| Index | Pages |
|---|---|
| Trustees Annual Report | 3-5 |
| Independent Examiners Report | 6 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 7 |
| Statement of Financial Position | 8 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 9-15 |
| PCC members who have served from 1 January 2025 to 31 December2025 and to thedate of this report. | PCC members who have served from 1 January 2025 to 31 December2025 and to thedate of this report. |
|---|---|
| priest-in-Charge | Rev'd Abbie Palmer |
| Churchwardens | Rebecca Black (reappointed from APCM 18/5/2025 for 1 year term) |
| (Ex-officio member ofthe PCC) | |
| Deputy Churchwardens | Suzanne Cunningham (reappointed from APCM 20/5/2023 for 3 yearterm) |
| Representatives to Deanery Synod Marion Donaldson (reappointed from APCM 20/5/2023 for 3 yearterm) | |
| (Ex-officio members ofthe PCC) | Mrs VanessaStewart (reappointed from APCM 20/5/2023 for 3 yearterm) |
| Elected members | Mr Glenn Stewart (reappointed from PCC meeting 10/6/2025 for 3 yearterm) |
| Mrs Kate Chamberlain (reappointed from APCM meeting 28/4/2024 for 3 year term) | |
| Mrs Heike Vehling (Vice-Chair) (reappointed from APCM 28/4/2024 for 3 year term) | |
| Mrs Karen Frank (reappointed from APCM 20/5/2023 for 3 year term) | |
| Mr Graham Large (reappointed from APCM 28/4/2024 for 3 yearterm) | |
| Mr David Sargent (reappointed from APCM 28/4/2024 for 3 yearterm) | |
| Mrs Brenda Liversidge (1st appointment from APCM 18/5/2025 for 3 yearterm) | |
| Miss Victoria Golding (1st appointment from APCM 18/5/2025 for 3 yearterm) | |
| Co-opted members | Rev'd Richard (Dick) Swindell (reappointed from PCC meeting 10/6/2025 for 1 yearterm) |
| Mr Andrew Tomlinson (1st appointment from PCC meeting 1 1/11/2025 for 3 yearterm) |
| For the | year ending 31 | December | 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowment | Total | Total | |||
| funds | funds | funds | funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| Note | ||||||||
| Income and endowments from: | ||||||||
| Income from charitable activities | 2(a) | E79,146 | €1,109 | €80,255 | E81 ,627 | |||
| Donations and gifts | 2(b) | €27,682 | €5,034 | €32,716 | €87,892 | |||
| Other trading activities | €46 | E46 | €1,319 | |||||
| Investments | €2,592 | E343 | E2,935 | E4,048 | ||||
| Other income | €820 | Ell,010 | Ell ,830 | E35,097 | ||||
| Total income | EIIO,286 | E17,496 | E127,782 | E209,983 | ||||
| Expenditure on: | ||||||||
| Raising funds | 3(a) | €3,961 | E3,961 | E2,522 | ||||
| Expenditure on charitableactivities | 3(b) | E101,258 | E21 ,721 | E122,979 | €210,594 | |||
| Other expenditure | €960 | E7,792 | €8,752 | E960 | ||||
| Total expenditure | E106,179 | E29,513 | E135,692 | E214,076 | ||||
| Gains / losses on investment assets |
11 | El ,085 | E94 | €1,171 | E2,350 | El,138 | ||
| Net income I (expenditure) resources before transfer | E5,192 | -Ell,923 | El,171 | -€5,560 | -E2,955 | |||
| Transfers | ||||||||
| Gross transfers between funds | - in | €500 | E500 | E81 ,506 | ||||
| Gross transfers between funds | - out | -E500 | -2500 | -Ed 1 ,506 | ||||
| Otherrecognised gains / losses | ||||||||
| Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use | ||||||||
| Net movement in funds | E4,692 | -Ell ,423 | El,171 | -25,560 | -E2,955 | |||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 13 | E64,118 | E28,416 | El 5,829 | E108,363 | Elli,318 | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 12 | E68,810 | E16,993 | E17,OOO | E102,803 | E108,363 |
| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowed | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | ||||||||
| Fixed assets | ||||||||
| Tangible | 10 | E8,162 | E8,162 | ElO,546 | ||||
| Investment | 11 | 231,196 | €3,952 | E16,OOO | E51,148 | E48,797 | ||
| 239,358 | 23,952 | E16,OOO | E59,310 | E59,343 | ||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Debtors & Prepayments | €1,960 | EO | E19 | El ,979 | E7 ,460 | |||
| Short term deposit | 4b | El,146 | E7,550 | El ,OOO | E9,696 | E9,047 | ||
| Cash at Bank and | in Hand | 229,997 | €10,232 | €40,229 | €66,248 | |||
| E33,103 | E17,801 | El ,OOO | E51 ,904 | E82,755 | ||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Amounts falling due within a | 5 | E3,651 | E4,760 | E8,411 | E13,736 | |||
| year | ||||||||
| Net Current Assets/(Liabilities) | 229,452 | €13,041 | 21,000 | E8,411 | E13,736 | |||
| Amounts falling due after | 5 | E20,OOO | ||||||
| more than one year | ||||||||
| TOTAL NET ASSETS | E68,810 | E16,993 | E17,OOO | E102,803 | E108,362 | |||
| Parish Funds | ||||||||
| Unrestricted | 12 | E68,810 | E68,810 | E64,117 | ||||
| Restricted | 12 | €16,993 | 216,993 | 228,416 | ||||
| Endowed | 12 | E17,OOO | E17,OOO | E15,829 | ||||
| TOTAL PARISH FUNDS | E68,810 | EO | E16,993 | E17,OOO | E102,803 | E108,362 |
| 2. Incoming Resources | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | ||
| 2(a) VoluntaryIncome | |||||||
| Planned Giving | |||||||
| Regular Giving | E34,453 | E765 | E35,218 | E36,482 | |||
| E34,453 | €765 | €35,218 | E36,482 | ||||
| Collections at services | |||||||
| Regular services | E8,752 | E8,752 | E9,858 | ||||
| €8,752 | €8,752 | E9,858 | |||||
| Activities for raising funds | |||||||
| Fundraising events | E17,933 | E 144 | E18,077 | E12,815 | |||
| Income from hall lettings | E3,627 | €3,627 | El,302 | ||||
| €21,560 | €144 | €21,704 | E14,117 | ||||
| Income from church activities | |||||||
| Income from weddings | E673 | E673 | El,044 | ||||
| Income from funerals | 22,243 | €2,243 | E3,949 | ||||
| Income from searches of parish records | E19 | €19 | E73 | ||||
| 2,935 | E2,935 | E5,066 | |||||
| GiftAid Recovered | Ell,446 | 200 | €11,646 | €16,104 | |||
| Income from CharitableActivities | E79,146 | 21,109 | €80,255 | E81 ,627 | |||
| 2(b) Donations & Gifts | |||||||
| Donations from individuals | E7,563 | E4,034 | El 1,597 | E31 ,542 | |||
| Donations from organisations | |||||||
| Legacies&Endowments | 20,000 | €0 | E20,OOO | €6,000 | |||
| Grants: | |||||||
| Heritage Open Day | E119 | E119 | |||||
| John Laing Charity | El ,OOO | El ,OOO | |||||
| Benefact Trust | E3,250 | ||||||
| Congregational&General Charitable Trust | Ell,300 | ||||||
| Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust | EIO,OOO | ||||||
| LeedsDiocese Board of Finance | €5,000 | ||||||
| Garfield | Weston Foundation | €20,000 | |||||
| Kirklees Council Recycling | €800 | ||||||
| Income from Donations &Gifts | E27,682 | €5,034 | E32,716 | ,892 | |||
| 2(c) Other trading activities | |||||||
| Other income generated | €46 | E46 | El ,319 | ||||
| Income from other trading activities | €46 | €46 | El ,319 | ||||
| 2(d) Investments | |||||||
| Bank interest, dividends&endowments | 2,592 | E343 | E2,935 | €4,048 | |||
| Income from Investments | 2,592 | E343 | €2,935 | E4,048 | |||
| 2(e) Other income | |||||||
| Ecclesiastical Insurance - insurance claim for the theft of |
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| lead from the porch roof and repairs to | the porch roof | ||||||
| cont'd from 2024 | |||||||
| 820 | E4,086 | E4,906 | E19,963 | ||||
| VAT Reclaim | €6,924 | E15,134 | |||||
| Extraordinary income | |||||||
| Income from other receipts | €820 | Ell,010 | El 1,830 | E35,097 | |||
| Total incoming resources | EIIO.286 | E17.496 | E127.782 | 2209.983 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) | For the year ending | 31 Dece | mber2025 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3. Resources Expended | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowed | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | |
| 3(a) Cost of Generating Funds | ||||||
| Fundraising Trading - ChurchActivities |
E3,035 | E3,035 | ||||
| Fundraising Trading - Other (eg shop) |
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| Investment Management Costs | ||||||
| Bank and interest payable |
E926 | E926 | ||||
| Total expenditure on Generating Funds |
E3,961 | E2,522 | ||||
| 3(b) Expenditure on Church Activities | ||||||
| Parish Share | E62,210 | €62,210 | E41,OOO | |||
| €62,210 | €62,210 | u 1,000 | ||||
| Wages, salaries, clergycosts | ||||||
| Salaries&Wages | E2,574 | E2,574 | E3,649 | |||
| Other staff (In-Direct costs) | E4,ooo | E4,ooo | E4,333 | |||
| Clergy &Vicarage costs | E760 | E760 | E782 | |||
| E7,334 | ,334 | E8,764 | ||||
| Church Mission & Evangelism | ||||||
| Mission - Education &Training |
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| Mission - Evangelism |
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| Mission - Outreach |
€1,716 | El ,716 | €852 | |||
| El ,716 | El,716 | E852 | ||||
| Church upkeep of services | ||||||
| Church - upkeep of services (people) | E300 | €300 | E182 | |||
| Church - upkeep of services (worship resources | ||||||
| and music) | El ,980 | El ,980 | €1,412 | |||
| €2,280 | €2,280 | El ,594 | ||||
| Church administration and upkeep | ||||||
| Church - Administration costs | E2,684 | E2,684 | 2,079 | |||
| Church - Maintenance&upkeep | €6,678 | E6,678 | E13,468 | |||
| Church - Vehicle wsts | ||||||
| Church - Insuranæ costs | E5,937 | E5,748 | ||||
| Church - Electricity |
€4,436 | €4,436 | 2,018 | |||
| Church - Gas | €2,743 | E2,743 | €3,712 | |||
| Church - Water | E387 | E387 | E281 | |||
| Church - Telephone&Broadband | €539 | E539 | €879 | |||
| Church - Depreciation | E2,385 | E2,385 | E2,385 | |||
| €25,789 | E25,789 | E30,570 | ||||
| Major repairs and other property costs | ||||||
| Churchmajorrepairs | El ,929 | €21 ,721 | €23,650 | E127,815 | ||
| El ,929 | E21 ,721 | €23,650 | E127,815 | |||
| Total Expenditure on Church Activities | 258 | E21,721 | €122,979 | E210,595 | ||
| 3(c) Governance costs | ||||||
| Independent Examiners Fees | E960 | E960 | €960 | |||
| Architects Fees | ,792 | E7,792 | ||||
| €960 | €7,792 | €8,752 | E960 | |||
| Total Resources Expended | E106,179 | E29,513 | E135,692 | €214,077 | ||
| Staff costs and numbers | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| Gross | E2,574 | E3,649 | The average number of | during the year was 0.7, being | ||
| Social Security costs | anaverage of 0.1 full time equivalent (2024:1.0;0.2 FTE). There | |||||
| Pensions | were no employees with emoluments above E60,000. | |||||
| 22,574 | €3,649 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) Fo |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4. Current Assets | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowed | |||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | ||
| 4(a) Debtors &Prepayments | |||||||
| Income accrual | 21,960 | E19 | El,979 | E6,881 | |||
| Prepaid services | E579 | ||||||
| Total Debtors &Prepayments | El ,960 | E19 | El ,979 | €7,460 | |||
| 4(b) Short term deposits | |||||||
| Unrestricted | 21,146 | El,146 | E824 | ||||
| Buildings | E301 | E301 | €288 | ||||
| Bell repair | €7,249 | E7,249 | E6,935 | ||||
| Endowed | €1,000 | El,ooo | El ,OOO | ||||
| Total short term deposits | El,146 | €7,550 | El ,OOO | €9,696 | €9,047 | ||
| 4(c)Cash at Bank and | in hand | ||||||
| Bank accounts | E29,397 | E10,232 | E39,629 | €65,649 | |||
| Pettyæsh | €600 | E600 | 2600 | ||||
| E29,997 | €10,232 | €40,229 | €66,249 | ||||
| Total Current Assets | E33,103 | E17,801 | El,ooo | E51 ,904 | 82,756 | ||
| 5. Liabilities | |||||||
| Amounts falling due | within one year | ||||||
| DBF Fees | |||||||
| Vicars Discretionary Fund | El ,058 | El ,058 | 2,250 | ||||
| Other creditors | €180 | E180 | E22 | ||||
| Utilities | 2,691 | E2,691 | €502 | ||||
| Roof | E3,522 | E3,522 | E5,002 | ||||
| Accountancy accrual | E960 | E960 | E960 | ||||
| Loan from Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance | E5,ooo | ||||||
| Total | E3,651 | E4,760 | E8,411 | E13,736 | |||
| Amounts falling due | after more than one year | ||||||
| Loan from Leeds Diocesan Board of Finance | E20,OOO | ||||||
| Total | 220,000 | ||||||
| 6. Clergy& Trustee Remuneration & Expenses | |||||||
| Clergy expenses | E760 | E760 | 2782 | ||||
| Total | E760 | €760 | E782 |
| 7. Related parties giving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees and connected persons giving | Ell,200 | €11,200 | Ell ,595 |
| Total | Ell ,200 | Ell ,200 | Ell,595 |
| 8. Operating leases | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Expected future minimum lease payments on the photocopieroverthe remaining life of | |||
| the lease analysed into the period in which the commitmentfalls due. | |||
| Within one year | El ,020 | El ,020 | |
| In the third to fifth years inclusive | f1 ,020 | 2,040 | |
| E2,040 | E3,060 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) | Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) | Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) | For the year ending 31 December 2025 | For the year ending 31 December 2025 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowed | |||||
| 10. Tangible Fixed | Assets | |||||||
| Noticeboard at cost |
b/f | 2,520 | ||||||
| Less Depreciation b/f | E504 | |||||||
| Less Depreciation this year | 252 | |||||||
| Net value Clf | El,764 | |||||||
| Sound System at | cost b/f | E10,663 | ||||||
| Less Depreciation bif | €2,133 | |||||||
| Less Depreciation this year | 2,133 | |||||||
| Net value Clf | €6,398 | |||||||
| Total TangibleFixed Assets | 8,162 | |||||||
| II. Fixed Asset Investment | Unrestricted | Designated | Restricted | Endowed | Total 2025 | Total 2024 | ||
| Carrying value at I January 2025 | €30,111 | E3,858 | E14,829 | E48,798 | E47,659 | |||
| Less: disposals at carryng value | ||||||||
| Add/(deduct): net gain/(loss) | El,085 | €94 | El,171 | E2,350 | El,137 | |||
| Carrying value at 31 December 2025 | €31,196 | E3,952 | E16,OOO | E48,796 | ||||
| 12 Fund Analysis | ||||||||
| Fund | Type | Balanæ as at 1 January 2025 |
Incoming Resouræs |
ResourcB Expended |
Transfers | Investment gains / (losses) |
Balanceas at 31 December 2025 |
|
| General Fund | Unrestricted | E64,118 | €110,286 | -€106.179 | -2500 | El ,085 | E68,810 | |
| Total Unrestricted | E64,118 | €110,286 | $500 | El,085 | E68,810 | |||
| Bell Repair Fund | Restricted | €7,934 | E353 | €8,287 | ||||
| Buildings Fund | Restricted | 25,453 | El ,977 | E500 | E94 | 8,024 | ||
| Roof Fund | Restricted | E15,031 | ,010 | -€25,907 | E134 | |||
| John Laing Grant | Restricted | El ,OOO | El,ooo | |||||
| Door Fund | Restricted | E3, 155 | 83.607 | -2452 | ||||
| Total Restricted | 28,418 | E17,495 | -29.514 | E500 | €94 | €16,993 | ||
| CCLA Deposit Endowed | Endowed | El ,OOO | ,OOO | |||||
| CCLA Endowed I | Endowed | E5,389 | 2132 | E5,521 | ||||
| CCLA Endowed 2 | Endowed | E3,933 | 20 | E85 | E4,018 | |||
| Demetrius | Endowed | E294 | E51 | E345 | ||||
| Haigh | Endowed | €530 | E92 | E622 | ||||
| Organ& Choir | Endowed | E589 | €102 | E691 | ||||
| Lindley Church Fund | Endowed | E3,504 | €607 | E4,111 | ||||
| Wilkinson Bequest | Endowed | €589 | E102 | €691 | ||||
| Total Endowed | E15,828 | El,171 | E16,999 | |||||
| TOTAL | E108,364 | E127,781 | .E135,693 | €2,350 | €102,802 |
| Income and endowments from: | Income and endowments from: | Note | Note | Unrestricted Funds |
Designated Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Endowed Funds |
Total 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income from charitable activities | E93,366 | 20 | 276,153 | E169,519 | ||||
| Other trading activities | El,319 | El,319 | ||||||
| Investments | E2,653 | El ,395 | E4,048 | |||||
| Other income | E784 | €34,313 | €35,097 | |||||
| Total Income | E98,122 | Elli,861 | 209,983 | |||||
| Expenditure on: | ||||||||
| Raising funds | E2,522 | 2,522 | ||||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | €81 ,948 | E128,646 | 210,594 | |||||
| Other expenditure | €960 | E960 | ||||||
| Total Expenditure | E85,430 | €128,646 | €214,076 | |||||
| Gains/losses on investment assets |
II | E706 | €113 | {319 | El,138 | |||
| Net incomelexpenditure | resources | |||||||
| before transfer | E13,398 | .E16,672 | E319 | -22,955 | ||||
| Transfers | ||||||||
| Gross transfers between funds | - in | E196 | E81,310 | E81 ,506 | ||||
| Gross transfers between funds | - out | -E6,882 | 474,624 | €0 | ,506 | |||
| Other recognised gains | I losses | |||||||
| Gains on revaluation, fixedassets, charity's own | use | €0 | ||||||
| Net movement in funds | E6,712 | .E9,986 | E319 | .22,955 | ||||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||||
| Total Funds broughtforward | 13 | E57,407 | o | E38,401 | E15,510 | E111,318 | ||
| Transfers betweenfunds (from previous | years) | |||||||
| Total Funds carried forward | 12 | E64,119 | E28,415 | E15,829 | E108,363 |