodwork). We are jLtst deciding when to schedule the fitting of new carpet in the three bedrooms, landing and stairs and for the continuation of the solid flooring in the dining room to go into the lounge Ito replace the old existing carpetl. Daniel and a team of volunteers have kept the gardens looking good. 64 Chester Road We have had two leaks, the first was to the roof of the ground floor extension. The rear gutters were unblocked and new lead flashing fitted to where the roof tiles meet the house which has stopped the leak. The water damage done to the rear reception room has been rectified. The second leak concerned the bath drain trap which has been replaced. Remedial work needs to be done to the ground floor small front reception room in restoring the lighting and redecorating the ceiling. PCC APCM report 13 Deanery A Deanery Synod is a key part of the governance structure within the Church of England, acting as a bridge between parishes (local churches) and the diocese la regional area overseen by a bishop. in our case Bishop Lu5a Nseng3-Ngoyl. It serves as a forum for discussion. decision-making, and collaboration among parishes in a specific deanery la group of neighbouring parishes). Our Harrow deanery is overseen by an Area Dean, who 15 appointed to provide leadership and pastoral support to the deanery's clergy and parishes. 13.1 Purpose The Deanery Synod exists to= l. Elect representatives to higher levels of governance: Member5 of the Deanery Synod vote in election5 for the Diocesan Synod and General Synod, influencing the wider Church of England. Thi5 means the role of ECN lay members to the deanery is important in influencing the Church of England'5 direction in the future. 2. Encourage collaboration between parishes.. Share resources. ideas. and best practices to support ministry and mission across the deanery. 3. Facilitate communication: Att as a link between the diocese and the parishes. ensuring that diocesan policies, initiatives. and concerns are communicated to parishes and vice versa. 4. Provide a forum for discussion.. Discuss local. diocesan. and national issues affecting the Church of England. This might include tOPlCS such as mission strategy, safeguarding, or financial matters. 13.2 Membership Membership includes both clergy and laity= Clergy.. All licensed clergy le.g.. Senior Leaders, rectors. curates) in the deanery are automatically members. Laity.. Lay members are elected by their fespective parish Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI. Thi5 year ECN has 7 members to elert. Each parish has a set number of lay representatives based on the size of its electoral roll. The list of ECN members is given in section 15.3. 13.3 Responsibilities and Activities A Deanery Synod typically-. l. Meets regularly le.g.. 2-3 times a yearl to discuss matters of mutual interest. 2. Support5 deanery mission plans, such as outreach projects or resource-sharing initiatives. 3. Provides training and sUPPOrt for clergy and lay leaders. 4. Reviews and contributes to diocesan decisions. such as the allocation of the parish share (the financial contribution each parish makes to the diocese). 13.4 Harrow Deanery Synod leadership The Harrow Deanery Synod is chaired by the Area Dean, Revd Matthew Stone, and the elected Lay Chair who is Clive Scowen. The Honorary Secretary is the Revd Emma Watson. PCCAPCM report 291 Page They work together to set agendas, facilitate discussions, and ensure the smooth running of the synod. 13.5 Church Governance The Deanery Synod is a vital part of the Church of England's synodical System: It allow5 for local deci5ion-rnaking while ensuring accountability to the wider church. It empowers parishes to have a voice at diocesan and national levels through their elected representatives. It supports the practical outworking of the Church's mission at the grassroots level. 13.6 Annual Report Revd Emma Watson (Honorary Secretary) reports: The Deanery Synod met three times in 2025. Thefirstmeetingtook place at St Peter's West Harrow on 4, February. The Revd Jon Lindsay-scott (Vicar) welcomed synod members, guests and led us in worship. The Revd Matthew Stone {Area Dean) conducted brief Synod business including welcoming the Revd Irene Lawrence and reviewing deanery vacancies. Thi5 was followed by updates from Diocesan and General Synods. The main part of the meeting focused on the return ofthe Willesden Area Roadshow led by Bishop Lusa Nsenga-Ngoy, Archdeacon Catherine Pickford, and the Directors of Mission and Ministry. They reminded Synod members of the Diocesan Vision and how in Willesden there is an overwhelming desire to create a culture of leaning into being intergenerational. intercultural and missional. th The second meeting on 10 July. at St Paul's South Harrow, began with Evening prayer led by the Revd Steve Taylor (Joint Vicar), followed by an introduction to the church and worship. The focus of the evening was churches and disability, led by the Revd John Beauchamp, Diocesan Disability Ministry Enabler. John noted that while some churches are well equipped, there is always room for improvement. He emphasised the responsibility to ensure that buildings and services are accessible and inclusive for all. There are many things we can each do. John encouraged us to start by looking at the easy wins. and pointed those present to accessible resources to assist in this. This was followed by a short presentation of the Ministry Experience Scheme, a review of deanery accounts, and four applications with presentations of £1,000 Mission Fund Grant. All four application5 were successful.. St Anselm, Hatch End to improve the sound system. St Peter West Harrow towards "Bubble Church" St Anselm Belmont for improved signage,. St Mary Kenton towards the Mission Experience Scheme. Further Synod business included welcoming new clergy, celebrating the newly ordained priests, Diocesan and General Synod Reports, Confirmation of elections (Emma Webbef as Honorary Secretary, Graham Hamwijk as Foundation Govefnor Holy Trinity School Northwood, Graham Nicholson and Marjorie Mott as foundation governors of St John's School, Stanmore. Following the meeting Mike Still was elected as a clergy representative on the Deanery Standing Committee. And finally, Robert May was thanked for over 16 years of exemplary service as deanery secretary. The third ond final meeting of the year began with refreshments and student led worship at Holy Trinity School, Northwood on 41h November. The choir were from Holy Trinity, the orchestra from PCC APCM report St John's School Stanmore. This was followed by a welcome and introduction to the new grouping of four local CofE Schools through the Ecclesia Partnership. This was followed by presentations by four local speakers on Embracing Intercultur31ism looking at welcoming, openness. diversity. learning from one another and mission. This section was concluded by a time of questions to the panel. And the meeting was then concluded with news ofthe Bishop of London consultation, and a request for Carollers at St Lukes Hospice. PCCAPCM report 14 Financial Report 14.1 Reserves Policy Total unrestricted reserve5 as at 31 December 2025 amounted to £2.158,000 12024.. £2,181,8001. Thi5 included fixed assets Iproperty} with a net book value of £1,925,000 12024.. £1,925,000), leaving free liquid reserves of £233.000 12024= £256,800). Of these free reserves £117,000 12024.. £139,700) has been designated towards specific areas of the Church's future work. The PCC'5 policy is to hold only Sufficient reserves to enable it to meet outgoings on a day- to-day basis, relying on the faithf ulness of God to provide for our financial needs at Emmanuel, as He has done for more than 100 years. It is the aim of the PCC to hold reserves equivalent to three months of unrestricted outgoings. 14.2 Financial Review of 2025 The financial outturn for 2025 wa5 a small deficit of £1.2K on unrestritted funds. Giving for 2025 (including tax recoveries) was about £IIK below budget. Income from interest payments and dividends fell slightly but letting income increased as we were able to let out 4 Church Close whilst we await the arrival of our new curate. Money was drawn down from the Local Mission Fund (established with the Hackett legacy a few years ago) and grants were received from another charity to assist in f inancing the stipend and expenses for the Associate Vicar for Pioneer Evangelism. Expenditure was below budget, principally because we were able to obtain diocesan agreement for Rev. Nina Smith Oskarsdottir to be financed through Common Fund, as we do not have another Associate Vicar, and also because of an underspend by the Property Committee, which will be carried forward to 2026. Most of the work of upgrading the decoration of the Lounge was completed but this was met by moneyfrom the Jeanne Heath legacywhich we had received in 2024. We also made some modest savings on several other budgets. The overall fin3ncial position of Emmanuel, as shown in Note 2 of the accounts, showed a decrease of £1.2K in unrestricted funds, after taking into account a transfer of £IOK to designated fund5 to continue to build up a fund for replacement of capital equipment and property and release of £36K from designated funds in respect of prior year legacy income. Unrestricted fund5 at the year-end consisted of net current assets of £233K and property assets of £1.925 million, representing the value of the two clergy houses 4 Church Close and 64 Chester Road and the flat at 6 Beeches House. which is classified in the accounts as an investment property, and has been valued at £475K, as it is currently let out on the open market. The vicarage is owned by the Diocese of London, although we are responsible tor interior decoration. Unrestricted giving lincluding legacies) to Emmanuel in 2025 fell to £470K (from £516K in 20241, including tax recoveries of £82K, as no legacies were received during the year1£36K in 20241. The graph below shows total giving to Emmanuel over the last 20 years, with steady growth of giving to General Fund and notable peaks at the time of property refurbishment exercises. Other giving to mi55ion has fallen but we continue to allocate significant resources to the support of mission partners f rom the main General Fund budget. PCC APCM report 321 Page GIVING AT EMMANUEL, 2006-2025 700 600 500 400 Refurbishment 300 Other mission 200 Geneial fund 100 Year The graph below shows the annual surplus (or deficit) each year since 2006 on Emmanuel central (leaving aside revaluations of fixed assets). This averages out at a surplus of £4.2K a year. ANNUAL SURPLUS ON EMMANUEL CENTRAL (2006-2025) (excess of income over expenditure) 30 20 10 2007 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 -20 -30 40 Year Total expenditure of Emrnanuel unrestricted funds rose to £560K in 2025 1£523K in 20241. In addition, £50K was spent from restricted funds1£67K in 2024}. of which £15K related to mission giving outside of Emmanuel, £3K to grants from the Compassion Fund, £3K to reimbursement of clergy expenses out of the Pratt Bequest, £25K from the Local Mission Fund to support the Associate Vicar for Pioneer Evangelism and £3K related to the Missionary Training Fund. The balance of designated funds now stands at £117K. PCCAPCM report Some 25% of Emmanuel total expenditure1£148KI went to the London Diocesan Cofflmon Fundl and 15Yo of total expenditure1£83KI was used for sUPPOrt of Emmanuel rnission partners and other mission giving outside the budget. The remaining expenditure is split between ministry, premi5e5 and administration costs. The pie chart below shows the way in which resources were used in 2025. Use of resources in 2025 Other 21° Common Fund (clergy) 25¥. Propety management 120/. Mission giving Salaries 27° Mission partners and mission societies are supported out of amounts budgeted bythe Pccfrom the general fund. The mission partner budget is allocated by the International Mission Committee. Further information is given in Note 11 to the accounts. In addition to these planned gifts to missions and other charities, church members may make gifts to the Donations Account for other charitable purposes. The Donations Account is maintained with separate bank and dep051t accounts, and all resources given for specific purposes are treated as restricted funds to be utilised for those purposes and are not available for other use. The PCC have set the budget for 2026 at £553K1£585K in 20251, including a carry fonNard of £15K of Property Committee budget. It is expected that this could give rise to a deficit of £17K, on the basis of income from giving rising by about 3/ from the level in 2025. The expenditure includes an allocation of a further £IOK to the capital replacement fund. Some of the potential property projects during the year are expected to be financed with money taken from designated funds. With 291 individuals on the electoral roll at the beginning of 2026, meeting the budget for 2026 loff5et by other non-donation income such as investment income, rentals and lettingsl would require about £135 per member per month on average. In 2025 there were about 140 regular contributors to the FWO, a numberofwhom represent couples,from whom we received an average contribution of £290 a month (including associated tax recoveries). Taking into account attrition, that level of giving will need to increase if we are to cover our budgeted costs in 2026. It Is also relevant to note that the distribution of gifts is very skewed and a relatively modest number of generous givers provide a large proportion of the income. The PCC continues to exercise careful stewardship in respect of general fund expenditufe but believes that budgets in f uture years should be set to reflect the strategic vision for the parish and Emmanuel's contribution to Common Fund in 2025 was £148,100, which was the deemed cost of our own clergy. Ofthis total amount £92.180 was contributed via The Ephesian Fund. PCC APCM report also to enable us to maintain the properties for which we are responsible. The Finance Committee continues to encourage the clergy to preach on a systematic basis about the need to submit our personal finances to the Lord, and to encourage church members regularly to review their giving. We remain confident that God is faithful and will provide the resources to finance his work in Northwood and beyond. ## **14.3 Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities** The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; Observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any mate­ rial departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; - Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to pre­ sume that the charity will continue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the PCC on 25 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by the Rev Tim Meathrel (PCC Chairman) Signed 35 I Page PCC APCM report ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Emmanuel Church Northwood** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Emmanuel Church Northwood (the Church) for the year ended 31 December 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Church, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b} of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000, your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a registered member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Church as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which your attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. MD Yousaf FCCA For and on behalf of Munday Long Associates Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants Alton House 66/68 High Street Northwood Middlesex HA6 1 BL Date: 26 March 2026 36 \ P a g e PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCHNORTHWOOD Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Councll for the year ended 31 December 2025 Incumbent.. The Revd. Tim Meathrel The Vicarage Gatehill Road Northwood HA6 3QB Bank: Barclays Bank plc Independent Examiner: Munday LongAsso¢iates Ltd. Chartered Certified A¢Gountants Alton House. 66 High Street. Northwood. HA6 1 BL PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Statement of FinancialActivities for the period from 1 January2024to 31 December 2025 Unrestricted hJnds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds funds funds 2025 Totalfunds 2024 14otes '.Income and endowments Imm Donations and legacies Church aclivib.es Investments 37.9 508.1 10.3 38.0 36.5 Total income 584.6 825.7 Expenditure o Raising funds ChurGiI actiwlies Total e¥penditur* 607.8 S88.9 $60.2 49.5 609.7 590.6 Net gainsllosses on investment assets "Net Incomelexpendlture before transfer 123.81 125.11 35.1 Transfers ""Gross transfer5 between fU[￿- in '"Gross Iransler5 between funds- out ".Olher recognis&l gainsnosses ..Gains on revaluation. fixed assets. charity's own use '.Net movement in funds '.Reconcilialion ol funds 46.0 146.Ql 46.0 146.01 15.11 16.41 14.31 14.31 19.41 134.51 95.9 131.0 123.81 'Tolal funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 2181.8 2158.0 204.5 198.7 107.8 103.5 2494.1 2459.6 2494.1 PCCAPCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Balance Sheet for the year ended 31 December2025 Noi¢ Asat 31112125 Asat 31112124 ".Fixed assets £000 Tangible 2ssÈts Inve5trnent property InvestrnentS 1450.0 475.0 244.0 256.5 Flxed assÈt5 2181.5 Curreniassets 5to¢ks Debtors 10.8 Cash at bank and in hand 287.0. Curient 455ets 298.4 323.1 Creditors.. Amount5 falling due In 1 yea¥ 'Provision for li3biLities and charges due within 1 year Net curreni 0s5ets less cufrent tiabilitles 10 10.5 290.6 Tota( assets Less current liabilittes 2459.6 2494.1 Amounts fallingdue after l year Tot41 net assets less Ilabilities 2459.6 2494.1 R&w&sentedby UnresirictÈd- Gèneral Fun¢ '. Revalugtion Reserve 1251.0 1162.1 8BO.O Designated Fund.. Refurbishment ".Restricted. Pratt Bequest Fund Resiricted Nis5ion Fund 117.0 139.7 12.7 144.1 ', Restricted- Compassion Fund Fiestricted. L￿al Mission Fund 27.6 44.9 Endowment- MissionaryTraining Fund Funds of the ehui¢h 103.5 2459.6 107.8 2494.1 The notes on pages 41 to $1 form part of these financial statemenrs. Approved bythe PCC RevTim Meathrel Chris Daykin FIA Chairman of the PCC TreasurÈrof the PCC Date-. arch 2026 PCC APCM report 391 P3ge EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2025 2025 2024 £000 £LX)O £000 Net cash from operating activitie$ Cashflows Irom investing a¢tivitie5 Dividends, interest and rent Imrn in¥esimenis Proceeds from sale of.. Tangible fi¥ed a55eis Tangible fiKed investmenrs Purchase ol: Tangible lixed asseis fortre use olthe PCC Fixed asset investments Net rash provlded byl (used in) inveslingactivillts Change in cash and cash equivalent$ in the reporting pwiod Cash and cash Èquivalenis ai 1 January a$h and cash equivalents at 31 December Reconciliation otnet incDme I lexpenditurel betore investmtntg8in$ 37.8 126.31 313.3 287.0 38.2 27S.1 313.3. Net incomellexpenditurej from SOFA Adjustmentslar.. Dep￿CIatIon (Gainslllosses OTh investment5 Dividends, inlerest and ￿ntI￿orn investrnents De¢rea$elllncr8asel in debtors IDecreaselllncie8se ID creditor5 134.51 12.71 Nel cash provided byllused inl op8raiing activities 165.41 Analysis ol c4sh and cash 6qui¥al8nt8 CÈsh in hand Notice depostts (less than 3 monthsl 251.7 287.0 292.9 313.3 PCCAPCM report 401 Page EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Ba$is olpreDaringthe IhryancialstaternErbts'. The f￿anCI¥l statsTnÈnts oltre Cl￿11￿. is a entty FRS 102. hwe been prepaW under ts Church Actounti Rewlalions 2006 in attordance wkh the Charitss SORP IFRS 1021 AtuJntw Repubn9 by Charth5. State￿r.1 DI ReC￿ended Practice aprthcabb to L*ariues wepartrry ts*ir aCC￿.11S wl ￿c￿￿n¢t wih the ReLxxtin9 siandard applicaLlp in the UK and Republr oflreland IFRS 1021 leffective l j￿u￿Y 20191.. RekwNtng Standatd 102 The F￿a￿CHI Reptiting sla￿[￿ wlKable in the UK RepvblK of Ird¥wJ' a.od thecN•i￿e5 Act 2011. T￿ChUrCh ￿r￿1￿ule$ apUtA￿bwKfrtentty as o*frned ty FRS 102. h*4ebÈen prewwj hisltyical c05t convention except ￿Ve$b￿￿￿ assets are sknvn vak*. are rK> ur￿rta￿t￿s the charity's ability lo corNinue. In Ihe5e c1JEumst￿S ￿ [inarK￿ statemerts have bBen (Mi a wngconc£m baSLg. Funds St￿cted Funth arefunds * th8 ofthtrpcc lh* C￿ be ￿￿j as thtr FCC Desi naied Funds are funds VIP￿ch avartable f¢* u5t at Ihe drxretKAI Ifc trArt Ihe PCC has fmaly Sel them asid&. de5van*ing them f￿lL￿vr9 wrptsses. ReslrTcled Funds aré f￿ndS gKv8nfOra5p￿f￿pUr￿jSeand0n usedftrth*wF¥Se. ThÈ Restricted Funts arelhe Miss￿n FuThl. L(￿1 MIS￿on Fund Iforrnertythe Hathett FuTrl1. IheCLyTrp￿￿ Futhi. Ihe Pi* Wuest and the RefvrbLthtnEnl Furtherdeia￿s are 9V8n in Nates 5. 7. 11 and 12. Endowment Fund5 are tunds wtsre th8 may 08 ￿ed ixrt the cawla. Tlw wbe restrided or unrestrrt8d. Inf(xmaiion about tha endowm8ni fund Ilhe MiSs￿nary TraThry FurMJI. is wen In Note g. The Prat Beysi Fund vns re￿85￿ be￿9 perrnanenl dowmenl by the Charity C¢hmmiS5￿￿ on 8J￿Y 2019 ar￿ 15 treated as aRestncted Futwj. Income and endowments All I￿rAn6 ￿ retognisa in the Stalemern of Fi￿ar￿￿ once ￿ PCC ha5 to the furKts". Il ￿ w)b3t+e Ihai lh8 incoir WIW ￿ re￿iVed 8nd the 31fwJunl ca.I be mea>Jred r8lK314y. Co11￿110nS a¢re¢ognised vI￿n ￿teWed PCC. Pl2nnedgwryrece￿3b1&L￿der Gift￿ is ￿tOg￿lsed￿l8￿ ieceived. Giving ￿ough Chirii*s Fwrdaihy and %mlar trusts Is reco9Thsed wheA. wxrws rthved by are sutsnitted lo tru515 lor payrneni tr. for direct donalvJns to Olher t¢LSts. thostr a￿ tral￿f￿ed ¢othethJr 1.S Giftts lo the Genera FLnd spe¢ifL wx>ses wa held to be used for'trK)5e rwpxes &fts specffj￿ the knpassion Fur￿ or Olheff cThalltatrAe PLWP05es are held ul trE miss￿ or c￿npaSsI￿Ni FLThJ. al (*lhp a55et50fwtrich are regaitsd ￿ Owèd to peop and or9anisaitons outside Gifts specifulty ftrrefu[￿￿JX ate hdd exd￿￿￿Y yi tle resinued Refw￿Sr￿n1 Fu￿J. Ir￿L￿e fTOrn the Bwkslall is acctyJniÈd for wss. ￿ S as aThJ from Church acbvrfies. Ewndituye i% shLvwn as expèndilureon Ch￿￿h *lMtie5. 1.7 Tne Irthme ol Wednesday Felknwship 8nd ￿Y Todclw as ￿￿j •KkyMnents cthh a¢￿VibeS and the corresponding expenollure as chLYch 8ClTrities 1.8 Interest driidends ale a¢wJrrted forv4Then t￿￿rted Reawd gar6wd kys%e5 are rwi5ed when inv8th￿ are $c4d. Unrèalsed )s or b5ses thi the En¢knvmeni Resltided Fwxts are ￿ted revalvatscn investrnerrts as al 31 Decembw. 1.9 Ren￿1 I￿Ly￿e from le11r￿ G￿r¢h preM￿S is recogrysed whw thJe. ItKJ)me trrffi lett￿ hOUSèS is Ireaw a5 Yweslt￿* Expenditure 1.10 Liabilities are rec(gni%ed as èXpeTh1￿Uie as soon as ir*e c*AtrJ*wx (Lyr￿MI￿n9 Ihe PCC lo Ihai expenditure.. rt is prDbable that a transfer of e¢￿0￿[￿C benefits be rewired in seitle￿I aThJ the a[￿1 of the can be me3￿red reliabty. Expenditure is accounted fcrcn an ac¢ruals ba￿S ha5 b2er. ¢Lassifiad Lmdw he•&[￿5 t1￿ aggregate al costs relaied 10 the category. Where costs b& direoiy 8ltribuled lo p¥bcuk.. freadng5. they t*en thted to a b25Lg cOnS￿lent wilh Ine use af resources. 1.17 The Tho(Ese LrfLondon FuP.d rs acc(Lrrted I￿o¥er kne pwi005forvth￿h al s due. ¥nwni for ￿e year W￿[* remains unpaid 8131 Decembers shown as 2 cryddilor in the 68￿rte Shed 85 awepaYm￿rt for kne fcllDwwg year. 1.12 l>anis payable are charyed in the year when Lhe orrer ￿ m* exce￿ in Ihw ¢ase5 where me offer ￿ch grants being recwnis6* as expenrfilure Vlhen the condlims attathn9 we fdff41ed. Granis ortered svt* 10 aJndit￿n$ have ncrf been mel al the year.end are noted as a COM￿l[￿errt l¥￿ not accrned a5 expernjittwe. G￿tS torn*5K￿ arwj soueknes wlith have been twd9eied f￿. out ollhe General FLnd are &(JyJnted as accnkNJ ye¥. Fixed assets 1.73 CO￿￿￿ted land and ￿ld¥￿S and moveable ttojrch lufwmws hwe exdthkny firArnc&31 slatetnenls by of seL*ion 10121 of the ChanTries Act 2Q11. MuveatAe church hJni%htys we ￿pd In the Chl￿.$ In¥￿t￿Y O¥nerl. be I￿peNe(l in the Parish OtrKe. PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Note5 to the Financial Statements forthe year ended 31 D￿rnber 2025 1.1Jl C(Ksls t)f refurb￿hrne￿t and L*velowe.rytol the ¢Mrch arvj fl$ assctiated havt been mduded as eXpeTrliw￿ of the re5trKted ur deswJnaled Rdurtjishrnent Fund have been ￿￿tert ott in the year. 1.15 All expenditure incutred yearon *effls fyJrwJ w14eXpe￿rtL￿ LThYer£5.IKK> ￿ wDiten off a$ iicurred. 1.16 Equwnenl with a PL*ch85e ￿ce ofES.O0Otyrr￿e l(Aherthan items wNchased Iron Re5trided and Des¥nated Funds) ￿ de￿￿lated on a sirai9ht-th.ie basis over peri￿J5 3$ fc4bv4s'. Frxttjres. fiivy and ewlyr￿nt-5 ye•s 1.17 Thefreeh(Id properbes are Str￿￿3t rawVa￿t.11 i%the dwJr¢h'swthylowolessm•ly rewknthefreelw* rrfoperDeswiih¥vfficierrt regI￿rity ITr ensure rarryr@ value does not differ materiaty the lar Va￿ ai of the rer￿￿n9 perwyj. PJO deFKecialion is prcw'.ded on freehold wwertEs. as the PCC'5 poliry lo wnlan t￿se èsstts in a ￿t￿ul stste d5LwJnd repair. The useful e¢oDomK life ol tt*se assets is 50 long thai ary L*pre¢l81￿n ￿*juld.￿l be ma'￿. InaldtMxLthe5eassets*al ksutp¢tto aml￿ impairment rewews. Prv4ision will be made il there has iEen any perttonent dimiNrtKJn in vahJF. 1.16 Dewsils inL*Jde ar￿r￿ts al Barcw Bar*3￿ C8F clEWan¢Y Dewsit FuThJs wlh CCLA. General 1.19 Fvjures ar8 5hLFwn tri Ihe financial s&twnetts wurK15 (EIWI F4xe. PCCAPCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 310ecember2025 A STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted funds by actountability cent Emmanuel Central UndÈ$wJna*¢d Oosignated ' Tctal 2025 Total 2024 £000 Income and endowments from Donations and leg￿leS Church activiti.es Investments 470.2 38.5 38.5 Total income 533.1 536.4 582.3 Expenditure on Raising funds Church activities 521.6 Total expendrture Gainsllosses on inveslmenl assets Net incomelexpenditure before transfer 560.2 523.3 123.81 59.0 Tr8nsfer5 Gross Iranslers betiveen fuThJs- IN Grc6s irarnsfers between funds- OUT 46.0 146.0) 0t1ierrocognis￿ galnsnosses Gains ￿ revaluation, fixed assets. charitys ovfft use Not movement in funds {1.11 122.71 123.81 149.0 Reconclllation of fvn(ts Totsl funds brought foFward Totalfunds carried forward 2042.1 139.7 2181.8 2032.8 2041.0 117.0 2158.0 2181.8 In 2025 the PCC un-designated £36.000 from the legacy of Ihe late Jeanne Healh and desigrbated £10,000 frixn generar budget towards fijlure capifal expenditure projects. PCC APCM report 431 Pag EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Unrestrictod A•strieted f￿d$ Mission. Refurb.- Er￿0￿mIent Total fund¥ 202$ Toiallunds.. fuknds hjnds funds 2024 EOOO £000 Income andendowment5 from.. Donation5 lega¢tWd Planned giving Collections and othergifts Incomp tax recov8rabie Leg0¢i8S 397.4 86.9 470.2 37.1 508.2 549.4 Church a¢livitiEs Fee5 Bookstall Lettings abies and Toddlers Wednesday Felli)wship Other ministry area5 38.5 38.5 39.8 Inv8StmentS Interest1￿0$￿) Rent31 tncome Igrossl 16.8 18.6 24.4 10.3 38_0 36.5 other income Total Income 533.1 47_4 625.7 Mission Aesiricted. Local Mission Resiiicted and Compassion Fund Restricted Prarr Bequestand Aefurbishment Restricted PCCAPCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 EXPENDITURES Llnwestrlcied D951￿at¢￿ Restrleiedlunds Endowrnent Totalfunds fot4lf￿ndJ lunds funds Missh?n* Refuib.- fvrbd$ 2025 2024 £000 Expenditure on." Raisingfunds Investment m2nagEment Costs Chtsrch activltle5 Mlssionary and charitable givin Cornmon Furnl Clergy and serviGe ry15t5 Housing C(Èigy expense$ SeNice maintenance 68.8 148.1 136.5 10.6 28.9 29.0 47.1 Premi$es cost$ Propertysupervisor Insurance Heat, light, et¢ Mainten8nce Church & H811 23.4 23.4 11.3 20.3 73.5 128.5 10.9 20.3 128.5 91.8. Activilies Youth and chrl¢lreri's work F3rnily Parish weekend Pastoral Évang8lism and outreach Social action 55_6 52.3 26.4 98.5 11D.5 Support cosis Administrative and Secretarial wages. etc Prin!Ing. postage: stationery & telephone Eouipment Maintenance & depreci4tion Miscellaneou5 55.3 55.3 20.1 89.5 89.5 89.9 GoverTran¢e cost5 Independentexamination Bookkeeper Propertyvaluation Total expendiiure onchureh activiiies Totalexpandllurg Gains/losses on investment assets Net incomelexpenditure beforè transfer 558.3 19 607.8 5602 609.7 59D.6 127.1) 13.01 12S.01 35.1 * Mission Restricted. Local Mission Restricted and Compassion Fund Restricted" Pratt Bèouestand Refurbi5htnent Resiricted Cornmon Fund is payable lo the Diocese ofLondon. This was the estimated amoJnt of Emmanuel's"cos15' in 2025. made up of the salaries, housiTrJ and indirect costs ofwr own G￿rgY and tyJr share of dI0￿san wsts. Expendituie on heating. clèaning nd Olher utilities and mainienance which are ieleyant to these acliwbes an(1 lo the ￿tt1￿j of the hall and church, is shown under prernises ctsstS. PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Individual restrictedfunds Rtrstrided funds MSsslon Cornpas5ion Re5tiieted Rostricted Funds 2Q2S funds 2024 £000 Pratt Mission Refurb. , Income and endowments from.. Donations and legacies Church activities Inveslments 23.6 37.9 Total incomè 31.1 48.2 Expenditure on." Church 8ctsvities 49.5 Total resource5 used Net In¢omingloulgoin9 resources before transfer 17.4 24.9 7.3 13.7 13.01 117.31 11.31 123.91 rransler5 Gross transfers beiween fiind5- in Gross Iransfer5 bebNÈÈn iurt¢L8- Out 0th8r recognised gains/i0sses GainsAosses on invÉstmènt assets Gains on revaluation. fLxed a8sets. charity's own 15.41 Net mov8m•nt in funds 12.71 -17.3 16.41 120AI Reconclll8tion of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds Garried forward 144.1 12.7 20&5 224.9 152.4 10.0 27.6 198.1 204.5 PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 FIXED ASSETS F￿h￿d land & buildings EOTr) Flxtuw. fith"ng$ & equlpment In￿stMe Pioperty TOTAL £000 BrouKiIt forward at 1 january 2025 Disposals Addilions RevaluètlQll5 Di5POS81$ 4rried forward at 31 December 2025 1450.0 475.0 1450. 475.0 1925.0 mpairtnpnt Brought forwatd at l J8nuary2025 Charge forye8f Movement in provt5i9n tor impairment Disposals Carried forward at 31 Decemb¢r2025 Net Value in accounis as 8t31 Decemiier 149).0 Freehold land & buildin Properties were valued at open market value vacant possession by Nwl Attrn￿ FRICS lin £OOOsl as at 31 December 2024.. 31112124 £000 4 Church Closè 64 Chester Road 730.0 720.0 1450.0 If these freèhdd properties had not been revalued. they would have been induded at their purchase price. The house at 64 Chester Road was purchased for £1,4￿ on 31 December 1945. Thè house al 4 Churth Close was purchased lor £5.850 on 28 April 1969. A terrier of movable churth fixtu￿$ and furnishings i8 Inaintai￿ and rn8y be vJ&•rtJ in the Parish Office. Consecrale¢J land and bU1￿1n9S and moveable church fumrshings have been exGluded from these finanGKAI slatemen15 by virtue of section 10121 of the Charities Act 2011. They are in5uied for a sum of £25.23 million induding c(Y)tenls. Investment ro ert Thè flat. 6 BeeGhe5 House. 15 currenly renlgj out (￿ Ihe open market thrtjugh Robsons as agent and is treated as an investment. Havin9 obtainèd a WTitlen valualion of the fair valuè ol the flat at 31 D￿ffiber 2024 by a chartered surveyor. a value 01 £475.000 has continued to be plaGed (x) Ihe propety ty Ihe Irustees al Ihe nTr)st recent year ?nd. 11 the investment property had not been rèvalued il woukl have been induded ai the hisloriG* cost of £385.0(M) frwi ils purchase price in 2015. PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 Balance Sheet for individual Restricted Funds as at 31 December 2025 r4bsi¢if* Compa5wf* LvEIlMiSSi¢l Rvstriri•d I￿Nds2o25 futsd&2D24 guoo EOOD 'Fix*d *$set9 Tangibl• a*set5 Inve51ments 130.$ 10.0 140.S xed asse15 130.5 10_0 140.5 148.7 Curientassets siock5 Debtors Cash atb2r*andin hand 21.8 27.6 Curientassets 21.9 27.6 S7.6 59.8 Crediior& Arnountst¥llinÉdu¢in one Provision lorli?biliti45the wfhinoTheyr Nei curr8niasseCslesscuireni babiliE*S 21.9 27.6 57.6 5S.8 1S2.4 io.0 27_6 198.1 204.5". 152.a 10 27.6 198.1 2045. DEBTORS Rastricled fuThJs Vnr85tricted funds Designated fvnds Endowmènt TotaLfunds Totalfund$ fund5 2025 2024 Mlssion ELN)O Éooo £o(K) Other debtors Prepayments Ac¢rued income 10.7 10.8 PCCAPCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 INVESTMENTS Toial funds Total Vnres1ricted DesiKnat8d funds fuThls funds Mission Endowment funds funds 2024 Pratt 2025 Restri d/End Investmanls in CCLA C8F Funds Pratt Bequest Mission 10.0 Missionary Training Fund 130.5 io.0 Pratt Be uest The Prait Bequest Fund is invested n ihe CBF Church ol England Shorf Duration Fund with ccL￿ With the approval of the Charity Commission. this is rw regarded as expendatAe endowment and is Irealed as a restricted fund rather than endowment. The capital 016,539 shares, wth market value of£9.989 on 31 t)ecwnber 20251£12.717 fot 8,528 shares on 31 December 20241. wli I be gradually reduced. The withdrawn (£3.000 in 2024 and 202SI as well as the incorne1£354 in 2024.. £357 in 20251 is used towards the reimbursement ol ex￿￿$0$ of Ihe dergy. Missiona Trainin Fund The Missionary Training Fund is invested in the CBF Church of England Investment Fund with CCLA. On 31 Decemter 2025 capital of 4663 shares wès held, with market value of £103.511 {£107.821 ￿ 31 Decernber 20241. The caFMtal is retained intact and Ihe irKome of £2,9961£2.926 In 20241 is used to provth aSsiStar￿ to individuals engaging in short-terrn service overseas or in the UK. or to assist those thinkiro loward5 missw seThice to test their vocats.on and calling. Following advice from the Diocese of London's Twst Department. ltr* 4663 shares ￿preSentIng the Missionary Training Fund en(bwmentwer& Iranslerred into the name of the London Diocesan FurKJ w 22 January 2019 aThJ are n(yw held by the LDF on behalf ol the PCC ol Emmanuel Church Northwcod. k%ilh Ihe dividend income being remitted to us. 10 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year Restrictedfund5 TolHI fvnds Unresirfeted Ivnds Desigftated lunds Endowment lunds funds Misslon Refurb 2025 2024 £ti)o £OL¥J £000 Emmanuel suTrdrycreditors Emm8nuel accru215 10.5 PCCAPCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOD Notes to the Financial Statements for ihe year ended 31 December 2025 11 DONATIONS ACCOUNT The Donations Account is usaj to channel giving to Emmanuel's mission pattrers al home and abroad, and to support fflission societies and glher agencEs engaged in service, relief and evangelisffl. In 2025 the PCC budgeled £72K lor the support of Emmanuel ffliss￿n partr*rs and ryencies. M95t of thts was financed from the General Fund and the rest from a¢(yJmulaled balances in the Mission Restrtled Fund. Suppori for EmmanuÈl rnissic￿ partners was [￿￿￿ded as frA1(v￿$.. Steve and Sandie Davies (Qperation Mobilisarionl Sharon Morgan Iwyclifle Bible Translators) Kate and Phil King (Wvyciiffe Bible Translatoisj Fiona Bunford (Montgomery Heights) Church Pastor?IAid So¢iety Arab Wortd Ministries OM Ships & Middle East 11.¢> 12. Total support Short term support of £33K was prowded lor teams visibThJ PcAand and FinLand and an attachment to the MV L¢90s Hope. Gifts to the Donations Account. whether the atrthie trAI￿t (* foi olher purposes, are Ir￿lUd&￿ in the incc¥ne under Rèstricted Fund General in the Stslernent of Financial Actimiies and in Note 3lal. 12 REFURBISHMENTS Donations Tax recov8ri8S Church activities Interest 12.5 Refurbishment 12.5 NET SURPLUS IDEACIT) FOR YEAR Funds at start olyear Funds at end of year Represented by.. Bank accounts and deposir5 139.7 117.0 139.7 Provision lor ietention on buildingwoiks Arnouni due tc Gener8l Fund Idesignaiedl PCC APCM report EMMANUEL CHURCH NORTHWOOO Notes tothe Financial Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025 13 STAFF COSTS Wages and salaries Social Security costs Pension costs 144.8 136.3 153.7 144.4 None olthe slaN employ¢d by the PCC were memters of the PCC during year. There We￿ no empltryees who receNed emolumèn& (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60.LV)O_ The average nurnber of siaff employed (full or part limel durin9 the year was 7 (2024.. 71. The charity operates a defined colltribution workplace pension scheme wlh NOW.. Pensicns forqualifying employees. which COTnplies with the legislabon regardirvJ auto*nr(AmenL All contributions due wetE paid over to scheme during tl* year ex￿pt for the Decernberpayroll. forwhich the pensi￿ conlnbulw)ns are shown asan xcrual incf8ditiYS and paid ill January. 14 TRUSTEE REMUNERATION. RELATED PARTY AND OTHER TRANSAcfioNS The clèrgy, ￿CeIve their remuneiatKin Irom the Church Cornmissioners and not from the PCC, received r￿mbur5ernen1 ol approved expenses from the PCC. In the case of the Vur. A$$￿￿ate VJrAf Davé Scott (up io April 20251 aNI Associate Vicar Nina Smith Oskatsdottir. accommdalion was prowded by the PCC at no charge. The total amount of expenses reimbursed to the dergy in 2025 wa5 £4,753 {2024. £13,621). No olher PCC memters received rernunèraiion or rePay￿￿nt of expenses lolher th￿ reimbJrsement of mirkjr an￿ntS expended on behalf of the PCC or church organisatimsl. excepl for Ihe fdlowing." The wife of 8 PCC membèr is Ihe Admin￿traI(¥. Thè PCC rnember tt￿cerned does not play any part in the dacisiorFrt)aking regarding émployment or staff remunerat￿. Donations made by trustees during the year arnounted to £134K beftre lax reccw1£116K in 20241. 15 FUNDS Unrestricted 08signated Restrictediwds fundg funds . Mission Cornpasslott fvatv ILocaL Mi9Sio EndovKnent funds Tvtal funds 2025 Totalfunds 2024 £000 1450.0 475.0 123.6 17.61 £000 Tangitile fixed 8ssets Investment fixed assets CurrentasÈets Amounts fallingdue in one y88r Funds ar 31 December 2025 £000 1450.0 103.5 719.0 298.2" 17.6) 1450.0 130.5 70.0 2041.0 117.0 152.4 35.7 10.0 103.5 2459.6 2494.1 PCCAPCM report 15 Administrative Information Address.....-................... Emmanuel Church. High Street, Northwood. HA6 IAS Telephone............................... Email.. Website.. . 01923 845200 ecnoffice . www.ecn.or ecn.or -uk Bank......................... Barclays Bank PLC Leicester LE87 2BB Independent Examiner....... Munday Long Associates Ltd, 66-68 High Street. Northwood. HA6 IBL Charity Registration Nlfrmber... 1132091 15.1 Personnel 15.1.1 Senior Staff Team Senior Leader Senior Leader Associate Leader Associate Leader Operations Manager Rev. Tim Meathrel Kate Meathrel Rev. Dave Scott (until March 20251 Rev. Nina Smith Oskarsdottir Jon Whitmarsh 15.1.2 Ministry Staff Children's and Families Pastor Youth Pastor Worship Pastor Assistant Pastor Office Manager Bookkeeper Caretaker Chris Nalder Lucy Thampi Matt Bird Brian Cox (from Nov. 20251 Vanessa Bronnert Lynette Leach Becky Johnson luntil April 20251- Daniel Stringer (from June 20251 PCCAPCM report 15.1.3 Church Wardens Keren Pollock Ben Pearkes From 2024 APCM From 2024 APCM 15.2 PCC Membership The full membership of the PCC comprises. ex-officio. the Senior Leader, the other clergy, the Churchwardens, all Synod representative5 and {if they wish to participate) a licensed lay minister, plus up to fifteen elected member5 of Emmanuel, as well as optional co-opted members. The PCC is elected at an APCM. usually held in April or May at Emmanuel. PCC members may not be employees ofthe PCC unless the Charity Commission gives permi55ion. Appointment is governed by, and set out in. the Church Representation Rule5. All on the Ecclesiastical electoral roll may stand for election to the PCC All elected members may serve up to two consecutive 3-yearterms or a total of 6 years continuously before retiring. Retiring members can be re-nominated after a l-ye3r gap. Co-opted members serve up to the next APCM but can be co-opted again to the next PCC if required. Details about Deanery Representatives are given in Table 4. The following shows. Table 3, PCC membership. roles, and other attendees. PCCAPCM report Member No. of term5 Election Date Notes Tim Mealhrel Ex offiiio member & chairperson Dave scott Ex officio metnbeT until March 2025 Nina Smith Oskarsdottir Ex officio mernber on Whitm3rsh Exofficio LTttendee Could stand again at 2026 APCM Could 5fond again at 2026 APCM Laity PCC vice-chairper50n Re5iEned dursng the year. Bonnie Ch8h IstTenn 2023 Paul Cluetr 1st Ten 2023 Gile5 Denharn 1st Term 2024 Alice lohnstone 1st Term 2024 Mark Mugglestone Weng-yuen Wong 1st Term 2025 1st Terrn 2025 Nicola Davis 2nd tertn Re-elected 2022 Stood down at the 2025 APCM Geoffrey Gale 2nd term Rtrelected 2023 Will need to stand down atthe 2026 APCM Paul Bronnert 2nd term R&elected 2024 LynNe Burke 2nd term Re-elecied 2023 Will need to stand down at the 2026 APCM Pèuline Srnith 2nd term Re-elected 2024 Catherine Brewer 2nd ferm Re-elected 2025 Michael Davev 2nd term Re-eleited 2025 Emmanuel Nnatuanya 2nd term Rtrelected 2025 Colin Shepp3rd 2nd terni Re-ele£ted 2025 Resigned during the year. Chris Daykin Co-optEd 2025 APCM ChurchTre3surer, Ex officio rnember Keren Pollock 2023 Warden. Could siand aE8in at 202D APCM. Ben Pearkes 2024 Warden. Deanery Rep. Brian Cox 2024 DeanÈry Rep. Stephen Hall Deirin johnson 2024 Deanery Rep. 2025 Deanery Rep. Dina Warren 2025 Deanery Rep. Table 3.. PCC Membership with rol Key". Elected= may srand in 2026 for re-Èlertion. Elected= need to Step down in 2026 from the PCC since theyhave served consecutive temis. PCC APCM report 15.3 Deanery Synod In the Diocese of London, lay representatives to the Deanery Synod are elected for 3 three-year term. At the end of this term, members are eligible for re-election and do not have to stand down automatically. There are no imposed term limits for serving on the Deanery Synod. The number of lay representatives for ECN is 5. This number is b35ed on factors such as the number of names on the parish's electoral roll. Elections occur every three years during the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI, with the current cycle being 2020, 2023, 2026. and so on. ReprtseniAtiJ-e Brian Cox Last Ele¢ted ext Ele¢tion 2024 2026 stephen Hall Ben Pearkes 2024 2026 2023 2026 Deirin John50n 2025 2026 C>ina Warren 2025 2026 Table 4.. Deanery Representatives 15.4 Standing Committee Person Role Tirn Meathrel Chairperson, 5enror Leader Lay Vice Chairperson A55ociaie Senior Leader Giles OenhÈm Nina Srnith Oskarsdottir Keren Pollock Wèrden en Pearke5 Warden Chri5 Daykin Paul Cluett Church Treasurer PCC Secretary PCC Repre5entatNe PCC Representative Operations Manager- Ex offtcio ortendet Table 5.. Standing Comrnittee MembEr5hip and atiendee Lynne Burke Paul 8ronnert Jon Whitmar5h 15.5 HR Committee Pcr5On Role Mirk3 Packafd Chairperson senior Leader Tim Meathrel Keren Pollock Warden Ben Pearkes Warden Chris Daykin Church Treasurer Table 6.. HR Comrnittee Membership PCCAPCM report 551 Page 15.6 Finance Committee Per50 Role Chris Daykin Margarei Dolling Tim Meathrel Chèirperson DonationsTrÈasurer nior Leader Keren Pollock Warden 8en Pe3rkes Warden Giles Denharn Member Nicola Davis Member Table 7.. FTnance Comrnittee MernbÈrship 15.7 Property Committee Per5011 Role Giles Denham Chairperson Tim Meaihrel Senicr Leader Jon Whitmarsh Member Emmanuel Nnatuanya Roger Saunders Mernber Mernber Table 8.. Property Cornmittee Membership As well as overseeing the maintenance of the Church buildings the Property Committee oversees the following properties owned by the PCC, as shown in Table 9= Location Status Occupied by Chri5tiTre Britton and her family until mid-year and then by Revd Nina Srnith Oskarsdottir. After rhe Revd oskarsdottir married Mrjames Srnilh in September, her husband joined her. 64 Chester Road Flat 6, Beeches House current￿ rented out on a comrneriial ba￿s. 4 Church Close Occupied by Dave Scott until March 2025 and then rented out on a commercial basis. Table 9.. ECN PCC Owned properties PCCAPCM report 15.8 Eco Committee Person Role Bonnie Chan Chairperson Tim MeÈthrel Senior Leader Keren Pollock Warden Ben Pearkes Warden Yan Yan Okamoto Member Blair Dooley Catherine Mayne Mernber Mernber Table 10.. Eco CommJtteÈ ￿eM￿rshIp 15.9 Risk Committee P¥rson Role Stephen Hall Chairperson IFrom Sept 251 Tirn Meathrel Senior Leader Sam Groves Deputy chairperson Warden (Chair to Sept 251 WardÈn Ben Pearkes Karen Pollock Nicola Davis Member Geoffrey Gale Jon Whitm8rsh Member Operations Manager Table 11.. Risk Cornmiriee Membership 15.9.1 General Risk Register Risk. Rtuisier S High Risks Related to Finance, Staffin& siraiegic and Voluntèering including. but not lirnited to. the p055ibility of reducing volunteers. Intrusion and abusive behawiour 9 Medium Risks 25 Low Risks Tab￿ 12= Risk Register 15.9.2 Living in Love and Faith {LLF) Risk Register An additional risk register was created in 2023. specifically related to the ongoing conversation in the wider Church of England regarding LLF= LLF Risk r￿lS¢cr 2 High Risk5 Relating to Reputation and feduction in keyvolunteers Relared to staffing and Safèguardin8 tnatters 3 Medium Risks 4 Low Risks Table 13.. LLF Risk Re8lSter PCC APCM report 15.10 Safeguarding Committee Per501b Role Gill Denham ChairpeTson.' Parish SafeguaTding O￿lier IPSOI Deputy Parish Safeguarding o￿lter Administrator & Secretary Senior Leader David Sintlair Jeèn Nunney Tim Meaihrel Nina Smith 05kar5dottir A550ciate Leader Lucy Thampi Youth Pastor Chris Nalder Children & Familtes Pastor Jon Whitmar5h Operations Manager Ben Pearke5 Warden Keren Pollotk Warden Member Table 14.. SafeEJ3rdine Comrniiiee Mernbership 15.11 International Mission Committee 15.11.1 IMC Members Pcrson Rolc Colin Sheppard Jean Nunney Margaret Dolling lon Whitmarsh Chairperson Secretary Donations Treasurer Operations Manager Senior Leader Tim Meathrel Helen Alsop Memier Clive Backhouse Mernber Mark Imonlyl Johnson Graham Wilburn Member Mernber Chri5 Willi3m5 Member Table IS.. InternatH)nal Miwon Committee Membership PCCAPCM report 15.11.2 Supported Mission Partners-Long Term LONGTERII Personl ¢hJriti' Steve & Sandie Davie5 Working with Operational Mobilisaiion IOMI gNing International and UK personnel support T&S Working with refugee5 tn N Africa Graham & Janice Wilburn Supporting and workillg on Operational Mobili5atson IOMI ships15tarted tn May 20251 Phil & Kate King WycliffÈ- Phil in international translation Se￿ICe.. Kate on the interThational 5UPPOrt Sharon Morgan Wy£liffe- most￿ teaching at Moorland5 College Ifinished irb Decernbef 20251 Fiontt Bunford A nurse in a Zirnbabwe orphanage MR With Multiplying ond Re5ilientChurch ISMRCI ministry 5UPPOrting the persecuted Church in the Middle E3st/North Afiita Tina Salom Works with Arob World Ministries IAWMI in Madrid helping refvgeès. Finr5hing in June 2025. Support5 leaders in Anglican Churches Outreach to children and young people Church Parron3Ee CPAS charity SIIORT TERII Emma Cluett Three fflonth5 V15il on Logos Hope OM ship Table 16.. ECN Mi55ion Partners PCC APCM report 591 Page