pcc ANNUAL REPORT 2025 JTE CHURCHES
PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
A View from the Team Rector
2025 has been a year of endings and beginnings and of continuing to see our three churches both anchored in their individual identities and living out the expression “Better Together”.
Being mindful of what we can achieve together means, for example, the ability to nurture children and young people across all age ranges, from the very young at St Michael’s “Early Birds” to the teenagers of “U-Scape” hosted at St Mary’s. It means coming together to deliver preparation for First Communions and Confirmations, both of which took place during 2025. And it means being able to offer a wide variety of worship and teaching across all our churches which any can dip into, be that the contemplative offering of “Sacred Space” in the Fitzwilliams Centre, an Alpha Course at The Dove, or a Palestrina Mass in the setting of a service of Holy Communion at St Michael’s. And, of course, “Better Together” extends to much of the practical and governance side of parish life, notably Safeguarding and Finance, two areas which, in their different ways, require us to be ever vigilant. In this we thank Ann-Marie Davis, Safeguarding Officer, Craig Dreyer, our Hon Treasurer, and our staff team who support our finance, administration and buildings functions.
As you will see later in this Report, ”endings” during the year has included the drawing to a close of the Beaconsfield Community Magazine and here special thanks are due to editor Margaret Mardall, who for many years oversaw the production of this very professionally produced and much-loved offering.
The arrival of Lloyd and Emily Davis was a new beginning for St Thomas’. Joining the parish clergy and licensed lay ministry team of Lucy, Margot, Cathy, David, Hazel and in 2026 Lorraine, a firm foundation for “Better Together” carries us into the future. My huge thanks to all for their friendship, commitment and ministry.
And it is with thanks that I close, looking as I do to my own “ending” in 2026 when retirement beckons. The parish has incredibly gifted, hard-working and committed lay leadership (you know who you are!) supported by Christ-centred congregations who care – for each other and for the world. Thank you for these past nine years and for all that has been - which is the foundation of all that will be, as the future unfolds under God’s grace.
With every blessing
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St Michael’s
Here at St Michael and All Angels we continue our existing pattern of eucharistic worship but in different styles each week. Our congregation happily attends all or any of these different services, be they Prayer Book, Common Worship or 2gether All-Age Worship, which we present in our modern catholic style.
Sharon has introduced ‘Get the Gospel’ an informal gathering over a cup of coffee to discuss the gospel reading we have previously heard in the service, which is most thought provoking and encourages lively debate.
To cater for our very young children we have an ‘Early Birds’ Service on the third Sunday of each month prior to our main 10am Service, which attracts new families to our Christian Worship, and for many serves as the first step to a more permanent association with St Michael’s Beaconsfield.
St Michael’s Ministry team are much valued and appreciated. We give thanks to Xandie as she continues her sterling work in involving young people in the 2gether services, which involves reading, welcoming, AV and audio support and, for the younger children, lighting the candle or ringing the bell.
St Mary’s School held their Easter Service at St Michael’s as usual. Sharon has an ongoing relationship with High March School, who for the first time held their Harvest Festival services at St Michael’s.
The Team Ministry involves all the congregations. Team Services are held in each church in turn and some special services such as Midnight Mass at Christmas are held only in St Mary’s. Members of all 3 churches volunteer at the Dove Café held daily in St Thomas’ Church but more are always needed.
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Governance
St Michael’s District Church Council held 2 Away Half days in 2025, with discussions including: relationships with local schools and nurseries, updating the Mission Action Plan and planning its implementation, how to engage with children and young people and increasing use of the church building, along with planning for the Interregnum.
6 meetings of the District Church Council took place over the year, and the Standing Committee usually met a couple of weeks before the DCC to plan the agenda. The Standing Committee comprises the Vicar, Churchwardens, the Assistant Churchwardens and the Hon Treasurer. Safeguarding is on the agenda of each DCC meeting.
We follow the Diocesan recommendations for our Safeguarding policy, and it is reviewed annually. AnnMarie Davis from St Mary’s is the Safeguarding Officer for all 3 churches, with Emily Lambourne overseeing Safeguarding training and administration for St Michael’s. Kristel Van Wauwe continues as DBS administrator.
Music and other events
Following another successful Come and Sing Carol Service in 2024, Helen Baker kindly brought together an All-Age group Community Choir for Christmas 2025 for another Come and Sing concert. This service was very well attended with both church and community members. Thank you, Helen for all your hard work in making these concerts such a success.
Alan Lewis, our organist, with his Jazz group, gave another early evening Jazz concert which was very well supported. Alan also continues to compose some lovely music for various services throughout the year. The music and choir are a wonderful asset to our church, thank you to you all for your contribution in making our services so enjoyable.
The DCC held several new community fundraising events during 2025. A very successful and fun Quiz Night was held in February, followed swiftly by an ‘Earth Hour’ candlelight supper in March. Special thanks go to Emily Lambourne, Ruth Long and Annie Bennett for their creativity and hard work to make both evenings a huge success.
Tom Holyer hosts and organises a men’s informal lunch on the 4th Thursday each month, held in the Church and Community Resource Centre, which fulfils a valuable social and friendship offering to both those who are part of our worshipping community and others who are more on the margins of church life.
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We have also encouraged wider use of the church building this year by having our annual plant sale indoors (due to the inclement weather in May).
A Christmas Fayre was also held in the church on 22 November, with many local artisans taking a stall, 25 stallholders in total.
Buildings
The major project for this year was the replacement of the lighting in church. After some very successful fundraising during 2024, and some very generous grants and donations - from individuals, St Mary’s and the St Michael and All Angels (Beaconsfield) Charitable Trust - we reached our goal ahead of target. Church lighting specialists Anthony J Smith (Glos) Limited commenced the work on 3rd March and completed around 20th April just in time for our Easter Services. The contractors worked with little disruption to church activities.
This was a mammoth project in terms of scale and cost, but St Michael’s is now set for the future with a modern lighting system which is fit for the various services and events we wish to host.
Finances
Craig Dreyer became our Honorary Treasurer at our AGM in April 2023.
Craig is also Honorary Treasurer to our other two team churches and the Beaconsfield Team PCC. We are fortunate that our much-valued administrator, Christine Adali, is also able to do the bookkeeping.
St Michael’s Hall
Helen Sheehan continues as our Hall Manager and has had great success in improving the rental hours for the Hall and CCRC rooms. Using online platforms such as Instagram and Tik Tok to advertise the space available has generated many more requests to visit our facilities with a view to regular use. It is also pleasing to note that a new local employer in the area used the meeting rooms to conduct their recruitment drive for their Grand Opening in early 2026.
The members of the DCC are essential to the running of the church but many more people of all ages from our congregation also contribute to the church – both to the building and for the people who are our church.
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St Thomas’ and the Dove Cafe
Throughout 2025, church life has continued to evolve and change, alongside significant work to our governance and site.
Spiritual and evangelistic life
St Thomas’ welcomed a new vicar in 2025, Rev. Lloyd Davis, alongside his wife Rev. Emily. They were welcomed at a licensing service led by the Bishop of Buckingham in April. Rev. Emily also ministered amongst us until her installation as a vicar in the Diocese of London in the summer.
At the heart of our church family is our Sunday morning worship, which varies from week-to-week. As Jesus commands, we break bread in remembrance of him, at least once, usually twice a month on Sunday mornings. We are grateful to the Café Church team, led by Rev. David and Lorraine Izzard (and sometimes joined by others) for the work they have done in enabling interactive worship, initially once a month, but now much more regularly as part of our church life. This has seen an improvement in conversation and fellowship and it is growing our spiritual depth and understanding by moving from lecture-style liturgy, to one that asks every one of us to join in and play our part. We have now fully embraced café seating and culture at our worship services.
Our Worship and Teaching team, led by the vicar, continue to explore together growing our Biblical depth and understanding as a church, and our better inclusion of children and young people. Throughout the latter part of 2025, there has been a greater effort to grow our children’s ministry, both on Sunday, and with our special Christmas events with The Dove Café, including family crib making and Christingle services, raising money for The Children’s Society.
During the summer, our worship was focused on us as a church family since St Thomas’ was first planted. As a church, we joined together to make a timeline of key events, highs and lows throughout the past 70 years. prayer & spiritual growth, going beyond our building and children, families & young people, renewal of financial, talent and time giving.
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We celebrated ministry in the past and looked to what God may be calling us to in the future. Each week focused on a different theme: welcome & hospitality, worship & generosity, prayer & spiritual growth, going beyond our building and children, families & young people. The DCC will reflect on the “future” aspect in 2026, as we look to discern God’s plan for this church. In the autumn the vicar and Lorraine Izzard led a teaching series on worship, which included our call for review and renewal of financial, talent and time giving.
The leadership of the church was given a boost in the summer with the inclusion of acting churchwardens, Jenny Niven and Ulrike Heyworth, who were presented and commissioned by the PCC formally in October. Their primary focus has been to improve our prayer life as a church, starting with the new Tuesday morning prayer group. The sanctuary space, often closed off in the past, is now an open prayer area utilized throughout the week by children and adults, open to all who want to seek relationship and time with God.
Community life
In Spring 2025 the church gave thanks for the outgoing churchwarden, Fiona Collins, and the outgoing Assistant Churchwarden, Tony Griffiths. After the new vicar arrived, he and his wife made an effort to host as many people as possible for dinner at the vicarage, and at bring and share lunches to get to know people well and to grow in love for one another as a community.
We marked Safeguarding Sunday in late 2025, as part of a new effort to reflect on our culture as a church, good and bad, and to name what we want to change and to pursue that together. As a church we had committed to a safeguarding policy (in line with the Church of England’s minimum requirements) which we were not fully following. This was a serious moment in our church life to reflect and to start to put in place a structure that means that our space is a place that is as safe as we can make it for our community. That work continues into 2026.
Significant outreach work to senior citizens takes place from St Thomas’ Church, most notably the Senior Citizens Group led by Tony and Margaret Griffiths, the Community Lunch led by Ruth Moores with an incredibly large and dedicated team of volunteers, and the film shows, again headed up by Ruth.
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Tony was also instrumental in launching our “secret garden” project in the spring and summer, utilizing space that had previously been used by the vicarage. A greenhouse was installed, and beds to grow food that could be sold in the café. It was a wonderful start to a project that continues into 2026.
Our offering to children and young people includes Toms Tots on a Tuesday morning, our toddler group, and Neuro Spicy, run through The Dove Café, an after-school youth and activity group for young people with additional needs. We began the work of fully including them in the church’s life and governance in late 2025, most importantly to improve our safeguarding care, and also to build relationships between the church and our community. In December the vicar hosted a simple Christingle event for them during their usual Thursday afternoon slot.
The vicar and Fiona Collins trialled Homework Hub in late 2025, utilizing The Dove Café as a space where young people can come and work quietly with access to free Wi-Fi, drinks and snacks. There was also the optional Christian “mindfulness” (meditation) time at the end of each session. Although we did not see the usage we had hoped, we were glad to try something new, and realised that the more we do new things as a church, the more we’ll need to embrace both failure (and hopefully the occasional success!) when it comes to trying new things. In December, the vicar hosted reception class from Holtspur school for Christmas story time and questions from the children.
: Looking after our assets
Fiona Collins and Tony Griffiths ensured that important work was completed before the arrival of a new vicar, including the installation of new boundary fencing and that the Diocese’s work on the house was overseen and completed to a good standard. In the autumn, Jenny Niven oversaw significant improvement and clearing work in our gardens across the front of the church and café which has made a significant difference. The vicar oversaw the installation of new security fencing behind the vestry to stop antisocial behaviour from taking place there. Tim Jurdon has continued to take great care of the hall and Derek Moores does significant work on the day-to-day care of St Thomas’.
Governance:
The DCC (District Church Council) met four times in 2025.
Members prior to the Annual District Church Meeting: Rev. Sharon Roberts, Fiona Collins, Trevor Sharkey (Deanery Synod) and Tony Griffiths.
Members after the Annual District Church Meeting: Rev. Lloyd Davis (from April), Trevor Sharkey (Deanery Synod), Julie Snelling, Andrew Snelling, Ulrike Heyworth (from July) and Jenny Niven (from July).
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The Dove Café
The Dove Café is a limited company wholly owned by the PCC of Beaconsfield’s Church of England churches (St Mary and All Saints, St Michael and All Angels and St Thomas’.) The café is led on behalf of the PCC by the board of directors: Alison Hart, Stephen Snaith, Revd Sharon Roberts, Tony Griffiths and Revd Lloyd Davis (from August.) Several community groups and organisations use The Dove Café as a meeting space. Through the school holidays we are supported financially by statutory authorities and charities to provide free food for children.
In the summer we said goodbye to two significant members of staff, our manager Jodie and our supervisor Natalie. We celebrated them, and all of our team of staff and volunteers at our summer beach party. The Dove Café struggled in the summer with the recruitment of a new manager. We did appoint in the autumn but the appointment came to an end in December. The Dove Café board are grateful to our staff and volunteers who have worked so hard to keep the café open and successful through this challenging period.
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St Mary’s
St Mary’s regular pattern of services continued in 2025, following the church calendar and seasons of the church’s year. Regular Book of Common Prayer (BCP) services, both clergy and lay-led, took place alongside Common Worship Holy Communion services. After Easter we introduced an additional monthly BCP Morning Prayer service.
Special services in 2025 included the annual memorial service, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week and Easter services and midweek evening Taizé services during Lent. St Mary’s also celebrated Harvest, Advent and Christmas seasons and commemorates Remembrance with the Civic Service at the old town war memorial and the schools Remembrance service. It is always good to welcome the schools to church for their Carol Services and Christingle services and the very popular Crib services. Particular thanks to the teenagers who dress up as donkeys, camels and a cow!
We also introduced contemplative worship through a monthly Sacred Space session and held the first Quiet Morning in the autumn. St Mary’s hosted a Team Confirmation service with 8 candidates from St Mary’s being confirmed. The Junior Church team continued to offer creative and fun learning for primary age children during regular 10am services and monthly All-Age services included a variety of different themes, a favourite undoubtedly being the pet service!
Life events services, baptisms, weddings, and funerals held at St Mary’s create a connection with the church which often continues through the generations. In 2025 there were 18 baptisms at St Mary’s, 9 weddings and 1 wedding blessing. There were 18 church funerals and an additional 13 funerals at Chilterns Crematorium for church members from across the Team, with these services led by Team clergy.
We are ever grateful to our clergy team Revd Lucy Fyfe Jamieson and Revd Margot Suter for their ongoing ministry, leadership and guidance and to the wider Beaconsfield Team clergy, with special thanks to Revd Sharon Roberts as she approaches her retirement for all that she has given to St Mary’s and the Team churches.
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The Pastoral Care team, led by Revd Margot Suter strives to be aware of and to support members of St Mary’s across all our congregations including visits to those who are unable to get to church, alongside support for the newly bereaved or those who ask for home communion. There is also invaluable support of confidential prayer by the Prayer Team. We also support pastoral care in the wider community by hosting in the Fitzwilliams Centre the AA and GA meetings, the Singing for the Brain Dementia group, Who Let The Dads Out and the St Mary’s Baby and Toddler group.
Housegroups : through preaching, testimony and a meeting of interested people, a new house group started in March so that there are now seven house groups with just under 60 members in total. The support house group members give each other through prayer, study and fellowship is invaluable to our wider fellowship.
Safeguarding: doing all that we can to keep people safe in our church family is of the utmost importance at St Mary’s. Our leaders and helpers are safely recruited, DBS checked where required and undertake regular safeguarding training. Through DCC discussions we stay up to date with best practice in safeguarding policies and procedures, including social media for churches and working with those who hire our buildings. We are fortunate to have Ann-Marie Davis as Parish Safeguarding Officer, Rachel Harmen as Child Protection Officer, Hugh Suter as DBS verifier and Sue Job as Safer Recruitment Officer all of whom work hard to support this area.
Ministry to Children and Young People: We aim to minister through services and outreach from birth to teenage years and beyond. Our Baby and Toddler group continues to meet with a good mix of parents, grandparents and carers with up to 25 children some weeks. Who Let The Dads Out restarted in 2025 where parents and carers enjoy a bacon buttie and children have fun!
Our children progress via our monthly All Age service with instruments and flag waving to join Junior Church at the Sunday 10 am Holy Communion, where they learn bible stories happily illustrated by some amazing craft.
A growing group of teenagers come to U-Scape on a Sunday evening for games, chat and pizza. This has proved an effective initiative in a safe and welcoming environment.
We are members of the Open the Book initiative , an ecumenical programme with dramatisation of Bible stories to our local schools, churches and care homes. Regular visits are made to St Mary’s School and Butlers Court School with High March and Holtspur schools lined up for 2026.
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Music : In 2025 we have continued to build our music offering. The lunchtime recital series remains popular and has featured top-class performances in a range of styles. The recitals typically have between 60-80 in the audience including many from beyond our church community.
St Mary’s choir continues to support worship, including choral anthems after communion and leading monthly choral evensong.
A particular highlight was the ‘ Concert for Peace’ which commemorated the 80th Anniversary of VE and VJ Day and attracted an audience of around 200 people. This concert combined our choir with local instrumentalists and singers, including a choir from a local school.
The choir performed Aaron King’s own composition of Frederick Forsyth’s poem Fallen Soldier on Remembrance Sunday, a beautiful poignant choral piece.
The organ project continues with steady progress. Having reached broad agreement with the Diocesan Advisory Committee (DAC) in terms of the musical specification, we are now refining the proposal from our preferred contractor.
Caring for Creation: We are using the A Rocha UK Eco Church scheme as a framework for ensuring all our activities are as green as possible. We are close to qualifying for Bronze certification. Following our energy audit, we have applied for a faculty to install LED lighting in the church. We have conducted wildlife surveys in the church grounds and partnered with Chiltern Rangers to build and seed wildflower beds and beautifully decorated bird boxes. This has been a great opportunity to involve the community in church life at the same time as nurturing our natural spaces.
In commemoration of VE Day and VJ Day, displays in church covered events from D-Day, Arnhem, Liberation of Auschwitz, VE & VJ Days. The project involved the congregation and the wider community. Many loaned memorabilia, maps, stories of war experiences, a PoW in the East, a local air raid shelter, memories of VJ day, being evacuated to give birth, and volunteering at Bletchley Park.
Davenies’ Cubs created submarines for the Battle of the Atlantic, while the Brownies made flags for D-Day. Holtspur school pupils wrote letters from evacuated children at wartime Christmases. Junior Church made parachutes for Arnhem and St. Mary's school made models for Bletchley Park.
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The Church and Fitzwilliams Centre: The church, churchyard and FWC are maintained in a state that befits the buildings. Significant activities have been the repair of church CCTV; expansion of the Garden of Remembrance; repair of kneelers; clerestory window survey and report, leading to a substantial piece of repair work for 2026; replacement of the drain cover in the FWC pathway; trimming of undergrowth and trees in the NW corner of the churchyard; polishing of the FWC hall floor; repair of the electronic piano in the FWC hall and the replacement of the FWC AV iPad. A project to replace the church lights with LED equivalents was begun and a faculty submitted. A Quinquennial inspection was completed in Feb 2025. This resulted in a single priority 1 action and eight identified as priority 2. None of the new items are a major concern.
We are grateful to Hugh Suter, Buildings manager for leading the committed team of staff and volunteers who look after our buildings.
DCC : A three-year Mission Action Plan was devised at a January DCC away day and adopted in March. Our mission driven initiatives are centred on Children and Young People, Music and Caring for Creation. In 2025 the DCC continued to provide comprehensive oversight of all of St Mary’s activities, supporting the key areas of focus in the Mission Action Plan.
The DCC approved new Trustees for the Friends of St Mary’s: Steve Snaith, Rosemary Badman and Peter Middleton. We record grateful thanks to the outgoing trustees after decades of service: Eddie Weiss, Andrew Farncombe, Jennifer Brown.
The Friends of St Mary’s contributed funding to the beautiful mosaic created by Creative Partnerships Beaconsfield on the Fitzwilliams Centre wall.
Mission partners : Details of mission partners who receive funding from the Team is set out in the Outside Giving section of this report. For St Mary’s:
In 2025 we started contributing outside giving funding to the Church Missionary Society in Uganda supporting and training clergy and lay leaders in Gulu, an area where people are dealing with trauma after years of terrorism. We look forward to learning more about their work.
We continue our long-standing partnership with Wycombe Homeless Connection. a Christian-led charity that serves people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Church members volunteer in support of their activities including the winter night shelter and the annual Big Sleepout.
Finally sincere thanks go to our office staff Hugh, Deborah, Christine and Tamara for their faithful service, attention to detail, and unwavering support throughout the year.
It is through prayer as well as the giving of time, care, and commitment that St Mary’s continues to flourish as a community of faith and we are grateful to all of those so committed to its flourishing.
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Outside Giving
Outside giving in the Team Churches is a commitment of 12.5% of donated income (made up of congregational giving- stewardship and cash collections). 8% is donated through the Team and 4.5% distributed at the discretion of each church.
Reports on mission partners supported by the Team are set out below.
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
MAF Uganda has just received their first amphibious plane, a Cessna Caravan on floats. This is the fulfilment of a long awaited dream and vision to serve the isolated communities on the 200+ Lake Victoria islands. We pray that this plane will be a blessing and we pray for success as the pilots undertake their float plane training.
There has been an outbreak of civil unrest in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. The unrest is linked to protests about the ongoing power and water shortages and has led to reports of looting, vandalism and violence including 5 deaths.
We pray for MAF staff and their families in the country and for peace to be restored.
After decades of dedication and perseverance a dream has come true in Dekai, Papua as the Bible has arrived in the Ngalik language. MAF accompanied this unique enterprise every step of the way through countless flights so that the project did not falter. The MAF team were able to participate in the festive Bible dedication ceremonies. We give thanks for the translators and pray for those working to provide Bibles in other Papuan languages.
MAF UK has just commissioned David and Judith Babb as they move to South Sudan where David will serve as Deputy Country Director. We pray for them and their children as they leave the UK and for peace in South Sudan during a difficult time of political unrest.
Newham Renewal Programme
Dignity. Inclusion. Collaboration. Empowerment .
The Newham Renewal Programme's mission is to stand alongside those who struggle by inspiring hope and offering opportunities for connection, growth and progress. Their vision is of a vibrant and integrated Newham community where everyone has access to suitable jobs, homes, health and education. They reach out to the community in many and increasing ways.
We held our Annual Day Out – this year to Bekonscot. It was hugely successful and worked so well as an alternative to Odds Farm. St Michael’s kindly hosted the families as they arrived to enable them to recover from their journey. It was great to see so many happy faces as we walked into Bekonscot. Then back to afternoon tea at St Mary’s which was, as ever, memorable playing games, visiting the church and back onto the coach with many happy memories.
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Clothes, bedding and household items are also delivered on a regular basis. These donations enable people to move from temporary accommodation into independent living. This transition normally costs £2K per head – our gifts help reduce this cost.
We delivered St Mary’s and the URC Harvest Gifts to Newham in October. As ever, these were well received and we were able to witness their food bank in full flow.
Our now Annual Film night was a great success with over 90 people attending to watch Mr Burton. Jointly raising funds for Christmas presents for Newham and WHC. We raised nearly £2,000 and purchased backpacks, notebooks and pens which were given to the Newham families along with Knit’n’Natter hats, gloves and scarves.
Sharon International Ministries (SIM)
886 pupils (50% girls, 50% boys) started a new school year in June 2025. Children start at the age of 4 years in Nursery, then progress each year through Lower Kindergarten, Upper Kindergarten and then spend the following 10 years in the main school in classes from 1 to 10. In the last year (10) there are 46 pupils studying for the School Leaving Certificate exam to be held in April 2026. This certificate, with a good result enables them to further their education or qualify them for an apprenticeship. Last year the school produced excellent results with 80% achieving a First Division pass and the rest Second Division. At present there are 35 teachers which means class size is less than 30.
We continue to pray for Dr. Sam, the Head Mistress, Namburi Savithri and all the other teachers and staff. For all the pupils, especially those who are in their final year studying for the School Leaving Certificate exam to be held in April next year.
Fundraising has been reduced mainly because we have decided not to receive any funds from the Team Ministry while we are unable to transfer funds from the SIM UK account to India due to regulations which do not allow money from a Christian charity. SIM in India has re-applied for the Foreign Currency Regulation Act (FCRA) Certificate and hope there will be a change in the Government’s attitude. Funding for the teachers’ salaries is guaranteed for the rest of this year. In the meantime the SIM committee has decided to continue providing support, albeit on a reduced scale, up to April 2026, when we may have to consider alternative beneficiaries if the FCRA certificate has not been renewed.
Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART)
HART was founded in 2004. Its vision is to save and transform lives by strengthening the capacity of local partners. It aims to combine aid with advocacy to champion the vision for a brighter future.
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Since 2004 HART has provided food, water, shelter and medical care, as well as support for education, livelihoods and disability equality. It works with people who face the most profound forms of disadvantage, in places that are hard-to-access, where communities are marginalised and voices seldom heard.
Examples of HART activity include:
In Sudan HART is supporting displaced families who have fled violence and advocating for families caught in the violence. In Abyei, a disputed borderland between Sudan and South Sudan the war in Sudan has triggered a severe displacement crisis with refugees unable to access humanitarian assistance. With no formal government, the delivery of aid is logistically and politically difficult.
In Nigeria displaced families are forced to rely on aid from local churches, their extended families, and charities like HART. HART is calling for collaboration with established networks in rural and hard-to-reach areas.
Embrace the Middle East
We continue to support Embrace, the Christian development charity tackling poverty and injustice in the Middle East and to pray for peace in the region. Fundraising this year included a well-attended Christmas gift sale coffee morning at the Dove café.
Examples of Embrace’s work include:
In Gaza: Embrace employs local partners to work in the Al Ahli hospital, part of the building has been destroyed, the doctors and staff have been at risk of attack and imprisonment. The humanitarian need for food, medicine and other essential supplies remains an urgent requirement. Families have been displaced and traumatised, they have lost everything, everyone has suffered and the struggle to survive is ongoing.
Lebanon: The region continues to face severe problems with more people displaced by the war in Israel. On a positive note, a successful community farm project Fruits of Faith in N Lebanon is providing food for the local community. Embrace supports vulnerable Palestinian and Syrian refugees.
Syria: The political situation remains challenging as the Government seeks to achieve civil peace. Embrace is working with Syrian churches to give some health care and education to the small Christian communities across Syria.
New Generation Burundi
New Generation Burundi works to transform children’s lives, to equip young people with the values and tools they need to flourish. This is the testimony of one such child.
Alan Clinton Billy’s life has been shaped by his 12-year journey with New Generation Burundi. Alan is now 20 years old but he remembers the days before NGB, “I had little to no hope,” he says. “My life had no meaning or foundation. There were so many basic things I couldn’t afford, and I couldn’t see a future for myself.” Like many children facing hardship, he longed for education but doubted he would ever have the chance.
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Aged eight Alan encountered NGB. “The first thing New Generation restored in me was hope,” Alan recalls. “They taught me about God and the values that would guide my life. They believe that everything we do, we must do for the glory of God. This has now become my life motto.”
After years of perseverance, Alan has recently completed his secondary education. An achievement he describes as “a big step” toward the man he has always wanted to become. Specialising in economics, he now dreams of pursuing finance and accounting at university, boldly saying, “I want to be an expert in the field.” His sense of accomplishment is palpable: “I’m a graduate now. That’s a major step!”
Beyond academics, NGB has shaped Alan’s character. He speaks passionately about the values instilled in him: forgiveness, faithfulness, and integrity. “It’s easy to hold onto bitterness against those who failed you,” he admits. “But New Generation taught me to forgive wholeheartedly and trust God to take me places I never imagined.” Integrity, above all, has become central to his life, saying, “I experience the impact daily in my life.”
Alan envisions not only a career but also a life of service. “I want to have a beautiful family, to be a good husband and father who can provide for his children. I also want to serve my country and the church.”
When asked what advice he would give to young people going through difficult times in their lives, as he had done, his answer is simple yet profound: “Trust God first. Make Him your priority. Live with integrity in every situation. No matter how tough life gets, do everything for the glory of God.”
Beaconsfield Advisory Centre:
The Beaconsfield Team churches also support the Beaconsfield Advisory Centre with annual funding, The BAC was set up initially by Churches Together and staffed by volunteers from across the churches and the town. BAC Advisors provide information and practical assistance to anyone in any kind of need.
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PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
The Community Magazine
As ever we were very grateful to our loyal subscribers, distributors, deliverers and advertisers who continued to support the magazine throughout 2025.
A special thank you to Hazel Chow for her regular introductory note from the Churches Together in Beaconsfield Town Chaplain and to all the clergy and members of various congregations who, on rotation over many years, contributed their thoughts to the ‘God slot.’ A huge thank you also to Rhiannon Scott and Heather Duffy for the time spent in interviewing many local personalities.
2025 was a significant year for the BCM with many major events but we did not realise at the start of the year just how significant it would be. Some of the key news stories included the wonderful work done at Seeley’s Overnight Care Home which was under threat of closure early in the year.
We continued to follow the amazing progress of the Dove café, with Revd Lloyd Davis, the new team vicar of St Thomas’ joining the team. One aspect of the extraordinary work at the café is
the free food for all children scheme, which gives respite to families facing challenges feeding children during the holidays. A highlight of the year, attended by over 100 guests, was the Licensing and Installation of Revd Lloyd Davis. We also featured the 60th anniversary of the Beaconsfield Advisory Centre with particular thanks to Audrey Coles who had been involved for 45 years. Also of note was the achievement of Harriet & Stephen Baldwin who raised over £4k in 2025 for Wycombe Homeless, in their 6th year of participating in the Big Sleepout. St Mary’s ran a series of displays commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE and VJ day and a major Concert for Peace was held in June. Another hugely successful day out for friends from the Newham Programme was held in Bekonscot which was thanks to Bill Edwards and his team of helpers.
A very happy occasion of note was the 90th birthday celebration for former mayor Cllr Sandy Saunders, a resident of Beaconsfield for 60 years who is still very much involved in community life. The children’s holiday club, Lighthouse and the Beaconsfield Community Festival, starting with the Country Fair, are always major stories. And another highlight was the continuing story of the mosaic trail which began in 2023 to pay tribute to the town’s key workers for their service during the Covid-19 lockdown. Rhiannon Scott has been the driving force behind this highly successful project, and a trail map has been produced to encourage walking the route of the mosaics, both in the old and new town.
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It was with great sadness that the October issue first announced the forthcoming closure of the magazine. Although we had many loyal subscribers the numbers had been declining over the years and it looked as though this trend would continue. In addition, some advertisers had begun to move towards the larger distribution free magazines. With the consequent decline in profitability, the PCC decided the magazine was unlikely to recover its self-supporting status going into 2026 and beyond and therefore it would close at the end of the financial year, 31st December 2025.
The Beaconsfield Parish Magazine was launched in December 1874, and the December 2025 issue of the Beaconsfield Community Magazine carried an extensive article on the magazine’s 150-year history written by Clare Bull, Chairman of the Beaconsfield Historical Society. The cover of the final issue had an image of the original cover of Volume 1 No1.
We have received many messages from subscribers, distributors and advertisers expressing sadness at the closure of the magazine.
Advertising
In the face of the falling number of subscribers, it became increasingly more difficult to attract new advertisers, although the existing ones remained very loyal and responded positively to renewal invoices. Overall, the income from advertising for the year was down by just over £700 or 6.5%.
Subscriptions
We saw another fall in subscribers: several long-standing readers are no longer with us, while others have moved away. Only a few did not renew and the resulting income from subscriptions was only down by 3%.
There was a drop in copies purchased in local businesses and in the library and latterly the library and one of the newsagents stopped displaying them. We reduced the number available in the churches as we had no way of knowing how many copies were purchased or just taken free.
The unexpected closure of the magazine caused a ripple of mixed emotions. It has clearly been an important monthly for many subscribers.
Financial Position
With the accounts now complete, there was a deficit of £2,291 at the year-end after a donation from the Beaconsfield Team of £5,500. A number of advertisers have paid in advance for 2026 and as and when bank details are received, they are being repaid from the remaining bank balance.
We are very grateful to our treasurer, Sarah Ainsworth for preparing the accounts and to Sally Masters for her many years as subscriptions manager.
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BEACONSFIELD TEAM CHURCHES
PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
The Beaconsfield Team Ministry
The Team Ministry comprises the Parish Churches of St Mary and All Saints, St Michael and All Angels and St Thomas’, Holtspur within the Benefice of Beaconsfield. The Parochial Church Council has assigned to the District Church Councils (DCCs) all the functions of the Parochial Church Council of the parish except for the holding of real estate, the provision of youth activities and Team activities including the Community Magazine, the Alpha course and Marriage Preparation.
The total number on the Electoral Roll in April 2025 was 316.
The address for PCC correspondence is:
The Fitzwilliams Centre
Windsor End,
Beaconsfield,
Buckinghamshire HP9 2JW
Telephone number: 01494 676690
Email: info@stmarysbeaconsfield.org.uk
Independent Examiners Bankers Legal Advisers
JCS Accountants Limited Lloyds plc Winckworth Sherwood 5 Robin Hood Lane, 16 Beaumont Street Sutton Oxford Surrey OX1 2LZ SM1 2SW
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BEACONSFIELD TEAM CHURCHES
PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
PCC Members (Trustees) 2025
The Revd Sharon Roberts Team Rector, St Michael’s
The Revd Lucy Fyfe-Jamieson, Team Vicar, St Mary’s
The Revd Lloyd Davis, Team Vicar, St Thomas’
The Revd Margot Suter, Associate Priest, St Mary’s
Mrs Hazel Chow, Licensed Lay Minister, St Michael’s Deanery Synod member
Mrs Harriet Baldwin, Churchwarden, St Mary’s, PCC Secretary
Mrs Wendy Godrich, Churchwarden, St Mary’s (until May 2025)
Mr Craig Dreyer, St Mary’s PCC rep, Team Treasurer
Mr Peter Middleton, St Mary’s PCC representative
Mrs Fiona Collins Churchwarden, St Thomas’ (until May 2025)
Mr Trevor Sharkey St Thomas’ Deanery Synod representative
Mrs Jenny Niven, St Thomas’ PCC representative (from July 2025)
Mrs Ulrike Heyworth, St Thomas’ PCC representative (from July 2025)
Mr David Knowles, St Mary’s Deanery Synod representative
Professor Derek Portwood, St Mary’s Deanery Synod representative
Mr Eddie Weiss St. Mary’s Deanery Synod representative
Mrs Mary Bischoff, Churchwarden, St Michael’s
Mrs Lynn Johnson, Churchwarden, St Michael’s
Mrs Kristel Van Wauwe, St Michael's Deanery Synod representative
Mrs Annie Bennett, St Michael’s PCC representative
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PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Structure, governance and management
The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission under registered no: 1132259.
The PCC confirms that Members have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion, when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.
The PCC carries out these objectives by activities conducted under its direct control and through those activities assigned by it to the individual churches within the team ministry. Such activities are described in more detail in the report.
The appointment of PCC members is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules. The PCC has a Standing Committee whose members are the Rector (Chair), the Team Vicars and Churchwardens from each church (Co-Vice Chairs), the Hon. Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer.
The PCC holds 5 meetings a year with a Standing Committee meeting prior to each PCC meeting. There is a standing item of business at the first PCC meeting following the APCM in which existing trustees are reminded of, and new trustees are instructed of, their responsibilities as trustees.
All three DCCs provide representatives on the PCC and report regularly to the PCC on major topics and issues in the individual churches.
The PCC prepares consolidated financial statements incorporating the accounts of the PCC and the three churches. A firm of Accountants is appointed as Independent Examiners.
The PCC held scheduled meetings in February, April, June, September and November 2025. There was an extraordinary PCC meeting held in August 2025 to discuss the future of the Community Magazine. The PCC Standing Committee met in January, June, July, September and November in preparations for PCC meetings.
The APCM was held at St Mary’s church in May 2025.
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PCC discussions
Regular items for the Standing Committee and for the PCC included:
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DCC reports from the churches: including worship & services, buildings and working with the wider community
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Outside Giving reports of working with mission partners
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Collaboration and team working within the Team and with the wider community
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Appointment of Governors to St Mary’s School (at meetings and by email circulation)
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Buildings & property matters: the Church house at 26 Candlemas Mead which has been let commercially during 2025.
Financial matters:
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Regular quarterly reporting of income and expenditure against budget from the 3 churches and from the Team account with the Team Treasurer taking a strategic overview of finances across the Team as well as working with the 3 church DCCs
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The Team budget for 2025/26 including the allocation of the Parish share and expenses amounts for the 3 churches
Special agenda items for the PCC included:
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The Dove Café at St Thomas’, regular updates throughout the year
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Proposals for the repair and refurbishment of St Mary’s church organ
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The Eco Church project which was launched in the Team Churches in 2025
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A discussion around and eventual decision to close the Community Magazine at the end of 2025
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· GDPR and Data Protection matters for the Team, with the PCC taking oversight in this area, including the Data Breach in August 2025 at the DBS checking agency APCS.
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A PCC policy on the prevention of sexual harassment, which was agreed in November 2025
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PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Risk
The major risks to which the PCC is exposed are identified in risk control registers maintained by the three Team churches and are regularly reviewed and systems or procedures have been established to manage those risks. Risks such as health & safety, lone working and safeguarding are mitigated by regular checks/reviews and ensuring that appropriate controls and insurances are in place. St Mary’s manages its investments as part of a balanced portfolio, so that it is protected in the event of those investments losing value.
Related charities
The PCC has the following related charities:
The Beaconsfield Church Educational Trust (BCET) is registered charity no.1048607. The Trustees of the BCET are the Team Rector, Team Vicars of St Thomas’ and St Mary’s and Churchwardens of the 3 Team churches in the Parish of Beaconsfield. The PCC received grants to support the work of the Beaconsfield Team Ministry during the year as disclosed in Note 11.
St Mary and All Saints Beaconsfield Development Fund (The Friends of St. Mary’s) is a registered charity No.1094574 whose trustees are appointed by the District Church Council of St. Mary & All Saints Church. The object of the charity is to broaden the support of St. Mary’s beyond the immediate congregation and to use funds raised for the fabric of the Church and Churchyard as well as to assist the wider mission of the Church.
Property
The PCC owns a house at 26 Candlemas Mead which has been let out commercially from August 2020.
The BCET owns a house at 27 Crossways, which has been rented out commercially from August 2020.
Each of the Team churches is responsible for the management and maintenance of its church centre or hall: the Fitzwilliams Centre, St Michael’s hall and Church & Community Resource Centre and St Thomas’ Hall.
Reports on the church halls are included in the DCC reports to the PCC.
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PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
PCC Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the PCC to have unrestricted cash reserves in each DCC (after setting aside funds earmarked for specific projects, invested in fixed assets or restricted for particular purposes) of at least six months normal recurring unrestricted expenditure in line with prudent practice.
At 31 December 2025 the unrestricted cash reserves totalled £1,125,971 and represented 20.5 months of normal recurring expenditure (2024: £1,134,679 – 23.4 months). This is a consolidation of 3 individual churches and the Team Ministry each with varying levels of cash cover and future spending requirements. Depreciation, investment income and building costs associated with the Dove Café, a designated project, have been excluded. The large increase in cash reserves is attributable to large legacies received by St Mary’s.
PCC Financial Review
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the three DCCs and the Team Ministry which records the expenditure by the PCC on those activities for which it assumes responsibility and to which the three churches contribute funds. The Dove Café was moved to its own new legal entity with effect from January 2023.
Income in 2025 totalled £607,927 (2024: £727,016) and includes income from designated and restricted funds (Excluding restricted and designated funds, total income for 2025 was £606,427 (2024: £725,816). In 2025 Legacy income was £4,961 (2024: £114,873). Regular Giving, including the associated tax recoverable, accounts for around 50% of all unrestricted income and is £307,004, which is lower than the prior year (2024: £350,815).
Expenditure in 2025 totalled £658,985 (2024: £583,461). Depreciation on unrestricted / designated assets for 2025 was £28,148. Unrestricted total expenditure for 2025 was £658,475 (2024: £583,071). Parish share and staff costs totalled £360,970 and account for 55% of all unrestricted expenditure (2024: £335,577 – 57%).
In 2025 there was an unrealised loss on Investments of £13,066 (2024: gain £2,293) and Dividends of £39,232 (2024: £25,434) were received. The total deficit for the year was £64,124 (2024: surplus £145,849) with unrestricted income and expenditure showing a deficit of £63,714 (2024: surplus £146,238). Excluding depreciation and unrealised loss on investments, the total deficit for the year was £20,344.
The total funds on the Balance Sheet at 31 December 2025 was £1,964,626 (2024: £2,028,750) of which £3,400 was Restricted and £583,082 was Designated. Unrestricted funds at 31 December 2025 stood at £1,961,226.
The unrestricted cash at bank at 31 December 2025 was £1,125,791 (2024: £1,134,679).
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PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Statement of the responsibilities of the members of the PCC
The members of the Parochial Church Council are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the PCC's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year.
In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the members should follow best practice and:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the PCC will continue in operation.
Members of the PCC are responsible for keeping accounting records which both disclose with reasonable accuracy and enable them to ascertain the financial position of the PCC and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in 2019 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the PCC and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 29 April 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Chair
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BEACONSFIELD TEAM CHURCHES
PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Independent Examination Report
To the Parochial Church Council of the Beaconsfield Team Ministry
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Beaconsfield Parochial Church Council (the Church) for the year ended 31 December 2025 set out on pages 1 to 12.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees 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 Trust’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
Since the Church’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect::
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Church as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Report) 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; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).
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PCC ANNUAL REPORT 2025 I have no Concerns and have ¢ome across no other marters in connection with the examination to which attention Should be drawn in thi5 report in order to Wble a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Miriam Hickson CTA FCA JCS Accountants Limited 5 Robin Hood Lane Sutton Surrey SM12SW Ap .1 202&. Page 28 BEACONSFIELD TEAM CHURCHES
Beaconsfield Team Ministry
End of Year Financial Statements
Year ending 31st December 2025
Prepared by: Gillian McAlister (FCMA) McAlister & Co Ltd
BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 December 2025
| Notes INCOME Voluntary income 2.1 Activities for generating funds 2.2 Investment income 2.3 Income from charitable activities 2.4 Total Income EXPENDITURE Fundraising 3.1 Charitable activities 3.2 Governance costs 3.3 Total Expenditure 6 Net Income / (Expenditure) before transfers Transfers between funds Other recognised gains / losses Net movement in funds Total funds carried forward Total funds bought forward Unrealised gains/losses on investments |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total funds funds funds 2025 £ £ £ £ 359,221 1,400 100 360,721 58,579 - - 58,579 46,100 - - 46,100 142,527 - - 142,527 606,427 1,400 100 607,927 46,598 4,128 - 50,726 586,425 14,924 510 601,859 6,400 - - 6,400 639,423 19,052 510 658,985 (13,066) - - (13,066) (46,062) (17,652) (410) (64,124) (46,062) (17,652) (410) (64,124) 1,424,206 600,733 3,810 2,028,750 1,378,144 583,082 3,400 1,964,626 |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total funds funds funds 2024 £ £ £ £ 511,473 1,200 - 512,673 54,449 - - 54,449 34,202 - - 34,202 125,692 - - 125,692 725,816 1,200 - 727,016 52,667 4,140 - 56,807 506,840 14,924 390 522,154 4,500 - - 4,500 564,007 19,064 390 583,461 2,293 - - 2,293 164,102 (17,864) (390) 145,849 - - 164,102 (17,864) (390) 145,849 1,260,104 618,597 4,200 1,882,901 1,424,206 600,733 3,810 2,028,750 |
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All the PCC's operations are classed as continuing.
The PCC has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year. Notes 1 to 12 form part of the financial statements.
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259 BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 5 Investments 6 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 7 Cash in hand and at bank Short term deposits TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 8 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS less CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS : Amounts falling due after more than one year NET ASSETS FUNDS 9 Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Designated funds 9.1 Restricted funds 9.2 |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds funds funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ £ 170,088 580,896 - 750,984 781,699 109,440 - - 109,440 122,506 279,528 580,896 - 860,424 904,205 19,474 - - 19,474 20,704 176,746 2,185 3,400 182,331 179,819 947,040 - - 947,040 958,671 1,143,260 2,185 3,400 1,148,845 1,159,193 (44,643) - - (44,643) (34,647) 1,098,616 2,185 3,400 1,104,202 1,124,546 1,378,144 583,082 3,400 1,964,626 2,028,750 - - - - - 1,378,144 583,082 3,400 1,964,626 2,028,750 1,378,144 - - 1,378,144 1,424,206 - 583,082 - 583,082 600,733 1,378,144 583,082 - 1,961,226 2,024,940 - - 3,400 3,400 3,810 1,378,144 583,082 3,400 1,964,626 2,028,750 |
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Notes 1 to 12 form part of the financial statements.
APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL ON 29 APRIL 2026 AND SIGNED ON THEIR BEHALF BY :
Rev. Sharon Roberts (Chairman)
Mrs Harriet Baldwin (Senior Churchwarden)
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
| Note Net movement in funds Adjustments for: Depreciation 5 Investment income 2.3 Unrealised investment (gains) / losses 6 Decrease/(increase) in trade and other receivables Increase/(decrease) in trade and other payables Net cash from operating activities Investing activities (Purchase)/Disposal of fixed assets 5 Movement in investments 6 Investment income 2.3 Cash flow from investing activities Net change in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the year Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year Cash and cash equivalents consists of: Cash at bank and in hand Short Term Deposits Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December |
2025 £ (64,124) 30,714 (46,100) 13,066 1,230 9,996 (55,218) - - 46,100 46,100 (9,119) 1,138,490 1,129,371 2025 £ 182,331 947,040 1,129,371 |
2024 £ 145,849 30,714 (34,202) (2,293) 441,343 (15,803) 565,609 - - 34,202 34,202 599,811 538,679 1,138,490 2024 £ 179,819 958,671 1,138,490 |
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31 December 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
These accounting policies apply to the financial statements of the Beaconsfield Team Ministry comprising the Team Parochial Church Council and the District Church Councils of St Mary and All Saints, St. Thomas and St Michael and All Angels, a charity with registration number 1132259 and registered office address Windsor End, Beaconsfield, HP9 2JW.
The figures include the activities of the PCC and the DCCs. Where the PCC is referred to in these policies, it is to be understood that this includes a DCC and any sub account as appropriate. The Dove financial results are not consolidated (see note 6) as the trustees believe they are not material and if consolidated they would bring in non church income and expenditure which would distort the results. Any Dove surplus income is included in income.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost of transaction value except for investment assets, which are show at fair value.
The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has been withdrawn. The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice. The financial statements are prepared in pounds and rounded to the nearest pound.
The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The trustees consider that due to sufficient reserves being held there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Funds
General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.
The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.
Restricted funds may only be used for the purposes for which they have been given.
Income
Voluntary income and capital sources : Collections are recognised when received by, or on behalf of, the PCC.
Planned giving receivable under gift aid is recognised only when received.
Income Tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised.
Legacies are accounted for as soon as the Church is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the Church is more likely than not.
Funds raised by the events held during the year are accounted for gross.
Sales of books and magazines are accounted for gross.
Other ordinary income
Rental income from the letting of Church premises is recognised when the rental is due.
Income from investments
Dividends and interest are accounted for when received. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year. Gains and losses on investments
Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for annually on revaluation of investments at 31 December.
Expenditure
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis, inclusive of the VAT which cannot be recovered. Certain expenditure is directly attributable to specific activities and has been allocated to those cost categories. Where these costs are attributable to more than one activity, they have been apportioned to the individual activities on the basis of the time spent by staff on matters related to those activities. Central support costs have been allocated on the basis of resources used and have been apportioned to centres of fundraising, publicity, individual projects within charitable activities and governance costs. Parish Share is paid direct to the Diocese from the PCC. Governance costs comprise all costs relating to the public accountability of the PCC and its compliance with regulatory and good practice. These costs consist of those relating to the statutory audit and are included in management costs.
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BEACONSFIELD PCC Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)
Grants
Grants and donations are recognised when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.
Activities directly relating to the work of the Church
Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these financial statements as an operational (although not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet.
Pension
Pension costs consist of payments made by the PCC to employees' personal pension schemes. These costs are charged against the results of the year in which they are made.
Fixed Assets
Consecrated property and moveable Church furnishings
Consecrated land and beneficed property is excluded from the financial statements by s.10(2) of the Charities Act 2011.
Moveable church furnishings held by the clergy and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a special faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the churches' inventories which can be inspected at any reasonable time. For inalienable property acquired prior to 2001 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Items acquired since 1 January 2001 have been capitalised and depreciated in the financial statements over their currently anticipated useful economic life on a straight line basis.
All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and moveable Church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed.
Other property
Other property is included in the financial statements at cost.
Depreciation on the Fitzwilliams Centre is provided at 2% p.a. of its cost. Depreciation on 26 Candlemas Mead is provided at 2% p.a. of the cost of the building which is taken to be two thirds of the cost of the property.
Depreciation on St Michael's Church Community & Resource Centre is provided at 2% of its cost.
Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment
Equipment used within Church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 5 years. Individual items with a purchase price of £2,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. Computer equipment and software is written off when acquired.
Investments
Investments are valued annually at fair (market) value as 31 December.
Current assets
Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for any amounts that may prove uncollectable. Short term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the Bank.
Creditors
Creditors and short ‑ term financial liabilities are recognised at the amount owed at the date the liability is incurred. They are shown at the transaction price, which is normally the invoice amount.
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
| 2. ANALYSIS OF INCOME | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | 2025 | 2024 | |
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | Total | Total | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 2.1 Voluntary income | ||||||
| Planned giving | ||||||
| Tax efficient giving | 222,555 | - | - | 222,555 | 216,065 | |
| Tax recoverable | 50,894 | - | - | 50,894 | 59,214 | |
| Other planned giving | 27,567 | - | 100 | 27,667 | 59,749 | |
| Collections at services | 5,888 | - | - | 5,888 | 15,787 | |
| Other voluntary income | 306,904 | - | 100 | 307,004 | 350,815 | |
| BCET | 11.1 | 33,500 | - | - | 33,500 | 33,500 |
| Donations, appeals etc | 13,856 | 1,400 | - | 15,256 | 13,485 | |
| Legacies | 4,961 | - | - | 4,961 | 114,873 | |
| 52,317 | 1,400 | - | 53,717 | 161,858 | ||
| 359,221 | 1,400 | 100 | 360,721 | 512,673 | ||
| 2.2 Activities for generating funds | ||||||
| Church house/land lettings | 30,179 | - | - | 30,179 | 27,968 | |
| Beaconsfield Community Mag | 16,198 | - | - | 16,198 | 18,724 | |
| Social activities | 2,659 | - | - | 2,659 | 2,124 | |
| Other fundraising | 9,543 | - | - | 9,543 | 5,633 | |
| 58,579 | - | - | 58,579 | 54,449 | ||
| 2.3 Investment income | ||||||
| Interest | 6,868 | - | - | 6,868 | 8,768 | |
| Dividends | 39,232 | - | - | 39,232 | 25,434 | |
| 46,100 | - | - | 46,100 | 34,202 | ||
| 2.4 Income from charitable activities | ||||||
| Fees | 20,503 | - | - | 20,503 | 10,598 | |
| Church hall lettings | 122,024 | - | - | 122,024 | 115,094 | |
| 142,527 | - | - | 142,527 | 125,692 | ||
| Total Income | 606,427 | 1,400 | 100 | 607,927 | 727,016 |
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
3. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE
| 3.1 Fundraising Church hall and other property running costs Community magazine Charitable activities/Fees-Weddings Social activities 3.2 Charitable activities Parish Share Clergy Expenses Ordinand/Curate/Family Worker Church running costs Salaries & honoraria Church running expenses Church maintenance Depreciation furniture & fittings Training Church halls Running expenses/maintenance Depreciation Church management & administration Parish Office Printing, stationery & telephone Bank charges Other team costs 3.2 Expenditure on charitable activities carried forward |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024 Funds Funds Funds Total Total £ £ £ £ £ 4,506 2,566 - 7,072 3,176 24,067 - - 24,067 20,831 7,600 - - 7,600 2,646 10,425 1,562 - 11,987 30,154 46,598 4,128 - 50,726 56,807 227,366 - - 227,366 224,074 846 - - 846 499 5,130 - - 5,130 4,359 5,976 - - 5,976 4,857 60,716 - - 60,716 57,906 38,002 - 510 38,512 36,638 90,113 - - 90,113 23,873 13,224 - - 13,224 13,224 80 - - 80 - 202,135 - 510 202,645 131,641 56,440 - - 56,440 65,021 - 14,924 - 14,924 14,924 56,440 14,924 - 71,364 79,945 52,120 - - 52,120 42,214 707 - - 707 5,624 1,000 - - 1,000 1,028 9,367 - - 9,367 2,440 63,194 - - 63,194 51,306 555,111 14,924 510 570,545 491,824 |
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
For the year ended 31 December 2025
3. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE (Continued)
| 3.2 Expenditure on charitable activities Brought forward Grants Church overseas Missionary societies Relief and development agencies Home missions & Church societies DCC Outside Giving Total Charitable activities 3.3 Expenditure on governance Independent Examination TOTAL EXPENDITURE 4. STAFF COSTS Staff Salaries & Honoraria Employers NIC Pension |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024 Funds Funds Funds Total Total £ £ £ £ £ 555,111 14,924 510 570,545 491,824 21,496 - - 21,496 4,425 - - - - 8,850 (1,050) - - (1,050) 7,125 10,868 - - 10,868 9,930 31,314 - - 31,314 30,330 586,425 14,924 510 601,859 522,154 6,400 - - 6,400 4,500 639,423 19,052 510 658,985 583,461 2025 2024 £ £ 122,422 105,649 348 487 1,257 947 124,027 107,083 |
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No clergy (who are considered key management) or trustees received remuneration in the year from the DCCs or PCC. None of the employees were paid at a rate of £60,000 per annum or more. Team members were reimbursed travelling and other expenses in totalling £846 (2024: £0).
| St Mary's Clergy Clergy St Thomas' Clergy |
2025 2024 £ £ 404 0 442 0 846 0 |
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There were no other disclosable expenses in respect of Team members or persons closely connected with the PCC. In accordance with the practice of the Church of England, the clergy is remunerated by the Diocese of Oxford and the costs are included in the Diocesan quota in note 3.2.
The average number of key staff employed during the year was 8 (2024 : 8)
The year ended with 3 Clergy, 1 Associate Priest, 0 Youth & Outreach Worker, 1 Licenced Lay Minister. 8 part time office and buildings managers and hall administrators were also employed.
Reverend Sharon Roberts licensed as Team Rector 3rd May 2023. Reverend Lucy Fyfe-Jamieson licensed as vicar for St Mary's 6th September 2023. Reverend Lloyd Davis licensed as vicar for St Thomas' on 23rd April 2025.
There are also a few other posts e.g. Cleaner, Community Magazine Editor who receive payments / honoraria. Redundancy of £3,375 is included within staff costs above. These are recognised when agreement is reached.
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025
| 5. FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for use by the Team Cost as at 1 January 2025 Addition Cost as at 31 December 2025 Depreciation as at 1 January 2025 Charge for the year Depreciation as at 31 December 2025 Net book value at 1 January 2025 Net book value at 31 December 2025 |
Freehold Right of use - Fixtures Property Improvements & Fittings Total £ £ £ 194,395 782,580 436,379 1,413,354 - - - - 194,395 782,580 436,379 1,413,354 56,452 339,262 235,942 631,656 2,566 14,924 13,224 30,714 59,018 354,186 249,166 662,370 137,943 443,318 200,437 781,699 135,377 428,394 187,213 750,984 |
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Freehold property
Freehold land and buildings at 26 Candlemas Mead, Beaconsfield
This property, used by the Curate/Families Worker when in post, was acquired with the aid of a mortgage from the Beaconsfield Church Educational Trust together with interest free loans all of which have now been fully repaid. The property was insured for £380,616 in 2025. Depreciation is charged at 2% p.a. on the cost of the buildings which is taken to be 2/3 of the total cost of the property.
The Old Rectory
The Parochial Church Council sold a 199 year lease on the Old Rectory in 1994 and at the end of this period, its use returns to St. Mary's. The proceeds of the sale formed part of the financing of the construction of the Fitzwilliams Centre.
Right of use - Improvements
The Right of use - Improvements, includes only buildings and does not include any land value.
St. Thomas' Church Hall
Under the provisions of Financial Reporting Standard 15, the Church Hall was revalued at £nil, and the PCC is of the opinion that this valuation continues to be appropriate under FRS102.
The Fitzwilliams Centre, Beaconsfield
The 1992 Declaration of Trust between Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance (the Board), Diocesan Trustees (Oxford) Limited (the Diocesan Trustees) and The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Beaconsfield (the Church Council), provided for the Church Council to erect and use a church hall on the land on which the Fitzwilliams Centre stands. Following construction of the Fitzwilliams Centre by the Church Council the land continues to be used for this purpose. The District Church Council of St. Mary's is responsible for the maintenance of the Centre and receives the income from lettings. The property is insured for £2,193,971. Depreciation is charged at 2% p.a. on the cost of the building.
St Michael's Church Community & Resource Centre
The Church Community & Resource Centre (CCRC) was completed in 2011 by the PCC on land which was conveyed in 1914 to The Revd Archibald Samuel Commeline, the Rector of St Michael and All Angels, and his successors, as a site for a place of worship and/or for the residence of a minister officiating in such place of worship. St Michaels is responsible for the maintenance of the Hall and the CCRC which receives the income from lettings. The Church Hall and the CCRC plus contents are insured for £3,660,000 in total. Depreciation is being charged on the CCRC at 2% p.a.
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025
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| INVESTMENTS St Mary's CofE Investment Fund 6.1 St Thomas' Café 6.2 St Mary's CofE St Thomas' Café £ £ 100,121 22,385 Sale - - Realised Gain - - Unrealised gain / (loss) (4,003) (9,063) 96,118 13,322 Initial Investment at July 2014 100,000 22,385 Sale (60,000) 0 Realised Gain 15,120 0 Unrealised Gain 40,998 (9,063) Investment at 31 December 2025 96,118 13,322 Investment value at 1 January 2025 Investment at 31 December 2025 |
2025 2024 £ £ 96,118 100,121 13,322 22,385 109,440 122,506 2025 2024 £ £ 122,506 120,213 - - - - ( 13,066) 2,293 109,440 122,506 122,385 122,385 ( 60,000) ( 60,000) 15,120 15,120 31,935 45,001 109,440 122,506 |
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6.1
St Mary's CofE Investment Fund
We invested £100k in the CBF Church of England Investment Fund in July 2014. In 2018 we sold part of the investment releasing £60k cash and realising £15,120 surplus. The remaining investment is now valued at £96,118. An unrealised loss of £4,003 is reported in the year.
6.2
St Thomas Café
The Dove Café Ltd was registered on the 20th January 2023 (Company number 14606882) and immediately commenced trading. The Company has been set up as a trading subsidiary of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Beaconsfield. The Charity holds 100% of the share capital in the Dove Café. The investment was initially valued at £22,385 being the surplus donations brought forward £1,385 plus £20,000 donated by St Mary's and £1,000 donated by St Michaels. In 2025 Dove Café recorded a deficit £7,786 (2024: deficit £2,187). An unrealised loss of £9,063 is reported in the year being the difference between the initial investment and the net asset value.
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| Summary of Dove Café Accounts: Income Profit (Loss) in the year Cash at Bank Other Net Current Assets (Liabilities) Capital and Reserves DEBTORS Sundry debtors Income tax recoverable Prepayments Sundry creditors and accruals Income in advance community magazine Outside giving CURRENT LIABILITIES : amounts falling due in less than one year |
2025 2024 £ £ 150,923 187,693 (7,786) (2,187) 36,874 45,454 (23,552) (24,346) 13,322 21,108 2025 2024 £ £ - 434 17,180 18,103 2,294 2,167 19,474 20,704 2025 2024 £ £ 43,286 25,017 657 7,434 700 2,196 44,643 34,647 |
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025
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9.1 Designated funds
Fund names Fitzwilliams Centre 26 Candlemas Mead St Michael's Fixed Assets Fund St Thomas Café Fund
Purpose
A meeting centre for the Parish and community Accommodation for youth & outreach worker/curate To hold the remaining fixed assets of the churches Development of Community Café
| Fund names St Mary's Fitzwilliams Centre PCC 26 Candlemas Mead St Michael's Fixed Asset Fund Designated Fixed Assets Fund St Thomas' Café Fund St Thomas' Holtspur Senior Citizens Designated Funds Fund names St Mary's Fitzwilliams Centre PCC 26 Candlemas Mead St Michael's Fixed Asset Fund Designated Fixed Assets Fund St Thomas' Café Fund St Thomas' Holtspur Senior Citizens Designated Funds |
Balance Income Expenditure Transfers Balance b/forward c/forward 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 £ £ £ £ £ 303,000 - (11,000) - 292,000 140,509 - (2,566) - 137,943 172,368 - (3,924) - 168,444 615,877 - (17,490) - 598,387 1,385 - - 1,385 1,336 1,200 (1,574) - 962 2,721 1,200 (1,574) - 2,347 618,597 1,200 (19,064) - 600,734 Balance Income Expenditure Transfers Balance b/forward c/forward 01/01/2025 31/12/2025 £ £ £ £ £ 292,000 - (11,000) - 281,000 137,943 - (2,566) - 135,377 168,443 - (3,924) - 164,519 598,386 - (17,490) - 580,896 1,385 - - - 1,385 962 1,400 (1,562) - 800 2,347 1,400 (1,562) - 2,185 600,734 1,400 (19,052) - 583,082 |
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9.2 Restricted funds
Fund names
St Michael's - Bulrushes St Michael's - Garden of Remembrance
Purpose
For Toddler Group / Youth Work For Remembrance Garden upkeep
| St Michael's - Bulrushes St Michael's - Garden of Remembrance Restricted Funds Restricted funds Fund name St Michael's - Bulrushes St Michael's - Garden of Remembrance |
Balance Income Expenditure Transfers Balance b/forward c/forward 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 £ £ £ £ £ 2,323 - - - 2,323 1,877 - (390) - 1,487 4,200 0 (390) 0 3,810 Balance Income Expenditure Transfers Balance b/forward c/forward 01/01/2025 31/12/2025 £ £ £ £ £ 2,323 - - - 2,323 1,487 100 (510) - 1,077 3,810 100 (510) - 3,400 |
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BEACONSFIELD PCC
Registered charity no : 1132259
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025
10 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
There were no contingent liabilities in the Team or the PCC at the year end (2024: £nil)
11 CONNECTED PERSONS
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11.1 The Beaconsfield Church Education Trust is a registered charity no: 1048607. The Trust gave grants of £33,500 (2024: £33,500) to the Beaconsfield PCC during the year. The Rector and Churchwardens of St Mary's, St Michael's and St. Thomas' are Trustees of the Trust.
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11.2 The Friends of St. Mary's is a registered charity no: 1094574, whose trustees are appointed by the District Church Council of St. Mary's. The object of the charity is to broaden the support of St Mary's beyond the immediate congregation and to use funds raised for the fabric of the Church and Churchyard as well as to assist the wider mission of the Church. No donations from The Friends of St. Mary's were received in 2025.
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11.3 Some Trustees made regular giving donations during the year totalling £16,560 (2024: £23,485). There are no conditions attached to these donations.
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With effect 31/12/2025 the Trustees took the decision to close the community magazine in an orderly fashion. This was necessary because of declining advertising revenue and reduced subscriptions. If the magazine was to continue there would be a requirement to fund future losses which the Trustees wanted to avoid.
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