THE PARISH OF SOWERBY
St. Peter’s Sowerby and St. Mary’s Cottonstones
Charity Number 1132024
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
Year ended 31[st] December 2025 Presented at the Annual General Meeting on 26[th] April, 2026
VICAR Rev. Jeanette Roberts
Vicar’s Report – Report not received
Electoral Roll Officer’s Report
The number on the Electoral Roll at 31[st] December, 2025 was twenty a decrease of four from the previous year.
Helen Cuttle
Deanery Synod Report – Report not received
Safeguarding Officer’s Report – Report not received
St. Mary’s Churchwardens’ Report
Since the beginning of 2025 when discussions concerning the future of the building were being shared with the local community, there has been an upsurge of interest in the care and maintenance of the building, particularly in the Social Centre.
The office has been cleared out and converted into a games room. The tower storeroom has also been cleared out. Noticeboards have been revamped and the overall décor has been improved and made more welcoming. Cleaning rotas have been established and interest in clearing the graveyard of undergrowth has also been forthcoming. There are also plans to refurbish the upstairs kitchen and funds have been raised to achieve this.
The Community Group who are now managing the day to day events in the Social Centre are also keen to see improvements take place in the fabric of the building, notably the many projects requiring faculty approval that have not progressed.
These include the repair of the worship area floor in conjunction with Rentokil as per the guarantee on the work already completed to remove dry rot from the underfloor.
The weatherproofing of the tower to prevent ingress of water into the entrance area. The previous work to fix this didn’t last.
The rebuilding of the boundary walls. Parts of the wall could collapse at any time.
In addition to these projects, a tree survey should be conducted as a matter of urgency.
There is also a concern that the fan coil units in the upstairs community room are nearing the end of their life. Whilst they still function, the button that controls fan speed on each of the three units no longer works.
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St, Mary’s Chruchwardens Report (continued)
In 2024 the lightning conductor failed a test and was upgraded. In early 2025 a section of the wiring was stolen and was replaced. Two weeks later the new wiring was stolen and has not been replaced. A decision on replacement and communication to the insurers is pending.
Jim Skelsey
St. Peter’s Churchwardens’ Report
A significant adjustment to worship at St. Peter’s is that services on the first Sunday of each month have been relocated to St. Mary’s, effective since July, 2025.
Major community events including Rushbearing, Heritage Open Days and St. Nicholas Day continue to be well attended. Attendance at regular church services remains steady with special services routinely filling the church, demonstrating the ongoing value of maintaining this place of worship in Sowerby and its significance within the local community. Heritage Open Days consistently draw both new and returning visitors and the positive reactions from individuals seeing the church for the first time is particularly gratifying.
An interim Quinquennial Inspection (QI) was conducted which estimated urgent or essential repairs at £55,000. This amount cannot be covered by the current budget. Therefore, it was agreed to consult the Heritage Lottery Fund regarding potential financial assistance. Advice from HLF is pending and the church remains listed on the “at risk” register.
A faculty application submitted by a telecommunications company to replace the louvres was declined as the proposed replacements did not sufficiently match those currently in place. While the Parochial Church Council (PCC) has approved an amended faculty, the new louvres have yet to be installed. Despite efforts by the appointed cleaners, birds continue to access the tower.
The church maintains its partnership with Community Payback whose contributions to maintain the churchyard are highly valued and deserving of recognition.
St. Peter’s is committed to environmental responsibility. This year, oil candles were introduced to replace wax candles on the altars and the use of low-energy lighting and recycling initiatives continues.
We express our sincere gratitude to Rev. Jeanette for her support and dedicated service to the benefice as well as to Rev. Lesley for her ongoing valuable contributions.
Helen Gleave & Ken Cuttle, Church Wardens Janet Jowett, Assistant Church Warden.
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Children and Young People’s Report – Report not received
St. Mary’s Social Centre Report
Following reports in 2024 around the potential closure of St. Mary’s and the community centre and the intention of Rev. Jeanette to open a consultation on the future of the building, a handful of local villagers met in March 2025 to form a short term Action Group to discuss realistic ways to promote, support and utilize the church and community centre, with the overarching aim of ensuring the continued operation and sustainability of both. While immediate action was focused on developing and supporting the consultation, in parallel, the Action Group began to clean and clear the community areas and graveyard. Fundraising events began with a Quiz Night in May and coordinated income generation activity subsequently took place throughout the summer, such as the June Owl Hunt, ‘pop-up’ café, monthly Quiz Nights, book sales and the very popular Rushbearing café. Updates regarding the consultation and broader church and community centre news and events were promulgated via newly refreshed Facebook pages, Mill Bank newsletter and community noticeboards.
The consultation ran from April to June, 2025. The output of the consultation and analysis was - - published in September and can be found here:- https://www.cottonstones community centre.com/about/policies/publication -report-on-the-consultation
The findings of the consultation were such that the community centre management committee formed in October, 2025 and the recommendations from the consultation report were accepted in full. The committee also collated a list of practical actions to be carried out to improve the community spaces and a list of maintenance and modernisation for the entire building and curtilage which will require Faculty application.
An additional communications channel was launched with the community centre website; further fundraising events continued during Autumn and Wintter 2025. The committee was delighted to receive a Ward Forum grant for a new kitchen on the first floor, supplied at cost by a local firm, and for new equipment for the ground floor kitchen from the Sowerby Bridge Freemasons. Donations were gratefully received from external fundraising events and a Writers Event held in February, 2026 brought new funds and faces to the large room upstairs. Agreement was reached with the PCC that a contribution of £250 per month from community centre funds for utility and routine costs would be appropriate, beginning in January, 2026 and the centre began the year with a balance of approximately £1,400.
Looking ahead to 2026 and the 40[th] anniversary of the opening of St. Mary’s social centre, the committee intends to build on the efforts of 2025 and continue to help bring people together. The key areas of focus for the year are:-
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marketing of spaces and community centre activities
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ongoing action plan to fundraise, renovate and modernize our spaces for hire and work towards better accessibility
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St. Mary’s Social Centre Report (continued)
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creating a longer term vision for our community centre
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engagement with PCC/Diocese on maintenance of building fabric and curtilage
The committee agrees it would be valuable to understand the PCC/Diocese intentions for the church: is closure of the church still being contemplated or is the intention that the church remains open and continues with some form of agreement with the community centre?
The committee also notes, subject to an acknowledgement that the church remains open, that before any major fundraising and moder0nisation work can go ahead it is essential that the building is watertight, the resurgence in rot has been eliminated and the curtilage (retaining wall) is safe. As such, committee members stand ready to provide full support to Rev. Jeanette and PCC to develop the Faculty applications to help ensure remedial work is carried out before Wintr 2026.
Claire Murray Chair
St. Peter’s Community Centre Report
Major work was undertaken in the Centre during 2025 including replacing the carpet on the stage, refurbishing the office and marking out car park spaces including two disabled spaces. A community garden was also made in the car park.
Shimmy with Sian finished using the Centre in February, 2025 and Baby Ballet ceased in November, 2025.
SOWERBY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
Finance report for year ending 31-12-2025
2025 saw a reduction in overall unrestricted giving income of £1,132, or 6.5% based on 2024 figures. Planned giving, loose collections and tax recovered were all down, while an increase in general donations and “special efforts” only went partway to offset this. The tax recovery tends to lag a year or so behind other changes of course.
As hinted at last year, 2025 was the first full year at the reduced rate of rental income from the tower, (£4k), which did not help the overall picture. A little relief was gained from an increase of just under £400 in parish fees.
On the output side, parish share contributions were down by £1k to £4k. With the overall levels of attendance enjoyed, the chances of ever getting anywhere near the Diocesan request figure are slim to vanishing. However, figures for giving on a “per capita” basis are quite respectable compared to the Diocesan average. Interestingly since 2014 there has been a steady decline in the overall number of planned givers in the Diocese, offset to some extent by a corresponding rise in individual giving rates. Church building running costs including insurance were up by 8.4% Some of this was down to the change in energy suppliers, as it took the gas supplier until after the year end to adjust the rate of VAT from 20% down to 5%. This will be reflected in a reduction in gas costs, plus a rebate of around £700 in 2026.
On the face of it, the figures for St.Peter’s Community Centre do not read as well as they did in 2024. However when you take into account some £7k spent on the refurbishment of the parish office including a new Velux window in the east facing roof the figures do not seem anything like as poor. There was still enough leeway to allow £4k to be transferred to the deposit fund.
St.Mary’s Social Centre ran at a deficit of just over £2k, as predicted in last year’s report. However I understand that Mill Bank Community Association have begun regular payments into the centre. If these are at the level I have been informed for the whole of 2026, and barring any unforseen outgoings, the centre should be around or above the break-even point by the end of the year.
Restricted funds all showed an increase with the exception of St.Peter’s Organ Fund, where £1.7k had to be spent on re-leathering the swell “purse rails” to eliminate several “dumb” notes. The remaining increases were due to a most welcome amount of just under £5k in overall interest receipts, combined with yet another increase in graveyard fees compared with last year.
All in all a relatively “quiet” financial year, but with the need to keep in mind the ongoing steady decline common to many churches, certainly in this Diocese.
Richard Barnes, Parish Treasurer 10-4-26
PARISH of SOWERBY
St.Peter’s SOWERBY and St.Mary’s COTTONSTONES Charity Number: 1132024
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS of the PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
Year ended 31[st] December 2025
VICAR Rev. Jeanette Roberts
BANKERS
Virgin Money Waterhouse Street, HALIFAX
Lloyds Bank, Commercial Street, HALIFAX
CCLA Investment Management Ltd LONDON EC4R 3AB
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Richard Scott. 9, New Longley, Norland SOWERBY BRIDGE HX6 3RR
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STATEMENT of FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the year ended 31st DECEMBER 2025
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||||||
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| 2024 | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | 2025 | ||
| total | Funds | Funds | Funds | **total ** | NOTES | |
| Income from Donors | ||||||
| £9,713 | Planned Giving, (Envelopes & Bank) | £8,939 | £8,939 | 1 | ||
| £2,229 | Loose collections | £2,210 | £2,210 | |||
| £1,850 | General Donations & Special Efforts | £2,533 | £2,533 | 2 | ||
| £33 | Donations & Fundraising (St.Peter's Fabric) | £298 | £298 | 4 | ||
| Donations & Fundraising (St.Mary's Fabric) | £0 | |||||
| £780 | Donations (Charities & World Wide Church) | £293 | £293 | 3 | ||
| £70 | Donations (St.Peter's Organ Fund) | £70 | £70 | |||
| £3,676 | Tax refund - all funds | £2,654 | £173 | £2,827 | ||
| £165 | Income from Worship related activities | £187 | £187 | 5 | ||
| Income from Charitable & Ancillary Trading | ||||||
| £7,466 | Tower & Land Rental (St.Peter's) | £4,200 | £4,200 | |||
| £7,020 | House Rent & Water | £7,020 | £7,020 | |||
| £31,974 | St.Peter's Community Centre Receipts | £24,827 | £24,827 | |||
| £5,823 | St.Mary's Social Centre Receipts | £1,715 | £1,715 | |||
| Miscellaneous Income | ||||||
| £840 | PCC Fees | £1,227 | £1,227 | |||
| £50 | Diocesan Fees (Weddings etc) | £650 | £650 | |||
| £260 | Organ & Verger Fee's etc. (Weddings & Funerals) | £530 | £530 | |||
| £783 | Graveyard Fees, grants & donations | £1,607 | £1,607 | 7 | ||
| £172 | Receipts for Office/Admin | £120 | £120 | 9 | ||
| £8,398 | Legacy (1, St.Mary’s, residue) | £0 | ||||
| Legacy (2, St.Peter’s) | £1,000 | £1,000 | 8 | |||
| Insurance claims (Churches) | £160 | £160 | ||||
| £206 |
LPW Grant Scheme re; St.Peter’s repairs | £131 | £131 | |||
| £210 |
LPW Grant Scheme re; St.Mary’s repairs (2024) | £377 | £377 | 10 | ||
| £250 | Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing. Grant re; Office | £0 | ||||
| £54 | Refund re; House Repair Mortgage | £0 | ||||
| Unpresented cheque | £10 | £10 | ||||
| Investment Income | ||||||
| £5,179 | Bank interest | £30 | £609 | £4,313 | £4,952 | |
| Total Incoming Resources | £29,262 | £27,151 | £9,471 | £65,884 | ||
| OUTGOING RESOURCES | ||||||
| 2024 | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | 2025 | ||
| total | Funds | Funds | Funds | **total ** | NOTES | |
| £ 780 | Charities & World Wide Church (per contra) | £293 | £293 | |||
| £ - | Charitable giving (PCC) | £100 | £100 | |||
| £ 5,000 | Parish Share (formerly Common Fund) | £4,000 | £4,000 | 11 | ||
| £19,221 | Church building running costs & insurance (PCC) | £20,843 | £20,843 | |||
| £ 2,426 | Church building maintenance | £1,631 | £1,631 | 13 | ||
| £ 544 | Costs of Worship & related activities | £756 | £756 | 5 | ||
| £ 997 | Ministry (clergy) expenses (gross) | £1,056 | £1,056 | |||
| £ 164 | Graveyard Maintenance & Repairs | £28 | £28 | 7 | ||
| £ 516 | Office & Administration expenses | £361 | £361 | |||
| £ 144 | Costs of Fundraising | £0 | ||||
| Costs of Governance | £480 | £480 | 14 | |||
| Costs of Ancillary Trading | ||||||
| £23,051 | St.Peter's Community Centre running costs | £30,812 | £30,812 | |||
| £ 7,224 | St.Mary's Social Centre running costs | £3,854 | £3,854 | |||
| £ 2,651 | House misc costs. | £185 | £185 | |||
| Misc. Expenditure | ||||||
| £ 50 | Fees to Diocese, etc. (per contra) | £650 | £650 | |||
| £ 260 | Organist & Verger Fees (per contra) | £530 | £530 | |||
| £ 166 | Sowerby Christmas Lights repair (part cost) | £0 | ||||
| £ 880 | Tax refund re; Organ donation (2023) | £0 | ||||
| Non-recurring major expenditure | ||||||
| £ 720 | St.Peter’s Restoration & Quinquennial | £1,137 | £1,137 | |||
| St.Peter’s Organ repairs | £1,708 | £1,708 | ||||
| £ 1,257 | St.Mary’s Repairs, Fees & Quinquennial | £660 | £660 | |||
| Total Outgoing Resources | £29,413 | £34,666 | £5,006 | £69,085 | ||
| Net Incoming- Outgoing Resources | -£151 | -£7,515 | £4,465 | -£3,201 | ||
| Transfers between funds | ||||||
| £ 420 | House Water from Gen.Fund to St.Peter's Centre | -£420 | £420 | |||
| £ 255 | “Woolly Art” donations 50% to St.Peter’s Centre | -£546 | £546 | |||
| £ 108 | “Tai Chi” donations 50% to St.Peter’s Centre | -£300 | £300 | |||
| £ - | Energy balance from St.Mary's Centre to Gen.Fund | £114 | -£114 | G1 | ||
| £ 200 | St.Mary's Centre from Graveyard Fund | £200 | -£200 | |||
| £ 20 | Use of St.Peter’s Centre from General Fund | -£20 | £20 | |||
| £ 1,000 | From St.Mary’s Fabric Fund re; Wall Repair | |||||
| LPW grant to St.Mary’s Centre | £377 | -£377 | ||||
| Fund balances brought forward at 1-1-2025 | £5,760 | £35,546 | £99,934 | £141,240 | ||
| Fund balances carried forward at 31-12-2025 | £4,437 | £29,780 | £103,822 | £138,039 |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities - as at 31st December 2025
| Total 2024 Fixed Assets Freehold Building: £125,000 St.Peter's Centre & School-house Total fixed assets Current Assets £ 144 Misc. Stock Value £ 1,605 Misc. Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment Balances on deposit accounts; £ 622 CBF Deposits (…88) £ 14,186 St.Peter's Centre Dev.Fund (…89) £ 5,806 Graveyards (…90) £ 9,162 St.Peter's Fabric (…91, gen) £ 1,417 St.Peter's Fabric (…91, Bells) £ 79,382 St.Mary's Fabric (…92) £ 3,918 St.Peters Organ Fund (…93) Balances on current accounts; £ 453 General Fund (Virgin Money) £ 4,935 General Fund (Lloyds Bank) £ 14,548 St.Peters Community Centre £ 6,811 St.Mary's Church Social Centre Cash in hand (All funds) £ 1,386 Sundry Debtors (All Funds) Total current Assets Liabilities Amounts falling due within one year £ 1,289 Sundry Creditors (All funds) Total current Liabilities Net current Assets/Liabilities Total assets less current liabilities Amounts falling due after one year Net Assets/Liabilities The Church Funds £89,016 Restricted Funds £155,897 Designated Funds £4,570 Unrestricted Funds £249,483 TOTAL CHURCH FUNDS NOMINAL LIABILITY -£200,760 Shortfall on Common Fund (Diocese) |
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total Funds Funds Funds 2025 Notes £125,000 £125,000 15 £125,000 £125,000 £156 £156 16 £89 £603 £534 £1,226 17 £649 £649 G2 £18,795 £18,795 G2 £7,436 £7,436 G2 £9,586 £9,586 G2 £1,607 £1,607 G2 £82,479 £82,479 G2 £2,464 £2,464 G2 £31 £31 18 £3,758 £250 £4,008 18,19 £5,849 £5,849 £5,136 £5,136 £0 £0 £4,526 £30,383 £104,512 £139,421 £60 £60 21 £0 £60 £0 £60 £4,526 £30,323 £104,512 £139,361 £4,526 £155,323 £104,512 £264,361 £0 £0 £0 £0 £4,526 £155,323 £104,512 £264,361 £104,512 £104,512 £155,323 £155,323 £4,526 £4,526 £4,526 £155,323 £104,512 £264,361 -£221,650 19 |
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SOWERBY PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Notes to the Financial Statements, year ended 31[st] December 2025
- Not all of this amount is available for Gift Aid tax claim as not all envelopes are gift aided.
2. “Special Efforts”
Item INCOME Rushbearing £ 138 Tai Chi (50%) £ 300 Heritage Weekend £ 77 Ladies Night £ 152 Christmas Fayre £ 417 Card sales £ 58 Woolly Art Club (50%) £ 546
“Charities & World Wide Church”
Made up of; Childrens Society £ 293 Per Contra
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Includes guide book sales £8 (to Fabric Fund.)
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Worship Related Activities Account”
INCOME
ITEM INCOME EXPEND Worship Activities £ 0 £ 100 Coffee Stall £ 150 £ 0 Altar Requisites £ 36 £ 509 Children & young people £ 0 £ 137
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Graveyards made a surplus for the year of £1830 including interest.
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From the late Robert Jowett.
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From St.Luke’s Norland.
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re; Lighting improvements (LED) in Social Centre
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Assessment for 2025 was £22,676 of which we paid £4,000 (17.6%)
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St.Peter’s £1,314 St.Mary’s £316
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Bank charges (Gen.fund) plus a lease opinion from Walker Singleton re; renewal of Nursery lease.
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15 St.Peter’s Centre, including the School House, was purchased from the Diocesan Board of Education in 2003 for a privately agreed price of £80,000. The current price is based on the Land Registry house price inflation calculator, although the mixed designation of the building makes the current valuation somewhat theoretical. A separate valuation for insurance purposes obtained during 2013 put the reinstatement cost at £985,000
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33 guide books @ £4 each, plus 10 postcards @ £1.50, plus 9 bookmarks @ £1, total £156
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St.Peter’s PC & Sound System (Refurbished 2019), plus Centre Chairs & A/V equipment, etc.
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The PCC currently uses 2 current accounts as of the start of 2006. The Lloyds account is the old St.Peters Church account.
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Restricted Donation from Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Ass’n (2024) re; Office improvements, still to be spent.
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This represents the amount underpaid to the Diocese since 2009. (See also note 11.)
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St Mary’s gas bill underestimated by £60 up to 31-12-25
General Notes .
G1. St.Mary’s Centre Costs
75% of Gas, Water and Electricity costs for St.Mary’s are paid by the St.Mary’s Church Social Centre. In addition the centre pays any cleaning costs. These are all regarded as “trading” costs.
During the year, the Parish pays the electricity and water bills, and the Centre pays the gas bills. At the year end there is then an adjustment payment, this year from the centre to the parish, to arrive at the correct ratio for all three utilities, (75% centre, 25% parish.)
G2. Policy on “reserves.”
Reserve accounts now exist in all categories of funds. Account ...88 is the deposit account for the general fund, (ie “free reserves”). It stands at a figure which gives some leeway to deal with cash flow requirements but no more than that. (Currently £649.)
“Designated Funds” are those which have been earmarked for a specific purpose by a vote of the PCC at some time in the past, but could be “undesignated” in the future by a similar vote. Legally they are regarded as “unrestricted”, ie they could be spent for any purpose legitimately allowed for by a PCC.
Restricted accounts contain money which has been given or provided for the specific purposes concerned, and cannot legally be spent on anything else. In order to build up sufficient funds for major projects such as building restoration it may have to stay in the accounts for some time until it can be combined with other funds (eg external grants) in order to fulfil its original purpose. Interest and tax recovered on restricted funds is always retained in the restricted account.
RJB
ST PETER'S COMMUNITY CENTRE Accounts for year ended 31.12.25
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| 2024 | RECEIPTS | 2025 |
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| £13,560 | Hire Charges – Day Nursery | £13,560 |
| £9,795 | Hire Charges - General | £4,429 |
| £8,000 | Utilities – Day Nursery | £6,838 |
| £24,827 |
PAYMENTS
| £140 £2,400 £15,290 £2,816 £1,391 £370 £145 £500 £6,822 £8,293 £420 £20 £255 £108 -£2,000 £6,822 2024 £11,589 £597 £2,000 £14,186 £14,548 £14,186 £28,374 |
Booking refunds Repairs Heat, Light, Water Kitchen & Cleaning Expenses Insurances Broadband Fixtures & Fittings Misc. Expenses Office refurbishment and new window (Surplus) as at 31 December 2025 Opening Balance Surplus for year House Water from Gen. Fund Use of Hall from Gen.Fund 50% Woolly Art Donations from Gen.Fund 50% Tai Chi Donations from Gen.Fund To reserve account (...89) Closing Balance (Lloyds) Centre Development Fund (Designated) Start Balance (a/c ..89) Interest for year From operating a/c TOTAL (in a/c ..89) Centre Funds (Designated) Closing Balance (Lloyds) Add Development Fund (..89) Total Centre Funds (Designated) |
£220 £4,060 £14,544 £3,022 £1,426 £509 £0 £0 £7,031 £30,812 |
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| -£5,985 £14,548 -£5,985 £420 £20 £546 £300 -£4,000 £5,849 2025 £14,186 £609 £4,000 £18,795 £5,849 £18,795 £24,644 |
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ST MARY'S CHURCH SOCIAL CENTRE
Accounts for year ended 31-12-25
| 2024 RECEIPTS £885Hire Charges £4,200Rental Income £200Donations £538Misc Income PAYMENTS £2,936Gas bills £8Cleaning & Materials £4,281Repairs & Maintenance Bank Charges Misc Expenses (Surplus) as at 31 December 2023 £7,013Opening Balance -£1,402Surplus (deficit) for year £0Energy balance to General Fund £200Grass cutting from Graveyard Fund £1,000From Fabric Fund (...92) re; Wall repair From Gen.Fund re; LPW (2024) £6,811 Closing Balance Notes; |
2025 Notes £1,445 £0 1 £80 £190 2 £1,715 £2,353 3 £0 £1,280 £31 4 £190 5 £3,854 -£2,139 Designated £6,811 -£2,139 -£114 £200 £0 £377 6 £5,136* |
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No tenant since mid 2024
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3 items arranged by Millbank Community Ass’n
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Supplier switched to Corona Energy during 2025
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Bank charges introduced by Lloyds during 2025
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3 items refunded to Millbank Community Ass’n
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Re; Lighting upgrade 2024
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Gas reading 1/1/26 underestimated by c£60
SOWERBY PAROCHIAL CHURCH KPC UNCIL Charity No. 1132024 INDEP RT THE PCC This report on the of the PCC for the year ¢rtded 31st D¢¢¢mbtt 2025 which are set out on pages I to 6 is in resp of on examinion carried out under Regulations 3(3) of the CburchAccountin8 Re8ulations 1997 to 21 Regulations,) and $.43 of th¢ chariti Act 1993 {IheA¢f). d the exwniner As m¢mbers of the PCC you are reSNJrtsiI¢ for th¢ preparntion of th¢ ttecounts. you Consider that the audit requirements of Regulations 3(3) and sectiort 43(2) of th¢Act do not 8pply. It is my rtspon5ibility to issue this repoff on those accounts in ac¢ordance with the tern)s of Regulation 25. iqofth re My examination was c•rrirAJ out in &cordance with the Generni Direciions given by th¢ Charity Commissioners under section 43(7Xb) of the A¢t and be found in the Church 8uidonce, 21K)l editio i$$ued by the Finance Division of th¢ Archbishops. Council. That examination Ill¢le$ a Teview of the accounting r¢¢ords kept by the PCC and a ¢omparison of the accoun¢$ with those rttords. Ii also includes ¢onsidering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts 8nd seeking explanacions from you as try¢es concernins any such matter5. The pr¢)c¢dur¢5 undertaken do not provide all th¢ ¢videnc¢ thai would b¢ ro4uired in an audi( arA consequently I do not expre58 an audit opinion on th¢ view given by th¢ accowits. xamiDe tement In connection with my examinlltio no n]atter has come to my attenti l) which 8ives me reasonabk ¢ause to believe that in ony material resp the requirements • to keep a¢¢ountin8 reconls in a¢cordw with stIOn 41 of the Act. and ' to pr¢pare xcounts which acrd with the xcounting re¢ord8 ond comply with the requirements of the Aa and the Re8UlatIo hav¢ not been met" c 2) to which iti tny opinim. aiiention should be drawn in orderto enable & proper understanding of the accounts to be re¢& (SigDed) ofr. TTFJ*15 CrtEc<£D WJFlit CotrAPLÉfc. FIowJÉV=¢. T )) fFeL A(Lodt BE Ta (Dated) 2£1•1 Richard Scott.. 9, New Lo•81¢y. Norla SOWEBBY BRIDGE. West Yorks HX6 3Rii lfrvo PA4f O'ui r)& Assisf AGTi¥/ify.
CHIAL C Cl)arity No. 1132024 tND RT This rep)rt on the xcowits of th¢ PCC (orthe yer eDded 3 1st December 2025 which gTe set ow on pages I to 6 is in respect of an exaMlw( QLrtuThder Regulations 313) ofthe ChurchAccountin8 R¢8lllatiOll5 1997 to 21)01 Clh¢ Regulations") and 5.43 of the CbaTitxs Art 19931kn A¢f). amd the examiner As mernbers of the PC£ you art ry51Th1e forthe tryaTakn of the accoun you considerthat the aj]I requirements of Regulation$ 3(il atKI sertion 43{21 of the Act &) ttot 8ppI)'. It is my reSpcS[blIIty to issue (his repcl on those taounts in wrth the of Regul10n 23. My ¢x8tDintho was c8rri¢d in xC(fd8D With the General Dirwtion5 8Lven by the Chariry Commi55Loners under sectÈon 43(7Mb) of theAct aDd ts) b¢ found in the Churth guidance. 2CQI editi¢ issued by the Fitww¢ Division of th¢ Atthbishops, Council. That exJmin6tion in¢lth areview of the a¢1n1]llg CordS kept by the PCC and 8 wmpari51)n of the X¢OUDty with those ($. Tt 8lsD in¢lth considering any unusual itrms or disclosllres in th¢ accounts se¢kitig ¢xplaDati(w from you os trustees Wncenung any such matTS. Tr ptwedures und¢rtak¢n do not kyovide a]1 the eyidence that would be wuired in an audiL and wnsequemly I do Thot express an audti QPiD]l on the vi¢w given by the acco. men In c4)Dn¢ctiin with my examinatio no bas come to ttEy attenti l) whith 8ivM r¢asonabie telieve in 8tty nwrial reSpt the requiremajts ' to k4> awouw rtcordj in 8C<OTdonc¢ with serticn 41 of the Act and ' to prepar¢ accounts whicb a¢wrd with the ¥COUDting rxords 8nd comply wkth the uir¢ments of the ALt and the Regulations have nrt been m¢t," cr 2) to which in my OPiDi(rf¥ atreniiw shthddbedrawn in ordetto enable & prw und¢rstWKiin8 of (SigDoI) (Dated) 2¥1•1¥ clwd S¢ott.. 9, New Lwgl¢y. NorE8n SOlhERBY BRIE. W¢si Yorks HX6 3BJi