# Trustees' Annual Report (TAR) 2025 Report and Accounts for ## the Parochial Church Council of St Mary & St Gabriel, Harting ## Aim and purposes The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of St Mary & St Gabriel Church and associated buildings. Objectives and activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at South Harting. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: - Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. - Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. - Missionary and outreach work. ## Achievements and performance ## **Worship and prayer** There is a range of services during the week and over the course of the year, which all are welcome to attend. At present there are 81 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll. The parish was deeply saddened by the departure of its previous incumbent, the Reverend Harriet Neale-Stevens, for a senior appointment at Portsmouth Cathedral in the summer of 2023. Her ministry had been particularly fruitful. Over the year that followed, services were maintained on a slightly reduced basis, thanks to the generosity and goodwill of a number of retired clergy. The current Rector, Simon Holland, was instituted in July 2024. There is a challenge to be faced in increasing regular attendance at services, which remains significantly below pre-Covid levels, but there are encouraging signs and a positive spirit among the congregation. The monthly All Age Eucharist continues to attract a number of families as well as older regular members of the congregation, and attendance at Christmas services, both the Crib Service and the main Christmas Day Eucharist was high, as usual. The main Sunday Eucharist alternates between Harting and Elsted, and an 8am Communion service is held every Sunday. A midweek Eucharist has been reintroduced on Wednesdays, and Morning Prayer is said in church every weekday morning. The church is fortunate in having a skilled and committed organist and choirmaster, and worship is led by a dedicated choir. The church bells are rung at all principal services. Members of the congregation read lessons, serve at the Eucharist and provide refreshments after all the main services. There is a thriving branch of the Mothers’ Union. The Pastoral Offices remain freely available to any parishioner who requires them, and weddings, baptisms and funerals have been regularly held in church throughout the year. The churchyard is available for the interment of cremated remains, but burial space is nearly exhausted. ## **Harting Primary School** Links between the Primary School and the Parish Church remain strong. The Rector leads an Assembly every week and is a member of the Governing Body, together with another Foundation Governor from the congregation. The entire school comes to the church for services at the end of both the Easter and Christmas terms. ## **Pastoral care** Some members of our parish are unable to attend church due to sickness or age. The Rector takes Holy Communion to those who have requested it, either at their homes or in hospital, and makes regular pastoral visits to parishioners. ## **Mission and Evangelism** The parish benefits from having an excellent website and social media platform, and all services and church events are attractively advertised. Study courses were held during Advent and Lent and a weekly soup lunch was held during Lent. A monthly Café offers a point of social contact, and a monthly Tots service for pre-school children is much appreciated by new parents from in and around the village. The church supports the local Foodbank and also helps fund a Deanery Family Support Worker. In all these ways the Christian faith is proclaimed and expressed. ## **Deanery Synod** Sarah Wilcox, Hatti Cossart and Julie Cragg are currently the Deanery Synod Representatives. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. ## **Ecumenical relationships** We maintain close ties with Harting Congregational Church, holding a number of joint services, including the Tent Service in August. The Rector has led two evening services there since his arrival. ## **The Church Building, Fabric and Contents (report by Hatti Cossart and Sarah Wilcox, Churchwardens)** Last year the rebuilding of the Garden Store was completed, on time and slightly below budget. The building is now completely water-tight and safe for use. We have received the QQ report from Simon Dyson which was completed in January 2025. This is a very full report which will need the Standing Committee to examine in full before it can be reported on. We needed to repair the organ, which was costly, added to which we had to hire a temporary organ. The work has now been completed. The company Burrow’s carried out an electrical inspection and this was followed up by a report which showed the installations within the church to be good and compliant with current legislation. The lightning conductor was checked and passed inspection. The usual monthly cleaning has been very successful, and due to all our willing volunteers we have saved a lot of money, while keeping our beautiful church clean and well presented. A new lectern was commissioned and completed by Alex Jones in memory of Roger Holmes and has been installed in the church. The paths throughout the churchyard have been jet washed clean during the past year. ## **Safeguarding** ## **(report by Jane Thwaites, Safeguarding Officer)** ## **Safeguarding Training** 1. There are now 12 qualified First Aiders in the Benefice following our completion of the St John Ambulance course on 7[th] March they are: Rev Simon, Church Wardens: Tom, John, Hatti and Sarah, Rosie, Dianne, Caroline, Julie, Peter, Nigel Johnson Hill and me. The outstanding action is to ensure and publicise how we access the Defib machines: in the Church porch in Harting and for Elsted and Didling there is one on the Cricket pitch side of Elsted Village Hall. 2. The training courses on the Diocesan website have been revised with the addition of Domestic Abuse which is recommended (not required) for Churchwardens, PCC members and the Director of Music, I have completed this training and would recommend it – it is very thought provoking. I am booked onto a taught leadership course next month as mine has expired. 3. The training requirements have been updated please do check you are up to date Training Requirements - Diocese of Chichester Safeguarding ## **Raising concerns** Every Church Warden and other key people in our Benefice have received an up-todate list of contact phone numbers should they need to report or discuss a safeguarding concern, I have a few left so le me know if you’d like one. ## **New Safeguarding quality framework** The Diocese have finally seen sense and are introducing a much simpler Safeguarding Quality assurance framework in May. It is called the “Parish Dashboard”. This will replace SQP which has been in effect for eight years. It is a user-friendly and effective tool that is already being used by most other dioceses across the country. It is currently being trialled with more than 20 parishes (large and small) across our diocese and the feedback has been very positive. The goal is to make safeguarding compliance simpler by providing safeguarding officers with everything they need in one place. I have already had a look and seems to be very helpful for me and all of you, there is an opportunity to start using it straight away, which I have applied to do. ## Structure, governance and management The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure and is a Registered Charity. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Mary & St Gabriel the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent , the Churchwardens, two Lay Readers and members elected from the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the church. Those who attend our services are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. During the year full PCC met three times. ## Administrative information The Parish Church of St Mary & St Gabriel is situated in South Harting, West Sussex. It is part of the Diocese of Chichester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Reverend Simon Holland, The Rectory, The Street, South Harting, Petersfield. GU31 5QB. PCC members who currently serve are: ## **Ex Officio members:** Reverend Simon Holland (Rector and Chair) Hatti Cossart (Churchwarden) Sarah Wilcox (Churchwarden ## **Elected members:** Julie Cragg. (Secretary) Peter Cragg (Treasurer and Electoral Roll Officer) Andrea Frears Diane Hayman Jane Hodgson Emma Overend Alun Thomas ## **Co-opted members:** Jane Thwaites (Safeguarding Officer) ## Additional Reports ## **Midhurst Deanery Synod** ## **Report on Activity in 2024** ## **Meetings during the year** 16[[th]] January 2024 Synod Standing Committee 16[[th]] January 2024 Synod Standing Committee Attendance Clergy 3 out of 3 Attendance Laity 3 out of 3 27[th] February 2024 Deanery Synod Attendance Clergy 6 out of 7 Attendance Laity 15 out of 29 11[th] June 2024 Synod Standing Committee Attendance Clergy3 out of 3 Attendance Laity 3 out of 3 25[th] July 2024 Deanery Synod Awayday Attendance Clergy 6 out of 9 Attendance Laity 16 out of 28 29[th] October 2024 Deanery Standing Committee Attendance Clergy 2 out of 3 Attendance Laity 3 out of 3 27[th] November 2024 Deanery Synod Attendance Clergy 5 out of 7 Attendance Laity 19 out of 28 The year has been led by the Rural Dean Revd Trish Bancroft and the Lay Chair Christina Heath. Th e representatives on the Diocesan Synod were elected in the early summer and are - Revd Trish Bancroft (Rural dean) Chistina Heath (Lay Chair) Revd Canon Derek Welsman Kevin Edgeley (Deanery Treasurer) Revd Marcus Collis Roger Bricknell (Deanery secretary) ## **Diocesan Finance PMC** The 2024 deficit for the Diocese was estimated at £1.5m, this had been reduced to £700,000 after a transfer of £800,000 from its reserves. It was emphasised at various meetings that this was likely to be the last available transfer from reserves. The PMC for 2024 was set at – PMC for 2024 after crediting Vacancy credit and Fees returned was £81,445 for a full time Priest. Pledges were made in the normal way, and they have been complied with by the end of the year. The Diocese passed a resolution about the financial status as follows ## **Deanery finances** The parishes contributed £30 to the deanery for expenses incurred by the Deanery such as – Church Wardens Swearing in Service Awayday expenses Confirmation Service ## **Family Social Work** 2024 has been a very successful year. All benefices managed to contribute the desired amount to the project which was £800. It was paid to the Deanery Treasurer who made the required payments to FSW at the end of the year. One Benefice was found to be considerably in advance with its payment and adjustment to account for this were made. Kirsty, the FSW Practitioner has been joined by a second Practitioner to assist with the ever-increasing workload in our Deanery. The monthly newsletters are circulated to all members of the deanery and indicate the work that goes on. FSW is proving to be a great service for the Deanery. We would have struggled to cope with these problems without them. ## **Deanery Mission Action Plan** During the year, at all of the meetings the Deanery action plan has been substantially modified. We have taken advice from the Diocese and the 4 mores as headings has been removed. The monitoring document, showing the details is attached to this report. The major activity in this area has been the development within the Deanery of our own safeguarding courses, to be given as training seminars to groups of people within the Deanery. This was prompted because there were a consider number of people who were not happy with the diocesan computer training package. The deanery at one of its meetings strongly advised all Parishes/Benefices to have their own Safeguarding Officer / Individual, and asked the members of the Deanery Synod to make sure it happens. It is hoped that the clergy exchange on one Sunday, where Clergy will conduct services in other than their own Benefice will take place in the spring summer of 2025. ## **Diocesan Net Carbon Zero by 2030 Project. (6-year project) ECO Church** The Deanery is now aware of what is entailed in this project. It has made a very Strong recommendations on the subject. - All PCC’s should have NCZ as a permanent item on all their agenda’s. We have asked members of the Synod to make sure it happens. - The deanery strongly recommend the use of the Roche system either direct or through the Diocesan Roche system. - A diocesan group exists to give advice and exchange ideas. It has conferences to assist everyone in this area. - A presentation on the ECO Church was given to the Deanery on their awayday. ## **The Deanery Treasurers** A very productive meeting was held with the PCC treasurers and the members of the Standing committee. The Deanery Treasurer was able to provide substantial information on the way the Diocese was progressing, answer questions and give advice. Roger Bricknell Deanery Secretary. . ## **Bell Ringers Report (Chris Rose, Tower Captain)** Harting bell ringers continue to meet every Tuesday at 7.30pm to practice and ring for the 10 o'clock service twice a month also ring for weddings and events throughout the year. We are lucky to have such a enthusiastic team of ringers when many of local Churches have stopped ringing due to lack of ringers and support . Harting bells are known throughout the ringing world as being difficult to ring this is due to the long draft and no guides to guide the ropes which require a good bell handling skills Chris Rose is our current tower captain and steeple keeper and Pat James is our secretary . Pru Barlow looks after our finances and is our treasurer . We are short of ringers at the present time and could do with some learners to keep our bells ringing . If there's any one who is interested please come up on Tuesday at 7.30 ## **Website and Social Media update for APCM 2025** ## **Harting.org.uk** The new Benefice Website was redesigned and launched last November and, since then, we have seen an immediate increase in activity. The graph below shows steady usage with a peak in December. Over half of visitors were using a mobile which shows the importance of having a ‘responsive’ website (see image below) which detects what is being used to view content (PC, Tablet or Mobile). Around half of the visits came via Google searches with most of the remainder being direct use of the web address. There has been a rolling programme of additional content, including the Community Page; Gallery section; News posts; a monthly message from Simon; regular additions to What’s On and continuous updates to the landing page and Services. Frustratingly, I still find that some people don’t know about the website which includes content for all three churches. However, word is getting around, especially in Harting. Please email me with any ideas for content or other contributions - pjhaymanathome@btinternet.com or click on my link on the Who’s Who page. ## **Social Media** Some of you may have noticed that icons for Facebook and Instagram have appeared on the navigation bar and Contact Us page. I am delighted that Sarah Hames has kindly taken on our Social Media communications. She has now put these channels live and is starting to add content. https://www.instagram.com/hartingelsteddidlingchurches/ https://www.facebook.com/hartingchurch Both platforms are linked, being part of META, which means that a post on Instagram can show on Facebook and vice-versa. Our strategy is to extend our reach and connect with people who are not necessarily parishioners but look to our churches as being at the heart of the community. Sarah will be posting regularly as you can see from in the image above. Please take a look and join in. **Peter Hayman** Parochial Church Council St Mary and St Gabriel, South Harting Financlal statement for the year ended 31 December 2024 Parvthkil Churth t￿n¢￿ ol St May aTrJ St Gabr*l. Har Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Income from: Unrestrictsd Funds 30.797 9.207 3.464 IS.fKM)I 8,833 193.120 End•￿Trent Funds TOTAL Fund5 2024 30.797 9,207 TOTAL Funth 2023 32,699 6.154 2.658 a. Donations & ￿ga￿e8 PL8nned Gmng ollectsws al sefvices Sundry donabons and appeaLs Repay donalK)n recewed in e￿or in e￿￿ryear Tax recovery from HMRC L8gac Grants Funds 15,0001 8.833 193.12Q 8.735 240.421 240A21 b. Activthes forGenErating FuTras FurKI-051rvJ 50.246 2,C69 2.(￿9 . Investment Incx)me IntÈFe5t and DMder¥Js 11.855 11.855 18.619 18.619 5,357 22￿51 d. Church ActNibes Rentsl of premises Fee5 frc¥n WeddirKJs. FurErnLE. EL%tad 200 3.710 JJ10 210 8.558 8,768 3,710 3.910 Totsl I￿0￿¢ 251 11W5 268 691 79.702 Expenditure on: Endo*Trent TOTAL TOTAL Funds Funds F￿d$ 2024 2023 Funds . FundraisiTha Costs 179D 1.716 c. Church AclMiJES D￿(e￿an Parish Share pakl SalarEs. wages Expenses OffLe & gerelal expenses RectorylMatthcyJse util￿e51rnanEenal￿e Rectory council 10¥ 8 watsr r*8 Assistant Slaff CFJurGh Running Expenses Repairs and maintenarre UuirpuennHI reput Upkeep of ServK Churchyard Church Ulilrty BilL Insuian Bank Charges 55.573 s$￿3 5.360 55.SEO 6.245 2.942 4.078 7,020 6,267 1237 232 1.237 232 2.220 52 10. 23.791 34.341 7.620 3.793 3,793 1.367 4,25S 3,649 156 12S.940 3.305 2.$23 4.255 3,549 3,510 148 91.404 98.071 27,869 d. Majorcapital E¥peThJthr8 New building works Tolal R•s£￿Tr¢S ExF￿￿ed 98.071 91 Net Incoming ResoU￿8S Transfe￿ betsveen funds Gain51Losses on in¥estment&S8et8 Net Movernènl in Funds 153NOe (225121 10.1¥2 528 (11.7921 11M55 111.8551 10.288 10,288 142,751 111,7021 10.816 153.567 40.629 28.927 155.071 Fund balarKes at 1 January 2024 142.956 2,421 449.521 684￿98 655.971 Fund balahw at 31 Oecernbor 2024 298.027 80.629 45gm9 838.465 684.898 Approved by the Parrthial Churth CwrK4 01 St Mary •J St Gabr￿ HwtryJ SwJned their trehaWby P Crtyg Trea5uFer P4e1 Par¢xhial Church Council of St Mary and St Gabriel. South Harting Balance Sheet 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Notes Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets Investments 483,801 472.636 Total fixed assets 483.801 472.636 Currènt assets Debtors Short term deposits Cash at bank and in hand 200 172.589 187.024 359,813 400 184.957 29,765 215,122 Greditois: amounts falling due within one year 5.149 2,860 Net current assets 354,664 212,262 Total assets less ¢urrent liabilities 838.465 684.898 Creditors." amounts falling due after one yeaT NET ASSETS 838.465 684.898 Funds Endowment funds 459,809 449.521 Restricted funds 80,629 92,421 Unrestricted funds 298.027 142,956 838,465 684,898 Approved by the Parochial Church Counal of St Mary and St Gabriel Harknng P Cragg Treasurer Page 2 Parochial Church Council of St Mary and St Gabrtel. South Harting Notes for Financial Statements 31 December 2024 1. Accounting policles a Ac¢ountlng convention The financial statements have been prepared in accordance vrith the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statemenl of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance wtth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. las amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016 The financial statement5 have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of investments at market value and the revaluation of fixed assets. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their affiliation to another bcmjy. nor those which are infomal gatherings of church members. b Funds accounting Funds held by the PCC are: Unrestricted fvnds - general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes Deswnated funds - monies set aside by the PCC out of unrestricted funds for specific fvtU￿ purposes or projecls. Restricted funds - a) income from trusts or endowments whtch may be expended onty on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest.. bl donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific objecL The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. Endowment fvnds - funds the capital of which must be maintained". onty income arising ffom the investment of the endowment may be used. either as restricted or unrestricted funds, depending on the purpose set out in the terms of the orsginal endowment c Income from All incoming resources are accounted for gross. Donations & legacies Collect￿nS are recognised when received. Planned giving receivable is recognised onty when received. Incorne tax recoverable on Glft Aid donab'ons is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies are recognised when the PCC is legally entiued lo the amount due. Income from Investments Divklends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they are received. All otherin¢ome All other income is recognised when it is receNable. Gains and losses on investments Realised gains are recognised when the investments are sold Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluabon on 31 December. Page 3 Parochial Church Council of St Mary and St Gabriel, South Harting Notes for the Financial Statements 31 December 2024 1. A¢¢ounting policies (continued) d Expenditure on Resources expended are accounted for on an accruals basis and are accounted for gross. Grants Grants and donations are a￿Unted for when paMI over, or when awarded where the award creales binding obligation on the PCC. Church Activities The diocesan parish conlribution is accounted for when paid. Any parish contribution unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operalional (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet. e Fixed Assets Tangible fixed assets Consecrated and benefi￿ property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2) of the Charities Act 1993. Movable church fumishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal. are accounted as inalienable propety unless consecrated. They are listed in the church's inventory which can be inspected. Other tangible fixed assets are written off as acquired. Depreciation As it is the PCC'S policy to write off fixed assets in the year of acquisllion no depreciation is provided in the accounts. Investments Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. Current Assets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees. rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible. Short-tem deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds. or at the bank. Page 4 Parochial Church Council of St Mary and Sl Gabriel, South Harting Notes for the Statement of Financial Activities 31 December 2024 Income from a. Voluntary Income- donations to the Church Planned Giving - consists of standing orders and Parish giving scheme Collections at services - the collection plate and one-off donations Sundry donations and appeals - collections such as the Lenten Appeal Tax recovery from HMRC - Gift Aid retums b. Activities for Generating Funds Cream leas, Thursday Cafe etc c. Investment Income Interest and Dividends - interest from bank accounts and deF*JSit accounts d. Church Activities Rental of premises Fees from Weddings, Funerals. etc Expenditure on a. Fundraising Costs Fundraising costs are minimal. and are often waived by the fijndraisers b. Mission Giving and Charitable t)onations c. Church Activities Diocesan Parish Share paid - Dicesan monthty fee- Salaries. wages - Secretarial and organist fees Expenses Office expenses - IT costs, printing, subscriptions. professional fees Rectorylmalthouse expenses - oil. water. maintenan Rectory council tax & water rates Assistant staff - assistant clergy Mission and Evangelism Costs Church Running Expenses Cleaning Repairs and maintenance Upkeep of Services - candles. books, communion supplies. music and ch¢)ir Churchyard - maintenance of the churchyard Church Utility Bills- electricity. oil, water Costs of Trading {Bank Charges) - CAF Bank and credit card fees £4.631 d. Major Capitsl Expenditu Major Church repairs or redecoralion Major Hall repairs or redecoration New building works Page 5 Parochial Church Council of St Mary and St Gabriel. South Harbng Notes for the Balance Shee 31 December 2024 1. See Accounting policies. le. 2. Investments - CCLA shares accounts valued at 31112124 3. Debtors - accruals for Gift Aid & prepaid expenses 4. Short lerm deposits- CCLA deposit accounts 5. Cash in bank at hand - bank balan￿S for Lloyds TSB and CAF Bank 6. Creditors - trade creditors and accruals 7. Statement of Funds The CBF chU￿h of England Deposlt Fund and Income Shares Balance 11112024 Gainsl Balance Income Expenditure Losses Transfers 3111212024 Unrestricted Fund General Fund 142,956 251.479 142.9￿ 251,479 {98.0711 {98.071) 1.663 1.663 298,027 298,027 Restricted Funds Fabric Reserves Chancel Tithe Act Sunday School and Choir Organ Fund 64.091 15.060 10.667 2.603 3.555 1.433 {27,8691 225 10.488 50,490 16,493 10.911 2.735 244 59 {2961 73 92,421 5.357 {27.869} 528 10.192 80,629 Endowment Funds Banks Trust Chancel Tithe Act Fabric Reserve Other Trusts (Warren, etcl 355.219 22,463 22.604 49,235 449.521 9,861 8.130 514 517 (627} 1.127 11,3671 10,288 111.855} {9,861 } 363.349 22,977 23.121 50,362 459,809 627 1.367 11,855 Total Funds 684,898 268,691 125.940 10,816 838,465 Notes." Endowment income from Banks Trust 3S is deposited to Restricted Fund Banks Trnst 6D Endowmènt income from Fabnc Reserye 5S is deposited lo Restricted Fund Fabric Reserve ID Dividends a￿ reinvested for the Organ Fund 2S. Fabiic Reserwe 1S. Interest is retained for Fabnc Reserve 1D, GeneTrl Puwes 3D and Banks Twst 6D The Diocese maintains Chancel Tithe and WanBn etc Funds on our beham. Page 6 Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of Harting for the Year Ended 31 December, 2024 st section A This 15 my report to the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish IPCCI of Hartin& on the annual report for the year ended 31" December 2024. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The PCC members are responsible for the preparation of the annual reports. The PCC membeTS consider that an audit is not required for this year under sertion 144 of the Charities Act 20111.the Charities Acfl and that an independent examination is needed. It 15 my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Dirertions given by the Charitv Commission (under section 14515llbl of the Charities Att, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs statement My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the actounting records kept by the charity and a tomparison of the atcounts presenteil with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts presertrt a 'true an(1 fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination. no material matters have come to my attention f8Èh I which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act or the accounts do not accord wth the atcounting records I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. This report is made Sole￿ to the members of the PCC, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulation 2008. My work has been undertaken so I might statetothe members of the Pccthose matters l am required to state to them in an Independent Examinerf5 report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the PCC and the members of the PCC, as body, for my work in this report. ' Ple05e delet the words in the (brockets) if theydo not opply Examinerfs signature Alain Mardle Examlnerfs name CAPITAL5 Date Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body if ony Examinerfs address Ik MAAC&* Zo Greens Court, West Street. Midhurst, GU29 9NQ