ALL SAINTS APCM th 17 May 2026 Annual Report 2025-26 "Ji ## **TABLE OF CONTENTS** 3. Message from Vicar 5. Elections of Churchwardens & Annual Parochial Meeting 2026 5. Annual Parochial Church Meeting Agenda 6. Minutes of the Annual Parochial Meeting 2025 9. Churchwardens' report 10. Building and maintenance 11. Electoral Roll 11. Safeguarding 12. Operations and Facilities 13. SDF Project 14. Music and Liturgy 15. Children and families 19. One Bread 20. Church Garden The Annual Reports and audited financial statements for the Church and Hall may be found at the back of this document. ## **Message from the Vicar** I am often asked by friends and family, by colleagues and congregation members, ‘how is it going?’ As someone reading this, I assume that you have a connection to All Saints, and so I wonder how you would respond to that question. My own response will obviously vary slightly depending on the time of year, and what is happening that particular week, but there is a general theme to my answer which is: it’s wonderful. It’s a LOT and there is a lot to do, but it is wonderful. My strong belief is that God is good, and God is present in the life of All Saints – in those who worship, and volunteer and work here. I want to thank those who have responded to what God is doing through this past year at All Saints. Many of those responses are reflected in the reports you will find in this document. My heartfelt thanks go to all those who enable others to respond to God in this place: to wardens and the PCC and all who serve through elected office, or volunteering, and those who work here. All Saints is a place where God’s people are busy, and that work is bearing fruit. As I write this we are preparing for +Will to join us to baptise and confirm members of our community, and at the same time Catherine is preparing children who wish to take their first communion. These are significant steps in a person’s life. They are best made when there is a supportive community around to pray for those making promises and taking steps, and to cheer them on and support them in the next stage of their life. So thank you to those who do that important work week by week. This is something that all of us are called to, as the body of Christ in this place. We have been thrilled to welcome Nelson as our new director of music. He is settling in well, and I particularly want to thank him, along with the choir and our organists for a stellar Holy Week 3 and Easter Day. Easter Day saw over 200 adults, and nearly 70 children in church, and it was joyous, wonderful and, thanks to our wonderful flower team led by Anne, beautiful and fragrant. The number of children in church continues to be a great source of encouragement, and we are thrilled to welcome new families who are exploring faith for the first time, or coming back to church. We are beginning to see families from Little Fishes coming to church, bringing their children for baptism, and joining the chorister programme which is a wonderful sign of life and growth and hospitality. Catherine, Alice and a growing team of volunteers continue to do an amazing job, which has been highlighted several times in the Church Times. Since the last annual meeting Sarah Henderson has returned from maternity leave to her role as operations manager. Her report is included as part of this document, but needless to say her return has been incredibly welcome for the whole team. All Saints is a busy and complex place, and her leadership has been invaluable as we seek to be hospitable to the wider community, and care for those who walk through our doors, as well as those who serve here as staff and volunteers. Safeguarding over the past year has been in the capable hands of Ann Joyce, who stepped into the role of safeguarding officer and has provided wise advice with compassion and a dry sense of humour. She has formed a team including Emma Mead as lead recruiter, Stephanie Kittow as warden, Catherine as children and families’ minister and Sarah as operations manager, who have worked together to make sure that safeguarding children and vulnerable adults remains the top priority at All Saints. There have been a number of significant works completed on the church in the past 12 months, the most significant of which were the new boilers, which meant that we had a relatively warm winter. Looking after the fabric of this church, and the hall next door is a significant undertaking. Peter Millar continues to be a Godsend as warden. Thanks are also due to Emma Mead, to the standing committee, to the PCC and to Rose as finance officer who have between them made decisions about complex issues, and done so with diligence and care. We have hosted a wide variety of concerts and events over the past 12 months. Events here are a group effort with the staff team all contributing. The café team have become more involved as we have offered hospitality and Patrick and his team have done an amazing job. You will note the successes highlighted in Patrick’s report, but it is worth saying that with inflation continuing to be a challenge for everyone, making the café a success is no mean feat, and Patrick and the team, supported by Sarah, Emma, Tony and Rose, have done an amazing job this year. We reported last year the welcome news that All Saints had received an extension to funding and support from the Strategic Development Fund. A year on, the success of the children and families’ work and the continuing growth of the café are testament to what happens when we invest in talented people with vision. Our next task as a church is to discern how to build on this success, as the funding and the support tapers over the next couple of years. This is a challenge in which we will need your prayers and support, but I return to my opening assertion: that God is good, and God is present in the life of All Saints – in those who worship, volunteer and work here – so if we continue to pay attention to what God is doing in the midst of us, we will continue to bear fruit. _Fr Catriona Cumming._ 4 ## **ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS & ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING** ## **2026** Meeting to be held on Sunday 17[th] May 2026 at 11.30 am following the Sunday Mass. The election of the Churchwardens takes place before the APCM. ## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting Agenda** 1. Minutes of the last APCM held on 18[th] May 2025 2. Apologies for absence 3. Election of PCC members 4. Parish reports, including a report on Safeguarding 5. Appointment of independent examiner 6. Vicar’s thank you’s 5 ## **ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS AND ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING** Minutes of a meeting held on Sunday 18 May 2025 at 11:30am **Present** : The Vicar (Chair), Fr John Joyce, the Churchwardens and approximately 40 members of the Church congregation (including PCC members not otherwise mentioned) ## **Meeting for the Election of Churchwardens/Vestry meeting** - The Vicar opened the meeting with a prayer. - Peter Millar and Stephanie Kittow were elected as Churchwardens (being proposed and seconded by Tony Mollett/Ann Joyce and Tony Mollett/SJ respectively). ## **APCM meeting** ## **1.Minutes of the last APCM held on 19 May 2024** - The minutes were agreed unanimously and signed by the Vicar. ## **2. Apologies** - Apologies were received from Audrey Ebison and Martin Drennan. ## **3. Election of PCC members** - Benedict Luxmore, Rebecca Owers and Ronald Chrisley were elected to the PCC (all being proposed/seconded by Ann Joyce and Peter Millar), whilst Leslie Holland (proposed/seconded by Peter Millar/Ann Joyce) was elected to Deanery Synod. ## **4. Parish reports (as per Yearbook, including a safeguarding report)** - Churchwardens’ report - Ann Joyce provided a Churchwardens’ report, noting the hugely positive benefit of the Vicar’s arrival since the last Annual Meeting. - Maintenance report - Peter Millar noted that work on the church font cover continued, with a design having been agreed (once approved, final sign off will be provided by the Chichester Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches). It will be hung on the wall, with a plaque highlighting the legacy contribution of Thelma Leslie Smith being affixed. - Problems with the church boiler and heat pump persist, with a full survey having been undertaken by KCC (a report will be provided in due course, although they have noted that there are issues with the area behind the Sacristy and the heating pump needing to be replaced before Autumn this year). - Questions were asked by Sue Tatton-Brown and Geeta regarding the heating system replacement cost and fundraising, with Peter Millar noting that the replacement cost was unknown and that external engagement was required to obtain relevant funds. 6 - Electoral roll report – the Vicar thanked Emma Mead for her work and predicted that – whilst the new electoral roll may have a smaller number of people than previously, it is expected to further increase. - Safeguarding report - The Vicar noted that Ann Joyce had agreed to act as Safeguarding Officer, with Stephanie Kittow taking her place as Churchwarden, and thanked both for their work to date. - In response to a question from Adrian Herbert as to whether safeguarding authority lasts for 3 years and needs to be renewed, the Vicar noted that renewal of DBS clearance was required on a regular basis, with the PCC and staff team being up to date and clearance being obtained from volunteers (where required). Volunteers were also undergoing required safeguarding training. - Operations and facilities report – as per report. - SDF report - no questions – as per report. - Music and liturgy - The Vicar thanked those who have contributed to the music life of the church and noted difficulty inherent in recruiting a replacement for the outgoing Director of Music (the job application pack for the associated, part time, role is almost complete, with the job advert due to go live at the end of May/beginning of June and interviews taking place in July). The start date of the new Director will be dependent on existing employer notice periods and the date on which the job is offered and accepted by the successful candidate. - The Vicar, in response to a question from Sue Tatton-Brown, gave her assent to the inclusion of both her and David Stevens to the shrine prayer list at Walsingham. - Children and families - Catherine Halloran noted continued growth in church youth involvement, with recent First Communion and Baptism numbers of 12 and 11 as evidence of this, although more adult volunteers are required. Further explanation of the work undertaken by the children and families team will be provided at the upcoming Pentecost info session. - The Vicar thanked Catherine and Alice for work to date, noting that the increase in numbers was positive and against the overall church trend. - Sue Tatton-Brown highlighted her prior safeguarding engagement from a previous church. - One Bread Café – the Vicar thanked the Café team and noted their essential welcoming role and event function (messaging echoed by meeting attendees, alongside its nonjudgemental and dog-friendly nature) and the importance that the church was open for all to enjoy safely. - The Vicar thanked the Church flower team for their extraordinary flower arrangements, on her own behalf and on behalf of the PCC. - Church garden – the Vicar called for volunteers to tend to the west end gardens, with Leslie Holland highlighting his upcoming garden tour on 15 June 2025. 7 - Finance - Tony Mollett highlighted - Yearbook information on donations and current financial shortfalls (exacerbated by maintenance/church fabric repair cost inc. repair of the Spirit Chapel roof, uprooting of the garden due to drainage issues and replacement of a church glass door), with a new working group having been established to consider fundraising and finance - Financial increases due to church event usage/weekday donations (including extra summer concerts), a 12% increase in café sales and investments/old vicarage sale/flat rental income - A reduction in accountant/professional fees, expenditure and energy costs compared to last year - The Vicar thanked Tony Mollett and Rose McDermott for their work on the accounts. - In response to congregational questions, Tony Mollett noted that the total deficit was £1.5 million, that a £700,000 designated reserve existed, that the church’s property portfolio included 2 Portland Road flats, that gain on investment related to year-on-year stock market valuation and that current parish share was £81,000. - The Vicar highlighted the presence in the church of a notice outlining how the parish share is spent and the prior PCC decision to be generous in our share so as to better support other churches in the diocese. - In response to a question from Tim [surname?] on current status of the vicarage, the Vicar noted the need to meet with contractors and ensure that the building is accessible and usable for regular meetings, with parts of the building coming under the responsibility of All Saints rather than the Diocese (a working group has been set up to consider how the Hall and other associated elements should be developed given SDF funding, to be led by +Nick). Further to a supplementary question, church signage will be updated by Sarah Henderson and the Vicar, with faculties applied for as required. ## **5. Appointment of independent examiner** - The reappointment of Dominic Hill as Independent Examiners was unanimously approved (being proposed by Rebecca Owers and seconded by Alice Harrison). ## **6. Vicar’s thank you’s** - The Vicar echoed the messaging contained within Ann Joyce’s report and thanked those who had sustained the church throughout the interregnum (notably highlighting +Nick, the Archdeacon and other clergy, the current and former members of the PCC, the staff team, churchwardens and volunteers), particularly thanking Ann Joyce and Fr John Joyce for their input. - The Vicar closed the meeting with the Grace. **Meeting ends** 8 ## **Churchwardens’ Report** Thank you, Father Catriona, for your leadership, energy and vision. A big thank you too, Father John, Bishop Nick+ and Father Levison for presiding and preaching. Father John does so much, as does our Children’s Minister, Catherine Halloran. Thank you everyone for supporting your church wardens this year. As a new church warden, you have made me feel very welcome. I would like to thank Peter Millar and Ann Joyce, in particular, for all their help and encouragement in my first year. Both Peter and Ann are very busy still, as is Tony Mollett, our diligent Treasurer. We are supported well by the PCC with Matt Barrett taking our minutes. The staff at All Saints, in their various roles, are vital in looking after our church buildings, enriching our church services, and other operations. Many thanks to Darren Beard, Catherine Halloran, Alice Jackson, Emma Mead, Sarah Henderson, Rose McDermott, Patrick Hebrard and the cafe staff, for all you do. A huge thank you, Nelson Wong, Alan Ireland, Birgit Miller and all involved in All Saints music too. We could not run our services without the commitment of our volunteers, many of whom volunteer for multiple roles. Many thanks to the welcomers, servers, readers and musicians on whom we depend. It has been satisfying to see the number of young people who are willing to get involved in reading, serving and joining the choristers this year. We are all appreciative of the Sunday morning coffee team, led by Martin Drennan, and those who have provided us with delicious cakes and biscuits! The Sanctuary is kept in good order due to the hard work of Mowle and Sue Atkins, who trains the servers too. The church linen is pristine and ironed beautifully, thanks to Father John; and we are grateful for Rachel Misso’s sewing skills. The flower team, led by Ann Bawden, have produced outstanding flower arrangements including numerous, beautiful bouquets for Mothering Sunday; and our gardens are flourishing with the hard work and expert care of Leslie Holland. It was wonderful that so many of you were able to join in the big church cleans, to make the church look splendid for our Christmas and Easter services. Thank you all! It has been an exciting and vibrant year. Our Christmas and Easter services were very special, with 296 people attending Midnight Mass and 214 adults and 69 children on Easter Day. We had services aimed at young children, and compline services for those new to faith. During the year we have reached out to the wider community with an ordination of three priests from across Sussex, a Pride compline service, a Civic Remembrance service and a fund raiser for the Diocesan charity, Family Support Work. Our own fundraising Christmas Concert sold out and had wonderful performances from our choir, and Adrian Herbert reading from “The Wind in the Willows”. Our Lunchtime Concerts, organised by Peter Morris, were popular too. We look forward to the year to come! Stephanie Kittow _Churchwarden_ 9 ## **Building and Maintenance Report** **Maintenance Work:** Since the last APCM there have been no significant maintenance works required. Regular checks and maintenance to the Church roof have kept the roof in satisfactory condition, but regular cleaning of moss and dirt from gutters is essential. As noted last year climate warming has led to a large increase in ferns growing on the tiles. As they have widespread roots, pulling them off will lead to significant tile displacement and damage, so weed killer will be used instead. Our roofer has also noticed that the guttering of the small tiled roof over the Narthex is rotting, though as yet there are no signs of leakage resulting. Clarke’s roofing will be assessing this shortly and repairs will be planned. **Font Cover:** We finally have Faculty Approval for removing and replacing the Font Cover. Our carpenter, Alex Peters, will start work on the stand for the old cover, and when that is in place we will lift and remove the old Font Cover and place it on the stand. Alex will then make the new Font Cover which we will introduce and start using as soon as we can. **Church Lighting:** We are about to replace the main aisle S side lights with LED lamps as on the N side, and at the same time replace several non-working lights in both the main body of the church and the Spirit Chapel. **Central Heating System.** The boilers were replaced last summer and the new gas ones brought into service in October. They are proving more efficient at heating the church, but we are still learning how to make the most of them. Gas consumption so far has not fallen as much as we were led to believe. **Fire Risk Assessment.** A recent full professional fire risk survey of the church, hall and vicarage has highlighted a number of required additions and improvements to reduce fire risk and improve reaction to incidents. The recommendations will be addressed over the next several months. **All Saints Church Repairs:** There was no major repair work to the Church building undertaken in 2025/6; our plans following the Quinquennial Inspection 23 remain as previously reported. Peter Millar _Churchwarden_ 10 ## **Electoral Roll Report** We have revised the electoral roll in line with Church of England guidance. The total number on the electoral roll is 131 up from 116 last year. We know that there are plenty of people who worship regularly at All Saints who are not on the electoral roll, so we encourage those who are eligible to sign up. This roll reflects who we are as a church, and determines representation at deanery synod. Emma Mead _Electoral Roll Officer_ ## **Safeguarding Report** Safeguarding at All Saints has continued to work well. This year the Church of England has introduced, nationally, a new on-line safeguarding compliance tool. It is called the Parish Dashboard: it is a safeguarding requirement and is impressive. It is monitored by the Chichester Diocesan Safeguarding team. At this point I would like to thank Stephanie Kittow for introducing it to the PCC and they are working their way through it. It isn’t always easy for everybody to access the on-line training so Stephanie Kittow, Catherine Halloran and I have delivered face-to-face Basic Awareness training to a group of volunteers this year. We thought it was a well thought out and helpful course. It is so important that everybody is aware and able to identify safeguarding concerns. We have many groups meeting in the church and parish room regularly with their leaders and volunteers. It is vital to keep our community safe and ensure all those who lead and volunteer are properly informed and compliant. We will continue to use these materials in the future. Ann Joyce _Parish Safeguarding Officer_ 11 ## **Operations and Facilities Report** I returned to All Saints post-maternity leave at the beginning of September 2025. The day-today operations of All Saints were handled very ably by the rest of the team whilst I was away. Events and venue hire was managed by a temporary Events Coordinator role, which came to an end upon my return. I now work 3 days per week for All Saints, with a focus on strategic planning, venue hire and commercial activity and day to day operations, facilities and team management. We have an excellent team working across operations and facilities, including our Parish Administrator, Emma Mead, Finance Officer, Rose McDermott, Caretaker, Darren Beard, and our cleaning contractor, Selda Sanderson. A brief summary of progress over the past year: ## **Venue hire** All Saints generates significant income each year from venue hire of the hall, church and parish room and also from our cafe. Income from hire of the church for concerts and events remained at a similar level to 2024. We have been pleased to host returning hirers including Brighton Festival, Sussex Symphony Orchestra, Soul of the City Choir, the Makers' Fair and Brighton Coffee Festival amongst others, and continue to welcome many community groups in our Hall and Parish Room. In the past 12 months, we have enhanced and streamlined our approach to managing events, with Emma taking on the events coordination role as part of her Administrator role. We have also reviewed our pricing to increase income whilst remaining competitive locally, and we hope to see income increase over 2026. ## **Buildings and facilities** In recent months, we have faced significant challenges with our facilities in the hall and parish room areas, and are in the process of carrying out essential works to ensure these spaces are up to standard with fire regulations, as well as upgrading electrics and installing much-needed central heating in the Parish Office and nearby rooms. These works are being carefully planned to align as much as possible with our long-term vision to transform our site, and minimise any duplication of work. ## **Vision and strategy** Our long-term vision remains to transform our site, restore our church building and replace our Parish Hall with new facilities to better serve our community. We are in the early stages of forming a new advisory group to take this work forward, with a view to updating our vision and carrying out major fundraising in the next few years. Aside from our buildings, we are continuing to deliver our SDF-funded project to grow our congregation and our impact as a church (see SDF report on page 13), and we are continuing to see growth in our various ministries including children and families, music and the cafe. As part of the project, we've also received funding to revamp our website and improve our online presence - we expect the new website to launch within the next couple of months. Sarah Henderson _Operations Manager_ 12 ## **SDF Project - “Revitalising the Church, Renewing the City”** We are now in the 5[th] year of our SDF project (Strategic Development Funding from the central Church of England), which began in 2021. The purpose of the project is to grow the church here at All Saints, and also be a resource to other churches in a similar tradition across Brighton and Hove, and beyond. We’ve seen real transformation since beginning the project: the launch of One Bread Cafe, growth in our Children and Families’ ministry, and an expanded music ministry, all of which have brought new people and new energy into our church life and enabled us to better serve our local community and begin to be a resource to other churches. Following some changes to the project schedule and commitment of additional funding in 2025, the project funding timeline was extended to 2029, with outcomes to be tracked until 2031. The project has a number of objectives, which can be summarised under the following 6 headline objectives. These are revisited at every PCC meeting, and guide the work of our ministry team as well as a series of working groups made up of PCC and congregation members: ## **SDF Project – headline outcomes** 1. Growing from 100 - 300+ committed adult parishioners by 2031 2. Over 50 children regularly attending children's church on a Sunday morning by 2031 3. Minimum of 5 lay leaders per year participating in a discipleship/leadership course focused on church growth in a Catholic tradition context by 2026 _(this objective is currently on hold awaiting updates on new Diocesan strategy)_ 4. An annual cycle of catechetical and discipleship courses for children and adults, reaching 60 children and 85 adults each year by 2029 5. Facilitate a minimum of 6 roundtable conversations per year from 2025 for clergy and lay leaders focused around how to produce church growth in a catholic tradition 6. Produce at least 2 case studies/ year from 2026 onwards of churches who have started new initiatives as a result of the conversations. The funding we have received to date has primarily gone towards salary costs, with some additional budget for marketing and staff training/mentorship. The funding model is designed to tail off as we get closer to the funding end in 2029, therefore a key focus now for the team and PCC is establishing a sustainable model for our work once the funding comes to an end. Catriona Cumming _(Vicar)_ and Sarah Henderson _(Operations Manager)_ 13 ## **Music and Liturgy** Since joining All Saints in February, I have been overwhelmed by the incredibly warm welcome I have received from the congregation, our dedicated volunteers, and my new colleagues. These first two months have been a period of wonderful transition, and the massive support I’ve been shown by the entire church community has made finding my feet a truly joyful experience. It has already been a sincere pleasure to work alongside such talented and committed individuals, from the staff team to our dedicated choristers and adult choir members. A particular highlight of my short time here so far was Holy Week and Easter. The services were deeply moving, and the standard of music and liturgy truly exceeded my own expectations. I am very grateful to the choir for their hard work and for the way they rose to the occasion during this most important week in the church’s calendar. I look forward with great excitement to what we can achieve together in the coming year as we continue to build on this vibrant musical tradition.* Nelson Wong _Director of Music_ * We have been delighted to welcome Nelson as Director of music, and he has already added a great deal to the life of All Saints with his musical gifts, and his qualities as a colleague. We are grateful to the people who stepped up to cover the vacancy before Nelson arrived: to the choir, choristers and chorister families; to those members of the choir who stepped up to conduct; to those who helped with admin and behind the scenes; to Alan Ireland, Alan DaBreo and guest conductors; to Catherine, Alice and Birgit, and to Emma. Finally we have also been thrilled to welcome new choristers and their families over the past year, and we look forward to what the next year has to hold. Catriona Cumming _Vicar_ 14 ## **Children and Families** As we near the end of the fifth year of the SDF project, our Children and Families Ministry continues to flourish at All Saints. With the support of Alice in her ongoing role at Children and Families worker, and a growing group of wonderful volunteers, I have been able to strengthen our capacity to sustain and grow the ministry. On Sundays I have noticed the positive impact that the growing number of children and families attending and engaging in our services has had on the parish. This last year, Christmas and Easters have seen record numbers, as well as our Patronal Festival, Remembrance Sunday, Mothering Sunday, pet service, and much more. Easter Sunday was by far a highlight with record numbers in attendance and record numbers taking part in the celebration. This year has really been brilliant, and it has been a joy to see the fruits of the labour over the last five years. I have been able to cement a lot of my initial SDF goals into the full life of our Parish, and have been able to successfully reach targets and maintain momentum going forward. ## **Little Fishes Playgroup** Little Fishes continues to run twice weekly and continues to welcome on average over 150 families each week throughout the year. The playgroup continues to generate increasing income through voluntary donations. We are proud to continue our partnership with Team Domenica, offering work experience placements at Little Fishes. This collaboration enriches our community and nurtures a more inclusive and diverse environment, making a positive impact on the candidates involved and all who visit the church during the provision. ## **Little Fishes Clothes Swap** Our clothes swap continues to thrive, as it allows parents and carers to donate and collect preloved clothing throughout the week. This has made a great imprint on our vision to be an environmentally conscious church as we are taking practical action on a growing environmental issue. Furthermore, the clothes swap has been an invaluable support to low income families, families experiencing different hardships, and refugee families who come to the Friday Sanctuary refugee group. ## **Stay and Play** Stay and Play continues to run weekdays and is a thriving and much valued space for local children and families. It provides a safe and engaging space within the church for all to play and socialise, as well as enjoying visiting our wonderful One Bread café, and providing a perfect meeting place for those to encounter and explore the faith with our staff and/or with the building itself. ## **School Links** We maintain strong connections with local schools including Brunswick Primary, St Andrew’s CE Primary, St Christopher’s Prep, Brighton College, and Brighton Girls, who use our church for visits and carol services. 15 We also have continued to welcome schools for formal visits. This year we welcomed Kings School for the first time as their Year 10 pupils visited us for their Faith Walk, and we welcomed Brunswick Primary year 1 classes for the for the fifth year in a row. This July, we are delighted to once again host the Diocesan Year 6 Leavers Service, welcoming seven schools to mark finishing primary education and the transition to secondary school. ## **Messy Church** Messy Church is on pause as we work to develop a more sustainable ministry model. We have continued to run our annual Christingle with a Messy Church model, and have run an Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday provision this year with Messy Church inspired activities which were well attended and a great opportunity for spiritual development outside of the usual Sunday pattern. ## **Sunday Ministry** Sunday mornings have seen a great increase in attendance, and over the past year, we have welcomed 18 new families. We have just over 100 children on our books who have come to Sunday Ministry over the last year, with many coming on a bi-weekly or monthly basis. Our average attendance on Sunday mornings is currently 29, and I expect will be much higher by the end of the year with anticipated increasing numbers this May and June. Below are the averages for each year. 2020 and 2021 registers recorded 0 or 1 child on approximately 22 Sundays of the year. The last time we had 1 child was over two and a half years ago now, and there have been more steady patterns of attendance growing. Sunday Ministry has seen the greatest growth this year and has been able to successfully complete the vision to have separately run Children’s and Junior Church, as well as establishing the foundations of our Youth Church. Furthermore, many children have participated in the services over this past year by serving, singing, and reading, which has transformed the energy of Sundays, and drawn more visiting children and families into the heart of our worship here. We currently have 13 regular servers, 14 chorister, and 18 intercessors and readers. Within Sunday Ministry, we have Children’s Church (0-6 years), Junior Church (7-10 years) Youth Church (11+ years). Within these groups, we have brilliant servers, readers and intercessors, as well as our fantastic Choristers. Sunday Ministry is on a fixed and continuous rotation, and below is the 16 model for this which has been edited to show the change for Youth Church from June onwards. Each ministry focuses on engaging the specific age groups with age-related teaching and activities focused around the Bible and the Gospels, as well as where we are on the Liturgical Calendar, what happens in Mass, and what we can learn from Jesus and from one another. ## **Youth Church** Youth Church started running this year and has taken on different shapes as we learn and grow into what model best fits the children and families. We started with a pattern of Youth Church each third Sunday during the Mass, Youth Church serving and reading each fourth Sunday, and Youth Church in the week on a Wednesday evening. After starting our Confirmation course after Mass on a Sunday and seeing how well it suited our youth, we have decided to change Youth Church to being every third Sunday after Mass in the form of a social with games allowing us to explore the faith, as well as a portion of the session for learning and development. This will begin 17 in June after the Confirmation classes end. This gives greater flexibility to our youth and allows a chance for our Youth Church servers to serve on other Sundays if they wish to participate on more Sundays. ## **Sacramental Preparation** **Baptism –** In 2025, we celebrated a record of 17 baptisms, and are expecting (green bar) to have approximately 23 baptisms in 2026. **First Communion (7+ years) –** Last year 9 children received their First Communion. Our 2026 programme began in April and this year’s celebration is scheduled for 7[th] June, and we anticipate a similar number of children. **Confirmation (11+ years) –** We have three youth preparing for Confirmation this Summer and two youth taking part in the programme who are interested in Autumn 2026/2027. The Confirmation celebration is scheduled for 24[th] May. Catherine Halloran _Children and Families Minister_ 18 ## **One Bread Café Report** Another Successful Year! We are pleased to report another strong year for One Bread Café. The café achieved an impressive increase over 18% in sales compared to the previous financial year (excluding private functions, which have been accounted for separately). This growth reflects a continued rise in our core clientele, with Stay & Play, Little Fishes, and our concerts and events programme all contributing significantly to our performance. One Bread Café team and the church staff have been instrumental in this success. Their hard work, flexibility, and reliability have ensured that it continues to grow as a thriving and welcoming enterprise. Throughout the year, we maintained careful control over our expenses, limiting additional investment to essential equipment, including a new fridge freezer. Despite the challenges posed by the rising cost of living over the past 12 months, we have sustained steady and consistent progress. As we look ahead, we are actively reviewing our options for the next financial year to ensure we reflect our growth while safeguarding our income. While we remain optimistic about achieving even stronger results, we are mindful that the fragile economic climate, alongside the renewal of contracts with hirers and the continued success of our events programme, may influence our future performance. Thank you once again for your continued trust, custom, and support. We look forward to welcoming you to our café very soon and are pleased to announce the return of our lunchtime concerts, taking place every Thursday at 1pm from June. Patrick Hebrard _Café Manager_ 19 ## **Gardens Report** The 2025 gardening season began well. Most of the plants in the garden survived the winter rains and the new tree in Memorial Garden thrived. Our gardens are broadly divided into two areas. These consist of a southern most garden which also functions as an alfresco refreshment area for the All Saints` café, and a Memorial Garden to the north of the former garden. A thin strip of small flower beds lies between the two gardens and these act as a “ribbon band” of flowering plants to enhance pollinator activity in the two main plots. The southern most space needs to contain a variety of flowering plants throughout the year, but particularly between May- September when café customers utilise the space. The star of the show being the Japanese cherry which flowers in April with frothy cream/pink blooms. The floral activity continues with the large Echium {Pride of Madeira}, Salvias, Roses, Phygelius, Hebe, Zantedeschia, Sedums, etc, planted in the flower beds. The pebble base of this garden has been cultivated with a Camelia, Hydrangea, Pot Marigolds, and many more. The colourful and considered planting is conducive to the enjoyment of café cliental. The Memorial Garden`s main purpose is the enablement of interred ashes from former members of the congregation. The green lawn is largely maintained by Darren our Caretaker; however, we have recently installed a single tree {Cornus controversa variegata} in memory of a beloved long standing and productive member of the congregation. The surrounding flower beds are required to be beautiful and structural during all times of the year. The herbaceous border contains Escallonia, Geraniums, Fennel, Hydrangeas, Roses and many more, while the remaining flower beds are equally productive and colourful. Planting behind the metal gate is largely confined to ferns and shade loving plants. In September of 2025 I fractured my femur and subsequently began the long road of rehabilitation. Normal garden maintenance largely ceased during this period. In March 2026, and with the initial help of Tony Mollett, I gradually began my “come back” to gardening duties. I now enjoy gardening on a weekly basis and hope to return both gardens to a productive floral space during 2026. Leslie Holland _Volunteer Gardener All Saints’, Hove._ 20 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1134601 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 FOR ALL 8AINT8 CHURCH - HOVE Dominlc Hill Associates Limiled Archer House Britiand Estate Northbourne Road EastbouTne East Sussex BN22 8PW ALL SAINTS CHURCH - HOVE CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Page R8port of tho Tru8toe8 Independent Examln•rf8 R•port Stat•mont of Flnanclal Acllvltl•8 Balance Shoel Noles lo the Flnanclal Statofflenti 8 to 13 Delall•d Stst•m•nt of Flnan¢l•l Actlvltl•$ 14 ALL SAINTS CHURCH - HOVE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 The trustees wesent th￿'r repcrt with the financlal statements of the charrty for the year ended 31 December 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities= statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charitie5 preparing their accounts in accordance wth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 leffeclive 1 January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES The primary objectlve of All Sainvs PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ accordlng to the do¢trines and practlces of the Church of England. Tha PCC has the re5ponslbility of collaborating with the resident clergy in promollon in the ecdeslastical parish the whole miss6on of the Church pastoral, evangalistsc, social and ecumenlcal. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Rovl8w of the yoar 1. Th8 full PCC met 7 times during tha year. Committees met be￿an meetings and detalls ol these were r8ceiv8d by th8 full PCC and discussed sthere necessary. Ann Joyce stepped down as Ward8n during the year, and Stephanie Kittow was &lected as warden al the annual meeting in May. Ann Joyce took over the role of Safeguarding officer 81 the 8ama meetlng. 2. Major renovation works took place to replace tho boller during th8 course of the y8ar. wh8n the old t￿Iller, along wth pipes and other associated parts were di$cover8d to be beyond Tepalr. The cost of thls work was £48.670 and was completed in November 2025. 3. Further repalr and maintenance costs were incuired during the year end In particular a repalr to Stonework around the w8St window, arnounling to £9,000. 4. The Café enjoyed another successlul year wlth s¥les rislng from £75,LKJO lo £87.000. In addilion to managing the d8y-lo-day running of th8 café Patrick the calé manager and his team also helped to 8UPPOrt events throughout ihe year- concerts, pastoral services. 8nd the coffee festival in August. 5. The coffe8 festiv81 this year once again ran over days. Mass al 8.00 am on Sunday happened as usual, with the All Salnls 10.00 am Congregation joinin9 the neighbourtng parish of St John the Baptist for the maln servlce. 6. In August, the Op8rat6ons manager relumed frc*n m8temity1é8Vé to a new pattern of working, with greater emph#sls on strategic work, concentratlng on the use of the bulldings al All Saints, and worklng on achieving targets sel by th8 Slraleglc Development Fund Project. Some ol the savings from the reduction In hour5 were used to gupplemenl additional hours for the Parfsh administrator and finance officer. to support events and the work of the Parish. 7. Children's work al All Saints continue5 to flourish. There were 17 baptisms through the course of the year. New ch0ri51ers have jolned the choir, and Little Fishes continues lo flourish. The average number of chlldre allending worship on a Sunday morning jumped lo 21. 8. In 2025 the All Saints. Director of music was apwnled Director of Music 8t Brecon Cathedral. leavlng a vacancy. The vacancy, ￿lch lasted through the rest of the year, was well-managed with support from visiting conductor for a couple of major services, alongside the skill and dlligence of tgam members at All Saints, and members of the Ch￿r. The lunchtime concerts contbnued inlo November again. 9. Attendance at Advent and Christmas serwGes was up by nearfy 10% across the month of December. There w89 a significant increase in the numbers of children al services across the month, whlch is consistent w¢lh an uptick across the year. The crib service saw the biggest increase with 68Yo more than in 2024. The Christmas Concert sold out once again. ￿1th a popular programme, and a huge amounl ol teamwork from the office administrator, director of muslc, wardens, and volunteers. and of course the thoir of All Saints and Brighton Voices. Page 1 ALL SAINTS CHURCH- HOVE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial review Income 1. The lolal income ￿ceiVed during 2025 was £444,213. a decrease of £5,532 from the £449,745 in 2024. The main sources of income were as follows,. 2025 89,915 2024 96.714 2.885 44,649 76,682 77,461 76.365 74.989 Donalions and legacies Charitable activities other trading aclivllles Investments Grants Other Incoming resources Café Sales 34,530 70,176 93,263 68,957 87,372 Tolal 444,213 449.745 2. Overall Ihere ha8 been a slight decrease in total income. Whilst income from café sales and grants have increased, income from legacies. rents received and other incoming resources have decr8as8d. 3.Olh8r tradlng actlvitles largety relate lo venue hlre. Income through hiring fee5 ha5 decreased by £10,119 In omparison lo last year. 4. The majority of grant funding received was from the Church of England StraleglG Development Fund for Ihe'Revitslising the Church. Renewing the Cilf project. This was the fifth year of funding in a nine year grant from 2021 2029. which is primarily allocated to staffing costs in key areas of the church's mission and ministry. S. Income from invegtrn8nls has decreBsed sllghlly whon compared to last year. The Iruslees belleve that wlth the support of the congregation and the 010¢888. Ihe charity Is able to op8rate as a going concern for the foreseeable future. 1. The lolal expenditure durlng 2025 was £511,029 which k a increase of £5.979 frorn the £505,050 in 2024. The main areas of expendllure weie as follows., 2025 78,572 44,717 245,325 84,720 57,695 2024 72,256 53,712 246,077 81,483 51,522 Church running expenses Church maintenance and repairs Staff co8is Dioc8san parish Share Other costs Total 511.029 505,050 2. Staff costs have ijecreased slightly in 2025. 3. Church running expense5 have Increased. but church maintenance and repairs have decreased, resultlng in an overall reduction in this area in comparison lo 2024. 4. Other costs are moslty made up of upkeep of services. depreciation and accourstancy and legal fees. They have increased compared to last year which is mainly due to the depreciation expense for the boller purchased this year. Net C05t of a 1. The overall operating 1088 In 2025 was £66,816 compared wth a loss In 2024 of £55.305. After revaluation of investments, the net movement in funds was a deficit of £87,543. Page 2 ALL SAINTS CHLIRCH . HOVE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Assets 1. The resources available to the PCC at the ck)se of 2025 lotalled £1,388.9861£1,476,529 in 20241. The main assets were as follows. 2024 550,000 926,529 Investments Ng1 assetsltiabiliues 550.000 838.986 Tolal 1.388,986 1,476,529 2. The value of the investments for 2025 is £550,C4JO represenlng the current markel value of the Martello Loft Flats. R8servo9 policy 11 Is PCC policy to maintaln 8 balance on the general unra8lrtcted fund8 lex¢ludlng Fixod Asselsl or "Free Reserves" which equates lo at least 4 months. worth of unrestricted p8ymenls as contingency against unforeseen events and to cover any emergency buikling mainten8nc8 work. This policy will be reviewed periodically. Golng conc•m The charity beli8ves that It can contlnue to operatg and there Is no slgn a5 to why It would need lo ce888 trading or intentlon to cea6e trading. STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlng docum•nt The charity Is controlled by 6ts governlng document. 8 deed of trust and constllules an unlncorporaled charlty. Organl•atlonal structur• During the year the followlng seN8d 8$ members or th8 Parochlal Church Councll.. VScar- Revd. Catnon8 Cumming Church Wardens.. Ann Joyc8 (retired 18th May 20251 Stephanie Kiltow (appointed 18th May 2025) Peter Milkr Representsttves al Deanery Synod.. Luke Evans Iresigned 18th May 20251 Leslie Holland Tany8 Palmer Elected Members: Sue Atkins Matthew Barrett land Secretary} Ronald Chiisley (appointed 18th May 2025) Alice Harrison Benedict Luxmoore lappolnted 18th May 20251 Tony Mollett (and Treasurer) Rebecca Owers lappoinled 18th M8y 20251 Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certaln ex-offiGiO member5, being the vicar, the churchward8ns and members of the Deanery Synod.. and 3 members of the church who are eleded at the Annual Pamchial Church Meeting IAPCMI. Members are wam)ly encouraged to sland lor electi¢Jn. Pa9e 3 ALL SAINTS CHURCH- HOVE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Related parties and tran8a¢tlons The PCC 18 also the managing trnslee of the Ralli Memorial Trust (registered charity 2501841 which owns the church hall. As managing Iruslee, the PCC Appoints Ihe Hall Committee. The account5 for the trust 8re provlded separately and submitted to the Charity Commlsslon. A man8gement tharge of £36,000 was pald by the Church Hall of the PCC, shown in other income (2024.. £36,000) Expenses have been reimbursed to members of the PCC in respect of Iravel, hospitality, telephone and sundry exp8nses. No member ol thè PCC received any remuneration during the year. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS RegS6tered Charity numbei 1134601 Prlnclpal addrfrs8 All Saints Hove Wilbury Road Hove BN3 3P8 Trustoes L Evans (￿signed 18.5.25> T Palmer A Joyce {regSgned 18.5.251 P Millar A Harrison T Moll8tt M Barrett R Owers L Holland S Alkins C Cumming S Killow {appointed 18.5.25) R Chrislay lappoinled 18.5.25) B Luxmoore {aprointed 18.5.251 Independent Exaffliner Domlnic Hill A8sociat86 Llmit•d Archer House Britiand Estsle Northbourne Road E.a8tbourne East Su9sex BN22 8PW Approved by order of the board of Iruslees on and slgned ilÈ bèh31f by.. C Cumming - Twstee Page 4 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH - HOVE Independent examln•r's r•port to the trustees of All Saints Church - Hove I report lo the thanty trustees on my examin*on of Ihe accounls of Al Saints Church - Hovc {Ihe Trust) fo¥ the year ended 31 DeCemt￿T 2025. Re$ponslbllltles and basls of report As thè charity Iruslees of (he Ttusl you are fespmgble the preparalKJn of the accounts in accordance wlh the requirem8nls uf the Charittes Act 2011 Cthe Act'l. I report in respect ol my ex8mination ol Ihe Trusl'% accounts carrietl out under Section 145 of ihe Act an(J in arrysng out my exafflinalion I have folltrwed all 8pplicalAe Directions given by the Charity Comrnission und Se¢lion 14515}Ibl ol the Act. Ind•ynd¢nt •xamino¢$ Jtat•ment Since your charity's gross Iiicome oxceeded £250,000 YOUT exarniner musl be a member of a lislod body. I cali iuiilillYI 11141 I difi UL*alified Iu Uli RcgulalKJns 2008 other than any requiremgnl that ilie aLcounls give 8 true lair wew whKlI rs not a m8llor ￿ls￿lere0 A8 part ol an 1ndw￿lIdent examination. I h. Members are warmly encouraged to $18nd for electlon. REFERENCE ANO ADMIN18TRATIVE DETAILS Reglstered Ch•Aty numb 250184 Prlnclpal addre•s All Salnls Hove Wilbury Road Hove BN3 3PB Tru818•1 Independent Examiner Dominic Hill Associates Llmlled Archer House Brilland Estate Northbourne Road Easlbourne East Sussex BN22 8PW Approved by order of ttte toard of tru8lee8 on ... Trustee Page 2 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALLI MEMORIAL) Independent examifter's report to the trustees of Hove Parlsh Chur¢h Hall (Ralll Memorlall I report to the charity trustees on my examinallon of the accounts of Hove Paristt Church Hall (Ralli Memorial) Ilhe Trust) for the year ended 31 Oe¢¢mber 2025. Responsrbilities and basls of report As the charity trtjslees ol the Trusl you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 1.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried nut under Section 145 01 the Act and in carrwng out my ex8mination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission Ljnder SeGlion 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examinor's statement I h8ve completed my examinalioTI. I conlirm that no material matters have come lo my allenlion in connection willi Ili¥ exdriiiii4&liuFI giviiiy Iiie C(iuse Iv b¥livvÈ tlidl 111 dcly Illdleridl i¥sy¥tsi. accounting records were not kept in Tesp(Jcl of the Trust as required by Secbon 130 of the Act.. or the accoun15 do not accord with those records,. or the accounts do not comply wilh the applicable requirerrients conceming the form and content of accounts sel out iii the Charities IALcouiils and RepN)rtsl Regulalions 2008 other than 8ny reqvirement t￿.8* the avcounls givè 3 triJe and fair view iwhich is nol a corysidered as part. ol an Independenl examination. I have no concerns and have come across other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ibpuwi Mr Peter D Hill FCA Dtyninic Hill Associales Limiled Archer House Brilland Eslale Northboijrne Road Easlbourne Etiisl Sussex BN22 8PW Page 3 HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL IRALLI MEMORIAL) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Total funds Unrestricted fund Restricted fund Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charltable actl¥ltles Ch8ril8ble actbvilie$ 47,179 47.179 53,076 Other Iradlng a¢tSvlfje8 Total 47,179 47,179 53.078 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable actlvltl•s Charltab18 actiwknes 49,320 200 49.520 58,571 NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITUREI 12,141) (2001 12,341) 15,4931 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fund5 brought forward 324 95,646 95.970 101,463 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD (1,817) 95,446 93,629 95.970 The notes fomi part of these financial statements Page 4 HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL {RALLI MEMORIAL) BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 Total funds 2024 Total nds Unrestricted Restricted fvnd fund Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 3.861 95,446 99,307 101,437 CURRENT AS8ET8 Debtors Cash at bank 2,823 2,437 2.823 2,437 1,977 1,306 5,260 5,260 3,283 CREDITORS Amounts falling due wilhin one yoar {10,9381 110,938) {8,750} NET CURRENT ASSETSI(LIABILITIES) 15,6781 15,678) (5,467) TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES (1,817 95,446 93.629 95,970 NET ASSETS (1,817 95,446 93,629 95.970 FUNDS Unreslricled fund5 R8glrl¢tsd funds (1,8171 95.446 324 95.646 TOTAL FUNDS 93,629 95.970 The financial statements wer8 approved by the Board of Trustees and aulhcKi8ed for Issue on &811x.atr.￿k.￿Q.￿4....... and wera signed on its behall by.. Trustee The notes form part of these financlal 8tatgment5 Pag8 5 HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL IRALLI MEMORIAL) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Bas18 of preparfng the financial statom•nts The finanr.ial *talEtm8nlq of the c.harity, whic.h is a piiblic benefit entity Linder FRS 102, have been prepar8d in accordance wth the charib.es SORP (FRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporti'ng by Charities.. Slalement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102} leffective 1 January 2019),, Fin8nci81 Ra￿￿'n9 St8ndard 102 The Financial Repothng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ire13nd' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have teen prepared under the hlstorical Cost convention. Income All income is recognised in the Stslemenl of Financial Activities once the ch8rity has en￿tlement to the fundg, 1118 probable Ihat the income wlll be received and the amount can be measured reliably. EJ(pendlture I iHhililiA4 Hr8 rArJNJnigp.d as e.xpe.r￿1￿1￿ a8 Ihp.re. Ipgal nr cnn4triirtSvp. oh1￿illIon committlng the charity lo that expendltLJre, it is probable that a transfer of economlc benefits wlll be requlred in settlement and th8 8mount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is acrounled for on an accTu818 basis 8nd has bp.en classified under headings that Aggregate. All cost related lo the calegory. Where costs cannot be direclly atlribuled lo particular headings Ihey have b8en allocaled to 8Ctivilie8 on a ba818 consistent with the use ol resources. Tanglblo flxod a88et8 Depreciallon Is provlded on tho leasehold on a straight lin8 basis over 50 ye8rs. D8preci81ion is provi¢J8d on the fixtures and rrtUrvJs on a slralghl Ilne basis over 4 years. Taxatlon The charity is exempt from tax on Ils charitable aclivilies. Fund aecountlng Unreslricled lunds can be used in accordance wilh tha charitable objectlves al the d18cr8Uon of the Iruslee8. Restricled funds can only be used for partic#Jlar restrlcted purposes wllhln the objects of the tharity. Reslriclions arlse when speufied by the donor or when tund8 are raisad for partlGular rgstrictod purposes. Furthor cxplanallon of the nature and purpose ol each fund is included in the notes to Ihe finanGial statements. OTHER TRADING ACTNITIES 2025 2024 other receipts Page 6 continued... HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALLI MEMORIAL) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2025 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There were no trustees, remuner*ion or other benefrts for the yBar end8d 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 December 2024. TTUSt•es' •xp•ns•s There were no trust8es' expenses paid for th8 year ended 31 December 2025 nor for the year ended 31 December 2024. COMPARATIVES FOR THE 8TATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES Unrestricted Restricted fund ILtnd Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charitabl• actlvltlés Charitabl8 actlvit4e8 53,076 53,076 Other trading activitsos Total 53,078 53,078 EXPENDITURE ON Charftable actlvltleg Charltable actlvltles 58,371 200 58.571 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) (5,2931 12001 {5,493) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 5,617 95.846 101,463 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 324 95,646 95,970 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Flxtures and ffitting3 Freehoid propety Long leasehold Tot818 COST Al l January 2025 and 31 December 2025 90,446 10,000 7,722 108,168 DEPRECIATION Al 1 January 2025 Charge for year 4,800 200 1.931 1,930 6,731 2,130 At 31 Decemb8r 2025 5,000 3,861 8,861 NET BOOKVALUE At 31 December 2025 90,446 5.000 3,861 99,307 At 31 DeGember 2024 90.446 5,200 5,791 101,437 Page 7 continued... HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALU MEMORIAL) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 DEBTORS.. A•IOUNT5 FALLING DUE VIITHIN ONE YEAR 2025 2024 Trade debtors nlhar rt8b1(￿s Prepayments 570 834 1,419 918 120 2,823 1,977 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR 2025 202 Trade creditors other creditors 10.938 8,370 10,938 8,750 LOANS An analy315 of the rn8turity of bjans Is glv8n below.. 2025 2024 Aniounts falling due w¢lliin 0116 year oli deniai)d.' 0th8r108ns 3.000 5.fyjo MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movcment in funds At 31.12.25 Al 1.1.25 Unrejtrlclpd fund$ General fund 324 (2,1411 (1,81n Rostrlcted flind• Property fund 95.046 {2001 95,446 TOTAL FUNDS 95,970 (2,341) 93,629 Net movement In funds. Included In the above are as folk)ws: Incoming resources Resources expended Movement in funds Unrestrlc¢od fund8 General fund 47,179 (49.320 (2.141) Restricted funds Property fund 1200) 1200) TOTAL FUNDS 47,179 (49.520) (2,3411 Page 8 continued... HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALLI MEMORIAL) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- contlnued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnued Cornparatives for movement In funds Net movement In funds Al 31.12.24 A11.1.24 Unrostricted fund8 General fund 5.617 (5.293) 324 R8Strlct8d funds Pruwiy IuiKI 95.846 (200} 95,646 TOTAL FUNDS 101,463 15,493) 95.970 Comparative nel movement Sn funds, induded In the above are as follows.. Incoming resources Resources expended Movement In fund5 Unf••trl¢tod fund¥ Ganeral fund 53,078 158,3711 15,2931 RestrSetod funds Property fund (200) (2001 TOTAL FUND8 53,078 158,5711 15,4931 A current year 12 M￿1th8 and prlor year 12 month8 comblned posltlon 1$ as follow8.. Net movement in funds At1.1.24 31.12.25 Unrestrlct•d fund8 General fund 5,617 17,4341 (1,8171 R8strlct•d funds Propety fund 95.846 14001 95,446 TOTAL FUNOS 101,463 (7,834) 93,629 Page 9 continued... HOVE P￿IsH CHURCH HALL {RALLI MEMORIAL) NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS . continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- contlnu•d A current year 12 n)onths and pri￿ year 12 rkioiiths c017)bined i)el movenienl in funds, includ8d ill the above are as follows.. Incknmlng reswrces Resources Movement expended in funds UnTestrlcted funds General fund 100,257 (107,6911 17,434) Rejtrlcted funds Prop8ty lund (4001 14CN)I TOTAL FUNDS 100,257 (108.0911 17,8341 10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES Th8 PCC Is the managing trustee of the Ralll Memorial Trust whlch owns the Church Hall. As managing trustee, the PCC appolnts the Hall Committee. Th& accounts for th8 tru81 are prepared separately and submltted to Ihe Charrty Ccthmls810n. A management charge of £36.0(M) was pold by the Church Hall to the PCC. Sho￿ In managernent fees {2024.' £36,000) Page 10 HOVE PARISH CHURCH HALL (RALLI MEMORIAL DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 2024 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Other trnding actlvltl•¥ Other recelpts Charltable actlvltks Hall lettings Parish roorn lettiThJs 32,764 14.415 37.277 15,799 47,179 53,076 Total Incomlng re8our¢es 47,179 53,078 EXPENDrruRE Charltsble a¢tiviti•• Church hall running costs Church hall malnlenance Longloasehold Flxture8 and ffttings 43,813 2,073 200 1,931 47,856 7,760 200 1,931 48,017 57,747 Support Gosts Govemance co8t8 Accountancy and legal feas 1,503 824 Totsl resources expended 49,520 58,571 N•1 •xp•ndltur• (2,3411 {5,4931 Thls page does not fom) part of the statutory flnancial statements Page11