THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 

## OF THE 

## ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH 

## OF 

## ST MARY, GREENHITHE 

## **Annual Report and Financial Statements** 

Year ended 31 December 2025 


Registered Charity Number 1180908 



**THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, GREENHITHE** 

## **Table of Contents** 

||**Page**|
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|Trustees Report|2 – 8|
|Independent Examiners Report|9|
|Statement of Financial Activities|11|
|Balance Sheet|12|
|Notes to the Accounts|13 - 18|



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## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, GREENHITHE** 

## **Trustees Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025** 

## **Administrative information** 

St Mary’s Church is situated on London Road, Greenhithe. It is part of the diocese of Rochester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is - Church Office, 131 Mounts Road, Greenhithe, Kent DA9 9ND. 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity on the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1180908. 

PCC Members who have served from 1 January 2025 until the date this report was approved are: 

**Incumbent:** Revd Charlie Lloyd-Evans **Curate:** Revd Dr Bart Woodhouse **Wardens:** Mr Rod Long 

Mr Barry Edwards from the APCM 

## **Representatives on the Deanery Synod:** 

Mrs Mandy Holloway LLM Mrs Margaret Bobby 

## **Elected members:** 

Mrs Marion Lane (Secretary) Mrs Jennie White LLM Miss Jude Andrews Mr Jason Emmett Mr Nigel Hewitt Mr Ben White (Bookkeeper) from the APCM Mr Garry Durrant from APCM until May 2025 

These members now serve as Trustees of the Registered Charity. Ms Jude Andrews was elected as the Safeguarding Officer for Children and Vulnerable Adults. The council has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). 

## **Professional Consultants:** 

Independent Examiner: Martyn Burt, Adventus Accounting Solutions Bankers: National Westminster Bank Plc, Dartford The Cooperative Bank Plc, Business Direct Insurers: Ecclesiastical Insurance. Fundraising Consultant: Carol Ward, Action Planning Consultancy Ltd 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Powers measure. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. 

The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. 

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC. 

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## **Electoral Roll 2025 Summary** 

All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. After the full revision of the roll we have 59 members, broken down as follows. Men, total of 24, 9 live in the parish and 15 outside the parish. Women, total of 35, 17 live in the parish and 18 outside the parish 

## **Reports for 2025** 

## **Deanery Synod** 

**First meeting held at SPPS on Sat 25th January** - Getting to know you meeting- introductions. Appointment of officers. Updates about Ebbsfleet and Alkerden Academy. Discussed our Vision and Aspirations. 

**2nd April 2025 -** Meeting at Chalk. Joint meeting with Gravesend Deanery. Bishop Jonathan spoke on the Diocesan Vision. 

**Sunday 8th June 2025  -** There was a Commissioning/celebration service held at St Peters and St Pauls, Swanscombe. 

**Meeting - 13[th] June 2025** 

Two new LLMs, Joan Gould (St Nicholas) and Seye Adetunmbi (St Botolph’s) have been Licensed to churches in the Deanery. Helen Patel was welcomed as a new Deanery Synod Rep for St Peter & St Paul Swanscombe. Marion Fielder-White was voted as Diocesan Rep. 

There was a Deanery Confirmation at St Barnabas, Istead Rise on 5[th] October. A Deanery Sung Evensong was held at St Botolph’s on 23[rd] November, Archdeacon Sandra preached. 

## **Swanscombe Deanery Synod 10 October  2025  - held at Alkerden Academy.** 

We were greeted by the Co-Head of the school Laura Carey, who gave us and insight to the Academy and answered questions.  The Academy opened with just 150 students in year 7 to begin with, rising to 240 students eventually in year 7. This is part of the Aletheia Academies Trust which is open to people of any faith or none, but the school is Christian. In our small deanery we have many Aletheia church school trusts. 

**Review of Deanery Calendar** : It is proposed to have two Deanery services a year, so that people can get to know each other. The second of these was on the 23rd Nov. ’25. at 3pm at St Botolph’s, Northfleet. It was a sung Evensong Service where Archdeacon Sandra preached. The next of these will be at Stone at St Mary the Virgin at Pentecost the 24 May 2026. 

A Confirmation Service is planned for May or June next year **(2026).** Date to be confirmed. **Diocesan Called Together Vision** :  Tia Ndu has been appointed to lead this for the Diocese. A working group has been formed. 

Paul Bromley suggested a Carbon Zero person could be invited to speak to our Deanery, also a Fund Raising person as to how to apply with proper support. Vic Union asked is the aim of 2030 possible for Net Zero?   It helps to focus minds on the possibility. 

We now have a Swanscombe Deanery Facebook page www.facebook.com/swanscombedeanery for publicising our churches’ news and events. 

## **PCC Committees** 

The PCC operates through several committees, which meet between full meetings of the PCC. All the committees are answerable to the full PCC. 

The PCC held ten full meetings during the year. 

## **2025 Events Report** 

This year, we hosted, with varied success, a selection of engaging events that brought together both our church members and the wider community. These events fostered relationship-building, provided shared fun and games, and contributed to raising vital funds for our ongoing work. 

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The key events for 2025 included: 

- Pancake Night, Raffles, Spring Fair, Summer Fayre, Harvest Lunch, Quiz Night with a Cooked Meal, Christmas Fayre. 

Each of these events saw a mix of participation from both regular church members as well as members of the wider community. This blend of involvement helped us build on existing relationships while also creating new connections, fostering a stronger sense of community and engagement. 

Despite the success of these events, one key challenge we’ve faced is recruiting enough volunteers. As it stands, a small group of dedicated individuals continue to take on the majority of the responsibility for organizing and running the events. The lack of broader volunteer participation has placed a significant strain on the team. We are actively seeking new volunteers to join both the Events Team and assist with the individual events themselves. By welcoming more hands and diverse perspectives, we can ensure that our events remain sustainable and enjoyable for years to come. 

I would like to extend a thank you to the team of volunteers who dedicate so much of their time and energy to these events. Your commitment is truly appreciated. Additionally, I want to express our deepest gratitude to all the community members who volunteer on the day of each event, contributing in various ways, whether it be through setting up, running stalls, or providing support on the ground. Your involvement is invaluable, and we couldn’t do it without you. 

As we move forward into the coming year, it is our hope to expand the Events Team and encourage greater participation in volunteering. By doing so, we can continue to make these events as successful as possible, ensuring a fun, welcoming, and impactful experience for everyone involved. 

Jen 

## **Family Ministry** 

The Sticky Fingers group continues to average around 30 – 35 children each week alongside their parents/ carers/ childminders. The group continues to attract new families and generates consistent positive feedback on the quality and hospitality the group provides. 

We have updated the paperwork that is completed when people join the group which includes information about the group, our code of conduct as well as allowing us to gain information about the children and adults. 

Sticky fingers participated in the MCK Christmas tree festival, making their own decorations for a tree. We also gathered the children and their carers in the church for the telling of the Christmas story, a singing time, and a visit from Santa Claus. Each child received a gift of a book (age appropriate) telling the story of Jesus’ birth. 

The group is run by a number of volunteers and we are very grateful for their commitment to it. Thank you to Karen and Dawn who run the kitchen every week ensuring that there is always a cup of tea/ coffee available for the adults and a snack ready for the children. Thank you to Bart, Marion, Susan, Charlotte and Jude who set up and pack up each week, chat to the parents and play with the children. 

We aim to have craft activities, messy play, sensory play as much as we can, and celebrate the special occasions such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Easter etc 

We wish to formally acknowledge the huge amount of work and time that goes into this ministry and to thank all those who give of their time and resources to enable the group to flourish. 

Jude 

## **The Community Café** 

The Community Cafe continues to be very popular in the local area. We have up to 100 people attending weekly on Wednesday morning between 9am and 1pm. The age range is from babies up to over 80 year olds. Our group of volunteers work extremely hard setting up, preparing and serving food and packing away. The Cafe has been running for over 11years. 

A Walking group of up to 20 people headed by trained volunteers leaves the Cafe at 10.30am to enjoy a walk by the River Thames as far as Ingress Abbey or through Stone Park as far as St Mary the Virgin Church. 

We are pleased to host outside agencies including Hi Kent, MCK Digital hub, and the MCK Legal Advisor. The Police and our PCSO come in to see us and are there to give advice and help if anyone has problems. Local Councillors also attend regularly. 

Our annual Beach Trip was to Ramsgate on Tuesday 19th August 2025. Two coaches and a minibus full of 

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happy people enjoyed a trip to the sea. This was subsidised by the Church and a generous grant from Dartford Lions. We were able to keep the cost of the event very low for which all the people were very pleased. 

The Seniors’ Afternoon Tea which is an offshoot of the Cafe meets on a Tuesday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm. Up to 20 people attend weekly. We received a grant from Swanscombe and Greenhithe UDC and it was decided that a trip out was a good idea. On the afternoon of Tuesday 5th August 2025  a minibus took us to Great Comp Gardens  in Sevenoaks. Everyone really enjoyed the afternoon and thanks go to our local council and Gareth who drove the minibus. 

The Cafe and Seniors’ Afternoon Tea are both part of the ‘Warm Spaces’ scheme thanks to a grant from Dartford Borough Council. 

The Coffee and Craft Morning runs monthly on the third Saturday of the month from 9.30am to 11.30am. We have craft, games and jigsaws available and some people bring along their own projects. People enjoy tea, coffee and homemade cakes. Bike repair sessions now take place at the coffee and craft mornings. All the people who attend our Cafe, Seniors’ Afternoon Tea and Coffee and Craft morning say how much they enjoy coming. 

Margaret 

## **Sunday Special** 

Sunday Special has continued to meet throughout this past year either in the hall or within our very own Tabernacle in the Church. We can range from one child to 12, but our average is 4-5 on a weekly basis. We continue to work using the Scripture Union books. 

It has been lovely to get new regular attendees who have brought with them some amazing interactions and wonderful knowledge, which in turn, has helped the team to expand the knowledge of the whole group.  Our children always know more about God and Jesus than you realise. They absorb the parables and stories of the bible and manage to pull the information out just at the right time. 

My thanks go to Ben for assisting me in steering this group over many years, hopefully in the direction that God wants from these children. My thanks also go to other church members who have often jumped onboard to cover when either myself or Ben are unavailable. 

Please continue to pray for the team and our children as we move into another year with God. 

Emily 

## **Ignited Youth** 

The Ignited Youth meets most Sundays and has had between 3 and 7 attendees each week. The young people enjoy fun games and activities to introduce the weekly topic, with sweet treats which the young people very much appreciate, before a wider discussion around the theme or passage from the Bible. For the past four sessions we have covered the theme of ‘tricky friendships’ and issues that can occur such as dealing with conflict and peer pressure. In the coming weeks in the lead up to Easter, we will be looking at the theme of communion and encountering Jesus (the criminal on the cross). 

Rachel 

## **Eco Working Group** 

The Eco Group has met sporadically over the last year but has made some changes to the day-to-day practice of the church. These include the ongoing commitment to buying Fairtrade coffee, tea, and sugar, and making sure we have recycling bins in both the church building and the community hall. There are continuing conversations about the use of hand driers in the toilet area of the hall, but no conclusion has been reached. 

We are also continuing to work towards the installation of a bike rack where bikes can be securely locked and parked for those accessing the site on bikes. This is still seeking Faculty Permission from the Diocese. We run a small bicycle repair café which operates once a month within the Saturday Coffee Morning at SMG. We run this service with community volunteers during the months from March through to September. Much of the work and wider conversation about Eco issues within the church’s life have now largely been taken on by the Demonstrator Church Committee who are pursuing grants and extensive works within the church site to enable us to be as near carbon neutral as possible. 

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## **MCK – Mary’s Child Kent** 

MCK – Mary’s Child Kent exists to love, care for and support individuals and families in the local area. The charity continues to grow since our establishment in 2023 and we support many people through our three foodbanks and the legal advice provided by our advisor Jeremy. We continue to run food and fun events during the school holidays in local venues having had a short break for the October half term. This allowed Jude to spend some time focusing specifically on grant applications and fundraising. 

We held a celebration event in June, looking at how far we have come since MCK’s formation and looking to the future. The Christmas Tree festival was again well supported by local schools, businesses and individuals and was held across three venues this year. 

Jude continued in her role as Operations Manager for the charity and a new role of operations assistant will be in place in the New Year. 

We have been supported financially by many individuals, organisations and grant making trusts and foundations. We are supported by volunteers from many local businesses especially taking part at food and fun events. We have been out and about promoting MCK in various places such as Bluewater and Asda. We were able to take MCK into some of the local schools to talk about what we do and as a result of this were very well supported at harvest time with gifts from their assemblies. 

The Swanscombe foodbank is now fully operational in the grounds of Swanscombe Church Centre. Thank you to everyone who supports MCK in any way during the last year, it is very much 

Jude 

## **Curate Report** 

(As Curate across both St Mary Greenhithe (SMG) and St Peter & St Paul Swanscombe (SPSP)). Over the past year I have moved into the priestly role having been ordained priest on the 28[th] June 2025. This was a wonderful and memorable day at Rochester Cathedral attended by many members of both St Mary Greenhithe and St Peter & St Paul Swanscombe. Since presiding over my first communion service on the 29[th] June I have been regularly (almost every Sunday) been leading and presiding at communion service across both churches. Easter and Christmas services have been a particularly formative and positive experience during the last year. 

Over this year I have also led in baptismal service, baptising both adults and children, and taken a couple of funeral services. As curate I continue to be part of the ongoing life of both churches helping lead the toddler groups in both churches and supporting the Community Café at SMG, Seniors Group, and Life Groups etc. Two projects that have been particularly successful include the Man Shed and the Alpha Course which included people from across both churches. 

Training continues with the completion of IME2 units 2 and 3, which included a week long school placement at St Botolph’s C of E Primary School in Northfleet. This went very well and included celebrating the eucharist within a whole school assembly and taking part in several RE lessons. 

As I head towards the end of my IME2 journey I plan to take some Book of Common Prayer services at SMG’s 8.30am communion service and will be taking two weddings during the coming summer. The end of my training under IME2 and being “signed off” by Bishop Jonathan as “fit to practice” will then take place in late November this year (God willing!). 

Rev’d Dr. Bart Woodhouse 

## **Church Warden report** 

This year we were due for our regular Quinquennial inspection. We were fortunate in being able to retain John Bailey from Thomas Ford and Partners who is very familiar with the site as he was deeply involved with the new roof project. 

It was overall a very positive report. Externally no major problems but work is needed to the Lytch gate which is suffering from rot due to water penetration. Internally there is much decoration to be done both to the East wall and the West wall, but we are currently awaiting faculties to proceed. The heating of the building is still to be resolved. 

A number of tree saplings (fruit and nut bearing indigenous species) were planted along the Western boundary to shield the site from McDonalds carpark. An inspection of the trees on the site revealed, that apart from two, all unsafe trees were found to be on land which is the responsibility of the Diocese. They were informed of this and agreed to remove the two which were our responsibility as well as their own. Maintenance to the site has continued through regular work parties. It would be much appreciated if more members of this church became involved in this work. 

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Work was done to the West door including repainting. The surveyor suggested that the porch on the North side would benefit from repainting. 

We have a new gardener who is responsible for mowing the grounds. 

We have been appointed a Demonstrator Church. This will enable us to both receive and share with other churches who are working to make their premises more environmentally friendly. We will have access to specialist advice and grants, all of which will help us make progress towards deciding the most suitable type of heating both for the church and the church hall. 

In the meantime, from January to Easter, we have used the Church Hall for Sunday services as we are able to heat this building. 

To enable us to make better use of the sound desk and associated equipment a cable was run from the Church to the Church Hall. This also reduced the amount of equipment needed to be transferred regularly. Our collaboration with St Peter and St Pauls continues well and joint services are successfully run on occasions. 

Social activities continue and are well attended. Sticky Fingers continues. 

Barry Edwards agreed to become the second Church Warden which enabled the workload to be shared. All the above groups and activities take place because people are prepared to give time and energy and out thanks go out to everyone who takes part in the life of the Church. Our grateful thanks to you all. 

Barry Edwards and Rod Long 

## **Priest in Charge report and Future Outlook** 

This year has again been an exciting one as we have continued our journey with God in this community. The new Deanery of Swanscombe is gradually establishing its identity, and I have been growing into the role of Area Dean. I continue to be supported by a wonderful PCC and ministry team. Revd Bart Woodhouse, our curate, was priested in June and continues to enrich our ministry, our longest standing LLM, Mandy, has taken on the significant Diocesan role or Warden of Lay Ministry, and our other LLM, Jen, has taken on the role of administrator for both this church and our sister church at St Peter and St Paul’s. This had led to significant streamlining of administrative processes across both churches and also to cost savings. 

The PCC focus of the year has been to continue delving into the question of where God is leading us missionally as a church. The monthly Missional Leaders meeting has been effective in shaping this. We have had a focus on discipleship and ran the John Mark Comer ‘Practicing the Way’ Course through the Life Groups and with an associated sermon series. We have established a monthly church prayer meeting, billed as ‘The Most Important Meeting of the Month’, to encourage and prioritise corporate prayer. We are now seeking to focus on equipping our church members as evangelists, by developing confidence and skills to share our story. This is part of our ongoing prayerful journey for revival in our community and seeking ways to build connections with the community, including strengthening the church connections to the wide range of community engagement provisions that we have already established. 

St Mary Greenhithe has also been awarded Demonstrator Church status by the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme. This comes with financial, technical and fundraising support to implement Net Zero projects in the church and become a resource for other churches seeking to address net zero projects. We are currently at stage 1 of the project, seeking a heating, insulation and energy provision solution across the site. This project will be a significant focus for the church over the next couple of years at least. 

## **Financial review** 

Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £80, 578 ( **2024** : £93,702 **2023** : £71,400). 

£ **76,791** ( **2024** : £112,061 **2023** : £49,331) was spent to provide Christian ministry. This has included a contribution to the Diocesan Parish Share this year of £30,000. 

The net result for the year was a surplus of income over expenditure on unrestricted funds of £3,787 ( **2024** deficit: £18,359, **2023** surplus: £22,069). 

The balance on unrestricted funds at 31[st ] December 2025 was £63,066 ( **2024** : £67,820 **2023** : £88,689). 

The church is in the process of migrating to a new bank account for its general current account. This is due to high bank charges with its current provider, and to seek a provider that align with ethical and 

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environmental values. Current accounts at both Nat West and Cooperative bank are currently in use during the transition. 

## **Reserves policy** 

The reserves policy was reviewed and will be maintained at a balance on unrestricted funds which equates to at least 3 months operating costs, equivalent to £16,000. The balance at the end of 2025 was comfortably in excess of the reserves policy. 

Approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by: 


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## 19 March 2026 

## **Independent  Examiner’s report to the Member/Trustees of St Mary Greenhithe** 

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on the pages following. 

## **Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner** 

The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.  The church’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to 

- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

- Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- State whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission.  An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.  The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

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## **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 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been 

   - met; or 

- (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

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## **St Mary Greenhithe Statement of Financial Activities For the period from 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025** 

||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Endowment**||**Total**||**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**||**funds**||**funds**||**funds**||**funds**||**total funds**|
|Income and endowments from:||||||||||||
|Voluntary Income|2a||53,544.73||600.00|-|||54,144.73|-||
|Activities for Generating Funds|2b||12,990.79|-||-|||12,990.79|-||
|Investment Income|2c||368.19|-||-|||368.19|-||
|Church Activities|2d||10,995.50|-||-|||10,995.50|-||
|Other income|2e||2,679.18||1,675.00|-|||4,354.18|-||
|Total income|||80,578.39||2,275.00|-|||82,853.39|-||
|Expenditure on:||||||||||||
|Church Activities|3||70,414.75||906.01|-|||71,320.76|-||
|Cost of Generating Funds|3||5,326.29|-||-|||5,326.29|-||
|Governance Costs|3b||380|-||-|||380|-||
|Other expenditure|3||669.68||2258.5|-|||2928.18|-||
|Total expenditure|||76,790.72||3,164.51|-|||79,955.23|-||
|Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer|||**3,787.67**||**-889.51 **|**-**|||**2,898.16 **|**-**||
|Transfers:||||||||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in||-|||8,541.61|-|||8,541.61||26,509.39|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|||-8,541.61|-||-|||-8,541.61||-26,509.39|
|Other recognised gains / losses||||||||||||
|Gains/losses on investment assets||-||-||-||-||-||
|Gains on revaluation,fixed assets,charity's own use||-||-||-||-||-||
|Net movement in funds|8||-4,753.94||7,652.10|-|||2,898.16|-||
|Reconciliation of funds||||||||||||
|Total funds brought forward|||67,820.35||15,544.83|-|||83,365.18||83,365.18|
|Total funds carried forward|||63,066.41||23,196.93|-|||86,263.34||83,365.18|





## **St Mary Greenhithe** 

## **Balance Sheet (Separate funds)** 

||**At 31/12/2025**<br>**At 31/12/2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**General**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Endowment**|
|---|---|
|Unrestricted - General Fund<br>Designated - Drop-in Cafe<br>Designated - Roof And Maintenance Fund<br>Designated - Youth<br>Restricted - Drop-in Cafe<br>Restricted - Defibrilator<br>Restricted - Education And Training<br>Restricted - Edible Ebbsfleet<br>Restricted - Heating And Seating<br>Restricted - Life Groups<br>Restricted - Memorial Book And Garden<br>Restricted - Roof And Maintenance Fund<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Fund Totals**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Total net assets less liabilities**<br>**Represented by**<br>**Liabilities**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>Cash At Bank And In Hand<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year<br>**Net current assets less current liabilities**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**||
||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||5,310.06<br>-<br>58.8<br>-<br>5,368.86<br>23,451.60<br>43,074.33<br>17,270.88<br>23,285.98<br>-<br>83,631.19<br>69,996.25|
||48,384.39<br>17,270.88<br>23,344.78<br>-<br>89,000.05<br>93,447.85|
||2,588.86<br>-<br>147.85<br>-<br>2,736.71<br>10,082.67|
||2,588.86<br>-<br>147.85<br>-<br>2,736.71<br>10,082.67|
|||
||45,795.53<br>17,270.88<br>23,196.93<br>-<br>86,263.34<br>83,365.18|
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||45,795.53<br>17,270.88<br>23,196.93<br>-<br>86,263.34<br>83,365.18|
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||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
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||45,795.53<br>17,270.88<br>23,196.93<br>-<br>86,263.34<br>83,365.18|
||45,795.53<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>45,795.53<br>41,784.07<br>-<br>-36<br>-<br>-<br>-36<br>-36<br>-<br>16,388.12<br>-<br>-<br>16,388.12<br>25,153.52<br>-<br>918.76<br>-<br>-<br>918.76<br>918.76<br>-<br>-<br>4,499.41<br>-<br>4,499.41<br>5,082.91<br>-<br>-<br>262<br>-<br>262<br>262<br>-<br>-<br>1,810.64<br>-<br>1,810.64<br>1,810.64<br>-<br>-<br>5,765.05<br>-<br>5,765.05<br>5,765.05<br>-<br>-<br>9,593.41<br>-<br>9,593.41<br>9,593.41<br>-<br>-<br>89.46<br>-<br>89.46<br>89.46<br>-<br>-<br>1,176.96<br>-<br>1,176.96<br>1,176.96<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-8,235.60|
||45,795.53<br>17,270.88<br>23,196.93<br>-<br>86,263.34<br>83,365.18|





**Parochial Church Council Of St Marys Greenhithe Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2025** 

## 1 **Accounting Policies** 

## **Basis of financial statements** 

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PSSs, and with the Regulations "true and fair view" provisions. 

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

## **Assets** 

## **Consecrated and benefice property** 

In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of ‘charity’ by Section 10(2)(a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 such assets are not capitalised in the financial statements. 

## **Moveable church furnishings** 

These are capitalised at cost and depreciated over their useful economic life other than where insufficient cost information is available.  In this case the item is not capitalised, but all items are included in the Church’s inventory in any case. 

## **Tangible fixed assets for use by charity** 

These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £1,000 and are not used within the church building. They are valued at cost or else, for gifts- in-kind, at a reasonable estimate of their open market value on receipt. 

Depreciation is calculated to write off the capitalized cost of fixed assets less their currently anticipated residual fair value over their estimated useful lives as follows: 

Land Nil 

Fixtures & Fittings 20 years Computers 3 years is used entirely within the church building so is written off at full cost Church Sound Equipment in the year of purchase 

No depreciation is provided on buildings as the currently estimated residual value of the properties is not less than their carrying value and the remaining useful life of these assets currently exceeds 50 years, so that any depreciation charges would be immaterial. 

An impairment review is carried out at each year-end and any resultant loss identified included in expenditure for the  year. 

## **Fund accounting** 

_Restricted Funds_ comprise revenue donations or grants for a specific PCC activity intended by the donor. Where these funds have unspent balances, interest on their pooled investment is apportioned to the individual funds on an average balance basis. 

_Unrestricted Funds_ are income funds which are to be spent on the PCC's general purposes. 

_Designated funds_ are general funds set aside by the PCC for use in the future. Project funds are designated for particular projects for administration purposes only. Designated funds remain unrestricted and the PCC will move any surplus to other general funds. 

## **Incoming resources** 

Planned giving, collections and similar donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is entitled to the use of the resources, their ultimate receipt is considered reasonably certain and the amounts due are readily quantifiable. Dividends are accounted for when declared receivable, interest as and when accrued by the payer. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. 



## **Resources expended** 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish share expected to be paid over is accounted for when due. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it is incurred and is accounted for gross. 

## **2 Incoming Resources** 

|**2**|**Incoming Resources**|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**||**Designated**||**Restricted**|**Total**||**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**||**Funds**||**2025**|**2024**|
||a) Voluntary Income|||||||||
||Planned Giving||33668|-||||33668|29381|
||Collections at services||7071|-||-||7071|8502|
||Donations||776|-||-||776|603|
||Tax Recoverable on Gift Aid||6852|-||-||6852|762|
||||48368||0|0||48368|39248|
||b) Activities for Generating Funds|||||||||
||Fund raising for roof repairs|||||600||600|20722|
||Fundraising Events||5854|-||-||5854|5047|
||Photocopy Income||458|-||-||458|30|
||Drop-in Café||7678|-||||7678|9191|
||EcoChurch|-||-||-||0|25|
||||13991||0|600||14591|35016|
||c) Investment Income|||||||||
||Bank Interest||368|-||-||368|417|
||||368||0|0||368|417|
||d) Income from church activities|||||||||
||Use of Church Facilities||8617|-||-||8617|6470|
||Memorial Book and Garden||228|||||228|30|
||Fees for weddings and Funerals||2379|-||-||2379|1208|
||||11224||0|0||11224|7708|
||e) Other incoming resources|||||||||
||Other Income and Grants||4177|-||||4177|32482|
||Social Trips|-||||1675||||
||Life Groups|-||||||0|272|
||Family Ministry including Sticky||2451|-||-||2451|3020|
||||6628||0|1675||8303|35774|
|||||||||||
||Total Receipts||80578||0|2275||82853|118162|
|**3**|**Resources Expensed**|||||||||
|||**Unrestricted**||**Designated**||**Restricted**|**Total**||**Total**|
|||**Funds**||**Funds**||**Funds**||**2025**|**2024**|
||a) Fund Raising Expenses|||||||||
||Fund Raising Expenses||1352|-||-||1352|1338|
||||1352||0|0||1352|1338|
||b) Church activities|||||||||
||Diocesan parish contribution||30000|-||-||30000|66516|
||Rector and rectory costs|||||||||
||Council Tax - Rectory||2183|-||-||2183|1979|
||Water and Sewage||357|||||357|248|
||Curate - expenses||844|||||844|434|





|Church and services<br>Gas & Electricity - Church<br>Insurance - Church<br>Music<br>Service Accessories<br>Family Ministry<br>Repairs & Maintenance<br>Audio Visual<br>Outreach<br>Rood Fund Expenses<br>Hall Running costs<br>Gas & Electricity - Hall<br>Cleaning etc. - Hall<br>Water and Sewage - Hall<br>Cleaning Materials<br>Salaries<br>Salaries - Administrator<br>Administration<br>Photocopier<br>Postage & Stationery<br>Telephone<br>Finance expenses<br>Office Equipment and Subs<br>Goverance<br>Independent Examiner<br>Other Payments<br>Miscellaneous<br>Drop-In Cafe (480)<br>Social Trips<br>Edible Ebbsfleet<br>Bank Charges<br>Training<br>Life Groups<br>Health and Safety<br>Total Payments<br>Weddings and Funerals<br>Organ/Piano Tuning<br>Sunday School|2644<br>-<br>-<br>2644<br>3195<br>5595<br>-<br>-<br>5595<br>5432<br>945<br>-<br>-<br>945<br>704<br>864<br>-<br>-<br>864<br>876<br>334<br>-<br>-<br>334<br>450<br>2952<br>-<br>-<br>2952<br>2313<br>940<br>-<br>-<br>940<br>80<br>206<br>-<br>-<br>206<br>198<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>36<br>1086<br>-<br>-<br>1086<br>1949<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>53<br>224<br>-<br>906<br>1130<br>24983<br>4758<br>-<br>-<br>4758<br>5753<br>1927<br>-<br>-<br>1927<br>1506<br>779<br>-<br>-<br>779<br>995<br>660<br>-<br>-<br>660<br>789<br>8937<br>-<br>-<br>8937<br>8792<br>1980<br>-<br>-<br>1980<br>2230<br>122<br>-<br>-<br>122<br>415<br>1072<br>-<br>-<br>1072<br>1004<br>180<br>-<br>-<br>180<br>220<br>447<br>-<br>-<br>447<br>148<br>380<br>-<br>-<br>380<br>360<br>126<br>-<br>126<br>1982<br>3970<br>-<br>3970<br>5190<br>-<br>2259<br>2259<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>419<br>620<br>-<br>-<br>620<br>130<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>75<br>-<br>-<br>0<br>183<br>308<br>-<br>-<br>308<br>0|
|---|---|
||75438<br>0<br>3165<br>78603<br>139638|
|||
||76791<br>0<br>3165<br>79955<br>140975|



## **4 Staff costs** 

|**Staff costs**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**2025**||**2024**|
||**£**||**£**||
|Wages and Salaries||6347||7703|
|The average number of employees during the year was as follows:|||||
|||**2025**||**2024**|
||**No.**||**No.**||
|Administration||1||1|
|Cleaner||1||1|





## **5 Independent examiners remuneration** 

|**5**|**Independent examiners remuneration**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**2025**|**2024**|
|||||||**£**|**£**|
|||||||380|360|
|**6**|**Accounts receivable and prepayments**|||||||
|||||||**2025**|**2024**|
|||||||**£**|**£**|
||Gift aid recoverable for year|||||5369|5000|
||Gift Aid still receiveable for previous years|||||0|18452|
|||||||**5369**|**23452**|
|**7**|**Liabilities**|||||||
|||||||**2025**|**2024**|
|||||||**£**|**£**|
||**Amounts falling due in one year**|||||||
||Utilities and other accruals|||||1888|8720|
||Independent Examiners renumeration year|||||380|360|
||Agency Collections|||||469|1003|
|||||||**2737**|**10083**|
||**Amounts falling due after one year**|||||||
|||||||**-**|**0**|
||**Total Liabilities**|||||**2737**|**10083**|
|**8**|**Statement of movement in funds**|||||||
|||**At 1 Jan 2025**|**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**At 31 Dec 2025**|
||**Unrestricted Funds**|||||||
||General Fund|41784||80578|76567|-|45796|
|||41784||80578|76567|-|45796|
||**Designated Funds**|||||||
||Roof|25154|-||224|(8542)|16388|
||Café|(36)|-||-|-|(36)|
||Youth|919|-||-|-|919|
|||26036||0|224|(8542)|17271|
||**Restricted Funds**|||||||
||Training and Education|1811|-||-|-|1811|
||Café|5083||1675|2259|-|4499|
||Roof Fund|(8236)||600|906|8542|-|
||Edible Ebbsfleet|5765|-||-|-|5765|
||Heating and Seating|9593|-||-|-|9593|
||Defibrilator|262|-||-|-|262|
||Memorial Garden and Book|1177|-||-|-|1177|
||Life Groups|89|-||-|-|89|
|||15545||2275|3165|8542|23197|
||**Total**|83365||82853|79955|-|86263|





## **b)    Comparative movement of funds in 2024** 

||**At 1 Jan 2024**|**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|**At 31 Dec 2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted Funds**|||||||
|General Fund|63770||66075|112061|24000|41784|
||63770||66075|112061|24000|41784|
|**Designated Funds**|||||||
|Roof|24000||27663|-|(26509)|25154|
|Café|-||(36)|-|-|(36)|
|Youth|919|-||-|-|919|
||919|-||-|-|26036|
|**Restricted Funds**|||||||
|Training and Education|1811|-||-|-|1811|
|Café|5037||1546|1500|-|5083|
|Roof Fund|(6312)||20550|24983|2509|(8236)|
|Edible Ebbsfleet|6184|-||419|-|5765|
|Heating and Seating|9593|-||-|-|9593|
|Defibrilator|-||2092|1830|-|262|
|Memorial Garden and Book|1177|-||-|-|1177|
|Life Groups|-||272|183|-|89|
||17490||24460|28914|2509|15545|
|**Total**|106178|118162||140975|-|83365|



## **Designated Funds** 

Youth Ongoing youth ministry of the church Ongoing operations of the weekly community café. The current Cafe negative balance will be covered from the general fund. Money designated to the Roof Fund by the PCC. The roof project is Roof now complete and these funds will be transferred to other church repair projects or general funds. Training and Education Training resourcing of current ministers, both clergy and lay Ongoing operations of the weekly community café, including capital Cafe expenditures. Grants and Donations given specifically for the repairs to the church Roof Fund roof.(Current negative balance can be covered by designated roof fund) Ongoing maintenance, and development of Community Garden in Edible Ebbsfleet the church grounds Heating and Seating Provision of new chairs for the church and upgrade of heating system Provision of Defibrilator and ongoing cost of pad replacements and Defibrillator other useables. Ongoing upkeep and activities of Memorial Garden and Memorial Memorial Garden and Book book in church. Fund for purchase of of books for life groups/home groups. Most reLife Groups imbursed by group members. Negative balance due to subsidy for those who cannot afford. Can be covered by general fund. 

## **Restricted Funds** 



## 10 **Assets By Fund a) 2025** 

|**Assets By Fund**<br>**a) 2025**||
|---|---|
|Fixed Assets<br>Current<br>Assets<br>Liabilities<br>Total|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>2025<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>48384<br>17271<br>23345<br>89000<br>2589<br>-<br>148<br>2737|
||45796<br>17271<br>23197<br>86263|



**b) Comparative Figures for 2024** 

|**b)Comparative Figures for 2024**||
|---|---|
|Fixed Assets<br>Current<br>Assets<br>Liabilities<br>Total|Unrestricted<br>Designated<br>Restricted<br>Total<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>Funds<br>2024<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>42949<br>26036<br>24462<br>93448<br>1165<br>-<br>8918<br>10083|
||41784<br>26036<br>15545<br>83365|



## 10 **Related parties** 

Payment to PCC members - One of the PCC members became the church administrator during this year, and receieved salary payments to the amount of  £6347 for this church, and £4937 for administrative duties at our sister church St Peter and St Paul. St Peter and St Paul paid their contribution to us via invoiceing. No other payments were made to PCC members expcept for refund of expenditure..  (2024: £nil) 

The total amount of donations made to the PCC by PCC members or related parties during 2025 was £9099 (2024: £8,986).