St Paul's Beckenham The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Beckenham Charity No. 1133108 Trustees, Annual Report and Financial Statements 318t December 2025 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastlcal Parish of St Paul 8eckenham CONTENTS ANNUAL REPORT FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31rt DECEN￿ER 2025 Alm and Purposes Objecllves and Activitles Flnanclal Challenge of the Church Hoating Replacement From Challenge to Opportunlty Achlovements and Perfonnance Worslllp and Prayer Communty Engagement- Comect St Paul's Soturdoy Connect Cafe Bab￿ 8nd Tothle Fiiendship Gmup Ganlening Team 10 Knit Natter. Crdft and Clkgtter 10 Supersoup Lunch 10 Ocra&*)nal Events 10 Pastoral ca￿ at St Paul's 10 Youth and child￿.$ Wo 10 Youth Wo The Parochial Churth Counal of the Ecclesiastical Parlsh of St Paul 8eckenham Sunday Squad 12 Expeiiency E8Sterafft1 ExpeiienL¥ ChiFslmas Etrpnts 12 Mis*on Partners Supported by St Paul's 12 Report on Church Goods arKI Omaments 14 Eco Churc* 14 Deanery Syncm 14 Ecumenical Relalionships 14 FU￿re Flans 15 Structure, Governance and Management 17 ReferenrA arKI Administration Infomiation 17 PCC Membgrthip 17 The Vlofking Tearns 18 Safeguardir 19 Volunteer5 19 FINANCIAL REVIEW AND sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2025 Financial Revl 20 Regular Income and Expenditure 20 Church Funds held on Account 20 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Beckenham Reserves Poll 20 Independent Examiners Report 21 SOFA- In¢om• and Expandlture to 31" Docember2025 Balance Sh•èt a• at 31st D•Cern￿r 2025 23 Note8 to the A¢¢ounts 24-27 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecdesiastical Parish of St Paul Beckenham The trustees ofthe Parochial Church Council {PCCI present thelr annu81 report and financial statèments for the year to 31" December 2025. Alm and Purpo$o• The PCC h88 the responsibilty of Covoperatlngwith the incumbent Reverend Rachelv￿nn In promoting in the parish the whole misslon ol the Church. pastor81. evangelistic. SOCi818nd e¢umenicaL The PCC also has maintenance responsibilities for the church building and the adjoinin8 hall of Sr Paul's Beckenham. the vic8rage in Brackley Road, and also thg nearby residential Investment prop8rty of 3 Ashford House. Objectlve8 and Activit188 The PCC is committed to inviling and welcoming people to join us at our church lor onknne) and io encourage them to participate in ourfriendiy parish community at St Paul's. The PCC m8intain8 an over￿eW of the worship 8nd prayer at St Paul's and makes Sugge￿10nS to increase engagement with the parish community. Our newVIc8rjoined in July 2024. tho last year the PCC has heid 8 series of work8hop8 to develop 8 vision for the future direction of St Paul's to be embedded Into future church activtties. Overall we need to be'reflecting Christ. in allwe do. and this is supported by the five core values of beingwelcomin& making Christ known, nurturing faith. bging ¢aring, and being outward looknn& When pL8nning our 8Ctivities throug￿Lrt the year. the incumbent 8nd the PCC have considered the Commission's guidance on publ￿ benefft. In 2025 St Paul's engaged In the'G8ther Movement. research. whlch w88 a church-b8sed Social Action Mapping project. The purpose 18 to gain an understanding of what churches are doing in relation to their Social impact and community engagemenL in¢ludinggrowing connections wlth the LocalAuthority. St Paul's Identttied 8 number of communlty supporting activities: 1. A weekly. term-time thrlving 8nd gTowing Babies &Toddierfs Group 2. A term time'sunday Squad. for school aged children The Parochial Church Council of the Ecdesia5tical Parish of St Paul Beckenham 3. A monthly Youth Group run jolntly with 8 neighbouring parish church 4. Forming parish Pastoral Care Team 5. Food bank collection and congregatlonalvolunteers working at Living Well 6. Members within the congregatt'on involved with Hope into Action Bromley ITrusteelvolunteer capacity) Not mentloned In the supffj but supporting the communty. 7. Friendshlp Group- all ages and allwelcome 8. Knit & Natt8r, Craft and Chatter- all ages and all welcome 9. Gardening Team and Litter Picking- open to all in the parish 10. School Easter and ChTiStm8s Experience events end school Carol concert Slnce survey: 9. P8Storal Care team now establlshed 10. Plans to consider Wellbeing Café (Prirnary Care Network Ur*sl when church space reclaimèd 11. Potentlal estsblishment of'super Soup. (Community lunch during winter) when Church space reclaimed 12. Growth in Babies & Toddlers Group, when church space reclaimed We aim to enable parishioners to Uve outtheirf8ith wlthln our parish communlty by Worship and prayer. deveioplng an eve141eep8r knovAedge and trust in Jesus: Christian fellowrJhip; Pastoral care forthose Imngwithln the parish, and also for those on the 8le¢toral roll INing out of the parish: Support of mlsslon work: and Outreach to our community To facilitate this work and vision It 1$ important thatthe fabrlc and facilities of the Church bulldlng and its adjoining hall is maintained. The Parochial Church Council of the Eccle5ia5tical Parish of St Paul Beckenham Flnanclal Challeng• of the Church Hoatlng Replacement In Octob8r 2025 the annual service of the g88-fired pressurised Vlprm alr he8tlng system forthe church revealed a seflous problem wfiich. on further inve8ti8ation. tumed outto be ierminal. The PCC form&d quickly a Heeting Working Group: small enough to be agile and large enough to be equipped with a range of skills and experience. Profession818dvice for 8 1¢)w-carbon replacement heatlng system w83 sought by the rbewLy-formed hèating working group: St Paul's is 8 Bronze Eco Church, progressingto Silver. ar￿ the need for a replacement he8tln8 System lorthe maln church building provided an opportunity to move towards net zero on energy use. The recommended repl8C8m8nt tystem uses a c¢)mbin8tlon of air-sourc8 he8t pump8 to supply hot Water to underfloor heating and to r8di8tors located around the church interior together with zoned electric infrared heating. Additionally. as part of the church h88ting project, the church lighting will be ch8ngeO Irom incandescent to LED to re11uce the arnount of energy used. In or around 2030 are expectingto need to repi8ce the g8s boller senhngthe hall. The 81r- source he8t pumps bvill have sufficient C8P8cty to tte￿ the halls. and all necessary pipework will be installed to enable a straightforward switch over. Installation of photovoltaic panels on th8 South facing roof of the church togetherwith b8tt8ry Storage is envlsaged as a future project. The costs ofthe church heating project will be lunded through existing church resourcas. plannéd fund-raising scheme in the cornmunty. plus an appiicBtion tor a grantfrom the Church of England Dgcarbonising Churches Grant Fund. Additron8Uy grant grrfln8 ch8ritle$ will be 8pproach8d. The Installation of the new church heating heating system will b8 very disruptive as this will require the complete closure of the church lor séveral weeks. Sunoay morning services during this time will need to be held In the haU- potentially in two shifts due to capacity limitations. Ourverse of the Year (Proverbs 3=5-6}gives us a rock on which io build and a wayforward: rust In ihe Lord wlth allyour heart and lean not on your own undergtandlng: in all your way8 acknowledge hlm, and he wlll make your paths straight. From Chauenge to Opportunlty We trust In our God. vtho18 8 God of surprises. &nce mid-2025. with hewfviguidancefrom our Archdeacon. the PCC has been seeking God's vision for St. Paul's. That has continued. prayerfully engagingthe church fellowship In prayer mornings and presentat￿n8 in order to infomi. con8uIt. Shere and move ft)rw8rd together 8$ God's people here. That joumey was happening before the Heating Project, but Vfflh parallel urgent progress and engagement wtth the fellowship on the Heatlng Project. it has become cle8r that God has surprised us with 8 real opportunity for mission. What started as a h88ting projact has led us to new opportunities for mission. particularly in re18tion to how can use the main church buildlng differently. W8 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Beckenham have to take out the pews in orderto have undertioor heating instslled. and hav8 taken the opponunlty to con$iOer. Y41th active eng8gementwith our feLiow5hip. V*thether to put the pew back or whether to rep18ce pews with chairs. After major plenary discussions and corporate prayer, a consultation resulted in clearfeedb8ck that chairs should replace pews: th8 PCC declded nem con in June 2026 to seek a faculty to replac9 pews with chairs. Having chairs instead of pews and a well he8ted space will enable our large and beautrful builoing to be used by our community dramatically more during the week 811 year round. This will create real opportunty for conv8r8atlon3 and inter8ctions which are the keyto early mlsslon. We are a￿adY discovering new missional engagement with our neighbours as we involve them in our deveLopment plans and invtte them to join us In ourfundraising efforts. There is an excitement 8bout the future: real hope that we are prNileged to be at St. P8uI's when there wlll be real Kingdom building. {See'FutUT8 Pl£ns' on page 11) A¢hlwement$ and Portomiance Wor$hlp and Pray•r Worship and pr8yer18 8t the heart of 811 of our actr¥itle8 8t St Paul's; allwe do Is bec8use of God and l$forGod. In January 2025 we r8turnedto holdlngv￿ekty8.0o8M Holycommunion (Book Olcommon Pr8yerl seThices after these had been changed to Morning Prayer. depending upon the availability of 8 presiding priest. Our weekly 10.30am 88rvice$ are live-streamed and altemate bet**en Holy Communion and Morning Worshlp. Th8re are occasional visiting speakers (u$u8lly from our Mission Partners) and'Hot Seat. inteDiiews. Durlngtho 10.30am services youngchiloren are catered forwith a'stsy and play. creche and Iduringterm time}the Sunday Squad (see below). Members olthe Pr8y8r Ministry Group are avalLable In the $kle chapel at tha end ofe8ch service. and contldential prayer requests c8n 8180 be made via a Tequest box. The Music Worship team meets reguiarty to p18n th8 mu81¢ forthe services b88ed on a blend of tr8dition818nd contemporary b￿rshIp. Within this group is an Organ Woiking Group who are abLe to progress the project to reptsce the organ with an electronic mooel. dueto a large 8en8rou8 legacy beque8thed In 2025. We 81so held our ever-popu18r Christlngie service. 8 T81zé serylce, 8 Pet service and an outdoor Remembf8nce and Memorièl Service, all ofwhich werg well anended (the latter three seNices ty a number of non-¢hurch attendees). In November St Paul's hosted the Deanery Confimiation Servlce. vthere 8wen of our own candld8tes were confirmed. vlth fffteen othersfrom the Deanery. The average weekly attendance on a Sunday In October 2025. which are the statistics we are required to return to the Diocese each year. was 102 adults and 10 children. A totsl of 206 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul Beckenham adLsIts and 91 children attended ourChri8tin8le serrfice in December. In 2025 ther8 Were six W￿dding$, one Y￿dIng blessing and thirteen baptisms at St Paul's. Also fivè funer819 and three burial of ashes. At the end of 2025 there were 133 members on the Electoral Roll. of whom 47 are resident within the Parish and 86 are not resident within the Parish. We antlcipate that wlth tho major changes to the chur¢h l)ulidlng we will create mof• mi53ional opportunltie$ to make closer eonnectlon¥with thosein our own Parish. Each Wednesday. Thursday and Fri¢J8y. Morning Prayer is held in the chap81 followingthe Church of Eng18nd Common Worship Daily PrayeF. Thistime is led bythevic8r and involves music. a tim8 of group refiection following the scripture readings. and a time of open pr8y6r. On Thursday evenln88 there is an onllne Zoom prayer group to pray for the parish and the needs of tha vmrld. Once or twlce 8 month there is 8 parish pr8yer meeting known a$'Purely Prayer,. Additionally, the church building is opèn daily between 88m to 4pm. or Later. depending on the season. Thi8 is open for privat8 prayer and reflection and for the public to approach the vl¢8r for pastor81 support. CommunltyEngagem•nt- Connect@ StPaul• St Paul's run a programme of communttyfacing act￿ltIeS as part of our engagement w¢th the P8rish but also in recognition that the parish has an unusually high proportion of single person households. bvith all that potentially entails regarding loneliness and isolation. The Connect @ St Paul's activities are open to people of 811 faiths and none. It 1$ P8rt of our commitment to being a good neighbour. but allows the communltyto have a window into the church family 8$ 8 form of witnéss. It Is reLationship-buildlng and ther8 is a programme 81ongslde forthos8 conslderin8 8 journey of f8fth. S8turd8y Conn8ctCafé." Thls t&kes pL8ce In ihe moming Of the fourth Satura8yOfthe month. Everyone Is encouraged to attend and to bring their tiiends and neigh￿Urs. It Is 8 time for a chat, with good coffee. bacon butties and pastries readylor the hungry. The communty parish litter-picking team also gogs OLrt atthls tlme. Babies & Toddler& This group meets Keekly during term-iime on 8 Thursday moming. As at December 2025 there were 91 adults and 119 chlldren registered. There continues to be a ste8dyflow ot new P8rents/c8rer8 With their charges vthi¢h has been really saiistying as the majority ol these are recommend8tions from wsting members. We will shortly be unable to t8ke on 8ddition81 numbers due to the modest size of the hall. When pews are replaced by chairs in the main church buil(Jin& there will be the opponunityior Babies and Toddiersto usethe maln church building. The Parochial Church Counul of the Ecclesiastical Parfsh of St Paul Beckenham Friendship Group.. This group meats ￿￿ery Thursday aftemoon throughoutthe year. ￿ onty rare exceptions when the h811 has a PTiorty booking. This growing group has 8 well-organised pro8r8mme of events and offers a variety of guest speakers. music. 8xercise. prayer and growing friendsttlps. In 2025 8 number of senior girls from the nearby Harris Academy school attended regularly to develop links be￿een the generations, to t81k with membeFS of the group and to he￿ Serve refreshments. Gardening Team This group has faithfully served the church and n8ighbours by nurturing our grounds. which 8re used extensively bythe communty.The Teamtend the garden W￿ek[Yan￿ hold a monthly formal gathering. who 8re 8UPPOrted by a Refreshments team.. The group consists of Parishioners, somewho do notyet attend thechurch. Knit & Natter. Cr8ft8nd Chatter This group was launched in October 2024 and meets on altem8teThursdayevenin8s. It has quickly developed into a regular meetÉn8 and friendship communrty who bless others with thelr creative gifts such as crocheted or knitted poppies. Easter decorations 8nd knltted b18nkets. It is 8ttended by B h88lthy mix of congregation and non church m8mbers Supersoup Lunch.. Super Soup Lunch takes place in the autumn and into the winter when people meèt for delicious homemade soup. and a relaxing tome wtih friendly company and conversation. Unfortunately. due to the church heatingfeiling, these had to be cancglled for the rest of the wonter. Occaslonal Events There were a number of ontroff Community everrts- Resolve (a NewYeaT reflectp4e course for thosewantinEto make ch8ng8Sto theirlive31. Summer BBQ8nd Band. Autumn Fairwoth Community Café and Communitycarols. The church 18 available for concert bookings. such as the Crystsl P818ce Br838 Band and. more recently. Candlelight classical muslc concerts. Pastoral Care at St Paul s St Paul's has a strong culture of caring for its congreg8tlon and others in the parish. and many church members 81re8ty support others f8ithfulty and ￿gularlY. The Pastor81 team has been signilicantlyexpanded using a'minimalmodèl. based on havinga large team of indmdualsvtho offer one or two skills each and, with tralnin8. can be called upon occasionally to support people wthen needed. to add supportfor the Licensed Pastoral Assistant and the vicar. io The Parochlal Church Coundl of the Eccleslastlcal Parlsh of St Paul Beckenham Youth and Chlldren's Youth Work V41th dwindllng yOLrth numbers. an inltlattve was started with the youth 01 united benefice of Holy Trinity with St John's IHTSJI. The idea was to see if joining ouryoung people together thfough social 8Ctivities mtght encour8ge connection bètb*en the churches, create a larger group for young people and. eventually, develop spltitU81 gro*th. The Youth Group. met once a month throughout 2025 vAth all events belng soci818ctiwtie$. However it became evident that the churches had different objectives: HTSJ were just seeking to develop their soci81 activities as they have a Sunday mornlng bible-based group, whereas St Paul's hoped to develop the young people both socially and Spiritually. St Paul's identified sever81 young people {not attendlngthe Youth Group) vtho were showlng an interest in Bible study and Christian fellowship. with early Christian faith discussion 8nd Baptlsm requests. A Youth Group Strategy Meeting vtss held in January 2026 to consider running Youth Alpha and re-direction of joint youth group. The Youth Alph8 course took p18¢e 8nd was attended by 9 young people. who then requested to continue meeting as 8 Youth Explore. group. There has been prior interest in members ofthe Youth Group meeting on a Sunday morning during part of the church service. however, the18ck of meeting space available has meant this was not practicable. The reordering of the church following the heating inst8118tion provides more potential for developing meeting spaces (for example in the North aisle). as would remov81 of the org8n- 8 work in Progress. St P8uI s B8ck8nh8m Pr84chool The St P8uI'$ Be¢kenham Pre-school (Charlty no: 10371271 meets in the hall. The Pre-school is not m8na8e(J tythe PCG. li The Parochlal Church Council of the Eccleslastlcal Parish of St Paul Beckenham Sund8ySqu8d The Sunday Squad group Is for ¢hildren aged 411 and me8ts on Sunday momings in term time during the 10:308m servb¢e. A'stay and play. ￿Che is also available foryounger children. with the service liverystreamed into thè halls for adults to follow. The core number of families was around five. with visitors joining us on b8Ptism days etc. but overall. gener8Uythe number of children w88 about 3 - 5. Each meetingthere Is Blble te8chlng, dlscusslon. craft, games and prayer. There was 8 fun afternoon with 8 theme of'Noah' In February. bthen 18 children had 8tt8nd8d with their parents. Many had Come through the linkwith the Babies &Toddler group. Sadlythis had not Impacted on the number of children coming on a Sunday mornin& Experlenc8 E8st8rand Weri8nce Chrlstm8s Events In 2025 the Y￿k40ng,£ype[1enee E8Sterf and 'Experience Christmas. outre8ch events were run. where the church was transforme(I to create variou8'8t8tions' (such as at Christmas: Mar￿3 kitchen. Beth18hem hills. the n8tiwty stabi8... and at Easter: the temple. th8 upper room, the Easter garden and the empty tomb}. These interactN8 and creative sessions engaged children from w0￿[eY Bridge Junlor School (which is located within the parlsh}. St Paul's Beckenham Pre-school and the Babies and Toddlers group with the good nev￿ of Jesus Christ. The Friendship Group also took part in a speci811y-tailored Christmas Experience. Mlsslon Partn8rs Support•d byst Paul's SIX reguL8r missions were Supporred tytne cnurcn OuTln8 2029 wlth a donatlon of £1.893 to e8ch So¢letyv4hich afe Christian missions at home and abroad. They are:. Vfycliffe Bible Translators 5UPPOrting BibLe tr8n818tlon for the Y8kar people in Southern Russi8. SAT-7 which bro8dcast8 to the Middle East and North Africa with Chrlstian programmès in Arabi¢, Turkish. Farsi and English. Ovèr8888 Mlssion Fellowship and our support for missionarywork In ThalLan¢J. This ended at the end of 2025 8nd was replaced by Church Mis$lon Soclety 8upponing work wlth disabled and de8f people in Tanzania. Christlans Against Poverty. especially helping people with debts in our local area. Bromiey Welcare continues to provide a semce totsmiiies in the Bromley Borou8h through Indfvidu818nd group work. 12 The Parochial Church Council of the Eccleslastlcal Parish of St Paul Beckenham The budget tor away giving Is 10% of unrestrlcted legacies. but 2% is used forgivingthrough 8meTgency needs overse88 as they arise. For 2025this included £500 for Myanmar flood rèilet. and É1,170each forhumanitarian relief in Gazathrough Tear Fund and MSF{Medeclns Sans Frontiers). In addition £120 was raised from Christmas Tree ia8s and sent to Open Doors in particular support persecuted Christians. 13 The Parochial Churth Counal of the Eccleslastlcal Parish of St Paul Beckenham Church Fabrfc. Goods and Ornaments Overall. the fabr1¢ of the church (exceptlng the heating) end adjoining h811 continue to be in gotsy order and the surrounding 88rdèn is well maintained. Eco church St Paul's is an A Rocha Eco Church {8ronze Award. workingtowards Silver). D8anerySynod The Rev Richard Jone3. Vrcar of Christ Church anij St. Paul's. Anertey. was appolnted Area D88n of the 8eckenham De8n8ry Wth effect from 10th March. 2025. succeeding Fr Jeremy Blunden. Rector of St.GeoTge's. The first Synod meeting on10th March. jointly with Bromley Deanery. was at Chrlst Church. Chislehurst. when Bishop Jonath8n spoke abour progress of the'called Together, vision for the Diocese to'Ch8nge. Serve and Grov/. The Diocesé has been aw8rded central tundlng of about £11m to support its strategy, and work-streams Including mlsslonal leadership development. mission81 projects and setting up School Engagement and Resource Hubs are hi8hllghts. Archdeaconry Mission and Pastoral wo￿108 Groups will a refreshed rol8: our ArctKle8con is taking a 18ad on thls. On 4th June the De8nerygathered at Christ Church. Beckenham for a setvlce of Holy Communion. On 14th October,the Deanerygathered forworship atst. Jam8s. Elmers End. Father Russell Stagg's address w88 P8rticularly on point with encouragement to V￿rktogether as Deanerychurches andfellowship3 to build God's Kingdom. No Deanery buslness w88 conduct8d during the year. Eeumenlcal Ralatlonshlp8 St Paul's is 8 participant in Churches Together in BeckenhamicfiBI whose le8ders meet monthly and Lay representatNes quartertyto plan loint initiatives. such as the Lent Course. which took p18ce in 2025. St Paul's contributed to two ofthe fourwork streams of the course. Members of the congregation joined the other Beckenham Churches In the walk ofwf(ness 8t Easter. and there Is 8n annu81 plcnlc. The vlc8r Is one of the Transfomilng Bromley Borough (TBBI Lead8rs. TBB represents a signrficantly large number of churches based withln the London Bor0￿ of Bromley who h8ve chosen to y￿rk together on 8 rei8tion81 basis. We have a shared sense and recognition of being part of God's communlty that individu81 churches are able to achieve more when working togeth8rlor the ￿ngdorn of God than on theii 0￿￿n. 14 The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecdesiastical Parish of St Paul Beckenham St Paul's was involved in youth workwith HolyTrintywith St John's Penge. Although this inttiatiV8 h8s nowended. the clergy in Deanery Chapter are now working to bringtogether our collectivè youth for social and worship events. Futurn Plans St Paul'8 consists ot 8 large and bBautiful heritage church building with 8 small 8tta¢hed hail which is often inadequate for ourengagement with the community. The chur¢tt bullding h88 been difficult to use due to the large area occupied by the block of tixed pews vthich limits the fiexible space to the side aisles and th8 area at the back olthe n8ve. Slnc8 the inst811ation ofthe new heating system wlll require the remov81 of the pevts to instsll the underfloor pipeworL this has provided the opportunity to purchase sts¢kable chalrs rather than repairing8nd reSnst8ting the pews. This *vuld then create 8 ftexible and comfortable Intefn81 space which ￿11 provide great opportunities to use the church building creatlv8ly and. in particLtLar. in increasing our engagement and service to our l¢xal community. After con8ult8tion wlth wrttten responses trom the congregation, the PCC resolved to seek Diocesan approval to replace the pevts with stsckable chairs. In-principle Diocesan approval for this has been receNed. Subject to agreeingthe specification of the chairs. These changes will significantty incr88se the sultability of the church buildingto host educational events. con¢erts. communitygatherings. family activities. outreach programmes, 8nd other initlatlves that 3UPPOrt localweiibeing. In particular. Accommodating Demand fof our rapidly gTwng B8bies 8nd Toddlers Group- R8ther than tum guests away. mowngthis group to the church building would provide a safer space and 8 much18rger pw area allowingseparate areas for craft. creche. soft play 8nd storytime. Connect C8fé18 our popuL8r monthly e￿nt which often gets quite crowded and noisy. Movingthis from the h8iito the church to W￿uld provide mor8 space to 8ccommod8te the incr88sing number ol oeople. and be abl8 to offer 8ddltlon81 servlce8 guch as 8 book exchange and Eco-resources. Our annual Christingle sep¥ice is very popular. However ouryounger visltors may be rnore engaged wtth the servlce if t8bl88 could be set up so they had space to build their own Christingie ratherthan be given one that18 atready made. Additionally. longer term. St Paul's church %￿Ul￿ explore partnering with the10¢81 NHS Prlmary Care Network to provide space for theirwellbèing Caté. which offers mental health support. education and a variety of group 8Ctibities. We would also have thè abilty to explore alternatNe foms of worship and seating arrangements. and this may inspire our developing chu¥ch le8ders. For in5t8nce o Holy Communion l Good Friday- could provide a more intirnats setting wlth a central altar table for gathering to share communim. The Parochial Church Council of the Eccle5iaStical Parfsh of St Paul Beckenham Special ser4ice8 a& Talzé. Even$on& Compline. Davm Ser4iee, Ascension Day- W￿ could set up chairs close to the chancel to create 8 larger. but stlll intimat8 space to V¥Drship. Fatherthan squeezing people into the chancel or scattering the smaller con8r8gation In the pews. We would have a more flexible space tor the worshlp band and flexibility torthe Location ofthe pi8no and electronic organ. when the project progresses. 16 The Parochial Church Council of the Eccleslastlcal Parlsh of St Paul Beckenham Siructure, Governan￿ •nd Manapment R•feron¢e andAdmlnlstratlon Infomiadon Charity Commission Regi8tr8tion Number (Registered December 2009): 1133108 Church Address: St P8uI'8 Church, Brackley Road. B8ckenh8m. BR3 1 RB Church office: A tot81 of thirty hours admini3trati4* tirne p8r wee Address: St. Paul's Church. Lawn Road. Beckenham. BR3 1TP Church Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday &Thursday. 9.15am - 2.15pm Email: admin@stpaulsbeckenham.org.uk Bank: CAF Bank Ltd. 25 Kings Hill A￿nve. KEngs Hlll, West Maulng. Kent ME19 4JQ Independent Examinei: Erne8t K8bera, Bsc Accountin& 35 Goscote Lodge Crescent. W81sallWS31 RZ Diocese: Rochester PCC Memberdhlp Members of the PCC are either ex officio. 818Ct8d by the Annual Parochl81 Church Meetlng IAPCM) in accordance wlth the Church Rep￿SentatIon Rules, or. in the case of a vacancy arisin& co-opted. Within these rules. St Paul's 8t Its APCM in 1997 resolved that no repre88nt8tive ofthe18ityto the PCC andlor Deanery Synod should l)oid office for more than six years continuously. Durinqthe ye8r to 1 f M8y 2026the folLowlnq seThed 8$ members of the PCC". Vicar: The R6ver8nd Rachdwinn R8ad8r: Miss Sarah 8utiei Wardens: Miss Anne Harkness Mrs Anthea Prendergast Representstives on Beckenh8m De8nerySynod.' Mr Keith Howlck MrsS8ndra Horner 17 The Parothial Church Counal of the Ecdesiastical Parlsh of St Paul Beckenham Elected/Co-Optèd membern." Mr8 Maria Adu Mr David Ch8rlesvK•rlh Mr Andrew Grlfflths Mr Wesley Guy Mrs C18fi$S8 Harrington Mrs Sandra Homer (Parish Safeguarding Officer) Mrs Anne Howick (from APCM 20251 Mr Keith Howick Mr lan Johnson Mr Paul Lashm8r Mrs Nomsa Moldovan {resigned July 20251. Mrs Penny Pov￿[ {co-opted December 2025) Mr RogerWelLs Appointed Secrotsry: Mrs Anne Howiek The full PCC met nine times in 2025 with an w￿rage attendance of 73%. Standing Committe• Th1$ Is the onty commFttee requlred ty18w. It has power to tr8nsa¢t the bu8ine38 ofthe PCC between its meetings. subject to any directions given by the Council. The Workingreams The working team8 that report to the PCC are as follows: The Heating Working Group w8S set up at the end of 2025 to manage tfje process of the design, Instsli8tion and tundingot8 new Low carbon heating system forthe church building. The Bulldings Team Is responsible for maintalning and improvingthe church buildings. grounds, and faciliiies ranging from minor repairs to signrficant projects. and wherever possible doingthls In-house The Cilmate and EColo￿TeaM Is responsible lof encourawng st Paul's as 8 church. the congfegatlon 8s indivldu818 and our wider communlty. to think differentty and to respond falthfully to the cumate 8nd nature crises. The Communications Team has oversight of the v8ri0us ch8nneLs ot communicatlon used at St Paul's. both in contscting and ¢onn8cting with the immediate church family. but ai80 In sharing news and events the wlder parlsh and beyoNI. The Finance Team is responsible for all matters relatingto finance and siewardship at St P8uI's. Thls involves drafting the annu81 budg8t lorlhe approval ofthe PCC, and vffjrklng wlth the vicar to make sure financial news and concems are communicated regularty and tr8nsparentty the wi¢Jer t8IIobv8hip 18 The Parochial Churth Council of the Ecdeslastical Parlsh of St Paul Beckenham The Mission Team has responsibitsty for developing re18tionships with St Paul'$ mission P8rtners. both in the UK and overseas, and vAth the organisations they are connected to. This team supports our partners through regular cotre8pond8nce and prayer. and ensures rhat any updates eithei from our partners. or their re$pective organisations. ar8 shared wth the w1derfellov￿h1p The GardeningTeam has responslbliityfor the malntenance of the gardens and lawn 8round the church and hall. The Pastor8lTe8m-See ab The Organ Working Group. set up to consider the repiecement ofthe ageing pipe organ (built in 18911 following 8 generous iegaGryto the church. Safeguarding St. Paul's ftALows the Church of England poito4 guidance on safeguarding chiidrgn 8nd vulneiable 8dults. The pollcy and procedures are revi84*d at least 8nnu8lly and signed off by the churchw8rd8ns on behalf of the PCC. Glv8n the importance ofthe roie,11 ts preferable thatthe Parish Safeguarding Offlcer Is a member of the PCC and this will b8 actiorb8d by the PCC. The 88fegu8rdlng culture at St Paul's is incre88ingty healthy. In the Last year many members of the church family ha￿ completed their approprfaie tralnlng. and have had their Dls¢lo$ure 8nd Barrlng Semce (DBS} checks. In December 2025 there was 8 Y￿11-reCeIVed.S8rÉ8U8rdIng Sunday. mornln8 seNIc8 which generated muctt useful dlscussion. Voluntse St Paul's Church flourishes almost entirety on the 8en8rous and joylul sep41ce of indtvlduals In the fellowship. The PCC would like to express Its thanks forthe support of the maryvolunteers wtho devote significant amount oftheir time to the running of St Paul's each waek, which in itself gioTrfies God and is noticed and appreciated by the eommunty. In particular the PCC thanks the He8ting Working Group Vh￿ have been working hard on drawing up the specrfication ot th8 new church heat(ng system and finance who have been preparingf0rfundrais1￿. This trustees, annual report and accounts was 8pproved bythe PCC on 29th July 2026 and signèd on their behalf ty Reverend Rachel Winn. [Revefend Rachel Winn]. 19 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parlsh of St Paul Beckenham FINANCIAL REVIEW AND STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW R•gularlncom• •nd&ponditurn Income. less one-off ￿g9cleS. was £189.000-an Increase (rt 13% Expenditure. less the On￿Off costs or p8th lightlng**as £206.000- an increase of 7%. Th8 deficit before one-off items decreased to £17.000 from £29.61X) in 2024 To covor the deficit would requir& an Increase of 9% in regular income. The deficr( equates to 9% of the lund$ heid on account bythe church. In 2025 we received two generous legacies totalling £60.000 The two largest expenditure lines continue to b8: Parish Offer {previously called Parlsh Sha￿) ot £76.889 b¥hich is paid into the Dio¢eJe Common Fund. in retum forwhich our Vicar's stipend. pension and housing are provided. and we receive Diocesan support le.g. training. admin. safeguarding). Church Running Cost lincludlng office and admin, but excluding one-off costl of £71.000 {2024- £65.400) In 2026 expectthat regU￿r costs will increase. mainly Lrtilty costs, and atso Parish Administrator & office costs 8$ ourAgsistsnt Admin18tr8tor hag now started her employment. On tha positive side. the Parish Gmng Schem8 {PGS) whl¢h started In18te 2025 is noWwo￿n8 quite ￿11. At the end of 2024 St Paul'3 had 62 regular givers; at the end of 2025 itwas 66. Of these. 22 h8d moved acrosg to PGS plus another 6 newgivers who responded to the appe8L Sincè then 8 further 3 ￿"verS have rnoved to PGS- plus 2 new donors and 3 anonwnous one3 who m8y or may not be new donors. Chureh Funds held onA¢count At the end of 2025 the tollowlng amounts were h8id as c88h or near c88h:_ an amountof £51.404vMs held as cash as unrestricted'General Funds,. an amount of £99,677 of Designated Funds Ibeln8 the Designated Funds overall balance of £109,111 less the Audio Visual Equipment fixed asset amount of £9,434). 'Desi8nated Funds, are amounts which the PCC has set aside for planned purposes, but which the PCC may be able to 'un-designate' rf it needs to cover deficlts or hernatively may be able to re-designate to switch expendlture to changed intentions. £21,463 of these funds are held in the Diocesan Repair Fund for future building repairs which can be substantial given our Listed Buildin8 Status. an amount of £75.118 w88 held In'Restricted Funds. where 8 donor or legator specrfies the purpose for their donation or legacy. Restrlcted funds cannot be added to general income. ReseTh8$ Poucy The PCC have stipulated thet cash sufficienz to coverthree months running costs of the church 18 heltj as unrestrlcted G8n8r81 Funds. Thls amount is in Ihe region of £50.0(X). 20 INDEPENDEKf EXAIIJNER'S REpoKf TO THE TRu¥fEES OF THE PAROCHIAL CfrWRCH COUNCIL OF sr PAUL. IIEW BECKENHAM I rem rn the xcw)ts ￿ the ch•rfty tsr thè 31st t*cwnber 2025 As trtstees of the ch)rlty, the rI￿r5 of the Parc(hlal Chwch C¢Jmcll are re¥h)nsTble for rhe weParnti￿ of treaccwits. Tr mernbers that an a￿lt IS requ6red fty thts year Ivrth 5eth(xTr 144(2) of theCh4rltles Art 2011 (The 2011 Att)) and that an fr￿d￿t examlnatlon Is ￿. It Is my rE5rxxSf￿lity. .to examine the accwits WKler 145 of the 2011 Art. •to foilvN the wocedwes L)Id ln the Gweral DI￿t￿lS ty the CI*iTty Comrnlssi(M) under sectkn 145151(bl of the 2011 kt; arKI •to state whether wtIc￿r mattÉYs have cfxre to rny attffltlon. Basls of Indepthdent Ex*nlner's Stthnent My exaMknatI￿ was tyrt in accordarKe wlth General Olrecticns ￿ven by the Charlty CLYnmtsa￿. An examlftatl(xt InclthJe5 a reAth¥ of the acc(xntlng rectrds kept lry the chortty and a cn$ pa￿ GMn9 S(*•n Tax rec¥)verab Othor g￿ng (In¢*Jdkn9 ￿•￿9) Churth H•ating Sundry donatbns LegaL78S 64.480 10,114 19.984 16.569 12.307 76,787 10.114 19.984 16.569 7,638 2.018 80.485 20,888 2.018 2,369 113 165 19.945 193,110 159.368 2b Acll¥lll•• *x g•n•r•Ong Funol ra￿9 1SOlh Annheftary 2.271 709 2.980 3.938 415 2.271 2.980 4.353 2c Inv•$kn•m In¢om• R•ntal ncoft*- 3 Ashftwd Hou80 Interest on bank & ￿￿e*S￿n actounl¥ 13.838 13.838 3.639 12,695 1.771 16.613 2d I￿(4￿11￿9 r•$ourc•$ frt¥n ¢h•rftsl4• activll•* Bookst8W and biblg 198ding noles Inctsn￿ from us¢ ofthurth halg Fee Chldr•n'¥ a ￿th actfvrt*$ Church Away DaylA￿Y W•gkond Flow•rt 505 505 22.024 7,221 4.883 22.024 7.221 393 19.152 5.637 5.088 4.883 88 45 Ladi8s Group Garden Group Or98n r•pak8 Chapal 750 750 In(xJm from 8819 ol TOT￿ INCOMING RESOURCES 160 387 26.860 249018 Not•8 to th• FJnJnclal Statèmerfs Detallod Expendlturn for year •ndlng 31 December 2025 RESOURCES EXPENDED Unr•strlcl•d Fund8 G•w•l D•slwMtsd R•str5c*bd TOTAL 2026 TOTAL 2024 3a Ch•Yii•bl• •ci?Wfid•$ knKinary & th¥rtabk gi¥ty: Ov•r**s tht*nary ￿4ets$ Reltrf & deVekI￿n1 agen￿$ mr*s*Jn & Secular chathes Mknlsity.. Ckntrsan Patkn Shwe •1g*¥d) eX￿Tr$ Vrgrage Costs Hosptsty Olher 150th Eyr Churth.. Runn*ig ltslntèn8rK* grnund¥l st of s¢4Vtss Fbw*rGmup r8n & youth •dr•kn• Catenng & 50c*I Cthur¢h h4Pa Runnkng rosts 3 Ashlord House - upk•ep & ￿￿￿n¢t Parf•h ￿8￿￿￿&1. pubkJty, book*ol & mdkng no*0 TBhthg, A￿ha &ursos & It•rr• gmuk Fofyv8rdh)g funds raised Qumquènniil & oth•rff•prRparJ 5079 2.840 5.754 5.67 2.840 5,754 6,121 6.288 76.889 372 S.079 282 78.889 372 S.079 628 2,602 170 30.217 21,209 6.157 369 6,395 2.883 8,783 7.420 1.832 14 2.865 73.480 313 9.089 53 1.261 170 4.057 14.478 26.160 23.8SO 9,257 4.753 553 5.793 3,593 7.883 7.839 1,938 227 2.830 6.157 236 133 4.960 8,763 7.420 1.487 14 1.781 160.414 188 135 164 658 3b Chur¢h m•n•g•ment & a*nlnl$lrnrfon P8iT8h AdM￿￿ratOr & Offt• lknd. go%offlanc•l thprnc*tion 27.648 27,648 27.192 4.717 32.365 TOTAL RE8OURCeS EXPENDED 188062 220 500 IS PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF STPAUL NEW BECKENHAM Notes to the Fvwnclal 3tstsments Nots 4: STAFF COSTS 2025 2024 Salarfè$ & vrnyos Tox and p•fis•Jn co818 20.089 1.046 19,421 971 Not• S.. FIXED A88ET Loasohobl invosirr*ni prnp•rty 8ookvahJo 31 Dg¢erytsr2024 Galn on r*v81uatk)n Book va￿6 31 0￿￿n￿)er 2025 61orkal L¥)8t 2025 2024 350 000 35.0(10 385 000 7,886 7.888 Th• le8se of th• 8bove ptt>pety. has than 20 yèaTr and h8$ 1)¢en exlend•d to 12S yèarn from 24 Jun¥ 1994, c Prepayments 6.342 840 5.288 6.249 720 5,582 Noto 8: UA81LITIES: AMOiA4TS FALUNG DUE VdTHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Othgr updllorn AccruaLs 1.400 6.438 1,400 5.016 Noto 9: FUND DETAILS 2025 2024 Tho ￿sIgnated Funds: Diocesan Church Repa￿ Fund Legacy for project Legacies for DÈvèknpThnt Food Vouchers ReseNe AudK) Visual EqupThnt Organ Repaws Children and Youth Other 21.463 4,500 54.000 6,000 9.434 9.204 3.818 692 109 111 58.628 4.500 14,152 9.205 5,255 91,740 Th0 Re8trlGtsd Funds: 2025 2024 Church H88ling Garden group Lvjhling Inyrov6n*nt Fund: Brackley Road to Entran maint8nancel*wrove￿nt of Sl Paufs Onjan Répaw5 Developm&nt 150th Anniversary Fund Hospilalty Fund Other 7,638 221 5,000 24.978 3.096 20.625 4,269 4,300 24.978 2.796 18.354 4,099 3.956 75.118 75.235 Dloc•san Church R•palr Fund Every rtve yeaTr a surveyor apponlod by the t)bc*se nspeds tho I￿Ul[*, 14aP% an¢J 3 Ashford House and tdentif*s any r8paiv5 he cons¥Jers necessary lo mainlain the buikluigs 81 the required standard. estimates the minrmm expanditure tequiTrd for repaw5 and the Diocese requires these amunts to be paid into specfft deposit a￿Unts at Rothester overthe fokn¥*ing fve yea￿. The Quinougnnial InspectDn of 3 A5hforrl House took plac• n 2024. The inspeclk>n of the chu￿ Wds in 2023. 27