
## The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Binfeld Registered Charity Number: 1149382 

**Annual Report & Accounts for the Year Ended 31[st] December 2025** 




## **Table of Contents** 

_Trustees’ Report ................................................................................................................... 2 Independent Examiner’s Report ........................................................................................ 10 Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2025 ........................... 11 Balance Sheet As At 31 December 2025 .......................................................................... 12 Notes to the Accounts ........................................................................................................ 13_ 

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## **Trustees’ Report** 

## _**Aims and Purposes**_ 

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Binfield has legal responsibility for the finance, care of church buildings and contents and care of the churchyards and cemetery.  It also takes the responsibility of cooperating with the Rector for promoting the mission of the Church. 

## _**Objectives and Activities**_ 

The Vision Statement for the Church is: 

_Connecting people with Jesus, the Bible and others_ 

To this end, the PCC takes care of two church buildings and a cemetery. 

The church carries out baptisms, weddings and funerals for those who have a connection with the parish and admits for burial in the cemetery any person, who dies while living in the parish, who was living in the parish for a reasonable length of time even though their latter days may have been spent outside the parish in a nursing home, or was on the church electoral roll. 

The PCC also encourages outreach to those in the parish, who do not attend church and attempts to help those less fortunate in and outside the parish. 

Members of the church deliver the Binfield Beacon to the households in the Parish ten times a year.  This magazine alerts all to the various services on offer and other activities such as the work done with children and youth.  It also includes reports and other information from various organizations in the parish. 

## _**Achievements and Performance**_ 

## _Committees_ 

The PCC has appointed serval committees to carry out specific work and make recommendations.  The committee leaders are: 

- Standing Committee: Luke Taylor 

- Finance and Stewardship Committee: Gigi Ho 

- Fabric Committee: Adrian Hinton 

- Fundraising Committee: Kate Hayes 

- People Matter: Sue Cledwyn Davies 

- Ministry: Luke Taylor 

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## _Sunday Services_ 

In 2025, the church has continued with its regular pattern of Sunday services: 

- Book of Common Prayer Communion Service at 08:15am – exclusively on first Sunday of the month 

- Common worship Communion Service at 09:30am 

- Informal Service at 11:00am, including: 

   - Baptisms on the first Sunday of the month 

   - Communion on the third Sunday of the month 

- Altogether celebration services at 10:00am were held on 

   - Mothering Sunday 

   - Father’s Day 

   - 2[nd] September for harvest celebration 

   - Remembrance Sunday 

   - The last Sunday of the year 

## _Children & Youth work_ 

Since our children and youth worker left us in 2024 we no longer have specific children’s groups, however, we do have a creative table at the 11am for children which focuses on a Bible story. 

Youth group, 7UP, was being held on Wednesday evenings at St. Mark’s Church, but this ceased to happen from July 2025 as we didn’t have a youth worker. 

## _Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals_ 

During the year, the church conducted 5 baptisms, 2 weddings and 15 funerals. 

Funeral services are held at All Saints’ church and have also been conducted (on behalf of this church) at East Hampstead Park crematorium and the church cemetery. 

## _**Mission and Evangelism**_ 

## _The Silver Service_ 

A short service with lunch at St Mark’s Church, open to anyone. 

## _Clothesbank_ 

The Clothesbank operates quarterly at St Mark’s Church to distribute good quality second hand clothing to those in need.  Clients are recommended by various local charities. 

## _Alternative Advent_ 

Gifts were collected and distributed to single parents in need. 

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## _The Binfield Lighthouse Program_ 

The Lighthouse team continue to help those who are struggling.  What started as a homeless drop in, now provides food for those who were homeless, or find themselves homeless, but are then provided with accommodation by the Borough rough sleeper team. 

The team seek to provide enough pre prepared meals that can be reheated so the clients can have one hot meal every day that month. 

Meals are delivered on the first 2 Tuesdays of the month. 

## _Pastoral Care and Bereavement support_ 

The visiting team have continued in their work and the Bereavement team continue to meet for a coffee morning every Friday. 

Until We Meet Again, our annual service for those who have lost loved ones continues to be run on the first Sunday in December. 

## _Christmas Services_ 

The church held its full schedule of Christmas services, including: 

- Carol Service on the Sunday before Christmas, 

- 2 Christingle services on Christmas Eve, 

- Midnight Communion on Christmas Eve, and 

- Christmas service with communion 

## _Charity Support_ 

Through the generous giving of the congregation, the church continued to support 3 chosen charities: Bracknell Foodbank, Oasis and Five Talents. 

## _**Volunteers**_ 

The PCC is indebted to a large number of volunteers to ensure the smooth running of the organisation. 

The fabric working party maintains and keeps both churches fit for purpose, with the support from various volunteer teams throughout the year.  These include the flower arrangers, the cleaners, the welcomers, the bellringers, the refreshment team, choir, and the clothesbank team.  All contribute their time and efforts freely.  Without them, it would be impossible to run the churches effectively. 

## _**Risk Management and Safeguarding**_ 

The PCC regularly review any major risks encountered by the church and take appropriate action to manage and minimise those risks in accordance with best practice. 

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The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). 

The PCC has appointed a Safeguarding Officer to oversee this important element of ministry and there were no reported incidents in 2025. 

## _**Future Planning**_ 

The PCC is committed to enhancing ministry and our church buildings through strategic improvements.  Our key focus areas include encouraging new ministry opportunities, optimising our church facilities to improve accessibility and support a wider range of events, and ensuring financial resilience. 

## _**Financial Review**_ 

The total income for 2025 was £213,294, while total expenditure amounted to £186,530 and net loss on investments was £436, resulting in a net income of £26,328.  At the end of 2025, the church held total funds of £205,966, broken down as follows: 

- Unrestricted funds: £102,798 

- Restricted funds: £92,713 

- Endowment funds: £10,455 



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During the year, the following significant financial events impacted the church’s financial position: 

- Other giving (é £20,854) 

The Church gratefully received a restricted donations specifically designated to support the Youth worker’s salary and ongoing church cleansing.  These funds ensure the continuity of our youth ministry while maintaining a safe environment of our worshippers. 

- Legacies (é £12,000) 

We remember with deep gratitude three beloved members who, in their final act of stewardship, left legacies to the Church.  These meaningful gifts will be cherished and utilized to further the spiritual legacy of our community as the funds are received in the coming year. 

- Church Maintenance Expenses (é £10,849) 

As part of the 'Welcoming Space' project, the Church undertook a major capital expenditure to upgrade the Audio-Visual (AV) system. This investment enhances our liturgical experience and accessibility, ensuring our sanctuary remains a versatile and inclusive hub for both physical and digital worship. 


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## _**Reserve Policy**_ 

The PCC has adopted a reserves policy to ensure financial stability and to provide for anticipated and unforeseen needs.  Reserves are held to: 

- Cover 3 months of general running costs and an additional 1 month’s salary costs, ensuring the church can meet its financial obligations in case of a major problem or emergency. 

- Fund necessary building works identified in quinquennial inspections for both churches, including designated fund for the substantial repair works at All Saints’ Church. 

- Support specific projects and activities, such as the forthcoming mission, and to provide for youth work costs as the St Mark’s Education Fund has been depleted. 

The PCC recognises the importance of stewardship while balancing prudential financial planning with the biblical principle of not hoarding resources. 

At the end of 2025, the PCC held unrestricted reserves of £102,798, including £87,507 is designated for anticipated repair work at All Saints’ Church (£52,507), minor works at St Mark’s (£13,000), 3 months youth expenses (£3,800), 3 months church expenses (£17,000) and 1 month salary costs (£1,200). 

## _**Structure, Governance and Management**_ 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England.  The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. 

We are blessed with two churches All Saints in Church Lane and St Mark’s in Popeswood road Binfield. 

We are part of the Bracknell Deanery of churches in the Diocese of Oxford within the Church of England. 

To recruit new members to the PCC, notices are given in church, on the church news email, and announced at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.  The Parochial Church Council consists of people who are baptised, and their names are on the electoral roll of the parish and who are lay members of any deanery synod, diocesan synod or the General Synod. 

If the parochial church council so decides, it may co-opt members so long as they do not exceed one fifth of the representatives of the laity elected. 

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## _**Reference and Administrative Details**_ 

_Registered Charity Name:_ The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Binfield _Working Name:_ Binfield PCC _Charity Registration Number:_ 1149382 _Correspondence Address:_ The Church Office, St Mark’s Church Popeswood Road, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 4AH _PCC Secretary:_ Luke Taylor _Church Administrator:_ Hayley Fourie (Resigned 17/09/25) Emilie Creasey (From 13/10/25) _Binfield Beacon Editor:_ Claire Thomas _Organist & Choir Master:_ Michael Hawkins _Treasurer:_ Kwan Lam (Gigi) Ho _Children’s Worker:_ --- _Safeguarding Officer:_ Hayley Fourie (Resigned 17/09/25) Steve Whatley (From 18/09/25) _Stewardship Secretary:_ Andrea White _Bell Tower Captain:_ Jan Glen 

During the year the following served as members (trustees) of the PCC: 

_Ex Officio members_ Rector: Reverend Luke Taylor Curate: Lucy Bowley (From 06/07/2025) Churchwardens: Susan Cledwyn-Davies Adrian Hinton Assistant Churchwarden: John Hargreaves _Elected Deanery Synod_ From 24/04/23 until 2026 Michael Hawkins Rachel Willmot (plus 2 vacancies) _Elected PCC Members_ From 09/05/22 until 2025 Robert McLean From 24/04/23 until 2026 Jill Hanson Kate Ellison-Bourne From 12/02/24 until 2026 Amanda Hawley (plus 1 vacancy) From 13/05/24 until 2027 John Hargreaves Stuart Wharpshire Kwan Lam (Gigi) Ho From 09/09/24 until 2027 Georgina Alltree From 14/10/24 until 2027 Ian White (plus 1 vacancy) From 12/05/25 until 2028 James Foster From 09/06/25 until 2028 Stephen Whatley Elaine Whatley (plus 2 vacancies) 

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AJI Saints, vith Sl. Mark's
Chureh8s, Binfield
Declarations
The PCC declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the PCC
Rev. Luke Taylor
PCC Chwr
Date..
Ig. 04. LoLk.
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## **Binfield PCC Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2025** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**2025**|**Total funds**<br>**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income and Endowments**<br>Voluntary income<br>Activities for generating funds<br>Income from investments<br>Income from church activities<br>Other income<br>**Total Income****_(Note 2)_**<br>**Expenditure**<br>Cost of generating funds<br>Church activities – costs<br>Church expenses<br>**Total Expenditure****_(Note 4)_**<br>Net income before investment loss<br>Net loss on investments<br>**Net income / expenditure**<br>Transfers between funds<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|<br>106,601<br>9,250<br>5,575<br>24,869<br>2,945|<br>50,578<br>13,173<br>0<br>0<br>0|<br>0 <br>0<br>303<br>0<br>0|<br> 157,179 <br>22,423<br>5,878<br>24,869<br>2,945|122,979<br>14,175<br>6,468<br>28,898<br>2,709|
||149,240|63,751|303|213,294|175,229|
||<br> <br>1,288<br>114,247<br>32,608|<br> <br>2,520<br>715<br>34,849|<br> <br>0<br>0 <br>303|<br> <br>3,808<br> 114,962 <br>67,760|<br> <br>1,482<br> 117,360<br>59,309|
||148,143|38,084|303|186,530|178,151|
|||||||
||1,097|25,667|0|26,764|(2,922)|
||0|0|(436)|(436)|244|
||1,097<br>0|25,667<br>0|(436)<br>0|26,328<br>0|(2,678)<br>0|
||1,097<br> <br> <br>101,701|25,667<br> <br> <br>67,046|(436)<br> <br> <br>10,891|26,328<br> <br> <br> 179,638|(2,678)<br> <br> <br> 182,316|
||102,798|92,713|10,455|205,966|179,638|



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All S￿nts, Sl. Mark's
I Churches, Binfrekl
Binfield PCC
Balance Sheet As At 31 December 2025
Fixed assets
Investments (Note 6)
10,455
10.455
10,891
Current assets
Cash ai bank and in hand (Nots 9)
Prep￿d Expenditure (Nor8
Debiors (Note 7)
108,900
1,492
8,2DO
118,592
92,707
201,607
1,492
8,362
211.461
178,636
626
3,315
182.577
162
92,869
Total CurrentAssets
Credltors.. amounts falling due within l year (Ntrts 8J
Net CurrentAssets
15.794
102,798
156
92,713
1S,950
195,511
13.830
168,747
Total NetAssets
102,798
92.713
10.455
205,966
179,638
Charity Funds (N¢>t•iO)
Endriwment funds
Resiricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
10,455
10.455
92.713
102,798
205.966
10,891
67,046
101,701
179,638
92,713
102,798
102,798
Total funds
92.713
10,455
Signed on behalf of the PCC
Rev. Luke Taylor
PCC Char
Date of approval..
1£ ?oL
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## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## _**Note 1 Accounting Policies**_ 

- _1.1 Basis of accounting_ 

   - The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS 102. 

   - The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations' 'true and fair view' provisions, together with FRS 102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP (FRS 102)). 

- _1.2 Income_ 

   - There is no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP. 

   - Gift aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. 

   - The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. 

   - Investment gains and losses include any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any gains or losses resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. 

- _1.3 Expenditure and Liabilities_ 

   - Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the PCC to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. 

   - The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. 

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## _1.4 Assets_ 

- Consecrated and benefice property Consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of 'charity' by the Charities Act 2011 therefore any such assets are not capitalised in the accounts. 

- Moveable church furnishings 

Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Church Wardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted for as inalienable property unless consecrated. 

They are listed in the Church's inventory and are not capitalised in the accounts. All expenditure incurred on consecrated or beneficed buildings or on the repair of moveable church furnishings is written off as expenditure in the year. 

- Tangible fixed assets 

   - These may be capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £5,000. They are stated at cost. 

Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitalized cost of fixed assets less their currently anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful lives. 

- Stock 

No account has been taken of any stocks of books, magazines or other materials held at the balance sheet date and all expenditure is written off as incurred. 

## _1.5 Funds_ 

- Unrestricted funds 

   - These represent the remaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for fixed assets for its own use or for spending on a future project. 

- Restricted funds 

   - These are income funds that must be spent on specific activity or purpose and details of the funds held and restrictions provided are shown in the notes to the accounts. 

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## _**Note 2 Analysis of income**_ 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**2025**|**Total funds**<br>**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Analysis**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Voluntary income**<br>Tax efficient planned giving<br>Other planned giving (not gift aided)<br>Collection at services<br>Other giving<br>Gift Aid recovered<br>Legacies<br>Grants_(Note 3)_<br>**Total voluntary income**<br>**Activities for generating funds**<br>Fundraising<br>**Income from investments**<br>Dividends and interest<br>**Income from church activities**<br>Wedding & funeral fees<br>Church hall letting<br>Parish magazine advertising<br>Events income - not fundraising<br>**Total Income from church activities**<br>**Other income**<br>Parish share rebate<br>Other income resources<br>**Total other income**<br>**TOTAL INCOME**|42,664<br>22,347<br>17,443<br>3,844<br>13,303<br>7,000<br>0|<br>768<br> <br>10,264<br> <br>130<br> <br>26,587<br> <br>408<br>5,000<br>7,421|<br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0|43,432<br>32,611<br>17,573<br>30,431<br>13,711<br>12,000<br>7,421|<br>47,830<br> <br>32,971<br> <br>15,052<br> <br>9,577<br> <br>15,088<br> <br>0<br> <br>2,461|
||106,601|<br>50,578|<br>0|157,179|<br>122,979|
||<br>|<br>||<br>|<br>|
||9,250|<br>13,173|<br>0|22,423|<br>14,175|
||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|
||5,575|<br>0|<br>303|5,878|<br>6,468|
||<br> <br>6,042<br>8,480<br>9,772<br>575|<br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0|<br> <br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0|<br>6,042<br>8,480<br>9,772<br>575|<br> <br>7,045<br> <br>9,427<br> <br>9,285<br> <br>3,141|
||24,869|<br>0|<br>0|24,869|<br>28,898|
||<br> <br>2,943<br>2|<br>0<br> <br>0|<br>0<br> <br>0|<br> <br>2,943<br>2|<br> <br> <br>2,075<br> <br>634|
||2,945|<br>0|<br>0|2,945|<br>2,709|
|||||||
||149,240|<br>63,751|<br>303|213,294|175,229|



## _**Note 3 Analysis of receipts of grants**_ 

|**From**<br>**Purpose**|**2025**<br>**£**|**2024**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|Binfield Parish Council<br>Grass cutting cemetery / churchyard<br>Binfield Parish Council<br>Clothes bank<br>Bracknell Forest Borough Council<br>Lighthouse food<br>**Total**|2,211<br>1,850<br>3,360|<br>2,211<br> <br>250<br>0|
||<br>7,421|<br>2,461|



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## _**Note 4 Analysis of expenditure**_ 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**2025**|**Total funds**<br>**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Analysis**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Cost of generating funds**<br>Fundraising expenses<br>**Church activities – costs**<br>Charitable donations<br>Parish share contribution<br>Salaries, wages and honoraria_(Note 5)_<br>Clergy & staff expenses<br>Payroll expenditure<br>**Total church activities costs**<br>**Church expenses**<br>Mission & evangelism costs<br>Altar supplies<br>Bank charges and fees<br>Books & publications<br>Cemetery grass cutting<br>Church maintenance<br>Insurance<br>Office supplies<br>Church cleaning<br>Office telephone<br>Other professional services<br>Servicing equipment<br>Software expenses<br>Subscriptions<br>Sundry expenses<br>Church utility bills<br>Events' expenses – not fundraising<br>Cost of trading – Beacon printing<br>Cost of trading – Bad debts<br>**Total church expenses**<br>**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**||||||
||1,288|2,520|<br>0|<br>3,808|<br>1,482|
||<br>10,680<br>90,545<br>12,548<br>20<br>454|<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>550<br> <br>165<br> <br>0|<br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br>0|<br> <br>10,680<br> <br>90,545<br> <br>13,098<br> <br>185<br> <br>454|<br> <br> <br>10,500<br> <br>84,622<br> <br>21,914<br> <br>0 <br> <br>324|
||114,247|<br>715|<br>0|<br>114,962|<br>117,360|
||<br>498<br>290<br>302<br>630<br>0 <br>557<br>8,852<br>1,025<br>0 <br>625<br>1,257<br>1,137<br>889<br>714<br>473<br>7,828<br>300<br>6,926<br>305|<br> <br>5,403<br> <br>0 <br> <br>87<br> <br>0 <br>468<br> <br>16,962<br> <br>0 <br> <br>100<br>2,545<br> <br>0 <br> <br>8,839<br> <br>209<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>236<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0|<br> <br>0<br>0<br> <br>0<br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>303<br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>0|<br> <br>5,901<br> <br>290<br> <br>389<br> <br>630<br> <br>468<br> <br>17,822<br> <br>8,852<br> <br>1,125<br> <br>2,545<br> <br>625<br> <br>10,096<br> <br>1,346<br> <br>889<br> <br>714<br> <br>709<br> <br>7,828<br> <br>300<br> <br>6,926<br> <br>305|<br> <br> <br>8,927<br> <br>258<br> <br>204<br> <br>702<br> <br>3,743<br> <br>6,973<br> <br>8,676<br> <br>1,035<br> <br>2,505<br> <br>687<br> <br>477<br> <br>2,743<br> <br>710<br> <br>575<br> <br>280<br> <br>10,604<br> <br>3,051<br> <br>7,159<br> <br>0|
||32,608|<br>34,849|<br>303|<br>67,760|<br>59,309|
||148,143|<br>38,084|<br>303|186,530|178,151|



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## _**Note 5 Paid employees**_ 

## _5.1 Staff Costs_ 

||**2025**<br>**£**|**2024**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|Salaries and wages<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>Other employee benefits<br>**Total**|13,007<br>0 <br>91<br>0|<br>21,682<br>0<br> <br>232<br> <br>0|
||13,098|<br>21,914|



No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000. 

As a gift to the church, the choirmaster and organist, Mr. M Hawkins, has chosen not to take a salary. 

## _5.2 Average head count in the year_ 

||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|
|Church administrator (Part time)<br>Youth minister (Part time)<br>Parish magazine editor (Part time)<br>**Total**|1<br>0<br>1|1<br>1<br>1|
||2|3|



## _**Note 6 Investment assets**_ 

||**Barnett**<br>**Investment**<br>**Fund**|**Wiggett /**<br>**MacNabb**<br>**Investment**<br>**Fund**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Carrying (fair) value at 1Jan2025<br>**Less:**net loss on revaluation<br>Carrying (fair) value at 31Dec2025|948<br>(38)|<br>9,943<br>(398)|<br>10,891<br>(436)|
||910|<br>9,545|<br>10,455|



The endowment funds are legacies from the Wiggett, MacNabb and Barnett families the income from which must be spent on maintaining services at All Saint’s church and caring for specific graves in the Binfield cemetery (identified in the churchwarden’s log). 

The funds are held as shares in the CBF Investment Fund. 

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## _**Note 7 Debtors and prepayments**_ 

||**2025**<br>**£**|**2024**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|**Debtors**<br>Hall hire<br>Beacon community adverts<br>HMRC Charities – Gift Aid Recoverable<br>Funeral<br>Legacy receivable<br>**Prepayments**<br>Software Subscriptions<br>Leasing charge for office printer<br>RSCM Subscriptions<br>Copyright license<br>Utilities deposit<br>**Total**|70<br>428<br>2,666<br>198<br>5,000|375<br>131<br>2809<br>0<br>2,809|
||8,362|3,315|
||<br>301<br>148<br>137<br>291<br>615|<br>84<br>148<br>137<br>257<br>0|
||1,492|626|
||9,854|3,941|



|**_Note 8_**<br>**_Creditors and accruals_**|||
|---|---|---|
||**Amounts failing**<br>**due within 1year**||
||**2025**<br>**£**|**2024**<br>**£**|
|**Creditors**<br>Art week expenses<br>Castle Water St Marks, All Saints & Cemetery<br>Charitable giving (up to 10% voluntary income)<br>Christingle expenses<br>Clarity Copier<br>Clergy cover<br>Gas heater servicing<br>Lighthouse expenses<br>NEST pension<br>Organ tuning<br>Oxford Board of Finance – Parochial fees<br>Sunshine Commercial – Cemetery grass cutting<br>Octopus Energy<br>Wedding / Funeral - Clergy fees<br>**Income received in advance**<br>Funeral<br>Beacon advertising<br>**Accruals**<br>Accrued utilities<br>**Total**|0<br>70<br>10,680<br>0 <br>20<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>450<br>681<br>156<br>696 <br>25|16<br>0<br> <br>10,500<br>88 <br>18<br>47 <br>144<br>180<br>19<br> <br>270<br> <br>67<br> <br>468<br>0 <br> <br>25|
||12,778|<br>11,842|
||<br>359<br>2,382|<br> <br>0<br> <br>729|
||2,741|<br>729|
||||
||431|1265|
||15,950|<br>13,836|



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## _**Note 9 Cash at bank and in hand**_ 

||**2025**<br>**£**|**2024**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|
|Petty Cash<br>Undeposited funds<br>Barclays Binfield PCC<br>Barclays Deposit Account<br>CBF Deposit Account<br>**Total**|19<br>592<br>16,930<br>76,958<br>107,108<br> <br>201,607|<br>19<br> <br>690<br> <br>11,542<br> <br>63,914<br>102,471|
|||178,636|



## _**Note 10 Charity funds**_ 

||**Fund balance**<br>**brought**<br>**forward**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfer**|**Gain / Loss**|**Fund balance**<br>**carried**<br>**forward**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|
|**Unrestricted funds**<br>**Designated funds**<br>Designated ARC<br>Designated Reserves<br>**Total Designated funds**<br>**Total Unrestricted funds**<br>**Restricted income funds**<br>Restricted Church Care<br>Restricted ARC<br>Restricted Servery AS<br>Restricted Cemetery<br>Restricted Cemetery Porch<br>Restricted Grass Cutting<br>Restricted Clothes Bank<br>Restricted Lighthouse<br>Restricted Youth<br>Restricted Holiday Lunches & Gifts<br>Restricted Church Cleaning<br>Restricted Coffee machine<br>Restricted Flowers<br>Restricted Eco Church<br>**Total Restricted income funds**<br>**Endowment funds**<br>**Total Funds**|14,194|<br>149,240|<br>(148,143)|0|0|15,291|
||<br> <br>52,507<br>35,000|<br> <br> <br>0<br> <br>0|<br> <br> <br>0<br> <br>0|<br>0<br> <br>0|0<br>0|<br> <br>52,507<br>35,000|
||87,507|<br>0|<br>0|<br>0|0|87,507|
||||||||
||101,701|<br>149,240|<br>(148,143)|0|0|102,798|
||<br> <br>33,334<br>20,837<br>800<br>67<br>462<br>1,229<br>5,812<br>1,565<br>0 <br>943<br>1,198<br>160<br>258<br>381|<br> <br> <br>14,066<br> <br>984<br> <br>5,000<br> <br>0<br> <br>0<br> <br>2,211<br> <br>3,418<br> <br>7,388<br>23,933<br> <br>0<br> <br>5,000<br> <br>0<br> <br>251<br> <br>1,500|<br> <br> <br>(6,213)<br> <br>(21,371)<br>0<br> <br>(67)<br> <br>0<br> <br>(468)<br> <br>(2,137)<br> <br>(2,841)<br> <br>(1,147)<br> <br>0<br>(2,545)<br> <br>0<br> <br>(237)<br> <br>(1,058)|0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br> <br>0<br>0<br> <br>0<br>0<br>0|0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0|<br> <br>41,187<br>450<br>5,800<br>0 <br>462<br>2,972<br>7,093<br>6,112<br>22,786<br>943<br>3,653<br>160<br>272<br>823|
||67,046|<br>63,751|<br>(38,084)|0|0|92,713|
||||||||
||10,891|<br>303|(303)|0|(436)|10,455|
||179,638|<br>213,294|(186,530)|0|(436)|205,966|



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## _**Note 11 Transactions with trustees and related parties**_ 

## _11.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits_ 

No trustee renumeration and benefits have been incurred in 2025. 

## _11.2 Trustees’ expenses_ 

No trustee expenses have been incurred in 2025. 

## _12.3 Transaction(s) with related parties_ 

We pass payments on behalf of funeral directors and wedding planners directly to pay for Verger, Choir, Organist and clergy travel expenses. 

|**Name of Trustee**<br>**Description of**<br>**transaction(s)**|**Amount**|**Balance at**<br>**31Dec2025**|**Provision for**<br>**bad debt at**<br>**31Dec2025**|**Amount**<br>**written off**<br>**during 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Iain Downs<br>Verger<br>Michael Hawkins<br>Choir / Organist<br>Rev Luke Taylor<br>Clergy|360<br>170<br>125|0<br>0<br>25|0<br>0<br>0|0<br>0<br>0|



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