Parish of Holy Trinity Jesmond
2025 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Submitted to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Sunday 10[th] May 2026 at 11.00am
Bank: Co-op Bank, Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne Independent Examiner: Anita Morris ACMA, CGMA
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2025 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1. AIMS AND PURPOSES
Holy Trinity Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of collaborating with the incumbent, the Reverend Tim Sanderson, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish and wider city the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
2. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
As an Anglican church located in Jesmond, but gathered from across the city and beyond, we aspire to be a vibrant, multigenerational, disciple-making community that is Jesus-centred and shaped by the 5 marks of mission:
Mark 1 'To proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God'
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Mark 2 'To teach, baptise and nurture disciples’
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Mark 3 'To respond to human need by loving service’
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Mark 4 'To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation’
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Mark 5 ‘To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth’
3. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
2025 was a year characterised by change and opportunity with significant transitions in our staffing arrangements. Our Operations Manager Alison Edwards moved away in the summer, having been part of our leadership over many years and a key member of the staff team. The Rev Colin Smith, our Supporting Minister, laid aside this role in November after many years of valued service and leadership. Change is always difficult but we are so grateful to God for all Alison and Colin have contributed to the life of Holy Trinity.
We were successful in appointing new staff with Phil Farrell joining the team as Caretaker in February, Rachael Farrimond as Operations Manager in September, Sharon Challand as Community Worker in November and Heather Bird as Youth Worker in December. This increased capacity in staff provides fresh energy and opportunities and we look forward to benefitting from this in 2026.
Tim Binmore joined Liz Cook in May as churchwarden. We are very grateful for their outstanding contribution throughout the year. Without all our volunteers and staff working so hard, we would be a much poorer place, and so our huge thanks to everyone at Holy Trinity for all you do.
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) met five times this year to oversee matters pertaining to safeguarding, finance, buildings, health and safety and ministry and mission. In particular, PCC reviewed and discussed safeguarding and staff recruitment (January 25), Church Hall redevelopment, staffing, and plans for Lent
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(March 25), PCC appointments, safeguarding policies and finance (June 25), Staffing, communion practice, finance review and parish share (Sept 25), and strategy, buildings, Christmas plans (Nov 25).
Throughout the year, we have offered a range of services that we hope our community would find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. We have summarised our achievements and performance below and grouped these around the 5 marks of mission.
Mark 1 'To proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God'
Proclamation takes place in both words and actions by being good news in the places where we live, work, socialise and worship. It looks different for each one of us and is the foundation of all effective mission. As a church we are involved in a range of activities that aim to reach out and engage with our community.
We were delighted to see the return of The Alpha Course in 2025. There were eight participants who enjoyed getting to know one another and exploring faith together. As normal, there were lots of questions and the course seemed to help people develop their faith further. Moving forwards, it is really important that Alpha forms a central part of our ministry and mission. The hope is to do this by running Alpha more frequently in 2026 (twice a year) and trying out different ways to deliver the course.
We contributed significantly to the Jesmond Community Festival in May with a wide range of events on offer. The Vintage afternoon tea, Messy Church, Meet the Author event, ceilidh and Bach choir concert were well attended and new connections were made. It was also good to have the church open every Wednesday morning for people to have a look round and enjoy tea, coffee and of course cake! As a gathered church made up of people who mainly don’t live in the geographical parish, this is a positive way of playing our part locally and growing our presence in the community.
Messy Church met throughout the year and continued to thrive and be fruitful with an average attendance of 100 people at each event. Many of the families who come are not regular Sunday church families but they would say that Holy Trinity is their church. Messy Church continues to be a safe place where families with young children (in particular) feel welcome. Mums and Dads feel happy to come. It continues to be a place where past and present Trinity Tots families can engage more deeply with HT church too. The Messy Church services focused on the theme of ‘Encounters with Jesus’ throughout the year. We also ran our popular Messy Christmas event.
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During 2025, the Open the Book team continued to visit four local primary schools on a weekly basis, sharing Bible stories with the children and staff. It is ten years since this venture began and it still continues to be effective and very much appreciated by children and their teachers alike.
One exciting development has been to establish lunchtime clubs in two of the schools, called Story Explorers . Each week, around 15 Y5/6 children have joined us to re-visit the Bible story they have seen in assembly that morning and to consider more deeply what it means for them. We are grateful to the schools for allowing us to set up the club and it has been so encouraging to see how interested the children have been in faith conversations. Open the Book is such a simple but effective way of sharing God’s love with children, many of whom never go near a church. It is our way of taking God to them.
Lifepath builds on the work of Open the Book as it allows us to engage more deeply with a particular year group of children in the schools we regularly visit. In this third year of running Lifepath, 172 children aged 8-9 yrs old filled the church over two days. They learnt about the life and faith of St Cuthbert, taking part in craft, prayer, Bible storytelling and sports workshops plus watching a drama and singing. The children heard how Cuthbert had connected with God by reading the Bible, praying and through his care for the natural world. They were encouraged to think about how they could do the same. The team of volunteers was drawn from local churches including Holy Trinity. Our prayer is that through the work of Lifepath, seeds of faith will be sown and the children will remember this day in our church as a wonderful and positive experience.
Mark 2 'To teach, baptise and nurture disciples’
Christian discipleship is about keeping going as a lifelong follower of Jesus, whatever stage of life we find ourselves in. We are called to be a discipling community that nurtures and supports each other and where people can feel they belong. 2025 was both a time of fresh growth and consolidation as the church family. We welcomed several new people into our church family. At present there are 152 people on the Church Electoral Roll .
We offered a range of church services on a number of themes including the book of James, Romans 9-12, ‘Everyday God’, Sustainability and eco-themes and ‘Refreshed’ with Bible study materials provided for small groups and individuals. Thank you to all who volunteer to help make our church services run smoothly - those involved with leading and preaching, children’s work, flowers, welcoming, prayer, wardening, refreshments, service live-streaming and music provision.
Music plays an important role in supporting, enhancing and inspiring our Sunday worship. A very special thanks to our Christmas Choir, conducted by Martin
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Duddy, which lead our carol singing and performed so brilliantly at our Carols by Candlelight Services. We aim to appoint a part-time Worship Leader in 2026.
Prayer ministry , Prayer Ministry continues to be offered at our morning Communion services and gives members of the congregation a regular opportunity to respond to something from the service, to ask for prayer for themselves or someone else, or to ask for a blessing for the coming week. It has been encouraging to see the numbers of people who come to ask for prayer increasing. In November 2025 we held an evening for those interested in learning the “how and why” of prayer ministry which was well attended, and new members have joined the team. We have increased the number of team serving each time to 4 to meet the needs of the congregation seeking prayer.
The average weekly in-person attendance at Sunday services was approximately 163 people, however, these figures do not take into account those joining on-line. Christmas service attendance was very good with just under 1500 people coming along. We estimate the total number of people identified as part of our worshipping community (excluding Messy Church) to be 285 people, with 27% of those being under 18 and 15% aged 70 plus (these percentages have remained similar to previous years). We have celebrated 2 baptisms and 1 wedding and held 5 funerals in our church or at crematoriums during this year.
During 2025, work among the Children and Young People continued to flourish. We saw around 55 children aged 14 and under (including babies) attending our church. Many attended weekly. As well as Sunday teaching provision, there were opportunities for social events. Pathfinders enjoyed a Popcorn and film night, Bowling, a Beach trip with fish and chips and a Pizza and Games night while Explorers enjoyed a trip to Monsieur Crepes café. During the year, two ‘outreach’ events were held. Easter Fun and the Light Party gave opportunities for our church children and their friends to find out more about Jesus. And then in December, the children and young people did an excellent job as they took a lead in our All-Age Carol Service. It was a joy to see them all enthusiastically take such an active part in the life of our church.
In September we waved off two young people from CYFA who went to study at university. We welcomed a new group of young people who had moved up from Pathfinders. The group remains on the smaller size although the addition of the boys makes the group dynamics energetic and full of life. It was great to welcome Heather Bird, joining staff team with responsibility for youth. We have a small, skilled, excellent team of leaders but to offer greater opportunities for the young people will require a bigger team so recruitment remains an issue.
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Small Groups continue to form a valuable place for discipleship and nurture with approximately 80 people meeting across eight groups regularly throughout the year across the city. Bible study materials and resources provided have been positively received and welcomed. People who are in a small group value the connection, support, and fellowship. Some groups have helped in the preparation and delivery of meals for Simple Sunday Lunch and Lent. Challenges remain with finding new leaders to develop new groups and maintaining connections in groups where people are very busy and where attendance is sometimes erratic.
Mark 3 'To respond to human need by loving service’
Just as God reached out to us as his valued children in love and compassion, so that same love spills out through us as we see the needs around us and respond. We continue to encourage people to serve where they see the need in the places God has put them: home, school, workplace, networks and leisure activities.
In 2025 our activities continued regularly in the hall, despite the need for the building to be redeveloped. The PCC continued the process of exploring the redevelopment of our church hall . This has taken a lot longer than any of us imagined due to unaffordable costings. This is a source of frustration but we aim to make some decisions in 2026.
The Parish Safeguarding Group (PSG) continued to oversee (on behalf of the PCC) Safer Recruiting and create, manage and maintain environments that are safe for all. We remain at level 3 certification (the top level) in the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard system and use the on-line Safeguarding Hub tool from the Diocese, which enables us to keep track of Safer Recruitment and up-to-date training needed for roles across church activities. The PCC has complied with the duty to have ‘due regard’ to the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Practice Guidance.
Vintage, our senior’s lunch club on Thursdays, offers a place of welcome, warmth and good food for older members of our community. We have improved awareness of Vintage, especially online and it has been a joy to welcome groups from both Abbeyfield homes and continue to build our relationship with residents and staff from Leonard Cheshire homes. We pray that God will continue to grow Vintage and give us more opportunities to share our faith, alongside the sensitivity and courage to take them. We have a great team but new members would be very welcome, especially as we look to develop Vintage by establishing an Alpha course and seated exercise class.
Trinity Tots , our parent, carer and toddler group has a strong sense of community and is greatly appreciated by all who come along. On average, 25 families attend each week. Throughout the year, our programme has included the Teddy Bear’s picnic, summer party with Bouncy castle, Macmillan coffee morning and the
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Christmas party. We have also held some excellent social events for the parents and team too including a meal out at a local restaurant and an American themed puddings evening. Trinity Tots continues to be a place where unchurched families can connect with God and us as a church. We aspire to be a ‘distinctly Christian’ toddler group. Throughout 2025, many current and past families came along to Messy Church, Easter Fun, the Light Party and the various Christmas services (especially the nativity Service and Carols by Candlelight).
HT Walks , our walking group, has many highlights this year, including good support for all walks with 15-20 people attending each time. The August Lakes weekend was repeated successfully at Keswick with 40 people enjoying great walking, fun and fellowship. New people continue to join the group, many introduced by friends. Thanks to all the pubs, cafés and teashops who have welcomed us. And again, huge thanks to all our walks leaders. Whilst they all love walking, it takes time to check walks, discern risks and cope with up to 25-30 walkers! We are always looking for new leaders too. It remains a privilege to enjoy our lovely, and varied, part of the UK and, also, the friendship and fellowship of our group.
The HT Cycling Group has had another good year for our small but committed cycling group. We continued to meet most Tuesdays at 9:30am at church, heading out for our now familiar 15–20 mile rides along the river, the wagonways, and out towards the coast. As ever, the rhythm of riding together and then gathering for coffee and conversation has remained at the heart of what we do. Those conversations—often shaped by the current sermon series, around the ministry of the community—have continued to sustain us, within the life of the church and wider diocese. This year we also explored a few new routes, welcomed some new riders into the group, and, it must be said, built our confidence as riders and enjoyed ourselves a little more along the way. We agreed, too, to introduce a winter pause, closing our regular Tuesday rides when the clocks go back, and looking forward to starting up again as the days lengthen. As ever, all are welcome, whatever your level of ability or ambition. Thank you to all who have been part of the group this year.
Making our buildings fit for purpose to serve the mission of the church and serve the community has continued to be a priority. Our Church Wardens oversee this area of ministry. In the last year, we have recarpeted the front of the church, installed a new sound system and renovated the sound desk. Pointing of the church building continues. A new boiler was installed in the church hall in the depth of winter. We are dealing with a number of issues relating to the church building. Hopefully will be able to fix the roof before winter.
The church hall redevelopment becomes an increasingly pressing matter to resolve as we are keeping the building patched up, but there are major problems
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which will need money spent in the near future and we would rather this was spent on the new building.
We are grateful to Phil Farrell for his cheerful competence and hard work as our Caretaker and Rachael Farrimond and her predecessor Alison in the office for their efficiency and enthusiasm. We are indebted to our assistant wardens who help open the church on Sundays and keep our services running and are always available for advice, support and the loan of power tools. A shoutout to the many people who are on rotas in the church -without your commitment, things would grind to a sticky halt. It is exciting to see what is happening in the church regarding our community, youth work and what is happening with the Sustainability Group, and look forward to supporting them in the next year.
The Holy Trinity Trust has responsibility for managing the funds received from the sale of St Barnabas and St Jude's church buildings when this was sold in 2019. The diocese stipulated that this money was to be used to build a new church hall. The Trust is registered with the Charity Commission and the Trustees are required to ensure that the money is used in accordance with the Diocese's instruction and is invested responsibly and securely. The trustees are Rev Tim Sanderson (chair), Liz Cook (ex-officio as church warden), Paul Wright, Douglas Lovelock and John Matthews (secretary). The treasurer is Lilian Lovelock. No expenditure has been made in 2025. The funds held on the 31st December currently stand at £571,590.
We continue to play our part in the wider Church of England structures, offering training placements to Lindisfarne and Cranmer Hall students. Deanery Synod met four times over the course of 2025. We are also represented at Diocesan Synod and various other diocesan groups and initiatives.
Mark 4 'To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation’
We are called to reflect God’s radical agenda of justice and reconciliation in our priorities as a church through challenging oppression, campaigning for transformation, living ethically and supporting individuals and organisations. In 2025 we continued to support our mission partners, raise money for various campaigning organisations through on-line events and reflect the values of the 4[th] mark in our services and intercessions.
We continue to commit to buying fairtrade and other
ethically sourced goods for church activities. During the year we have prayed for and supported organisations and charities such as Christian Aid, Tear Fund, Junction 42, the People’s Kitchen and, where appropriate, promoted various campaigns.
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As a church we have continued to support the work of four main mission partners throughout the last year. Eric and Sandra Reed are with CMS based in the Philippines. They are working with local farmers seeking to introduce the ‘Farming God’s Way’ techniques. Ian and Anne-Marie Prescott are with OMF based in Kent. They work with the Vietnamese Diaspora in the UK and world-wide having previously been OMF Country Director in Vietnam. Ben and Sandeep Wildman are with Sports Friends based in Kent. Ben is Sports Friends’ International Director for Training and is helping to design and deliver training programmes for coaches working world-wide. Youth for Christ North East are based on Tyneside. YFCNE is working with youth groups and in schools across the whole of the North East.
In addition to these we also provided one-off funds to Shirley Trust, Junction 42, and Oasis Community Housing. These gifts were given in December in order for the groups to benefit from the ‘Big Give’ which matches pound-for-pound donations given in that month.
Mark 5 ‘To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth’
The Missio Dei starts with the cross and the resulting restoration of humanity and then spills out into the renewal of the world, offering wholeness and peace to a broken planet. We are called to promote the wellbeing of the human community and its environment, so that creation may live in harmony.
We continue to hold our silver eco-church award. This means we are improving and widening the ways in which we are energy efficient, thoughtful in our operations, and engaging with sustainability issues. We have also engaged with climate change issues locally and internationally but there is much more we can do. Through church services and the sharing of resources, we encouraged people to live in ways that are sustainable and intentionally pursue a green agenda. Towards the end of the year, we relaunched the Sustainability Group to look afresh at what we can be doing as a church to attain the gold eco-church award, and more generally address eco-issues more methodically and consistently.
4. FINANCIAL REVIEW
The past year has been one of both encouragement and reflection for us. We benefitted from a substantial one-off gift that has enabled us to proceed with new staff appointments and strengthen our outreach and youth ministry capacity. Our expenditure was also less than expected so we been able to increase our reserves to meet the expected maintenance costs and planned staff salaries.
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We know that it is important to communicate the impact that members gifts have made which includes not only meeting our own ministry costs but also being able to support our mission partners and local churches which are not as financially well off as we are.
In the past year we have endeavoured to reduce the barriers to giving in an increasing cash-less society and we have invested in card readers and joined the Parish Giving Scheme. However, alongside this encouragement, we face a clear challenge for the future. There has been a fall in regular giving of about 4%. As staffing and maintenance commitments grow, nurturing a deeper culture of generosity will be essential.
5. RESERVES POLICY
The Reserves Policy was reviewed by the PCC on 10th November 2025. It was agreed that the Reserve Fund should continue to provide sufficient funds to ensure:
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The continued functioning of Holy Trinity Church in the event of any unforeseen financial problems
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That the excess of any insurance claim can be met
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The total funds to be held for unforeseen circumstances should be no less than two months running costs (currently £52,400) and an additional month of salaries costs (currently £6,700). This makes a total of £59,100
Reserve funds are required not only for unforeseen problems but also to provide for future planned needs. It was therefore agreed a Fabric Fund should also be built up to meet the expected costs of repairs identified in the most recent Quinquennial Inspection (2024). This was estimated to be £65,000.
MONITORING PROCEDURE
The PCC must approve any use of the Reserve Fund and the Fabric Fund. This policy will be reviewed annually and may be amended by the Parochial Church Council at any time.
6. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules . At Holy Trinity the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, Deanery Synod reps and members elected by those in the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All who attend our services or consider themselves members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC members, as our board of trustees have a particular interest in governance, safeguarding, building and finance but also make decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish. The full PCC met five times during the year with an average level of attendance of 85%. The PCC has several committees, each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. These committees, which include the Parish Safeguarding Group and Mission Partner sub group, are all responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly.
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7. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Holy Trinity Church is situated in Churchill Gardens, Jesmond, Newcastle. It is part of the Diocese of Newcastle within the Church of England. The address is Holy Trinity Church office, Churchill Gardens, Jesmond, Newcastle NE2 1HB. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission (number 1132722).
PCC members who have served at any time from 1st January 2025 until the date of this report are:
Ex Officio members:
Incumbent: Tim Sanderson (Chair) Wardens: Liz Cook and Tim Binmore (from May 2025) Operations Manager: Alison Edwards (secretary – resigned August 2025) Deanery Synod Representatives: Ros Johnson
Elected members:
From 2023 onwards: Margaret Lawson (Lay Chair), Mhairi Duigan, Alexi Thornhill From 2024 onwards: Diane Bowe, Ian Farrimond (Reader), Claire Thomas (resigned March 25), Paul Wright
From 2025 onwards: Stephen Cartwright, Matthew Creedy, Malcolm Curtis, Christine Dunbar, Rachael Farrimond (PCC secretary from Nov 2025), John Matthews (Treasurer), James Smith
Parish Safeguarding Group
Vicar & Wardens, Christine Dunbar (Parish Safeguarding Officer), Kim Fewell, Margaret Nicholson, Steph Sanderson, Tim Sanderson,
Licensed Ministers
Tim Sanderson (vicar), Colin Smith (retired supporting minister – resigned November 25) David Tully (retired), Terry Harkin (retired) Ian Farrimond (Licenced Lay Minister) Alison Edwards (Licenced Lay Minister – resigned August 25)
Staff
Heather Bird (Youth Worker) – from December 25 Sharon Challand (Community Worker) – from November 25 Alison Edwards (Operations Manager) – resigned August 25 Phil Farrell (Caretaker/verger) – from February 25 Rachael Farrimond (Operations Manager) – from September 25 Dot Lee (Discipleship and Youth – voluntary) Steph Sanderson (Children’s and Family Outreach Worker)
Approved and signed by the Rev Tim Sanderson (PCC chair) on 30[th] April 2026
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APPENDIX 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, JESMOND FOR 2025
Charity Number 1132722
Bankers
Co-operative Bank SumUp Payments Limited Skipton Building Society Kingdom Bank
Approved and adopted by the Parochial Church Council at its meeting on 3[rd] May 2026
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF HOLY TRINITY JESMOND
The statement of Financial Accounts for year ending Dec. 31st 2025 has been audited and presents a True and Fair view of the incomings and outgoings for the Calendar Year 2025, with no material misstatements noted.
Financial Summary 31st Dec 2025
Total Income 2025 £362,630 Total Expenditure 2025 £254,963
BANK ACCOUNTS
| PCC Account 31.12.25 | £ 19,699 |
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| Salaries account 31.12.25 | £ 2,091 |
| SumUp Business Account | £ 1,187 |
| Instant Access Account | £ 20,790 |
| Reserve Account 31.12.25 | £ 224,397 |
(assigned to Fabric Fund £42,391, Salaries Fund £122,904, reserves available £59,102)
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APPENDIX 2 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2025
INCOME CATEGORIES
| Code | Category |
Income |
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| Voluntary Income | ||
| R1a | Regular Giving | 117,068 |
| R1b | Collections | 1,182 |
| R1c | Sundry Donations | 26,153 |
| Restricted Voluntary Income | ||
| R2a | F2: Staff Salaries | 117,234 |
| F4: Fabric Fund | 7,512 | |
| F5: Mission giving | 3,314 | |
| F6: Church new build | 3,000 | |
| F11: Flowers | 512 | |
| F13. Life Path | 400 | |
| F16: Defibrillator | 0 | |
| F17: AV upgrade | 0 | |
| F18: Other | 600 | |
| Income from Events and Activities | ||
| R3a | Fees for Weddings and Funerals | 2,458 |
| R3c | Messy Church | 630 |
| R3e | Vintage | 595 |
| R3f | Young people events & activities | 151 |
| R3g | Special function catering | 228 |
| R3h | Trinity Tots | 1,078 |
| R3i | Other income (General) | 1,755 |
| R3j | Other income (restricted) | 0 |
| Gift Aid | ||
| R4a | Gift Aid on unrestricted giving | 27,676 |
| R4b | Gift Aid on restricted giving | 32,163 |
| Lettings | ||
| R5a | Church & Hall Lettings | 11,974 |
| Other Income | ||
| R6a | Bequests | 0 |
| R6b | Grants | 825 |
| R6c | Interest | 5,825 |
| R6h | Other income | 300 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 362,630 |
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APPENDIX 2 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2025 (continued)
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
| Code | Category |
Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| Grants and Charitable | ||
| P1a | Mission Partners | 13,824 |
| P1b | Short-term & Local mission | 5,825 |
| Mission & Ministry Church | ||
| P2a | Discipleship & Nurture | 144 |
| P2b | Community Engagement | 1,793 |
| P2c | Vintage | 0 |
| P2d | Service Costs | 184 |
| P2e | Music & Choir | 1,568 |
| P2f | Flowers | 684 |
| P2g | Special Function Catering | 172 |
| P2j | Wedding & Funeral expenses | 330 |
| Youth Work | ||
| P3a | Diddy Disciples, Climbers & Explorers | 298 |
| P3a1 | Pathfinders & CYFA | 886 |
| P3c | Messy Church | 647 |
| P3d | Other outreach events | 264 |
| P3e | Lifepath | 1,332 |
| P3g | Trinity Tots | 0 |
| Staff Expenses | ||
| P4a | Vicar's Working Expenses | 186 |
| P4b | Curates Expenses | 0 |
| P4c | Staff Expenses | 1,355 |
| Clergy Housing Costs | ||
| P5a&b | Vicar's water rates & council tax | 4,530 |
| P6a&b | Curate's water rates & council tax | 0 |
| Salaries | ||
| P7a-d | Salaries | 48,939 |
| P7e | Employer NIC & Pension | 1,013 |
| P7g | Payroll services | 106 |
| Diocesan payments | ||
| P8a | Parish Share | 105,840 |
| P8b | Fee Payments | 1,021 |
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APPENDIX 2 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE 2025 (continued)
EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
Code Category Expenditure
| Church | ||
|---|---|---|
| P9a | Heating & Lighting | 9,846 |
| P9b | Maintenance & Minor Repairs | 7,936 |
| P9c | Quinqenial Expenses/Major repairs | 7,897 |
| P9g | Church cleaning | 5,585 |
| P9h | Church insurance | 8,004 |
| Hall | ||
| P10a | Heating & Lighting | 4,088 |
| P10b | Maintenance & Minor Repairs | 2,754 |
| P10c | Hall cleaning | 8,231 |
| P10d | Hall insurance | 1,347 |
| General Expenses | ||
| P11a | Grounds upkeep | 2,017 |
| P11b | Water rates | 144 |
| P11c | Equipment | 0 |
| Administration | ||
| P12a | Supplies & Admin. Expenses | 1,561 |
| P12b | Comms (Web Site, broadband, email) | 1,044 |
| P12c | Administration Equipment | 411 |
| P12d | Governance costs | 566 |
| Capital development/improvements | ||
| P13a | Church (AV system upgrade) | 450 |
| P13b | Church Hall development | 2,094 |
| Banking | ||
| P14a | Bank Charges | 48 |
| TOTAL | EXPENDITURE | 254,963 |
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APPENDIX 3
PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY JESMOND
Minutes of the ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING and VESTRY MEETING Sunday, 4 May 2025 at 11.00 at Holy Trinity Church
Welcome and Notices
This meeting took place during the morning service. Tim welcomed everyone to the meeting. There were 105 adults in attendance
Vicar’s Comments
Tim addressed the meeting with an overview of the past year, highlighting times of challenge and celebrating our church community.
Using John 21: 1 – 14 as his text, Tim outlined the challenges that faced Holy Trinity throughout the year. Firstly, the personal challenges many church members have faced with illness, bereavement, and difficult circumstances. Then the challenges associated with our historic buildings such as repointing, roof repairs, upgrading the sound & streaming system and the church hall redevelopment. Tim particularly highlighted the frustrations of the slow progress with the hall.
Tim felt the third major challenge we have faced is one of capacity. The need for more people to do more things. He announced that the PCC have plans in place to explore extra staffing in due course and will also continue to work out how to do what we do with less people. Tim expressed his thanks to all the volunteers serving in so many contexts in the church.
Tim moved on to talk about the opportunities ahead. He felt the climate in the wider diocese was undergoing change including a fresh aspiration for churches to be experiencing renewal and growth and for new worshipping communities to be planted.
He also highlighted God’s provision for Holy Trinity with good financial resources, a busy programme of activities to serve the church and the wider community, and fresh initiatives like the 24.7 prayer event in November, and bringing the ‘Love Our Community’ event into the Jesmond Community Festival in May.
Tim reminded us that at the heart of a church is not our activities, or even our worship services, but a community of people who live for God and together are happy to muddle through and serve him as best they can. A people who form community where grace is shown in abundance as we live life together.
VESTRY MEETING
- Minutes of the previous Meeting held on 28 April 2024
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Decision: The Minutes from the previous meeting were unanimously received as an accurate record with no corrections.
2. Matters Arising
There were no matters arising.
3. Finance and Statement of Accounts and Independent Examiners Report
The accounts have been checked by the independent examiner and a summary of the accounts published in the APCM Report sent with the weekly email. A copy of the full accounts is available from John Matthews.
Decision: The Holy Trinity Accounts were approved by a majority of the meeting.
Tim thanked John for being a prudent and careful treasurer and for keeping us well informed about our finances.
4. Appointment of Accounts Examiner
Tim also thanked Anita Morris who acts as the external examiner for our accounts.
Decision: Anita Morris was reappointed by a majority as the Accounts Examiner for another year.
5. APCM Report
The APCM report has been sent out as part of the weekly email. The report highlights some of our priorities as we move forward. Tim invited anyone who has any queries to let him or Alison Edwards know by email so that questions and issues raised could then be taken to the next PCC meeting.
6. Election of Church Wardens
Liz Cook was willing to stand for re-election as Church Warden. Tim Binmore was also willing to stand as a second Church Warden.
Decision: Liz Cook and Tim Binmore were unanimously elected as church wardens for the coming year.
7. Election to Deanery Synod
Deanery Synod members are elected every three years. There are three places, one of which is filled by Ros Johnson. Tim and Ros will continue to represent Holy Trinity in the coming year.
8. Election of PCC Members
We have 15 elected members who serve a three-year term. We currently have 9 vacancies. There would have been 7 vacancies but Claire Thomas has stepped down and, sadly, John Smith has died. Their valuable contributions were recognized with gratitude to God.
Five people have stood for re-election, namely John Matthews (Treasurer), James Smith, Rachael Farrimond, Christine Dunbar (Parish Safeguarding Officer) and Malcolm Curtis.
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There are also two new nominations, namely Matthew Creedy and Stephen Cartwright.
As there are more vacancies than nominations, no election is necessary and all those standing were voted onto PCC. Tim congratulated and thanked those joining or rejoining the PCC this year.
The other continuing members of the PCC, alongside the elected wardens and Deanery Synod reps, are Margaret Lawson (Lay Chair), Mhairi Duigan, Alexi Thornhill, Ian Farrimond, Paul Wright, Diane Bowe, and Alison Edwards (PCC Secretary ex officio).
9. Prayer of Commissioning
David Tully invited all those on the PCC to stand while he prayed for them and then asked all to stand while he offered a prayer for us all.
10. Closing Worship and Prayer
Before the meeting closed Margaret Lawson as PCC Lay Chair thanked Tim for his leadership, whether visible on Sundays or behind the scenes, his openness to listen and his sense of humour when under pressure. She invited all to continue to pray for, encourage and support him.
The meeting closed with a final hymn and a blessing.
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Financial Statements of the Parish of Holy Trinity, Jesmond for 2025
Charity Number 1132722
Bankers:
Co-operative Bank SumUp Payments Limited Skipton Building Society Kingdom Bank
Approved and adopted by the Parochial Church Council on 3rd May 2026
Signed PCC Member
Signed PCC Member
Index
| Index | 2 |
|---|---|
| Independent Examiners Report to the PCC of Holy Trinity Jesmond3 | |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 4 |
| Balance Sheet at 31 December 2025 | 5 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 6 >11 |
| Reserve Account | 12 |
| Salaries Account | 13 |
| Restricted & Unrestricted Funds | 14 |
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Holy Trinity Jesmond INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE PCC OF HOLY TRINITY JESMOND st For the year ended 31 December 2025 To Whom It May Concem.. I confirm that I have reviewed the Holy Trinity Church Income and Expense Statements for 2025. From the information that was provided to me, I believe that these Statements present a True and Fair view of the incomings and outgoings for the Calendar Year 2025, with no material misstatements noted. Sincerely, Anita Morris. ACMA CGMA. BEng (Hons), BA (Hons) Page 3
Statement of Financial Activities For the period 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Notes (see pages 7&8, 10&11) |
£ | £ | £ | £ | |
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| Voluntary Income | R1 & R2 | 144,403 | 132,571 | 276,974 | 221,268 |
| Income from events and activities |
R3 &R5a | 16,769 | 2,099 | 18,868 | 18,147 |
| Other incoming resources | R4a&b, R6b,c&e | 33,801 | 32,988 | 66,789 | 52,320 |
| TOTAL INCOMING | |||||
| RESOURCES | 194,972 | 167,658 | 362,630 | 291,734 | |
| RESOURCES | |||||
| EXPENDED | |||||
| Mission Giving | P1 | 17,171 | 2,478 | 19,649 | 21,308 |
| Mission & Running Cost | P2-P11 & P14 | 187,369 | 44,316 | 231,685 | 249,925 |
| Administration | P12 | 3,582 | 0 | 3,582 | 3,431 |
| Banking | P13 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| TOTAL RESOURCES | |||||
| EXPENDED | 208,168 | 46,795 | 254,963 | 274,674 | |
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
-13,196 | 120,863 | 107,667 | 17,060 | |
| BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT 1/1/25 |
32,812 | 130,538 | 163,350 | 71,802 | |
| BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31/12/25 |
19,616 | 251,401 | 271,017 | 88,863 |
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Balance Sheet at 31st December 2025
| Note | 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| FIXED ASSETS | |||
| Tangible Fixed Assets | 0 | 0 | |
| Investment Assets | 0 | 0 | |
| CURRENT ASSETS | |||
| Stock | 0 | 0 | |
| Debtors | page 9 | 9,286 | 7,548 |
| Short term deposits (Reserves & Fabric Fund ) | page12 | 224,397 | 124,224 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | page 9 | 43,766 | 43,653 |
| Liablilities:amounts falling due within one year | page 9 | 6,432 | 12,075 |
| NET ASSETS | 271,017 | 163,350 | |
| FUNDS | |||
| Unrestricted | 19,616 | 32,812 | |
| Restricted | 251,401 | 130,538 | |
| Total | 271,017 | 163,350 | |
| The notes on pages 6 to 14 form part of these accounts. | TRUE | TRUE |
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Financial Statements
For year ended 31 December 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
RESERVES POLICY
The Reserves Policy was reviewed by the PCC on 10th November 2025. It was agreed that the Reserve Fund should continue to provide suffient funds to ensure:
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1) The continued functioning of Holy Trinity Church in the event of any unforeseen financial problems
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2) That the excess of any insurance claim can be met
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3) The total funds to be held for unforeseen circumstances should be no less than two months running costs (currently £52,400) and an additional month of salaries costs (currently £6,700). This makes a total of £59,100
Reserve funds are required not only for unforeseen problems but also to provide for future planned needs. It was therefore agreed:
- 4) A Fabric Fund should also be built up to meet the expected costs of repairs identified in the most recent Quinquennial Inspection (2024). This was estimated to be £65,000.
MONITORING PROCEDURE
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The Parochial Church Council must approve any use of the Reserve Fund and the Fabric Fund .
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This policy will be reviewed annually and may be amended by the Parochial Church Council at any time.
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INCOMING RESOURCES 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Totals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Note (p10) | £ | £ | £ | ||
| INCOMING RESOURCES | |||||
| Voluntary Income | |||||
| Planned Giving | R1a & R2a | 117,068 | 117,234 | 234,302 | 136,770 |
| Collections | R1b & R2a | 1,182 | 0 | 1,182 | 1,244 |
| Sundry Donations | R1c & R2a | 26,153 | 15,337 | 41,490 | 83,254 |
| Sub-total | 144,403 | 132,571 | 276,974 | 221,268 | |
| Gift Aid | |||||
| Prior year donations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Current year donations | R4a&b | 27,676 | 32,163 | 59,839 | 41,317 |
| Income from events and activities | |||||
| Fees for weddings and funerals | R3a | 1,437 | 1,021 | 2,458 | 1,942 |
| Messy Church | R3c | 630 | 630 | 637 | |
| Vintage | R3d | 595 | 595 | 600 | |
| Trinity Tots | R3i | 0 | 1,078 | 1,078 | |
| Other | R3f,g,h,j | 2133 | 0 | 2,133 | 868 |
| Church & Hall Lettings | R5a | 11,974 | 11,974 | 14,099 | |
| Income from investment | |||||
| Bank interest | R6c | 5,825 | 5,825 | 4,350 | |
| Other income | |||||
| Other income | R6a,b, h | 300 | 825 | 1,125 | 6,653 |
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES |
194,972 | 167,658 | 362,630 | 291,734 |
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RESOURCES EXPENDED 2025
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Totals | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Notes | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| (p11) | |||||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | |||||
| Grants and charitable giving: | |||||
| Mission Partners | P1a | 12,075 | 1,749 | 13,824 | 16,363 |
| Short-term & Local mission | P1b | 5,096 | 729 | 5,825 | 4,945 |
| Ministry Costs | |||||
| Mission & Ministry | P2a-g |
4,875 | 0 | 4,875 | 6,069 |
| Youth Work | P3a-e | 2,095 | 1,332 | 3,428 | 2,536 |
| Staffing | P7a-g+P4a-c | 27,300 | 24,298 | 51,598 | 40,945 |
| Clergy Housing Cost | P5a-b+P6a-b | 4,530 | 0 | 4,530 | 5,078 |
| Parish Share | P8a | 105,840 | 0 | 105,840 | 98,800 |
| Diocesan Fees | P8b | 0 | 1,021 | 1,021 | 722 |
| Running expenses | |||||
| Church | P9a-g | 24,283 | 14,986 | 39,268 | 35,075 |
| Hall | P10a-d | 16,285 | 135 | 16,420 | 14,610 |
| General Expenses | P11a-c | 2,161 | 0 | 2,161 | 5,383 |
| Administration | |||||
| Administrative Expenses | P12a-e | 3,582 | 0 | 3,582 | 3,431 |
| Capital expenditure | |||||
| Capital development/improvements | P13a&b | 0 | 2,544 | 2,544 | 40,707 |
| Banking | |||||
| Bank charges | P14a | 47 | 1 | 48 | 10 |
| TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED | 208,168 | 46,795 | 254,963 | 274,674 |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| DEBTORS | ||
| HMRC | 7,460 | 7,438 |
| Chimney Sweep Theatre Company | 1,520 | 110 |
| Zoot & Toot | 40 | |
| Newcastle High School for Girls | 210 | |
| Talktalk | 56 | |
| Total | 9,286 | 7,438 |
| CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND | ||
| PCC Account (Co-operative Bank) | 19,699 | 16,883 |
| Salaries Account (Co-operative Bank) | 2,091 | 6,103 |
| Savings Account (Co-operative Bank) | 20,790 | 20,138 |
| Business Card Account (Sum-up) | 1,187 | 529 |
| Total | 43,766 | 43,653 |
| LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING | ||
| DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
| PAYE & NI Contributions | 1,671 | 951 |
| Pension | 717 | 0 |
| Maintenance | 135 | 0 |
| Expenses | 85 | 251 |
| Electricity | 3,824 | 3,673 |
| Architect fees | 0 | 7,200 |
| Total | 6,432 | 12,075 |
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INCOME CATEGORIES
| Code | Category | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary Income | ||
| R1a | Regular Giving | 117,068 |
| R1b | Collections | 1,182 |
| R1c | Sundry Donations | 26,153 |
| Restricted Voluntary Income | ||
| R2a | F2: Staff Salaries | 117,234 |
| F4: Fabric Fund | 7,512 | |
| F5: Mission giving | 3,314 | |
| F6: Church new build | 3,000 | |
| F11: Flowers | 512 | |
| f13. Life Path | 400 | |
| F16: Debrillator | 0 | |
| F17: AV upgrade | 0 #### | |
| Fx: Other | 600 | |
| Income from Events and Activities | ||
| R3a | Fees for Weddings and Funerals | 2,458 |
| R3c | Messy Church | 630 |
| R3e | Vintage | 595 |
| R3f | Young people events & activities | 151 |
| R3g | Special function catering | 228 |
| R3i | Trinity Tots | 1,078 |
| R3h | Other income (General) | 1,755 |
| R3j | Other income (restricted) | 0 |
| Gift Aid | ||
| R4a | Gift Aid on unrestricted giving | 27,676 |
| R4b | Gift Aid on restricted giving | 32,163 #### |
| Lettings | ||
| R5a | R5a Church & Hall Lettings | 11,974 |
| Code | Category | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Other Income | ||
| R6a | Bequests | 0 |
| R6b | Grants | 825 |
| R6c | Interest | 5,825 |
| R6h | Other income | 300 |
Continued in next column
TOTAL INCOME
362,630
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EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES
| Code | Category | Expenditure | Code | Category | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and Charitable Giving | Diocesan payments | ||||
| P1a | Mission Partners | 13,824 | P8a | Parish Share | 105,840 |
| P1b | Short-term & Local mission | 5,825 | P8b | Fee Payments | 1,021 |
| Mission & Ministry | Church | ||||
| P2a | Discipleship & Nurture | 144 | P9a | Heating & Lighting | 9,846 |
| P2b | Community Engagement | 1,793 | P9b | Maintenance & Minor Repairs | 7,936 |
| P2c | Vintage | 0 | P9c | Quinqenial Expenses/Major repairs | 7,897 |
| P2d | Service Costs | 184 | P9g | Church cleaning | 5,585 |
| P2e | Music & Choir | 1,568 | P9h | Church insurance | 8,004 |
| P2f | Flowers | 684 | |||
| P2g | Special Function Catering | 172 | Hall | ||
| P2j | Wedding & Funeral expenses | 330 | P10a | Heating & Lighting | 4,088 |
| P10b | Maintenance & Minor Repairs | 2,754 | |||
| Youth Work | P10c | Hall cleaning | 8,231 | ||
| P3a | Diddy Disciples, Climbers & Explorers | 298 | P10d | Hall insurance | 1,347 |
| P3a1 | Pathfinders & CYFA | 886 | |||
| P3c | Messy Church | 647 | General Expenses | ||
| P3d | Other outreach events | 264 | P11a | Grounds upkeep | 2,017 |
| P3e | Lifepath | 1,332 | P11b | Water rates | 144 |
| P3g | Trinity Tots | 0 | P11c | Equipment | 0 |
| Staff Expenses | Administration Total | ||||
| P4a | Vicar's Working Expenses | 186 | P12a | Supplies & Admin. Expenses | 1,561 |
| P4b | Curates Expenses | 0 | P12b | Comms (Web Site, broadband, email) | 1,044 |
| P4c | Staff Expenses | 1,355 | P12c | Administration Equipment | 411 |
| P12d | Governance costs | 566 | |||
| Clergy Housing Costs | |||||
| P5a&b | Vicar's water rates & council tax | 4,530 | Capital development/improvements | ||
| P6a&b | Curate's water rates & council tax | 0 | p13a | Church (AV system upgrade) | 450 |
| p13b | Church Hall development | 2,094 | |||
| Salaries | |||||
| P7a-d | Salaries | 48,939 | Banking | ||
| P7e | Employer NIC & Pension | 1,013 | P14a | Bank Charges | 48 |
| P7g | Payroll services | 106 | |||
| Continued in next column | TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 254963 |
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 254,963
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Reserve/Savings Account
Statement of Financial Activities
For the period 1 January - 31 December 2025
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 |
| Funds | Funds | TOTAL | ||
| Transfer from PCC Account | 75,000 | 20,000 | 95,000 | |
| Skipton Building Society Interest | 5,163 | 5,163 | ||
| Kingdom Bank Interest | 10 | 10 | ||
| Total incoming resources | 100,173 | |||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||||
| Category | Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 |
| Funds | Funds | TOTAL | ||
| None | 0 | |||
| Total resources expended | 0 | |||
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | 100,173 | |||
| Skipton BS | Kingdom Bank | |||
| Opening Bank Balance | 124,224 | 0 | 124,224 | |
| Total Closing Bank Balance | 204,387 | 20,010 | 224,397 |
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Salaries Account - (Previously known as the Associate Minister's/Social Acc) Statement of Financial Activities
For the period 1 January - 31 December 2025
| INCOMING RESOURCES | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 |
| Funds | Funds | TOTAL | ||
| Opening Balance | £6,103 | |||
| Salaries Fund Donations | £13,653 | £13,653 | ||
| Other | 0 | £0 | ||
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | £13,653 | |||
| RESOURCES EXPENDED | ||||
| Category | Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 |
| Funds | Funds | TOTAL | ||
| Salaries + pension | £17,665 | £17,665 | ||
| Total resources expended | £17,665 | |||
| Net movement in Funds | -£4,012 | |||
| Opening Bank Balance | £6,103 | |||
| Closing Bank Balance | £2,091 |
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Balance Sheet - All Funds Statement of Financial Activities 31 December 2025
| Fund | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 General | 12883 | 0 | 12,883 | 24156 |
| F2 Salaries | 0 | 124,995 | 124,995 | 3031 |
| F3 Reserve | 59102 | 0 | 59,102 | 44402 |
| F4 Fabric Fund | 49409 | 17,204 | 66,613 | 81509 |
| F5 Mission Giving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| F6 Church Hall New Build | 0 | 3,899 | 3,899 | 2243 |
| F7 Centenary | 0 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1800 |
| F13 Lifepath | 0 | 783 | 783 | 240 |
| F15 Flowers | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| F14 Trinity Tots | 0 | 928 | 928 | 0 |
| F16 Defibrillator | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| F17 AV system upgrade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5801 |
| Total Resources | 121,394 | 149,623 | 271,017 | 163,350 |
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Holy Trinity Jesmond INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE PCC OF HOLY TRINITY JESMOND st For the year ended 31 December 2025 To Whom It May Concem.. I confirm that I have reviewed the Holy Trinity Church Income and Expense Statements for 2025. From the information that was provided to me, I believe that these Statements present a True and Fair view of the incomings and outgoings for the Calendar Year 2025, with no material misstatements noted. Sincerely, Anita Morris. ACMA CGMA. BEng (Hons), BA (Hons) Page 3