## Annual Reports for Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2026 _“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only wise God, our Saviour, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25)._ 1 ## Table of Contents Vicar’s Report.......................................................................................................................................2 PCC Report...........................................................................................................................................3 Church Warden’s Report......................................................................................................................4 Church Fabric Report 2026..................................................................................................................5 Deanery Synod Report.........................................................................................................................5 Pastoral Report.....................................................................................................................................6 Safeguarding report..............................................................................................................................6 Children & Families Outreach Worker.................................................................................................7 Family Discipleship Worker Report.....................................................................................................8 GEARS (God’s Early Years)................................................................................................................9 Sunday Youth Group..........................................................................................................................10 Brownies Report.................................................................................................................................10 ## Vicar’s Report 2025 has been a year of sustained, joyful, and carefully shaped ministry. It has been a privilege to preach through substantial portions of Scripture — from Luke’s Gospel into Acts, Ruth, the Psalms and Ezra, as well as our Advent series rooted in the ancient “O Antiphons.” Alongside Sunday mornings, our midweek Communion services have provided a steady rhythm of Word and Sacrament, while our Sunday evening gatherings have created space for deeper engagement through Big Questions, Healing & Wholeness, Taizé, Praise & Prayer, and our Remembering Service. We have continued to strengthen links with mission partners including Church Mission Society, Tearfund, Open Doors, Safe Families, Betel UK and Toybox, seeking not only to give financially but to pray and remain outward-looking in our discipleship. I am deeply grateful for the many lay leaders, preachers, musicians, tech team members and volunteers who have shared in this work. Together we have sought to keep Christ at the centre, to teach the Scriptures faithfully, and to grow as a worshipping, generous, and mission-minded church family. We also began our evening “Big Questions” series, exploring What the Bible Says About… including transgender and assisted dying — important conversations which we plan to continue. It has been especially encouraging to see growth in those attending St Jude’s, including many new African members enriching our church family. We have been thankful too for Charles joining the service-leading team. In sadder news, during 2025 we said farewell to several much-loved core members — especially Janette Offield, Denise Brocklesby and Eileen Smith. We give thanks for their faithful witness and rejoice that they are safe in Christ. Though we are parted for a time, they remain part of the wider church family, and we look forward in hope. One particular joy has been seeing people come to faith — through the 321 course early in the year and through services, especially during Advent. It was also greatly encouraging to see the scale of involvement 2 in the Christmas Tree Festival; I am deeply grateful to Bev and all who worked so hard to make it such a welcoming and joyful event. On a personal note, Lydia, the boys and I remain deeply thankful for your support, kindness and prayers. St Jude’s is a wonderful church to serve, and we look forward with hope to all that the Lord has in store. ## **John Allister** ## PCC Report PCC Members serving from 11th May 2025 Clergy: Rev John Allister - Chair Wardens: Val Hawthorne Vacant Deanery Synod reps: Rosemary Napthine; Gill Peto (PCC Secretary); Shirley Turner Elected to serve to 2026: Edward Coats; Lynda Kelly; Ellie Napthine; Philip Oborne; Beverley Roots Elected to serve to 2027: Richard Farrell; Phyllis Lloyd; Prue Napthine; Bev Norman; Charles Uwagboe Elected to serve to 2028: Joyce Atkins (Vice Chair); Ruth Howard; Julie Miles; Jonathan Peto (Treasurer); Dave Prentice PCC members are appointed as set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to join the Electoral Roll and stand for election to ensure a spread of ages and views. The PCC has the responsibility to work with the Vicar in promoting the mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, to the wider community. It is responsible for the maintenance of the fabric and fixtures of the church and halls complex and any other properties held solely, or in trust for the PCC, and also oversees the employment of church staff. The PCC is responsible for ensuring that Health & Safety, Safeguarding and other policies are in place and are adhered to. Since the last APCM the PCC has met at St Jude’s seven times with an eighth meeting scheduled for March. Our meeting in January was cancelled at the last moment due to weather conditions. Each meeting begins with a Bible reading and a time of prayer, as we seek to discern God’s will for us here at St Jude’s. At these meetings we have discussed a range of subjects including our fire evacuation procedures, hall use and cleaning, safe-guarding, evangelism & outreach and improvements to the buildings to save and energy. We eventually received approval from the diocese to install solar panels on an area of the church roof which should be in place by the time this report is published! Our meetings are supportive with differing views are listened to and respected. We are very grateful to our three members of staff. Ros Piper is a very efficient and effective administrator and has taken on some of the financial role. Paula Smith, our Children and Families Outreach Worker, and Demi Miller, our Families Discipleship Worker have been working hard in their areas - much of their time 3 is taking up in preparation and planning. Thank you to all of them for their hard work over the last year. PCC members are your representatives, so if you have any issues you would like to raise please speak to any PCC member. A list of members is available on the noticeboard at the back of church together with the agenda and minutes of meetings. The minutes are also sent out on the Monday Mail – please keep yourself up to date, have a look at them and let us know your views on what is happening. As you will see above five PCC members have now completed their term of office: Edward Coats; Lynda Kelly; Ellie Napthine; Philip Oborne; Beverley Roots. Dave Prentice is also stepping down from the PCC. 2026 is also the year in which we need to elect our three Deanery Synod Members. Currently Rosemary Napthine, Gill Peto & Shirley Turner are our representatives. Thank you to all of these people for giving their time and talents to serve God and the people of St Jude’s. Val Hawthorne continues to serve as Churchwarden. We are grateful to her and to Jonathan Peto, our long-standing Treasurer and Joyce Atkins the PCC vice-chair. Thank you also to John , our vicar, who skilfully chairs our PCC meetings and also leads the church so well. At the APCM on 26th April we will be electing four people to the PCC to serve a three-year term. In addition we will need to elect our Deanery Synod members. Please consider whether God is calling you to serve in this way – we need a PCC which is representative of all those at St Jude’s. Thank you also to everyone who has helped and supported the people of St Jude’s over the last year in so many ways – spiritually, practically, financially and pastorally. Your readiness to help out is much appreciated. ## **Gill Peto, Secretary** Church Warden’s Report Numbers at the Sunday morning service have continued to be encouraging. We have said goodbye to some and welcomed new people, so my thanks go to all who contribute to the smooth running of the service. My first thanks go to the Welcome Team – the first face people see as they arrive. Thank you for your smiles and warmth, your willingness to engage with all who come and especially with those who are new to our church family. Thanks to the tech team at the sound desk for your efficiency and loyalty with special thanks to Ruth for putting together all that goes up on the screen. Thank you to those who read the bible passage, lead the prayers and offer prayer ministry after the service. And, of course, our thanks to all who lead and preach. Many thanks to Bev Norman and her team for all their hard work in our community. The Christmas Tree Festival was once again a splendid week, drawing in many people from round and about, some for the first 4 time in our church. The Christmas Services were all well-attended and were a wonderful mix of fun (the Nativity) and the joyful proclaiming of the Gospel message. We are grateful to all those who volunteer in various ways. We are, however, short of people to serve tea and coffee and would really appreciate more helpers. Please talk to me or one of the people who gives you your cuppa! On a more serious note, we are all very aware of Health and Safety and of Safeguarding. A while ago we had a practice Fire Drill in a morning service. We discovered what needs to be done to ensure everyone’s safety in event of a fire. Safeguarding is an issue that has been in the national news all too frequently and we must be very conscientious about keeping our children, young people and vulnerable adults safe. I would ask parents to be vigilant and aware of this particularly in supervising your children at half terms and holidays when we don’t have children’s groups. There are toys for the very young in the lounge and the craft table and book corner for older children. We are in need of a Health and Safety Officer and also a Safeguarding Officer; John fills this role at the moment. Please pray about this. There are many opportunities for occasional volunteering – our twiceyearly Clean-up Day when we get into all the nooks and crannies that need a good clean and sort out. It is a great joy to me when I see someone who sees something that needs doing and just does it! Thanks to all our faithful leaders of our Children’s and Young People’s Groups. We are very much in need of more leaders, particularly for our teenagers. Children and Young people are the future of our church – we need them! Finally, my thanks go to Jonathan and Gill Peto. Jonathan does so much more than his role as Treasurer, overseeing the upkeep of our buildings, the heating, the Wi-Fi and the (hopefully) soon to be installed solar panels. And many thanks to Gill too for her tireless work as PCC Secretary keeping us all up to date and in order. My personal thanks go to John for his support and encouragement, his wisdom and his teaching. I finish with a prayer for our church and parish: _Almighty God, keep us steadfast in faith and united in hope, that in all we say, decide and do we may manifest your glory and prepare the way of your kingdom. Through Jesus Christ our Lord._ ## **Val Hawthorne** 5 ## Church Fabric Report 2026 We are pleased to report that all annual inspections have been carried out: - Gas safety checks on the church heating boilers - Fire extinguishers have been checked - Annual PAT testing has been completed The only major problem requiring a repair was a blocked downpipeunfortunately this resulted in a gulley on the roof overflowing leading to water getting into the church basement and side chapel. The water entered the basement above the main power supply to the site resulting in a loss of power to part of the hall complex. National Grid very quickly provided a new supply at no cost to St Jude’s. The water entered the side chapel where a number of kneelers were being stored – a number could not be salvaged but no other damage was incurred. Subsequently all the downpipes were checked for blockages and rectified where necessary. On a number of occasions during the year the livestream failed to work for the Sunday morning service – various other problems have been encountered with the Internet & Wi-Fi resulting in a major upgrade in early 2026 which has largely resolved all the connectivity problems. ## **Jonathan Peto** ## Deanery Synod Report St Jude’s Diocesan Synod representatives for 2025 were Rosemary Napthine, Gill Peto & Shirley Turner. At the APCM we need to elect 3 people to serve for the period 2026-2029. These representatives will be able to vote for local representatives on Diocesan Synod and General Synod. Deanery Synod met three times in 2025, with an emphasis on fellowship, worship and exploring the focal themes followed by a brief business update. We were pleased to welcome Bishop Andy to inspire us about Nurturing Prayer; John Allister who challenged us to consider how we welcome people to our churches, if we want to Enhance Diversity; and Chris Pearce who shared experiences of Growing Younger. Ian Boothroyd has attended to answer any questions and share his experience as one of our representatives to General Synod. Any church member is welcome to attend these meetings which open with Puddings & Praise. Our Area Dean, Rev Sam Hustwayte will be leaving the diocese to take up an appointment as Archdeacon of Ludlow and will be greatly missed. Chris Childs continues as Lay Chair, supported by Peter Fisher. New clergy have been appointed to four parishes in the deanery and there are currently 6 parishes with vacancies. Wardens’ meetings to support churches in vacancy continue. The deanery has been able to increase its contribution to the cost of ministry both as a percentage and in real terms, to £598,303 which is 87% of the 2025 figure of £686,304. This figure is calculated to cover the direct costs of ministry as well as a share of the costs of training and 6 housing current and future ministers, and the whole team supporting parishes at Jubilee House. Readers and retired clergy ministering in the deanery were invited to afternoon tea, as a thank you for their service. It was a warm and friendly occasion held at St Wilfrid’s Calverton. Our Ascension service was hosted by Holy Trinity Lambley, and involved a trip to the local pub. ## **Rosemary Napthine, Gill Peto, Shirley Turner** ## Pastoral Report My role at St Judes is to co-ordinate the pastoral care to ensure that those who need visits or support are provided with what they need. This only happens so well as this church is a community of people who are passionate about caring for each other and for those in our community/ hall users. Homegroup leaders support those in their groups and many other church groups who meet in our halls also provide pastoral care for those who attend . I would like to thank everyone who supports each other by visiting, meeting people for coffee, shopping, providing meals, chatting to people after the service or at mid-week groups and praying for people. Thank you for letting me know when people in our church community just need extra support or are not well and for those who respond to help often at very short notice. The Wellbeing group that runs every Monday has enhanced our pastoral care by providing a safe space where people can support one another and, if needed, people can be signposted for more professional support. This has recently expanded to include gardening /raised beds/growing of vegetables for the community and knitting/crocheting of blankets for Haywood House. It is difficult to summarise any year as there is never a day goes by without someone within our community needing support or help in a different way so each week is different. We are all responsible for pastoral care and showing the love of Christ by caring is something we can all help with. If you feel you can help in anyway please let me know. Please remember that it is ok to not be ok, so please make time to listen to those who need to talk and if you feel someone is not getting the care and support they need or would benefit from visits or more professional support then please let me know. ## **Bev Norman** ## Safeguarding report Safeguarding remains a core priority at St Jude’s. We are committed to creating a church environment that is safe, welcoming, and attentive to the needs of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. John Allister has been standing in as PSO, supported by the Ros as Safeguarding Administrator, the PCC, and the Diocesan Safeguarding 7 Team. Safeguarding is a standing item at PCC meetings, and our policies and contact details are displayed in church and online. DBS checks are in place for those in eligible roles, and safer recruitment procedures are followed. Most required safeguarding training has been completed, and we are continuing to work towards ensuring that all PCC members and volunteers are fully up to date in line with diocesan requirements. If you are aware that your training needs refreshing or completing, please do prioritise this so that we can fulfil our shared responsibility well. Where concerns have arisen, they have been handled appropriately and with diocesan guidance. Please continue to pray that we would be vigilant, wise, and compassionate as we seek to reflect Christ’s care in this vital area of church life. ## **John Allister** ## Children & Families Outreach Worker I know I have used this Bible verse before in my report. I make no apologies for doing so again because it beautifully sums up exactly what we are all called to do, and I have the privilege of telling our community how much God has done for them and how much he loves them. Boomerang! Our programme as always continues to include a wide range of activities such as games, arts and craft, cultural awareness, science, and outings. Whilst the children come from various schools in the local area, most are from Walter Halls. We currently have ten members who attend regularly, at this time we have a younger profile than usual with most being in KS1 (5-7year olds). Three of them are St. Jude’s church members, most of the others have been to events held here throughout the year. Kerry Duffy and I are the weekly leaders, with Gill Peto coming when she can, Julie Miles volunteers once a term too, and we have recently added Alison Coats to our team. Our prayer time is the regular feature of Boomerang! I determine what we pray about but with us each taking turns to lead the approach to do so is varied. Highlight-members are bringing their friends! Toddlers There remains a strong Christian influence in each session, with Bible stories, prayers and take homes that include Bible verses. Despite having raised the cost of this session (£1.00 per person) we still see good numbers each week, we have a core group of attendees and usually one or two fresh faces appear each month clearly. As is often the case with 8 toddler groups not everyone comes each week, which is a good job or else we would have to find bigger premises. The team is strong in numbers and in helping with running the session and serving snacks and drinks, but we really could use others to help setting up and packing down - if you think that you could spare an hour every other week, please talk to me. Highlights- A child shouted with excitement at the end of story time that Jesus knows his name. Another child has a space reserved in her room for all the makes she does at toddlers and her and mum revisit the stories using these. Family Fun days We do these events every 6-8 weeks, there is a lot of planning and preparation that goes into each of these. The attendance is varied and sometimes we only see church people, but there is more and more crossover from fringe groups to this event. There is a large team covering many roles, but what we need is some of you to come and befriend the non-churched people that come along. In February we had thirty-five families attending but only eight were from St. Judes. Highlight-Two usually shy boys dressed as burger and chips at the Really Bright Party! Other The Christmas tree festival took place again this year and all my groups had fun making decorations for their trees, many of them came to visit too. I had a request from Year one from Walter Halls for a visit and I encouraged them to enter their own tree, which they did and won a prize too. During their visit we told them the story of Christmas, they made a decoration to take home, and they looked at all the trees in the church. I have begun my Make Friends campaign with Walter Halls school and started the school year off by sending doughnuts to the staff for their inset day. At Christmas I invited the band and choir to perform at the Christmas Tree festival, they were well received and it bought more visitors to the events as their families came to watch them. On the back of that I have asked the music co-ordinator to consider performing for us at Easter. At the time of writing I have not had a response. The church sent the school a monetary gift at Christmas which was added to the fund that pays for children who would otherwise miss out on school visits and experiences. My next project has already begun - namely collecting money and stationery supplies for the schools’ last term. I have continued to support Demi by running COGs once a month. I am up-to-date with all my safeguarding training, and I am currently attending a course with Demi and others called Inspire which aims to equip us for our ministry and inspire us in our personal faith journey. I continue to be the only person with a valid certificate in first aid for the church, so I am now responsible for checking and maintaining the defibrillator, first aid box etc. The network is a group for paid children and youth workers throughout the diocese. It provides valuable ongoing support and course prayer, and keeps me informed of changes, suggests courses and trainings that might be useful. My retreat last year was with the group, and it was a wonderful time of rest and refreshment as well as being lots of fun! It has been a good year, the groups I am responsible for have continued to run with the help of church members, and I thank you all for your 9 support and commitment whether that is by being on rotas or praying for us, and everything else in between. I also want to thank those who have looked after my foster child so I could attend trainings or run sessions. ## **Paula Smith** ## Family Discipleship Worker Report This report outlines the recent activities and progress of our youth and children's ministries at St Jude’s. I oversee and lead two groups: COGs (our Sunday school for primary-aged children) and Witness (our youth group for teenagers aged 12–17). COGs (Children of God) We currently have an average of 12 children attending on Sunday mornings. Each session is built around a specific Bible passage and a clear learning objective. To help plant God's word in the hearts of the children, we utilize a mix of Bible readings, games, and crafts. For the past two years, we have used the Splash resource series. As we are nearing the end of this curriculum, we plan to transition to a new series by September 2026. The children find these sessions highly engaging; they are always eager to demonstrate their knowledge during our regular quizzes. Their enthusiasm is a credit to their parents and carers, as well as our dedicated volunteers. Staffing & Volunteers: We currently operate with a rota of four leaders. I want to extend a massive thank you to the COGs leadership team for the time and effort you invest both on Sundays and throughout the week. We are always looking for new volunteers to join us—if you feel called to this ministry, please get in touch. Witness (Youth Group) meets on Thursday evenings during term time. Our hours shift slightly with the seasons: 6:00–7:30pm in the winter and 6:00–8pm during the summer. We currently have a core group of seven young people, supplemented by friends who visit periodically. Activities & Community Engagement: Over the past two years, we have established several popular traditions, including visiting Goose Fair, hosting a bonfire in the church garden, and decorating the church Christmas tree. We also organize outings to the climbing centre and Red Kangaroo. Last summer, we focused on "exploring outside the church walls." We spent time in the community with picnics at local parks, games of hide-and-seek, and walks to the Carrington Pirate Park. These outings were very well-received. Additionally, food-based activities—such as baking cakes or making pizzas—remain a consistent draw for our teenagers. Fundraising: Last summer, four of our young people and three leaders participated in a fundraising walk around Gedling Country Park. The group collectively chose to support Guide Dogs, a charity close to the 10 heart of one of our members. Thanks to the immense generosity of the congregation, we raised £130 for the cause. Staffing & Volunteers: Witness has unfortunately faced a few cancellations recently due to a shortage of volunteers. I would like to specifically thank Edward Coats, a loyal volunteer who has supported Witness since long before I began this role in 2023. While we have recently welcomed one new volunteer, we are still in need of more help to ensure the group can run consistently. Please let me know if you are interested in supporting our youth in this way. ## **Demi Miller** ## GEARS (God’s Early Years) This is our group for babies and toddlers up to 4+years. We meet in the small hall and provide a range of play activities for our youngest children including a small carpeted area with appropriate toys for babies. The session involves free play, a planned age appropriate Bible story usually based on the Beginners Gospel Bible and a related craft/creative activity. We aim to include a short prayer and some action songs/dancing or a simple game and help the children know that they are loved by Jesus and that He can be their friend. We have two adults (one leading and the other helping) in each session working on a rota basis. All have had a DBS check and completed the required training. If the children are settled and ready to stay on their own, we encourage parents/carers to leave them and join the service but, of course, we will go and ask them to come back if their child is not settling. Parents and carers are welcome to stay in the session at any time with their babies and/or toddler. Our numbers average around 5 children per session, although recently we have often reached 7. Around a year ago we said farewell to the Dexters and have missed Jane on our rota but it has been great to welcome Gill Peto, Gill Bonnello and Jean Winchcombe. We would really like to have one more adult who is willing to lead a session once each half term. The planning and craft is all prepared in advance so they would just need to be there on the day to set up, deliver the story/craft/prayer and help as needed in the session. We hope that our young families feel welcome, included and cared for in our church life. Thank you to everyone who has helped on the rota over the past year. ## **Pam Mahon** ## Sunday Youth Group Pathfinders (11-18yr olds) have continued to meet during Sunday morning services. These past 2 terms we have been studying women in the Bible and what we can learn from them. We noted that most of the famous Bible characters are men but our young people realised that they 11 had more women who influence them, than men, in their lives. There is very little written about Miriam, or Elizabeth in the Bible but we can learn so much about God’s planning and provision from them. We usually start with a game, followed by a recap, a YouTube clip, a Bible reading, a related activity and an open discussion, closing with a prayer activity. Our young cohort remains very small, 3-5 but they continue to delight and stretch us! Leadership has been a struggle in that we lost 3 leaders, from the team of 5, last summer. Ellie and I have continued to lead each week, occasionally having to cancel when neither has been available. We have had a wonderful response to appeals for helpers, Jane Clarke now being a regular and at least 4 others willing to step up when needed. However, this is about to become an even bigger issue as I (Rosemary) step down from the Sunday morning group after Easter. It cannot survive with one leader. We have, for some time, been conscious that Bible study for 11yr olds does not work for college students. We need to offer something different for both younger and older groups to be appropriate and for the groups to grow. After Easter 15-18s will meet on Sunday evenings at 41, Blyth Street. God willing, 11-14s will continue to meet in the mornings. We need more adults who are happy to lead, using materials provided. Thank you for your continued prayer support. ## **Ellie Napthine & Rosemary Napthine** ## Brownies Report 2025 was a busy year for St Jude’s Brownies as we said goodbye to one of our long standing leaders, Little Owl, and opened a new Rainbow unit. The Rainbows unit already has a waiting list and meets for an hour on a Monday evening. After a couple of years of shrinking numbers, it's lovely for our Guiding Units to see growth as we are passionate about supporting young girls developing self-esteem and confidence. Brownies and Rainbows completed a number of badges in 2025, including hobbies, charity and black history month interest badges, as well as a variety of skills builder badges. Brownies enjoyed their annual trip to the Panto with one of St Jude’s other groups - Boomerang! our after school group. Looking ahead, we hope to continue to grow our Brownie and Rainbow units, with some new volunteers coming in to support the long standing leaders; Barmy, Snowy and Sunda. In a few years’ time we will be looking to celebrate 100 years of Brownies at St Jude’s and we welcome any ideas of how best to do this, and the names and contact details of anyone that's been involved with our Brownies over the years as either a leader or a Brownie. We want to thank St Jude’s Church for their continued support as we would struggle to run the unit without this. ## **Barmy aka Paula Smith** 12 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Jude, Mapperley, Nottingham On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 Charity no (if any) 1132793 Set out on pages 1 to 11 (One to Eleven) including these pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust") for the year ended 3111212025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 145(51{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.. the accounting records were nol kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached. Signed: Darren Warren Date: 2610312026 Name: Darren Warren - Paxton Independent Examiners Relevant professional qualification{sl or body (if any): FMAAT Address: 61 a High Street South Rushden Northants, NN10 ORA Page l of 11 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Independent examination of Gharity accounts. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. Page2of 11 Treasurer's Report At the beginNing of 2025 1 predicted a deficit of about £5.000 which u￿fortUnatelY proved to be fairly accuratc (!) as thc final figure is a defACIt of £6.371. Although ￿LJulaT giving compared to 2024 is very similar the reality is that much of the increase following the Giving Progranune in 2024 has noiv been reversed due a Lombination of Fwple leaving St Jude's and fjnancial pressure on other members. We have seen many new members.join St Jude's as regular worshippers but little in thc way of new regular giving. It h￿5 to be said of COUTse that without the Giving PrDgramm¢ wc would be in an even worse situation. Hall rental income showed a small increase to £49,000 compared to 2024 as a number of new regulaT bookings have begun. Prices have been increased in many case5 from the slarL of 2026. Expenditure has increased overnll: First ot all we wel¢omed Demi back from Mat¢rDity leave and Coupled with salary increases Ihis increased the staffing costs by £14,000 compared to 2024. Cleanin¥ ¢Qbts increased by £1.700 following wagc increases and some extra cleJning. Other expenditure included £1,500 to alter the office reception to avoid the necessity of visitors entering the office following some security concerns. However heating costs fell by £2,000 due to a new contracl effective I" May 2025 and an overall reduction in consumption of 5 / due to the new heating controls . Tn addition electricity costs reduced by £1,500 in part due to a new contract. Outgiving from generdi tiinds to support missionary/charitable work is b&￿ed on 10 % ot income excluding hall rental and grants. The PCC agrccd it was a pliority to maintain support especially given the fllwicial pressures being experienced by many of Ihese orgdnisations. In addition to this rcgular givin& over £3,000 was raised tollowing an appeal for Goma. Parish share Wds paid in full for 2025 despite the arllount having increased by nearly £4.000 to £76.944. The deficil of £6,371 ha5 been fuT]d¢d from reserves which are £27278 at the end of 2025 - it was agreed at the April 2014 PCC meeting that the policy of St Jude's would bc to hold reserves equivalent to thrcc months expenditure. 'fbe CWTent reserves represent approx. 8 wccks expenditure (excluding Outgiving) which leaves a shorLfall of approximately £18.000 against the aEreed EK>Iicy. The property owned on Kcnt Road, wbich is let out and thus treated as an investmenL was revalued based on salLS of similar properiies in the aTh. It is estimatcd thc property is now worth £284.000- this w&8 a reduction of £60.000 which reverses the gain in 2024. Page3of 11 The accounts included a very generous dthid*tdli of £I5.000 (including Gifi Aid) to the fabric fLmd which is be3ng used to fund the instsllation of solar panels wliich should be installed in early 2026 after many delays! The financial position for 2026 is c￿￿entlY forecast to a deficit of£1 i,000- cOMpa￿d to 2025 the dccline in the overdl posillon 1.9 due to thc loss of a regular donation during ihc second half of2025. In addition Parish Sharc request is to £80,026 being an increase of over £3,000. Salary inci"eases for stall and Lleaners will cost an additional £3,500. This level of defLCIt is Qlcarly unsusl&iinable- until the position changes we wt therefore unable to pay thc full P￿iSh Share figure requested. Jonathan Peto Page4of 11 Patton Chrdrity no. 1132793 PCC OF ST JUDE'S MAPPERLEY Charity Con]misslon SOFA R¢port as at 3111212025 Unrestricted funds Restricted Income funds EndowmenÉ funds Tot81 fwid$ Prior yeaT fwjds neon￿ ¥nd endowments from: D()natjon8 and Icbacies Charitdble actimtcs OthertradinbF ap etiviftes InveSt￿ents arate rnaterial itern of 1￿come 153.195 4,009 49.886 12.066 153.195 4,009 49,886 12,066 125,062 3,314 47,477 11.784 Oth Total 219,156 219.156 187,6311 %peMditure on: Raisin& fi￿d5 ChrJritablL a¢¢Lviti Soparale material iLLro of Lxpense Uther 1,144 189,090 200.954 200,954 Total 21J2.065 202,U651 190,234 et incomel{expenditllrel efore Inve5tmettt gain￿(lo55¢s) Net gain&f(losscs} on iLvesiments tt incomel(expeDdlture) xtraordillary items rtransfers betwecn hnds )ther r£c￿nIsed gain51Oosses): ain4(losses} on rLwttluation of xed dssets tnr th¢ ¢barit*s ov 17.1191 17,1191 -1596 17,091 17,1191 -2,596 -60,000 -00.O(K) 54,000 et Movtment ID Trund5 -42.91191 -42,9119 SI,404 Iconciliation of Fund$ otal ￿rtd$ brought forward ot21 fwid$ carried forward 385,843 342,934 I204 1,2114 387,047 341138 Page5of 11 Paxton Ch2rity no. 1132793 PCC OF ST JUDE'S MAPPERLEY Charity Commission Balance Sheet 28 at 3111212025 Total funds Prior yw fwids Ixed assets tangible assets a￿gible assets ¢ritdge assets ntstsnents 284,000 344,000 Tolalfued ffssets 284,000 344.000 urrent assets btocks ¢biors nvestsients Jsh atbank and in hand 229 9,480 10.918 77,709 ,418 27,280 60.138 55,595 Total Lurrenl *reditors.' amuLLnl¥ ￿11￿￿￿ due withill oneirar 23.825 43.047 387,047 Tot131 asseLr less liuhililie reditors.. amounts. falling due after more ihan one year iovisions fr liabilities frotal net assets or liabilities Funds of the charity- tndowment funds Iiestritted Lllcome ￿dS Inrc5(ricted funds kevaluatloll T&seerve 344,138 387,047 1.204 154,934 188,000 344,13 1.204 137.843 248,000 387.047 Tot21 £l￿ritY I'wids Sigiied by ontt ur two tiiistees on beh&lf nf all the trilstc Signatmre Prlnt Nalue Date ot approval ddlmnvyy T. ILurre¢ oq Page6of 11 Paitoll Income and Expenditsre Report- December 2025 Charity no. 1132793 PCC OF ST JUDE'S MAPPERLEY Year to December 2025 All fi¥Trd o)d& consolidaicd Turnov rto date Turnovcr lyst o date Voluntary tncomL Tax cffi¢ieDt pl?L nned givin •thcrpIannedgi￿ITLg Othcr collections at serviLcs NoL)-recurring giving (No GAI Tax EfficientNoD- recurring Gifr Aid Small Dnnations fiift aid tsx cIaimoJ Grantsreceived Bequests and ligucie3 88.193 3,791 2.02 955 22.640 1,424 28,163 6,000 88,163 5,184 2.038 580 3,699 70 22,974 1,000 1,354 153,194 125,062 Activities fv c￿Lrating Funds Traidcraft income IKttinglhir¢ income 6¥9 49,198 268 47209 49,887 47,477 Investment Income Interest ￿e1v(X1 Rcn&l income 2,466 9.6(KJ 2,184 9,600 12.066 11.784 Ch•ritable Actiwlitys Inwwe Salcs Sundry Income Fees R￿e1Ved 39 1,661 2.310 339 1.402 1,573 4.010 3,314 UDdraisingTradingCost¥ Fundrai8ing (xyst¥ TIaidLYaft Piwchass% iio 556 (556) (3011 Invu%iment Managemcnt Cosls Kent Roud Expenses 554 843 (554) {843) Charitable Activities Costs Giftslgrants given Outrcubh- One flood Story 15,1)60 28 11,192 Page7of 11 Paxton Income and Expendititre Report- December 2025 Charity 1132793 PCC OF ST JUDE'S MAPPERLEY Year to Dw¢mbL* 2025 All lI￿d codes collsolidatLd er year io dat& 521 1,119 46,020 360 3,221 12 329 825 Tu Outrea¢h Expcnsis Salarie&- eIt￿]ng Salati Organist Fccs P¥nsion contributions Stafttrainill8 ca%ts Exp¢nses- VicaT Expenses- Y¢)uth & Child Expell5es- Administrator Volunteer eKpenses (Tas- Heating etc El￿trIcIty- LighLin¥ etc Wut¢r Ratas ]nsuranux CleaniDUT Costs Repairs & ]llaintenance.Cbuich RLy&iirs & maintenallce- Hall Other Site Costs Printinglphot(xupying Postsge Stationery Telq)honel&xlemail Publicity costs IT cvBts Equipmcntpurch&ses EquipTnent repairs ChuTch Resource costs y￿t￿ Rebource Costs S17ndry £xpens#s Parish 8haTe 790 31461 285 2,672 50 100 431 9,092 3,792 1.407 5.275 16.969 1,548 1810 3.908 170 11,045 5,370 958 5,296 15,218 3,987 7,715 5,632 658 50 206 1.579 320 1,124 489 1,783 30 1,182 1,801 782 2.844 995 1,091 76,944 .348 2.785 1,909 1,019 73,116 (200.420) (188,576) Governance CosLs Audit & accwntancy costs B8nk tharges 378 157 378 136 (514) Gains Gainll¢)ss on asset revaluation 60,(M)O (54.000) {60.000) 54.(KJO TOTAL SURPLUSIDF.Ffc.IT {42,908) 51.403 Page8of 11 Paxton Charity 1132793 PCC OF ST JUDE'S MAPPERLEY Charity Commissiots lth)*tth¢iit of Funds Report Month= DeCc￿beT 2025 Fund na￿ LwdbaIanc￿ IDcom¢ E￿￿altUr£ s brougknt ton¥ard Gains and Fund b218nees ¢arri¢d fofftrd General fund BoomeTang Fabri¢ Fund Floliday Fund Kcnt Road Ftousc Monday Fellowsh Toddlers TraidcLzft Youth (JEOUP Bartmbas Fund 33,649 320 12.944 814 163.337 370 $96 391 123 1,204 193,191 485 25.(M)O -199.562 -695 4>19 430 27,278 384 103,337 440 539 523 -60,000 70 -278 689 -79 -556 -123 1,204 Totals 214,047 219.156 -20? 065 -60,000 171,138 Page9of 11 Fai Jt 2Q141. *FTrrtr¢*llltr/hfo rl Iraillm IFF￿%(￿1 Mc￿r￿1￿[￿￿1t It4 Prt FWFwJJir¥N ilwkWEYtMEd, Page Ioofll ParocNal Church Councll of StJude's, M8PPrtey Notes to the Financial Statements IGontinu8dl For d*year endln9 31 December2025 I ACCOUNTING POLICIES l¢ontlrMFdl Investmentproperty The properly at 19 Kent Road, Mappedey is held as an ￿yest￿￿ntto generate Tentsl inwme. The pr(pety WdluatKn5 have been determirEd by the PCC based upon the selling prio5 for wmilar property n the sarne locality. Other lixtures. fitting$ and ¢)fflo equkpment All expenditure on fixtures. fittings and office furnlture is wrftten off atthe tlme expendture ￿ 1ncurred. SIoGks Stock 1$ valued at the bvBrof cost or ￿alL$ab￿ vJue Current Assets Short- term deposStS 15 cash held on deposlt ekher wich the CBF Church of England deposf( fund or at the bank. Resor The PCC agi88d at a mee￿g on 10th February 2014 thalth8 policyof St. Judes 1$ to retain r85et¥85 in the General Fund equivatent lo thBe months eypendlture. 2 FUNDS The Fabri¢ fund has been designated to ensure funds are avaIla￿e ts major rq)air costs &8 required lo the church includlngthe halls as well as oulnquennlal SU￿eY work. The Kent Road Housefund was ckrived fr(￿ funds Pa￿ by the PCC to wuire a hcuse forthe Cutate Thè Traidcraft (Far Trade) fund derives from trading activiti&s ￿Yair-tradSd. wods- thi5 fil￿ provides tea & coffee for the churd) & any surptusgener8ted in excess oloperatlonal requirements Is allocated at the dlscretion of the PCC. The Holiday fund has been e￿ablIshed to provtde sUp￿rt to mernbers of the chur¢h to enable to attend church away e¥entS. The Toddler5 FU￿ IncorrE and expendlture is defived fromthe Church Tl￿dIerS Group The gamabasFund15 8 discretionaryfund to 5UPWrtfamilies & Individua15 ￿qUir￿S85$15t8n[e The Youth Group Fund income and expentlittjre is derfved from the(hurch Youth Group TheBoomerafig Fur￿ Incorne and expenditure is deiivedfrom the Church AfterSch(K)l BoomerangGroup The Monday FellowshWFund 15 derived from the group formerlyknown a5Women'5 Fellowshlp Pagell ofll