2025-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of Seer Green And Jordans

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The Parochial Church Council of Seer Green and Jordans Trustees Report and Accounts Forthe Year Ended 31" December 2025 Charity Number 1175583

Holy Trinity Seer Green and Jordans: Annual Report for the Charities Commission, 2025

Charity Number: 1175583

Our Vision

Our vision at Holy Trinity is to live and share Christ’s love.

1. Trustees annual report for 2025

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity is managed by the Parochial Church Council (PCC). The governing document is The Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Rules that came into force on 2 January 1957. Lay members of the PCC are proposed and seconded by members of Holy Trinity’s Electoral Roll. The vicar is also a member of the PCC. There were 11 members of the PCC in 2025.

There were 5 meetings of the PCC in 2025, and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) was held on 18 May 2025 after the 10am Sunday service, with the members of the church. The minutes of the meetings are published on our website to share information with our church community.

Objectives and Activities

2025 at Holy Trinity started with us putting out a substantial survey in the villages. The idea was to get a sense of how we might be able to engage local not-yetChristians better, in terms of both hospitality and faith. We had over 90 respondents, providing us with significant data to shape our new café, and also inform how we move forward in terms of services and other projects. Much of what we learned there has been actioned in what is described below.

in this regard. A very generous grant of £9,638 from the Claire Foundation enabled us to put everything in place to open in May, with our wonderful barista Grace Gilbertson hosting the space from the start. This came after (and indeed before) many months of amazing work by Tom Allen, who built and adapted all the furnishings, drew together the business plan, supported Grace in a variety of ways, and oversaw significant upgrades to the building’s electrics and plumbing. Janna Holder has also had a vital part to play in turning this vision into a reality, especially in areas such as fixtures/fittings, licencing, the scope of catering, and much else. Ivan Chakroborty, director of Nuach co�ee, also provided the expertise, training and

indeed equipment to ensure the quality of the co�ee, and it was wonderful to be able to enlist Yolande Lidgley as our cake-baker extraordinaire. We were also delighted by how members of the church, and others across the village, signed up to volunteer. The café has quickly become popular across the village, and is providing a wonderful community gathering place, playing host to other village groups such as the Folk Club, and getting a special mention in the village’s winning of the Best Kept Buckinghamshire Village award! The café is also making a positive contribution to church finances, and we think (though it is hard to measure) that we are also seeing movement from the café into the wider life of the church. It is this final part that we especially long to see grow – that as a result of all this wonderful hard work, people would find Jesus and join the community of his people in our villages.

In our regular morning services, alongside spending some time following the lectionary, we have also had sermon series in Ephesians and James. Families @3.30 has also continued to provide a child-friendly church gathering, roughly monthly on a Sunday afternoon. Over Easter we reran our Maundy Thursday meal (thanks again to Sarah Allen and her team!), as well as our regular pattern of Good Friday and Easter Sunday services. Over Christmas, similarly, we felt little need to change what we did the previous year, and reran a similar set of services and events: Christingle, ‘Sing Into Christmas’ (in the Jubilee Hall), Family Carols, Traditional Carols, Crib services, Midnight Communion, and of course our Christmas Day celebration. Peppered in between were other moments of the regular church calendar, such as Harvest, All Souls and Remembrance, as well as five baptisms.

Our relationship with the Baptist church remains deep and rich, and it is wonderful to have such a strong sense of partnership and shared mission with them. We held a number of joint events with them, and look forward to doing more.

In the autumn, we introduced Soul Space, a monthly event in the café, in place of the Sunday service, involving a brief thought for the day and some music, framed by intentional conversation and good co�ee. This was in part inspired by the results of the January survey, and has continued to grow and consolidate, attracting a number of people who wouldn’t attend a regular service. The more established members of congregation seem to enjoy it as an alternative way of ‘doing church’ too!

‘Teen Spirit’ (our youth group for older teens) has continued to meet, with our regular contingent of boys all starting their A-level year. In addition, we have launched ‘Teen Takeover’, a weekly event in which teens (mostly at the younger end) can gather in Trinity Café, to chat, do homework, or just laugh over a game or two. In November, we also hosted a concert for some of the teen bands connected to the village, which saw the church building heaving with teenagers and their parents.

At the younger end of things, Janna continues to lead an amazing array of ministry to younger kids, all shared with the Baptist Church, while Ali Cork faithfully continues to lead Toddlers In The Woods every Friday. Janna and myself remain very involved in the spiritual life of Seer Green CofE Primary School, taking assemblies and welcoming the school for services at the church.

Janine Dunnell continues to provide wonderful leadership to two bible study groups, which meet on Thursday morning and Wednesday evening (the latter being shared with the Baptist Church). These provide a deeply rewarding way of growing in maturity and confidence in faith. We have also continued with our monthly ‘Third Thursday’ prayer meeting, which provides an opportunity to gather and pray, and undergirds our PCC meetings on those Thursdays where they both happen.

The Men’s Breakfast (led by Anthony Bargioni) continues monthly, and has multiplied in format in the creation of ‘Men On Mondays’, a weekly morning chat time in Trinity Café. Whisky Wednesdays (led by me) remains a regular fixture in the vicarage garden. With all of these ministries among men in the village, our longing is ultimately that people will see something of Jesus expressed in loving community, and be drawn (or drawn deeper) into relationship with him.

The Pastoral Care team has continued to meet regularly to review our support of the vulnerable and isolated in the church community. Much of the team’s ministry goes unseen, but I want to recognise Heather Rowe, Jenny Tebboth, Richard Campbell, Sue Puttergill and Nigel Morgan, for the amazing work they do in caring as Christ would have us care. (Though we were very sad to say goodbye to Jenny later on in the year, as she moved her ministry focus to Denham.)

I remain deeply grateful to our ‘senior leadership team’ consisting of Janine, Tom, and Anthony, who add vital wisdom to the direction the church takes at every turn, as well as to all the members of the PCC for all they do to guide us in planning and actioning all that goes on. Thanks in particular for Anne Wall for her continued work on maintaining our safeguarding, and for Audrey Hardy for continuing to look after our church finances, along with Sam Barclay, Janice Barrett, Linda West, and Sue Puttergill, and of course Janine, Tom, Anthony and Janna.

A special thank you to Janelle Stephenson, our administrator, who does so much that is unseen by most of us. And finally, my biggest thanks to two people who really do sit at the centre of all that we do: our warden, Janine Dunnell – I wish there were words big enough to express my gratitude for all that she does in so many ways, both practically, and in guiding me and the rest of the leadership; and Janna Holder, who continues to put her considerable skill and energy into incredible resources, especially in connecting us with-, and helping us support-, the young families in the village.

With so many seeds of growth, we look forward watching gospel ministry grow across these villages in 2026.

Financial Review

GENERAL FUNDS

Receipts

Planned giving has decreased from £42,966 in 2024 to £41,788 in 2025 which is disappointing. No new donors have joined the schemes set up to facilitate planned giving and we have sadly lost some regular givers during the year. I am however pleased to report that some new donors have joined the schemes in the early part of 2026.

Our general collections have increased this year and more people are using the contactless device allocated to us by the Diocese as part of their Digital Giving Rollout.

We received a full year of rental payments for use of the Parish Church Hall which makes a significant contribution to our overall running costs.

Payments

Payments to charities never exactly mirror donations received due to timing di�erences in paying over sums to the charities and reclaiming Gift Aid on donations.

We have paid £29237 towards our Diocesan Quota (Parish Share). We have withheld the element of the Parish Share which relates to clergy stipend

Church hall running costs have increased again this year due to £13,050 spent on roof repairs (£3581 in 2024). A further £1375 has been spent in the early part of 2026

Other payments were largely in line with our budgeted projections. We increased our budget spend on mission and outreach from £5600 to £15000.

Outcomes

At the end of 2024 we recorded a surplus of receipts over payment of £13523. This was as a result of withholding part of our Parish Share and careful management of our expenditure. In 2025 we recorded an overall deficit of £13042, this was due mainly to our increased spend on mission and outreach and the cost of repairs to

RESTRICTED FUNDS

Building (Friends of Holy Trinity)

In accordance with our published accounting policies, we were able to use this fund to pay £969 (£1959 2024) in respect of repairs and maintenance on the church buildings and churchyard. The balance of £4999 (£1091 2024) was paid from General Funds. The Buildings Fund is now significantly depleted and it is unlikely that the fund will be able to cover all the maintenance costs in 2026

Cafe Fund

The grant received from the Clare Foundation to fund the set -up costs of the Café and contribute to the operating cost for the first 3 months was treated as a restricted fund in the accounts. The grant was spent in its entirety within the year ended 31/12/25.

DESIGNATED FUND.

The receipts and payments relating to the Café are shown in the accounts as a designated fund with its own separate bank account. The Café contributed £1984 towards utility bills and electrical upgrade and repairs in the year to 31/12/25.

The Trustees Report was approved by the Trustees (PCC) on 4[th] May 2026 and is signed on its behalf by Reverend Jeremy Carr.

Reverend Jeremy Carr

2. Charity Information Trustees (PCC):

Reverend Jeremy Carr (Vicar)

Audrey Hardy (Treasurer)

Janna Holder (Children and Families Minister)

Anne Wall (Parish Safeguarding O�icer)

Linda West (Licensed Lay Minister)

Janine Dunnell (Churchwarden)

Tom Allen (Deputy Churchwarden)

Anthony Bargioni (Assistant Churchwarden)

Janice Barrett

Susan Puttergill

Sam Barclay

Registered Address:

Holy Trinity Church

Orchard Road

Seer Green

Bucks

HP9 2YA

Bankers:

Lloyds Bank P.O. Box 1000

Andover BX1 1LT

Bankers (continued):

CCLA

One Angel Lane

London

EC4R 3AB

Contact Details:

Web: holytrinitysgj.org Email: holytrinitysgj@gmail.com

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of

Charity Name

The Parochial Church Council of Seer Green and Jordans

On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2025 Charity no 1175583 ended (if any)

Set out on pages 9 to 12

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2025

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date: 7[th] May 2026

Name: David Jordan

Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Dell Lees, Seer Green Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.

October 2018

IER

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF SEER GREEN AND JORDANS

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

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Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024
RECEIPTS
Incoming resources from donors
Planned giving 39977 1811 41788 42966
Collections and other giving 4214 4214 3130
Tax recovered 9598 259 9857 10239
53789 2070 55859 56335
Other voluntary incoming resources
Legacies & donations 1796 1796 6450
Donations to charities 3878 120 3998 3824
Fund raising events 41 41 583
Grants 580 9638 10218 1920
6295 120 9638 16053 12777
Income from trading
Sale of magazine and advertising 6937 6937 6585
Contribution for use of Church Hall 16855 16855 16571
Fees 109 109 369
Café sales 32502 32502
23901 32502 56403 23525
Income from investments
Bank Deposit Interest 1200 16 1216 1095
TOTAL RECEIPTS 85185 32622 11724 129531 93732
PAYMENTS
Charities and mission agencies 3825 120 1080 5025 4929
Activities directly related to the work of the church
Diocesan quota 29237 29237 27659
Salaries, wages and honorarium 13341 11970 2918 28229 11113
Clergy expenses 948 948 401
Mission and outreach 15001 15001 5652
Cost of services 2654 2654 2761
Church running expenses 9208 1984 1110 12302 8210
Production cost of magazine 5347 5347 6529
Church hall running costs 15557 15557 6605
Cost of AV, sound system and wifi 631 631 4225
Café costs 17425 6578 24003
Professional fees 2191 2191 1920
94115 31379 10606 136100 75075
Bank Charges 287 8 295 205
TOTAL PAYMENTS 98227 31507 11686 141420 80209
Excess/(Deficit)of Receipts over Payments -13042 1115 38 -11889 13523
Bank current and deposit accounts at 1 January 39938 273 40211 26688
Bank current and deposit accounts at 31 December 26896 1115 311 28322 40211
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF SEER GREEN AND JORDANS

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT 31 DECEMBER 2025

Monetary Assets Bank current account Bank deposit account Total Cash Debtors and Prepayments Income Tax Claim Prepayment for school bibles Total Debtors & Prepayments Liabilities and Accruals Pre-paid magazine income Total Liabilities Net Assets	General Café Fund Designated Fund 2921 1115 23975 26896 1115 1507 1507 2084 2084 26319 1115	Café Building Fund Kisiizi Total Total Grant Fund 2025 2024 Fund 4036 8162 99 212 24286 32049 99 212 28322 40211 19 13 1539 745 390 19 13 1539 1135 2084 2005 2084 2005 118 225 27777 39341 Restricted Funds

The Receipts and Payments Account and above Statement of Assets and Liabilities were approved by the Parochial Church Council of Seer Green and Jordans on 4th May 2026

Signed on behalf of the PCC

Reverend Jeremy Carr

Mrs Audrey Hardy (Treasurer)

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF SEER GREEN AND JORDANS

FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2025

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts & Payments basis.

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any special restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. These include funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC.

During the year the Church set up and opened a café which is open to all. In order to clearly show the receipts payments and surplus generated by the café it was decided that transactions relating to the café should be dealt with as a designated fund and a new bank account was opened to facilitate this. The Receipts and Payments account shows the transactions within this designated fund. When appropriate funds from any surplus generated by the café will be transferred into general funds.

The Buildings Fund (Friends of Holy Trinity) is a restricted Fund to be used for the general upkeep, maintenance and improvement of the church buildings. Consequently, all payments in respect of repairs, maintenance, additions and enhancements of the church buildings are settled from this fund as far as possible. In 2025 a total of £5968 (2024 £3050) was spent on repairs and upkeep of the church and churchyard, of which £969 (2024 £1959) was paid from the Buildings Fund and £4999 (2024 £1091) was paid from General Funds.

At the end of 2024 and during 2025 a significant amount of work was carried out on the roof of the Parish Church Hall totalling £13,050 in 2025 and £3,581 in 2024. These amounts are included within Church hall running costs in the Receipts and Payments account.

The movements in restricted funds during the year were:

	Balance b/fwd	Receipts	Payments	Balance c/fwd
Buildings Fund	90	977	968	99
Kisizii Fund	183	1109	1080	212
Cafe Fund*		9638	9638	-
Total	273	11724	11686	311

*During the year a grant was received from the Clare Foundation to assist the Church in setting up a café which is open to the public. The grant of £9638 was used to fund purchase (and the first 3 months hire) of café equipment, necessary work to the building (including heaters) and salary and training costs for the first 3 months operation.

The accounts include monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC can be held responsible. They do not include the accounts of other Church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of Church members.

Subject to the above, receipts and payments include income as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid.

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

The following assets are recognised but not valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

Movable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal
Land and buildings held on behalf of the PCC
Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment where the PCC is free to dispose of such assets without faculty and where the original cost exceeded £1000

The following assets are recognised and valued in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Closing bank balances as shown in the receipts and payments account
Gift aid due on income received to 31/12/2025.

The following liabilities are recognised in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

Any loans or overdrafts advanced to the PCC
Prepaid Community News subscriptions
Creditors for goods or services where the supply has been received and invoiced by 31 December 2025.

Payments to Trustees

No payments were made to trustees (members of the PCC) during the year for their work as trustees.

During the year, payments totalling £11879 (2024-£6747) were made to Janna Holder a trustee which included materials supplied in connection with her work as Children and Families Minister at Holy Trinity.

During the year, payments totalling £15001 (2024 £4872) were made to Jeremy Carr a trustee for extra ministry hours worked.