The Parochial Church Council of St. Edward's, StOW-on-the-Wold Annual Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2025
The Parochlal Church Council of SL Edward's, StOWryon-the-Wold Annual Report and Accounts ye ended 31 December 2025 Conlents Pa8¢ Annual Report Independent Exuminerfs Report ReceiF4s and Payments Aw)unl 9-10 St&temeni of A&se(s and iAabilities li No*s to the Accounts 12
The Paroehial Church Councll of SL FAlward's StOW-on-the-Wold The Parochial Church Council of the Ft¢lc5iaical Parish of St FdwJrd'5 Stow on the Wold is atharity resIered with th¢ Chanty Conrris%ron for England 8ts1 Wate& Rwsr&J Chtrlly Numbu 12(h5646. The church is l(Kaie41 on The squa SW on thc Wold. The w'sh is part of Di(Kcsc of G]OUcesterd its official corresp)ndence ld8$ ig.. The Reeiory. Sheep Strt¢i, Stow on the Wold Gl54 IAA. The PanKhJ'al Churcb Council IPCC) wuyewteTrAI vrith the aw1tyconUSIjOD OD 23 Jonuary 2C124. M¢tnbcTS ofihe PCC are eiiher ex-officio or elo*ted by the ADnuai P(thi Church Meakn8 IAPCM) in Corda¢ with the Church Rew¢x¢ttllo Rules. Lhm"n8 the 2015 the followiD8 88 nxrnbe of the E¥ oJTK¢o m¢nthers CkniT (Piiesi-in-chargel Vice C11rm ChurGhwardens Redder Vacancy Dilys N¢ill EIi7Atrrtth All¢n {Ele¢ied In rotatlonl Ingrld Dixo (From 18Swaithr2025J Deanery Synod Repr¢J¢Naiives Rotrtrt Barrttt ITO S SepieMber2O25) (Elecied IA¢Mrally) Vocwjcy Co-opiéd Members Uoyds B8nL StOW•on.th&Wold bt•Dch Indend•tnaClQl¢rOm1vT William Hinwn Rou Th¢ Square, SThwOb.th&Wo]d. GLJ4 IAP
The Parochial Church Council of SL Edward's StOW-on-the-Wold The ttrthod of appoinimenl of Parr¢hial Church Coull¢il {tW is 8a ill the (Thur¢h Rewes¢rLtatkotL Rules. A]1 Church allenders are eDcoura8al io Tegi51¢ron the Eieaoral Roll and to SI)d for elects"¢)n to the PCC. PCC Meedngs The PCC mei six tijyts duying the JtsJ. Ifc bu5iDtss arisingoutsidv meetinp w&8 iryilemtrJ by 1] aDd COnfind at the ncxi meeting. stand1 Conunlttee Tht Standing Commilt¢e h•g ¢k¢ delegsJ to fran oftht FCC be1we nxain Subject w directions wven by the PCC. M¢mb¢rsbip 15: Parith pri¢st, Qur¢h WaYd¢n. PNje¢t and S Trwts The PCC ¢Jnploys Elizabeth Allen Id PCC [1Mber 4nd tru5w) g¢uw. r0ellr¢ that aDy )tential conflict8 of InreSt are rnana8AI opprotXiAly. The PCC is very 8raLefvi ¢0 $¢ ¥oluttte¢r to enable the church to b¢ tKrfh a place of worstll"p ar a pixe which l¢c vi5itOf5 from all over the wuid. The PCC pays a cleanin8 ComFY for Te8ulaT cleanin8 of the int¢rior. Fln18] Rlsk AnttU bud8ei Setting 1.8 An impoytsnt psrt ofour finaneial re81 and the Trewrer eh PCC nMin8 on fjnancial progrevJ. Tr Treasurer manage5 the day-itrday bui F¢d)DjTe irr6 over£51K) ue subject to #pprovil by Iwo bank •¢¢oynt SiBtWOri¢S. CAxh is chttked and counted by two indJvidu&iJ. excludin8 Tr4swu. t¢fm b¢itsB d¢N)siitrJ ai the bADk. Donations. le8acies and other irbCO ore d81¢d for s[fiC PUTpJse5 are held a6 or de4iBnatèJ funds as uppropnAIe. C(Mnpllgnce wlth IAW and Re8uI Ri%k assesS[nts tlove trken written atld at resu] forthe useof the thuffh. To wmply with ¢opyri8hi1¢8i61th'on Si Edword'$ is reKiwd wtth (EU And PRS. S8f¢8y•rdlD8 The PCC complied with the duty under Kaion 5 of the Safe8di9 attd Cier8y Di¥ipline Mca5urc 2016 Iduiy to have due regard to Hou8e of Bithop8' 8uid8nc¢ on Safegu1n8 thildr¢n and vulncrable iultsl. Thii rnean5 thai all authorised clergy. bishop& archdeon& ]ic¢n¥thl Teth5 andloy w0eT4 churchwllrthns and Pccs ¥t not fret to di5r¢gwd it tx]t ar¢ wirtd to follow it unless there are coBeTht 805 fot I) doin8 . I'cogeni. for thJ"s purpose ]rn5 ¢It4T. IoBJca] convincin8.) Failujr by ckr8y to ¢omply with thc duty imwed by the 2016 MeAwre may reslllt dilPI1Y 1(1). Thc rcquired policies havc beal a(W and th"scuJ8ed by the PCC. Safe8llding sthteT5 aTr displayd JD church. The webgits is cory]ianL Both ]i¢ense41 ofthe chuJch att up lo dllte wth tramin8 and DBS ¢he¢k¥ IR¢vd K8T¢n Dr N¢ill.I IJ) mi¢win8 the Buiiknce for ChUbe$ on sth8uaTdin8 the dttision 8Cn)88 the benefjce is lo hold In peruon ¢Mning noi au those nethl underRo trAining had to th¢ on]ine ynllterials. Dr Neill has ryJry?lekd the'rrgin the trniner. course artd will rutt this for th¢ in 2026. R¢vd Wel[m and Eiiz&i*th Allen
The Parochial Church Council of SL Edward's StOW-on-the-Wold Obj¢Ve8 aDdActlvhi St Edward's PCC has the Tespoll"kn"lrty of CLVfTaunB with the IuMl in kYoirthii8 in the tleidanC parish the wholc mission of the church.. lol. ¢vaugeh¢aJ. social aDd xwnCni. JI has respDnsibdities fot the church builth'ng and church yard ofsi E&1ward'5. Srow-oTh-the-Wold. Tr TrAIn1enae0f the chureh Yd. which is clos¢d. is llndert8keD by Slow TOWTJ Council and w¢ art very grntefijl for the care show in mointaining thi8. TheincUmtrI Bnd PCC oim io belaTKe TeSFonsibility to repklsr the Stow parish ¢¢)mnwnity (wsional WOTghipp¢y5. wd the ltsr8e num1tt5 of visi fT¢m aT(x]nd the MVTld. The PCC is p&tticularly cognizani of Ihe need to mainiain ard imprnve the anciem Gr l Lis¢eAI church buildiD8 for tr Fthefil of c¥tte&i and fuitsre Bener&ion.q. Cmeral Fund in 2025 exeaed 18 by£3.289. A 8e[ky legacyof£i¢x).(rfXlthxs Dcrt alyea this t¢om¢. beirtg ¢on8traitwl by th¢ wisks of th¢ d#¢&. Cljr ov¢rail its¢0 w4$ 6onwhat rcduGrAI from 2024. despite SL full Y of ben¢fii from the ts)ntactiess dotthtions vttir insulltsj itt July 2024. ttLCOn from Platthed Givittg tw a8Ain lUCed year-on.ye4r. bui very much appreCIt the Corrlne ofrhose who coDunu¢ sive 8en¢rou$lyin ¢1$ w¥y. Nevcttwtx thePCC pltd¥¢ 10 thtDiLtxtt The essential ¢on8erv&tion ofour Iw8¢ Cru¢ifixioTh PAinlin& for th¢ b¢n¢fitof fuwr¢ 8enerntion5. rtpreserLted a substaniial p)¢entiul cost lo Tewves. 50 ihe PCC ij for the 5UPWJrtof the Naiional Louery H¢rilA8¢ d. th¢ Ion M Foul¢rwft Charitsbie TrugL Qurchc&Te. Tr Pil8rim Tru6L the LKhe TN8L 51 Andrewi Con5er¥ation ThLyI, 14sl¢tt's (Hirlttl Ch¥ity And pti¥th dothDT5. The ofoyrtlaim lor reimbur8eTrni ofVAT by the knAted Placts of WoThbJp S¢hen in¢rt4tyJ the ¢0 by •pproxiThlely £10.(.. how¢vtr. the ¢haritsbl¢ support ¢over&184% of the final of the proF4X l am esPla1]Y graicful to J¢b# PAtk¢s ts his wi1¢4ttce itt L (leidaftl of Williom Hinton for E•tienl atd efficieniexamtLKI of theaLxiyJnts. Peter DIXOD Trurer tkAn¢ry Syjxxl Jr¢ts binwnthly. (hr are& de40 in 2025 bas the Revd C4lloD Crais Bithop. There hllve tttn three main %lra5xl% in thnery pltrtrtin8 this year. The fitsi is financial with i rw 0] forpwi5h Sha which be transparcm. Tr I)nd has bccn QUT 4 (kaw w the kn1$M in the Th¢ third is ndraisillg for N pNrt-time choplain for the Cotswold Scknl. In M&y, St Flward's hr11 dewjery syn1 mI shwed our Prxllceofsirnple w resp)nsu io engoge visitors with the Sunday s¢rvi¢es 01 Si FAlward's. I arn Brateful 10 Dr Towler for leth'n8 the All¢. Mrs Mar8h for the ftfreshments a1 M5 WoThill for bÈr sllpwt iti the wfmkn'p that ¢veoin Mr Barneit swr£d down from role as a i&y nberOr Lknuy Syll in 3)25. El"0[1¥ due iti 2026 md we have vac4nciu for Iwo lay Mern.
The Paroehial Church Council of SL Edward's StOWwon-the-Wold TrAmltlonal MSDkn's Repxt In 2025 my transitional rrtinistry role w&8 extelltsl from to five There art Seve key thai have IJJ 2025. Th¢ first ha]f of my hett b48 lisning a1 identsfn8 th¢¢hall¢n8e8 thAi fact Si EdwATd'$ Chw¢h. The second halfofmy lime will a( ideDtifyirtg ]knv w r¥isc the prnfjle ofsi Edward's in the deanery and atioJ]a]ly. I will be WOTkin8 with th¢ s¢nior s¢aff to Wri 5u¢cess ¢riteri8 that il j5 tk4T whi ne¢4ts ¢0 rot anothcr app)iNt]rtnt to be whcn I trtirc in 2028. In 225 th¢ fo¢u$ wa4 on Iwit4iily whi¢h i$t&4tntial in the twildiTh8 up of th¢ ¢UTTeni ¢greSon and in weleomitlg new people io the arell. A ve to an earb'w titx of 10.30am lowed for the Sharing of refffsh¢wi¢8 aft¢r the wvic¢ so iha¢ the cotwe8wion caa get ro knoweaeh other and 1£0 Visi5. l am tnd¢bted to Mr BArnet¢ for his ideof stw after the JttViL% llnd Lo MrCN)Iby for his x¢ady hond with setvinR of the sa. Through thiy we have CreAl our own unique offeri08 ofhospitaiiiy Edward'$. In 2025 we swte4 th¢ Coffee Club At Hufikins on a W¢dts¢Eday I1]ng. Thi5 now tLa5 a S¥1Y following of up fifteen on busy d&y >d th provided 4 wekomr visitor5. new memkn ofthe con8r¢8ation 8nd th¢ town who do not con% to church. Thank you to the mekn ofthe con8te8ation WI ha yjppned IL Sund&y services ai Si Fjward'i hllve msity 51a>td the sa£ with addition ofone servK¢ o nKJnth ihm 18 Njn Eu¢hAll'sti¢. Ov¢r ¢h¢ summ¢r we ¢eiebrAtyI th¢ work on th¢ fn'ng¢s of the ¢ongreglOn and the outre4¢h inio the that the cwe con8TegauoD nllghl hkve witnE8sed. This outrellch incluw a pi¢ni¢ on Au8usi Bank Holid&y 91 Lower Swell, a Haryesi lunch Si Edward'& thth]Y service8 Brio. N¢wlabds And Edwarthow. bis¢ui¢S and bl¢Ésings th¢bugirws owners in the Sqyaff ANI work in the schoo15. 1 gT&trtul io Dr Towler for COTnin8 Out w the schcols in Prepwation for MotI1n8 SundDyth teKh the childt¢n new hymns. Mume be¢s) A lilfili oUth in 2011. fml Music It Sww art wtll e5thbli$hed and were deli8hted lo host them a8ain in 2(r25. Trre bro¥J Tall8e of muwc on orfu whkch is enjoyed by an eJtsbl)shed audJ¢nce. We w¢lwld LuJTh)s for the fiN time in 2025. They offer concert5 by c&ndleiighi whith are rnQTkeod through S&[ [[la. There w%re corKen8 in 2025 whtch dienCeS that much youtl than th¢ Stow d¢mowhic. Many of those come ¢4)thcats thc4 t¢effi to a¢Jas3i¢al mllAi¢ ¢v¢N before. A 8i8nifi¢4t)t •thlithon to the life of thedllwch wu the [( of a &)n¢e41 pi•w. ILarriv j in time for All1r McGowvm con¢¢rt whith was w well lertded. (¢{ts havc It¢n very wrll iKludio8 One by our NicholuB Aihion Ind Mithacl BW. W¢ nxd w (k) MTC wxrk around maTk¢iin8 but wc Icami 118ieat deal in ihe pasi year. Thank you lo MT Aihlon for all hi.1 work wilh )ncerti. Onc cmKen th81 Flid under th¢ wa4 for Spwkknusa Cmtivts which w& held in Chri5tm4 Wt¢k. This PT SUPtM)rts Yn$ pwile in comrnuniiie5 Wtth llcc to tho aT¢& W¢ Wto Work Mih Ihem 8gam in 21Y26. A kcy part of our work irt thc I1 iwo yelts will with awt ¢oyrisYL Tr dosyTe ofthc ¢oxh pork in BourLon on ihe Watei ¢h&t mre ¢hr3 arr 5w. vitor5 are very SOTM aTe he4E for i Iwenry-minuie bTe4k and a quick l(x>k ar(NJnd the iopm. (Xhers are here to explore the area over a or Stow on the Wold is nK>vin8 fmm its kn.1rIe mle B & markci tOWD to Plrt oftl eApaieDL% e¢01y. Visitors ¢utstin8 th¢irewiences from their pW%. Tht Tesult ofthis is they Are ttbUyIng in the s)P5 or dorlatillg at our¢hurch. (ILr cl1¢¢ for 28 15 ro dis( how cDtyxuage Visi w donatr to the upkeep ofthe site they are visitin8 ill tsDdem with the missionai i)tp)rtunities (o shart the love ofJesus r4ll1 in Matthew 28..19. One way of eDgagin8 with visits is thrTrJgh I1r5. In 2025 a re8ular tour parry from Italy paEd for tr[8. Thank you to Dr and Mr5 Dixon who assist1 w in l¢¥lits8 tho This Vrt%onlyon¢ofth¢ hats tb tk Dixon has Lwi weing this year. Th)kyoU. Anoth thank you goes to aosdy Knii w]Mxe iireless effwL% with Deedks 8Dd IMx)ks WIVleS notcdy a welcoming Presence in chuTch on 4 S•(ythy trA)rningbw 5igtilfi¢I fvnthaisitig for cFLurdJ.
The Paroehial Church Council of SL Edward's StOW•on-the•Wold The final th&ne of 2025 was su5thinability. It trrtame clear through the yearthatwr volullott base is very small a that these people are voLuLwing SXrif1ally. This is tsOL %LL8tsithle in the 10tt8 I am 50 w fijI to ev¢ryone who wv¢s their titne and ta]enL%' Lo St Edward's. The town is howew sltnnkn.ng with )re homgs and Airbnb propcrtics and QUT VisiiOT DumiT5 awr 8Towing. Our lovely building need5 w E¢ maintsirKd. We (k) not hav¢ ¢hvr¢h w8rdens. In the abyence of voluntrers the only soluiioh is io ¢mploy sthff LO do the jobs thai don¢. In ApTiI w¢ eTnployed Ms A¥our ponÉh thunistrthron 85iX-Tmnth of5ix This increa81 to eight how5 per week in (kwber. I stnt much of the autumn exploriThB the wential of acharitable enwprise at St Edwd's bw we do noi hAve the exp8rien¢r or Tesourc&5 to 51art thi$ PTOjtA oundv¢& The decision was thken by the PCC ai thetnd of the year employ a th"MoroformtioD8 who cover the regulaujry iide of the chutth warden role a5 H8 ¢xplofe the Pm¢1] for mission wtth the teDS 0fthoU ofvisitsK8 tho cothx tytsrehurch fynd younds eA¢h year. It IB eXFUj thAt thi5 role will b¢ ¥ixed in ¢4rfy 16. At the end oftht Ye we can look W at SUtt¢S8fv1 S1¢. new a¢ a wjwing awareness of Ehe chAllenges we face in thi5 beautiful part of the North Cotswolds. The reality faces us is St Edward'$ is ungu4fAillAble in its currenl fornL As it S(d the Tole of p4ri5h priu( of Si FAwatd'8 rnay n(A b¢ repled itl 2028 when l lte. W¢ ar¢ mak]'J)8 SOC fiT4 w IXLL the¥ fje¢d be embe1 2026 ODd yond ifI Im lloi be the IBsi vicar of Stow. Revd Korn WellmwD Mlnlster Bulldlty MAwernnl R¢p)rt 2W anoth¢r ¢h8]lenpll8 year for th¢ fthi¢ ofour 13Ak I I$ 1]din8. lil Major VJtttrlc81 Work In janu ihe PCC commi5Iithd and 1¥1 th¢ five•ytarty EltriCal Insta]IAtion Condition Re. Thij id¢ntifid fifte¢tt ttem# which faE'led rwdcin r¢8ula¢ion¥. With th¢ x)k ¢KC¥)tsOrt of the rtplxerni of th¢ Nave ghting wirin8 (which will wuire a full faculry and be undertkn in 2026 ifpermission is gran(11. llll of the compulsory Tendi¥l wott w8s coryle(eAI in 2025 UDder the 5LmpJer LAS[ A prture. This included new wirin8 ond lishtitt8 in the Ch4ncel, South Aisle Ind w¢side u wdl $ itn¥1ts io %ur8e prolOn for all ¢ir¢uits. Work 00 lighttn8 in the "4[¢ and Nonh Transept twk aceiwJtt( of tlyw ofth¢ CNcifJxion PAiDting (see below). (ill Followlna yp the 21)24 In addiiion lo routin¢ mainlenince Igee below) ihc PCC a Ir[ in thckiing th¢ lon8-ttm rt4ior wairs ideThtified in thjs rcport. Th¢ item w88 the nawra] slate5 thc ¢l¢vion of the (Jjancel Ir which were ltiid IollBer a80 than thos¢ OD the South side &Dd are in a much ww5e cotwjiiion. A detsiw survey Show tha¢ th¢ wuthern elevation nexd5 10 bE wrry>letely miled with J)¢w s]8ts L none of the existin8 ones Can be salvaBei) due to delwnimtion. This work will re4uire a full hculry and a niOT nthlS1rtB ¢ffort. Iliil hlDtIDg Conseryatlon Th¢ 2024.11 pmject tocommi5sion cow£rva¢im ofour 17th ¢enrory Flemish pAintin8 of the cnlfixt0n. which h15 been ID the church Si¢ 1837. completsj on the tn ofthe 1Thn8 in July 2025 to its rKw Fx)5itiOn in ihe North Tran8ept. The PCC d¢Ji8h¢&l by the professional stsndards of Internatsonai Fine Art Con5ery&tion Swdios And th¢ way ID which the painiingenhan¢e8 the Wrship and visiuK eXp]ele in its tmv I<10[l. livl Churehyard 1&8 The Te8in.b)nded storte 8re& near the North Lkn ha5 provd invaluybk iti ptTAtLXiti8 the w fromdamy c&used by the mstsy th¢Jj58ds of $110r5. p#rti£]arly iti extremely weL Wtathu. 11)c project was rtY Wp[el1 by the 2dditiOn of a 5#0nd pernuneni tw)uccix)ard. Th¢ PCC i5 ¢X¢wlY yatthl for the 8eoemsity of thcorg4ni511ioJ15 8NI ittdividuais who kIdIY the proj#( r]jJa41y. P•8e5
The Paroehlai Church Council of SL Edward's stoW4-theWOid Annual Rert ofthe P8rIKh coull for the JI 2025 (vl RewdAr M&lDteniiice The PCC had totsune wa carried oui toclw toof 8ulliGs. rewe danger$ duckardS from theTow roof. and inrain the organ, cL¢xk 4ttd &iarTn $>¥t. S¢owTowm CnCil r¢sp)nsi.1Lry for mutin¢main(enance of the ClTYr0 inc)uditLB grass cuttin4 a[ work QTJ uers atwj hedBu. Tr PCC obEainrd a IIKulry for contr¥r$ einployed by Stow Town COU11 to reild a Short triai length of the dryslone wall along thJ Southern periTrter of th¢ churthyard *wIjent io Cburch Wajk A]iey. The fxulty provides a franxwork foi any future Tcpoirs whi¢h are showD w bt rcessAry by thc moniwTiOg which tk Council have place. Tr Ffc expre&%8 its the CouH¢il for au thatit h&8 doDe its 2025. The PCC was wful 10 able to reclaim VAT on ofthe akne rn&jor and routine work5 under this Sch¢rn whith will end Ort 31 MAwlL 2026 and be rylaL%d by a whose adminisirailon ond yue tts us ar¢ ¢urrendy ulear. Peter Dlyon Tre•wrtr
The Parochial Church Council of SL FAlward's StOW•on-thtrWold IRveslmerf Poll¢y andR¢xem FUA [( been Itle policy of th¢ PCC ov¢[ s¢veJal Jrars to invest ID Y1(]$ Churdj of Engiarld Funds maoagal by CCA Investmtni M8na8en%nt Ltd. PartiCiFQtion in these th)1$ ts to any charitsblc with objttts ¢onJ)¢ctcd with th¢ Work of the Chh olEn8land. The lev¢J of the a)w¢h's the J11.]ity of Tts invesrnis are kept underconswltrtmv. Ihr 15 IMJld avenge $¢¢S of at le4sL 12 nK>nths llOTtTthJ OP¢rnling ¢OYL Th• Haydock Fmnd Th¢ l•t¢ William John (Roy) Haydock left hi8 resithiary io Si Edwards ChuTch Yor gertM] charitable purFoses the beneficiw being the R1 •JMt Churchw¥Jden5. The soli¢JwT intornyd th¢ beneficiary thAt Ihe Executors ]wl ittstructed herihai the deceayuL"wa5 par1•11Y9nXIS be uxd to mthrath. imPTove or upkeep the fabri¢ ty form ofthe fknic hmd". rh• TrtwrAihcroft This 188acy da¢¢$ from 1996. Accotdin8 to of the will. th tUe&l W45 w th¢ R10¢ aud ThuTthwATdeth5 "for 5uth religious PWP05es in the parish l¢h¢yl sball ID l¢h¢irl 4b501uts disu&ion "[1k fir and capityl may be exp¢rtd for purposes at Itheirl discreiion.. In the ¢onM ofthe lat¢ Mr Ash¢rolY8 know In[ in the fabi1¢ of Si Edward's. the tem ofhi5 will hiv¢ cuxornarily tfttuptdoj suppjrt the re.r and mainienArKe of the building. Thi$ fund djerefore u1 for tho ryir. nwintMe•lll the hl&of th•dwr¢h building but is now fvlly deple. The Gnrnl F#nd The incon from thi5 8tts iowwds mtding ¢Tr ghortfo11 b¢tweu the gellera fTh)rn don&tioll5. plllnn sivin& and other Pwish fund raising Uy11)eS e. and ourouwin8& IlUding the DI¢S8Th Quou. John iwh Oryan F¥nd This sm811 fund was set up itl ofour p8s( Or8anisL Mr JOI L£wÈ& fortht maintence and repair of the ChuKh orgon. Th¢ fund w8s liquided in Jun¢ 2025 aDd the sum of£6.284 ll8nsfm 10 the TrUt1 counL in pryaration for the anticip d¥ ciellDin8of theityth. Moriorl6 FeRn•uy M¢morlalFwd The PCC receiv&1 a 8enemu% le8w of£l(K).(m in November X)25 the eAte of Mi85 MJor¢t Futnusy and li holding th¢ hjnds on dep)sii pMJirt8 th¢ owrtllnity to deploy futh in a way thA( te4Fttts Mi88 FetLllUSy'5 wi&h65. The Fthds ol&FAw4rd's ChMrcA The Friend5 orBaniJe fund r¥i5in8 evenL8 on tthalfof the PCC 5pxifK woixts in Thi$ Vol]e fund raising wability is v¢ry rnuch appre¢iat•J by th¢ PCC. Approved by tly PCC on.....
The Parochial Church Council of SL FAlward's, StOW•Oll-thevWold Independent Exami,5 Rert to the PCC of SL Edw¥rd's Slowryoo4htrWold Thts report on the finan¢iAI statrments of StOW-on-the-Wold PCC forthe year ended 31 Decembu 2025 which art set out on the attached pages. is in respect of an eXa1nl10n carried out in accordance with the Church Ac¢ounting Rebmlatiolls 26 ('th¢ Regulations) and se¢tion 144(2) of the Charitics Act 2011 Cthe Act). Respectlve reSponbIll¢l¢S of the PCC And exami As members of the PCC you are responsible for the ppation ofthe financial sthtrments. You ¢onsi(kr that the audit requir¢ments of the Regulalions and 5ethion 144(2) of the Act do noi apply. It is our regponsibility to issue this report on those financial 51alements in %cordance with the teffl of the Regulations. Ba816 of Independent ExwnlDer's rep)rt Our examinauon was ¢arried ou¢ in accordw with the General Directions Ven by the Chari¢y Commission and to be found in the Church Guidance, 2( ediliort. issued by the Finance Division olthe Archbishops, Council. That ¢xamination includes 4 review of the a¢¢ounung records kepi by the PCC and a CoMp)n of the account5 with those records. It also includes considerlon of any unusual items or disclosures in th¢ finan¢ih] stawnents and seeking explanaLiOllS from you as tnJ8te¢s conc¢rnin8 ony such matters. The procedure5 undertak¢n do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an 4udiL and consequently we do not express an 4udii opinion on the view v¢th by the a¢¢ounts. IndependeDI ExamlDer's Slatsmen¢ In ¢onne¢tion with our examinaiion. no has come to our allention.. which &ve8 us rea80t)able caus¢ io believe thal in ¥ny mat¢rial respect the (tIen(s to keep accounting records in accordance with secuon 130 of the Act; and to prepate financial statements wljich ac¢ord with the aca)unun8 re4)nls and comply with th¢ rquirements of the Act and the Re8ula(ion8 ave not been m. or 2 to which, in our opinion. attention should be drawn &ble a pryer uAlerstAnding of the a¢eounts to be reacheA. Ross Hou8¢ The Square stOw-the-WQld Glos. GL54 IAF Wllllam Hinton Limlted CHARTERFD ACCOUNfANT5 . 13104IW Page 8
The Parochigl Church Counul of SL FAlw8rd's StOW-on.thtrWold Recelpts and PaYts Accrmjnt For the year ended 31 Dttynther 2025 No 2024 Rtttlpts Plannlving Envelopts Oift Aid Rgfur Cou[1¢ LeIe$ ChtirityCoJJt¢titi tbnAtions AppealA FA)x in rhor¢h AcllTAlles for %rIll¥ Porish events Hire ofehurch prun16 Closely Knli SDic 19598 )g.J98 21,846 15.140 9.074 13,140 9.074 )(KJ,tAM) 6,182 4,467 Ifjxr 3,463 66,412 10.151 41734 I211 W9 yIM7 80.750 ioJ)I 10,014 I lJ12 IlJl2 3.124 899 Ilh53 T¢&TOlS PCC fe 8.983 J.789 CBF iniete41 and dividtsb Otr INyran¥e Rec]aim 22 L023 4J26 1,898 133.897 1(&440 33.680 274.017 137,120 Pari%h event Donatiom io Chthrsty by Chur¢h Swial Colkciion8 for choriiie4 Ald¥ dlroedy reJ•ted to thtwfjrkoftht eh¥r¢h DI¢ qu Ind Hell. w sllr8nce Cburth nlteill¢¢ Upkttp ofs¢rYic 613 3.419 1253 1.2S3 56.INI 30.050 8.449 4.282 36.763 l273 53.5(K) 4,(J74 3,9J2 6.705 1,282 2,740 664 630 674 305 1.410 763 1373 Tuthini Bell Rirjps Payments todirxuolttt41 Ckr8y Frts Chutch MiKtllarLe(yJ8Expe Bank ch CJeanin8 BWkltrk CIoEe]y KDII LiceKts and 0lati(¥j fe41 Ckrgy exper Major twndlturt MAjorw03 PtitI$ COOV&¢I0 IrKJ5 2,gJ3 1.71M l.482 92 4.950 436 118J 2.183 764 182 621 621 1.232 15.159 45, 19.319 137.180 15.159 45.799 198,144 226.145 9l28l 75,873 (89.02Jl
The Parochial Church Council of SL Edward's StOWwOll-the-Wold Rttelpts yts A¢oJtmt For the year £lld 311)ecethr21125 2024 Extts8otRe¢tlpts over P4yments FtsrthÈ yoar tjthd 31 D¢umber2025 Btouknt foThvlltd ut l Janu¥ry 2{ 73.873 89,025 94.493 54.145 148.636 2J2.917 Ncl incTruclld(ftuel (3289) 91281 (12,1191 73873 189,(451 b)t¢rnAI trawfor (19.1041 24.716 In¢ru8eJ(de¢tt¥cl ITr MLxk ofbwkn andttrth CBrrigJ for4¥fird d 31 DtteDw2 ify) ICQ,081 J2.3>J 224Jll 14&.038 P8e io
The Parochial Church Council of SL FAlward'8, StOW-oll.thfrWold sthteThrt of As8et$ and Ll8ldllths For the year ended 31 Decemthw 21125 Nolt C.B.F. a¢¢aunt (Arnftj Cm.F. Dtp)th"t count (Haydctkl C.B.F. Lk]x>sit account Ilhganl CB.F. 8CCQUDt CnOlI al Uoyds Bank pk 1,gf 12.979 ify).( 26.430 l8.48J I2.9 JJ,i 0.142 24, 40.801 2&430 18,4& Investh0t9 At CCAI 31.701 33MS1 64.759 61.759 7&fj14 14&037 224Jii J4a038 L4blllllu 76ffj14 146.037 224,511 148,65 fjnd ¥[¢ 6lwK4J ¢1 its hlif by.. 7-A-A(llL Kllr*rtA Wellmo pthrlknB Trwuyvr
The Parochikl Chureh coull ofsL FAlw4rd's StOWvOThvthtrWold Notrs to tbe Accowits For the y¢•r ended JI Ik¢eth 21115 l. AetouThlln8 policy a c&%b 4¢¢oyntsn8 b4A 2. J)e91RthAted FuDds.' tsrD R¢•trl¢teO Roy HaydDrk bEqur41• John Lewis orBaD fur¥] sntin8 44,2(L% 6.1 3A38 lJ3l 192 46,036 294 31. 45.799 10,304 54.145 33.660 45,793 IOJ04 51330 Trevor Ashcmft Bequul• Utthuni Funa 81 6J59 iTr)wJ 81 15.159 l(K).(K Irh5.440 15.159 8.8LYJ ICQ.081 •Roy Hiythk and TreTrv AAbcroft BequMts.' Th¢ Roy Hoyd¢¢k fvnd li noi av4ilBbk (R#trtct•J PJr#hl. TrTre¥or Ashcroft fvrwj can ysedu bothIrKOthd it di8weDoth oftht R&YLYthJ aJurthTrth IIW Potyhl. 3V12rthu 3VIY2015 V•h Ct 31/1V2024 Value 3111212024 Cosi Ab 31 Dxornt¢r2025 2[0 1633 Shorts Jn CBFlnv¢5mi Fund. kncar¢ Sbaw 774.93 Sh¥rts CBFInvtstyntN >ld. Sht4(Haythxkl 15722.66 ShaN CBF Nxtyj tther¢K F4)Ml (Hthk) 4J.732 17 Jt.701 &612 47.037 17.91 23.446 31,701 O.OJ2 20,440 06.954 64.759 a9.1 04,759 It rtm81% th¢tvoonqibtlitywO poiicydthc trc to m•iTrIn twikling forfirtUr¢p. FollovAll8 Ihc m•jnrYtmThJ¢llini DJ in 2023 ovethwl of the 1111$8yll in 2014, xYk5 dutins XIZ5 knavc indutsj the ducnbed In the Buildin8 ManaBcJnvnl Rcp(XT. cOntiUnIpJn ofttporn ioimwvveth¢wr•oJrswJr thc CxY. LllS tJKrricd wlrin8thd liBhiin8, the rthlln8in8 ofth 17th ¢thlury F4inlin8 fttr thB pmccL Coll#iN)ni ai w#ioJ xrvi¢¢K tthifofthird.wty ¢hm'iits al¢ p1 011 to (Aher¢harSty. Hoyvw. b(•A¢•th tyJ Wthl(]l >t4twlthe pjd t in Iherebwtin8 psmay w exY1 ¢c4kx#tyL Po8e 12