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HEWORTH CHRIST CHURCH Stockton Lane, York

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Annual Report and Accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 Report for Independent Reviewer

Contents

Annual Report

Report from the Priest in Charge

Report from Parochial Church Council Secretary

Financial Review

Independent Examiner’s Report

Receipts and Payments Account

Balance Sheet

Notes to the Accounts

2026 Budget

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Heworth Christ Church Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Administrative information

Heworth Christ Church is situated on Stockton Lane, Heworth, York. It is part of the Diocese of York within the Church of England. The correspondence address is:

Heworth Christ Church Stockton Lane Heworth York YO31 1JG

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Heworth Christ Church, Diocese of York, is a registered charity, number 1130896.

PCC members who have served during the period between the APCM for 2025 until the APCM for 2026 (at which date this annual report and accounts are approved) were:

Priest in Charge: Rev Ian Jones (Licensed 4[th] June 2025)

Vice Chair: Mr Eric Welburn

Warden: Mrs Anne Tong

Parish Secretary: Mrs Sue Ayres (ex-officio PCC member)

Representatives on the Deanery Synod: Dr Viv Clarke & Mrs Kirstie Baldwin

Electoral Roll Officer: Mrs Erica Holland

Elected members: Mr Eric Welburn Mrs Mandy Welburn Mrs Anne Tong Mrs Erica Holland Mr Simon Gilbert Mrs Trisha Reid Mrs Jean Taylor Mrs Margaret Hogg

Treasurers (Joint): Mrs Olga Bielby and Mr Eric Welburn

Bankers: HSBC Bank Plc 13 Parliament Street YORK. YO1 8XS

Independent Examiner: Mr Iain Spence BSc FCA

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The Priest-in-Charge’s Report – Revd Ian Jones

I would like to begin my first, Christ Church, APCM report by reiterating how honoured and delighted I am to be the still fairly new Priest-in-Charge of Heworth Christ Church. I have already discovered this church to be a really special fellowship, in which God is worshipped and out from which the love of God flows into the heart of the community, and I look forward excitedly to all that the Lord has in store for us over the next few years.

Of course, for the first six months of 2025, the parish was still in vacancy. I therefore wish to thank, right at the beginning of my report, the many people who worked so wonderfully to maintain services and provide continuity of both spiritual leadership and pastoral care, as well as looking after the buildings. I thus pay tribute to all the service leaders and preachers who led services and preached during the vacancy and, in two cases, continue to do so now: so, in alphabetical order by first name, Gerald, Les, John Hoyland, Michael Nokes, Russell Moul, Terence Mc Donough and anyone else that I may have missed. A deep thank you goes out to them for their leadership throughout the vacancy and, in Les and Gerald’s cases, continuing now.

I also wish to thank our churchwardens during the vacancy – Anne, Gordon, Mick and Tom – for overseeing the practical aspects of running the parish without a vicar. I pay further tribute to Anne, who was churchwarden for the period under specific review here – April 2025 to March 2026. I thank her for the many hours that she gives up to ensure that services, and other activities, run smoothly on a practical level. She is a constant source of help and support to me, and I thank her for all that she gives.

In addition, I wish to thank all our musicians: Carol, Keith, Pat and Ritchie, and any other musician who has played for us in the last year and whom I have missed. I am in awe of anyone who can play a musical instrument, and so I thank them for how they lead us in sung worship, and help us to connect more closely to God by providing the music to which we sing.

I also pay tribute to our brilliant, lay pastoral team of Jean and Viv, for the partnership they hold with me in providing pastoral care to our church members, and in particular by taking Holy Communion to the housebound. They are a constant example to me of what good pastoral care looks like, and I thank them for all that they give.

I now wish to thank our fantastic PCC for their effort and commitment in being the governing body of the parish. If PCC members do not mind, I would particularly like to thank here the Treasurers, Eric and Olga (who is not on PCC), for the superb job they do in looking after the accounts; the Premises Manager, Tom (who is also no longer on PCC), for how he oversees such things as building repairs and utility readings; our superb PCC Secretary, Sue, for her leadership in organising PCC and APCM agendas, minutes, action reports and so much else besides; and our dedicated Deanery Synod Reps, Kirstie and Viv, for the time that they give up to attend Deanery Synod and report on it to the PCC.

I should also like to thank Jim Taylor for the specific expertise and leadership he has provided in relation to our building repairs, and to David Harrison, who ran our bookings for most of 2025. I am absolutely delighted that Carol Dealtry volunteered to become the new Bookings Secretary, and my profuse thanks go to her. I am equally thrilled that Sue Ayres and Anna Robertson

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volunteered to share the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer, with Sue majoring on the administrative aspects of that role, and Anna being the primary point of contact for any safeguarding concerns within the church. So, a huge thank you also to those.

Finally in this first section, I want to thank all the other ministry areas across the church, and all the people who run them, for all that you did in 2025/26, and continue to do now, to show and tell the love of God to the people that you serve. I’m sorry that I cannot name every ministry and every leader and helper in those ministries – if I did, we’d probably be here all day – but you know who you are, and I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude for all that you do!

Now, upon my licensing as Interim Priest-in-Charge in June last year, I set myself four main goals for my first year in the role. The first was simply to get to know you all, to try to show something of my character to you by which you could get to know me, and demonstrate to you that I care for you. I hope I have managed to do that, but that is for you to judge.

My second priority was to provide a teaching programme that is theologically educational, spiritually challenging and interesting to listen to, but, above all, one that is biblically-based. Sermon series in the last year have thus included the book of Daniel; worshipping up, caring within and reaching out; the letters to the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3; church disunity and re-unity; the nature of the global Church; Advent and Christmas; the motto verse of the year (Isaiah 43: 18-19); the letter to Titus; biblical giving; and the run up to Passiontide and Easter. I know that some of these elements have not been met with undiluted joy, but Gerald, Les and I will only ever preach Scripture, unapologetically and unequivocally: the parts that are easy to engage with and those that are not.

My third priority in my first year was to appraise how the parish engaged in corporate prayer, and either continue with the existing pattern, or tweak it, or change it more radically. In consultation with Jane, Trish and Val, who had been running a fortnightly corporate prayer meeting at one of their homes, I decided to introduce a weekly prayer window, spanning three hours, at the Vicarage, on Mondays between 2pm and 5pm. This was on a drop-in basis, whereby people could come at any point they wanted in that three-hour period, to pray for as long as they wished or as short a period as they wished. After initial feedback that Monday was not an ideal day for several members of the congregation, and the five o’clock finishing time was not optimal for working church members, I later moved Prayer at the Vicarage to Thursdays between 3pm and 6pm. Neither of these changes significantly increased the number of attenders. If I am being brutally honest, I have to say that I have been disappointed by the response to Prayer at the Vicarage . Its goal was to make it as easy as possible for church members to gather together to pray for church growth (especially for children and young families) by having it over three hours. However, whilst it has a very small number of highly consistent attenders, the vast majority of the fellowship does not attend. I appreciate that people can pray at home, that we pray at church and that we pray together in our home groups.

However, on the Sunday before Prayer at the Vicarage began, I preached about the added strength and spiritual energy of Christians gathering together to pray for a specific purpose, and thus the corporate prayer life of the church needed to be seen as a priority if we truly wanted to grow bigger and grow younger. That appeal has largely not been taken up. I realise people lead busy lives, but there seems to me to be something of a disconnect between what we say we want as a church and our corporate engagement with the primary means of making that happen

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(prayer). That is a disconnect that we will need to grapple with and address, before we will grow significantly.

As a result of this, I have decided to make some changes to Prayer at the Vicarage . The last, 3pm-6pm Prayer at the Vicarage will take place this Thursday 30[th] April. There will then be a one-week break, with no session on Thursday 7[th] May. The new Prayer at the Vicarage will then launch on Wednesday 13[th] May at 10am, for one hour of focussed prayer (but people still being able to drop in when they can and leave when they wish). It will then continue on Wednesdays, from 10am to 11am, on the second, third, fourth and (where applicable) fifth Wednesday of the month. On the first Wednesday of the month, it will take place from 6pm to 7pm at church, at least until the clocks go back in the autumn, and then we’ll review it. So, the first, 6pm-7pm, Prayer at the Church will take place on Wednesday 3[nd] June, and I encourage as many church members as possible to attend.

My fourth priority for 2025 and early 2026 was to get into the local primary school – Hempland Primary – to deliver periodic assemblies and be occasionally invited into RE lessons to assist the teachers in the delivery of the Christianity element of the RE curriculum. The headteacher, Mrs Innes, has allowed me to go in to give an assembly once every half-term, and I have led assemblies about Harvest, Christmas, Lent and Easter. I am hoping that I might be invited in more often than twice a term, in due course, but we shall have to see. So far, my offer of going into RE lessons has not been taken up, but the proposal remains, nonetheless. In December, we also had a visit to church by the Reception and Year 1 children, to learn about Christmas and about the kind of things they would expect to see in a church building. I think the children enjoyed it, and the staff were certainly complimentary about the church and the welcome they had received. All of this is good in building positive links with the school.

In spite of my frustrations surrounding corporate prayer, God has still been gracious, and we have seen new people attending the fellowship in the last few months, including some young adults, which is great. As a result, our average Sunday attendance has grown from 54.77 people in 2024 to 56.48 people in 2025, which represents a 3.12% increase in a year. This is pleasing, but it is not the 5% increase I was hoping and praying for, and there has been a 0% increase in children and teenagers. Therefore, we still have a long way to go and much work to do, if we are to provide the Holy Spirit with the sufficient partnership he wants in building his church in east Heworth. I am hoping that, in 2026, we can grow by 5% on last year’s 56.48 people, which would give us an average Sunday attendance by the end of this year of 59.3 people. I will let you know in next year’s report whether we reached or missed that target .And before anyone says so, I know that the Kingdom of Heaven is not only about bottoms on seats: that it’s about the quality of our fellowship together, not just the size of it. But still, a sign of a local community coming to know Jesus – which must be our overriding desire for the people of our parish – is a growing local church. Not growth for growth’s sake, but growth as a reflection of how God is moving in people’s lives. That’s why I give these statistics: numbers are not the be-all and end-all, but they do matter, nonetheless.

Other than the four priorities above, I didn’t want in my first year in the parish to change anything of a more substantial nature. Instead, I have wanted to pray, observe, listen, discuss and reflect, leaving more significant changes to the longer term: under the direction of the Holy

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Spirit, in consultation with the PCC, and taking advice from fellow ministers and the churchwarden or churchwardens.

Having said that, the year April 2025 to March 2026 also included a VJ Day Commemoration Service, a Harvest Sunday Service, a Service of Thanksgiving for Those Who Have Recently Died on the Sunday closest to All Saints’ Day, an Act of Remembrance within the service on Remembrance Sunday, a full Christmas programme and a Service of Holy Communion with Ashing on Ash Wednesday. All these have, I think, been well received and spiritually enriching to those who attended.

Looking ahead, I have a broad and deep vision for this parish. Over time, as we all do, I want to see more and more people in our parish coming to know Jesus as Lord, and as a result of that, the worshiping community of our parish growing significantly. And so, as a small part of realising this vision, Les and I have recently run a six-week Start! course, attended by six people at differing stages in their journey towards or with Jesus. I think it’s fair to say that each member of that group has grown in their understanding of the gospel, and in their journey either with or towards Christ.

Other elements of this vision – including some kind of bus stop ministry, a proclamation event at church, and a monthly afternoon service for children and young families – are yet to be realised, but I’m confident that they will be in due course. However, they will all need congregational involvement and support, if they are to be a success.

There is no doubt many more things that I could say, but perhaps what I have already said is enough for one year’s report. Suffice it then, for now, to pay tribute again to all the people who helped Heworth Christ Church to carry on being an amazing place of worship, welcome and warmth in 2025, and who continue to do so in 2026. I really do look forward to a great next twelve months in the life of the parish, and a new period of growth in 2026 and beyond!

Finally, to our loving God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – be all the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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- HCC PCC Secretaries Report Sue Ayres

The PCC was very pleased to be joined by Rev Jones for our second meeting of the year, which was opened with Ian officiating at communion. He assumed the chairperson role at the September meeting, replacing Eric Welburn the vice chair who has been chair meetings until our new priest in Charge was appointed. The PCC are very grateful to Eric for taking on this responsibility.

PCC meetings have been alternate months for the past year and the agenda is now organised by the chair following discussion with the PCC Secretary, though everyone is welcome to submit topics for discussion. Standing Committee meetings now only take place when required for urgent business and has not met since the change in procedure in November.

Meetings are divided into three parts:- introduction and minutes, standing items including Treasurer’s Report and Safeguarding Report, other agenda items.

Much time this year has been required to discuss essential building work and other repairs and agreeing funding for this. Problems with our drainage, plumbing, lighting etc are on-going. A massive “Thank you” to Tom who, despite resigning as church warden deals with almost all premises issues – including driving to Gear4Music to replace the faulty microphones!

In November we voted for the three charities HCC will tithe to for the next two years. Chosen from nominations by the church family these are Embrace the Middle East, Zambesi Mission and Restore (York) and you are all encouraged to pray for these. We have also approved the new logo and “strapline” which you have seen around.

Two sub groups have been established. A task and finish group which looked into all aspects of digital communication and ensured CofE safeguarding rules were being adhered to. This group has largely finished its work but will complete the task when the new website has been established. This is taking very much longer than expected but we are all extremely grateful for the work Ritchie Dealtry is doing with this. The other group is looking into various different ways that we, as a church, can raise extra funds and includes continuing to plan for card readers and a group led by Jean Taylor advising about legacies

Since Ian’s arrival we have also been considering new/refurbished roadside noticeboards and we hope that a decision around this can be made soon.

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Financial Review

Total receipts from voluntary giving were £65,417.04 and are detailed in the financial statements. This marks an increase of almost 44% over the figure for 2024 was £45,540.77. Income from hall hire for 2025 was £14,987.97 compared with the £18,840.70 for 2024. However, a payment due at the end of 2025 for just over £4000.00 was not received until January 2026. Allowing for this item, income from hall hire would have been in line with 2024.

We spent £45,720.14 in 2025 on our Christian ministry, against £30,312.55 last year. This large increase was due to a combination of higher energy costs and an escalation in Church and hall maintenance. However, due to the generosity of our Church members, a number of one-off donations more than covered the increased costs.

Our Freewill Offering (FWO) to the Diocese (which is spent mainly on clergy stipends and housing) was £36,000.00 in 2025. This compares with a contribution of £33,000.00 in 2024. The FWO pledge for 2026 has been further increased to £39,600.00.

Unrestricted Funds

Our carried forward balance from 31 December 2025 was £29,865.32. The sum brought forward from 2024 was £30,231.85.

Designated Funds

During the year an anonymous donation of £4000.00 was received to help fund extensive drainage repairs. As this was not expended by the year end a designated Drainage Fund has been established. This sum has been ‘matched’ by the Church increasing the total of the fund to £8000.00. This is as a result of a transfer from our Thanksgiving Fund which has reduced to £5,610.56 as at 31 December 2025.

The Coffee Shop continues to be very popular and whilst the income reduced in 2025, this was primarily due to a reduction in the opening hours. It was agreed with the Coffee Shop team that funds in excess of £1,000.00 at the end of the year would be transferred back into the General fund and this totalled £1,452.47 for 2025, leaving the Coffee Shop fund with carry over total of £1000.00.

Our CBF (Church of England) Investment Fund was re-valued at £18,313.60 at the end of 2025.

Restricted Funds

Our Charity Fund, which stood at £2,357.69 at the start of the year, was increased through our tithing of which £750.00 was transferred to our Vicar’s Discretionary Fund resulting in a closing balance of £3,256.69 as at 31[st] December 2025.

The Vicar’s discretionary Fund, having been boosted by the £750.00 transfer from our Charity Fund and following the distribution of £250.00 by way of support to those in need, a balance of £1000.00 remained as at 31[st] December 2025 – up from £500.00 at the beginning of 2025.

Tithing

The Charities selected for support during 2025 were Elam, Embrace and The Besom (York) together with our Church Charity Fund. These were the same charities we supported throughout 2024. The charities that PCC have decided to support for 2 years from 2026 are Restore (York), the Zambesi Mission and Embrace the Middle East.

Major expenditure

Although there were extensive repairs and maintenance carried out during 2025, there was no major expenditure during the year.

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A Quinquennial inspection was undertaken in June 2023 and the findings from that and ongoing financial needs to cover them are being discussed by the PCC with plans yet to be formulated.

Balance sheet

Our bank and cash balances as at 31[st] December 2025 totalled £49,016.17 (2024: £43,860.16). Our CBF Investment fund Shares were re-valued at the lower level of £18,313.60 compared with £19,076.23 at the end of 2024. The original cost of the investment in 2010 was £10,361.00.

Following advice from our independent financial reviewer, and in order to comply with SORP rules, a retrospective adjustment has been made to ensure that ‘Agency’ monies are shown as a current liability.

Agency funds are those funds received during services and other events on behalf of 3[rd] parties. As at 31[st] December 2025 a total of £283.60 was outstanding and this sum is shown on the balance sheet as a current liability.

The total sum was distributed in early January 2026.

Reserves

Our total cash reserves as at 31[st] December 2025 were £67,046.17 compared with £62,717.62 at the end of 2024. Our largest monthly outgoing is our Freewill Offering to the Diocese, which is now £3,300.00 pcm (from January 2026). Our general costs for 2025 were £37,845.05 (2024: £22,012.92). As previously noted, energy costs have risen dramatically during the last 18 months and this trend is expected to continue.

Acknowledgements

The PCC is most grateful to Mr Iain Spence for all advice and assistance in examining the final accounts.

Approved by the PCC and signed on their behalf by

Signed:

Date 24.3.26

Rev Ian Jones – Priest in Charge and PCC Chair

Independent Examiner’s Report – Heworth Christ Church PCC

I report on the financial statements of the Heworth Christ Church charity for the year ending 31[st] December 2025.

Responsibilities of the Trustees

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit if not required this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

Responsibilities of the Examiner

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of Independent Examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records.

It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from trustees concerning such matters.

The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required of an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the financial statements present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiner’s report

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect with requirements:

  2. a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and

  3. b. to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act

  4. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

Signed:

…………………………………… Iain Spence BSc FCA

25 March 2026

Receipts and payments account for 2025

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Receipts Notes Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Voluntary from donors
Tax efficient planned giving 1 £27,900.00 £0.00 £0.00 £27,900.00 £23,340.00
Other planned giving £6,507.00 £0.00 £0.00 £6,507.00 £7,481.40
Collections £6,689.20 £0.00 £0.00 £6,689.20 £5,894.74
Drainage Fund £4,000.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4,000.00 £0.00
Non recurring donations £7,269.14 £0.00 £0.00 £7,269.14 £273.61
Income tax recovered £10,301.70 £0.00 £0.00 £10,301.70 £7,551.02
Legacy £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,000.00
Non recurring grant £2,750.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2,750.00 £0.00
Total of Voluntary income £65,417.04 £0.00 £0.00 £65,417.04 £45,540.77
Other Income
Investment income 2 £1,192.04 £0.00 £0.00 £1,192.04 £1,172.93
Receipts from Church activities 3 £14,987.97 £4,218.87 £0.00 £19,206.84 £24,451.50
Sale of assets 4 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £250.00
Other incomes – e.g. funerals 4 £775.00 £0.00 £0.00 £775.00 £158.00
Agency £0.00 £0.00 £220.40 £220.40 £0.00
Total of Other income £16,955.01 £4,218.87 £220.40 £21,394.28 £26,032.43
TOTAL RECEIPTS £82,372.05 £4,218.87 £220.40 £86,811.32 £71,573.20
Payments Notes Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Freewill Offering to Diocese 5 £36,000.00 £0.00 £0.00 £36,000.00 £33,000.00
Other outgoing payments 6 £37,845.05 £2,707.69 £5,167.40 £45,720.14 £30,312.55
TOTAL PAYMENTS £73,845.05 £2,707.69 £5,167.40 £81,720.14 £63,312.55
EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER
£8,527.00 £1,511.18 -£4,947.00 £5,091.18 £8,260.65
PAYMENTS
Unrealised (Loss)/Gain CBF
7 £0.00 -£762.63 £0.00 -£762.63 £426.86
Inv Units
Transfer between funds 8 -£8,893.53 £2,547.53 £6,346.00 £0.00 £0.00
Shift in funds over the year -£366.53 £3,296.08 £1,399.00 £4,328.55 £8,687.51
Bank/CBF Inv/Cash at 1 Jan 2025 £30,231.85 £29,628.08 £2,857.69 £62,717.62 £54,030.11
Bank/CBF Inv/Cash at 31 Dec 2025 £29,865.32 £32,924.16 £4,256.69 £67,046.17 £62,717.62
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Balance sheet as at 31 December 2025

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Fixed assets Notes 2025 2024
CBF Investment Fund Income Units 825 shares 7 £18,313.60 £19,076.23
(original cost £10,361) (5)
Current assets
Business Money Manager (BMM) account £47,842.47 £39,028.65
Charitable account £1,133.70 £4,791.51
Cash on hand 8 £40.00 £40.00
Total cash at bank and on hand £49,016.17 £43,860.16
Current Liabilities
Agency £283.60 £218.77
Total liabilities £283.60 £218.77
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES £67,046.17 £62,717.62
Unrestricted general fund £29,865.32 £30,231.85
Designated
Coffee shop £1,000.00 £941.29
Thanksgiving fund £5,610.56 £9,610.56
Drainage Fund £8,000.00 £0.00
CBF Investment Fund Income Units Fund £18,313.60 £19,076.23
Designated total £32,924.16 £29,628.08
Restricted
Charity funds £3,256.69 £2,357.69
Vicar’s discretionary fund £1,000.00 £500.00
Restricted total £4,256.69 £2,857.69
TOTAL FUNDS £67,046.17 £62,717.62
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Approved by the PCC on 24[th] March 2026

Signed on their behalf by:

Mr Eric Welburn & Mrs Olga Bielby Joint PCC Treasurers

Notes to the Financial Accounts 2025

The following notes provide additional financial information in respect of this report.

1. Receipts-Voluntary Giving

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Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Tax efficient planned giving £27,900.00 £0.00 £0.00 £27,900.00 £23,340.00
Other planned giving £6,507.00 £0.00 £0.00 £6,507.00 £7,481.40
Collections £6,689.20 £0.00 £0.00 £6,689.20 £5,894.74
Drainage Fund £4,000.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4,000.00 £0.00
Non recurring donations £7,269.14 £0.00 £0.00 £7,269.14 £273.61
Income tax recovered £10,301.70 £0.00 £0.00 £10,301.70 £7,551.02
Legacy £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1,000.00
Non recurring grant £2,750.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2,750.00 £0.00
Total £65,417.04 £0.00 £0.00 £65,417.04 £45,540.77
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2) Receipts -Investment Income

Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Dividends: CBF £554.30 £0.00 £0.00 £554.30 £517.67
Bank interest £637.74 £0.00 £0.00 £637.74 £655.26
Total £1,192.04 £0.00 £0.00 £1,192.04 £1,172.93

3) Receipts from charitable activities

Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Coffee Shop £0.00 £4,218.87 £0.00 £4,218.87 £5,610.80
Church Hall lettings £14,987.97 £0.00 £0.00 £14,987.97 £18,840.70
Total £14,987.97 £4,218.87 £0.00 £19,206.84 £24,451.50

4) Other receipts

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Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Fees for weddings & funerals £775.00 £0.00 £0.00 £775.00 £158.00
Surplus - sale of assets £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £250.00
Funeral collections £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Agency £0.00 £0.00 £220.40 £220.40 £218.77
Total £775.00 £0.00 £220.40 £995.40 £626.77
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Note: ** Agency payments above are monies received on behalf of 3[rd] parties. These sums were paid January 2026)

Total receipts £82,372.05 £4,218.87 £220.40 £86,811.32 £71,573.20

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5) Payments: Freewill offering to the Diocese

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Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Total payments £36,000.00 £0.00 £0.00 £36,000.00 £33,000.00
6) Payments: Charitable activities
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Giving to relief and development
£4,947.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4,947.00 £6,146.97
agencies
Giving to overseas mission £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Giving to secular charity £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Working expenses: incumbent £77.16 £0.00 £0.00 £77.16 £87.27
Pastoral £348.81 £0.00 £0.00 £348.81 £0.00
Senior friends £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Water rates: Vicarage £1,127.17 £0.00 £0.00 £1,127.17 £0.00
Telephone: Vicarage £138.00 £0.00 £0.00 £138.00 £0.00
Parish outreach & mission £352.74 £0.00 £0.00 £352.74 £194.24
Education & training £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Insurance (Church & Hall) £1,358.15 £0.00 £0.00 £1,358.15 £1,356.59
Church maintenance £1,344.53 £0.00 £0.00 £1,344.53 £912.06
Church running expenses £176.00 £0.00 £0.00 £176.00 £1,320.40
Upkeep of services £227.46 £0.00 £0.00 £227.46 £769.92
Young people £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Upkeep of Churchyard £2,035.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2,035.00 £2,488.40
Administrations other (4) £2,586.66 £0.00 £0.00 £2,586.66 £1,376.39
Printing, stationery, postage £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £25.86
Electricity (Church & Hall) £2,776.87 £0.00 £0.00 £2,776.87 £2,612.27
Gas (Church & Hall) £3,646.36 £0.00 £0.00 £3,646.36 £3,064.69
Water (Church & Hall) £752.23 £0.00 £0.00 £752.23 £748.34
Coffee Shop expenditure (2) £0.00 £2,707.69 £0.00 £2,707.69 £2,182.66
Hall running expenses £11,646.11 £0.00 £0.00 £11,646.11 £6,003.52
Hall maintenance £414.00 £0.00 £0.00 £414.00 £1,022.97
Church major repairs: structure £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00
Hall major repairs: structure £2,331.60 £0.00 £0.00 £2,331.60 £0.00
Hall major repairs: installation £3,269.20 £0.00 £0.00 £3,269.20 £0.00
Hall int & Ext decorating £3,237.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3,237.00 £0.00
Agency £0.00 £0.00 £220.40 £220.40 £0.00
Totals £42,792.05 £2,707.69 £220.40 £45,720.14 £30,312.55
Unrestricted Designated Restricted 2025 2024
Total Expenditure £78,792.05 £2,707.69 £220.40 £81,720.14 £63,312.55
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7) CBF Investment Fund

Note: An unrealised loss of £762.63 accrued during the year following revaluations of the CBF fund. The certified value of the fund stood at £18,313.60 as at 31[st] December 2025. The original cost was £10,361 in 2010.

CBF Investment Fund Income Units 825 shares 2025 2024
Balance (value) brought forward – 1stJanuary 2025 £19,076.23 £18,649.37
Unrealised loss (gain) during the financial year -£762.63 £426.86
Balance (value) carried forward – 31stDecember 2025 £18,313.60 £19,076.23

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8) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and on hand 2025 2024
Business Money Manager (BMM) account £47,842.47 £39,028.65
Charitable account £1,133.70 £4,791.51
Cash on hand £40.00 £40.00
Total £49,016.17 £43,860.16

The cash at bank and on hand includes £40.00 cash on hand which relates to the coffee shop float.

All other cash collected during the Christmas period was banked by 31[st] December 2025 resulting in no other cash being held as at the year end.

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Budget for 2026

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Receipts 2025 Budget 2025 Actual 2026 Budget
Voluntary giving from Donors [1] £40,000.00 £41,096.20 £50,000.00
Tax recoverable £7,500.00 £10,301.70 £11,500.00
Non recurring donations [2] £0.00 £11,269.14 £12,000.00
Church Hall Lettings [3] £19,000.00 £14,987.97 £24,000.00
Coffee Shop [4] £6,000.00 £4,218.87 £5,000.00
Non recurring grant £0.00 £2,750.00 £0.00
Other income £0.00 £2,187.44 £3,000.00
Total budgeted income £72,500.00 £86,811.32 £105,500.00
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* Other income includes investment income, interest, funerals etc)

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Expenditure 2025 Budget 2025 Actual 2026 budget
Freewill Offering to Diocese £36,000.00 £36,000.00 £39,600.00
Tithe/Charitable giving £6,000.00 £4,947.00 £6,000.00
Utilities and Insurance £7,500.00 £9,798.78 £12,000.00
Maintenance and Grounds £8,500.00 £24,453.44 £18,500.00
Quinquennial £10,000.00 £0.00 £5,000.00
Administration £2,500.00 £3,813.23 £4,500.00
Coffee Shop (See footnote 4) £2,000.00 £2,707.69 £3,000.00
Total budgeted expenditure £72,500.00 £81,720.14 £88,600.00
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** The Quinquennial report was conducted in June 2023 and prioritises remedial work required

1 Voluntary giving includes tax efficient giving, other planned giving & collections

2 Non recurring donations were not budgeted for. Gifts were made to cover decorating (inc: £4000.00 towards drainage)

3 Hall hire of c£4000.00 due at the end of December was received in January 2026 – otherwise hall hire in line with budget 4 Coffee shop income reduced primarily due to a shortening of opening hours

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