The Church of The Annunciation Chislehurst 

## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2025** 

**May 2026** 



The Church of The Annunciation Chislehurst 

## **Administrative Information** 

The Church of the Annunciation was built in 1870 and is situated in the busy High Street in Chislehurst. It is part of the Diocese of Rochester within the Church of England.  The correspondence address is The Church of the Annunciation, High Street, Chislehurst, BR7 5AQ. 

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chislehurst is a charity registered with the Charity Commission in accordance with the Charities Act 2006, Charity Number 1132138. 

## **Objectives** 

We rejoice in our long history and heritage of the Catholic tradition of the Church of England, and a celebration of the Mass is offered most days and the Blessed Sacrament perpetually reserved. The Resolution under the Women Bishop's legislation has been passed, and the Church is under the pastoral care of the Bishop of Richborough. 

Father Paul Farthing retired in January 2024, and the parish was in interregnum until the appointment of a new vicar in January 2026 - the Rev Stephen Jullien. 

We have an Honorary Assistant priest, Canon David Herbert. 

The PCC also has maintenance responsibilities for the church building, the vicarage and the former curate’s house at 47 Holmdale Road Chislehurst. 

## **PCC Membership** 

Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. 

During the year, the following served as members of the PCC: 

|Incumbent (from January 2026)|The Rev Stephen Jullien|
|---|---|
|Churchwardens|Miss Carole Poll|
||Mr Michael Watson (also PCC Secretary)|
|Deanery Synod Representative|Mr J Michael Owen|
|Elected Members|Mrs Anne Harrison (Treasurer)|
||Mrs Paula Howard|
||Mrs Beverly Porter|
||Mrs Sally Thorn|



## **PCC Committees** 

The PCC operates through the Standing Committee which meets as and when the need arises. This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. 

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The Church of The Annunciation Chislehurst 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

## **Church Attendance** 

There are 46 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, of whom 26 reside outside the parish. 

## **Review of the Year** 

The church has lost some members through age and infirmity, but we have been pleased to be able to welcome some new families. 

There have been no deaths during the year under review, but it would be remiss not to record the more recent deaths of several faithful long-standing members of our congregation: Rene Atkins, Dawn Etherington, John Roberts and Tony Wells. 

The PCC met nine times during the year. 

We continue to provide a Parish website at _www.achurchnearyou.com/annunciation-chislehurst._ 

Canon Herbert has continued as editor of our monthly parish magazine which is produced in addition to the weekly pew-sheets. No charge is made for this, and the magazine continues to be well received and covers a wide range of topics. 

The church has continued to give generously to charitable organisations both locally and overseas. 

The work of the Church and all its achievements are dependent upon the time and talents its members bring to support all its activities, and the PCC take this opportunity to thank all who have contributed during the year in any way to support our Church of The Annunciation. 

Working parties have undertaken church and churchyard cleaning, usually once a month, and the churchwardens are most grateful for the efforts of a small but dedicated number of parishioners. A coffee morning held once every week has proved popular, and has attracted many visitors into church. 

## **Financial Review** 

A Summary of the Parish Accounts is attached to this report. 

## **Future Plans and Concerns** 

Substantial repair work to the fabric of the building has been completed, but necessary repairs to the tower are still to be undertaken. This matter will be addressed when the new vicar has settled in and agreed his priorities. 

## **Reserves and Investment Policy** 

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level that equates to approximately six months expenditure.  This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time. Unrestricted funds were maintained at this level throughout the year. It is our strategy to invest our funds balances with the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund. 

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The Church of The Annunciation Chislehurst 

## **Risk and Safeguarding Policy** 

A child protection policy is in place, and in compliance with the Criminal Records Bureau requirements for those working with young children and vulnerable adults, CRB clearance has been obtained. The PCC are committed to ensuring that our church and hall are safe places for all who use them, and the House of Bishops Safeguarding Policy has been formally adopted. All PCC members have received appropriate safeguarding training. 

For more detailed information and guidance see the Parish Safeguarding Handbook, https://www.rochester.anglican.org and click on safeguarding. 

Arrangements are in place for dealing with cash i.e. all money to be banked is placed in a wall safe and the money deposited in the bank at regular intervals. The church building to complies with the Disability Discrimination Act. With reference to fire regulations, the extinguishers are regularly serviced and a Fire Risk Assessment has been completed. 

**Michael Watson PCC Secretary May 2026** 

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Church of the Annurriation of the Bles99J Virgin Mary, Chi*hLnt
statement of Flnancial Activibeg
For the Year ended 31st December 2025
2024
Incomln8 Iles¢￿r￿S
Volunr3ry Incom•
Att￿￿e5 loryneraiin8 Fufids
Income Irom In¥estrnents
Ir￿me Irom ChurchknUvi¥es
Other lrwD￿n8 Re50urtts
Ttxal 1ncomltyRe5￿￿CQs
43.347
S3￿83
6L9Sd
0578
378
16,289
224.996
its￿61
124211
Ilesourcos Expended
chU￿h xtl¥ltl•s
Fund Ratslni C05ts
Governance Co5t5
Qulnquennlal Repalr Wcrfk
Totsl Re5wrces ȥForthd
Irlrn
115.725
102,362
17,957
275
22.SOI
143.ry94
I￿7￿8
Net IncomIn￿ou￿oI
R•sources before thh•r Recqnls•d
Galns and Losses
GalnllLossl on InvesfftntAssets
Re•altsatvJn
9A13
81,￿2
Net m0￿Ment In Funds
IL421
9A175
82284
Transfer bets¥een Funds
O¥l#nce bfv iJ*￿ry 202$
55274
24￿
37L611
Balan￿ cl1￿1 31 DKwnb•r 2025
ts374
461970 4$3mS
ran81b￿ Nxed Assets
In¥esty*ents
225926
22S.926
15
74
24L3Cb)
225.926
15374
?4
225J26
ShrylTerm DÈpc¥rs
ts5h at bank
62,028
159,641
22L670
.274
156.973
212 247
T¢)tal
a64.932 62))28
15.374
461970
453,895
Parlsh Funds
Unrestrtcte(t
Designated
Resrricted
Endr￿¥ment
364.932
61028
20￿6
15374
35&301
55,274
24,598
15,722
453.895

Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Chislehurst
Notes to Ihe Financial Ststements
For the Year ended 31st December 2025
Sncomtng Resources
Total Funds
2024
2025
Voluntary Income
Planned Glvlnyjfamlty Purse
Stsndlng Orders
IncorneTax Recoverable
Co1￿CtIonS IoFéft platel
tionat10n￿Appe•1s•tc
24,020
6,187
24,020
25,657
2.$69
L041
9,865
53,583
43,347
Artlvltles for Generatlng Funds
Sprlng and Auturnn Fete5
Brornley B¢)ys 55n8ersttJnc•rt
Sunday Coffee Mornln8S
Commemoratlve Mugs
Moblle Phone Mast
Coffee Stop
2,423
317
670
18
io,o(N)
560
13,988
593
15
15
io,(
576
13.193
io,(
576
13,193
Income from Investments
Dfvidends and Inte￿$t Included
Rental Income Dxtors Surgery
Rent settlementtor CMP. D(thYs
5.559
37,(KMI
IA23
8,129
36.500
37.wo
wrgery
Rental Incorne47 Holrndale ftd
16.X
58I67
16,308
61,954
16,129
140,758
23
Income from Church Artlvitles
2.034
2,034
2,034
2,034
37B
378
Other Sncomin8 Resources
Organlst arbd Belldngers
St Mary Hall fire ¢o#trIbU￿On tofire
8Xtlngulsher checks
Le8acy
aulnquenntslwthsVAT ￿ufid fmm
LPOW 8rant scheme
555
S55
128
16.289
16.289
5,683
Total Incoming Resources
I￿,561
126,211
224,996

Total Funds
2024
Funds
Furtdi
Funds
2025
Resources Expended
Church Activltles
Secular (tharities
Mlntstry: ParL%h Share
Mlnf5try.' Costs/ Expenses
Church Runnlnslmalntenan
Upkeep of Serylces
Churchyard Upkeep
carage Redecorntlon
Interregr¢um expenses
niin8 and Statbnery
Sul)scrlptlon5
Other Partsh Costs
ank Charyes
Councll Tax
Water
Utllttles
Insuran
Organlst Fees and Cholr
Muslc
3.666
66,(KKI
724
4,557
535
7A54
6A15
3,529
1,370
357
3,056
63.(XY)
2.263
3.371
724
4.SS7
1,832
6.815
3529
1.370
357
5.622
L571
158
325
330
4,472
4,981
8,904
138
3,232
4.4n
4,981
6.139
4.743
6.250
240
102,362
lo7￿77
115,725
Fund Raising Costs
Fttes/Events
Card Reader expens•s
Propety Upkeep and Legal Fees
Iso
68
545
763
219
139
17,$99
17,957
545
763
Governance Costs
Independtnt Exarnlner
275
275
Quinquennial Repair Work
QulnouennLHI Consultants fets
Qulnquenmol Maln Contracth
372
22.129
22,501
Total Resources Expended
108.140
116.788
143.094

225926
215.926
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1474
14
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-35
851
20
Total InveStm￿ts
374
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Fur
S5274
19,722
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l•nce•i thEeDd ofttre
437
676
74
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The m￿￿¢FUnd
Br•akthJvm of Re5tdcted
5536
6714
2245
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BAS15 OF PREPARAT1014 OF THE FINANCIALsfAYEMÉiirs
The Fln8ncial Ststernents have been wepared under the hbtork71 coStconve￿A with the exceptrjn of Investments whKh are
recognlsed at market value andthè Fixed ProFertywhkh is CUrrefit￿ walued atthe 2015 Insurancevaluation. The Flnanclal
ststements have been prepared uslngthe Receipts and Payment Meth￿1.
InteTregnurn
Father Paul Farthlng retlred In Jantwry 202S. The chunthvA5 in Irrterregnumftythe remalnderof the year.The newvtar. Father
Stephen Julllen will instslled in January 2026. The additK)nal costs ￿£￿rred durln8 the Inter￿nUrn have been detalkd In the a￿oUnts,
incudlng the cost of redecrrtln8 the vkarage.
FUNDS
Endowmpnt FUnds3￿fufids In whlth the calknl must bÈ mahtslned. Income ar15tr¥from In￿$￿￿t of tht
endowrnent may be used eth•ras restrlcted or unffjiwkted fund5 t*pendln8 UPDn the purpwfor vthkh the endowrnent
was establlshèd.
Rgstrfrt4d Funds ￿present al Income from trusts OrendOw￿*Thtswh￿h may Èeexpended OTh￿ on restrfcted
oblécts provlded In the te¥rns of the trust or be0￿1. and bl donatlons or8rants recew fora specffic object or
Invlted bythe PCC fora spectftc object. The fvnds may onty be expended on the SF￿¢ oblertfor whkh theywere tyen.
Any balante rernalnlng unspent at the end ofihe i*ar may be fowrd as a balartsijn thefvnd. The PCC d¢xs not
usualty Invest separatety for each fvnd. Vjhere there Ls nosepaw* Invesbw Interest isapkvtbned
fvnds on an avera8e balan￿ basls.
Unr•strl¢t•d FurKIs are Reoeialfunds whth c•n È* usèd for PCC (*dln•ry purFK¥es.
Income from Investments.. Rentsl Income from the lett0￿01the Investment propertyt*lthln the fthed a55ets147 Holmdale Rdl and from
ch15￿h￿r$t Medltal Praake ale recogntsed when ihe rental15 recel¥ed.
INCOMING AESOURCES
Planned glvin& colle¢tlon5 and donafjons are ¥thèn reteK*d. Tax refundsare rewlsed the IrKornln8
resourte to whkh they rèlate ts recew. Grartsand attounted fOr**￿n rec•l¥ed by the PCC.
Dlvldends actounted ￿ vkneTh the re(efvabk Interest Is recefved. other IrKome 1$ reco8nlsed when It ts receI￿d.
All Incomln8 resources are accounted forgross of any related eXpend￿￿re, whkh 15 ￿Counted for separatety under resourc•sèxpended.
RESCWRCES EXPENDED
Grants •nd donatkjns are acC(￿l￿edfiy wh•n pald ty%r.
The Dlocwn parf5h share Is •¢counted when p•kJ.
Amounts recel¥ed spetffltalty for mLsslons are dealr wilh as restrktedfunds. All other expendItU￿ Is recoenlsed when It Is
pald and accounted for8ro$s of VAT pald and any vekted Inci)me. VAT whkh Is successlu1￿ reclalmed against expendlture Is
tredlted to expendlture when tt Is rec¢b￿￿.
FIXED ASSETS
Consecrated and benefice proFerty is notlncluded In •t£t￿nts kn IK¢ordarKevAth SS6(2M•l oftht CharftJe$*£t 1933.
Movtable church furn15hlr¥ held bythe vkar and churthwardenscffl sh￿111 tTUSt for the Pccafid which requlre a facultyfor
diskKJsal are ITraIlenab￿ property. Ilsted th the church's Inventory. whlch can be Inspected lat any reasonable timel.
Flxed A55ets acqulred prlorto 2{x￿ ha¥e been fvlly wrtrren off. Includlng Ihose $1111 in use. forwhkh no purtha5e records exlsr.
The Freehold Land and Bulldln8s are srated at the 2015 In$uTrn￿￿lUtitlon. and ¥￿treated as an Investment proFerty. wlthln
F5xed Assets.
iowwdlut assets wlth è purchase p(keOf£￿￿¥ or kn. we *Y*itn off the asstt b acqt*ed.
Investments are valued at ma￿et¥31ueat 31st December.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Parochlal Church Councll of tha Eccle8iagtical Parish of the Annunclation
Of the Blessed Wirgin Mary Chislehurst
On aGGounts for the year
ended
31¥t December 2025
Charity no
lif any)
1132138
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the aLove
charity (Ihe Trusfi for the year ended 3111212025.
Responslbilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparalion
basis of report of the accounts in 8ccordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (Ihe A¢f).
I report in ￿SPect of my èxamination of the Trust's acwunts carried out
under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed the applicablé Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{51(b) of Ihe Act.
I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connéction with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material resp8¢t,'
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examlnerfs statement
I have no COn￿rn$ and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in the br8ck8ts rfthey do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
27 April 2026
Name:
Ingrid Cawood
Relevant professlonal
qualificationls) or body
lif any):
CAISA)
Number.. 04871942
Address:
6 Adelaide Road, Chislehurst, BR7 6BB
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
None.
Give here brfef detall$ of
any items that the
examiner wlshes to
discloso.
IER
October 2018