CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From 1 January 2025
To 31 December 2025
Period stsrt date
Perlod end date
Charity name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St
Mary's Frittenden
Charity registration number: 1183170
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the chartty as set out in ils
goveming document
Para 1.17
The Par￿hla1 Church Council (PCC) of the
Ecclesiasti￿1 Parish of St Mary's
Frittenden has the responsibilty in
promoting the whole mission of the church.
pastoral, evangelistic, social. and
ecumenical. St Mary's Frittenden is unÈted
as a benefice wtlh Trinty Church,
Stssinghurst with whorn we work in close
partnership.
Summary ofthe tnain
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefrt, in particular. the
activities, projects or
seNices identified in the
accounts.
Para 1.17
1.19
The PCC of St Marfs Frittenden is
committed to encouraging as many people
as possible to worship at the church and to
become part of the partsh communty. Our
Servi￿ and worship put faith into practice
through prayer and scripture. Music and
sacrament.
Para 1.t8
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Vthen planning our activihes for the year,
the PCC has considered the Charty
Commlssion's guNlance on public benefft
and, more spect￿1￿, the guidance on
charittes for the advancement of religion. In
pa￿ular, we ty to enable ordinary people
to Inie out their falth as part of our parish
communty in a number of ways. These
indude..
1) vnrship and prayer.
21 learning about the gospel.
3) developing their knowledge and trust in
Jesus.
4} provision of pastoral care for people
Ipling in the parish.

Achievements and Performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the chartty,
identifying the dIfferen￿ the
charity's work has made to
the circUmstan￿S of rf(s
bene￿la￿leS and any wtder
beneffts to society as a
whole.
The PCC holds a wide range of church
Se￿iceS every month that those attending
find beneficial and spiritually fvlfilling.
These Se￿1￿$ akn offer a creche
prowsion for the under 5's and a Sunday
Club for primary age children.
Pdra 1.2D
Our Open the Book Team (combined with
Trinty, Sissinghurst) leads Collective
Worship fortnightty in the primary school.
This Se￿e5 to increase the profile of the
thildren and families work we are
providing. As we are joined by new
families, we are seeking to work closely
with them to develop tailored provision as
we go forward.
Little Lambs is an initiative started in 2021,
to provtde a safe place for parents. carers.
babies and toddler5 to meet together and
vthere toys, craft activities. refreshmenls. a
Bible story and singing time are provtde
every Monday moming during temi time.
Youth@Trinty VRS lau￿ed in September
2024 to offer a Christian space for
secondary-scliool-age young people from
Sissinghur5t and Frtitenden. It sta¥led by
meeting by On￿ a month but now meets
fortnightly in Sissinghurst for the benefft of
the whole Bener￿e.
There are also other OPFrt)rtunities for
parishK)ners to team about the gospel with
regular ￿￿ekty home groups and courses
hekl during Lent
The PCC conlinues to invest in the fabric of
the church and now has faculty approval to
install glass porch doors in the first half of
2026 in order to Ynprove disabled access.
We continue to pLice great importance on
Charitable Giving, wilh our unrestricted
giving being £5,350 in 2025 and our total
giwng essenttally unchanged at £14,704.
Our incJJmbent. the Revd Peter Deaves left
in October 2025. so the Parish is currently
going through an interregnum. Appl￿tIonS
have already been recetved to replace him
and we are hopeful of appointing a new
Rector in the near future.

Financial Review
Review of the charrty's
financial position at the end
of the period
Pwa 121
Total receipts on an unrestricted basis
were down 20% at £100.515, caused by
the n0n-recUrren￿ of £30.350 of legacies
in the previous year. but part￿ offset by
increases in other income. Our unrestricted
payments also fell by 15% to £85,102,
wh￿h was caused by the non-recurren
of spending a net figure of £17,084 on
Church Spire repairs in 2024. Overall, our
totsl surplus fell by 32% to £17,363 but the
decline can be explained by the one-off
fa(l(Ks oullined atx)ve.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
ststing why they are held
P¥8 1Z2
The PCC agreed a polry in 2019 of
transferring up to £5,0(Ki inlo a designated
Church Fabric Fund to provide for ftrture
works vthen surplus funds are available.
We have made proVis￿n to transfer £5.0
again in 2025 vthich. together wrth the
r￿lpt of a grant for VAT incurred on the
spire repairs, has helped to bring the
Church Fabric Fund up to £29,472. Our
plans to add some glass porch doors have
now re￿iVed faculty approval, and we wi51
progress this proieoa during 2026.
Funding for the dcors B partty corntng from
the generous legacEs receNed during
2024 but we also launched an 'Access for
All. appeal wh￿h has tseen well supported
by parishioners.
Youlh work ¢(￿tinueS to be a major focus
and helped by some generous donations in
2025, our restricted fvnd {covering both
teenage children and younger children with
Litue Lambs) now stands at £1,822.
In tenns of our General Funds of £76,920,
we aim to hold sufficient liquidty to cover
between six and IWe￿e months of
expenses. before albwin9 for major on￿ff
repairs and any discretionary charrlab
gNing. We managed to achieve this in
2025. This should provide a cushion in the
event of unforeseen Circumstan￿ (such
as losing important donors) as well as
helping towards S￿ffiC projects as they
arise in the future.

Additional infomiation (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statemerts where relevant abouL"
The charlty's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
The principal source of funds is our regular
giving (with the assctiated Gift Aid) which
8 then supplemented by additional fund-
raÉsing {whenever possible) such as our
annual Gfft Day and a Christmas Fayre.
We also appty for grants wherever possib
to carry out essential repairs.
Para 1.47
InvesbT)ent policy and
objectives including any
social investment pol
adopted
The PCC d￿S not hold any investments
apart from a low-risk interest-bearing cash
Para t.46
A description of the prinupal
risks facing the charity
The principal risk is having enough income
to cover our regular outgoings {such as
Parish Share) which is dependent on our
regular gNing and some major donors. We
also regard safeguarding as a key risk with
two PCC members having specific
responsibilty and all members undergoing
safeguarding training.
Pwa 1.46

Structure. Governance and Management
Description of chantvs
tmsls.
Type of goveming document
P¥a125
Parochial Church Councils {Powetsl
Measure 1956 as amended and Church
Representation Rules that (2me into force
on 2nd January 1956.
How is the charity
constituted?
Bcty Corporate whtch, due to the level of
receipts and payments in recent years, is
registered with the Charity Commission
under number 1183170.
Drated
Twstee selection meth¢)Js
including deL8ils of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entil￿d
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25
' The PCC is made up of LI￿nsed Clergy,
Readers and Lay Workers in the Parish. It
also includes the Churchwardens and any
lay representatives on the Deanery Synod,
Diocesan Syn1￿ or General Synod who are
on the Etectoral Roll of the Parish. The
number of elected representatives on Ihe
PCC depends on the size of the Electoral
Roll. As our church has between 50 and
100 member5 On the Ekntoral Roll. we are
currenty able to have up to 9 members on
the PCC who serve a 3-year cycle. Our aim
is to have balanced selection of members
providing a wide range of skills.
Additional infomiation (optional)
You ma choose lo include further statements Whe￿ relevant about.
Policres and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
All new Trustees must go through
Safeguarding training under the supervision
of our Parish Disclosure Officer as well the
Charity Commission guidance on the
'Essential Trustee..
P¥a 1.51
The charit￿S Organ￿ational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
The PCC is respK)nsible for making
dea"sions on all matters of general concern
and Importan￿ WTthin the Parish including
hcwi the fijnds of the PCC are to be spent.
Para 151
The Parochial Church Council of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary's
Frittenden is part of the Diocese of
Canterbury within the Church of England
and is in the Weald Deanery.
Relationship with any
related parties
Pwa 1.51

Reference and Administrative details
Charity name
The Par¢xhial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of
Stma
s Frlttenden
PCC Frittenden
1183170
The Street
Frittenden
Kent
TN17 2DG
Other name the cha
uses
Re
istered char
number
Charty's principal address
Names of the chartty I￿￿te¢S who manage the charity
Dales a¢1￿ if not fr>r who*
Èar
Office lrfanyl
Name of petson {or body) entitled
Reve￿nd Peter
Deaves
1nujm￿nt
Until 9 November 2025
Diocese of Canterbury
James Highw(M)d
Churchwarden
Elected by a meeting of
Parishioners
James Highwood
James Highwood
Safeguarding Officer
Deanery Syncxj
Representative
Lay Reader
Treasurer
Electoral Roll
Electoral Roll
Anthony Staples
Christopher Page
Joanna Beech
Ethtoral Roll
Electoral Roll
PCC Secretary
Ebectoral Roll
Elector81 Roll
John Stansfeld
Heidi Easby
Zoe Murton
Electoral Roll
Electoral Roll
Declarations
The trustees declare that thty have approved the trustees, report alM)ve.
Signed on behalf of the charty's Irustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Positlon (eg Secretary.
Chair, etc}
Date
19-[ Lt[2

St Mary's Church, Frittenden
Financial Report and Accounts
For the year ended 31 December 2025

YEAR TO31DE￿IE￿t
REC￿PT$
JWNTPAY RE(OPTS
REGULARANDTAXEFFKiÉi¥fGMNG
Freewll ofEer1ngsLY￿erGrft•1d
Otherfree*ll ofFerin85
32,489
20,261
5l750
20.222
20261
54750
iknderGrftAhl
other
Cortacdes51thÈ-Off
218
407
625
14348
07HERVOWNTARYRE
Letaties
GrfEOty
DDnètiOnS
>)J50
4S35
13
5.7D7
5,)07
6,635
3,125
455
565
Youth wo¢klLittktarnbsl
I￿?
455
ColleLti￿0￿nabDThS
Grants
707
425D
12.476
4250
355S
3￿55
16.TI6
Acll¥inESFORfjENERAMNGFUflD5
Chrstmas Fwrelreti
Carol&n@nÉ
d2 ind str
L675
L675
n)
&957
Fees ¢ueto Patish
1776
2fv17
2,417
1417
OThÉRINCOME
Interest
1920
6,241
MagaanE Income
ndry Income
TOTALRECEIPTS
159

PCCFRrrwENDEW
PAYMENTS
Total
QuDts
43.354
MINISTrY
Recio¢s Exper￿e$
Youth Work
LttUeLarnbs
L495
652
L49S
652
373
373
1730
14ts
In5UtancE
5226
I￿6
5,121
1.695
Ix)I
21.334
9,1
1,695
Ewdttyand Water
thurch Spire Repalrs
RepBirs and Maintenan
Churchyard MalnteDan
Pfofe55ionalFees
noTrria
Other
17
834
1,415
Ih26
450
1,621
L626
450
1.621
363
450
998
4¥302
UPKEEPOFSÉRVKES
m￿SIcCO￿rs8hf
OrEantst
371
71
U20
2520
OTHER EXPEMSES
Magazine
Web5itÈ
mifiistrator
Sundry Exper
5SYJ
418
1951
347
418
2.951
347
9,216
3.731
3.731
34704
724
TOTALPAYME14TS
asJ
14751
113.887
SURKUS
2%399

As3t3I0e￿nbpr
neral FL•4
Openiniblf
6enEtal Sutplu5forthÈYear
Tr3n5fetredto thurth FabricFw
Clogng rlf
a7.761
Churth FablcFund
C*en1￿bIl
Gr3ntforSpire Rewrs
Transfer from Gener￿
aosingrlf
20916
.17.
29A72
20J16
0￿MIng blf
Exce550f Retel¥ed
u0s1￿ClI
187
Qpeningwf
Ex£e550f DonknonsRÉte
00gnB rlf
TWI Furd5
Representedty.
kCurrentA(EOL4It
8043
i￿.In
17227
7SX*24
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Independent examinerfs report to the members of
the PCC of St Marfs Church, Frittenden
I report to the members of the PCC of St Matys Church, Frittenden ("the PCC")
on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31si December 2025 set
out on pages 7 to 9.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the members of the PCC. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 Cthe Acv) and the Church
Accounting Regulations 2006.
I report in respect of my examination of the PCC'S accounts carried out under
section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the
applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 145 (5)0))
of the ACL
Independent examinerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come
to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to
believe thaL in any material respert:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act;
or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with
the examination to which attention should be drdwn ID order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reache
Hillywood House
Stsrvenden Lane
Sissinghurst
KentTN17 2AN
M. SLI
shley FCA
19th April 2026