The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustine, Highbury ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH CHURCH. HIGHBURY Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Registered Charity Number 1132698 Supported bv-. Cloudeslev Q Cloudestey IndepeDdent Exatninets Lt The GraiTh Store Appledram Lane Sovth Chichester P020 7EG
The Par+xhial Church Council of the Ecclesi4stiral Paiish of St Augustine* Highbury CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Pa Logal and AdmIfftlslratl Inf•rnsalkn Ttvstees. Iteport 41ty7 ITrdepEndent EXamlTh¢r'S R<t theA(twnts staterneTrt ol Recelpts and Payments StatÈMent of Awts Uabmbtles io Nrte5 to Aicounts
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustine, Highbury FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION CHARITY 14UM8EA IA3269B WOAKIKG NAMÈS START OF FIWANCJAL YEAR 01 Wvary 2025 END OF FIKANcfAL YEAR 31 i>¢<eMber 202$ TRUSTEES AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 Gabnel Aists. Vknr. Ex rdfity). irmltÈd 7th SÈpi•nbÈr 2013 Yetni <)Impba, thur(hwèrd2n. Ex offKlO, Re-de(ted 2025. 1916122 Chèkwnèn. Ex offKio. awulllted J616125 Jvdith Han4w&. fttrÈkntÈd 2023. Apwnied 181I0120 Nina Paparyèn. Re4erted 2023. ATrted 18110120 RbE¢¢a l¥ityiots t)¢¢ry Syntyj Rep. Èx elooÈd 2023. Apwnted 211y23 Chi Hang Suen. Eknted 2024. •4wnted 2015124 cyrl Keith Huwell. 2024. 2DISI24 Maria L(vi. lÈd 2024. AprtÈ 2O1S124 To¥knr Bums. Elected 2024. AppDinted 2015134 Wathan Robertson. Curate. E¥ (10. 2916124 sen &sek. 202S. Apwnted 1916122 Blessy Phly. E(tel 3025. Ated IW6125 The exk511ng tru#ees appdni aTry trustees the wthistDTr5 IKrt thE a5 instrumenL GOVERNItIG IMSTRLIMEIIT PAkOCHJAL ¢TrWACH COUNCtL POWERS MEASURE (19561 AS IJ4ENDEO AfiD CHURCH REPRESENTAT]CI RULES lREfjf5fRAQN DATE 13th November 2009 OBJECTS CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS Si Av9v$tr P4r¢h Churth IOB MvJhbJry New Pwk N5 IDR AIMAIiY BANER$ BAF4K PLC 31 Hb0 (1J¥ LONDON ENEN 2HR INDEPENDEIIT EXAIIINER ]ndwdert E¥onunEtS LM TheGraln Siore ChKhE5ter )20 7EG
Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine. Highbury Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 Aims and purposes St. Augustine's PCC has Ihe responsilIty of oFoperating ¥th Ihe incumbenl in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the chuich, pasloral, evangelists"c, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible lor the maintenance ol Ihe St. Auguslirhe's chuith building. Objg¢tNes and activities As a church, we have made four key commitmenis.. lo pray regularfy for others in Ihe locality.. to invite local people who are not yet part of a church famity into the lives ol indwidual ¢hur¢h members and of the church. to give our money to God's mission and minislry in Hight#Jry, and lo serye by using our time and our talents lo help others both inside and outside the churth lafflify. IP. I. G. S.) We are committed lo being part ol God's justice IoG3lly and globalty. to nurturing children and young people in their relationship wilh God. whilst developing tn¢reasingly strong safeguarding practs'ces. to growing our life wilh God as a whole church family. and lo sharing Ihe love ol Gcxl and the good news of Jèsus Christ with our lamilies, colleagues. neighbours and friends. We also want lo develop our ohurch butlding to be conducive to worship and WKler aclivitres. When planning our aclivibes for the year, the incumbenl and Ihe PCC have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and. in partUlar, the sperAfic guidance on charities lor the advancement ol religion. In particular, we ty to enabje people lo live out Iheir laith as part of our p8rish eommunity through worship ar prayer. leaming aboul the Good News of Jesus, and provision of pastoral care for people livir)g in the parish. Achievemenls and performance Pray As a church community prayer has continued to be a critical part of our shared life together in 2025. The prayer life ol the church is expiessed in numerovs drflerent ways. On Sundays. we hav8 continued to meet lor informal prayer before the 10.30am morning servi. and Ihen through liturgy. song. intercession and prayer ministry. prayer has been an important ingredient ol ihe 10.30am Sunday morning setvice ilsell. In 2025, we also conlinued lo gather fot a 12.30pm Cornmunion seNice. which prayer is central to. In 2024, there has been a weekly prayer gathering on Tuesilays online on Zoom, plus Life groups meeting on weekday evenings to explore Ihe Scriptures togethei and lo pray. A weeY prayer diary was also prodUd in 2025 through our Welcome and Prayer Sheet publication, as well as an etnail ministry encouraging church family to pray, called 'The Prayer Network.. Player triplets were also encouraged. helping church fatnily lo invest in prayerful, strengthening and accounlaNe lationShIpS with each other. 'StAC Kids, for children aged 3-13 and 'StAC Youth. for young people of secondary school age continue(S lo be places for growing the prayer lives of children and young people. 'SIAC Creche. for 0-2 yeaf olds led rnonthly, also encouraged prayer and worship amon9sI the very yovThJest in our church family. Collective worship and prayer continued lo be led monthly for the whole sch1 at one ol our local Church ol England primary schools. throughout the year. In March, to help us in prayer, we undertook a last lor the 40 days of Lent, lasting from 9am-Spm. The church 5taft team also Met each week to pray throughout the year. Throughout 2025 our bi-monthly 9.30am SerVe especially for young families called Bubble Church. gathe¥ed children and adults to pray and lo worship. Children's lilurgy, extemporary prayef. sung worship, and 'The Thank You Slot. all sliongly contributed lo the centrality of prayer at Bubble Church. In 2025 we continued to encourage fegular prayer lor our neighbour5." Ihe residenis ol the Park View Estate and Athenaeum Court. and 311 Ihose connected with Highbury Quadrant Primary School, as well as for Highbury New Park and the Highbury Estate. We also continued to run StAC Tots in 2025, a Ir88 Stay & Play event on Wednesday mornings for parenlslcarers and their children aged 0-3. The StAC Tots team mel to pray weekly for the young families ol StAC Tots and in Ihe neighbourhwd. and also led short times ol prayer and praise during the StAG Tols event ilsell.
Parochial Churth Countil of St. Augustine, Highbury Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 Invlt• All are welcome to attend our regular services. The average Sunday in person altendance Imeeiing physicalty in Ihe churd) building) in 2021 was 34.4 adults and 9.7 children. In 2022. our average Sunday in person attend8nce rose lo 48 adults and 23 children. In 2023. our average Sunday in person aEtenilance rose lo 63.6 adults and 30.8 children. In 2024, our average Sunday In person attendance rose to 69.8 adults and 32.7 children. In 2Q25, our averagè Sunday In person attendance fell lo 66.3 adults and 28.8 childr8n. Our elecloral roll had 101 mernbers in 2025. an increase of 11 from the previous year. As well as our monthly 9.30am yovng families service called Bubble Church, our weekly 10.30am service, and our 12.30pm Communion servits on Sundays. other activrts.es and inwtatsonal opportunities in 2025 included [e Groups Ifor f8llowship. Bible study and prayer). a tree weekly Community Warm Sp8¢8. StAC Youth for young people aged 11-18, SIAC Kids for children aged 3-13. StAC Creche for 0-2 year olds, a weekly online prayer gathering, Baptisms, a free Community Fcth1 Bank, assemblies al Sl John's Highbltry Vale Primary School. a Christmas children's nativrty by the local Monte550ri Nuisery, attending the New Wine churches Summer festival. Christmas carol seThices. a Go(Id Friday breakfast. Slepney @ Prayer events, Quiz Night Fundraise¥s. Bring & sha community BakfaS1$ throughout Ihe year. a church family picnic in July, and an online S(ience & Faith event in November. Glve Financial giving during 2025 t()talled £130.948. This total includes £48,943 of grants.. £48,308 from Cloudesley for bijilding repairsldevelopmenl arhd £635 trom BLsbble Chvrch Central for 8 puppet screen. Iwe also received £17,800 in Gift Aid). Financial giving during 2024 lotalled £131.918. This total indudes £34,103 of grants." £32,803 from Cloud851ey loi building pai[SId&ve10pment, £500 from The Cripplegale Foundation for StAC Comffluntty Warm Space and £800 from olher grants. Iwe also received £15,928 in Gift Aid). In addition, the parish has been richly blessed by Ihose who give their time and lalents As a consequence ol thi5. land God's gracell, the various adivities outlined elsewhere have been wssible. This year, via our community Fd Bank we continued donating food and toiletries to Ihose in real need, struggling to make ends meet. We also ran a Communily Wami Space Ihroughout 2025,opening up our church building to provide a heated environment where conversab"orh, community, Io(Kl and drink are 8voil8ble free of chaige, serving particulady those in our neighbourhotyj who a struggling wth Ihe cosl of living challenge. In 2025 work with chIldn and young pe¢)ple remajned a very imptsrtant part of the ministry ol St. Augustin8'S. With StAC Creche. StAC Kids. StAC Youlh. Bubble Churrh arKI school assemblies (all nientioned abovel playing a very significant rde in this area of minislry. In 2025, as well as mnning Reuse Sundays where people give and share quality second-hand 9oods to care beltei lor God's world, we also continued to support Ihe campaigns and objeclwes ol charib.es such 8S Tearfund htl s'.Ilww.tearfund.or l and Redtribe htl s'.Ilwww_redtribe_or S•rv• Many people in the Sl Augustine's church lamily continued to gtve Iheir b.me regularty, generously and sacrélicially lo church life. mission and ministry. for the sake of growing God's kingdom in Highbury and beyond.. their contribution has been absolutely invaluable. A huge Ihank you lo everyone who has setved and givenl In 2025 we received a new Ministry Asslstant in the fom ol a Titlle lor God voluni8er from Hungary. who joined us for acadernic year 202512026. serving across many areas of church arid parish life. Their contributions have made a huge difference both lo individuals and to groups. and this would not have been possible wilhout Ihe provision ol È home for them Ihiough the giving and htsspitality ol our church family. We also wnlinued lo be blessed by our Curate & Assistant Pastor in 2025 who has served in a significant number of different ways across church and parish lile. as well as training fw ordained ministry. Again, w¢thout the financial generosity of our church family, it would not have been possible for us to hosl and train a Curatè. Envlronmental Statement We continue lo work towards reducing our environmental impact. and caring better for God's worfd. In recenl years ih financial support from Cloudesley I.oUde$1e .0 we have successfully
Parochial Church Council of St. Augustine, Highbury Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 installed solar panels on the roof of i)ur church building. we have converted exisling lighting in parts of the church building Isuch as the Church Lounge and Hall) lo mre energy effluent lighting with help from lighting specialist CES. and we have also changed (yjr healing in the Hall frorn ord storage heaters Iwhich were ener9y inefficient and expenswe lo run) lo radiant heating panels. We worked with Solray Heating and the team at London Diocese to athieve this. In 2022. we successfully applied for a grant from Cloudes1ey lo help pay lor the lightirhg in our main church space lo be changed lo more energy efficient lighting. We began woth with CES on designs in 2022 and conlr.nued this work Ihroughout 2023. The energy effic4enl lighb'ng tn our main church space was installed and completed in 2024. In 2025, we converted from having one central ga5-powered hot water heater. to localised p(nt of use electric water heaters, which now provide hot water across the church building. Our electriaty supplier is Ecotricity. 'Brilain'5 Greenest energy company. hll s'.IAvww.ecolrici .co.ukJ Flnanclal revlew We are very grateful for God's incredible generosity lo us in the church's finances, and for the continuing faithful giving of church members. The use of the Parish Giving Scheme as a means of giving by numerous church members has been very important for us, not least because this ha5 made the Gift Aid claim5101 those who have joined the PGSI mtjch faster and easier lor us. as well as providing a better, more secure and fflore reliable way of giwng than wilh cash. cheque 01 standing or(¢er. To give, go to www.sta¢.or .ukl s'llwww. arish -ukldonorsifind- our- arishlhi hbv -sl- au usline-hi hbu Overall incorne for Ihe year vras £212.344 whilsl resovrces used tolalled £210,593, resulling in a twofit of £1,751. Total church cash fvnds at the end of 2025 were £102.102lwith Gift Aid receivable Of 3.1821. Reserves polley 11 is PCC policy lo maintain a balance on free reserves that equate5 to approximately four rnonlhs unrestricted payments. This is (xjrtenuy equivalent to c.£SO.(NJO. These reserves are held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies e.g. unexpecled building repaits. It is the PCC'S policy lo invest fund balances Mth Ihe CBF Church of England DetK)sil Fund laka CCLAI. Structur•. govèrnanee and managgment The method of appoinlmenl of PCC members is sèt Ixrt irb th8 Church Representation Rules. The membership ol the PCC comprise5 the Inwmbent lour Vicar). Churchwardens, ex officio members, metMber5 elected by those members of the congregalicy) who are on the elecloral roll ol Ihe chuich. and sometimes co-opted members. All Ihose who attend our servi5 and members of the congreg8tlOn are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to consider standing for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making deci8ions on all maltern of general concem and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC ale to be spent. The full PCC met regularly during the year. In 2025, the PCC met to consider È number of iteffl5 induding.. Safeguarding practices and training, finan5. accounts. budget and spending priorities. grant applications, maintenance and development of Ihe chuich building lincluding new carpets), a Time for God volunteer, London Di¢)cese's Common Fund, our mission and ministry as a church. room hire in the ¢hur¢h building. the Church ol England General Synod and Islington Deanery Synod, children's ministy. our Communion policy, oui Electoral Roll renewal. generous giving and Quiz Night Fundraisers. st Augustine's Church is part of the Diocese of London thIn the Church ol England. The Diocese of London reported the followng". 'The Diocese ol London Is the largest and most diverse in the Church ol England. We have over 500 churches and 750 licensed clergy. We are able lo have a church in almost every commurhity, SLJPPOrting the vision for every Londoner lo encountei Ihe love of ()d in ChrisL' Rgferen¢e and Administrative Infomiatlon Sl. Augustine's Church is siluated in Highbury, norlh London. It is part of the Diocese of London within the Church ol Englan(S. The cortespondence 3ddress is 108 Highbury New Park. London N5 2DR. The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is a ixxly corporate IPCC Powers Measure, Church Representation Rules 20061 and is 8 charity regIste wsth the Charity CoFnmb&Sborh, with re91straln number 1132698.
The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecclesiastlcal P•rish of St Augustine. Hi9hbury TRUSTEE'S REPORT (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 R¢spon5ibiili¢S Of Tvu5t¢¢5 Chèiity rewires the SQJrd of Tiustees to f4iano¥ Star1$ and vw of the stite of aflalrs the thanty ad of its In(4xniw sOUrCeS and rrCeS eXpd lor ttte perf. In wepariny ih05e rinaTrEial 5tatement5, the BDard SI10 best Wa(tKe rewred io., Suitèbk a¢¢tyMtity Wies applythtsh cty)stty Comply Wlth ¥1¢able tO•)v and ewlai In the firtarwl staternenis w¢par¢ the finè(M)l ty) ¢tyx¢M $ urss it is wyrW¢to ej¢ th the ¢h)rity wil Continue in ¢perat The BDard of TLee5 reSpth for fftèintsin9 WQPEr aCcourtM re(ord5 thi(h ith rea5ablE at any time the fihèn¢i41 w5114M 41 the tharrty and tthaW¢ them t•tnSyre that lh¢ tiTrèn¢WI 5tem¢nts ¢omply th the Chart5 PLt 1993. They are also rSnsi for saleguordlng the ossets the tharty bnd hentt for reasonable Steps for the revention and detect ot fraud and er iire¢JuknriLie5 Lo I0¥ rea50Thab a55uran(e Elt:_ the (harty 15 (yerating fireIlY and effettive proper record5 arE maintaiTrEd and finan0 infaOn used the tharrtyWtspuat. Ihe <hatiiy ¥hth rewart irf and regu$ The systèms ol Iniern)l ¢onir41 ère desb)neO tr ie•5tyWt4e JssiY4nce ainSt matertal m155tatement or loss. Apwov¢6 by iht Tiusie¢s on .[ ZOZ6. Slgned thelr behJKI by Trwee....-. Pnnted Namè. Év frA6KigL /1 fyJSTK S
The Parochial Church Councll of the EctlesiasticaT Parish of St Augustine Highbury INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 ieport to the tW5tee51 tnernbers ofThe paral Chwth trntil rfthÈ EcdÈ>•sbcJl P•sh St Au9ustyf¢ NJhJry M the C¢Ounts trth¢ ye¥ eftj 319t trnbEr 2025. Aesp¢¢14¥e rtSWSibilili¢S ol trustees and exaThSTrer The ch3ntY'5 twsiee5 are responsth for ¥Uwnts. The trLtstees ¢W$r th an audit is h¢t required tor thjs yearunder Se([ 144 of the £hariDes Aci 2DII {thÈ thatan eXam1Thatft Is neéded. examine ¢hE arcouDt5 undprse( 145 of the Chanf•e5 to Ihe grocedure5 In the ge1 tXrectx by thÈOkwlty Commlsthn (nSeCtIOn 14515)Ibl thÈ tharitses A¢1. to State whether partKufar motters hBve COMÈ to rny Blljls ol lTrdepend•nt •xJmlnrfs My examlnatlon was carrw wi nl X<ord¢t Jral 9ryen by tbp CThaTrty commis5. An exation IDclude5 è rewew orthe accountiry Fe£ords kept by the tharAy and a the ¢ IhtyS¢ records. It also in¢ludes ¢MSid¢ratpun ol unusual Iten15 or d15cIosures in the and seeking eWan3tn5 from the trvstees conctrnlng any 5th matters. The Qrttedyres vrtaertaken nrt wTrvidp all the ewdpJKe that w10u be required al1t. Dd (on5equenUy no opinion Is given a5 to the westrt a'tyue and fairf ¥iei¥ w tr rer•rt 45 limttea to th¢se rnaiiers Sel wl the ststEment bekni. ITrd•p•Trdenl statemwht In Connects my exarnlnatitsn. mailer hès<(Yrt io rnyaiten whKh gwes me reasorhatrle cauSÈ io that in. any nwterièl ttspe£L the io keep accountiw records hi accordanceth S¢<tM 130 ChartiesAd". to prepbrè acctsunts with the x¢twtiry ffE¢otdS wP1V tbp anI19 rwrements of thE Charitie5 Act h?Ye been o)et: 4r to whKh, in attentsc 5hDuld be dra*Tr ryder 10 ol Ihexciwts io be Swrted '. tkte.. 30.4.26 Kim Gorne5 FCIE rrtA4T IndÈpÈnd¢rtt Exèmhne¢s Lta The Grain Se pledrarn Lane th Chichester P020 7Ets
The Parochtal Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustine, Highbury STATEMETr OF FIMANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Deg9natÈd Toial Total Fund5 3$-D25 3k-Dw24 Funts FU RECEIPTS DtylabOIlS & Lewes 95.5QO 53.24 146.748 147,840 Investment IrKorDe 3b 3.B26 3.826 3.106 59.770 59.770 79.515 TOTAL RECEIPTS 21 344 230 541 PAYMENTS Costs ol Charitrknle ktivit5 155,563 55.030 210,593 224.233 TofAI RÈSOVRCES EXPENDEII 155 563 210 593 224 233 NET IEi¢OMINsiiowf¢oiNGI RESOURCES TFIANSFERS BETWEEN FiINPS {308) 308 NET PIOVEMEMT IN FUNPS RECONCXLIATION OF FUflDS= TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FOAWAItD 29.215 24.198 46,937 100,351 94,030 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARO 440 102 102 loo jsi AJI ol the Charity 5 (peratw)Trs are da55ed a5 C¢Wttui9 opuatlQD5. The form these fian(l 5toteiTrEnts. Pè9es.".11 tty 14
The Parochial Church Councll ot the Eecleslastical Parlsh of St Augustine. Hiyhbury STATEMENT OF A55Efs AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Tot•1 31-DÈtr25 31-D¢¢-24 Fvnd FU Current A55ets Cash it bank 3nd in hand 79.377 2.724 102.102 100.351 Total Current A55ets 724 io 102 NET ASSETS 79.)77 IOQ,J51 R•pros•fftiéd bv.. fjenerol Funds Re5trKted fund5 D¢srOte4 Punds 3J,440 32.440 22,724 46.937 29.215 24.198 46.937 22.724 46.937 TOTAL Fiiritss 79.3?7 21.724 lQ2,102 IDQ.351 Ass GIftAid 3.182 7.SS9 Indepthdent ExaTrlioe¢s F 1,260 1.260 1.260 1.260 TIiVSTEES RESP014SI8ILITIES III RÈLATIOII TO FItyIANCXAL StATEMEMtS ChaDty Law re9uire5 the Trustees to prepare finan(kil statements for txh finafftC year cornpty I1 the re9ulaiity)s set the ChaT1t5 Art 202E. Tru5tee5 havp ele(led tts take advantage rf the that ap¥ to 5fflaN charfties and have prepared a Receipts and Payments A¢tytit 5taleillenl dASS¢ts artd LioblitJe5 arE Set out on pa9e5.'- proveé thÈTrnst¢es Signed on the5r behalfby Trustee.....-..-.--..-...-.. Prlntéd Name.. riEV fr/46iiirL AKJ5TIS 10
The Parochial Church Council of the Eccleslastlcal Patosh of St Augustine. Hi9hbury NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 l.A¢tOUNTIII6 POUC¥ES The pnPaI (Onb9 le5 are 5urnrnari5ed bekny. accthinbn9 prAC have appled COStendY throughout the The accounts have been prepared thÈ"AecÈirts and Pa¥nwMs- •5 rrfestriw ty the Crffjmi5&DTh2f5, and they rneet the appropnatE W requeretS. held by the charity are eittr'. l. UnrÈtrirtÈd Thesè aré fuhds whith can be in the thanVsobJe¢iNes. ai the diXrttW4 ofthe tnotees. 2. A•strrted fuflds These Bre funds thal can rAily be used for rÈstfictÈd rrr %•hthin the Oh5•f the tharlty. 3. Desi9nat¢d These fund5 are fund5 Set a5idE by the tnlstets oii&t unrestried geal frforSpe[ff PUfP05e5 wwojetts. txpenditure Liabilitie5 tts j(lude c05t5 ol Ihe Preparat and examinatvjn of 5tatthy x(jnts. ihE (U5ts the fiEe5 rneetsn95 and ¢st ¢f any leyl advlco tCtwsws Qft 9werrtance ty ¢(tIt1 nwtet> Flxd Assets The rharity converted to a Re(eyt5 and paYrnts ba5 th 2020. Piior to Xed A55ets WEre rawl0 they o>uhJ be used for more thart year artd ¢ost at ast El.5ty). They waw at ¢ost Or. if 9klel. at the alL to thatsty on recelpt. Cw5Ecr<led and benEfKe WUPErty wpre eluded from the fina101 statETht5 by 5Ettw %12)lal ofthe ChJritse5 A¢1 2022. Movable church fufnishifflgs by Vital and churthwardÈns ¢lA spÈaal iiusi the r£c and requiTe a faculty for di5PD5al were accounted for a5 Ina&enable property ueSS (Se[watd. For anything acguired pnor to 2000 therE Ill5uffi(ient ¢ost Information ay<ilotAe thertltye 5LKh 055et5 Ort I¥)t valveo in the finKi•l atetheAts. Sv)seou¢rtlly individual Item has cosl more than Él.Oth) so all such ÈxpÈrKliturÈ has been wrlLten off hen Incurred. Tht cost of fixed assets acqulred u51 grant5 from the Cloude51ey Tru5twere caprta115ed the wrthase pnce a5 greatef Uwi £500. Depreciativn Expenge Fixed Assets had Deen lully the ¢haty ¢OA¥erteo w • ketyirs * Payrnenis b•5ts 2020. Eqtsiprnènl used within Lhe church premises as etcled <)n a straffjht line bS over fIr years. iierns a wicha5e Pri of 500 less were expensed when the asset Wa5 a(quired. There ha5 be rhan9P to the (OntIng [¢5 (Varwbun r5aDd rnEihVtsrfar(wj ynre last yew. Curvent a55et5 Short depDSitS iU¢ cash heWw tht CW Churth d Errtjw Pts. Thert has been thèrtge to the pdires Ivatialityl rlée$a rfrwos¢)fx¢<wrrt•l91 srK¢ $t year. 2. TANGIBLE FIXÈD AssErs FtsrrniurÈ EquiprneDt FulThtult & Eqpent 2025 £¢)St At l January 202$ 26.935 97.NO 123.935 At 31 Oecember 242S 123.935 ActumulatÈd At l January 1025 ChJ¢9¢ f¢r the Year 26,935 97.r 123,935 At 31 Détember 202$ Net Book Valu At 31 Derernber 2025 Ai 31 Decernbti 2024 The 4nnu41 commitrnenis yndef rLtyI-¢an¢dltyJ weraiiryleases ¢a¢0Mrn1rnerts asfdkvA'. 31st t*ceMber 2025." Nah¢ 315t Oecefflber 2024.. None
The Parochial Church Council ol the Erdesiastical Parish of St Augustine. Highbury NOTES TO TKE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr DECEMBER 2025 3. INCOMififj RESOVRCES Dubiated ToLIl TDLII 31-Det-14 a} Donatlons & Ltyad Donations Curate Cdlertions DDnatknns- lrtiern Grtnt-CknJde5ky Tt Grant-other Givih9- N4161ft deth Gift Aid Tax Reverab 64.796 64,796 306 9.008 3.937 48.308 63S 3.896 17,800 82,356 739 13,025 3.93> 48.308 63S 32,803 1.300 1.696 15,928 390 X7,8Wtr 147 B46 b) ITrwstm•nt lTrcom• Interest Received 3,826 3.826 3,186 ¢1 Atliyiti¢S rorGETreratlY funds Build4n9 kental tMe akSta11 Incoffle Church Rental I1M..- Fyaygroup Fee5 for SeeS, ttc Other ih¢¢me Doposits Held E$5 Right5 sale 35.104 334 35.104 334 21.67B 301 20898 283 20,498 283 1,094 2.457 18,528 SS2 857 2.4S3 4. RESOURCES EXPENDEO UhtE5tti(ted Re5trirted Oeywated Total FndS 31-DeIs Total 31-Dec-14 Note Charitable ActivitSes= Bank Charges 8oDk5tall Church malnten)n¢e {IrK. Or9Jn&chJr¢h fatit) Chyrrh expen5e5 Curate costs Cvrate exp¢nSts Clwde51ey funded experbses Common Furtd DepD51t5 Refunded Equipment Purthas¢s Gi5 to people GraThtslDty)atithlS Insurance Costs Printing &stationery {irtc. rth(tKorAet) 122 174 11.567 1.255 I9.• 59 180 531 174 3.762 9.800 19,909 59 46.639 62.ODO 1.167 52 1.424 3.370 8,678 1.6L4 482 2S 3.789 416 46.639 34.15] 92.000 61.iKM) 1,167 51 1.424 2.735 8,678 4.403 1,388 2.$47 8,796 l.B46 787 63$ 482 TIMÈ for tsod U Training & Teach9 expen5e5 lfitat's Èxptnsés 1.749 416 2.961 276 275 E[trtY Ga5 Véater Aaies Slav C05t5.'- Staff cost5-Salarles ind bnlIS Staft ¢05ts-penSbOD ContributlQn5 S.596 5,393 5.092 2.7r/ 5,092 2.F77 24.735 624 Jio 125 S52 24.73$ 624 310 125 6,268 24.?25 620 567 2,307 4,720 Surtlry Expehses Intern Scherne Gove¢n?n¢e costs-.- Independefflt Exarnlner Fee 5.716 1.200 1,26 1.200 155 S63 210 593 224 233 12
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Augustlne. Highbury NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THÈ YEAR ENDED 31sr DECÉMBER 2025 FUNDS RÈCONCILfATION 202S - CURRENT YEAR 5. RESTPI¢tED FVMDS 01-Jav-25 Expethyte Tiansfe¥ 31-De¢-25 thvrch Grant Redevel¢gment Fur Cloudesley Fund Or94n Fvn Pastoral Care Fund 635 {635? 3,266 3,266 1.602 B.575 1.494 40.308 146.6391 8,575 1.494 3.937 (7.7561 Curate Crlppleoate Grants Projtr 392 7.027 392 7.027 Total Re5trlcted FU5 ZOZ5 308 The Re5trirted Fuft65 are rewesenied by thÈ 011$ restNes and are ti> be expended a5 5tJerified abvve. alanc 01-Jarp25 O. DESIGNATED FUND5 EXp¥e tr0¢r 31.Dotr25 Church FabD¢ Fund RedevelorKnert Fund-Oe5vJnated 46.266 651 46.286 651 Total Desl9naied Funds 46,937 46.93? Genèral Ftsnds 29,315 159,096 {155.563) {3ts8) 32.440 Total GÈThÈtal F¥Trds ISS S63 Total Closlng Fundj 2025 100 351 210 593 io 102 PREVIOIIS FIIIANCJAL YEAR Rp5tvicted Fund5 8alaTrce 01-n-14 Tran5ter Redevelopment Fund Cl4vdesl¢v Fuhd Or93n Fund pastoral C4re Fvn llltern Futbd 3.266 1,481 7.70D 1,494 3,266 75.494 87$ -7F.042 8.575 1.494 2.243 739 -7.yl -2.961 2,222 Cripplegète Gr5 Prolertur 392 7.027 11,350 4.323 rrtal kest. Pur5 36.Ll• 79.BSI (9l.763) 24.198 alanc 01-)an-24 Deslgnated ExP¥WJrt Ir4nsfer 3X-Dotr24 Church Fabnc Fund Fieltvelopment Fund-(le5Wted 50.01$ 651 (3.728) 46.286 651 rotal Desl9nat•d Fundj 50.665 (3,71B) 46.937 7.260 150.696 29.215 Closlng FundJ 2024 230 547 124 233 13
The Parochial Chur¢h Council of the Ecclesiastscal Parish ol St Augustlne. Hlghbury NOTES TO THE ACCOUNfs Icontinuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 7. If¢vESTMENTS The Charity held na In¥estmErt a55ets during tIu5 or the fina1 8. CASH AT BANK AND Ir4 MAND Total Total 31-Detr25 YI-D24 FuThls Currtrtt W¢ CCLA Deposit Fund petty C4sh 4,925 74.44 4.92S 97.172 21.724 101.996 79,377 22.724 101102 100.3SI 9. OEBTOItS AND PREPAYMENTS The Charity he no Debt#iS durifwj this ty Ihp wtviws [Wi•l p. 10. ¢riÈDrtQRS AEID ACCRVALS AIIOUNTS FAiL1I4G DVE WITMTN ONE YEAR The Chanty hekJ Creditor5 during this or the prev5 finarKial 11. CREDITORS AND ACCRUALSAMourtrs FALLING DUE IN MORE THAFI ofiE YEAR The Charity held no b)ng term Iraknlibes thiin9 ttrxs PIÈ¥1($ liW¢i¥ petK¥J. LZ. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS YOTAL 2025 TOTAL 2024 Gross Wage5 &sales Empltsye¢'s National Jnsyr•i¢e Costs 24.73S 24,791 529 Averaoe nymbÈ¢ ol emr4oy¢es ¢ryW in each of the fol1v9 acUvtS'. Chafitable A(tivitie5 The Charlty operates a PAYE scheme to w •ll niertErS d stalf 0j w ern recwved enrnents exce55 of £60.QOO. 12024- Nanpl IJ. TRUSTEES AND QTHER FIEL4TED PARTIE5 payTnenls were made lo LtU51ees or any pe{5 CiMected thern Ihis vetxKI. NO matwièl transèth tr plate between the Orn158111 3j a tru5tEe or allYpeo cwnE(ted ith theffl.12024- f4Dnel 14. AISK ASSESSMENT The Tru5teE5 actrwely the mè]cr riss whi(h the charty faces tin a regular bags Wieve that rtWin¢aihirt9 the free reserves staiea ¢omtyrted wth tr anhual re¥vI ul thE (rLI5 over key an[la1 sYsten carred wt on an annual bashs Will provi(k sufficient resources In thé evÈTht ol advÈrsÈ ¢¢nthlW> Tht TwSte¢s hève also e¥amiDpd Ot1 oaonal bJ51ne55 r6kS which they lace and upDfirm thal they have estalshe systhms to mrt•9aiÈ thÈ 99rtifiunt risks. 15. RESERVES POLICY The Twstees have Ctsnsulered the level d re5etve5 Ihey )5 to retain. appwate to the tharrty's nÈe&. ThFS Is based on ihè charity's Size the riTranC c0mrnitrnt$ heKI. The Yntsiees aiTrl ttr enyJre thE thaDty be ae to CDlltinue to fulfil its (hiritab objerre5 even if there 15 a temary 5horVall Incofflt or ufiÈxpe¢ted e%rthyiiur¢_ The IrvSteeS will endEèvour I to sÈt aSidÈ furtds unnKe55ty. Ifj. PUBLIC BEIIEFIT The Chanty èrknywled9es its wuirempnt to dern{strate (IEarfy that It rnust charrtable Purposes Or'Jims' Ihai are for ihe publK benefit. Dotails ol hw the Charity has èclMp¥ed th5 wuvided 4n the Tw5tee5 repNt. The Tru5tee5 confirffl that they have paid due re9ard the Charrty CQrnrnS50n or* Wrt be(tyt what artitIES the chanty shj1d unoertèke.