ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF KNEBWORTH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL {TAR) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Charity Registration Numb•r: 1133728 1. Admlnlstratlve Infomiatlon The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charty registsred wlth the Charity Commission. The correspondence address is: 15 St Martin's Road, Knebworth. SG3 8ER. PCC Membership 2025126 Members of the PCC and Trustees of the Charity who served from 1 st January 2025 to the date this report Was approved are: Ex Offlelo: Rector.. The Revd Charles King (Chair) Churchwardens: Mr Andrew Vtheelhousa (Vice£hair), Mr James Cameron Lay Reader.. Mr Timothy Coulson Dgan•ry Synod ReprMentatlv•8: Mrs Jane Lucas (retired 19.5.25) Mrs M8ry Theobald El•ctod M•mb•rn: Mrs Penelope Paton (PCC Secretary) Mr Andrew l•theelhouse Mrs Jenny sievens Mr Philip Skinner Mrs Vivien Philps-Tate Mrs Kirsty Banks (retired 5.1.26) Mr Mark Clifford Co-opted Member: Mr William Anderson (Treasurer) 2. Structure, Governance, and Management The PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the Rector. the Reverend Charles King, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church: pastoral, evangelistic. social, and ecumenical. PCC members are appointed in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. Moatlng8 and Attendance: The PCC met stx times during 2025. Average atterKlance at these meetings was 900/0. The Standing Committee, consisting of the Rector. Churchwardens, Secretary, arKI Treasurer. met between meetings to conduct urgent business and agree agendas.
- Objectives, Activities, and Public Benefrt The PCC is responsible for the Parish Church of St Mary and St TIK)mas of Canterbury (Knebworth Park), St Martin's Church (Knebworth), and the Parish Centre. We are committed to en8bling as many people as possibEe to worship and become part of our parish communty, Public Benefit Statementr. The PCC has complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charty Commission. Our provisions are open to those of all farths and none, and are free at the point of delivery. During the past year. public benefrt has been advanced through: Wornhlp: Provlslon of regular and seasonal worship in word, prayer, sacrament, and music. Occa8lonal Offlc88: Baptisms, eddIngS, and funerals to mark important lrfe stages. Falth Engagement: Preaching, tsaching, small groups, and children's activities (including Messy Church) for the community and local school. Communlty Groups.. Supporting the Smarties pr&school group and hostlng the monthly Knebworth Family of Churches (KFC) coffee morning. Pastoral Care: Formal and infomial acts of care for those in need. Héritage & Faciliti•8: Maintenance of St Mary's and St Martin's as listed heritage buildings for prayer and pibrimage, and supplying the Parish Centre as a community space for hire. M58slon & Charlty: Raising funds for partner chariti88 and providing donations for "Feed Up Wami Up" (Stevenage fothdbank).
- Flnanclal Revlew The trustees present the PCC'S Independenlly Examined Accounts in Accruals Fomat, including the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet, as part of the 2025126 APCM papers. During the year. the PCC received regular reports from the Treasurer and Churchwardens, ensuring oversght of the parish's finances and buildings. Approved by th• PCC and 8lgn•d on Its behalf by: Th• R•vd Charl•s Klng Ich Mrn Penelope Paton IPCC Secrntary
| PageNo. | |
|---|---|
| Stqtementoffinancial activities | 1 |
| Balance sheet | 2 |
| Accounting PoliciesandNotes | 3-4 |
| lncoming resources | 5 |
| Resourcesused | 6 |
| FurtherNotes tothe accounts | 7-8 |
| Treasurer's Report | I |
| Note | Unrestricted fundst |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds ff |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds ff |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds ff |
Total 2025f |
Total 2024 € |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||||||||
| 4a | lncomingresources from | 84,685 | 762 | 85,447 | 77,584 | |||
| donors | ||||||||
| 4b 4c |
Other voluntary incoming resources lncomefrominvestments |
2,438 1,090 |
4,000 | 271 | 6,438 1,361 |
26,000 1,969 |
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| 4d 4e |
Church Activites Otherincome resources |
38,207 | 38,207 | 32,114 | ||||
| TOTALINCOMING | ||||||||
| RESOURCES | 126,420 | 4,762 | 271 | 131,453 | '137,668 | |||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||||||||
| 5a | Grants | 72 | 1,122 | 1,194 | 1,793 | |||
| 5b | Activities directly relating | |||||||
| to theworkofthe Church | 107,093 | 1,777 | 108,870 | 126,003 | ||||
| 5c | Church management | |||||||
| and administration | 6,191 | 6,191 | 5,198 | |||||
| TOTALRESOURCES USED | 113,355 | 1 | ,254 | 132,994 | ||||
| NETMOVEMENTIN FUNDS | ||||||||
| BEFORE TRANSFERS | 13,065 | 1,863 | 271 | 15,199 | 4,673 | |||
| NetTransfers | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | 13,065 | 1,863 | 271 | 15,199 | 4,673 |
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| BALANCE B/FWD 1.1.2025 | 23,368 | 31,620 | 12,799 | 67,787 | 63,114 |
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| BALANCE C/FWD31.12.25 | 36,433 | 33,483 | 13,070 | 82,986 | 67,787 |
| rlotr | 2CI25 | tn,)f, | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FixedAsts | 2,687 | e 2,419 |
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| I | Current Assets Cash atBHnkand inlund |
28,791 | 16,588 | ||
| I | Cambridge &Countires Bamk30-day deposit Debtors |
58,SS3 ?1,607 |
27,0'13 33,9S$ |
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| 't0 | Curront liabillties AmountB due withinoft,Byear |
108,451 (28,152) |
77.596 (12,228l- |
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| Finaneedby: | --rnr,gE{,-- | r,ii-iIt | |||
| Funds: | |||||
| Unrestrictsd | JO.4JJ | ||||
| Restricted | |||||
| Mission&Outre*ch fund | 21,928 | ||||
| Donation forSlMartin's audiovisual irnprovernent$ | 3.243 | ||||
| Sonation for$tMartin's lighting | 6.250 | ||||
| Faterson bequest | v87 | ||||
| Priegt's Eenerrolent Fund | 650 | ||||
| Donation{oryoung people | 500 | ||||
| Elsie Mar{ln bequest | 205 | ||||
| Endowment | 39,543 | 31,66$ | |||
| tstshoppbequest | 6,110 | ||||
| Cobbold fund | s,522 | ||||
| Green bequest | oan ucL |
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| Illaleheqr"l,sl | 556 | ||||
| 13,010 | 12,754 | ||||
| ;-ffisq | L:i;,'-,781 | ||||
| Approvod bytlnsKnehworthParmhialChurch Oouncil on: | it.,u | r'\tr-.i..-rJ-.'"'"..(. | |||
| Signed on its behalfby: | |||||
| (,t"\&dr,t | ( | ||||
| {PCIOChairrnan} | (Truslee) |
| Note | UnrestrictedRestricted& | UnrestrictedRestricted& | Total | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fundsendowment | ||||
| 2025 € |
2025 E |
€ 2025 |
t 2A24 |
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| 4alncomingresourcesfrom donors | ||||
| Regular giving | ||||
| - Gift-aided | 48,103 | 48,103 | 49,786 | |
| -Notgift-aided | 4,906 | 4,906 | 5,021 | |
| OpenPlate collections | 2,046 | 2,046 | 3,798 | |
| Gift-aideddonations | 850 | 850 | 1,250 | |
| Special Collections | 762 | 762 | 438 | |
| Giftaidrecoverable | 1,050 | 1,050 | 3,896 | |
| Other donations | 2,473 | 2,073 | 11,794 | |
| Legacies | 22,293 | 22,293 | 0 | |
| Otherincome | 364 | 762 | 3 364 85 7 |
873 |
| 4bOthervoluntary incomingresources | ||||
| Grants: | ||||
| FollettTrust-forOutreach | 4,000 | 4,000 |
4,000 | |
| Knebworth Village Trust -forParish News | 2,439 | 728 | ||
| Festival editions | ||||
| StMary's & StMartin'sPreservationTrust- | 22,000 | |||
| forStMartin's roof | 2,438 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 26,728 |
| 4clncomefrominvestments | ||||
| Banklnterest | 090 1 |
271 | 1 361 | 1 969 |
| 271 | 361 | |||
| 4dIncomefromcharitableandancillary trading | ||||
| ParishCentrelettings | 23,591 | 23,591 | 15J42 | |
| Parish News advertising | 6,969 | 6,969 | 7,397 | |
| Parish News sales | 4,800 | 4,800 | 4,785 | |
| Fees forweddings&funerals | 1,889 | 1,889 | 3,384 | |
| FilmingatSt Mary's | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fundraising activities | 1 058 | 1 058 | 1 446 | |
| 4 | ||||
| 4eOTHERINCOMINGRESOURCES | ||||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTALINCOMING | ||||
| RESOURCES | 126,420 5,033 | 129,015 | 137,669 |
| Note 5aGrants(seealsoNote6) |
Unrestricted funds t |
Unrestricted funds t |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds EE |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds EE |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds EE |
RestrictedEndowment funds funds EE |
Total 2025 t |
Total 2024 f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missionary and charitable giving | 72 | 360 | 432 | 1,355 | ||||
| Special Collections | 762 | 762 | 438 | |||||
| 72 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 1 194 | 793 | |||
| 5bActivitiesrelating directly to the | work of | theGhurch | ||||||
| Ministry: -ParishShare -ClergyExpenses -VisitingMinisters Upkeep ofservices Pastoral care socialactivities |
61,448 0 308 276 0 |
1,064 | 61,448 0 308 276 1,064 |
59,787 0 0 225 329 |
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| Youth and children | 608 | 608 | 873 | |||||
| Parish News printing andexpenses | 8,103 | 8,103 | 7,980 | |||||
| Church buildings: -insurance -maintenance -churchyard |
4,240 8,316 55 |
4,240 8,316 55 |
4,217 36,421 0 |
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| -servicingoforgans | 699 | 699 | 647 | |||||
| -depreciationofAV system - power&otherrunningcosts |
4,511 | 106 | 106 4,511 |
106 4,085 |
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| Parish Centre: | ||||||||
| -insurance -maintenance -cleaning -power&other running costs |
1,100 10,558 2,900 4 |
1,100 10,558 2,900 578 |
1,000 2,906 2,786 4 1 |
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| 5cChurchmanagement andadministration | ||||||||
| Church Office | 4,286 | 4,286 | 3,980 | |||||
| Subscriptions and Music Licences | 697 | 697 | 259 | |||||
| Depreciation ofequipment | 888 | 888 | 709 | |||||
| Sundry Expenses | 319 | 319 | 250 | |||||
| 1 | ||||||||
| TOTALRESOURCES USED | 1 | 13,355 | 2,899 | 0 |
116,254 | 132,994 |
| NOTES TO THE FINANGIAL STATEMENTS | NOTES TO THE FINANGIAL STATEMENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOR THEYEARENDED31ST DECEMBER2025 | ||||
| Note | UnrestrictedRestricted funds funds |
Total | ||
| tt | E | |||
| 6 | GRANTSMADE | |||
| FromPCC funds: Worldshare NOAH Prayer BookSociety |
72 | 300 60 |
300 72 60 |
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| 72 | 360 | 432 | ||
| Specra/Collections: | ||||
| Bridgebuilders | 232 | 232 | ||
| OpenDoors | 210 | 210 | ||
| Archdeacon's OrdinationFund | (lnstallation Service) | 209 | 209 | |
| Children's Society | 111 | 111 | ||
| 762 | 762 |
| 7 | FIXED ASSETS | St Mary's Organ € |
Office equipt E |
Office equipt E |
Office equipt E |
Sound system E |
Sound system E |
Sound system E |
Total t |
Total t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||||||||||
| at1.1.2025 | 4,233 | 6,339 | 7,174 |
17,745 | ||||||
| Additionsinyear at31.12.2025 |
233 | 1 | 7 | 174 | 1 19 |
262 007 |
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| Depreciation | ||||||||||
| a | 1.1.2025 | 4,233 | 4,861 | 6,232 | 15,326 | |||||
| Chargefor year | 994 | 994 | ||||||||
| at 31.12.2024 | 16 | 320 | ||||||||
| Net Book Value | ||||||||||
| at1.1.2A25 | 0 | 1,476 | 942 | 2,419 | ||||||
| at31.12.2025 | 0 | 1 | 744 | 942 | 2 | 687 | ||||
| lndividualNet Book Values: | ||||||||||
| Photocopier | 363 | |||||||||
| Payaz machines | 444 | |||||||||
| AV Equipment(Destiny Entertainment) | 837 | |||||||||
| Computers | 1 | 083 | ||||||||
| 2,687 | ||||||||||
| Allotherassetsare fully depreciated |
| ote | FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECE | MBER 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | CASH IN HAND | 2A25 | 2024 | |
| f, | € | |||
| Barclays-main current account | 10,369 | 1 | 1,294 | |
| Barclays-Parish Centre Lets account | 2,894 | 4,928 | ||
| Barclays-immediate notice deposit account | 15,415 | 269 | ||
| Cash inhand | 115 28,791 |
98 16,588 |
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| 9 | DEBTORS | 2025 | 2024 | |
| € | € | |||
| lncometaxrecoverable - Gift Aid | 437 | 4,968 | ||
| St Mary's&St Martin's Preservation Trust | 20,665 | 22,664 | ||
| Listed PlaceofWorship fund-VAT reclaim | 6,076 | |||
| Other debtors | 505 21,607 |
33,995 287 |
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| 1O | CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS | 2025 | 2024 | |
| € | € | |||
| Provision for church building repairs and renewals | 12,000 | 8,000 | ||
| Provisionforparish centre repairs and renewals | 10,000 | |||
| St Martin's roof retention payment | 1,302 | 1 | ,302 | |
| Parish News printing to end of subscription year | 1,545 | 1 | ,569 | |
| Parish Centre lettings receivedinadvance | 1,000 | |||
| Power costs | 1,271 | 946 | ||
| DBF-Feesfor WeddingsandFunerals | 616 | 39 | ||
| Other creditors | 418 | 371 | ||
| 28,152 | 12,229 |
Indgpendont Examin•rfs Report to theTrustaO8 of Knebworth Parochlal Church Councll. charlty nwnbor 1133728 I r8POrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity and Treasurerfs Report for the year ended 318t Dec8mber 2025 set out on page8 1 to 9. 1 have also reViev1 the Trustee8 Annual Report. AS the chanty's trustees, you are responsible for the pr8paratlon of the accounts in accordance vrith the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (kn Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the PCC'S accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charsty Commi88ion under section 145(5)(b) of the Ad. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connects.on with the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respeca: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Aca" or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter Considered as part of an mdependent 0MinatiOn. I have no concerns and have come a(xo88 no other matters in connection with the examination to whith attention should ba drawn in this report in order to enable a woper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: P&,6 Date: 2210412028 Name: P.L.BOie1 MAAT {Retired)