CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Parothial Church Council of St Peterfs, Clapham On accounts for the year éndad 31 De¢emb8r 2025 Charity no (If any) 1211462 Set out on pages 3-5 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3151 December 2025. Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation bas18 of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Acri. I report in respect of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts carried out und8r section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my 8xamination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention ( ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not ac(ThJ with the accountr'ng records Independent examlner's statement I have no concems and have eJ)me across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 16 March 2026 Namo: Jennifer Mary Harding Relèvant proles$lonal qualificatlonls} or body (If anyl: NIA Address: 18 Tollhouse Ck)s8 Chichester West Sussex, P019 1SF
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St Peter's Clapham - Trustees, Annual Report 225 2025 was a year of financial consolidation which also gave us the opportunty to stsrt the work of repairing and renovating tKJth church and halls. This will not only make them safer and more comfortable for those who use them but also, by making them more attractive we hope to be able to rent more rooms in the halls for communtty and oth8r use. This should also enable us further to increase our income. Our medium term aim remains to have enough money to be able to repair all the roofs to a standard that should last for decades. As the accounts show. St Peter's managed to secure an excess of incom8 over expenditure for the year of over £18000 giving us &etS at the end of 2025 of over £102000. This was achieved desprte spending over £40QKK) on repairs and renovations to the halls and £16000 on the church. In particular we were able to improve and extend the lavatories for the use of the church congregations and to redecorate the choir vestry which can now be rented out. A complete ov8rhaul of tho electrical systems in both church and halls has also almost been completed. We were also abl8 to continue our policy of annually increasing our parish contribution to the diocese (from £60(XJ in 2024 to £9000 in 2025, an increase of 50%). Despite being financially able to start work on repairing the roofs and undertaking other necessary repair work identified in successive quinquennial inspections, progress has been disappointingly slow although there are signs that work will actually begin in Spring 2026. Rentals from both church and halls continue to be by far our major source of income, accounting for 95% of our income. In addition to improving our financial position, this approach has enabled St Peter's to become an ecumenical hub in Clapham. Five Christian congregations regularly worship at St Peter's. In addition to the Anglican congregation, the Orthodox parish of St Peter and St Paul and the monthly CTIC Taizé group, every Sunday the Ghanamma Presbyterian Church worship in the church and a Spanish-speaking Pentecostalist congregation worship in the halls. All our lettings contribute to th8 local communty to a gr8ater or lesser ext8nt. The martial arts club attracts many local children, the yoga and salsa classes satisfy a local n88d and the support groups (CODA and AA) continue to be well attended. March 2026
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