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Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Leonard’s Church Sherfield on Loddon for the year 2025

A church with an open door and a warm welcome

Welcome and Rector’s introduction	3
Aims, purpose, governance and management	4
PCC members	5
Administrative information	5
Review of the PCC year	6
Deanery Report	6
Electoral Roll	7
Safeguarding	8
Worship at St Leonard’s and within our community	8
Kids’ Church	9
Cafe Church	10
Pastoral Care	11
Warm Place and Open House	11
Lenny’s Memory Cafe	12
Publicity	12
Events	14
Communications	14
Church Fabric Report	15
Minutes of the Meeting of Parishioners
to elect churchwardens 2025	17
Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2025	18
Agendas of theMeeting of Parishioners to elect
churchwardens and Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2026 21

Welcome and Rector’s introduction

Thank you for reading this and for being part of the church of St Leonard’s in Sherfield. We are a growing church and parish, which includes the ancient village of Sherfield on Loddon, Wildmoor, Church End, the more recent Sherfield Park and the very new houses known as Longfield Place.

Each year we come together for our annual meetings, which are often close to Easter, a significant time of transformation: from death to life; from separation to restoration with God. It is a dramatic and world changing moment in our shared history and an event which the people of this parish have been celebrating for many centuries and which we continue to do so. As each year passes, the Kingdom of God grows. Our prayer is that this church will grow and so also our faith, hope and love in Jesus Christ. In Mark chapter 4, he taught us that his Kingdom grows like a growing seed, “Night and day, whether we sleep or get up, the seed sprouts and grows, though we do not know how...As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” During this last year we have seen good things happen, as a church and in the lives of people who are welcomed into our midst. God is working, bringing people to faith and prompting us to grow in our own faith and all it means to follow the Way of Jesus. We care for people in difficult times, we meet, we eat together, we pray and we share thoughts from our Bible reading. We encourage one another. We also care for our church building and I thank the many people who work behind the scenes to maintain and improve our buildings and churchyard.

Whether it’s caring for our buildings or caring for one another, I am grateful to all those who join in with this slow process of renewal and growth. God is with us. We see new people join us as we seek to proclaim afresh in each generation the good news of the gospel, welcoming people into the family of God. I see faithful people serving God and others in all sorts of ways in the church and the wider community and I take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to you all. God causes that seed to grow, and we do our part in the ‘watering and nurturing’ of it (1Corinthians 3.6-8). I have a confident hope that God will remain faithful to his promises and will continue to work in us, amongst us and beyond us, causing that growth to happen, in me, in you and in our church and parish. I encourage you to join with me in remaining faithful in prayer, expectant and watchful for the signs of God’s presence, as God reveals his kingdom among us and the people of this parish.

Mark Anderson Rector

Aims and purposes

Every Church of England church has the same aim: ‘To promote the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical’. In our specific context the vision of St Leonard’s is to build a loving Christian community across our wide parish and our mission puts Jesus at the heart of our worship, care and community.

St. Leonard’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the Rector/incumbent, the Reverend Mark Anderson, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

St Leonard’s Structure, Governance and Management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Leonard’s the membership of the PCC consists of the Rector, two (2) other clergy, two (2) churchwardens, and two (2) readers, together with members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC continues to promote worship and mission to the people of the parish, based on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To the best of its ability, the PCC seeks to preserve the ancient listed building for which it is responsible and to administer such duties as the Church requires.

PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent.

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our Parish and wider Benefice communities. It is our hope and prayer that our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

In particular, we aim to equip people to live out their faith every day, in all aspects of our lives - not just on Sundays - through:

Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel and deepening our knowledge and trust in Jesus;
Provision of pastoral care for all people living in our communities; and supporting missionary and outreach work.

PCC members for the year ended 31 December 2025

Rector Rev. Mark Anderson*, Chairman

Churchwardens Richard Elphick, Anne Hemmings Representatives on the Diocesan Synod Richard Elphick, Ian Goodall Licensed Lay Ministers Andrew Doggart, Elaine Steere, Richard Elphick

Elected members

Lauren Baverstock, Safeguarding Officer Sally de la Riviere Steve Hemmings, Treasurer Anne Hemmings Judith Moule John Moule Mike Johnston

PCC Secretary Sue Pritchard Electoral Roll Officer Sue Pritchard

* Members of the Standing Committee (Judith Moule from 29 September 2025)

Deanery Synod elections are held every 3 years, the next one is in 2026. PCC members serve for 3 years from the APCM at which they are elected to the APCM in their third year and can be re-elected. We are permitted 9 elected members.

Administrative information

St. Leonard’s Church is situated on the A33, lying equidistant between Sherfield Park and Sherfield on Loddon village. It is part of the Diocese of Winchester within the Church of England.

Registered charity number: 1213352

Address: St Leonard’s Church, Sherfield on Loddon, RG27 0JB

Website : stleonardssherfield.org

Facebook : facebook.com/StLeonardsChurchSherfieldonLoddon

Independent Examiner: Deborah Gibbs, DLM Accountancy Service

Review of the PCC year 2025

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting took place on Sunday 27[th] April 2025. It was held at the Parish Church.

During this church year the PCC met six times. Following the very sad loss of Rev David Pycock, the recruitment process for a new House for Duty priest commenced in January 2025 but unfortunately no applications were received.

During the 2025 year membership of the PCC remained stable. Our whole church family are very grateful to Mr Richard Elphick and Mrs Anne Hemmings for carrying out churchwarden responsibilities with such care and devotion. Mr Steve Hemmings has been our Treasurer again this year and we thank him for his very comprehensive financial reports and the many other financial aspects of the church that he has handled.

The Standing Committee has also met throughout the year and taken on responsibility for matters that needed discussion in greater detail than the time constraints of PCC meetings allowed.

I remain hugely grateful to all members of the PCC who have so faithfully served our Church this year.

Sue Pritchard PCC Secretary

Deanery Report

We have the following members of Deanery Synod.

Rev Mark Anderson Richard Elphick Ian Goodall

Odiham Deanery comprises 6 large mainly rural Benefices in the Diocese of Winchester –

Sherfield / Bramley / Hartley Wespall and Stratfield Saye
Hook with Heckfield, Mattingley and Rotherwick
North Downs which includes Upton Grey and Odiham
Yateley
Eversley and Darby Green
Hartley Wintney with Winchfield and Dogmersfield

The Deanery has a Synod which has an Area Dean – currently vacant since May 2025 and I am the Lay Chairman. Despite repeated requests no progress has been made towards the appointment of a new Area Dean.

The Common Mission Fund budget for the year ending December 2025 for the Deanery was in excess of £80,000 and St Leonard’s requested contribution was met in full as can be seen from the Treasurer’s report. The Diocese is very grateful for the generosity of all concerned. These funds are used to fund training of new and existing clergy, housing costs, pensions and a small amount towards the costs of running the Diocese. Budgets have been under close scrutiny and I am satisfied that the Diocese have reduced expenditure where at all possible.

The Deanery Synod met most recently on the 25[th] November 2025 when Bishop Kelly was welcomed to the Diocese and she was questioned widely on her vision for the Deanery in a Q&A session with the Assistant Area Dean, Angie Smith and me.

This year at APCM’s all parishes are asked to nominate members of Deanery Synods and, importantly, those members are eligible to vote in the forthcoming General Synod elections.

Thank you all for all you do within our parish. We are at the heart of our communities and we are the light of Christ, serving and living generous lives. Thank you.

Richard Elphick Lay Chair, Deanery Synod

Electoral Roll

All are welcome to attend our regular services and are encouraged to join our Electoral Roll to indicate their commitment to St Leonard’s. Amongst other rights, membership of the Electoral Roll entitles church family members to vote at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.

Notice has been given in preparation for this APCM asking if anyone wishes to be placed on the Electoral Roll.

There are 62 church family members on the revised Roll. 35 live in Sherfield village, 12 in Sherfield Park, 1 in Longfield Place, 3 in Bramley and 11 others live outside of the Parish.

Sue Pritchard Electoral Roll Officer

Safeguarding Report

Update

The Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) for our church has changed since January 2026. Lauren Baverstock has stepped down, and Mike Johnston is now the PSO. Lauren is to be thanked for her service, advice and careful handover. Mike has attended diocesan training and will be completing another course in May. He is developing good links with the diocesan safeguarding team

Safeguarding Concerns

There have been no Safeguarding concerns raised this year, and our church would considered a very safe environment. There is potential in any church for such issues to occur, however, and if necessary please contact Mike Johnston on 07505 732062 (safeguarding@stleonardssherfield.org) or Rev’d Mark Anderson (revmarkanderson4@gmail.com) 07480 067756.

Please also contact Mike or Mark if you are not sure whether an issue is a safeguarding concern. This can done using anonymous names first if necessary. If there is immediate danger or risk of harm please contact the police on 101 or 999

DBS checks and training

These are monitored by the PSO, helped by the parish administrator where necessary. They are being completed as necessary in a timely manner

Safeguarding policies

Details can be found on the church website. St Leonards follows the House of Bishops recommended policies . There is also Safeguarding information on the noticeboard inside the church porch.

Mike Johnston

Worship at St Leonard’s and within our community

The church exists to proclaim the gospel in word and deed, as we join together to show everyone God’s purposes of love; to worship God and to minister the sacrament of the Eucharist. Those who stand at the front at church services help to do this, as do those who serve in hidden places, where they are meeting the needs of others in a variety of meaningful ways. We all share in the pastoral ministry of the church and I am grateful for this, as I am for those who preach the Bible and lead services.

As a parish church, open to all, we seek to meet the needs of everyone by offering a variety of services from the traditional Holy Communion services to our informal and contemporary style cafe service. We continue to develop these services to help people to encounter God in worship in different ways. Our growing use of visuals on the big screen has helped to give variety to our services. We are grateful to our ‘tech team’ who help make this happen.

The church is a place where the people of the parish commemorate together at significant moments in the year. We welcome many more people of the parish at festival times (Easter and Christmas) and celebrate at special services too: baptisms, funerals and marriages. The church has hosted events in partnership with Sherfield School and I speak at their Harvest and Christmas events.

We acknowledge our thanks to Elaine Steere, Andrew Doggart, Richard Elphick and John Morley who lead and preach at services on a regular basis. It has been good to see others grow in this ministry too, with welcome contributions from Donald Dawson and John Moule. We thank those who during this past year have led our musical worship: Mike Abrams, and Mike and Ruth Johnston.

Mark Anderson

Kids’ Church

Beginning in January 2025, we have continued to meet on the 3rd and 4th Sunday of every month, apart from August.

Using the online resource, Energize, the children have learnt about different bible characters from the Old Testament and people who encountered Jesus from the New Testament. Since September, we have also focused on teaching them how to pray using the Lord’s Prayer.

Working in conjunction with St James, we have put on several family events including a picnic on Sherfield Common and movie nights.

We have been encouraged to see one or two new families join us but are looking to expand! We are averaging one or two children a week although sometimes have a lot more. Please pray for an increased number of children and families! We also need more leaders.

Thank you to our dedicated team of leaders and helpers who put in so much effort to ensure the lessons help children to grow in their faith in a fun way.

Ruth Johnston

Cafe Church

During the year, Café Church continued to alternate between being held at St Leonard’s and at Sherfield Park Community Centre. Judith, John and Abi provided sumptuous breakfasts, Mike and Ruth led us in inspiring worship songs, Anne and Trisha led our intercessions in creative ways and Ian and Jane, with help on occasion from Steve and Matt, dealt with the complicated IT requirements.

We started the year by examining the Christian approach to AI, and the importance of finding out what is real. In February we marvelled at how awesome our God is, and in March we developed our personal prayer lives by making a commitment to pray for one other member of the congregation for a week.

April saw us taking a sensory journey through Palm Sunday, followed by all things sheep in May as we thought of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. In June we celebrated Pentecost by thinking of the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of John and Charles Wesley, brought to life in a drama.

Recognising that our church was undergoing a time of intense change, we studied examples of regeneration in the Bible in July, and God’s guidance in August. Further development of our communal prayer life saw small groups working together on suggestions for the intercessions in the September service. With the lectionary reading about Naaman, the theme of October’s service was outsiders and belonging. After studying aspects of Christ the King in November, the year was rounded off by a very well-attended Christingle service in early December, which included the collection of toys for the children at the Women’s Safe House.

December was the last Café Church to be held at Sherfield Park Community Centre, as the decision was taken to hold all services at the church in future. We were very grateful for the kindness and helpful attitude of their administrators, Louise and Sarah, over our time there.

Elaine Steere

Pastoral Care

I would like to thank all members of the In Touch Team who continue to quietly care for members of our congregation. It is our privilege and responsibility to pray regularly and care for each other in good times and in bad. Our prayer is that no one therefore will be overlooked or neglected In Touch Team – we are grateful to you.

Thank you too to the members of our Prayer Chain – faithful pray-ers week in and week out. It is for anyone to make contact if they would like prayers for any reason – just email or phone Carol. Why not join the regular pray–ers ? just let me know.

Carol Armstrong

Warm Place/Open House

As last year, January continued through to March as Warm Place, changing to Open House in April, with a great team of cake makers and team of helpers through to October.

It was lovely to see 2 or 3 new faces, keen to be on rotas for the cakes and soup making and even home made bread.

It remained to be a lovely opportunity for regulars to meet and chat in a comfortable welcoming ambiance with an open door for dog walkers and workers cutting grass and tending the church yard popping in for a good coffee and delicious cake!

The church room changed to Warm Place in October with a brilliant team of coffee, biscuit and soup makers providing a warm comfortable space for 10-20 people weekly to gather with friends in the colder months.

Various folk popped in who had been tending their loved ones graves and joined us for a chat, a bowl of soup and crunchy bread. Always good to see new faces and to see the regulars enjoying a Wednesday get together.

We thank God we have the space, helpers, warmth and comfort for anyone who needs and enjoys a friendly face and a warm welcome. Thank you too for all the helpers on the teams for making it such a welcoming, good place to be at St Leonard’s.

Anne Hemmings

Lenny’s Memory Cafe

This past year started with concern about the lack of participants but thanks to some personal advertising, Marnel Lodge Care Home found out about us, and when transport allows, bring five or six people to take part in our activities and conversation.

During November, because of a member of the Marnel staff was on sick leave, we agreed to take Lenny’s to them and so the ‘Lenny’s Roadshow’ was born. Other members of the group are very welcome to accompany us on these outings.

We agreed to this ‘away’ visiting to help out for a short period of time, but we are fully committed to running our Cafe at St Leonard’s. Just before Christmas we held a very short Carol Service in church, followed by all the usual seasonal treats. From the comments afterwards it seemed to have been very well received.

We have added two new members to our very dedicated team of volunteers over the year, one a ‘home-grown’ congregation member and one who came to us from the Basingstoke Volunteers Bureau.

Anne Pycock

Publicity, events and communications

Website

The website is updated every week and we have added the Diocese’s weekly newsletter to it. John has created the new website for St. James, trying to give us all a Benefice feel.

Facebook/Instagram

Social media posts are going out twice a week on Instagram and Facebook; views and numbers are growing steadily. Views on Facebook are up 18% from the previous 3 months with 163 followers.

Instagram account is now live and posting events, need to build on this to create better awareness on this platform.

Facebook

Posting at least twice a week.

We are improving engagement for likes and comments which is helping visibility of St Leonards on Facebook

Facebook - 168 followers within age groups:

31.5% - 65+ 17.3% - 45-54 23.4% - 35-44 27.8% - other

4.2k Views in the last 7 days

Events

24th January 2025 – Annual PCC Supper hosted by St. Leonard’s
8th March 2025 – First PCC Planning meeting
4th May 2025 - Donald Dawson’s 90th birthday party
5th May 2025 – Beating of the Bounds annual walk
9th May 2025 – VE Day Commemoration Community Supper with the Royal British Legion (raised almost £2000)
14th June 2025 – Sherfield Village Fete (St. Leonard’s ran tea & cake stand)
15th June 2025– Songs of Praise on the green
28th September 2025 – Harvest Festival Lunch
25th October 2025 – Family Film Night
6th December 2025 – Family Film Night

We continue these events in 2026 and in March had our biggest Family Movie Night turn out so far with twenty children. Children and adults made pizzas which were cooked during the film and served at half time. The feedback was great and the parents loved that the children had had their tea and they could go straight home to bath and bed! Thank you to everyone who supported and volunteered.

Communications

QR codes are being used for all events to add people through ChurchSuite. This eliminates the need to add an email address and can be allocated to the leader of the event. It makes it easier for the non-church community to sign up either through the social posts or website or church posters. We want to encourage this more please.

We are seeing an uptake on using Church Suite for sign-ups.

Steve & John have changed the email addresses to: stleonardssherfield.org and admin@stjamesbramley.org

Worship Tools are now staple in all our services. It is getting better all the time. The use of videos and music in Sunday morning services is getting great feedback from the church family

Winchester Diocese Weekly Newsletter : St. Leonard’s has appeared 3 times in this weekly newsletter. We are trying to raise our profile with all our activities.

Banners, flags & wall hanging – all visually promoting our vibrant church.

John and Judith Moule

Church Fabric Report

Fabric Monitoring Plan

There is a fabric plan that both monitors regular items that need attendance, as well as special projects. Regular items are being completed in due time.

This includes for example items such as:-

Fire risk assessment
Organ tuning
Fire equipment testing
Lightning rod check
Sewage tank emptying

This is by no means a full list, and the full fabric plan is available on request.

Other items

There has been regular maintenance taking place, such as:-

Painting and decorating the toilets
Plastering work in the church
Front door painted
Annual church clean up
Fences mended
Sound desk alterations

Major items

Roof project

A new roof or major repairs are needed.

Work is taking place to identify what actually needs to bedone. Under the guidance of the church architect, a tower and possibly a drone will be used to look at the internal timber and roof structure, to see if that needs renovation as well as the tiles. We can then be advised as to how much this will cost and inform our fund raising.

Tower Access/ Bells

New access to the bells in the tower is needed, as current arrangements are unsafe. This will include new (metal) ladders and a sliding hatch. Currently plans are with the church architect who will request quotes from companies able to complete this work. This is likely to cost around £10,000.

Cracks in church wall

These are being monitored. The church architect has inspected and feels they are old and have been there for many years, but we will continue to monitor There is a gauge installed to keep track of the major one. If no further issues are likely they will be filled with plaster.

Please also refer to the Parish Plan Fabric, updated January 2026, which is available from Mike Johnston.

If church members have a query or notice a problem with the church building or premises, please contact either:

Mike Johnston (michaeljohnstonfive@gmail.com) Steve Hemmings or one of the church wardens.

Anne and I as church wardens are very grateful to everyone who works so hard to keep StLeonards in working order. Mike Johnston has taken on the greater part of this work which has been an immense help.

Those on the cleaning rota have also worked very hard and Hazel Cook has been a very energetic addition.

There is always going to be much to do on the fabric both with maintaining the existing buildings and with new projects. As we grow there will be extra work and new things to be done. However that is a good problem to have. Many thanks to everyone Involved.

Richard Elphick and Anne Hemmings

Financial Review for the year ending 31[st] December 2025

Please see separate report.

The Parish Church of Sherfield on Loddon, St Leonard’s

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISHIONERS TO ELECT CHURCHWARDENS

&

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 27[TH] APRIL 2025 in the Parish Church, at 1130 (after the 10am service)

MINUTES

Annual Meeting of Parishioners to elect Churchwardens

Rev Mark Anderson opened the meeting with a prayer.

1. Apologies for absence

These were received from Simon Brown and Anne Pycock.

2. Approval of minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting concerning the election of churchwardens

The minutes were approved.

3. Election of churchwardens

Richard Elphick and Anne Hemmings were nominated as Churchwardens and elected as Churchwardens for the forthcoming year. Mark thanked them for their work as Churchwardens.

Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting 27[th] April 2025

1. Apologies for absence

These were received from Simon Brown and Anne Pycock.

2. Approval of minutes of the APCM held on 28[th] April 2024

These were approved by all present.

3. Matters arising from those minutes

There were no matters arising from the minutes.

4. Rector’s statement

Mark opened by giving thanks for the life of Rev’d David Pycock and all he had done for St Leonard’s. David was greatly loved and will be missed. He was one of those people who got on with all sorts of things to help the church, often hidden but quietly making things were done. David initiated and helped develop Lenny’s Memory Cafe and Eco church. Our hope is that the work started by David will continue. Residents from Marnel Lodge Care Home have been regularly coming to Lenny's which is great to see and something David would have been pleased to see. We are glad that Anne will continue to be a member of the St Leonard’s congregation.

There are lots of good things happening and lots to celebrate at St Leonard’s. These include Warm Place, Kids Church, Movie Nights and Supper Clubs. There have also been painful times which have been shared together. We have looked after each other and looked to God to resolve and restore things. Being part of a Benefice with several churches has been of benefit and members of the congregations have had opportunities to learn from each other.

When asked for thoughts from the last year, members of the congregation were very positive about all the things that are happening at St Leonard’s.

5. Electoral Roll officer’s report

21 names were removed from the current Electoral Roll and 15 new people were added. If anyone who is not on the Elelctoral Roll but would like to be, please ask for a form and once completed, your name will be added.

6. Election of Parochial Church Council members

Lauren Baverstock, Anne Hemmings and Steve Hemmings have all completed three years on the PCC and would like to be re-elected. They were duly re-elected without a vote due to no other nominations having been received. There are two vacancies remaining if anyone would like to join.

7. Appointment of Lay Ministers (Readers) to the PCC

Elaine Steere and Andrew Doggart were appointed to the PCC by agreement of the meeting.

MA thanked all those who serve on the PCC and the many people who work behind the scenes at St Leonard’s.

8. Treasurer’s Report

Steve gave an overview of the accounts and finances. The full report was attached to the 2024 Annual Report. Steve thanked the congregation for supporting St Leonard’s during 2024 and added all the new initiatives being taken could not happen without this. Mark thanked Steve for being Treasurer.

Mark explained that we are in the process of registering as a charity with the Charity Commission and will ultimately receive a registered charity number.

9. Appointment of independent examiner

It was agreed by the meeting to reappoint Deborah Gibbs, DLM Accountancy Services Ltd as St Leonard’s independent examiner.

10. To receive reports, as recorded in the Annual Report, and for any questions to be asked, as determined by the Chair of the meeting.

Mark gave a big thank you to the Ministry Team of Sammie Armstrong, John Morley, Elaine Steere, Andrew Doggart and Richard Elphick.

Mark also thanked Mike Abrams for playing the organ and Mike and Ruth Johnston for their vocal and instrumental contributions to services.

An advert for the recruitment of a new vicar for St Leonard’s was recently published and interviews are due to held at the beginning of June. Mark thanked the PCC for their work on the Parish Profile prepared for this advert.

Mark thanked all those who wrote reports for the APCM Annual Report.

In summary, Mark said it was encouraging that the Diocese felt our Benefice was worth investing in as part of the Growing Rural Parishes project and the £30,000 (allocated over 3 years) was being used to benefit all the churches.

Thanks were also given to Chris Ford and his team of bell ringers and felt St Leonard’s was lucky to have such a dedicated band of bell ringers.

Mark thanked those present for coming to the meeting and also for being part of St Leonard’s church.

The APCM was closed with a prayer from Mark.

Present at the meeting:

Rev Mark Anderson,Donald Dawson, Rodney and Mary Mason, Rev Sammie and Carol Armstrong, Rev John and Cathy Morley, Lauren Baverstock, Steve and Anne Hemmings, Mike and Jane Abrams, Mick and Angela Cooper, Angela and Dan Fright, Roz and Cliff Jay, Tessa and Richard Elphick, Ruth and Mike Johnston, Ian Goodall, John and Judith Moule, Brenda Frost, Clive Holdaway, Elaine Steere, Sue Pritchard.

The Parish Church of Sherfield on Loddon, St Leonard’s

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISHIONERS TO ELECT CHURCHWARDENS

and

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 19[TH] APRIL 2026 in the Parish Church at 1130 (after the 10am service)

AGENDAS

Annual Meeting of the Parishioners

1 Apologies for absence
2 Approval of minutes of the 2025 Annual Meeting
Election of Churchwardens

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

1 Apologies for absence
2 Approval of minutes of the 2025 APCM, on 27[th] April 2025
3 Matters arising from the minutes of the APCM in 2025
4 Rector’s statement
5 Electoral Roll Officer’s report
7 Election of Parochial Church Council members
8 Election of Odiham Deanery Synod members
9 Appointment of Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers) to the PCC
10 Treasurer's report
11 Appointment of Independent Examiner
12 To receive reports, as recorded in the Annual Report, and for any questions to be asked, as determined by the Chair of the meeting.

St Leonard’s Church PCC Treasurer’s Report 2025

Contents ............................................................................................................................. 1 St Leonard’s Church Accounts 2025 ......................................................................................... 4 General Account ................................................................................................................ 4 General Account Receipts.................................................................................................. 8 Events and Special Services............................................................................................. 11 General Account Payments Summary ............................................................................. 12 Business Account ............................................................................................................. 18 Business Accounts Receipts & Payments ........................................................................ 22 Events & Special Services ............................................................................................... 25 Restricted/Designated Funds held within St Leonards Business Account ...................... 26 Loddon Valley Link Account Summary .......................................................................... 31 Appendix 1 ....................................................................................................................... 32 Appendix 2 ....................................................................................................................... 36 Appendix 2 continued ...................................................................................................... 37 Appendix 2 continued ...................................................................................................... 38 Appendix 3 ....................................................................................................................... 39 Appendix 4 ....................................................................................................................... 40 Appendix 5 ....................................................................................................................... 41 Appendix 5 (Continued) .................................................................................................. 42 Appendix 5 (Continued) .................................................................................................. 43 Appendix 6 (High Level Budget 2026 – Please use zoom function for clarity) .............. 44

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St Leonard’s Church: 2025 Financial Annual Report & Executive Summary

I. Executive Overview

The 2025 financial year was a period of stability and growth for St Leonard’s. Amidst a global landscape of uncertainty, the church family demonstrated remarkable resilience and generosity. This support has been instrumental in maintaining a steadfast Christian presence within the parish and the wider community, ensuring that our mission remains well-funded and impactful.

II. Operational & Community Impact

Our financial resources in 2025 directly supported a diverse range of spiritual and social initiatives:

Diverse Worship: Funding supported a variety of Sunday services, from traditional Holy Communion to informal gatherings like "Fourth Sunday" and "Café Church" at both St Leonard’s and Sherfield Park.
Community Outreach: Strategic investment in midweek programs provided vital social pillars for the parish, including Open House , Warm Place , Lenny’s Memory Café , and family-oriented events at the church & village hall.
Administrative Modernisation: To ensure maximum stewardship of funds, the PCC implemented "Church Suite" and updated benefice-wide digital platforms. These tools have streamlined operations, reduced administrative overhead, and improved communication across the benefice.

III. Financial Structure & Governance

St Leonard’s maintains a dual-account system to ensure transparency, accountability, and legal compliance. The financial year follows the calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

1. General Account (Unrestricted)

Purpose: Covers daily operational costs and general mission requirements.
Revenue Streams: Direct giving, plus digital platforms such as Just Giving and Easyfundraising .
Flexibility: These funds are utilized at the discretion of the church leadership to meet the most pressing needs of the parish.

2. Business Account (Restricted & Designated)

Purpose: Manages funds allocated for specific projects and fundraising events.
Governance: This account ensures that funds intended for specific causes are cordially Ring-fenced from general operating expenses.

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IV. Understanding Our Fund Classifications

To maintain fiscal clarity, the church categorises all holdings into three distinct categories:

Restricted Funds: Legally bound by donor stipulations (e.g., specific building repairs or mission work).
Unrestricted Funds: Flexible funds used for any purpose aligned with the church’s mission and operations.
Designated Funds: Funds set aside by Church Leadership for specific internal goals (e.g., youth ministry or upcoming events).

V. Looking Ahead - Strategic Reorganisation and Governance Update

In alignment with the "Growing Rural Parishes" initiative, the PCC is transitioning to a decentralized management model designed to enhance operational efficiency and charitable impact. This evolution in our governance structure ensures that our resources are stewarded effectively to support our mission through 2026 and beyond.

To streamline decision-making and specialist oversight, we are establishing four dedicated sub-committees reporting to the PCC and Standing Committee:

Fabrics & the Environment: Focused on the sustainable stewardship of our physical assets.
Communications & Publicity: Dedicated to transparent outreach and increasing public benefit (an open door and a warm welcome) .
Community & Events: Strengthening social cohesion and fostering a sense of belonging (growing a sense of belonging) .
Services & Ministry: Promoting collaborative learning and spiritual development for all (everyone learning together) .

This structural shift empowers our teams to maximize the reach of our financial resources, ensuring the long-term vitality of the parish and benefice.

Get Involved: Call for Volunteers

Our charitable mission thrives on community-led stewardship . We are inviting volunteers to share their professional expertise or commitment to service by joining our strategic subgroups, ensuring our long-term goals are met through collective talent and dedication .

If you would like to support any of these areas, please reach out to the PCC for further information on how you can get involved.

Detailed financial statements, including the Summary of Financial Activity for the year ending December 31, 2025, are attached as an addendum to this report.

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St Leonard’s Church Accounts 2025

For 2025 , the accounts show a complete record of all money coming in ( receipts ) and going out ( payments ), with the following key points:

Audit & Examination : An independent examiner reviewed every transaction and fund movement to ensure a full and accurate financial picture before signing off.
Fund Transfers : Although the accounts are designed to include any money moved between different accounts for completeness, no such transfers occurred during the 2025 reporting year.
Final Figures : The audited results represent a comprehensive look at the charity's cash flow, confirmed to be accurate by the external review.

General Account

The General Account ran a surplus in 2025, excess of receipts over payments of £9,695 . Receipts and payments for the general account with comparison against the previous year.

General Account 2024 2025	General Account 2024 2025	General Account 2024 2025
Receipts Payments	£62,186.26 £56,050.01	£62,349.44 £52,654.12

Receipts over Payments	£6,136.25	£9,695.32
(Excluding Transfers between Accounts)

General Account 2024 2025	General Account 2024 2025	General Account 2024 2025
Receipts Payments	£62,613.48 £56,550.01	£62,349.44 £52,654.12

Receipts over Payments	£6,063.47	£9,695.32

(Including Transfers between Accounts)

Please note, there were no internal fund transfers between accounts in 2025.

Monthly general account receipts, payments, and opening/closing balances.

Month Monthly Receipts Monthly Payments Receipts over Payments Jan 4,993.30 £ 4,628.90 £ 364.40 £ Feb 3,829.59 £ 3,872.54 £ 42.95 -£ Mar 5,504.49 £ 3,578.91 £ 1,925.58 £ Apr 4,636.11 £ 5,492.57 £ 856.46 -£ May 6,122.73 £ 4,227.81 £ 1,894.92 £ Jun 6,182.86 £ 3,490.55 £ 2,692.31 £ Jul 4,754.42 £ 4,786.50 £ 32.08 -£ Aug 6,406.30 £ 3,792.17 £ 2,614.13 £ Sep 5,128.38 £ 3,441.78 £ 1,686.60 £ Oct 5,764.44 £ 4,654.77 £ 1,109.67 £ Nov 4,185.64 £ 3,647.79 £ 537.85 £ Dec 4,841.18 £ 7,039.83 £ 2,198.65 -£ Total 62,349.44 £ 52,654.12 £ 9,695.32 £	Month Monthly Receipts Monthly Payments Receipts over Payments Jan 4,993.30 £ 4,628.90 £ 364.40 £ Feb 3,829.59 £ 3,872.54 £ 42.95 -£ Mar 5,504.49 £ 3,578.91 £ 1,925.58 £ Apr 4,636.11 £ 5,492.57 £ 856.46 -£ May 6,122.73 £ 4,227.81 £ 1,894.92 £ Jun 6,182.86 £ 3,490.55 £ 2,692.31 £ Jul 4,754.42 £ 4,786.50 £ 32.08 -£ Aug 6,406.30 £ 3,792.17 £ 2,614.13 £ Sep 5,128.38 £ 3,441.78 £ 1,686.60 £ Oct 5,764.44 £ 4,654.77 £ 1,109.67 £ Nov 4,185.64 £ 3,647.79 £ 537.85 £ Dec 4,841.18 £ 7,039.83 £ 2,198.65 -£ Total 62,349.44 £ 52,654.12 £ 9,695.32 £	Month Monthly Receipts Monthly Payments Receipts over Payments Jan 4,993.30 £ 4,628.90 £ 364.40 £ Feb 3,829.59 £ 3,872.54 £ 42.95 -£ Mar 5,504.49 £ 3,578.91 £ 1,925.58 £ Apr 4,636.11 £ 5,492.57 £ 856.46 -£ May 6,122.73 £ 4,227.81 £ 1,894.92 £ Jun 6,182.86 £ 3,490.55 £ 2,692.31 £ Jul 4,754.42 £ 4,786.50 £ 32.08 -£ Aug 6,406.30 £ 3,792.17 £ 2,614.13 £ Sep 5,128.38 £ 3,441.78 £ 1,686.60 £ Oct 5,764.44 £ 4,654.77 £ 1,109.67 £ Nov 4,185.64 £ 3,647.79 £ 537.85 £ Dec 4,841.18 £ 7,039.83 £ 2,198.65 -£ Total 62,349.44 £ 52,654.12 £ 9,695.32 £	Month Monthly Receipts Monthly Payments Receipts over Payments Jan 4,993.30 £ 4,628.90 £ 364.40 £ Feb 3,829.59 £ 3,872.54 £ 42.95 -£ Mar 5,504.49 £ 3,578.91 £ 1,925.58 £ Apr 4,636.11 £ 5,492.57 £ 856.46 -£ May 6,122.73 £ 4,227.81 £ 1,894.92 £ Jun 6,182.86 £ 3,490.55 £ 2,692.31 £ Jul 4,754.42 £ 4,786.50 £ 32.08 -£ Aug 6,406.30 £ 3,792.17 £ 2,614.13 £ Sep 5,128.38 £ 3,441.78 £ 1,686.60 £ Oct 5,764.44 £ 4,654.77 £ 1,109.67 £ Nov 4,185.64 £ 3,647.79 £ 537.85 £ Dec 4,841.18 £ 7,039.83 £ 2,198.65 -£ Total 62,349.44 £ 52,654.12 £ 9,695.32 £	Month Opening Balance Closing Balance	Month Opening Balance Closing Balance	Month Opening Balance Closing Balance
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total	4,993.30 £ 3,829.59 £ 5,504.49 £ 4,636.11 £ 6,122.73 £ 6,182.86 £ 4,754.42 £ 6,406.30 £ 5,128.38 £ 5,764.44 £ 4,185.64 £ 4,841.18 £ 62,349.44 £	4,628.90 £ 3,872.54 £ 3,578.91 £ 5,492.57 £ 4,227.81 £ 3,490.55 £ 4,786.50 £ 3,792.17 £ 3,441.78 £ 4,654.77 £ 3,647.79 £ 7,039.83 £ 52,654.12 £	364.40 £	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec	22,070.83 £ 22,435.23 £ 22,392.28 £ 24,317.86 £ 23,461.40 £ 25,356.32 £ 28,048.63 £ 28,016.55 £ 30,630.68 £ 32,317.28 £ 33,426.95 £ 33,964.80 £	22,435.23 £ 22,392.28 £ 24,317.86 £ 23,461.40 £ 25,356.32 £ 28,048.63 £ 28,016.55 £ 30,630.68 £ 32,317.28 £ 33,426.95 £ 33,964.80 £ 31,766.15 £
			42.95 -£
			1,925.58 £
			856.46 -£
			1,894.92 £ 2,692.31 £
			32.08 -£
			2,614.13 £ 1,686.60 £ 1,109.67 £ 537.85 £
			2,198.65 -£

			9,695.32 £

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The charts below indicate the following information from the General account:

Receipt & Payment categories, with their total values for the year.
Percentage of the totals for the year. Please note, small sums when compared to the total may appear as 0%, due to rounding down.

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Please note, the Parish Share paid to Diocese total is of two parts, CMF (Common Mission Fund) paid for the year ( £34,166 ) and Parochial Fees paid for the year ( £1,312 ), total £35,478.

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General Account Receipts & Payments 2025 by Month (apologies for size of print, please use the zoom function for clarity).

Receipts

				Voluntary Income	Voluntary Income	Voluntary Income	Voluntary Income	Voluntary Income	Voluntary Income	Voluntary Income									Generating Funds	Generating Funds	Income from Investments	Income from Investments	Church Activities	Church Activities	Church Activities	Church Activities	Church Activities
	Tax Efficient P	lanned Giving	Other Plan	ned Giving	Collections at Services		All other Recurring Giving or Donations		All Non-Recurring Giving or Donations		All Tax Recovered through Gift Aid		Legacies Received (Capitol Value)		Recurring Grants		Non-Recurring or One-Off Grants		Fund Raising		Dividends or Interest		StatutoryFees	Bookstall, hall lettings,advertising & sales		Other Incomming Resources		Funds Transferred
	1			2	3		4		5		6		7		8		8a		9		10		11	12		13
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted		Totals
Jan	£2,786.62	£0.00	£223.97	£0.00	£159.3	1 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£84.74	£0.00	£1,454.66	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£284.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,993.30 2
Feb Mar	£2,836.42 £2,803.78	£0.00 £0.00	£224.29 £244.29	£0.00 £0.00	£394.1 £552.5	£0.00 7 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£128.94 £299.50	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £1,205.35	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.0 £0.0	0 £0.00 0 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£2.81 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£198.00 £369.00	£45.00 £30.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.0~~0~~ £0.00	£3,89.59 £5,504.49
Apr	£2,982.00	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£285.0	5 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£478.00	£0.00	£611.77	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£35.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,636.11
May Jun	£3,287.75 £2,703.75	£0.00 £0.00	£244.29 £364.29	£0.00 £0.00	£508.5 £196.3	£0.00 7 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£1,274.87 £1,704.53	£0.00 £0.00	£659.49 £1,178.92	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.0 £0.0	0 £0.00 0 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£2.81 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£145.00 £35.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00	£0.0~~0~~ £0.00	£6,122.73 £6,182.86
Jul	£2,721.85	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£291.2	5 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£415.29	£0.00	£578.74	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£503.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,754.42
Aug	£2,578.15	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£379.9	8 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£142.84	£0.0~~0~~	£1,829.23	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£2.81	£0.00	£1,229.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£6,406.30
Sep	£3,036.28	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£456.4	5 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£859.02	£0.00	£532.34	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£5,128.38
Oct	£2,524.28	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£359.3	3 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£136.13	£0.00	£1,486.42	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£978.00	£0.00	£0.00	£35.99	£0.00	£0.00	£5,764.44
Nov	£2,574.28	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£299.8	3 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£200.36	£0.00	£544.81	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£2.91	£0.00	£234.00	£10.00	£0.00	£75.16	£0.00	£0.00	£4,185.64
Dec	£2,577.05	£0.00	£244.29	£0.00	£804.6	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£131.24	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,054.00	£30.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,841.18
Total	£33,412.21	£0.00	£3,011.1~~6~~	£0.00	£4,687.3	9 £0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£5,855.4~~6~~	£0.00	£10,081.73	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.0	0 £0.00	£0.00	£11.34	£0.00	£4,884.00	£295.00	£0.00	£111.15	£0.00	£0.00	£62,349.44

Avg	2,784.35 £	- £	250.93 £	- £	390.62 £	- £	- £	- £	487.96 £	- £	840.14 £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	0.95 £	- £	407.00 £	24.58 £	- £	9.26 £	- £	- £	5,195.79 £
Yearly	33,412.21 £	- £	3,011.16 £	- £	4,687.39 £	- £	- £	- £	5,855.46 £	- £	10,081.73 £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	- £	11.34 £	- £	4,884.00 £	295.00 £	- £	111.15 £	- £	- £	62,349.44 £

Payments

	Cost of Generating Funds	All Mission Giving & Charitable Grants & Donations	Parish Share Paid to Diocese	Salaries, Honoraria	Expenses	Mission & Evangelism Costs	Regular Church Running Expenses	Church Utility Bills	Costs of Trading	Govenance Costs	Major Repairs to Church Building including Redecoration	Major Repairs to Church Hall or other PCC Property including Redecoration	New Building Work to the Church, Church Hall, Clergy Housing or any other PCC Property	Funds Transferred	Total (no Transfers)
	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Jan	£0.00	£50.00	£2,666.00	£0.00	£0.00	£50.00	£793.11	£841.79	£228.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,628.90
Feb	£0.00	£50.00	£2,666.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,156.54	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£3,872.54
Mar	£0.00	£50.00	£2,666.00	£0.00	£0.00	£50.00	£437.91	£0.00	£0.00	£375.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£3,578.91
Apr	£0.00	£50.00	£2,666.00	£50.00	£196.83	£0.00	£1,735.85	£793.89	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£5,492.57
May	£0.00	£275.00	£2,880.00	£0.00	£0.00	£415.84	£567.87	£39.10	£50.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,227.81
Jun	£0.00	£197.50	£2,666.00	£0.00	£0.00	£42.60	£484.45	£0.00	£100.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£3,490.55
Jul	£0.00	£501.09	£2,871.00	£0.00	£134.75	£50.00	£796.59	£433.07	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,786.50
Aug	£0.00	£50.00	£2,666.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,076.17	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£3,792.17
Sep	£0.00	£50.00	£2,666.00	£301.00	£0.00	£50.00	£374.78	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£3,441.78
Oct	£0.00	£50.00	£3,096.00	£0.00	£129.75	£0.00	£1,040.27	£330.95	£7.80	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,654.77
Nov	£0.00	£75.00	£2,666.00	£100.00	£0.00	£0.00	£800.21	£0.00	£6.58	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£3,647.79
Dec	£0.00	£204.03	£5,303.45	£150.00	£162.40	£50.00	£1,161.72	£0.00	£8.23	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£7,039.83
Total	£0.00	£1,602.62	£35,478.45	£601.00	£623.73	£708.44	£10,425.47	£2,438.80	£400.61	£375.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£52,654.12

Avg	£0.00	£133.55	£2,956.54	£50.08	£51.98	£59.04	£868.79	£203.23	£33.38	£31.25	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,387.84
Yearly	£0.00	£1,602.62	£35,478.45	£601.00	£623.73	£708.44	£10,425.47	£2,438.80	£400.61	£375.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£52,654.12

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General Account Receipts

Summary of receipts categories with accompanying notes to amounts.


General AccountReceipts Item Type Total Tax Efficient Planned Giving Unrestricted 33,412.21 £ 41,110.76 £ Restricted - £ Other Planned Giving Unrestricted 3,011.16 £ Restricted - £ Collections at Services Unrestricted 4,687.39 £ Restricted - £ All other Recurring Giving or Donations Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ All Non-Recurring Giving or Donations Unrestricted 5,855.46 £ Restricted - £ All Tax Recovered through Gift Aid Unrestricted 10,081.73 £ Restricted - £ Legacies Received (Capitol Value) Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Recurring Grants Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Non-Recurring or One-Off Grants Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Fund Raising Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Dividends or Interest Unrestricted 11.34 £ Restricted - £ Statutory Fees 4,884.00 £ Bookstall, hall lettings,advertising & sales Unrestricted 295.00 £ Restricted - £ Other Incomming Resources Unrestricted 111.15 £ Restricted - £ FundsTransferred - £ Planned Giving £41,110.76 in planned regular giving. Includes adhoc givng at services. Warm Place, Open House, just giving, easyfundraising and other ad-hoc donations. Received from both PGS and HMRC Viking refund on damaged goods, Yell rebate on website. Mainly hall hire, book sales and card sales such as advent book. Life Event Fees Butlers Charity dividend payments (Historic investment for St Leonard's)			£41,110.76 in planned regular giving. Includes adhoc givng at services.
Item	Type	Total
Tax Efficient Planned Giving Other Planned Giving Collections at Services All other Recurring Giving or Donations All Non-Recurring Giving or Donations All Tax Recovered through Gift Aid Legacies Received (Capitol Value) Recurring Grants Non-Recurring or One-Off Grants Fund Raising Dividends or Interest Statutory Fees Bookstall, hall lettings,advertising & sales Other Incomming Resources FundsTransferred	Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Restricted	33,412.21 £ - £ 3,011.16 £ - £ 4,687.39 £ - £ - £ - £ 5,855.46 £ - £ 10,081.73 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 11.34 £ - £ 4,884.00 £ 295.00 £ - £ 111.15 £ - £ - £
Total Excluding Transfers 62,349.44 £ Total IncludingTransfers 62,349.44 £
Total Excluding Transfers Total IncludingTransfers	62,349.44 £ 62,349.44 £

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Once again, the church family and wider community continued to be supportive and generous, with regular giving amounting to £41,111 over the year, up from £40,421 in 2024.

Regular giving schemes include the following:

Planned monthly giving, eligible for gift aid directly to the church accounts.
Planned monthly giving via the Parish Giving Scheme excluding gift aid[1] .
Planned monthly giving not eligible for gift aid directly to the church accounts.
Collections at service (unrestricted & restricted).

The table below illustrates the breakdown.

e table below illustrates the breakdown.	e table below illustrates the breakdown.
Type of Regular Giving Amount
Planned Giving Gift Aided Parish Giving Scheme excl gift aid Planned Giving Non Gift Aided Collections at Services (Unrestricted) Collections at Services (Restricted) Total	5,979 £ 28,204 £ 2,240 £ 4,687 £ - £ 41,111 £

Please note we received one non-regular donation payment, not listed above, via the parish giving scheme in January. The donation value was £49.25 , for which we received an additional gift aid payment of £12.50 .

The above figures include regular monthly giving via the PGS, all regular payments made directly to the account via S/O or DD plus all individual giving at services, such as gift aid donation on the day or via the envelope scheme, as well as the collections made at each service.

For analysis on just specific regular donor giving, these are everyone who makes regular payments to the church, either via the PGS or directly to the account via S/O & DD, so does not include service collections, gift aid or ad-hoc weekly individual donations via the plate, please see appendix 3.

We received several significant donations during the year. Headline Ad-hoc donation received during the year:

e received several significant donations during the year. Headline Ad-hoc donation ceived during the year:	e received several significant donations during the year. Headline Ad-hoc donation ceived during the year:	e received several significant donations during the year. Headline Ad-hoc donation ceived during the year:	e received several significant donations during the year. Headline Ad-hoc donation ceived during the year:	e received several significant donations during the year. Headline Ad-hoc donation ceived during the year:
Ad-Hoc Donations Received 2025
26/03/2025 28/04/2025 09/06/2025 26/06/2025 21/07/2025 28/09/2025 11/09/2025 25/09/2025	Ecclesiastical Trust 130 Donation	£130.00	Alice Barrett Christening Go to cover costs of CCLI Licences with Gift Aid. Donation as someone took out home insurance with Ecclesiastical.	Donation as someone took out home insurance with Ecclesiastical.
	J & C Barrett Donation for Christening Donation from Percy's Plant Sale CAF Cheque Deposit from anonymous donor Charity Donation Harvest Lunch Donations Cash Donations from Geraldine Dare Funeral Donation from Anne Mayne Funeral	£200.00 £308.88 £1,100.00 £350.00 £119.00 £350.00 £200.00
Total £2,627.88
Total		£2,627.88

1 Gift aid recovered from the parish giving scheme is included within the overall total of gift aid recovered for the year. See below.

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No grants were received during 2025.

During 2025 we have collected £10,082 in recovered income tax ( £10,358 in 2024).

Gift Aid Recovered

PGS Gift Aid Reclaim PGS Gift Aid Reclaim on Non Recurring Gifts HMRC Gift Aid Total	6,324 £ 13 £ 3,745 £ 10,082 £

Gift Aid provides valuable additional income for the church. We should encourage all regular donors who pay tax to give through the Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) where possible, or to use Gift Aid through the parish Gift Aid secretary when giving directly.

No legacies have been received during the year.

During the year, the church has increasingly used the CollecTin contactless giving device during services, which has largely replaced the Goodbox giving plate. Consideration will now be given to how the Goodbox can best be used in the future. We have also encouraged online giving by signing up to platforms such as JustGiving for donations and Easyfundraising, which generates small amounts of income from online purchases.

Receipts from the various giving mechanisms available on-line were as follows for the year:

Giving Mechanisms Receipts	Giving Mechanisms Receipts	Giving Mechanisms Receipts	Giving Mechanisms Receipts	Giving Mechanisms Receipts
Month	Goodbox	Just Giving	Easyfundraising	CollecTin
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£9.49 £83.06 £15.00 £0.00 £11.88 £80.16 £1.19 £12.12 £50.00 £0.00 £74.25 £11.87 £349.02	£0.00 £35.32 £0.00 £0.00 £42.75 £0.00 £0.00 £28.20 £0.00 £0.00 £39.39 £0.00 £145.66	£64.21 £113.62 £286.51 £98.80 £854.60 £40.46 £49.35 £74.06 £297.26 £113.61 £69.20 £227.16 £2,288.84

Avg	£0.00	£29.09	£12.14	£190.74
Yearly	£0.00	£349.02	£145.66	£2,288.84

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Events and Special Services

The following page provides financial information for various events and services held throughout the year, such as Supper Club, Film Night and Café Church, which often require more preparation than regular Sunday services. These events, along with most outreach activities, are funded from general church funds, as the church operates as a non-profit charity and is not seeking to generate profit.

The information helps the PCC understand the level of support each event receives and the costs involved in running them. While some events generate a surplus and others do not, all are considered an important part of St Leonard’s outreach and church life. Encouragingly, several events are already self-funding, and as the church continues to grow, others may also become self-supporting in time.

Specific Events Receipts

Specific Events Receipts
Month	Café Church	Open House	Warm Place	SupperClub	Film Night
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total	£16.50 £47.00 £75.00 £61.76 £37.70 £46.00 £35.00 £32.00 £30.00 £48.22 £40.00 £51.60 £520.78	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £20.00 £39.46 £79.50 £39.10 £102.52 £18.00 £8.00 £16.00 £0.00 £322.58	£26.00 £10.56 £154.50 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £83.41 £46.00 £46.00 £366.47	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,161.04 £135.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,296.04	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4.94 £0.00 £28.94 £33.88

Avg	£43.40	£26.88	£30.54	£108.00	£2.82
Yearly	£520.78	£322.58	£366.47	£1,296.04	£33.88

Specific Events Payments

Specific Events Payments
Month	Café Church	Open House	Warm Place	SupperClub	Film Night
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total	£101.73 £0.00 £143.37 £51.61 £93.03 £71.81 £74.68 £29.90 £92.66 £35.95 £57.78 £117.55 £870.07	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £343.86 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £343.86	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28.95 40.66 £69.61

Avg	£72.51	£0.00	£0.00	£28.66	£5.80
Yearly	£870.07	£0.00 £0.00		£343.86	£69.61
	Receipts over Payments
	Café Church	Open House	Warm Place	SupperClub	Film Night
	-£349.29	£322.58	£366.47	£952.18	-£35.73

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General Account Payments Summary

Summary of payments categories with accompanying notes to costs.

ummary of payments categories with accompanying notes to costs.	ummary of payments categories with accompanying notes to costs.

General AccountPayments
Item	Total
Cost of Generating Funds All Mission Giving & Charitable Grants & Donations Parish Share Paid to Diocese Salaries, Honoraria Expenses Mission & Evangelism Costs Regular Church Running Expenses Church Utility Bills Costs of Trading Govenance Costs Major Repairs to Church Building including Redecoration Major Repairs to Church Hall or other PCC Property including Redecoration New Building Work to the Church, Church Hall, Clergy Housing or any other PCC Property Funds Transferred	- £ 1,602.62 £ 35,478.45 £ 601.00 £ 623.73 £ 708.44 £ 10,425.47 £ 2,438.80 £ 400.61 £ 375.00 £ - £ - £ - £ - £

Total Excluding Transfers Total IncludingTransfers	52,654.12 £ 52,654.12 £

Please see listed breakdown in report. CMF £34,166.45 Parochial Fees £1,312.00 Total £35,478.45 Local PCC Fees, such as verger and organist fees at life events. Clergy Expenses Mainly Sherfield Park Community Centre Hall Hire for Café Church, plus some local events such as VE Day Supper etc. Please see listed breakdown in report Electricty £2399.70 Water £39.10 Various items, such as Funeral costs refund, VH haire, Refund on Church Hall Hire deposit and bank service charges.

Fee for Independent Financial examiner

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The Common Mission Fund (CMF) remained the church’s main expense in 2025. The annual target was £34,166 . During the year, £31,992 was paid via direct debit, with an additional £2,174 payment in December, bringing the total to £34,166, thus meeting our annual target. Next year’s CMF request is £37,891, a rise of just over 10% . As with 2025, it is the hope of the PCC to meet full CMF where possible.

Throughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.

hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.	hroughout the year, St Leonard’s generously supported several charities, both locally, nationally and internationally.
Charitable Giving
Charity	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Totals
CMS Yeldall manor Childrens Society Tetknight Basingstoke Night Shelter Hampshire & Islands Historic Church's Trust Parish Council Bramley RBL Village Hall Other	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £200.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £25.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £147.50 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £451.09 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £25.00 £0.00	£50.00 £0.00 £154.03 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00	£600.00 £200.00 £154.03 £0.00 £0.00 £25.00 £147.50 £451.09 £25.00 £0.00
													£1,602.62

TotalCheck £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £275.00 £197.50 £501.09 £50.00 £50.00 £50.00 £75.00 £204.03 £1,602.62

Collectively, Mission Giving, Charitable Grants, and Donations amounted to £1,602.62 .

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Other Regular Payments
Item	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Totals
WIFI ChurchSuite Hartley Tanker Services	£20.90 £26.50 £0.00	£20.90 £26.50 £240.00	£20.90 £26.50 £0.00	£20.90 £26.50 £240.00	£21.84 £26.50 £0.00	£21.84 £26.50 £0.00	£21.84 £26.50 £0.00	£21.84 £26.50 £240.00	£21.84 £26.50 £0.00	£21.84 £26.50 £0.00	£21.84 £26.50 £0.00	£21.84 £26.50 £230.00	£258.32 £318.00 £950.00
													£1,526.32

TotalCheck £47.40 £287.40 £47.40 £287.40 £48.34 £48.34 £48.34 £288.34 £48.34 £48.34 £48.34 £278.34 £1,526.32

We currently use Growing Rural Parishes funding to cover regular costs such as ChurchSuite, but this support will end when the programme finishes in 2026 .

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The general running and maintenance of the church has been carried out and supported throughout the financial period.

Insurance costs, upkeep of the church, upkeep of services, church yard maintenance and printing costs have been met.

Regular Church Running Costs - General Account

Item	Cost	(£12,431.62 in 2024)
Insurance Costs Upkeep of Church Upkeep of Services Upkeep of Churchyard Printing Costs Total	£2,592.20 £5,156.08 £1,711.61 £199.33 £766.25 £10,425.47

The above does not include Independent Examiner (Governance) fees of £375 .

The business account was also used during the year to cover some church upkeep costs. These expenses were for items supported by valid restricted or designated funds and are detailed later in the report in the business account section.

No discretionary payments have been made during the year.

All clergy expenses for the year have been paid. These account for all the working expenses that the rector or vicar might have to pay for, such as telephone, postage, stationary, petrol costs etc.

St Leonard's Church Sherfield on Loddon Clergy Expenses & Mileage 2025

Date Jan Feb Mar Q1 Apr May Jun Q2 Jul Aug Sep Q3 Oct Nov Dec Q4	Mark Anderson	Mark Anderson	Mark Anderson	Mark Anderson
	Expenses	Mileage	Mileage Cost	Total Cost
	91.50 £ 65.77 £ 37.87 £ 76.57 £	0 0 0 234.07 0 0 0 153.28 0 0 0 204.18 0 0 0 190.72	- £ - £ - £ 105.33 £ - £ - £ - £ 68.97 £ - £ - £ - £ 91.88 £ - £ - £ - £ 85.82 £	196.83 £ 134.74 £ 129.75 £ 162.39 £

Total	271.71 £	782.25	352.01 £	623.72 £
Grand Total	623.72 £
	623.72 £

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Salaries and Honoraria for the year came to £601 , fees paid to volunteers who help support the various life events held at St Leonard’s (Weddings, Funerals, baptisms etc). These are part of local sundry costs, approved by the PCC each year, that are paid by the requester of the life event as part of the statutory fees and are paid for such roles as verger, organist, PTO[2] fees or bell ringers on the day.

The local fees for 2025 are summarised below:

If you would like to become involved as a verger, organist or IT operator, to support these events, please contact the church wardens for further information on how you can get involved.

2 PTO or permission to officiate clergy can claim a portion of the WDBF fee if leading a life event.

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There were no payments made against the category of “Costs of Generating Funds”.

There were some Cost of Trading payments for the year, amounting to £400.61 . These are listed below.

General Account Cost of Trading

31-Jan-25	Spencer&Peyton Returnof Funeral Fees	£228.00
15-May-25	SherfieldVillageHall Hirefor VE Day Supper	£50.00
26-Jun-25	RefundableDepositefor Hall Hire paid.	£100.00
17-Oct-25	Service Charges	£7.80
17-Nov-25	Service Charge	£6.58
16-Dec-25	Service Charge	£8.23

Total £400.61

Mission & Evangelism costs for the year came to £708.44 . These are listed below.

General Account Mission & Evangelism Costs 2025

27-Jan-25 06-Mar-25 08-May-25 12-May-25 27-May-25 24-Jun-25 24-Jun-25 24-Jun-25 14-Jul-25 04-Sep-25 03-Dec-25	SPCCInvoiceINV-1126forJanCafé Church	£50.00
	ForCafé Church Hall hirein March	£50.00
	ForCafé Church Hall hirein May	£50.00
	VE Day SupperClubExpensesfrom9/5/25	£343.86
	Expensesfor BreakfastWalk	£21.98
	Fete Stallexpenses	£14.15
	Fete Costs (Strawberries)	£5.99
	Songs of Praise at thevillagehall Expenses	£22.46
	ForCafé Church Hall hireinJuly	£50.00
	ForCafé Church Hall hireinSep	£50.00
	ForCafé Church Hall hirein Dec	£50.00
Total £708.44
Total £708.44

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Many payments were made from the general account during the reporting period. Outside of our few large direct debit payments (such as the £2,666 pm for CMF), below please see listed the main headline individual payments of note for the year.

any payments were made from the general account during the reporting period. Outside of r few large direct debit payments (such as the £2,666 pm for CMF), below please see listed e main headline individual payments of note for the year.	any payments were made from the general account during the reporting period. Outside of r few large direct debit payments (such as the £2,666 pm for CMF), below please see listed e main headline individual payments of note for the year.	any payments were made from the general account during the reporting period. Outside of r few large direct debit payments (such as the £2,666 pm for CMF), below please see listed e main headline individual payments of note for the year.	any payments were made from the general account during the reporting period. Outside of r few large direct debit payments (such as the £2,666 pm for CMF), below please see listed e main headline individual payments of note for the year.
General Account Headline Payments for 2025 When What Amount
22-Jan-25	TotalEnergiesElectricityBill	£841.79	Lightening Rod Maintenance Organ Tunning Printer Costs Indeoendant Financial Examiner Advert for New Vi Cost of music, streaming and other required licences f i Annual service for fire extinguishers Software package used by the IT Team to provide content for our services
27-Jan-25	JW Walker Invoice10110/25	£300.00
05-Feb-24 11-Feb-25	HartleyTankerServicesInvoice 61834 ACWallbrideLihteninRodMaintenance	£240.00 £18000
14-Feb-25	g gg OfficeEvolution(viaLondon&Zurich Invoice)	. £475.98
06-Mar-25	DLM AccountancyInvoice	£375.00
23-Apr-25	TotalEnergiesElectricityBill	£793.89
23-Apr-25	HartleyTankerServicesinvoice 62663	£240.00
25-Apr-25	HymnsAncient &Moderen for new Vicar Advertinvoice472706	£1,099.00
08-May-25	Q1 Parochial Fees	£214.00
12-May-25	VE Day SupperClubExpensesfrom9/5/25	£343.86
17-Jun-25	DonationtoParishCounciltomeethalfcosts of new villagenotice board	£147.50
14-Jul-25	Payment toBramleyRBL for halftheVE DayTakings	£451.09
16-Jul-25	CCLI Licence Costs	£433.40
21-Jul-25	Total EnergiesElectricityBill	£433.07
22-Jul-25	Q2 Parochail Fees toWDBF	£205.00
06-Aug-25	WIX AccountUpgradeFeetoPublish WebSite	£201.60
26-Aug-25	HartleyTankerServicesinvoice 64985	£240.00
13-Oct-25	ChubbAnnualServiceInvoice11174564	£373.42
16-Oct-25	Q3Parochial Fees toWDBF	£430.00
21-Oct-25	Total EnergiesElectricityBill	£330.95
03-Nov-25	ChurchyardMaintenance expenses	£199.33
26-Nov-25	WorshipToolsProPlus	£169.19
04-Dec-25	HartleyTankerServicesInvoice 66703	£230.00
15-Dec-25	Church BannersExpenses	£309.90
19-Dec-25	WDBFCMF Top UpFee	£2,174.45
31-Dec-25	Donationto the Childrens Society	£154.0~~3~~
31-Dec-25	WDBFQ4 Parochial FeePayment	£463.00

Some are one off each year, such as J W Walker or A C Wallbridge, while others are more regular payments for services received, such as Total Energy for our electricity bills or Hartley Tanker services for emptying our septic tank.

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Business Account

The Business Account ran a deficit in 2025, excess of receipts over payments of -£6,980 . Receipts and payments for the general account with comparison against the previous year.

Business Account 2024 2025	Business Account 2024 2025	Business Account 2024 2025
Receipts Payments	743 £ 3,644 £	2,084 £ 9,064 £

Receipts over Payments	2,901 -£	6,980 -£
(Excluding Transfers between Accounts) Business Account 2024 2025
Receipts Payments	1,243 £ 4,071 £	2,084 £ 9,064 £

Receipts over Payments	2,828 -£	6,980 -£
(Including Transfers between Accounts)

Monthly general account receipts, payments, and opening/closing balances.

Month	MonthlyReceipts	MonthlyPayments	Receipts over Payments	Month	OpeningBalance	ClosingBalance
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total	1,012 £ - £ 30 £ 10 £ - £ 1,000 £ - £ 9 £ - £ - £ - £ 23 £ 2,084 £	- £ 4,797 £ - £ 1,824 £ 177 £ - £ - £ 43 £ 107 £ - £ 2,116 £ - £ 9,064 £	1,012 £	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec	26,748.38 £ 27,760.38 £ 22,963.38 £ 22,993.38 £ 21,179.38 £ 21,002.58 £ 22,002.58 £ 22,002.58 £ 21,968.38 £ 21,861.42 £ 21,861.42 £ 19,745.84 £	27,760.38 £ 22,963.38 £ 22,993.38 £ 21,179.38 £ 21,002.58 £ 22,002.58 £ 22,002.58 £ 21,968.38 £ 21,861.42 £ 21,861.42 £ 19,745.84 £ 19,768.84 £
			4,797 -£
			30 £
			1,814 -£ 177 -£
			1,000 £
			- £
			34 -£ 107 -£
			- £
			2,116 -£
			23 £

			6,980 -£

The Business Account holds all our restricted or designated funds. These are kept separate from the general (or unrestricted) funds, to ensure they are ring-fenced and only allocated to the specific items stipulated either by the donor or as allocated by the leadership team.

At the start of the year there were 10 separate funds held within the account. These were:

Discretionary	Church Maintenance
Flower	Lenny’s
Bell Ropes	IT Equipment
Roof	Projector
War Graves	Ukraine

Over the course of the year, we have used funds where possible on specific items that meet the relevant criteria for their use.

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The charts below indicate the following information from the Business account:

Receipt & Payment categories, with their total values for the year.
Percentage of the totals for the year. Please note, small sums when compared to the total may appear as 0%, due to rounding down.

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General Account Receipts & Payments 2025 by Month (apologies for size of print, please use the zoom function for clarity).

Receipts

	Receipts
h		Voluntary Income																	Generating Funds		Income from Investments		Church Activities						Page_of_
	Tax Efficient	Planned Giving	Other Planned Giving		Collections at Services		All other Recurring Giving or Donations		All Non-Recurring Giving or Donations		All Tax Recovered through Gift Aid		Legacies Received (Capitol Value)		RecurringGrants		Non-Recurring or One-Off Grants		Fund Raising		Dividends or Interest		Statutory Fees	Bookstall, hall lettings,advertising& sales		Other Incomming Resources		Funds Transferred
		1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		8a		9		10		11	12		13
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Unrestricted	Restricted		Totals
Jan	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,012.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,012.00
Feb	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Mar	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£30.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£30.00
Apr	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£10.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£10.00
May	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Jun	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,000.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,000.00
Jul	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Aug	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£9.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£9.00
Sep	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Oct	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Nov	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Dec	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£23.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£23.00
Total	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£2,084.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£2,084.00

Payments

	Cost of Generating Funds	All Mission Giving & Charitable Grants & Donations	Parish Share Paid to Diocese	Salaries, Honoraria	Expenses	Mission & Evangelism Costs	Regular Church Running Expenses	Church Utility Bills	Costs of Trading	Govenance Costs	Major Repairs to Church Building including Redecoration	Major Repairs to Church Hall or other PCC Property including Redecoration	New Building Work to the Church, Church Hall, Clergy Housing or any other PCC Property	Funds Transferred
	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	Total
Jan	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Feb	£4,500.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£297.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£4,797.00
Mar	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Apr	£1,800.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£24.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£1,824.00
May	£0.00	£168.33	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£8.47	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£176.80
Jun	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Jul	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Aug	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£43.20	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£43.20
Sep	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£49.98	£56.98	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£106.96
Oct	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Nov	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£2,115.58	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£2,115.58
Dec	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00
Total	£6,300.00	£168.33	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£101.65	£2,493.56	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£0.00	£9,063.54

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Business Accounts Receipts & Payments

Business Account Receipts and Payments Categories with accompanying notes to amounts & costs.

BusinessAccountReceipts Item Type Total Tax Efficient Planned Giving Unrestricted - £ - £ Restricted - £ Other Planned Giving Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Collections at Services Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ All other Recurring Giving or Donations Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ All Non-Recurring Giving or Donations Unrestricted - £ Restricted 2,084.00 £ All Tax Recovered through Gift Aid Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Legacies Received (Capitol Value) Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Recurring Grants Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Non-Recurring or One-Off Grants Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Fund Raising Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Dividends or Interest Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Statutory Fees - £ Bookstall, hall lettings,advertising & sales Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ Other Incomming Resources Unrestricted - £ Restricted - £ FundsTransferred - £ Total Excluding Transfers 2,084.00 £ Total IncludingTransfers 2,084.00 £ Planned Giving Various roof and Lenny's donations.	BusinessAccountPayments	BusinessAccountPayments
	Item	Total
	Cost of Generating Funds All Mission Giving & Charitable Grants & Donations Parish Share Paid to Diocese Salaries, Honoraria Expenses Mission & Evangelism Costs Regular Church Running Expenses Church Utility Bills Costs of Trading Govenance Costs Major Repairs to Church Building including Redecoration Major Repairs to Church Hall or other PCC Property including Redecoration New Building Work to the Church, Church Hall, Clergy Housing or any other PCC Property Funds Transferred	6,300.00 £ 168.33 £ - £ - £ - £ 101.65 £ 2,493.56 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £
Total Excluding Transfers Total IncludingTransfers	Total Excluding Transfers Total IncludingTransfers	9,063.54 £ 9,063.54 £

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All receipts for the Business Account came under one receipt category, Non-Recuring Giving or Donations. The total for the year was £2,084 . These receipts were allocated to two different funds, as listed.


BusinessAccountsReceipts2025 14-Jan-25 Lenny'sDonation from 14/11/24 £3.0~~0~~ 14-Jan-25 Roof FundDonation £1,000.0~~0~~ 28-Jan-25 Lenny'sDonation from 23/1/25 £9.0~~0~~ 21-Mar-25 Lenny'sDonation from6/3/25 £20.0~~0~~ 25-Mar-25 Lenny'sDonation from 20/3/25 £10.0~~0~~ 22-Apr-25 Lenny'sDonationsfrom 17/4/25 £10.0~~0~~ 06-Jun-25 Roof FundDonation £1,000.0~~0~~ 05-Aug-25 Lenny'sDonation from 24/7/25 £9.0~~0~~ 16-Dec-25 Lenny'sDonation from 11/12/25 £10.0~~0~~ 16-Dec-25 Roof FundDonation fromSale of Donald's Cards £13.0~~0~~ Total £2,084.00	For Lenny's Fund
	For Lenny's Fund For Roof Fund
	For Lenny's Fund
	For Lenny's Fund
	For Lenny's Fund
	For Roof Fund
	For Lenny's Fund
	For Lenny's Fund For Roof Fund
Total £2,084.00	For Roof Fund


FundAllocation Rf Fd £201300		Receipt Category NRi Gii Dti
oo un Lenny'sFund	,. £71.00	on-ecurng vng or onaons Non-Recuring Giving or Donations

Total £2,084.00

All donations received during the year were either stipulated for Lenny’s or the roof. There was no other income received.

Payments for the Business Account came from four different payment categories, Cost of Generating Funds, Mission Giving & Charitable grants or Donations, Mission and Evangelism & Regular Church Running Expenses. Total for the year was £9,064 . These payments were funded from six different funds, as listed. The payment from the Ukraine fund to the British Red Cross exhausted those funds and the fund was closed in May 2025.

BusinessAccountPayments2025	BusinessAccountPayments2025
03-Feb-25	Hazelwood Sound &Vision InvoiceHZV5866	£297.0~~0~~
05-Feb-25	Action PlanningInvoice14446	£4,500.0~~0~~
24-Apr-25	Flowerexpensesfor Easter	£24.0~~0~~
29-Apr-25	Action PlanningInvoice14515	£1,800.0~~0~~
06-May-25	British Red CrossDonation forUkraine	£168.3~~3~~
27-May-25	Lenny'sExpenses	£8.4~~7~~
20-Aug-25	Lenny'sExpenses	£43.2~~0~~
29-Sep-25	IT Expensesfrom 2024	£46.9~~8~~
30-Sep-25	Flower Expense	£10.0~~0~~
30-Sep-25	Lenny'sExpenses	£49.9~~8~~
03-Nov-25	ITCosts	£1,859.5~~8~~
24-Nov-25	Expensesfor ToiletRenovation	£256.0~~0~~

Total		£9,063.54

		Taken from Projector Fund	Taken from Projector Fund
		Taken from Roof Fund Taken from Flower Fund		Fund Source Projector Fund Roof Fund	£297.00 £6,300.00	Payment Category Regular Church Running Expenses Cost of Generating Funds
		Taken from Roof Fund		Flower Fund	£34.00	Regular Church Running Expenses
		Taken from Ukraine	Fund.	Ukraine Fund	£168.33	Mission Giving and Charitable Donations
		This closed the fund.		Lenny's Fund	£101.65	Mission & Evangelism Costs
		Taken from Lenny's Fund Taken from Lenny's Fund		IT Fund Church MaintenanceFund	£1,906.56 £256.00	Regular Church Running Expenses RegularChurch RunningExpenses
	Taken from IT Fund Taken from Flower Fund			Total	£9,063.54
		Taken from Lenny's Fund
	Taken from IT Fund
Taken from Church Maintenance Fund

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A summary of Business Account activity for the year.

PCC St Leonards Business Account 2025

Receipts	Receipts	Receipts	Payments	Payments
Date	Item	Total	Date	Item	Total
14/01/2025 14/01/2025 28/01/2025 21/03/2025 25/03/2025 22/04/2025 06/06/2025 05/08/2025 16/12/2025 16/12/2025	Lenny's Donation from 14/11/24 Roof Fund Donation Lenny's Donation from 23/1/25 Lenny's Donation from 6/3/25 Lenny's Donation from 20/3/25 Lenny's Donations from 17/4/25 Roof Fund Donation Lenny's Donation from 24/7/25 Lenny's Donation from 11/12/25 Roof Fund Donation from Sale of Donald's Cards	£3.00 £1,000.00 £9.00 £20.00 £10.00 £10.00 £1,000.00 £9.00 £10.00 £13.00	03/02/2025 05/02/2025 24/04/2025 29/04/2025 06/05/2025 27/05/2025 20/08/2025 29/09/2025 30/09/2025 30/09/2025 03/11/2025 24/11/2025	Hazelwood Sound & Vision Invoice HZV5866 Action Planning Invoice 14446 Flower expenses for Easter Action Planning Invoice 14515 British Red Cross Donation for Ukraine Lenny's Expenses Lenny's Expenses IT Expenses from 2024 Flower Expense Lenny's Expenses IT Costs Expenses for Toilet Renovation	£297.00 £4,500.00 £24.00 £1,800.00 £168.33 £8.47 £43.20 £46.98 £10.00 £49.98 £1,859.58 £256.00

	Bank Balance at Start Jan 2025 £26,748.38 Payment Total for 2025 Receipts for 2025 £2,084.00 Bank Balance at End Dec 2025 Receipt Total £28,832.38 Payment Total				£9,063.54
					£19,768.84
					£28,832.38

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Account activity is considerably less with the business accounts as it only deals with specific funds or project work.

Below please see the headline individual payments of note for the year.

elow please see the headline individual payments of note for the year.	elow please see the headline individual payments of note for the year.	elow please see the headline individual payments of note for the year.
Business Account Headline Payments 2025 When What Amount
03/02/2025	Hazelwood Sound &Vision InvoiceHZV5866	£297.00
05/02/2025	Action PlanningInvoice14446	£4,500.0~~0~~
29/04/2025	Action PlanningInvoice14515	£1,800.0~~0~~
06/05/2025	British Red CrossDonation forUkraine	£168.33
03/11/2025	ITCosts	£1,859.5~~8~~
24/11/2025	Expensesfor ToiletRenovation	£256.00

Events & Special Services

The Business Account's event details include only Lenny’s at present. This fund still holds restricted money donated by the both the local council and individual donors. Once these amounts are exhausted it is the treasurer’s intention to move Lenny’s over to funding by the General account going forward. This year, there is a slight deficit in receipts over payments.

SpecificEvents	SpecificEvents	SpecificEvents	SpecificEvents
Receipts		Payments
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total	Lenny's £12.00 £0.00 £30.00 £10.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £9.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £10.00 £71.00	Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec	Lenny's £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £8.47 £0.00 £0.00 £43.20 £49.98 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
		Total	£101.65

Avg	£5.92	Avg	£8.47
Yearly	£71.00	Yearly	£101.65

Receipts over Payments

Lenny's -£30.65

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Restricted/Designated Funds held within St Leonards Business Account

Table listing the restricted and/or designated funds held within the Business Account at year end.

nd.
Restricted Funds Business Account End Dec 2025	Total
Discressionary fund Flower Fund Bell ropes fund Roof fund Commonwealth War Graves Grant Church Maintenance Fund Lenny's IT Equipment Fund Projector Fund Total	£0.00 £417.77 £510.60 £13,810.27 £100.00 £3,124.31 £1,455.84 £147.55 £202.50 £19,768.84

Following PCC approval in January 2024, £900 from the Discretionary Fund was transferred to the Roof Fund. Future discretionary payments may be made as required from the General Account.

Both accounts have operated nominally and normally over the year, with the general account showing a respectable increase in funds, reflecting the increased giving, while we have made the best possible use of our restricted and designated funds held within the business account, to meet costs where appropriate against specific projects or designated tasks. It is always good practice to spend, where possible, all restricted or designated funds on the specific purpose or item for which they were allocated by the donor. Except for allocated reserves, sitting indefinitely on accumulated funds is not normally considered best practice or good stewardship of God’s resources.

A breakdown of yearly attendance figures is also provided within the appendix of this report[3] .

To enable the PCC to evaluate the current level of planned, regular giving, an analysis of the giving for 2025 is included within this report.[4]

The analysis uses data extracted from the information kept on regular monthly or yearly giving into the church general account by specific persons or donors. Irregular giving, irregular ad-hoc donations, easyfundraising receipts, Just Giving Receipts, GoodBox or cash on plate receipts are not included within the totals.

The data is based on all regular monthly receipts by either direct debit or standing order or that received on a regular basis paid via the Parish Giving Scheme. It also captures any yearly or half yearly regular giving.

3 Please see Appendix 1.

4 For planned giving analysis (Donor Data) for 2025 please see Appendix 2.

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The intention is to provide an overview of the following:

 Breakdown of monthly and yearly giving
 Total number of donors
 Breaks the receipts into giving bands, £1 to £20, £21 to £40 etc.
 Number of donors per band
 Summary of average giving over the period
 Summary of receipts of the period

St Leonard’s has a reserve policy, recommended by the Diocese, to retain sufficient funds to meet three months’ costs, including 50% of CMF payments for the period. Our policy has therefore been to retain a minimum of approx. £19,000 in unrestricted funds for this purpose. At the end of 2025 we were able to carry forward unrestricted reserves of £31,766 .

There is a summary of utility bills paid for the year, which includes electricity and water.[5]

St Leonard’s has one CCLA Charities Investment Fund, the Butlers Charity. A statement of the account to years end and summary of unit/shareholdings & price per unit/share is available for inspection.[6] Total dividend received in 2025 was £11.34 .

The accounts for 2025 have been examined and approved by Debborah Gibbs of DLM Accountancy, our independent financial adviser. A signed copy of the audit is attached to this report[7] . The funds carried forward to 2026 are shown at the bottom of the first page of the accounts table. These funds comprise both Restricted and Unrestricted funds.

For a summary and forecast for general church running costs for 2026, please see the separate budget sheet detailing a high-level overview of potential operating costs for 2026[8] .

We believe in being good stewards of "God’s resources," which is why we aim to use restricted donations for their specific projects as quickly as possible rather than letting them sit in the bank. As always, once projects are completed, any remaining restricted funds will be transferred to the general fund, with your kind permission. Thank you for helping us put your gifts into action.

We are so grateful for your increased giving this year! Because of your generosity, our general funds are steady, allowing us to focus on the work ahead. On behalf of the St Leonard's Church PCC, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone in the church family.

Steve Hemmings Treasurer 13[th] March 2026.

5 Please see Appendix 3

6 Please see Appendix 4

7 Please see Appendix 5

8 Please see Appendix 6

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Summary of Accounts for Parish Returns to the Diocese 2025

General Account

General Account
Receipts	Payments
Item	Unrestricted	Restricted	Item	Unrestricted	Restricted
Regular Giving Collections at Services All Other Giving (Sundry Donations) Gift Aid Recovered Legacies Received Grants Fundraising Activities Receipts Income from Investments Statutory Fees Trading Activities (not fundraising) Other Income	36,423 £ 4,687 £ 5,855 £ 10,082 £ - £ - £ - £ 11 £ 4,884 £ 295 £ 111 £	- £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	Cost of Fundraising Mission Giving & Donations CMF Parochial Fees Salaries, Wages & Honoraria Expenses Mission & Evangelism Costs Church Running Expenses (including Governance) Church Utility Bills Cost of Trading Major Reapirs to Church Building Major Repairs to Church Hall, Other PCC Property New Building Work to Church Hall, Clergy Housing or other PCC Property Other Expenditure	- £ 1,603 £ 34,166 £ 1,312 £ 601 £ 624 £ 708 £ 10,800 £ 2,439 £ 401 £ - £ - £ - £ - £	- £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £
Total Funds Brought Forward from Previous Year Transfers in	62,349 £ - £ Total 22,071 £ - £ - £ - £ Includes the Staturory Fees element that must be paid to WDBF
Transfers out Account Total Account Grand Total	- £ - £ 31,766 £ - £ 31,766 £

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St Leonards Business Account

St Leonards Business Account	St Leonards Business Account	St Leonards Business Account	St Leonards Business Account	St Leonards Business Account	St Leonards Business Account
Receipts Payments
Item	Unrestricted	Restricted	Item	Unrestricted	Restricted	Projector Fund Payment of £297. Two Flower fund payments of £24 & £10. Two IT Fund payments of £46.98 & £1859.58 Church Maintenance Fund payment of £256 Total ££2493.56
Regular Giving Collections at Services All Other Giving (Sundry Donations) Gift Aid Recovered Legacies Received Grants Fundraising Activities Receipts Income from Investments Statutory Fees Trading Activities (not fundraising) Other Income	- £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	- £ - £ 2,084 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	Cost of Fundraising Mission Giving & Donations CMF Parochial Fees Salaries, Wages & Honoraria Expenses Mission & Evangelism Costs Church Running Expenses Church Utility Bills Cost of Trading Major Reapirs to Church Building Major Repairs to Church Hall, Other PCC Property New Building Work to Church Hall, Clergy Housing or other PCC Property Other Expenditure	- £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	6,300 £ 168 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 102 £ 2,494 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £
						Church RunningCosts

Funds Brought Forward from Previous Year - £ 26,748 £ Transfers in - £ - £ Transfers out - £ - £ Account Total - £ 19,769 £

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All Accounts Combined

All Accounts Combined	All Accounts Combined
All Accounts Receipts		Payments
Item	Unrestricted	Restricted	Item	Unrestricted	Restricted
Regular Giving Collections at Services All Other Giving Gift Aid Recovered Legacies Received Grants Fundraising Activities Receipts Income from Investments Statutory Fees Trading Activities (not fundraising) Other Income	36,423 £ 4,687 £ 5,855 £ 10,082 £ - £ - £ - £ 11 £ 4,884 £ 295 £ 111 £	- £ - £ 2,084 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	Cost of Fundraising Mission Giving & Donations CMF Parochial Fees Salaries, Wages & Honoraria Expenses Mission & Evangelism Costs Church Running Expenses (including Governance) Church Utility Bills Cost of Trading Major Reapirs to Church Building Major Repairs to Church Hall, Other PCC Property New Building Work to Church Hall, Clergy Housing or other PCC Property Other Expenditure	- £ 1,603 £ 34,166 £ 1,312 £ 601 £ 624 £ 708 £ 10,800 £ 2,439 £ 401 £ - £ - £ - £ - £	6,300 £ 168 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 102 £ 2,494 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £
Total 62,349 £		2,084 £ Total 52,654 £ 9,064 £ Includes the Staturory Fees element that must be paid to WDBF
Grand Total 64,433 £		61,718 £

The above combined figures will be returned to the diocese as part of their accounts for the year.

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Loddon Valley Link Account Summary

The Loddon Valley Link account summary is presented below.

During 2024, the Loddon Valley Link committee officially became a sub-committee of the PCC. This was driven by the desire to establish a formal relationship between the Parochial Church Council and the Loddon Valley Link Committee in order to define that relationship and enable both parties to better manage such things as governance, financial transparency, data protection and safeguarding risks. As a sub-committee of the PCC, an annual summary of the LVL’s finances form part of the formal year end PCC accounts.

Pip Iles handles the daily operations and management of the account as the treasurer for the Loddon Valley Link.

	Receipts Total Payments Total Display Ads £18,333 Printing (Greenhouse Graphics) £15,100 Small Ads £300 Donations £0 Donations £40 Sundries £767 Bank Balance at Start Jan 2025 £9,162 Payment Total for 2025 £15,867 Receipts for 2025 £18,673 Bank Balance at End Dec 2025 £11,967 Receipt Total £27,834 Payment Total £27,834 Loddon Valley Link Summary 2025	Receipts Total Payments Total Display Ads £18,333 Printing (Greenhouse Graphics) £15,100 Small Ads £300 Donations £0 Donations £40 Sundries £767 Bank Balance at Start Jan 2025 £9,162 Payment Total for 2025 £15,867 Receipts for 2025 £18,673 Bank Balance at End Dec 2025 £11,967 Receipt Total £27,834 Payment Total £27,834 Loddon Valley Link Summary 2025	Receipts Total Payments Total Display Ads £18,333 Printing (Greenhouse Graphics) £15,100 Small Ads £300 Donations £0 Donations £40 Sundries £767 Bank Balance at Start Jan 2025 £9,162 Payment Total for 2025 £15,867 Receipts for 2025 £18,673 Bank Balance at End Dec 2025 £11,967 Receipt Total £27,834 Payment Total £27,834 Loddon Valley Link Summary 2025

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Appendix 1

Analysis for Attendance 2025

			28
NumberofSunday Services toDate	54	NumberofallOtherServices toDate	28
Under 16 Over 16 326 3322 Total Yearly Attendance to Date	Under 16 Over 16 4 41 Average Attendance all Occassions	Under 16 Over 16 244 2389 Under 16 Over 16 82 933 Total Attendance to date on Sunday Total Attendance outside Sunday
			Average Attendance on Sunday
			Under 16 Over 16 5 44

Not CurrentlyUsed	Not CurrentyUsed	Total Attendance outside Sunday	Average Attendance outside Sunday
		Under 16 Over 16 82 933	Under 16 Over 16 3 33

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Attendance All Events 2025

Event	Week No.	Date	Sunday Service	Under 16 Att	Over 16 endance	Remarks	Service Type
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 51 52	05/01/2025 12/01/2025 19/01/2025 26/01/2025 02/02/2025 05/02/2025 09/02/2025 09/02/2025 16/02/2025 23/02/2025 01/03/2025 02/03/2025 04/03/2025 05/03/2025 09/03/2025 16/03/2025 16/03/2025 16/03/2025 23/03/2025 30/03/2025 06/04/2025 13/04/2025 17/04/2025 20/04/2025 26/04/2025 27/04/2025 28/04/2025 04/05/2025 11/05/2025 18/05/2025 23/05/2025 25/05/2025 25/05/2025 29/05/2025 01/06/2025 08/06/2025 15/06/2025 15/06/2025 22/06/2025 29/06/2025 06/07/2025 13/07/2025 20/07/2025 21/07/2025 22/07/2025 27/07/2025 03/08/2025 04/08/2025 10/08/2025 13/08/2025 17/08/2025 24/08/2025 31/08/2025 07/09/2025 14/09/2025 21/09/2025 24/09/2025 28/09/2025 04/10/2025 05/10/2025 12/10/2025 12/10/2025 17/10/2025 19/10/2025 20/10/2025 26/10/2025 30/10/2025 02/11/2025 02/11/2025 09/11/2025 16/11/2025 23/11/2025 30/11/2025 07/12/2025 14/12/2025 14/12/2025 15/12/2025 21/12/2025 21/12/2025 24/12/2025 24/12/2025 25/12/2025 28/12/2025	Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No Yes	0 1 4 5 0 0 4 5 6 15 5 1 0 0 4 10 0 8 0 0 5 0 11 12 4 0 0 5 5 1 4 14 0 0 3 8 5 4 0 0 2 13 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 5 4 2 4 4 1 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 6 0 12 0 35 0 5 0 0 10 1 2 6 6 26 0 9 2	28 45 42 42 41 10 40 42 34 56 36 34 42 25 40 65 25 46 39 33 43 28 63 44 47 8 51 38 40 15 34 66 17 34 38 52 30 33 0 35 29 79 20 20 30 32 70 31 11 37 35 60 41 24 26 105 56 0 40 31 6 15 51 0 32 61 77 41 230 39 35 0 36 44 18 85 48 84 53 39 42 28	Holy Communion Café Church SPCC Holy Communion Fourth Sunday Holy Communion David Pycock Internment Café Church Archie Acton Baptism Holy Communion Fourth Sunday Oliver Flood Baptism Holy Communion William Peterson Funeral Holy Communion Ash Wednesday Café Church SPCC Holy Communion & Baptisms Same service, two Baptisms Internment of Amy Cauchie Fourth Sunday Mothering Sunday Holy Communion Café Church & Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Supper Easter Day Alice Barrett Baptism Fourth Sunday Terrence Blow Burial of cremated remains Holy Communion Café Church SPCC Holy Communion Tony Crees Funeral Service at Crem Fourth Sunday & Linzi Riddick Baptism Savannah Adams Baptism Ascension Day Holy Communion Café Church St Leonard's Songs of Praise in the VH Burial of Cremated Remains - Morvay's Fourth Sunday Benefice Communion at St James Holy Communion Café Church SPCC Holy Communion with Baptism Sandra Evelyn Thain Funeral Sam Richards Burial Fourth Sunday Holy Communion Geraldine Dare Funeral Café Church St Leonard's Funeral Service Ann Mayne Holy Communion Fourth Sunday Benefice Communion at St Leonard's Holy Communion Café Church @ SPCC Holy Communion Sally Handford Funeral Harvest Festival Banns for Megan Gill & Edward Seccombe Holy Communion Café Church @ St Leonard's Burial of Cremated Remains - Nannett Merryweather Jeanne Knowles Burial of Body Holy Communion with Baptism Geraldine dare Burial of Ashes Fourth Sunday Heather Day Funeral All Saints Day with Baptism All Souls Service Remembrance Sunday Holy Communion Café Church @ St Leonard's Benefice Service at St James Holy Communion Café Church & Christingles @ SPCC Wedding Blessing Funeral Russel Hoskin Holy Communion Carol Service Nativity Service Midnight Communion Christmas Day Service Fourth Sunday	HC CC HC FS HC Internment CC Baptism HC FS Baptism HC Funeral Ash CC HC & Baptism Baptism Internment FS Benefice Service Sherfield HC CC & Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Easter Day Baptism FS Internment HC CC HC Crematorium Service FS & Adult Baptism Baptism Ascension HC CC Songs of Praise Internment FS Benefice Service Bramley HC CC HC & Baptism Internment Internment FS HC Funeral CC Funeral HC FS Benefice Service Sherfield HC CC HC Funeral FS Banns HC CC Internment Internment HC & Baptism Internment FS Funeral HC & Baptism All Souls Remembrance HC CC Benefice Service Bramley HC CC Blessing Funeral HC CS Nativity Midnight Christmas Day FS
Total
				326	3322

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The following tables provide information on the total and average attendance for the various services and events that took place during 2025, both at church and elsewhere.

oth at church and elsewhere.
Total Attendance 2025 Service No of Services Over 16 Under 16 Holy Communion 22 943 73 Café Church 12 438 48 Fourth Sunday 11 439 61 Funeral 6 374 2 Funeral at other location 1 15 1 Wedding 0 0 0 Wedding Blessing 1 18 1 Baptism 10 494 81 Internment 9 134 7 Confirmation 0 0 0 Ash Wednesday Ashing 1 25 0 Palm Sunday 1 43 5 Maunday Thursday 1 28 0 Easter Virgil 0 0 0 Easter Day 1 63 11 Ascension 1 17 0 Songs of Praise on the Green 1 52 8 All Souls 1 41 0 Remembrance Sunday 1 230 35 Carol Service 1 84 6 Nativity Service 1 53 26 Christmas Midnight Communion 1 39 0 Christmas Day 1 42 9 Home Communion 0 0 0 Memorial Service 0 0 0 Benefice Service at St Leonard's 2 99 2 Benefice service at St James 2 0 0	Average Attendance 2025
	Service	Over 16	Under 16
	Holy Communion Café Church Fourth Sunday Funeral Funeral at other location Wedding Wedding Blessing Baptism Internment Confirmation Ash Wednesday Ashing Palm Sunday Maunday Thursday Easter Virgil Easter Day Ascension Songs of Praise on the Green All Souls Remembrance Sunday Carol Service Nativity Service Christmas Midnight Communion Christmas Day Home Communion Memorial Service Benefice Service at St Leonard's Benefice Service at Bramley	43 37 40 62 15 0 18 49 15 0 25 43 28 0 63 17 52 41 230 84 53 39 42 0 0 50 0	3 4 6 0 1 0 1 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 11 0 8 0 35 6 26 0 9 0 0 1 0

	Sunday Services Life Events etc Best Estimate
	Total Average	Church Attendance
	Sundays	Outside of Sundays	Other Church Users
	49	36	14

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Life Event Details & Prominent Events 2025

Attendance for Prominent Services & Life Events (Weddings, Baptisms, Funerals etc)



Total	no of	people attendingEaster Weekend Service	74	East~~er~~ Services

Total	no of	people attending specialservices during advent:	223	Christingle/Toy Service, CarolService &Nativity Service

Total	no of	people attending Christmas services	90	Midnight Communion& ChristmasDay

Total	no of	Baptisms	10	Bapstisms

Total	no of	Confirmations	0	Confirmations

Total	no of	Church Weddings	0	Weddings

Total	no of	WeddingBlessings	1	Blessings

Total	no of	FuneralServicesHeldinChurch	6	FuneralsinChurch

Total	no of	Funerals at other locationsnotinChurch	1	FuneralsinCrematoriumonly

Total	no of	ChurchCommitalonly or BurialofCrematedRema~~in~~	9	Burialof Remains

Total	no of	MemorialServices	0	MemorialServices

Number of deceased for whom a funeral service was held at your church

Number of deceased for whom a full funeral service was conducted by a member of your ministry team at a crematorium, cemetery, or other non-church location, excluding committal only & burial of ashes only

Number of deceased for whom a committal only or a burial of ashes only was conducted by a member of your ministry team

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Appendix 2 Donor Giving Analysis

Below please find giving analysis for the year. This is for all regular, planned giving offered through monthly or half yearly direct payments into the general account or the Parish Giving Scheme, either via direct debit or standing orders. Irregular giving, irregular ad-hoc donations, Easyfundraising, Just Giving, GoodBox, CollecTin or cash on plate receipts are not included within the totals.


		Monthly Giving Analysis 2025

	Band	Average Givers Giving Band Annual Giving % of Total Giving Cumulative %		Band	Average Givers Giving Band Annual Giving % of Total Giving Cumulative %
	A B C D E Total	14.00 £1 - £20 £2,272 6.51% 6.51% 11.92 £21 - £40 £4,847 13.89% 20.39% 6.25 £41 - £80 £4,294 12.30% 32.70% 4.00 £81 - £120 £4,533 12.99% 45.68% 6.58 Over £120 £18,959 54.32% 100.00% 42.75 £34,904 100.00%		A B C Total	3.00 £1 - £500 £1,120 100.00% 100.00% 0.00 £501 - £1000 £0 0.00% 100.00% 0.00 Over £1000 £0 0.00% 100.00% 3 £1,120 100.00%

				£31.11 Per Month Average Gift

	£68.04 Per Month Average Gift

	YearlyTotal			YearlyTotal Avg PM £93.33 Total PA based on MonthlyAvg £1,120.00
Avg PM Total PA based on MonthlyAvg			£2,908.70 £34,904.37	Avg PM Total PA based on MonthlyAvg		£93.33 £1,120.00

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Appendix 2 continued

Monthly Giving Donor Summary

Regular Monthly Giving	Regular Monthly Giving		Month Count	12	12	12	Donorswho GaveNothing 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 8	44 45 44 45 44 42 42 42 41 41 42 41 Total forCheck

2025			MonthlyRegular Donors
	Total Numberof Donors	BandAbetween£1& £20	BandBbetween£21& £40	Band C between£41& £80	BandDbetween£81& £120	BandEover£120	Donorswho GaveNothing
January February March April May June July August September October November December Total	45 45 46 46 44 43 43 42 42 42 42 41 521	14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 168	14 14 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 143	5 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 75	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 48	7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 79	1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 8
								513
			Band C between£41& £80 BandDbetween£81& £120 BandEover£120 287.22 £ 374.71 £ 1,646.14 £ 337.22 £ 376.87 £ 1,646.14 £ 363.43 £ 376.87 £ 1,646.14 £ 413.43 £ 376.87 £ 1,656.36 £ 392.87 £ 376.87 £ 1,661.24 £ 342.87 £ 376.87 £ 1,661.24 £ 342.87 £ 378.97 £ 1,661.24 £ 392.87 £ 378.97 £ 1,474.54 £ 342.87 £ 378.97 £ 1,474.54 £ 342.87 £ 378.97 £ 1,474.54 £ 392.87 £ 378.97 £ 1,474.54 £ 342.87 £ 378.97 £ 1,482.31 £ 4,294.26 £ 4,532.88 £ 18,958.97 £ 14.00 11.92 6.25 4.00 6.58 7% 14% 12% 13% 54% Avg Donors 100% 42.75 MonthlyRegular Receipts
			MonthlyRegular Receipts
	BandAbetween£1& £20	BandBbetween£21& £40	Band C between£41& £80	BandDbetween£81& £120	BandEover£120			Total
January February March April May June July August September October November December Total	188.65 £ 188.97 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 189.40 £ 2,271.62 £	473.87 £ 474.51 £ 440.23 £ 440.23 £ 411.66 £ 371.66 £ 371.66 £ 371.66 £ 372.79 £ 372.79 £ 372.79 £ 372.79 £ 4,846.64 £	287.22 £ 337.22 £ 363.43 £ 413.43 £ 392.87 £ 342.87 £ 342.87 £ 392.87 £ 342.87 £ 342.87 £ 392.87 £ 342.87 £ 4,294.26 £	374.71 £ 376.87 £ 376.87 £ 376.87 £ 376.87 £ 376.87 £ 378.97 £ 378.97 £ 378.97 £ 378.97 £ 378.97 £ 378.97 £ 4,532.88 £	1,646.14 £ 1,646.14 £ 1,646.14 £ 1,656.36 £ 1,661.24 £ 1,661.24 £ 1,661.24 £ 1,474.54 £ 1,474.54 £ 1,474.54 £ 1,474.54 £ 1,482.31 £ 18,958.97 £			2,970.59 £ 3,023.71 £ 3,016.07 £ 3,076.29 £ 3,032.04 £ 2,942.04 £ 2,944.14 £ 2,807.44 £ 2,758.57 £ 2,758.57 £ 2,808.57 £ 2,766.34 £
							Check	34,904.37 £
							ReceiptTotal for Year	34,904.37 £

	Average Number of Donors Band A Average Number of Donors Band B Average Number of Donors Band C Average Number of Donors Band D AverageNumberof DonorsBandE		14.00 11.92 6.25 4.00 6.58

	Band A % of Total Yearly Giving Band B % of Total Yearly Giving Band C % of Total Yearly Giving Band D % Total of Yearly Giving BandE% of Total Yearly Giving		7% 14% 12% 13% 54%

	Check		100%

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Appendix 2 continued

Half Yearly/Yearly Giving Donor Summary

Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving	Regular Yearly Giving

2025		YearlyRegular Donors			YearlyRegular Receipts
	Total Numberof Donors	BandAbetween£1& £500	BandBbetween£501& £1000	Band C over£1000	BandAbetween£1& £500	BandBbetween£501& £1000	Band C over£1000
January February March April May June July August September October November December Total	0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3	0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	- £ - £ - £ - £ 500.00 £ 120.00 £ - £ - £ 500.00 £ - £ - £ - £ 1,120.00 £	- £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £	- £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £

	Band A % of Total Yearly Giving 100% Band B % of Total Yearly Giving 0% Band C % of Total Yearly Giving 0%

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Appendix 3

Summary of Utility Bills for the Year (Please use zoom function for clarity)

Electricity

Column D	Column D	Column F	Column F	Column H Column I Column J Column K Column L Column M Column N Column O	Column H Column I Column J Column K Column L Column M Column N Column O	Column H Column I Column J Column K Column L Column M Column N Column O	Column H Column I Column J Column K Column L Column M Column N Column O	Column P	ColumnQ	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V	Column R Column S Column T Column U Column V
		St Leonard's Church Electricity							~~E Bill Rlif S~~	Period Total Brought Forward from Previous Bill Ammount Outstanding Remarks Total Paid via Monthly DD £ 42.91 -£ 42.91 £ - £301.26 paid 22/10/24 - Bill Cleared £ - £ - £ - £841.79 paid 22/01/25 £ 841.79 £ - - £ £ - £793.89 paid 23/04/25 £ 793.89 £ - - £ £ - £433.07 paid 21/07/25 £ 433.07 £ - £ - £330.95 paid 21/10/25 £ 330.95 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - Total Costs actually paid via DD 2,399.70 £ ~~cheme~~ =-AC10 =SUM(M10:Q10) =T9 =SUM(R10:S10)
Invoice Date	Invoice No	From	To	kWh	Cost	Std Chrg	VAT@5%	EBRS Discount	Credit for Period or Bill Paid ~~nergy ee~~	Period Total ~~eme~~	Brought Forward from Previous Bill		Ammount Outstanding		Remarks		Total Paid via Monthly DD
07/10/2024 07/01/2025 07/04/2025 07/07/2025 07/10/2025	354984591/24 364060262/25 373297644/25 382530274/25 391168717/25	01/07/2024 01/10/2024 01/01/2025 01/04/2025 01/07/2025	30/09/2024 31/12/2024 31/03/2025 31/06/2025 30/09/2025	977.3 3011.7 3134.60 1379.2 826.00	224.91 £ 698.84 £ 610.93 £ 265.67 £ 166.81 £	102.87 £ 102.87 £ 145.15 £ 146.77 £ 148.38 £	16.39 £ 40.08 £ 37.81 £ 20.63 £ 15.76 £	- £	-£ 301.26 -£ 841.79 -£ 793.89 -£ 433.07 -£ 330.95	£ 42.91 £ - £ - £ - £ - =-AC10	-£ 42.91 £ - - £ - £		£ - £ - £ - £ - £ - =T9		£301.26 paid 22/10/24 - Bill Cleared £841.79 paid 22/01/25 £793.89 paid 23/04/25 £433.07 paid 21/07/25 £330.95 paid 21/10/25 =SUM(R10:S10)		£ 841.79 £ 793.89 £ 433.07 £ 330.95 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ - £ -
												=SUM(M10:Q10)		=T9


		Total for Period		5339.80 1,967.16 £		646.04 £	130.67 £	- £		Total Costs actually paid via DD			2,399.70 £
									MonthlyCost
		Total Costs for 2024 includings		tandingcharge & VAT 2,743.87 £					228.66 £

								=M26+N26	+O26	=O29/12						=SUM(V6:V24)

Water

The total cost for water usage for the year on the shared feed with our neighbors at Sherfield Court was £39.10 .

Total Utility bill cost for 2025 was £2,438.80 (£2,399.70 + £39.10).

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Appendix 4

Butlers Charity CCLA Investment Fund

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Appendix 5

Summary of Examined Accounts (Please use the zoom function for clarity)

St Leonards Church Sherfield on Loddon
Accounts
Receipts and payments basis
Receipts
Parish Giving Scheme (Gift Aided)
Regular Gift Aided Planned Giving
Income Tax Recovered
Regular Planned Giving (not Gift Aided)
Collections at Services
Sundry Donations
Grants
Legacies received
Other income
Fund Raising (gross)
Investment Income
Weddings & Funerals
Hall hire, etc
Total Receipts
Payments
Grants & Charitable gifts
Common Mission Fund
Diocesan Statutory Fees
Salaries & support costs
Clergy expenses
Church Running Costs
Upkeep of church
Upkeep of services
Upkeep of churchyard
Mission & Evangelism Costs
Costs of Fundraising
Costs of Trading
Major Repairs to the Church Building including
Redecoration
Major Repairs to Church Hall or other PCC
Property including Redecoration
New Building Work to the Church, Church Hall,
Clergy Housing or other PCC Property
Total Payments
Excess (deficit) of Receipts over Payments
Movements on Funds
Funds Brought Forward
Transfers in
Transfers out
Funds Carried Forward

2025
Business Acc
Restricted
Business Account
Unrestricted
Benefice Acc
(Not Used)
General Acc
Restricted
General Acc
Unrestricted
2025 Total
2024 Total
-
-
-
-
28,204.37
28,204.37
29,000.31
-
-
-
-
5,979.00
5,979.00
5,948.67
-
-
-
-
10,081.73
10,081.73
10,358.21
-
-
-
-
2,240.00
2,240.00
1,860.00
-
-
-
-
4,687.39
4,687.39
3,611.82
-
-
-
-
51,192.49
51,192.49
50,779.01
2,084.00
-
-
-
5,855.46
7,939.46
6,878.21
-
-
-
-
-
-
500.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
111.15
111.15
480.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,084.00
-
-
-
5,966.61
8,050.61
7,858.21
-
-
-
-
11.34
11.34
11.06
-
-
-
-
11.34
11.34
11.06
-
-
-
-
4,884.00
4,884.00
3,785.20
-
-
-
-
295.00
295.00
495.70
-
-
-
-
5,179.00
5,179.00
4,280.90
2,084.00
-
-
-
62,349.44
64,433.44
62,929.18
-
-
168.33
-
-
-
1,602.62
1,770.95
1,001.52
168.33
-
-
-
1,602.62
1,770.95
1,001.52
-
-
-
-
34,166.45
34,166.45
32,748.09
-
-
-
-
1,312.00
1,312.00
1,671.00
-
-
-
-
601.00
601.00
540.98
-
-
-
-
623.73
623.73
2,236.13
-
-
-
-
6,172.25
6,172.25
5,597.30
599.98
-
-
-
5,156.08
5,756.06
4,314.69
1,893.58
-
-
-
1,711.61
3,605.19
2,109.64
-
-
-
-
199.33
199.33
3,868.19
2,493.56
-
-
-
49,942.45
52,436.01
53,086.02
101.65
-
-
-
708.44
810.09
1,570.33
6,300.00
-
-
-
-
6,300.00
2,836.30
-
-
-
400.61
400.61
1,200.00
6,401.65
-
-
-
1,109.05
7,510.70
5,606.63
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,063.54
-
-
-
52,654.12
61,717.66
59,694.17
6,979.54
-
-
-
-
9,695.32
2,715.78
3,235.01
26,748.38
-
-
-
22,070.83
48,819.21
45,584.20
-
-
-
19,768.84
-
-
-
31,766.15
51,534.99
48,819.21

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Appendix 5 (Continued)

Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 31st December 2025

St Leonards Church - Sherfield On Loddon - Finacial Statements for Year Ending 31st December

2025

Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 31st December

Monetary Assets Unrestricted - undesignated Restricted / designated Restricted - Project & Mission Total monetary assets Debtors Unrestricted - undesignated Total Assets	General Account Church Capital Projects Fund (not Used) Business Account Loddon Link Benefice Account (Not Used) Loan a/c 2025 2024 31,766 - - - - - 31,766 22,071 - - - 11,967 - - 11,967 9,162 31,766 - - 11,967 - - 43,733 31,233 19,769 19,769 26,748 - - 19,769 - - - 19,769 26,748 31,766 - 19,769 11,967 - - 63,502 57,981 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31,766 - 19,769 11,967 - - 63,502 57,981

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St Leonard’s Church PCC Treasurer’s Report 2025

Appendix 5 (Continued)

Independent Examiners Report

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St Leonard’s Church PCC Treasurer’s Report 2025

Appendix 6 (High Level Budget 2026 – Please use zoom function for clarity)

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St Leonard's Church Financial Commitment The Diocese of Winchester has budgeted for the following receipts Common Mission Fund Fees Income from Parishes Rental Income Investment Income Asset Income Grants & Recharges for Diocesan Team Budgeted Use of Restricted funds Grants, reserves & restricted funds Total Income The Diocese of Winchester has to budget for the following expenditure Clergy Remuneration Clergy Housing Clergy Appointments & Support MinistryTraining (WSM) Ministry Support Total Education Parish Support Safeguarding Communication Parish & Schools Support Total Diocesan Operations Finance HR Dio Secretary,Chancellor,Registrar & Legal Diocesan Support Total Training for ministry National Church responsibilities Mission agency support Clergy retirement housing Ordinand Maintenance Grants Ordinand Maint. Grant Pooling National Support Total Total Expenditure OperatingSurplus/(Deficit)before Transfers CMF Contingency Fund Operating Surplus/(Deficit) after Transfers Our Parish Share of the Diocesan 2026 budget total above is: The Parish of St Leonard's also has to budget for the following expenditure: A high level overview of potential operating costs for 2026 assuming inflation at: Resources Expended Cost of Generating Funds All Mission Giving and Charitable Grants & Donations Total Resources Expended Church Activities Salaries / honoraria (youth worker, organist, administrator, etc.) Parochial Fees Expenses (of clergy, pastoral staff, youth workers etc) Mission and evangelism costs Regular church running expenses Church utility bills (gas, electricity, water, oil, ) Costs of Trading (Magazine, Hall and Bookstall costs etc) Total Regular Expenditure Major Capital Expenditure Major repairs to the church building including redecoration Major repairs to church hall or other PCC property inc redecoration New building work to the church, church hall, clergy housing or other PCC property. Total Capitol Expenditure Contingency Total Expenditure: 2025 total with CMF/2026 Total with CMF but no Capitol Expenditure for comparison Our Parish has a total commitment in 2026 to find: (CMF + Total Expenditure)	2026	2025 CMF request was: 34,166 10.1% increase 202~~6~~ 3,50~~0~~ 1,824 5,324 619 1,351 642 834 13,307 2,512 413 19,678 2025 15,00~~0~~ 0 2,00~~0~~ 17,000 5,000 47,002 62,893 84,893 r Expenditure + Resources Expended + CMF ular Expenditure For further information and analysis on the diocese budget breakdown please see Diocesan Financial Plan 2024 to 2026 as well as Diocesan Budget Update Paper November 2025 DS-25-15 These figures are taken from the Diocesan Budget Update Paper November 2025 DS- 25-15. The paper provides an update on the Diocesan Financial Plan since the 2024 to 2026 three year financial plan was approved by the Diocesan Synod. The paper identifies shortfalls and changes to the budgeted income and expenditure from the three year plan, and provides some potential responses to the current budgetary challenges, with a view to seeking Diocesan Synod approval for the recommendations laid out within the paper. The Dicesan Synod is asked: 1. To take note of the revised budget projections for 2025. 2. Approves the proposed changes to the 2026 budget, calling on the Directors of the WDBF to enact the changes as specified. 3. Supports the proposed options for addressing the financial challenges in the short term as set out in Appendix 1 of the paper. 4. Renews their call and challenge to all parishes, chaplaincies and worshipping communities to focus on sustainable growth in numbers and spiritual maturity. Paper DS-25-15 is available to view or upload from the Winchester Diocese Website. The Diocesan figures presented here for the 2026 budget are taken from that paper as the latest proposed figures I could find available. Please note, I believe they may still require Diocesan Synod approval. Assumption, in order to meet operating costs. (insurance, cleaning, admin costs, routine maintenance, upkeep of services, churchyard, Governance costs). Last Years Costs + 3% unless otherwise stated Assumed for Roof Project Fund Raising Year 1 & Belfry Access. £10K assumed for Belfry H&S Issue. £5K assumed as first tranche of roof fund. Assumed for professional Fees.
	£,000
	8,638 440
	9,078
	901 420
	1,321
	976 1,437
	2,413
	12,812

	£,000
	6500 3049 380 490
	10419
	414 674 368 164
	1620
	418 304 297 420
	1439
	309 - - - 278 -120
	467
	13945

	-1133

	1133 0

	37,891
	3%
	2025	202~~6~~
	6,300 1,771	3,50~~0~~ 1,824
	8,071	5,324
	601 1312 624 810 12,919 2,439 401	619 1,351 642 834 13,307 2,512 413
	19,105	19,678

	Last Year	2025
	0 0 0	15,00~~0~~ 0 2,00~~0~~
	0	17,000

	0	5,000

	27,176
	61,342



	Total Regula 62,893	r Expenditure + Resources Expended + CMF

	Monthly Reg 5,241	ular Expenditure

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Independent Examlnerfs Report Thls report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended December 31M 2025, is in respect of an examinatlon carried out un(ler Regulation 313) of the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 (the Regulation51 amd s.43 of the Charlties Art 1993 (the Act). Respectlve R•sponslbllftles of the PCC and the Examlner As member5 of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements: you consider that the audlt requirement of regulations and 5.4312) of the Art does not apply. It15 our sponsibility to issue this report on those accounts In accordance with the temis of Regulation5. Basls of thls Report Our examlnatlon was carrled out in accordance wlth the General Dlrectlons gfven by the Charity Commission under s.43{7llbl of the Act and to be found In the Church 8uldancÉ, 2(M)6 editlon. That examSnatk)n Includes a revlew of the accountin8 records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts wlth those records. It also Includes consklerin8 any unusual items or dlsclosures in the accounts seeklng explanations from you as trustees concernin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express and audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent Examlnerf$ statement In connection wlth my examlnatlon. no matter has come to my attentK)n'. 11 Whlch gives me 3$Onable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. To keep accountln8 records In accordan wr(h sectlon 41 of the Act. and To prepare accounts whlch accords wlth the accountlng records and compty wlth the requirements of the Act and Regulatlons have not been met.. or 21 To whlch. In my oplnion. attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Signed February 16" 2026 Deborah Glbbs FMA4T DLM Accountancy Servi5 Ltd 6 Hyacinth Close Kempshott Basingstoke Hampshire RG22 5RE

2025-12-31-accounts

Contents

Welcome and Rector’s introduction

Aims and purposes

St Leonard’s Structure, Governance and Management

Objectives and Activities

PCC members for the year ended 31 December 2025

Elected members

* Members of the Standing Committee (Judith Moule from 29 September 2025)

Administrative information

Registered charity number: 1213352

Review of the PCC year 2025

Sue Pritchard PCC Secretary

Deanery Report

Richard Elphick Lay Chair, Deanery Synod

Electoral Roll

Sue Pritchard Electoral Roll Officer

Safeguarding Report

Update

Safeguarding Concerns

DBS checks and training

Safeguarding policies

Mike Johnston

Worship at St Leonard’s and within our community

Mark Anderson

Kids’ Church

Ruth Johnston

Cafe Church

Elaine Steere

Pastoral Care

Carol Armstrong

Warm Place/Open House

Anne Hemmings

Lenny’s Memory Cafe

Anne Pycock

Publicity, events and communications

Website

Facebook/Instagram

Facebook

Events

Communications

John and Judith Moule

Church Fabric Report

Fabric Monitoring Plan

Other items

Major items

Roof project

Tower Access/ Bells

Cracks in church wall

Richard Elphick and Anne Hemmings

Financial Review for the year ending 31[st] December 2025

The Parish Church of Sherfield on Loddon, St Leonard’s

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISHIONERS TO ELECT CHURCHWARDENS

&

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 27[TH] APRIL 2025 in the Parish Church, at 1130 (after the 10am service)

Annual Meeting of Parishioners to elect Churchwardens

1. Apologies for absence

2. Approval of minutes of the 2024 Annual Meeting concerning the election of churchwardens

3. Election of churchwardens

Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting 27[th] April 2025

1. Apologies for absence

2. Approval of minutes of the APCM held on 28[th] April 2024

3. Matters arising from those minutes

4. Rector’s statement

5. Electoral Roll officer’s report

6. Election of Parochial Church Council members

7. Appointment of Lay Ministers (Readers) to the PCC

8. Treasurer’s Report

9. Appointment of independent examiner

10. To receive reports, as recorded in the Annual Report, and for any questions to be asked, as determined by the Chair of the meeting.

Present at the meeting:

The Parish Church of Sherfield on Loddon, St Leonard’s

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PARISHIONERS TO ELECT CHURCHWARDENS

and

ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING

SUNDAY 19[TH] APRIL 2026 in the Parish Church at 1130 (after the 10am service)

AGENDAS

Annual Meeting of the Parishioners

Annual Parochial Church Meeting