GRACE CHURCH
WRECCLESHAM
Trustees, Annual Report & Accounts
for the year ending 31 December 2025
Registered Charlty no. (England and Wales) 1204551
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Registwed ch￿Tty 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
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Gra￿ Church Wrecdesham I-GCW) is a Charitable Inojrporated Organisation rcio"),
approved by the char￿eS 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 1x￿￿lse the Pastor. the
GCW is affikated to Fellowship of kndep￿dent EVarmJe￿(￿l chUrd￿ I"FIEC").
The thurth has 31 vow Mernkn and more than 60 adults a￿1 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. a￿1 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,
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Revlew ol acllvities and achIev￿￿
Worshlp
includes nc*mal Christian ac*vity as singing. ff*ening 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, V￿1h most weeks our pre-schoolers and pimary
Sc*¢￿ chitdren ￿a￿ng 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 plac￿5 us in.
Communlty
As members of God's famty. we ar8 devLled to one another in h)ve and se8k lo shwe (x
lives t￿ether. We do this by cryanising ourselves into smaller groups. often er￿agIng 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 ￿1th￿tfaV￿17tsSrn. As pe￿￿e 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 (XJn￿ity 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.
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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 Oil*r 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 i*en r￿enty ¥Mxeased to 15% f(Y 2026 as
approved by the mentsthy 28 January 2026.
Unrestricaed FurKls {in￿ding Des'gnated Funds) at 31 Dec*mb8r 2025 w￿e £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.
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Reserves pollcy
Unrestricted Funds at 31 December 2025 of £76.1k are theretse adequate.
Signed on b8haff of the charity truste8S.
Sue Wales
DaW I3￿2026
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G8ACE CHURCH IYRECCLESHAII
WRECCLE5HAM
31nb
RECEIP75 PAThSN15 ACC
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S3.319
12.91T
31.C•5
T.12D
510
15.(¥
19.39)
.119
140.>J7
51121
61J41
t.122
49.461
12.iT5
•.r*1
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
t*1 13 2026
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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. R8stric*ed 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 eI￿LIe d(￿lI￿S gifts made by
churth members and olher doniys for the purposes of the d￿lity. Claims ar8 submitled
monlhty and supported by Gift Aid dedaralll￿ f(￿ kn ap￿iCable.
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, I￿Auding financ#al resources that
have been pw by FBC to supp(xt GCWS new Inde￿dent status.
This financial support cornprises (a) an upfr￿1 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
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5. Accrued recelpts
Accrued receipts are (x￿$1d￿ed to b8 part of 'oth8r ￿K)netary assets. and tolalled £0.7k
+ntefest a&￿Ied I£0.1k).
Pr•pald •xp•n$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.
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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 char￿e$ 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 r￿t 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 underSt￿l￿d of
the accounts to be reached.
Allan Revers
2 Hillgarth
H•Th3head
Surr6y
GU26 6PP
Date: 14 Apnl 2026
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Independent Examiner's Report
Grace Church Wrecclesham
I rewrt to the trustees M my examination d Ihe ae(xwnts of (￿a￿ Cthurch Wreo*tham 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(x￿￿10 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 c￿firM 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
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