Sandridge PCC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 f Sandridge PCC Annual Report and Accounts for the Year ended 31 December 2025 Contact: Nicola McDonaJd PCC Treasurer Page l of 17
Sandridge Ffc Annual Report and A¢¢ourtts 2025 f St Leonard's Church, Sandridge. Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2025 Contents Report: P•ge Administrdtive Inforniation Structure, Govern8nce and Management Objective8 and Activities Achievements and P¢rforniance 4.1 Church Attendance 4.2 Review of the Year 4.3 Financial Review 4.4 Charities Reserves Policy Risk Analysis Independent Examiner A¢¢ounts: Independent Examiner's Rwrt lo the Sandridge PCC Statm¢nt of Financial Activities (SOFA) Balance Sheet Noies to the Accounts io San&idge PCC Report andAc¢04nts 2025fdott¥ AfyFtsnd4ccowtslngfile.' 411011383 Page2of17
S8Ntrid8e KC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 f St Leonard's Church, Sandridge. Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for Ihe year ended 31 December 2025 l. Administrative InformatioD St Leonard's Chuwh ts situated in the village of Sandridge. Hertfordshire. It is part of the Diocese of St Albans within th¢ Church of England. The COTrespondence address is The Vicarage, 2 Anson Close. Sandridge. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission- No. 1209950. Members of the PCC who have served since the last APCM are: Incumbenl.. Curate.. Churchwardens (c/w) Revd Wendy Sellers Revd Ritah Namakula Cath¢rin¢ Bailey Lee Myers Vivian Nutton Sarah Myers Tony Adlard Carolynn Boucher Electoral Roll Jenny Dundon A&sist. c/w Sarah Finch Marian FkS Peter Hyde Anne Peck Belinda Pugh Jenny Rolkns Kathleen Ti]ney Secretary. Assist Nicola McDonald Tre&surer Ruth MuTphy Gift Aid Katrina Reeves Rodger Scott sc,fc, bc sc sc, sc, bc Represenfalives on Ihe Deanery Synod.. Elected members.. sc sc. fc COPted members." sc, bc, sg Non-PCC 2. Stru¢turfy Governance and Management The method of appointment of PCC members is sel out in th¢ Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to regisler on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The SL2nding Committee (sc-o members) is the only committee required by law and has the power to tran&qet the business of the PCC betw¢cn its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. lkne members of th¢ Standing Con]mitte¢ ar¢ th¢ IncumbenL tbe Curate, Churchwardens. the Secretary, the Bookkeeper and Tony Adlard. Other committees a established by the PCC from tin]¢ to time. In 2025 there were two such committees - Ihe Finance Committee (fc-5) and the Buildings Committee (bc-8). Three members are responsible for Safeguarding (sg). The PCC h&s COnlied with the duty to have 'due regard, to the House of Bishops. guidance in relation to safeguarding. 3. Objectives and Activities The PCC has the responsibility of ccH)perdting with the Incumben( in promoting in the ¢cclesiastical parish the whole mission of the ChurcK pastoral. evangelistic. social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance restM)nsibilities for St Leonard's Church. Sandridge and the nearby churchyard extension. Page3 of17
Sandridge PCC kniual Report and A¢v)unts 2025 f 4. Achievements and Performance 4.1 Chureh Attendallee There were 89 parishioners on the Church Ek¢toral Roll at the end of 2025 {100 at end of 2024). 49 were resident in the parish and 40 were non-Tesidents (46 and 54 for 2024). The average weekly att¢ndan¢¢ dufing October was 218. (During (ktober 2024 it was 182). These figures include children and adulis. Jn 2025 there were 4 more IOnal services- VE Day 80th. a wedding Blessing and 2 Memorial services (3 in 2024) 4.2 Review of the Year General: This was another busy year for St L£onard's. Fortunately. we continued to benefit from a full PCC, a d¢dicated team of churchwardens and assistant churchwardens and the commitinent of a wide range of people. mainly from the regular congregation but also from the wider community. This allowd us to ndthe many ¢v¢nts. setvice5 and tasks whtch would otherwise be impossible in a relatively small chuh. Thanks are due to Catherine. Nicola and the Financ Committee for their work in mod¢rnising our financial management and to LK JenDy and Building Committee for the progress made on a numtw of projects relating to the church and its churchyards. Work on th¢ building and Churchyards will be covered elsewhere. but it should be mentioned that we were very exeit¢d to have swift IK)xes fitted in the louvres of the bell tower. We were unsure whether or not any swift5 moved in, as they leave little or no trace. We started to make progffss on the very n¢ssary new Garden of Rest. We continued to experience significant num of burials of ashes, an im1#t aS¢t of the church's wider mission and ministry. The early partoftheyear wa5 parti¢ularly busy with wwional oifice5, including the funerals of 50m¢ Significant villag¢ rigures. We also providd 8 wedding bl¢&stn8 for a couple had been marriejj for 50 years. Finances are cov¢red at lenh in this rq)ort. We had a successful eWardShIp campaign wilh enough new literature printed to last many years. This Iwl a positive impact on our financ¢s together with the electronic 8ivin8 fflachine and ability to re¢llltm gift aid on small donations. W¢ ¢stablished a chgritable giving policy. The vicar was invited to train as a Bishop's Adl'iser - part of the national ieam which s¢lect5 p¢opl¢ to train for ordination. She undertook her initial training and to fmd space forthis resigmed as a vallOnS Advis¢r and as convenor of one of the curate's groups, having enjoyed IM)th these roles enorniousty. We saw an encournging upwards trend in attendance espballY for festivals - wtth over 500 people in church on Christmas Eve. Harvest weekend also proved altrarfive with its offering ofa traditional harve festival servic4 glorious decorations. afternoon tea and brunch supplied after the Sunday seTvice. August aftern¢)on leas wer¢ very )pular and th¢ Christmas 8nd summer fairs successful in t¢rnis of attendanc¢. fundraising and atmosphere. Th¢ summer fair w held th¢ same weekend as th¢ Flower Festival. with attendance b005tal by a Frfornianc¢ from Rock Chotr. It was agreed however to separnte out the two events again in 2026. Another new initiaiive was a Heritsge Day in September during National Heritage Week. This featured activities such Inss rubbin& tylng out th¢ organ and having a go al tolling the bell. There were talks and demonstrations. Feedback w&s very wsitive. There was a steady stream of visitors. Craft church took place monihly apart from January and August and now a faithful and regular wngregation. Sandridge School Visit the church and the vicar goes in regularly to Iwl wllective worship or to provide input to RE lessons. The vicar and curnte were able to increase our presence in the two homes. which was necessary following the departure of the Anna Chdplain Revd Ruth Goatley. This ronains a valuable part of the church's ministry. In June Revd Ritah Namakula joined us on a long placement and in October it was agreed she would serve the remainder of her curacy with vs. Her presence aThl ministry have been a real blessin8 ts) the church, and sh¢ will b¢ very much missed when she moves onto a new parish in 2026. Overnll, 2025 was a year wh¢n we aehieved a great d¢al and stsrted a number of new projects too. Most encouraging was the number of people who engaged with the church eommunity- &t an event or a service by becoming regular attendees. Thank5 are due to all who wntribut 50 much to the life of St Leonard's and who provide such a warni welcome. Revd Wendjj SeU¢rs Vicar Chureh Maintenance: Throughout the year building¢ommitiee m8na8e the maintenance ofthe buildin8 and where necessary bring in specialist contractors to carry out repairs and ftdecorating. During 2025 we brought in an historic building carpenter to repair 50m¢ of our pew5 which showed signs wear and tear with a lot of creaking too, no surprise as they are w¢ll over l(10 years old. Those repairs We Completed in April. We Page 4 of17
Sandridge PCC Annual R¢port and Accounls 2025 f also commissioned a conservation and repair rep)rt of our g)uth dc which w&% completed in Nov¢mkr and which will be discussed with ihe Diocesan Advisory Cornmittee in March to decide how to prw¢¢d. During June and July members of the building committee and church wardens. along with Rewd Wendy. Revd Rita visited two churches to Ik at two dtfferent types of church IKating. We wanted to get an id¢a of wst and what would work best for St Leonard's as we move forward with plans to instsll a new h¢atir48 system with help from our chiteCt. In July and August repairs were carried oui tothree areas of the roof which had been experiencin8 intern)itt¢nt rninwat¢r leaks. Our archTrtect was involved in the proces5. Pennis5ion for the work was grant by the Diocesan Advisory Committee after the repair schedule was approved. In August we had a digital Mured suThey of the ¢hurth building and grounds completed so we have reusable plans for future proj¢¢ts and maintenae. In S¢ptemlxr a survey of the trees in House tane churchyard WLS undertaken and work to remove dead branches from the Yew trett which line th¢ f(K)tpAth. JennyDundoffj Bulldlng Conththlee Deanery Synod.. M¢etings w¢re held through0 the year at various chUh¢S in th¢ Deanery. In February we met at St Mary's Church in RedFM)um. We had an intere5tin8 and inforniative presentation from Clair¢ Banham "Chilthen and Young People." She talked aErfyJt some of her work in engaging with children and yowi8 p¢ople and how Churrh¢s wi suprK)rt and promote childTcn fri¢ndty spatts and artivilies to grow their faith. In July we met at St Helen's Wheathampstead. There were two presentations. The first was by Philip Nalparis who has been appointsj Deanery E¢haMPion. He will support Churche5 in prornoting environmental and suslainable schemes so Churches can work towards net zero carb)n emissions. There is lots of inforniation. advice And signp)sting on the Eco Church website which is part of the A Roche UK project The wond ps¢ntallon was frn Andrew Br(M) of Di(Kesan Board of Finance and his tslk was "Money makes the Church Go Roun. He gave us figur¢s aFM)ut th¢ chh¢S tncom¢& grants, &ts and payroll. There were re8ular meetings of the standing and Pastornl Committee. It has been decided that the number of Deanery Syn(M4 meetin8s k reduced frn three to two a year in 2026 for a trial. St7rah Myers, Deanery SynodRqiresenlative Safegu8rding: The Parish is wmmitted to th¢ safeguardin8 of children and vuln¢rnbl¢ adults and to supp)rting those who have been victims of abuse. as well as those who may preseni a risk to others. The PCC has complied with the duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have due gard to the House of Bishop's guidance on 5af¢guarding children and vuln¢rnble adults). Th¢ PCC has adopted, as in previous years, all the House of BFshop5' Safeguarding Polici¢s and Prncti¢e GUIdCe. as well as 'Th)motin8 a Safer Church" {child pr(rtection and vulnerable adults, policy) and the lknestic Abuse stst¢menL at its me¢tin8 on 29 March 2026. We have a Parish Safeguarding Otyicerlchildren's Advocate who is also the Lead Recruiter. Those who work with vulnerable groups in the Parish are rnited in accordance with the Prxtice Guidance Safer Recruilment July 2021. DBS chKks arr renewed every five years. All members of the PCC have undertaken the apwopriate safeguarding trnining. The Parish Safeguarding OITicef maintains an overview of trainin8 records. Revd Wwity Sellers and the Parish Safeguarding Officer completed 8dditional safeguarding training in 2025. Contact details for those wishing to obtain advice, raise any concerns or make referrals to the statutory authorities are displayed in the porch and on the noticelx)ard. Safeguarding infomiation is also displayed in th¢ parish room and on the hurcb website. Ther¢ is adequate insurance cover for all activities involving cbildrtn or adults undertaken in the name of the Parish. There were no safeguarding Concerns rep)rted during 2025. Anne Peck, Paruh Safeguarding Offlcer 4.3 FinaDcial Review St t£onaTd's Church Statanent of Financial Aciivities (SOFA) see 9, shows an ove1311 deficit of £4.9K which is similar to the 2024 deficit of £4.5k. The Balance brought forward at the end of the year, shows Total Funds available of 273k (page 10. Balance Sheet). ensuring that the overall financial position of the church reflects A 'going conc¢Tn'. Page5 of 17
Sandridge PCC Annual Report and A¢wLm¢$ 2025 f ID¢ome Total income for 2025 is £90K an increase of £26k from 2024. Of this. a singl¢ donation was received from Friends of St imnard's of £1 1.9L which was spent in maintaining the church building. Grant income was £IOk (see note 2.2 page 12), which is £2.5k higher than grant income received in 2024. There was a £6k increase in Income from Donors in 2025 (note 2.1. page 12). followin8 the sw¢c5s of our Stewardship campaign. This included the purchase of a Payaz card reader. allowing donations io be me easily by creditldebit card within the Church. This contributed £2.5k plus £0.6k gift aid. The church was able to recover VAT to the value of £3.2k on building w(th. via the Listed Places of Worship Grant S¢hem¢ during 2025. Thi5 Scheme closes at the end of March 2026. Opernting income was £13.8k in 2025. the same as in 2024 (note 2.3, pag¢ 12). Weddings. funernls and monum¢Dts ontrlbuted £l1.8k to this - details are given in not¢ 12. page 17. Income from Fund Raising activities. Such the Summer and Christmas Fairs. totalled £4.9L slighily lower than in 2024 £5.3k. Details in nofr I I, page 16. The church received Int¢re from the four deposit savings accounts of £6.7k in 2025. compar&J to £4.6k in 2024. Th¢ investment account showed a loss in value of £411 in 2025. compared to an Incre of £1.712 in 2024. Details in not¢s 6 and 7. pase 14. ExpeD8e Total expenditure for 2025 is £94.4k, an increase of £24k from 2024 (£70.5k). The nthin reason for thi5 increase is expenditure on building projects during 2025 which totslled £27k. Several building proj¢¢ts were undertaken &n 2025. the largest project being repairs to the roof totallin8 £17k. The church receiv¢d a grant of £7k towthrds this pn)jeet and was also able to recover £3.3k of the VAT on th¢ invoices. Fees incurred for the planning of new h¢ating and lighting 5y5tems in the church (works io be ci)mpleted in 2026) were paid in 2025. a total of £5.7k. Other projects included repairs to pews 8nd the south door at a total cosi of £3.2k. The largest operatin8 expense in 2025 was the Di¢5¢ Parish Share at £43.9K th¢ same as in 2024. A full breakdown of Operatin8 Expenses is shown on page 13. Church Management and Administration costs We £0.5k hier in 2025. due to a Curate joining the chuwh team. During 2025, the church supported three chariti¢s by OT8anizing collections at Specific service& such as Harv¢st F¢stival and CbrÉstmas services. Thi5 income does not appear in the church ¥counts. A totsl of £1 k was raised and distributed to Open Door, Herts Home Start and the British itgion. S¢e below for more detsils. Pe¢erHy4 Bookkteper émd certAe B, Chwch Warden 4.4 Charities DoDfltk>ns to ¢hrilitl 2025 2024 DoDtiotts by the PCC: Coll¢¢ted by the Cbureh: Bishop's Haryesi Appeal £127 Open Door £299 Children's Society- Christinglelchristmas services £139 Home Start Herts. . Christmas seryi¢es £548 Tot1 £847 £266 Collerted by ebureb members: British t*gion £140 £92 BHHCT- 'Bik¢ Ride. (Half rend io the Church) £145 £140 £237 Grand Total oth charitsble collections tske pla and funds are remitted directly to the ¢h8riti¢s. Po8¢ 6 of 17
S8ndridge PCC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 f S. Reserves Policy The PCC considers that it requires a minimum working balance of £1 0,000 to enable it to meet its day- lo-day commitments to pay its Parish Share within the quarter and to provide a reasonable buffer against fluctuations in income from occasional servic¢s. Short term funds are held in the PCC'S Current and savings accounts which are with Lloyds Bank. Longer tenn funds are held on dew)sit with the CBF Church ofEngland De$It Fund and the CBF Church ofFngl&nd Investm¢nt Fund. The Investment Fund w&s opened in December 2011 in order to achieve the better long tenn r¢turns expected from a fund invested in worldwide stk markets. In selecting this fund the PCC took into account ethical investment considerations. In accordance with the Trustre Act 2000. the PCC continues to review its investment strategy to ensure we have an optimal balanc¢ between risk and return. In 2018 the church received a legacy of £180.0(K). In 2019 £75,000 was transfeed to a CAF Saver Account and another £75,000 to a Virgin Money Charity DeFM)Sit in ord¢r to improve iDt¢rest earned and io safeguard the assets under thc Financial Services Compensation Sch¢me. In 2025 th¢ CAF account was closed and £81,629 transferred lo thc Lloyds accounis. 6. Risk Anatysis As part of a General Risk Assessment. the PCC has conductcd a review of the major risks which impact on activiiies within th¢ Church. As part of this general risk assessmenL Specific risk &ssessments have been produced OD matters relating to visitors and events in chuh. use of the bell tower, clianging light bulbs, children's activities, candlelil services, safe handling of money and lone wotkers. All of these have been reviewe 7. IDdependeDt ExamiDer The Independent Examiner w&s Mr Stephen Schofield On Behalf of the PCC Revd Wendy Sellers Vicar Kathy Tilney Secretary Date . 9 03 2026 Pag¢7of17
SdrIdge PCC Annual Report Accounts 2025 f Independent ExamiDer'$ report lo the tnistees of St Leonard's Chureh, Sandridg& Parochial Cburcb Council I report io the trusttts on my examination of th¢ accounts of the St Leonard's Churc1 Sandridge, Parochial Church Coullcil (the Tnt} for the year ended 31 December 2025. Responsibilities #nd basi8 of report As the charity trustees of the Trwl you are responsible for the prepalOn of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 olthe 20 I l Act and in carryRng out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by th¢ Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examlner's statemeDt I have completed my cXan]iti0n. I confiTm that no rnakrial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believ¢ in any material resp. l. accounting r¢wrds were not kept in respect of the TnLSt required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. the accounts do Thot accord with those records" or 3. the accuunts do not eomply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and content of accounts s¢t out in the Charities (Accounts and Rewrts) Regulations 2)8 other than any rquir¢m¢ni that the account5 give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matt¢r considered &s part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this reprt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounls to be reached. S A Schofield 9 Lyndon Mead St Albans AL4 9EX Page8of17
SaDdridge Ffc Annu Report alld Ac¢ounts 2025 f Sandridge PCC Statement of Finaneial Activities For the year ended 31 December 2025 Notes unStrICted Funds Re5trided Funds Total Funds 2025 2024 Income from donors Other voluntary income Incom¢ from operating actlvitics Income from Fundraising Investhient Income Totsl In¢ome 34.870 29.630 13.756 4.931 34.870 29,630 13.756 4.931 6.718 28,643 11,943 13,817 5,340 4,592 ExpeDditur¢: Costs of operating activities Church matkagement and admin. Costs of fund-raising 8cliviti¢s Grant5 to charities Totsl Expendilure (90.901) (2.560) (837) (133) (91,034) (2.560) (837) (67,842) (1,962) (740) 3a 94398 94.431 70J44 Net Income befo invesiment gain Net Gainsl(Losses) on investment Net (EApendituftyIn¢ome {4,393) (411) (4304) (133) (4.526) (41l) <4,93 (6,209) .712 4,49 (133 Balance5 brought forward at 151 January 238.048 39.589 277,637 282.134 Balances carried forward at 31° December 272,700 277.637 The notes on pages I I to 17 fonn port of these xcounts Page9of17
Sandtid8e PCC Annual Rem and A¢counts 2025 f SaDdridge PCC Balance Sheet as at 31 December 202S 2025 2024 Note FIX assds l(e) Current assds Debtors Deposits and investments Cash at bank and in hand Totsl 3.959 173,167 98,692 275,818 3.377 258,710 17,940 280.027 Liabtlities: Hmoums falling within one year Provision f liabilities and charges within one year NeA ¢UTrent assets (3.118) (2,390) 271700 277.637 Net assets 272.700 277.637 Funds General Other unrewicted R¢strid¢d Endowmeni 35.962 197282 29.456 10,000 39.912 198.136 29,589 10.¢ioo Totsl Funds 272.71N) 277.637 The notes pa8¢5 1 I to 17 form pgrt of these Approved by the PCC on Sunday 29 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by: Revd Wendy sell Vicar Nicola McDonald TreU[cr Page IOof17
Sandrid8e PCC Annual Report and A¢Unts 2025 f Sandridge PCC Notes to the Finaneial Statements For the year ended 31 Deeember 2025 l. Accounting Polieies (a) BaFis ofPreparation The fTnan¢ial statements have been prepared io ardance with the Cburch Accounting Regulauons 2(X)O and the Charilies (Accounts and Reports) R¢gulations 21K)8 iogether with applicable accountillg standards and the Charities SORP (FRSSE) 2015. The financial 5t#ments have t¢en prepared using the Accrnals basis and historical cost convention ex¢ept for the valuwion of nvesEment ass¢ts. whi¢h ar¢ shown aÈ nwket value. (b) Furnts Genera] fvnds rq)resent the fiujds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions Tegarding their use and aTe available for application ort the general puryx)ses of the PCC. Funds destgn&ed for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestritted. The accounts in¢lude all transactions for w'hich the PCC is responsible in law. They do n(rt include the accounts of church 8roups which owe th¢ir main affiliaiion to another body or those are infonnal gatherings of church members. Staiuiory fees collected by the PCC on behalf of the IUMbet are also exclude(L PerrnaDent endowment income fijnds, which are held and Jminisred by St Alban5 Di(Kesan Board of Financ¢ for the benefit of St LeoDord's Church. are excluded from the Statement of Financial Artivitie5 and the BalatKe SIKeL (c) Incoming Resowces ColledioD$. platthed giving and donations are rew8nised when received by or on beha]f of the PCC. Income tax recoyerknle ffl Gift Aid donations is recognised when the in¢ome is re¢o8ttised. Grants and legxies to the PCC are accounwj foras soon asthe PCC isnotified of its legal entitlemen¢ the amwnt due is quantifiable and an inflow of economic ben¢fit is probable. Fees chargeable by the PCC for occasional services ar¢ a¢rounted ftr at the date of the relevant 5ervi¢e. In particular d¢FM)sits r¢ceived for weddin8S to be held in the forthcomin8year are exeluded from Incoming Resources and Are shoknm as a creditor in the Balance Sheet. Funds raised by the chh magazine, the sale of publitations aftd fund raising events aye 0?d for gross. In¢¢T¢$t is accounted for h¢ thi¢ and pyable. Interest on de$llts with the Central Board of Finance is eredited to the fund to which it relates. Interest on bank detosit artounts is credited to Genernl Funds. R¢aiis¢d gains or losses on investments are rew8ni%d when the investments are sold. Unrea]ised gairts or losses are accounted for on revaluation of th¢ investments #t the year end. (d) Re,sources u.sed Grants and donatiODS are accounied fw whert paid over. or when awarded, if that award Cre9 a binding obligation on the PCC. The diocesan parish Share is acci)UDted for on an acfflials basis. Any parish share unpaid at the year end is provided for in thes¢ aecounis as an operational (though not a legal) liability and 15 shown Ls a creditor in the Balance Sheet. Oiher expenses are accounted for ort art aecruals bast5. The PCC considers it h85 abinding obligaiion toreImbue any expenses reasonably and prop¢rly incurred by the incumbent in relation to her work within the parish. (e) Salance Sheet Consecrnte41 and benefieed prowTr of any kind is excluded fTom the accounts by s.96(2Xa) of the Charities Aci 1993. No value is placed on movable church fiErnishings held by the churchwarden5 on sF¢cial trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal. Amourfs owing to the PCC a( the ye&r in respeci of fee5 or (h¢r income ar¢ shown &$ de1)r$ less provision for amounts that may PTove uncollectab]e. Pagellof17
Sandridge PCC Annual Rel and Accounts 2025 f 2. Ineomfing Resource8 2.1 Income from Donors Unrestrided Restrided Fund5 Funds Total 2024 2025 Planned givin8 Income tax recovered (Gift Aid) CollectA¢)ns: regular 5ervic¢s Collections: occasional services Total 24.595 7,890 ,337 24.595 7,890 lJ37 20,786 5,926 1,744 187 643 34870 34570 2.2 Other VoluDtAry Ineome Unrestricted Funds Funds 2025 2024 ' Donations to church funds GTaDts VAT refvnd Garden of Rest donati Friends of Si Leonard's 11.851 Total 29.630 11.943 Grants . CaTri¢d over from 2024- £875 churchyard planter5 and £720 nspt from Sandridge PC 8rant. In 2025 - £250 towards PyAyaz card reader (Di(Kese)' £2,500 for House Lane churchyard (Sandrid8¢ PC)" £250 for Moffis Dancers at 2026 Summer Fair {Hert5 CC): £7,047 for church roof repairs (Dioc¢s¢). Three 8rnnts. or part thereof. have been carried forward to 2026- s¢¢ page 15, note 4.568 9.918 3293 4.568 9.918 3.293 4,519 7,414 10 2.3 lll¢ome from Operating Aelfvities Utwestricréd RestTic*d Funds Ful5 Note 2025 20241 Wedding fees i Funeral and burial fees j Monuments fees Magozine Baptism s¢arch/cert. Crnft Church income Be115 Flower Guild Tothl 12 12 12 io 2.668 2.668 8.900 209 975 1.932 8.889 474 .180 18 195 274 855 13017 1 209 975 221 208 575 13,756 221 208 575 13.756 2.4 Jocome from Fund Raising Unrestrictd Restricted Funds Funds Total 2024 Note 2025 I Summer Events Christmas Market Flower Festival Concerts Heritage Day BHHCT Bik¢ Ride e Mem. Refirt?. 2.018 1,730 493 541 149 2,018 1,730 493 541 149 .475 1,907 ,412 349 73 124 Tol81 4.931 4931 Page 12of17
S¥ndridge PCC Annual ReFrt)rt and Accounts 2025 f 2.5 Investment Inrne aDd Gainj Income from investmenls relales to interest Tcipts from the Centr41 Board of Ftnan¢e and the PCC'S four deFK)Sit accounts totailin8 £6,718 (2024: £4.592). There was an unrealis¢d loss on the market value of fijnds invested in the CBF chh of England Investment Fund of £411 {2024- gain of £1,712). Total gain of £6.307 (2024 of £6.304). (see pag¢ 9- investment income and net aInS/(losSc5) on investment). 3. Resources Expended 3.1 Costs of Operating Activities UnT¢striet¢d Restricted FuJ)ds FuDds Totsl 2024 Not¢ 2025 Parish Share Improvement projects Utilities {G&s, Elect., Fire Ext., etc.) Maintenance and repAirs W¢ddings Insurance Purchase of publications Organist and organ Magazine printing Wine, wafers and candles Items for use in worship Subscriptions Funerals Monuments Baptisms Garden of Rest Mission and Publicity Hospitaltty and R¢fr¢shm¢nts Chur¢hyard ¢xtension ¢xpenditure Craft church Bank Char8es Bellrin8ing expenditure Flower Guild L ¢h ate Memorial refurbislknnetrt Total resources ex 43.984 5.761 3.362 22,296 1,611 43.984 5.761 3,362 22,296 1,611 43,911 583 2,585 1,444 842 12 I'll 2,816 299 1.320 879 2.816 299 1,320 879 2,629 424 2,294 1,060 48 1.163 180 4.503 102 10 377 377 160 4.405 73 12 12 12 4.405 73 133 133 856 856 633 95 1,780 21 2.336 45 17 2,336 45 17 206 208 208 2,430 67142 90.1 133 Wedding& funernls and monuments accounts {includin8 fees to the Diocese) are given in note 12. Maintenance . Terrain survey. h¢atin8 planning fees £5.761. roof alarm £969. Pew repairs £2.232. Church rwf repairs £16.490. House Lane chuT¢hyard . Tr survey £540. Tre¢ work £1.320. 3.2 Church Man* ement And Administration Unrtstricted Restricted Funds Funds Totsl 2025 2024 Expenses: Incumbent and other clergy Photopler, wmputer and stationery Other Clergy , Telephone and Broadband Copyrights Other ex nses Total resources ex 242 242 984 378 224 263 469 IL15 591 378 224 263 469 240 774 1 1,962 The Payaz donation card Teader cost £414. Page 13of17
Sondridge PCC Annual Report and Accounts 2025 f 3.3 Costs of Fund Raising Unrestrictrd Restricied Funds Fund5 Total , 2025 Total 2024 1 Not¢ Flower Festival Christmas Mark¢t Summer Ev¢nts Concert ex nses Total 142 245 450 142 245 450 245 160 335 837 740 The Church provided the £142 in 2025 and £146 in 2024 towards the flow¢TS for the Flower Festival. 3.4 Grnnts to Charities Details of charity colkctions are showm in Page 6. parngrnpb 4.4 of this Report. There were no grants by the PCC during the year. 4. Staff Costs The PCC does not have any employees. Durin8 the year, the PCC engaged the ser¥ice5 of an organts¢ whose tot21 remu])etion was £1,320 (2024: £1 J20). S. Debtors 2025 2024 Income taxlGift Aid recoverdble Prepayments and Accrual Income: InsurJnce Music licences (CCLI) Rin8ing World annual sub. Christmas services ¢oll¢ctions . misc. £40 Totsl 2.304 1.398 .483 132 1,333 130 40 420 77 6. Deposits nd Investments 2025 2024 CBF Church of England [k[ll Fund CBF Church of England Investment Fund Virgin Money Charity Depw)sit CAF Matured Funds Account (ckjsed 25nr25. £81.629 transferred to ihe Llo ds accounts Total 59,853 34.841 7&473 67.699 35.253 77,486 78.272 173,167 258,710 Althou8h long-terni investment Teiurns should b¢ higher than the deposii ratty the return on th¢ Investsn¢nt Fund is linked to international stock markets so the retyrn in any one year is ylab]e and could be negative. Interest on the Virgin Mon¢y dep05il accouot is earned daily and added to the Ount twice a y¢ar. Interesl on the CAF Matured Funds account was credited yearly. 7. Cash at bAnk and in hand 2025 2024 Lloyds Treasurer's a¢count- now Charity account Lloyds BB Online aOunt- now comme ial Instant Access account Cash in Hand Toial 24,526 74.166 98,692 17.94 Page 14of 17
SaDdridge PCC Annual Repm and Accounts 2025 f 8. Liabilities: Amounts fAllin due witbin One Year 2025 2024 Statytory fees due to Diocese Gas and ¢I¢riCIty Costs Collections on l*half of 'Home Stsrt Herts. (agency) Wedding deposits Parish Council 2n1 unspent carried forward to 2026 Churchyard Flower Planters- granl and fask delayed to 2026 MO15 Dancers wi for 2026 Summer Fair Curate's expenses- Nov and Dec 2025 Llo d's bahk char es Total 488 191 548 325 281 139 50 720 875 599 875 250 50 17 2J90 The Parish Share for both 2025 and 2024 were paid in full by Mthty direct debit. 9. Fund Detsils Balance Incoming Resources Balance Iiir25 R¢sou Expended 31112125 The PCC maintains the followin8 funds.. Ullrestrlrted- Gener FuDd: Note (i) 39J12 51 35,962 Oiher UDrestricted Fuuds: Bob Warby Legacy Fund (designakd) Organ Fund (designated) Flower Guild Fund (designatsd) Lychgate Memorial Fund (designated) Village Vol5 (designatrd) Other Unreslri¢t¢d Total: 185.740 10,583 185.740 10.583 367 575 208 1221 592 1221 592 19&136 575 Ih29 197282 Rutricted: Am¢niti¢s Fund Bells Fund 5JOO 455 5300 Choir Fund 455 CILKk 217 217 Garden of Rest 885 31 854 James Hildreth_Brown Legacy Fund (Maintenance ofihe churchfabric) David Pickard Fund (Flowers & Gorden ofResl) Restricted total: 22,386 L?.386 342 102 240 29 133 29.456 10,0 Ethdowment Fund: io Totsl 277 91,126 272,71)0 (i) Intercst on the Short-Terni deposits, the Lloyds Comm¢rcial Instant Access account and the chan8e in value of the investment account are included in the G¢neral Fund income. (li) The Bob Watty Legacy Fund. the Organ Fund, th¢ Flower fjuild Fund. the Lychgate MemorAal Fund and th¢ Village Voices fund are funds designated for certain purposes. although not fornially restricted in their use. The John Blandford fimd (mission) has been spent up. mainly on magazin¢ pyinting. (iii) The surplus of £1221 of the Lych8at¢ Memorial Fund was transferred io th¢ General Fund. Page 15of17
Sadridge PCC Annual Report and Ac¢ounts 2Q25 f The supplementary nAtysiJ shown in the following Notes 10, 11. 12 4Dd 13 i% purety for lllfornailon and do not form parl of the prescribed fornt for present21ion of tbe a¢counl& 10. MagAzlne 2025 2024 Income - from advertising. 975 1,180 enses - 879 1,060 luslDeficit 96 120 There are 236 email ¢stoMerS. We CUTrently only print copies for the churcl the Village Stores (until they Closed), JTB Butcher, CaTpenters Nursery. the Marsha]swick library and for people who cannot receive email copies and cannot get one from the four sites. 11. Fund Raising Activities 2025 Concerts Income Expenses Surplus Flower Festiv Income E4xnses Surplus Christmaj Market Income Expenses Surplus Summer Events Income Expenses Surplus Lychgale Memorial RtfurbL8bmeDt Income Expenses Surplus Heritsge Day Lnwme ExFtnses Surplus BHHcf- Bike Rlde Income - returned to the church Totsl Income Total Expenditure Totsl syrplus 541 349 541 349 493 142 351: 1.412 245 .730 245 1.485 l.W7 160 2.018 450 1.475 335 124 124 149 149 73 5.340 i 740 4,931 837 4.094 Page 16of 17
Sandridge PCC Annual KeFJn and Accounts 2025 f 12. Funera Weddingsy Monuments, Baptijms and Stststory Fees to the Dfiotese Total Income £ {Note 2.3) Expxnses (Nol¢ 3.1) Retsined by pcc Fees to Di(Kese £ 2025 (2024) Choir, Bells. V¢ Funerals 23 (25) Weddings 3 {2) Monuments 4 8.9(M) 2.668 2,145 2260 4,495 741 870 1,057 209 73 136 Totals 2025 Totals 2024 11295 3062 2J85 Included in the number of funerals are 15 (12) s¢ryic¢s conducted at St Leonard's and 8 (13) cremations. Funerals for 2 babies were urried out at no cost. In addition. the church carTied out 6 (8) baptisms for which no fees are charged. 5 confmations were carried out the St Albans Cathedral. All fees due have been pai 13. Related Party TrAnsactiODY Typically for a small church like St Inard'S some iteo)s of eXndItUre on 8d$ and seryices procured for the benefit of the church and PCC arc incurred by individuals and then reimburs¢d from PCC funds. These include exFtns¢s of any clergy. cash withdrawn to pay expenses relating to weddings and other sundry items. Details of amounts r¢lating to goods and services procured in this way are shown b¢low wh¢re the individuals concemed are related parties, which generally covers the clergy. members of the PCC and (if applicable) their spoUSepartnerS and dependents. All the amounts shown are accound for within the relevant expendilure cal¢gory in these accounts. In all cases the proper procedures for approving expenditure in advance, and for the authorisation of payments by two s¢parat¢ individuals as laid dowTh and approved by the PCC, have been followed. Th¢ Vicar and Bookkeeper have the use of debit cards with the Treasurer'slckwity account. Amounts paid for reirnbursement of expenses to the Vkcar and cl¢rgy: Mileage, phone, broadbanl printing, ink. etc. Chuwhyard plants, printing orders of serrfice, etc. £957 (2024 £1,087) Debitcard £210 (2024 £672) Amounts paid to lay PCC member8 for reimbursement of expenses: Printing of magazines. cards for E&ster, Harvest and Christmas. liturgy iK)oklets, etc." organist: flowers. Garden of R¢st' publicity banners. domestic supplie4 etc. £2,421 (2024 £3,376) Cash for weddings and funerals; flo$ for Fair& Payaz m/c. Debit Card £1.815 (2024 £515) In 2025 we started paying c&sh into our bank aco)unt via Post Olyices as well as Lloyds branch¢s. The debit card is used for this. Eight occurrences involved - in totsl £540. Page 17of17