Christ Churth-st. Andrews Annual Report and Flnandal Statements of the Parochlal Church Coundl For the year erKled 3ts1 December 2025 Incumbent Rev Anthony Everett The Vlcarage 38, Beliinge Road Heme Bay Kent CT6 6BU Bank: CAF 8ank 25 Klngs Hlll Avenue Klngs Hlll, West Malllng Kent ME19 4JQ Barclays Bank 9 5t Georges Street, Canterbury Kent cri 2JX Inde endent Examlner Sue Davls 5 Mandarln Lanè. Herne Bay Kent cr6 SRF Accountant Chrfst thurch St Andrews Herne Bay Parothial Churth Counal Annual Report for 2025 Back round The PCC of Christ Church St Andrews, Herne Bay has during the year had the responsibility along with the incumbent, the Reverend Anthony Everett in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church pastoral, evangelical. social and ecumenical. It has specifically concentrated on being a church where our aim is to glorify God by building a Christ centred community through the power of the Holy Spirit. The PCC has the responsibility for the maintenance of the fabric of the two churches with the attached halls, the St Andrews Chrlstian Centre, the North and South Rooms including the furniture and furnishing within them. Membershi Members of the PCC are either ex-offficio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. At the year end the following were members of the PCC- Incumbent: Associate Vicar Curate Churchwarden Churchwarden Treasurer Deanery Synod Members Elected Members Reverend Anthony Everett Reverend Simon Fellows Reverend Denise Parrett Darran Hibbert Alan Rogers Richard Beagley {elected until APCMI- Anthony Llnk (Coopted from APCM) Darran Hibbert, Alan Rogers and Sue Roger5 Rlchard Beagley (Until APCMI Martin Bovlngdon (Pcc Vice Chair) Paul Green Carol Hibbert Pennyjohnson Malcolm Owen Chairman Jonathan Parrett Dave Payne Ruth Plummer Annette Saunders Andy Snelson Sally Snelson Ob'ectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as posslble to worship at our churches and to become part of the parish community. The PCC maintains an overview ofworshlp throughout the parish and makes su88e5tions on how our service5 can be accessible to the many groups within our parish. Our services put faith into practice through scripture. prayer, litur8y. music and the sacraments. In 2025 we saw 8rovrth in terms of attendance at most of our congregations and In our small group numbers. We continued to maintain our small group network and saw new and old ministrles flourish due to God's goodne￿. We seek to be a welcomlng church famlly at all times but especially around the major Chrlstian festivals. We have continued to run a Food Larder for those who have no food changlng its focus so it more achieves our aims for it and continued to offer advice to those who need help with job applications or benefft claims as best we could. These services have continued to be Increasin8ly well used asthe year progressed. When planning our activtties throughout the year, the incumbent and PCC have sought to fulfil the Commis5ion'5 8uidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance to charities for the advancement of religion. In pa￿"CUlar we seek to enable everyone in our parish to live out their faith as part of our church community by- Services and prayer; leaming more about the Gospel through the Bible and developing knowledge and trust in JesU5. A new monthly afternoon service started at St Andrews in November, 2025. Providing pastoral care for people living in the parish Ithrou8h various means). Evangelistic, missionary and outreach work (this continues to be our greatest challenge but through Festival Services, Care Homes ministry, Food Larder. South Room. Sunday Services, Bay18nite and schools provision we have seen our impact 8row and develop.) To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the two churches with the attached halls, the St Andrew's Christian Centre. the North and South Rooms. This year vrfe have had number of challenges but have sought to meet these and to ensure that when needed the buildings were available and in the best state posslble. Work on the redesign of St Andrews Church which we hoped to finish in 2025 was completed Éxcept for minor issue5, $0 it is now more suitsble and useful to the community. This has been funded from reserves and 8enerous donations. Achievements and erformance The PCC are keen to offer a ran8e of activbties duringthe week and overthe course of the year that ourcommunlty find both beneficlal and spirituallyfulfillin& The provision we have been able to make has been noted above. In 2026 we will continueto be open to starting ne￿ ministries and stoppln8 ones that no lonBer fulfil their purpose. In 2025 our paid and volunteer staff continued to w￿rk hard to provide the best services we can. Furthermore, we will continue to look for new ways to en8age wlth the community. The soclal side of the church was. before the pandemic, well developed and very well supported; we hoped to be able to return to much of this in 2025 and we were able to do thls. Christmas school servlces were well received and we are glad to have continued great relationships with all our local schools. We have continued to support our two new mld-week congregations almed at both families and adults and have been encouraged by the growth In these congregations. In addltlon to our regular 5errflces and attivltles we have taken less funerals than usual but have had baptisms both In the church and the sea. The church has never had many marriages and that continues to be case. Deane Three lay members of the PCC join the vicar, associate vicar and the curate on the Deanery Synod. Our parish has an active invofvement in the deanery and through that with the wider church. The Deanery had some significant challenges to face in 2025 which will continue into 2026, many in regards to local church finance and parish reor8anisation. The Fabric We have sought to keep the buildings safe for use and have upgraded varlous parts of both churches to make them safe and welcomin8 spaces. Pastoral Care The church also run5 many small groups for both the church famlly and wlder communlty. The staff and varlous volunteers sought and continue to seek to offer support and encouragement. We have tried not to mlss anyone out but recognise we will have not succeeded in everything we tried to do. Mission and Evan elism Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith. The PCC has continued to give money away to three organizations in this country and abroad- Scripture Union. Mission wrthout borders and Church Army Africa in Nairobi. These were selected for the years 2023-2025. From 2026 we will support The Bible Society, Open Doors and Church Amry Africa in Nairobi. We provided food and help to the local community. Ecumenical Relationshi The local church leaders have met together occasionally. and we have continued to look at the best way forward for the churches to work together. Committees The PCC met ten times in 2025 and had a Saturday moming thtnking about the future dlrection of the church when other church leaders were also present. Church Electoral Roll The number registered on the elettoral roll at the 2025 APCM In May was 173. Flnance The detailed financlal statements follow thls report. These show that the total Income of Christchurch St Andrews was £299,526.88 and expenditure was £300,425.83 showin8 a deficit of £898.95. The balance of funds as at end of December 2025 was as follows".- General Fund - £131,999.57 Ass Vicar Fund- £54.176.88 Ashburnham - £211.46 The PCC have authorlzed si8nificant repairs & maintenance expenditure 2025 on the St Andrews bulldin8 1£36,751.951 and this is reflected In the 2025 accounts. The Restricted Fund set up In order to finance the Associate Vicar post has been used this year with the continued appointment of the Rev Simon Fellows. The balance of thls account at the end of 2025 Is shown above. Other significant areas of expenditure are Mlssionary glving {£92501, Parlsh share {£100,230.821. staff costs1£25,394.77), and church general repairs 112,101.641 Anthony Everett Chalrman- 16th March 2026 TOW 2WA7rt £41.7I4AI £214.170I £otsJ £L921i11 £0￿) £26s85.￿j o.c £atX) Vduhtsry5ncorne Incomofromlnvestsn* £215,679a6 £39.187SS £Z51￿7.19 £1.77LS6 £4L48433 £1.4U40 £L92L(Q £Z¢585m £0 fO.Tr) £11￿433 U.453.40 Tcrtallntsy Church¥¢b¥lUe5 1th8funds £237.492.78 £61.933.(6 ￿￿.115￿3 £oc £0. EOI £aco £o.o) ÉO.C4) Galns Ik)sswe•thY•strn*tsi £MB.29 £￿4 £124 Fur*J¥ IF F￿￿$(F £3)1￿ £54.17&81 £114JB7JI EIIXI2IQQI £77.972m £187.182 ¥wtments D•bwtJ 5hortterm Depo4 Ctsh hand £7,977A9 £35X24 £145J19 68 £419)3 £1￿7 4￿U• N•tCurrnntAu•ts Openln8 Bai¥•¢t • lthn Gjlnson Inwstrmfvts 2025 ts•btors E107.18YS7 £10329 £299.526AB Totsi £186J8791 Gw*r•l Pund Ashbvrnham{A8ww) A$￿v￿r￿ur Total £13LWS7 £54.176A8 E18638791 Si8ned Rev. Anthony Everett Vkar Anthoryjohn Link TreaSUfer rf5t Church, Her￿ Bay The PCC Secretary Willlam Street cr6 5NR 2310 MJr(* 2026 I rewt to the PCC M my examinth oftr* accounts PCC for the year 3tst Dwiber 2025. requtremerts of the Charftles Art 2011 ftt* NLf aThJ tre Church P£q￿n￿r￿j RtrJulatlor6 20)6. I re￿ in rw cl my PCC ￿t￿nts carrf&l unts sth 145 of the 2011 Att and In canWrrfJ my examlnatlon I have ftAk)v￿ all the applkaL* tXreLtyons gl¥En by the Charity Cunmlssw)n under seLtkn 145(5Xb) of the tlw frwnd In alurth guKJartt, 2017 &31ti0n. wtth the ex¢imlnakn gmng rr£ cause to that In mat&tsl l. a￿ntIr￿j record5 **re n(t k* re5P&t of the ¢hrlty as ￿￿1r￿￿ ty sthi 130 crf the 2011 Atr, 3. the ￿Unts (h) compty b•lth tr* apr4k7bk r￿￿￿r￿Eftts corKemltvJ the fomi and contert of a¢o)unts set out In the Charilies (Accounts ar￿ Rewts) Regulatbns 2008 ¢)ther than any r4uiranent that ￿ ￿nts gl¥e a and falrf v*41 whlth [5 nct a I have no COr￿mS and have come ￿rosS ￿ txher mattws in o￿nect￿n with the examthation to whlth attentk)n strrtwkl te drnwn In thts W in order to en&bbe a urKknstaThllng (rf the ￿lUThts to be Yours falthfullv. - Sue Dav15 Bsc (Hons) ACCA PAROCHIAL CHUR Rl HURCH wmi ST. 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Totsl Wwdltur• É253B2.94 £2l417.rKI ofwh¢m eamed £5OLOJger￿ruMtstr. mart*¥a￿e 8tiJanuary. 2025 ei8a4ns•ndRyat¢J¥i £4,22QlO 2024 chri%thinv￿0ftItr ChurchArn￿Afrk3 MIss￿ll %%4thout3orthr5 ScrfptrJoUrMth) £iDJ £Z,50) £25( Yotsl Christ Church St. Andrews RESERVES POLICY The Parochlal Church Coundl acknovAedges that as a registered chaiity It needs to be able to sustain its operations and a Re5er¥es Policy Is necessary to help it monltorln8 that it is achieving that goal. To do thls, It needs to have 3 month5 expendlture available to meet ongolng commEtments. In 2025 this amounted tt) £65720. These reserves are held as follows CCLA- Goldfinch Investment CCLA fjeneral Fund CCLA- Stsffln8 Fund Barclays Bank Account TOTAL £4.323.39 £12,323.80 £23.056.44 £26,016.37 £65,720.(KI In addltlon to thls the PCC holds £54,176.88 In a Restrlcted Fund for the Assoclated Vlcar. The net current assets held by the PCC at 311t December. 2025 were £186,387.91. The PCC wlll re￿se the Reserves Policy annually. Revised February. 2026.