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2025-12-31-accounts

St. Mary’s Church, Ash Vale

Annual Report

and

Financial Statements

of the

Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31st December 2025

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CONTENTS

PAGE Background ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction and Legal Requirements .......................................................................................................... 3 PCC: Aims, Definitions and Organisation ........................................................................................................ 3 Statutory Information and statistics ........................................................................................................... 3 Electoral Roll and Church Attendance .......................................................................................................... 4 PCC Report ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Management – Staff, Premises and Finance ................................................................................................... 5 Safeguarding .................................................................................................................................... 6 Administration .................................................................................................................................. 6 Hall Hire ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Premises ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Finance ......................................................................................................................................... 7 Outward Giving ................................................................................................................................. 8 Review of Progress and achievements ......................................................................................................... 8 Project Manager’s Report ...................................................................................................................... 8 Pastoral Report ................................................................................................................................ 11 Fellowship Groups ............................................................................................................................. 12 Youth and Children’s Ministry ................................................................................................................. 12 Sunday School ................................................................................................................................. 12 God’s Treasure Hunter’s ....................................................................................................................... 12 Worship ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Prayer Ministry ................................................................................................................................ 13 The Wider Church – Aldershot Deanery Synod ............................................................................................... 14 In The Community ............................................................................................................................. 14 Hear Here ...................................................................................................................................... 14 Vicar’s Report ................................................................................................................................. 14 Statement of Responsibilities ................................................................................................................. 17 Independent Examiner’s Report .............................................................................................................. 18 Annual Accounts .............................................................................................................................. 19 Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2025 ...................................................................... 19 Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025 ........................................................................................................ 20 1 Accounting Policies .......................................................................................................................... 21 1.1 Basis of Financial Statements .............................................................................................................. 21 1.2 Fund Accounting ........................................................................................................................... 21 1.3 Income Resources ......................................................................................................................... 21 1.4 Resources Used ............................................................................................................................ 21 1.5 Fixed Assets ................................................................................................................................ 22 1.6 Investments ................................................................................................................................ 22 1.7 Current Assets ............................................................................................................................. 22 1.8 Current Liabilities .......................................................................................................................... 22 2 Incoming Resources ......................................................................................................................... 23 3 Resources Expended ........................................................................................................................ 24 4 Staff Costs ................................................................................................................................... 25 5 Trusties and Other Related Parties .......................................................................................................... 25 6 Transfers Between Funds ................................................................................................................... 25 7 Fixed Assets ................................................................................................................................. 25 7.1 Equipment ................................................................................................................................. 25 7.2 Investments ................................................................................................................................ 26 8 Current Assets ............................................................................................................................... 26 8.1 Debtors .................................................................................................................................... 26 8.2 Cash in Bank and in Hand .................................................................................................................. 27 9 Liabilities .................................................................................................................................... 27 10 Funds ....................................................................................................................................... 28 10.1 Designated Funds ......................................................................................................................... 28 10.2 Restricted Funds .......................................................................................................................... 28 10.3 Movement in Funds ...................................................................................................................... 29

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Background

Introduction - Legal Requirements

This report is presented by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and reflects the organisation, financial situation and activities of St Mary’s Church throughout the year 2025

This Annual Report conforms to the requirements of the Church Representation Rules and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. St Mary's PCC is a charitable body in law and subject to the conditions of the Charities Act 2011. PCC members are legally held to be Trustees of the Charity.

The PCC is required by law to present 'an annual report on its proceedings and on the activities of the parish generally', which will be received by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM).

The PCC - Aims, Definitions and Organisation

St Mary's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend Neil Lambert, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the management of the Church building of St. Mary's Ash Vale.

Members of the PCC are either ex-officio (licensed Clergy and Readers, the elected Churchwardens, and Diocesan and Deanery Synod Representatives), elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM), or co-opted because of special responsibilities they hold in the Church.

Elected members serve initially for three years. The PCC aims to meet at least six times a year to conduct its business and pray together.

Statutory Information and Statistics

Address:

St Mary's Church, Vale Road, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 5JE Diocese of Guildford; Aldershot Deanery; Group Ministry with St Peter’s, Ash email: parishoffice@ash-vale.org.uk

Charity Registration No: 1152717

Incumbent: The Revd. Neil Lambert, The Vicarage, 203 Vale Road, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 5JE Bank: The Co-operative Bank, P.O. Box 250, Dell House, Southway, Skelmersdale, WN8 6WT Independent Examiner:

K Gomes, Unit 2 The Broadlands Bus Centre, Dellin Lane, Bosham West Sussex PO18 8NF

PCC Membership Ex-Officio members: Incumbent: The Revd. Neil Lambert (Chair) Churchwarden to April 2026: Mr Charles Lusty (Lay Chair) from May 2022 Churchwarden to April 2025: Robin Barratt(Lay Chair) from April 2023 Lay-Reader: Mrs Jane Cox Deanery Synod: Mrs Nikki Glover From April 2022 to April 2026 Mr Patrick Brown from April 2023 to April 2026

Elected members:

from October 2020 to April 2026: Mr. Jonathan Retallick from October 2020 to April 2026: Mr. Peter Scott from April 2023 to April 2026: Mr. Martin Lindsay From April 2023 to April 2026: Mrs. Janet Lusty From April 2025 to April 2028: Mrs. Patricia Martin

Co-opted members:

Alexandra Sanderson (Project Manager - Staff) Mrs. Anna White (Safeguarding Officer) PCC Secretary: Mrs. Janet Talman

Sub-Committees of the PCC

The Standing Committee is the only legally required sub-committee. It is made up of the Vicar, Churchwardens, Treasurer, Secretary, and two PCC members. The PCC members who volunteered for the standing committee were N Glover and M Lindsay.

Premises Committee: The Vicar, Churchwarden, J Retallick, M Lindsay and the Treasurer as well as A Sanderson (for net zero plan)

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Electoral Roll and Church Attendance

In accordance with Church of England regulations, a complete new issue of the Church Electoral Roll was compiled in 2025 as this is required every 6 years. This was presented by the Electoral Roll Officer, Lesley Murphy, at the APCM held on 13th April 2025. The new Electoral Roll includes 77 individuals of which 53 are residents of the Parish.

The usual attendance numbers were taken over four Sundays in October.

The attendance figures for a ‘normal’ Sunday were recorded as: Adults – 66, Children Under 16 – 9 There were 4 baptisms and 1 thanksgiving service, 0 marriages and 4 funerals in Church.

PCC Report for the full year January to December 2025

The PCC met five times during the year, one of which was a special meeting on Sunday 23 March 2025 to formally approve the Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 .

Janet Talman was appointed PCC Secretary in April 2025, and we are now benefitting from improved governance and administration. Meetings are held every 2 months; the agenda and corresponding paperwork is issued a week before the meeting giving all PCC members time to read and fully prepare for the meetings; we now have an Action Log which ensures no actions are forgotten but managed and progressed accordingly; Janet also ensures all decisions are recorded in the Minutes and followed up appropriately. Janet has also picked up (from Robin Barratt) Charity Commission correspondence.

God is doing amazing work throughout St Mary’s church and the Chapel project activities, extending our reach into the wider community and meeting the needs of the most vulnerable. It is exciting to see God working through us and within us, but it’s not without its challenges. For the PCC the three areas of focus are:

  1. Financial ensuring we have enough funds to cover our outreach activities and pay our staff, as well as maintain our church building outside and inside.

  2. Volunteers – we are spread thinly across our activities and are reliant on a few volunteers to do a lot of the work. We are keen to grow our volunteer base and encourage more people to step forwards and support the work God is calling us to do.

  3. Policies and Procedures are important to keep us all compliant, safe, and ensure we consistently do everything well according to Charity law. Having up to date policies also reduces our risks, improves efficiency, and fosters an open and transparent culture. The key decisions taken and topics raised during 2025 are summarised below, some of which are detailed in other sections within the APCM report:

PCC make up : Patricia Martin was elected to the PCC in April 2025 and was warmly welcomed to the team. We are actively praying and looking for another Church Warden and would be delighted to discuss this further with anyone interested. We are also keen to find someone with some financial experience who could support Patrick Brown in his Treasurer role. The PCC expressed their thanks to Robin Barratt for all his work and who has now stepped down as Church Warden.

Reporting: At each PCC meeting reports are received from the following: Financial including management accounts; Premises Committee; Chapel Project activities; Vicars update; Stewardship Group; Safeguarding. Some of these will provide their own separate updates in this AGCM report. Papers are also submitted on other substantive agenda items. In April the PCC agreed on a six months trial of a PCC What’s App Group so that any urgent matters which can’t wait until the next meeting can be discussed/addressed appropriately.

Policies & Procedures :

Financial Matters:

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Safeguarding: Due to the expansion of our outreach activities, safeguarding is becoming an increasingly substantive role. Our thanks go to Anna White, Safeguarding Officer who attends all the PCC meetings and provides a comprehensive update/reassurance that all the correct balances and checks are in place. Every year the Safeguarding Policy is reviewed, and the 2025 version was signed off in February.

Ash Neighbourhood Plan : At the July meeting the PCC carefully considered the plan which was out for consultation and provided a collective response on behalf of St Mary’s church. Our starting being “we want our village to provide a healthy life…” The PCC would like to also thank Oli Mould for his contribution to the plan.

For context, Neighbourhood Planning is a process which enables our community to have a shared vision and a stronger role in shaping the future of Ash. The result is a planning document which must be considered when local planning decisions are made. It can:

It is written by the local community and must be endorsed by residents at a referendum before it can be adopted. The documents have now been submitted to Guildford Borough Council.

St Mary’s Church Staff : We employ Alex Sanderson, Project Manager (part time) and Toni Banks, Cleaner. In line with our support for our staff the PCC agreed at the February meeting an annual salary increase with effect from 1st January.

Church Insurance : Following Robin stepping down, we needed to find someone to pick up the Church Insurance. Our thanks go to Charlie Lusty who initially picked this up before Keith Barrett took on the role on a more permanent basis later in the year.

Outreach and serving the most vulnerable : the PCC continued to oversee and ensure we continued to deliver a range of events across the year – too numerous to mention all of them but it included all our Easter events, Picnic and Play, Summer fete (raised £650 in total), Christmas events; as well as our weekly Community Café, Toddler Group and Thursday Friends. These events and activities are detailed elsewhere in this report.

Leadership Training : The PCC agreed to continue to support Nikki Glover in training as a Licensed Minister.

Stewardship : At each meeting, the PCC discussed how we encourage the use of our time, talents and treasure, to prepare the way for our planned 2026 stewardship campaign.

Sustainability : The boiler faculty was received at the end of January, which meant that we could go ahead with the purchase and installation of a new boiler. The PCC approved the revised quote for the boiler of £13,398 and agreed to proceed with its purchase and installation on the 15 August. The PCC agreed in September that the profits from the Summer Fair would be put towards the costs of the new boiler – this amounted to £491.50. The PCC would like to thank everyone for the additional monies raised at the end of 2025 which covered the final outstanding amount which was held on our books. Going forwards, we should start to benefit from reduced heating bills.

Storage Review : The PCC conducted a comprehensive storage review with a view to tidying up and decluttering our spaces. This remains work in progress

– Management Staff, Premises & Finance

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St Mary’s Safeguarding Report 2025 (Anna White: St Mary’s Church Safeguarding Officer)

This is the Safeguarding Report for the twelve months to December 31st 2025.

St Mary’s is a member of the online Parish Safeguarding Dashboard which is the Parish Safeguarding Plan. St Mary’s is Level 2 Church. There are 3 Levels to complete on the Dashboard. This dashboard is visible to the Diocese as a check on compliance with Safeguarding issues.

The “Promoting a Safer Church” Posters are on display around the Church which give contact details of who to report to if you have Safeguarding concerns. Our St Mary’s Safeguarding Policy is also on display in the entrance foyer and will be added to the St Mary’s Church website. Safeguarding is on the agenda at every PCC meeting.

St Mary’s joined over 5,000 churches across the UK and hosted its fourth Safeguarding Sunday. It was an opportunity to pray together for our Church, reflect on our safeguarding journey, and highlight all the good work that is being done to create safer spaces.

Our Sunday School is flourishing with many new families and their children joining our weekly Sunday School.

The Safeguarding team has sought advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on multiple occasions in the last year.

The Chapel at Ash Vale now has its own Safeguarding Officer. St Mary’s helps with projects like foodbanks, toddler time. St Mary’s is working jointly with the Chapel to help support the Safeguarding Officer when the need arises.

Administration

Rachel Watts continued in the post of Parish Administrator and Alex Sanderson continued in her role as Project Manager for St Mary's and the Chapel. Janet Talman as PCC secretary has been working at improving the administration and governance necessary for the running of the PCC and wider Church interests. Last year's APCM was held in April in Church.

Hall Hire at St Mary’s 2025 (Jackie Scott, St Mary’s Hall Hire Secretary)

As part of our commitment to the community, we continue to hire out the Church Hall and Small Hall to many groups. This year the Halls have been in just as much demand as ever. We have a group of about 12 regular hirers. Many have been with us for many years and over the last couple of years we have welcomed U3a to the Hall, and they have several groups that meet either weekly or monthly. The Dance group that used to meet on Saturday mornings decided to move elsewhere, but this has meant that we have more availability for parties which continue to bring in a good revenue for the Halls.

In 2025, we continued to update documentation that is sent out to hirers. In order to keep our hirers safe and ensure that St Mary’s is abiding by requirements, every group is given information about what to do in the event of a fire, where to find first aid kits, where to find cleaning equipment, etc, and we also ensure that groups are abiding by our safeguarding policy.

In 2025 the use of the key safes to store keys for occasional hirers to access the building has proved to be successful and the safes were updated. The Key Holder Policy will be added to the St Mary’s Church website. We continue to use iKnow for keeping a record of room booking and I am very thankful for the support of Derek Monds who sends out invoices to all hirers and Patrick Brown for dealing with monies received and following hires, the return of deposits. I receive bookings via email or requests on

the phone and in the main this is a successful modus operandi. Thanks also to Toni Banks who supports St Mary’s in cleaning the Halls during each week. Toni is paid for 8 hours cleaning per week.

The main challenges have been battling to keep the rooms heated appropriately in the cold weather and keeping track of the occasional hirers. The rooms do require maintenance, and some are needing redecoration or renovation. I believe that the PCC are developing a maintenance plan for this. In an increasingly challenging climate, rooms that are clean and decorated well will help us in a competitive area for venues.

As we enter 2026, I am at the stage where I am ready to hand over the baton to a new hall hire secretary. I feel the role is ready for a new person who has fresh ideas and increased vision.

Premises Report (Charlie Lusty Church Warden)

This year work has been done as detailed in the Quinquennial report and we are making good progress with the many small tasks that are required. Also, the Premises committee has started to meet two weeks before each PCC meeting in order to ensure that we meet regularly and that we are in a position to update the PCC. We have also been working on listing and prioritising all the items on the Quinquennial report and grouping them together so that they can be efficiently worked on and completed.

One of the major issues that we face is the continued water leak in the entrance hall between the doorways to the Narthex and the Sanctuary. We have fixed several areas where water could be gaining access and repaired the guttering as well as put in

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place regular clearing of the debris that blocks the drainage channels, hoppers and downpipes as part of our regular clean up days. Although this has improved the situation it has not as yet completely stopped the leaks, we are continuing to investigate this issue.

We have also started to put together a list of work items that need attention and are seeking to prioritise them along with the items from the Quinquennial report; taking into account our limited resources in terms of people, time and money. There is a need for redecoration and general repair in all three of the toilets and also the kitchen and the small hall need redecorating, to mention a few.

This year has also seen the installation of a new main boiler which is the culmination of much work by many people, for which we are very grateful and are experiencing the benefits in reduced energy bills and better heating especially in the main body of the church.

Finance (Patrick Brown)

Summary

In 2024 we had a small surplus in our normal running costs (unrestricted funds) which was achieved through a number of generous donations and an increase in regular planned giving. At the time I pointed out that this was going to be difficult to sustain in 2025 and in future years.

Unfortunately, this proved to be the case as we nearly ended the year with a deficit of around £15,700 in our normal running costs. As we didn’t have enough unrestricted funds to meet our £10,200 commitment to pay the full 2025 parish share the PCC agreed to sell restricted shares to cover this. This commitment was held in restricted creditors at year end. This is why the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) only shows a deficit of around £5,500 in general funds with the remaining £10,200 being shown as part of the £10,900 deficit in restricted fund.

As we are heavily reliant on regular planned giving from church members to meet our commitment to pay our parish share, any significant difference between these two is the main driver to either achieving a surplus or ending with deficit in our normal running costs. This was the case in 2025 where our regular planned giving (including tax recovered) was around £76,600 (70% of total unrestricted income) and our parish share was around £89,200 (78% of unrestricted expenditure) – a deficit of around £13,200.

This underlying trend is unsustainable as; after selling £10,500 worth of shares in 2026 to meet the 2025 commitments, we now have only around £20,800 in reserves.

The good news was that during the year we were able to raise the full cost of £13,400 for the new boiler which did not affect the overall bottom line in normal running costs as it was a restricted fund.

Details

Our overall net worth at the end of 2025 was around £59,200 as compared with £75,100 the previous year – an overall reduction of around £15,900. This reduction was as a result of reductions in both general funds and restricted funds of around £5,500 and £10,400 respectively.

The reduction in general funds was the net difference between income and expenditure of £5,000 as well as the profit from the Summer Fair, of around £500, being transferred to the restricted boiler fund. The reduction in restricted funds was the net difference between income and expenditure of £9,600 and the reduction in invested income of £1,300 which were offset, to some extent, by the small transfer of £500 from general funds.

Invested funds reduced by around £1,300 in 2025 as compared to an increase of around £1,500 in 2024. This reduction was as a result of the weaker market trading conditions in 2025 which resulted in a reduction in share valuation of £1,300 with reinvested dividends remaining roughly at the same level as 2024 of around £900. The market value of our shares at 31 December 2025 was around £31,300 as compared to £31,700 in 2024, an overall reduction of £400. However, after the sale of £10,500 shares in January 2026, we now only have around £20,800 remaining in shares.

Income during the year was around £185,800 which was £16,700 higher than the previous year’s income of £169,100. This increase was a combination of a reduction in unrestricted income of around £11,100 and an increase in restricted income of around £27,800.

The main reasons for the reduction in unrestricted income was a combination of decreases in planned giving, one off donations, fund raising activities and hall hire of £3,600, £7,800, £1,000 and £1,600 respectively. This was to some extent offset by increases in SumUp donations and hall hire deposits of around £1,600 and £700 respectively.

The increase in restricted income was mostly as a result of an increase in once off grants, once off donations and the Chapel is now paying their full 50% share of the Project Manager’s costs of £17,000, £8,700 and £1,900 respectively. The increase in grants was most as a result of the of the National Lottery grant of just under £20,000.

Expenditure during the year was around £200,400 was £22,700 higher than the previous year’s expenditure of £177,700. This was made up an increase in restricted expenditure of around £27,500 and a reduction in unrestricted expenditure of around £4,800.

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The main two reasons for the reduction in unrestricted expenditure were the paying of the increase in parish share of £7,200 from the sale of £10,500 shares, resulting in a reduction of around £3,000 in the parish share cost as well as the cost of Quinquennial report in 2024 of around £1,300.

The main reasons for the increase in restricted expenditure were the increases in parish share, the food parcels project and the purchase of our new boiler of around £10,200, £7,700 and £13,400 respectively which were offset, to some extent, by the reduction in the expenditure on the Chapel and Uganda of around £3,200 in total.

The Community Centre showed a gain of £800 as compared to that of £1,100 in 2024, an overall reduction of £300. This reduction was mostly as a result of a decrease in hall hire of around £1,600, as a result of losing a major hirer early in 2025, which was mostly offset by savings in utilities towards the end of 2025. This reduction was as a result of the significant increase in efficiency of the new boiler and the lower gas contract prices for our new three-year contract.

Although the church buildings do not appear specifically in the Church accounts as they are consecrated property and are therefore excluded from the financial statements, the PCC has a responsibility for their insurance. Our insurance cover through the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group was £7.3 million for buildings and contents, £10 million for employers’ liability and £10 million for public and products liability. The insurance premium (including tax) paid during 2025 was around £1,780.

Missions and Charities: Outward Giving

The PCC agreed a total of around £7,700 of financial support to a variety of missions and charities both at home and overseas from our planned giving which is in line with our commitment to giving 10% of our planned income.

At the PCC meeting on 21 January 2026 the PCC confirmed that 90% of this financial support (£6,930) would be given to the same 3 recipients as previous years amounting to £2,310 each, which are:

Amaha We Uganda, Young peoples’ work and Weeks' & Retallick’s Music and Arts Ministry. Of the remaining 10% (£770) only £550 was used.

Outward Giving

The 3 charities / initiatives we support from St Mary’s are reviewed annually to check that these continue to align to our “Roots down – Walls down” vision. These for 2025 were:

Overseas: Amaha We Uganda (Hope for Uganda) – The money we send is used for projects which are Street boys, Women of Hope training at the Good Samaritan, Microfinance & women’s groups, Tree nurseries. All these projects are thriving and growing, and would benefit from more funding.

Local: Chapel Creatives (Artists and Musicians in residence at The Chapel) – we support their outward mission and ministry. We are fortunate to have at the Chapel 3 extraordinary artists whose Christian ministry reaches far and wide. We would recommend you visit their websites for more information, but we can say without doubt that their ministries are having a significant impact globally, and even locally at St Mary’s. It is a great privilege to share in this ministry, and we are honoured to supplement their income when they are struggling between projects. This gives them a little freedom to do more of what they feel God calling them to do, even when it is not funded from elsewhere.

Youth: Danehill (Limpsfield Trust) and other youth work – previously exclusively for these youth Christian holiday programmes, more recently the PCC voted to broaden this to Christian youth projects in general. It has been well used and continues to be used. Some fruit from this is that Jason, one of our recipients, has grown and has now been asked to become a leader at Danehill.

We do have a small “Hardship fund” that is used to help parishioners in emergencies.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for charities, please do not hesitate to present them through the PCC.

Review of Progress and Achievements

Project Manager's report (Alex Sanderson Project Manager)

The Project Manager role at St Mary’s is a part-time position, 16.5 paid hours per week. Split 50:50 between outreach at St Mary’s and The Chapel. Alexandra Sanderson continued in this role throughout 2025.

The role profile covers 2 key priorities, and the Food Parcels project:

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1.1 Priority 1: Opening up the Church

1.2 Project Management at the Chapel:

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1.3 Ash Villages Food Parcels Project & Community Fridge:

This is a joint project between St Mary’s church and Carla Morson’s local Ash Villages Support Circle. Food Parcels continued to be much needed in 2025.

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St Mary's and the Chapel give grateful thanks for all volunteering and funding support received in 2025. This includes generous donations of time, talents and funds from local people, community grants and more. We were very grateful to The National Lottery Community Grant for the Foodbank support, to Ash Parish Council for their support for the Foodbank, Co-Op community funds to help keep all Chapel-based projects running, and Tesco for supporting us with fruit for the children via foodbank and our toddler groups. Surrey Warm Welcomes via SCC also supported our Warm Hub (Community Café). Without your financial help we could not stay open as a church & community space, or employ our Project Manager or stock the foodbank. Without your time and talents as volunteers we could not deliver any of these projects. Without your donations for events, fundraising, community fridge, and Food Parcels we could not deliver help for the local community. What an amazing community we have here! You are making all the difference! Thank you for all you do. We look forward to working with you in 2026.

If you would like to contact our Project Manager about any of the above events and groups, please phone or text Alex on 07730 - 609446 or you can email to Projectmanager@ash vale.org.uk

Grants received by St Mary’s for Restricted Projects in 2025

Received Amount Organisation Restricted Use
Feb-25 280.00 WHEELCHAIR AP - LEAGUE FOR THE HELP Purchase of a wheelchair
Feb-25 500.00 ASH PARISH COUNCIL APC COMMUNITY FUND Food Parcels Project
Feb-25 2,727.37 ASH PARISH COUNCIL APC CHARITY 2024 Food Parcels Project
Mar-25 500.00 CO-OP FOOD GRP – COOMAR90078 Chapel Project
May-25 500.00 GWUK – GROUNDWORK UK – TE Fruit for Kids Project
Jun-25 19,966.00 National Lottery Community Fund Grant Food Parcels Project (incl
PM’s Costs)
Sep-25 750.00 SCC Warm Hubs Grant FridayCafe Warm Hub
Oct-25 1,669.61 CO-OP FOOF GRP – COOPMAR90078 Chapel Project
£26,892.98

Chapel Funding received:

While the Chapel Project grants directly paid to the project are not shown in St Mary’s Accounts, we would like to acknowledge the grant funding received at The Chapel too:

Pastoral Care (Nikki Glover)

The first thing to talk about is how Sally's death has impacted the church's pastoral work. This is something that Sally and I did together. Due to me needing to spend less time volunteering due to my training, Sally had stepped up making more phone calls as our home visits had decreased. So, Sallys passing was not just a personal loss but a loss to all those she engaged with and supported. Between Rev Neil, Alex and myself, we are still engaged in pastoral work, and this continues to have wonderful and challenging moments. As and when my training is complete, I will be able to engage more as more time becomes available to me. We remain dedicated to pastorally supporting those within our Church and community.

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Fellowship Groups

We currently have five Bible Study Groups that continue to meet regularly, thanks to the hard work of the group leaders: Helen Lambert who runs two groups, Eileen & Derek Monds, Jan Lusty, and Jane Cox.

Seekers Groups led by Steve Cox

Following on from two seekers courses for men last spring, two groups continue fortnightly on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Having finished The Seekers Course, they are currently working through Practising The Way and The Bible Course. Each group consists of five members with me counted twice.

Alpha Course Led by Jane Cox and Lesley Murphy

The Alpha group, which began in autumn 2024, concluded early spring 2025. All 4 participants completed the course after a moving ‘away day’ focussing on the work of the Holy Spirit. The members continue to worship regularly. One member has since moved away. She continues to be involved with a church near her new home. Both Lesley and Jane, who led the course, found it a deeply rewarding experience.

Alpha Course Led by Jackie Scott and Jan Lusty

In May 2025 a new Alpha course was started. It met each Monday evening in the Small Hall. Alpha is a course that runs for about 10 weeks and introduces people to the Christian Faith. We watched a video each week and then spent time discussing it. It culminates in a weekend where there are several sessions looking at the Holy Spirit. This is the time that many participants meet Jesus and are filled with the Holy Spirit for the first time, and it is often pivotal in their Christian faith.

Jan Lusty and myself had the privilege of running the course for four people who started the course with some trepidation; as it continued it was apparent that all 4 people were keen to find out about Jesus and when it came to the Holy Spirit weekend we had a very blessed time over the Saturday and Sunday. All four were visibly touched by the Holy Spirit and benefitted from prayer together. I have been involved with a number of Alpha courses previously, but have never been quite so privileged to see all four people so challenged and changed by Jesus. We finished the course in September and have continued to meet monthly for a meal, and I have continued to see God working in these four blessed people. One has gone on to be baptised in her church and we have continued to grow together in prayer, trusting God with our worries, concerns and doubts and been encouraged to see God answer many of those prayers.

Thursday Friends Led by Irene Cummings

Thursday Friends is a social group set up mainly for the elderly (but still full of life) living on their own, not necessarily members of St Mary’s. However, access is not denied to anyone popping in for a cuppa and a chat and we do enjoy welcoming visitors, even of the 4-legged variety. It must be stressed that this is not a ladies only group, although the ‘Friends’ are mainly female, with one or two men who have ventured over the threshold and survived! We are building friendships with one another, supporting each other as we share the ups and downs of life together. We are a cheerful lot and there is always a lot of laughter, particularly when the Vicar turns up. We are very grateful to members of the congregation who have welcomed ‘Friends’ to their homes when Thursday Friends shuts down in August. We are very grateful to Nikki for inviting us to her Sunday afternoon teas. A big thank you to Neil for hosting us in the Vicarage in January to his New Year Open House where we were utterly spoilt with a delicious banquet of goodies.

Youth and Children’s Ministry

Sunday School

On this year’s Sunday School register there are a regular 10 children who attend- which is a similar level to last year. We are located in the small hall but sometimes use the Narthex and the Vicarage Garden when appropriate.

There now are 4 leaders and 2 who assist. As well recruiting two new volunteers who start training in March. All have settled in well. We have taken resources from Roots on the Web, Godly play and other sources. This has enhanced the children’s learning together with effective activities through drama, arts and music. We have lessons on the gospel and other corresponding readings. In addition, we had a safeguarding session to work alongside the adult safe service in November.

We had a fire drill, first aid, health, and safety, keeping safe online and on the internet. On reflection we would look to do this at least once every year to maintain our safeguarding responsibilities.

Finally, St. Marys would like to thank the helpers, children, parents and all who support our children’s ministry, and Anna who with the safeguarding role has kept the children’s ministry safe, a very important part of St. Mary’s. So, if you like to help. Please let us know. Many Thanks Martin

God’s Treasure Hunters

God's Treasure Hunters started in Summer 2023, aimed at the older children aged 10 years and up, and continued to meet in 2024 until July. Due to the team of leaders not having capacity to continue, the group stopped meeting from September 2024, except for a family BBQ in Summer 2025 hosted by Revd Neil. We have made a focussed effort to have discussion materials and activities for teens at Sunday school, but we need more helpers to be able to lead a separate discussion with the teens on

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Sundays. We urgently need either funds for a youth & families worker or parent volunteers (or both!) so that this work can start up again with a real focus on delivering something worthwhile for our teenagers. This issue was not resolved in 2025 and is a key challenge for our church in 2026. Please see Revd. Neil if you can help with funds, time or both.

Worship at St Mary’s

This year we have enjoyed praise and worship in our 10.30 Sunday morning services that have drawn us closer and closer to God touching the hearts of established church family, visitors and a steady stream of new joiners.

Our Sunday morning services are generally laid-out one of two configurations, facing east (chairs in rows facing the altar) and facing north (chairs arranged in a semi-circular pattern facing the octagonal table set beneath a wall-mounted screen).

Sunday services are mostly led and preached by Neil though others have contributed as leaders and in giving sermons. These have included Steve and Jane Cox, Nikki Glover, Derek Monds, Lindy Barratt, Keith Barratt, Sarah Mould, Diane Nairne and Jono Retallick – offering St Marys a rich variety of inspiring leadership'.

The two main Sunday worship teams take it in turns to lead; Matt Weeks (lead singing with guitar) with Jan Lusty (piano) and Ben Philpott (bass) then Pete and Jackie Scott (lead singing with guitar) with Andy Johnson (piano), both teams accompanied by Anna White (flute) most Sundays. Oli Mould often accompanies on the Cajon and Jane Cox has stood in as pianist at least once. Both Oli and Jan have also led several times through the year. We are very blessed having such gifted and called musicians.

Our Sunday repertoire includes traditional hymns, contemporary songs and songs composed by Matt we are often his guinea pigs trying out new compositions for the first time.

The wider music group runs a practice session typically monthly on Monday evenings where we try out new songs drawing from across the wider Christian community and those composed by Matt.

Choir sometimes draws in new people in our Tuesday evening practices and covers hymns & songs for the coming Sunday, anthems for special occasions and often concluding with a piece from Handels Messiah.

On the 15[th] of March we hosted a worship concert by musicians from Resound Worship. The church was laid out in a cafe-style – each table was filled and the evening a resounding success lifting spirits and supporting the band.

Pete is regularly at Little Lambs each week and helps out by playing songs for the young children and parents.

We really hope to keep growing in our worship at St Mary's seeking encounters with God that encourage, minister and helps us in our journey with Jesus. We’ve found that our worship really does bring us closer to God, both seekers and established Christians and we’d like to follow His leading as we develop this ministry.

Prayer Ministry

Monthly Prayer Meetings organised by Karen Pugh are usually attended between 3 to 6 members. Led by different people. Mainly Karen Steve Jane or Lindy. Held at St Mary's first Friday in the month. Good attendance by regulars. We pray for all aspects of church life activities and planned events.

Contemplative Prayer led by Sarah Mould meets on a Sunday evening at 6.30pm for about 45 minutes every month. It is a time to be open to the gentle whisper of God. There are some pieces of music, some verses spoken, and time for reflection. But more importantly it is time for people to simply be in the presence of God.

Prayer Chain led by Rachel is a real backbone of prayer at St Mary's many answers to prayer. Praying for healing for folk both inside and outside of the church. As well as upcoming services and events

Tuesday Team Prayers - Revd Neil and members of the outreach team meet for prayers on Tuesdays after Little Lambs Toddler group. All welcome to join us in prayer for our mission and community. 12:00-12:30 Tuesdays in term time.

WhatsApp: The prayer ministry team have a WhatsApp chat where urgent requests for prayer can be shared quickly and can be marked for inclusion in the wider email prayer chain if appropriate. The outreach team also shares prayer needs for inclusion in the monthly Friday Prayers on this chat, to inform the monthly prayer meeting.

Prayer ministry after church: A dedicated team are on a monthly rota consisting of 2 people praying for people after the Sunday Service. We have had good feedback about this much appreciated ministry.

Tuesday prayer after Little Lambs best check with Nicky or Alex to see if this is still running.

2025 World Day of Prayer was organised by St Paul's Tongham in March 2025. The service was prepared by Christian ladies of the Cook Islands. Lovely colourful positive service theme was God made me wonderful and was very well attended and appreciated

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The Wider Church - Aldershot Deanery Synod

During 2025 there were two meetings held. These were at the Church of the Good Shepherd in February and at All Saints Fleet in June. The format for the meetings usually includes an update from the hosting parish then one or two main items.

The February meeting was an Open Synod Meeting to celebrate the Parish Needs Process (PNP) at which members were encouraged to invite PCC and other members of their congregations.

The June meeting covered two main topics. The first was a review of the PNP where members were asked to discuss and feedback about what went well and where assistance was needed on three main areas: that of ‘Community Engagement’, ‘Children, young people and families’ and ‘Young adults’.

The second topic was a discussion on governance which included safeguarding processes and clergy wellbeing which had also been discussed, prior to this meeting, at the Clergy Chapter. This topic will be part of ongoing discussions at the synod.

In the Community

Hear Here – Hearing Aid Repair Clinic (Jackie Scott)

Hear Here is the initiative started over 10 years ago by Guildford diocese to provide a service to people who have been supplied with an NHS hearing aid. It aims to provide standard maintenance, supply of batteries and replacement of tubes for clients who need these things changed regularly. Consequently, clients no longer need to travel distance to hospitals.

There are roughly 50 clinics in the Guildford Diocese, most based in churches and run by members of the congregations who feel they can help. Each volunteer receives training by audiologists from the Royal Surrey Hospital and undergoes a short test to ensure that they know what they are doing!! By retraining every two years we keep up with the introduction of any new equipment and changes in protocol.

Following the radio interview on Radio Surrey in November 2024, which talked about the scheme, numbers for the Hearhere clinic at St Mary’s started to increase and in general we now have around 12-15 clients in the 2-hour clinic every month. Sometimes home visits are carried out – but this is not a regular thing.

Because the number of clients rose, I have now been joined in the clinic by Peter Scott and Ian Chong. All of us have been trained and we meet in the Narthex on the morning of the 1st Friday of the month, where we gladly supply clients with, not only the hearing aid supplies they need, but also a listening ear. We frequently have people tell us how much they appreciate being able to come to somewhere so local and so friendly. Many also take the opportunity to have a coffee at the Friday café. As most of our clients are more mature in years, it is good to be able to provide them with some company, the odd joke and sometimes we are able to pray with a client if they are happy for us to do so.

We are not quite making the blind see and the deaf hear as Jesus did, but it is one way of sharing Jesus’ love with people in our community.

Vicar’s Report (St Mary’s 2025)

Trying to sum up 2025 in a short report is not an easy thing. It has not been an easy year for many, and yet we immerse ourselves in God’s word, and he sees us through.

Some things never change, and yet in other ways we are forever changing, adapting, seeking to be more like Jesus, watching what He is doing, and joining in. This year I am very aware of teamwork and togetherness, and what a wonderfully diverse family we are, here at St Mary’s. Please join me in celebrating the amazing and faithful people in our community – the old hands and the new recruits – serving God and helping one another. We are surprised and delighted when God sends unexpected new people through the doors, and what a blessing they all are!

PCC is growing ever stronger, with Janet now looking after us as PCC Secretary. Please pray for God to fill the Church Warden vacancy at the 2026 APCM meeting. Nikki continues her training and we are delighting in seeing her grow and bring more and more to the church. Peter has, since his retirement, been giving St Mary’s even more of his time too, we have seen the impact this has in so many positive ways. Thank you to all members of this amazing team. We praise God for you all!

We are coming out of Covid stronger than ever. It has taken a long time, and some are still struggling, but a lot of our usual events in 2025 were back up to pre-covid attendance numbers and more. Of course, it is the people, not the numbers, that really matter. We are delighting in friends old and new, and building relationships that are more precious and more real than ever.

Just recently we spoke in church about why it so important to have names. We are designed to be together and work together, and without names we would not be able to collaborate to serve God as the body of Christ. Knowing the

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name of Jesus is the most important name we can ever know. He will carry us through anything. Name above all names. Not only but also….your name is written on God’s hand, "See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands." Isaiah 49:16a (NLT) Isn't it an amazing, glorious, freeing thing to realise God has our name engraved on His hand? He really sees us, cares about us, and knows us by name!

We give thanks for growth and fruit in 2025. We are excited to see all that God is doing. Some highlights I would like to mention - examples of how I see the word of God reflected in Ash Vale and beyond in 2025 are included in this list. There are so many more moments each week, too many to mention, but to name a few -

What these projects have in common is a heart for God and a desire to share His love with others. 2025 has seen us become an ever more diverse church family too. Faithful people called by God, joining us for worship, praise, mission and ministry of all kinds. Diversity is such a blessing. We are learning that even when we find people difficult to understand, we can love them and value what they bring to table. May we always strive to see the image of God in every other face.

We also grieve as a church for all those whom we lost in 2025. Sally Lowe and Margaret Rowe in particular were a huge part of our church family and are sorely missed. We look forward to being together again when the time comes for us to be together again.

As we look back at the challenges of the year and look ahead those things yet to come, we call on the name of Jesus, our strong fortress, our faithful king who can be relied upon to lead and guide us, and be with us, whatever the coming year brings.

Wishing you every blessing,

Neil.

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Dear Lord, I am constantly amazed at how great You are and yet still you remember me. It is amazing that you not only remember me, but You have engraved me on Your hand. Thank You for that assurance.

Help me remember this truth on the days where I feel forgotten and unloved. In Jesus Name, Amen.

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Statement of Res nsibllltles The PCC members are responsible fov preparing the PCC members. report and the financlal statements in accordance w4th the United Kingdom Accounting Siandafds Iuniled Kin8dom Generally Accewed Account1￿ Pfactlttl and applkable law and f4ulations. The law applicable to charffties requires the PCC members to prepare flnancial statemenis lof exh financlal year vthith give true and fair view ol the State of alfairs ol the chafity and ol the Incomln8 fLbsources and applitation ol resources of the charity lor thzt period. In preparlng these financlal statements, the PCC membefs a￿ required to- • 5elert SUItab￿ accountin8 polities and then apply thern consisttntty.. . observe ihe methods and prinaples in the Charrties SORP,. • make judgements and esiimates that are reasonablt and prvdent.. . state whether applicable actottnting S￿ndardS have been lollowed. sybiect to any mateflal departvres dlst105ed ènd explalned in the financial statements,. and prepare the financial statements on the 8oin8 concem basls unless it 15 inappropiiète to presume Ihat the chafity wll continue in bustness. The PCC members are reswnsible lor keepin8 proper accguntln8 rettsrd5 that dlsclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme the financial pos*tion ol the charfty and enable them to ensure that the financial statement5 compfy wilh the Charitie5 Act 2011. the Charities IAccounts and Reportsl Regulations 2CQ8, and rhe provisioThs ol ihe rAJnstitution. The PCC members are also responsible lor safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for takin8 ieasonable steps for ihe prevention and deiettlon of fraud and other Irre8ularitie5. The annual report was approved by the PCC members olthe charity on 07104126 and 51sned on tts behalf by Rev Neil Nambert.. 17

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS I report to the Trusteeslmember of The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Marls Ash Vale on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025. Respective responslblllties of Trustees and examlner As the charity s Truslees of The PCC of the Ecclesiaskn'cal Parish of St Mary's Ash Vale , you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the CoMpan￿S Act 20061.the 2006 Act,). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Marfs Ash Vale are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,). In carrwng out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llbl of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe.. 1. accounting records wére not képt in respect of The PCC of the Eccl8siastical Parish of St Marfs Ash Vale as required by secttyjn 386 of the 2006 Act" or 2. th8 accounts do not accord with those r8cords,' or 3. the accounts do not comply with th8 accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view vthich is not a matt8r considered as part of an independenl examination,. or 4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Slatemenl of Recommended Practsce for accounting and reporting by charities. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should bè drawn in this report in order lo 8nab18 a proper undérstanding of th8 accounts to be reached. Signed Date 7.4.2026 K Gomes FCIE MAAT Unit 2,The Broadfields Business centre Dellin Lane Bosham West Sussex P018 8NF 18

ST MARY’S PCC ASH VALE

Registered Charity No. 1152717

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31st December 2025

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment TOTAL TOTAL
funds funds funds 2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £ £
Incoming resources 2
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income 91,935 73,881 — 165,816 149,631
Activities for generating funds 16,582 1,995 — 18,577 19,010
Investment income 42 914 — 956 918
Incoming resources from charitable activities 491 — — 491 93
Other incoming resources — — — — (500)
Total incoming resources 109,050 76,790 — 185,840 169,152
Resources expended 3
Cost of generating funds
Cost of generating voluntary income 489 103 — 592 753
Fundraising trading cost of goods sold and 298 703 — 1,001 532
Charitable activities 113,244 85,564 — 198,808 176,442
Governance costs 34 — — 34 —
Total resources expended 114,065 86,370 — 200,435 177,727
Gains / losses on investment assets 7.2 — (1,289) (1,289) 688
Net incoming / outgoing resources before transfer (5,015) (10,869) — (15,884) (7,887)
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds 6 (492) 492 — — —
Net movement in funds (5,507) (10,378) — (15,884) (7,887)
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 8,177 66,933 — 75,111 82,997
Total funds carried forward 2,670 56,556 — 59,226 75,111
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There may be minor discrepancies in the totals due to rounding to the nearest pound

The notes to the Financial Statement for the year are from pages 21 onwards and form part of this account.

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ST MARY’S PCC ASH VALE Notes to the Accounts

Registered Charity No. 1152717

1 Accounting Policies

1.1 Basis of Financial Statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP 2005.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the financial statements of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

1.2 Fund Accounting

General or unrestricted funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

Restricted funds are those funds that may be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held and the restrictions are provided in note 9,

1.3 Incoming Resources

Voluntary income and capital sources

Planned giving collections and similar donations are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Tax received under Gift Aided giving is recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement; the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain. Funds raised by fetes and special events are accounted for gross. Sales of books and magazines from the church bookstall are accounted for gross.

Other Income

Rental income from lettings of the Community Centre and church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Income from investments

Dividends and interest are accounted for when due and payable, the interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year.

Gains and losses on investments

Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments at 31st December.

1.4 Resources Used

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.

Activities directly relating to the work of the Church

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Any parish share unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these financial statements as an operational (although not a legal liability) and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet.

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Notes to the Accounts

Registered Charity No. 11527171.

5 Fixed Assets

Consecrated property and moveable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the financial statements by s.10 (2) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011.

Moveable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens 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, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Items acquired since 1 January 2000 have been capitalized and depreciated in the financial statements over their current anticipated useful economic life (initially over ten years) on a straight-line basis.

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and individual items under £1,000 are written off when the asset is acquired.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight-line basis for purchases at purchase price of

over £4,999 - over ten years £1001 - £4,999 - over five years

Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

1.6 Investments

Investments are valued at market value on 31st December.

1.7 Current Assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible. Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.

1.8 Current Liabilities

Amounts owed by the PCC at 31st December in respect of church fees and suppliers of goods or services to the 31st December for which accounts have not been received. They include unfulfilled commitments made by the PCC in respect of Christmas and outward giving.

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Notes to the Accounts

Registered Charity No. 1152717

2 Incoming Resources

Give A Little Donations - Gift Aided
Sundry Donations - Community Cafe (GA)
Sundry Donations - Little Lambs (GA)
Sundry Donations - St Nicholas
Other planned giving
One-off Gift Aid gifts
Voluntary income
Gift Aid - Bank
Gift Aid planned giving
Loose plate collections
Other planned giving - Envelopes
Sundry Donations - St Nicholas (GA)		 55
—
—
—
1,170
—
4,440
—
30
—
—
—
80
—
—
—
—
8,763
—
6,502
—
155
—
55,949
—
5,766
—
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Endowment
Funds
£
—
—
739
—
130
—
—
—
5,675
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
81		 55
—

5,610
—

30
—

80
—

14,438
24,158

6,657
130
TOTAL
2024
£

61,715
63,206
TOTAL
2025
£
1,600

—
6,612

739

601
373
81
—
Give A Little Donations
Donations appeals etc
 3,060
—
720
—
590
—
14,421
—		 3,780
—
11,817

15,011
Resound Worship Event
Contactless Payments - Services/Coffee
Sundry Donations - Little Lambs (Tax Rec)
Sundry Donations - Little Lambs (GASDS)
Sunday Coffee Money (GASDS
Give A Little Donations - Tax Recoverale
Sundry Donations - Comm Cafe (Tax Rec)
Hire of Church
Fees for weddings and funerals
Other incoming resources
Organist & Verger fees
Church Hall Lettings - Returnable Deposi
Strawberry Tea
Summer Fairs
Sunday Coffee Money
Activities for generating funds
Ceilidhs
Non-recurring one-off grants
GASDS
Thursday Friends Group
Sundry Donations - Community Cafe (GASDS)
Bank and building society interest
Investment income
Dividends
Table Top Sales
Church hall lettings - fund raising
Chapel Arts
Chapel Kids
Chapels Share of Project Managers Costs
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Sundry Donations - Little Lambs
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
Sundry Donations - Community Cafe
Sundry Donations - St Nicholas (Tax Recoverable)		 57
—
—
—
133
—
—
—
—
—
194
—
292
—
1,110
—
8
—
—
—
118
—
—
—
20
—
—
—
—
—
3,632
337
220
—
—
—
26,893
287
55
453
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15,429
221
—
483
—
—
—
10
—
—
20
—
—
—
7,500
—
—
—
—
18		 57
—

133
—

1,402

8

118

20
—
—

10
347
182

220
795
1,136


19,061

26,893
461
390
135


194
—
—
483
646

187
22,282
9,928
337

20
—

7,500
5,570

18

221
275
91,660
73,881
—		 149,631
165,816
—
—
670
—
—
—
14,789
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
155
—
603
1,190
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,170
—
—		 670
—

—


155
1,222

—

100
727
450
1,190
80
—
83
14,789
16,348


1,773
—
1,995
603
15,979		 18,577
19,010
21
21
23
—
—
—
891
—		 65

891

846
72
21
21
914
—		 956
918
—
—
401
—
—
90
—
—		 401

93

90
—
491
—
—
—		 491

93
Utilities Refund
 —
—
—
—		 —

(500)
—
—
—
—		 —
(500)

There may be minor discrepancies in the totals due to rounding to the nearest pound.

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Notes to the Accounts

Registered Charity No. 1152717

3 Resources Expended

Software Support
Visiting speakers / locums
Broadband / Internet Costs
Computer Equipment / Consumables
Churches Together
Hospitality
Sunday Coffee Money - Contactless Costs
Fundraising trading cost of goods sold and othe
Fund Raising Events Costs
New Boiler
Friday Cafe Costs
Friday Cafe - Cost of Fund Raising
Little Lambs - Cost of Fund Raising
Sunday Coffee Money
Administration
Social Events
Home mission
Audio Visual
Quinquennial
Hall running - return of deposit
Hall Running - Supplies
Chapel Utilities
Hall running - gas
Hall running - water
Hall running - insurance
Hall running - maintenance
St Nicholas Day
Youth & Families Work
Picnic & Play (Holiday Hunger)
Church running - insurance
Pastoral
Food Parcels
Food & Prescriptions
Mission / Hospitality
Charitable activities
Giving to missionary societies
Vicar's telephone
Salary of Project Manager
SumUp Contactless
Cost of generating voluntary income
Salary of Cleaner
Ministry parish share etc
Giving - relief and development agencies
Health & Safety
Church maintenance
Upkeep of services
Organ & Choir
Hall running - electricity
Chapel - Community Fridge
Parish training and mission
Church running - water
Church running - gas
Little Lambs
Church running - electric
Love & Light Party
Baptism & Confirmation
Organist & Verger Fees
Ash Village Fete
Equipment Depreciation
Outreach
Study Groups
Bank Charges
Uganda
Chapel		 294
85
103
155
—
128
14
28
1,958
915
560
533
321
—
1,122
1,738
23
115
50
777
56
—
195
—
—
—
533
—
—
—
—
56
—
1,103
—
39
1,738
65
—
—
—
103
—
—
—
—
560
—
—
—
—
—
—
33,173
—
33,173
501
—
—
—
—
53
—
—
—
53
—
2,310
3
—
—
—
—
103
592
—
489
r costs
298
—
703
859
—
—
14
24
7
—
703
—
2,666
5,331
1,001
—
—
—
23
100
—
—
—
115
25
—
13,398
—
13,398
—
213
476
8,783
354
—
116
—
2,302
—
1,001
3
93
—
—
—
93
306
—
—
—
306
311
303
1
2
—
—
—
2
3
1
—
—
—
1
TOTAL
2024
£
—
777
—
—
298
—
2,390
—
276
Endowment
Funds
£
Designated
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
—
—
1,331
3,353
—
972
1,556
1,331
—
457
2,910
—
2,910
1,752
550
—
2,302
972
—
1,190
—
599
213
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
265
—
—
—
265
—
457
570
—
—
—
—
1,251
450
—
1,190
—
—
—
—
182
5,363
—
535
—
—
535
354
—
—
354
498
3,353
—
—
—
182
—
—
—
—
—
—
7,052
—
—
1,500
—
—
1,249
—
—
—
—
2,310
—
—
—
480
—
—
—
—
15,000
—
—
83
—
103
—
186
Unrestricted
Funds
£
TOTAL
2025
£
129
—
79,014
—
10,155
2,687
—
—
179
—
—
—
87
1,260
—
—
—
—
1,495
—
—
—
—
—
—
460
—
1,669
2,400
2,901
270
434
915
861
92
1,171
15,000
404
203
321
378
1,500
1,249
81,970
480
14,217
—
306
179
3,049
501
—
25,517
1,163
117
—
245
244
350
—
1,958
—
—
—
—
972
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7,052
—
972
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,752
550
—
354
—
—
—
1,377
—
89,169
480
—
—
469
—
—
175
832
155
832
5,331
753
532
532
2,687
2,610
265
—
—
—
85
—
—
—
—
195
—
4
—
—
—
4
—
2,265


98,056
15,188
85,564
—
198,808
176,442
Governance costs
Governance costs examination/audit fee		 34
—
—
—
34
—
—
—
—
34
34
—
Total resources expended 86,370
—
200,435
98,877
177,727
15,188

There may be minor discrepancies in the totals due to rounding to the nearest pound.

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4 Staff Costs

2025 2024
£ £
Wages and salaries 18,472 17,826
Pension 1,437 1,378
Tax and NI 421 326
Total staff costs 20,330 19,530

During the year we employed on a part-time basis a project manager and a cleaner for the full financial year.

5. Trustees and Other Related Parties

No payments were made to trustees or person connected with them during this financial period. No material transaction took place between the organization and a trustee or any person connected with them.

6. Transfers Between Funds

During 2025 we transferred the profit of our Summer Fair of £491.50 from the General Fund to the restricted New Boiler Fund.

7 Fixed Assets

7.1 Equipment

Market value as at 1st January
Acquisitions at cost
Depreciation
Asset value written off
Market value as at 31st December		 Unrestricted
Funds
2025
£
—
—
—
—
—		 Restricted
Funds
2025
£
1,059
—
(265)
—
794		 Total
Total
2025
2024
£
£
1,059
—
—
1,324
(265)
(265)
—
—
794
1,059

During 2024 we purchased 2 replacement speakers and amplifier as the previous ones were becoming unreliable

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7.2 Investments

Market value as at 1st January
Acquisitions at cost (reinvested dividends)
Net unrealised gain / (loss)
Sale of Shares (Transfer to funds)
Market value as at 31st December		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
2025
2025
£
£
—
31,713
—
891
—
(1,289)
—
—
—
31,314		 Total
Total
2025
2024
£
£
31,713
30,179
891
846
(1,289)
688
—
—
31,314
31,713

Original value of the investment was £20,000. The market value quoted includes the revaluation of shares an ~~d d~~ ividends reinvested at the year end

8 Current Assets 8.1 Debtors

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Unrestricted Restricted
Total Total
Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Tax recoverable 3,462 1,439 4,901 4,863
GASDS 497 393 890 1,228
Paid in advance (250) — (250) (289)
Hall Hire — — — 86
Sundry debtors — 41 41 375
3,709 1,873 5,582 6,263
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8.2 Cash in Bank and in Hand

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Unrestricted Restricted
Total Total
Funds Funds
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
CCLA Deposit Accounts (4) 962 541 1,503 1,438
Co-op Current Account 7,206 24,544 31,750 38,302
Lloyds Current Account 6,008 8,562 14,570 13,887
Lloyds Community Centre Account — — — 1,380
Cash in hand — — — —
14,176 33,647 47,823 55,007
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9 Liabilities Creditors

Annual outward giving (current year)
Outward Giving 2022
Outward Giving 2023
Outward Giving 2024
Parish Share
British Gas Lite (Electric)
British Gas (Gas)
Castle Water
Administration
Refugee Xmas Gifts
Vicarge Phone
Chapel Project
Nest Pension
Returnable Deposits
Food Parcels Project
Mission / Hospitality		 Unrestricted
Funds
2025
£
6,930
832
2,190
2,400
-
189
482
130
-
-
960
-
33
-
-
1,512		 Restricted
Funds
2025
£
-
-
-
-
10,153
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
85
-
-
-		 Total
Total
2025
2024
£
£
6,930
-
832
1,245
2,190
4,380
2,400
7,200
10,153
-
189
172
482
753
130
119
-
1,000
-
38
960
480
-
364
118
120
-
50
-
2,342
1,512
-
Other creditors 351
16,009		 41
10,279		 392
669
26,288
18,932

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10 Funds

10.1 Designated funds

Designated funds are funds held by the PCC to capture the cost of specific activities and, with the exception of the Community Development Fund, and the Emergency Relief, their net surpluses/deficits transferred back to the general fund at year end.

10.2 Restricted funds

The main restricted funds are:

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10.3 Movement in Funds

Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Community Development Fund
Community Centre Fund
Emergency Relief Fund
Thursday cafe
Total (non restricted funds)
Restricted
Chapel Fund
Children's Society
Emergency Relief Fund
Energy Reserve
Flood Forum
Food Parcels Project
Little Lambs
Love & Light
Maintenance Fund
Miscellaneous Grants
New Boiler Fund
PCC Investment Fund
PCC Memorial Fund
Picnic & Play - Holiday Hunger
Postcode Community Trust Fund
Project Manager
Refugee Projects
Roof Appeal
Special Collections
Uganda Project
Warm Hubs Fund
Young People
Sub total
Total funds		 Balances as at
1st January
2025
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Gains and
Losses
Balances as at
31st December
2025
£
£
£
£
£
£
6,575
92,775
98,877
595
—
1,068
6,575
92,775
98,877
595
—
1,068
423
—
—
—
—
423
—
15,999
15,188
(811)
—
—
1,179
—
—
—
—
1,179
—
275
—
(275)
—
—
1,602
16,274
15,188
(1,086)
—
1,602
8,177
109,050
114,065
(492)
—
2,670
(277)
8,230
7,057
—
—
895
276
153
276
—
—
152
835
—
70
—
—
765
611
1,250
1,100
—
—
761
40
—
—
—
—
40
17,621
31,923
33,229
—
—
16,316
—
65
65
—
—
—
—
119
118
—
—
1
—
460
460
—
—
—
—
280
280
—
—
—
—
12,904
13,427
492
—
(31)
31,716
891
10,155
—
(1,289)
21,162
518
23
—
—
—
541
—
410
833
—
—
(423)
3,350
—
—
—
—
3,350
7,249
14,981
14,419
—
—
7,811
382
251
503
—
—
130
259
150
—
—
—
409
2,450
—
—
—
—
2,450
1,444
3,935
3,623
—
—
1,757
267
750
580
—
—
436
194
16
175
—
—
35
66,933
76,790
86,370
492
(1,289)
56,556
75,111
185,840
200,435
—
(1,289)
59,226

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