St. Matthew's Surbiton ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF THE PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNCIL For rhe year ended 31" December 2025 11 •- St Mattlieiv,. SVRBITON
Registered Charity Number in England: 1143978. Registered Name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew’s, Surbiton in the Benefice of the Tolworth Hook & Surbiton Team Ministry The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Matthew’s, Surbiton
The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales. St Matthew’s forms part of the Tolworth Hook & Surbiton Team Ministry working alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ at St George’s, Tolworth and St Paul’s, Hook.
Team Rector and Vicar The Reverend Caroline Kramer 20A Kingsdowne Road, Surbiton KT6 6JZ
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Annual Report for 2025
PCC MEMBERSHIP
Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
During the year, the following served as members of the PCC:
Team Rector: Rev. Caroline Kramer
Churchwardens: Jason Pennington Mike Taylor Treasurer : Tim Lucas
Secretary: Lyn Taylor
Representatives on the Deanery Synod: Mark Curzon Sue Fraser Harriet Pennington**
Elected representatives of the laity:
Wendy Richmond Tim Lucas David Carter Mary Edwards* Dave Farris Heinrich Alphons Andy Keane Stuart Bachelor Dave Hill Eileen Green Lyn Taylor
*Until APCM 2026 ** Until July 1 2026
We are very grateful to all those who have served as PCC members this year.
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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
The Electoral Roll
In preparation for the APCM in 2025, we prepared a new Electoral Roll. Every six years, we tear up the old Roll and start again from scratch, and this was that Year.
We have 111 people on the Roll this year. We collect details of who lives within the parish – 30 people, with the other 81 resident in other Surbiton parishes and beyond.
As this is a completely new list, comparison with last year is of limited value but there were then 169 members, of whom 59 were resident in the parish.
Judith Jones Electoral Roll Officer January 2026
OCCASIONAL SERVICES
The number of baptisms, marriages and funerals were as follows: Baptisms 5 Weddings 0 Funerals 3 (conducted in our church buildings) Parish Funerals elsewhere tba
Occasional Services present the opportunity variously to mourn, offer comfort and celebrate with those in our Parish and beyond. All of these services allow us to speak into the life of the individuals concerned and witness to our faith both in our parish and the wider society as we seek to share the love of God. Thanks to The Revds. William Allberry and Carolyn Lucas who assist the Team Rector in this important ministry and Julie Huggett, the Deanery Funerals Administrator.
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THIS TEAM MATTERS
Trusting In The Father, Honouring The Son, Serving In The Spirit
Team Rector Report
Tolworth, Hook and Surbiton Team Annual Report for 2025
2025 was a year of change and consolidation for the THiS team. I came into post in October 2024 and inherited vacancies in both St. Paul’s and St. George’s. We currently have three full time incumbent level posts in the team. This meant St. George’s moved from having a Curate to having a Team Vicar. Rev. Nicholas Lebey made this transition and was licensed as Team Vicar in April.
I cannot say thank you enough to Rev. Carolyn Lucas for all the work she did at St. Paul’s during the interregnum there. She remains licensed to the whole team. Rev. Jen Houghton was appointed Team Vicar of St. Paul’s and was licensed in October.
On a sadder note, we bid farewell to Ian Reid, long time Lay Reader at St. Pauls, who died in October. Ian had first been licensed as a Reader in 1976 and had recently taken the title of Reader Emeritus. His long and dedicated service to St. Paul’s will endure in memory for a long time. He had been unwell in the months before his death and our love goes to Mary and his family.
Becky Whiting, who is licensed to the team as a Lay Reader, requested to make St. Matthew’s her main focus of ministry and, after conversations with the Diocese and between the parishes, this has been agreed.
With a full complement of clergy from the autumn, time had come to consider how the team would work together going forward.
In 2025, there were a couple of joint services, notably on Palm Sunday and at Pentecost. There is ongoing conversation about how to facilitate team events going forward. One of the places which has seen a good deal of work is in the area of Youth. Our Year 6-9 Youth Group has seen a revival. Fuel, as it is known, is now meeting twice a month and all the Team clergy are helping to lead. We would like to have a group for older young folk as well but we have to hand Fuel back to lay leaders before we can do that. Volunteers are always welcome so please speak to your parish clergy.
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We have three full time clergy posts. This means all the churches have to be moving towards paying a full parish support fund payment because otherwise, when one of us leaves, it is unlikely we will be replaced by another full-time post. We have to think long term.
The 2026 Parish Support Fund payment is nearly £95,000. This covers the cost of your clergy and Diocesan costs. The percentage increase which the Diocese asks for is not on your current giving, it is on this full amount. With increasing financial pressures on the Diocese as a team, we have to take our giving seriously. This is not something which gets fixed overnight but we have to aim in the right direction. We were given the extra post because the Bishop believes we can grow.
This might seem like a negative thing to bring up but we need to have two things in our heads. The first is a growth mindset and this means that, across the Churches, we have to be willing to be flexible and consider new ways of doing things. We have to look around us and notice our communities and their needs. We have to worship in ways which both honour our tradition and invite people in.
To do this, we have to find our stability in God. This means that we each take time to grow our relationship with God. We pray, we study, we live as invitational communities. We are disciples and evangelists. The days of hunkering down and hoping the storm will pass are over in the Church of England. We have to become outward looking and people loving.
What goals can we set as a team for the next 5 years? What should we be doing in our local community? How do we deal with our differences and still remain faithful to the Gospel mandate to share the Good News?
Each of our parishes has its own challenges but we also all have a lot of opportunities. I hope we will learn to explore those together.
Rev Caroline Kramer
Team Rector
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REPORTS
OFFICE HOLDER REPORTS
A VIEW FROM THE VICARAGE.
2025 was my first full calendar year in post. It was also the year of the 150th Celebrations which meant that a lot had been organized well in advance. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make 2025 a fitting celebration of St. Matthew’s history and, of course, those who commit each day and week to the ongoing work of our community of faith.
A new parish is always a joy and a challenge, although I can say that St. Matthews is heavier on the joy side than the challenge side. We often talk of a Honeymoon period in church work but I have not really found that here (you may have a different opinion, of course!). The strong laity and committed volunteers mean that programming and ministry carries on across incumbents. I know I will add my own flavour but it is nice not to have to start too many things from scratch.
After we had concluded the main part of our birthday celebrations in September, we moved onto Mission Action Planning. This process is unpredictable but produced some strong areas of focus. Welcome, Social Outreach, Getting people in the building and Discipleship development came out strongly as subjects to be explored.
MAP barely mentioned children and young people and I suspect that is because people assume we have that covered and are doing it well. In common with other ministries, we have a crisis of volunteers. Going forward,we will need to assess why this is and potentially rework the paradigm for children and young people at St. Matthew’s to reflect the world we live in.
My real concern going forward is how we shape our ministries to allow people to thrive in their faith. Those who volunteer will be asked to consider whether what they do is life-giving and if not, what needs to change. Those who do not volunteer will be challenged to consider why that is and how we need to shift things around to accommodate people’s lives beyond the walls of the Church.
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We are extremely fortunate, and I am grateful that you are generous enough to allow us to “pay our way” with the Diocese and cover our bills.
Last year, I had a lot of tomatoes. I have kept enough gardens to know not to fool myself into thinking there is a guarantee that if I do exactly the same thing in the same place next year I will get another bumper crop. Weather, seed quality, hungry foxes may all contribute to change.
If you keep a garden, this is not news to you. You can do everything “right” and still not get the return you would like. Meanwhile, something you stuck in a corner “just to see” does unexpectedly well. We understand variability and chance in our everyday lives. Your sponge collapses because of humidity or your usual train carriage is suddenly packed with a school group.
We have to develop the same sort of flexible thinking with our Church life. We have to understand that the climate in society has radically shifted and the way we grow a church has to shift as well. This is not about pulling everything out by the roots. It is about looking at what we are doing, who we are serving and being willing to change our planting plans, grow new things and let go of the crops which just won’t grow, no matter how much we like them.
Caroline
Rev. Caroline Kramer, Vicar and Team Rector.
TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 st DECEMBER 2025.
In 2025, there was a surplus of £1,575 on unrestricted funds and a surplus of £5,483 on restricted funds. Consequently, unrestricted funds increased to £915,300 (of which £680,00 is represented by the property in Ellerton Road) and restricted funds increased to £33,445.
1. Income
Total unrestricted income was £167,732 in 2025 and restricted income £8,680, giving a total of £176,412 (2024 £187,382). The decrease from 2024 to 2025 was primarily due to a reduction in the quantum of “one off” gifts and the fact that there was no weekend away in 2025.
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2. Expenditure
Total expenditure on the unrestricted funds was £166,157 in 2025 and on restricted funds £3,197, a total of £169,354 (2024 £180,122). Several different factors were behind the year on year decrease including reduced expenditure on:
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(i) mission & charitable giving (£13,862 v £16,724) due to lower income in 2025 and there being no restricted income received for this purpose.
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(ii) church maintenance, (£1,638 v £7,575) as there were no material items of expenditure in 2025
(iii) utilities (£13,865 v £16,497) as new cheaper contracts came into force
(iv) other (£3,866 v £7,213) as higher expenditure in 2024 relating to the appointment of a new rector was not required in 2025.
(v) mission & ministry (£8,288 v £10,513) due to there being no weekend away in 2025
Cost categories which did see an increase year on year included diocesan parish share (£89,500 v £86,300), expenditure on music (£9,989 v £8,858) due to an increase in salary for the Director of Music and expenditure on Ellerton Road (£4,407 v £2,194). The latter was driven by the installation of a new boiler.
3. Transfers between Funds
There were no transfers between funds in 2025.
4. Balance Sheet
The primary assets as at the end of 2025 were the property in Ellerton Road which was valued at £680,000 (2024 £680,000) and £266,737 (2024 £263,824) in cash and short term deposits.
5. Free Reserves
Free reserves (i.e., the reserves of the unrestricted funds net of fixed assets) amounted to £235,300 at 31st December 2025 (2024 £232,140). This continues to be in excess of the minimum required by the reserves policy. Tim Lucas
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CHURCHWARDENS’ FABRIC REPORT
Over the previous year there have been many hands tending the garden and generally keeping it tidy and under control. Our thanks go out to Sheena and everyone who tends to the garden. You will have noticed the plant labelling and the prayer trail which was set up to help everyone explore the garden more fully. Our thanks go out to the children and adults who set those things up particularly those from local schools and our children’s groups who volunteered and used their time and skills to achieve this.
During the autumn of 2025, the PCC decided we should hire a weekly cleaner for the kitchen and toilet areas as it was considered a good time that our wonderful volunteers had a break from this. We have many groups which use the church in the week so it’s essential we are all tidy and ready to go for our worship and another week of usage. To all our previous volunteers in this role, and our new cleaner, THANK YOU!
We incurred some accidental damage to one of our columns in 2025 when changing our lovely banners. ‘Universal Stone’ Plc, (who renovated our stone work during the tower and spire campaign), came back to fix this damage and did a splendid job on the broken ‘astragal’ which is the ring under the ‘crown’ or top. Who knew?
The PCC has discussed our flooring at length over the past year and, as a result, we will see big changes to the floor in the church after Easter 2026. The PCC has approved the recarpeting of the floor in a similar carpet tile plus a new red carpet for the altar which has been deteriorating for some time now. The decision made was to renew our floor with commercial grade carpet tiles with a local contractor with church experience.
We will see a new entrance mat behind the main doors and new carpets in the church, chapel, creche and North room. The Sitzler room and toilets will remain the same, having been renovated during the Tower and spire. It was felt that this was the most cost effective option. St Matthew’s has had a long period of time where we had removed carpet tiles at the rear of the church. We did this to explore the possibility of restoring any of the floor to its original red and black tiles. Sadly, we feel there is too much damage and too high a cost to achieve that. Particularly as we hadn’t realised that there was a large section of the floor
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at the rear which was damaged as a result of the removal of St Mathew’s original large baptismal font.
You also may have noticed the church spire lit up in colours over the advent period. We will be installing this new lighting this autumn again before next winter as some of them have broken. They will proudly highlight our magnificent spire as the light draws in again. We then hand that over to the Holy Spirit to remind those viewing why it’s here!!
Finally, heartfelt thanks go out to all who have helped upkeep the church in the past year. Many volunteers give their time and energy in the maintenance & upkeep of the fabric of our building and grounds. To those who hoover, clean, tend the gardens and the many other things which get carried out silently and without wider recognition – THANK YOU.
This culture of selfless giving makes our church the welcoming and hospitable place it is. As a contributor myself, I can honestly say how much it has helped my own faith journey and also has significantly contributed to my own personal sense of fulfilment. If you do not currently volunteer for anything, I do urge you to look at what you would enjoy doing for others, however small. Giving in this way should never be a ‘chore’ but to be an active way God uses our skills and the activities we already enjoy doing.
Jason Pennington and Mike Taylor
SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole church, and everyone should be able to voice their concerns and know that they will be listened to. The Parish Safeguarding Officers (PSOs) continue to promote a safe church in line with the Diocese Safeguarding Policy. At the beginning of 2025, Heather Cummins relocated and in April, her role was taken over by Christine Taylor, who shares the overall PSO role and is responsible for ensuring all volunteers are up to date with their safeguarding training. In May, the PSOs were given dedicated safeguarding email addresses in line with data security requirements. In August, the Diocese experienced a data breach involving APCS, the diocesan DBS provider, and all DBS checks were temporarily suspended, with a small number
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of people in the parish affected. In December, a new DBS provider was appointed and checks resumed. In October, the Diocese introduced ‘Parish Dashboards’ as a governance tool to support safeguarding within the parish, making it much easier for the parish, including the PCC, to view the current status of safeguarding compliance. Safeguarding continues to be a key priority within the life and work of the parish.
Sue Frazer and Chris Taylor
REPORT ON DEANERY SYNOD
There were three Deanery Synod meetings this year.The first of which was here at St Matthew’s in February.
During her welcoming address, Rev Caroline Kramer was asked to give a potted history of her Christian life to date in a Q and A session with Area Dean, Adam Rylett. Caroline then moved on to explain our current THiS Team situation and her role within it, sharing that Nicholas Lebey has been appointed as vicar of St George’s and that a St Paul’s incumbent is being actively sought. She then touched on her aspirations for taking both St Matthew’s and THiS team forward. We have started regular varied and well supported social events leading up to and in connection with St Matthew’s 150th Anniversary on the weekend of 20th / 21st September 2025.
The Deanery has a Youth Vision, supported by the Diocese. Five members of our Synod working with young people on this Vision (two vicars and three youth workers) gave an overview of what they do in terms of scope and involvement with outside organisations and music groups. There was also a review and feedback from members of those churches who have had the opportunity to meet with Archdeacon John Kiddle as part of his communication programme within the Deanery.
Our June meeting was at St John the Baptist, Old Malden.The keynote speaker was Rev Lindiwe Maseko from St John’s Kingston whose presentation related to the long established links between our Kingston Deanery churches and the Diocese of Matabeleland in Zimbabwe.
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These links work on fostering friendship prayer and material support through various projects and initiatives. Bishop Martin and his counterpart in Matabeleland, Bishop Cleophas, are heavily involved. Projects focus on areas like education, healthcare, and sustainable development, including building schools, clinics, and climate-resilient gardens. The Kingston-Matabeleland Link Committee actively works to strengthen connections and raise funds for these projects.
We were asked to raise awareness of this initiative within our PCCs and consider offering practical support, including fundraising if possible. In news from the parishes, we highlighted our combined (with St Marks and St Andrews, Surbiton) churches choral evensong at St George’s chapel Windsor in May together with the varied and novel social events connected with our St Matthew’s 150th Anniversary celebrations
Christ Church Surbiton Hill hosted our October meeting. We were welcomed by Rev John Shepherd who gave an overview of the Christ Church aims and aspirations.
The church is widely used throughout the week by a variety of age groups from Tots to Seniors. Activities groups have proved popular and are open to all, including table tennis on Tuesday evenings, Wednesday night football at Tolworth Recreation Centre and regular Open Door gatherings in church for Seniors.
John explained that the aim of all their Activities groups is to build relationships, make connections with a wide group of people and enjoy God’s world. The keynote speaker for this evening was Sophie Roberts,the Diocesan Environmental Officer. Sophie had also been warmly welcomed and appreciated when she gave a similar talk at our St Matthew’s 10.45 am Sunday service a couple of weeks before. She gave an interesting informative and thought provoking presentation on how to make our churches more eco friendly with both the assistance and resources of church communities as well as Sophie and her diocesan colleagues including the steps needed to apply for A Rocha membership and target actions for achieving bronze silver or gold accreditations. We broke into small groups and briefly considered and shared best eco practices before feeding back to the wider assembly.
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St Matthew’s Surbiton currently has an Eco Church silver award.
In news from the parishes, we collectively gave brief details of the range of events leading up to and including our St Matthew’s 150th anniversary weekend. A special time of celebration for our church and community, culminating with the 150th Anniversary service on 21st September, led by Bishop Christopher. Mark Curzon
MINISTRY REPORTS
PASTORAL TEAM AND BEREAVEMENT FRIENDLY CHURCH
The Pastoral team meets every three months to discuss the pastoral needs and concerns of the church family and to discuss ways in which we can meet those needs. We are in contact by email and WhatsApp when additional concerns arise.
Home visits, which can include Holy Communion, are offered to those who are unable to attend church.
A service of Holy Communion is taken each month at six of the care homes in the parish. We continue to support those who have been bereaved, in the church and the wider community. Our annual service of Remembering and Thanking was held on 2nd November and was attended by those in the parish who had suffered the loss of a loved one. The Blue Christmas service which reflected on the joy of Christmas but also acknowledged the reality of sadness and pain, took place on 20th December.
The Bereavement Journey course ran in April and October. Our guests found that the course helped them to come to terms with their loss. They were able to gain an understanding of the grieving process and found healing and hope during a very dark time of their lives.
A Bereavement Walking Group and a Bereavement Café, both held monthly, are open to members of both the church and the wider community. These events can be a lifeline to provide a much needed source of help and support within a safe space. Our group members
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find that sharing their experiences and listening to others helps them to no longer feel isolated by their bereavement. Susan Kang
ECO CHURCH
The Eco Church team has met and welcomed new members. We are happy to report that, under the careful guidance of Sheena Evans, the Church garden is flourishing. Many volunteers have joined in to help at the monthly gardening mornings (and also at other times) and we are so grateful to them. Sheena and Brenda Tyrell undertook the annual garden species count and the numbers are growing steadily year on year.
For the Season of Creation (the month of September), we had a wonderful altar frontal made by the junior Church. Three of the Eco Church team put together the Prayer Walk in the Garden; this had 6 stations where the different senses could be explored and pondered on with the help of Bible verses, poetry and links to music. We hope this gave people the opportunity to be quiet and enjoy God’s creation in our garden.
The Eco Church team are going to re visit the revamped Eco Church awards and will be planning the Eco Festival in the Church for this September’s Season of Creation.
Joan Scriven
MUSIC AND ST MATTHEW’S CHOIR
2025 has been a remarkable year for music at St Matthew’s. Our 150th anniversary inspired an ambitious and varied programme that enriched worship, strengthened community life, and welcomed many new people through our doors.
Our robed choir continues to lead the 9am service with dedication and consistency. The band brings a contemporary dimension to the 10:45am service, and our monthly Super Choir enables more ambitious repertoire, while welcoming occasional singers.
The “Sing at St Matthew’s” open monthly workshops have continued to flourish, attracting a diverse group from church and community alike. Participants
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contributed to several events and some have progressed into other musical groups.
Music played a central role in our 150th Anniversary celebrations, including: Songs of Praise, VocalEase Concert, Silent Movie Night with live improvisations, Organ Extravaganza, St Matthew’s Has Talent (including contributions from our school as well our congregations), The BIG Sing with Epsom Male Voice Choir, Community and Carols at the cornerHOUSE. Together with the wider social programme, these helped raise nearly £4,300 for the 150th Fund.
The combined choirs from St Matthew’s, St Andrew’s and St Mark’s Surbiton after singing Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle (May 2025)
Special Highlights included Choral Evensong at St George’s Chapel, Windsor - a memorable privilege of singing Evensong jointly with St Andrew’s and St Marks, our 150th Anniversary Service with the Bishop of Southwark, featuring Christopher Gower’s newly composed ‘Christ is our cornerstone’ – presented as a gift to our church, Remembrance Sunday included Sue O’Hagan’s miniature setting of ‘Be still, and know that I am God’ – our motto verse.
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Advent and Christmas - the festive season once again brought rich and uplifting music, including our first service of Advent Carols. My heartfelt thanks to all members of the choir, band, Super Choir, Sing at St Matthew’s, Sue O’Hagan, Hazel Crossley, the social team, ministry team, and everyone who supports and participates in our musical life.
Jason Edge Director of Music
DISCIPLESHIP & MINISTRY TEAM
The purpose of the Discipleship and Ministry Team is to enable the better equipping of our congregation to live out our faith in our everyday lives, and to deepen our relationship with God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In a nutshell, being a Christian 365 days a year.
In the early part of the year we launched our Motto Verse “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10) which encapsulated the continuing focus on listening to God to try to seek His will. Unlike previous years, it was decided not to produce a logo but instead asked the team and the whole congregation to submit photos of places or things that produced stillness and tranquillity in us. This proved a great success with dozens of photos published on the St. Matthew’s website, in Connect, and on the internal noticeboard at the back of the church. The listening theme was followed up with a successful Stillness Workshop.
In spring, most House Groups used Stephen Cottrell’s “Christ in the Wilderness” book as their basis for Lent study. This had differing reactions, but a great deal was learned from the ensuing discussions. This was followed by Thy Kingdom Come events and focus on works such as the Lord’s Prayer booklet. It was decided not to have a spring or autumn Away Weekend in 2025 or 2026. This was for many reasons: although very popular with some of the congregation, it was a limited number; it had run its course; it was better to wait until the Mission Action Plan process was completed to see what the future focus of St. Matthews would be. The potential for similar events will continue to be reviewed in future. There was much focus in 2025 on the subject of prayer with many strands including the design and roll-out of a Prayer Tree, and the introduction of a prayer corner board. In terms of activities, a bead workshop was held and was well received. In August, the Little Bit of Bible activity was launched, whereby everyone in the congregation was encouraged to submit a verse from the bible
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which meant something deep to them personally and a few words explaining why. This continued into 2026.
The second half of the year the team increasingly focused on the DMT part of the overall MAP process. The MAP Workshop in October generated a focused range of potential MAP themes, one of which was Developing Disciples which has now been absorbed into the work process of the DMT. A number of new initiatives are now in the process of being developed to involve both experienced and newer Christians into new church activities.
Being part of the team is a rewarding experience in equipping ourselves and others to live out our faith in our daily lives and deepen our relationship with God. If you would like to join us, please feel free to ask for more information from Caroline Kramer, David Itcovitz or any member of the team. David Itcovitz
CHILDREN’S GROUPS
Children and Youth
During 2025, Junior Church continued to meet regularly and to explore ways of strengthening links between children’s and young people’s worship and the wider life of the church. Following a pilot with the Scramblers group from January 2025, all Junior Church groups moved to using Roots materials from ‑ September 2025. These diocesan recommended resources are based on one of the weekly lectionary readings, enabling children and young people to follow the same themes as the main service.
All Junior Church groups also came together for the Summer Party on the first Sunday after schools broke up. Unsettled weather meant activities had to take place indoors, with one room used for crafts and puzzles and another for more active games. Despite the limitations of space, it was encouraging to see children and young people of different ages spending time together and taking part in shared activities.
Over the summer period, when regular Sunday Junior Church groups took a break, children and young people were invited to gather at the back of church during services to take part in shared craft activities. These individual pieces were later brought together to create decorations around the altar for the Creationtide season in the autumn. This collaborative project enabled our
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younger members to contribute tangibly to the worshipping life of the whole church and supported the congregation’s celebration of Creationtide.
A new initiative for us this year was the All Saints’ Day Saints Parade. Children and young people were invited to choose a saint, dress as them, and, if they wished, share a short reflection with the congregation. This offered an accessible way for younger members of the church to engage more visibly in worship and to reflect on the lives of the saints.
Alongside this, a youth confirmation group ran successfully across the benefice during the latter part of the year, and we are seeing more of our older young people remaining in church services and participating more fully in the life and worship of the church.
Wendy Richmond
Scramblers
2025 has been a positive year for Scramblers, our group for children aged three through to Year 2. Each week we have welcomed good numbers of our youngest disciples as they begin to learn about Jesus and to develop their faith and spirituality. Through Bible stories, games, and simple crafts, the children are encouraged to explore what it means to be a Christian and to reflect on the themes we share together.
During the year we said goodbye to one of our leaders, Will Yearsley. Will’s energy, creativity, and natural ability to connect with young people have been greatly valued, and he will be missed. We are grateful for all he has given to Scramblers and wish him well in his other commitments.
It has been a particular pleasure to see some of our Scramblers children move on to start at St Matthew’s School this September. One or two proudly wore their new school uniforms at the Welcome Sunday service in June for new starters, marking an important milestone for them and their families and reinforcing the close links between church and school.
Above all, Scramblers continues to be shaped by the children themselves. We greatly value their responses to the stories we share, the insights they offer, and the thoughtful — and often challenging — questions they ask; as well as the simple joy they bring. These moments not only support their own faith journeys
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but also encourage leaders to reflect more deeply on our own understanding of faith.
Wendy Richmond
Explorers
Explorers Report 2025 (7 – 11 years, then 3 / 4 year olds – 11 years) This year has seen leaders, helpers, children and families journeying in faith through changes. We attempt to provide the best provision possible for our children to explore and discover Christianity for themselves within a safe, relevant, informative, creative, fun and challenging environment. Initially, a small group of 7 – 11 yearolds met in the Sitzler Room during the 10.45 service, with a rota of leaders and helpers, mainly using Roots Resources (online) to link teaching/sessional input to the Church Lectionary and Calendar Year.
Additional opportunities allowed for flexibility, such as Church Unity week seeing visits to and with neighbouring church groups on Sunday morning (thanks Stuart) – experiential learning for us all.
However, as weekly attendance numbers dropped, and leader/helper numbers reduced, adjustments were tried. For a while, the first Sunday in the month saw everyone in church, with activity packs provided for children as they entered, to use throughout the service. Third Sunday Communions saw a combination of 3 – 11 year olds meeting together, with the older children encouraged to join Communion.
This has now led to one group (from 2026) (3/4 years – 11 years) meeting every week in the Sitzler Room, with leaders attempting to deliver creative, reflective, informative, prayerful, challenging and fun activities for all that bring glory to God, share His unconditional love and wisdom, and inspire all as His ‘lights in the world’. All leaders and helpers undergo safeguarding checks and training. We’re grateful to all who commit to the rota, as well as those who have now had to step back / move on. We are continually looking for additional help, so please contact us to find out more.
Thank You All … what a Team effort! Jessica Johnson
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Pathfinders
Pathfinders (ages 11–18) provides an open space for our young people to navigate faith in the modern world. We meet on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Sundays to dive into the Bible using interactive resources from Roots on the Web, while joining the wider church family for worship on the 3rd Sunday. Our goal is to ensure faith feels relevant and relatable, creating a place to ask big questions and explore exactly how God is present in our schools, friendships and everyday life.
Sarolta Buzasi
YOUTH GROUPS
Fuel
Fuel is our group for young people in Year 6 - Year9 which has been running for the past few years on a monthly basis with the support of a small number of volunteers. Running on a Sunday afternoon for about 75 minutes, it includes a variety of activities, video clips, games and discussions usually around a theme or idea which is designed to help them both question and grow in faith. There are a consistent number of young people that attend.
At the start of 2026, we decided to try and run this group twice a month (2nd and 4th Sundays) with the support of existing and new volunteers and hands on support from all the clergy across the team. We are currently using material based on the Sermon on the mount and exploring ideas such as identity, materialism and forgiveness and reconciliation.
Our longer term goals would be to have sufficient lay volunteers for the clergy to be able to act in a supportive role only; to ensure consistency for the young people and to grow the group organically. Rev. Carolyn Lucas
OTHER CHURCH GROUPS
Delta Homegroup
Delta House Group meets on Thursday evenings between 7.30pm and 9.30pm at David Itcovitz’s house. There are around eight members in our group. Each week we start with coffee and a chat, catching up on each other’s news. This is an integral part of our House Group fellowship-building, as it’s a time when we share our successes, joys, challenges and worries, and pray for each other
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during the week. We begin our session with prayer followed by the use of study guides to read and discuss parts of the Bible.
In 2025 we studied “John’s Letters (Discovering Genuine Christianity)”, “Jonah, Joel & Amos”, “Old Testament Characters”, and a Lent study “Christ in the Wilderness”. We also watched some episodes of the TV series “Chosen”. If you don’t already belong to a House Group do think about joining us or one of the others, as it is an excellent way to learn more about your faith, about yourself, and a way to receive (and give) spiritual support through the week. David Itcovitz
Inspire House group
2025 was not a seamless time for the group. Illnesses and other absences meant that the full ten of us rarely met, those meetings which were possible were held in a variety of locations including the Sitzler Room. We had already been working to develop individual’s contributions to, and leadership of, the group. This collaborative approach saw us through the difficulties. The group remained, and remains, strongly bonded and we enjoy exploring a range of material as stimulus for study and discussion. One thread through the year has been to discuss the previous sermon, often using catch-up to aid our memories. Other resources and indeed the news have also enlivened discussion. There is a strong fellowship between members and we always use a prayer time to to share what is on our hearts with each other, and thus with God. We also pray that we will be less fragmented in 2026.
Ian Davies
Sigma Homegroup
The Sigma house group is named after the Greek symbol for 'the sum of' and reflects that we are diverse, yet come together for a single purpose. The group is hosted by Dave & Jackie Farris. The group have gathered on Thursday nights since the beginning of June 2017 and studied many differing aspects of the Bible, as well as having social evenings that naturally involved food. We
meet in blocks of 4 weeks with a break of 4 weeks which has worked well. At the end of 2025 the group closed.
Dave Farris
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Beta Housegroup
Leadership transition: no report
Brunch Bunch
As a church based “house group”, we meet in the Sitzler Room on Monday mornings. There normally about 10 members, but this varies. Sadly we lost Diana early in the year and Norma is no longer able to join us. However we gained two new members during the year: John and Brenda.
We try to alternate our studies between the Old and New Testaments. We also pass the responsibility for leading around. At the beginning of January, we were completing a study of John’s Gospel, after which we studied Ezekiel (both led by Judith). We followed this with Stephen Cotterill’s Lent Course (led by David). After Easter Judith used a book on “Fruits of the Spirit” which took us to the Summer break.
In the Autumn, Jeff & Jennie led a study on James, followed by David looking at “Women of the Bible”. Judith did an Advent course based on the hymn “Come though long expected Jesus.”
As our name suggests, we are not averse to dining. In the summer, we met at the Lock-keeper’s Garden Cafe at Molesey, some arriving by boat. We had a Christmas lunch at Squires and also joined the Monday choir for a concert and nibbles.
David Carter
SMArties Craft Group
SMARTIES had a sad start to the year, losing lovely, kind, quiet Diana. May she rest in peace. Her embroidered contributions to the banners live on in her memory.
Our group bring knitting or sewing each Thursday morning and we have now very nearly finished the banner for the 150th anniversary of the church. We’ve had great fun making it. It can join the other banners which adorn St Matthew’s, made by the group over the past 30 years !
Please visit us in the Sitzler Room 10-12am for coffee, fun and friendship. Gill Davies
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OTHER REPORTS
ST MATTHEW’S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL
Schools are always such wonderfully busy places- and St Matthew’s Primary is no exception! So much has been achieved since the beginning of the new academic year in September. We welcomed a new cohort of 60 Reception pupils, our oldest Year 6 pupils set off on their wonderful Residential school journey to the wilds of Wiltshire, pupils made Harvest pledges and practised their readings for church services, practised swimming strokes and entered competitions, bravely ventured out into Forest School, rehearsed plays and sang for church performances as well as to the residents of the Southborough Nursing Home and treated shoppers at John Lewis to musical renditions.
In recent times, we modified an existing classroom and transformed it into our ‘Let’s Get Cooking Room’, complete with a new freezer. We have continued to develop our garden Allotment (with the help of our fabulous volunteer gardeners, Tim and Carole) and have achieved our Level 5 RHS Gardening for Schools award. We had an absolute glut of tomatoes in the summer and the pupils were able to harvest and freeze them so that Year 6 could use them for their Design and Technology project in December.
Year 6 researched, designed and made their favourite soups (largely tomatobased!) and then hosted a Soup Lunch for St Matthew’s church Bereavement Walking Group. It was such fun and (hopefully) our guests enjoyed tasting the soups as well as being serenaded by our youngest pupils who treated them to songs from their recent Nativity performance.
We are so grateful to our dedicated and stable staff team, supportive parents and carers, governing body and the wider community and VOLUNTEERS for all their care, enabling us to live out our vision of ‘our whole school community to live life in all its fullness.’
Pam Dryden
THE CORNERHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE
The cornerHOUSE has continued to ensure that the church hall is at the heart of the community, providing a well-regarded,and perhaps unique, self-funding
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volunteer-run arts centre. 2025 was another busy year with approaching 1,000 events listed in the diary.
These range from small meetings for six people to a pantomime which entertained some 650 people. The cornerHOUSE is both a venue for hire, and a production house. As a hireable venue, we have provided, and supported, users from after-school clubs to professional comedians and musicians. As a production house we have facilitated local visual artists to share and talk about their work, encouraged playwrights and poets to hone their crafts and give readings, and put on plays and pantos which give people the chance to tread the boards.
The cornerHOUSE website is the place to see the details of public events which are available for all to book for and enjoy. It is worth remembering, too, that these events are the tip of a large iceberg of activity, ranging from groups for disadvantaged people (e.g. with autism, learning problems, dementia) via swathes of rehearsals, to weekly maintenance sessions.
The cornerHOUSE could not operate without the army of volunteers who make every aspect of the place work. Nor could the centre operate without the church’s continuing generosity in making the building available for this community use.
Ian Davies
1ST TOLWORTH (ST MATTHEW’S) SCOUT GROUP
1st Tolworth (St Matthews) Scout Group is standing strong coming up on 117 years in the community. 2025 was a year of change as John Bowman, our Group Scout Leader, stepped down after a number of years at the helm. He has now moved on to assist another Scout Group that is starting its journey of regrowth.
Graham Goring has also stepped down after many, many years as an assistant scout leader within the Group. We are thankful to both John and Graham for their valued years of service to the group.
At present, we do face the challenge of not having enough leaders or helpers to run all of our scout sections. We are managing, but we do need some more adults to join us in creating and delivering fun activities and learning to the
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young people. If anyone wishes to volunteer, please do get in touch with us and we can have a talk about how you can help!
The Sections have been engaged with camping and attending various activities across the country. The Beavers had their first sleep over during 2025, which was greatly enjoyed by all. The cubs have been to camp over a weekend and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
The scouts did not stop, those over 12 went on Expedition, hiking throughout Saturday, staying in tents overnight and then hiking the rest of Sunday. Half of the scout troop then attended Strategy Camp which is a nationwide event. It is again a full day of hikes with activities thrown in, and then a day of fun activities. To have half the troop signing up and attending was a huge step as the young people began to feel comfortable with camping outside. 2026 is going to be an interesting year as the troop gears up to attend the Swedish Scout Jamboree. We are always thankful for the support of St Matthews Church as we go forward. Yours in Scouting
Jamie Pickard - Group Lead Volunteer - 1st Tolworth (St Matthews) Scout Group
CHILDREN’S SOCIETY REPORT
The Children’s Society is a United Kingdom national children’s charity allied to the Church of England, working to transform the hopes and happiness of young people facing abuse, exploitation and neglect.
The Society supports the many that are facing the most serious of life challenges. They need help to face a level of threat at previously unseen levels while there are ever increasing pressures on families. During 2025 the Society supported 55,000 young people as well as campaigning for change which has improved millions of children’s lives.
The St Matthew’s congregation has supported the Society for many years. During 2025, we raised £335.16 with House Collection Boxes and £107.01 from the collection at the Christingle Service. On behalf of the Society, thank you for your continued generosity. Please take a look at www.childrenssociety.org.uk to learn about the initiatives and activities taking place and see how you too can help by volunteering even a small amount of your time, by participating in campaigns, by
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raising money, doing a charity challenge or by directly donating to this important cause.
Paul Mackie
ST MATTHEW’S CHURCH SOCIAL EVENTS 2025
The social team organized twelve events throughout 2025 as part of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations. There was a Family Quiz, a Songs of Praise, a Barbershop Concert, a Silent Movie, Desert Island Discs, a Games Evening, an Organ Extravaganza, a Heritage Day, a St Matthew’s Street Party, a “St Matthew’s Has Talent” Concert, a “Big Sing”, and a Scottish County Dance evening. The events took place either in the
church or at the cornerHOUSE. All events were free, but donations totaling nearly £4300 were received, which went into the 150th Anniversary Fund. A BIG thank you to everyone who came and supported the events. Special thanks goes to the event organisers - Dave Farris, Jason Edge, Ian Davies, Judith Jones – plus all the folks on the refreshments team, especially Jo Boaler.
Carol Cameron
A fridge magnet was given out at most of the events – here is a picture of all of them!
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PARISH OF ST MAThHEWS SURBITON ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 REGISTERED CHARITY NO.1143978
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PCC OF ST IAATfHEYfS SURBITON I report on the accounts of the church for the yaar ended 31 Ds¢wmb8r 2025 which are set out on pages 2 to 10. Rp•Cliv• RespoMibllltl•s of TruJtetr8 and Examin•r The ¢hur¢h's trustees are 8pSib for Ihe preparation of the accour)ts. The church's trustees consbder that an audit is not reqLtired for this year urKler seclM)n 144(2) of the Ch*thes kt 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an ndependent examination is needed. 11 is my responsibilty to= Examine the accounts lurthr s9¢tk 145 of thè 2011 kt); To follow the proc•Jur8s laid dtrwn in tho General Dirthin$ gNen by the Charity Ccrnissioners {under 8ection 14515llbl of the 2011 A£t). and To stale whether partUL8r matters have GcKno to my attention. Ba818 of Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mln•e• r•pDrt My examination was carri•d wt in accordance with th• g•n•ral Diwtions given by the Charrty Commission. An examinal¢on include8 a rgvi8w of thè accounting records kept by the chanty and a comparison of the a¢Unts presented wlh Ihose records. 11 also irKludes ¢onsthrntion of any unusual iterrffj or di10$u in the accoLsnt8, and seeking explanations from you as tN$te88 concerning any such matters. Th8 procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audrt and con8equentty no opinion 18 given 88 to whether tho accounts present a Iruo and fair view and the rep)rt is limited to those matteryJ sel out in the statement below. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamlnof• •lat•m•Dt In connection wth my exInat7n. no matter has come to my attenlk)n'. 1. which gNes me reasonablo cau88 to bèlieve that in any material Tespect tho roquirement$ lo keep accourrting record$ in a¢¢tydonce with 8ectMM 130 of the 2011 k(8nd to prepore ac¢ounts whkh accord wrth the )untIng rwds aTrJ comply vAth th8 acOUntir0 requirements ol the 2011 Act have not been mt: or 2. to which, in my OFN'nion, attention should bts dravm in othr to enoble 8 propgr undgrntanding of the account8 to be reached. MrG e Mitchell ACA 51 La gdon Park TeddiThJton TW119PR Dated..
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MArrHEWS SURBITON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 Tolal Ftmds Funds Funds 2025 2024 INCOME Voluntary Sncome 2{al 13e281 4.718 140,999 149,067 Activili•$ for generalong fund8 21b> 10.257 6,928 2{c) 23.927 23.927 25.199 In¢om$ from ¢hLY¢h ath"vth$ 2{d) 1.229 1.229 6,188 TOTAL INCOME £ 167,732 £ 8.680 £ 176,412 £ 187,382 EXPENDITURE Church A¢tMts98 186.157 3.197 169.354 180.122 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £186.157 £ 3.197 £169 354 £ 160.122 NET INCOME (EXPENDITURE) 8EFORE INVESTMENT GAINS 1.575 S.483 7,058 7.260 GAINS ON PROPERTYIINVESTMEWts Tran8hrn be80n Funds NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 1.575 5.483 7,OS8 7,260 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARO 913,725 941.887 934,428 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD £ 915,300 £ 33.445 £948,745 £ 941,886
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MAThHEWS SURBITON BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 Note 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS Tangible Investments 1.585 680,000 680,000 681,585 CURRENT ASSETS Investments Deblors & prepayments Short term deposit Cash al bank and in hand 12,977 237,732 29,005 279.714 12,259 247,732 16,092 276,083 LIABILITIES. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 10.989 15,982 NET CURRENT ASSETS 268,745 260,101 TOTAL NET ASSETS £ 948.745 £ 941,686 PARISH FUNDS 10 Unrestricted Restricled 915,300 33,445 913,725 27,961 TOTAL PARISH FUNDS £ 948,745 £ 941,686 Approved by the Parochi81 Church Council on 17th March and 31gned on its Lehalf by.. C.Kramer (Chair} The notes on pages 4 to 10 form part of these accounts.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST KiATTrIEWS SURBITON NOTES TO THE FIWLIL STAIEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES BaS of ar epared underthe Ch4rib8s Act 2011 in thè CNyr 20Ck8 90¥8miw the ntS of PCCS. ¥Try7hith tt RJal. 8TJ tsY Charwes SORP IFRS1021 olprorty. The finda1 slalements irhJde 81 lrnwcbms. •1s¢ts PCC. re8p0fi&b in . T do not (lEI9 the actts olthjrth groLP8 Ihat to those rO6ctsd abJOCt kYo¥Sd8d thB twrrffj W81. afvj tygr• ro¢•ivod lor a 8pecrf ot48ct ortnvlwj by fv PCC for a ¥dlkotrt be ey4eTrJ•J (xi thg sp8cC objeu forwluGh kny 9. kny baknc rnar ww•rtJt thb orwj oftb )wr musl be carrnd loTh¥ard as 8 1n¢ on fvt fiTh1. Pnned ang, coledms ¢Jry)•tw)Tr4 4r¢ ffeD)ged rtrd T•x are recowM•J tho PCC ts 9811Y 6nUtyed to Its aThJ ts amrHJ can t• e•rt$lnty Inte11$ accnAd aH ollw&w>)r• * rgcc1rwtA r8cdvat4v Al Irwr accouols bu¢ +JwGrfbed kn the PCCS. mwrt. LlabilB aré rnctynl••d •• •cwi ¢•Mgthi •nd qv•n1ffib. Grnnth and donatS)rvJ Bro a¥MtsJ. Nvwt wAwd crèètos i blndkng or cordtnKtN• onthe PCC. Th• thxun 8hw• * •cmmlod fort•i paid ty Commltsd by Ihe PCC lo pahl li rew ofts reknrt wbj. 18 98rralty recognlsed wheth * * kncwf80 and grou. Ch&rftlo• 2011. Movabl6 ¢hur¢h lum• p••0 at ¢t deprod• IK• exc8Pt¥tsr• Ihefo ts iru11 trrfomaiion abwt cwts or coit 11 I) £1C•XI. Tf$e 0$$81$ afe Ited In the clwrch's btr in&KWJ OIIMrlarKldrtdbWkthlYJs Other10rkl and Ixjiklings helj bythe PCC ¥4rj •1 cwl ¢x¢arltrnl)w•lB. 1UffiCnt infomatsm ¥bout ¢04ts. Equiprrth ed 5silhin Ihe Chwth. or ctrwrrh offiG¢. not lath¥J th8 cat•3LVieS ¥bo¥•, vsefijl economic Short lenn deitS (ash W on det%ll ethr ceF Ctruth ofEW kn1 at a ba¢ or olherauthoristtl fin8nrA81 instdutscn.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MArfHEWS SURBITON NOTES TO THE FI1cLAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 INCOME T¢)tsl Funds FLVK15 Funds 2025 2024 218} Voluntary income Tax efficient plned gi¥lThJ Othor planned givlrwj Collection8 Othèr giving and volLmtary rac•Fts Tax recoverable LegaeA6s Grants Ivic VAT re¢oveYabl81 .725 6.170 7.121 821 97.346 6.170 9.719 645 27.119 97,615 6,341 8.634 8,311 28.168 2,598 1.499 138.281 4.718 140.999 149,087 2(b) ktivit8 forgenerthng funds Fundrai$iThJ èvents Church leth'ngs Church hall Incomo 3.982 3,965 3,885 2,407 297 4,295 2,338 1407 8.295 3.962 10,257 6.928 2(¢) Income from Inve•tsn•nts Dividend8 and internst Ellerton Road r•nl 8,157 1S.770 8,157 15,770 9,429 1S,770 23.927 23,927 25.199 21d} Inme from church acilvrt Wedding and funerol fee8 Church ¥v•nt8 1,367 4,821 56S 1229 6.188 TOTAL £ 187.732 £ 8,680 £ 176.412 187,382
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MArrHEWS SURBITON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATEmEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 EXPENDffURE unrestr Restrthd Fund$ Funds Total Funds 2025 2024 Church A¢tivit*s MiSsn & Charrtable Gwing Major works arKI paIrS Dictesan parish share Musi Professional fees Church maintenance InsUrare Gas. electrlty and water Administratson Other Ellerton road costs MIs8ion & ministy 13,862 13,e62 16.724 89,500 9.989 89.500 9,989 86,300 8,858 691 7,575 13.038 16.497 10,519 7,213 2,194 10,513 1,638 13.443 13,865 10.496 13.443 13.865 10,496 4.407 5.091 4,407 8,288 3,197 TOTAL £ 166,157 £ 3,197 £ 169.354 £ 180,122 ANALYSIS OF TRANSFERS BEfwEEN FUNDS Therg were no transfers in 2025.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MATfHPOIS SURBITON NOTESTOTHE NNANCIALSTATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER >Y25 8TAFF COSTS Totsl Furth Funds 2024 Sak9rie6 Employers NatK)nal InSUrae Pension Cost 16,05T 16,051 14.950 £ 16,057 £ 16.057 £ 14.950 The &vorage numb•r ofslaff 2 (2024..21. FIXED ASSETS TAnglbl• lunrnbtrira•Jl AV Equlymnl COST At 1 J•nuvy 2025 Addttbm #t tt4t DEPRECIA71C At 1 January 2025 Charg• sear At 31 [c•mt•r29 NET BOOK VALUE AI 31 C(mbw2025 At 31Decthr 21Y24 In¥tstm•nts lunre8trthJl VALUATION At l JanLWy 2025 £ 680.( The AV equivnI is baiThJ deVec rr•r 5 y5 on a str8¥ht Im basr&. The PCC Bth¢ tenefirAal £Th¥n8r of lh8 lomw Chu hall 81116 t)ougla5 Ro•J. AS k8 not for in¥e8lm8nt purp088s. the accourAry p)IKy is lo valu8 Ilat $1 Flowever. no cost irrformabM 1% a¥2ilable arkl CWLntty Kl r* hebj irbthè accounts at zero Va¢. Proportyeomwix¥ Ihv how gnd IBIKI 4t 172 Ellerton Road.
PAROCHEAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MATfHEWS SURBITON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmEs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 CURRENT AS8m D•btorn 2025 2024 Tax recoverable Prepayments and ac¢nd Intwest Other debtors 7,013 1.897 4.C67 7,481 2,343 2,435 £ 12,259 Tho debtor split betwn fuThJs Is as folkMB Unrestrthd Restrfcted 12.568 409 11.617 £ 12.9n £ 12,259 LIABILITIES: AMOUMTS FAWNG DUE wmiiN OME YEAR 2025 2024 Deposit8 in advance Accrualg Other cre(lftor8 200 2,508 13,274 1,474 9.495 £ lo,9 £ 15,982 The credrtor split belwwen funds rs as Unre$led 10.774 195 13,694 2,28B £ 15.982 ANALY818 OF NEf ASSETS BY FUND Total Fixed assets Current assets Current liabilt8 680,000 279,714 {10,9691 246,074 (10.7741 33,640 (195) Fund baL4nce £ 915.3 £ 33,445 £ 948,745
PAROCHL4L CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MArrHEWS SURBITON NOTES TO THE FIPiANCLAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 10 FUND DETAILS Balance bifwd at 01-Jan-25 InveStnnt Gainsl iturn Revaluatson Transfer Balance Income Funds 1-Dec-2 Unrestricted Fund8'. G•n8ral 233.725 167.732 186.157 235,300 Property 680.000 680,000 Total £ 913,725 £ 187,732 £186.157 £915,300 Rgslri¢tsd FurKIs'. Organ 19.168 20,066 150th 4,656 Youth mI10n 3.196 3,196 Gift Day 4.T18 4,778 Choir 820 B20 SundTi?8 3.125 3,125 Total £ 27,2 £ 8,680 £ 33,445 Fund8 Total £ 941,687 £ 176.412 £169.353 £ 948,74S Fund P•rtlcularn Propoty_ th6 fund hokling 172 Ellerton Road. Organ - moni88 donated for major works on the organ. 150th - monie8 raised as part of the 150th annfversary celebrali Youth Ml¥•ion- monie• don•tod tg aupport miaion amongot tho youth ofth¢ p•rwh Gift Day- monies donated for various ¥)8 on the buikling chr- monies ¢kJn8ted to support th8 cl)(M"r Sundries- money donated to fund a defibrilLqtor
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST KiATfHEW8 SUR8oN NOTES TOTHE FINANCLAL STATEMEKrs FOR THE YB4R EhtDEO 31 DECEMBER 2025 11 CHARITABLE DONATION3 2W25 24 Church Mi8sion S Churth Urban Furbj KCAH 2.1 2.1g 1,824 Fircroft Trust Church P8stor81 kn Soothy Street Pa8tor8 lQn A Rotha MnIum AtaLosg School Hardship FuThJ Alrican Vigion 1¥11 Chri8tian Atsj JQry6ton Fotsjbank ChIn.$ Sorjety '8hop'8 Lent fiJnd 1.820 243 10 £ 16.724 Most ofthe abov¢ w8$ fuThJed frcfn gewal gMThJ. 10