## **THE PARISH of RAVENSHEAD in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING** ## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024** “We are a worshipping community with a mission to share the love of God” ## **Background:** St Peter’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the parish of Ravenshead the whole mission of the church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is responsible for the Church of St Peter’s, Sheepwalk Lane, Ravenshead and the Centre, as well as St. Mary’s Chapel, Newstead Abbey and is made up as follows:- _Vicar_ Revd. Kate Byrom _LLM_ Kathryn Browne _Minister with PTO_ Revd. Richard Kirby [co-opted annually] _LLM with PTO_ Linda Kirby [PCC Laity Member 2023-2026] _[Lay Pastoral Minister] + PCC Secretary Churchwardens_ Maureen Smith [St. Peter’s 2023-2026] Patrick Griffiths [2024-2028] _Treasurer_ Sven Lagerberg [PCC Laity Member 2024-2027] _Representative on the Diocesan Synod_ David Owen [until July 2027] _Representatives on_ Kathryn Browne [until APM 2026] _Deanery Synod_ David Owen [until APM 2026] Claire Mackenzie [until APM 2026] Katie Fox [until APM 2026] _Elected members_ Patrick Griffiths [2022-2025] David Lewis [2022-2025] Helen Lewis [2022-2025] Leta Budden [2023-2026] Jane Griffiths [2023-2026] Christine Richmond [2023-2026] Kevin Smith [2024-2027] ## **Committees:** _Standing committee -_ This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC in between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the PCC. The PCC also receives reports from the following sub-groups: |_Youth, Children & families_|_Worship_|_Homegroups_|_Abbey Chapel_| |---|---|---|---| |_Deanery & Diocesan Synods_|_Choir_|_Communications_|_Ravenshead C of E School_| |_Pastoral_|_Outreach_|_Giving_|_Eco and Green Church_| |_Prayer_|_Centre_|_Health, Safety, Safeguarding_|_Hospitality/Social_| ## **Review of the year 2024:** The Annual Parochial Church Meeting in 2024 took place on 17[th] March in the Centre with 24 members present. Revd. Kate Byrom provided cheese and wine for those attending which was very much appreciated and I am sure aided us in ‘getting through the business’. There were 4 vacancies for nomination to fill the laity places and 3 were filled to serve for three years leaving 1 vacancy to be carried forward to 2025. Attendance of members during the year has been fairly good although never quite attaining 100% with only 1 or 2 members missing each meeting. Two members resigned their office during the year due to personal reasons. We have a timed agenda which is kept to as well as giving time for full discussion on some very important matters for the church. It is refreshing to have a number of our members who have been willing to open our meetings with a bible reading and prayer or maybe something a little more creative, but always prayer which starts us off with God at the Centre of all we seek to do. The year began with a Working Group being brought together to look into the Living in Love and Faith paper. Fabric too was also high on the agenda with several issues such as space for children’s area, drainage tower, projector and heating the latter of which has been on our PCC agenda each time we have met during the year with a Working Group initially being set up to look into this issue. In March a group of members attended Vision Refresh a Diocesan event looking at their new Vision Statement ‘Growing Disciples of Christ with Compassion, Confidence and Courage’. This group fed back into the PCC and discussions took place as to how St. Peter’s could delve deeper into this with the possibility of bringing together a sermon series in 2025 to cover the 7 highlighted areas presented to the meeting. The Quinquennial Report had been received and it was reported by the Wardens that nothing showed as urgently outstanding. The new PCC met in May and the usual appointment of Officers and Appointment of Committees placing new members in the various ministries giving each PCC member the responsibility of being the PCC Liaison for a particular ministry. This year it was decided that reports of the various ministries would be verbal at the meeting giving members more opportunity to ask questions about the ministry thus provoking more interest and discussion. We began to look at the Service Pattern for both churches and also a Working Party was set up to look at the aims of the Summer and Christmas Fair. A Safeguarding report was received at this meeting as it has been at all of our meetings; being a legal requirement. The stewards list for all of our services was presented by the Wardens and agreed by the members. In July we continued to look into the heating of the church building looking at feedback from the working group and having discussions as to the next step. The PCC received the half year Finance Report which showed [taking into account our reduced agreement of the Parish Share] we would just break even. We also began to having discussions around the Growing Discipleship Plan a document being produced for the Diocese covering the various hopes and dreams of our Parish and which would become the basis for grant applications from the Diocese and a regular feature on our agenda into 2025. The Eco and Green team have been active during the year in seeking the PCC support were necessary in particular the purchase of a hot composter and agreement to the Community Garden Plan. Revd. Richard Kirby had retired from his role as School Governor and the PCC agreed the appointment of Neil Brown as a Foundation School Governor at the C of E school in Ravenshead. The Christmas Tree Festival Working Party, which was an idea that came out of earlier discussions, continued to meet to further their plans for this new initiative and would take place at the beginning of December. The last meeting in 2024 was our December meeting at which our Treasurer reported that, given our reduced £9,000 offering for the 2024 Parish Share, it was estimated that we would break even for the year. We agreed that should we find that we had a surplus we would explore the possibility of paying this to the Diocese towards the shortfall. Patrick Griffiths our Church Warden continued to press forward with the heating project bringing us up to date with the latest news and encouraging discussion and feedback to further the project. Members also looked at a paper entitled ‘Reaching Younger Because Jesus is the surest foundation for life’ provoking discussions, and feeding back into our strategic planning. We meet bi-monthly and as always, I am grateful to all those who have, when asked, agreed to prepare to give a verbal report reflecting their area of ministry providing us with information and updates giving us an overview of how rich and extensive the ministry at St. Peter’s and the Abbey Chapel is. _Linda Kirby – PCC Secretary_ 2 The accounts for the year show that income matched expenditure resulting in the balance sheet at the yearend remaining as it was at the end of 2023. Giving through regular donations were maintained at a similar level to 2023 and the church benefited from a generous £9000 grant from the Diocese to support children and families work in the Parish. The Church Centre also benefitted from a generous donation from the Lady Hind Trust however, it still run at a deficit due to ongoing maintenance costs for the heating system. There was a £7560 shortfall in the Parish Share payments. The church continued to give generously to external organisations through specific fundraising activities. |Mothers Union|£320|| |---|---|---| |Tear Fund|£650|| |Children’s Society|£1034|| |Angel Tree|£242|| |**Total**|**£2168**|| ||_Sven Lagerberg – Treasurer_|| |||| ## **Vicar’s Report:** There have been some wonderful highlights in 2024. Near the top of my list is the Christians Together in Ravenshead prayer breakfast – a brand new event in January 2024 which united the prayers of Christians from different churches and traditions living in this area. About 25+ have consistently attended from day one. Although this was primarily to pray for our community, unlooked-for blessings have included a tangible sense of God’s Spirit with us and growth in the unity among Christian friends from different congregations and churches. We have also seen a huge increase in our contact with families – more now than I can count! They attend Little Fishes, Sunday@Four, Pancake Party and Halloween Hot Chocolate, Holiday Rock, bigger services such as Harvest, Remembrance, Mothering Sunday and Christingle. There’s a growing sense that we know each other better. Little Fishes and Sunday@Four have now both become established provisions for families, with Sunday@Four moving latterly into the Centre, where it’s brighter and warmer throughout the year. We have had attempts to grow deeper these relationships with our families. The Big Night Out for women was one of the successes – an atmosphere of fun and relaxation – all around a theme (the film Grease). More to come in 2025! We have a huge number of ‘warm contacts’ with members of the community, helped by a delightful Summer Fair and the new Tree Festival. Our challenge will be to encourage seeds sown in friendship to grow into discipleship. Our prayer is that each child and adult will come to living faith for themselves in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. We also have a practical need to bring our financial giving in line with realistic costs in 2025 with the prospect of rises over the years to come, so this is one of our challenges. Sadnesses of the year include the passing of some dear friends and church family – June Glover, Peter Rose, Ron Walker, Ralph Chapman among others. Meanwhile others within church and chapel are experiencing increasing frailty. Pastoral care towards our elderly members continues to be a priority. As we look to 2025 our work is arranged around the refreshed diocesan vision to grow disciples of Christ with compassion, confidence and courage. This plays out in seven areas of focus: Inspiring Worship, Reaching Younger, Enabling Commitment, Growing Leaders, Enhancing Diversity, Encouraging Generosity and Nurturing Prayer. Watch out for more in the months to come! ## **Financial Statement - see separate document:** _Revd Kate Byrom_ 3 ## **Churchwardens’ Report on Fabric:** We have not undertaken any major projects this year, apart from replacing the lamppost in front of the Church, and also having a new external notice board fitted. We purchased a new computer for the office, which has improved the efficiency of all workings within the Church Office. Dave Lewis and Joe Gibson continue to regularly inspect the Church and grounds, informing us of any problems noticed. We are so grateful for their help, and thank them for all they do. We welcome and thank Sven Lagerberg, who now keeps the roof and guttering clear of moss and leaves - thus preventing build-up of water and blocking of drains. The Quinquennial Inspection didn’t bring to light any major defects - but there is always something that needs doing! Our major ongoing project is the updating of the heating system throughout the building. Good progress has been made in deciding what would be appropriate, and we really hope and pray, that by next winter, we will be appreciating the benefits of a warm Church! Thank you to everyone, who continue to support us in so many ways, helping to keep St Peter’s thriving, and a beacon of light in Ravenshead _Claire Mackenzie, Patrick Griffiths and Maureen Smith - Church Wardens_ ## **Electoral Roll:** As required by the Parochial Rules a new Parish Electoral Roll has been completed. All persons on the previously existing Parochial Parish Roll have been notified of the requirement for a new Electoral Roll by the display of notices in St Peter’s and St Mary’s Chapel together with verbal notices at services and individual contact by members of the Church team. The new Parochial Parish Electoral Roll will take effect from the APCM which will be held at St Peters on the 6 April 2025. The updating of the Roll shows: 2024/25 Roll had 200 members The returned Applications show a decline of 40 members (20%) mostly through deaths and movements out of the Parish There has been a gain of NEW Members of 12 members (6%) in the last 12 months Giving a revised membership for 2025/26 of **173 members** (an overall reduction from 2024/25 of 14%) The COVID-19 pandemic had a sizeable effect on church attendance, with attendance in 2020 and 2021 well below that of 2019. According to the 2023 release of "Statistics for Mission" by the church, average examples of wider declines across the whole church include: ## **Estimated change, 2019 to 2023 of 10%** The reduction in membership in the Ravenshead Parochial Parish up to 2025 is probably representative of the continuing wider declines across the whole Church and the recruitment of new members is a testimony to the effort of the Clergy, the PCC and volunteers whose efforts have produced a magnificent result, not only this year but over the past years when we have lost far more members than in 2024/25. I would thank all those persons who have helped in the preparation of the new electoral roll without whose dedication and help I would not have been able to complete the electoral roll or this report. _Allan Rogers – Church Electoral Roll Officer_ 4 ## **Southwell Diocesan and Newstead Deanery Synods: Diocesan –** 2024 – 2027. The Synod now consists of 54 Clergy and 43 Laity (of which I am one) The Diocesan strategic vision and mission has been refreshed summarised as 'Growing Disciples of Christ with Compassion, Confidence and Courage’ Compassion – we focus on those who are struggling; the poor; in need; suffering. Confidence – we have the presence and power of the Holy Spirit; rooted in the Bible; willing to live out identity in Christ. Courage – we share our faith; invite others We are re-orientating the church towards Children and Families with 7 key focus areas Inspiring Worship, Reaching Younger, Enhancing Diversity, Growing Leaders, Enabling Commitment, Encouraging Generosity, Nurturing Prayer. We cannot do anything alone we need the Holy Spirit to help us. Colossians 4: 2 _Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful._ The Bishops Council have elected to follow the guidance issued by the Church Commissioners and the National Investing Bodies and instruct the Asset Managers to withdraw investment from the Fossil Fuel companies that do not conform to their investment guidelines. The Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Action Plan has been in place for a year and is on target. The July Synod was dedicated to Finance. The applications being formulated for funding from the Church Commissioners and the restructuring of income streams for the next 10 years. ## **Safeguarding** 5 reports were presented to the Synod which were noted. The synod was informed of the Financial Cost and personnel increase which was approved by the Bishops Council. See appendix 1. The Synod considered and adopted a plethora of rules, regulations and guidelines as directed by the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. _David Owen - Newstead Deanery_ ## **Deanery –** Deanery Synod met three times in 2024. We always begin by worshipping together and have a time of sharing positive news from around the deanery. The February meeting reflected on 2023’s debate on fossil fuel investment and decided to propose a motion to Diocesan Synod. In the event the diocesan finance committee had already decided to withdraw investment from fossil fuels. A speaker talked to us about the ‘Wayfinder Project’, which trains volunteers in existing church ministries to help the homeless make social connections and engage with services to support their wellbeing. The May synod meeting focussed on Reaching Younger. Zoe Bell from the 100 Homes project explained their mission of finding foster carers for the local authority of Sutton in Ashfield and Hucknall. In October we welcomed Revd. David McCoulough to tell us about the work of the Chaplaincy- taking church out to the people. We spent time in guided prayer for the Middle East. Ian Boothroyd circulated reports from General Synod, which in turn have been shared with PCC members. We were able to increase our contribution of Deanery share in 2024 by £18,000 reaching 93% of the target set by the diocese. _Kathryn Browne [Synod Representative]_ ## **Other Reports: [see separate booklet]** ## **Financial accounts for St Peter’s and St Mary’s – year end December 31[st] 2024** ## **Summary** ## A#achments: - 1) Overall balance sheet showing total cash balances. - 2) SOFA showing summary of income and expenditure - 3) Detailed income report - 4) Detailed expenditure report - 5) Detailed running expenses report ## **1) Balance Sheet** 2) SOFA- Statement of Financial Activities PAROCHLALCHURCH COUNCLOFST PEIER'S RAVENSHEAD $TAIEIIENTOFFIIANCL4LAcnvrriE$ Futhpy•4rqnthd J1 Dqc•mbpr21124 2024 21123 N•w•t•4d N•￿1••d R*$& Alk)t*t•d Fundl R•$& Um* Alk**tsd F￿j Not•* Unr•$ Fund Unr•$ Fund Tot41 UN•* T(tsi INeoMwG RESOUACE• kn￿ming re8our(*$fromdonot9 Otherw)luntaryintoming resour Corning Re￿UrceS Bulld Fund hcorning FIgFovrcps Ckg8n Fund corning Resource5AdMlnlstrak>￿ttuth ènd Far 2lbl (*ming Re8our&S Centre ming Re8our(*$frtsm chari*b￿￿8ndll•tytr. 2lcl ccrne from Invesbments •ror4ln4ry Incoming reeourc•s 105,160 7,421 6035 111,49S 7,421 104.385 9.408 10.000 6.45 219 110.841 9.e27 io.ooo 1255 1255 31,901 7,068 1,615 10,088 183,252 31,901 8,070 2,039 10,088 29.9S8 7.179 705 3.889 165.S23 29.958 7.778 1,002 210 214 125 3.889 174.359 TOTALINCOMINGRESOURCES 214 7,547 7.45 RESOURCES USED Miwonaryand thaiitsble 01￿￿n9 Acti￿￿e$￿iretttyrelètin9 to ihe wo¢Ktsfthe thuri* 3lbl Fund rdi$lng and publielty an Fund 2,433 115,087 2,433 123,721 3296 149.514 369 8,634 141.081 3e9 8.433 1.891 Centre Churth managett*M&admlnistration AdminiStrAtorlYouth 2nd Families*￿￿rter TOTAL RESOURCES USED 34,087 11,859 34,087 11,927 34.020 8200 34.020 8267 2.915 200272 67 2.915 4,606 163,466 8,702 172,168 186.965 NET*ICOMINGI-(YJTGOINGRESOURCES -214 214 -115S -11SS -21442 -3426 -1045 -2S912 BALANCES BR￿GHT FORWARD 65,184 4,026 17,086 862% 86.627 7AS 18.130 112209 BALANCESCARRED FORWARD 64M70 4240 15931 85.141 65.194 4,02e 17,0oe 86296 3) Detailed Income re ort PAR¢XH&ILCHUR¢H CIXJNCILOFSTPETER'S kAVENSMEAD F¢irthby••r•nthd31 D•¢•mb•rM24 I Ac¢ryJNTr4GP￿lEts The&(￿unL4￿￿Prep8red0￿gll aCCll￿LrybU￿$. 2024 202) N•w&t••d ¢h*wl cMp•I 2 INcofiwiGRESOURC R•sttkt•d Fw Totsl Roitrktsd Fund Totsl F￿d 21AI INCOMIMGRESOURCES FRofiDONORS C¢Yenantsd9lYln9 ftAd recovered ofi Un￿￿•￿￿n&￿d gI￿￿n9 IEnv•lop•sl 78.628 17.454 3.635 5.442 3.896 1246 82,524 IB,70D J.e35 6,63S 77,447 17,4B4 4,000 5,454 104,385 3.976 1228 81.423 4.000 6,708 110.841 1252 6.456 8.335 21bl OTHERVCiUNTARYINCOMWGRE8WRCE8 trgantstsuThd 8yAtém AQffjini%tratorf¢uuth F*thiliO$wo(k¥r Churth Malntefflance CBFFund 12SS 125S lo￿00 2,883 8,524 19,408 10.000 4.012 3.409 4,012 3,409 7.421 219 F¢tss, &zÈaT¥,0therfjJndd#￿W4¥*￿ts 5,524 20.B82 1255 219 INCOME FROMCHARrrABLES ANCLLARYTRADNO 21el ¢ENTR 28296 2.ODO 3.341 26,2èS 2F,g58 2è.9$8 Fee5 1.002 4.343 2,548 599 hlro P¢bblèfvthSolld 2.3S7 35.383 2,3$7 36,365 2,g81 2,981 37.736 1.402 599 INCOME FROMWVE8TfiEFIT8 21dl DIMdÈnd& & intstèytchufth Diwdends & Inte(EStBuild Fund 1h15 210 705 214 214 705 OTHeR IMCOIIWGRE$CiJR¢es 21el ln5urdn￿￿airnSf0rCentsE Suffldry B•nktharyé kny<ybonuo 3.6D5 381 7S 0.632 13.693 3.605 7S 9,632 89 3,625 3,8Bg 89 3,62S 3.BB9 TOTAL W¢￿*4G RESOURCES 1¢3252 214 7.547 171A13 16S.$23 7A56 174.JSg 4) Detailed Ex enditure re ort PAROCHi*LCHURCH ￿Nc￿oF¥T PETER'S RAVENSHEAD NOTE$TOIHESTATEMÉNTOF NNAMCLILACTMTÉS 2024 2023 Il•wAt•ad c￿p*1 R4v•rAh4d Rls. Fu Urns Tthl Tot•1 3 RESOURCES USEO 3141 MLSSh)NARY& CHARifABLE ￿lIG èr 1221 650 £62 1221 650 562 Rellef& DeVelOp￿￿tA9￿￿￿E3 Home All￿U￿￿￿0￿erthurth Sodetl 2.498 800 3296 2.496 800 3296 2,433 2A33 3P) ACm¥TfES DIRECTLYREL1Tr40TO THEblDRK OFTHECHURCH D￿&saN$ha 1 CIoryy¢xpense 2 ¢hJrth rynnlng ¢xpgne•$ Church malntèn&nt• MalorrepalrslreplacemenL8-Chur CommunityBuilding Fund PEBBLESIrtKntÈSizÈlMe$8yChu 3 CENTRE runnint exp¢ng¢9 3 CENTRE m#lhbn8n¢¢ Centr• Coordlnaknr Ihganlsound System Ttalnlng Iretreatsts pÉyIEAps Organlst 90,708 1,305 10,693 7,800 98.508 1.305 11.388 102,564 110.364 695 e22 3.810 10.000 3.328 16.573 9,062 8.3e5 3.070 250 3.690 1.034 10.000 3,328 2,976 le,426 8,392 9269 305 227 4201 620 350 2,810 2.976 16A2 8.392 9289 305 227 4201 20 380 2.949 9,062 8.385 250 3.690 1,034 Gsrlen mint*n&n 4 Sundry Natsl 1,481 1.492 B,634 157.BOB B.433 1B5.425 FUND RAL%ING& PUBucrrY 248 248 Costsoffetes, bazaar5.other￿lld rai￿￿ evenL 369 369 31dJ CHURCH IIANAGeMENT&AOMINLSTRATIL¥4 Administrator PoJLgg8 &3￿￿on￿ry 5ub8cllpton&Ll￿nt￿s BankChar9E$ 9,994 237 lJ124 9.9 237 1.024 672 11.927 ,440 2B2 834 643 8200 2.915 9.355 2e2 B34 68 68 67 67 11,859 2.915 TOTALRESQUFtCES USED 163,468 9,702 172.188 1ae,96S 4,8Q6 8.500 200272 5) Detailed Church Runnin Ex enses Re ort PARQCHi4L CHURCH C1XINC￿fjF STPETER'S FiAVEN8HEAD MOTESTOTHESTATEMEIIT(* F*IAMCLALACTMTIEg Fqrth y••¢•nd•d31 D•c•mb•¢2024 RESOURCES USED 2024 2023 J(bI1 CLERGYEXPEMSES Vlc•rlCurait Gtrtyer81 exponta8 Telephone 352 350 273 330 506 Rel￿1vIcHr V8r9èr 215 1305 3¢b12 CHURCH RuNN￿G EXPENSES Cleanlng H881& Iwjhl knsuran Water& refu50 T8ltphona 2257 6465 1433 212 286 10693 2255 7011 212 266 11155 J¢blJ CENTRE RUNNIIG EXPENSES Cleanlno Heal& I￿h1 ¥urane• Wa&r& refuse Flre safetyhrRlnl T8lepfvonoBtoadband Markellng Non reCo￿rablevAT Hlrt c¢ Fund raigAng w319 Web Creolon Sundr1•$ 1832 9657 614 886 470 1252 399 321 70 566 1420 10516 732 213 770 359 330 725 319 17 16426 16573 Jlb)4 SUNDRY hospitsllitylTundrAI￿ Equipment phobjcopièr ndry outreach 819 1028 600 363 95 426 340 20 2810 1481 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name St Peters PCC Ravenshead **members of On accounts for the year** 31 December 2024 **Charity no ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1-6 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2022. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ~~PT [~~ **Name:** Rebecca Bowes ~~PC~~ **Relevant professional** FCCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 1 Misterton Crescent Ravenshead Nottingham NG15 9AX ~~ee~~ 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**