CHRISTCHURCH SHAMLEY GREEN ANNUAL REPORT I AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ST I FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 REGisfERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1193694 MISSION STATEMEKr Our aim 15 to have a central rok in the life of Sharn￿ Green community Idi￿ a Christian presencÈ witness and evangelism. prayer and worthy. pastoral care and servkt to all. be they not. Christ Church is Situated in the parish of Shamlry Green in tr￿ L)KKese of Guibfftsrd. The Parochial Church Counui ol the Fcclpsiastical Parish of Chrisi Churth. Shamley Green {PCCI is a (hariry registered ￿th the Charity ComrnÉssion re£isiered charity number 1193694. The address tor correspondence is The WIcJrn8e.. Church Nill. Shamley GrL￿1. GU5 OUD. The PCC rnembers who serYÈd from i January 2024 ¢X frfxn date ot appolntment untll the d*e of appru¥al gf th15 report are: The R4verw)d Salty Davies Mrs. Maoafet Goodchld lay representotrvES ￿ tht Mr. Thomas Corn*tll Deanery Synod.. Mr5. Janice Goldsmith Mrs. Mar84r*i Goodchad Mr. Kevin GarNty ItA Svr¥Jd Flerted l¢ry member5." Mr5. Paullne E4erton Mrs. Alison HaTdiN4 Mr. Anthory Rotxnson Mr. NiChD￿5 Russell.Davis Miss clart steven& to iv September Joelk T•mraz Mr& kn wdhs Choir Vrct Clloir Ilon. See￿10ry . Treosurer The Rewerend Salty t)a¥ies Mrs. Marearet Gt)odchild Miss Clare Stetstns. to 1e' Se.pt•mb•r ofPury not on the PCC: MISS Clare Ste%tr% from 16° Septernb Electorol Roll Off￿ Mr. Roger Pent)v Health al￿ Sgfrty Officer Mr. Neil Ilardi Sofvltording Offi'ctr fP50) Mrs. Diane Savaee Accesslbr'lty Officer Mrs. Margaret Go(xl(h Bonktrs Natio￿1 Westminster Bank Godalmi The CBF Chufch ot ETrdl•nd. Cheap5ide. Londo Independent Examiner Mrs. Frar￿ Ivhittall. l Jefsey Coti•gts, Long Comrrn)n, Shamley Green GU5 OTG. from I. March 2024 The PCC rnembers T￿ent their rep￿t with financial stst•rnents sepjrnte documentl of the charity tor the year eThJed 31 December 2024. The PCC members have adopted the Pfovisic>ns of Accounting and Reponiry by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Prnrtice applicable to cPk)rtties prepJrine their occounts in accOrdar￿• with the Fir￿nCIal Reporting Standard applicablc In the UK and Rewblic of Ireland IfRS 1021 leffxtivt l January 20191. The PCC have tomplied Y4ith the duty ur)der section 5 of the Saflyuarding ar¥J Clewi Discipli￿ Measure 2016 (duty to have reeard to Ik•W of Bisho￿ guidarKe on safe8uardiry childr•n and vulnerable adultsl The PCC 15 ¥ ¢orpor*e Wy c5t4blshed by the (hurch of En8lar¥J. The PCC OFbwat•s under the Parochiil church Council (Power51 Me45ure 1956 the Church Rèpresentation Rules. The PCC Nvas rnBiStered as a charity wsth thc CharTty Commis90n on 4" March 2021. Members of the Council are erther ex-offtao or elerted by ihc Annual Parochial Church Meeting or at subs•.quent meetings of the PCC in aCcorda￿e *Tth the Church Rwtsentabon A￿e> The PCC opèrates throLoh a number of committe•& They meet betAttn the full meetines of the Council. S(onding CLvrnTW"tlce This is the only cornmittce required by ft has power to transKt bus1r￿ of tt* PCC betwecn its rrbEetI￿S, 5ubiert to 4ny diredjons 8Nen by the c(MI￿lI. CoMmuniurtro￿ and Publicity Committee (c(￿1￿ Group) Con5idcr5 how to impfQ¥f our ￿or11t. ¢omrnuniGITbOn% and publiciry. Tho focus thi5 year was very much on ncw thurth web￿te. the appointment ot 3 ntw magazine tditor and irnproving our communbcations. Fabric Committee finduding Healih & Safetyj Formulates and extcutE5 maintenance xtsvffies requireql to maintain the building strpJrture5 afKI the fixture5 and fjttiry of thc thu¥¢h. the Jub'lee R(x)m and thè Church Hall as well as the church ground5 and car park in a Safe and satisfartory lontrtèm) cor*4rtion- exècutes rnodification5 lo existing facilitie5 and considcrs wovision of new faulities and ser¥ice5 aLrthorised by thc PCC. Particular thank5 go to Chris Sprlgue, c.olin Jobson and Neil Hardin￿ for their work during the year vthich induded a major upgradc of the wiiin& swtches and lighting tn church. HeasÈ see the separatt report for deta51> FinarKe Committee Ovibf5eCs the fin•n¢lal dimensi(m of ttle work aThl rnanaKeTnent of Chri51 Chuith and assi￿$ the. trea5ufEr by monitorirq in¢ome. expenditure al￿ investrnent5, budgetsn& maintaining appropriate financial conlrols and co-ordinating stewardship throE¥h planrbrd giving. Thanks io thair, John Pag¢, Planned GiwnE Officer Nick Russell-tkivis and. of course, our dc(IIL4¢ed and wist Ire4surw, Tony Robinson. Please %•èthé Financial Staterrthts at theend of this report fordetaiis. Fundws Committee Promoles fellowship enha￿t5 the church's welcome ￿ Offern￿ howtslity aNI I￿tir% gxial ewent5 for the membership ofthe thurch but open to all. 5ofnE of whith rn•y Indude a fund•raising elemenL I￿nkS ro Mareafei G(￿lId and her team. Otrtword Giwtiq Committee Makcs rccvmmcndatbons io the PCC as to how ouroutward gi¥1￿ shoukl be distributed. receiving 5ugge5tions from rnembersof the ¢on8r•83tiC*n and taking nole of charities which member50f our community ha¥e benefitted fr¢xn or have 50rThe per5W41 conne¢tion with. Maintaini￿ a balance between chri5b.an and se¢ular ch•rires at horne o¥crse* and issues reports for the APCM and th• ￿rish Mazazine. OBJECTniES AND A￿1vmE5 Th• ￿.c ha.f The responsibility of CQQPLw¥IFrv4 wilh vlcar, ThE REverErkd Salty Davie5, In promotin8 in the e¢¢leSlast￿al paiish LFIL. whole mi55ion of the Church, ￿StorI1. social and ecumenical. It has responsibility for tIK' maintL'nancc of Christ Church. Shamley Green. itsjubilee Room and Church Ilall as well 45 ihc Churchyard. The PCC 15 committed to enabling a5 many pèopl* as poLsible to worship in our cl)urrli ilF)d lu kwmc. ol our parish comrnunity it Christ Church. When plJnnine our %tiwliL's for the yL'af, the vtor and the PCC have considerèd the Chariry Cornmission's guida￿e on public bETrcfTrl and. in particular. thE 5pe(rhc guidance on chariti•.< ftsr the advanCerr￿l uf iL.ligiun. IIK. PCC 15 committed to following n•tion•l ar>d dI￿￿n BU￿tlIneS and iequirLYnents for safe¥uafdsng children and vulnerable aduits. Thè vicar and the PCC wel¢ome the CO￿1￿8¥110￿ and thc 8cncral public to all our artTVitie ACHievEMEPIT AND PERFORMANCE UUT thanks 10 to all m•mb•rs ot the PCC. rts commirt•.•.s and office.rs for their conside.rable orrimilrnent, W5ion and actbon during yèar on bèhal* ot our church xnd r.on8r•8Xtithn. Th•. hill P¢C mcl 51x tirncs durinK the y•ar for Its ordinary rneetlng& Committms me.T bfttwe.e.n PCL meetin8s and rninutK of th•ir d•lib•rations ¥Mr• r•c•iv•d arbd diSC￿￿d by th* full PCL We are p4rlicularly iratelul for t￿ d•dicati4>n and vislon of churchward*ns Mar83r•t Cioodthild and Pl'nny Hod¥son. Th• R•v•r•nd Gussl• Walsh. Tr•asur•r Tony Robinson, PC.C. S•.f.r*t)ry Clare Steven5, P50 Vwne S•v•g* *Thd Act•uibility Ofllc•r M•ryar•t Gtstsdchlld toK•.ther wSth Hèalth and Sd(cty Officcr Noil Hardin& Electoral Roll and GDPR Otlicer RoRer P•nny, Chris Sprague, aThd the Finan(e and Fabric Comrniltecs. 45 well as the Magazine Team. In •ddition. Tony Robinson and Alison H4rdin8 hav¢. hc¥ded up our ¢ommitm•nt to b•coming •n 'Eco Church., xom•thinR whlth involves all areas ol oui Churth Iifc and prKtice. vicor. The Reverend S¥lly D4vies. took flve 4r￿ h¥lf mofith¢ sick l••v• from April. Twlth phased return io work from Ihc Iw5l wcck of 5cptcmbcr. Think you to •ll those who w•nt th• frxtra mile in her absence. PdrliLul4rly (JUSSIC 4nd ihL" LhurLhthr4rdcns. supported by the Arei Dean and Iiul colleagues. Sally w¥$ also gra￿lu1 to th05c whc> st4ycd in IoLKh durini thi5 chilleniini and Isolatjng timc, for mc55aRCS of concern and encouragement as well is occisional Saf¢guJfdlng PSO OiJne Savoee, DBS Vall￿t￿l Pcnny HvdK>vn qirNJ thc Yir4r mct rczularly duri￿ thc ycir to monitor all aspects of safeguarding. Di4ne presenled 4 report to cvery rneetinK of th¢ PCC Incllidine on updote on OBS th¢ck5, Ir•inin8 4nd n4iion4I ￿[ClU¥[dIng rLY4LblfL'ML￿ThiS. WL. h•vE mode h￿e progrcss In brinKing our tr•ining lind safer rccruitment up-to-date. Current safeEuardin8 Inforrndtion wSth detai15 of local organisations and charities is dssplayed in th• church and both h•lls. Plr45C 5Ct the 5epar•te rEPDrt for detail w0￿h1P￿ prayer and k•rnlng * Church Allendan¢e has contin￿1 to improve and aVEraBe Sunthy altendance 5its •rDund 38 advlt5 while numlxbr5 for x>rriL. AdvLn(, ChT15tma5 lind Holy WLX.k XYViCL5 WLrc r105c lo prL' pandrmic •ttEnd¥nce, some e￿n higher. Moving the Advent MTViCe of'music & Re•dinKS' to th• 10am slot on ¢hE FFf5t Sunday of Ad¥•n¢ which we h•v• tried now for twv yeir5. ha5 provqd popular, L'nablir)B mvrr people to attend whik moving the Chri5tma5 Carol 5eryice an hour earlier wa5 a150 w•ll r•c•iv•d. W• rnov•d the Maur>dy Thursday servbc• back to the ev•ning by popular r•que51 but at thp. p.arfi•r tirrbp. rjt 6..40pm and this provpd be.tt•r. S•rvic•.% of Holy Cnmmunion we.re ￿]d at 8am and 10am every Sunday and the reserved &icramenr was taken to se.veral me.mhe.r.% .It duri1¥ ihr yrdr. A full progidmme of sefvices *das offered for Lent, Holy W•.e_k And Fa£ter. All 5ovls, R¢mtmbran¢c Sunday (followed by the Act of Remembf3nc•. of th• HOKS Back ChJpt•r at the war me.moriall, AdvÈnt and Christma& A %pecial occision Wi15 the first Viyr of our new ArthdeJ¢on. Catharim Mabuza, who look a Joyful 1(hm service OD Sundqlv 28" July. A ¢Agnificant gap in our proviyon is thAt we r¥0 lonpr offLr a Sunday Club tor thildren lalthoueh see M church ￿low} and this could prove trucial for our future Errowth a5 a chuTth familv. Our thanks 80 to our team of sidr5people who up tor 5eTViCC5, prowde a wami ￿lCoMe and cleor away afterward5, tQKEthcr with those who 5erye at the altar. deliv•r readings. lead intcrcessions aml provide. retreshments. NLW member% joined th• team during the year but we always ntL.d more help so hopp WE conbnue to build the teim. E5PCCi41 thanks to Kevin Garvey who ensures our supplie5 of wine. w¥fers. (andle.s lirbdudirwa for 5Ca50nol ¢elebratitins} palm crosses et al arL" well provisioned and atterK15 lo all rhe candl•s in church. We are 8rJtet4Jl to Claire Jcnkn'nson for coordinating thL' 41rran8ement ot flowers in thc churth, t￿￿thef wilh a dedicated and crEitivc l¢am. induding special decuriilion of the window si115 for Ha￿l and Christmas. arranBing the E15lrf lilies ce.l•.brating those we k)ve who hav•. d5ed. and special arrangemenls for Mothering Sunday. All Souls and R•.mernbrnn￿ as well as the Advent Wreath. W¢ T￿1ve many apprpciJtiv• commcnts from both regulars ind visitors. Rob 01￿h•.. who had covered many servi well as oihcrs Pftpafing craft attswtie5, b4kTne uke$ and praying behind the s(e.ne& In thc surnrrw ten joint 88Q with Little Stars was held. Messy Churth requires considerable planninK an<1 preparation i1¥ Wtll as a big team on the day but it provides valuable teachi￿ and tellDw5hip f local families and is one ot our rnain forms of outr•3ch to thi5 demographic so our ￿artY ih4nks go•5 to all iTrvolvcd,' youf rteular commitrnent aThJ enthusiasm arv what moke4 thts ministry P￿81ble. It is clearly valued by parents. a5 well as enjO￿d by thE rhildt¢n. and attendccs have sr3rted Inviti￿ their friends as wèll. Fomrly ServKI•S Family Services were hEld on Mothering Sunday. Good Fr￿1V. Easter Day. Har¥est Festiv31 and Chri.£trnas Day. We also held a Crib SErvi¢t on Christmas Eve which was v#ell attended includinR littlLN Stsrs and Messy Church familic5 45 well as sev•ral frurn our ¢hurch school. <• study ond reftrt Our informal 'l)ome groups. met regularlythro￿1￿i thc ycar for reaLfin& Bible st￿. praytrand ftllowship. offeri￿ a daytirn• and an evening group. with new members loin1￿ duriry the year. + pl*w￿e￿ly ond wtbsit• The vicar CODiinued to circu13tè OCGisloftal ne￿￿.1zer5 which have proved helpful when there is 4nythiw to hi8hli8hi or publicise and a eood wèy of pa55iry on nècessary Infvrni¥bDn to i wide group. Clare Steven5 ably rnanaged the websr¢c and FacetK>ok account. upJaiir¥ for the seasorns, worship aThJ artivitie5, includin8 community e¥ent5, and pro%rydir* an essentwl conduit tor communic4tK•n and publicrry. A ntw thurth 7website was laundled, thanks to Trevor Vcjn PLrttkxmmer and Joelle Tamra7 workine Clare. ar￿ both look% aThd funrtion5 mKh better for our ptjrposes. Cl•Tr was •pp)inted as Website Administrator. a paKI role which entail•d st•ppin8 down from the PCC as an •lerted member altho￿h she Continues as our Hon. S•cr•tary. Porr5h ￿￿olIne Our ma8qi£ine was Pr0dLK￿ monthly 45 • prlnt copy free. of charge lo 411 ho￿￿hold$ in the parish. wrrh spare copi•s available at the church. al￿ online via our wcb5ite. This rePre￿ntS considefable lmount of work on the part of •drtors Chris Kine arrfl LOUI￿ CouKhtrry. Kafen Andtrton who manages the adNtrtiyr¥ v4hich lirgety co￿r5 the co￿5 of publication. and Ginny Wic*s. who coordinatès the distribuiion, tog•th•r with her w¢lling Ic•rn of distributors. we are h¥ely Brareful to them all. The maea2int provid•s an invaluable 5(¥urce of information for parish. including viifage Oreani￿￿.￿n￿ and is i key element of our outr•xh •t)d ¢ommunily irwolvement as thè parith church. Chris stood down In AuEu5L •fter elevftn ye.ars. servtt. and we WL'fe del￿ted that Lou&1 Co￿h*r#¥ tt)ok over as Eth't￿ with a smooth trIrtyt￿. + PosEoroJ corn ond tKfivit Penny Hodyon cOnTin￿d to serve •s ovr P•stor*l tsg'stant vlsit5rry many parishioners at home. pro¥idiFY emotional aThY w4¢tK¥l 5UPt>orL As coordinator of Vill•8e C•r• and a tnJ%re* of W¢)ner5h Unit•d Charities. tt)8ethEt wrth prot•ssi¢)nal knowled8• ar￿ experien￿. she ￿ well pI•cL.d to assess and resFX)nd tv ne•ds ot different kinds. OccasSonal lunches were held for our irne for Tea/Lufth' M•M￿rS Is well as a Vinwe Tea Party Our chri5tmis lunth at th• Bricktayers Arm5 in December. + bille Stors Ouf Adult. 8•by & Toddler Group contInL￿d to thrlve with new f¥mili•s joininR throughout thy ye•r. indudiry several n*w babieL The ¢hildren are &ouiht by parent& a swnifi¢anl nurnb•r of IrirKlpar*nts and ocuwonally ￿nn{•S . All of thtrn ￿l￿E hizhty the oppcrtunity to ii.lax •nd ornpare exper￿￿¢ with oth•rs whlle toys eames •nd crths are provw for the thildr•n. Sessions always cnd with a Bib￿ grory. ￿￿¢5 and a prny•r. v•Tth wsits up to the church to £1th•r arourKI the (Thfistrn45Crlb and E•sterGarden after a little party in th•. hall. Gus*e Wiirsh LontirbU•S to coordi*Mte group, keepine in touch with the families and offenn8 pastoral 5UPPOrt. alon85idt the t•am ¢omprign¢ M￿le1n& Mannix. Marearei Go(xkhild. J•n Goldsmirh, Jan Cornwcll and Sal￿ with Chrls ￿nIOtt joiniro Lts during ts year. Our Ihank5 ZO to them all dE¥elopiAK and sustaining this impDrtaffl area of our thurth's ministry and buildiry relati•)nships with the famÉlies. Newc¢%ner> Alison Haldi￿ continued to c(xxdinate • tc•m of'Good Neighbourf to rewrt mDvc5 Within th• pafish and deliver welcome packs. She presided over another vèry successfvl Newcorner5' Party on Shrove TuesdJy whKh was well attended and much al)p￿131t￿ by who ha￿ r•c•ntly fwved inlo our village as well a5 zi¥ir¥ an opporlunily io ￿11￿￿¢ Qf¥q1ni￿tsc￿y• io nrlvwFk arwj prorrbDte their activities. Our thank5 to her and hrr tcam DI volunlccra. <• Wjlloge léte Our skiziles made thtir arrfK41 outiry as t)ur cfjntri1xrtl￿ to this kry vill•8e •vént. Thanks io Margaret Goodthild and her tearn for orKani5itVd it both before the evtnt and on the day, We reLCiVtd a Kenerou5 donalbon from thc fctc committee, part of whKh t*AS used to purclwse new toys for Little Stars. H•lls •xl L•ttinp Clare Srevens continued to serye as our leninRs Secretary. rnanaging both enquiriesand bookings. While we do Mjt have many lettin8s. It is 8(￿d to se+. our lulls us*d by tht local tommunity and the incorne frorn t￿1 al￿ helps ro defray our cosrs so we very much appreciate Clar￿S effort5 on our bL.hall. * Jubilee Room This roorn is used weekly for refrc5hmcn15 after our Surthy Ictram servic¢ and tor ho¥>irality following se450nal 5ervice5 such as H•Tl&rst Festival. All &)uls and Carols by Cahdl•.liÉhr, a¢ well as forth• fortnightly daytirn• Hom• Group. for a ¥aTiety ofother thurch rneebn85. Inc1￿J1n8 PCC. for rn••tiry of tharitsbl• *)r8anisations in which church mErnbErs are in¥olved {Woner5h United C.hariti•.s and Willa8•b Car•) and for lunthos and tho Wintrye Te• Party. Our Messy Churth aft a¢tr4itses and refreshments also take plw. in the r¢)om. Comm•roally. st was for on• eveni￿ 4 week to a psy¢hother&py gr￿9 until th• end of March. In addition w• let the room for thret funt.ral teas, lollowin8 Ééplices in th• church, and threo m••tings of the Guildford WumL"n Fellov4ship. + Church Hall Our litt￿ Stars Adult. B•by 4T￿ Ti)ddl•r youp wlith contin￿1 to rn•ke i¢>od ust of the hall weekty. A S•nior5 Fitn•ss dass been usiry it YKckly thrU￿t the year and rhe Pilates eroup whlch had y•vlousty don• so Ilxrt ceaxd in July 20231 resumed In Septémber. Schools Wt%7•fsh andSlJarnl•y Grvn CE. VA Primqry 5chod II*SGI + We supported our church xlyxl vlith a do￿110￿ from oui ouiwaid glvin& as well as through the considerable offering of tim•. skills ind eXpertr￿ by those ol our church members who - Ann¥ C¢)whtroy who on ie March Joined Kevin Garvry as a PCC appointed fDundation zovemor ar￿ Erin &rd as a foundation 8overrK*r- alonRsld• Rlrthard r)eacon as Treasurnr of G(r4emDrs' Fund the chur(hwardens who 5¢rv¢ with the vicar a5 tru5t••5. + The took morniry Ki of woiship f¢yrniehtty in Swily Auturnn torms, alt•matini wrth the vicar of Wonersh and 8lackheath with two J￿rnhIbI$ tor KS l and 2. Sht 150 fKilitated cla55 Vi>1￿ tu tl* chui¢h. + Th• 'Open the Book. team, a partnership belween Worbwsh. Brnrnl•y •nd 5h4mley Green parishes served by P4ulinc E8crton, Kffi'n Gap4ry and Julia Robin from our churth. took v￿￿1V assembli•3 for Yeir5 A, l arKI 2 411 WSG arKI Bramley Intant Schts)l. These form yrt of the Bible Society Pfograrnrne and. a5 W￿11 as prowding si8nificaDt &"blical *ducJtion, arE grea¢ly •njoiTrd by the thiklrcn. + christ church ¥150 Try)sted the s¢htyY Easter ar￿ Har¥est ser4ices with separate services for the Infants and Juniors. longacre The ¥irar offioated at the annu•l RetrnmTrxarKe SeNice. whith was a150 attended by parp.nt£ and members o* the cornmunilv CHWST CHUR￿. SHAMLEY GREEN ANNUAL REp(￿T F(Y¢ THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMDeft 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Flnandal position Durir* the yeor to 31 December 2024 our total Irthme incie¥sed lry ￿./22 to £191.323 due entirely to Leeacits of £69,048 •nd fundrnisir¢ for the rewiring of the chLtrch of £23.234. Pl•nr*ad (?ivin& collections and Incorr￿ tax recovèred thrOL￿ Gitt Aid contin{￿ t￿. trènd ot • smJll dcvL"¥se ye*r on ￿lf. W• ar• ¥•ry 8rnteful to all our donors *r*d volunteers for their continued supkkNt Particul*r￿ to the hous•holds 7*ho are paying th•ir contributions thrO￿h the Parish Giving Scheme as this is hdps to r•ducè the admtnistrati¥e work ofthè PCC and theTr•.asur•r. The rish Givin£ kheme enables don¢ts to simpty >dIL￿t their 81￿n8 by the annual increase Sn intl>tlon. Our Lxpenditur•, exclLxling the rewring our thurch costs of f37.91 l. wa% %imil.Ir to the. pr￿loU£ ycar. Wc have kept • watchful •y• over our controllable costs to •nsur•. that w•. do nor •.Keed our budRets. Our lar8ell ewense. the payment of Parish Sh•re 10 thy Guildlofd Lkn"x', or f.56.166 IX)23 - £Y,238} BOV• ILiw•Td> ihc ￿•15 of OUF Minislry. oihL4f 5rynifK¥nl cwn5cs In 2024 were Or84nisi fees •nd uF*etp of th* thurthy•td. Ihr P•rlth Sh•rn wlll incrn•M by 1.3% to £56.922 in 2025. W• hav• contlnued our Mimionary and Chantable donatths al IO% ol Pl￿ned GThiry. Details of our (%)natior)5 are thown in Notc 7 to uur PlnarKl•l s￿Ic￿ market value ot our investments held in furKls mana8eé by CCLA if￿•se& duriw the year bv £512 12023 £2,365). Wt our Investment in the CBF Church of Eryl•rbd PropErty Fund for £32,631 •rKI In￿51￿d £40.(D) into the Glo￿1 Equity Fund. The net result for the year was a surplus ol £ 47,485 {2023 Oefiu'i £3.329). The PCC has a duly Lo ensuil ihilt th¢. f•bfi¢ of the thur(h and its surioundings are kept in a good state of repair and meet the health and safety standards. We have carr￿￿ out fe8uI•i servi(t and m4inltrwn¢e Of th¢ rhur¢h equipment and prtmistr•. Reserws polky It 1£ PC.C. polioi to hold ir* the equi¥alent of si¥ morths genernS operatiT¥ costs. It 15 also policy to ha￿ reserves to cover otsr proposed capttal works. resenles of the PCC now sLgnd at £189,457 exceedin8 I￿1Ve months of normal expenditure costs and in ex(tss of the amounts thatthe PCC re.Bards as es"uential for its on-going commitments. However, In holding reserve funds. the PCC is mindful of probablc exceptitirnal expensc5 in the ffbEdium term suth as repairs to the church, ieplacement boilEf5. and a new area for the intermtnt of uemated rEmains in the ¢hufthyard. The PCC In¥tsts its fund5 With thE C8F Churth ol En¥land Fur￿5 which are marwged by CCLA Investmenl M¥na8crrbEllt Limited. The abo￿ Fund5 are managed in accordance with the policie5 ot th Churth ot England National Invexirq Bodi￿ W¢ also have a deposit £5.109 with Church•s Mutual Credit Union to help support their activities. These knds are inverted ft>r the lon*term and ar• not expoct*d to b•. r*quirad tor at 1th￿t 2 years. Risk Manaymefit Ihe Ffc members continue to keep thE pces actv+itiL'S Ul￿er review. particularly re8arding any risk5whith mayarise from time to time and to rnonitor the effecti¥ene550fthe sy5terns of conirol and supervision. The PCC has insurance policies in place to cover the major risks relating to PrO￿rtY and actiVTiies and are reviewed annually. The PCC Committees have revie7*ed tne risks in their areas ol interÈst and updated the risk profiles. CHRIST OIURIJI, SHAMLEY GREEPI ANNUAL REP(XIT POR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 AT￿ETr￿ OF PCC MEMBERS. RESPoNsI￿U￿￿s The PCC members Jre resptsnsibl•. for pr•parin# the Aftnual Report and the financlal statements in accoidance with appltrc4bSe law JThd United Kingdom Accountin£ Standard5 Iunited Kingdom GenL'r4lly ALcÉ'pled Accounti￿ Practice). The law Jpplicable to charities in En8larbd and Wales. the Charities Act 2011. Chirity IA¢counts and Reports) Rcgulations 2(K)8 and the provisions of the trust deed require5 the PCC rncrnbo'rs lo preparo finantsal ￿•teMen[S for each financial year which we a true and fair ¥iew of ihc. 51¥ie of aftairs ol thè church and of the Incoming re50ur¢es and applicatbon of resourcfts. including th• irbtomÈ and ÈxpènditurÈ, of the Church for that peri¢d. In preparing those financial .4tat•rnen the PCC mèmbers are r*quired to select suitsble accounting PDlicie5 ar￿ thL'n •ppfy them consisrenly: the methods and prinuples in tho CharFty SORP. rnake judgements arxl csiirnales that are re.asonable and prudÈn¢ Pare the. fi￿ncIal ststements on the goi￿ wncern unless rt is inappropriate to presuTrMt tha the charity will ￿ntinue in business. The PCC members ar*. m.w(Jnsiblo tor keeping proper accounting re¢vrds which di%do¢Ab. With fea.sonablp •ccuracy at any tirDe the financxal p05iiion of ihc. tharily and to ervble. them to •nsure thot the firtanci31 llatements comply with the chaTib"i's Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts and Report>"l Hc¥ulalion5 2LX18 ar¥J the provisions ot tho twst deed. They arc also responsible for 50feguardin8 ihc a55Cts of the church and hence for taki￿ r•isonable 5tep5 For the wevention and detertion ot fraud othEr irrc¥ul¥rities. ApprO￿d by the PCC on 24 M41ch 2025 Sien￿ on Its behalf by. The Reverend Salty Davies- Chair INDEPEND￿ EXAMINER'S REifthTTO THE PC£ OF I rewt lo the thjrity PCC Meffl￿ my examlnotion of the accounts ot the Christ Churth, Shamley Green lthe Churth) foc year eThJed 31 December 2024. Responsibil￿e$ and basis d rEP￿t As the members of the PCC you are respon%ble for the preparat*)n of the accounts In ccordance with tht reqimrements of the Chariti￿ Act ?011 {Ihe ki'l. I report in respect ot my examination of the Churth's Kcounts caNiod (Mrt under seabon 145 01 Ihe Aci ar￿ sn carying out my examifi•tiDn I h•ve tollowed all appkabl• Direaion$ 8i¥en by the Charity Cornm155ion V￿lef sccl*)n 1451.5)(bl otthe Art. I h•vp completed my examination. I corrflrm that no material m•tt•r5 hwe c0ft￿ io ftty Itte￿on In cgrhrbPrtSon with the examinat•on Riviry me uuse to bel•eve that in Jry maierial respect: Krounilry re(￿d$ were not kept in respect of the Ctrwrth 4$ rnquired by sectiofi UO of tho Act: or the accounts do not accord vhth ihose records: or the accounts do cornp￿ with the applkablo r•quirerrthts cortgmir¥ the lorm content of ac(owits s¥t out in Ihe Charities (Accounts Ind RepDrrsl Regular￿$ 2CKJ8 other t￿n any rtyulrpment that the accounts t￿￿ •nd fair Y*w is matter considered as pan of an independent examthats'o I h•¥• no c(￿CernS and have come au055 fKJ Otlw matters in c(¥)FKdM)n with the exJrnirLKlon to which attention should be drawn in this rnport in onler to enable a proper understsrrfllre ol the account5 to be reached. Frances whiitall l Jerxey Cotwes Lon8 Common Shmlry Green fauildford, GUS (IFG 2(4t March 2025 io CHRIST CHURCH. SHAMLEYGREEN STATEMENTOF nNANaAL AcnvmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2n24 Total fuvKb 202. Total ftsnds Unrestriciod Restricted nd INCOME Donatlons arbd Grnnts 78A95 2S.504 103.999 83,988 Legacies Total 0gnati0Tr5 and Le8acies 147543 25504 173.047 83.988 Charltabk artlvltles LThurd) èrtivities 5,776 4.8￿1 Other tradi￿ actNlties 6J61 IDvestmeN IDcome 5.939 5.939 5,037 Total 165% 25504 191.323 EXPENDITURE C*4 Raisin8 funds 854 Churth activities 103A 143,989 105.441 Tot41 104.Z37 40.181 144,418 I￿.295 Net Realised and UnrealIsL￿ gains on invcsimcnts NtT INCOMEI(DtFICffj 2.365 62.162 14.677 47.485 RECONauATIthY OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 1413n 14L972 145.301 Tr4n5fqr liom Unrqstsicthd fvnd 114.6771 14.fjn TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 189.457 189.457 141,972 The r￿le1 fnrm part of these finartial stlttfr￿ts li AT 31 DECEMBER 20Z4 2024 2023 Unr•StrI￿ R•strict•d T' PTrp4r¥d urldw the hiStori¢al ¢ost onvention wrth the exception of inve5tmcnts whith arc included •i market value, as rnodified by the revaluation of cErtaÈn a55ets. The financial siatements Ir)¢ludt all transacrions. Jsse.rs and li3biliTie5 for which the PCC is IESponsiblL in14w_ Thry do nul includc the finan¢lal siarements of ¢hurch eroups thaT owe their m4in ibffili4tTron tp (Inoil?er body. or those that are informal 8aTherin8£ of Church members. INC(hME P14nned givin& collection5 Ind donatSDn$ are recoenised wher fe(tNed, In¢ome t.) recovcfablc on gifi aid donalions 15 re(08nised when the dotutiot) is reuived. The amount of any outstand1r￿ tax daim is included ift i￿$￿Alne resovrces and ￿ 3 débttsr in thè Balanc• She•L LeBacit5 to the PCC are accounted fvi soon 45 the PCC is notified of its legal •ntttlement. the amount and its ultirnate receipl is probablL'. runds raised from hall rentals. magazin+. 3dv•.rtisin& incomé and tuThd- rnising évents arè 8c¢¢vnted for gross and are re¢¢8nised whtn duè. The parish magazine is publishEd ar dislributed withoul charge. Investrnent rntomt r5 accounted for whcn dul and paydblc. RL4ilisvd gains ond k¥>se: on investments are re¢oBnÈsed when investments are 501d and unreali5ed gain5 4fKI Iosxs •rv cr.o{Jnt￿ for rjn rn_v31iJation at.?1 DecernbEr. GRANTS R&>￿.n￿. har•d 8rj￿.rnrnV.nt grants are recogni5ed in irKome over thc periods in whith the church recoBnises the r*.lat￿ cost.£ tor which th• grant is intended to (urn￿n￿le. Where Brants ère receivable Js comw.nsation for •xp•nses already incurrcd or to pro¥￿t imme(liatt hnarrfjal support with no fururp relat•d costs grants will b• recoBnised whL'n Ihty becomt re¢elvable. 13 CHR15T CHURCH. SHAMLEY GREEN NOTES TO ThE FINANOAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR EKIED 31 DECEMBER 2024 I. ACC(XJNTING PQUOES- CONTINUED tXptND￿uR1 LiabilitiE5 are recuKni5ed a5cxpCr￿lturC a5 soon as there Is a le8•1 or(onstructive obligation committiNq th• char¥ty to that •xpendrtur•, It Is Probab￿ thit a trnn5fer of econornic benefits wll be reqwred in seftlemftnt •rbd the amount of th• obligation can bi rn•a5ured reliobly. Expendiiure is accounte.d for on an accruals basls ha5 be•n cla5sifiqd under headi￿5 ihat 48gie8att all ¢ost related ro the (aie80ry. Grants ar￿ don4ltions afc iiccounted for when paid or when aworded, if the award creat•s binding obli%ation on the PCC Grilnts oflercd 5ubJecl to conditions wthi¢h havt Thot been met at the ye•r•nd datè ar• notcd 45 a ￿f￿mil￿L.nl but r￿t aCCiL￿ as exotndrture. TAXATION The tharlty is exempt Irom t3x on Its charltJbl• *ctlvltl•s. FUNDS tteslricted fut)ds represent donations or grants r•£*￿•d for a 4￿cIfiC obfr•cL lunds ftuy only be expÈnd•d on the spoafic obl•ct for which they were Eiven and any b4￿￿(C iemainin8 un5peni at the end ofthe year b• Carri￿ tonvard as • balanc• on that fund. General Funrls r•pr•s•nt th• funds of the pcc thalarc nol subjecl Iv¥ny special restricti•)fflS re8ardin8 their and are wallabl02 for applicitlon to th• g•Mral purposes of the PCC. INVESTMENTS Inv•stm•nts ar• v•1￿1 •t the rn•rkct v•lue at 31 Decefflber. TANGIBiE Flxto ASYTS Conxcrnted ind beneficcd property of any kind is excluded from the accounts in accord•nc• with Section 10(21 l¥) and Icl of the Charr¢ies Act 2011. Movable church fvrnishin8s held by the Wicar and Churthw4rden5 on special trust for the L and whKh require a facvlty for dirposal, are accounted for as inal￿ble property unlL's5 lorminE part of the ns 2270 23234 Z5504 Tot•1 th)nations UnfestrIa￿ •nd Rostrict•d and y¥rrt IOJJ99 Legacies 173.047 83￿8 Rent of Jubilee and Olurth Rooms Adv•rtisirrd 1.871 4.815 4,455 6.561 Obvidends and intwr•st frum C8F inb*st￿ts 5.9J9 5.037 Harvri5t F•stp•al Lunth •nd other elents 1.237 4.539 5.776 3,1126 4.8Y) T¢)tJl incomiry r¢50urres 191,323 I￿.601 20 (MIST CHURQI. St￿MlEy GREEN FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 EXPENDITURE Other tradi￿ actMtl*s Other luThJraiync cxpens•J 854 arllablo xtlvltlos Parish shalt Wjcar's workine expertses and ¥icaTV m•inten•nce Church ligh¢ hcai and water Insurance Church maintenance a￿1 ckani Supplies for 5ervitE5. Focums and Messy Church OrR3nisVs fees arK4 choir expenses Organ and equipment repair and maintenanc* Churchyafd upkeep Comrnun4cat•on& TA*bsite and suNlry ¢xpcnses Total runniry <¢sts f(x- seThicv> 56.166 54.238 3.455 3,467 2.465 947 2.549 1,314 A.971 1337 87.055 2316 Parish ma%3Tine prints"nE ar#1 postage Churth roorn expcn5e5 Mi&sionary and chantable giving 4,529 1,?69 8,021 Proiects/MhM)r works Rewlri￿ and electri￿1 ￿)rkS MIr￿r work5 Quinquennial 5UTvey 37.911 ?.355 1.246 Special •NJ Rcstricted fund giNing 270 143.y89 144.418 1(fi,295 IS.6941 ReallsÈd artd Umealisod 1*to￿ls¢￿ uain5 and lo Realised arwj Uftfealise