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THE PAROCHIAL CHIRCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Charity Registration no: 1154122

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE

ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE

REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Administrative Office:

The Vicarage Church Road Peasedown St John BATH, BA2 8AA

Incumbent:

Reverend Matthew Street The Vicarage Church Road Peasedown St John BATH, BA2 8AA

Bankers:

National Westminster Bank Plc Midsomer Norton Branch 3 High Street Midsomer Norton RADSTOCK, BA3 2ZY

Independent Examiner:

RHW Beath BSc FCCA Ashlar House 58A Combe Road Combe Down BATH, BA2 5HZ

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THE PAROCHIAL CHIRCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

INDEX TO THE REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONTENTS

Trustees’ Annual Report 1 – 5
Independent Examiners Report 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Balance sheet 8
Notes to the accounts 9 - 11
Membership of the PCC 12

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THE PAROCHIAL CHIRCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

The Parochial Church Council

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting within this parish the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC registered with the Charity Commission on 7[th] October 2013. Members of the Council are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. The appendix to this report lists those who served as members of the Council during 2025. PCC membership remained at 14 members this year. Three PCC meetings were held in 2025, with an average attendance of 9

Buildings

The principal buildings available to the Church Family are: St. John Baptist Church, Church Road, Peasedown St John, BA2 8AA – consecrated 1892 The Church Hall, Church Road, Peasedown St John St. James the Less Church, Foxcote – established 1325 Green Street, Foxcote, BA3 5YE. St Julian’s Church, Shoscombe St Julian's Road, Shoscombe, BA2 8NB

Governing Document

The charity is governed by the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956), as amended, and by church representation rules.

Public Benefit

The charity has due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

Risk Management

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Review of the Year

The PCC, in its leadership role in the church, made possible a wide range of activities this year by supporting financially and prayerfully the following events and people.

Regular Sunday Worship

Three services take place every Sunday:

Two at St John’s Church, one in the morning at 10.30 am and the other, known as Soul Food, in the afternoon at 4.30 pm.

One at 11.15 am, either at St James the Less, Foxcote, between April and October or St Julian’s, Shoscombe, between November and March.

A monthly service takes place at St John’s Church, on the first Sunday of the month, known as Bubble Church, at 9.15 am.

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Pre-School Ministry

Little Lights is held in St John’s Church building on a Monday and Friday morning between 10 am and 12 noon, enabling us to engage with young families in the area on a weekly basis.

2025 Sermon Series ‘Keep fit for Life’

Looked at twelve biblical disciplines: Generosity, Worship, Fasting, Confession, Fellowship, Prayer, Rest, God’s Word, Gratitude, Witnessing, Service and Celebration to help nurture our spiritual health.

Mission and Outreach

Donations of £12,000 (£9,000 in 2024) to our mission partners: Redeemer Primary School in Baghdad, Bibles for Children, Hope Romania, Tutela Africa, Flame International and SAT 7.

Financial Review of the Year

Total incoming resources for 2025 were £399,607 (2024: £399,607). This comprises £176,942 of unrestricted funds and £222,665 of restricted funds.

Expenditure for 2025 was £383,397 (2024: £383,397). This comprises unrestricted expenditure of £176,356 and restricted expenditure of £207,023.

At the end of the year, the charity had unrestricted cash reserves that equated to approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure on its activities, based on the 2024 budget.

Conclusion

We end the year seeing how faithful God has been in providing for our needs as we seek to do his work in the parishes of Peasedown St John, Foxcote and Shoscombe and looking forward to the continued growth of activity in the coming year.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHIRCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Statement as to Disclosure of Information to Auditor

Insofar as the trustees are aware:

Statement of Trustees Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the charity's state of affairs and of the incoming and applied resources of the charity for the period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that, at any time, disclose the charity's financial position with reasonable accuracy and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the charity's assets and, hence, for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

On behalf of the PCC

Reverend Matthew Street Date: 22[nd] March 2026

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THE PAROCHIAL CHIRCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Independent Examiner’s Report to the PCC of Saint John’s Peasedown for the year ended 31[st] December 2025

This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2024, which are set out on pages 1 to 5, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (“the Regulations”) and section 43 of the Charities Act 1993 (“the Act”)

Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner

As members of the PCC, you are responsible for preparing the financial statements. You consider that the audit requirements of the Regulations and section 43(2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations.

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the Act and to be found in the Church Guidance, 2006 edition, issued by the Finance Division of the Archbishops’ Council. That examination includes a review of the PCC’s accounting records and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes reviewing any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you, as trustees, regarding such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence required for an audit, and consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter what has come to my attention:

  1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements

  2. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and

  3. To prepare financial statements, which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the Act, and the Regulations have not been met: or

  4. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Richard HW Beath BSc FCCA 58a Combe Road Combe Down Bath BA2 5HZ 19[th] February 2026

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Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025
Income and Expenditure
Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total 2025 Total 2024
Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Incoming Resources
Voluntaryincome 2 140,377 0 140,377 130,931
Activities forgeneratingfunds 910 2,706 3,616 141,696
Investment income 5,967 0 5,967 6,564
IncomingResources from Charitable Activities 61,722 63,019 124,741 120,416
Total Incoming Resources 208,976 65,726 274,701 399,607
Resources Expended
Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryincome 0 0 0 0
Fundraisingtradingcosts 1,669 0 1,669 1,141
Investment management costs 0 0 0 0
Charitable expenditure 3 172,683 121,489 294,172 346,205
Governance costs 34,832 0 34,832 36,034
Total Resources Expended 209,184 121,489 330,673 383,379
Net Movement in Revenue Funds (209) (55,763) (55,972) 16,228
Transfer to restricted (65,290) 65,290 0
Prior Year adjustment 0 (84,975) (84,975)
Balances brought forward 1/1/25 354,372 125,850 480,222 257,443
Total Funds to carry forward 31/12/25 288,873 50,402 339,275 273,671

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THE PAROCHIAL CHIRCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PEASEDOWN ST JOHN WITH FOXCOTE AND SHOSCOMBE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Balance Sheet
At 31st December 2025 Dec-25 Dec-24
Notes £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets 4 489,122 485,122
489,122 485,122
Current Assets
Debtors 1,404 864
Cash at Bank and in Hand 2,645 3,264
Deposit, food bank, CBF accounts, Hive, Movement 78,541 155,785
Friends of Foxcote, main Foxcote account 9,714 8,867
SVFB CBF deposit 0 64,524
Total current assets 92,303 233,305
Creditors: amounts fallingdue within oneyear (541) (596)
Net Current Assets 91,762 232,709
Total Assets less Current Liabilities 580,884 717,831
Creditors: amounts fallingdue after
more than oneyear 0 0
Net Assets 580,884 717,831
Represented by:
Funds
Restricted Funds 5 50,402 125,850
Unrestricted Funds 6 288,873 354,372
Revaluation Reserve 241,609 237,609
580,884 717,831

Approved at the Parochial Church Council held on Thursday, 5[th] February 2026, and signed on their behalf by:

Reverend Matthew Street

The notes on pages 9 to 11 form an integral part of these accounts.

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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies are summarised below.

(a) Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared on a cash basis and have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in 2015 and applicable UK Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 2011.

(b) Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in the furtherance of the general objects of The Charity.

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as specified by the donor.

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when The Charity receives the cash into the bank accounts.

Investment income is included when actually received.

(d) Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on a cash basis as a liability is incurred.

(e) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible assets are stated at cost. No depreciation is attributed:

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7. PCC MEMBERS WHO ARE TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION, EXPENSES AND TRANSACTIONS

The PCC members who are also Trustees did not receive any remuneration for their role as Trustees and were not reimbursed for any expenses incurred in carrying out their duties as Trustees.

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Appendix 1

Membership of the Parochial Church Council

Clergy Rev Matthew Street

Incumbent from January 2005

Church Wardens Richard Downing Nigel Vening

(elected 2025 for a 1-year term to 2026) (elected 2025 for a 1-year term to 2026)

PCC Member s

Ben Attenborough Karen Blaylock Sarah Bubyer Margaret Coles Sally Cummings Joy Fraser Claire Mitchell Kathy Pope Alona Zubko

(elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2026) (elected 2025 for a 3-year term to 2028) (elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2026) (elected 2025 for a 3-year term to 2028) (elected 2024 for a 3-year term to 2027) (elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2026) (elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2026) (elected 2024 for a 3-year term to 2027) (elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2027)

Deanery Synod Members

Jo Vening Jane Street

(elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2026) (elected 2023 for a 3-year term to 2026)

PCC Secretary Jo Vening

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