CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trusts8s' Annual Report for the period From 1 st January 2025 To 31st December 2025 Charity name: The Parochial Church Counal of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke Bricket Wood Charlty registratlon number. 1137630 Objectivos and Activities Summary of the purpo￿ of the charty as set out in its goveming document Pwa 1.17 St. Luke's Paro¢hial Church Council IPCCI has the resFonsibilty of c(wperating w￿h the incumbent in promob'ng in the ecclèsiast￿al pansh the whole mission of the Church, pastoral. evangelislic, sockg18nd e¢umenic&l. The PCC is also s￿lf1¢allY responsible for the maintenance of the Church Hall in The Crescent. Bn¢ket Wood. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefrt, in parttular, the activitle8, projects or sep4ices identllled in tho accounts. P*• 1.17 4TrJ 1.19 St Luke's offers a varEty of services each week and at other times during the year to meel Ihe needs of the church and the whler communty. Worship is generally in the open evangelical tradilion arld open to renewal. A mid-week liturgical service draws 8 small congregation. of mostly retired people. Throug1￿Ut the liturg￿[ ye8r we continue to sep4e the community at large by heving number of additional services, e.g. the Senior Citiiens Serv￿. Bere8verrEnt service. the Mount Pleasant Lane S¢hool Carol seNKe. and Messy Church. When planning the ￿tIVitieS for the year FrEmb8rs of the PCC hav8 considered Iha Chartty CommissKin's guidance on publlc Lwefrt and, in pattcular. the specific guthnce on chartties for the advancern￿rt of re￿￿tyn. State￿ent confirning whether the trustees have h8d regard to the guidance issued by the Charty Commtssh)n on public benefft p￿1.18 Addlllonal Information (optional) You ma choose to include fvrther Statem￿ where relevant abouL' Policy on grant rnaking Pw• 1.36 Policy on soc181 inv88trrnnt including prc*3ram related investment Pn1.38 Contribution made ty volunteers P*a 1.38 Other Achievements and Perforniance Abngshje regular v￿rshIp and Messy Church, St Luke's ministy incEudes other groups exercising their own pastoral and S(￿la1 supporL a Lunch Club for the older members of the corrrnunity. our Visiting and Bereavement tearrts. We also have a monthly Take a Break, o)ffee moming which attracts a regular group of all ages. Our v*xship is Irve-streamed on our YouTube channel, and this corrtinues to be a valuable resource for those wl)O Gannol allend seNces in person. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the differen￿ the charity's work has m8de to th8 circumstances of its beneficiaries and any *ider beneffts to society as a whole. Parn120 Members of the congregation are activety involved in the Bricket Wood Communty Choir. meets weekty in the church. We continue lo supwrt members in th￿r shcrt temi and lon￿terM mission in this country and overseas. We continue our traditK)n of substantial giving and volunteering to Christian and other Wrthin the parish we have enjoyed sharing in the life and work of Mount Pleasant Lane S¢hool We support the ktal Fc(%lb3nks in Watford and St ￿bans. A Wann spa￿ and a free book exchange are available in the church halls in daylight hours. The Church Halls are used by a wide variety of communty groups, induding a Pr••chooJ and a GP surgery. Additional infom)ation (optional) You ma choose lo include fvrther statements where relevant atw)ut.' P¥a 1.41 Achievements against otlectives set Perfomiance of fundraising acts"vities against obJ￿Il¥eS set Investment perfomknce against obiecbve5 Pwa 1.41 Other Financial Review Review ofthe cha￿S financial position at the end of the period P*¥121 The charity continues to be financialty stable and has achieved r(5 aims of mainlaining and improvtng church premises as well as alkxating substantial sums to its chosen M￿lonS and deVek>￿enI agencies. The Charity generated sufficienl income through donations and legacies and Church Hall fees, to mairrtain its operating financial The deficit of £78.623 comprises a surplus of £7,690 on General Funds and a deftillreduction of designated funds of £86.313 (Missions £34.656 and Church repairs and maintenance £51.659) mainly funded by the transfer of £72.000 from the Long Tenn Investment fund. Total reserves arg £603.929 including Designated Funds £599,703 of vthich £400,0(Y) represent fixed assets., £160.355 a kjng temi investment fund and £39.348 other funds. with General funds £364 Statement explaining the icy for holding reserves stating why they are held Paa 1.22 The PCC maintains general reserve funds to provide reassuran￿ that the operating costs of the PCC can be met for at ￿8t 3 months Amount of reserves hebd Pn122 £15.000 Reasons for holding zero reseNes Pn122 Detsils of fvnd materialty in defic P￿124 Explanats'on of any Un￿rtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a going concem paa1ZJ Addltlonal infonnallon loptional Ywma choose to include futher statements where relevant atM)Ut'. Voluntary giving by Church membors The charity's prtncipal sources of funds {including any fundraising) Pn1.47 Legacies Inccme from the ChurGh Halls. and Christmas falr The investment wDcy to maintsin sufficient funds in an easy access deposrt account to cover any immediate unplanned expendttures, and the balance of funds raised from the sale ofthe apartment in Russell Court in tem) deposit accounts managed by the Diocese. The Trustees have not identified any svJnificant risks to Ihe financial stsbllty of the Investrrtnt polw and objectrves induding any social investment p)licy adopted P*a 1.46 A descripticm of the ptincipal risks facing the charity P¥a 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts: TyFe of goveming dcturrEnt Ilrusl deed. royal charterl Parn125 Parcthial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended, and Church Repr88entath)n Rules Previously ex￿pted but now 'Standard registration, as of 27th August, 2010 How is the chanty constituted? je g Linincorpor8ted associatson. CIO) Trustee selection methods including details of any constrtutional provisions e.g. election lo post or name of any person or body entitkn1 to appoint one or more trustees ra125 P¥a125 ApFointed by ewion at the Annual Partthial Church Meeting or'ex officio" If Diocesan appoinlee. e.g. Reader Addltlonal Infomlallon (optional) Youm choo88 to include further statements where relevant about Pollcies and procedure8 adopted for the induction and training of trustees P*•131 The charty's organlsatbnal slructure and any wder nalhvork with whth the ¢h8rity work8 Relationship with any related parties Other Refarence and Administrative detalls Charity name The Par￿hla1 Church CourKil of the Ecclesiastrai Parish of ', St Luke Bricket WJ Other name the charity uses Registered charty number 1137630 ChanV$ principal address The Crescent Bricket Wood St Ajbans AL2 3NF Names of th? charlty tru8tO08 manage tho Charlty Tru•t•• n•m• Offl¢• {Il•nyl D•t•A •¢t•d Iln•t for wt￿1• y••r N•mo of p•r•on lor body) •nlltlgd to appolnttru8t••111 any) Revd K H¢)dgins Vicw and Cha Until January 13 Diocese of St Alban8 Mr8 L Herbert APCM Mr Ronald Phetvin APCM Mr8 B Funnell APCM Mrs L Plummer APCM MrJ J Blamey APCM Mrs P Cook Ex off￿10: Member of Deanery Synod APCM Mr S Bukl(e VKe Chair APCM Mr A Dunstsr APCM 10 Mr P Gibson APCM 11 Mr R Walker-smith APCM 12 rate InJst*8- names of the director5 at the date the Dir•ctor nan rtwasa roved Name oftrustees hokling title to pyopety belonging to the charity Trn8ts• nam• Dats• •¢lwd If not forwhol• y￿r Sl Albans Dior*san Board of Finance Funds held as custodlan trustees on behalf of others Description of the a¥sets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charrty on whose behafr the assels are held and how th1$ falls within the custodk4n charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such 8s88ts from the ¢harity'8 own asset8 Addltlonal Inlomiatlon (0Olonal) Namm and addro8s•s ol advl88rs Ioptlonal Informatlon) Typo of Addre8• odvlser Name Name of chlèf executive or nam0* of Mnlor staff memb•rn (Opli¢)nal Infomiation) Mr P Harper Voluntary PCC Treasurer Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-dis¢losure of k .￿￿rsonnel details Other optional infonnation Declaratlons Tho trustees declarn that they have approved the trustees. report abovo. Sign8d on behalf of the charity's trusteès Slgnalurels) Full name(s) Mrs. L Herbert Mr R Walker-smith Position (eg Secretary, Chalr. etc) Trustee Trustee April 13. 2026 Section B Balance sheet UnT•Strl(*•d In¢¢me Endowm•nl Total thls Total kst funds funds fttnds yoar year Flxed assets Intangible assels Tanglble assets Herllagè assets Investrnonts F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 (Noto 15 {Noto 14) (Note 16) (Note ln Totsl fixod auets 400,000 400, 400,000 Current assets 8tock8 (Noto 18) Dgbtorn (Nole 19) Investments {Not• 17.4) Cuh ot bank and In hand (Noto 24) Total cunont ass•ts BIO 11790 168548 56193 11,7g) 168.S48 8,926 243,749 290,492 Credltors: amounts falllng duo wlthln one year (Note 20) 11 32.602 Net current assotrfllabllltles) 812 282,552 Total assots lem current Il•bllltl•8 813 682,552 Credltors: amounts falllng du• after on8 yèar {Nots 20) Provlslons for Ilabllttles B14 815 Total not assets or Ilabllltlos Funds of the Charlty Endowmont fund$ (Note 27) Restrlctod Income funds INot• 27) Unrestrl¢ted funds Revaluatlon re$eNo 916 603.929 603.929 682,552 817 B18 819 600,067 3.e62 603,929 682,552 Total funds B21 60 682,552 Slgned by one or hvo trustees on behaw of all Ihg trustees Date of approval ddlmml S*anatur8 Print Name CC17a {Excel) 0810412026 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
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(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| ||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31stDecember 2025
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:||| - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - • the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or • the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. - I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
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**Address:**|_J R Eke_|8thApril, 2026| |---|---|---| |||| ||John Robert Eke|| |||| ||Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners|| |||| ||Soarview, 4 Stable Court, Malborough, Devon TQ7 3FB|| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** IER Oct 2018