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2025-12-31-accounts

St Bartholomew’s United Church Quorn Charity Number 1134810

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

For the period 1[st] January 2025 to 31[st] December 2025

SECTION A REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS

Charity Name

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomew, Quorn

Other Names by which charity is known St Bartholomew’s UCC, Quorn

Registered Charity Number 1134810

Charity’s Principal Address St Bartholomew’s Church Church Lane Quorn LE12 8DP

Names of Trustees who Manage the Charity

Revd K A Beecham Revd S K Marshall (left 30[th] June 2025) Mrs D E Bird Mr M G Bird Mr D F Bodicoat Mr D J Bristow (joined 13[th] May 2025) Mr A G Coates Dr D C Cooper Mr J H Cox Mr K F Croysdale Mrs J Croysdale Ms D E Daly Dr M Gilbert (left 13[th] May 2025) Mrs M H Llewellyn-Howells Mr J D Jonczyk Mrs P S Jonczyk Mr L A Mosley Miss H D A Shacklock Miss A M Treasure Mr P Turlington Mrs S Turlington Mrs C I Young

Names of the Trustees for the Charity, if any (for example custodian trustees) The Trustees for St Bartholomew’s Church (custodian trustee)

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SECTION B STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Type of Governing document

Local Ecumenical Project Sharing Agreement between the Anglican and Methodist churches of Quorn: 10[th] May 1983

How the charity is constituted

Act of Parliament

Trustee selection methods

Ministers, together with people elected by the general meeting of all church members to specific posts. Plus, church representatives elected at the AGM for fixed terms.

SECTION C OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The focus of this review of church activities and achievements will be how St Bartholomew’s United Church reflects our love and devotion to God and our commitment to church members and the wider community.

Ministry, Worship and Music

St Bartholomew’s Church Choir

Choir practice has been held on a Friday throughout the year and the choir has been present at services every Sunday. Anthems have been sung at special services at Epiphany, Candlemas, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, the celebration of 50 years of Quorn United Church at Pentecost, the Commemoration of the 80[th] Anniversary of VE Day, the Commemoration of the 80[th] Anniversary of VJ Day, St Bartholomew’s Day, the Memorial Service for the Bereaved, the Advent Candlelight Service and Nine Lessons and Carols. We have sung anthems at the monthly Book of Common Prayer Evensong services and have also sung special settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by C V Stanford, C Hylton Stewart and T Tertius Noble. Several additional people joined the choir for Nine Lessons and Carols.

The members of the choir rehearsed with the Soar Valley Minster Community Choir and took part in celebrating Harvest at St Andrew’s, Kegworth on 5[th] October. We sang the Stanford Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Angus McKechnie played the organ and Simon Hedley conducted the joint choirs. Several members of the choir also took part in the launch service on 20[th] November at Holy Trinity, Barrow-on-Soar with the Minster Community choir. We were joined by the choir from St Mary’s, Melton at our Harvest Festival Evensong on 12[th] October.

We were host to the Methodist Circuit Choir when the Circuit service took place at our church on 16[th] November. We held two Circuit choir practices and sang the Clare Benediction by John Rutter as well as the sung setting of the Methodist Communion service. David Bristow organised the Circuit Choir and played the organ. Helen Shacklock conducted the choir.

Services have been accompanied on the organ by Angus McKechnie and Helen Shacklock. Angus has assisted at choir practice and shared the conducting at Evensong. At Nine Lessons and Carols, Paul Glover played the organ and piano and we were delighted to sing his arrangement of ‘Away in a Manger’ on that occasion. David Bristow played the organ for the Midnight Communion service on Christmas Eve and Richard Middlebrook played for the Crib Service on Christmas Eve and at the Epiphany service of Holy Communion.

Tony Coates, Mary Treasure and Heulwen Howells played guitar and violin at the monthly Family services, occasionally assisted by Charlotte Young on alto saxophone. The orchestral group organised by Mary Treasure and assisted by Lindsey Holleworth, Kathryn Barwell and members of the Charnwood Orchestra played at two services on 22[nd] June and 14[th] December.

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A Children’s Choir, Children’s Voices, trained by Anna Davies has performed at Family services during the year. Rachael Roberts, Angus McKechnie or Helen Shacklock have accompanied them on the piano or Keith Croysdale on guitar.

As ever, I am very grateful to Angus McKechnie, the members of the choir, musicians and visiting organists for their support, hard work and loyalty over the past year.

We are always keen to attract new choristers. Anyone who is willing to learn, enjoys singing and is enthusiastic, is invited to join us. Those with previous choral experience who can read music would be particularly welcome.

Helen Shacklock (Director of Music)

The Worship Committee

During this Interregnum we have continued to maintain the variety of services that have long been a feature of this church. Morning Worship (some services with Baptism) and Family services have been held. We continue to have a Book of Common Prayer sung Evensong service at 6.30 pm once a month, usually on the second Sunday, and a midweek Book of Common Prayer Service of Holy Communion (said) once a month on a Wednesday at 10.00 am. Services with a Methodist officiant are held every month. Revd Steve Delaforce usually officiates at our Common Worship Communion services on the first Sunday of the month.

All aspects of Worship are regularly discussed by the Worship Committee chaired by Helen Shacklock. Services are regularly reviewed and any feedback from members of the congregation is noted. This feedback informs our future planning. Future services are discussed up to six months in advance. I book the Officiants and prior to the service I also liaise with the Minister, Choir and Organist and those on our rotas (Readings and Intercessions) so that all are aware of what is planned for that particular service.

A few services have been led by members of our congregation. Keith Croysdale continues to lead the quarterly Taizé services to which members of the Baptist Church are also invited. Julie Croysdale led our service on Safeguarding on 9[th] March. During Holy Week in 2025, Paul Turlington, Tony Coates and Susan Turlington lead different forms of Compline. Heulwen Howells, who is training to be a Lay Associate Minister, has started holding a quarterly short service of prayer on a Saturday at noon at the end of Coffee and Chat (including Holy Saturday and the Saturday before Christmas).

As well as inviting the Baptists to join with us for a Unity Family service in January, they also joined us for Easter Day Songs of Praise. Dawn Daly led the service which included well known Easter hymns, Anthems, Readings and prayers. The Baptist music group led two songs.

Special arrangements were made for the Service of Commemoration of the 80[th] Anniversary of VE Day on 4[th] May and the Deputy Lieutenant attended. Flag bearers took part in the service, Revd Steve Delaforce gave an address, and the Deputy Chair of Quorn Parish Council, Bill Hollingworth, was present. Church was open the following weekend to coincide with a village VE Day event and a display was made with information about Quorn during the Second World War. This also incorporated photographs of the 50[th] Anniversary celebrations and various mementos loaned by members of the church family, including an Order of Service from the Service of Thanksgiving held at Westminster Abbey on 8[th] May 2025. Both schools contributed lovely pictures and other material for the display The display was organised by Dennis Marchant and Helen Shacklock, assisted by Heulwen Howells, Geraldine Marchant and Mary Treasure. In addition to the display, David Jonczyk provided a video, refreshments were served, and a book was provided for people to record their memories.

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The Commemoration of the 80[th] anniversary of VJ Day on 4[th] August consisted of a Morning Worship for peace led by Dawn Daly and also a Choral Evensong for peace. Briony Barfield’s family made some peace cranes to mark the event and Briony described the meaning behind the peace cranes.

On 8[th] June we celebrated 50 years of Quorn United Church. It was Pentecost and Revd Karen Beecham and Bishop Martyn led the service. Afterwards there was a celebration lunch in the Church Rooms.

As described in the Choir section, there have been various Soar Valley Minster Community events. A service was also held at our church on 20[th] May led by Revd Clive Watts and members of the Minster Community.

Dawn Daly, our Lay Associate Minister, has had responsibility for Families and Life Events (Baptisms, Weddings Funerals). Over the past year she has continued to develop the Family Service to include an expanding team of adults and an enthusiastic group of children who regularly take part. Heulwen Howells has assisted Dawn Daly with the Family services and has taken several services herself. Briony Barfield and her family have also assisted and led one service. Jasmine Austin, who is responsible for young people with Heulwen Howells, has developed the Children’s area in church and supplies suitable material for the children. We are very grateful to Dawn and the team for the hard work they have put into the planning of Family services and to Dawn for planning and organising Morning Worship services including those with Baptism. A successful Craft event for families was held on Maundy Thursday organised by Jasmine.

The Crib Service on Christmas Eve 2025 was very well attended by young families. Julie Croysdale and the team put in a lot of hard work to ensure its success. Our Advent candlelight service, Nine Lessons and Carols and Midnight Communion service were also well attended.

I am grateful to the members of the Committee for their support.

Helen Shacklock (Chair, Worship Committee)

Bellringers

The last bell maintenance service due for 2025 is pending scheduling from Taylors; there are currently no identified issues with the operation of the bells.

Ringing during 2025 included regular Sunday Service ringing, as well as ringing for weddings and other special events. Ringing practice was not possible as a regular session, unfortunately, due to illness of the leader and/or limited availability of other ringers. During the year we have become integrated with the Soar Valley Minster Community group of ringers and we have been supported from other towers for wedding and funeral ringing when needed. We have also supported other churches within the group during the year. We welcomed a number of visiting ringers during the year, but there have been no new trainee ringers.

There have been limited opportunities for social events during the year, although we did enjoy an evening meal in March.

Faith Daykin (Tower Captain)

Children, Families and Schools

Children’s and school provision is a key priority for the Diocese and for Soar Valley Minster Community, and we are blessed to have strong links with both schools in Quorn.

Family services continue to be offered monthly, mainly led by our voluntary Associate Minister Dawn Daly, and occasionally by Heulwen Howells. Other members of the congregation, including the Barfield family, have also contributed, bringing their gifts of music, drama and creativity. The

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Children’s Voices choir, led by Anna Davies, have also performed, delighting the congregation with their joy and exuberance. Family-oriented activities, including the family services, are published on social media as well as by more conventional means.

Rawlins students enthusiastically contributed to the May Family Service, offering their interpretation on “God is for everyone”. They would love to do it again. In one exciting crossschools initiative by Foundation Governor Heulwen Howells, Rawlins students delivered an assembly at St. Bart’s School. Heulwen runs a weekly faith group at Rawlins.

The children’s area at the front of the church is popular during Sunday morning service, with resources provided by Children’s Leader, Jasmine Austin, to reflect the theme of the service.

The Christmas Eve Crib service, co-ordinated and organised by Julie Croysdale, Diane Bird and team, continues to attract large numbers of families to fill the church. This interactive service offers the opportunity for many children to participate, to dress up and portray the Nativity. New staging was delivered in December, in time for the Crib service, when it was used effectively for the children’s pageant. We extend our grateful thanks to Alfred Mosley who built the previously staging which had been used for many years.

Several church members remain members of the ‘Open the Book’ team, jointly run with Quorn Baptist Church, offering a weekly assembly to St Bartholomew’s Primary School’s Key Stage 1 students. Heulwen Howells is also a member of the Woodhouse Eaves ‘Open the Book’ team, which offers assemblies fortnightly to the whole of St Paul’s CE Primary School.

Associate Minister Dawn Daly leads Key Stage 2 assemblies four times a term at St Bart’s School. She is part of the ecumenical group – along with Revd Ian Smith of QBC and Keith Munro of SOaR – which is involved in planning K2 assemblies, which have a different theme each term, eg The Big Story of the Bible. It is unusual for church representatives to have input into worship planning in a school, so thanks go to St Bart’s Headteacher Alex Clarke and school RE and Common Worship leaders for this opportunity.

St Bart’s recently had its first Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) under the new framework, which no longer gives a grade. Feedback from the inspector has not yet been released but was very positive. The school is currently focusing on spirituality and has introduced a monthly Prayer Spaces, which Dawn Daly helps with. She is also accompanying children on a visit to the cathedral. The whole of St Bart’s comes into church for seasonal services: harvest, Christmas, Easter and the leavers’ assembly. Our church provides the Scripture Union publication ‘Moving On’ to all Y6 leavers and small palm crosses at Easter.

Church members are involved with Christmas and Easter sessions for St Bart’s School pupils at QBC, and in the summer term “Moving On workshops” are run for Years 5 and 6, also at QBC. Their new extension offers plenty of room and is a comfortable and versatile space.

On 31[st] October a Light Party, organised jointly with QBC, was held in the Church Rooms, offering an alternative, fun activity for children at Halloween.

The joint Holiday Club with Quorn Baptist Church was a single whole-day activity, following on from the success of 2024. The theme this year was Deep Sea Divers Bible, involving drama, crafts, music and games to 5 -11-year-olds. We are fortunate that QBC takes on the role of the main organisers and leaders, with St Bartholomew’s contributing financially and to the planning, and supporting with leaders and safeguarding assistance on the day. Holiday Club is followed by a Sunday service at QBC, attended by QUC members.

Our young people continue to participate in the flourishing monthly Bart’s Bible Buddies group, led by Dawn and Heulwen. Parents and grandparents are invited, and it is truly a multi-generational experience, all learning together and from each other. In August we held our “picnic”, which had to

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be relocated from Beacon Hill to church because of stormy weather. Despite this, we had fun and games, a focus on Psalm 121, and a good time was enjoyed by all.

During 2025 and early 2026, we welcomed new families with their children for baptism, with those old enough making their own vows. It is encouraging to note that several of the baptism candidates requested it themselves. We were especially delighted to baptise church member Ben, who attends morning service with his grandmother, Dawn Wiggins. A special welcome to you, Ben. Ben and Dawn are part of the Welcome and Sidespeople Team and also members of Bart’s Bible Buddies.

Jasmine Austin (Church Children’s Leader and Foundation Governor at St Bart’s School) Heulwen Howells (Church Youth Leader and Foundation Governor at Rawlins Academy) Dawn Daly, Associate Minister

Rawlins Academy – a Church of England School

2025 was a most positive year for strengthening the link between St Bartholomew’s Church and Rawlins. The principal, Bob White, Robin Vasey the vice-principal charged with oversight of RE and Collective Worship, and Haydn Lavendar in charge of collective worship and the tutorial programme, have together ensured that a Christian ethos is promoted. At the end of the spring term Years 7, 8 and 9 students attended services in church and were encouraged to accept a palm cross to take away with them. They returned at the end of the summer term for the close of year service. In October the new Year 7 students were introduced to St Bartholomew’s at a Harvest service, and on the last day of the autumn term, Years 7, 8, 9,10 and Post-16 students were brought to church for a Christian service to celebrate Christmas. In fact, there were so many Post16 students with their tutors that it was standing room only.

The school has continued to experience difficulty in appointing and retaining suitably qualified and experienced RE teachers and a new Head of RE was appointed for September 2025. RE continues to be taught up to Year 11 and is a core GCSE subject, taken by a majority of students. In 2025 a number of students achieved A*. It is not yet offered for A level but this remains an aspiration.

The Friday lunchtime Worship Club continues to be attended by a small but enthusiastic group of students. In May some of the group took part in a Family service, dressing up as aliens who come to earth and encounter Jesus. They were welcomed by Jesus and assured that as God created all the heavens as well as the earth, he really is their God, the God of everyone and everything.

For Harvest, the group produced a collage based on Psalm 65, decorated with autumn leaves and seasonal fruits such as acorns and cones. This was displayed on the font in church for the church Harvest service and for the Harvest services of Rawlins Year 7 students and the pupils of St Bartholomew’s Primary School.

For Christmas, the group decorated Christmas tree nativity scenes whilst they engaged with the wonder of the Christmas story.

A Youth Worker from Mountsorrel Christchurch and St Peter’s continues to visit on Thursday and Friday lunchtimes and it is encouraging to see that students in Years 7 and 8 are continuing their engagement with worship after their transfer from primary school.

In the autumn, Rawlins was invited to participate in an initiative piloted by the Diocesan youth team led by Matt Long. This was CYPoll – Children and Youth Poll – and was instigated by Bishop Martyn and Bishop Saju to find out what young people in schools, churches and associated youth organisations in the Diocese want. A group of twenty students took part. The November poll focused on our two bishops, who they are, what they stand for and what they do. In December the students were asked about local community weekday opportunities for families to explore Christianity, to worship together, and to engage with activities in a fun and enjoyable way. It was good to see the Rawlins students engaged and responding so positively.

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The annual Rawlins Christmas concert was held in church on Wednesday 17[th] December, an evening of entertainment showcasing amazing talent from musicians, singers and readers. Rawlins agreed that the retirement collection should support the charity Shelter, Leicester branch, as requested by Leicestershire Churches Together, and a donation of £448.07 has duly been made.

Church members are kept informed about achievements in Rawlins through the school contribution to the church magazine.

The next SIAMS inspection is expected around May/June 2026.

After half term in October, the principal Bob White announced his resignation on health grounds. A new principal, Stuart Morton, was appointed before Christmas and will take up his post after Easter. Bob’s retirement will be a sad loss for the school as he has been influential in powerfully promoting Rawlins as a Church of England school. He has supported our church; we have benefitted from access to the car park for church use during busy services, we retain access to reprographic services, and he has attended services.

Heulwen Howells

Foundation Governor (Ex-officio) and Youth Leader, St Bartholomew’s Church

Safeguarding

This year has continued to be a busy and constructive period as we further embed safeguarding into the core of our mission and strengthen our commitment to building a safer church community.

In line with Diocesan requirements, the church continues to operate the Promoting a Safer Church policy. A hard copy is available in the policy folder at the back of church, and the policy is also accessible online via the Diocese of Leicester’s safeguarding resources. Alongside these resources, the Diocesan Safeguarding Team has provided direct advice and support to church officers throughout the year, helping us maintain a safe environment for all parishioners.

The Parish Dashboard remains a key tool in monitoring and evidencing our safeguarding activity. It supports compliance across training, policies, reporting, and church activities, and its RAG-rating system enables us to identify and address outstanding actions promptly. A dashboard report is produced for each UCC meeting and circulated with the minutes, ensuring transparency and shared responsibility. We also make use of the embedded worksheets during meetings to guide decision-making and ensure actions are properly followed through.

Our Parish Facebook page continues to be used to promote services and events, proving particularly valuable during the Christmas period as part of our wider communication strategy. All church members involved in administering our social media are fully compliant with the Diocesan Social Media Policy.

We continue to align our work with the National Safeguarding Standards to ensure our practice reflects current expectations and best practice across the Church of England.

The annual safeguarding service remains embedded in the church calendar, following the guidance and resources provided by Thirtyone:eight. While it may not always fall on Safeguarding Sunday, it continues to play an important role in raising awareness and reinforcing our shared responsibility for safeguarding within the life of the church.

We are working with fellow members in the Soar Valley Minster Community in a collaborative community of practice for safeguarding, so that we can work together and support each other.

Julie Croysdale (UCC Safeguarding Lead)

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Fabric Report

The Property group has dealt with a number of issues during the year:

Problems with the heating at the beginning of the year were finally sorted with the fitting of a new burner and subsequently a re-set by the heating engineers.

The five-yearly electrical survey was carried out, with no immediate problems found. However, at the next survey, the church will require re-wiring.

Efforts to replace the toller unit in the clock were thwarted by an infestation of what were later identified as grass flies. This is still on-going. The toller is the unit which controls the clock striking. It is located in the space between the ringing chamber and the bell chamber, making access difficult, so it will be moved.

Plans for the instigation of a new Garden of Remembrance are progressing. All maintenance is up to date.

Susan Turlington (Chair, Property Group)

Church Rooms

It is pleasing to report a successful – if that is the correct word – year for the Church Rooms in 2025.

To take the overall financial position first, expenditure was £21479 against income of £19799, a deficit of £1680. The largest single head of expenditure (£8902) was on repairs and maintenance. As well as the outlay of £1530 on the replacement of the emergency lighting, there were several significant unforeseeable items which simply had to be dealt with immediately to maintain the premises in an acceptable state for its users. By comparison, the expenditure on repairs and maintenance in the previous year was £4071. In over 25 years as treasurer, I have never experienced a year quite like 2025 for matters needing repair and renewal and hope that it will not be repeated. Fortunately, the finances were sufficient to meet all these items and the overall position remains healthy, with year-end reserves of more than £12000.

The income from the Pre-School, which underpins the whole viability of the Church Rooms, is determined in accordance with the terms of a lease; income from other users was starting to fall, as reported last year, due to the loss of one or two regular users and also a discernible reduction in parties, etc. Steps were taken to address this issue by increasing the hourly charge from £12 to £14 per hour. More vigorous advertising, such as the very professional advertisement (the work of Charlotte Young) now included in Village Life, has been undertaken and appears to have had a positive effect with a number of new clients in recent weeks. Wi-fi was installed at the beginning of the year, partly to provide a medium to control the heating of the hall but also in response to feedback from users; this has proved a popular move with potential hirers.

The Church Rooms are used for the monthly Church lunch and in the past year have been used on several occasions for church-related activities by members of the Church.

Whilst the Church Rooms Committee is nominally extant, it exists in name only as it has not been possible to attract interest in its operation from the Church membership. Charlotte deals with the bookings and I do other things, supported by Linda. Lisa, the Pre-School Manager, is also a great help, but of course she is there for a different purpose. There are matters that need to be addressed but that is not possible at the present time.

David Bodicoat (Treasurer, Church Rooms Committee)

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Community Report

We were delighted to welcome the wider community into our church on numerous occasions throughout the year, starting with an Easter Crafts Event which welcomed 67 children plus carers. In May we put on a special exhibition to mark the 80[th] anniversary of VE Day and the church was opened to coincide with the village celebrations. Thanks are due to Dennis and Geraldine Marchant who opened the church to visitors for a couple of hours each Wednesday during the school summer holidays. Over the seven Wednesday afternoons, 77 people visited the church – both from the local area and further afield.

We also opened our doors to coincide with the twice-yearly Food & Craft Fairs in September and December. On both occasions, our young people’s leaders engaged children with a variety of craft activities and were constantly surrounded by eager participants. We also provided entertainment and a wonderful selection of delicious homemade cakes, kindly prepared by our talented and much admired bakers. It was especially encouraging that several local residents visited the church for the very first time and we also raised much needed funds.

In September the church was open as part of the Historic Churches Ride and Stride route.

Our weekly Coffee and Chat sessions, held every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon, continue to attract members of the community – many of whom are not regular churchgoers. These gatherings offer a warm and welcoming space where people can enjoy good conversation alongside excellent refreshments and they are particularly valuable for those new to the village.

We find that these opportunities to open our church doors provide a meaningful and rewarding way to connect with and engage our village community. Thanks are due to all those who volunteer their services and enable us to do this.

Trish Jonczyk

Acknowledgements

2025 was another busy year for the church, as can be seen from the above reports.

Following detailed consideration of the draft proposal early in the year, the UCC was able to commit to St Bartholomew’s becoming an active participant in the Soar Valley Minster Community at a meeting held in August. The formal launch service took place at Holy Trinity, Barrow, on 20[th] November, but links were already starting to be forged between different groups within the SVMC before then, eg safeguarding, bell ringers and choir. We are grateful to all who have given and are giving much time and thought to this on-going process.

The very popular Parish Lunch, now held after morning service on the second Sunday of the month, continued through the year. Our thanks go to all those providing soup, sandwiches and desserts, and those attending.

In addition, we are very grateful to the cleaners, brass cleaners and flower arrangers who keep the church looking so nice throughout the year, to those who provide refreshments after services, to those who play any part before and during services, and to those who organise the rotas.

We are also grateful for the immense amount of work done by our Worship Committee, providing a continuity of services throughout the year, and also the Property Committee for ensuring that the church structure remains in good condition.

We are thankful for all those, lay and ordained, who continue to be available to take our services through the Interregnum. Without them we could not keep the level of ministry at its present level.

Finally, we would thank all our congregation for their love, support and prayers.

Mary Treasure (Secretary)

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SECTION D FINANCIAL REVIEW

The previous year, 2024, was a challenge with high energy prices, very expensive boiler repairs and electrical works that were considerably more expensive than expected. Thankfully grants, additional donations and deferring payments until 2025 helped to reduce the impact on that year’s finances, although it resulted in continuing impact in 2025. Income in 2025 dropped by £7K from 2024 but expenditure also dropped, by £10.5K. The result was a small increase in funds of just over £2K, although most of this was donations to the Heritage Fund which stands at £11.8K. Our financial position has consequently stabilised after several years of considerable losses. However, this year we have a Quinquennial inspection and this will undoubtedly bring unexpected costs, so I do not expect 2026 to be anything other than a year of losses again. Only time will tell whether we can withstand these costs. However, on a day-to-day basis our finances are under control.

Jon Cox (Treasurer)

SECTION E BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE CHARITY’S POLICY ON RESERVES

The Leicester Diocese recommendation on reserves suggests that ideally, overall reserves should be maintained between 25% and 50% of the previous year’s expenditure. The Finance Committee have agreed that 33% of expenditure was the figure that we should aim for. Reserves at the end of 2025 were £36K (including Church rooms accounts). This is 32% of expenditure so we are nearly there, but this number is likely to be reduced following repairs mandated by the Quinquennial inspection.

Jon Cox (Treasurer)

SECTION F DETAILS OF ANY FUNDS MATERIALLY IN DEFICIT

None

DEANERY SYNOD REPORT FOR AKELEY EAST DEANERY 2025

Three Deanery Synod meetings were held during the year. Our elected representatives at these meetings were Paul Turlington, Keith Croysdale and Julie Croysdale.

Deanery Synod was held at Castle Donington on 12[th] February. Kat Marjoribanks gave a lively talk about her recent trip to Tanzania and the progress of outreach churches in the country.

An open discussion on Shaped By God highlighted the unease at the slow rate of progress and the perceived lack of support from the Diocese.

A pre-distributed paper on the Diocesan Synod discussed the problems arising from historical lack of safeguarding and how this is being handled. It was recognised that safeguarding at Parish level is being well handled.

The meeting at Hathern on 19[th] June had a discussion on eco churches, with a round-up of associated work in the Deanery churches.

It was announced that Revd Andrew Race would be moving to Grimsby, Revd Emily Sharman has been appointed to Holy Trinity in Loughborough, and Revd Steve Delaforce has been appointed Associate Priest at Swithland.

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The meeting at Quorn on 7[th] October included a Q&A session on Cathedral Ministry. Topics covered included use of the new learning and heritage centre, balancing worship and tourism, recruiting volunteers and working with neighbours in the city.

It was announced that the Commissioning Service for the Soar Valley Minster Community would be held on 20[th] November at Holy Trinity, Barrow.

The dissolution of the benefice of Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland has been confirmed, with the establishment of two new benefices, Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves, and Swithland, both to be in the Deanery of Akeley East.

REPORT ON THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE UCC 2025

The UCC held six meetings during 2025 plus two additional meetings. The average attendance was 13 members. Each meeting commenced with an opening prayer. The summary of proceedings is as follows:

14[th] January

The committee approved the Diocesan Bullying and Harassment Policy and UCC Code of Conduct. Paperwork related to arrangements for life events has been updated in order to comply with GDPR consent requirements. It is planned to create a generic risk assessment for people wishing to book an event in church, with the ability to add event-specific risks as required. Jasmine Austin has been appointed a Foundation Governor at St Bart’s Primary School, to take over from Alison Cooper who will be stepping down at Easter.

19[th] March

Design suggestions for the new Memorial Garden were considered. It was proposed that this name be used to differentiate it from the current Garden of Remembrance. A formal grass cutting service level agreement with the Parish Council for the new churchyard has been signed. Julie explained what is required following the introduction of the National Safeguarding Standards; it is expected to take three years to work through them. Job descriptions need to be updated and all members of UCC must now have enhanced DBS checks. UCC voted unanimously in favour of the merger of the Loughborough and Melton Mowbray Circuits from 1 September.

13[th] May

Annual Parochial Church Meeting and first meeting of the new UCC (to elect officers).

14[th] May

Minster Community process: meeting to discuss the Group D Minster Community draft proposal. Detailed comments and suggestions were submitted about the proposal. The Co-ordinating Group was congratulated on having pulled together all the information.

11[th] June

It was agreed to rebuild a Communications Group to help co-ordinate publicity for church events. The Marchants will open the church for visitors for a couple of hours each Wednesday during the school summer holidays. Revd Karen Beecham will be the Circuit Superintendent of the combined Charnwood and Mowbray Circuit which comprises 17 churches. The application to the Stationing Matching Group for a replacement Minister following Revd Sandra Marshall’s retirement has been unsuccessful.

4[th] August

Extraordinary UCC meeting to consider the updated Area 2D Soar Valley Minster Community proposal. Following detailed discussion, the UCC voted unanimously to become an active participant in the SVMC.

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9[th] September

Due to our financial situation, it was agreed not to increase our Parish Share payment for next year. It was agreed to move the tolling unit for the tower clock into the bell chamber to resolve a serious H&S issue with access. Over the summer 77 people visited the church during the open sessions on Wednesday afternoons, both local and from much further afield.

11[th] November

Installation of the tolling unit had to be abandoned due to an insect infestation. The paper Safeguarding Policy has now been replaced by an e-manual, but a printout of this will be made and placed at the back of church for ease of access. The Circuit has again applied to the Stationing Matching Group and is hoping to hear that they have been matched with someone.

SECTION G DECLARATION

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:

Signature ………………………………………………………………………………

Full name………….. Anne Mary Treasure ….…………………………………..….

Position (eg Secretary, Chair) …… Secretary ………………………………….….

Date………………… 16 April 2026 ………………………….………………………

12

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521 0 523 953
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Charityno. 134810
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2.546 0 2.506 7.551
AdLninistralionCosts 7.870 0 0 ?,1i70 0
larishmagazirecosrs 912 0 912 1,431
521 0 523 953
Music 58 0 58 444
Youlhwork,oulrcach, pastorai 1.104 0 0 1.104 611
ParishGift t2,004 0 32.004 3lJ_246
10,000 0 0 I0,000 9.167
2,446 0 0 2.446 569
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Charityno. 134810
StBartholomcw's United Church Quorn Printed:11/03/2026
YearroDecenber:025
AIItundcodcsmnsolidaled
Tufrovdlastledtodate
14,02',1 13,390
33.123 41.337
8,038 7,073
11,667 10.548
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68,79t 82.1.18
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.160 352
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162 415
1.1,18 I,107
5.030
.1.071
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Miintenmce-coNmables 31,1 425
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101 65
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1.269 954
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Ch,ritvno.t134810
StBartholomew'sUnited ChurchQuorn Printed: 1rlm/2026
Al!tu.dcod.s consolidated
tudover ve&rodatc Tumovcrlastveu.todale
751.278 1,19,164