The Parish of Basingstoke Down
The Parish of Basingstoke Down A celebration
Annual Report and Financial Statement
Presented to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting
26[th] April 2026
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Annual Report 2025
The Parish of Basingstoke Down
Statutory Annual Report 2025
Introduction
This document serves two main purposes:
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To ensure compliance with a number of statutory statements about the organisation, life and ministry of the churches of Immanuel, Hatchwarren and Beggarwood, and St. Mark’s, Kempshott, in the Parish of Basingstoke Down in 2025.
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More importantly, it provides us with an opportunity to thank God for his goodness and for his generosity through his people as we review much of all that has happened within the parish over the last year.
Locations
The Parish has two places of worship:
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Immanuel Church, Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, is incorporated into St. Mark’s Church of England School on Danebury Road, Hatchwarren;
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St. Mark’s Church, Kempshott, is situated in Homesteads Road, Kempshott. This is the principal address of the Charity and the Parish Office is here (Homesteads Road, Kempshott, Basingstoke, RG22 5LQ).
The Parish is part of the Basingstoke Deanery of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England.
Charitable Status
The Parish became a Registered Charity Number 1202279 on 10[th] March 2023.
As a Charity, we are governed by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) Powers Measure (1956) as amended and the Church Representation Rules that came into force on 02 Jan 1957.
Our Charitable object is promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church . And the PCC, who are the charity’s trustees, have regard for the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance as this report will show.
Contents
Statutory Annual Report 2025 ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Leadership ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Review of the Year – 2025................................................................................................................................................... 5 Parochial Church Council .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Electoral Roll report for APCM 26 April 2026 ......................................................................................................... 7 Deanery Synod report 2025 .............................................................................................................................................. 8 Fabric Report.............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Treasurer’s Report 2025 ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Parish of Basingstoke Down ............ 11 Financial Statement and Notes for the Year Ended 31-Dec-25 ............................................................... 12 Adoption...................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
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Leadership
The PCC is elected from the church membership. PCC members and Deanery Synod Representatives serve for a period of three years before requiring re-election. Churchwardens are elected each year. The Vicar, Churchwardens, and Deanery Synod Representatives automatically serve on the PCC and since 2011 LLM (Readers) should they so wish. Currently our LLM serves. The role of Treasurer is held by one of our Churchwardens, assisted by a member of the PCC.
The PCC has appointed a Safeguarding Officer who ensures that any person coming into close contact with Children or Vulnerable Adults has a current “volunteer contract” and DBS check for such purpose. In this way the PCC 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).
The PCC is required to meet at least four times a year to discuss the business of the parish and work of the church. If need be, a Standing Committee meets between PCC meetings to progress items of business that are urgent. The Standing Committee comprises the Vicar, Churchwardens and two Lay Representatives of the PCC. The Vicar also meets from time to time with the Churchwardens and the LLMs for prayer and to review the pastoral, worship and business concerns of the church and parish.
The PCC has a Committee structure aligned with our Parish Mission Action Plan (pMAP). Usually committees are chaired by a member of the PCC and a proportion of their membership is from the PCC. Their minutes are circulated and received by the PCC at its meetings. The following chart shows the Committee structure.
Each Committee administers a budget on behalf of the PCC and, within the Teams that report up to the Committee, there are some Budget Managers who have an allocated budget for their activities.
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In 2025 the following Elected / End of Position
people served on the PCC Appointed Term
Rev’d Nicola Such - - Vicar
Rev’d Kim Robins - - Associate Minister (ex-officio)
Dave North - - Licensed Lay Minister (ex-officio)
Chris Welton 2025 2026 Churchwarden and Vice Chair
Sue Hooper 2025 2026 Churchwarden and Deanery Synod
2023 2026 Representative
Pauline North 2023 2026 Deanery Synod Representative
Andy Briggs 2023 2026 Council Member
Ena Bull 2025 2028 Council Member
Clare Nunn 2023 2026 Council Member
Hilary Nickell 2024 2027 Council Member
Jason Nunn 2025 2028 Council Member
Jeannette Welton 2023 2026 Council Member
Jon Morris 2023 2026 Council Member and Vice Chair
Laura Wilkinson 2024 2027 Council Member
Primrose Gibson 2025 2028 Council Member
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Review of the Year – 2025
Back at the start of 2025 our first seasonal event was the egg-cellent Pancake Partywith crafts, games and races much enjoyed! There was also great fun had at Messy Easter – making resurrection biscuits and Easter gardens as we shared the Easter story of Jesus once more. But where was Jesus? That was the question on Easter morning as we hid a hundred mini Jesus figures around St. Mark’s to find... and then share.
In amongst the fun and frivolity of the season there was some real sadness. We said goodbye to two lovely friends and supporters of the parish – Jenny Cove and Graham Robins. We continue to remember and give thanks for them, as well as for Magaret Rothera and David Smith who passed into glory later in the year. It’s lovely, as I write this, to see Ashley and Jenny’s tree now blossoming in the garden, and we’re delighted that the ‘Robins reflection garden’ opens soon at St. Mark’s School in memory of Graham’s dedicated service there.
All Spring we had been watching Hounsome Fields School begin to take shape and it was great to be able to meet with the new Headteacher just before I went for my extended study leave – a little shoot of things to come... other highlights post-Easter included Selina’s baptism, which was wonderful to share with her family, and our beefriendly stall at the summer fun day...
Kim’s reflections on the summer
We waved Nicola off with an “au-revoir” at the end of June and prayed that she would have a refreshing, reflective and relaxing study leave.
Lots of preparation for Nicola’s time away had been done beforehand – I had a “plate spinning list” – which was used to manage and delegate various tasks. To keep the various plates spinning, I met regularly with Sue, Chris, Clare, Primrose, and Dave. I'm so grateful for their wise counsel, assistance and prayers.
We were very well looked after by Pat Palmer (at Immanuel) and Denis Smith (at St. Mark’s) during the summer and early autumn. It was great to have them lead and preach regularly and really get to know them. We thanked them for their generous ministry with cards and gifts.
As the new term kicked off before Nicola’s return we prayed for our young people as they started or restarted school. We also prayed for Tracy as she began her LLM training.
Jon, Sue and I managed to visit the newly opened Hounsome Fields School in early September and met Bradley Carter, the new Headteacher. It was wonderful to see the brand new school, hear about its eco credentials and begin making new relationships with the school community. We were delighted to book our Pumpkin Party in as one of their first community hires.
Just before Nicola returned we had an excellent harvest lunch. It was a great opportunity to share some delicious food and have some social time together. And it was lovely to welcome Nicola back in October and " officially" hand back the reins.
Back to Nicola
My Summer was a mixture of catching up with friends and family, walking, creative activities and five weeks of silence at St. Beuno’s Jesuit Spirituality Centre in North Wales. It was a hugely inspiring and refreshing experience and I’m very grateful to the PCC for its financial support and to Kim, our Church Wardens and others in our leadership team for all the extra things they took on during that time.
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As I returned to the parish, our thoughts turned towards the season of remembering. It was good to welcome people to our All Souls service, and our Pumpkin Party was a new start – the first in Hounsome Fields School. We also had a good turn out this year from local uniformed groups for Remembrance Sunday.
Advent began with the ever-rewarding Christmas Journey, and many of our regular visits took on a seasonal flavour as we continued going into our local schools and to Dashwood Care Home. Our carol singing at Sainsbury’s fell on a rather windy and rainy night, but we brought a few smiles to people’s faces, and Christingle was packed to the rafters, with good turnout at our festive services in both churches to celebrate God with us.
I am always humbled and inspired by the love and care shown across our parish and the generous giving of so many people’s time, talents and resources to God’s work in this place. Thank you, once again – it is a joy to serve alongside you.
Next year (2027) we will be celebrating 40 years of St. Mark’s moving from the school in Kempshott into its own building – itself a plant from St. Thomas in Worting. As we seek an outreach worker to build up relationships, and perhaps a new worshipping community, in the new housing in our parish we trust in God’s faithfulness for the next season.
I want to finish with a tribute to Joyce Freestone, who generously left a bequest of £76,596 to us. Lorna recalls that Joyce and her husband John came to the early service at St. Mark’s from St. Thomas and that Duncan made pastoral visits to Joyce from time to time. Her gift was a complete surprise to us, and along with another generous (anonymous) donation in 2025 has allowed us the potential to fund a new post.
God is good! Let’s keep growing, caring, loving and sharing God together.
Rev’d Nicola Such, Vicar
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Parochial Church Council
The PCC met on eight occasions during 2025.
The PCC delegates detailed work to its committees — Ministry, Mission, Children, Young People and Schools, Premises, and Finance — which bring recommendations to the PCC while also retaining delegated authority, within the scope of their respective charters, to take appropriate action.
The Council relies on these committees to undertake focused work within their areas of responsibility and to present recommendations to support informed decision-making.
Agendas also included recurring items such as the Parish’s finances, safeguarding, risk assessment updates, and policy reviews.
A consistent theme throughout the year was how the PCC might encourage growth within our congregations. This included considering improved integration of new members, introducing a more effective process for raising inclusion issues through “Open Voice,” and supporting the existing congregation in deepening their faith through BCM courses.
The PCC also reflected on the barriers to such growth. During the away day in February, members concluded that additional support in this area would be beneficial. Discussions therefore took place regarding the potential employment of an Outreach Worker and a Communications Officer to help communicate our message more effectively across the wider community.
During the summer, the PCC approved the appointment of a new ex-officio Governor for St. Mark’s School. In the autumn, the PCC welcomed Nicola back following her extended study leave and discussed ways to encourage greater participation in church rotas.
Laura Wilkinson, PCC Secretary
Electoral Roll report for APCM 26 April 2026
Since the previous revision of the roll, there have been 4 additions to the roll and sadly the death of 2 persons who were on the roll.
On 12 April 2026 there were 96 on the electoral Roll, of which 75 reside within the parish boundaries and 21 outside.
Christopher Owens, Electoral Roll Officer
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Deanery Synod report 2025
The Basingstoke Deanery Synod, which comprises clergy and elected lay representatives from each parish within the Basingstoke Deanery, met on four occasions during 2025.
In February the guest speaker was Ven. Richard Brand, Archdeacon of Winchester, who spoke of the high levels of change and transition experienced at local, diocesan and national levels over the previous five years. The Archdeacon spoke of painful cuts that had been made within the diocese of twenty-two clergy posts plus central and support staff. At local levels, however, things appeared good, with many churches experiencing full capacity the previous Christmas.
The May meeting focused on Youth Ministry, where the importance of creating a safe space for young people was emphasised. For some young people a church leader could become the most consistent adult in their life.
The July meeting took the form of a Summer Social, preceded by the choosing of discussion topics for the coming year.
The final Deanery Synod meeting of the year took place in October, focusing on how we cultivate deeper faith within our parishes. It was recognised that some people find an informal setting an easier place to encounter God while others will find it through more traditional services, so it is important to have a diverse offering where possible. We should also recognise that there is value in homegroups and courses where honest discussions with differing opinions enables growth.
Pauline North and Sue Hooper, Deanery Synod Representatives
Fabric Report
St. Mark’s Premises Committee is responsible for the upkeep of the building and the grounds, which is achieved by a variety of volunteers and paid professionals.
Committee members are Laurence Besemer (Chair), Will Hooper, Tom Cawley, Nicola Such, Clare Nunn, Steve Coleman-Williams and Chris Dearden
The committee met six times in 2025.
The following tasks were completed in 2025 ( italics = paid professionals )
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Fixed the loose wooden fence panels in the garden.
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Fixed the radiator guard cages in the Keble Whitfield room.
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The entire guttering system including down pipes has been replaced or repaired.
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oThe branches of trees overhanging the back of the orchard and also the rear car park have been lifted. -
Trees dead or dying in the area adjacent to Homesteads Road have been removed.
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The fridge / freezer used by KU5s in the Hood room has been replaced.
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The external car park lights have been repaired and are all now working.
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The vestibule area was repainted and new carpet laid.
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All fixtures and fittings in the vestibule area were removed prior to the redecoration and re affixed after.
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The TV wall bracket in the worship area was installed.
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Sale of audio equipment has raised approximately £1k to date and there is more to sell.
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All the windows and panels inside and out were cleaned.
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The flat roof on the external balcony was swept and the windows cleaned.
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Blind mounting post between toilet was straightened (previously not vertical).
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New handles have been installed on the door to the KW room
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PAT testing - all electric appliances at St. Mark’s and at Immanuel have been PAT tested. This work was started in 2025 but not completed until early 2026.
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The windows in the turret at Immanuel Church were cleaned.
A mowing team of 7 people work on a two weekly rota from late March to October mowing and maintaining the large garden, the two garden of remembrance areas and the preschool garden area to the side.
Garden maintenance day
One garden maintenance day took place on 13th September.
The Church is extremely grateful to all those who gave their time and skills to complete all these works in order to keep our building and grounds in good repair, ensuring the good stewardship of everything in our care.
Accident Record Book
Two accidents were recorded in the ARB in 2025;
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1) A child fell over and bumped their head, but there did not appear to be any premises related contributory factors involved, so no further action was required.
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2) The soft close mechanism on the main front door was faulty and a member of the congregation injured their hand. Subsequently, an external contractor was called to fix this issue with the main front Church door.
Quinquennial inspection
The last inspection took place in January 2020 and the next inspection is scheduled for 27th April this year (2026). Following the retirement of David Ensom of Hall & Ensom, the next inspection will be undertaken by Ryan Bunce of Ryan Bunce & Co.
I am in consultation with members of the Premises Committee but it appears that with the installation of the new guttering, all items identified in the 2020 report have been completed.
Laurence Besemer, Chair of Premises Committee
Treasurer’s Report 2025
I would like to start this report on a very positive note by thanking God for how blessed we have been in receiving a legacy of over £76,000 and a one off gift which with Gift Aid totalled nearly £30,000. These wonderful gifts will hopefully enable us to employ an Outreach Worker together with a Communications Officer
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Total income including the above amounts from unrestricted funds for the year amounted to £227,985 (2024 £114,340). Of this £197,903 (2024 £80,223) came from giving by the congregation, a legacy and Gift Aid refunds. Unfortunately, our room rent of £20,438 (2024 £21,313) was down due to a reduction in use by one of the hirers.
On behalf of the PCC, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed towards this higher giving figure which has enabled us to take positive steps towards employing two additional workers who we believe will help us to reach out to both existing and new parts of our expanding Parish.
Total expenses from unrestricted funds, which provides Christian ministry for both churches, amounted to £105,770 (2024 £102,656). Included in this amount was £58,242 (2024 £54,488) which was paid to the Diocesan Common Mission Fund (DCMF) and goes towards paying all clergy costs for the diocese. This percentage increase of just under 7% is the same as has been levied on all the Parishes in our diocese.
There were no large financial projects undertaken in the year which required specific fundraising from the congregation. However, we did carry out a complete redecoration and recarpeting of the Vestibule area and corridors at St. Mark’s at a cost of £10,020. This was financed by utilising the total balance of £2,730 which was in the designated fund of New Carpets and Redecorating at St. Mark’s and the balance of £7,290 was taken from the designated fund of Repairs and Refurbishment at St. Marks.
The Parish continued with its policy of transferring 10% of its total income, excluding the legacy, one off gift and gift aid on this gift less it’s contribution to the DCMF, into a designated reserve for mission which amounted to £6,230 (2024 £5,364). Donations made to specific charities of £3,000 (2024 £2,300) are shown in note 9.
In addition, we transferred the surplus on our unrestricted funds of £9,456 to our existing fund for future repairs and building works. The PCC also agreed to transfer £100,000 and £6,236 to separate designated funds to finance the potential posts of Outreach Worker to the former heading and £6,236 for the Communications Officer to the latter heading. We opened up a new bank account of £100,000 to finance the outreach worker post, subject to us finding a suitable candidate for this position. In addition to this figure we had a healthy bank balance of £79,136 (2023 £71,395) and a breakdown of these figures between the various reserves is shown in the statement of assets and liabilities.
Reserves policy and future capital expenditure
In view of the healthy bank balance together with our reliance on income from hirers, we will continue to maintain the balance held in unrestricted funds to the equivalent of three months expenditure which amounts to approximately £30,000. The specific reasons for each of the various Designated and Restricted reserves are set out in note 2 which also shows all the movements for the year.
Unfortunately, our 5 year quinquennial review which was due in 2025 has been delayed until the current year (2026). However, we were fully aware that the guttering around the church needed replacing which has now been carried out at a cost of £5,760. This will be financed by utilising part of our designated Repairs and replacement fund balance of £16,232. We will await the outcome of the review before deciding what additional major works we may carry out in 2026.
Chris Welton (Treasurer)
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of The Parish of Basingstoke Down
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2025.
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent
Examiner
As trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They 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
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
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follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
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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 management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention
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which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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a. to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act; or
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b. to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records
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have not been met; or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Carlynn Friar
10 Burrowfields Basingstoke Hampshire
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Financial Statement and Notes for the Year Ended 31Dec-25
Receipts and Payments Account
| Receipts and Payments Accounts | Receipts and Payments Accounts | Receipts and Payments Accounts | Receipts and Payments Accounts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||||||||
| General | Designated | Funds | Year to | Year to | |||||||||
| Fund | Funds | to 31/12/25 | to 31/12/24 | ||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||
| RECEIPTS | |||||||||||||
| Voluntary receipts: | |||||||||||||
| Plannedgiving | 69,033 | 0 | 0 | 69,033 | 63,206 | ||||||||
| Collections at services | 3,289 | 0 | 0 | 3,289 | 6,738 | ||||||||
| One Off Donations | 26,652 | 0 | 0 | 26,652 | 0 | ||||||||
| Legacy | 76,596 | 0 | 0 | 76,596 | 0 | ||||||||
| Allothergiving/voluntaryreceipts | 3 | 77 | 0 | 149 | 226 | 3,028 | |||||||
| Gift Aid recovered | 22,255 | 0 | 37 | 22,292 | 15,541 | ||||||||
| 197,903 | 0 | 185 | 198,088 | 88,513 | |||||||||
| Activities forgenerating funds | 4 | 3,635 | 0 | 0 | 3,635 | 1,759 | |||||||
| Church activities | 5 | 25,049 | 0 | 0 | 25,049 | 25,700 | |||||||
| Investment Income - Bank Interest | 1,398 | 0 | 0 | 1,398 | 1,452 | ||||||||
| Total receipts | 227,985 | 0 | 185 | 228,170 | 117,424 | ||||||||
| PAYMENTS | |||||||||||||
| Church activities: | |||||||||||||
| Diocesanparish contribution | 58,242 | 0 | 0 | 58,242 | 57,473 | ||||||||
| Clergyand staffingcosts | 6 | 23,446 | 0 | 0 | 23,446 | 21,069 | |||||||
| Charitable expenses | 7 | 23,644 | 8,023 | 2,805 | 34,473 | 32,187 | |||||||
| Goverance Costs | 8 | 438 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 360 | |||||||
| Missiongivingand donations | 9 | 0 | 3,000 | 75 | 3,075 | 2,175 | |||||||
| 105,770 | 11,023 | 2,880 | 119,673 | 113,264 | |||||||||
| Costs ofgenerating funds | 10 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 340 | |||||||
| Totalpayments | 106,063 | 11,023 | 2,880 | 119,967 | 113,604 | ||||||||
| Excess of Payments over Receipts | (11,023) | 0 | (11,023) | (9,138) | |||||||||
| Excess of Receipts over Payments | 121,922 | 0 | (2,695) | 119,227 | 12,959 | ||||||||
| Transfers between funds | (121,922) | 121,922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 110,898 | (2,695) | 108,203 | 3,820 | |||||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand at 1 January2025 | 41,100 | 26,803 | 3,022 | 70,925 | 67,105 | ||||||||
| Cash at bank and in hand at 31 December 2025 | 41,100 | 137,701 | 327 | 179,129 | 70,925 |
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Statement of assets and liabilities
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||||||
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| General | Designated | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Fund | Funds | to 31/12/25 | to 31/12/24 | ||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||
| Cash funds | |||||||||||||
| Bank and cash accounts | 41,100 | 137,701 | 335 | 179,136 | 71,395 | ||||||||
| Paid/held for thirdparties | 0 | 8 | 8 | 470 | |||||||||
| Belongingto PCC | 41,100 | 137,701 | 327 | 179,129 | 70,925 | ||||||||
| Other monetary assets | |||||||||||||
| Interest Receivable | 970 | 970 | |||||||||||
| Gift Aid recoverable | 1,549 | 0 | 0 | 1,549 | 219 | ||||||||
| Income receivable | 122 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stock of bio-LPG | 250 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 250 | ||||||||
| 2,892 | 0 | 0 | 2,892 | 469 | |||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Payroll deductions &pension contributions | 710 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 455 | ||||||||
| Utilities | 228 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 339 | ||||||||
| Suppliers | 0 | 5,760 | 0 | 5,760 | 0 | ||||||||
| Missiongivingand outreach | 0 | 5,430 | 0 | 5,430 | 2,934 | ||||||||
| 938 | 11,190 | 0 | 12,128 | 3,728 |
Notes
| 1 | The financial statements of the PCC have beenprep | The financial statements of the PCC have beenprep | The financial statements of the PCC have beenprep | The financial statements of the PCC have beenprep | ared in accordance wit | ared in accordance wit | h the Church Account | h the Church Account | ingRegulations 200 | ingRegulations 200 | 6 | ||||
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| 2 | The movements in designated and restricted funds d | uringtheyear were: | |||||||||||||
| 1st January2025 | Receipts | Payments | Transfers | 31 December 2025 | 31 December 2024 | ||||||||||
| Designated | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||||||
| Repairs & refurbishment St Mark's | 14,066 | 0 | 7,290 | 9,456 | 16,232 | 14,066 | |||||||||
| Buildingmaintenance Immanuel | 3,177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,177 | 3,177 | |||||||||
| Major Repairs and Renewals for buildings | 6,626 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,626 | 6,626 | |||||||||
| Mission Parish of Basingstoke Down | 2,934 | 0 | 3,733 | 6,230 | 5,430 | 2,934 | |||||||||
| Children',Families & Outreach Worker | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||||||||||
| Communications Post | 6,236 | 6,236 | |||||||||||||
| 26,803 | 0 | 11,023 | 121,922 | 137,701 | 26,803 | ||||||||||
| Restricted | |||||||||||||||
| Oasis - FriendshipGroup | 469 | 0 | 75 | (75) | 319 | 469 | |||||||||
| Maintenance(St Mark's Garden of Remembrance) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| New Carpets/DecoratingSt Marks | 2,545 | 185 | 2,730 | 0 | 0 | 2,545 | |||||||||
| 3,022 | 185 | 2,805 | (75) | 327 | 3,022 |
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Notes continued
| Further analysis of receipts andpayments accounts | Further analysis of receipts andpayments accounts | Further analysis of receipts andpayments accounts | Further analysis of receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||||||
| General | Designated | Funds | Year to | Year to | |||||||||
| Fund | Funds | to 31/12/25 | to 31/12/24 | ||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||
| Receipts | |||||||||||||
| **3 ** | All othergiving/voluntary receipts: | ||||||||||||
| Donations | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 633 | ||||||||
| Grants for Decorating/Carpets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,300 | ||||||||
| Grants for Outreach event | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Internet commission | 77 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 95 | ||||||||
| Energy grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 77 | 0 | 149 | 226 | 3,028 | |||||||||
| **4 ** | Activities forgenerating funds: | ||||||||||||
| Events | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 1,087 | 1,138 | ||||||||
| AV Sales/Photocopier/Course Books | 2,548 | 0 | 0 | 2,548 | 621 | ||||||||
| 3,635 | 0 | 0 | 3,635 | 1,759 | |||||||||
| **5 ** | Church activities: | ||||||||||||
| Fees for weddings and funerals | 1,470 | 0 | 0 | 1,470 | 806 | ||||||||
| Room & baptistryhire | 20,438 | 0 | 0 | 20,438 | 21,313 | ||||||||
| Servery | 1,254 | 0 | 0 | 1,254 | 1,496 | ||||||||
| Oasis Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | ||||||||
| Children's Activities | 1,886 | 0 | 0 | 1,886 | 1,981 | ||||||||
| 25,049 | 0 | 0 | 25,049 | 25,700 | |||||||||
| Investment Income | 1,398 | 0 | 0 | 1,398 | 1,452 | ||||||||
| Payments | |||||||||||||
| **6 ** | Clergy and staffing costs: | ||||||||||||
| Wages: Administrator,Cleaner | 19,569 | 0 | 0 | 19,569 | 18,813 | ||||||||
| Courses- Clergy, StaffandParisheners | 1,670 | 1,670 | 82 | ||||||||||
| Associate Minister & staff expenses | 617 | 0 | 0 | 617 | 540 | ||||||||
| Vicar expenses | 1,590 | 0 | 0 | 1,590 | 1,635 | ||||||||
| 23,446 | 0 | 0 | 23,446 | 21,069 | |||||||||
| **7 ** | Charity running expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Worshipmaterials | 931 | 0 | 0 | 931 | 853 | ||||||||
| Tech & musicgroupequipment,licences | 2,285 | 0 | 0 | 2,285 | 2,892 | ||||||||
| Broadband,telephone | 1,199 | 0 | 0 | 1,199 | 1,221 | ||||||||
| Office supplies and other admin | 723 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 570 | ||||||||
| Photocopier | 1,021 | 0 | 0 | 1,021 | 1,363 | ||||||||
| Insurance | 1,736 | 0 | 0 | 1,736 | 1,701 | ||||||||
| Heat,light and water | 6,129 | 0 | 0 | 6,129 | 6,428 | ||||||||
| Building&grounds maintenance | 4,389 | 7,290 | 2,730 | 14,409 | 6,314 | ||||||||
| Service charge - Immanuel | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 1,446 | 1,446 | ||||||||
| Servery | 835 | 0 | 75 | 910 | 1,240 | ||||||||
| Outreach&Pastoralcare | 2,868 | 733 | 0 | 3,602 | 8,052 | ||||||||
| Church children &youthgroups | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 106 | ||||||||
| 23,644 | 8,023 | 2,805 | 34,473 | 32,187 | |||||||||
| **8 ** | Goverance Costs | ||||||||||||
| BankCharges | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | ||||||||
| PCC AwayDay | 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||||||||
| Independent Examiner | 330 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 300 | ||||||||
| 438 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 360 |
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Notes continued
| Notes Continued | Notes Continued | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |||||||||
| General | Designated | Funds | Year to | Year to | |||||||||
| Fund | Funds | to 31/12/25 | to 31/12/24 | ||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||
| **9 ** | Missiongiving and donations: | ||||||||||||
| Compassion | 0 | 800 | 0 | 800 | 475 | ||||||||
| Saltmime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | ||||||||
| Starfish Enterprise Trust | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 0 | ||||||||
| Basingstoke Foodbank | 0 | 500 | 0 | 500 | 300 | ||||||||
| Starfish Enterprise Trust | 0 | 500 | 0 | 500 | 300 | ||||||||
| Camrose Centre | 0 | 300 | 75 | 375 | 300 | ||||||||
| Mudhouse/LilyFoundation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | ||||||||
| St Michaels Hospice | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 0 | ||||||||
| Town Chaplancy | 0 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 3,000 | 75 | 3,075 | 2,175 | |||||||||
| **10 ** | Costs of generating funds | ||||||||||||
| Equipment / Materials Refreshments for Fundraising Activi Credit Card Charges |
54 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||||||||
| tes | 191 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 213 | ||||||||
| 48 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 127 | |||||||||
| 294 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 340 | |||||||||
| **11 ** | Related Parties | ||||||||||||
| One trustee works as an administra | tor for the Parish | and receives remuner | ation and benefits for | this role | |||||||||
| One trustee is a trustee of Camrose | Centre Basingstoke,which works to helpthe homeless and vulnerablyhoused. | ||||||||||||
| A donation was made to this charityfrom the mission fund. | |||||||||||||
| A number of trustees donate to the Parish. | |||||||||||||
| **12 ** | Trustees Expenses | ||||||||||||
| Some trustees are reimbursed forpayments made bythem on behalf of the Parish. All of these are authorised bythe | budget | ||||||||||||
| holder and are incurred wholly,exclusivelyand necessarilyfor the Parish. |
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Adoption
This report was distributed to the PCC on 13-Apr-26 by email and approved at the PCC meeting on 16-Apr-26.. Following the approval, the report was signed on behalf of the PCC by Nicola Such, Vicar.
Signed:
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