_**Worshipping God, Making Disciples, Transforming Community**_ ## **St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton** ## _Serving Nuneaton since 1155_ **Annual Report** **and Financial Statements** **of the Parochial Church Council (PCC)** **for the year ending 31[st] December 2025** ## **Registered Charity Number 1126349** ## **Incumbent:** ## Rev Chris Routledge _The Vicarage 61 Ambleside Way Nuneaton CV11 6AU_ ## **Bank:** ## Cooperative Bank ## **Independent Examiner:** ## Neil Screaton _Screatons Chartered Accountants Midlands Accountants Screatons Ltd Atherstone College Ratcliffe Road Atherstone Warwickshire CV9 1LF_ ## Contents |**Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton 2025**
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**3**| |---|---| |Aim and purposes
3|| |Objectives and Activities
3|| |Charitable Public Benefit:|4| |Safeguarding Report|4| |Achievements and Performance
5|| |Worshipping God: Worship and Prayer
5|| |Sunday Worship|5| |Children’s, Families and adults with additional needs Work
6|| |Seasonal Worship
6|| |Wednesday Worship (Book of Common Prayer)
6|| |Home Communions & Visiting|6| |Prayer Circle Team|6| |Occasional Offices & Special Services and Events
6|| |Making Disciples: Evangelism, Vocation and Pastoral Care
6|| |Courses|6| |Pastoral Visiting, Prayer and vocational discussions|7| |Serving & Transforming Community: Mission and Outreach
7|| |Community Service:
7|| |Community Events 2025:
7|| |Community Investment: Mission Giving
7|| |Community Spaces: St Nicolas Parish Centre|7| |Community Partnerships:
8|| |St Nicolas School Partnership:
8|| |Deanery Synod
8|| |Ecumenical Relationships
8|| |Interfaith Relationships|8| |Civic Relationships
8|| |How many church members do we have?|9| |Report on the Fabric, goods and ornaments of the Church
9|| |St Nicolas Church DASHBOARD - FABRIC|9| |Financial Report & Accounts|15| |Financial Review|15| |Operational Income and Expenditure 2025|17| |St Nicolas Mission Support Partnership Donations 2025|18| |---|---| |Balance Sheet of Accounts (Summary)|19| |Reserves policy|20| |Additional Information
20|| |Volunteers
20|| |Structure, governance and management
20|| |PCC Membership|20| |PCC Officers:
21|| |PCC Standing Committee|21| |Ministry Leadership Team (MLT):
21|| |Members:|21| |Joint Safeguarding Team:
21|| |Members:|21| |The Parish Office:|22| |Administrative information
22|| ## **Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of** St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton 2025 ## **Aim and purposes** St. Nicolas Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Chris Routledge, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Church Centre complex of St. Nicolas. ## Objectives and Activities The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St. Nicolas as we serve St Nicolas Parish and the town of Nuneaton. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services and activities can involve and reach out to the many groups that live within our parish. Our services, worship and activities put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. In particular, we try to enable everybody to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: - **Worshipping God:** Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. - **Making Disciples:** Provision of pastoral care, Evangelism and discipleship for people living in the parish and their networks. - **Transforming Community** : Missionary and outreach work. To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St. Nicolas and the Church Centre. To help us with this goal, during 2025 as in the previous year, St Nicolas PCC have met with St James PCC on a number of occasions and have continued to develop and work on the Mission Action Plan and a shared missional priority - namely _**‘to develop a culture within the churches of invitation and welcome’.**_ We have held less of the LYCiG meetings but held an away day in November where new ways of working as PCCs, seeking to incorporate ideas, input and involvement from the wider congregations was discussed and approved at the start of 2026. In addition to this, the two churches share an Incumbent, two curates in training, Leadership Team, Administrator, Treasurer and Safeguarding Team. ## Charitable Public Benefit: ## **Statement of Compliance** The PCC has had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. ## **How we deliver Public Benefit** In planning our activities for the year, the PCC has considered the Commission’s guidance to ensure that our mission remains open and accessible to the community. We provide a benefit to the public by: - **Public Worship:** Providing facilities for public worship, prayer, and spiritual reflection. All our services are open to the general public regardless of their faith or background. - **Pastoral Rites:** Officiating at "occasional offices" (baptisms, weddings, and funerals) and providing pastoral support to the bereaved and those in need within the parish. - **Community Engagement** : Ministries held at St Nicolas Church such as Swans, bereavement point (in partnership with GEH chaplaincy), host the Nuneaton Child Contact Centre as well as hosting community groups and activities in the church hall/lounge all of which provides a social lifeline to residents and reduces isolation. - **Education:** Maintaining a close relationship with our church school **St Nicolas Academy** , including leading assemblies and hosting school visits to the church to support the RE curriculum as well as being available for all schools and places of education for our town - **Heritage & Space:** Maintaining this significant grade 1 listed church building as a place of peace and historical significance for the local community to visit and enjoy. ## Safeguarding Report ## **Legal Compliance Statement** The PCC has complied with the requirements imposed by the code under section 5A of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. **Summary of Activities 2025** To demonstrate this commitment, the PCC has undertaken the following actions during the reporting year: - **Policy & Governance:** The PCC formally adopted the House of Bishops’ "Promoting a Safer Church" policy statement at its first meeting of the year. Safeguarding remains a standing agenda item at every PCC meeting to ensure ongoing oversight. - **Personnel: Catherine Robbins** continues to serve as our Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO), working with Phil Healy and the Safeguarding team which provides a key point of contact for the congregation and ensuring we stay up to date with national requirements. - **Training:** We have celebrated learning this year. Currently, **87%** of our eligible volunteers and staff have completed the required Safeguarding Training (Basic, Foundation, or Leadership levels) as specified by the National Learning and Development Framework. At our annual Safeguarding Sunday we had an afternoon tea thanking all those who have been involved in training across the two churches: over 80 invitations were sent out! - **Safe Recruitment:** All new appointments for roles involving children or vulnerable adults have been conducted in accordance with the _Safer Recruitment and People Management_ guidance, including appropriate DBS checks and references. - **Environment:** Safeguarding posters with contact details for the PSO and Diocesan Safeguarding Team are clearly displayed in the **Church, Hall, foyer, all toilets** and on our website. - **Monitoring:** We use the **National Parish Safeguarding Dashboard** to monitor our progress. Our current status is **100%,** showing that we have addressed all key priority actions. ## Achievements and Performance In our review of 2025, PCC members commented on the following as highlights for the year (in no particular order): - working together with St James, MLT, Away day & joint initiatives - Hall lettings increase raising over £40,000 (best ever) along with larger number of community bookings and use of hall - Growth of connection with the Church school and the church: Open the book and YWAM integration - Discipleship opportunities developing baptisms, Alpha, strongmen conference, sunday evening church - Range and type of services availables - Younger and growing congregations - Giving to mission support: our 6 partner missions with st james & Christmas generosity (Salvation Army and Children’s society) - Development of band on second sundays, Community Christmas service - Nuneaton Carnival outreach, St Nicolas Festival, remembrance service with St Nicolas year 6 & Swans - Baby Jammers expansion at St Nicolas ## Worshipping God: Worship and Prayer ## _Sunday Worship_ Worship is overseen by the Vicar and led by a strong and growing Lay team of Service Leaders (7 members), supported by active participation from church members with Bible Reading, Welcome, Refreshments and hospitality, AV and intercessions. St Nicolas Church is also well supported with music during worship with a growing **Worship Singing Team** (10 regular members) supported by Organist, Anthony Newborough (until Jan 2026). We also have a locally Commissioned Lay Leader (Sally-Ann Veasey) with a remit to support our development in becoming more accessible in our worship. Sally Ann has supported the All Age Services specifically with Music and plays an active role on the Leadership Team and leading services. During 2025, the PCC has continued the worship pattern as follows: 1st & 3rd Sundays - Holy Communion (with Children’s groups) 2nd Sunday - during 2025 we have decided not to run children’s groups on the 2nd Sunday and from Oct 2025 introduced a worship band for contemporary worship on this Sunday 4th Sunday - Altogether (All Age Worship) ## _Children’s, Families and adults with additional needs Work_ Children’s and adults-with-additional-needs inclusion work remains available most weeks through a dedicated team who provide supported activities that help young people explore faith topics at an age and stage appropriate level. A number of this team are also part of the All Age Service Leaders Team which works across both St James and St Nicolas Churches: The leadership of the All Age Team is by Sally- Ann Veasey is building up a strong team of co-leaders Carole Harris and Suzzie Blakemore ## _Seasonal Worship_ Seasonal Worship (i.e. Christmas, Harvest, Easter etc) often has additional/seasonal liturgical elements as appropriate and additional opportunities such as Christmas Community Choir, Handbell Ring and Sing team, Taize Singers etc These are open more broadly as they are occasional (not regular). in 2025 we introduced a community Christmas carol service involving local schools and music students and this was a great success. ## _Wednesday Worship (Book of Common Prayer)_ During 2025 we continued a weekly Service in this more traditional format. We regularly get between 10-15 people at this each week: 1st & 3rd Wednesday is Holy Communion (BCP) 2nd & 4th Wednesday is Bible study and discussion led by our PTO Readers: John Hitchcock and Terry Lenton ## _Home Communions & Visiting_ In addition to this we take Holy Communion to those who can’t attend worship regularly any longer due to ill health. Currently there are about 6 people we regularly visit as well as around 15 at Caldwell Lodge and Grange Nursing homes. Visiting is coordinated by Terry Lenton. We are grateful for Terry’s ministry and continued support. ## _Prayer Circle Team_ A small team of dedicated intercessors are available to pray for specific requests as and when they are requested. This is coordinated by Terry Lenton ## _Occasional Offices & Special Services and Events_ As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral services friends and family express their grief and give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and to commend the person into God's keeping. We have celebrated 14 baptisms and. There were 3 weddings and have been 21 funerals in 2025: 10 in church, and 11 at the crematorium conducted by ministers from St Nicolas. We also have occasional special services, often in the evening, to mark particular events or seasons such as, Taize Healing service in Lent, Memorial services etc. ## Making Disciples: Evangelism, Vocation and Pastoral Care ## _Courses_ During Lent 2025 we ran the ‘Prayer Course’ on Sunday Evenings as well as Alpha on Thursday Evenings. We ran a second course later in the year with 15-20 on it initially: this resulted in 3 baptisms in 2026 and a number of people exploring confirmations ## _Pastoral Visiting, Prayer and vocational discussions_ The Vicar is available to meet with anyone in the church or community who wants to explore faith and God’s calling on your life further or if someone is unwell and would benefit from prayer for healing and/or a visit. A number of such visits took place during 2025 and remain available into the future. ## Serving & Transforming Community: Mission and Outreach ## _Community Service:_ During 2025, we continued to run **SWANS** weekly, led by Sally-Ann Veasey. This aims to provide activities and support for those suffering with or caring for those with Dementia and also provides a useful support and activity for those who are feeling isolated for other and varied reasons. The St Nicolas Group is one of two such groups run in the Nuneaton Area (the other run at St James Church). We also began Baby Jammers at St James Church hall during 2025 and this is planning to expand to st Nicolas in January 2026. We support (though do not formally manage) the long standing Nuneaton **Child Contact Centre** which provides free (donation based and volunteer-led) supported access for families who, through court orders would not be otherwise able to have direct contact with each other. A number of volunteers come from our congregation and we are pleased to partner with this fantastic organisation. ## _Community Events 2025:_ Throughout 2025 we have run a variety of events and concerts designed to help members of our existing church family invite their friends and contacts and welcome those who might not ordinarily come into the church building. These have ranged from fundraising events such as Summer Barn Dance & Fish and chips for the Megan Newborough foundation; Spring Concerts at St James; Atherstone Choral Society; Quiz nights, Historic Churches Open days; St Nicolas Festival and Harvest Supper etc ## _Community Investment: Mission Giving_ Mission Support Partnerships have been initiated during 2025 and a strong initial donations to these organisations (see Finance Report) who have been very grateful. In order to maximise this support it is vital that we have link members of the congregation to ensure that the congregations are receiving the updates so we can be praying more specifically for them. - 1) **Nuneaton Foodbank:** https://nuneaton.foodbank.org.uk/ - 2) **Nuneaton CAP** : https://mcbcnuneaton.org.uk/cap-christians-against-poverty/ - 3) **Saints: Student Lounge** https://www.saintsnuneaton.org/student-lounge 4) **Signers & Speakers United: Fielders ‘ Deaf Hearing United’ mission in Uganda** (on Facebook) - 5) **Tearfund:** https://www.tearfund.org/ - **6) Bible Society** https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/ ## _Community Spaces: St Nicolas Parish Centre_ **The centre** is a very popular venue and used every day by a wide range of community groups in Nuneaton and beyond (church, social services, children, etc.) for functions, meetings, and classes. Feedback is always positive from users who value the social support and opportunity to meet like minded groups of people. An example list of the regular hirers is below: - Contact Centre – weekly group sessions for supported contact - SWANS – Nuneaton based dementia group providing a fun outlet through singing for carers and those they care for. - U3A – an association for people who have finished working full time or raising their families, who want to pursue other interests or try something new. Bridge Club - GKR - Karate Classes - Thursday Evening - _**Baby Jammers - Monday Morning**_ - Sahil – Asian Community Support Group Monday afternoon - _**Xyla Services - Diabetes Prevention**_ - Yoga – Wednesday & Thursday - Accord – Women’s Specialist offenders support group - Warwickshire Tai chi – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday evenings - Paul Gannon Karate – Saturday afternoon - SWFT NHS Child Health Clinic – Weekly Friday mornings & Tuesday Day - Narcotics Anonymous Recovery Meetings - Wednesday Evenings - Bereavement Hub - Alternate Friday Afternoons - Narcotics Anonymous - Friday Evenings - Pilates Group - Tuesday Evenings - Juggling - John Parnell Friday Evenings - Praconia - Polish Language Group - Thursday Evenings - _**Quirky Kids**_ There are also rooms used for private parties and celebrations. ## **The centre is now thriving and in use most days and nights. This is very positive for the future.** ## _Community Partnerships:_ ## St Nicolas School Partnership: St Nicolas School is a Church of England Academy with strong historic links. These links have been developing well with Dawn Beasley, an active member of our Congregation as Chair of Governors. The vicar is regularly involved in school collective worship and year groups visit the church at least once each year. During 2024, two visits during the year for most year groups happened with summer term visits as well as seasonal visits. The Church gifted a bible to each year 6 leaver as a reminder of their time at St Nicolas School. ## Deanery Synod Within Coventry diocese, St Nicolas is in the Nuneaton Deanery. This is led by Area Dean Rev Dave Poultney and Assistant Area Dean Rev Alison Shaw alongside lay Chair Dave Spiers. Three members of the PCC sit on the deanery synod. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. The Deanery also operates a local Mission Hub to support deanery churches through All Saints Bedworth. ## Ecumenical Relationships The church is a part of Churches Together network in Nuneaton, and is involved with the Saints project, with the Vicar on the Saints advisory committee. We are working with Saints on a number of projects as well for a student lounge project which we are involved with developing youth and pastoral work in KE6. The Vicar regularly meets church leaders of the Nuneaton Churches and seeks to explore opportunities for collaborative work and ministry. ## Interfaith Relationships During 2025 St Nicolas was involved with a walk of faith organised by the Bahai community in Nuneaton, featuring a number of the faith communities of Nuneaton and the newly established interfaith forum for Nuneaton ## Civic Relationships As Nuneaton's longest serving Church of England church, St Nicolas has an important role within the civic life of the local community. During 2025 we have been involved in events with the George Eliot Society, Nuneaton Historical Association, local councillors, MP, Local Schools (Higham Lane, Etone, Milby), Nuneaton District Guides, Nuneaton 11th Scouts and the town’s Civic Remembrance Sunday event. ## How many church members do we have? It is difficult to gauge an accurate number as there are varying ways to understand membership of a church like St Nicolas. All are welcome to attend our services and events. Some identify with St Nicolas because it is their Parish Church, others because it is the Town Church, others still because it is their spiritual home. The average weekly attendance, counted during October, was 87, but this number increased at festivals and Christmas carol services with recording 261 during our Christmas Eve/Day Services 2025 and 81 during our Easter Services 2025 Our Facebook Account has 582 followers ## Electoral Roll Report: Our Electoral Roll shows the following membership: |**Year**|**Resident**|**Non residents**|**Total on roll**| |---|---|---|---| |2019|62|31|93| |2020|68|39|107| |2021|69|39|108| |2022|69|39|108| |2023|70|39|109| |2024|68|38|106| |2025|45|34|79| |**2026**|**46**|**44**|**90**| Our Electoral Roll for 2026 has had 4 members taken off due to death, 15 new members added giving a total of 90 with 46 members resident in the parish and 44 non resident. If you worship with us regularly and see St Nicolas Church as your church we’d love you to join the electoral roll. Please see Lyn Werret, our Electoral Roll officer for more information. Thank you to Lyn and Marina for preparing the Electoral Roll for 2026. ## Report on the Fabric, goods and ornaments of the Church See Dashboard. A huge number of tasks have been done to ensure that the church is safe, watertight, warm and welcoming. Our Churchwardens run a fabric dashboard to enable the PCC to see the progress and status of the many projects undertaken on their behalf. ## St Nicolas Church DASHBOARD - FABRIC ## **KEY** Urgent Job to be completed Project ongoing / still to be completed Project completed and paid in full Project rejected |**Number**|**Project/ Repairs**|**Reference Area**|**Aim of Project**|**Cost**|**Status**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**1**|Lighting System|Internal|To upgrade the internal
lighting system in the
main Church|New LED bulbs
to be purchased
and fitted by
Members of the
congregations
using a safety
tower.|

Decision
from
MLT/SLT
given.| |**2**|Security Lock on
Internal door to
Office Suite|Internal - Church
Centre|To give added security
and stop any people
entering the lounge
area when Hall users are
in the building|
No Costs|Decision
from
MLT/SLT
given, John
has a
number
key lock
and will fit
himself| |**3**|Pathway from Car
Park to Main
Church|External|To clear small area of
mud left by heavy
winter rain and insert a
drain away channel into
the grass area.|
Minimal cost of
supplies to
complete the
job|
Project
undertaken
by Leon| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**4**|Main Car Park|External|Fill in or replace surface
of Car Par once the
weather is better|
Not yet
obtained|Awaiting
decision
from MLT &
SLT once
quotes
received| |**5**|Main Glass
entrance doors to
Church centre|External - Replace
main glass
entrance doors in
the Church centre|Replace glass doors with
Disabled access and
more robust glass and
new locking system,
until funds available a
Thumb lock to be
inserted giving added
security|
Quote received
from JB of
£8499.00 + vat|Project on
hold until
funds are
available| |**6**|Glass Rooms|Internal - Church|New Cabinets to be
fitted so all items
currently in the room
can be stores away and
locked, room can then
be used as a meeting
room|First quote
received was
for £4,000.00|Other
quotes
being
obtained
via
Cartwrights
& IKEA| |**7**|Glass Rooms|Internal - Church|To hang blinds in order
privacy so as to
encourage new groups
to rent out the rooms||Waiting for
new
cabinets to
be
completed| |**8**|New Access Path|External - Rear of
Church Building|Clear and lay new hard
core path to the rear of
the building to enable
access in the event of a
Fire|Gravel has been
donated, only
other cost will
be hiring of
equipment|
Ground
work
completed,
gravel to be
laid| |**9**|External Wooden
Window Frames|External - Front of
Church Centre|Sand down and re
varnish all frames|Cost of Varnish|Dean to
lead
project| |**10**|Service to Clock|Internal - Main
Tower|Main Clock not working
and needs to be taken
away to be repaired|
Report and
quote now
received for
£13,340.
Project put on
hold until
sufficient funds
are in place|SLT have
put the
project on
hold| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**11**|ECO Project|Outside / Inside
Church Building|ECO Group to look at
Trial for infra red
heating zones in Church.|
Grants may be
available up to
£10.000|Project
Group to
meet up
during
2026| |**12**|Extension to Fire
Alarm|Internal - Main
Church & Church
Centre|Following FRA
reccommendations
upgrade to Current Fire
Alarm System|Invoices paid
for stages 1
& 2 = £753.00|
All work
competed
04/12/25| |**13**|Rear Sheds|Courtyard|Replace both wooden
sheds and purchase two
new plastic sheds and
move side wall|
Grants plus
£2000,00 from
funds|New paved
area and
sheds now
in place| |**14**|Leake Chapel|Internal / outside
Church|
Replace broken glass in
leake chapel and
cracked panes in South
aisle windows|£528.00|Repairs
completed
by 3spires
on 27th
August
2025| |**15**|To switch on the 6
current flood lights
around the church|External - Exisiting
flood lights to be
changed to LED|
To flood light the the
front and north aisle of
the Church Building|
John now
looking at
installed lights
as replacement|John and
Leon have
now
finished
replacing
the the out
door flood
lights| |**16**|Bell Frame in Tower
to be painted|
Internal - Main
Tower|Re-painting of
Horizontal RSJ's and the
metal vertical supports|
Price agreed by
SC & PCC of
£5122. 00|Project
completed
by Space
Creators| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**17**|New Controls to
Heating Controls in
Church Centre|Internal - Church
Centre|To provide zonel
controls to various parts
of the Church Centre|
Agree between
Nick and Daly
Enginnering|Heating
now
working in
Church
Centre| |**18**|Small Infrared
Heater for the
Church Building
e.g. Leake Chapel|Internal - Church
Building|To heat small areas in
the church without
putting the main
heating on|£109.95|Heater
purchased
from Castle
Heaters for
trial in the
Leake
Chapel and
the Chancel| |**19**|3 Small Heaters for
the Church Building
& Church Centre
Hall|
Internal - Church
Building & Hall|To heat small areas in
the church without
putting the main
heating on|£90.00|Heater
purchased
& now in
use around
the Church
Building| |**20**|Fire Risk
Assessment|Internal - Church
Building|To bring the Church
building up to Fire
Safety Regulations|£475.00|Completed
in February
2024| |**21**|Repair to Kitchen
Roof|Church Centre|Urgent repairs carried
following leak into
Kitchen|£3,754.80|Completed
27/06/24| |**22**|Repair to Roof in
OGS|Old Grammer
School|Urgent repairs carried
out following leak into
Cupboard in office over
electrical switches|Final Invoice
now paid|Completed
in May
2024| |**23**|Fire Doors|Church Centre|Following Fire Risk
Assessment new fire
door required in the
Kitchen and all Fire
doors in Church Centre
to be taken off and
rehung with a 3mm gap
between door and
frame. The underneath
stairs in the OGS to be
boxed in to bring up to
date to Fire Regulations
and cables in the
cupboard in the office
to be boxed in to fire
standards|

All invoices now
paid|
All work
now
completed
16/12/24| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**24**|Organ Repairs|Internal - main
Church|Repairs & tunning
carried out to Organ|£408.00|Completed
by Peter
Spencer -
Dec 2024| |**25**|Boiler Repairs|Church Centre|Urgent repairs carried
out to Boiler in Church
Centre|Final Invoice
paid|Completed
by Daly
Engineering| |**26**|Bell Number 5|Internal - Bell
Tower|Repair to 5th Bell and all
other bells to be
accessed for wear &
tear|
Deposit and
final invoice
paid £6806.00
Awaiting
outcome of
grants sumitted
to Coventry
Guild & Sharp
Trust|
Project
Completed
4th
September
2024| |**27**|Aluminium Doors
exit & entrance
door|Internal - Porch|The closure mechanism
on one door has failed
resulting in it slamming
shut|
Standing
Committee
have approved
to have both
doors replace at
a cost of £2,200|
Completed
28th
February
2025| |**28**|Fire Escape Door|Internal - Door in
corridor leading to
outside sheds|
The push down bar has
failed resulting in the
door unabled to be
opened|Final Invoice of
£389.00 now
paid|Completed
29th April
2025| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**29**|Small Infrared
Heater for the
Church Building
e.g. Glass Rooms|Internal - Church
Building|To heat small areas in
the church without
putting the main
heating on|£62.00|Heater
purchased
from Castle
Heaters for
the Glass
Rooms| |**30**|Parish Office|Internal - Church
Centre|New Carpet or Carpet
Tiles|£672.99|Completed
3rd April
2025| **Any Quinquennial repairs have been removed from Dashboard as a new quinquennial Inspection has been arranged for the Summer 2026 by Simon Bird of Flying Buttress Architecture** ## Financial Report & Accounts ## Financial Review In terms of Operational Income and Expenditure, there was a small deficit in 2025 of £154, an improvement on the deficit of £1,890 in 2024. Income was down by £3,219 as a result of reduced voluntary giving offset by an increase in Hall Lettings. Expenditure was also down by £4,995 largely due to reduced maintenance and Salary charges (Salary in 2025 was especially low because of Tax Refunds from 2024) A highlight of 2025 was our Mission Support Programme combining with St James to give a total of £22,800 between 6 charities. Another highlight of 2025 is the redevelopment of the Courtyard mostly funded by a generous grant of £5000 directly paid by Quirky Kids and a donation of £500 from the thriving Swans programme. Looking ahead to 2026, we will incur higher energy costs as a result of a change in provider and we need to focus on increasing voluntary giving to previous levels or higher. Please refer to these reports for more detail. 1. Operational Income and Expenditure 2025 2. Balance Sheet for 2025 3. Independent Examiner’s Report 4. Donations to Charity in 2025 Thank you to everyone at St Nicolas for your continued support and also for your generosity in giving over the year. Finally, I would like to thank Screatons accountants of Atherstone for reviewing our accounts for 2025. ## **Jim Keeley** _**Treasurer St Nicolas Church**_ Operational Income and Expenditure 2025 lysis Ccmle IrLxJme 2025 2024 2025-2024 Percentage £41.403 £S,201 £45,823 £4,912 £4,809 £11,853 £37.328 £2,438 £1,( -£4.420 £289 1.221 1,165 -9.6% 5.9% -25.4% -9.8% 9.0% 4.7% -10.3% nla .0% 201- CL41ectiLx 202- Dcffl3tK￿S 204. Inwme Tax Credits 210- Chjrch Hall Lettv 215. PCC Fees . RetsineJJ 23)- Interesl Received 245- Insurance Clams Total Incnme Expendtbjre 501 . ￿atKInsandG￿ts other than M￿￿1 Supfvx￿1 {see below) 505- Heat arKI kng . Rates and Water 507 - InSurar￿e 9)8. Repairs aThJ Mainten8 510- Cknning 515. Ctsjrch Hall ￿ Oir￿e Rdreshments 521 . Weekty SeNce Costs 525- Clergy Expenses 527 . Salary Secretwy 528- Pmtir¥J, Pc6t&Je P4Jmin elc. 530. Tdep 535. Parish Share 5x1. Miss*)nlOutreath 555- FuTrJ Raising . Irty￿nt ExaminatTh Fee Total ExFerxliture Income. ExperKliknre £10,688 £40.671 £2,225 -£213 -£110 £278 -£3.219 £278 £105.013 £0 £108.232 £720 £11.667 £112 £6.935 £7,743 £9.651 £720 nl8 -2.4% 17. 2.3% 4S.6% 6.5% nla £11,955 £17 £157 -£4,289 £585 154 -£44 717 1.753 £693 1.359 £2.662 £315 1, £6,778 £12,032 £154 £1,453 £9.972 £2,514 £655 £47,074 £2,170 £11.725 £1.821 £2,014 £44,412 £2,520 £1. £3Q) £110,122 -£1,8 -33.0% -1S.0% 38.1% -67.5% 6.0% 12.5% nla 0.0% 4.5% £0 £105.167 -£154 4.955 St Nicolas Mission Support Partnership Donations 2025 Balance Sheet of Accounts (Summary) rn719 n&719 ni.71• 710.71 61.n& nJ11 21 1J•5 112 •74J ¥J7￿* 1JS 311 15) 1a1 1(11 2&4t3 JJ ## Reserves policy The Trustees consider that the liquid unrestricted reserves required by the Church should ideally be equivalent to a minimum of 3 months operating costs to cover the costs of winding up that would be incurred in the case of the Church ceasing to operate.Please ask me about the various ways that you can give to the church. Email jimkeeleyhome@hotmail.com mobile 07906 220330 or ask me in church. Thank you ## **Jim Keeley** Treasurer ## Additional Information ## Volunteers We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is. In particular we want to mention our churchwardens Garry Clark and Nick Shaw who have worked so tirelessly on our behalf and Jim Keeley who has helped us all to understand the church’s accounts and its finances. ## Structure, governance and management ## _PCC Membership_ Members of the PCC are either _ex-officio (Clergy, Readers & Deanery/diocesan synod members)_ , co-opted to fulfil a certain role (currently up to 2 members), or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) [Currently up to 12 members] in accordance with the Church Representation Rules as revised in 2022. Elected, co-opted and _ex-officio_ members are the trustees of the Church, registered with the Charity Commission. The PCC members are responsible for making strategic 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. During the year the following served as members of the PCC: |||**Serving Until**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Chair**|Rev Chris Routledge|Vicar(_ex officio_)|(from September 2022)| ||Rev Modupe Adeoye|2024 - 2029|(From July2024)| ||Rev Dave Jones|2025 - 2028|(from July2025)| |**Church Wardens**|Nicholas Shaw|APCM 2026|| ||Garry Clarke|APCM2026|| |**Deanery Synod Members**|John Hitchcock|APCM 2026|| ||Leon Robbins|APCM 2026|| ||Adam Fielder|APCM 2026|| |**Elected Members**|Jim Keeley|APCM 2027|PCC Treasurer| ||David Bailey|APCM 2026|| ||Lynn Keeley|APCM 2028|| ||Sally-Anne Veasey|APCM 2027|| ||Carole Harris|APCM 2026|LayChair of PCC| ||Marina Betteridge|APCM 2026|| ||Vikki Townsend|APCM 2027|| ||Helen Fielder|APCM 2026|| ||Julie Bannister|APCM 2027|| ||Lynn Werrett|APCM 2026|| ||Anneka Moore|APCM 2028|| |**Co-Opted**|FelicityHey|APCM 2026|| ||Catherine Robbins|APCM2026|| ## _PCC Officers:_ PCC Secretary - Felicity Hey PCC Treasurer - Jim Keeley Electoral Roll Officer - Lynn Werrett Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) - Catherine Robbins ## _PCC Standing Committee_ This is the only committee required by law, it has the power, delegated by the PCC, to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings subject to directions given by the Council. Members: Chris Routledge (Vicar), Nick Shaw (Warden), Garry Clarke (Warden), Felicity Hey (PCC Secretary), Jim Keeley (Treasurer), Carole Harris (Lay Chair of PCC). ## _Ministry Leadership Team (MLT):_ This involves key leaders (Clergy, Lay and staff) involved in the day to day church ministry. The MLT is responsible to the PCC but handles day to day management-level decisions, providing support and accountability for each other and the various church ministries across both Churches. ## _**Members**_ : Chris Routledge (Vicar: St Nicolas/Priest-in-charge: St James), Modupe Adeoye (Curate, SSM) Dave Jones (Curate), _From July 2025_ Martin Butt (Retired Clergy PTO), Nick Shaw (Warden: St Nics), Garry Clarke (Warden: St Nicolas), Brenda Gardiner (Warden: St James), Sally-Ann Veasey (Local Lay Leader), Dean Moore (Senior Sidesperson: St Nicolas) Paul Ingram (Senior Sidesperson: St James) Terry Lenton (Reader PTO), John Hitchcock (Reader PTO), Marina Betteridge (Parish Administrator) Catherine Robbins (Parish Safeguarding Officer & Legal Compliance Team Lead) Jim Keeley (Treasurer St Nicolas PCC; Treasure St James PCC ) ## _Joint Safeguarding Team:_ The Safeguarding Team usually meets monthly to monitor and set Actions related to the Parish Safeguarding dashboards and safer recruitment requirements supporting the ministry opportunities across both churches and ensure that the PCC fulfills the duty to comply to the house of Bishops safeguarding guidance and regularly presents reports to the PCC. ## **Members** : Chris Routledge, Catherine Robbins (St Nicolas PSO) Phil Healey (St Nics PSO), Sue Harris (St James PSO), **Non-attending Team:** Marina Betteridge (DBS Admin), Dawn Beasley (Assistant PSO), Garry Clarke (Warden: St Nics), Brenda Gardiner (Warden: ST James). ## The Parish Office: **The Parish Office** Is the initial contact point for all enquiries: in person; by telephone and email. It is managed by our part-time Administrator, Marina Betteridge. It is where many church functions are arranged and organised (weddings, funerals, baptisms, etc.). It is also the administration hub for events, the centre, invoicing, bookings, resolving issues and generally responsible for all day-to-day activities. ## Administrative information **How you can get in touch with us:** The Church and the Office are situated on Vicarage Street. Please visit us on Sunday for any of our services St Nicolas Church Vicarage Street Nuneaton CV11 4AZ You may phone: Telephone: 02476 344553 Email: office@stnicolaschurch.org.uk Website: www.stnicolaschurch.org.uk _St. Nicolas Church is part of the Diocese of Coventry within the Church of England. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2025) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission._ _Registered Charity Number 1126349_ ST. NICOLAS CHURCH NUINEATON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, DECEMBER 2025 Screatons Ltd. Chartcred Accountants Foriner Atherstone College Ratcliffe Road ATHERSTONE Warwickshire CV9 ILF 26, March 2026 Independent Examiner's Report To the PCC of St. Nicolas Church Nuneaton This report on the accounts of the PCC of St. Nicolas Churcli Nuneaton foi. the year ended 31. Deceinber 2025 is in respeLt of an exainiiiatioii caiyied OLIt uiidei. the Chiirch Accounting Regulations 2006 and Sectioii 43 of the Chai'ities Act 1993. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As members ol. tlie PCC yoii are responsible for ilie prepai?tioii of tlie accountS- you ¢(>iisider that the audit requirement of the Church Accoiiiitiiig Regiilat101l5 ?006 and Slctioii 4)(2) ol'the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is iiiy responsibility to ISSLie Iliis report oli Éliose accouiits iii accordance witli the tei'ins of tlie Cliurcli A¢¢oLilliing Regulations 2006 aiid Regulatioii 7 of the Chai'ities (Accounts and Reports) RegFiilatioiis 1995. Basis of Independent Examiner'5 Report My exaininatioii was carried out in accoi'dance with tlie geiieral dire¢tions giveii by tlie Cliarity Commission under Section 43{71{b) of tlie Act and to be found in the guidance from the CBF. That exainination includes a review of tlie accoLintingF iecords kept by tlie PCC aiid a coinpai'isoii of tlie aeeounts with tl)ose recoi.ds. li also includes c011sidei.iiig ai)y Liiiusiial iteins or disclosiires in the a¢¢oiints and seeking explanaiions froin you as triistees coiiceri)ing aiiy siicli matters. The piocedui'es undertaken do noi provide all tlie evideiice tliat woiild be I'equiied in an audit aiid coiisequeiitly I do not express an audit opinioll on the view giveii by Ilie accouiits. Independent Examiner's Statement In coniiectioii with Iny exan)ination, no matter has come to Iny attention: which gives me reasoiiable cause to believe that iii any Inaierial respect the requireTnents: to keep accouiitiiig recoi'ds in accoi'dancc with SeLtion 41 of tlie Act: aiid to prepare accoiints wliich accord ivitli tlie acLQllI)tillLT records aiid to comply witli the requireinents of tlie Act, as also contaiiied iii tlie CIILlI'clI Accounting RegFLilations 2006 have not beeii Inet., or 2. to which in Iny opinion atteiition should be drawn iii older to enable a propel. underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Screatons Ltd. Chanered Accounts Foriner Atheryloiie Colleg¢ Ratcliffe Road ATHERSTONE Warwickshire CV9 ILF 26tli March 2026 ST. NICOLAS CHURCH NUNEATON INCOME & EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDED 3J$t DECEMBER 2025 2025 Income -Planned Giving Collections Donations Restricted Grants Restricted Donations Designated Donations Income Tax Credits (Gift Aid) Income Tax Credits (Gift Aid) (Restricted) Church Hall Lettings PCC Fees - Retained Insurance Claims Interest Received 41,403 5,201 3,088 1,134 72 2,552 10,688 40,671 2,225 278 1,581 108,893 enditure Mission Support Donations & Grants Heat & Light Rates & Water Insurance Repairs & Maintenance Cleaning Church Hall & Office Refr¢shtnents Weekly Service Costs Clergy Expenses Salary Secretary Printing, Postage & Admin. Telephone Parish Share Mission/Outreach Missionloutreach (Desigynated} Missionloutreach (Restricted) Independent Examination Fee Clergy DiscTetionary (Restricted) 14,154 720 11,667 112 6,935 7,743 9,6) I 3,536 1,450 9,972 2,514 655 47,074 1,800 2,540 20 300 159 121,002 Excess of Expenditure Over Income /{Shortfall of Payments Over Reeeipts) -12,109 ST. NICOLAS CHURCH NUNEATON BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 2025 2024 Fixed Assets I"angible A55ets 786,719 786.719 786,719 786,719 Current A55ets Cash at Bank and In Hand 61,738 61,738 73,980 73,980 Liabilities Credilors.. Amounts falling due in one year 1,995 1,995 2,128 2,128 Net Current Assets less Current Liabilities 59.743 71,852 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 846,462 858,571 Total Net Assets less Liabilities 846,462 858,571 Represented By: Unrestricted General Fund 808,617 822.388 Designated Ann Parkes Donations for Children's Activities Choir Social Fund Clergy Discretionary Fund Swans St. Nicolas Mission Suppoit Fund 180 135 341 1,658 8,110 180 1,781 8,614 Restricted PCC Bells Fund Agency Collection Resloration Open Book Choir Fund Heritage Fund 1,154 150 25,413 108 413 183 149 24,758 107 412 182 FUNDS OF THE CHURCH 846,462 858,$71 ST. NICOLAS CHURCH NUINEATON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31, DECEMBER 2025 Screatons Ltd. Chartcred Accountants Foriner Atherstone College Ratcliffe Road ATHERSTONE Warwickshire CV9 ILF 26, March 2026 Independent Examiner's Report To the PCC of St. Nicolas Church Nuneaton This report on the accounts of the PCC of St. Nicolas Churcli Nuneaton foi. the year ended 31. Deceinber 2025 is in respeLt of an exainiiiatioii caiyied OLIt uiidei. the Chiirch Accounting Regulations 2006 and Sectioii 43 of the Chai'ities Act 1993. Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As members ol. tlie PCC yoii are responsible for ilie prepai?tioii of tlie accountS- you ¢(>iisider that the audit requirement of the Church Accoiiiitiiig Regiilat101l5 ?006 and Slctioii 4)(2) ol'the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) do not apply. It is iiiy responsibility to ISSLie Iliis report oli Éliose accouiits iii accordance witli the tei'ins of tlie Cliurcli A¢¢oLilliing Regulations 2006 aiid Regulatioii 7 of the Chai'ities (Accounts and Reports) RegFiilatioiis 1995. Basis of Independent Examiner'5 Report My exaininatioii was carried out in accoi'dance with tlie geiieral dire¢tions giveii by tlie Cliarity Commission under Section 43{71{b) of tlie Act and to be found in the guidance from the CBF. That exainination includes a review of tlie accoLintingF iecords kept by tlie PCC aiid a coinpai'isoii of tlie aeeounts with tl)ose recoi.ds. li also includes c011sidei.iiig ai)y Liiiusiial iteins or disclosiires in the a¢¢oiints and seeking explanaiions froin you as triistees coiiceri)ing aiiy siicli matters. The piocedui'es undertaken do noi provide all tlie evideiice tliat woiild be I'equiied in an audit aiid coiisequeiitly I do not express an audit opinioll on the view giveii by Ilie accouiits. Independent Examiner's Statement In coniiectioii with Iny exan)ination, no matter has come to Iny attention: which gives me reasoiiable cause to believe that iii any Inaierial respect the requireTnents: to keep accouiitiiig recoi'ds in accoi'dancc with SeLtion 41 of tlie Act: aiid to prepare accoiints wliich accord ivitli tlie acLQllI)tillLT records aiid to comply witli the requireinents of tlie Act, as also contaiiied iii tlie CIILlI'clI Accounting RegFLilations 2006 have not beeii Inet., or 2. to which in Iny opinion atteiition should be drawn iii older to enable a propel. underslanding of the accounts to be reached. Screatons Ltd. Chanered Accounts Foriner Atheryloiie Colleg¢ Ratcliffe Road ATHERSTONE Warwickshire CV9 ILF 26tli March 2026 ST. NICOLAS CHURCH NUNEATON INCOME & EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDED 3J$t DECEMBER 2025 2025 Income -Planned Giving Collections Donations Restricted Grants Restricted Donations Designated Donations Income Tax Credits (Gift Aid) Income Tax Credits (Gift Aid) (Restricted) Church Hall Lettings PCC Fees - Retained Insurance Claims Interest Received 41,403 5,201 3,088 1,134 72 2,552 10,688 40,671 2,225 278 1,581 108,893 enditure Mission Support Donations & Grants Heat & Light Rates & Water Insurance Repairs & Maintenance Cleaning Church Hall & Office Refr¢shtnents Weekly Service Costs Clergy Expenses Salary Secretary Printing, Postage & Admin. Telephone Parish Share Mission/Outreach Missionloutreach (Desigynated} Missionloutreach (Restricted) Independent Examination Fee Clergy DiscTetionary (Restricted) 14,154 720 11,667 112 6,935 7,743 9,6) I 3,536 1,450 9,972 2,514 655 47,074 1,800 2,540 20 300 159 121,002 Excess of Expenditure Over Income /{Shortfall of Payments Over Reeeipts) -12,109 ST. NICOLAS CHURCH NUNEATON BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2025 2025 2024 Fixed Assets I"angible A55ets 786,719 786.719 786,719 786,719 Current A55ets Cash at Bank and In Hand 61,738 61,738 73,980 73,980 Liabilities Credilors.. Amounts falling due in one year 1,995 1,995 2,128 2,128 Net Current Assets less Current Liabilities 59.743 71,852 Total Assets less Current Liabilities 846,462 858,571 Total Net Assets less Liabilities 846,462 858,571 Represented By: Unrestricted General Fund 808,617 822.388 Designated Ann Parkes Donations for Children's Activities Choir Social Fund Clergy Discretionary Fund Swans St. Nicolas Mission Suppoit Fund 180 135 341 1,658 8,110 180 1,781 8,614 Restricted PCC Bells Fund Agency Collection Resloration Open Book Choir Fund Heritage Fund 1,154 150 25,413 108 413 183 149 24,758 107 412 182 FUNDS OF THE CHURCH 846,462 858,$71