DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD Trustees. Annual Report for the perlod PL'riod >tdn date Period end date From oi oi 2025 To 31 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Owrity narn• The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St AndreS Shlfnal. (Xher ¢h•riiy is kn¢ by St Andrews Church. Shlfnal H•gisiwed numb¢r Ilf •nyl 113324? charfty'j IntlI address 1•4- Addr4s ol Iljr Lliurdi w thvrih ulli(rl The Wxawe. Manor 005e, Shlfn•l Shropshirn Post¢¢•de TFii Nam•s ofth• thwity trUswes- M•fflb•rs ofth• PCC. who th¢ ¢hwliy HTh00d frfan MethDdist Stewd tlèrtwl 2005 CKlum J¢Jn Chui£hwardrn Ekied 2025 Ivm loniilhthn Hyon •A¥i fin•n¢r Crynmiltcc Elrrtcd 20?3 Hand•y lan IhTr Chn5toph•r Thtywolt J¥ Elfftctod 2021 IfKw- Ch•ir LK OIfi(io l¥ oifkho Aulhoflsed Lo¢al arKI Deant Deanery Synod E• offldo lommirq Del E¥ Olliao PuTror Robert Fleded 7971 Senioi Davkl Chwth IM oindo rl•MYn8 Stuart Doanery FirwK• Committ•• & Halth and 5a 5e¢r?.¢ary E¥ Offi(io mbown• ianvt El•rt•.d 2025 Ehwrtld 2022 rrrth Phll Tr+M?.f And L Chabr al PCC Parish Saleeuarthre Officer M¢tsdlst Senlor Statd Co opt•d 2023 flectcd 2023 Lci&tt Phifflip LanderJan¢ Ctropt¢d 2023 Kalhy MvlWi)l Rrnrr¥ertlJli¥e Co opted 23 EthLYidec Roecr EILYicd 2023 X123 TAR 20?1
Blake Su5>) CWnLsr DI1 ol Music thAlministrdtor Att•ndir4 tmrt n¢rt Voim AtleThYity bui nvQtFTh Ackfetyd Wvndv R(ws C•thcrine autieiirh Enabler AlteThJI but ntVoti AlteThJire but notvot Attendry trArt V1 Att•ndln8 no¢ Voli Hooper Kclv F.Imifies OUtath Worter Ethvie Cxlvla Clw"re Dln4¢k Section Structure, governance and management l)ewlpdon olthe ch¥Wsffi TY ot g(Wern14 d(KurMnl li¥ trust deed. cons11110) Parochial Chur(h Council Powers measu 119561 as amÉndÈd. ind Churth Represeniaiion Rules that ramp into effert on 2 January 1957. How th¢ charity is ¢MsUted {•g. trust, xwd.likni. o)mpanvl thufch ReprontatiOn RulpJ ? J•nury 1957 Trusteè sèlect0 methc •pwnt•d ty. oloci•d byl k Demfft stst•rn•nt (Mind•¥ InfOrnonI The Iwsiees ol ihv Charity are Jware of tr Chailty Cornmi>JKbn's iwd•fice on public benefft In The AdvanLL'ment of A•.IIRion tor the PubSi( benefii 41x1 hiive hèd rl¥d to it in their •dministrallofi of Ui¢ Charity. The tru4tees believe thaL prom¢tln8 the work vf the Church of EnRland kn the Ettlesiasll Pi1riSh ot Shlthal it helps to pr¢)more ihe wholE mt55ion ot it. C.hurrh (pastoral, •v•ng•.li4tic. so¢lal and tcumrÈnicall more etI?.rtify, wlthln the EC(kls11CaI Pèrisli. dnd ihdt in doing so it wovths a beneflt to lh¢ public by: ndrt•kon lty W1C benefit in relatlon to ihese obJ¢<ts Ilndude wlthln this sctioD th• st•tut4xy dedaYan tN#••s h•w had r•¢¥d lo th• ld Iswed by the Chlrlty Commltslan on public berbefftl Provldirg faLllit•Es for public IrShIp. paslofal care and spiritual. m¢r•l •nd intellertuol developmonL both for its mernbers JThd Ily anyone who wlshes to beneftt ITOrn what the Church offers,. and PronbOtin8 Chrisiiaii v4lue5 and senfice members of the Chur¢h in to their commuThit¥es io the benefii ol bndi¥idua15 and 50ci•ty •s a whol¢. Adthbon4 ¢ty•vnanc• Iwu•s (<)piSoMI TAR OK*rntw 202f
Induction Ond trainin of new C M mber5: Thvre is <in induclion tKJoklei for the intske of PCC fhQ.mb(bi%. based on tht resource b(k - "The ABC ol the PCV and links to the diocesan website resource section. and if neede¢J. each new trustee. will be ilS5i8ned rnentor for iin initial period. You may thoose to include addirioEkal intorrnation. whEfe re14Y&hL about",
licies •nd Fwocedurts adopted for the induaioD Ind tr•ininR of twstees: the chari1$ or8ni5atiMal structure and any wlder Thetwo with vthich the chaiity 4¥orks" rlatnShIp Yth afiy relat•d parries.. (ruslev>' (1rrat1urI u( iiiaior r15k5 and thE 5V3tem and oceduros to mana80 them: {t V¢Mir Risk Poll¢y heril tandSn mmittpè". The Standing Committee meets on a monthty basis to transart any urRent busirless betwv.e.n PCC meetin. 11 corlslsls of ClprRv. WafdÈns, Treasurr and SpcrÈ.tary. and monltejfs, Ilnanee, mlnlstry .adÈrshlp, pa%ioral car*.. hoApltality & %otial. Rlsk Mana ement.. Risk is manaeed by a number of different bodies within the PCC. Finiifbciiil iisk IS d55essed and monllored by the Standing Committse. Physlcal Property rlsks are assessed and managed by the Fabric Comminee. Heatrrh and Safety risk5 are managed by the Health and Safety Officer. Child and vulnerable adult prolvction ri5k5 are mana8ed by Ihe 5afe8uardin8 Offirer. TAR
Sertion C Objectives and activities Th? PCC is committed to enahliry a5 people p(ble to ¥K)rship •t ¢hufch afKI to become part of our parish community at shifnal. The PCC maintsin5 an Thierview ot VKtrfship through0 The parish and make£ SU88eth"ons ¢)n how seM(ts (•n Invofve the ffiany &roups that live wiihin our porish. Our 5ervice5 and rshIP PLrt faith into pfactico through prayer and 5(ripti•fe, music •nd Mcriment. We JcTht our Camn•. ejpeciilly thD5e in need or vulnerable. ofthe ol the th•rit¥ sèt out in its dwunwnt Additional del•ls of obieaiws 1¥1 lop11 We support other chèrllable attP411ies by o(forin8 use of (1 proffllsÈs: Shilnal Help FoDd Bank Centrt 51aee Y(wth PÈrformiry Art5 Ythi may choose to Ilude furthef staiements, where relevant. about.. poly on 8r•ntmaki poIKy WOKTafflme rEl•ted • conlrlbLthn mode by volunt•ers.' Section D Achievements and performance This has been a yeif ol growth In ihe Ille ol the church. conRretbtins ha. sliAhily dec.rpased on a Sunday to 1 ?? adults and 1.5 youfii people. and the oftline congregation adds a furthÈr 34 poopk attendlw onllne eKh vrtek. The BreakFast Church inrti•tNe has continued to be very w•ll rereryed aDd attr•ded youryer peuple to •ttend. Wc hivc the Church through0 rhe vear rr¥Mths as a warm Welcome Space ond an a¥erage of 80 pPIe per day hwe used the facilities. We attsacted £5k of vant funding to support this work. We registered our facilittes as a foL¥J busiThess with IDvlrOnnfiQI Mtalih. and provkled traInl8 for vdunleers io reach l01 2 Food HyKien•. W• maiirtained a livfrstar cenilir#tr. the ye•r We(¢fidvLled 29 baptisms. 6 wtddines ahd 2 WLxldin8 blesslhes. 37 (uDtf•ls dufing the year. We ¢onilnued io de¥ebp partfietship 4reeThl irtnlry MetPtsxlist Church arKI havp had weekly shared Ybrship. 2025 has bepft a Year of recovery in our financial posiiion wr¢h the lknnkinrf Ombudsmèn findine in favour and fequirine Uoyds Bank to relmburse fnost ot our stolen funds. We have returned to a t>alanrA budgpt and contlnued tr) be in Suiplus. Wc alw Irr(.pd 41 Vcry 5virt ILWY frtyn D•t•r 202% TAR
R¥¥d 5alVs est*e which hd5 filrthor st&thened (w¥ rthlth)n. Wo ran an Alpha course to kntlcome enwlrers io the (hwkstlafi falth, and to signp05t new mernber5 to church actp/itiES that will enablE them to grow in faith. We stngthened Our offw¥tVd to lamslies thr¢b 8teaktast Church on a monthly bays. to offer a simpler. all age seTrice. We <onts"nued otsr new He)rrSpace Sund•y seThice in the Trinty Cpntre attracting a npw Conereea.0Th. The accounts forthe year efided YI Deftmber 2025 have been prea and have • surplu5 for the year )f £137,7fy). Th4rtks go tD our incredibly eenerous 5UPPOrter5. TAR 202<
Section D Achievements and performance (contd.) ans tor 2026 In 2026 we will further embed fr new mission statement ¢lJt t(elhef to share Gu(fs 4rrwzing farth. hope and love." W• plan to Comsnuè the EVer0V Wami Weknme to run thr¢Ju8hcut the ye•r and to piovide a sale free 5pxe fty all ¥vho need It. The w(J¥ision incbtkles lunch seTh•d most d. Summwy olthe rnth obJectlbs of the ¢h•rfty planned kn tht followkw ye¥ We pkn to run a knrther Alph• <ourse io wekome efiqulre to the ch1&h faith. and to snwNst fiew member5 to church •cti¥itses th•t WILI en•ble rhem to Krow in tarth. In July 202G the prEsent irKurnbefft will retirp, so a process of recruiimenr win beÉin. A man•yment team has been set up to incde the TrEa5ufEr. Church Wèiden, Seiiior arml Outreach Fnhhler, to be respNsible fof eoordinltlne aetwlly in tht Vacanry. Section E Financial review W• have compl•.t•ly r•¥i%ed our fina11 prtKCduT and p¥)1C$, Introducine duèl (vnliol fvr dttronic nkin& o new cash handling poliry and have Set up • hwh-interest resefft account. Brf•trt•t•m•nt ofthe Detslls of any funds merM¥ ln none Furth•rfin•nci•l f•¥iv d•tsih {Optirywl infrymationl You May thoos• to In¢knde additional inlormation. whpr the <harilrfs principal source5 of fvnds lindudinA any how expenditvre has supported Ihe key c*iedl¥eS of thE chaity., IrtVeStment poly and obiectives iThcluding any ethiul lft¥oslment policy aoptqd. TAR D•c•rnbor2
Section F Other optional information Afknthiledeè ahy large Gmts don•tion in this Section. Adtrbowledaln8 a larye Grant In ¥1{ TAR may be a conditbon of Section G Declaration The tTU5tees declare that they have appro the trusiees. report abt)VQ. Sl4ned on b•hall olth• tntst 51•i•tw•ls) arr Full Jane P•fry Ch•ir 1•4 5p.crrtary, thalr. d¢> Datè Iq¢ D*• ¢>lthe APCMI 1810512026 TAR
Parochlal Church Councll of the Eccleslastical Parlsh of St Andrews. Shlfnal Charity Te8lStration number 1133242 statement of financial activities For the year endlng 31st December 2025" Unr•strlctsd i R•8trlet•d lund$ fund• Endovffteftt lund8 Pitoryear lunds Catsgorl•• Total fund• IN otes SF- ar Givin8 Service CTO ecdons Gift Aid Parish magazine Weddsngs Funerals Donations and Fundralsln8- Note5 1 "'Sundry income- Notes 2-- BanTr intèrèst and dlvidends I Investment funds increase in vaTué 1&etne7 Notes 6 TOTAL INCOME .697 1,827 17,5 12.599 16,717 -7.522 .176 22.469 g.641 17,612 6.1761,486, 22.469 23,867 5,015 -3,903,, 2,831 EXPEN IT stonewor RE restoration 5.988 49,367 Isalaries & pensions ' Service expenses ' Magazine expenses ! Heat. light & power I Water Dio¢es#n fees Travel expenses 79.¢Xi3 1.509 I27 23,931 911 2.722 4,721 ! B-uilding and equipment maintenance ', ch"urchyaTd rnaintenance . Generalexpenses- Notes 3 '. Bank & ord charges ' choir & or .ianist ' Printing, Posta e & ststionery Insurance ! Bellringers icjan interest Caterin8 Donations Depreciation ,'TOTAL EXPENDITURE 16,056 675 3,964 2.909 6,672 1,140 256 16,312 1 5,141 4,110 .579 6.579,, 6,639 ,,TOTAL INCOME MINUS TOTAL EXPENDITURE BEFORE EXCErnNAL rrEMS 111,8301 1,691 1,112 19,0271 18,357 sBan reim5ursement- Notes 4 ,050 OVERALL 1fr4'thIKE MINUS EXPENDITURE 134 967 £ 137 770
Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2025 FlxeCAsgets- Notes 6 Investments- Èndowment 'Anslow Trust Pointon TnJstTapita M BaifTrust 155,902 183,818 ant- 8asLil- ers- Notes 7 Cost November 2025 Less attuinurate"d-epreciatiOn 17,329 Curient Asséts Accounts- Notes 8- 282,162 133,476 i Barclays Deposit Account Lloy-ds Current Account loyos Current Account Uoyd5 Deposit"Account CCL4 Stonework account CCLA Investment Income account Lichtheld Diocesan Trust 31,859 1,905 542 34.098 25,974 Year En Income Accrue Prep8i(fExpense Current Lla Ilides . Creditors: Short Term Current Assets s ¢urrnnt Lla 292,162 143,476 Current assetsless Currerit Uabllltles 327,294 I credito Long Term Loan Tola ss Toa61[1 es 465,064 327.294 Accumufd Fund5 B ate Plus Excèss of income over Expen Amimulated Funds as at 3tst December 202S 137,770 465.064
Indepdant ExIner.$ Rqjort to th• Trusteea of th• Pfftrochlal Church Councll of th• Eccle8ia8lical Pari•h of St Andr•w'& Shlfnal I rew)rt to the tnJst88s on rrtyexaminaiw)n of the aco)unts of St Andr•ws church, Shrfnd l¢N th8 ya8r 8nd8d 31 Dmber 2025. ReBpon8lblllllo8 and B891$ of Raport The trustees of the thurch are restM)nsible for the paratKIn of artounts in a(xord8n(x with the raquiremwts of the char8$ Aci 2011 The trustses consider that an a#rt 18 not nggd8d tor thi5 yoar and that an indopwdent examinauon 1$ required. I rekyxt in roskwet of my exwninab.on of the a(¥xxJnts. Carr out in a0)YdCe with seetion 145 of Ihe Charib"esAct 2011 8nd in carrying out rny 8xarnination I have followed all applicab dir8thv)ns gIn bythe Chanty Crynrnission. Indep0ndt Examln•r'8 Statsmont I ha%? corrWet8d my 8X8minatK)n. I (lfrn that no material matters have cthne to my attention in nneCtion with the examination givifig m8 cau58 to IhBt ¢n any matsrial resPt.. 1. Attount"ng records ra not k8pI a5 roquired by SOCbon 130 of tho Char85ACt2011 2. Th8 accounts do not a(xx)rd thaso r8c£ds I ha¥e r corKem$ 8nd ha (yjnè acoss no mattws wfth Ihe &x8min8Oon to whh attenlc drawn in Ihis r8POrt in order to enabb a prcw understanding of the aco)unts to bg reached. Darr•n Drfgcoll MBA
l. Included in Donatlons & fundraising are the followlng.. Balance brought forward from 2024 £ Shropshire Council l HAF Grants Other income 3.512 14.556 Parental fees 19,473 38,425 Costs- supplies. I Subsidies 4,772 825 Wages 21,719 16,706 10,219 6,487 Contributlon to church funds Balance carried forward to 2026 The balance carried forward will be used partlyto fvnd families unable to payfor their children to attend 8HHC in February 2026 as there is no HAF 8rant for the February date5. Also included in Donatlons & Fundraising a surpluses from the Summer Fair £6,721 and Christmas Tree Festival £12.902. and grants £10,450. The balance of £51,696. including £6,447 regarded as restricted, arises from gener31 donaOnS, contrib- utions towards various regular church avIeS, such as Warm Welcome and Open Door, and fundraising events such as cor¢cert5. 2. Sundry income comprise5 reimbursèd administration £4,7CQ. rentsl of fa¢illtles £11,565 lof which £5,419 to registered charitiesl anil VAT reclaimed on stonework restoratlon £1,347. 3. General expenses includes payroll pro$sing costs £1,089, donations to Say Yes £1.21XJ, replacement car reader £482. new AV fixed screen & computer £1,255, new marquee covering £764, replacement screens £2,016, replacement fridge freezer £549, boundary wall pair £1,905, website mabntenance £587, follow- up visit by Lead Academy £867. The balance £5,598 comprises numerous miscellaneous Items such as cleaning materials, washroom hygiene and servicing sundry items of equipment. 4. As prefaced in last year's accounts, the Firtanclal Ombudsman ruled in our favour as regards a majority of the fvnds drawn fraudulently from the Uoyds Bank account in 2023. The amount shown as received in the accounts is the full settlement with Uoyds Bank. 5. See next page
- Service collections and Service expenses £1.827- this is the totsl of collecbons at services where the collection 15 for other than church funds i.e. Royal Brikn"sh Legion. Methodist Ordination, Shifnal Senior5. Christinglemhe childn'S Society, The Salvation Amiv. A total of £4,5(X) donations were received specffically towards the cost of repladng the gas boiler5. This money wa5 expended in entirety during the year. This income and expenditure is shown in the Restrlcted Fund5 column in the Income & Expenditure account accordinglv.
- £20.OCK) was withdrawn ¢Jurlng the year to part-fund stonework restoration in 2024 and 2025, and, from the Polnton and M Ball Trusts. to fund expenditure on various items detailed In Note 4.
- The gas boilers were renewed in November 2025 at a cost of £17,329. They have an expected 15-year life. Depreciation £329 has been charged in this year'5 accounts and wlll then be charged at £1,7CQ per anftum over a 10-year period.
- Included in bank balances is the restritted funds balance a5 at 31st December 2025 of £2,754.31. This comprises Forget-Me-Not Group £399.04, Cholr Fund £408.00 and Christians Together in Shlfnal District £1,947.27.
- Accommodation supplied as 8ift in klnd: Centrestage. Shifnal - weekly usage during school tem)s at £250 per morth i.e. £3,0(Y) per ant)um
ArontIfi8 Polldes The financlal statements have been prepared In a¢ttKdan wlth the Ststement of Recolnmended placbce forcharities ISORPI and applicable accounting standards IFR51021. The financial ststements have been prePad under the hi5tori¢al cost ¢orwenthon. The financial ststements Include all assets arsd liabilibes for which the PCC1s responsible in law. They do not Include the accounts of church group5 that owe their main affiliatton to another body nor those that are informal 8*herings of church members. DK(rlpthn of Funds Re5trirted funds comprise two elements.. . Income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those re#rfcted objects provided in the tenTrs of the trust or beque5L b. Donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a speclfic object. The funds may only be expended on the speclfic object for which they were given. Any balance remainin8 unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not Usually invest separately for each fund. whe there is no separate investment. Interest is apporboned tt) individual ftsnds on an average balance basis. All funds not designated as endowment or restrirted are unrestricted funds which can be freely spent on the PCC'S generdl purpose. Intomlng Resources Planned glvinB. collectlons and donattons a recnIsed when recefved. Tax refunds are reco8ni5ed when the incomin8 resource to which they relate 15 received. Legacies a accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when recefvable. Interest received and all other income Is recognised when it is receivable. All incomin8 resources arè accounted for gross. Grants and donatlons are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded If that award create5 a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The Oiocesan Common Fund payments (previously Parish Share) are accounted for when due. Amounts recefjved specfflcally for mlsslon are dealt with as restritted funds. All other expenditure is generally recognlsed vthen ft Is Incurred and15 accounted for gross. FIX Assèts Consecrated and benefice property Is not Induded In the accounts by 5. 10(2Xal & ICI of the Charitie5 Art 2011. Moveable church furnishings held bythe Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust forthe PCC 8nd which requi a faculty tor dlsposal are Inalienable property. listed in the Church's inventory. which can be inspected at any reasonable time. For anything acquired prior to 2C there is Insufficient cost information avallable and such assets are not included in the financial ststements.
Thethnancial statemerrts set out on pages I to 6 were approved bytheft)IIow4ng atthe Parochial Churth Council meeting held on 22nd Aprll 2026. (HUR(•I WARDEN: DAVIDseNK)R CHURCH WAADEN: JEAN ODUM VICAR: REVD. PREBENOARY CHRISTOPHER ThORPE