GRACE CHURCH WRECCLESHAM Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025 Registered Charlty no. (England and Wales) 1204551 Page11
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Registwed chTty Nurnb8r (England & Wales) 1204551 Chafity Registered Office Famham Surrey GU10 4BF Trustees Drnl {awKirrted 1 JwRWy 21r25) Timothy Loflhouse Nicholas Curry Yee Gan Ong lan Hallmell Susan Wales Bankers Crf)perative Bank 2 HibJ GU26 6PP Page13
Gra Church Wrecdesham I-GCW) is a Charitable Inojrporated Organisation rcio"), approved by the chareS Ccffimission on 1 SH)ber 2024. The wliw 8nd cw811ng deOsW of the d)81ity rest wilh the Irustees meet regularty to monitor the acttth of the thanty. They are aFwinted by the thurch Membefs in a(xxKtsnc with wb'cies ar w(Kedures in the Churth HandLKM)k The trustees 1xlse the Pastor. the GCW is affikated to Fellowship of kndepdent EVarmJe(l chUrd I"FIEC"). The thurth has 31 vow Mernkn and more than 60 adults a1 attend serviL regularty. *ith many m(we pwbcapthng In other chwth adlirit. Objectlves and actlvlll•s WORSHIP: "As God's peo148, saved by his GRACE. a1 to woTrhip him ¥th every part of our Iwes" COIAIAUNrrY: "Haviry been welGom8d into Gotfs fwn4y. we seek to live as a radic new community shaped by GRACE" MISSION: Eod has sent us on 8 mission tCg8therto shaTr Ihe g( news ofhis Sunday seNices. induding chik1ren's aclivibts. Junior Churth youlh grcws. Women's bible stydies, Parenl and toddler group. Church famity meetings, Page14
Revlew ol acllvities and achIev Worshlp includes ncmal Christian acvity as singing. ffening to the bible ad and preached. These seNces are made known to the wder public through banners. signs, racechurchlfvr ham.or .uk. Each service has age-appropriate segments, V1h most weeks our pre-schoolers and pimary Sc¢ chitdren ang Ihe Servi to att&xl their juni Churth grcw. These groLWS we led by DBS thed(ed adulls Se in thurth. Chjr aim in am ow meetirys is lo Thrffship God and txiTrJ gkry and honwr to hts name as his churth. We do thbs by listening to his word. the bibte, seeking to understand it better, applwng it to our lives. so that we may bettex ser•e him. his thurth. WMJ the famth88 and wnmunities he's plac5 us in. Communlty As members of God's famty. we ar8 devLled to one another in h)ve and se8k lo shwe (x lives tether. We do this by cryanising ourselves into smaller groups. often eragIng in s(Kial events, sharing meals tcoier. and many other sinmlar a(Aiwbes. These groups and occasions often provide rn0 infonnal times where we can show love. care and supwt for one another. Whilst aim is to Fvwnarty txllld (Th arth up, they (kn We aim to welc£fft everyone to 1thtfaV17tsSrn. As pee have kn(y+m vthat it f* like to be outside God's commun¢ty. we seek to inthde any desire to knrAv more ab(xrt Christ and the CMistsan faith. The ¢hurch Iherefore seeks to reach Jt to ow k)cal (XJnity and yond in a numbér of differènt ways. For exampl8, we: Plan events around the major Chrislian festivals suth as Christmas and Easter. We also supp(xt Christian mission. through affilialion wrth FIEC, but also dirediy by Klentrfying and supporting Mission Partners both in the UK and in other parts of the world. We currently support ts40 mission Worke one knith Friends Intemab'fftS. the other who Is sharing the gospel to a churth in Russia. Page15
Publlc benefft Flnanclal revlew These arjxwnts prepared are for m(Mths ending 31 December 2025 with a TDtal receipts of £75.6k mainly c4)mprise d(matlons from Ihe crymjregatson, augrnènted by Gtft Aid %there aprKopriate (£61.9k). to this want. Paymonts Total payThents 01 £74.1k )mPlIse the costs asso(ith th the sLthd athibes above. namely Worship (£51.9k), C(Mnmunty (£1.1 k). Missi( (£12.6k). al with Support (x) Olher expenses, and Finance (£8.5k). Wthin Oilr expenses, the churth paKI £2.7k as a contribution towards the upgrade of the auditrmsual system at St Peterfs Sthool. GCW5 policy for expenditure on Mission is set at 10% of d(NWions received from the thurch's givFng. This amount is set aside as a designated fund rylh unspent amounts tsrried over to subsequent years. This level of donati has ien renty ¥Mxeased to 15% f(Y 2026 as approved by the mentsthy 28 January 2026. Unrestricaed FurKls {inding Des'gnated Funds) at 31 Dec*mb8r 2025 we £76.1 l Tl k (£50.Ok). Lights uJnference in A[1 2026. Restricted Funds in the p8ricMJ induded a 1ernp(ary furKJ e5L3t4ished to collecl d(fbations made through our Christmas 2025 offering. speuficaty eamwked as a grft for Wyth BiL4e Translators in supp(xt of lible translati1 in AfriLX. For a breakdown of the movement in funds, see ncrte 4 on page 9 b810w. Page16
Reserves pollcy Unrestricted Funds at 31 December 2025 of £76.1k are theretse adequate. Signed on b8haff of the charity truste8S. Sue Wales DaW I32026 Page17
G8ACE CHURCH IYRECCLESHAII WRECCLE5HAM 31nb RECEIP75 PAThSN15 ACC 5414 S3.319 12.91T 31.C•5 T.12D 510 15.(¥ 19.39) .119 140.>J7 51121 61J41 t.122 49.461 12.iT5 •.r1 8.407 ).1 12.815 510 85,119 7379 19351 0.441 158fy51 74. 1492PI 1.fj14 7A1•2 25.fje1 24.3 20.192 50 10 7607D 76.102 74 J irnxs 4)11 11.513 f2 2011 The notes on pages 9-10 fomi part of these accounts. The accounts and accompan)ryng notes were by the ITUStees and sign8d M their behalf by, lan Halllwell Churth Trea5UfW t1 13 2026 Page18
Notes to the Accounts The accounts have been prepared cffl the receitts and payments basis and comprise a Receipt and Payments AccounL a Ststement of Assets and Liabilities. and related Notes to the Accounts. Unrestricted fvnds are available for use at Ihe dis(xetion of Ihe trustees in furtherance ( Ihe general obieclives of the Charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds th81 h8ve been set aside by Ihe trustees for a particular Purpose. R8striced funds are donations vthich are lo be used in accordan with speufic restrictions imposed by the donor, they indude d<)naticns received fr(xn appeals for specific events. aclivities or proieds. i GMA Gift Aid Is reclaimed eath mMth fr(xn HMRC eILIe d(lIS gifts made by churth members and olher doniys for the purposes of the dlity. Claims ar8 submitled monlhty and supported by Gift Aid dedaralll f( kn apiCable. The thurch retains its Gift daims and SUF¥KxIMYJ reryxds six years in line ¥ilh HMRC'S Fèqulreihents. nt fundlng GCW retains good relationships with FBC. having shared re$wr for many years since the initial planL This is refiected in a 'PrinaEle of Relationship. dcKwment that fomalrses the intsraclion between the iwo thurc**s, IAuding financ#al resources that have been pw by FBC to supp(xt GCWS new Indedent status. This financial support cornprises (a) an upfr1 am¢)unt of £18k. being a share of FBC'S reserves. paid in 2024. and (b) grant funding of £30k tapered over three yeafs. bw'nniThJ 1 Jawwy 2024 (£15k in 2024. £11k in 2025. £4k in 2026 J1112QS .119 76.070 1102341 {7201 510 174.C651 510 75.57V 74 70.102 Page19
- Accrued recelpts Accrued receipts are (x$1ded to b8 part of 'oth8r K)netary assets. and tolalled £0.7k +ntefest a&Ied I£0.1k). Pr•pald •xp•n$e$ Prepaid expenses are nsidered to be part '(her monetary assets. and totslkd £4.3k at 31 t)ecember 2025. They comwise prepaid rerrt plus a security deposil paid Ihe rented manse (£2.9k). ahhual subwiplion paid lo the FEC I£O.*), annual insurance premium {£0.3k). and other running costs of the thurch paid in advance (£0.2k). December 2025. They comkyise payToII and tt)sts for Ihe Od-Dec'25 1£1.7k), hiring a venue for our Carols at the Pottery mission event in December (£0.5k). outstanding rent due on the hi ol the o)mmunty centre for the churth's parent and toddler group (£0.5k). and outstanding rent due on Ihe hire of the church building (£0.3kl. Pagel 10
Independent Examlner's Report to the trustees of Grace Church Wrecclesham I feport to the trustees on my examina¥on of the accounts of Grace VNte¢dthm chaTty'} for the year ending 31 December 2025 on pages 8 to10 above. Responslbilltles and basis of rèport As the trustees of the charity. you are respons71)le for the preparatFon of the accounts in accordartt wlth the requirerrths of the chare$ Aca 20111lhe Acr). I report in respoct of my examination of the chkn's a(£¢ts rned out urthr saction 145 of the 2011 Act. and in carying out my examination I have foMovRd all the applicable Drections given by Ihe Chanty Commission urKler sethon 145{5){b) of the 2011 Act. Ind•wndent examlnets slatement I have completed my examinatton. I confimi that no matwial matters have come lo my attention in conrection with the examirntion g¢¥irvJ Ine cause to believe that in any material r&8PeCt: 1. a¢Munting Tecords were rt kept in accordan with serAion 130 of the 2011 Ac*; or 2. the accounts do Mt aw)rd wih the accounting re¢wds. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connedi(xt wth the examination to which atteMb2n stujbj be drawn in ordor to enable a proper underStld of the accounts to be reached. Allan Revers 2 Hillgarth H•Th3head Surr6y GU26 6PP Date: 14 Apnl 2026 Paga111
Independent Examiner's Report Grace Church Wrecclesham I rewrt to the trustees M my examination d Ihe ae(xwnts of (a Cthurch Wreotham f charity) for the year 31 t)thr 2025 pages 8 to10 above. Responslblltles and baslg of report As the trustees of the charity. yX)u are reSp(x10 for the preparati of the accounts in accordance ¥th the requiremenfs of the Charities Acl 2011 (the Acri grkn by h ChwAy 145(5Xb) 2011 I have completed my exaMinatic. I cfirM that no material matters have 1>e to my resped". 1. acrA)unting rec4xds were nL kepl in acthrdance with sec11 130 of the 2011 Ad. Allan Revers 2 Hillgarth Hindhead Surrey GU26 6PP Date: 14 April 2026 Page111