STJOHN'S . l*TrJ1.. a r ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEEfING. MONDAY. 23rd MARCH 2026 YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Contents . Minutes of vious meeti Minutes of Meeting of Parishioners 2025 (page l) Minutes of APCM 2025 (page 2) Statuto Annual Report (pages 3-8) Treasurer's Statement (page 9) Financial Statements (pages 10-14) Independent Examiner's Report (pa9e 15) Proceedings of the Deanery Synod (page 16) Fabric, goods & ornaments (page 17) Electoral Roll report (page 18) Other re rts Safeguarding Report (page 19)
laONDAY. 24" March 2025 The meetirwj was attended by 24 people and chaired by Priest-in-Ch<wge Re¢d Colin Fairweather who opened the meeting at 7. p.m. Minutes of IAe¢tiTrJ of 22rd A11 2024 were approved and there were no matters arisirg. Appolntment of CTr¥Jrthwardens Peter Jones was steppiThJ down as Churchwarden. and Colin thanked him for his service. There had been two nominations for Churchwarden - Alastair Bone tmd John Elliott. There beirKJ no other nomimtions, they were both duly elected. The meeting closed at 7.15 p.m.
ST Jtydtris CFLIRCH, ST ANSTED IIL4f)AY. 24" 2025 This Meetièwj followed the meetir9 of Parishioners clxiired by Priest-ill-charge Rev'd Colin Fairwtather. hliTrJt¢s of APCM held on 22 Awil 2024 were accepted 0$ o trne record. and there were no motters arising. The AnNdl Report of th• PCC and acti of the for yetr epKl¢d 31.12.24 Colin thanked knthy for preparin9 the report proposed that it be o¢cepted. The meetir¥J voted Trn favw. The Anwai Fina[1 Aee¢unts The accounts were presented. Colin proposed that the A¢¢ounts be accepted. The meetirg voted in favour. Colin thanked Alon for his work in prepariry the a¢counts. -El¢¢tornl Roll Reprt There were now 74 Mmes on the roll followirg thi$ year's r¢-writirKJ. Colin proposed that the Report be aecept¢d. All voted in fovour. He thIked our Electorol Roll off icer. Ann Coruyjy. for oll she does. Colin proposed that the report be for1 oc¢epted. All voted in favour. Fabri¢ 60ods orA ¢knaffte Colin proposed It the Fabric Goods and Ormments report b¢ accepted. All voted in favour. El¢¢tl¢)n of PCC M¢mbw Ann Conroy Stood down as PCC member, althoh she would continue as Electoral Roll Off icer. Colin thanked her for their $ervi¢e over the years. There were two norninotions for PCC membership- Sean Bornes and Mal¢olm Lloyd. . Exislir8 ele¢ted members June Cap4wn. Alon Corbishley, Katy Dockerill, and Liz Lister would continue to Sid¢smen Colin thanked all those who do valthle work sidesmen. The list of sidesmen gjbmitted was approved by all present. Edmund Wilkinson ACIB was proposed by Colin. and all Nvted in favour. Mr Wilkinson wos thanked for his work. Any Othep 8uslness There was discussion ttbout P2rkirwJ on St John's Rood. In respo to a question from Bill Stiles. Katy said that after pain*irg of triss cross lines o¢ross OLr fronta9e. there will be si9ns m'va it clear WI the Forkin9 conditions or¢. Colin pointed out that we con also suspend the wrkiry restrictions when there tTh other events in the chur¢h. The meetirfj ended at 7.30 p.m.
ANWAL AcT FCR 2025 Cf TrIE PAROCHfAL CHLlkCH C¢Xl4JaL OF It is very sod to report the deaths in 2025 of two members Qf the PCC. Peter Jones (Deanery sYd representotive and former ¢hurchwarden) died on 4 September ond John Elliott (Churchvhirden) died on 20 December. They were much loved faithful rnern of our ¢hurch and they ore trtsty miss. Aims pcc St John'$ Parochial Church Coun¢il (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operatir9 with the irKJmbent in promotiry in the ecclesiastical p2rish the whole mission of the Chureh, p2Stcrol. eistic. social and ecumenical. The PCC is olso respnsible for the nbJinteThince of the ¢hLrch t¥Jildir9 ond grovnds and the churth holl. St John's is part of the 8enef lee of Stansted. Birdry Ft2rnhwn and our Priest in Charge also hos rewnsibility for the Porish of Takeley with Little Cf beld. St John's 1$ entitled to three r¢presentot¥ves to vote ot Deanery Syd. This provth the PCC with an important link between the wish and the wider structrtres of the church St John's hos stror9 links with St Mary's thurch of Eryknd Primory School. <YKt cSeryy Srt cn tt b¢)ttrd of 6ov¢rnors. There is uJrr¢ntty a cancY for a PCC nomirnted member of the Lw The PCC is committed to emblirg as many people os possible to worship at crfjr ¢k¥trch to become part of our prish ¢omML1ty (Et St John's. The PCC nintainS on overvtew of xrshrp throughout the Forish and mokes $u99estio#s on how OLf serviw con involve those tfr¥7t kne within our parish. Ow $ervices arKI worship aim to wt faith Ènto practic¢ thr Frw ffij scripture. music and sacrament. The Priest in Charge. Revd Colin Fairwe4ther l¢ft the Parith ¢)n 11 Janwry 2026. aKI tfr¢ is now in interre9num. on PCC oetfvrties kni Prw/Worshlp/Pastoral Care 202 St John'$ 9.30 sthice is Th)rmally a Euchorist with robed choir. The seThice 0150 line throu9h the Facebook pkfform. A t¢am of sidespeople ar¢ on hand tQ guide Iv cor9regation each week. Members of the coryre9]tion lead inter¢essions and retsd lesson. Interceders ore encouro9ed to prcy for leoders of our ¢hurch $chtr)I St kny. The all-age form of worship on the first Sunday of each month 'Together on ted November 2024 kn$ grown throu9hoLIt 2025. PCC are 9rateful to mernbers of * h¢ve been instrumental in th¢ rLmiry of this serri¢e. whith involves craft actiNTt*s fcr th Spe¢ial thanks are due to Pot Crosby, KAty Oockerill and Eloin¢ Wright.
The Ministry Team comprises the Pri¢st-in-C1r9e. Associate Priest and Licensed Lay Ministers Hu9h Moscetti ond Jo Pratt and Pastoral Assistant Kathryn West. Both Rev'd Colin and kevd Helen attended the St John'$ "To9ether on Sundoy. $ervice in 2025. Wh¢n there are five Sundays in the month. a 'Five thw¢hes" service 1$ often held on the hst S( - rotatiThJ the veme each time. From February 2026 a revised $erwc¢ rotd rAlttern will be introduced . Rewd Helen's T¢Jesday lunch time "Christion Aleditation" has been well attended in 2025. 'Explorin9 &2Ptism' me¢tin9s are held with tlwse askiThJ for thildren to be boptised. 8aptisms ore held either duriThJ the 9.30 a.m. service or at 3 p.m. on the third Surthy of the month. Around five people re9ulorty attend Morniry Prayer ot 9 a.m. on Zoom f Ne dw a week. Kathryn West, Pastoral AlStant, lioisu with the ¢leryJy to visit memb¢rs of tyjr p2ri$h who are unable to attend ¢hurch due to si¢kn¢ss or a9e. The ministry team is available to visit church member$ who have requested it. to celebrate COMM[0 with them either at their homes or in hospital. The mintstry team take monthty Servi at local Care Homes - 8r¢)ome End. Har9rave House and Mountfit¢het Hous& The Tots service on Twdoy mornirys for pre-school children and their parents/carers eont4nues to be well attended and has been welcomirg families to St John's for over seventeen years. Tn the summer a presentation wos made to hlor9aret Hill. who led the Tots 9roup for mary years. The PCC is delighted that Emily Ambrose has taken over the leadership role ot Tots. fn November OLr reguhr All Souls Service was held to which recently bereoved villagers were invited. The Remembronce Sunday service at the War MenrIal wos as alws very well attended. A carol service held in St John'$ t)n 20 December. For the third year. a'8ethlehem Moss. was held at 9.30 p.m. on ChrisFwts Eve. This was well attended and it seems the nYLjority of ot5r ¢oThJregation prefer it to the traditio1 midni9ht mas$. In October. ¢ight'Eucharistic Assislants" were authorised to ossist with the administration of Holy Cornm10n. Chh lId[lFQbri¢ dnd 6p0 The PCC is aware that the hi9h altar frontals are old and beyond reFoir. There ore orvjoiry di$¢ussions abtyjt purchase of new ones. although the ct)st of bespoke f rontals was thou9ht to be prohibitive. The problem of pJrkir4J on St John's Road durirvj services hos been resolved. This involved the painting of criss cross IFnes on the road denotin9 our boundary.
Th¢ floor of the chancel hos been mod¢ 9ood aft¢r the reffto¥nl of the choir stalls. The removal of a lor9e tree root ot the entrance to the corFth( clwried 4>Jt. arKI the lime trees were removed. It is hoped that the oddition of extro cor P'r9 SFoces can 90 ahetsd. Th¢ St John's Church sign has been relocated to b¢ nearer to the entrryKe. The metal tenc¢ between the church's boLKthry arKI the Peter site s 9jeCt of an owiNJ discussion with Essex C¢)unty Council. Several small broken pjnes of glass the church have been There are phns to instoll gloss d¢)ors ot the moin entron¢¢ to th¢ chrth DISC are at an early stage There is still concern about the cost of heotiry the chwth ond e¥vy cff+Jrt s bery to reduce the cost. The PCC 09reed that before ¢Yry event in church the be set to come on ot least h¥elv¢ hours before. Alth there is o cost inTr40t¥e4. rt 125 he chwth is kept warm. The PCC also agreed that a char9¢ of £IW for arry •fr winter months. We now have a re9ulor Cleaner for the church therefore are no re>rn Im ¥ubMtEe She will be doirg two hours a month. The PCC is grateful for the dedication of our Volwteer f lower arraryers tvé trotylsknTr pth* New volunteers always welcome. rn the summer there was an incidenee of "anti-social behaviourf in the Chth T church bein9 locked during the day for a while. ccrrf has Ixen instslled (J 2rJ26l Chweh Admlnistratlon Alison rr0rd has been in posr both as Parish Secretary and also as St John's 11 Secretary, for the whole of 2025. PCC are v¢ry grateful to her for her ef f icsew the 7m rdEL St John's thanged its website prowder to SqrespIce. This hos proved gjccessful rt i5 •¥ easier to amend and inwt detoil$. Th¢ Church weekty lletIn is sent ty enb3il to those requestirg it. St John'$ 1$ now a member of the Thclusive Church network. 'B¢ir9 With" co(rses ¢ontinue to be held. aFmed at those llew to the christi¢ faith.
Stello Skn'TrvJle orynises the wrcknse of Bible Readir¥J Fellowship rwtes which are used in privote worship by memb¢r$ of our coThJre9ation. The St John'$ choir contir0 to pky a key role in our worship. thonks to the dedication of Chotr members under Anne Broo le4der$hip. The choir also m¢ets on alterrnte Saturday mornings for choir practice. An appeal for T1 members has recently appeared in the Link ma9ozin son memb¢rs of the Coryr¢tIOn rnt at the 'Touchpoint' hub on Th¢Jr$day mornin9$ for tea/coffee/luneh and fellowship. Th¢ Craft Ladies (led by Arni Conroy and JU Winter) continue to P an important role in fundraisiThJ for the church. together with Sumn Bone's condle sales. An Autumn Quiz ¥Ks held which wms successful in terms of fell(MTship and fundraisiTrvJ. The ¢hurch is a member of Churches Together in Storted (CTS) and representatives attend the Fonjm meetings whi¢h are held three times a year. CTS a¢tivities inelude Harvest Supper, support for Team$4u Christmas Shoebox appeal and the Celebration of ChristTrAs Service. which in 2025 was held on Forest Hall estate on knd n¢¥t to St Mary's School. Musi¢ supplied by the Bishop'$ Stortford Bond. Safewdir4J No Safe9uardiNJ incidents were reported in the year 2025. PCC members contire to undertake online safe9(wdin9 ¢ourses as required by the Dio¢esan Safe9uardirg Team. The PCC have adopted ¢Jnd follow the Parish Safe9Ardiry Policy and the Parish Sofe9wrdErg Handbook (2019) recommended by the Dio¢es& This 1$ infornied by the House of Bishop's 9uidance on safeguarding Children and vuln¢rabl¢ adutrs and fully compli¢2nt with the duty under section 5 of the Safe9wrding and Clergy t)iscipline Measure 2016. St John's recruitment proc¢sses for staf f and volunteers are consistent with Dio¢¢san gUFdance. The PCC. Priest in Char9e. and the Parish Sofe9wrdin9 tyf icer have worked hard to ensure that St John's Church is safer throLsh re9ard for policy, saf er recruitment and training. The expectation 1$ that all vOlTteerS ond staf f member$ are safely recruited. have up to date Safe9(1rdIN trainiTg and the correct level of D85 as required. PCC ore 9rateful to Liz Lister for her work as Parish Safeg(rdlrg Officer durin9 2025. The PCC hos a full meetirKJ in oltermtt months throtyhthjt the year, and met six times in 2025 with on overage attendance of 80%. The method of appointm¢nt of PCC members is set QLrt in th¢ Churth Representation Rules. St JLihn's is currently entitled to ni elected members. At St John's the membership of the PCC consist$ of the ¢leryy, chur¢h*trdens, licensed wtoral assistant. Deanery Symd members and those ele¢ted by members of the ¢oryre9ation who are on the ele¢torol roll of the thurch. All who
attend our $ervices are encoura9ed to ¢ommit to Church membership by re9i$terirwJ on the ele¢torol roll.. in so doirg they become eligible to stard for electi¢)n to the PCC. PCC members ¢2re resp)nsible for nkil¥j dls1¢n$ ort all nb2tters of general concern and importance to th¢ pori$h. incl(h4iThJ decidirg on how the funds of the PCC ore to be spent. PCC members ar¢ r¢qttired to suk r¢-ele¢tion every three yeors and stond down for a period of at l¢ost one year after six ye4r4 serrice. PCC minutes are a11bIt dnd the lotest con be found on the blue notice board at the back of St John's. Kathryn West Secretary to St John's PCC
ministrative In Priest-in-charge '. vaconcy Associate Priest '. Rev d Helen Flo¢k Pastaral Assistont '. Kothryn West Church Secret¢ry/Hall Bookirgs Admirtistrotor . Alison 6arrard Or9anist/Director of Music . Anne Brooks PCC members who have served at ary time from l Jonwry 2025 Lmtil the dote this report wo$ appvoved are '. Incumbent . Rerfd Dr. Colin Fairweather Asso¢iote Priest .. Re¥/d Helert Fhck Churchwardens .' Aktslair Bone. Peter Jones (until APCM 2025), John Elliott (from APCM 2025) Pastoral Assistant". Kathryn West Mi¢hoel Howes Peter Jones Sean Bar1 (f rom APCM 2025) June Cannon Ann Conroy (until APCM 2025) Alan Corbishley" KAty Dockerill" # John Elliott (to APCM 2025) Liz Lister lknlcolm Llrf(from APCM 2025) "Assistant ChUrCh*rden w.e.f 2 F¢bnKry 2026
Stardiry Comrnitt¢¢ Mernber w.e.f 2 Febrry 2026
Parish Safegwrdir4 Officer is Liz LFSter Treasurer 1$ Alan Corbishley El¢ttoral Roll Off icer is AM Conroy (Mt a member of the PCQ Secretory is Kathryn West Standlry Conwnittee The StarKliry Committe¢ compris¢s the Clergy. Churchwardens, Secretary and Treasurer. This committee is required by law and has the F)wer t¢ transact the bsjsiness of the PCC subje¢t to the direction of the PCC. PCC Status The Parothial Church Council of stanst¢d is re9iStered with the Charities Commission. re9iStraion number 1129495 with the workirvj title of St John's Church.
St John's Church, Stamted Mountfftclrt Treasure9 R•port 2023 Accounts In presentiTh3 these a(z¢JJnts I have a points to make for a better understsnding of the figures before you. 1. The Ilrst two sheets, pages 1 and 2. Statoment of Assets and Liabilltles as at 316t Dèeombar 2025. Our Fixed Assets at £557.605 81 are regarded as long-tenn investrnents from whith we reoive a constant stream of wular dNidends and, over a period of time, Caprtal Grovth. We rely on these dividends as a regular SOU of income. 2. The Church Hall is shown in the accounts at build cost as part of the Chur&l's Assets. This amount of £73,985 could be discounted as it is not realizable. 3. The Connect 120 Fund monies are hekl as agency funds- they are not induded in st John's financial position as the Fund is for projects across all fve churches. 4. The Stansled Trust monies (Restricted - Charities) of £9,682.86 which are now administered through the PCC acccmjnt, are also Agency fijnds. 5. The next pages 3 and 4, Income and Expendtture Comparatlve figure$ are just that- they are not Profft and Loss Accounts As such fhey are a simple record of all incoming funds and all outgoing costs within the year. As a result comparisons with previous years a not easy, and could lead one to a completety wtong conclusion. For example, Gnl InMe shown is considerably less than in 2024, but the reality is that year on year there is little differen. It is sirnply that claims do not always coincide wrth calendar years. Aso, One-off Gift Aid gift5 In 2025 have benefited from a very ElCOMe gfft of £20.0 for vknid) we have been very thankfijl. 6. Total giving by stsnding order has taken a big knock, parbcularfy during the last months of 2025 and, while thts has onty Ulted in an annual decrease of some £2:000, it dS translate into an annual loss of approaehing £11.000. Aware of th18 situation, the PCC has agreed to have a major Stewardship drive dunng the late Spring of 2026 and one of the Dit)cesan Advisors wll be helping us with this. 7 The final page, 5, sht)ws 8t Johns Hall Account where unfortunately several long-term users have been lost during 2025 and, while some new users are now in place, the net effect has been for the Hall to have incurred a deficit of just over £1,000. Dunng the year. the lighting was updated and this has been reflected in much reduced electriaty costs. I would like to record my thanks and those of the PCC to Ann Lee who deals w7th all the cash banking each month, to Tony Crosby deals vrith the Gift Aid Claims from HMRC, and to Edmund Wlkinson ft)r On again carrying out the Ad[t of our accounts. Overall. while the church continues to hotd a sizeablo amount in reserves, it is unwise to draw on these for any period of time as this creates what anatysts call a °Dotsm Loop. _ as total inveslments fall, so do dividends and further drawings beG¢)me necessary to achieve the status quo. thus continuiro to reduce the Capital value ad infintium. Therefore. in 2026 an Increase in Revenuè is absolutely essential. lIe thrs would be expected to come mainly from regular giving. increased membership of the 300 Club arKI more social events are other obvious sources for generats.ng extra income. Alan corbishy, 23rd January 2026.
81an•ted Mounffitchrt PCC stst•rnert of Assets and LiabS1ille8 (by Code) AS at 31 Dee•mber2025 ¢lats and nomlml ¢odB 4e8.679.88 Agnela Maychurthl 6442.. CCLA Q02S (Hovand) 8480 CCLA Edueatiom Tru81 9.44102 498,121.C 496.011.74 42 r1B.19 2,718.19 18.T66.62 44.497.09 18.766. Tclafs 6430" Chwrch Hall 6432. Land * st Marys rJ,985.CbJ n.985.fK) n.985.fpJ TIA•lB Cury¥nt als. Cwh ot l>ank and kn haTrJ 6501 ". Barday4 Main aco)unt 99 8502." 85y8 No ? 8714 0610." CCLA deposit a£¢)urt 8LIJID 8511 .. CCLAdeposit 1752D IRE Fund) 13.873.73 476.12 11.077.82 64.18 2S.015.73 8,476.12 47,433.( 19.876 24 8.496.61 54,948.42 22.S22.70 47..[ Toia 11mA2 18 71JX91 e512". CrAnne(1120 CCLA t.846.43 30.946.43 32,2.11 J12M.12 accourf¥ ". Agency coltectv)ns 32.164.15 32.164.19 33.452.88 32,1M19 I1114 Nettoial •6ets 628.448. 9.0 L 70.W 01 709.298.96 717.121.04 gJ60 Y17,f21.04 112,756.70 111.W34 111756.70 111.45634 114.7T&13 117.018.34 249 28 249.28 8.207.73 249.28 8207.73 nesvJfiated- Fabr DesvJnat8d. FLrygRopknt DgsvJnat8d- Ha 8J)7 n 2.735.63 .1)40.74 396.046 74 396.046.74 1.286.12 Rwtrthd. ehaiit** 9,68188 9,e82.80 /0
Restr. CneL120 Endtyment. EdTrLSt Endwnent. Fb)land In20 177.20 14766.82 41718.19 9,505.20 2.221.50 22.522.70 44,497.09 9,.20 18,766.62 42,718 79 T)tals 651*3142 70,89Mi 7118814P 72Q,¥04J7
Income l •¥p•ndÈiuTr comparati¥9 figUrnS Selècted pwiod: 01 January 2024 to 31 D•e•mbor 2025 Ftmd Fund ty Ir&¢Jme 0110. Grft A5d. Énvelop•¥ 0111 - Envelopes GASDS 0201- Standing Orders. Gift ahled 0202- StandirrfJ Ordeys, rv)t grft athd 0301- Loose ate ediecbons 0303. miscellaU$ Ire 0304. Gving Machin& OX8. St John's Tots 0501 . omftslAid g 0601 . GiRd Tax rKovwed 0701- Legaaes 07. 3CQ Club 09)8- Educstion Trust 0910- Fundratsing everrts 1001- Diwd8nd$ CCLA Investmerrt 1002- DNidends Holland Iwst ICK)4. Interest CCLA DeFWt 1008- Dtyidends Agrta Churth 1020 - Interest Bank Premium... 1101 - Fees for Yding$ and. 1222. Crafts 1231 . Churth Wthgs ))rne 2.$73. 20.[ &fj.703. 180.rK) 5281.41 2284.60 Gener&1 General G8rtsral Genernl General Genar General Gener Vnrestrlcted Unrestllcted UnfestrCl Unrestsided Unresln'ctad Unresthetod Unrestrided Unreslri¢t8d Unrestri¢t•d Unrestricted Unr&strid8 UThr88trict•d Unrestrided Unrestricted UnT8Slrided utrIcted Unrestrl•d Unrestrwed Unrestncted Unrestricted Unrestricted untrIcted 33..( 380.C 4.629.24 129 801 120.541 .01 20.448.Crf] 13.056.88 1.1g8.C(S 21247. 135.64 2.442. General Genaral Genaral General General 10.336.86 General 1236.43 General 2,486 64 Gene 3,445.81 Genetal 26628 General 2.763.00 G8neTal 1250.00 Gener 1.640 00 1.962.fy) 3.700.82 1.3S8.CIJ 10.095.52 1207. 2.769.thS 3.365.16 349.18 4,179.01 7C¥J.C 1710- costs of apptyry for 9rants 1750- ChuTth Fbwers 11- Parish Share 2(K)1 - Pastoral Asst expenses 2050- P8rish Sec8tsrys Salary 2101- ViGarfs ExpeTr5es 2102. As50c Pnesfs expenses 2150- Vi¢al$ telephot and intemat 23J1- Chutch run¥Ong- irAur8n 2310- Parish offi phone- intemet 2311 . Parish Office RequK8it88 2313. Parish Officg rerrt 2314_ Parish Offic• maintBTrsnc• 2315- Church Candles 2321 . Oryan repaw5 and s8r¥icar 2330- Churth maintwan¢• 2131 _ Church Cle8ning 2340. Upkeep of serv Z343. CCLI MC Crpyright Gene1 Unre5tfKt Unrastrictgj Unrestiicted Unrestricted Unrestn'cted UnSInGtaj Unreslricled Unresttictad Unrastricbj Unrestrfeted Unrestricted 15220 46.050.84 264.60 2.345.35 884.30 55.51 233.19 5.589.54 301.67 320.90 720.00 461.14 44,415.36 182.60 2.230.$0 743.99 473.89 343.07 5,389.80 Gener•1 Gener Gonw Gener General General 52Q24 Genef 470.W2 408.f1 437.19 2.241. G&ng Gene¥al Gen Ganw General General UnreslricJ8d ilnre5tricled UnresSri¢tad UnTeStricted Unrestrided Urwe5trided 095.98 8.488.70 1.583.04 327. 351.Tr) 3,721.95 583.63 41421 8.189.20 303.81 1C4J.CM) Z3X.. Churh Grounds mamtence ZX. . Atr.Inistration l . u$j¥e Church 2. Fs to F*nham PCC General G8ner81 UN86trictsd /z
D8Krftrtlon otm11202M1n2rbn4 Mmrth2WiMWbJ25 Purwj Fund . 2387. Un(*gori costs 2401 . Church electrioty 2410- Church gas 2420- Ghurch 2440. Chur¢h Minor mawthr 2512. GFBft FuThJ axWrte 2801 . G(w8mance costs... 2820. Hall w.or repairs- instslal Genetal Unre)¢ General Unresln'eted General Unr8slri¢ted Gener unre51ncd Gerat Unrestricted General Unres1rfcted General Unrestn"ctaJ GeA)eral UnreStrictj 989.88 8.671e6 152.91 T77. 4.ST7.65 153 66 228.99 1.780.CNJ 3.184.40 78.07&18 7132 /3
Incom l experKlllure comparntive figurns Oexrfrtlon Fund 1290_ Churd) hau letbn96 InGOrn8 1240- chUh hall fund raisiThJ... 18,$37.95 14.542.CKI 320 (KJ De81gnateO Degnated Hall Tolaf• 16.897 I400 2520- Hall Caning maten" 2530- Hall Electricity 2540- 1 Gag 2550- Hall InwrAnct 2560- Hall Mairtenance 2561 - Hall c•er 2- Hall Bookn"ng S¢u8tary 2570- Hall Teleph(ne and Intemet 2580- Hall Water 2591- Hall Waste remov81 25W2- H811 As801xaborts' .. DesignatJ Designat Desi9nated C)ewgnat8d Designated DO9t¥d DesBnated Dfj$vJnat8d Designated Designated DesMJnat8d 3,894.51 3.$40.93 1.146.94 897.36 3.48822 2230.50 249.31 45S.85 2ffi25 280.40 917.18 2.671.3# 1.181.04 2.460.84 4205.07 2.34528 301.67 $99.10 Hall H¢ll Hall H811 Hall Hall 2.40 Hall 18.921.82 14B38.11
srJoHN'S PARISH CHURCH, STANsfED MOUNTFITCHET Independent Examlnerfs Report to the members of the Parochial Church Council I report on my examlnation of the accounts for the year ended 315t December 2025. Respo111)lIttle$ Ind basls of report A5 Members of the Parochial Church Council you a responsible for the QparatIOn of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 (the Artl. I report in respert of my examination of the accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the Art and in (arrying out my examination I have followed all the applicab DirectFons given by the Charity Commission under sertion 14515llbl of the Art. Independènt Examlnerfs StstemÈnt I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the examination me cause to believe that in any material respect". 1. 3ccounting rècords were It kept as required by section 130 of the Att; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper urvjerstanding of the accounts to be reached. Edmund R Wilkinson ACIB 24, Brewery Lane, Stansted Mounffrtchet January 2026. /5
Deanery Synod Report 2025 The Dunmow and Stansted Deanery Synod met three times during 2025. We relaunched our synod meetings this year. with the aim of enabllng one another in mission, Insplring one another as we serve and supportin8 one another in ministry. All are welcome at our Synod meetings. not just Synod members. It has been encouragingto see people attend to take part in one or more of the'topics, we have discussed this year. In January. we met in Felsted and the meeting had a focus on evangellsm. We were led by Re¢d Colin Taylor and Matt and Mlchelle Sweeting who gave an inspiring talk about lego church before setting us off to think about ways in which we could do evangelism in our parishes. We had been awarded £50 per benefice for evangelism (from the diocesan Mission and Opportunity Fund} which was distributed to Incumbents to spend as they wished during the year. so this was a timely discu55ion. The meeting also took note of the Colchester Area Mission Pastoral Cornmittee agreement to recommend to the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee. the commencement of the formal consultation on the creation of a plurality (where two (or morej separate benefices are linked together in o defined structure under the ministry of one incumbent) to include the benefice Stebbing wf(h Lindsell & Great & Little Saling and the benefice of 8roxted with Chickney & Tilty & Great & Little Easton. In July we met at Helena Romanes Sthool in Great Dunmowwith a focu5 on thlldren, families and youth. We were joined by the Colchester Area Youth Advisor, Matt Williamson and Zoe Licence the Children and Families Leader at Great Dunmow for a lively and encouraging meeting. As agreed at the July Synod, we subsequently successfully bid for circa £30,000 from the dlocesan Mission and Opportunity Fund for targeted youth work in Helena Romane5 School and Forest Hall School. Dunmov/s Youth Worker has offered to increase her hours to work across the two schools and establish a Youth Drop In in Dunmow and Stansted. It is hoped that lay and ordained people from across the deanery will support this by volunteering as pupils from the two schools live in parishes across the deanery and it will be a great way to make connertion5 and establish things locally in parishes In future. The details of this projert are still being worked out. In Ortober we met at Dunmow Crematorium for a meeting with a focus on bereavement support and how churches can support families in our communities. We were grateful to David Walsh from Dunmow Crematorium and to the Revd Becky leach, Chaplain at St Clare's Hospice for leading our discussion. It is encouraging to note that bereavement support groups are now being established in the deanery as a result. We ended the year by saying goodbye to Revd Colin Fairweather and Revd Robert Stone and we commit to prayingfor and supporting the parishes in the deanery now in vacancy. Thank you to lay and clergy members who have supported Synod in 2025 and to those who have come to a Synod meeting. Tom Warmington, Areo Dean /6
FABRIC GOODS AND ORNAMENTS REPORT. 2025 Works earrled out: Reguiarchecks includinggutters. lighteningconductor and sm811 electric items done. Repairto handle on South Porch door. Continued repair programme on chairs. Broken wndows repaired. Work8 pending: Electrical work following a survey. External work: Removalof lime trees Removalof dangerous tree root in the car park Resurfacingstjohn's Road boundaryto allow car parkingfor use bythe church. Internalwork planned: Design and installation of glass door within existing South door to provide draught insulation, and a view of the church interior and activities from outside. Major works needed but unrosolved: Reroofing chancel and n8ve to eliminate leaks. A decision on replacingthe burnerand movingtowards lower carbon emissions. InspectlngAr¢hitect Appointment of new inspecting architect. Aia8talr Bone, Churchw8rd8n 17
Electoral Roll Report for APCM 2026 The Electoral ROLI 2026 membership has increased by 1 to 75. 5 members have died 1 member has moved 7 members have joined Ann Conroy Electoral Roll Officer /g
SAFEGUARDING REPORT FOR STJOHN'S APCM 23.03.26 Our bNo new PCC members, Malcolm and Sean. have completed the Safeguarding training neSSary for their roles. The Safeguarding Dashboard was introduced to PCC members in September 2025. This is an on-line tool designed to monitor safeguarding policies and procedures wthin the parish. All PCC members have access to the Dashboard and are able to view what actions have taken pla and what actions remain to be implemented to ensure their church is a safe place ft)r all those attending and for all who work for the church, whether paKJ or voluntary. Safeguarding Sunday was celebrated at St.John's on 16th November 2025. Rev Colin Faimeather made safeguarding a focus of his sennon and encouraged everyone to be aware of the Importan of safeguarding wtthin the lrfe of the parish. No safeguarding incidents within the parish have been reported to the PSO this year. Sa uardin Declaration The PCC have adopted and follow the Parish Safeguarding policies and procedures as recommended by the Diase. This is infoned by the House of Bishop s guidance on safeguarding children, young people and Vulnerab adults and is fully compliant wth the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. St.John's recruitment prosseS for staff and volunteers are consistent wtth Diocesan guidance. The PCC, Priest in Charge, and the Parish Safegijarding Officer have worked hard to ensure that St John's Church is safer through regard for policy, safer recruitment and training. The expectation is that all volunteers and staff members are safely recrurted, have up to date safeguarding training and the correct kvel of DBS as required. Llz Llst•r Parish Safeguarding Officer, St John's 16.03.26 /?