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2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees Annual Report and Financial Report

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of

East Preston with Kingston: St Mary the Virgin

for the year ended 31 December 2025

CONTENTS

Trustees Annual Report; Report of the Independent Examiner; Statement of financial activities (income and expenditure)

including Balance sheet (Assets and Liabilities statement)

Notes to the accounts

Parish of East Preston

Website : www.stmarysep.org.uk

Facebook page :

www.facebook.com/groups/stmaryseastpreston Vicar: Currently in Vacancy

Independent Examiner: Mr D Cross, Hedge End, Hurst Road, East Preston BN16 3AP

Bankers: Barclays Bank, I Chapel Road Worthing BN11 1EX

Registered with the Charity Commissioners: 1180544

This Trustees Annual Report was compiled by the Church Wardens of St Mary’s, East Preston with Kingston, and adopted by the PCC at their meeting on April 15[th] 2026

Parochial Church Council of East Preston with Kingston: St Mary the Virgin

Trustees’ Annual Report for 2025

Our Aims and Purposes as a Charity

The Congregation of St Mary’s Church are still coming to terms with the loss of their beloved Vicar, Fr Andrew Perry, who was diagnosed with Cancer in February 2025 and died in September 2025. The Parish is therefore currently soon to be officially in Vacancy, pending the long process of seeking and appointing a new Incumbent. The Church Wardens, with the unflinching support of the Treasurer, the Secretary and members of the PCC, and the invaluable devotion of Fr Richard Bromfield, a retired Priest in our Congregation who has nobly taken on the role of Spiritual Leader, leading all of our weekly worship as well as other Services including baptisms and funerals, are doing their best to promote in the Parish the whole mission of the Church - Pastoral, Social, Evangelistic and Ecumenical.

Especially:

What we planned to do to achieve our charitable objectives

When planning our Activities for the year, while Fr Andrew was still well enough to do so, he and the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on ‘charities for the advancement of religion’.

The council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, fully recognising its duty to have due regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. This year we observed Safeguarding Sunday on 16[th] November to draw attention to this vital area of our life together.

We discussed:

Reaching out to the Unchurched through participation in village events and in a busy and varied social calendar;

Our progress as an Eco-Church – now Silver Status;

The importance of continuing to engage with the Parish Giving Scheme;

Our finances and future as a parish;

Our responsibilities for Safeguarding;

Our continued participation in Churches Together in Rustington;

Maintaining the fabric of the Church building as a historic centre and focus of life in the village.

What we achieved and how we affected beneficiaries’ lives

Attendance at worship

2023 and 2024 had seen a continued slow and gradual return to normal social mixing following Covid restrictions, and this rise has continued throughout 2025.

We continue to be able to welcome visitors from within as well as outside the Parish boundary. Visitors attend by personal choice, and it is our great pleasure to welcome anyone from all walks of life to take part in the life of the Church. We contend that voluntary attendance to worship the Lord Jesus Christ is a major demonstration of the public benefit of our activities.

We have continued to livestream the main Sunday mass and have been impressed at its continued popularity - Facebook statistics suggest over 130 people accessed online worship.

Sadly, in spite of the Leaders of the Sunday Club providing an excellent and committed service to children during the 10am mass, both Sunday Club and Families @3 numbers continued to dwindle to an average attendance of 3 children. As a result, the difficult decision was made to close the Sunday Club for the time being.

The average regular weekly attendance in person (October count) was 85 adults (73 in 2024) and 4 children (3 in 2024.). Since Fr Andrew’s illness we have sadly not been able to continue to celebrate monthly communion in two of the Parish’s care homes, The Martlets & White Lodge, but our neighbouring Priest Rev’d Natalie Bawcutt from Rustington Parish has kindly continued to celebrate monthly Communion with the Residents of Green Willow - our nearest Care Home and traditionally the one with the highest number of St Mary’s members.

This year there was 1 celebration of a wedding anniversary in church and 1 blessing of new wedding rings

Christmas is a very special time of celebration where many sections of the Community come together to join in the services. This was particularly the case in 2025 and despite the slow recovery of average Sunday attendance across the year, numbers were up this Christmas. Early Carols by Candlelight; Nine Lessons and Carols; Carols in the Tavern; Christingle; and Crib Service - all proved very popular, although due to Fr Andrew’s loss it was not possible to repeat the Nine Lessons and Carols for the Willowhayne Residents’ Association.

Advent congregations totalled over 400 (395 in 2024). Carols were also sung around the Nursing Homes.

Teaching, baptising and nurturing new and existing believers

In 2025 we celebrated no weddings (1 in 2024); there were 10 church funerals (11 in 2024;) 7 burials of ashes (8 in 2024) and 1 baptism (4 in 2024).

For our Lent course this year we again joined the Churches Together in Rustington, and attendance was good.

Fr Andrew traditionally ran four “occasional” home-grown teaching sessions throughout the year. In previous years these have covered such diverse subjects as the Diocesan Year of the Old Testament and a Christian perspective on death and healing. Sadly, due to his failing health, Fr Andrew was not able to lead similar courses in 2025.

We were able to join with ecumenical brothers and sisters for an Epiphany Service; Week of Prayer for Christian Unity; World Day of Prayer; Good Friday Walk of Witness, as well as Village events including Remembrance Sunday and Merchant Navy Day.

Evangelism and outreach

The 2025 East Preston Festival was a huge success, and, as ever, St Mary’s was involved: the Friends of St Mary’s Friends’ Brunch with a talk by the Olympic ice

Skater Robin Cousins; hosting various groups in the Spire Room; running Songs of Praise on the Village Green and providing Judging for the Carnival Float Parade.

The bi-annual Christmas Tree Festival , organised by the Friends of St Mary’s, took place in 2024 and will run again in 2026, but 2025 saw an extremely well-organised Flower Festival, in association with the East Preston Floral Society. The Festival was a fantastic success, raising significant sums for the Church and bringing in hundreds of people over three days.

The Women’s Fellowship had continued to reach out to women in the Parish, but the membership was dwindling and the reluctant decision to close it was taken. However, it was replaced with a ‘new-look’ Friendship Group open to all, which meets monthly and continues to grow in numbers.

The new group’s motto is “Friendship over a cuppa”

The Little Angels Toddler Group was paused for a few months in 2024, following the sad death of our beloved Lucy Hornby, who had played such an active role, but restarted in 2025 with a slightly different format and has been very well-received,

The Welcome Café (an initiative started in 2022 as an open-house drop-in coffee stop in the Spire Room from 10am-12noon of the first Monday of each month), continued to prove hugely successful, with an average of 35-40 people attending equally from the church and wider community.

We held two Music Nights which sold out and brought in many local people who do not usually attend Church. They also raised significant funds for the Church..

St Mary’s Drama Group production in May sadly had to be cancelled as the subject matter (which would normally have been appropriate) did not sit comfortably with the sombre mood of the Church. However, a new play is underway for May 2026 and is eagerly awaited.

Village events such as Remembrance Sunday continue to make connections and serve our community in marking important days.

As a pastoral/outreach follow-up to Ministry amongst the bereaved this year saw a special Service at for All Souls in November. Everybody who had had contact with a funeral connected with St Mary’s was invited and the service was live-streamed. Attendances were high and comments appreciative.

In addition to our website, Our Facebook page has 500 followers and is an excellent way of letting people in the wider Community know what we are doing

Parish of St Mary the Virgin, East Preston with Kingston

https://www.facebook.com>stmarysep

Music Nights

Two Music Nights were held and, as usual, were very well-received. The Music Nights bring in many people from the Village who do not usually attend Church, but we now see several of them at other Church events and services too. The wine for the licensed bar is donated by local Businesses, and with a very well-organised raffle we are able to keep ticket prices to £5 and still return a very heathy (usually 4-figure) profit.

Connection with the schools is always a priority at St Mary’s. East Preston Infant School came to celebrate Christmas at Church in December: three cohorts welcomed by Fr Richard included almost the entire school. In the previous year East Preston Junior School had more regular contact through the year: they came to Church in February to learn about parables; three cohorts came in February/March to learn about Ceremonies; Fr Andrew went into school for an all morning session on Understanding Parables And The Bible in March; and Fr Andrew went into school for most of an afternoon to talk about Pilgrimages in December. Sadly Fr Andrew’s health did not permit this in 2025.

The infant school came to St Mary's for their harvest festival.

We are seeing new faces throughout the year, many of whom are joining us - some occasionally, some regularly. Patterns of church going often seem to fluctuate, and if everybody who worshipped at St Mary’s occasionally came every Sunday it is likely that there would be standing room only.

Provision of the Church building for people to enjoy

As well as celebrating many Occasional Offices in 2025, in spite of Fr Andrew’s failing health, thanks to a team of Volunteers the church building remained open each day between about 8.30am and 5pm and a constant stream of people dropped in to sit, pray, light a candle and enjoy the silence. Many remarked not only how refreshing it is to find an open church but also the sense of peacefulness and spirituality the church pervades. It is important to us that the church is available for private prayer not just to the church family but to the wider visiting community. It appears that there is a growth in seeing the church building as being for the village , not just ‘for religious people on a Sunday’: a rise in ‘ownership’ seems to be taking place.

The church building continues to be appreciated by our parishioners and many others, as a space where life events are celebrated with joy and thanksgiving.

We continue to explore the survey by East Preston Parish Council’s Greener Buildings Project and the Brighton and Hove Energy Services Co-operative (BHESCo) and to work out ways to implement the findings and reduce our carbon footprint.

The provision of flowers - especially for high days and holy days - is now shared between the East Preston Floral Club and St Mary’s Jenny Bromfield. We remain very grateful for their input and the great pleasure the flowers bring. The Fabric Committee met monthly to draw up plans for implementing the Quinquennial Inspection. The challenges of maintaining a Grade 1 listed building continue to exercise the PCC and especially the Friends of St Mary’s. We continue to be hugely appreciate of the fabulous work Friends of St Mary’s does in order to raise funds for the Church fabric and to help us make sure the building is here for future generations.

Provision of tangible support to the poor and needy

During the year collections were made for the Littlehampton & District Food Bank, the Diocesan Family Support Work and Worthing’s Turning Tides homeless project: people showed their love and compassion in practical ways with tinned, dried and packet goods, toiletries and other essentials. St Mary’s continued to operate as a drop off/collection point for aid to Ukraine which continued throughout the year. Various other activities during the year support the Children’s Society; the NSPCC; Christian Aid; and Aspens (through re-cycling.)

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Incoming and outgoing resources

The total receipts on general unrestricted funds received was £97,617 (£95,842 in 2024); total expenditure on general unrestricted funds was £91,572 (£84,417 in 2024) and these are detailed in the statement of financial activities along with the notes to the accounts.

We continue to encourage people to join the Parish Giving Scheme, and plans were made to undertake a stewardship campaign in January 2026, to highlight and make our financial situation as transparent as possible.

We have been extremely grateful to Erica Hussey our Treasurer.

Erica has been doing a marvellous job and we are so grateful for her calm expertise.

Sharing the ministry costs of the Diocese of Chichester

The largest expenditure facing the PCC was the sum of £81,445 (£81,445 in 2024) levied by the diocese for our share of all churches’ Parish Ministry Costs (PMC). During the year the contribution from St Mary’s was £57,000 or 70% (61% £50,000 in 2024). We continue to endeavour to increase our PMC contribution.

The PMC relates directly to Parish support (21%), ministry support (16%) and Ministry costs (63%) of having a full time, stipendiary Parish Priest. This includes elements such

as training of new ordinands; a contribution to national Church funds; and shared costs of the Christian family throughout the whole diocese, including assistance towards the upkeep of Churches (such as ours) who are less able to meet their PMC.

Staff costs

The PCC pays for the organist, Daniel Paine, whose prodigious musical

talents greatly enhance our worship. Further details are provided in the notes to the accounts.

Trustee payments and expenses

The PCC also supported the Vicar by paying Council Tax, Water and environmental charges for the Vicarage. Expenses are also paid in connection with official duties for the Vicar.

There were no other payments to the Trustees, or persons related to or connected to, the Trustees.

Reserves Policy

It is the PCC’s Policy:

The PCC recognises with gratitude and appreciation those groups and individuals who make their service of God and of His Church clear by their generous giving of their time, money and effort. Much of the work of this Parish is undertaken by a generation who are entering their senior years. Failing health and vigour are reducing energies which could be relied upon in the past.

In order for the Church to thrive and grow we need to continue to engage in evangelism, mission and faith sharing to encourage growth in numbers as well as growth in faith, love and service. We were evangelised by those who helped to make

Jesus real to us - and they did a successful job (otherwise we wouldn’t be here!) - so we need to follow their example and pass on our faith to this current generation.

Management of Risks and their mitigation

The PCC has an ongoing task of reviewing the major risks which impact on the work of St Mary's. The usual PAT testing and fire extinguisher checks have been carried out, and a Defibrillator has been purchased through a generous donation by a member of the Congregation and collection money from the Carols by Candlelight service.

The PCC consider that the principal risks and uncertainties are:

The PCC seeks to manage these risks and uncertainties by regularly reviewing its finances, its Mission Action Plan and its plans for greater use of the Church buildings as conditions allow.

Engaging with the Parish Giving Scheme is a much more reliable, safe, efficient way of maximising support for St Mary’s, and we will continue to encourage supporters to use this method.

Future uncertainties

Our inability to meet our PMC is a concern, but the Stewardship campaign has already proved helpful in financial terms and therefore in planning for the future. We recognise that the demographic profile of worshippers at St Mary’s matches very well the general demographic of East Preston: this is weighed more towards those of retirement age, rather than young families.

It is also important to realise that St Mary’s faces challenges not shared by our immediate neighbours. We are a relatively modern parish (achieving separate status in 1914); we do not have historic trust funds, legacies, property, land or investments which provide income. The Spire Room (the closest thing we have to a Church Hall) is too small for regular hiring as (for example) a Nursery. Our building is very small and inflexible to use for other purposes.

Structure, governance and management

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity, and our registered Charity Commissioner’s number is: 1180544. Its governing document is the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956.

Since the APCM of 2024 the following served as members of

the Parochial Church Council: ex-officio:

Incumbent: Currently none, but Fr Richard Bromfield leads our worship. Church Wardens: Mrs Mary Jeavons (joint Acting Chair) Mr Christopher Wood (joint Acting Chair) PCC Secretary : Mrs Ann Mathias Honorary Treasurer : Mrs Erica Hussey Safeguarding Mrs Tracey Hammond Deanery Synod: Mrs Pauline McLelland Mr Bill Gale Elected members:

Mrs Viven Ayling Ms Laura Easton Mrs Brenda Harris Mr Laurie Hearn Mr Robert Hudson Mrs Sheena Hudson Mr George Lea Mr Malcolm McLelland Mr David Moore Mrs Helen Smith Ms Lois Townsend

Membership of the PCC is determined under the Church Representation Rules and consists of certain ex-officio members (the Clergy, the Churchwardens and members of the Deanery, Diocesan or General Synods) and 12 members of the Church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM). Church members are warmly encouraged to stand for election to the PCC and we try to ensure a balance of skills and experience where possible.

Electoral Roll Report

At the start of 2025, 109 were on the Roll, and at the end there were 121. 60% lived in the parish and 30% outside.

During the year, one person died.

At the start of the previous year, 106 were on the Roll.

Lynne Brunton, Electoral Roll Officer

Fabric (Buildings) Report

2024 had seen the successful completion of Phase 1 of the church restoration. The main requirement was to restore the North wall which suffered from damp created by the incorrect concrete rendering on the outside This was successfully stripped and lime based rendering was applied and repainted with lime based paint replicating that used centuries ago. The remaining walls were also painted to give a uniform appearance.

The brickwork of the Spire Room was repointed. All the gutters and drainpipes were cleaned and painted. With this work completed, we had a fully restored exterior to the church.

Phase 2 , the internal restoration, was carried out in January and February 2025, thanks to the funds raised by the Friends of St Mary’s. Furthermore, the Friends of St Mary’s were kindly able to fund the replacement of the flat roof above the Kitchen and Vestry extension leading to the Spire Room. This was well over 20 years old and had deteriorated significantly, allowing water to come into the Spire Room when it rained.

This means that all of the significant faults and nearly all of the minor defects highlighted in the 2021 Quinquennial Inspection have now been completed, under the guidance of the Fabrics Committee and the Architect Andy Burrell.

The next phase of our Church restoration (which was not raised in the 2021 Q.I but might be in the forthcoming one in 2026) will be to tackle the heating, lighting and electrical systems. We are seeking advice from Steve Collins, the Diocesan Heating & Lighting & Energy Efficiency Consultant, as to the most appropriate systems to meet our needs. Then we will start to gather the required money through grant applications and fundraising efforts to pay for the necessary works,

This Trustees’ Annual Report was approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by Church Wardens Mary Jeavons & Chris Wood.

Signed………………………………………………………………………………

Signed………………………………………………………………………………

Date…………………………………………………

PCC of St Mary The Virgin East Preston With Kingston

31st December 2025

Creditors

Creditors
Reallocate
Womens fellowship
Flower club
Funeral fee received in advance (inv 01/26)
Childrens's society
Electric
Gas
Father Andrew's expenses
Grundon
wheelie bin
R Little (garden - vicarage)
HMRC
Daniel extra
100 club subsriptions paid in advance
Zinnia payroll
FOSM gift
Little Angels
FOSM staty
Diocese wedding/funeral fees estimate
WSCC inspect fre extinguishers
FOSM Andy Burrell
Cleaning altar cloths
FOSM Traditional stone
Cleaning spire room
Accruals
Reallocate
Light and heat
Telephone
Deanery sub (08)
Other Creditors
Provisions
Father Philips
Digger Wakefeld		 2025
-296.00
1432.35
457.44
244.00
38.27
132.15
274.53
96.97
220.00
635.00
120.00
20.00
1124.02
17.98
1309.00
1890.86
1118.30
108.00
8942.87
296.00
320.00
79.00
430.00
1125.00
605.00
115.00
720.00		 2024
-296.00
1581.68
457.44
38.27
202.56
202.85
128.25
91.58
200.00
31.80
128.20
635.00
240.00
1024.02
804.00
76.80
50.00
189.00
5785.45
296.00
320.00
79.00
430.00
1125.00
605.00
115.00
720.00

10787.87

7630.45

Womens Fellowship

Opening balance 01/01/21
Bankings
Oct
Nov
Dec
Dec
Cheque Payments
Xmas party
Patient link
Guide Dogs
Cheque written back - speaker
Balance at 31/12/21
Bankings
apr
nov
Cheque payment
air ambulance
Christmas tree
Balance at 31/12/22
Cheque payment
St Barnabus
Speaker
Speaker
Speaker RNLI
Bankings
Feb
Re education Africa
Balance at 31/12/23
Cheque Payment
Education West Africa
St Barnabus
Christmas tree
Donation St Barnabus
Bankings
Balance at 31/12/24
Cheque Payment
Education West Africa		 88.00
65.00
60.00
105.00
140.00
218.00
120.00		 1566.68
318.00
478.00
25.00
1431.68
490.00
160.00
2081.68
25.00
50.00
2006.68
160.00
30.00
80.00
50.00
150.00
283.00
2119.68
283.00
35.00
50.00
250.00
-80.00
1581.68
255.00
Donation re Lucy
Coasters
Priest stole
Bankings
Little Angels
Balance at 01/01/22
Donation festival committee
Balance at 31/12/23
Banking August
Donation festival committee
Balance at 31/12/24
Balance at 01/01/25
Donation festival committee
Balance at 31/12/25		 50.00
135.87
93.46
-385.00
1432.35
709.92
100.00
809.92
114.10
100.00
1024.02
1024.02
100.00
1124.02

Job Description - Treasurer

Bookkeeping

Bankings

From weekly sheets enter figures onto spreadsheets From bank statements enter transfers onto spreadsheet Reconcile bankings to bank statements

Cheque Payments

From paid invoices enter figures and details onto spreadsheet From bank statements enter standing orders and direct debits onto s From bank statements enter transfers onto spreadsheet Reconcile payments to bank statements

Bank Accounts

Agree bank control account re current a/c Agree bank control account re deposit a/c Agree bank control account re freewill offering a/c Agree bank control account re business premium a/c

Creditors/ Debtors

Identify creditors/debtors paid/received and update schedule

Trial Balance

Prepare and agree trial balance

Nominal Ledger

Prepare and update supporting schedules

Financial Accounts etc

Prepare financial accounts Prepare annual budget Liase with independent examiner Present quarterly accounts at PCC meetings Present final accounts at AGM

Formal filing requirements

Annual return - charity commission Annual return re Diocese Payroll returns to HMRC

General

Liase with vicar on all financial matters Correspond with bank Advise PCC on grants etc Ensure compliance with government bodies eg charity commission a Liase with sub committees eg Friends of St Marys and 100 club

-preadsheet Ind HMRC

PCC of St Mary The Virgin East Preston With Kingston

31st December 2025

Parish Giving
2023
2023
2023
Gift Aid
Donation
Total
January
437.64
3966.75
4404.39
February
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
March
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
April
437.64
1996.75
2434.39
May
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
June
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
July
448.94
2041.93
2490.87
August
467.27
2116.82
2584.09
September
467.85
2127.40
2595.25
October
486.02
2200.11
2686.13
November
475.10
2156.45
2631.55
December
501.48
2241.89
2743.37
5418.58
26619.50
32038.08
Additional received January
Additional received March
Additional received April
Additional received May
Additional received July
Additional received August
Additional received September
Additional received October
Additional received December		 Parish Giving
2023
2023
2023
Gift Aid
Donation
Total
January
437.64
3966.75
4404.39
February
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
March
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
April
437.64
1996.75
2434.39
May
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
June
424.16
1942.85
2367.01
July
448.94
2041.93
2490.87
August
467.27
2116.82
2584.09
September
467.85
2127.40
2595.25
October
486.02
2200.11
2686.13
November
475.10
2156.45
2631.55
December
501.48
2241.89
2743.37
5418.58
26619.50
32038.08
Additional received January
Additional received March
Additional received April
Additional received May
Additional received July
Additional received August
Additional received September
Additional received October
Additional received December		 2024
2024
2024
2025
2025
2025
Gift Aid
Donation
Total
Gift Aid
Donation
Total
Leavers
Joiners
558.11
2533.50
3091.61
674.49
4187.63
4862.12
0
0
573.27
2777.29
3350.56
628.53
4003.80
4632.33
1
0
578.27
2797.29
3375.56
637.28
4064.80
4702.08
1
1
593.11
3856.63
4449.74
652.59
4126.04
4778.63
0
0
578.27
3797.29
4375.56
637.28
4064.80
4702.08
0
0
578.27
3797.29
4375.56
621.97
4003.56
4625.53
1
0
622.54
3892.19
4514.73
653.13
4129.25
4782.38
0
1
609.29
3923.16
4532.45
640.60
4079.83
4720.43
0
0
609.44
3926.82
4536.26
640.86
4086.18
4727.04
0
0
673.01
4181.08
4854.09
608.67
3957.51
4566.18
1
0
635.48
4030.94
4666.42
593.42
3896.62
4490.04
0
0
658.43
4122.73
4781.16
596.39
3908.52
4504.91
0
0
5418.58
26619.50
32038.08		 7267.49
43636.21
50903.70
7585.21
48508.54
56093.75
4
2
5.00
1497.20
1502.20
23.75
93.57
117.32
12.50
49.25
61.75
12.50
49.25
61.75
10.00
39.40
49.40
20.00
78.80
98.80
5.00
19.70
24.70
5.00
19.70
24.70
17.50
68.95
86.45
25.00
98.50
123.50
5.00
19.70
24.70
30.00
118.20
148.20
7277.49
45153.11
52430.60
7741.46
49124.16
56865.62

St Mary's PCC

Financial Report

For The Year Ended 31st December 2025

The PCC is a registered charity. Since the registration of the charity, both the Friends of St Ma and the 100 club have been amalgamated within the financial accounts. The friends are show as a restricted fund and as such can only be used for major repairs to the church. The 100 clu is included in the general fund.

The accounts are produced on an accruals basis, as this is best practice.

The PCC under the stewardship of an able and competent finance sub-committee team, rema solvent.

The accounts for the year ended 31st December 2025 show an overall loss of £59,857, split b general funds profit of £6,045 and restricted funds loss of £65,902. (Last year there was a co profit of £19,516, general fund of £11,425 restricted funds of £8,091). The loss is attributable expenditure by FOSM of the funds held, in the restoration repairs.

Total income decreased by £5,587. Vouluntary income decreased by £42,397. Included in voluntary income is planned giving, the majority of which is collected via the Parish Giving Scheme. Under the Parish Giving Scheme in 2025, we received total donations of £56,865 up £52,431 re 2024, an increase of £4,435 or 8.45%. Donations have decreased by £43,225, the majority of this relates to the EPIC appeal target being achieved last year. Fund raising decrea £9,433, as there was not a Christmas tree festival this year. Investment income decreased by Fees from weddings and funerals decreased by £1,952. Grants decreased by £2,469, but inclu the listed places of worship grants of £7,256. Sundry income includes the hire of the spire roo

Total expenditure increased by £23,670. Fund raising costs increased by £793. The parish sha increased by £7,000. The parsonage house costs increased by £75, and relates to council tax garden upkeep. Church running expenses increased by £193 and comprises of insurance, and and heat. Church maintenance increased by £17,213 of which £70,544 is re the church restor The upkeep of the churchyard increased by £340.Upkeep of services increased by £776. Professional fees include architect fees of £4,846.

Turning to the Balance Sheet, our reserves remain adequate. The most notable item is the red in restricted funds held, which have reduced by £65,902, to a balance of £12,380. This decrea also reflected in the cash at bank held at 31st December 2025.

Statement of Financial Activities

Year to
Forecast
31-Dec
2025
2025
Income
Voluntary income
Planned giving
52000
54783
Tax recoverable
9000
11173
Legacies
Collections open plate
3000
2039
Special collection
Donations
5000
5580
Activities for generating funds
Fund raising
12000
13895
Income from investments
Interest and dividends
1000
1459
Income from church activities
Fees from weddings and funerals
8000
7874
Other incoming resources
Grants
500
7606
Sundry income
1000
2998
91500
107407
Expenditure
Fund raising costs
2000
5024
Church activities
Special collections
Ministry
Diocesan parish share
57000
57000
Clergy expenses
2000
404
Parsonage house expenses
7000
8053
Curate expenses
Church running expenses
5000
4569
Church mainteneance
4000
72657
Churchyard upkeep
1000
1820
Organist and choir
2500
2305
Upkeep of services
3000
4427
Wedding and funeral costs
3500
3107
Depreciation
7
Stationery
2000
1796
Sundry expenses
1000
939
Professional fees
500
5086
90500
167194
Loss/Gain on investment assets revalued
-70
Net (Loss)/Proft
1000
-59787		 Year to
Year to
31-Dec
31-Dec
2024
2023
51888
31894
10849
8019
4430
4551
48805
10283
23328
13484
1603
750
9826
6151
10085
525
2180
1423
162994
77080
4231
3748
50000
57000
914
740
7978
7145
4376
3316
55444
4507
2160
779
2544
2384
3651
1438
3481
2459
174
2098
1794
945
715
5702
2318
143524
88517
46
153
19516
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36440 10192 4790 102 14529 21243 150 8930 350 2424 99150 3744 102 55000 1286 6082 1635 3284 3165 993 2870 1960 3893 175 1704 1026 240 87159 -243 11748

PCC of St Mary The Virgin East Preston With Kingston

31st December 2025

Debtors, Stock, Investments and Cash at Bank
Debtors
Income tax recoverable re gift aid
December gift aid re PGS
2025
2024
Friends
2025
2024
Other Debtors and Prepayments
Music night 26/07 banked 21/1/26
Hire of spire room
Recycle for charity
Ledger stone funerals
CCLI subscription re 2026
Stock
Wafers, Wine, Candles etc
Investments
Foundation of George Oliver
(231 shares CBF C of E investment fund)
Bell Acre Charity
(81 COIF Charity investment fund)
Cash At Bank and in Hand
Bell Acre Charity
Business Premium a/c
Nat West account
Current account
Flower cash
Cash in hand		 2025
596.39
3310.00
122.50
1103.07
14.00
429.23
5575.19
250.00
352.90
1565.07
1917.97
819.39
70179.19
7263.29
82.20
17.47
Freewill Ofering a/c
100 club
Friends of St Marys		 4013.75
2495.00
10645.85
95516.14

2024

3483.00 108.75

840.00 11.75 89.00 343.00 4875.50

250.00

344.47 1643.76 1988.23

819.39 64296.08 100.00 6733.06 193.74 12.78

4339.75 2839.00 73502.69 152836.49

St Mary's PCC

Analysis of Nominal accounts

For The year Ended 31 December 2025

Fund Raising Income

Stamps
Harvest supper
Pancake social
Drama group
Sale of craft
Sale of CD
Re De fbrillator
Quiz night
"easy fund raising"
Flowers
Play
Sale of olive tree
100 club
Poppy cascade café
Friends AGM talk
Friends subscriptions
Friends fundraising
Friends brunch
Recycle
Repair café
Welcome café
Advertising
Sale of chutney
Music night
Christmas tree festival
Warm spaces funding
Friends Robin Cousins
Table sale
Flower festival		 2025
60
47
10
318
206
154
291
3285
15
450
12
143
95
250
40
2246
715
167
5391
13895

Fund Raising Expenditure

e
Harvest supper
100 club prizes
Welcome folders
Friends fund raising costs
Welcome café
Repair café
Music night
Friends Brunch
Friends Robin Cousins
Quiz night
Play
Flower festival
Pancake social
Friends stall at Hort show
Carols by candles re de fb
Flowers
Warm spaces food		 1450
19
20
117
75
52
20
3024
10
27
210
5024

Sundry Income

Sundry Expenses

Hire of spire room
Cofee
Subscriptions
CCLI
DBS check
Refreshments
PRS licence
Donation re de-fb training
Churches Together
Friends
Bank interest
Go cardless		 2020
978
2998
343
366
100
110
20
939

Professional fees

Payroll
Architect		 240
4846
5086

Donations Received

Mary Wyatt
Re christening
Sum up
Friends appeal
EP festival Friends
Parishoner
Friends of Langmeads
R & C White
Andrew Rogers
Britton
Mr Gaydon
WW11 memorial
Mabs Barclay
Hawkins
Penny
Re music lessons
Flowers
Small donations
R Allan
Re Baptism
US Dollars
East Preston festival
Standpipe repair
Digging out box hedge
Flower shed repair
Rubbish collection
ses
Water
Rates
Garden		 100
2794
295
200
80
200
275
500
240
285
41
301
69
200
5580
450
461
909
1820
1064
3424
3565
8053

Churchyard Upkeep

Parsonage House Expenses

Curate Expenses

Stationery and postage

Photocopier
Go cardless
Postage and stationery
Staty re Friends		 1327
215
236
18
1796

Church Maintenance

Cleaning
WW11 memorial board
Traditional stone
Organ repairs etc
Oxley Asphalte
Small repairs
Cofee urn & pans & fask
Heating repair
Fire extn service
Friends carpet cleaning
Boiler service and repairs
Torches etc
Paper towels/loo rolls
Friends curtains
Electrical repairs
Interest Received
Bell acre
George Oliver
Friends
HMRC
General
Church Running Expenses
Insurance
Light and heat
Grants Received
Churchyard
LPW grant
EP Parish council		 1296
288
42119
180
27805
93
100
120
117
39
500
72657
46
12
513
18
870
1459
1528
3041
4569
350
7256
7606

Upkeep of services

Hayes & Finch
BT - broadband
Laundry
Service register book
Flowers
World day of prayer
Lanyards
Marquee hire re Fr A
Christmas tree
Sunday/family		 1798
936
115
37
193
43
1255
50
4427

Planned Giving

ing
Gift aid donations
Planned giving weekly 985
Planned giving monthly 53798
feewill 4674
PGS 49124
54783
Tax recoverable
Gift aid 3310
Gift aid Friends 122
Re gift aid claim adj
Gift aid re parish giving 7741
11173

2024

9 207 150 130

1389 60 3524 403 630 10 743 184 344 256 348

2175 11872 894

23328

55 1400 417 1116 59 15 130 187

160 4231

1510 670 2180

240 5462 5702

250

3205 43164

100 100 500 150

240 360 405 69 90 22 150 48805

1065 229 866 2160

726 3272 3980 7978

1426 215 457 2098

1242 52312 204

45 305 456 154 114 138 106 368 55444

44 8 837 714 1603

1476 2900 4376

350 9545 190 10085

1633 728 180 469 446

195 3651

1412 50476 51888

3483 109 -26 7283 10849

St Mary's PCC

Cash Account (Weekly Sheets)

For The Year Ended 31st December 2025

Cash in hand b/fwd
Movement
Cash in hand b/fwd
4/1/2025
Movement
Cash in Hand b/fwd
01/07/25
Movement
Cash in Hand b/fwd
10/1/2025
Movement		 12.78
17.26
Cash in hand c/fwd
3/31/2025
30.04
30.04
Error
20.39
Cash in hand c/fwd
6/30/2025
50.43
50.40
Movement
Cash in hand c/fwd
30/09/25
50.40
Movement
26.79
Cash in Hand c/fwd
12/31/2025
26.79

30.04 30.04

0.03

50.40 50.43

23.61 26.79 50.40

9.32

17.47 26.79

Women's Flower Date Total Cash Balance Gift Aid coffee fellowship Club Sundry Weddings Funerals Spire Room Candles etc Transfers Raising 100 club Legacies/ doParish Giving St Mary's PCC

Summary of Bankings(current account)

For The Year Ended 31 December 2025

Date
Jan
cafes
Lucy
Sum up
Sum up
de Min
D Penny
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Sum up
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Hawkins
Britton
Brockenhurst
Sum up
Tribe
Sum up
Sum up
Recycle charit
Co op
Sum up
Sum up
Feb
cafes
Sum up
D Penny
Sum up
Parish Giving
Hawkins
Christening
March
CCLA
cafes
Parish Giving
Sum up
Sum up
Co op
D Penny
Sum up
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Hawkins
sum up
Dean Jones
Davey ashes
sum up
Tribe		 Weekly Collections
Hire of
Fund
Donations &
Parish
Total
Cash
Balance
Gift Aid
Cofee
Fellowship
Flower ClSundry
Weddings
Funerals
Spire Room
Candles etc
Transfers
Raising
100 club
Legacies
Giving
315.00
20.00
-3.10
35.00
13.10
130.00
80.00 Dan re Willowhayne
10.00
30.00
380.00
5.00
6.80
5.00
27.50
255.00
9.00
21.70
50.00
120.00
55.90
-18.90
40.00
43.00
234.00
234.00 re 04
98.05
98.05
64.26
64.26
198.00
198.00 re 01
30.00
30.00
674.49
674.49
4187.63
4187.63
4.94
4.94
23.75
23.75
93.57
93.57
20.00
20.00
80.00
80.00
500.00
500.00
14.81
14.81
234.00
234.00 re 05
98.90
98.90
24.72
24.72
y
11.75
11.75
234.00
234.00 re 03
9.89
9.89
19.74
19.74
210.00
40.00
-7.57
10.00
28.35
43.02
36.20
60.00
170.45
25.60
14.15
105.00
22.80
2.90
29.66
29.66
30.00
30.00
24.72
24.72
4003.80
4003.80
20.00
20.00
100.00
100.00
11.39
11.39
115.00
55.00
-15.20
30.00
45.20
1105.00
77.00
6.56
30.00
61.44
350.00
580.00 Hornby/Hubbard
628.53
628.53
19.74
19.74
19.78
19.78
234.00
234.00 re 7
30.00
30.00
54.33
54.33
4064.80
4064.80
12.50
12.50
49.25
49.25
637.28
637.28
20.00
20.00
54.38
54.38
234.00
234.00 re 08
198.00
198.00 re 09
24.72
24.72
37.00
37.00 Pawleymemorial
19809.83
278.50
-17.26
255.00
196.19
385.00
0.00
441.39
0.00
2183.00
500.00
64.92
0.00
114.85
0.00
1032.64
14375.60

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Weekly Collections Womens Flower Hire of Fund Donations Parish
Total Cash Balance Gift Aid Coffee Fellowship Club Sundry Weddings Funerals Spire Room Candles etc Transfers Raising 100 club Legacies Giving
April 95.00 30.00 -16.85 40.00 19.15 22.70 welcome café
365.00 192.00 14.59 85.00 58.41 5.00 10.00 repair café
Sum up 24.72 24.72
Sum up 4.90 4.90
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Tribe
sum up
sum up
sum up
D Penny
Co op
Transfer
Hawkins
sum up
sum up
Recycle 4 cha
Tribe
Cleverly
sum up
Gift aid refund
May
sum up
D Penny
Tribe
sum up
Hawkins
Dean Jones
sum up
Brockenhurst
sum up
sum up
Gwca
sum up
sum up
CCLA
June
Sum up
D Penny
Sum up
Hawkins
Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
EP repair
Recycle 4 cha
Tribe
Tribe		 1412.60
1.03
-0.12
15.00
13.59
61.90
1116.20 music night
205.00 war memorial
198.00
198.00 re 10
26.69
26.69 music night
4.93
4.93
49.45
49.45
30.00
30.00
12.50
12.50
49.25
49.25
652.59
652.59
4126.04
4126.04
234.00
234.00 re 13
5000.00
5000.00
20.00
20.00
24.72
24.72
39.50
39.50
r
34.25
34.25
468.00
468.00 re 15 & 16
89.00
89.00 re 29/2024
19.75
19.75
3608.78
3608.78
505.34
45.00
21.52
30.00
20.86
290.00 Brittan
4.26
23.70 welcome café
70.00 WW11 plaque
14.00
14.00 repair café
60.00
60.00 sale of stamps
4.94
4.94
30.00
30.00
80.00
80.00 re 17
4064.80
4064.80
29.61
29.61
20.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
39.40
39.40
234.00
234.00 B Candy inv 14
49.41
49.41
1300.00
1300.00
4.94
4.94
9.87
9.87
192.00
192.00 re 15/2024
19.78
19.78
39.55
39.55
11.39
11.39 bell acre
370.00
98.50
-23.98
25.00
62.38
2.00
206.10 quiz
132.24
52.00
6.80
15.00
19.10
17.70
21.64 welcome café
140.00
66.00
-22.35
30.00
49.75
16.60 repair café
2968.56
15.00
15.00
24.00
235.00
2179.00 100 club
500.56 Mabs Barclay
39.53
39.53
637.28
637.28
30.00
30.00
64.20
64.20
4003.56
4003.56
621.97
621.97
20.00
20.00
24.72
24.72
9.89
9.89
9.89
9.89
29.61
29.61
40.00
40.00 re SR 02
r
9.00
9.00
234.00
234.00 re 18
269.00
269.00 re 19
32962.15
499.53
-20.39
255.00
267.24
0.00
0.00
3620.17
0.00
2523.00
1340.00
90.86
5000.00
3739.88
0.00
1429.47
14217.39

Weekly Collections Women's Little Hire of Fund Donations Parish Total Cash Balance Gift Aid coffee fellowship Angels Baptisms Weddings Funerals Spire Room Candles etc Transfers Raising 100 club Legacies Giving Date July 269.00 81.70 11.60 20.00 46.80 70.00 19.50 19.40 welcome café 16.00 floral club 16.00 repair café

Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
D Penny
Parish Giving
Sum up
Sum up
Parish Giving
Hawkins
Recycle 4chari
Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Aug
Flower Festiva
Flower Festiva
Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
Sum up
D Penny
Nat West
Parish Giving
sum up
Hawkins
Parish Giving
Parish Giving
Tribes
Tribes
sum up
Dignity funeral
CCLA
sum up
Flower festival
Parish giving
Sum up
sum up
fower Festival
Sept
Flower Festiva
Penny
Hawkins
sum up
parish Giving
parish Giving
sum up
Flower featival
sum up
parish Giving
sum up
Parish Giving
Recycle 4chari
sum up
Hpm
Reynolds
sum up
sum up
sum up
sum up
sum up		 125.00
90.00
-16.50
30.00
21.50
88.98
88.98
19.78
19.78
74.17
74.17
0.00
30.00
30.00
20.00
20.00
19.76
19.76
9.89
9.89
78.80
78.80
20.00
20.00
t
55.00
55.00
59.33
59.33
27.66
27.66
29.67
29.67
4129.25
4129.25
653.13
653.13
470.31
124.00
41.05
25.00
67.20
13.06 welcome café
200.00 Mr Gaydon
l
190.00
190.00
155.00
64.00
-4.00
55.00
40.00 chutney sale
357.10
54.70
0.91
15.00
69.39
167.10 table top sale
50.00 re baptism
l
490.00
490.00
9.89
9.89
39.55
39.55
2.97
2.97
4.93
4.93
30.00
30.00
120.00
120.00
4079.83
4079.83
0.00
20.00
20.00
5.00
5.00
19.70
19.70
269.00
269.00 re 23
290.00
290.00 re 21
4.94
4.94
s
269.00
269.00
11.39
11.39
11.87
11.87
50.00
50.00
640.60
640.60
123.61
123.61
9.89
9.89
50.00
50.00
l
270.00
270.00
174.00
60.00
13.60
35.00
33.80
11.60
20.00
125.00
33.20
-23.05
20.00
55.05
19.80 welcome café
20.00
30.00
30.00
20.00
20.00
54.35
54.35
17.50
17.50
68.95
68.95
9.89
9.89

30.00
30.00
69.17
69.17
4086.18
4086.18
74.09
74.09
640.86
640.86
t
10.25
10.25
59.32
59.32
20.00
20.00
235.00
235.00
19.78
19.78
7.91
7.91 fower
34.59
34.59 fower
192.64
192.64 fower
254.20
254.20 fower
19953.68
507.60
23.61
200.00
293.74
0.00
0.00
11.39
0.00
1063.00
90.00
31.10
120.00
1909.95
0.00
1263.49
14439.80
Weekly Collections Weekly Collections Women's Little Hire of Fund Donations Parish
Total Cash Balance Gift Aid Cofee fellowship **Angels ** Baptisms Weddings Funerals **Spire Room ** Candles etc Transfers Raising Interest Legacies Giving
Date
Oct Flower festival 995.00 995.00
Flower festival 2826.60 2826.60
225.00 74.25 -3.26 35.00 60.01 39.00 20.00 re music lessons
713.00 28.05 18.25 30.00 48.30 580.00 marks of resp 3.40 5.00 re music lessons
sum up 49.40 49.40
sum up 74.16 74.16
Parish giving 25.00 25.00
Parish giving 98.50 98.50
Brockenhurst 180.00 180.00
sum up 14.81 14.81
sum up 64.22 64.22
sum up 4.93 4.93
sum up 4.94 4.94
sum up 69.05 69.05
sum up 4.94 4.94
sum up 0.00
D Penny 15.00 15.00
Hawkins 20.00 20.00
Parish giving 3957.51 3957.51
EP festival 500.00 500.00
Brockenhurst 240.00 240.00
Recycle 4 charit 6.90 6.90
Parish giving 608.67 608.67
Nov 85.00 60.90 -14.20 20.00 13.80 4.50 welcome café
150.00 50.00 -0.70 70.00 25.70 5.00 music lesson
0.00
sum up 4.94 4.94
sum up 4.93 4.93
sum up 4.94 4.94
sum up 29.65 29.65
sum up 4.94 4.94
Hobdens 2.97 2.97
sum up 34.55 34.55
Parish giving 3896.62 3896.62
sum up 98.83 98.83
sum up 0.00
sum up 0.00
sum up 0.00
Parish giving 593.42 593.42
British Legion 20.00 20.00
Brockenhurst 240.00 240.00
EPCC 0.00
EPCC 250.00 250.00
Tribes 609.00 609.00 Higgins
Tribes 269.00 269.00 Waller
Penny 0.00
Hawkins 20.00 20.00
recycle 4 charit 14.00 14.00
CCLA 11.79 11.79
Dec 233.20 14.50 -16.63 5.00 40.00 friendship gp 190.33
56.80 56.80 craft/cd
200.00 110.99 16.81 40.00 16.20 10.00 6.00 music lesson
458.45 116.00 9.05 60.00 18.40 255.00 education W africa
154.40 56.00 15.00 38.60 19.00 baptism 1.40 19.40 welcome 5.00 music lesson
31.00 31.00
carols by candle 318.77 318.77 re de fb
Parish giving 3908.52 3908.52
Parish giving 30.00 30.00
Parish giving 118.20 118.20
Parish giving 0.00
sum up 9.89 9.89
sum up 54.39 54.39
sum up 9.89 9.89
sum up 59.31 59.31
Dean Jones 269.00 269.00 I Collins
Dean Jones 198.00 198.00 Andrews
Dean Jones
sum up
sum up
Tribes
sum up
sum up
Penny
Hawkins
sum up
sum up
sum up		 269.00
269.00 Bull
4.94
4.94
34.61
34.61
244.00
244.00 inv 01/26
4.94
4.94
34.55
34.55
0.00
20.00
20.00
19.76
19.76
4.94
4.94
74.10
74.10
23862.87
510.69
9.32
275.00
221.01
0.00
0.00
516.79
19.00
2438.00
680.00
53.80
0.00
4281.97
0.00
1620.85
13236.44

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Women's Fund Light & Fellowship Transfer Ins Staty Repairs Services Sundries Churchyard Organist raising Clergy Quota Funerals Heat

St Marys PCC

Summary of Cheque Payments (Current Account)

For The Year Ended 31 December 2025

Jan
821WSCC re fre extn service
822HMRC
823Cinders
824Cinders
825R Little
826Zinnia payroll
827Daniel
dd
Grundon
dd
EDF gas
dd
EDF elec
828Father Andrew
829
830Diocese
831Education West Africa
dd
Ecclesiatical
dd
ADC
dd
Southern Water
dd
BT
dd
Diocese Quota
so
Daniel
Feb
832Cancer donation re Lucy
833Cleaning Altar cloths
834Cinders
835R Little
836Womens F coasters
dd
EDF gas
dd
EDF elec
837Hayes & Finch
838Father Andrew
dd
BT
dd
Grundon
839Cinders
dd
Ecclesiatical
dd
Southern Water
dd
Diocese Quota
so
Daniel
Mar
dd
EDF elec
dd
EDF gas
840Religious drama soc sub
841music night licence
842Paint re shed door
843Postage
844R Little
845WW11 memorial board
dd
Grundon
dd
Ecclesiatical
dd
Ricoh
dd
Southern Water
dd
BT
so
Daniel		 76.80
76.80
31.80
31.80
108.00
108.00
81.00
81.00
200.00
200.00
240.00
240.00
128.20
128.20
91.58
91.58
202.85
202.85
202.56
202.56
128.25
128.25
0.00
804.00
804.00
255.00
255.00
127.26
127.26
329.00
329.00
66.94
66.94
74.00
74.00
4750.00
4750.00
192.00
192.00
50.00
50.00
65.00
65.00
108.00
108.00
310.00
310.00
135.87
135.87
209.09
209.09
176.14
176.14
324.86
324.86
204.84
204.84
74.00
74.00
68.45
68.45
108.00
108.00
127.25
127.25
66.94
66.94
4750.00
4750.00
192.00
192.00
184.09
184.09
215.71
215.71
20.00
20.00
21.00
21.00
38.48
38.48
13.60
13.60
180.00
180.00
288.00
288.00
68.02
68.02
127.25
127.25
485.32
485.32
66.94
66.94
74.00
74.00
192.00
192.00
17034.09
440.87
0
381.76
498.92
769.80
611.86
240.00
266.53
736.00
41.00 1552.91
9500.00
804.00
1190.44
April 846 Cinders 108.00 108.00
dd Grundon 68.45 68.45
847 Richard Moore 450.00 450.00 re box hedge removal
dd ADC 342.51 342.51
848 R Little 200.00 200.00
849 Churches together 100.00 100.00
850 Paine Manwaring 99.60 99.60 heating repair
851 Men in Sheds 400.00 400.00 shed repair
dd EDF gas 192.75 192.75
dd EDF elec 131.45 131.45
dd Diocese 4750.00 4750.00
dd Ecclesiastical 127.25 127.25
dd BT 78.74 78.74
dd S Water 66.94 66.94
dd Diocese 4750.00 4750.00
so Daniel 192.00 192.00
May 852 Father A 45.70 45.70
853 Diocese 1076.00 1076.00
854 Cinders 135.00 135.00
855 Clean Altar cloths 50.00 50.00
856 Hayes & Finch 158.34 158.34
857 R Little 320.00 320.00
858 Priest stole 93.46 93.46
859 Southern Counties 189.94 189.94
860 Photocopy paper 24.00 24.00
861 service register book 37.00 37.00
862 Shed padlock 22.95 22.95
dd BT 78.74 78.74
dd EDF elec 112.53 112.53
dd EDF gas 147.69 147.69
dd Grundon 96.83 96.83
863 Organ repair 180.00 180.00
864 Paper & padlock 45.79 24.00 21.79
dd Ecclesiastical 127.25 127.25
dd ADC 344.00 344.00
FOSM re gift aid 108.00 108.00
dd S Water 66.94 66.94
dd Diocese 4750.00 4750.00
so Daniel 192.00 192.00
June 865 Cinders 81.00 81.00
866 Groceries re quiz night 51.34 51.34
867 R Little 330.00 330.00
dd Grundon 87.28 87.28
dd EDF gas 116.55 116.55
dd EDF elec 97.30 97.30
868 music night licence 21.00 21.00
869 Cinders 108.00 108.00
870 Father A 29.40 29.40
871 0.00
872 Biscuits for cofee 20.36 20.36
dd Ecclesiastical 127.25 127.25
dd ADC 344.00 344.00
dd S Water 66.94 66.94
dd BT 78.74 78.74
so Daniel 192.00 192.00
June dd Ricoh 268.54 268.54
0.00
July
dd
Ecclesiastical
so
Arun dc
dd
EDF elec
dd
EDF Gas
dd
Grundon
dd
S Water
dd
BT
dd
Parish Quota
so
Daniel
873Diocese
874Gift aid envelopes
875Hayes & Finch
876R Little
Zinnia payroll
Transfer
877HMRC
dd
Diocese
Aug
dd
Go cardless
dd
ecclesiastical
dd
Arun dc
dd
EDF gas
dd
EDF elec
dd
Grundon
dd
s Water
dd
BT
dd
Parish Quota
so
Daniel
878Cinders
879Diocese
880Music night groceries
881Ward Gas boiler test
882Hayes & Finch
883R Little
884Flower festival banner
885paper/cistern lever
Sept
dd
Ecclesiastical
dd
Arun dc
dd
EDF gas
dd
EDF elec
dd
Grundon
dd
S Water
dd
BT
dd
Parish Quota
so
Daniel
886Clean altar cloths
dd
Ricoh
Diaries
Hayes & Finch
887Cinders
888Kitchen bin
889Father A
890R Little
891Flower festival printing
893toilet seat/refreshments		 22479.55
93.46
108.00
381.75
316.54
733.39
481.56
289.94
1125.51
576.00
92.70 2156.43
14250.00
1076.00
798.27
127.25
127.25
344.00
344.00
96.36
96.36
14.53
14.53
96.83
96.83
110.40
110.40
78.74
78.74
4750.00
4750.00
192.00
192.00
722.00
722.00
82.38
82.38
738.78
738.78
500.00
500.00
120.00
120.00
5000.00
5000.00
15.60
15.60
4750.00
4750.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
20.00
20.00
127.25
127.25
344.00
344.00
16.89
16.89
111.13
111.13
68.45
68.45
110.40
110.40
78.74
78.74
0.00
192.00
192.00
108.00
108.00
4750.00
4750.00
75.33
75.33
117.00
117.00
139.20
139.20
340.00
340.00
65.00
65.00
30.09
19.60
10.49
127.25
127.25
344.00
344.00
14.06
14.06
103.82
103.82
68.45
68.45
110.40
110.40
78.74
78.74
4750.00
4750.00
192.00
192.00
50.00
50.00
257.06
257.06
23.45
23.45
58.69
58.69
108.00
108.00
27.99
27.99
125.02
125.02
220.00
220.00
150.00
150.00
0.00
31.29
16.00
15.29
Hayes & Finch 311.13 311.13
Southern counties cofee 161.05 161.05
31744.75 0.00 5000.00 381.75 382.49 387.48 1534.02 316.34 233.73 591.60 290.33 2548.22 19000.00 722.00 356.79 31744.75
Oct dd Ecclesiastical 127.25 127.25
dd Arun DC 344.00 344.00
dd EDF elec 148.00 148.00
dd EDF gas 19.65 19.65
dd Grundon 68.30 68.30
dd Southern Water 110.40 110.40
dd BT 78.74 78.74
dd Parish Quota 4750.00 4750.00
so Daniel 192.00 192.00
892 Daniel 64.40 64.40
894 repair candle stand & Lanyard 42.94 42.94
895 R Little 460.00 460.00
Flowers re festival 1809.30 1809.30
896 Cinders 108.00 108.00
897 EP Floral club 1000.00 1000.00
898 Chris staty 48.99 48.99
899 Marquee hire & paper towels 1294.00 39.00 1255.00
Fosm re festival donation 200.00 200.00
Nov Christian Copyright 429.23 429.23 copyright/music licence
Hayes & Finch 21.11 21.11
dd Ecclesiastical 127.25 127.25
dd Arun DC 344.00 344.00
dd EDF elec 143.65 143.65
dd EDF gas 138.13 138.13
dd Grundon 39.93 39.93
dd Southern Water 110.40 110.40
dd BT 78.74 78.74
dd Parish Quota 4750.00 4750.00
so Daniel 192.00 192.00
900 Cinders 108.00 108.00
901 R Little 350.00 350.00
902 refreshments re carols by 16.89 16.89
Dec dd Ecclesiastical 127.25 127.25
dd Arun DC 344.00 344.00
dd EDF elec 126.45 126.45
dd EDF gas 118.51 118.51
dd Grundon 80.71 80.71
dd Southern Water 110.40 110.40
dd BT 84.74 84.74
dd Parish Quota 4750.00 4750.00
so Daniel 192.00 192.00
dc Go Cardless 215.00 215.00
903 R Little 445.00 445.00
tfr Cinders 108.00 108.00
tfr Hayes & Finch 44.69 44.69
904 Refreshments re carols by 9.50 9.50
905 light re toilet 17.00 17.00
906 Christmas tree re church 50.00 50.00
907 Education west Africa 255.00 255.00
dd Ricoh 316.36 316.36
tfr FOSM 0.00
0.00
0.00
25109.91 0.00 0.00 381.75 580.35 380.00 1655.96 1884.23 188.94 640.40 1835.69 2618.20 14250.00 0.00 694.39

Friends of St Mary's

Bank Account

For The Year Ended 31st December 2025

Balance b/fwd

Cash
Barclays current
Barclays deposit		 15575.78
57926.91
73502.69

Cheque payments

Church restoration Lottery licence Architect Speaker re event Sundries reception

Bankings

Cheese - fundraising
Subscriptions
Easy fundraising
Bank interest		 12.50
30.00
18.94
212.14
273.58

Balances c/fwd

Cash Barclays current Barclays deposit

73776.27
Balances b/fwd 01/04/25
Cash
Barclays current 3858.46
Barclays deposit 26885.49
30743.95
Bankings
Subscriptions 380.00
Donations 100.00
Fund raising - Robin Cousi 715.00
Fund raising - AGM talk 15.00
Gift aid refund 108.00
Listed places of worship 2544.67
Sum up vicarage appeal 1129.73
Bank interest 122.62
5115.02

Add bankings

Cheque Payments

AGM speaker Restoration Vicarage appeal Fund raising costs R Cousi Stall at Hort show

Balances c/fwd 30/06/25

Cash Barclays current

Barclays deposit

35858.97

Balances b/fwd 01/07/25

Cash
Barclays current
Barclays deposit		 4381.86
29552.78
33934.64

Cheque Payments Vicarage appeal

Bankings

Subscriptions
Donations
Vicarage appeal
Easy fund raising
Bank Interest		 10.00
65.00
1225.62
135.37
98.09
1534.08

Balances c/fwd 30/09/25 Barclays current Barclays deposit

35468.72

Balances b/fwd 01/10/25
Cash
Barclays current 4592.23
Barclays deposit 29650.87
34243.10
Bankings
Subscriptions 30.00
Donation 80.00
Donation EP festival 200.00
Listed places of worship 4711.39
Vicarage appeal 50.00
Gross interest 80.11
5151.50

Cheque Payments

Oxley Asphalte Fund raising costs Architect

Balances c/fwd 31/12/25

Cash Barclays current Barclays deposit

39394.60

Bank Reconciliation

Balance as per bank statements
12/31/2025
Less o/s cheques		 Balance as per bank statements
12/31/2025
Less o/s cheques		 4008.98
0.00
4008.98

41001.56 2030.76

43032.32

3858.46 26885.49 30743.95 73776.27

90.00 619.60 1129.73 75.00 10.00

5

4381.86

29552.78 33934.64 35858.97

1225.62

5

4592.23 29650.87 34243.10 35468.72

27805.50 19.25 924.00

5

4008.98 6636.87 10645.85 39394.60

St Mary's PCC

Summary of Bankings and Cheque Payments For The Year Ended 31st December 2023

Recycle 4 charity
Sum up
Transfers
Donations
Hire of spire room
Organist
Funerals
Wedding
BT
Bike rack
FOSM
Water
Grundon
Electric
Gas
Cleaning
Payroll
Donations
Parish Giving
Women's fellowship
Donations
Envelopes
Paypal
Stationery
Upkeep of services
Council tax
Insurance
Diocese
Diocee quota
Sandcastles
Maintenance
Churchyard grant
R Little gardening
Father Andrew
Amazon smile
Music night
100 Club
Pancakes
COIF
Refreshments
Gift aid
Fund raising costs
CWWG talk
Cash
Cheque
Sundry income		 January
February
March
Total
April
May
June
Total
-9.05
-6.90
-15.95
-6.75
-6.75
-103.24
-34.44
-59.00
-196.68
-157.32
-56.07
-132.73
-346.12
3131.95
-8205.42
775.94
-4297.53
1919.55
327.65
-2833.49
-586.29
-430.00
-456.75
-255.00
-1141.75
-857.60
-87.80
-25.00
-970.40
-145.00
-120.00
-60.00
-325.00
0
192.00
192.00
192.00
576.00
192.00
192.00
192.00
576.00
-911.00
139.00
-772.00
-880.00
-182.00
-1435.00
-2497.00
-590.00
-590.00
45.54
45.54
45.54
136.62
54.18
54.18
54.18
162.54
276.00
276.00
0
270.00
270.00
549.75
549.75
59.39
59.39
59.39
178.17
59.39
59.39
59.39
178.17
55.60
85.62
60.06
201.28
60.38
60.28
63.23
183.89
136.68
99.07
114.78
350.53
81.13
66.03
110.55
257.71
201.98
182.71
178.19
562.88
207.77
172.86
46.07
426.70
74.25
123.75
99.00
297.00
99.00
222.75
321.75
120.00
120.00
0
-50.00
-50.00
-50.00
-150.00
0
-4404.39
-2367.01
-2367.01
-9138.41
-1996.75
-2817.00
-2367.01
-7180.76
160.00
-150.00
30.00
40.00
80.00
80.00
-230.00
-25.00
-255.00
-50.00
-50.00
-50.00
-150.00
-55.00
-55.00
-55.00
-165.00
-30.00
-30.00
-23.00
-23.00
0
177.60
391.92
569.52
289.64
243.46
533.10
423.08
127.03
550.11
213.10
213.10
300.00
300.00
314.86
314.00
313.50
942.36
93.61
93.63
187.24
93.63
93.63
93.63
280.89
693.00
693.00
556.00
556.00
9500.00
4843.63
14343.63
4750.00
4750.00
4750.00
14250
75.60
21.00
96.60
88.50
-1673.00
216.84
-1367.66
137.88
261.47
399.35
0
-350.00
-350.00
0
490.00
260.00
750.00
255.00
545.00
800.00
242.13
242.13
389.44
389.44
-19.62
-19.62
-5.32
-33.52
-38.84
21.00
21.00
-902.40
-1077.20
-1979.60
-3940.00
-3940.00
0
-260.00
-260.00
0
-11.12
-11.12
-10.95
-10.95
184.33
184.33
-4350.06
-4350.06
108.62
98.43
49.15
256.20
-233.00
-233.00
-281.50
-387.00
-668.50
-170.00
-170.00
-130.00
-130.00
50.00
25.00
25.00
100.00
0.00
-80.00
-84.00
-164.00

St Mary's 100 Club

Bank Account

For The Year Ended 31st December 2025

Balances b/fwd Cheque Payments
2839.00 Prizes
Bankings
Subscriptions 970.00
Balances c/fwd
31/03/25
3809.00
Balance b/fwd 01/04/25 3534.00 Cheque Payments
Prizes
Transfer current a/c
Bankings
Subscriptions 755.00 Balances c/fwd 30/06/2
4289.00
Balance b/fwd 01/07/25 1635.00 Cheque Payments
Prizes
Bankings
Subscriptions 600.00 Transfer current a/c
Balance c/fwd 30/09/25
2235.00
Balance b/fwd 01/10/25 1960.00 Cheque Payments
Prizes
Bankings
Subscriptions 960.00
Balance c/fwd 31/12/25
2920.00

Cheque Payments Prizes Transfer current a/c Balances c/fwd 30/06/25

275.00

3534.00

3809.00

475.00

2179.00

1635.00

4289.00

275.00

1960.00 2235.00

425.00 2495.00 2920.00

St Marys PCC

Bank Current Account

For The Year Ended 31st December 2025

Balance b/fwd Balance b/fwd 6733.06 Balance b/fwd
Bankings 96588.53 Cheque Payments
Cheque w/b Add Cheque
re R Little chq 778 310.00

Balance c/fwd Balance c/fwd 103631.59

Bank Reconciliation At 31 December 2025

Balance as per bank statements
Less o/s cheques 905 17.00
906 50.00
907 255.00
Chris 23.45
898 48.99
Add o/s banking

96368.30 7263.29 103631.59 7657.73 394.44 7263.29

St Marys PCC

Freewill Offering Bank Account

For The Year Ended 31 December 2025

Balance b/fwd
4,339.75
Transfer - current a/c
Jan
Bankings - church collections
Feb
Jan
416.00
Mar
Feb
385.00
Mar
495.00
1296.00
Balance c/fwd
@ 31/03/25
5635.75
Balance b/fwd
Transfer - current a/c
@ 01/04/25
5635.75
Apr
Bankings - church collections
Apr
366.00
May
360.00
June
395.00
1121.00
Balance c/fwd
@ 30/06/25
6756.75
Balance b/fwd
Transfer - current a/c
@01/07/25
1756.75
Bankings - church collections
July
391.00
Aug
360.00
Sept
420.00
1171.00
Balance c/fwd
@ 30/09/25
2927.75
Balance b/fwd
Transfer - current a/c
@ 01/10/25
2927.75
Bankings - church collections
Oct
366.00
Nov
360.00
Dec
360.00
1086.00
Balance c/fwd
@31/12/25
4013.75		 5635.75
5635.75
5000.00
1756.75
6756.75
2927.75
2927.75
4013.75
4013.75

St Marys PCC

Business Premuim Bank Account

For The Year Ended 31 December 2025

Balance b/fwd
Transfers
CBF Fixed Interest
Gross interest
Balance b/fwd
@ 01/04/25
Transfers
CBF Fixed interest
Gross interest
Balance b/fwd
@ 01/07/25
Transfers
CBF fxed interest
Gross interest
Balance b/fwd
@ 01/10/25
Transfers
CBF fxed interest
Gross interest		 64296.08
Transfers
2.29
Balance c/fwd
227.41
@ 31/03/25
64525.78
Transfers
64525.78
3.12
Balance c/fwd
@ 30/06/25
214.35
64743.25
Transfers
64743.25
5000.00
3.58
225.16
Balance c/fwd
@ 30/09/25
69971.99
Transfers
69971.99
3.03
204.17
Balance c/fwd

@ 31112125 70179.19

64525.78 64525.78

64743.25 64743.25

69971.99

69971.99

70179.19 70179.19

Bank Current Account

Balance Sheet

P & L Account

Opening Balances

Freewill Offering Account

Business Premium AccouAdjustments

St Marys PCC

Trial Balance

At 31st December 2025
Fixed assets
Investments
Stock
Debtors
Cash at bank FOSM
Bell Acre
Business premuim
Current
Cash in hand
Flower fund cash
Freewill ofering
100 club
Nat west
Creditors
Funds general
Funds designated
Funds restricted
Income
Planned giving weekly
Planned giving monthly
Legacies
Collections open plate
Tax recoverable
Donations
Fund raising
Dividends and interest
Wedding/funeral fees
Churchyard grant
Sundry income
Investment gains
Expenses
Fund raising costs
Special collections
Ministry parish share
Clergy expenses
Loss on disposal
Parsonage house repairs
Church running expenses
Church maintenance
Churchyard upkeep
Organist and choir
Upkeep of services
Wedding/funeral costs
Stationery and postage
Insurance
Sundry expenses
Professional fees		 Business Premium and
100 club and
Opening Balances
Bank Current Account
Freewill Ofering AccounCash Account
Friends Account
Adjustments
DR
CR
DR
CR
DR
CR
DR
CR
DR
CR
DR
CR
5976
5968
4561
4568
1988
70
250
4877
429
4121
5163
772
73503
308
200
10646
73611
819
64296
5000
70179
69296
6733
7263
6733
12
37
33
50
49
194
291
403
4340
5000
9014
4340
2839
2179
4674
2839
100
120
20
7630
1961
740
1173
5552
33107
40940
78282
985
49124
4674
2038
1
7145
4028
5065
495
20
7856
4631
1408
45
883
513
18
8207
333
350
7256
3338
340
70
3260
1554
210
2356
2356
57000
404
4568
4561
8343
310
220
200
3039
407
405
2271
69426
1226
266
1815
97
92
2545
80
160
4284
193
50
1798
1309
1778
18
1528
486
90
363
120
2955
2011		 P & L Account
Balance Sheet
DR
CR
DR
CR

1408
1407

1918
250

5576
10646
819
70179
7263
17

82
4014
2495

10788
33107
40940
78282
985
53798
2039

11173

5580

13895

1459
7874
7606
2998
70
5024
57000
404

7

8053

3041

72657

1820

2305

4427
3107
1796
1528
939
5086
165927
165927
103669
103669
79193
79193
50
50
91701
91701
22573
22573		 167264
107407
104667
164524
59857
59857
167264
167264
164524
164524

PCC of St Mary The Virgin East Preston With Kingston

For The Year Ended 31st December 2025

Restricted Funds

2025 2024
Bell Acre
Bank account 1030.31 984.35
Investment account 1565.07 1643.76
2595.38 2628.11
George Oliver
Bank account 403.65 391.63
Investment account 352.90 344.47
756.55 736.10
Bell Acre Charity
Interest on COIF credited to bank account
11.39
11.39
11.39
11.79
0.00 45.96
Opening balance 819.39 164.96 984.35
Closing balance 819.39 210.92 1030.31
George Oliver
Interest 2.29
3.12
3.58
3.03
12.02
Opening balance 391.63
Closing balance 403.65

Reconciliation of Restricted Funds

2025 2024
Debtors gift aid 122 109
Bank Bell Acre 819 819
Friends 10646 73502
Investments 1918 1988
Creditors Friends -3047
Included in general funds bank current account
George Oliver 403 391
Bell Acre 211 165
(interest rec'd direct to PCC current account)
Jean Lytton 1004 1004
Expenses paid on behalf of
the Friends -27 -27
Gift aid due re friends
2021 53 53
2020 23 23
2022 255 255
12380 78282

PCC of St Marys East Preston with Kingston

31 December 2025

Fixed Assets

(50 % SL)

Equipment
Mower
TV & Video Equipment
Computer
Dishwasher
Keyboard and
Microphone		 Cost
B/fwd
Additions
Disposals
Depn
2
2
0
0
0
0
350
1
350
3
0
2
0
1058
0
1408
3
0
2
0

Clfwd

St Mary's Pcc

Energy Usage

For the year Ended 31st December 2025

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December		 Electricity
Gas
Amount
kWh
Amount
kWh
202.56
588.9
202.85
2543.5
176.14
503.9
209.09
2614.6
184.09
535.6
215.71
2678.3
131.45
360.1
192.75
2395
112.53
301.3
147.69
1790.9
97.30
250.2
116.55
1366.8
96.36
249.2
14.53
11.16
111.13
294.7
16.89
11.11
103.82
271.2
14.06
11.16
148.00
415.4
19.65
66.99
143.65
399.3
138.13
1643.8
126.45
346.1
118.51
1412.4
1633.48
4515.9
1406.41
16545.72

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN EAST PRESTON WITH KINGSTON

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN EAST PRESTON WITH KINGSTON

This report on the accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages 2 to 10, is in respect of an examination carried out under Regulation 3(3) of the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (‘the Regulations’) and s.145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

Respective responsibilities of the Parochial Church Council and examiner

As the members of the Parochial Church Council you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 3(3) of the Regulations and section 145(2) of the Act do not apply. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those accounts in accordance with the terms of Regulation 25.

Basis of this report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(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 accounting records kept by the Parochial Church Council and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in 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 has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

D CROSS Independent Examiner

Date: