2025-12-31-accounts

The Parish of St Lawrence, Effingham with All Saints, Little Bookham

Address for correspondence: The Parish Office, All Saints Church, Manor House Lane, Little Bookham, KT23 4ES

Annual Report and Financial Statements

of the Parochial Church Council

for the year ended 31[st] December 2025

Rector: The Reverend Philip Barlow

The Parochial Church Council is an Excepted Charity

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The Parochial Church Council of St Lawrence, Effingham with All Saints, Little Bookham

Annual Report for the year ended 31[st] December 2025

1.0 Aim and Purpose

The PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the Incumbent, the Reverend Philip Barlow, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the upkeep of two Grade 2 listed buildings, All Saints Church and St Lawrence Church, and the church hall in Browns Lane, Effingham.

2.0 Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship in our churches, and to become part of our parish family. When planning its activities, the PCC has considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and particularly the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish family, through:

• Worship and prayer: learning about the Gospel and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.

• Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish; and

• Mission and outreach work.

To facilitate this work, the PCC is committed to providing facilities that are welcoming, well maintained and able to accommodate the needs of the Parish.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The Council comprises the Incumbent, the Churchwardens, those elected to the Deanery Synod, and other members who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting by those on the Electoral Roll. Members of the congregation are always encouraged to join the Electoral Roll, and to consider standing for election to the PCC.

The PCC met in May, July, September, November, January and March. It also held a strategy day in September. The principal business discussed during the year related to parish needs, the parish development plan, safeguarding, community events, church fabric, closure of the St Lawrence graveyard, financial matters and children worker.

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3.0 Achievements and Performance

3.1 Worship and Prayer

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services, not only on Sundays, but also during the week. The aim is that our community will find them both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. Last year the PCC reported on the changes it had made to ensure the service style appeals to both old and young and traditionalists and modernists. A Sunday pattern that embraced both traditional services with Holy Communion and a modern informal style of worship was introduced in the Autumn of 2024. This is now well established with similar numbers attending each and a service once a month to bring everyone together. However, the most popular service is when we move once a month to the church hall and enjoy a light breakfast before a relaxed form of worship with our worship band. The PCC would like to thank Nawale and Bhupinder Moutih for organising the catering for this service together with all the helpers and musicians.

We also have a Taizé service once a month. On 5[th] Sundays we continue to come together and worship with our Methodist friends. During the week we have a morning service of Holy Communion on a Wednesday and have a monthly Monday evening prayer group.

The Rector has encouraged members of the congregation to become members of a preaching group. During the year we have had some inspiring talks.

A ‘Life Group’ under the leadership of Barry Shepherd meets every other Thursday at 7.30 p.m. and aims to:1) help us grow in our knowledge and understanding of the Bible, and how it affects our life as Christians. 2) enrich the life of the church by the strengthening of our faith and by our prayers. 3) encourage and support one another in our daily lives.

Laura Bradly’s appointment as Children and Families Pastor has been a huge success and the PCC is grateful for the funding from Peaceful Streams that has supported her in that post and for all her work. The children’s activities in church are carefully planned and enables our young people to enjoy their own activities but without losing a connection with the worship going on around them. They are often at the front for the first song, with actions that give the oldies a good work out, as well as leading us in our prayer for growth.

We had anticipated doing more work during the year on improving the facilities in our church buildings. This is likely to be at the top of the agenda for the PCC in the coming year. However, we have made some progress completing a feasibility study on the church hall, generating proposals for a new audio-visual system at St Lawrence and undertaken some high-level thinking on the possible re-ordering of St Lawrence. The PCC remains of the view that preserving the heritage of our church buildings is important but must be done alongside ensuring that our buildings provide facilities that are welcoming and appropriate for the age we live in. We are also determined to provide church buildings that all the community can enjoy and make use of.

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At present there are 121 parishioners on the Electoral Roll. One name was added during the year and 6 were removed. The average Sunday attendance at the 10am Service on Sundays was between 50 and 60, but this number increased significantly at Easter, Harvest and Christmas.

As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. We have therefore held several baptisms and weddings during the year. We have also held funerals and services of thanksgiving.

Our ‘special’ services are well attended. These included our services of remembrance, the Saints Alive service with sausage sizzle around a bonfire, an All Souls service and our Christmas and Easter celebrations.

Those who are no longer able to come to Church are not forgotten. A periodic Holy Communion Service is held at Liberham Lodge, our local care home. Pastoral support in the Parish is something the Rector will address in his presentation at the APCM.

3.2 Safeguarding

In 2025/26 we have maintained a strong focus on safeguarding through updated posters, highlighting safeguarding at National Safeguarding Sunday on the 16[th] November. The PCC undertook an exercise to review, discuss and agree the Church of England’s Policy on Safeguarding and promoting a Safer Church. Through review of our policies and risk assessments we have maintained level 3 – the highest level on the Church of England’s Safeguarding Dashboard.

In August 2025 the Disclosure and Barring Provider for the Diocese Access Personal Checking Service (APCS) reported a national data breach that affected 10 members of the parish who had a DBS check for their role in the parish in the past 18 months. Additional information and support were provided. APCS is no longer used to process disclosure and barring applications, and an alternative provider is being considered.

3.3 Churches Together

The PCC is very grateful to Wendy Hayes for her work with the other churches in our community. We are much stronger as a Christian community as a result. Churches Together is organised by a committee with representatives from our Catholic and Methodist friends.

Joint activities during Lent usually include the Good Friday Walk of Reflection; Maundy Thursday distribution of Hot Cross Buns; at least one Lent Lunch. This year there were also illustrated talks on ‘The Life of Jesus in Art’. Other events include a Christian Aid Film Night held each October.

Advent and Christmas events often include an Advent study day held at the Methodist Hall and community carols round the tree at Our Lady of Sorrows church. The delivery of flyers advertising the Christmas service times for all churches is shared between the churches.

The Anglican ecumenical event, ‘Scones of Praise’, held in January is always a popular social occasion, with our generous provision of scones much enjoyed by all who attend.

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Churches Together groups - ‘Connect’, ‘Connect in Song’ and ‘Tuesday Teas’, all run with volunteers from all churches, are popular and provide wonderful support to those who attend. Further details of when and where these groups meet can be found on our notice boards. Volunteers are always welcome and appreciated.

Other than the Rector, there is only one Anglican on the committee - one or two more would be wonderful, please consider joining.

3.4 Children and youth work

Laura has established a good relationship with the PTA and staff at St Lawrence Primary School. Classes from the school have visited St Lawrence Church at Christmas to make Christingles and in the Spring, learning about Palm Sunday. We continue to build this as part of our church growth strategy as we would love to see more families attend church in addition to the well supported Christmas services. We also see support of our local schools as an important role for the church in the community.

We held a Christingle service and a Crib Service. The latter filled the St Lawrence Church to the brim and was a wonderful service to start the Christmas celebrations. An Easter Trail was arranged for families to take part in at their own pace during the school holidays.

Early Steps, our group for toddlers and their parents/carers, held at the Church Hall on a Tuesday morning during term time, continues to grow. It is an important part of our community outreach and provides a safe place for children to play and socialise and gives adults a chance to meet and share experiences.

The introduction of an informal style of worship is a critical part of the PCC’s strategy for church growth and attracting a new generation of churchgoers. Part of this is providing for the needs of our younger people. We currently have several families who attend Church on a regular basis. Laura is providing activities and ministry to the children who attend. Her goal is that the children are provided with the time, space and opportunity to worship God in a way that is accessible and relevant to them.

The PCC ask you to pray with Laura for growth in our Children's ministry and for God to show us new ways to reach out to and love our community and to develop what we can offer to it.

3.5 Mission and Evangelism

3.5.1 Alpha Course

The Rector ran a very successful Alpha course during the autumn culminating in a very special Alpha Day which all the attendees found very moving and very spiritual. Around 15 persons participated.

3.5.2 Cobham Foodbank

We continued to support the Cobham Food Bank collecting food donations each week for onward distribution. We had a representative of the foodbank at one of our services reminding us how important the work was and how grateful it was for our contribution

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3.5.3 Twelve: Thirtyone Ladies Group

Inspired by Mark 12.31, where we are called to love our neighbour as ourselves, a ladies group of all ages has been established under the leadership of Sonia. It comes together for old friends to meet and for new friendships to me made. It aims not only to fulfil our own purpose in life by being all we are called to be, but also positively impacting our comm unity and world for good. The group creates and package up beautiful gifts

to give out in our communities, to people who may be struggling or in need and to let them know that there is a God in heaven who love them. Our Christmas, Valentine and Easter hampers were fun to make and appreciated by those that received them.

3.5.4 Church Café

The café is held on the second Saturday of each month in the church hall except for August and December when there we have a break. It is open to all and we would love to have more visitors to enjoy the homemade soups, bread, sausage rolls, preserves and fresh eggs on offer. We also have a selection of crafts, puzzles and books to buy. A big thank you to Wendy Hayes and her team for what is becoming a very popular community event and also an important fund raiser for the church. The Christmas event raised £700 alone.

3.5.5 Shoe Box Appeal

We ran a very successful shoebox appeal in the lead up to Christmas. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse to demonstate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Empty shoeboxes are filled with toys, personal care items, school supplies and fun gifts.

3.5.6 Church Magazine

The PCC would like to thank Jonathan for his stewardship of the church magazine. At the start of 2026 he passed the editorship to Susie Jackson who has been involved in the design for several years. We are very grateful to Susie taking it on and hope everyone has enjoyed the Easter edition, her first since taking it over. She would be delighted to have contributions and photos of life in the Parish. Please bear her in mind as we continue to try make it as informative, entertaining and relevant as we can. Please also subscribe and/or advertise as we are keen to build up the distribution list and the sources of revenue to cover its costs.

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3.5.7 Social events

We have introduced monthly walks as part of our congregational social events but also to engage with the wider community. One of the more recent walks concluded with a chocolate making demonstration and tasting.

In May we had a breakfast talk by Bhupinder on technology – friend or foe. An all age audience enjoyed seeing the various robots on show. The event also raised money for Canterbury Care Centre in Guildford.

In September we held a produce show in the church hall bringing to together the gardening skills of the local community with photographers, crafters and cake makers. It was a wonderful day, very well supported and great fun. The men’s red velvet cake was especially competitive as was the class for biggest vegetable. Special thanks to food critic Karen BurnsBooth who did the judging and to all those volunteers who helped organise it.

3.6 Other activities

3.6.1 The Friends

The Friends continue to support the church with grants for the upkeep of the two buildings. Fund raising activities included providing teas at Heritage Day and holding its traditional winter warmer event at which trustee and eminent local historian Vivien White spoke about the life of Barnes Wallis.

3.6.2 Eco Church

Eco Church is a learning community of churches of all shapes and sizes open to all denominations. It provides a framework to support the church and its leadership to take practical action on caring for God’s earth. We are currently at bronze level. The PCC is looking for a volunteer to help manage are Eco journey to silver

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3.6.3 Inclusive Church

The PCC at its meeting in January of this year re-affirmed its commitment to being a member of inclusive church. Our commitment is expressed as:

“We believe in inclusive church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate.We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality . We believe in a Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.”

4.0 Deanery Synod

Two members of the PCC sit on the Leatherhead Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC with a link with the churches around us, and with the Diocese as a whole.

Deanery Synod met 3 times over the past 12 months, in June 2025 at All Saints Church, Ockham, in October 2025 at St Andrew’s Church, Oxshott and in February 2025 on zoom.

At the June meeting, Revd Canon David Gardner, Project Manager on the Vision and Strategy Team of the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, spoke on the topic ‘How to make your church community more spiritually healthy.’

The October presentation ‘Adolescence’ was delivered by Mikey Dicken and Adam Brown, youth workers at Leatherhead Youth Project, based on the TV drama of the same name that highlighted youth violence and issues affecting teenage boys.

The February meeting, held on Zoom, provided an opportunity to listen to The Very Revd. Bob Cooper, Dean of Guildford as he shared his thoughts about the future of Guildford Cathedral.

5.0 Church Fabric

We are delighted that once again we have been able to have the church open during the day and PCC thanks the volunteers who have signed up for the opening and closing rota. The PCC would also like to thank those who decorate the church so beautifully with fresh flowers and for those that keep it clean

5.1 St Lawrence

The quinquennial inspection was carried out this year.

The inspecting architect, John Bailey, states that there has probably been a church on this site for the best part of 1000 years, but the earliest datable fragment of the mediaeval church is now the South Transept, dated to circa 1250, and was probably part of the church paid for by Merton Priory. The Chancel is said to

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be 14th century in date but most of the building dates from a substantial restoration and rebuilding undertaken by WJ Shearburn in 1888.

There were no immediate issues requiring urgent repair over and above routine maintenance. Over the next 12 months some maintenance to rainwater goods is required as there is some leakage from joints. We have already repaired one area where the water was penetrating the brickwork. We were also recommended to fix the stone monument leaning against the wall by the font back onto the wall. Some repairs to the Bogle monument in the churchyard were drawn to our attention. However, it is not the church’s obligation to repair this and, if funds are not available, it may have to be demolished. We have had contact with the family in the past and will try and get them to fund the repairs.

During the next five years we will have to carry out some masonry repairs, some repairs to the churchyard, external and internal decorations, maintenance works to the tower louvres and some further works to the rainwater goods.

The bell tower has been a problem with pigeons/doves nesting in the space above the hatch at the back of the church. They make a horrible mess and cause a health hazard. After a false start last year, we believe we now have a solution as netting has been placed over the tower louvres. It took a while for the pigeons/doves to take the hint as they relocated to the entrance porch. This was netted as well and now we are pigeon free.

Last year we highlighted the intention to close the churchyard. This is a legal process for when burials are no longer available under which the maintenance liability (other than monuments) can pass to the state through local government. The Parish Council have been approached but have declined to take the responsibility on as is their right. However, the obligation can be passed to Guildford Borough Council. GBC have now been contacted and the process to transfer maintenance is now underway.

We are currently in discussion with the Ministry of Justice who must certify the closure and GBC. It maybe that as part of the handover we will have to undertake some minor repair works to the churchyard to ensure that it is good repair at the outset. The principal benefit to the PCC will be a significant reduction in grass cutting costs.

During the year the Parish office completed its move to the first floor of the Bowdler Room at All Saints where there is room for the administrator, children’s pastoral worker and the Rector to work. The reordering project that was initiated under the previous incumbent has been on hold. However, it is likely to be high up the agenda for the coming year.

5.2 All Saints

The quinquennial inspection was carried out during the year. The inspecting architect believes the nave at All Saints dates from circa 1100, to which the chancel and south aisle were added around 1160. The aisle appears to have been removed in the 13th century (a 13th century window exists in one of the blocked arches) and the church was clearly altered in the 15th century. The church was restored in the 19th century and the South porch added in 1901. In 2002 the northern extension was added incorporating the 19th century Organ Chamber.

No urgent items requiring immediate attention were identified beyond normal maintenance. However, some longer terms repairs were identified.

Probably the most significant is the crack to the wall in the organ loft where it adjoins the church

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building. It is now of a significant size. It was hoped that the some of that movement would reverse over the winter period but that has not been the case. We will be monitoring this closely and expect to have a report from the diocesan engineer over the coming months. Other repairs needed over the shorter term include the timber windows in the Bowdler Room and decorations to the Belfry. Within the next 5 years these repairs will extend to rainwater goods, minor masonry and external decoration.

The cedar tree in the churchyard has had some major work to reduce the risk of further limb falls. This has been done in conjunction with the tree officer at Mole Valley and will professional advice from a specialist arborist.

5.3 St Lawrence Church Hall

Hall bookings are now handled by the Parish administrator. We also employed a paid cleaner to ensure the hall is as presentable as possible. A study on making some improvements has been undertaken and this will be considered in the context of the overall plans for St Lawrence. It is recognised that the kitchen area is overdue a refit.

6.0 Financial Review

The financial position of the PCC looks strong in terms of total assets but much of the capital is allocated to fund modernisation works to our buildings. The PCC is therefore concerned at the increasing gap between our income and our non-exceptional expenditure and we will focus on addressing this in the coming months. Closing the gap should not be beyond us. One option would be 50 additional donations averaging £10 per week with gift aid or 25 if we can generate an additional £1,000 per month from fund raising activities.

6.1 Assets

In 2025, total assets fell from £663,480 to £642,989. The reduction can be mainly attributed to the funding of the deficit between income and expenditure. The assets were made up as follows:

1. Unrestricted Funds in the PCC General Account of £86,212

2. Designated funds for the development of the Parish of £499,362 (sale of gifted house)

3. Designated funds for the Youth and Families Worker of £34,471

4. Restricted Funds of £22,944 comprising:

5. £21,992 for the maintenance and improvement of St Lawrence Church (allocated for the upgrade of the Audio-Visual equipment)

6. £162 for the maintenance of All Saints Church.

7. £789 for Effingham Community Orchard.

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6.2 Income

Total income was £159,502, substantially down on the £716,654 in 2024. A more meaningful comparison is to strip out the effect of the legacy (the gifted house) and the donation from Peaceful Streams which were ‘one off’s’ last year. On that basis overall income was £8,586 lower than the prior year.

Planned giving fell by £2,218 to £56,531. Income from collections and other donations fell by £18,784. Gift Aid on donations was £17,057, down by £3,314. On a more positive note, fundraising activities contributed £6,448, an increase of £1,426 on the previous year. The income line was helped by the interest received on the increase in our investment assets of £18,872.

The Church Hall made a loss in 2025 due to a reduction in the number of hires. Following retirements, the hall committee has been disbanded and management of the hall is under the direct oversight of the PCC.

6.3 Expenditure

Overall PCC expenditure increased from £151,654 to £165,195 (an increase of £13,541). The major expenditure was Parish Share at £92,313 (but the increase from 2024 was less than half of the overall increase at £6,086). Other major expenses were:

• Administration costs - £11,874.

• Utilities including hall - £7,952

• Insurance - £5,262

• Churchyard maintenance - £7,190[1]

• Building maintenance - £14,044

• 1 We continue the process of closing graveyard at St Lawrence and passing grass cutting to the Borough Council

6.4 Reserves Policy

The Charity Commission requires that the Managing Trustees of every charity to establish and record a reserves policy for the charity. The term “reserves” means those unrestricted funds which could be available for use quickly to meet an emergency expense and/or where income falls short of anticipated levels. The PCC has nominated some of its unrestricted funds for future projects and these sums are excluded from the calculation of reserves. The PCC has approved holding up to four months of budgeted expenditure as a reserve.

6.5 Investment Policy

The PCC is responsible for managing its capital in a responsible way. An investment subcommittee has been formed to advise the PCC and is drawn from PCC members with financial experience. It operates within agreed terms of reference and an approved investment policy which covers investment objectives, risk and the PCC’s approach to environment, social and governance issues.

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7.0 Volunteers

The members of the PCC would like to thank all the volunteers who work so tirelessly to make our Church a lively and vibrant community. Our special thanks go to our churchwarden, Caroline Hill, on whom a considerable burden has fallen this year. The PCC would also like to thank Victoria Bowers for her work as churchwarden prior to her resignation in September 2025.

8.0 Administrative Information

The Parish has two churches and a church hall. All Saints Church is located off Manor House Lane in Little Bookham and St Lawrence Church is located in Church Lane, Effingham. The church hall is in Browns Lane, Effingham. The Parish is part of the Deanery of Leatherhead, in the Diocese of Guildford. The correspondence address is The Parish Office, Manor House Lane, Little Bookham, KT23 4ES .

The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, and the Church Representation Rules 2022) and a Charity excepted from registration with the Charity Commission.

PCC members who have served from 6th April 2025 until the date this report was approved were:

Ex Officio

The Incumbent The Rev’d Philip Barlow Chair Children’s Pastoral Worker Laura Bradly Churchwardens Caroline Hill Victoria Bowers (resigned September 2025) Deanery Synod Reps Wendy Hayes William Hill PCC Secretary Elected Members Andrew Gallini Safeguarding Officer William Bowers Treasurer Debbie Ullsten Tom Rigg

Approved by the PCC on 24th March 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

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Parochlal Church Councll of The Eccleslastlcal Parlsh of St Lawrence, Effin8ham wlth All Salnts, Llttle Bookham Rewstered Tharlty No. 1183011 ACCOUNTS For the Year Ended 31st December 2025 ELB PCC kcounts 2025

Effingham with Little 8ookham PCC Year Ended 31st De¢ember 2025 INCOME & EXPENDITURE 2024 Total T*xal Income Income Resources from Donors 84.973 84.973 85,666 Le8acles 498,566 Donations from Associated Charitles 10,112 10.112 25,071 Other Volunt•ry Incomln8 Resources 12.911 12.911 79.757 Incom• from OperaUng Actlvitle5 30.702 30.702 25,350 Investment Income 20,805 20.805 2.245 Total Incom• 149390 .1 159502 716,654 Exp•ndltur• M•lnten•rb¢ellmprovem•nt of Propertles 23.010 9.075 32,085 31,389 Grants Mad• 437 437 322 Actfvltles relatlrvd to the work of the Church 134.284 1.037 135.321 119.752 Costs of Op•r•tlng Actlvltles 10.064 10,064 12,903 Tqtsl Exwndlknw• 167,795 .1 177.907 164.366 R•talned Su￿1 .18005 -18,4105 552.2B8 Increase in Investments ¥alu• -2.086 1.167 Balances brought forward at Istjanuary 110,024 Balances arrfed forward at 31st December 642.989 663A80

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Effiryham wSth uitlÈ Bookham PCC Yejr End 31st Dewnbw2025 srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrNmES IlndthQxwth Hall it¥xxne& wthturl PlonDIdG￿ry 56531 22.995 17,057 $6.531 54819 36,149 2Q371 25,071 5,022 2,975 2.245 50,CfjZ 498,566 357 3.353 13.217 421 71W4 -2.318 -13.153 -3,514 .14.959 1,426 5,279 18.59) -4B.762 498.566 GiftAkl rew¥er•d ' As8oci•tedCh•riti•i FLrtha5 17M57 10.112 PCC Fe5 4252 2QW5 8.151 Gr•nts R•cthed ct•s 843 843 -151 Chutth H•ll L•tdws ChurchHèl0l￿r 11.513 11,513 -1.704 24 -557,152 JOJ12 159502 Outs¥4rd￿ry Parfsh s￿r 237 91m 237 Y1.313 7.1 4.426 1,915 222 16227 5231 4,265 Is 435 ifiio Imurar 4.426 Clynlst &Choli 71 241 512 Iq79J -518 Youth Woth U111￿1 Ch•rd Catsrlr4 Mlxdl•nKvs Fundr•I￿rI ' M•lnt•n•rrt• 13.276 4.810 128 919 lJ,276 4AIo 128 919 1.782 1.402 5.328 2C6 -78 L782 1,467 315 6.579 lJ25 7.465 6.761 7.203 .5.548 Ico -19 2.225 Gr•ftsm•d• IL)) AdMI￿lIrI10r 11074 I,J51 967 124 938 IL874 I,Jsi 967 124 9,749 1.195 752 2,125 156 215 -382 PrIn￿￿ stayomry v•#ry thr• R•aor'SE¥p•￿I R•ctory EXF￿% M•yzln• Costs Flvwr5 Cos15 492 879 533 551 14B 75B 2.111 i( 11,623 -Ico -i1.￿5 . ChuF¢h H H•ll Utllh H411 Cle•r 3.142 2281 1.141 2.281 3,652 3.3 -sio -i.Ic8 -2,304 22 H411 MaiDtenJn H411 Irtsurnr Hall Mixthrty 836 814 149 -149 42(X) 167.795 177J07 164.366 13541 550J66

Effingham with Little 8ookharn PCC Year Ended 31st December 2025 DESIGNATED Accoumrs DEVELOPMENT FUND CCLA DeFKxit Fund CB302670&OJI Balanc• at Istjanuary 499.361.78 5503.73 Interest Transfer to HSBC Total Balanc• at 31st D•c•mber 19.115.59 19,115.59 292.12 493,565.93 493,858.05 Pakl in 499,361.78 499,361.78 ' CHURCH HALL ACCOUNT Income 2024 Lettiws Re8ular bookln¢s Casual Bookinqs d¢FK)sks 7,458.75 1,405.00 10,781.88 2.435.th) Int•r•st CCLA Sundry IrKome 183.96 204.87 420.52 9.491.75 13,842.27 lejj Eypendlture Surdrl•s F••s 148.70 3,390.25 3,651.86 4,707.41 813.63 2,281.20 3,117.56 -166.93 835.57 5.Cl)O. 14 M•lnt•nanc• In5uAncé Tr•nsf•r to PCC Genernl A￿o￿nt 11.067.40 12,711.85 Profft forth• y••r Balancè blh¥d at 1st January Balance clfi¥d at 3tst D•c•mb•r -1,575.6S 6,623.28 5.047.64 1130.42 1,130.42 Lloyd5 T58 Jc no107CJ)66 CCiA 617080CQ4D Church Hall D•posit Account Balance in attout 873.46 4,248.73 5.122.19 4.486.15 4,064.77 8550.92 Outstanding InvoKo5lPaymentslAdjustm•nts Total assets -74.55 5,047.64 -1,927.64 6,623.28 Outstandini in¥oKeslPayments Amounts falliw due within l year Amounts owed 74.55 2,1￿.14 -262.50 1.927.64 74.55 Page 4

Effingharn with Little Bookham PCC Y•ar EndÈd 31st December 2025 ASSOCIATED CHARMES MADDOX CHARrrY Re4iStered Charity No. 238038 2024 Openlni balance at 15tjan￿ry Income rtteiv•d Paymentto Effiniham with Littl• Bookham PCC Payment to Cobh•m Arna F¢)odbank Closln8 balanc¢ at 31st December 32.70 877.05 28.68 854.02 764.74 Iio.cL) 850. 35.01 32.70 GERALD SANDERS TRUST 2025 2024 CCLA Imi•slment fvnd CB302670S(XII No shar•5 h•ld 11143 V•lu• at 1st January Interest f•¢•lv•d V¥lu• •t 31>t D•c•mb•r 257,6S6.25 7,15939 247,355.66 251,890.86 6.992.24 257.656.25 CCLA Flxed Intefertse¢urltles fvnd C￿z6701-1x11 No of shar• hold 3980 Value at 1st january Int•r•$t rtt•iv•d Valu• ¥t 31st DK•mb•r 5,934.98 206.96 6,080.25 5.761.05 148.86 5.934.98 Total value at 31rt o•c•m￿r rot•l Inter•5t r•c•N•d at 31st D•c. IP•ld to James Walk•r Fund) 253,435.90 7,366.35 263.591.23 7.141.10 JAMES WALKER FUND R•¥15ter•d Ch•rKy No. 246037 2024 caA DeP￿lt fund C8302670>1XI Balancè Jt 1st Januory In¢om• rtt•N•d from S•nd•rs Trust Paym•nt to Effinqham wrih Litlle Bookham PCC Int•r•st r•tained Total Balance at 31st December 17,619.64 7.36635 31.660.90 7,141.10 7,847.28 22.661.16 971.63 25.957.62 18.11034 1,478.80 40,280.80 17,619.64

Effingham with little Bookham PCC Ye8f Ended 3151 Oecernber 2025 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS Notes The Eccltsla5tvl Par15h of St Lawr•nc•. Efflngham wtth All Salnty Bts)kham was fornied on lstjanuary 2018, by the merger ofthe parishes ofst LaWr•n￿. Effln8h•m. and ￿1 Saints. Little Bookham. Th• attounts ar• consolldatk¥n of the accounts of All Salnts. st Lawrènce, and Effi￿harn Llttlt Bo¢)kham PCC. Planned Gr¥ini plus a5%xiated GrftAl totalknl £68xI d£68.683 in 2024- no 5iinfflcant chanKe. Other Voluntary Re50urces consists laryty of COIknt￿ns at s•rvkes1£9,953)and othèr donatlons. The sharp decline in 2025 results from Q￿P￿nal donations made In 2024 not being repeated. The Associated Charitie5 are.. Th• James Walker Fund- Re¢i5tered Charity No. 246037 The Maddox Charity- Registered Charity No. 238038 The Frfends of All Salnts and St Lawr•nc• Church•s- Reglst•r•d Charlty No. 1048406 £7,847 was recelved from the James Walker Fund lary•ty forwork on the SL churth tower. £1,5LYJ wa5 recelved from Th• Frl•nds for of th• c•dar ir•• All Salnts. £765 wa5 reeefved from Maddox Charlty. FundTrisin8 Incom malnty from th• Church café £2.493.. H••th•r Br•nn•n's ￿rtY £1.720 and th• Qulz Nllht £l.116. Gr4nts £1,3￿ w4$ rK•lv•d from th• Llstsd Plac•s of Worshlp SchTh r•pr•wnll￿ VAT wkl on SL milnt•nanc•. 7 L￿a¢¢•$ No ￿Ka¢kS w•r• r•uW In 2025 followlniJo•n Dol•'s W Of£493￿66 In 2024. Addltlonal In¢om• Is m•lntyfrom th•Todd1•rGr￿JP{És63j s•t up Sn th• Church Hall In S•pt•mb•r 2024. Churchyard M•lnt•nan Th• Increase In c05ts wa5 M•In￿ du•to mort MOWI￿ f¢lkxvln$ th•'wlldlni' •xp•rim•nt In 2024. 10 Youth Worker The role was cre•t¢d In Ortober 2024, 30 thls b the ftrst fijll yearof •xpen- h•n¢e the IncreJse. Th• dlr•ct eosts ar• funded by a £50,fth irantfrom P•x•ful Str••ms of whkh £34.471 r•malns. 11 M•lnt•nan¢• Th• lary•st It•m In 2025 was th• work on SL chU￿h t¢￿•r to r•mo¥• pwn •x¢r•m•nt and s•al.1£7.6141 12 Church Improvement A proleetSon xreen was Instslled at Sl klndlyfvnd•d by a parlshk)n•r. 13 SL Chureh H•ll Followln8 th• r•slinatlon olth• Hall commthe. the man¥èment of th• Hall Is b•lni tak•n on by th• PCC. wlth trnnsactions transferred to the EL8 HSBC account a5 from September. 14 Hall M•lntenJnce includes •c¢rued irjss cuttinz bi11sfor Jll of 2024 •nd 2025 trJnf•rred to ELB •ccount 15 Hall Improvement w•sfor •r¢hit•dur41 fea%bl1 fty stydw for pot•ntKI1 improvements. ACCOUNThG POLICIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING The financial stat•m•nts hav• b••n pr•paT•d In accordanc• wtth th• SORP 2005 Issued In March 2005 Chureh A¢¢ountiThi Relulations 2CI)6, applicable UK A¢¢ountin¢ stsDd•￿s, •nd the Charitk•s Act 2011. Th•y hav• b••n prepared under the historical cost convention except frr the valuation of investments, whKh ar• shown at m•rk•t value. They Includ• all transactlons. assets and liabilr(ies for which the PCC is rtspoThsibl in Law. INVESTMENTS Investments are shown attheir year-end market value5. They are invested in CBF Church of England Income and Flx•d Int•r•st Funds. p6

Effingham with Little Bookham PCC Year Ended 31st December 2025 EXAMINER'S REPORT Effingham wlth Little Bookham Parochial Church Councll. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trurfl for the year ended 31st December 2025 Responslblltles and bas1$ of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Acfl. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs attounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the ACL Independent wmlner's thtement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no rnaterial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination l¢)ther than that disclosed below I which gNes me cause to believe that in. any rnaterml respert: the accounting records were not kept in •¢wrdan¢e wlth sertlon 130 of the Charltles Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounts'ng records: or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulation$ 2CM)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connects'on with the examination to which attention should be dravm in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Dat•.. 03 2026 K D N D• SI￿*. ACCA Centora james Ltd Jury F?rrn. West Hor51ey KT24 6JT Page 7