Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 01 January 2024 31 Decembe 2024
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name[The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish ] Church if St Paul Woking
Other names charity is known by
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| 1 Mrs A Nearcou | Churchwarden | Meetingof Parishioners | |
| 2 Mr P Williams | Churchwarden | Meetingof Parishioners | |
| 3 Mrs M Tobin | DeanerySynod Rep | Church APCM | |
| 4 Mrs C Young | DeanerySynod Rep | Church APCM | |
| 5 Mr M Archer | Treasurer | PCC | |
| 6 Mrs M Paton | Church APCM | ||
| 7 Mr T Sorenson | Church APCM | ||
| 8 Mr P Banks | Church APCM | ||
| 9 Mr F Preedy | Church APCM | ||
| 10 Mr R Dellner | Church APCM | ||
| Rev’d N Hutchinson |
1 January – 10 November |
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| 12 Rev’d SWatson | 1 January– 21 July | ||
| 13 Mr D Rainford | 1 January– 6 May | Church APCM | |
| 14 Mrs B Roberson | 1 January– 6 August | Church APCM | |
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Type of governing document church representation rules (eg. trust deed, constitution) Religious Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners and at the Trustee selection methods Annual Parochial Church Meeting elected by members of the church (eg. appointed by, elected by) electoral role.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Promoting in the Ecclesiastical Parish the whole mission of the church.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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St. Paul’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with its Vicar, Rev Nick Hutchinson, the Curate Revd Susie Watson and Honorary Assistant Minister, Rev Richard Hay, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church, Community Hall and premises at St. Paul’s, Oriental Road, Woking.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Church attendance in 2024 Summary of the main The average weekly attendance for 2024 was 58 (2023:58) in person, of achievements of the charity whom 9 (2023:10) were under 16 years old. These figures do not include during the year special services such as Christmas, Easter, Baptisms etc. There were 65 (2023:68) Parishioners on the Electoral Roll in 2024, 42 of whom were resident in the Parish. Order Two Holy Communion service is at 9am on the1st and 3[rd] Sundays of the month. The average attendance to this is 5. Review of the PCC Year During the year, the PCC met 6 times (2023:5), excluding the APCM. There was an average 79% (2023: 75%) attendance. A Standing Committee group met 3 times (2021:5) in the year between PCC meetings to discuss issues and prepare for the PCC. It is to be noted that in 2023 it was decided that Standing Committee would only meet if there was something substantive to discuss, so meetings may be required less frequently. During the vacancy Standing Committee meetings have not been scheduled due to time pressures and business has been conducted mostly online. The PCC sadly lost two of its members during 2024, Barbara Robertson and David Rainford. Both of them made valuable contributions to the Council, to St. Paul’s and to the wider community. The Revd Susie Watson, the curate and Children and Families Minister, left St.Paul’s on 21 July 2024 to take up a post as assistant to the Diocesan Director of Ordinands in the Diocese of Exeter. Susie had done tremendous work to grow the church’s ministry to children and families and this was reflected in more families attending Blaze and all age services at St. Paul’s. In January 2025 St. Paul’s was very blessed to be able to appoint Sue Waddington, a very experienced children and youth minister who recently worked at Trinity Methodist Church in Woking. The PCC had extended the age range of the job description (which had formerly only covered children) to cover youth as well. Sue started work in February 2025 and has already made a big impact on the church’s ministry to children and youth people St Paul’s Church, Woking In November the Revd. Nick Hutchinson took up appointment as Rector in the Parish of Wisley with Pyrford and St. Paul’s has been in vacancy while a parish profile is developed in order to appoint a new vicar. The Archdeacon, the Ven. Martin Breadmore and Jens Mankel, the Diocesan Mission Enabler for Revitalisation, requested a meeting with PCC in December 2024 to set out the choice that St. Paul’s needed to make between an interim ministry and an incumbency when appointing a new vicar. A vital consideration in making this decision was the pressing need to grow the church to meet the challenge of declining attendance, overstretched finances and a shortage of staff and volunteers. An interim minister, as explained by Martin Breadmore, is a full-time ‘priest-incharge’ who is appointed for a fixed term of 3 years (with the possibility of renewal for a further 3 years). An incumbent is the type of vicar that St. Paul’s has had previously where the term of appointment is open-ended. One of the objectives of appointing an interim minister would be to explore a more formal partnership with Christchurch, Woking. This meeting was attended by two members of St. Paul’s not on PCC to allow for wider representation in this discussion.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Recent Developments In February 2025 the PCC met to take a decision on the type of appointment that St. Paul’s wished to make. There was generally no strong preference for either an interim minister or an incumbent. There were, however, concerns that a three-year initial appointment was too short a time to grow the church. It was felt that a longer- term appointment was needed for a new vicar to get to know people and to build relationships, in particular with the Muslim community. There was an urgent need to turn things around but that urgency should not drive the decision whether to appoint an interim minister or an incumbent. St. Paul’s had to develop a growth plan now rather than waiting until a new vicar arrives. If an incumbent were to be appointed we could still expect to draw on support from the Diocese in revitalising the church. It was agreed that there was no appetite in either St. Paul’s or in Christchurch to explore partnership so that should be dropped at present. With these factors in mind the PCC voted by a majority in favour of continuing with an incumbency.Two sub-groups in PCC were set up: one to take forward the growth plan and the other the parish profile. In March 2025 Martin Breadmore and Jens Mankel met with the congregation to explain the process of appointing a vicar and this was followed up by meetings of members of the congregation to develop ideas for growing the church with these ideas being then put to a meeting of members of the congregation with Jens Mankel to identify the best ideas for growth to be taken further. These ideas will form the growth plan which will be part of parish profile. The section 11 meeting to finalise the Parish Profile will be held on the 1st May 2025, and the post will then be advertised.
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Section E Financial review
The PCC has a policy of reserves to the value of three months running Brief statement of the costs of the church. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially There are no funds in deficit. in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
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| Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
Mr P Williams | Mrs A Nearcou |
Churchwarden |
Churchwarden | |
| 11 May2025 | ||
| 11 May2025 |
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| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical 1139487 |
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| Parish Church of St Paul Woking | |
| Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a |
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| Section A Receipts and payments 01 January 2024 31 December 2024 To For the period from ~~A~~ |
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| Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year |
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| to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ |
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| A1 Receipts | |
| Regulargivingfrom the congregation 57,587 - 57,587 73,908 Gift Aid 3,846 - 3,846 5,014 Flat rental 11,550 - 11,550 9,059 Hall hire 17,990 - 17,990 16,144 Other donations - 395 - 395 5,904 Other income 11,426 - 11,426 12,528 Sub total(Gross income for AR)102,399 395 - 102,794 122,557 ~~——====~~ |
908 014 059 144 904 528 122,557 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 102,399 395 - 102,794 122,557 ~~a ————~~ |
- - - 122,557 |
| A3 Payments | |
| Parish share 66,920 66,920 67,022 Staff costs 11,973 11,973 19,181 Mission donations 11,983 11,983 7,094 Buildingcosts 9,183 9,183 11,238 Utilityand insurance costs 15,972 15,972 19,503 Office and other costs 6,644 245 6,889 11,207 Sub total 122,675 245 - 122,920 135,245 ~~===~~ |
022 181 094 238 503 207 135,245 |
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 122,675 245 - 122,920 135,245 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 20,277 150 - - 20,127 - 12,688 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 45,867 7,794 - 53,661 66,349 Cash funds this year end 25,590 7,944 - 33,534 53,661 ~~=====~~ |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
31/10/2025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds Cash at bank and in hand Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 25,590 - - 25,590 Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 25,590 - - 25,590 Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
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| Paul Williams | |||
| Annabelle Nearcou |
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
31/10/2025
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of
Charity Name
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish Church if St Paul Woking
On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1139487 ended (if any) Set out on pages 3-4 (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 31/12/2024
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and 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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Date: 31/10/2025 ~~Po |~~
Name: Philip Courtney
Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: 30 Latchmere Road Kingston-upon-Thames Surrey KT2 5TW
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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