## **St Mary Magdalene, South Bersted** 

## **Trustees Annual Report for 2025** 

## **OUR AIMS AND PURPOSES AS A CHARITY** 

The primary objec/ve of St Mary Magdalene’s PCC is the promo/on of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and prac/ces of the Church of England. The PCC has the responsibility of co-opera/ng with the incumbent, the Revd Tim Crook, in promo/ng in the ecclesias/cal parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelis/c, social and ecumenical. 

Our aim at South Bersted, as stated in our Mission Statement, is, ‘To know Jesus Christ beKer and make Him beKer known’ and to make and mature more, maturing-making disciples of Jesus Christ. Mindful always of this, our strategy for a B-E-R-S-T-E-D pathway for 2025 were: 

**B RING** :  Hospitality, welcome, adver/sing and ‘Bring-vita/ons’ to Sunday gatherings and events. 

**E VANGELISE** 

**R OOT** : Discipleship grounding, including ‘The Luke Series’. 

**S TRENGHTEN** : Small Groups following-up Sunday sermons to help apply them to everyday life. 

- **T RAIN** :  Gospel-driven Bible truth, equipping all ages to navigate God’s way and thrive in life’s challenges today. A ‘Train To Serve’ leadership pipeline cohort. 

**E XALT:** deeds. Mee/ng for corporate prayer (Powerhouse) and expressing with gra/tude our en/re dependence on Him 

**D ISPATCH** growing and grace filled Jesus followers, locally, regionally, na/onally and overseas. 

## **WHAT WE PLANNED TO DO TO ACHIEVE OUR CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES** 

When planning our ac/vi/es for the year, our incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in par/cular, the specific guidance on ‘chari/es for the advancement of religion’. The PCC has complied with the duty to have due regard under sec/on 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, fully recognising its duty to have full regard to House of Bishop’s guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The safeguarding policy is accessible from the Church’s website. 

to provide worship services which are relevant and accessible to all members of our parish community to teach, bap/se and nurture new and exis/ng believers to engage in evangelism and outreach to the parish in various ways to provide pastoral care for people whether part of South Bersted Church or not to support Chris/an mission ac/vi/es in this country and abroad 



## **WHAT WE ACHIEVED AND HOW WE AFFECTED BENEFICIARIES LIVES** 

## **ATTENDANCE AT WORSHIP** 

Our worshipping community welcomes visitors from within as well as outside the parish boundary, especially on our Livestream. It is our great pleasure to serve anyone from all walks of life to take part in the life of the church. We believe that voluntary aKendance to worship the Lord Jesus Christ is a major demonstra/on of the public benefit of our ac/vi/es. 

The Electoral Roll at the end of 2025 stood at 33, of whom 12 were resident in the parish and 21 were non-resident. 

The church endeavoured to con/nue providing worship opportuni/es through on-line live-streamed services on YouTube.  We look to encourage the deepening of the faith of all ages, our monthly ‘Powerhouse’ prayer mee/ng con/nued and reintroduced a day/me op/on to supplement the evening opportunity. 

Over the Christmas period a variety of gatherigns were held including: ‘Opera/on Christmas Child’ shoebox collec/on partnering with Samaritan’s Purse, Advent Sunday Chris/ngle, South Bersted School Carols, Carols by Candlelight, Christmas Eve Crib Gathering, Christmas Communion and AllAge Celebra/on. 

## **TEACHING, BAPTISING AND NURTURING NEW AND EXISTING BELIEVERS** 

Throughout the year the Gospel has been preached faithfully in Sunday sermons, which are also available on the website for those who miss them for any reason. 

Term/me preaching series are followed up in Small Groups, which enable members to dig deeper into the Bible together, to learn more about God’s plan for us, and to encourage one another in our daily walk. We preached through the Gospel of Luke in 32 sermons. We reviewed the Two Ways To Live outline in the summer.  The Word@Work daily bible reading app was also promoted. 

‘Sunday Gang’ in our Hall at 10am in term-/me for families con/nued. We’d used up all the excellent resource material for ‘Jude’s Sunday Gang’, a puppet lion who introduces bible stories so material following our Luke Series, was prepared in-house. Families sat and learnt together at tables, engaging in the up-front bible teaching and discussions, quizzes, crads and songs. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Breakfast Baps are served from 9.45am. 

As a church, we are involved in helping the children of our local Church of England primary school to explore all aspects of faith, and once again our vicar has gone into the school on a regular basis for collec/ve worship, R.E lessons, and whole school worship in the church building.  Helen Lambert con/nues her posi/on as an invaluable Founda/on Governor and Sandra-Louisa Bosley resigned from her role leaving a posi/on vacant. 

Everyone@11 visi/ng preachers included Rev Ben Mar/n, ‘Teach us to number our days so that we may gain a heart of wisdom’ _(Psalm 90:12),_ Rupert Shelly (Crosslinks), Roger Purdom, ‘A vision for ministry in schools’,  Nick McQuaker (A Passion for Life), Mar/n Povey, ‘Is happily ever ader just wishful thinking? _(John 21:1-14),_ Simon Allaby, ‘Who Wants To Life Forever? _(John 3:16-21),_ and Bishop Rob Munro, ‘Common Grace Evangelism’. 



Church members have par/cipated in a variety of addi/onal and extremely helpful training opportuni/es including Bishop Ruth speaking on at the Chichester Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship gathering in Hove, the Passion for Life Evangelism Conference in Eastbourne and ‘Responding To The Rebirth’ conference in London. 

3 weddings, 2 adult bap/sms, 2 Blessing/Thanksgivings and 6 funerals were held in the church building during 2025 and 1 funeral elsewhere. 

## **TO ENGAGE IN EVANGELISM AND OUTREACH TO THE PARISH IN VARIOUS WAYS** 

As well as regular special gatherings during the year, including Good Friday, Harvest and Remembrance to which we invite all resident of the parish beyond, we endeavour to host various social events to which we can invite friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and contacts. In 2025 these were the annual Hotham Wreath Laying ceremony (18[th] Jan), Charity FesJve Christmas Conder with Bognor Regis Concert Band, raising funds for our bibles for the children at our school project. 

Gingerbread Christmas Tea family party in December. 

regular opportuni/es to receive Prayer Ministry ader our morning gathering was revived. 

evangelism engine flag-ship course on a Tuesday morning and Wednesday evening, with a terrific opportunity for ques/ons and discussion. 

Our church con/nues to be appreciated by our parishioners and others as a space where life events are celebrated with joy and thanksgiving. Funerals are a special /me for ‘providing comfort to the bereaved’. An evening Commemora/on for the faithful departed was held around the /me of All Souls, followed by refreshments. 

community Fairtrade café, a ‘warm welcome’ space for local people to come and enjoy a hot-drink, homemade caked, and there were always church members or the vicar there to talk to. This was supplemented with Thursdays 9-11.30am, in our church hall which also came to end in the early summer. 

Our Church Hall is available for us by community groups and organisaJons. The church seeks to ensure that the hall serves the local community and aims to maintain good relaJonship with hall users. A new caretaker was appointed this year, whilst other volunteers work hard to ensure that hall is clean, safe and fit for purpose. 

## **TO PROVIDE PASTORAL CARE FOR PEOPLE WHETHER PART OF SOUTH BERSTED CHURCH OR NOT** 

Our church has provided pastoral care to many members who have been ill or housebound during the year. This has involved hospital visi/ng, taking round meals, sending cards, taking people to hospital, telephoning, praying and many other things, oden quietly in the background with no-one knowing. 



We have partnered with the Bognor Regis Food Bank for many years.  CAP Money (Chris/ans Against Poverty) courses have been promoted. 

Some ‘Everyone@11’ gatherings with visi/ng speakers are followed by a fellowship Bring & Share lunch to help unite our church family and hear more from our speaker. 

## **TO SUPPORT CHRISTIAN CHARITIES AT HOME AND ABROAD** 

mission giving. 

We also support the Samaritan’s Purse Opera/on Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

## **RESERVES POLICY** 

The trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity’s needs. This is based on the charity’s size and level of financial commitments held. The trustees aim to ensure that the charity will be able to con/nue to fulfil its charitable objec/ves even if there is a temporary shorXall in income or unexpected expenditure. 

The trustees have not impinged in any way on restricted funds or CCLA investments and will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily. 

The trustees undertake an annual Risk Assessment and ac/vely review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse condi/ons. The trustees have also examined other opera/onal and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mi/gate the significant risks. 

## **The PCC has wriAen policies on the following procedures:** 

1. Legacies; 2. Investments; 

4. Complaints Handling; 5. Risk Management;   6. CommiKed to Volunteering; Safeguarding 

7. 



## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

The Parochial Church Council [PCC] is registered with the Charity Commission as required by the Chari/es Act 2011. Its governing document is the Parochial Parish Councils [Powers] Measure 1956. During the year the following served as members of the Parochial Church Council. 

## 

Incumbent Revd Tim Crook Chairman 

_Deanery Synod Reps_ Mr Paul Lacy [re-appointed to PCC May 2024 unJl 2027, and to Deanery Synod July 2026] resigned 20[th] August 2025 

Mr Peter Lambert [re-appointed to PCC May 2025 unJl 2028, and to Deanery Synod unJl 2026] Mrs Paula Moorcroa [re-appointed to PCC May 2024 unJl 2027 and to Deanery Synod unJl 2026] 

Resigned 26[th] August 2025 

_Elected Members_ Mr Darren Barber [re-appointed May 2022, unJl 2025] 

Treasurer 

Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representa/on Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members [the Incumbent, Churchwardens and Deanery Synod representa/ves] and up to 6 members of the Electoral Roll who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Mee/ng [APCM] to serve for 3 years on a staggered basis. The PCC has not passed a resolu/on to limit those who have served from being re-elected. Members are warmly encouraged to stand for elec/on to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible. 

This Trustees’ Annual Report was **approved** by the PCC and signed on their behalf by  The Revd Tim Crook, PCC Chairman 


Date 29[th] April 2026 



ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31ST DECEMBER 2025
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
ST MARY MAGDALENE
SOUTH BERSTED, BOGNOR REGIS
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1162924
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SOUTM BERSIED P*AOCHWCMURCH COUNCIL
STATEMENTOF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FORIHE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
Rsstrict8¢
Funds
Total
2025
ies
Fjn
2024
RECEIPTS..
R￿pts
26,8Y
26,822
35.619
ACt￿ttle$ ftyGeneRDng Funds (Trndlngl
2b
24,931
36.001
chartsb￿ ￿¥1￿9$
2,2S3
2,253
3.925
Investment Inc¢ffle
2d
124
i Rec*pts
2e
S,381
14.$40
TOT￿ REC&PTS
57.688
90.207
PAYNENTS..
Ftyidral*ry Costs ITr*Yhwl
16,348
16,348
charIab￿ A¢b¥I￿s
58,470
59,637
84,611
TOTAL PAy￿NTs
71816
7&983
106.107
tIEf INCOMING4OUTGOINGI RESOURCES
656
-18.472
-15.980
Cashfu[￿S lagty8arond
55,241
F￿¢$ Trarrffgr
CASH FUNOS THIS YEAR END
18.483
4.305
22.788
39.281
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STATEMENTOFASSETS LIABILlllES
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31Uec
202S
Total
31￿
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18.483
4.305
22.788
39,261
TOTAL CASH FUNOS
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4.3115
22.788
39.261
RAprnsAntad by.
Unre5tritted Funds
Dss¥Jnatgd Fun¢*
REskncLEd Fut￿5
17.185
18.446
3.6SO
18.483
18.483
4.305
4.305
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Fl@tch8r Incom@ Shar8s
4.096
4.317
4,096
4,096
4,317
LLABILMES
Di(￿5&n Feas (Weddings& FunEtals1
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1.943
525
1.943
525
179
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILlllES IN REL4MON TO FINANCi4L STATEMENTS
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NOTESTO IHE A¢COUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
1. BASIS OF Accoup¥llNG
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Funds
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2024
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15.OS8
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4.193
1.982
70
4.519
15.058
1.000
4,193
1,982
70
4,519
19.128
3.517
2.947
41
6.1
26,822
,822
35,619
b}Actl¥ttlesfor Generaiing FuTrds ITradlng1
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w￿dIng5 & Funerals- Dlocesan Fees
W￿dingS & Funerals- ProvisK)n ol Organ151
W￿dingS & Funerals- ProvisK)n of Ver
Wg¢dings & Funerals-Wint9rHoabng
Church Hall Lattings
1.880
1.943
1.880
1,943
2.898
3.670
295
295
150
20,66J
20.663
27.7#È
24,931
24,931
36,001
cl CharttableActlvllles
Open Ftsr Coffee
1.193
Teaching Resource5
Hall Roof Fund
Other09sign3tgd FU￿S
Oth9rRgstrictsd Funds
237
237
120
585
585
40
2,2S3
2,253
d} Investment lTrcome
Fletcher DiV￿endS Rectiyed
124
124
122
124
124
122
•) Othor R•c•ipts
App8sls
Insuranc￿ Clav
Mi*l￿nDus Receipts
Returnable De[￿
1.699
1.699
2.62S
657
400
2.625
6S7
400
13.472

SOUTH BERSTED PJI4OCHIAL CHURCH COVNCIL
NOTESTO THEACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 202S
3. PAYMENTS
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Fund8
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202S
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2024
Funds
al Fundraiying Casts ITrnding1
WeLldlngs & Fvnerals
Weddings & Funerals- tiocesaD Fees {Pr￿rYear Liabilrtyl
Weddings & Funerals- tiocesaD Fees (Curreni Yearl
Weddings & Funera15- Prowgon of Organ￿1
Weddings & Funerals- Redeerned Oeposlis
Ch￿￿h N•ll
CaT8takEr
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aintgnancg & Hall Suwdi85
2,WO
3,404
140
300
200
200
4.187
2.496
$68
6.669
73
3,075
2,419
405
5,618
610
2.496
$68
6.669
730
Vlasie ColleGtio
Evertts anLIResouices
Oppn for Coffee
Hospitslty
Teaching RasourE88
67
230
67e
230
so
2,246
16,346
16,346
21,S76
bl charItab￿Ad￿lI
nlsty Costs
Pansh Share
Locum Fees
19.250
19.250
20,362
Churth Rrxniking Costs
otfice Expenseg
Setwces
Vicar's PA
NatiDnal InsUtarLCq
Broadband
2.324
1.587
7.682
7£
577
2.324
1.587
7.882
78
577
2,S35
1,303
7,488
S10
7.698
3.051
Z.487
7.698
3.051
2.481
260
4,932
2,957
3,662
245
Insvrance
Repairs and Ma￿teNanCe
Organ Tuning
Counthl TBxBnd Ublities
Vicar's Expen5ES
OthfjrGfjrJ9ralFwjdP•￿t5
Examinaknon and Accountancy costs
Govgmance
3.9S8
2.OS1
3.9S8
2.OS1
3,987
1,867
691
56
12
RestrlctedandDesl9naiedFundPayments
Is&on Givi
AppeAIs
Church AV
CaTPÈrk and Improv￿entS
Insurance Claim Expenditure
l (Xhgr Dasvjnat￿ Funds Paym8nts
JI lYh￿ Rastnctéd Fu￿8 Pa￿￿￿nts
1,487
250
4,814
12,796
426
428
2.238
2.238
S4e
2.062
546
2.062
742
13,300
2,096
742
58.4TI
1.168
59.637
M611
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SOUTH BeRSTED PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31STDECEMBER 2025
4. FUMDS
Balancé
01-J8n
20
Ba1￿c0
31-D@c
202S
IncDmB
Expendiiur8 Tran5f8TS
GENERNL FUNDS
17.165
52.515
67262
-1.417
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Christsns Against Pov8tty ICAPI
chU￿hYard
chU￿h ￿nd and Prq8ction
Hall RoDf Fund
HeavEn How l Got Here
H05Pitality
InsurnnGE Claim
3.461
3,461
51
120
499
2.238
120
499
230
546
405
293
2,625
2,079
1,S58
S57
Open for Coffee
Quinouennlal Prow&on
sknraoe Coniainer
Tea&ling ReS0￿r￿S
Verger's Fund
Other De9gnaied Accounts
TOTAL DESIGKATED
2.732
1.2
1.434
876
2,692
375
49
1,059
237
295
35
946
7.814
920
6,660
18.446
35,611
1173
57,688
7,953
74816
2.417
18.483
18,483
TOTAL UNRESTrICTED
RESTRICTED FUNOS
App9415
543
1,699
426
52
2,287
128
F￿lI￿r￿jm5
2.162
128
124
Hall Krtchon
Pupp8t8
scho(￿ &bl8 Proj
Sunday Scho
Vica¢s ProjEcts
50
12
1,193
£23
69
TOT*L RESIRICTEO
3.690
1,824
1,168
430$
GFL4tr4D TOTAL5
39.261
59.512
75,984
22,788
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SOUTH BERSTED PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
S. STAFF COSTS AND PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES
The c&leGtive PCC rnetnb8rs re￿1ved reitnbursement pawntrnls for purchases made on ￿ha￿of thè Church totalling £677A1. No
p￿enL% wera m&J8 lo PCC members ￿ the form ofsaLqryer wage as empwes ol the PCC.
The colleclwe PCC members rnade voluntary contributions lo Church funds. excluding Gift Aid daitned on Iheir behalf, totalling
£5,934.03. No material transactions Iwk p￿ce between the Church and PCC members or any p￿50￿ connected to them.
S. PARISH SHARE
Fcrf 2025. South Berstsd PCC pledged a figure of £21,000 %thich w8s equal to ca 25% 01 the Parish Ministry Costs for the ye8r 8nd
during the year were able to pay £19.250 The PCC inforrned the DIc￿eSe that the balance of £1,750 could not be met and have
not carried Ihis fowrdrd as a liability into 2026.
7. FEES FROM WEODINGS & FUNERALS
5 YearHlstorl¢ ACt￿ty Ovwvlow
2021 - 11 funeral serwces. 2 weodings
2022- 8 funeral se￿i￿S. 2 wedding5
2023- 9 funeral se[¥1￿s. 3 weddings
2024- 17 funeral ser￿￿￿. 4 weddings
2025. 7 funerdl serrices, 3 weddings
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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31ST DECEMBER 2025
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
ST MARY MAGDALENE
SOUTH BERSTED, BOGNOR REGIS
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1162924
PBGe 2 Ind&peThJeni Examinerfs Reporf ￿ Ing Tru•*
Page3 Stai8m8ntof and Paymantg
4 Statém8nlofkneL% a[￿ Liabilibes
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:
Paul Bailèy MAAT
19 Regents Way
West
BOUn￿R8918
WestSL
P021
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INUEPENDENTEXAklNER'S REPORT ON ThEACCOUNTS
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The trustees thBt requyed for war{V￿der IW2) ￿the ChBrknsACt￿1l 1theAd). thFt
4n iidepgndBlltexamInaith)hrw￿.
myr¢¥N)n&t4bWto'.
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to lo1￿ th4 woceobrfjs la￿ thB tsBneral Drethna the Chwity I￿￿•r
sa¢ton 14515}IblolthB ALt, and
toststè*hether pathwlai maitern corneto my Btygthin.
01 ihd•p•nd•nt•xamin•rf••t•t•ThM
IAY examlnalon was c41rtgd out in ￿ordanC& G•nÈrai Qr•cikns Chaty C¢mmb*)n8rs An
In¢lud•s o rebigw ol ￿coun1[￿ ke0 by thg oroènkoty)D •nd a of the accoun15 PFeyentsd Ailh Ihogè
1g¢or4s. N al8a ronsQèrètth ol •Dy unusual or d￿08￿re5 the accounts. Ènd sÈeknDg trtyn Ike
In￿te￿5 tonee¥ni￿ èny such mattets. The PF0￿￿[95 undBrtakqn do nut provth #ll the ¢¥￿8n¢• that *y)ukJ wwrg¢ in
and ¢ortsffjueDty Do owmon IS a$ iD *hÈther Ihè o¢¢ounts pr￿m e liuè and fqkK)rt rllknrtod to
Ihose M8tter&se1￿rt In Ihg St￿￿￿ent ￿10￿.
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to k•ep%Munting r8cortsin EGCD￿anrBWth3eth￿ $.130 01thg Ad., and
to prepaie accounts￿+￿¢h aCC￿d￿1th these rewth how not been mgt or
to*thkh, In myoF4nh)n, *tonODn Bhwhl a￿ftrt0 *n*t4•4 wopol U￿0(114r￿ng 0[tr*•￿0¥￿trtot* r8achB&
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SOUTM BERSIED P*AOCHWCMURCH COUNCIL
STATEMENTOF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FORIHE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
Rsstrict8¢
Funds
Total
2025
ies
Fjn
2024
RECEIPTS..
R￿pts
26,8Y
26,822
35.619
ACt￿ttle$ ftyGeneRDng Funds (Trndlngl
2b
24,931
36.001
chartsb￿ ￿¥1￿9$
2,2S3
2,253
3.925
Investment Inc¢ffle
2d
124
i Rec*pts
2e
S,381
14.$40
TOT￿ REC&PTS
57.688
90.207
PAYNENTS..
Ftyidral*ry Costs ITr*Yhwl
16,348
16,348
charIab￿ A¢b¥I￿s
58,470
59,637
84,611
TOTAL PAy￿NTs
71816
7&983
106.107
tIEf INCOMING4OUTGOINGI RESOURCES
656
-18.472
-15.980
Cashfu[￿S lagty8arond
55,241
F￿¢$ Trarrffgr
CASH FUNOS THIS YEAR END
18.483
4.305
22.788
39.281
Th8 tths on pa988 5 toB f(￿M p¥Aof ￿￿￿￿83cC￿￿t8.
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SOUTH BERSTED PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
STATEMENTOFASSETS LIABILlllES
AS AT31STDECEM8ER 2D25
31Uec
202S
Total
31￿
2ts24
Total
ASSET3
Church Calh Fund¥'.
CurreniAccount
Fund
Fun4
18.483
4.305
22.788
39,261
TOTAL CASH FUNOS
18.483
4.3115
22.788
39.261
RAprnsAntad by.
Unre5tritted Funds
Dss¥Jnatgd Fun¢*
REskncLEd Fut￿5
17.185
18.446
3.6SO
18.483
18.483
4.305
4.305
Assets ￿aIned forihe Chadvsown use..
Fl@tch8r Incom@ Shar8s
4.096
4.317
4,096
4,096
4,317
LLABILMES
Di(￿5&n Feas (Weddings& FunEtals1
Credllcard
1.943
525
1.943
525
179
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILlllES IN REL4MON TO FINANCi4L STATEMENTS
Charity Law requiTgS Ihg Twstees io prepa￿ Inancjal staionEnts foreach ￿ancIal ygarwhich Comply Wlih Ihg Te9ulatlons sgt oui
in Ch8tib85 Act 2011. Th8 Trust885 hav8 EIBctod io t8k8 advan￿8 of the PTDV15iOll8 that apply to 5rnall chsnbés and have
prepared 8 Re¢eipts and P8ymentsAceouM8nd SL?￿￿ent ofAssets and Liabilibeg whth are Set￿10Th paoes 3 10 4.
ApptDv8d byth@ PaKthial c￿rCh Countjl 30thApril 2ts26.
And 5vJnBd Dn th￿rbeh￿ltsy
Revd Tim Cmok. Ch&1[[r￿n
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SOUTH 8ERSTED PPROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
NOTESTO IHE A¢COUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
1. BASIS OF Accoup¥llNG
The ￿cOunts haye b99n prepared undgr 'Receipts atvj Pawnents" basis as Pres(￿b90 by ihe Chanty C(w155wJnw6. and
y m8otth& ¥propnat&18gal rgquirom8nts.
2. REC&PTS
Unr8thct8d Restr￿t
Funds
Funds
Totsl
2025
Totsl
2024
ND
I Volunt*ryRe¢tipts
PLrynnBd Giwry
Legaues
Donations
Loose OHerlng5
Easy Fundraising
Grt Ai¢ Tax ￿e￿Vered
15.OS8
I.ODO
4.193
1.982
70
4.519
15.058
1.000
4,193
1,982
70
4,519
19.128
3.517
2.947
41
6.1
26,822
,822
35,619
b}Actl¥ttlesfor Generaiing FuTrds ITradlng1
Weddings & Funerèls- PCC Fees
w￿dIng5 & Funerals- Dlocesan Fees
W￿dingS & Funerals- ProvisK)n ol Organ151
W￿dingS & Funerals- ProvisK)n of Ver
Wg¢dings & Funerals-Wint9rHoabng
Church Hall Lattings
1.880
1.943
1.880
1,943
2.898
3.670
295
295
150
20,66J
20.663
27.7#È
24,931
24,931
36,001
cl CharttableActlvllles
Open Ftsr Coffee
1.193
Teaching Resource5
Hall Roof Fund
Other09sign3tgd FU￿S
Oth9rRgstrictsd Funds
237
237
120
585
585
40
2,2S3
2,253
d} Investment lTrcome
Fletcher DiV￿endS Rectiyed
124
124
122
124
124
122
•) Othor R•c•ipts
App8sls
Insuranc￿ Clav
Mi*l￿nDus Receipts
Returnable De[￿
1.699
1.699
2.62S
657
400
2.625
6S7
400
13.472

SOUTH BERSTED PJI4OCHIAL CHURCH COVNCIL
NOTESTO THEACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 202S
3. PAYMENTS
R8th(tsd
Fund8
Tdal
202S
To
2024
Funds
al Fundraiying Casts ITrnding1
WeLldlngs & Fvnerals
Weddings & Funerals- tiocesaD Fees {Pr￿rYear Liabilrtyl
Weddings & Funerals- tiocesaD Fees (Curreni Yearl
Weddings & Funera15- Prowgon of Organ￿1
Weddings & Funerals- Redeerned Oeposlis
Ch￿￿h N•ll
CaT8takEr
Insuranc@
aintgnancg & Hall Suwdi85
2,WO
3,404
140
300
200
200
4.187
2.496
$68
6.669
73
3,075
2,419
405
5,618
610
2.496
$68
6.669
730
Vlasie ColleGtio
Evertts anLIResouices
Oppn for Coffee
Hospitslty
Teaching RasourE88
67
230
67e
230
so
2,246
16,346
16,346
21,S76
bl charItab￿Ad￿lI
nlsty Costs
Pansh Share
Locum Fees
19.250
19.250
20,362
Churth Rrxniking Costs
otfice Expenseg
Setwces
Vicar's PA
NatiDnal InsUtarLCq
Broadband
2.324
1.587
7.682
7£
577
2.324
1.587
7.882
78
577
2,S35
1,303
7,488
S10
7.698
3.051
Z.487
7.698
3.051
2.481
260
4,932
2,957
3,662
245
Insvrance
Repairs and Ma￿teNanCe
Organ Tuning
Counthl TBxBnd Ublities
Vicar's Expen5ES
OthfjrGfjrJ9ralFwjdP•￿t5
Examinaknon and Accountancy costs
Govgmance
3.9S8
2.OS1
3.9S8
2.OS1
3,987
1,867
691
56
12
RestrlctedandDesl9naiedFundPayments
Is&on Givi
AppeAIs
Church AV
CaTPÈrk and Improv￿entS
Insurance Claim Expenditure
l (Xhgr Dasvjnat￿ Funds Paym8nts
JI lYh￿ Rastnctéd Fu￿8 Pa￿￿￿nts
1,487
250
4,814
12,796
426
428
2.238
2.238
S4e
2.062
546
2.062
742
13,300
2,096
742
58.4TI
1.168
59.637
M611
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SOUTH BeRSTED PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31STDECEMBER 2025
4. FUMDS
Balancé
01-J8n
20
Ba1￿c0
31-D@c
202S
IncDmB
Expendiiur8 Tran5f8TS
GENERNL FUNDS
17.165
52.515
67262
-1.417
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Christsns Against Pov8tty ICAPI
chU￿hYard
chU￿h ￿nd and Prq8ction
Hall RoDf Fund
HeavEn How l Got Here
H05Pitality
InsurnnGE Claim
3.461
3,461
51
120
499
2.238
120
499
230
546
405
293
2,625
2,079
1,S58
S57
Open for Coffee
Quinouennlal Prow&on
sknraoe Coniainer
Tea&ling ReS0￿r￿S
Verger's Fund
Other De9gnaied Accounts
TOTAL DESIGKATED
2.732
1.2
1.434
876
2,692
375
49
1,059
237
295
35
946
7.814
920
6,660
18.446
35,611
1173
57,688
7,953
74816
2.417
18.483
18,483
TOTAL UNRESTrICTED
RESTRICTED FUNOS
App9415
543
1,699
426
52
2,287
128
F￿lI￿r￿jm5
2.162
128
124
Hall Krtchon
Pupp8t8
scho(￿ &bl8 Proj
Sunday Scho
Vica¢s ProjEcts
50
12
1,193
£23
69
TOT*L RESIRICTEO
3.690
1,824
1,168
430$
GFL4tr4D TOTAL5
39.261
59.512
75,984
22,788
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SOUTH BERSTED PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025
S. STAFF COSTS AND PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES
The c&leGtive PCC rnetnb8rs re￿1ved reitnbursement pawntrnls for purchases made on ￿ha￿of thè Church totalling £677A1. No
p￿enL% wera m&J8 lo PCC members ￿ the form ofsaLqryer wage as empwes ol the PCC.
The colleclwe PCC members rnade voluntary contributions lo Church funds. excluding Gift Aid daitned on Iheir behalf, totalling
£5,934.03. No material transactions Iwk p￿ce between the Church and PCC members or any p￿50￿ connected to them.
S. PARISH SHARE
Fcrf 2025. South Berstsd PCC pledged a figure of £21,000 %thich w8s equal to ca 25% 01 the Parish Ministry Costs for the ye8r 8nd
during the year were able to pay £19.250 The PCC inforrned the DIc￿eSe that the balance of £1,750 could not be met and have
not carried Ihis fowrdrd as a liability into 2026.
7. FEES FROM WEODINGS & FUNERALS
5 YearHlstorl¢ ACt￿ty Ovwvlow
2021 - 11 funeral serwces. 2 weodings
2022- 8 funeral se￿i￿S. 2 wedding5
2023- 9 funeral se[¥1￿s. 3 weddings
2024- 17 funeral ser￿￿￿. 4 weddings
2025. 7 funerdl serrices, 3 weddings
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