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2025-12-31-accounts

St Mark’s Church, Forest Gate – Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Administrative Information

St Mark’s Church is situated in Lorne Road, Forest Gate. It is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: 41A Tylney Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0LS. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956 and Church Representation Rules 2006) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission as charity number 1132240.

PCC members who have served from 1 January 2025 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex Officio Members

Vicar: Ben King Chair Curate: Sharon Yates From ordination on 14 September 2025 Churchwarden: Mike Richardson Data & Electoral Roll Officer Elected Members Ann Arnold Vice-Chair and Deanery Synod Representative Peter Arnold Treasurer Janet Bone Deanery Synod Representative and Parish Safeguarding Officer Lester Boney Deanery Synod Representative. Elected at APCM 19 May 2025 Bola Ogunfowokan Charlotte Mouzer Michael Semuguruka Leonie Upson Bethany Yates Parish Worker (Co-opted) Sharon Yates Served as elected member until her ordination on 14 September 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Mark’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (vicar), the churchwardens, and members who are elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All members of the congregation who regularly attend St Mark’s Church are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding how the PCC funds are to be spent. The PCC met six times during the year, with an average attendance level of over 95%.

Aims and Purposes

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the vicar in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, and social, in the parish. The PCC is also responsible for maintenance of the church building of St Mark’s, Lorne Road, Forest Gate.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of the parish community at St Mark’s. The PCC maintains an overview of worship and aims that our worship and services put our faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the St Mark’s church building.

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Achievements and Performance

Worship and Prayer

2025 saw the development of our discipleship vision and our annual motto from Luke 9:32 bringing the summons and cost of being a disciple into sharp focus. Many of us were encouraged that God had brought us to a place where we were ready to receive such a meaty word.

To supplement our work on discipleship, we encouraged people to attend discipleship groups which ran in tandem with different sermon series. Though numbers weren’t particularly high, the individuals who attended were greatly blessed grew in their faith.

We launched a new monthly discipleship gathering after our seniors’ coffee morning, Coffee and Chat, which continues to be well-attended.

One of the undoubted highlights of the year was in November when 6 individuals were either baptised or renewed their baptismal vows. A fortnight later, 10 of our young people confirmed their faith at the annual deanery confirmation service. We give God all the glory.

Our regular weekly evening prayer meeting continued, and we dedicated a sermon series and discipleship groups to exploring prayer and encouraging people to involve themselves more in corporate prayer. We also participated in Thy Kingdom Come and invited the church family to dedicate more time and effort to prayer for the 10 days between Ascension and Pentecost.

Deanery Synod

The Reverend Ben King and two lay members – Ann Arnold and Janet Bone – represented St Mark’s at Deanery Synod in March 2025, but for the rest of the year Lester Boney was our third representative.

The Synod in March had a main item “Racial Justice Awareness through the eyes of The Pastoral Principles.” The Reverend Sharon Quilter guided synod through her workshop.

The main item in June was feedback from the Deanery Listening Exercise (to PCCs) followed by group questions to reflect on the feedback and how it could help plan future mission or ministry in the deanery.

The Synod in September brought clergy and laity together to consider “How well do you know your deanery?”

The Synod in December considered “Travelling Well Together in Newham.” Group sessions explored how to support each other better across the deanery.

A revision to the formula for calculating the number of lay representatives for each parish means that from 2026 St. Mark’s only has two lay representatives on Newham Deanery Synod.

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The Church Building

Regular inspections of the fabric of the building and its contents have taken place, to ensure the safety of all who use it.

Maintenance and other work undertaken this year:

Pastoral Care

Pastoral support has continued, mainly through telephone contact and email, but also through house visits and home communions. Communication across the whole church family has been maintained through email updates (with paper copies made available to those without internet access).

Mission and Evangelism

Our coffee bike is now in its fourth year and the Pop-Up cafes have generally seen encouraging numbers. However, in autumn 2025, we experienced a drop-off in attendance at our Play Café (adults and children) so we suspended the sessions and took time to pray and discuss the way ahead. It was encouraging to see numbers rise sharply again for the final few weeks of the year after we reconvened.

Both our local schools invited us to their annual summer fetes which provided further opportunities to build relationships with our community, and we were also a presence at both the Forest Gate Festival and Forest Gate Jumble Trail.

Messy Church sessions at various points in the year were well-attended and special one-off events such as our ‘Big Treat Handout’ (alternative Halloween outreach), also provided opportunities to serve our community with the love of Jesus. We estimate that we had contact with over 800 children and adults at this particular event.

We were out on the streets on Easter Saturday to hand out chocolate eggs and more importantly, to remind people why we celebrate Easter. Tracts and gospels were given out and encouraging faith conversations had.

Some 150 people attended our annual open-air carol service which gave us the opportunity to remind people why Christ is the reason for the season.

The contract for our parish worker, Bethany Yates, was extended for a further year at 32 hours/week. Her excellent work continued to make a positive impact on our church life and on our mission and outreach.

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Ecumenical Relationships

Local churches of different denominations came together to worship during the first three evenings of Holy Week. As in previous years, the Good Friday Walk of Witness was well-attended.

Faith In Schools (FIS) brought people together from different churches to present the Christmas and Easter stories to hundreds of young schoolchildren in the borough.

We continued to serve as a drop-off point for our local Foodbank which is run by the Baptist church in Forest Gate.

Ministers’ prayer meetings continued monthly.

Financial Review

Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £86,530, total receipts for designated funds were £10,194, and total receipts for restricted funds were £20,258; restricted funds included two grants from London Over the Border: £4,000 to support our Pop Up Café and £12,115 to support our Raising Generations work with children, youth, and young adults. All these are detailed in the financial statements.

£92,326 was spent from the unrestricted funds, £34,376 was spent from the designated funds, and £21,652 from the restricted funds, to provide the Christian ministry from St Mark’s Church. This includes the PCC’s contribution to the Chelmsford diocesan parish share, which contributes to the cost of stipends, pensions, training, and housing for clergy in the diocese. All these are detailed in the financial statements.

The PCC continued with its agreed policy to give away 10% of its net income (i.e. income excluding grants and money given for specific causes) each year to support various Christian ministries both at home and overseas. A total of £9,977 was given to support 22 Christian ministries at home and abroad. In addition, £2,698 which had been given by members and supporters for specific appeals and charities was passed on to those appeals and charities.

The net result was an excess of expenditure over receipts of £31,372. On 31 December 2025 the balance of unrestricted funds carried forward was zero; the balance of designated funds carried forward was £77,876; the balance of restricted funds carried forward was £4,642.

Investment assets as at 31 December 2025 were £309,947 in the CCLA Church of England Investment Fund, plus £970 in shares in Banco Santander. Whilst the Banco Santander shares increased in value during the year, the value of the investment in the CCLA Church of England Investment Fund decreased by £12,867 as a result of financial market conditions.

Reserves Policy

It is the PCC’s policy to invest any available short term funds in the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund. This fund pays some interest on funds invested and provides a fall back to meet emergencies. As at 31[st] December 2025 the PCC had £81,497 invested with the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund.

Church Attendance

There were 54 people on the electoral roll as of December 2025, of whom 14 live outside the parish. A new electoral roll was drawn up in May 2025, in accordance with Church of England requirements for this to happen every six years.

The number of people of any age worshipping regularly at St Mark’s (not necessarily on the electoral roll) is currently 96, covering 53 households.

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Review of the Year

The PCC held six meetings during 2025, all of which were held face to face.

Items discussed by the PCC included the following:

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Safeguarding

This last year St Mark’s and its PCC have taken due regard to safe-guarding guidance issued by The House of Bishops.

In this last year Janet Bone was the Parish Safeguarding Officer. We have continued to embed safeguarding in the life of St Mark’s using the Safer Recruitment Procedure. A safeguarding report is a standing item on PCC agendas.

There have been no serious incidents in the last year at St Mark’s.

Data Protection

All names and contact details are held securely. They are used solely to keep in touch with church members and contacts who have given us their consent for this purpose. Names and contact details are never shared with third parties.

Signed on behalf of the PCC

Rev’d Ben King (Vicar and PCC Chair)

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Parochial Church Council of St Marks, Forest Gate Financial Statement for the Year Ended 31st December 2025

Receipts & Payments Account

RECEIPTS
Voluntary Receipts
Gift Aided Giving (direct)
Gift Aided Giving (via Parish Giving Scheme)
Gift Aid tax recovered
Collections at Services
Contactless card reader (gross amount)
Contactless card reader (restricted items)
Other planned giving (direct)
Other planned giving (via Parish Giving Scheme)
Giving for our Ministry (restricted items)
Giving for External Causes
Grants & Legacies
London Over the Border Grant for Youth Work
London Over the Border Grant for Pop Up Café
Legacy (Zolikah Khan)
Church Activities:
Wedding & Funeral Fees
Parish magazine
Use of building
Activities for Generating Funds
Ebay Sales
Jumble Trail
Forest Gate Festival
Investment Income
Banco Santander dividends
CCLA (investment account)
CCLA (deposit account)
Other Receipts
Baptistry UK deposit refund
Total Energy (gas) refund
Other refunds
Youth Activities deposit
Payments for printing & photocopying
TOTAL RECEIPTS		 UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
£
5,555.00
49,327.71
14,264.43
3,578.33
2,907.18
600.00
1,778.28
78,010.93
0.00
794.00
588.20
1,382.20
273.80
170.00
101.80
545.60
19.81
1,438.03
4,885.49
6,343.33
150.00
97.75
247.75
86,529.81		 DESIGNATED
FUNDS
£
1,589.00
1,589.00
1,100.00
1,100.00
0.00
0.00
7,504.88
7,504.88
0.00
10,193.88		 External Causes Flowers
Pop Up Cafe Other Min
Youth Work
£
£
£
£
1,555.00
80.00
130.00
674.00
650.00
1,044.31
2,599.31
130.00
0.00
754.00
650.00
12,115.00
4,000.00
0.00
0.00
4,000.00
0.00
12,115.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.00
2,599.31
130.00
4,000.00
754.00
12,775.00
RESTRICTED FUNDS		 2025
2024
£
£
5,555.00
6,447.50
49,327.71
39,818.41
14,264.43
12,721.09
3,578.33
3,249.85
4,496.18
3,898.00
1,635.00
345.00
600.00
1,980.00
1,778.28
1,828.95
1,454.00
300.00
1,044.31
1,332.15
TOTAL FUNDS
83,733.24
71,920.95
12,115.00
11,326.00
4,000.00
0.00
1,100.00
0.00
17,215.00
11,326.00
794.00
456.00
588.20
656.00
0.00
3,250.00
1,382.20
4,362.00
273.80
207.00
170.00
0.00
101.80
0.00
545.60
207.00
19.81
16.82
8,942.91
8,734.14
4,885.49
8,273.30
13,848.21
17,024.26
150.00
0.00
0.00
60.78
0.00
76.17
10.00
0.00
97.75
112.80
257.75
249.75
116,982.00
105,089.96

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PAYMENTS
Church Activities:
Planned Giving
Asian Friendship Centre
Churches Foodbank (Woodgrange Baptist)
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Elim Missions (Rachel & John McDonough)
Faith in Schools
London City Mission
NEWway Project
OneLife
Open Doors
Adhoc Giving
Asha Trust
Bishop's Lent Appeal
Book Aid International
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Dave Chesney (Area Dean) Leaving Collection
DEC Middle East Appeal
Discretionary
Elwin's Retirement Gift
Evangelical Alliance
Great Lakes Outreach
London City Mission
Pastoral Gifts
St Saviour's Jamaica Appeal
SSF Plaistow
Tear Fund (Afghanistan Appeal)
Tear Fund (Congo Appeal)
Tearfund (Gaza appeal)
Tearfund (Myanmar Appeal)
ADHD Foundation
Children's Society
Dalit Freedom Network (education)
Godwin School Summer Fete
King Family New Baby
Link to Hope (Shoeboxes)
Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Woodgrange School PTA		 UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
£
650.00
500.00
800.00
500.00
950.00
750.00
400.00
500.00
650.00
250.00
250.00
200.00
100.00
300.00
220.00
120.00
71.52
465.00
500.00
300.00
1,000.00
500.00
9,976.52		 DESIGNATED
FUNDS
£
0.00		 External Causes Flowers
Pop Up Cafe Other Min
Youth Work
£
£
£
£
255.00
275.00
330.00
856.00
242.31
333.50
32.20
374.25
2,698.26
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
RESTRICTED FUNDS		 2025
2024
£
£
650.00
600.00
500.00
0.00
800.00
750.00
500.00
450.00
950.00
900.00
750.00
450.00
400.00
0.00
500.00
450.00
650.00
600.00
250.00
0.00
250.00
624.00
200.00
0.00
100.00
100.00
300.00
0.00
0.00
1,010.00
220.00
445.16
0.00
200.00
120.00
120.00
0.00
500.00
0.00
500.00
71.52
0.00
720.00
0.00
0.00
100.00
775.00
0.00
300.00
0.00
1,000.00
0.00
830.00
0.00
856.00
0.00
0.00
24.00
0.00
33.00
242.31
122.15
0.00
500.00
333.50
259.34
32.20
500.00
374.25
302.00
TOTAL FUNDS
12,674.78
9,039.65

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UNRESTRICTED DESIGNATED RESTRICTED FUNDS RESTRICTED FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS
FUNDS FUNDS External Causes Flowers Pop Up Cafe Other Min Youth Work 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Church Activities:
Ministry:
Diocesan parish share 51,579.00 51,579.00 51,575.04
Deanery 0.00 0.00 86.56
Vicar's expenses 921.92 921.92 817.52
Mission & Outreach: Regular
Advent & Christmas 463.35 147.00 610.35 1,618.92
Café Church 79.83 79.83 183.86
Harvest 0.00 23.26
Lent and Easter 802.82 802.82 1,110.05
Mothering Sunday 160.00 160.00 90.00
Pentecost 0.00 341.45
Services 899.95 899.95 167.69
Magazine 1,345.24 1,345.24 1,147.49
Church BBQ 62.06 62.06 0.00
Men's Group 798.88 798.88 442.82
Shared Lunches 128.83 128.83 70.27
Together 173.21 173.21 482.47
Welcome Tea 151.83 151.83 364.68
Women's Brunch 539.91 539.91 0.00
Leaving & Thank You Gifts 0.00 357.49
Music Group 0.00 21.35
PCC Day 42.40 42.40 114.28
Persecuted Church 89.30 89.30 0.00
Prayer Booklets 59.00 59.00 110.00
CCLI Licence 0.00 775.37
Training 250.00 250.00 44.71
Transform Newham 89.91 89.91 138.58
Wedding & Funeral Fees 759.00 759.00 352.00
Mission & Outreach: Development
Baptisms 662.43 662.43 701.38
Christmas Leaflets & Carol Service 305.00 305.00 0.00
Easter Comm Pick Up & Why Easter Booklets 469.49 469.49 0.00
Communion Linen 0.00 173.59
Discipleship Course, BBQ & Group 0.00 285.66
Gospels 500.00 130.00 630.00 0.00
Forest Gate Festival 221.92 221.92 500.55
Jumble Trail 101.22 101.22 59.67
Pop Up Café Running Costs 4,364.03 4,364.03 3,457.85
Sharon's Ordination 1,613.76 435.00 2,048.76 0.00
Thy Kingdom Come 163.45 163.45 304.73
Youth & Children's Work 4,211.81 13,878.00 18,089.81 10,730.48
Carried forward to next page 59,396.44 8,249.08 0.00 0.00 4,364.03 712.00 13,878.00 86,599.55 78,594.44

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Brought forward from previous page
Church Running Expenses:
Electricity
Gas
Water
Insurance
Refuse Collection
Major Works: Fascia Boards & Gutters
Major Works: Outdoor Area
Major Works: Resite Tylney Road Gates
Major Works: Meeting Room
Audio-Visual & PA
Boiler & Heating
Chairs & Furniture
Cleaning & PPE
Cupboards
Dishwasher
Doors, Keys & Locks
Electrical & PAT
Fencing, Gates, Garden & Outdoor Area
Fire Alarms, Extinguishers & Fire Signs
Health & Safety: External
Kitchen
Minor Repairs
Removing Rubbish
Security
Sign at front of Church
Toilets & Water
Vicarage
Windows
Staff
Catering
Miscellaneous
Church Activities:
Church management & administration
Photocopying
Stationery
Contactless Card Reader & Stripe Fees
Web Site, Internet & IT
Phones
Examiner & PCC Minutes Fees
Bank charges
TOTAL PAYMENTS		 UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
£
59,396.44
2,413.39
3,082.60
738.58
1,574.31
1,002.40
82.97
1,466.57
299.00
472.57
50.00
316.99
1,740.00
1,098.29
185.60
9.99
129.49
177.60
1,200.00
41.40
29.73
75,507.92
2,340.22
438.77
74.73
1,418.56
1,847.18
506.75
215.14
6,841.35
92,325.79		 DESIGNATED
FUNDS
£
8,249.08
1,892.52
24,233.92
34,375.52
0.00
34,375.52		 External Causes Flowers
Pop Up Cafe Other Min
Youth Work
£
£
£
£
0.00
0.00
4,364.03
712.00
13,878.00
0.00
0.00
4,364.03
712.00
13,878.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,698.26
0.00
4,364.03
712.00
13,878.00
RESTRICTED FUNDS		 2025
2024
£
£
86,599.55
78,594.44
2,413.39
2,804.40
3,082.60
2,207.59
738.58
592.63
1,574.31
1,410.55
1,002.40
1,009.34
0.00
7,487.00
0.00
10,000.35
0.00
1,943.00
1,892.52
0.00
82.97
8.29
1,466.57
936.80
299.00
170.00
472.57
348.42
0.00
150.00
0.00
584.99
50.00
1,744.99
316.99
476.24
1,740.00
2,827.98
1,098.29
1,059.64
0.00
960.00
185.60
0.00
9.99
0.00
0.00
380.00
129.49
239.99
0.00
122.40
0.00
490.00
177.60
132.00
0.00
200.00
25,433.92
27,496.71
41.40
203.24
29.73
5.01
TOTAL FUNDS
128,837.47
144,586.00
2,340.22
2,359.71
438.77
646.87
74.73
67.39
1,418.56
1,575.75
1,847.18
1,998.43
506.75
400.00
215.14
219.56
6,841.35
7,267.71
148,353.60
160,893.36

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TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL PAYMENTS
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS /
EXCESS OF PAYMENTS OVER RECEIPTS
CASH AT BANK & CCLA AT 1ST JANUARY
CASH AT BANK & CCLA AT 31ST DECEMBER		 UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
£
86,529.81
92,325.79
-5,795.98
4,684.12
0.00		 DESIGNATED
FUNDS
£
10,193.88
34,375.52
-24,181.64
103,169.58
77,876.08		 External Causes Flowers
Pop Up Cafe Other Min
Youth Work
£
£
£
£
2,599.31
130.00
4,000.00
754.00
12,775.00
2,698.26
0.00
4,364.03
712.00
13,878.00
-98.95
130.00
-364.03
42.00
-1,103.00
0.00
80.00
3,547.02
0.00
2,408.83
-98.95
210.00
3,182.99
42.00
1,305.83
RESTRICTED FUNDS		 2025
2024
£
£
TOTAL FUNDS
116,982.00
105,089.96
148,353.60
160,893.36
-31,371.60
-55,803.40
113,889.55
169,692.95
82,517.95
113,889.55

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Parochial Church Council of St Marks, Forest Gate

Financial Statement for the Year Ended 31st December 2025 Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Cash funds
NatWest bank current account
Transfer from Designated Funds (legacies) to
Unrestricted Funds
CCLA Central Board of Finance Deposit Fund		 UNRESTRICTED
FUNDS
£
-1,111.86
1,111.86
0.00		 DESIGNATED
FUNDS
£
2,231.77
-1,111.86
76,756.17
77,876.08		 External Causes Flowers
Pop Up Cafe Other Min
Youth Work
£
£
£
£
-98.95
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
210.00
3,182.99
42.00
1,305.83
-98.95
210.00
3,182.99
42.00
1,305.83
RESTRICTED FUNDS		 2025
2024
£
£
1,020.96
2,278.05
81,496.99
111,611.50
TOTAL FUNDS
82,517.95
113,889.55
Other monetary assets
Income tax to be reclaimed in 2026
1,383.75
Investment assets
Shares in Banco Santander
970.20
CCLA Investment Account
49,436.22
50,406.42
84% of the moneyin the CCLA Investment Account is from Helen Rigby's legacy		 5.00
27.50
259,540.14
259,540.14
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
(designated fund);the remaining16% isgeneral fund.		 1,416.25
1,611.88
970.20
486.36
308,976.36
321,843.01
309,946.56
322,329.37
Note 1 Funds held
General Fund
0.00
Designated Funds
Pop Up Café Receipts
Joan Houghton's legacy
Zolikah Khan's legacy
Elizabeth Palmer's legacy
Helen Rigby's legacy
Designated Funds Total
Restricted Funds
Banner Group
External Causes: Dalit Freedom Network
External Causes: St Saviour's Jamaica Appeal
(paid in December 2025, but card reader
income to be received in Jan 2026)
Flowers
Donations for Youth in 2025 not yet spent
Youth Activities deposit
LOB Grant for Pop Up Café Running Costs
LOB 2024 Grant for Youth Work
LOB 2025 Grant for Youth Work
Restricted Funds Total
Note 2 Investments Held
126 shares in Banco Santander
970.20
(Value as at 4 November 2025)
13918.92 shares in CCLA Investment account
49,436.22
(84% is Designated Fund from Helen Rigby's legacy)		 5,630.00
0.00
1,100.00
12,014.47
59,131.61
77,876.08
259,540.14		 42.00
16.05
-115.00
210.00
450.00
10.00
3,182.99
6.28
839.55
-98.95
210.00
3,182.99
42.00
1,305.83		 0.00
4,684.12
5,630.00
4,041.00
0.00
79.46
1,100.00
0.00
12,014.47
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13/04/2026

Jagdeep Ghatsore ACMA CGMA 69 Highwood Gardens Ilford Essex, IG5 OAY Indapandent examine￿5 report to the trusta8s of The Parochial Church Councll of St Marks, Forest Gate I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Parochial Church Council of St. Marks. Forest Gate (the 'chanty') for the year to 31 De￿rnber 2025. Responsibilities and basis of ￿port As the Charity trustees of the Charity. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordano with the requirements of the Charib'es Act 2011 {'the A¢t'i'. You consider that the audit requirements of the Regulation and s.43(2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibilty to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the regulations. My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under seth'on 43{7) (b) of the Act and to be found in the Church guidance 2006 Edition. The examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a companson of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures In the finan￿ statements, and seeking explanab'ons from you as trustees conceming any such matters The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence on the view given by the accounts. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination and I conffim that no material matters have come to my attenb'on in connection V￿th the examinab.on giving me cause to believe that in any material respect". 1. Accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Charities Act 2011 2. The accounts do not accord with those records, or 3. The accounts do not comply wth the applicable reqU1￿MentS conoming the fonn 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 considergj as part of an independent examination. I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Jagdeep Ghatsore ACMA CGMA Date: 18th May 2026