ST GEORGE'S CHURCH WEALD Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll of the Ecclesiastlcal Parlsh of St George's Sevenoaks Weald for the year ended 31•t December 2025 Reglst•red In England and Wal•• Charlty Nurn￿r 1133777 Addr• St. George's C￿rth Church Road. Weald, Sevenoak8. Kent TN14 6LT Please addrw ¢rnr¥y)denc¢ to The Secrelary, Sl George's PCC. The Vicarage Churth Road. Weald. Sevenoaks Ken( TN14 6LT St. George's Church. Weakl Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll for the year ended 31" December 2025 CONTENT Independent Examinerfs Report Annual Repc 4-10 Financial Statements Statement of Financial Aclivitses 10-12 Balance Sheet 13 Notes to the Financial Ststements 14-22 St. G•org•'s Church. W•ald Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll for the year ended 31" December 2025 In This report on the finanual statements of the PCC for the year en¢Jed 31$1 December 2024, vknich are set out on pages 13 to 22. is in respect of an examinati￿ carried in ac(xJrdance wth the Churth Accounting Regulations 2006 Ilhe Regulations") and s.145 of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acl"). R••p•dlv• Re•pon•lbllllle• of th• PCC and th• Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r As members of the PCC, you are responsib￿ the FYepafatit￿ crf the financi81 ststements. You consider that the audit requirement of the Regulations arKI $.14511110ll d the Act does not apply. It 1$ my responsibilty to issue Ihis repryl on Ihose flnonrjal stalefflwts m a¢cuOance terms of the Regulatsms. 84•1• of th1• R•port My examination was c8rried (xrt wi aCc￿dance with the General Directi￿ given by the Charity Commission under s.14515llb) ol the Act and lo be found in the Churth Guidancè, 2006 èdition. Thal examination includes a review of the accountyng recoros kept by the PCC and a ccmnparison of the accounts ￿1th those records. It also includes considering any unusual items ￿ di5dosures in the financial statements and seeking eX￿ana110n$ from Y￿ as InJ8tee8 conceming any 8uch matters. The procedures und8rtak8n do not provide all the evidence Ihat w¢)uld be required In an audit, and ¢￿$•]￿entlY I do not ¢xwe$s an audrt opinion on the vlew glv¢n by the accounts. Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•es Stst•n In Cr￿n0Cli0n 7Mth ry èxaminalion, no mattar ha8 fA)mo tr• my atten1￿. (11 L¥¥es me reasonable (xuse to trthve that in *y fflatfflial rexpect tha rwimrements to keep acethnting rec4)rd8 in with s.130 of the A¢. and requ￿￿ents of the Ad Ihe Ragulatio have not be￿ met; 121 lo which. in my O￿niOn. 8ttenlkn be ¢*MI in c*def lo enable a r*ow undèrstanding of the •GGounlS lo be reathed. Perys Accountants Limite(J, churchdo￿ Chamb8r8, Bwe, Tonbridge. Kent. TN9 1NR April 2026 St. George's Church, Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal Ststements of the Parochlal Church Councll for the year ended 31 •1 December 2025 nn alRe Admlnlltrntlve Infornialion The PCC is thairnd by the Vicar. The RoveMd Canon Mandy Carr during the ￿ar the following served as elected members ofthe PCC.. Churth Wardens Llsa Martin ' Phil JOhnSc￿ lfrorn Ayll 2025) Paul GrA)zee Sarah Jon88 Ropresentstlves ￿ th8 Deanery Synod Nick 8n)adbenl Deputy Churth War(lens Elected Mernbgrs Pgter CU￿5 Ros Durdant-Hollamby' Jackie Evans Nikki Gr￿0 Rebecca Johnson Stephen Martin Juha Richardson ' Michael Richardson. ' Member of Mlnlsty Le8dersh* Togm Ministry Leadership Team Raverend con￿ Mondy Ca Reverend Hannah Glover (Curalel Shith H8yes IPasl(Y81 hssi$t•ntl Ros Durdanl-Hdlamby (Reader) Lisa Marts"n IRe8derl Juha Richard￿ Imuslc Dlrect(Yl Mk**oel R1th8rd8￿ (Re*lfA> Addrnu St. George's Church Church Road. Weahl. Sevenoaks. Kent TN14 6L P￿age add￿$9 cw8sp￿denCe to The Serthary, St George's PCC. The Vlcarage Chur¢h Road. Weald. Sevenoaks Kenl, TN14 6LT st. G•orye's Church, Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements of the Parochlal Church Coundl for the year ended 31" December 2025 stWc￿r•. Govèrn•nc• and M•nag•m•nt The P8rochi81 chU￿h Cwncl Is a b[￿ eSt8￿￿ed by the Church of England. The PCC operales under the Parochial Churc* Counal P¢y*ers Measure119561 as amended. The PCC comFdeted ils règistration wtrth the Charity Commission on the 26th January 2010 and became a registered charity- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesi8stical Parbsh of St. G￿8,8 S8v8noaks Weakl, Chanty number 1133777. Th8 Annual Parochial Church Mething IAPCM). in acC￿anCe ¥*ith Church Rerrtesentaticm Rules, elects the membefs of the PCC. Al Church attendees are encouraged to register ￿ the Electoral Roll and stand for eleclion to the PCC. Newly dected and existirwj members of the PCC are encKJuraged to make appro￿ale use of reswrces avai18ble from the OKwe. Inthdong C￿r5e5, guidance nctss and dialogue wlth the Diocesan Office to help them disth8ry thth'r oblwJaticffjs. Obl•ctlv•s •nd Athltl•J for PubllG B•n•fft St. Gèorgè'8 PCC has the reSp(￿s￿lIty ¢M ctr(¥>ernlwvJ Tmth the Vrar in promotsng in the pari8h the whole mission of Ihe Church, pasloral, evangelisknc, 8cK411 and ecumenical. 11 al80 has Maintenan￿ responsibiliti88 for the Church building. the Church Ham, the ChuTd) gr￿ndS and kn81 grwnds of Sl. George's, Weakl. For the pub￿¢ benefit St. Georg8'8 PCC airns to advan¢8 th8 Chflstlan rellglon. In plannlng Its adv11￿5, the incumbenl and the PCC have cons4deTed the Chanty Crmmissl￿'S general guklance on public bgnefil and, In pèrts"cular, the specrfic guii18nce for Ihe advancement of religion and aim lo enable peLyle lo develop and live out Iheir faith through worship 8nd prayer, t8aching. woviwon of p8sthl core, service. disopleship ond evangelism across all ages- aiming to make the Iwe of Christ real In the community. To facililalg this work. it is imwtanl lo mainlain tha falyb'c ol the Chwch. th8 ChurGh Hall, th8 Church grounds and burial grounds of Sl. George's, Weald Achl•vem•nts and P•rformaTh¢• Sl. G8orge'$18 a parish church serwng al Ihe people of Weald. hjl ages of people from many different ChTlStlan backgrounds larKI none) flnd 8 wekome. The electoral roll is fvty renewed every 6 year5 (everyone needs lo reapply). The current cycle started on 15 March 2025 & 8t the APCM the nLtmbw stood a1131 12024'.1341. The Church is grateful to Guy Durd8nt+lollamby IOT his sterling efforts in his cap8crty as Electoral Roll officer. All nomi8110.30am Sunday seNc¢s witinue to be streamed online & can be accessed Ma the St George's website Si George's Facebook page. We have a regular, appreciative online congregation made up of those preferring nol to 81tend in pers￿ since the P•ndemic. those away with work. 111 or on holiday. Although il is nol Possib￿ to 8scertain the exact numbers of Ind￿idual onlinè viewers, numbers continue lo be high & Ihe feedbadK received is encouraging. We are delighted to nole that average In person attendance over the year, exc￿dIng the festbval servlce5 has agaln ￿Sen $1Sghtly lo apwoxlmatety $4152 In 20241 & 8 numbar of new f8mll.es & 1ndiw(￿al& we attwding regulgrty. E8sl8r Day was attended by 112 & reCe￿¢d 590 vlewk i)nllM 1145 8 149 In 20241 Thls was a partlcularty 5P8cial sefvlce Invol￿ng 2 aduli bapUsms. Remembrance Doy Service was attended by 83 with 694 views online (77 & 161 in 2024) Carol Service was attended by 196 wrth 1,OC6 viev•S ￿line {186 & 504 in 2024 Christmas Day was attended by 62 with 229 views on1r￿. (53 & 187 in 20241 (The online numbers are all as given by YcMJTube.I The Christmas Eve aftemoM service was nol Ibve streamed. INJt was attended by 120 & Midnight comrnunion had 28 attendees. Over the year there were no weddlngs. Ilv• bapb'sms. kn funw81 services. & three iterments of ashes.. in 2024 there were no weddings, Ihree funerals, seven bapttsms & six inlem)ents of ashes. Supported by Mandy. Hannah has taken baptisms at St Mart¥i's Brast8d & St. Mary's Chiddingstone & also 2 W￿dingS at St. Mary's Chiddingstong & 5hg has led Several Sunday s6ryices inde￿ndentlY at Sl Mary's Ide Hill, Brasted. St. Mary s Sundridge. Sl. M*tin's Eynsford & St. Mary's W8slerham. The 8am Hoty communi￿ BCP servrce has continued to be held on the fifst Sunday of each month. This service is not live streamed & has an average attendance of 13 people.112 in 20241 SL G•orye's Church. Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll for the year ended 31" December 2025 At the time of vlliling Ihis report last year, we were de￿ghted to have recelved an an(m￿nouS gfft of a beauirful processional cross. Phil was commwtsslo￿tt lo make a suitat4e holder for it & rt has teen used at all major services during the year. Music is an irnportanl pert of the ser¥ice8 at st George's. & we conlinue to be bbessed in th68 way having both an au9mented choir who sing at Festivals l& for 5c¥ne weddings & funerals) & Revelatson who play & sing on the first & third Sund8ys each month. led by CYJT mus￿1 Director. Julia Richardson. We remain gr8tefiJl for the commitment & enthusiasm of Julia, Paul, Michael. Ros. Elizabeth, Ali & Val, & to the faithful members of the augmented ehoir. for ￿dIng our worship in this way. We have noted the new 3ddition of a Cof anglais to Michael's musical repert￿re with Revelati￿ fft recent M(￿th5. We are also extremely thankfvl lo Palrtck. lan Harby & Val f¢y playing the piano (Y fxgan wthen jU￿a is working overseas. Julia & Patrick played a plece together at the end of both the Easter Day & Chnslmas SwvKes. At Eastèr. Julia played the piano & Patrick the org8n & al Christmas Patrlc& played Mrtually. from homel On both (xcasions everyone thoroughty enjoyed the Music & gave 8 round of applausel Stre8miTh3 of our servi￿3 CA￿￿nueS to be an imp(Ktsnt Port of our worship. For most of the servicos wg prciocl the lfturgy and song word$, onto the scre8n and are live streamed. This year we have updated the Iwop WNI are in the (*cws of upgrading the intemel so that it 18 fvll fibie, thich we hope will increase the rel￿￿.1￿ and twalty of our strearning. We are al80 ablg to stream funerols & weddings ¢Jn requesL & have wt ￿10 r4&ce apryopriale safeguarding processes for streaming services. We would like to Ihank India. Li88, Stwhen, Patyid(, *4hlry. Ji)n8than & Paul for their ongoing support Ihal makes this possible. 've online Moming and Evening Prayef, follow.ng the lrturyy of"Rhsthm of Life, Celtic Pr8yer' has contsnued from Mondays lo Thursdays18.30 & 5.301 & Ffldays & Saturd8yS 81 8.30•m. Th•nk you to the dedication of all Ihose who have conunued lo conlribLrte. The Sup￿1. comfort & chan￿ Io Pray together in thelr ¢)wn space Is much apprgci8ted by many localty. notsc￿alty & wcthdè. as reflected by the large numbers recorded on social media who w81ch on 8 d8ily ba￿S from 811 over the vffjrfd. The churth Temèins opèn for pr8yor & reflection on Thursdays & also on Sunday aftemoons. Tha￿ yY￿ lo Yo￿nI8￿6 open up & ILKk up on these occa5ion$. allowng thi8 vstsl opportunty to cary on. We continued lo dev8bp the much valued COnnedA￿ Trhith Weald Ccffimunty Primary Scho(4 throughout the year. SeNlces were hekl in church al Harvest. Christmas & the special Leavers servlce In July. Thls yoar. Mandy & H8nn8h were abo invofved wlth the goodby•lrdlrwnerrt c•l8twatth8 1(x Davld P￿e, & welcomed Chris Taylor as the new Headleacher. The PCC mat five limes during 202512026. 1202412025 fve times); Al rnoetings continue to bè h8ld in Ihe Church Rooms & on eath occason we have had h￿h 8ttendan¢e. Eath meeting this year has begun wilh a reading from John 15 IThe Wine) & some thwghts from Mandy on an organic sense of community, starting with an encounter wrth Chrisl. because apart from him V+t can do nolhing. We have continued with the small working group$ to help the Church Wartlens wilh Ihe running & malnten8nce of the Church & thls Is worklng well. Thank you to all members ol the PCC fty thetr hard & 8nthu5iasm in all that they do. The PCC is extremety grateful. as alway5, to all Church members have given their lime & energy in chuich cleaning, flower arranging. coffee maklng. grass cutbng. maintenance of the bulklings & produclng of rolas,. to those lead the intercessions & read lessons in SeTh￿s, to the sides people, to those vtho Gontribule lo worship through their gifts of music & manning the PA desk. cameras & live streaming. to Ihe18aders of all the church gTOUPS, to Julia Richardson for I￿king after the website. to Becca Johnson as church adminislralor, including looking after Church Hall & Rc¥)ms18ttings. to Mthael Rich8r(Ison, our Treasuror, & the many othérs who hav8 undertaken a rnyTiad of tssks that have conlribuied lowards the enthusiastic & smc*)th njnning of Sl. George's. We remain eSpe￿alty gratelul to our team ol Sunday %despeople & welcomeT5 as the initial point of welcome to Sl. George's., also to the team of lovety vdunteers who fathfulty provide coffee & refreshment5 after our servic8s. With increased attend8nce & frequent Tre￿¢yners. these roles are vital. The PCC would like lo take this opportunty to Ihank the Church Wardens, the Director of Music. our Pastoral Assistant & Readers for all their ￿mm￿Lment & hard work during the past year. The Ministry Leadership Te8m. led by Mandy. meets regularly ¢hroughoul the year. generally èvery other month. We vgry much value Hannah's ministy, as she continues workiThJ & leaffmng th9s￿e Manty b)th in churth & in the community. Her growng confidence. wisdom & [￿senCe are testament lo Mandy's teaching & lo Hannah's dedication to her c811ing. St. Georye's Church, Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal Ststements of the Parochlal Church Councll for the year ended 31At December 2025 This year's Lent course was written by Hannah & Mandy. It was designed to consider transikn'on & change a$ preparation for pastoral reorganisation with Weald & Leigh. via a joint Lent group. The focus was on the stories of Elijah & Elisha for the first 5 sessiL¥)s & Ihen. on the John 15 passage of being part of the True Vine for th6 final sessi￿. The headings eath waek were.. Week 1.. On th8 m￿nI81n top.. Celebralion. Memory & Gratitude., Week 2.. In the valley of Ihe shadow of death.. loss, deFrt88ion & lam8nl,. Week 3.. Tho Cave.. listening for the whisper of God ammg the tumul( Week 4.. Responding lo the call.. passing on the balon,. Week 5.. Remaining in The Tru8 Vine.. Fruitfulness, Pruning, & the deadwwd. Feedback was good & we hope lo ofler il to Ihe Oiocese to consider rf pari5h8s are going thr(AJgh the transition of pasloral reorganisatson in the lulure. Once 8galn. May Saw o very SU￿¢S5(VI Ch￿sti￿ Aid week with pknty of lea & ￿ke served on the Green. Events this year includèd.. a lami trail to We$t*rrf)d Farm, open gardens, a Dixieland band concert, Ihe tradklonal Christian Aid quiz & a Prosecco & Pottery evening, as well as a SP•Cbal service at St. George's. Thanks as a￿ays. go lo the commbttee fly oryanising Ihe excelent evenls & thè support given by Ihe wider Church & villago GommLbnliy. The popular Safari Suppar look place in its usual sk)t of the Bank Holiday weekend in May. 48 people look part & enjoyed a lovety evening. Ajlhough a Smaller numbor Ihan in wevious years. 4 new petsp￿ joined in & 15 participants who do not live in Weald. Thank you to Lisa Martin fc￿ ￿ganiSIng. At Harvest Fesllval. attended by 88 pe￿18(84 in 20241. St George's cYKo agakn edled•d In &UPPDrt of the Community Shop. raising lust over £400. In November. the rn0￿￿g AJI S￿j16 Servke was hekl on the first Sunday, lollowed by tea & cake In tho church rooms. One week later, on Rememtr*ance Sunday, we hekl our traditi￿81 sw4iGe ￿th the 18ying of V4Y8aths 81 the war memori81, accornp8n￿d by a bugler. A very aucCe￿IuI Chr18tm88 S* with the wwjlar Hot Dog & S￿p ￿nCh, waB held in the churth in kqte Novernbgr ￿th the money raised going to support our mrs￿On Partners & various ch8rfti8s. Thanks agaln lo Becca for taking Ihe18ad & to all ran stalls & attended. Sl George's was pleased lo tske part In the ￿V￿ge Li*Ang thenl Window project & provide the first wlndow to be lil. Once again, we are so gralelul to Justs"ne Frost & her lamity team lor their talents in (lesigning & creating beautrful display for cAJr door. Al thè bèginning of Ihe month we were also thriW to lako ro¢0ipl of tha most beautiful & definilety the tallest Christmas Iree we hove ever had in Sl. Gecrye's. Once deccnled. il created 8 stunning focal point lor the season next to the altar. Many thanks to Scott lfjw the tree & to Sarah Chatten & her team for ¢xgani&ng, setting up & decorating & then takkng the tree down. Hannah prepared & a Quiet m(￿ing on Creati(￿ earfier in the year & another on Advent in18te December, both of which were much appTeuated by those attended. The Advent morning offered an invalJable opportunity to spend tsme in Ihe peaceful & cakn atrnosphere of the thurch during a busy time. The focus was literally ￿ the lighis on the Christrnas trèe & Slxfrtualy ￿ the light Ihal waits & guides. The Café on the Green, as a Place of wekn￿￿, conb'nues evuy Tuesday mcffiing, 10.(M) to 12.00. A team of 18 volunteer5 help lo make the café a s8f8 and friendly place lo have a coffee & a biscuit, have a Chat or do a jigsaw, crossw￿￿ or Sudoku. or perhaps even a game of dominos. Our new local Community Policeman has popped in infomially & is going to try and attend once or t￿.￿ a month regulady. The attendees appreciated talking to hlm. The attendance has increased in the last year & varies between 20-30. We now h8ve 8 "craty table ', wn by Elizabeth Miler & her fnends, doing v8ri0us craft activities. The coffee moming, hehj in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care. was very weN attended & raised nearly £500 which went dlrectty to the charity. We were delighted that the choir from Weald Primary Sthoc4 came along lo sing al the Café again this Chnslmas, Ihere was a large audience whith induded famity & fnends of the school thosr. We remain grateful to the mem1￿0[ Hal committèe fc¢ their ￿tinu￿ supporl & lo Nlrtky GTr)zee. Sarah Jon8s & all the volunteers invofved for their regular hel). The Sl George's Teddies group {for baties, ttyjdlers & ¢8rersl met in Ihe Church Rooms every Friday morning during term tsrne in 2025 & continued to be a welccffiin9 & fun grc4Jp. During the y8ar the grovp had contact with a number of famile5 but numbers fell in the Autufffft lenn as toddkrs had kft to stsrt start pre Sch￿1 or st. Georye's Church. Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal SLitefflents of the Parochlal Church Coundl for the year ended 31" December 2025 mothers had retumed to work after malemty leave & batN"es went to nurneries. Numbers have continued to be low and unless they improve it is likdy the group will be suspended for the summer. Thanks to Lois. Helen, Shirfey. Ros & Judith have been invofved In njnning tt)is group over 20 yeaTS. CAMEO meets on the seccffKI M￿￿•Y of tho in th8 c*wrth & is enjoyed by Seniors. We have appreciated some splendid speakers. lollowthl by equalty $r4endNI teas, or ￿nch in the dark winter months. We celebrated Christmas & Easter Julia at the Pbano & Mandy & Hannah giving a short talk. We had lovely garden party al the Grady's & a one4ay holiday in August fish & chips & 8 film. We have sad lost some regulars but welcomed a few visrtors. We woubd apprecjate ￿C￿o￿al help with Itfts as several people have had to tyve up driving. Huge thanks go to the wcffidwful team bake. befn'end & chauffeur among other things. The Telephone Prayer Link, *thich is mtye Oft￿ a texi wayer Ilnk, c(thues to be a v4Yy important Part of St George's ministry. Thanks to Shidey Hayes who is the main lead & to all the dodiGated prayvets. Wè attended one meeting of Ihe Sevenoaks Dean￿ In earfy June al Sl Margaret'8, Underriver. We were pleased lo welcome the Ven. Nick C¢)mell, AKIKIeaC(￿ of the DK>ce8e vtho gave us an interesting talk on what an ￿ChdO8¢On does. Clearly a demanding rcle he deSc￿bed 8UPFOrt#)g par¢sh8s both physical and pastorally, & providing poslor81 suppryl for the cl8rgy hls Archdeaconry.. belng effectivety the Ilnk betsveen the p9ri5hgs & tho Dloc•se. We remain grateful lo Terra Finn8. under th8 lèaderJhip of Stephen Ma￿'n. for continuing to keep an eye on an￿Ing that needs attention regarding our fabrtc & gr￿nds. This small group of enthuslastic people Is very much valued by Lisa, Phll & Mandy lor belng abkn to caffy OLrt 5m811 jobs themselves or findlng someono else to do the wofk that is more major. Thank ytyj to Stephen. Ashley. Paul. Guy. Phil, Frederic& & Trevor for your exper￿'se & Ilme. The paving outside the hal entranee w85 retAaced as some of the pavlng slabs were becomlng 8 lrtp hazard. Wcffk Is sttm ¢Mgoing In lernis of seeking qudes to repaint the Churth celllng. bul we are currently stnjggling lo re￿ve replies & find dec￿3￿ng companies surtable to take on the project. The flag pde h8s b8en repL8ced & repairs rnode to Ihe top of the It>wèr. AJI thè faibed heating elements in the church have been r8pla¢ed whith required a t(r*￿ lo be wt a¢xoss the paws. Thanks to Guy for the loan ofthe lower & lo those carried out this jckn. Thg fonce ak￿g th6 bottcm of the King's Garden & c8r park, which has largely disinlègraled, wnll be r8place(I this spring. A small sU￿COmmIttee has been fomed lo k￿k into replacing tho Hall kilthen & we are hoping to be able to do this later in 2026. The Ib3hts in8Kle the bollard8 akng the thurch path 8re about to be upgraded lo LED, which ￿11 mean they wlll 8L80 be worklngl Thank also lo Rachel Yales for (*ganising • $L￿cesS￿ Swing Cknn ofthe inside of the Churth in A￿.1 & lo Paul G002ee for arranging the churchyard up. ft41ry*ed by a welI4ese￿ed cooked breakfast in November. Huge Ih8nks to everyone Inv0fv￿ with t*)th events. induding the team who cooked & seThed the muth appreciated & deffitsous lood in NoveM￿r. We should like to rec￿￿ a voto of thonks tolon Hindlgy for his many years ol service in maintsining the Gbebe Ro8d churthyard. At Ihe same tsme we woukl I￿0 lo express our thanks to lan Walker for taking ￿ the role, supported by Frederick. Similarfy, we are a￿vayS grateful lo our Sexton. Ashley. fN having overwghl of the graveyards & for preparing for inlerments. also supported by Frederid(. The Eco ChLtrch programme high1￿hts the responsitilty of Chrislians to care lor our Creation by tsklng pracucal steps In caring for God's earth. The survey covers five areas of churth I￿e. WC￿ShIp & Teachlng,. Buildings & Energy.. Land & Nature: Communty & Gk*81 Engagemenl: Lilestyle. Sl. George's Church was awarded thg Bronze award 2023. Since then steps have been ongoing lo reduce our cafb(m footprint wllh such me8sures 8s LEO lights in att areas ol the churth bjrfdings. We do not use oil cy gas & the H811 uses heat pumps. such things giv8 us greenef ¢ye(lentials in line with the General SY￿￿,5 ambition for th8 Chur¢h of Englan(J to be carbon neutral by 2030. We have made strides in all Ihe areas atry)ve & Sl. George's continues lo be a church that is learning. praying & horK￿ring wr duty to care for the environment both here & around the workl. In January Ihe Eco Team met lo assess our progress in all the areas & we are pkased to say that we are applying for Ihe Sifver Award. The ECAJ Garden continues to mature & is enjoyed by all who vislt. We have partiupated in the RSPB bird count & were debghted to note blue tils using the biTd box. We plan lo do a buttetfy & wikl flower count in Ihe spring. An iMp￿ant addition to the garden ss the noticeboard which Phil kindty mounled on the Hal wall. Car(4a Wc¢hner & Ann Cryer were instrumental in producing a map of the garden wrth a QR codè lo the church website as well as a compr8h8nsive list of all the trees and plants in Ihe garden. Huge thanks to Sarah Jones & 811 the team, es well 8s Nick Broadbenl & Mike Bryant who helped wth the summer watering & Elizabeth Miler who has taken beauttful photographs of St. George's Church, W•ald Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements of the Parochlal Church Councll for the year ended 3111 December 2025 the garderi. Thanks abo to Paul & the mowtng team. In PUFsuiI of greater biodiversty ol speues. the churchyard & garden wll parlcipate In 'No Mow May. this year. This for the grThvlh of wild flowe which are sources of Imd for insects thal are wlh'nalors. St George's is plèased lo be able to c)Jntinue to supy*l wr missiffi p*lnws ov8rne88 and in the UK. Jvlia Richardscffi CEO with International Children's Pallatsve Care Nefv40rk, Patn"L* Kangi with Lond(￿ City Mission, Sam Bnd Abby 8agum8 with Mission Aviation F¢lkJwstiip and Paula and Dean Finnie and The Gathering Church in South Africa. W8 love receimng regukr updates by fdrn and emaib from al ofth8m. We also conts.nue to SUPPQrt the local fC￿d bank, s￿enoaks Loaves and Fishes by rminyrithble food. S8fegu8rding rernaln$ a and is *) Item ￿ 8¥ery PCC agenda. Durlng thi$ past year. the PCC has 8greed lo continue using 'Promoling a Safer Church. as our Safeguarding Po&'cy, & the"Parish Safeguarding Handbook. as our framework lor establishing goc¥J pracb"ce. The Church's polcy for 'Lone Working" has also been revised & approved by the PCC. The Risk Assessments frK all actiw"b'es f811ing under the aegis of the PCC have been updated during 2025 ITe(Idies, Cam￿, Café on tha Green & tha Klng's Gardèn) & it has been agreetl that these should be redone every years. AJI current PCC Members have now completed. or recently renewed. their Safeguarding training lo at least Fwndalion ￿￿1.. our Cltrrgy. Lay Readers & Parish Safeguarding Officer undertak8 training 81 Lead8fship level. Several PCC membw5 have also done the online "Raising Awareness of Domestic A￿lSe. & Canon Rev Mandy C￿. Rev Hannah Glover & our PSO, Jackie Evans. attended the helpful and thtyjghl bxovoking conference on Domesllc Pbuse which the Diocese held In Novembw 2025. As PSO, Jackie would like to exFrnS her partlaJl8r thanks lo the other members of the PCC Safegu8rding & Risk sub gr￿p, Nikky Goozee & Juba Richwdson for Iheir help in revising our practice & m8int8ining th• Porish Sgfegu8rding Dashboard. In September, Mandy asked for a sut*committee to be set vp Io Fryrn5S plans for an extenS￿n lo thg Gknbe Road churchy8rd. This is not needed lor a lthwthib8. bul we would lo take time lo prepare for il Ihwghtfulty. Subsequently. a group was fomiéd. made up of 4 PCC members & 3 members of the congregation, lo Ic¥)k into the matter. We have met in person 3 tsme8, inc>JdiryJ one time on sile & been working behind the scenas, Ilalsing wtth the diocese, to see whal needs to ￿ d￿e. So far. we have ft￿nd tho tlde deeds & established that Mandy owns Ihem. as the current in￿Mt￿nI. Vle have agreod ￿ a 8i(ie entrance wint for the new extenslon, where paths will w, the site of the ngw cremated remalns area & th bu￿815 wlll be, & we know what needs to be done pr8cb'c81ty lo prepare the area ¢￿SeCratiC￿. We have deaded on the memodal stones whiGh will reccrfd Ihe n8mes ol those *thosè ashes are intwred Ihere & we have discussed rule5 lor tho extension as 8 whole going lorward, *il go to the PCC frrt approval. Currenty, we are writing an applicali¢Jn to the diO￿t for these ￿ns. 11 is clear Ihal there wll b8 a number of Upwbing yoje¢ty, 41 ol ￿leth will requir8 financing. To this end, Phil, St6phen & Michael have ￿en discJJs8ing & wepafing some figures for PCC (ti$￿$s￿n & we plan to run Stewardship caMpa￿n this year to support these projects. Mlchael h8s had an Inlereslng fltst year as Treasurer. Bank admlnlstraVI)n has meant that11 has taken some 'mg for hirn to galn full access to all the necessary accwnts. However. he is now abl8 to provide Tegub8r reports on our currenl situatH)n to the PCC & ￿ give kn(Y￿edgeab1e recommendats¢)ns & advice on upccming expendlture. We are very grateful lo our previ￿$ Treaswer, Trevor Grllffths, tor providing active suppryl in the background during this handover period. In February 1861 year, it was looking (ioubfful Ihal we would be gcing ahead the proposed pastoral reorganisats'on into a joint benefice wtth St. Mary'5, Leigh. By the end of March. il became dear that desprte the enomious amount of time & commitment wt into rnowng tdans IC￿ward by Mandy. Hannah & both sets of Church Wardens. the scheme was definitety rlol going to V4Drk al the (yjrrent time &, Nvith the agreement of the ￿￿h￿8a￿ & the Blshop. li was stopped. We were delighted that Phil stepped up lo take on the rde of Church Warden wthen Patrick completed his yeaf last April. Lisa has 8njoyed working al￿19s$d8 him in this caparyty & particularty values his practical knowledge & support for the upkeep of the buldings & grounds. Al the end of 2 lemis of 6 y6ars (with a year off in belweenll rt is nuw time for Lisa lo step down as Churth Wanlen & fef someone ebse ¥Mth fresh ideas to join Phil in this role. As afvtsys, it Ss good totske this fomial OPFhNtunity to express love & apr￿uatiOn for Mandy. In September, Mandy & Palnck celebrdted their 10th annwefsary here & rt was b)vety to be abk to surpnse them wth some st. Georye's Church. Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal SLthments of the Parochlal Church Coundl for the year ended 31" December 2025 practical gifts lo show our appreciation of their ministry. St George's & the parish of Weald as a Who￿ CL￿tinUe to be inspired, supported & encouraged under Mandy's excellent spiritual leadersh￿¥ & particuL4rty by her S￿¢*al gifts of preathing & prophecy. The ujrrent f(Kus of being open to fresh encwnlers wth the risen Chrisl is so srrial to all of us. We are dts￿Y grateful that during a pgr¥￿1 rolerg)ast8r of a year, you rèmain dedicated lo your role here & continue lo inspire & educate us 811 & lod( ￿t for us. Mandy. th8nk you so much for evtyhing that you do & we hope that you will fJ)ntinue to experience our love. support & prayers for you & Patrick. & that you will leel that you tan & musl wl y￿￿>485 firsl wkn¢n8ver th81 is most needed. Flnancl•l Stat•m•nt The PCC contlnues lo malntain bank accounts. one wlth Sanlander frcm wthlch d)eques can be written, which require two Signatures. 8nd one with Nalwesl from whith bank transfers can be made. Bank IransleTS musl be approved by ts¥o indepen(lent peopk, and il is Fdicy Ihat neither apFYoveT Is a family member of the reGipienl. A Slal8m8nl of Finanual Activities for 2025 are I￿￿ded in thi5 rep(xl akty with that for the wevious financial year. In 2025. Sl Gecrye'5 totsl income wa8 £91.138, a one ¢)ff Iw. {2024 £85.1971. and the total expendr¢ure was £78,62812024 £83,994). Income Irom Donations and Legades was £72,433 (2024 £68,949}, from Churth Advltles, Indudlng fees for funorals, £4,726 12024 £3.4501, from Other Tr8ding Acmies, induding the 10 challenge and hall lettings. £8,368 (2024 £5,510) and Bank Interest £5.61212024 £7.289). a fal can be *trlbuled to falling interest ralos. For further inforrnelion, plgose see Not• 2 10 th• Fmand81 Stateménts. Expenditure from the General Fund fel from £74.074 in 2024 10 £70.673 in 2025, largely driven by a reduction in the Parish Sharo from £33,000 in 2024 10 £27,500 in 2025. However. Ihere were signrficanl increases in depreclallon and in the co$ts of uts'litles. For lurlher 1nfcrnail￿. please see Note 3 to the Financial Statements Thè PCC dlstrlbuted £8,042 to charltbes In 2025, thls ewiated to 8.8% of total Inc£￿(2024 10.4%) and 9.7% of genero1 Income12024 11.4°hl. Payments of £3,701 ITryn the General Fund and £4.042 from the Reslricted Mission Fund were distributed lo our Mission P8rtneTS and other charitses. This indudes £413, including Gift Aid, from the co1￿cli0n8 at Harvesl Festsv8lwhith vrns given to the communty shop. There was 8 small Surplus in the Mission Reslricted fund of £58412024 £203) this ￿111 be used to supwL the 2026 Committed donatsons 01 £4000. Seè Notes 9 and 10 10 th8 Financial Stalemenl lor more detoil. Transfers from the General fund lo the Churth and Church Hall repairfiJnd8 Were in 2025 to £5,500 and £2.000 respectlvely, 8nd £8,000 was wthdrawn Irom the Hal repair fund in anliclpation ol the costs of repairing the pavlng outskle the entrance. We are very g￿eluj to 811 those arg able to 8UKVXt St Ge￿ge,& fin￿￿alty In one way or another. During 2025. maj¢y expendilure IndUd￿ rop8ir of thè paving outside the thurch hall, electrical work was do in the church rc*)ms. new healing was instaled in the church h811. and repairs were mede lo the tower. The costs oflhese will be depreualed over five years. Dewe(ialK)n lor prilects in 2021, Ihe vicarage carpet, repaiis in the thurth to stop water Ingr￿ and for thè stroaming ￿UIpmen1 was C￿Cluded in 2025. There were in addition costs for minor mainl￿ance of the thurth and churchyard rnnting to £2.96012024 £2.9701. Regular mowing of Ihe churchyard and an annual dean up was undertaken by VO￿nteers. We are most grateful for the lime and help given to this maintenance. Expendityre can be broadly grouped into three 3reas'. 1. Mission and charitable giving £8,04212024 £8.8341. See notes 3 and 10 to Ihe Financiol Ststement for more detail. 2. Ministry costs, whith indude the Ththing expenses of the VKar and Cwate and Ihe costs associated with the Vicarage of £8,03912024 £8,075). See note 3 to the Financial Statement for more detail. 3. The costs ol njnning. repairing and imwo¥ing Ihe thurch bJihlings £22.4141£23.7051. See note 3 to the Financial Slalernent Ic¥ mtye tletail. 10 St. Georg•'s Church, Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal SL7tements of the Parochlal Church Councll lor the year ended 31" December 2025 8ringlng the income and expendlturelLYJether. the resunfor 2025 was an increase in assets held by St Georyes lo £245,744 12024 £233,234). Of thls, the sum of Debtots. StrN)rt Twm Deposits. Cash al the Bank and in Hand, less Creditors amwnled to £228.01312024 £218.3101. Anotherway of analyzing the composition of the £193,156 is to divide it between the amounts heki in Unrestricted. DesvJnated and Restrcted Funds. At 31 Decembor 2025. Ihe split was £131,572. £107.536 and £6.636 r8spectively. Th8 PCC is tnjty grateful for the signifirant u)mmitment from Mithael RichardSc￿t in managing thè day-to4ay finances of Sl George's, preparing reports lor Ihe PCC lo tx)th rn(￿￿0r the ongoing financial position and lo forecast budgets lor wjbsequenl years, arKI laslty for the Fffeparaliw of these Financial Statements. Th8 PCC is also grateful for the w(xk of the acc￿ntenCY firm Perryry kn￿nIan¢s Ltd. fNthoir work in carrylng t the Independeni Examination. whth provides an imF¥)rtani bevel of 85sur8nce to the PCC that their stewardship of Ihe financ¥•l affairs ol St Gwe's 18 or4xorrtiale OfKI w0pth￿4t• to the objecty'ves of St George's. £193 01 Cameo funds (Restricted) are (%rrenty hekl In Ihe PCC bar* account. Fund• h•ld •• Cu•todlan on 8•half of Oth•rn No agency collectlon mon￿$ hekl ab at the end (rf 2025. Tho PCC estsbllshed a fund in 2007 Call￿ the Weald Oppty¢unitiM Fund aimed al supporting worth%thile social and community projects in whlch panshionws parficipatè, both wthin and outside the parish. No Gffts were made this Fund in 202512020: £0). Pl•n• lor Futur• P•rk)ds In 2025 the level of unrestricted and designated fijnds Incr•a80d by £15.035 to £239,108 foll￿ng an InGroase of £6.531 in 2023. Restricted fvnds lel by £2.525. Exdudlng exceptsonal items. income rose by £1.946 ¢￿pared to 2024 gnd expendlture fell by £5,366. Net current assets remain high 31 £228,01812024 £218,3101- Looking ahead expenditure is likely lo inuease for a number or reajons. Parish share increase from £27,500 10 £35,000 ￿lch slighlly exceeds Ihe ministry o)sts of the VThr poid by the Diocese. Energy costs are likely to be hwher. and other costs are likety io inuease in I￿e infialion. F¥4ects for 2025 include replacement of the fence be*￿een the thurthyar(l and the former vicarage. rgfurbishmenl of the kitchen in Ihe Hall, and redecoratlon of the Church. One of the tssks ol the PCC during 2026 is lo consider how best lo balonce the use of inctyne and reswvos in furtherance of St George s Obj'ectives and Activiti•s for Pubbc Benefit. Pollcy StJt•m•nt• 11 is the policy of the PCC to generalty maintain ￿restrIcted funds. whith are the free reserves of th8 charity, al 8 level which equates lo approximately Six months of unrestricted expendrture. This provides sulficient funds to cover management, administration and sup1￿ costs, and to respond to emergency expenditure and applications for grants that arise frC￿ time to time. At the end of 2025. this was esb"mated to be £50,000 and w85 wered by unrestrict￿ FuTrJs rnnting to £239,108. Mlmlonary and ch•rlty glvlng 11 is the pcdicy of the PCC to ensure thal misS￿ry and tharitabbe giving shovkl be at a level which is at ￿a81 10°h of total income. These include missi(Jnary s(Kieties. relief and development agenues, home mission and secular charities See Note 10 of tt)e Financial Ststements for m￿e information. Deusions as to the distribution of the money are made al PCC meetings and the MISSI￿ Action Group. St. George's Church. Weald Annual Report and Flnanclal sL￿ernents of the Parochlal Church Coundl for the year ended 31" December 2025 Rlsk managem•nt The fcAlowng points should be noled.. Insurance cover f(x thir(I party and buiklings by Ecdesia$tical Insurance Group Cheques require two signatories Normal precautions are laken Io FKOtecl agalnsl fire rlsk *ilh Ihe provlsion of regularty malnt8ine(18nd appropriate exb'nguishers Child wotection Fdicies are slricty observed. as required by the law A full seujrity assessment was carried I>Lrt in January 2009 and all ¥a￿at￿8 Itams have now been professionalty marked andlor chair)e(I lo ￿ fKxy. FclltyAng these and Lxher securty measures. the Church was I8￿pened mrxe often during the day than ￿eVIoU$ty Cash rec￿pts are paid into the current acc(yJnt. As a resuft. virtu81ty all tsls arn p8id by (*18que or direct debil and Ihe amount of pety ea8h is keiA to a minimal levd. Approved by the PCC on 23rd March 2026 and signed on its b8hall by Rev Mandy Carr PCC Chair 12 PAROCHI*L CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORQE VIEILD STATEMENT OF ACTMnES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 TOT*L General Desiwted RestrKted FUNDS Fund8 FuThJ$ Fund8 2025 TOTAL FUNDS 2024 In¢om• and •ndowmenl* from Donalions andlegac￿5 Incorn& from Church ac Olh6r tr8dirnJ actNiti In￿$1Men18 Tot•1 ID¢able. Internst Interest entillernents are accounted for as they aCcn￿. All othor Incom• JI other income is rec(yiiwl wl)en it is receivable. Page15 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE WEALD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Iconllnu•d FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM8ER 2025 d Expendlturn Resc4Jrces eyponded are accwnted for Lyb an ac4Juals basls and are aLzounted for gross. Grants Grants and donations are accounted lor thth•n paid ovw. or avArdéd vknttrè thè a￿er￿ cre8188 a binding obkngat￿ ￿ the PCC. Church A¢tlvltle¥ The di¢)ce8an parish contribubon is accounted fry th ￿ld. Any parish eMtributiC￿ unpaid at 31 Decomber is provlded for in these actounl8 as an opwatknal (though not a leggll Ilabillty and 1$ sho￿￿ as 8 Creditor in the b81onc8 sh8el. • Flx•d A8s•ts T•nglbl• 17x•d •ss•ts Consecrated and boneffced woperty rf any kind15 8xd￿5ed from the acc￿nts by 5.10121 of the Ch8rltl•$ Ad2011. mov8￿8 church fumishing are vested in the Churchwardens for the use and benefit of the parishioners and cannot be disposed of wthout a fagjlty. These assets are regarded as Inalienable" t￿OpertY held on speci81 trust on behaw ol the PCC and are not a￿Unted for in the PCC'S accijvnls. They are listed In the thurth's inventory Ithich ean b8 in8ped8d. AJI expendlture on conGe(x8ted ty b•n•fiud trArtIYings and In￿￿￿￿81 rtems cosbng ￿der £1.21XI arg V*Tltten off In the year they v4ere wKurred. Expend*ture ¢M items purtha8ed using a grant is ￿ltieTr off in the yaar it was incuffed. D•pr•cl•tlon D8prefi8tion is c8lculat8d to WTrte do*Tr the cost of tangible fixed assets, inthding freehc4d pr￿9￿.88, over their expected u88ful lives. All item8 are curTendy 5 8fabghl hne. A lull yea¢8 deprnaalion is pro¥idgd in the ￿ar of a¢xwisition. Curr•nt A•••ts Amounts olbing to the PCC al 31 December in respect of fees, renls or olher inc£rne are as deblors less provlsion for arn￿nts that moy prove uncdledible. Short-term deposiis include cash held ￿ deposit either vAth the CBF Church of England Funds. or al the bènk. g Golng conc•m The trustees conslder that there or• mo18rial uncwtsinties atsC￿ the alylty to continue as a golng concem Page 16 17Jrym Iii- a> Iri r (X> ry lil Ill couocios Or*0 **0 CLQty UUJJLCLL)UQ)I_ NOTES TO THE FIIWICI•L 8T*TEIEirr8 l¢•thJ•dl FOR THE YWI ENDED M DECEIIIERI•X The PCCI* Mqmpby*T*. É1.tSStsT ••*ty*l￿ IX24£1.671k O••nFYff•.Px*t•rytyN•iiwwc4L u.549.07trfflkn￿Wy payrn*)Il*th* Ic*gWI£WJ. L ￿401 s r*thf40.A*l•w(t40) Nry) At 1 J￿U￿lD25 14151 &1 .1>) 43.912 163 •.1 f171$ i 1025 14&107 2.610 43.•12 IS.J)4 4.471 2.1 141117 44.645 15.334 ). N•tbo•k 6,634 4,148 2.••1 131 dew0￿1•y. ottr• H•1 fft 2D22ff LEO ￿. r•ffitrgi Iddod t4.W.Ih•rx•i• (£617s.eni•d (rJ.2•&*kTr4eL*t*•b•dVmknl obY*5 ¥￿. EI0.*J. thB kn￿l￿d ￿ 2017ai a eL*Ld£7.749 4l•lthJ fft kn*•144La 4•L4£1.111. PIROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE VIE￿0 NOTES TO THE F*l¥VICIAL STATEIIENTS Icanlln￿dl FOR THE YE￿ ENDED 31 0ECEMeER 2025 8 D•btor¥ 202S 2024 Ac¢fAJnts Rac8Nabl• Prepayments 559 1.226 972 972 7 Crndltorj: •mount• lal¥ng du• wbthlfi on• 2025 2024 crua 1.128 1.09 of N•t ••••t• tyfvnd Gw•ral Dwynalad Re81ri(l•d Total Fund* Ttlal Fundi Fund8 FuThJ Fund 2025 2024 Flxod forthjrth u Current as8el8 Current Ilabllittei 17.731 114.979 -1.128 131. 17,731 229,141 .1.128 245,744 14,924 219,408 -1,098 233,234 107.S36 8.628 107.536 6.628 9 8¢•t•m•nt of lund• Transfers. fAMr gains 1 2025 ENp•ndthr• and108••8 31 D•¢ 202S UnrnBtslct•d Fund•-und••lgn•l•d Gqn•ral Fund 120,958 120.958 82.786 82,786 -70,673 -70.673 -1,500 -1,500 131,572 131,572 Unr•¥irtthd FuDd•. dMlgn•t•d Church Repair Fund Church Repair Fund 78,041 25.074 103.114 2,324 5.500 4.000 1,500 85,865 21,672 107.536 2.922 R••trl¢t•d Fund• NIis61￿ Fund Am8nltles 8nd Stsjdy ￿d$ Church Yard Fund Church he8￿ng Cafe ￿ the Gre Streaming Equipmwrt Churth Organisatic￿S Funds Yr*JlhwDr11 203 3.723 263 -3,342 412 *3 -1 -1.191 -2.798 584 3.537 355 418 150 1.22S 1.468 3.001 1.502 263 193 192 626 192 9.161 5,420 -7,955 Total fvnd• 23 24 734 Page 20 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COiINCIL OF ST GEORGE I*EALD NOTES TO THE F￿ANCIAL STATEMENTS {¢ontlN•d) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER X125 9 Ststemwrt olfund• le¢)nilnu•dl Thg ¢J•slgnat•d funds comprise: th• Church Repa￿ Fund Ifw repwrn to lh8 Cl￿1￿) the Churth Ho11 R•pair Fund (for repairs lo Chwth H￿) lh8 MI￿(￿ Fund deslgnal8d frA kKal aYKI Ilh8 Vleabj Frf) Th• r•strtct•d bJnd8 crAnFfflSO'. Ihe MI$$1￿ Fund Ifty d¢)n•tlLTh hove bew glven ts Spedfic th•ttles) th• Churthywd lund Ilry thJnalkn• hm gfjv￿ ¥￿ifiC•11Y fry Ihv upk•w ￿ th• thur￿￿￿1) th• Amenities and S￿dIes F￿¥j dcffi•kns hw• bow spadkdty for hiy￿1n9 th• •mnlb"•s 8t St G8Ng•'8. Ihe Church Hepllng Fund {f(* hav• gpodficalty foy costs) the Caf• on the Green fuThJ Ifty aThJ •I￿rAal*l lh• Caf• the Gmnl the Streoming EquI￿e￿I fund Ilor d¢yw￿ •18o¢knl•d *lth Str￿ming Ewlrynth)tl the fund Ilor aucdot•d TA4th the Churth Organisadons Fund Ilor donalkns have been specafiC￿ty for ule by those iYganiSats¢￿8. Currw the ￿lY Chwth I￿￿'s*￿"{￿ luThJ is for Cam801 Pago 21 FOR THE YE*JI ENDED JI Otce*iiER3•15 T• 1Y& 62 4•1 180.15 1572 Le¥c c•1ntrrfw￿ TOT