**2025 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Chad’s Church, Woodseats** ## **Aims and Purposes** St Chad’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) is the governing body of the Church and is responsible, along with the incumbent, the Reverend Jonathan Hidden, for promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, liturgical, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. ## **Objectives and Activities** The objectives and activities of the PCC are in accordance with the guidelines on public benefit. These objectives and activities can be summarized as: - Public worship to which every resident of the parish is welcome and invited to join - Pastoral work through the ministry of the occasional offices - A thriving ministry amongst the elderly including, but not limited to, various friendship groups, regular coffee mornings and occasional organised excursions - Youth work that involves both church and non-church young people - The use of the church buildings for community activities - Teaching about the Christian faith and the ethics of being a disciple of Jesus Christ - Distributing a proportion of our voluntary giving to other charitable organizations within and without the diocese of Sheffield - The encouragement of an active volunteer force from within the congregation to become involved in other Sheffield-based charities, e.g. Sheffield BESOM and School Pastors. ## **Report on activities in 2025** Public worship occurred weekly with services being held on most Sundays at 9am and 11am. These were typically a mix of formal and informal, Holy Communion and other non-Eucharistic services. Our work with other local churches included a joint Lent course and other joint services throughout the year. We continued to offer outreach events such as Messy Easter, the Have a Go Show, an All Hallows Cafe as an alternative to Halloween, and our Christingle service. From January 2026, we plan to run Communi-tea, an all-age tea-time drop-in, where members of our local community can connect together and enjoy a light meal. Christmas 2025 was again a time where children from local schools and nurseries were welcomed into the building to hear the Christmas Story. Our Christmas services continued to be popular, showing a desire to celebrate Christmas in the local church. Youth and children’s work continued to develop; this included church youth work on Sunday mornings and Friday evenings, as well as involvement with School Pastors. Our part-time youth worker continues to lead a School Pastors’ team at our local secondary school which proved invaluable to the school in supporting both students and staff. We were unsuccessful in appointing a part-time children and families worker in 2025, but hope this situation will be Page 1 of 12 remedied early in 2026. Our involvement with other local charitable activities such as Besom, Grace Foodbank, Sheffield Debt Centre and Open House Coffee continued throughout 2025. Third Age ministry continued apace, with growing numbers attending Natter, the weekly over 50s coffee morning, which is also registered as a Welcome Place. Natter Plus also happens regularly; this is a short service after Natter, which Natter members are welcome to attend. Growth was also seen in other activities for the over 50s. A Memory Café, for those with memory loss and their carers, continued to meet twice monthly. Our toddler group continued to serve a real need for toddlers, and their parents, grandparents, and carers. Bible story times were shared regularly. At the end of 2025 we had 92 members on our electoral roll, with a worshipping community of 130 including under 16s. Our lease of land to Woodseats Community Garden (a project led by a PCC member who is a landscape architect) is providing a well-being space managed by members of the local community and an extra facility for the Church to use. The church building and our Community Hub (a large converted Edwardian house) are meeting points for a number of community groups. A substantial Local Authority grant enabled us to install new flooring, redecorate several areas and purchase new chairs and tables for the Community Hub, making the facilities more attractive to a range of community users. Our spaces are hired out to a snooker club, a variety of music groups, a monthly bereavement cafe, an arts collective and uniformed organisations affiliated to the church. ## **Financial Review** Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £150,937.40 of which £118,269.45 was unrestricted voluntary income, including £32,667.95 from Gift Aid. Restricted funds of £37,965.23 were also received and are detailed in the financial statements. Lettings of the church premises and the Community Hub, the freehold property at 56 Abbey Lane, generated an income of £13,329.25. The huge majority of planned giving is now through the Parish Giving Scheme, which reduces the burden of collecting Gift Aid. However, backdated claims for Gift Aid, on other donations dating from 2022-25, have seen £22,325.93 recovered. £113,690.34 was spent, largely from unrestricted funds, to provide the Christian ministry of St Chad’s Church, including donations totalling £11,760 promised to our designated Mission Partner charities: The Besom in Sheffield, Christians Against Poverty, Church Army, Grace Foodbank (our local foodbank), Open Doors, Open House (a local Christian charity), Sheffield Street Pastors, Scripture Union - Rwanda and Tearfund. (St Chad’s also supports School Pastors through the work of our employed Youth Worker.) Our pledged contribution of £51,600 to the Diocesan Common Fund, which provides stipends, housing and pensions for clergy across the diocese, has been fully met. The net result for the year was an excess of receipts over payments of £27869.91. Adding bank Page 2 of 12 and deposit balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward on 31 December totalled £83,224.85 on unrestricted funds and £38,415.41 on restricted funds. ## **Reserves Policy** It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months unrestricted payments, to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and meet unexpected emergencies. This is an amount of approximately £40,000. The cash balance of £83,224.85 held in unrestricted funds at year end was more than adequate to support this policy. It is our policy to invest some of our fund balance in the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund. The balances of £3,485.34 in the Church Fabric restricted fund and £11,510.73 in the Community Hub restricted fund are retained towards meeting the cost of essential repairs to the Church and upgrades to the Community Hub. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1127352. The method of appointing the PCC is set out in the Church representation rules. PCC members are elected to serve for a three-year term by those whose names are on the electoral roll. Deanery Synod representatives are also elected for a three-year term, while churchwardens are elected annually. The clergy, churchwardens and Deanery Synod representatives are _ex officio_ members of the PCC. The PCC has specific responsibility for the regulation of public worship in the church as well as the finances and fabric of the church buildings. In 2025 there were seven full meetings of the PCC, with subcommittees meeting in between each full meeting. Income is received primarily through the giving of the congregation and lettings of the Church building and Community Hub. A part-time youth worker and a part-time administrator are employed directly by St Chad’s, along with a paid cleaner and a verger. They are supported by an army of volunteers in all aspects of church life, to whom we give grateful thanks. Page 3 of 12 ## **Administrative Information** St Chad’s Church is the parish church for Woodseats in the Diocese of Sheffield. The correspondence address is: St Chad’s Church Linden Avenue Sheffield S8 0GA The PCC members serving during 2025 were: ## _**Ex Officio**_ **Members:** Incumbent: Rev Jonathan Hidden Curate: Rev Rachel Crossley Churchwardens: Ann Firth Ann Lomax Deanery Synod Reps: Daryl Twibey Vicky Vidler **Elected Members:** Ann Allen Christine Carr Nathan Edwards Keith Hartley Tim Hopkinson (until 19 May 2025) Jane Howcroft Victoria Karney Karen Kilner Lindsey Ladhams (until 19 May 2025) Alison Manning (until 19 May 2025) Dawn Mosley Ro Willoughby ## **Co-opted Members:** Tim Hopkinson (from 19 May 2025) Page 4 of 12 PPROCHIALCHURCH COUNCILOF ST CHADS CHURCH, WOODSEATS Financial Statem ents for the Year Ended 31 Decem ber 2025 state￿ent of Financial Activities Receipts and Payments Accourrts Unr051riGtg Fund5 R•striGt•d Fund5 TOTAL TOT Notes REC￿Ts Volurtarylnccffle Plann￿ gwg l otrEr rEceiptS Gift Ajd RecttsEre TotalVolL•rtarylncame 90,982 19 5328. 32,667 £ 128978.4) 11,47573 20,590.00 5,W9 50 £ 37,%5.23 £ 102,457 ¥2 25,918.26 92.752 r6 19.608 62 1843748 1W.793.16 Sa £ 186,￿3.&1 Actiwtsesfor Genernb"ng Funds 5b 933 45 345 1286 v•ion•nt Ineom• 6c 1,784 41 1,784 41 Chur¢h Activits"es sd 14005 45 14,￿7 45 924121 R•in*ursemertS 4433.69 4,433.69 823 Total RECEIPTS 4 1￿9?7.￿) 4 37,W.23 1441J23.23 PAYNEFrrs Direct Costs L* Mitystry Worshp se￿Ice5 Mssion GM staffing Isslon & E￿n￿¥15M Tot* Dir•¢t Co¥t¥ se 2085* 71,775. 27,1Tr1 2,&5 72,275.Q¥J 35,469 1541 ( 51.600. o.to 8,kn5 1,15000 £ 10,WS.CQ 1fj95 87J01.Cq £ 1￿￿70. 4 11a,*o. Administrntive and Ovethead Co4s 31,198.15 £ 16,144.23 47,342. 95. Total PAYMENrs £ 134 7&7. £ 26 1￿.23 £ 161 fk72.T2 Gross Da￿¢￿sUr lus 27.14 Tr8n5(e￿ 0￿￿eern r￿d$ 13?0 ti) 1,KOCO 14￿.75 £ 13,126. 27,￿9.91 22*27.14 Cashat bank *1 Janu £ 24 W.41 Cashat bank X310ecember &7224. 2 38,41J.41 2 121NO.28 93.770. Page sof 12 statement of Assets and Liabilities Cash Basis As al 31 De￿mber 2024 Unrestricted Funds Restricted FLnd8 Aecount Notes 31 De¢ 3Y25 31 Dec 2024 Flxed Assats Community Hub. 56 AbbeyL8ne £3riJ,ci)O.LKI £3[￿j,co0.CO Current *ssds Cash at b￿k in hand Co-op Community Dirécipius ACc￿nI rgin Monw CUrr￿t Account CCLA D4)051t Account Tot￿ Cash & bark and in hand £ 42,ffi8 48 £ 38.415 41 £ 8)98389 £ 58,432 99 £ 7,96540 £ 27,371 96 £ 93,770. £ 40,656 37 £ 83,224 £ 40,656 37 £ 121,640.26 £ 3q416.41 Total CutTert Asset5 £ 83,224 £ 3q416.41 % 121,640.26 £ 93,770. Total CutTent Liakilf(ies Not CwrentAB8OtS Llabiif(08 2 83,224 £ 3q416.41 2 121640.26 £ 93,770.36 Tot￿ k8Ots £383 224 416.41 2421640.26 770.86 Cap*aJ a￿1 ReseNes Unrestricted Fwds Curréfjt Y8ar Eamin Unrestricted Funds Tot￿ Unrostrlcted Funds £ 27.869 91 £ 355,354 2383,224 £ 22,627 14 £M6,81880 £369046.94 Rostrlcted & Deslgnatad Fun RF_AV RF. Childr&n Families WorkBr RF- Church FaLf IC RF. Community Hub Fabnc RF- Hardship RF_ Wmcly Cafa RF- Natter RF. Organ mainten￿Ce Tot￿ RoStri¢tod & Dosgnatsd Fund8 4260 21061 £ 6.14500 £ 9,29500 £ 5.915.00 1,435 00 £ 1.57600 294 80 £ 24 J24.41 11.321 £ 3,485 £ 11 $10 73 £ 5.497 t £ 1,576CQ £ 3.689 3) £ ￿,41&41 Total C It￿ and Re8etVe8 2421640.26 770.86 Page 6of 12 ## **1. Accounting Policies** The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis. ## **2. Fixed assets** Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a Faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s inventory. For anything acquired prior to 2000, there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Fixed Assets comprise the freehold property at 56 Abbey Lane, otherwise referred to as St Chad's Community Hub. Freehold land and buildings were previously revalued. In line with the transitional arrangements allowed under FRS102, the PCC has decided to hold these assets at cost, with the cost based on the revalued amount at the date of transition. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off as an expense. ## **3. Funds** Restricted funds represent (a) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest and (b) donations, grants or fees received for a specified object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. Designated Funds are unrestricted funds set aside by the PCC for a particular purpose. Funds so designated by the PCC can be redesignated by the PCC and so designation does not prevent funds being spent on any other purpose. Unrestricted funds are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes. There are currently no designated funds. The movements in restricted funds during the year were as below. - The transfer to the organ fund was from ordinary unrestricted funds in lieu of paying an honorarium to the organist. Receipts were from previous years’ Gift Aid. - The fabric funds represent accumulated appeals and fundraising for fabric maintenance and can only be spent for this purpose. Receipts were from grants and previous years’ Gift Aid. - The Hardship fund represents the remainder of donations given during and after the Covid pandemic to benefit those experiencing hardship. It is administered by the incumbent and wardens. - The Memory Cafe fund and Natter fund represent funds held for the St Chad's Memory Café and the St Chad’s Natter group respectively, including grant funds, which may only be used for the benefit of these ministries. These funds are administered by the respective leadership teams. - The Children and Families’ Worker fund represents initial donations plus a grant towards the salary of a children and families’ worker still to be appointed. - The AV (audio visual) fund represents the remains of a grant received in 2021 to facilitate online worship during the Covid pandemic and may only be used to purchase audio-visual equipment. This fund will now be closed. - The YW (youth work) fund represents a Local Authority grant made in 2025 and used at the discretion of our youth worker. This fund will now be closed. - The Youth Worker Salary fund represents regular donations towards the salary of our youth worker which are used on an ongoing basis. ## **4 Related Party Transactions** A trustee, Christine Carr, was remunerated during 2025 for cleaning and church verger duties. The trustee takes no part in decisions regarding remuneration. Page 7 of 12 Further￿na￿sIS OF Receipts and Pwents kcounts UnrestrKted RestrKted Funds Account 21Y25 2024 Receipts l other givinglvolunt¥yreceipts Specia APPe￿S Buildings *pÈal cFw￿pO81 Ch8nlyAppo81s Healing 4p&al Tot?1 Specia ￿Ppe*S 13,090 00 50146 26561 gJ1.46 13,46622 Don81ions for Spècifit Purposes Generd DonatlOn5 625 00 4,612 40 900 00 19 603.62 4.696 80 3] 720 00 Grant FLndi Tot41 NJI other ivinglvolunta recei tivities for Generating Funds Fundraisin Totnl Activf(ies for Generatin 933 45 93145 1,286 00 1286nO Funds Investment Income Intere51 Income Income from Grounds Hire Totnl Investment Income 1.284 41 500 00 1.284 41 500 00 1,379 63 500 00 1879.63 Church Activities Income from Life Events Income from Weddings Income from FurErals Total Income from Lrfe Events Income from M15510n Events Income for Youth Wortrd ofth• aL*wib•# ofthè pa￿8￿ 4nd slgned cm behaK ofthe P¥ro¢hial Church Cwndl by stgnod PrintName H 11)DE LL 8e110712 ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of The Parochial Church Council of St Chad’s, Woodseats for the year ended 31[st] December 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect. 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. The financial statements do not accord with those records; or 3. The financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the accounts set out in the Charities (Account and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. ## **Marie Craig FCCA** ## **TC Group** 20 Commerce Road Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 6LR Dated: 11[th] March 2026 Page 12 of 12