**Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Nunthorpe-in-Cleveland** 

**Diocese of York** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT** 

**and** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**of** 

**THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF** 

**ST MARY THE VIRGIN NUNTHORPE** 

**For the year ended 31[st] December 2025** 

**Incumbent:** _**Rev’d Tessa Stephens**_ **Bank:** _**Santander Bootle, Merseyside L30 4GB**_ **Treasurer:** _**Mr. G Cox**_ 

**Independent Examiner:** _**Mr. F Hutchinson BA PGCLTHE MA CPFA**_ 

_The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a registered charity, registration number 1134124_ 

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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Nunthorpe Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report, together with financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2025. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the current Church Accounting Regulations. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the  Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16 July 2014 (as amended by Update Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016) **.** 

## **Aims and purposes** 

Nunthorpe PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social, and ecumenical.  It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St. Mary the Virgin (including the Church yard and Millennium Garden); Church Lane, Nunthorpe; St. Mary’s Church Hall, Morton Carr Lane, Nunthorpe and 15 Ripon Road, Nunthorpe. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of the parish community at St. Mary’s – both Church and Hall.  The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish.  Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music, and sacrament. 

## **Achievements and performance** 

Our aim is to promote the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical.  We have two places of worship – the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Church Lane, Nunthorpe and St. Mary’s Church Hall in Morton Carr Lane. 

## **Worship and prayer** 

We began 2025 with our usual pattern of Sunday services in the Church. We also continued to meet one Sunday morning a month for worship at the Hall and Café church continued to meet at the hall on the first Sunday of the month. Our Wednesday service in church continues to be a precious oasis for those who attend and offers a quiet and reflective time of worship. 

During the year we were pleased to be able to invite the wider community to mark Remembrance Day with us and the Carol Service was also a highlight. 

At the end of December 2025 there were 86 parishioners on the electoral roll of St Mary’s. The usual Sunday attendance was 57 adults and 5 children. 

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Our Easter services were well attended with 116 in total across the Dawn Service, Festival Eucharist, and evening service. The Christingle and Carol services were both well attended with a good mixture of regulars and newcomers.  The annual Scout Carol Service was a joyful occasion well attended by Scouts of all ages and their families. In total 214 people were able to attend the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. The crib service, Midnight and Christmas morning services were all well attended. 

Café Church continues to offer an enjoyable and less formal way to worship and socialise together over a good breakfast. 

Our Vicar Tessa Stephens was on sabbatical from the end of April to the end of July. We are very grateful to the team and to local clergy who stepped up to help both with Sunday services and with occasional offices. 

Revd Lisa Opala’s relicensing by Bishop Barry on Palm Sunday was a great celebration with a record-breaking Evensong attendance of over 150! Lisa continues to combine her hospital chaplaincy role with ministry at St Mary’s and we are thankful for her care and concern for those in need both at the church and in the hospital. 

Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life, in marriage public vows are exchanged with God’s blessing and through funeral services friends and family express their grief, give thanks for the life now complete and commend the person into God’s keeping. In 2025, we celebrated 38 baptisms, 8 weddings, 16 funerals and 9 burials of ashes _._ We continue to keep the bereaved families in our prayers and met many of them again at the November “Remembering Together” service. We have also experienced some difficult losses at St Mary’s during 2025 as several long standing and faithful members of the church died. We remember Jean Aldren, Janet Jameson, Brian Dinsdale Merrik Brown, Beryl Levie and Vera Charlton with thanksgiving. 

At the end of a fruitful year, we give thanks to God for his faithfulness and for one another. We are thankful for the way in which members of the church community have supported one another through good times and bad. We pray for God’s wisdom and guidance in 2025 as we recommit ourselves to being God’s people in this place and to sharing his love with others. 

## **Deanery Synod** 

Two members of the PCC sit on Deanery Synod.  This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. 

## **Our buildings** 

A Quinquennial inspection of the church was carried out in 2025; the report was positive and highlighted only minor repairs. The Church Hall has proved popular for bookings which have accelerated through the year, under the guidance of Liz Taylorson, our administrator. The house on Ripon Road continues to be let to a local family. 

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## **Pastoral care** 

Home communions have continued during 2025 along with pastoral visiting both at home and in hospital. I am very grateful to everyone involved. We appreciate the work of our reader, Janet Hinton, and team in continuing to lead services in Nunthorpe Hall and Nunthorpe Oaks Nursing homes. We are also grateful for the work of Revd Lisa Opala as hospital chaplain and Associate Priest for the pastoral care that she provides to parishioners in hospital. 

## **Mission & evangelism** 

The SET team were able to hold some very successful Christmas and Summer Fayres this year as well as an enjoyable quiz. These events were a great opportunity to reach out to the wider parish, to enjoy each other’s company and to raise much needed funds. The 100 club continued to go well and is continuing for another year. 

The Pram Service has continued to support children and families in Nunthorpe providing important opportunities for socialising and faith development. 

## **Ecumenical relationships** 

The church is a member of Churches Together in Nunthorpe and Marton. Several events have taken place throughout the year, bringing members of different churches together for worship and fellowship. 

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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Nunthorpe Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW 2025** 

The following statement of financial activities for the year ended 31[st] December 2025, has been independently examined in accordance with Church Accounting Regulations 2006. 

## **UNRESTRICTED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE** 

We finished the year with a surplus of income over expenditure of **£7,539** . 

Our income level has fallen by £3,417, as a result of other donations (legacies and gifts) dropping by £1,684, Hall income by £1,852 and other income by £996. Wedding Fees helped this recover. 

Expenditure fell by £9,717 in the main due to no major capital expenditure in 2025. Other costs remaining in line with 2024. 

## **Table 1 Financial Activity** 

|**Activity**|**2025**|**2024**|**2023**|
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|Giving By Parishioners|53,574|54,363|54,445|
|Other donations|6,416|8,100|6,685|
|Fees from Funerals & Burials|6,908|7,697|10,656|
|Fees from Weddings|4,446|2,842|6,826|
|SocialEvents|6,857|6,481|8,155|
|Church Hall|22600|24452|23260|
|Ripon Road Rent|8707|7944||
|Investment income|2,600|2,650|1,124|
|Other income|1,762|2,758|4,551|
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|**Total Income**|**113,870 **|**117,287 **|**115,702**|
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|Freewill Offer|57,000|56,000|55,000|
|Church Cleaning/utilities/insurance|8,066|7,824|9,127|
|Other Church Costs|4,178|11,515|4,544|
|Church Services Costs|8,818|7,463|8,233|
|Church Hall Costs|17,019|19,171|15,658|
|Ripon Road Costs|899|2,925|7,631|
|Parish Admin Costs|9,038|9,438|8,984|
|Mission Giving|1,236|1,606|1,180|
|Other Costs|77|105|380|
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|**Total Expenditure**|**106,330 **|**116,047 **|**110,737**|
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|**Net Surplus**|**7,539**|**1,240**|**4,965**|
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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Nunthorpe Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **Giving by Parishioners** 

Table 2 below shows giving by parishioners over the last three years. Overall giving has remained fairly level at around £53,574 a slight fall from 2024 of £789. 

Planned giving continues to fall year on year (£754) but occasional giving (plate giving) jumped by £3,116.  This is due to a number of funeral collections being dedicated to St Mary’s plus a good collection at Lisa Opala’s relicensing, and from our services at Easter and Christmas. 

However, we did not receive any legacies in 2025 which helped offset falls elsewhere in prior years. 

Gift Aid on all eligible giving totals £10,685 for 2025 (2024: £9,667) 

## **Table 2 – Giving by Parishioners 2023 to 2025** 


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Activity 2025 2024 2023<br>£ £ £<br>Giving By Parishioners 53,574 54,363 54,445<br>Planned Giving 32495 33249 34746<br>Gift Aid 10685 9667 9868<br>Legacies and Gifts 4240 3240<br>Occasional Giving 9158 6042 5411<br>Mission Giving (Childrens Society) 1236 1165 1180<br>53574 54363 54445<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Wedding and Funeral Fees** 

Wedding Fee income increased in line with wedding numbers (2025:8, 2024:5) 

This level is expected to continue into 2026.  Funerals, unfortunately, remain at a fairly constant level. My thanks to all those involved alongside our clergy in enabling these celebratory and memorial events to happen. 

## **Social Events** 

Social events raised £6,857 in 2025. Of this, £565 related to cake sales, two successful fayres raised £3,729 between them, two quizzes raised £1,760 and a fashion show £570. This is testament to the hard work of the social events team and the myriad of helpers who continue to make these events a success, despite cost-of-living pressures within the community. 

## **Church Hall** 

Church Hall lettings continue to be a success story for the parish despite a small drop in income from £24,452 in 2024 to £22,600 in 2025.  The Hall remains in almost constant use. Thanks to our Parish Administrator (Liz Taylorson) for managing this activity on our behalf. 

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## **Rent** 

After a period of significant refurbishment our Ripon Road premises was let out to a private individual in January 2024. This has provided a valuable income stream for the parish amounting to £7,944 in 2024, and £8,707 in 2025. 

## **Freewill Offer** 

PCC are currently covering the direct costs of our incumbent and will do so going into 2026. If we consider our reserves to be sufficient, we will consider a further “one off” contribution towards the Diocesan shortfall. 

## **Other expenditure** 

Our expenditure in 2025 benefitted from not having to pay out for any major items of maintenance on our Church or Hall, and this enabled the trees in the Churchyard to be trimmed to open-up the view of the Church.  The quinquennial inspection in late 2025 resulted in some minor repairs being required, however as they are at a high level this will incur costly works in 2026. 

## **Conclusion** 

The accounts for 2025 reflect a year of comparative calm compared to 2024, with the benefits of no unusually high (capital type) expenditure, nor any significant falls in income, resulting in a very pleasing surplus of £7,539. 

## **RESTRICTED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE** 

The PCC holds restricted funds, which can only be used on the purposes for which they were established. The total sum held in restricted funds as at 31 December 2025 amounts to **£1,683** , all of this is in the Cremated Remains Fund, which holds money in respect of communal headstones. 

During 2025 all other restricted funds were utilised for the purposes which the donations were given. 

## **BANK BALANCES** 

Our bank balances at 31 December 2025 stand at £77,794 (2024:£69,543) _;_ £8,251 higher than a year ago, reflecting the surplus generated. 

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## **RESERVES POLICY** 

It is the policy of the PCC to review the balances held in reserve on an annual basis. Reserves are held in ‘Designated Funds’ (i.e., available to be spent at the discretion of the PCC if the spending meets the intention for which the Fund is designated) and a ‘General Fund,’ which can be used to meet day to day costs subject to conditions set out below. 

As at the 31st December 2025, the PCC had three Designated Reserve Funds, as follows: 

A **GENERAL FUND** , currently **£44,333;** available to supplement day to day costs, subject to this being part of an agreed budget that seeks to identify longer term income streams to meet future recurrent expenditure, or to meet specified non-recurrent costs such as the replacement of equipment or specific activity specified by the PCC. Care is required to maintain sufficient reserves of between three- and four-months operating costs, especially during a time when all organisations and individuals are facing such significant cost of living pressures. The current balance represents 4 months operating costs, so is set at the top end of this range. 

A **DESIGNATED CAPITAL MAINTENANCE FUND,** readily available to ensure that all our properties are compliant with Health and Safety regulations and are always a secure and safe environment. 2025 has been a very quiet year insofar as capital maintenance and renewal is concerned. This has resulted in no change to the sum available on 31 December 2024 which is **£28,323** 

**A DESIGNATED CENTENARY CELEBRATION FUND,** of **£1,000** to fund forthcoming centenary celebrations being planned by the PCC 

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## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE and MANAGEMENT** 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. In 2025 Nunthorpe PCC consisted of the Incumbent, the churchwardens, and a reader plus up to 3 Deanery Synod representatives and a maximum of 12 lay representatives elected by those members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the Church.  All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll to be eligible to stand for election to the PCC. 

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance in the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The full PCC held 7 meetings during the year. 

The PCC has several teams which deal with a particular aspect of parish life.  These include Fabric, Social Events, Pastoral and Ecology, each of which reports to the PCC. All PCC members are encouraged to serve on at least one committee and non-PCC members can be co-opted. 

The Standing Committee consists of the Incumbent, the churchwardens, Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer. They met on 5 occasions to deal with urgent matters and to set the agenda for the next PCC meeting. 

The 2025 APCM took place on 18th March 2025. 

## **Shared Ministry** 

> **“** Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain.” Psalm 127:1 As the psalmist says, all our endeavours as a church need to be focused on our primary purpose – the worship of God and seeking to build his kingdom. 

As we look forward to celebrating our 100[th] anniversary this year my hope and prayer is that together we can learn from the past and also seek to serve our community now and in the future. 

I am very thankful for each member of our church and for all that you do to enable out ministry in Nunthorpe and to reach other with God’s love to the wider community. 

Approved by the PCC on 19th February 2026 and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Tessa Stephens (PCC Chairman) 

## _**Tessa Stephens**_ 

Rev’d Tessa Stephens 

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## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

The Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Nunthorpe-in-Cleveland is situated in the Borough of Middlesbrough. It is part of the Diocese of York within the Church of England in the Archdeaconry of Cleveland and the Deanery of Stokesley. The correspondence address is St. Mary’s Church Hall, Morton Carr Lane, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough TS7 0JU. 

PCC members who have served from 1st January 2025 until the date this report was approved are: 

||**Nunthorpe PCC Members**|**Nunthorpe PCC Members**|
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|**Ex Officio Members**|||
|Vicar:|The Rev'd Tessa Stephens|Chair|
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|Wardens:|Mr David Young||
||Mrs Janet Barker||
|Reader:|Mrs Janet Hinton||
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|**Representatives on the Deanery Synod**|||
||Mrs Linda Smith|SafeguardingOfficer|
||Mrs Christine Young||
||Mr Richard Besford|Resigned May2025|
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|**Elected PCC Members**|||
||Mr David Cook||
||Mr Brian Dinsdale|Hon Treasurer (died Feb<br>2025)|
||Mrs Sylvia King||
||Mr Martin Alderson||
||Mrs Carol Keen||
||Mr GaryCox|Hon Secretary until Feb<br>2025, Hon Treasurer<br>from Feb 2025|
||Dr Graham Hassall|DeputySecretary|
||Liz Taylorson|Acting Secretary since<br>Feb 2025 (not a full<br>member of the PCC)|



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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Nunthorpe Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR TO 31[st] DECEMBER 2025** 

|Notes<br>**Income and Receipt of Endowment**<br>Income from donations and legacies<br>2<br>Other donations<br>3<br>Income from activities for furtherance of<br>PCC Objectives<br>4<br>Income from other trading activities<br>5<br>Investment income<br>6<br>Other income<br>7<br> <br>**Total Incoming Resources**<br> <br>**Resources Expended**<br>Expenditure on raising funds<br>8<br>Mission Giving<br>9<br>Activities directly related to the work of<br>the Church<br>10<br>Support Costs<br>11<br>Church Management & Administration<br>12<br> <br>**Total Resources Expended**<br> <br>**Net Movement in Funds**<br> <br>**Net movement in funds before transfers**<br>Transfers<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>Balance b/fwd. at I January<br>**Balance to c/fwd. at 31st December**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>53,574<br>6,416<br>11,354<br>38,164<br>2,600<br>1,336<br>**113,444**<br>77<br>1,236<br>95,979<br>6,666<br>2,372<br>**106,330**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>426<br>**426**<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>**0**|**Total**<br>**Total**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>53,574<br>**54,363**<br>6,416<br>**8,100**<br>11,354<br>**10,539**<br>38,164<br>**38,877**<br>2,600<br>**2,650**<br>1,762<br>**2,758**<br>**113,870**<br>**117,287**<br>77<br>**105**<br>1236<br>**1,606**<br>95979<br>**104,899**<br>6666<br>**6,480**<br>2372<br>**2,958**<br>**106,330**<br>**116,048**|
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||**7,114**|**426**|**7,540**<br>**1,239**|
||**7,114**<br>70650<br>**77,764**<br>**1,675,892**|**426**<br>(400)<br>**26**<br>**1,657**|**7,540**<br>**1,230**<br>**70,250**<br>0<br>**77,790**<br>**1,230**<br>**1,677,549 1,676,310**|
||**1,753,656**|**1,683**|**1,755,339 1,677,540**|



**BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31[st] DECEMBER 2025** 

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|||**Total**|**Total**|
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||Notes|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed Assets**||||
|15 Ripon Road||180,000|150,000|
|Church Hall||1,500,000|1,459,750|
||15|**1,680,000**|**1,609,750**|
|**Current Assets**||||
|Bank Balances||||
|Santander current account||3,207|1,658|
|Santander deposit account||21,132|16,515|
|Nat West 90-dayaccount||21,440|20,741|
|Church of England Deposit Fund||32,015|30,629|
|Other "Club" Balances||234|25|
|Payments in advance|16|-|0|
|Monies Due In(Debtors)|16|4,389|2,882|
|||**82,417**|**72,450**|
|**Current Liabilities**||||
|ors – due in oneyear & Agency|17|4,496|2,298|
|Advance receipts|17|2,582|2,353|
|**Net Current Assets/(Liabilities)**||**7,078**|**4,651**|
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|**Total Assets**||**1,755,339**|**1,677,549**|
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|**Capital**<br>Fixed Assets|18|933,000|933,000|
|Revaluation Reserve|18|747,000|676,750|
|||**1,680,000**|**1,609,750**|
|**Fund Balances**||||
|Restricted Funds|19|1,683|1,656|
|Designated Funds|19|29,323|29,323|
|General Fund|19|44,333|36,820|
|||**75,339**|**67,799**|
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|**Total Funding**||**1,755,339**<br>|**1,677,549**|



**The accounts were approved by the PCC on Signed by David Young (Warden) on behalf of all the trustees** 

D Young 

## **Signed by the Treasurer, Gary Cox** 

G Cox 

**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

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**The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Nunthorpe Trustees’ Annual Report** 

## **Note 1     Accounting Policies General information and basis of preparation** 

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in March 2018, the Charities Act 2011, and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015. 

The report does not include a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is applying FRS 102 Section 1A. 

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in March 2018 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. 

The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value.  The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £. 

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below.  These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated. 

## **Funds** 

## _Restricted funds_ represent 

(a) Income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those Restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, and 

(b)Donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance remaining 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. Where there is no separate investment, interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balance basis. _Unrestricted funds_ are general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes 

**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

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## **Note 1     Accounting Policies (continued)** 

## **Incoming resources** 

Income is recognised when an inflow of economic benefit is probable. 

Planned envelope giving, collections and donations are recognized when received. Tax refunds are recognized when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Grants and legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends and interest are accounted for when due. All other income is recognised when it is receivable, including Church Hall lettings where outstanding invoices are accrued in the accounts. All incoming resources are accounted for gross. 

## **Resources expended** 

Expenditure is recognised when the outflow of economic benefit is probable. 

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if the payment of the grant is probable. The diocesan ‘freewill offer’ is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as designated funds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when payable and is accounted for gross including VAT which cannot be recovered. Where exact amounts are not known at accounts closure best estimates are accrued. 

## **Fixed assets** 

Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts in accordance with s.10 (2)(a) of the Charities Act 2011. 

Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal are inalienable property, listed in the church’s inventory, which can be inspected (at any reasonable time), any such assets are not valued in the financial statements as they are written off when incurred. 

No original cost information is available for the Church Hall, but has enjoyed substantial refurbishment. This Hall is regarded as specialised property and under FRS102 is valued at depreciated replacement cost, which is the value of £1,500,000 provided by our insurance company surveyor in 2017, and adjusted in 2025. The Ripon Road premises is included at its valuation figure obtained in 2025 of £180,000. At each year end the there is an assessment as to whether the freehold land and buildings should be written down (because the carrying value is more than the recoverable amount). 

Depreciation is not provided on freehold land and buildings because, in the opinion of the trustees, the estimated residual value is more than the current book value. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £5,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. 

**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

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||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
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|**Note**|**2**|**Income from donations**|||||
|||**and legacies**|||||
|||Tax Efficient Planned Giving|32,495||32,495|33,249|
|||Gift Aid Tax Refunds|10,685||10,685|9,667|
|||Other Giving including legacies|0||0|4,240|
|||Cash Collections|9,158||9,158|6,042|
|||Mission Giving|1,236||1,236|1,165|
||||**53,574**|**0**|**53,574**|**54,363**|
|**Note**|**3**|**Other donations**|||||
|||Donations, church boxes, other<br>gifts|6,416|0|6,416|7,083|
|||Gift Aid Tax Refunds||||1,017|
||||**6,416**|**0**|**6,416**|**8,100**|
|**Note**|**4**|**Activities for furtherance of PCC**|**objectives**||||
|||Fees for Funerals & Burials|6,908||6,908|7,697|
|||Fees for Weddings and Baptisms|<br>4,446||4,446|2,842|
||||**11,354**|**0**|**11,354**|**10,539**|
|**Note**|**5**|**Income from other trading activities**|||||
|||Fund Raising|6,857||6,857|6,481|
|||Letting Church Buildings|31,307||31,307|32,396|
||||**38,164**|**0**|**38,164**|**38,877**|
|**Note**|**6**|**Investment income**|||||
|||Dividends and interest|2,600||2,600|2,650|
||||**2,600**|**0**|**2,600**|**2,650**|
|**Note**|**7**|**Other income**|||||
|||Other Income|1,336|426|1,762|2,758|
||||**1,336**|**426**|**1,762**|**2,758**|



**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

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||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2025**|**2024**|
||||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Note**|**8**|**Expenditure on raising funds**|||||
|||Fund Raising|77||77|105|
||||**77**|**0**|**77**|**105**|
|**Note**|**9**|**Mission Giving**|||||
|||Church Funds|0||0|441|
|||Children’s Society boxes|1,236||1,236|1,165|
||<br>||**1,236**|**0**|**1,236**|**1,606**|
|**Note**<br>**10**||**Activities directly related to the**|**work of the Church**||||
|||Freewill Offer|57,000||57,000|56,000|
|||Working Expenses of Incumbent|<br>1,726||1,726|1,780|
|||Vicarage expenses|780||780|669|
|||Working Expenses of Curates|101||101|288|
|||Church Cleaning & utilities &<br>insurance|8,066||8,066|7,824|
|||Church Maintenance|2,146||2,146|4,250|
|||Upkeep of Services|6,210||6,210|4,726|
|||Upkeep of Churchyard|2,032||2,032|7,265|
|||Hall Upkeep|17,019||17,019|19,171|
|||Other PCC property upkeep|899||899|2,925|
||<br>||**95,979**|**0**|**95,979**|**104,899**|
|**Note**<br>**11**||**Support Costs**|||||
||<br>|Parish Administrator*|**6,666**|**0**|**6,666**|**6,480**|
|**Note**<br>**12**||**Church Administration**|**2,372**|**0**|**2,372**|**2,958**|



*4 hours charged to Hall in 2024 

**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

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## **Note Employee Emoluments 13**[There were no employees whose remuneration defined for taxation purposes ] amounted to greater than £60,000 

|amounted to greater than £60,000|||
|---|---|---|
||**2025**|**2024**|
|||**£**|
|**Gross Salaries**|**10,420**|**9,072**|



The average number of employees during this year was 1 (2024: 1), being the Parish Administrator. 

The organists are self-employed and paid to cover their expenses. 

4 hours per week of Parish Administrator time is charged to Hall costs, otherwise, it is charged to Support costs. 2 hrs are reimbursed by the Deanery and the Diocese. 

## **Note Trustee Remuneration 14 and Expenses** 

No remuneration or expenses were paid to trustees in the current or previous year. 

## **Note Tangible Fixed Assets** 

## **15** 

The property valuation for the Church Hall was increased to the current insured value in 2025, 

in accordance with FRS15. 

The property valuation for Ripon Road was reviewed during 2025 and was increased to £180,000. 

It is the opinion of the Trustees that these values do not exceed market value. 

|**At Valuation**<br>**Ripon Road**<br>**Hall**<br>**Note**<br>**16**<br>**Debtors**<br>Sundry Debtors<br>Payments in advance|**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**180,000**<br>**150,000**<br>**1,500,000**<br>**1,459,750**<br>**1,680,000**<br>**1,609,750**<br>**2025**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>4,388<br>2,882<br>0<br>0<br>**4,388**<br>**2,882**|
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|<br>**Note**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**17**|**Creditors & receipts in advance**|||**2025**|**2024**||
|||||**£**|**£**||
||Accruals and agency|||4,496|2,298||
||Advance receipts|||2,582|2,353||
|||||**7,078**|**4,651**||
|**Note**<br>**18**|<br>**Analysis of Net Assets by**|**Fund**|||||
|||**General**<br>**Designated**||**Restricted**|**Total**||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||
||**Fixed Assets**||933,000||933,000||
||**Revaluation Reserve**||747,000||747,000||
||**Current Assets**|51,412|29,323|1,682|82,417||
||**Current Liabilities**|(7,078)|||(7,078)||
|||**44,334**|**1,709,323**|**1,682**|**1,755,339**||
|**Note**<br>**19**|**Funds**|**Opening**<br>**Balance**|**Incoming**<br>**Resources**|**Resources**<br>**Expended**|**Transfers**|**Closing**<br>**Balance**|
|||**£**|<br>**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
||**Restricted Funds**||||||
||Cremated Remains Fund|1,257|<br>426|||1,683|
||Church Sanctuary Fund|123|||(123)|0|
||Sylvester Fund|277|||(277)|0|
||Yew Tree Fund|0||||0|
||**Total Restricted Funds**|**1,657**|<br>**426**|**0 **|**(400)**|**1,683**|
||**Unrestricted Funds**||||||
||_General Fund_|**36,820**|<br>**113,443**|**106,330**|**400**|**44,333**|
||_Designated Funds_||||||
||Capital Maintenance Fund|28,323||||28,323|
||Centenary Reserve Fund|1,000||||1,000|
||Revaluation Reserve|676,750|70,250|||747,000|
||Fixed Assets|933,000||||933,000|
||**Total Unrestricted Funds**|**1,639,073**|<br>**70,250**|**0**|**0**|**1,709,323**|
||**Total Funds**|**1,677,550**|<br>**184,119**|**106,330**|**0**|**1,755,339**|



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## **St Mary’s Pram Service, Nunthorpe Accounts for the year ended 31st December 2025.** 

|**2024**|**INCOME**|**2025**|
|---|---|---|
|**224**|**Total Income**|**203**|
|24<br>10<br>8<br>12<br>7<br>39<br>39<br>36<br>90|**EXPENDITURE**<br>Mothering Sunday Flowers<br>Greetings cards:<br>Mothering Sunday<br> <br>Easter<br> <br>Birthday<br> <br>Christmas cards<br> <br>Christmas gift books<br> <br>Summer lunch expenses<br>Wedding Gift<br> <br>Christmas lunch expenses<br> <br>Coffee, milk, juice, biscuits<br>Other|7<br>19<br>5<br>34<br>26<br>7<br>28<br>75|
|**265**|**Total Expenditure**|**201**|
||||
|**(41)**|**Net Surplus/ (Deficit)**|**2**|
|66|OpeningCash Balance|25|
|**25**|<br>**Closing balance**|**27**|



_Notes:_ 

_Collections of £615.65 are included in PCC collections_ 

_In addition: Collections of £40 given to Comic Relief & £21 to the Children in Need Appeal_ 

## **Edith Dobson Mothers Union Branch Leader** 

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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary the Virgin Nunthorpe for the year ended 31[st] December 2025** 

I report to the charity’s trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2025 as outlined on pages 10 – 18 above. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the act”). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

The PCC, acting as trustees, have determined that an inspection of the accounts is satisfactory. 

## **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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

   - 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the act; or 

   - 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

- 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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 to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


Mr F Hutchinson BA PGCLTHE MA CIPFA 81 The Pastures Coulby Newham Middlesbrough TS8 0UL 

Date: 14[th] February 2026 

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