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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1133241 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 FOR ST GEORGE THE MARTY￿ WASH COMMON Hain&s Watts The ￿ghtb0X 87 Castle Street Reading Berkshire RG17SN

ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, WASH COMMON CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMETrirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Page Report ofthg PGC 1 10 4 Independent Examingrfs Report Statsment of Financlal Actlv(tles Balance Sheot Notss to the Flnan¢ial Statsments 8 to 15 Detailed Statsmgnt of Flnanoal A¢tlvltJe8 16 to 17

ST GEORGE THE MAirrYFI WASH COMMON REPORT OF THE PPC FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 St George's Church is a constitvent part of the Ben￿ce of Sl George and St John N8Nbury irk tho N￿ury D￿nery of the Diocese of Oxford within the Church of Englarhj. The coryeSP)nden￿ aldress is St Georgé's Church, 2C6 Andover Road. Wash Common. Nevknury. The Parothial Ghurch Council IPCCI is a charity (number 1133241} ￿gIStered wtth the Charity C(¥nmisson. st George's Wision Statement At Sl George's Churth we are called by GCMJ and Inspir￿ by Jesus to encourage and equip one another to grow in faith and love. serving the c￿nmunity of Wash Common. reaching out to all p￿￿e, especially those in need, and being good and faithfLI stwdrds of our gffts and the vKJrld's resour¢e$. Responslbiliti08 and Purposes The PCC has the reswnsibility of C(H>F￿￿ting wth the incLwnben{ in promoting the ￿¢1& mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, socia and ecumenical. As the parish church of Wash Common, we have special responSi￿lity to be xb've in supporbrKJ and encouraging the community life of the parish. helping those in need and c)ffering pastoral seNices. The PCC has overall re5wnstbility for the church, St George's Centre and St Luke's Chapel situated on the same laThJ. Saeguarding, Health and Safety and GDPR comptiance are key resF*Msibilities of the PCC. PCC Membership Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or etected by the Annud Parcchial Church Meeting IAPCM) in accordan￿ wth the Church Representation Ruie& During the year the followng served as rn￿berS of the PCC: Incumtent Assooiale Vicar Assooiale Priest Revd Becty Bwan Revd Gary Cc41ins Revd Tefry Winrow Wadens John Hudde Linda Ling RepresentatNes on the Deanery Synod: Philip Real Ronnie Herd Kathy Winn)w Sarah P(y)k Elected m￿nberS Ronnie Herd Robin Clugston Linda Ling Philip Read Sarah Pook (Stranding Committee) John Bolan (Standiro Committee) Chris Foster Emma Moffatt Jon Houghtc CTropted Revd Fkn'ta Ball Safeguarding Officer Kathy Winru¥V Secretary Henrietta High Treawrer Frawis Clayton Page 1

ST GEORGE THE1¥14KrYK WASH COPAMON REpoFrr OF THE PCC FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Organisatlonal Structure Working wlh the inGumbenC the PCC is the elected leadership team of Ihe Church ensuriro full comFlian th charity and eGGle&astical law as vll as helping St George's to fulfil its aims and objectives. The Standing Committee has delegated to conduct PCC lyjsiness be￿•￿en meetings- this committee is made up of inGumbenL licensed clergy, churchwardens, PCC secretary. treasurer, and tvrt) elected members of the PCC. It met 7 times during 2023. A Safeguarding sub-group of the PCC, led by the Safeguarding Officer, ensures that the PCC'S full ￿mmItrnent to excdlence in this area is delivered. Additionally, there are 7 Wortong Groups of the PCC, vhich meet at least termly arKi reFQrt to the PCC: Communications.. Children and Youth., F￿lliteS and Fabric.. Finance, Funding and Gwing., Nurturing Faith", Pastoral Care CTrordinabon.' Worship and LituDJy. Rlsk A$s￿$ment The PCC is requi￿1 lo gNe consideration bjth to fv maj.or risks to bthich it is exposed, and lo systems designed lo mitigate those risks. The major risks requiring wnmenl are summarised in line wlh the recommendats'ons in the document The Charities Act 1993 and the PCC.. The duties crf the PCC,, section 1.43. Flnancial risk Reporting to the PCC, the Finance. Funding and GivwvJ WckiNJ Group. manages all finanaal dealings of the church and Centre and provides regular, updat81 reports for ￿ PCC. Trese are in the form of management atto)unts, thich are produced m(ffithly. These detal actual income and expenditure, and a fore¢asled m(￿t￿Y cash flow for the Iota year versus the budget. The treasurer, who leads the wc￿kIng Group. prrNKles ¢JetaileA finanaal reFths at every Standing Cornmittee and PCC meeting and answer5 any questtons rdated to the financia health of the church. The Church's Cash Handling Pdicy is rewewed annually by the PCC and imF4emented throughout the charity. It is the policy of the PCC lo hdd minimum cash balar￿ of £20.000 for the church and £10,OC() for the Centre. Al any lime of the year, if the cash flow forecasts show that either of these balances is expected to fall below the minimum ffigure. the treasurer must inform the PCC and eX￿aIn the circumstances. Reputatlonal Risk and Publlcty The church publicises much of its work via the St George's ￿s1te and Facobook page. With the mcNe tu online services and digtal ccmmunications incre￿r0 Sin￿ the pandemic. care has been taken to assess our position ￿th copyright and GDPR. Our licence ￿1th CCLI has bn duly updated and renewed for the changa circumstances. A key respyjrbsibility of the incumbent and PCC is to ensure thal the reputation of St George's is not compromised in any way bepause of publicty and extem￿ communications. There is conlact with the Diocesan Communications Department to keep up to date with the changing reswnsbilities in this area. Our GDPR privacy and data policy, whlch is reviewj annually, is published on our ￿ebSite. In March 2022 the PCC further adopt￿ a Sc￿181 Media Pdicy based on guidelines from the Oxford Diocese. Statutory and Legal Requlrements Great care is taken to ensure that the PCC sats'sfies all ￿ and legal needs related to St George's Church and Cantre. The major aspects are in heath and safety, safeguarding, cash handling, security, GDPR and personnel. Dutios of the PCC Members AII PCC M￿berS are aware of their legal and statutory re¥￿￿bilItieS a5 Trustees of a charty as ￿11 as other obligations as leaders in the church. ￿1 new PCC mwbers receive a document summarising the expeciab'ons of PCC memters, and the responsibilities of twstees. Page 2

ST GEORGE THE MARTYR, WASH COMMON REPORT OF THE PCC FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Health and Safety Working Mrithin the par￿eterS of our Health & Safety Pc4icy dl ￿nI￿rng$ within the St George's complex are regularfy inspected by certain PCC members and by professonal safety personnel to ensure that a safe environment e￿$ts. Emphasis is given to ￿tchenS. fire safety. gas and dectriaty supplies. Fire extinguishers a￿ tested annually by external professionals. Safeguardlng In May 2023 the PCC review&J and approved the Church's Safeguardiry Policy and Kathy Winrow was re-appointed as St George's Safeguarding Officer. At every meeting a rewt is received from the Safeguarding officer. The Safegwrding GrcMJp has ensured St Ge￿e'S is fully comFAianl wth all aspects of safeguarding, using Oxford Diocese guidelines. All PCC members have receNed Safeguarding Training. The DBS register is kept up to date and volunteer 4reements are tang complet￿. During 2021122 the Oxford Diocese introduced Parish Safeguarding Dashboards thich ￿ere outlined to the PCC and reviewed thrc￿ghOut the year, being updated wula￿Y to ensure excdlence in this area. Securlty CGTV is fitted ffAtemally on site to deter vaTtddism and thelL &gns ￿ pJstgJ to alert visitors cl its use. Operatlonal Rlsk AJI church buildings are fully Insu￿ V￿th E￿e$l3$￿.¢al Insurance against all likely rtsks. This company specialises in the Insuran￿ of church buildings. induding church halls. Regular examinations of troth the intemal and external structures tske place, and preventative m￿ntenance ensures that the buildings are kept in the best FX)ssible condition. Activitl•s of the PCC The full PCC met 7 times during 2023 and one memter jc4ned meetings via a Zooxn link. Tyiycal attendance at meet1r￿S througFwt the year was over 88 per cent Key locus areas for the PCC in 2023 have trRen: Ongoing stratsgic focus on vision and outreach prlortlies: 1. To serve the community of Wash Cornrnon by offering a wami vlc¢Jne community café at st George's. The café enjoyed its first full year of otxraling and has trxome an established part of lrfe at Sl George's. Run by volunteers, and cyen thr￿ days a it offers a welcoming and inclusive space for local people. 2. To reach out to and supwrt people of al ages by iTNesling in a pad ￿rt-time Children's and Families w￿ker. The role was therbsed 2023 bLrt VE were unat￿e lo appinL The vacancy wll be readvertised spring 2024. 3. To address the deteriorating condthon of the church builthng ith a full renovation projecL Work undertaken duTing 2023 to create a prqect ￿lef and plan. Also. remedi81 wvrks We￿ undertaken to tackle serious problems wth the guttering. The overal size of the vthole project means that careful planning and coordination is vita,. this has delayed the painting of the exterior of tre church. 4. In connection with our going greener ajenda, w)rk Wan on the extem?I space at the front of the chur Site to introduce new planting, including a fruit tr￿, to encourage bio4iversity. Work also began in 2023 on commissioning a new LED lighting scheme f￿ the church building which will be installed in March 2024. 5. Supporting the n￿ghbOun￿g parish of St Michael's Enbome to find a sustainable future as part of a new three parish benefi￿ with Sl George's and St John's. The relationship bets4*en the three churches has ¢onlinued lo flourish despite the SI0￿eSS of the fonra prctess overseen by the Church of England Church Commissioners. It is expected that we wbll offioaly txome the South Newbury Benefice of Sl Georgo, St John and St Michad in late springlsummer 2024. Page 3

ST GEORGE THE wirfYR, WASH COMMON REPORT OF THE PCC FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 8. Generous giving was another fccus for the PCC, a PCC manter appointed to Co-ordinate the disbursement of giving to othw charibes in accordan￿ vAth our Misyon Giving Pdicy. Throughout the year, St George's saw COntinL￿ encouwing signs of grovth and renwdl, despite the changed pattem of church attendance c(Mning out of the pandemic(and seen in all churches). Sewi￿5 followed a familiar pattern and format, and Ir¥estreamiThJ of seNices continued through the year. During 2023 16 funerals and interments cl ashes were taken ty Sl GeLYge's clergy. There were 12 bapt'sms, and 2 weddings conducted at St George's. All the church seasons were rnarf(ed in t￿1 wih servTrw study and fello￿lp groups, a walking pilgrimage across Hampshire to Christchurth Priory tc#)k as well as various popular soclal events. Al0￿ with the full provison of opporiunities for Wor￿1p, owr pr(Nision for children and young F￿pIe continued throughout the year, incluthng a very successful Holiday Club in July. Groups met IhroughoLrt the year on Sunday momings. and in the eveniry for dder teenagers. On Wednesdays our T(Kldler Group has been as popular as ever. Thwe are 195 people on the church electoral rdl. A signiffcant amount of work has been urKJertaken during 2023 to ensure our facilities are in good order, including addressing Ong￿ng issues with the grourKI sour¢8 heat pump, and repairs to guttering and fascia board& The PCC was pleased to gwe full support to the Sabbatical due to te taken by Revd Becky Bevan in summer 2024. Overall, 2023 was a year which saw gcod progress ¥￿th our slRtegic outreach priorities, though Nwth challenges still tr) be overCc￿e in terrns crf recrLMtirKJ a pad children aT)d fanilies work?r, and with the co-ordination and funding crf the large church renovation proj'ect. Our vision fiThnty remans to be a church ere K%e 'are called by Gs>J and inspired by Jesus to enCoU￿Je and equip one another to grow in faith and love, serving the ccfflmunity of Wash Common. reaching out to ai p8)ple, especially those in need, and being good and faithful stewerds of our gifts and the wrrfd's resources,. We look forward to the continued expresslon of this mission throughout the ¢CMning year. This report ￿d5 approved by the members of the PCC on 19th March 2024 at the PCC meeting and signed on their beha￿ by: STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document The charity is controlled by its g￿ernIng dc¢umenL a deed of twst and constitute8 an unincorporated charity REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE D￿AlLs Approv&J by Ord￿ of the board of trustees on... . . . .... .......... . and signed on its behall by: Henrietta High PCC Secretary Page 4

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PPC OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR. WASH COMMON Independent examinorfs rgport to the trustees of St George the Martyr. Wash Common I report lo the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of St George the Martyr, Wash Common (the Trust) for the year erKled 31 De(xnber 2023. Responslbllltles and basis of rnport As the charity trustees of the TTUSt YOLJ are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordancg ith the requlrements of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe ACYI. I rewrt In respecl of my examination of the Trust's accounts carrred out under Section 145 of the Act and in carylng out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions gNen by the Charity Commission under Secllon 14515llb} of the Ad. Indopendent examinerfs statement I have completed my exwninalion. I confirn that no material matters have com8 lo my attention in connection wth the examination giviry me cause to believ8 that in any material respect: accountiftg records were not kept in respect of the Tnjst as wuired by Section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with those records. or the accounts do not cOm￿Y wth the applicable requireTneTts corbcetning the fotm and content of accounts set out in ihe Charilies (Accounts and RepoTtsI Regulations 2008 other than any requiremant that the accounts gNe a true and fair view which is not a matter cA)nsidered as part of an indepèndent examination. I have no cOn￿mS and have Ix)me aoro&s no other matters in connection th8 examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in to enable a prow Understa￿11￿9 of the accounts to be reached. Martin Thomas FCCA Haines Watts The Lighlbox 87 Castle Street Reading Berkshire RGI 7SN Date: Page 5

ST GEORGE THE MAKfYR, WASH COMMON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 Total funds 2022 Total funds Unrestricted Restr￿ed funds funds Notes INCOME AND ENDoWMETr￿s FROM Charitable actlvitles Church Activities 105,747 3,664 109,411 93,594 Other income 58,947 48.012 Totsl 164694 EXPENDtTURE ON Charitablo actlvltle8 Church Activities NEf INCOMEI{EXPENDITUREI 15,356 16,397) 8,959 (27,4431 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tota] funds brought fofward 251W8 297,957 325,400 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 61N25 297.957 coKriNUING OPERATIONS All incc*ne and expendrture has arisen frcxn Continuing activib"es. The notes fom part of these finanual statements Page 6

ST GEORGE THE MARffR, WASH COMMON BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBeR 2023 2023 Total 2022 Total funds Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Noi&s FIXED ASSETS TangitAe assets 10 11381 241,059 253.440 268,113 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors.. amounts fdling due wit1￿￿ one year 11 Cash at bank 1,704 1,704 1,650 36,441 5.735 54.767 5,735 60,502 38,091 CREDITORS Amounts falling due wthin one year 12 15.723) 11,303) 17,0261 16,2471 NEf CURRENT ASSErs 31.844 TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURREKr LIABILITIES 61,425 245,491 306,916 297,957 NEf ASSETS 64,425 245.491 297,957 FUNDS Unrestricted fund5: . Unrestricted funds Restricted funds: Restricted funds 13 61A25 48.069 251888 TOTAL FUNDS 297,957 The finandal stalefflents we approved by the B&qrd of TNstees and authorised for issue on . and were signed on lis khalf by. Revd Becky Eevan - Trustee The notes fom part of these finanaal statanent$ Page 7

ST GEORGE THE MAFUYR, WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ACCOUNTING POUCIES Basls of preparlng the flnanclal statements The finanoal statements have been prepared lo gNe a'true and faiv view and have departed from the Charities {Accounls and Report51 Regulab"ons 2CKJ8 only to the extent required lo provide a 'tru8 and fairf view. This departure has involved follcwing the chanb.es SORP IFRS 1021 published on 16 July 2014 rather than the Accounts"ng and Reporb"ng by Charitie5.' Statement of Recommended Pra¢tice 8ffectNe from 1 April 2(K)S whith has since been withdrawn. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost conv8ntion wth items rec￿niSed al cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes to these accounts. The finanual statements have been prepared in accordance wth the Statement Df RecommeThJed Practice.. Accounting and Rep)rting by Charties preparing their account3 in cordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard aPpl￿ble in the UK and Republic of Ireiand (FRS 102) issued in November 2019 and Charities 2016. st George the Martyr. Wash Common constitutes a public terrfrt entity as defined by FRS 102. INCOME All income 15 rwnised once the Church has entiNanent to Ihe incc￿e, it ￿ probable that the income will be reGeived the amount of inccAne r￿AV￿e can te Mea￿Jred rdiably. Voluntary income and capital sources.. Planned giving, collections and donations are r￿nISed bthen ￿1Ved by or on behalf of the PCC. Income lax recoverable on covenants or Gift Aid donations is re￿nIS￿ then the income to ￿thIch they relate is re￿Ived. Grants and legacies to the PCC accounted for as sojn as the PCC is notified cl its legat ent'dement and the amount due. All other income 1$ re¢ognised then it is receivable. Funds raised by the fete. garden paty and stmilar events aff &￿Inted for gross. Sales of books and magazines from the Church bookst211 are acctsAnted fty gross. Other ordinary income.. Rental income frcffl the letting of Church premises is r￿niSed when the rental is due. Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) and Renewable Heat In￿tive.. The George Goes Green project included the installation of photowdtaic ￿11$ on the Church roof and the installabon of the gr￿nd source heat pump. The Fthoto-voltanic cells generate eleclriuty ￿lch is sold back to the nati￿al grid under the gOV￿Me￿¥S FIT ￿herne and the ground sour¢e heat pump is eligible for the Renewable Heat Ir￿entIve. The income is accounted for when received as unrestricted incryne. Donated services ￿ facilities are recognised vknen the Church has control over Ihe item. any conditions assouated with the donated item have been mel the receipt of econcmic benefit from the use of the Church of the item is probable and that eojnomic benefit can be measured reliably. On receipt, donated professional services and donated faalities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Church ￿lch is the amount the Church ￿)Uld have been wlling to pay lo obtain serviGes or facilities of equivalent eConc￿nIC benefit <￿ the open market a corresponding arn￿nt is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipL Income tax recoverable in relalion to donations rewveil undw Grft Ad or d￿S of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. Page 8

ST GEORGE THE IDIARTYR, WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEPIIENTS . continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21)23 ACCOUNTING POLICIES - contlnued Basls of proparing the financial statemen18 Income tax recoverable in relation to irNestrnent income is recognised at the time thé investment income is re￿Nable. Other income is ￿ogniSed in the peri￿ in Nthich it is rece￿at￿e and to the extent the goods have been provided or on compleb'on of the service. EXPENDITURE Exwditure is rectsJnised ¢xKe there is a legal ￿ constJuctive otligation to make pa￿llellt to a third party. it is probable that settlement wll be required arKI the amount of the obligation can be measured reliaNy. All expenditure is accounted for on an &cruals basis. Atl expenses including support Costs and governance costs are alloc*ed to the applicat4e expeThjitU￿ headings. Grants.. Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or vthen awarded, if that award creales a trfnding otAigation on the PCC. Activities diwly relating to the of the Church: The dic￿&s2n qL￿ta or parish share is a¢¢￿TrIed for ￿en payable. Any quota unpaid at 31 December is provided for in Ihese acccrtjnls as an operational (though not a legall liakn'lity and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheeL Costs of generating functs * costs incuTred in attr&ting vdunlary inc(wne, and those incurred in trading ath'vities that raise funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised then it is incurred and is acuunted for gross. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION Cons&rated land and buildings and movable church furnishings: Consecrated and bene￿ Property is exduded frc¥n the ￿C￿nts by s.10121{a) and Icl of the Charities Act 2011. All expenditure inCu￿ed during the year on consecrated or tEnefice buildings and immovable church fumishings. thether mantenance or improvement, is WTitlen off as expenditure in the SOFA and sepawtely disclosed. This indudes all expenditure on the "George G￿S Green" project. Movabte church fumishings held by the Vicar and churcTrwardens on special trust for tho PCC and whiGh require a faculty for thsposal are inalienable property. listed In the Church'5 inventory, which can be inspect&J lat any r&asonable lime). For anything acquired PEior to 2002 there is insufficient cost infomiation available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements Subsequently no indvidual item has cost more than £1.500 all such exp￿ditUre has been written off when Ir￿Urred. Other fixtures, fittings and office equiFxnent Individual items of oquipment with a purchase price of £200 or less are WTitten off when the asset 18 acquired. Tangible fixed assets are slated at cost less depreciatw)n. Depreciation is provided al rates calculated to write off the cost of fixed assets, less their estimated residual vaue, over their expected useful lives on the fcAlowing bas Page 9

ST GEORGE THE PIIAFrrYR, WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENfs - conllnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 ACCOUNTING POUCIES - Continued Basls of proparing tho financial statements Tangl￿e fixed assets are carried at cost. net of dep￿ation and ary wision for impaimient. Depreciation is provided at rates culat&J to ￿lte off the cost tsf fixed asset4 1&88 their estimated residual value. over their exwted useful lives on the for1￿1￿J bases.. Freehold propety - 50 years ￿ a straight line basis F￿tureS and fittings- 10 years on a straight line basis offi￿ equiwnent- 10 years on a straight line basis I￿rEREST RECEIVABLE Interest on funds held on depostt is Ir￿Uded vthen receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by Ihe Church", this is r¥￿alY u[￿ notification crf the interest paid or payable by the Bank. DEBTORS Trade and other debtors are wognised at the seillement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the anount prepaid net of any trade dI￿unts due. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liqud investments wlh a short maturity of three morths or less from the date of acquisib'on or c4)ening of the deposit or similar accounL CREDrroRS Creditors are recoJni88J vthen the Church has a present oblh3ation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amoLJnt due lo settle the obligation can be measured or estimated rdiably. Creditors are normdty rwnised at their settlement amoLJnt after allowing for ar)y trade discounls due. FINANCIAL INSTRUMEKrs The Church only has fIr￿CIal assets and financxal liabilitie5 of a kn.nd that quajrfy as basic financial inslNments. Basic financial instruments are I[￿ba]Y recognised at transaction value arKI subsequently measured at their settlement vdue with the excepb.on cl bank loans which are subsequently measured al amortised cost using the dfecve interest mdhcxj. CURRENT ASs￿s Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 De(￿￿[ in respect of fee& rents or other income are shown a5 debtors less provision for amounts that may prove nc￿-cO1lecIabl￿ Short-terrn deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank. Tangiblo fixed assets Depre￿atIon is provided at the f￿1￿Ing annual rates in order to ￿te off each asset over its estimated useful life. Fund accountin9 Restricted funds represent a) inccme frcv)) trusts or en&)I￿ne￿I8 thich may ke expended only on those restricted objects provided in the tems of the trust ￿ bequest. and b} donations or grants received for 8 specffjc object or irNited by the PCC for a sFecific 0￿.eCt. The funds may only be expen¢Jed on the specific object for ￿lch they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year musl be carried forw8rd as a balar￿ on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Page 10

ST GEORGE THE MARTYR WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMETrifs - contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 AccouTrifiNG POLICIES - ￿n￿nUed Fund accounllng General funds are unrestricted funds which are avatlable for use at the discretion of the members of the PCC in ￿rthe[ance cl the general otyectives of the church and ￿lch have not been designated for other purposes. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTivrnES 2023 Church Activities 2022 Total activibes Gift Aid Donations Donation$, Appeals et¢ Collections (open plate) Fees Magazines 72,714 22,818 11,125 2,364 390 63.351 16.511 8,112 3,360 109411 CHARITABLE ACTIVMES COSTS Direct Costs {see te4) Supp)rt cosls (see note 5) Totsls Church Activities 159 399 DIREcf COSTS OF CHAFUTABLE ACTIVMES 2023 2022 Church Activities Special c(Ilections paid Dictesan Quota Clergy expenses Church running costs Church Maintenance Printing, stationery and cc*nmuni¢ations Expenditure- parish m4azines SeNice costs Church hall running costs Choir & organist costs Depreciation Govemance Bank charges 1250) 852 70.690 4.168 13,029 7,312 7,695 3,154 2,676 27,040 5.981 12,506 7.449 74,234 3,06S 11,839 8,745 6,875 1,037 21,416 3,387 12,672 175 151.889 162,302 Page 11

ST GEORGE THE MAFrfYR, WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEWS- ￿Trtinued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 SUPPORT COSTS Information FIna￿e technology Totals Church Activities TRUSTEES. REPAUNERATION AND BENEFrrs No members crf the PCC received remuneration or other b￿￿Tits ts the year onded 31 December 2023 nor for th8 year ended 31 December 2022. Trustsfjs, expenses During the year, meM￿rS of the PCC r￿1Ved wmbursement of expenses amounting to £3,637 {2D22 - £4.2311 arKI made donations lo the church an￿nting lo £11.301 (2022 - £13,236). STAFF COSTS The average monthly nurn￿r crf ￿n￿Oy*S during the year was as f￿1￿& 2023 2022 Benefi￿ Manager No emtloyees received ￿￿￿)ents in excess of £60.(￿. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REMUNERATION The Independent Examin¥s remuneration amounts to an Indewident Examination Fee d £3,000 - (2022-£3,000) COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVrnES Unrestricted funds Restrtcled funds Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charitable activltigs Church Activities 92,451 1.143 93,594 Other income 48.012 Total 141606 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activhles Church Activities 152.429 16.820 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE {11,966) 115.4771 127.4431 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 58,035 267,365 325.400 Page 12

sr GEORGE THE IAAFrrYR, WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTivrriES - continu Unrestricted R*icled funds funds Total funds TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 46,(IS9 251,888 297,957 10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSErs Fixtures and fitbngs puler equipment Hall Totsls COST At 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023 568 179 DEPRECIATION At 1 January 2023 Charge for year 247.386 42,470 12,230 302,066 12,673 At 31 December 2023 257.327 314,739 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 December 2023 240,734 9.072 3,634 At 31 December 2022 10.730 266.113 11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE YIIThIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Prepaytnenls and accrued inccyne 1,650 P83e 13

ST GEORGE THE MARTY￿ WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMfs - ¢ontinuod FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 12. CREDrroRS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE W￿H1N ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trade creditors AcGruals and dderred inccffie 6,247 13. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 31112123 At 111f23 Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds 15,356 61,425 Restrfcted funds Restricted funds 251,888 16,397) 245fv91 TOTAL FUNDS 306,916 Net mLwement in funds, induded in the at*)ve are as fdlow3: Ir￿Oming Resources resources expended Movement in funds Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds 164.694 (149,338) 15,356 Restrlcted funds Restricted furKIs {10,061) 16,397) TOTAL FUNDS 168.358 159,399 Comparatlves for movement In funds Net moV￿nent in funds At 31112122 At 111r22 Unrestrictsd funds Unrestricted funds 58,035 (11,966) Restricted lunds Reslricled funds 267,365 {15.47n 251,888 TOTAL FUNDS 325,400 27,443 297 957 P￿e 14

ST GEORGE THE MARTYK WASH COMMON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEMfs - conttnued FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2023 13. MOVEPAENT IN FUNDS- conlinued Comparative nel movement in funds. I￿1uded in the atr4)ve are as foll Irwming resource5 Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestrictsd fvnds Unrestricted funds 140.463 (152,429) 111,9661 Restricted fund8 Restricted funds 1,143 118,620) (15.477) TOTAL FUNDS 141606 169 049) 14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There ￿ere nc rdaled party trans*tions for the ended 31 DeCeM￿r 2023 Oth￿ than those disclosed in note 6 regarding rambursed exFenses lo. and donations received from the members of the PCC. PaJe15

ST GEORGE THE MARffR, WASH COMMON DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTNMES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 2022 INCONE AND ENDOWMETrirs Charftable activltl¢s Gift Aid Donations Donations, Appeals elc Collections lopen plate) 72,714 22,818 11,125 63,351 16,511 8,112 3.360 2,260 Magazlnes 390 109,411 93,594 Othgr Income Church Hall Leitings elc FJ-In-Tariff 45,161 34,835 Total Incomlng resour¢¢s 168,358 141,606 ExPEND￿vRE Charitable activities Chur¢h Activities Special collections pad Diocesan Quota Clergy expenses ch￿￿h running costs Church Maintenance Printing, stationery and communi¢atiMs Expenditure- parish magazines Service costs Church hall running costs Choir & organist costs Depreciation Govemanco Bankcharges {2501 852 70,690 4,168 13.029 7,312 7,695 3,154 2,676 27,040 5,981 12,506 7,449 74,234 3,065 11.839 8.745 6,875 1,037 21,416 3,387 12,672 8,348 175 151.889 162,302 Supportcosts Flnanco Sundries 188 Information technology Immoveable church furnishing 7,427 6,559 This pwJe d$ not fom part ofthe stattjtory finanoid st*emenls Page 16

ST GEORGE THE MARTTh WASH COMMON DETAILED sTATEmEp￿ OF FINANCIAL AcT￿lEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 2022 Total resources expended Net Incomel{expendlturel 27,4431 This page does not form part of the statutory financid statements Page 17