IEMMANUELCROYDON
Annual Report
and
Financial Statements
of the
Parochial Church Council of
Emmanuel Church, South Croydon
for the year ended 31 December 2025
Re8lStered Charity no 1132879

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The Parochial Church Council of Emmamel Church. South Croydon Ithe has the res￿nSIbIlIty of co-
operating with the Vicaf. the Revd John Adams, in promotivy in the ecclesiastKal parlsh the whole mission of
the Church.. pastoral- evangelistic,. sotial" and ecumenKal. The VKar and PCC have taken account of the Charlty
COMM￿S1On'$ guttlan￿ on publK benefr( in planning tNJr adivitie5.
Ob
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Emmanuel Croydon Seeks to be a p￿ce of uncondltknnal wekome, Christ<entred revival and deep
discipleshlp, for our 8eneration and the next, in &)uth Croydon and beyond. All our teachin& minsstries and
artivities are rooted in the 8ible, and ourdesire to see Peop￿ respond tothe livin8God through creattve wo¥ship
and openness to the minT5try of the Hoty Spirrt.
The principal xtfvtt*s In supm of these objeCti￿S ￿K￿de tweekly servires of publk worshlp and prayer,
homegiovps for bible stucty and felk)wship, and a wide range of reguLir mid-week and other periodic actwities
which engage all ages of oui Lxjngregation. and prov*4e oP￿rtunIt*S to reach out to our community. We are
betomin8 an increasin8ty dfverse community- ffh)re representstive Or￿jr pèrish.
Emmanuel 65 blessed with many committed ¥o￿nteers. who ahJn8shle our stsff team. oi asslst with our
ct6vities. The PCC would Ilke to exwem 115 Ihanks to all who vglunteered thtlr tirne so williTr8lv durln¢ 2025. In
July. we said 8L*Jdbye to our Ministry frainee. Dirna Horda, who left to be8ln studying at Oak Hill 8lble College.
W0￿h1P 0ndPm￿l
Throu8h our w•ekly servke5. we contlnue to reach poopl* wlth th• Good News of J¢sus. ￿er the past year,
our Sunday pattern of worshlp and prayer has comprlsed the folbwlng setvices..
Sunday momln8S at Ioarn.. Thls seryke Iwhkh 5$ •lso Ilve-strearnedl contalns sung worship. prayers,
son85. readi￿$ from the Blble, and a s*rmn. The worship is led by a bènd with coTrtemporary Songs
as wèll as hyrnns wlth an orRan. Therè ale separate actwrtie5 forchildieft in The Rock, with a blble story,
songs. memoryverses. prayer5. ¥zmes and craft. OurYouthGftyJpalso meets. and • Be Together8roup.
for adults with additfjonal netds.
Jnday evenings at 6.30pm 16pm from October 20251. Thos s*ryKe contsins sung worship. prayer5,
readings frorn the Bible. and a sermon. The worship 15 by a barKI wlth contemporary songs.
Monthty refledNe E¥enln8 Prayer at 8.30pm.18.15pm from Ocil
Our worshlp has c*caS￿nal￿ been led by the Youth BaThJ. We have also hekl a number of Pralse Worshlp
evenlngs. Prayer Ministry has been proV￿ed at t￿1th the morTrin8 and the evenln8 st￿￿Ce. and all sermon5 ore
available for download. We were thrilled to hzve two full wnmersion baptism servi￿s- in February and June,
where 9 and 6 people respectively gave their testimony and were baptised or reafri￿ed their bapt15rnal vow5.
In additlon to ourSuTrJayserv￿e5. ryuesdayat Two-offets• mixtureof presentatk4ns. activtties and a fortnightlv
Service. traditional in style, wlth hymn5 and SermOr￿ from our pwching tearn.
At Christrnas. we held our traditio￿1 carol servKe5. indudin8 listening to the Emmanuel choit, and hearing
Christmas &ble readi￿$ whKh tell theBood newsof JeyJ5'5 corn1￿. We iolned with StAndrews church lorcarol
slnging in the local area. and ran a qu*l. more reflectr4e -BhJe Christma5- seryKe. This year saw also our first
Contemplative Christmas service, wh￿h was an opportvnity lor Christians to spend Some focused tlme with the
Lord in whai can ￿ a very EHJSY season of ou¢ieach_ On chr￿lMaS Eve. we hekl an all-age service (run twiGel
telling the story of Christmas through an imaginative dramo set in a toy shop, which enabled us to reflect on
Go(Ys soving love for u5.
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We telebrated Easterwith an all-age servKeand a quiet meditstion servte onGood Friday. and an all-age Easter
Sunday celebratlon of the mirdcle of the resurrection of Jesus, follo%%*d by a famlty trall around the church.
We held regular"Prayer at the Centre" Meet￿85 toth In person and v6a Zoorn. A speckil 24 hours of prayer was
a particularfy insptrirw and impactfvl time for many peop5e, and the￿ have been many5tories of people growfing
in their confidence and commotment to player. as well as many wonderlul answers to prayers.
Regular communkatk)n wlth membefs ￿maInS a pr￿lIty. A"Mh4-week Memo". typically led by the Vlcar. has
Èeen used to complement the teaching In ihe SuThlay S*rvk*s. and z weekly email update was sent to everyone
on the church'sdatabase èvery Frklav.
Iysclpkshlp. Ewe¥sm andPastarnlCore
Supporting members of our congregation and local u)mmunity at ¥•rious stages ol faith and family life Is •n
Important partofourlife a5 a church. One important way do that isthrou8h our Home Group5. where studles
have continued to be linked to the Sunday rnornin8 seffflon5. We continued wlth -Rooted~, the small group for
blble srudy. dlscusston and prayer forthose In thelr 20$ •nd 30$. The cler8y abo Snltlated Men's dlsclplèshlp
roups.
BSble Cafè, almed èt new believer54ThJ those explorin8 the ChristSan falth, met prky to the evening servlce each
week, to look atJohn'$ 805pel. a few ver5e5 at a time. We also offered Peop￿ the opportunity to find out more
about Jesu5 through an Alpha course. wh6ch brouBht a number of new people Into our ChU￿h famlly. Ihe
Introductlon to Jesus for those who have comè aknrq to these and other evangelistic groups has been seen in
weekly commitments to our thurch fami￿. baptisms. and confKlerKe In fètth.. and wt rèjoKe at these siens of
splrltual n*w Ilfe.
The pastoral care of church members and parlsh reS￿lents isshared arnon8 many people. It tskes place in various
contexts. with Horne Groups and the Emrnanuel Prayer Network playln8 an Important part. We encourage all
church members to exercise care for one a￿ther a5 members of the 8ody of Christ. The Pastoral Care Team,
cornprised of the dergy and pastoral minlsters. è150 ￿spondS to crises and provides one-to-one care and
counsel. We ran another Bereavew*nt Jourrw course, for those er￿¥1￿8 a recent death. or wanting to expkre
prevlous bereavement. whKh 11 ptople attended.
WlderArtl¥ltles ondmlnlsty
As we tontinut io nurture and bulk4 wr cornrnunlty. we want our qroups and activitiès to be a Pla￿ for people
to be insp¢red. to loin in, lead and arow.
Following on from a sifflilar event in 2024. we held a -Re(￿l￿¢r day In June at a stte lust ovtside Croydon.
People of all a8es from across the ton8regat•)n enjoyed garnes. crafts, worship and felk*w5hip tO8ether. We
Introduced a rnonthty Brlng and Share lunth. •nd provided Christma5 lunch for those who were altsne on
Christmas Day.
We held re¢ul•r midweek activities for our chrk4ren and youn8 people. These inchjded:
Messy Mondays, a fun monthly service with Craft. actr4itie5. aThJ rnessy fvn for prlmary school aged
children and their grown ups and sibllw.
Friday Rock, every w*ks. a popular. frjn-filled. actlon packed Broup for chlk4ren in 5th001 year$ 3-
Wednesday Hangout, forschool yeorsfr9,t*lthqam*s. delic*Ju5 knme-made cakes and the opportunity
to explore some of the bffj questions about God together.
Tuesday Pasta. for scl¥)olyears 10-13. whefe. aswellas eating pasts. there were intsractive discu55ions
about fatth and the Bsble. A fortnightfy £roup forthis o¥e range meets before the evening seryice.
and we have welcomed more YOU￿ peopk In church on Sunday evenlng.
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storytime, a weekly e¥ent for primary school th11dren which exP￿Ted Blble stories In an interactive
way. and 3150 provided an opportunity for pa￿nts to have t￿1r own sesslon to learn rnore about the
Chilstian faith.
A -First Communlon- group. which helped a number of chddren uTh4erstsnd the s*nlficance of
cornmunion as Preparat￿)ft tor it for the first time.
A bl8 highllRht was the"Dino Mayhem" knliday dub for over IW primary 5(hool children during a week in the
Summer holidays, and weekends away at CYE and Carrotywood arxl the Satellite camp.
For young families. we have seen stron8 8fOWth in numbeT5 as we have continued with our pro8ramme of
creche. Toddlers. Saturdads. Bumps and 8ab*s arKI Me55y (hufch. Our Christrnas Toddlers service was
attended by oveT 100. We have started a half-terrnly meet up for youn8 families who come to our morning
service to help them Ket to kr￿T each other better. we hold a Week￿ parents, Hgme Group foi those with
voung children still at home.
We have contlwed to develop our links wrth l¢xal sthoo15. We were pleased to host Christmas carol strvKes for
Sl Pete￿S and Haling Park schools. whkh attractetl a fvll churth. as well as Easter and Harvest servSce$ for St
Peterfs. We have atso W assemblies at St Peterfs. Halln¢ Park aThJ Ridgeway. akn8 With ad hoc RE lessons for St
Peterf5.
2025 has been an e¥cttln8 year for women's rninistry as we have built relat￿nShIpS acmss age5. culture5 and
back8round5. We have enjoyed small gr￿P bible S￿￿*$. women's breakf45ts and the Special Christmas craft
event. a5 well as on-going one-tO￿ne reading the bible together. The Nexu$ 8roup also draw5 together women
at Emmanuel io share and grow In fatth. Thei* has be*n a warmth and wllllreness to enRaKe splrltually wlth one
another on a deeper level, and to share the joys and stW881*s of ourChri5tian Ibve5 wlth one another.
Our actfjvltles for Seniors included weekty Tuesday afternoon meetlnqs, and a Summer Rendezvou5. a hollday at
home for older people, featurlNd games aNI craft. entertalnment. a Bible thought for the day. ènd lunch.
On Frlday5 each weel the Renew Lourqe offers wekome and hospital￿ and has helped us bulk4 our Ilnks Into
the IIKal commun*ty. It Indvdes drlnks and a l*hi knnth, Tworkspace5. and a Story Time for chlldren a8?d 4-
11 years wh￿h On￿ a8aln has bten very well attended. The committed team ts a brilliant example how God
U5e5 each person's gifts. talents, experience, personalrty and faith. to create a space where everyone fee15 they
belone. In the year ahead wt hope to continue wekomin8 more people into this space. by having a greater
Pfofsle on our website, by beiwd a Part of the p4fi5h door knocking initiatfve, by estsbloshlni stronger Ilnks with
our lotal social prescriber5 and cornrnunity mental health professionals.
Llghthou5e, our group for those wlth addltbnal needs and th•if ¢artr5. also met through the year.
Selam Is on En8llsh lan8Ua8e class for w￿rnen In the k￿lIty for whom Engllsh Is not their flrst language, and a
place where they can find frtendshlp. Conf￿enCe, and a wami wekomè into the UK.
In t*vms of our links acfOSS Croydon more broadty, we continue to h•ve warm lelk)w5hip with Croydon church
leaders at Month￿ knnch meetlnes, ènd to enjoy attendirl Transforrn Croydon prayef anLI praise nights on a
termly basls. Church members have also played a synifKant role in the Wekome Pathways IHope in Actionl
group. and in the re-launch ofthe Croydon Nqht Shelterforbc41 horne￿55 people. We ha¥e alsocontinued with
ministry to local prlsons, with a te•m leadin8 worship and prayer on selected ￿ndayS.
The ECO Group continued to cwrdinate our thInkI￿ •nd efforts to bè¢on* better enVirOnn￿n￿l curators of
God's ¢r*ation, both torporately and indNhJualty. We want our church- as an ofgawtr15ation. as a building and as
Members
to work to increase *wr wjsitive environmental interactions and to decrease our negative
tnviionmtntal irnpacl.
Globolmlsslon
In addition to our own ministry and mission within our parish. we 5UPP)rt and pray for mission in other parts of
Croy<lon. elsewhere In 8iltaln. and abroad. Each year we set aslde part ol our Incorne to fvnd thls. How the
lobal mission budget is spent is the respon$1￿"14ty of the Global Mission Committee. which rèwrts to the PCC.
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In addltion, some of the part5h support futhl we 8fve each year to the DiLKese of Sout1Ma￿ supports mission in
poorer parts of South London.
We provide finarbcial assistance to a wmle of people. projects and OlBanisat40ns alm1￿ to achieve a spread
acr055 work In evangelism. social acllon. lustlce and discipleship. Many of the prolects and organisations we
support We￿ begun by Emrnanuel members or have an Emmanuel member act￿e￿ In￿1Ved in them. We aim
wherever possible to maintsin these personal link5. 50 that our MISS￿ Spendi￿ is about relatlonships as well
as giving money to g¢>)d causes. We also support wr miss•Jn partner5 through prayer aftd each week in church
we pray lor at le35t one area of mission. ReguL3r prayer rneetings are held lor mission with a particular focu5 on
peoplè wlth whom we are linked.
In Septembef. JohnAdams and Natasha Burt taughtat a w￿k-10￿c0nlereTrce in Nairobi for Kenyan clefRY from
the Anglican Church of Kenya. We also welcorned FeliK Arerno (London City Mission I Crosslandsl at our
Movember rni5sion-focu5ed ￿NdaY.
Our support In 2025 (an be YOU￿ under two maln a￿•$ of actNity'.
pport forour mlssk)n p•rtners:
Slmon Fre￿h Wolki￿ with the Borderless programme run by Afrka Inl•nd Mlsslon to reach
out to Afrlcan Immvdrants refugees in ihe UK. This Includes svppOrti￿ refugee5 through
Ihe Croydon Refijgee Day Centre and teachln8 them English as a foreign language.
Ruth Kade runnin8 educath)n prcerammes in refuge* ¢amps In South Sudan
Jack and Sarnh wIntert￿rn, workirq as pastoral a55istsnts wlth Europe•n Chrlstlan Missbn In
Tour5 in Frnnc•
Donald and Becky Kamese. runnin8 Predica Vkla (Preach Lilel. a Bible Trainin8 equlppln8 local
leaders to plant Chrisi<•ntred churthes in the"CIrc￿ of Siltnce~ in Me¥ico.
Emily Speed, worklrvd with Croydon primary schools through the Spinnaker Trust.
Support lor a number of mlssion Organisat￿n$ and Pfolects In the UK and overseas whKh r*fl*ct our
vlsktn and objertives for support of evanqellsm, rellef work. ad¥ocacy for justice and buildin8 UP the
work of local thur¢hes In t￿or own communttles. Some of these projects have a longstandin8
relationship with Emrnanuel and have been supported frjr many year5. In rn05t ¢4ses there Is a strong
link with a current or former membei of Emmanuel The proierts 5UPPOrt•d In 2025 Include Afrlcan
pastOf5 5tudyin8 theology al Bishop Barham UnweTStty College, our mission partner working with
Scripture UnK)n in Tajiktstan, Pastor Nat￿Tr Ba5saty in E8ypt supported though International Need5 and
The Daniel Spar$o-Mabbs Foundatw.
Numè•rs:
A new Electoral Roll was revised in Apdl 2026, conslstinB of 324 narnes. cornpared with 310 in the prevlous
vear. Durln8 the year wg tonduct*d 15 full ImmersK>n baptism516 adults, of whom 3 w*re r•-affirmin8
bapttsm vows. and 9 under-18s1, S Infant baptisms. and 4 weddir45. Th*r• w•r•4 funerals.
FUndmI￿nI
In Ilne wlth the reporting reoulrements Included in the Charitie5 Act 2016, the Tnjstees can confirm that all
fundraising isundertaken In ￿Mpl￿a￿e with best fundraising pra¢11￿. All Mndralsing activities followtraditional
methods which have been recoEnlsed as ethical for manyyear5. DvrinR 2025 we did not employ aTry professional
fundraisers. There We￿ no complaints orcritiusms duri￿ the year about wr fundralsing activities.
6energ1 F¥nO
We reported a signrficant defKit for 2024 of E69.072, and the 2025 Budget had indicated aftother likely deficit
of £54.000. By mid-year, the forecast was that the defirit for the fvll year 2025 wouk4 be even Larger. at around
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£IcK),￿o. In part, thlswas because expenses increased by rnore than ant￿pated. as pay scales forour employed
staff track the London living wage. which Tose by 7%. Glrfin8 the first half of the year was also down.
We had a midyèar appeal. whKh was responded to very 8enerousty. albeit in part throu8h several sigRifKant
one-off gifts that are unlikely to be repeated in 2026. As regjlt. we ended 2025 with an operatbng surplus of
£6.434.
Voluntary don3￿n5 to the Genefal FuThJ (including recoverable) in 2025 amounted to £565,981 compared
with £519,744 in 2024. an increase of 9%.
Income from Charitsble ArtiVit￿$ in 2025 of £53.481 was his￿[ thon th• £48,910 rfjc0iv￿ in 2024.
Total Income of £629,737 was YA h*her than in 2024.
Total expendltttre in 2025 of £623.303 w45 3% bwer th•n In tht prevfjous year1£644,9331 lar8*ty du? to lower
running costs for the Church.
Ovgrall. incom• •xc••d•d •xp•ndltur• by £6A34 compar•d to prior year when •xpenditu¥• •xc•eded incom•
by £69,072.
De¥*lopment Fund
The Development Fund holds Ernmarwjefs freehok4 propert￿$ (the Ernmanuel Centre and three staff houses)
and the unspent cash balance5 from ￿Bac￿e$ recefved in Pre¥￿u5 years. The purpose ofthe Development Fund
Is to Invest In people. projects •nd propertles In lurtherance of EmmaThJefs mlnhtry.
Duringthe year. a donatlon of £25.OCKI was recefved In memoryofTony Sharpe. a leadln¢ member ofthe Church
for manv vears.12024.. Legac￿$ £84.388I. Intefest on the acujmulated cash balance$ amounted to £15,163
12024.. £17,788>.
Éxpehdltitrie durln8 the year IrKluded • 8rant of £3.000 towards the theolo8ical trainini costs for Dlma Hordg 95
he be8aD trainsne for full time ministry. There wa5 also a non-Ca5h depreciatK>n char8e of £42.240 felatlna to
the Emmanuel Centre as required by•c¢ouniirffj stsfida￿s.
Net assets carried forward at 31 December 2025 of £2.928.752 comprised Pfoperties of £1489.191 and cash
balantes of £439,561.
RestrktedFunds
Restflcted Funds ar6$• from those @rants and donaih)ns whlch have been specfjf6ed by the donor for a sptclf
purpose. Such fvnds are not available to the PCC to spend for any other purpose.
Incomg for the year cOn￿sted of £12.374 to suppjrt a Youth Fund set up to provide financial support to enablo
voun8 people to attend youth camps znd weekend5 away. During the year. thefe wa5 expenditure of £1.209 as
small grants to ¥ndivwJuals in need. £l.555 to tt)¥er costs of the Emmanuel Centre to provtde a warrn space for
the Communlty, £705 expenditure on provk4ing ￿ghthOuSe for YOU￿ people with additional needs, and £3,808
to support young people to attend youth camps duriN4 the summer and weekends away.
Further details arè given In Noie 9 to the Financfjal Statements.
(￿￿90k￿￿2026
The PCC has set an expenditure budget for operatwjnal funds in 2026 of £627.{1￿.
Thi5 budget envisa8es that we will furthef develop our mlntstry act￿￿e5 In support of our overall Vision. In
addit￿n. it includes allowance for work on the Church rwf. secondary glazrng for five windows in the Church.
which will improve heat-retention. and work needed to underpin our health and safety-
However, follo¥Ang a Ca￿￿1 re¥tew of all staffing rM)sts. the PCC conduded that the flnanckal ￿)SItIon could
r￿t sustaln Production and Online Media Coordinator role teyond Febwuary 2026.
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On top of the General Fund provision, we continue to have a number of pLinned Capital spends. These Include
a new platform in the Church and the phased transition of the liEhtin2 system in the main Church to comprise
LED-based Sources. whKh will require D(ocesan approval. &Jbiect to PCC approval. the Development Fund has
sufficient money to cover these exceptional costs.
In the prevalllneetonomK climate. li isdifficultto predfjct both irmme and expeThJrture for 2026. However, the
PCC considers that reseryes bullt vp in prior years will be sufFicient to cover any deficit arisin8 in 2026 but this
level of spend wlll not be sustainable in futuie yeais without a significant inuease in income. The Church held a
Vision Day in February 2026.
It 15 PCC policy to maintsin. to the extent possib￿. a balan￿ on unrestrkted funds lexcludin8 fixed a$5etsl
equatin8 to between three and six months. expenditiJTe. Al 31 Decernber 2025, the G•neral Fund reserves weie
in the middle of this ran8e and represented just under five months expendilure.
Reserves in the Devehpment Fund a131 Decem￿￿ 2025 were £439.561 exchjdlwd flxed assets. It is PCC pollcy
to carry forward Developmeni Fund reser¥es for future expendltyjre on peop￿. projects and propertles In
furtherance of Emmanuel's ministry.
It Is PCC policy to pkce funds surplu5 to Immediate wulrements wlth the CBF chU￿h of Englar￿ Deposit fund.
As a parish church. our plan isto prayerlvllycontlnue to Invest time. money and resources Into 5hafln8 the Good
News of Jesus and being z ￿nITe of prayer, worship. learniry pastoral G4re lor all who live In the local
cornmunty. or join us on line. In 2026. our year of felhwship, our prayer is that we contlnue to be 8enerou5 In
usln8 what He has gNen us to serve Him aryl to enab￿ other5 to know the rkhness of H15grace.
Th• PCC 15 re5ponslble for Con￿der1￿ the major r15ks to whKh the Church ts exposed and for the systems and
piocedure5 desvaned to mttl8ate t￿se rlsks. In th15 regard. PCC appolntments Include an Insurance officer.
safeguardi￿ Officer and a Healih & Safety OffKer.
Busldlng on the work conducted In prevknis years. the PCC rnalntalns a rlsk ￿gISter. The Head of Operatlons Is
responsible for the rlsk reRlster and. working with the Vicar, has overs*ht responsibility for health and safety
Ihroughout the Church coMp￿Xes. The re86sitr was reviewed and updated a8ain in 2025, and th• results
r•portgd to PCC.
The most $18nlfkant rlsk factors relate to the chU￿h.$ fabrk. Its actlvltles wth young or vulnerable people, and
it5 continuity of IrKome. The team were Satisfied that these risks are adequatefy and appropriately addressed
through a cornbination of insurance. Operati￿ pr￿dureS and ¢ontro15. and prudent budgeting and cash ftow
forecasting. Durin4 2025 we also instslled a new Health Safely manaaement system and created an act￿￿
plan.
Stsfvguordlnq
We lake the sale8uardinR and care of chikjren and vulnerable adults very Ser￿u$￿. The Vicar has overall
respons*billty for Safeguarding. Linda Penn is the PCC5 appointed Parish Safeguarding Officer and there are 4
Deputy Parish Safe8uaidin8 Officers.. DavKI Griffin, Llil Pamplona. Jo Lines and Ally Kewesey. Jane Mash is the
Safeeuardin8 Administrator overseelng C￿ck5.
All of our activities were carried out in accordance wrih a safeguardin8 polky In line wilh guidance Rfven by the
Diocese of Southwark's ufe8uardin8 offKer. and approved by the PCC. All group leaders and helpers involved
with any artivilies with chik4ren or vulr*rable adult5 undergo Safeguard1￿ checks as required by the poliry.
The PCC is a Cofporate body estsblished by the Church of E￿IaTrI. The Pccoperates under the Parochial Church
Council Powers Measts￿. and is a registered charity.
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The method of appointrnent OIPCC members issetout in thechurch Representation Rules. All Church attendees
are encouraged to fegister on the Electoral Roll and may then stand forelection to the PCC. All members of the
PCC are Trustees in accordance with the requirements of the Charittes Art 2011 (the -Acfl. All new PCC
members are appraised of their responsibilit￿5 as trvstees under the definrtions of the Art through meetings
and trainin& and in partiuJla¥ thrthJ8h an t￿ended briefing at the f(rst meetI￿a of each new PCC. Existing PCC
members have been provided with trainirq for Safeguardin8 children and vulnerable adults and this will be
continued for new rnembers.
The PCC has appolnted a number of Commrttees to assist in CafryinKout its aims aNI obJecti¥es'.
Standrng
Global Mis5K*n
Finance
Human ReSoU￿e$
Fabr
Eco GrtyJp
The Stsnding Comrnittee 15 empowered to tr3n5act the busine55 of the PCC belween its meeting5. subject to anv
dlrectSons £￿en by the PCC. The Standin8 Committee keeps under review all matters of PCC business that are
not deltgated to othercommittees and advfses the PCCaccordlnKIy.
The PCC and all committees additionally operate under theguk4elines of the Emmanuel Church Stsnding Orders
updated June 2025.
The PC.C met for ordlnary bus{￿$$ el8ht tlmes duflr* 2025.
Poy ortdremunerotkn
Key Management Personnel zre cons*Jered to be the PCC rn*rnber5 and cle￿35 they zre in charge ofdlrect5n
controlling. runnln8 and operztin8 the Church on a day to day ba515. All PCC members gNe of thelr tlme freely
and recelved no remuneratlon In the year. Detalls of PCC mernbers, expenses and related party transactlons are
diKlosed in Note 10 to the finanaal Statements.
Pay and rernuneratlon of our VIc4r and As%xlate Vk•r Is determlned and pald by the Dkncese of Southwark. Pav
and remuneratlon of other staff Is determlned by the PCC, with pericxllc benchmarklng a4alnst slmllaf roles and
Diocesan pay award5. Annual Increments are linked diredty to DKKesan increases.
mln
Full name of pcc
Address
Telephone
Re
Iste￿￿ Charlty No:
Inde
ndent Examiner
Bankers
PaTLKhial Church Council of Emmanuel Church, South Cro do
Emmanuel Church Office, Normanton Road, South Cro
don, &Jrre CR2 7Af
02018688 6676
1132879
JCS Accountants Lid. 5 Robin Hood Lane. &Jlton. &Jrre
SMI 2SW
CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kin
s Hill Avenue Kin
Hill West Mallin
Kent ME19 4JQ
Leadershlp and Personnel
The Vicar has been Support￿ In ￿aderShip by the PCC •nd:
the Rev Jon Feathefstone. Associate
the Rev Da¥KI Griffin. A550ciate Minister for Children. Ywth and Farnilies.
the Ministry Team. cornprising the VKar. Clergy arKf stsff Team and the Heads of Ministries. The Heads
of Mlnistry include DIscip￿ShIp and Eva￿e1￿M (Natasha Burtl. Prayer IAlison Lawlonl. Outieach
(Simon French). SenK*rs Icarol Trowerl. Women ljudith Prwjrl and Vulnerabk (sal￿ Brucel. The Ministry
Team meets weekty to oversee the day to day development of the th￿TCh'S mlntstry.
The Leadershlp Team. made up of the Vicar. AssrKiate Vicar and Minister for Chlldren, Youth and
Families. the Churchwardens and UD io three other members from the Church family Iwho are
nomlnated by the Leadership Team to complement the skills and perspectoves of the ex-offlclo
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Members and whose appointment ￿ approved by the PCC). In 2025. the Church family members
compfi5ed Natasha Burt and Svja thacko Ito May 20251.
Stoff Teom
The staff team consisted ofr
The Vicar
Amociate Vtar
Associate Minister for Chlldren,
Youth and Families (po￿ rolel
Farnilie5 Pastor (poid rolel
Children's Pastor Ipo￿ rolel
Worship Pastor (Po￿ rolel
Production and Online Media
Co-ordinatorlpoidrt)lel
Assgciat• Minist*r for Discipjeshlp
and Evan8ellsm
MiTrSstry Trainee
Reader
Prlnclpal Oreanist
SPAS
Head of Operations (p¢p￿r01•S
Adminlsirators Ipa￿ rolel
The Re¥d John Adams
The Revd Jon Featherstone
Th• R•vd Davkl
Jo Li￿5
Uzl Pampk)na
Stuart Burke
Sam Merrell Ito Febwary 20261
Nats5ha Burt
Dima Horda (to July 20251
Andrew Gillam
RKhard Mash
Elleen Parsons. Carol Trower. and Llz Davld
Sally-Ann Jackson
sie Foster Ito Aprll 20251
arlett Sondefwn (from Aprll 20251
Julia Axott
linda Penn
Jane Mash
PA to Cler8y Ipotd mlel
Safeguarding oifKer
Safeguafdln¢ Admlnlstrator
Pald mlej
The PCC has establlshed a number of pa￿ staff rolesto le•d key•c¢fvltJe5, coordlnate volunteers. and to 5UPPOrt
the clergy in thelr work. The PCC keeps the rationale for these roles und*1 rtyIJ￿r revlew. The pald roles In place
durln8 2025 are indicated in the staff team lisl above.
Annual appraisals are undertaken for all staff by the relevant Line Manager. We entourag• thè on-going
developrneni of our team and durlng the year Jon Featherstone finished the Arrow Leadership Pro8ramme. run
by CPAS. and Naiasha 8urt started her third year at Cr05s1and55eminarywheie she lsdolnl • part-tfjme Masters
covering training in theology and ￿aderShIp.
partxhlal Church CO￿¢1 Membffshlp
Members of ihe PCC are etther ex offldo or elected by the Annual Parochlal Church Meetln8 IAPCMI In
accordance with the Church RePresentat￿n Rules. t*Jring the perKJd l January 2025 to May 2026, the date of
thi5 Annual Report, the fo5k)wsn8 ser¥ed as members ol the PCC.
The Re¥d John Adams
The Revd Jon Feathevstone
WKar.
Associate Vicar..
A55ociate Mini51tr for Chiklren.
Youth and Farnilie5
Minister wff(h PTO..
The fte¥d David Grrlfin
The Re¥d Jan Wi150n Ito MaT¢h 20251
Churchwarderns:
Pete &Jrt
Rkhard Mash
Memberof General Synod:
Rebecca Chaprnan (from May 20251
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Members of Deanery Synod=
i ￿lerin01a lfrom May 20251
Mary Knrht
Richard Mash
Daniel Orazalurne
Rachel Warren (to February 20251
Etected members..
Stssanne Frerth
A￿areW Gillam
Caz Heath
Dima Horda Ito May 2025)
Clare Jeffries
Tanya Moraites (from May 20251
nda Penn
Judith Prior (from May 20251
Mark RKhes
Jeremy SincFair Ito September 20251
Sarah Small lfrom May 20251
Rachel Smith
Slmon Smith
Colin Webster
Garry Wint*rbum lfrorn May 20251
e Wool
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PCC
Charlty Law requlres the PCC to Prepare flnartkl staternents for each flnancoal year whkh ifve 4 true and fair
view of the state of affairsof the Church and of the for th•tyear. In preparin¥ those financial statements,
the PCC Is required to..
select sultable accountlry rdkies aryl then apply them con￿St•htty..
make judgements and *stirnites that are reasonable and pruden¢
comply with the applicable a¢countin8 $tsnda￿S $ubRrt io ami matertal departures dlKlosed and
explained In the flnanclal statements." and
prepare the financial statements on the Boing con￿rn basls unless It 55 Inappropriate to presume that
the Church wlll contlnue In operatK+n.
The PCC is responsible for keewngadequate acwuntinB records whlch dlsckjse. with r•èsonable accuracy at anv
time, the linancial position of ihe Church. and to enable thern to ensure that the financial staterner¢ts comply
wsth applicable Accounti￿ Standards and Ststements of Recommended PractKe and the regulations under
sertlon 154 of the Charr(*s Aci 2011. It is also responsib￿ for safeguarding the assets of the Church and hence
for takire reasonable steps for the preventlon and dèiectK)n of fraud other Irregularft6es.
On behalf of the PCC
PCC Chair
18 May Z026
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Independent Examinerfs report to the members of the PCC of Emrnanuel Church. South
Croydon
I report to the charity trustee5 on my exarnination of the acLY)unts of the ParLKhial Church Council of
Emmanuel c￿TCh. South Croydon for the year ended 31 De￿fflber 2025.
Responslbllltles and basls ol report
As thè charl￿$ trustees you are responslble for the pr*paratk)n of the a(tthJnts In accordance wtth the
requlrements of the Charltles Att 20111.the Arfl.
I report In respect of my examlnath)n of the ChariiV5 3c£ounts as carried out under sectloTr 145 of the Act and
in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applKable Directk)ns £fven by the Charity Commission
under section 14515Jlbl of the Act.
Independtrt exarnknerfs st•ternehi
Slncè th* CharlW$ 810ss Incom* excéeded £250.000 your examlntr musi be a member of a body Ilsted In
sert5on 145 01 the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualifled to undertake the examlnat6on because l am a
member of the Instftutt of Chartered AcctyJniants In England and wa￿5. whkh E5 one of the listed bodles.
I have completed my ex•mln•tlon. I conflrm that no matters haT•* come to my attentlon in connection with the
oxaminatlon ¢lvln8 m• caus* to b*15*rt that lft any mateAal r*spe¢t'.
. accountlng records were not kept In respect of the CharSty as requlred by sectlon 130 of the ACL. or
. the account5 do not accord with those records,. or
. the attounts do not Comply with the appTrKab￿ requ￿eMentS cOn￿rnI￿ the forni and content of accounts
set out in the Charities IAccounts and Reportl Regulation$ 2LW8 other than any Te4uirement that the accounts
give a'true and fair viev/ which is not a matter considered zs part ol an independent eXamInat￿n,. or
. the account5 have not been prepared in accordan£e with the methods and principles of Accountin8 and
Reportin8 by Charities.. Stotement of Recommended PrKtice applKable to charities preparing their accounts In
ccordance wlth the Flnanclal ReporUnB Stsndard applt4ble in the UK and the Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021.
I have no concerns and have come •cffj5S no ot￿r matter5 in connection with the examination to whlch
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsndin8 of the accounts to be
r•ach•d.
Mlfiam Hickson CTA FCA
JCS Aco)untants Llmlted
S Robin Hcod Lane
Sutton
Surrey
SMI 25W
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BALANCE SHEEr
at 31 Decembef 2025
14ote
2025
2024
FIXED ASSETS
Tanglble fixed assets
2,512.432
2,561,010
CURRENT ASSETS
Oebtor5
Cash at bank and in h•nd
31.555
702,222
733.777
111,045
583,588
694.633
CREDITORS: 4rnounts hlllr¥ wlthlTr ¢)ne
114,9751
130,8631
NET CURRENf ASSETS
718,802
663,770
TOTAL 14Ef ASSETS
3.231,234
3,224,780
FUNDS
Unrestrlcted FuThJs'.
GènLYèI Fund
275,615
2.928,752
26.867
269,181
2,933,829
21,770
08v•lopmont Fund
Restrirted Fund5=
TOT￿ FUNDS
3,231,234
3.224,780
Approved on behalf of the Paro¢hial Ch￿￿h COW￿11 on 18 May 2026 and 98n¢d by..
RithArd M￿h
Andre•¥ GilA•m
Chuichwardeft
Tre&suiet
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srATEMENT OF CASH FLOW5
for the year ended 31 Detember 2025
2025
2024
Cash provlded by l (used In) opeiating actwilies
(note below)
95,296
{74,2701
Cash fk)V•S from In¥e511n8 acO¥liles
Interest received
Payments to acquire tarylble fixed assets
23,338
23,795
Cash pn>vlded by Investlng actl
23,338
23,795
Net cash Inflow l (outfiow)
118,634
150,4751
Cash and cash equlvalents at I, January
583,588
634.063
Cash and cash eqU￿aknts at 3tst December
702,222
583,588
Nots: Cash flows from operatlng acthiltles
Net Income {eypendlture)
6,454
{4,5771
Interest receNable included in investiw a¢tlvFties
Depreciation
Decease / lirKreasel In debtors
IDecreasel / Increase In creditors
C¥sh provlded by I (used kn) opernllng acth71ths
123,3381
48.578
79,4
115.8881
95,296
123,7951
48,577
184,7211
19.7541
174,2701
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NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The principal accounting pM)I￿leS adoptsd, fvdgements and key sour￿$ of estimation uncertalnty In the
preparation of the flnancial slalements are as follows..
Basls of prepar&Uon
The flnancial statements ha￿ ￿en prepared In xcord•nc• woth th• Churth Accountini Regulations 2016 and
In accordance with the Charities Statement ol Recommended P¥Xt￿ 2019 (Charit￿5 SORP IFRS 10211 and
Flnancial Reportir¥ Standard 102 IFRS 1021. Emmanuel Church, &)uth Croydon meets the definition of a public
benefit entsty under FRS 102, is a corpornte body established by the Church of England, and a ￿gIstered charity
in England and Wale5 ￿. 1132879. The Church OffKe lsat Emnwnuel Church Normanton Road. South Croydon,
CR2 7AF.
The accounts h•ve be•n prtwred under the hi5torkal o)5t oJrNentlon. The accounts Include all trznsactlons,
a55ets and1Sabllltles for whkh the PCC 6$ iespon5ible in kiw. They do rK*t indude the accounts of chuT¢h groups
that owe their maln affiliation to another body nor those that a￿ Informal ¢•th*vlne5 of Church members.
The financial statements are prepared In steilin& whKh is the fUnCt￿nal tyrren¢y of the ch¢Jfch. Monetary
arnounts in these flnancial statements are rtyjnded to the nearest E.
Golni c•n¢ern
At the tlme of •pprovFn8 tht finantial statementy the PCC rnembeTS have a r••sonable expectation thal th•
hyrch has adequate resources to tonlinue in Opernt￿nal existence for the foreseeable future. Thus. the PCC
m*mb*r5 continue to adopt the goin8 wncern ba￿$ of accountln8 In preparin8 the financLIl ststements.
Funds
The financlal statements Fn¢ludt twansactions. assets and Ilablutles for whlch the PCC can be held responslble.
They do not include the accounts of churth 8roups thai owe an affillatbn to another body nor those that are
Informal $atherlngs of church rnembers- rw)r do they In¢￿de the accounts of thurch qroups uryler the control of
the PCC but where the amounts are consldtred to be immaterial.
Ir*come
Donotlonsondleqacles." vO￿ntsry Income •nd don•tions (Includi￿grants and legacies) are accounted foronce
the Church hès entitlement to the income. it is probab￿ the income will be Teceived and the amount of Income
Feceivable can be reliabty measured. Where material a5S*ts are donated to the church for Its uw, th•se are
pitslised at the estlmated market value at ihe date of the glft and Included under Incom*.
Other ord*hory knci**." Rental Incom• from the lettlry of clwjrch prerntses Is •ccounied for when earned.
Parochial fees due to the PCC for weddlnqs. funer•ls etc. èit attounted for on an event-by*vent basis.
Expendhure
Expendlture 1$ accrued as 500n a5z liability is consbdered probable, discounted to presenl value for bnger term
liabilities. Charitable expenditufe IWKlude5 all 5UPPOrt Costs in respect of the church's artivtlie5.
Grants.. Gfant5 and donat￿Tr5 are accovnted for when pa¥J over or w￿n awarded rf that creates a bindin8
obllEatlon on the PCC
Church ortlvttles.. These costs are accounted for when payab￿.
6ovefnonce costs.. These cornprise expendlture on complfj•nc• with statutory legal requirements and arè
Included tn Chuich aclivitie5.
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NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2025
Flxed assets
Consecroted lond ondbulwlnos ond mo¥vble ¢hurthfvrnlshthg5." Conse¢rèted land and beneficed propettr is
excluded from the accounts by s.101211è1 ol the charl1￿5 Act 2011. No value is placed on rnovable church
furni5hlng5 held bythe churchwarden5 on special trust for the PCC and which require a frdcutty fordtsposal since
the PCC considers this to be iTralienabte property. All eKpendTture incurred during the year on consecrated or
benefKed buildin45 and Movab￿ church furnishlw. whether maintenance or improvement. is wrltteTh off.
Otherlond ondbtslAllngs." Other land and buildi￿$ held on behalfof the PCC for its own purposes are Includtd
at historic cost. FTeehoW land 15 not deweciated.
Where the Char￿ adopts a pollcy ol malniainiwd propert￿5 to a standard that prolongs thelf I￿e$ and enhances
Ihelr resldual value, the PCC consh4ers any depreCkn1t￿n arislna to be ins*nllicant and the properties are not
depreclated. In other c4s•s. wherethe buikllrv4sdo ￿tSatISfy thesecrlteria. they are depreciated over SO years.
Assets Sn the couise of u)nstructbn are [￿t deweciated untll they are ready for use. Expenditure on
maintenance is written off as ￿n￿rred.
Otherfl#tures ffttlffjs ofv eylpnent Equipment us•d Is d•prt¢fj•ted on a straiBht-Ilne basls over 5 to
8 years. Indivbjual items of equipment wrth a wrchase WI￿ of £5.(￿ or ￿$$ are eeneralty written off In the
period in which the •sset Is acqulred.
Oebtors
Income tax recov•rabfe aNI other debt0￿ are Includd at the settlement amotsnt duè. Prepayments are v•lu•d
at the amount prepald.
Cash and cash eqyfvalents
Cash at bank and In ￿Thd Inckndes osh and short-term h*hty liqukl investments wtth a short maturrty of thfee
months or It￿ from the date of openir48of the dep05It.
Credkon •nd pro¥1￿0￿$
Creditors and provisions are reco8nised where thecharity hasa present obli8atlon arlsing from a past event that
will probably result in the Iransfer of fund5 to a third party and the amount due to settle the oblO8atlon can be
measured of estlmated ￿lIablY. Creditors and provisions afe reco8nlsed at thtir Séttlement amount.
Conce$5iofiary loans are induded at historic cost.
Flnanclal Instrurnenls
The Church only has flnanclal asset$ and Ilabllltles of a kind that qualify as baslc flnanclal Instruments. Ba$5c
financial instrurnents are initially recognised attransaCtK>nvalue and sub5equentty measured at their settlement
value.
Penslons
The charity contributes to a defined contributK)n scheff* for stsff. The amount ¢har8ed io tht statement of
financial activities in respect of Fension costs ts the contr1bjt￿n5 payable for the year.
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NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENT5
Year ended 31 December 2025
INCOME FROM:
UNRESTrICTED
R£STrICTED
Restrkted
Funds
(Note 91
TOTAL FUNDS
General
Fund
Development
Fund
2025
2024
Oonatlons and lezades
L)onations
In¢ome tsx recoverable
L•gacl•s
448,020
117.961
25.000
8,624
3,750
481,644
121,711
448,532
84,193
84,388
617,113
565,981
25,000
12,374
603.355
In¥eMmen
Bank Int•r•st
.175
8,175
15.163
15,163
23,338
23,338
23,795
23.795
Ch•rlt•ble aLtlvltle$
Church and C•ntr• l•ttlny
Weddin8 and funeral fws
Church •v•nts and activiti•s
42.655
3,308
7.518
53.481
42,655
3.308
7,518
53,481
29,811
2.920
16,179
48,910
Other sources
Grant received
Rental incom• from
non.investm•nt pr¢)p•rti•s
900
1,200
2,600
1,200
1,200
2,ICKI
2,100
3,800
TOTAL INCOME
629.737
40.163
12,374
682.274
693,618
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 Deeember 2025
3. EXPENDITURE ON:
UNREsfAICTED
AESTrICTEO
TOTAL FUNDS
rjeneral Oe¥elopmtht
Fund
Fund
Funds
(Noie 91
2025
2024
Charltable Acd¥Stlu:
Mlsslon and other
Charitsble Grants INote 121
Dlotesan contrlbutlon
80,S
172,800
224.106
35,588
83.59)
172.8
224,106
35.588
12.165
17.652
35.9)4
32.687
42.240
12.314
3.960
2.814
84,461
167,CQO
210.309
33.912
20.349
13,278
66,216
36.067
42,240
12.223
9.600
2.540
Staff Costs INote 41
Mlnistry expenses
Activity expense5
AdmlnistratSon expenses
Chjrch Runnln8 Costs
C•ntre Runnlry4 Costs
Building depreciat*)n
Church House5 Runnlng Costs
G¢)vernance Costs.. Audlt Fees
7,277
17.652
35,904
33.687
42,240
12,314
Other costs
2,814
TOTAL EXPE NDfwRE
623.303
45,240
7,277
675,820
698,195
4. sfAFF cosrs
202S
2024
Salarles
Social security costs
P•nslon contrilmrtions
208.754
10.710
4,642
195.303
10.622
4,384
224,106
210,309
The average number of employees employed the Church 2025 was 812024.91
There were no employees whose emoluments exceeded £60.(xxI12024: None)
The total remuneratlon of the Key Managemert Pe￿onnel was £34.952 {2024'.£33.2691
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2025
FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC
and Bulld￿*
Total
cosr
At l January 2025
Addltlon5
Disposals
At 31 t)•¢•mb•r 2025
2.827.051
2,907,860
2,827.051
80,809
2.907.B60
DEPRECIATION
At l January 2025
Charge for th• y•ar
Llisposals
At 31 r￿mb*r 2025
295.621
42.240
51.229
6.338
346.850
48,57B
337061
57.567
395.428
NEf800K VALU
At 31 Oecember 2025
2.489,190
23.242
2,512.432
At 31 December 2024
2.531.430
29.580
2.561,010
The freehold land and buildinKS ¢ompri5e the Emmanuel Centre •nd th• chU￿h hous•s It
12 Hurst View Road, 5 Wdls Clos• and 35 Whitmead Close.
6. DEwfoRS
2025
2024
Income tax repayable
Other debtors & prepayments
24.047
7.508
31555
42.894
68.151
111.045
7. CREDITORS: amounts fallin8 due within one year
2025
2024
Funds hekl on behaff of affiliated IWDUP5
Accruals and other creditors
3.158
11.817
14.975
3,158
27,705
30.863
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Ye•r ended 31 Deeember 2025
8. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND
UNREsfRICTED
RE5fRICTED
Re5trirted
Funds
(Note 9)
2025
Generdl De¥elopment
Fund
Fund
Total
Tanglble fixed assets
23,241
2,489.191
2.512.432
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
31.555
23S.794
267,349
31,555
702,222
733,777
439.561
439,561
26J67
26.867
Creditors
Amounts falli￿ (kne within one year
114,9751
114.975
Net current assets
252374
439,561
26.867
718,802
Net assets
275,615
2.928,752
26,867
3.231,234
The Development Fund comwlses unrestrlcted funds ltypi¢alty recerved from legaclesl deslgnated to
nvest In people. projects and properties in furtherance of Ernrnanuel's ministry.
UNRESTRICtED
RESTRI￿ED
Restrkted
Funds
(Note 9)
2024
Genernl
Fund
Development
Fund
Total
Tangible flxed assets
29579
2531.431
2,561,010
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
46.657
218￿03
265,465
111,045
583,588
694,633
343,010
407.398
21,770
21,770
Creditors
Amounts falli￿ the within one year
125,8631
{S.L￿}
130.863
Net current assets
239.602
402.398
21,770
663.770
Net assets
269.181
2933.829
21.770
3.224.780
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 Dttember 2025
9. ANALYSIS OF RESTRICTED FUNDS
C¥ried
Forward
2025
F¢Mwwd Incrxm Expenthurn Transfers
Cost of Lbving Fund
Church wlth Warmth Fund
Ll8hthouse Fund
Youth Fund
IOX186
2527
9.157
11,2091
11,5551
17051
13,8081
17,277
8,877
972
8,452
8.566
26,867
12,374
12.374
21.770
The Cost of Lrvln8 Fund pro¥ld•s small 4rdnts to supkY>rt people in financial need.
Th• Church with Warnith Fund Pfovide5 fvndlnq t4)wafds the operational expenses of openlnl th•
Emmanuel Centre to provide a I￿01M space for th¢ Community on one day per we•k.
The Lighthous• Fund prryides fvThliry for ¥tv4ff¢i•S for childr•n and YOU￿ p￿pIt with additio￿1 needs.
Th• Youth Fund prov1d￿ oranis towards the cost of youwv4 peo￿*,5 ump fees
Bro￿ht
Cxrled
Fon¥ard
2024
Global Mission Fund
Cost of Living Fund
Church with Warmth Fund
Lighthouse Fund
17681
{1,6271
11.341)
12,2861
16,0221
11,713
10,086
2,527
9,157
21,770
13.077
13.845
11,6341
11,6341
15,581
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NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 De￿rnbel 2025
10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Apart from the Items dlsclosed beh)w. there were no dtsck)￿bk transactions in ￿spect of fflembers of the PCC,
persons connected wlth them or otheT related parties.
Two PCC mernbers. the Revd. Jon FeathÈrstone aThJ the Re¥d. David Grrffin. were provided wlth lfvin8
accommodation by the PCC
One PCC member. the Revd. David Grrffin, rKel¥eil l*munerat￿n of £34,95212024.. £33.2691.
The PCC paid one PCC member travellNw expenses of £73812024.. £NIII to attend a conlerencè of the Angllcan
Chuich In Kenya.
The PCC rtimbur5ed one PCC membei E5(X)12024.. £4051 for orB•n lessons.
Mernbers who ser¥ed on ihe PCC duri￿ the year eave • toial of £109.346(2024.. E88.8791 to Church Funds.
The PCC made a grant of £1,5(M)12024= £1.0￿1} to the Danfjel Sparyo-Mabb5 Fwndatlon, a tharity whlch employs
a PCC member. Caz Hezth.
The PCC made a grant of £5,25012024.. £5.5LKII to Chrlstian Family CorKern, a charlty of whkh a PCC member,
Slmon Smith, is a TnJ5tee.
The PCC made a grant of £l,00012024: £1.Oc￿l to Kkk London, a thaiity of Wthlch a PCC membtr. Pete Burt, ts
Trustee.
The PCC made 8¥•nls of E16.75012024: £17,500) to ￿pptsrt Simon French workin¢for Africa Inland Ml$Jbn. Hls
spouse is a PCC mernber.
The PCC pald tralnin8 course fees of £6.0(KI 12024.. £3.150l for the spouse of a PCC rnember, Pete 8urt. and
£1,88012024.. £1,880) for the Revd. Jon Featherstone.
11. COMMrrMEKrs
The ch￿￿h l•as•s a photocopier. The ￿$* was rentwed in 2023 and h•s twa y•ars r•mainlng.
Lease paymertts fall due ￿ follows:
2025
2024
Amounts fallitw due within I year
Amounts fall1￿ due betw•en 2 to 5 Y￿￿5
792
792
792
1,584
1,584
2,376
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Year ended 31 December 2025
12. DETAILS OF GLOBAL MISION FUND AND OTHER GRANTS
Global Mtsslon Fund:
2025
2024
Support ofown Mlsslon hrtners
Slmon French- Afrlca Inland Misslon
Jack & Sarah Winterburn - European Christijn Mission
Donald & Becky Kames*- Sèrving In Mission
Ruth Kade Ministry- South Sudan
Emily Speed - Splnnak*r Trust
16.750
6,OlXI
5,750
10,800
2,400
41,700
17,500
6,000
7,250
7,018
4,500
42.268
Re8ul*ly Supported s¢xI￿les
Christian Family Concern
Church Pastoral Aid Society
Danlel Spargo-mabbs Found•tlon
Fuslon
5,250
2.750
1,5ts)
5.500
2,500
1,000
1.400
1,000
1,750
2.500
3,000
5.250
3,750
1,400
29,050
Kick London
Lan8ham Partnership
Open Doors
Salmon Youth Centr¢
SU CIS . Tajikistan
TEAR Fund
Universities & Coll•g•s thristian Fdlowship
1,000
2.750
5.250
4,250
1,500
30.750
Spedal Appe•ls Pmhrts
Croydon Refu¢e Day Centre. CTBC Project
Eypt Diocesan Association. C*af Unit
Int•rnatlonal Netds- ￿pt Projert
Students at Uyndan ThÈol08ical Colleges
A Rocha International- Atewa Fo￿t Proj•rt In Gh•n•
Other gift5 and grant5
1.000
1,000
1,900
1.900
1,343
1,750
250
2,690
1.712
2,000
738
8,140
8.143
Total Glow Mlsslon Fund Gr•
80,590
79,461
Development Fynd Gmt
Dlma Hord?- Theological College 5UPF
St Franus Church, Monks Hill - Youth Work•r
5.000
Totsl (hrltable Grants
83.5
84,461
fjrants made in 2024 Includ￿ £768 from gifts rerei¥ed which were by donor5 for
particular Mission partners or projects.
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