The Parochlal Chu Councll of The Ectleslastlcal Parlsh Stma 's Haddenham Buckin hamshlre Re ort and Flnanclal Statements For the ar ended 31 December 2025 Re Istered Charl Number 1132319 Trustses annual report 011) St8tement of financial actrvltles Balance sheet Not68 to thé financial statemerrts Indep8ndent examiner's report 11 The Trustees present thelr report and the Independently examlned flnancial statements of the charlty for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees have adopted the provlsions of the Statement of Recommended Practlce150RPI °Accounting and Reporting by Charltles" in preparln8the annual report and flnanclal statements of the charlty. The financlal statements have been prepared In accordance with the accounting pollcles set out in notes to the accounts and comply wlth the charf(y's governinB document, the Charitles Art 2011 and Accountlng and Reportlng by Charities: Statement of Recommended Prartlce appllcable to charltles preparlng thelr accounts In accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland publlshed In October 2019. Public Benefit Statement When plannlng our activities forthe year, we have ¢onsldered the Commission's guidance on public benefft and, In particular, the supplementary guldance on charittes forthe advan￿rnent of rellgion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out thelr falth as part of our parlsh communtythrou8h.' Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and devÈloplng thelr knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provlslon of pastoral care for people Ilvlng In the par]sh. Mlssionary and outreach work. To facllState th15 work, It Is Important that we malntaln the fabrlc of the Church of St. Mary the Vlrgln and St. Mar¢s Centre, Aims and Purposes St. Mary's Parochlal Church Council IPCC) has the responsibllity of cooperatlng wlth the incumbent In promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mlsslon of the Church, pastoral, evangelistlc, soclal and ecumenical. The PCC Is also speclfically responsible for the malntenance of St. Marls Centre and the Old School House, Statlon Road. Haddenham. Objectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as posslble to worship at our church and to become part of our parlsh communlty at St. Marfs. The PCC malntains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that Ilve within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music, and sacrament. When planning our activities forthe year, we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, In particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through.. Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parlsh. Missionary and outreach work. To facilitate this work, it is important that we malntaln the fabric of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin and St. Marfs Centre. Achievements and Performance 1. Electoral Roll This year there was the usual revision of the electoral roll. The number on the roll is now 112 as of May 2025 (May 2024. 1221. Anyone who wishes to join the elettoral roll can complete a form and go on the roll from the day of the APCM. The electoral roll officer is Jan Lemos. 2. Trustees, Report Rectorfs Report The Wychert Vale Benefice is made up of five parishes wlth six churches. These parishes mainly function independently, serving thelr different communities, but there are some activities that are carried out on a benefice-wlde basls. We have benefited from some beautiful seasonal services being hosted in dlfferent churches in the benefice. There are variou5 teams acros5 the benefice, like the ministry team, safeguarding team, finance team and musicians who work across the benefice and share ideas and support on specific aspects in the lives of our churches. iv Our Beneflce Office offers admlnlstratlve support to our churches. Enqulrles and all the paperwork for occaslonal services Ibaptlsms, weddlngs and funerals) are ably dealt with by Jan in the beneflce offlce. At St. Marfs, we begin thls yearfs report by givlng thanks to God forthe way our church has grown In 2025. It has been a dellght to welcome many new people to our church family, and partlcularly those who are new to followlngthe way oljesus. Many of the new people have brought gifts and skills to share, and It has been good to see new members on our PCC, worshlpteam, flnance team, eventsteam, and pastoral care team. This Influx of people ha5 enabled us totest ourvalue of 'extrava8ant welcome,, and l am pleased to saythat the feedback from people's experlence ha5 been excellent. Part of our approach thls year has been to ensure good processes for welcome, sharlng Infomiatlon bout St. Marf5 through leaflets, a welcome team, follow up emall sent by our churchwarden5, a visit by one of the minlstry team and some suggestions about how people can seNe wlthin St. Marfs and In the community. We have seen evldence of the aulet Revival at St. Marfs wlth people arrlvlng In church who are new to falth and descrlbe a sense of wantingto goto thurch. Thls has been a dellght and encouragement to the whole church. It has meant that we have had to revlew our discipleship offering to ensure there Is sultable support for those wantlng to grow in faith. This year, we have run a Start coursewith ourfr5ends at Haddenham Baptist Church and a Prartislng the Way course. We have ¢ontlnued wlth our regular offerlng of seasonal courses at Lent, this year wlth a course on Salvatlon. Our home groups have contlnued to thrive thls year, and some are now at capaclty. Start the week offers a daytlme group drawn from different churche5 In the vlllage studying Chrlstlan book5 and courses. Our chlldren and young people groups now offer a range of ways for our younger members to be dlsclpled. As part of our strategic plan, we welcomed a new assoclate minlster, Sue Hughes, in Julyto lead on developing misslonal outreach to the new estates In the vlllage and support Cassa In the minlstry work at st. Marfs. Sue has had an amazlng Impact In a 5horttlme, and we have seen a new relatlonshlp wlth Haddenham Park Resldentlal Home wlth a weekly prayertlme and Chrlstmas Carol Servlce, a Pop-up Café In the Airfleld pavlllon runnln8 fortnightlv offerlng cornpanlon5hlp and communlty on Tuesday lunchtlmes, and she is workingwlth a team on plans to start Bubble Church In the pavilion after Easter. st. Marfs has contlnued to serve our communlty In many ways; through our schools, work to all three schools In the vlllage wlth the Churche5 Together Open the Book team; our Llghthouse Haddenham holiday club, Pltter Pattertoddlergroup and Monday Club for seniors. We contlnue with local mi551on partnershlp5 wlth Sharin8 Llfe Food Bank and Hope into Attion, the homeless housln8 charity. We continue to support partners In the wider world such as the Malachl Project in Malawi, whlch contlnues to have a slgnificant Impact on edu¢atlon in that country and DHF Cambodia whlch also belps wlth charitable work indudlng education. St. Mary's Is a famlly of people, made brothers and slsters In Jesus, sharing Ilfe together followlng in HIS Way. We are a team of people In Christ who glve huge amounts of time and energy to support God's mlsslon In ourcommunlty. I never￿aSe to be amazed by all that a group of people seekingto make the love of Jesus known In thelrcommunity can do. Well done and thank you all, all Iblg and small) thatyou do15 much appreclated and makes an enomious difference. Rev. Ca55a Messenry (Rector) 3. Financial Review As Treasurer l am pleased to report a strong performance for St. Mary's PCC for the year ended 315t December 2025, with steady income and a robust Balance Sheet. Expendltures continue to Increase, although we remaln In a strong POSitlon. Slnce July 2025, we have initlated a programme of investlng surplus funds for the benefit of the parlsh communlty, In Ilne with ourplan5. Thls Is reflected In theflgures, and we must remaln mind￿1 of further cost increases in the coming year, We are contlnulng to encourage our growing Church family to review their donations. Total income for the year was £183,030 {2024.. £246,355), conslsting of unrestricted income of £157,910 {2024: £157,134), designated fund income of £9,946 (2024: £76,300), and restrlcted fund income of £15,174 (2024". £12,921), of whlch £3,868 {2024: £6,136) was from the Friends of St. Marls IFOSMI. The PCC did not receive any goods or services, other than volunteers, tirne, free of charge or at a dlscounted rate. Total expendSture for the year was £215,476 (2024., £174,926), consistlng of unrestricted expendlture of £149,28412024: £137,546), deslgnated fund expendlture of £47,584 {2024: £30,456), and re5tritted fund expenditure of £18,60812024: £6,924). There was a net loss of £32,446 for the year12024: net Income of £71,429) whl¢h reflects the investments, primarlly due to employing an Assoclate Minlster for a three-year perlod to 5UPPOrt the development of our proJert5. Income from regular donors, our activltles and Investments contlnued to grow. The cash balance for the unrestrlcted fund as of 31" Decernber 2025 was £96,930 {2024: £94,032). 4. Reserves The PCCS pollcy Is to keep reserves equal to at least three months, operating expenses, as well a5 holding enough cash reserves to cover any unexpetted repalrs that inevitably occur with the ownershlp of old properties. st The free reserves as at 31 December 2025 were £101,872. vl The PCC recognises that it is holding funds above the reserves policy amount and is now advancing its plans to utilise those funds for the public good. The PCC aims to strengthen the spiritual life of the Parish of Haddenham as well as providing support to those in the Parish who are suffering hardship. The PCC also has a duty to maintaln St Mary's Church, a very old Grade I listed bulldlng, as well as two other historic buildings, namely St Mary's Centre and Old School House. 5. Structure, Governance and Management The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956. Appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules 2020. The charity is administered by its trustees, the PCC members. 6. Administrative Information St. Mary's Church meets at St Mary's Church, Church End, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire HP178AJ. The Church is the biggest Church in the Wychert Vale Benefice and forms part of the ministry in the Diocese of Oxford. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission, registered number 1132319 The address for correspondence forst Mary's Church is: St Mary's Church. St Mary's Centre, Church End, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, HP178AJ. The PCC gratefully acknowledges that the operation ofthe Church is heavily dependent on the commitment of the volunteers within the congregation in order to fulfil all its activities. 7. Other Relevant Organisations Banks: Redwood Bank, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3TA C.A.F. Bank Ltd, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ Charity Bank, Tonbridge TN9 18E Skipton Building Society, Taunton, TAI 3LG Lloyds Bank (Covenant Account} Barclays Bank (F.O.S.M.I Independent Examiners: Miller & Co, 5 Imperial Court, Laporte Way, Luton, LU4 8FE 8. PCC Members PCC members who have served during the year 2025:. Ex officio:_ Rev. Cassandra Messervy Rector (Chairl Rev. Philip Neil Groves Vicar Rev. Jonathan Desmond Hawkins Assistant Minister Rev. Trish Mander Assistant Minister Rev. Sue Hughes Associate Minister IAppointed 08.07.20251 Christine Pamela Headlong Churchwarden Valerie Walker Churchwarden Deanery Synod representative.. - Christopher Nurse FRSA Elected members:_ Timothy Eric Shaw Dr Thomas William Elston Vanessa Elston Peter Goves Julie Fell Howard Charles Roberts Gordon Dougla5 Mccallum Lawson Paul Princep Smith Loraine Anne Milmer Dianne Brackley B5C Paul Hulcoop Alison Joyce Bisset Frank Pitkin (Appointed 20.05.20251 Martin Andrew (Co-opted 15.07.20251 Elections to the PCC follows the Church representation rules published by the Church of England and a conscious effort is made to ensure it is both balanced and inclusive of the larger congregation. This report was approved by the PCC on 7th April 2026 and signed on its behalf: Rev. jonathan Hawkins Trustee and Area Dean Simon Barratt Treasurer The Parochlal Church Coun¢ll of the Ecclesla$tkal Parlsh of St. Marfs Haddenham srATEMENT OF FINANaAL AcnvmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 NotQ5 Unrestrfrted Desl ated Restricted fot•12025 Trtsl Z024 INCOME Voluntsry Inwme Income from charltable advfties Incorne from Investments In¢L*nefrorn Churth 9&237 11.991 5.779 41,903 346 9,600 13,542 1.390 242 112,125 22,981 6,021 41.903 169,973 29.954 5,524 40,9Q4 Total Income 157.910 9,Y6 15,174 246J55 EXPENDITURE thurth act5￿tIeS 149.284 47.584 18, 215,476 174,926 To￿1 Expendlture 149284 47.584 1&608 Z15A76 174.926 Net In¢omel IEMpendturel 8ts26 117.6381 IJA341 Tran51w batwe4n Fund$ N￿movEmeNT Ifrl NJNDS IJ,1981 I27￿4} 13N341 P2A461 74429 RECONauAnoN OF FUNDS Total FuDdsbr•l(vward 211036 1(6,792 53,755 371.573 TOTAL FUNDSCARRIEO FORWARD 209,838 78.968 50321 339.127 371.573 All Income and expendlture detlvefrom continuln8 a¢tlvitles. Any small drfferences are due to roundlng. Page I The Paro¢hlal Church Councll of the Eccleslastlcal Parlsh of St. Marfs Haddenham Haddenham BALANCE SHEEf FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Notes Unrestrlcted Doslgnatsd Restrfcted Total 2025 Total 2024 FIXED ASSETS Tan8ible assets 107,966 107,966 107,%6 cURRE￿AssETs Debtor5 Cash at bank and i* hand 12 20,768 96.930 891 49,430 21,659 225,328 19,943 254,040 78,968 117,698 78,968 50,321 246,987 273,983 LIAaiuTIES Credltors.. amounts fallSng due withln one year ij 15,826 15026 10?76 N￿(URRENT A55Ers 101.872 78,968 50,321 231,161 N￿A$sErs 209.838 50,321 339,127 371,573 CHARITY FUNDS Ufirestrfcted funds Desi8nated funds Restrfcted funds 14 209,838 209A38 211,036 106,782 53,755 78.968 50,321 SOA21 TOTALCHARITI FUNDS 209.838 78.968 50,321 339,127 371,573 The flnanclal statements were approved by the PCC on 7th Aprfl 2026 and slgned on tt5 behalf by. Jonathan Havrfkin$- Trustee and Area Dean Slmon Barratt- Treasurer PaBe 2 The hvo¢hlal Chur¢h Councm otthè Eccles1•5t1¢81 Parfsh of St. Marf$ Hadd•nham NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 A¢wJrdln8pallrl¢s Li GeMT•I hff￿rn•tkn pthd b1￿9￿p1£pWr￿ott The PCClsabody¢orporate?nda charity rElstered with the Charltle$ Commlsslon.The8ddressoftherf5teredofft¢e Isthn Inthe adrnlnlstra￿Q detallssectlortofthe tnTrsteesannu81 report. 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The èlm aftd useofea¢h restrlrted Issetoutln the FKrtestott*ftnandalsta*e￿nt P8Ee3 The Parochial Church Councll of the EcdosJ•stl¢al Parlsh of St. Mary's Maddenham NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf4TS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 315T DECEMBER 2025 Ac¢wntttypoMcle6 Iconiinwdj 1.3 thcome Atl IncomltYare50urces8rn In¢luded In the SteteMe￿ of FlnarKlal Actlvl¢i¢s (SOFA) the tharfty k leBally entttledto the IrthY*, the amount can ￿ measured relkbly8ftd h Is prOba￿ethat thE inwmewlll be recelved. Voluotsrylncomets reCO￿lSed onlywhen retelved ￿Or0ft bthawolthe PCC Pknned ￿¥1#￿[eCe￿able under cttvenant Of4￿ ald 1$ re¢ognlsed OntyW￿n Income tax rÈ(x)verableon dortatTon5 Is reco8nlsed when the ￿e￿ted doknatlon15 recowlsed. Grants and le￿￿e$ aTe&COUtthI foratthe pojfttthe fe50urw p855 underthecgntrolofthe PCC Rental IT￿1￿0 from the lettiD8 Dtpremtses ts recognIs￿l whenthe r¢ntrl1s duo. Intere$t4Yn bankacc4)Uhts15 rece￿￿ed when rece[￿blE. All other Inftyme15 reco8nked on an tro515, IA Expendlttsre All expendlture64¢¢wntsd foron an accru8ts basls. E%penditu¥e1s reM￿Lled bthre there h a le8al orconstyu¢dveobllwh)n to make payn7ents to thlrd partles, It15 pr0boWeth8tt￿ settlementwlll be requlred *nd the amount of the obllgatlon can be rne￿￿red rella￿v. All want5 and doftatlDllS made bythe churth ire approved bythe Pccormade wtthln guldellnes lald down bythe PCC. I1th<, r¥Jw kTKMn as'iove In Act5on i ptyffie1￿ of upto IO% arealloutqd out of donated In(x)m Thjs amount Is forln the perfod lftthlth the I￿(Sme 15 brought Into actount. The Wf15h sh8re 01 DI0￿￿n ￿ntral costs Is arcountedfor%s*en 0￿ble, COn￿ra￿d lind and k*neffted wopertytsgxduded Irom the ac(tyuthts bythe ¢harJrlesAtt2011, Novaluels pl&ed on mo¥8bte cl¥Jrth fiJrn1Sh￿ls hehl tythe thurehwarden5 on sped8ltrust forthe PCC8+7d whl¢h requjre a fawltyfor th5p￿1. OthtrFlxtur4 Flttthgs ondOfflceEqulpment. EwendltuYeon'otherfi%tures, flttln8sand ofllce equlpmenv l$wrftten off whenthe4sseEswe ècqulred. Fr&hold property￿prese￿55t. Marws Centre end The Old School Ilouse ènd Lsurrf•d In the balatTrtheet Bt ￿sta$ tt mlxed-use 8sset. A fomi81 valuth has not been made. however. the rnarketvalue Iswsldered to be notlem than co Depreclatlon Is char8ed at2%on fost1855 eKimated re51dual value of each i5seton a sysithatlcb8s1s ov8rth8lrexpected eful IIv¢s.As ihe ethrnated resldual value5 are not less thin cost htsdeprerJaUon Is prO￿ded for, IA Flnanchl InBvurMnts The Pcconty has ftnandal wetsand flnantial Ilatyllties ofa 1dndtho1qual￿ a5 baslcfloand4 thstruments. L7 D¢lMOf¥ tye¢Htovs rqrthab￿A wvablewlthln one year Debtors and creditar5 wkh no statqd Interest rate and re¢elvablear payable withln oneye8r•re recorded at transa¢tlon prke. ylosse5 8itslnBfrom Impalrmwt are rerwtsed In expend￿￿¥4. The Porothlal ChuKh Coundl otthe ErtlesknJtk81 Parfsh of St. Marfs Hadden￿m NOTesTO THE R14ANCiAL STATEMENTS FOR THE VEAR ENDED 31ST DecEMOER 2025 To*12fo4 Volwt•rybJNm• 61758 17,6a5 64,758 18,632 19370 62275 17J 811 IntomèT8x Retowabl OtherCollecYoBsmln4 Grants Dwatlo 997 3,526 9365 .&32 14973 L%542 VOIL￿tirylnComEln2Oz4WaS£l￿9Ol5 ofwh*hEII,517wasattFltrthtleto restrfttedfiJr￿4 £bO￿?allrt￿￿etO dÈElinatsdknnd¥ ar￿£9￿6wa48tuthutsL￿eto unrestrf¢l￿fun0$. ofcld s¢hOD￿ Hou5E su￿¢￿￿0n$-FYIOnd$01 StM•r¢$ OY*r. Ind admlnm5b reFoyaLqety DtherParf$￿s￿￿[¢Et IA90 I,3￿) IL991 11*91 11991 254 Inco￿trOM$￿￿It￿$f￿sonerFunsfvnd$IQIo2l w$8£29.954ofwhlth ÉIA0Dw*èttrf&rtzb￿tQr0fr￿tQ￿￿￿￿s.£1l>JO attrlbutst4etodesiqnated funtkandEIZJ54 wa53ttrf￿trNeTr unre5trltta fun¢& Fee51¢YWethJln8s ¥ndFuner8tsett cfftfFDmc￿JrchHlfe ci>m2frDmSt Mary'sCentreH IncDmRfromOutro¥£h&PaMrglAthlfes 23.76 23,760 26A7S t7￿04 339 41J03 17,004 339 I3￿38 506 ttywfroMthur¢h ocUvltlesln2024wa5£40,90¢whkhvM5 Dl14tb4knJtJb￿to unresmctedfvndk As p2rthÈC￿rth DfEnly￿dGUl￿2t0Atto￿ThdW￿ RewrOw non