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2025-12-31-accounts

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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
All Saints’ Church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley
Other names charity is known by Thorpe Acre Church
**Registered charity number(if any) ** 1135035
Charity's principal address Thorpe Acre Road
Loughborough
Postcode LE11 4LF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)
1 Tim Day Chair
2 Mark Green Church
Warden/LayChair
3 AndyStanton Church Warden
4 Colin Wood Treasurer
5 Mo Shotter DeanerySynod
6 MandyTilly DeanerySynod
7 Vacancy DeanerySynod
8 Christine Milner PCC Member
9 Vanessa Wood LayReader
10 JennyBickley LayReader
11 Andrea Day LayReader
12 Dawn Liquorish PCC Member
13 Kevin Barnett PCC Member
14 Jill Green PCC Secretary
15 Jacqui Stone PCC Member
16 Julie Taylor PCC Member
17 Sarah Surtees PCC Member Resigned September
2025
18 Ali Charalambous PCC Member
19 Sue Fellows PCC Member
20 Janice Riddle PCC Member
21 JennyLewis PCC Member
22 MaryDrake PCC Member Elected May2025
Section B Structure, governance and management

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is Church Representation Rules constituted

Trustee selection methods As above

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The method of appointment of the PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At All Saints’ the membership of the PCC consists of the Incumbent (Vicar), a Reader/Pastoral Assistant, a Lay Reader, Church Wardens and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll at the Annual Church Parochial Meeting. Our 3 Deanery Synod Representatives currently sit on the PCC. All Trustees have to sign a Trustee Declaration Form on their appointment.

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Safeguarding:

All parishes are required to formally agree to adopt the formal statement of the House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ and this was agreed at the PCC meeting in May 2018.

At the same meeting the PCC also agreed to adopt the updated ‘Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding children, young people and adults’ document from the diocese and this was reviewed in February 2025.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officers are Susan Fellows and Chris Milner, and our Independent People are Mark Sampson and Mary Drake. All policies and more information on how to report Safeguarding issues are on the notice boards around the church.

The church has registered for the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard and

is at Level 3 with 97% achievement on mandatory requirements. The Safeguarding officers meet monthly to keep abreast of any changes that need to be made to the dashboard and to prepare reports and training that need to be presented to the PCC. They also attend regular training events and bi-monthly drop-in meetings via Zoom.

There is a handbook for all new PCC members outlining their duties and responsibilities and members can attend training offered by the diocese. One member of the PCC attended last year. The Church’s Policy Statements are displayed on the Hall Noticeboard.

Section C Objectives and activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at Thorpe Acre. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how services can involve the many groups that live in the parish. Our services and worship put our faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

When planning our activities for the year, the PCC have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities and the advancement of religion.

In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus Christ. Provision of pastoral care for the people living in the parish: Missionary and Outreach work.

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church of All Saints’ and the Church Centre.

Summary of the main Throughout the week and over the course of this past year the PCC has activities undertaken for offered a range of services that our community finds both beneficial and the public benefit in spiritually fulfilling. We support our services with a blend of relation to these objects contemporary and traditional music, and we continued to offer a weekly (include within this online service until the Autumn. section the statutory declaration that trustees We offered the following: have had regard to the The usual pattern is 1[st] and 3[rd] Sundays are Morning Praise and 2[nd,] guidance issued by the and 4[th] Sundays are Holy Communion. Where there is a 5[th] Sunday Charity Commission on this tends to be Café Style Worship. Baptisms usually take place at a public benefit) Morning Praise service Holy Communion is in one kind, with simultaneous administration of bread and wine offered.

Children’s groups are available on all Sundays, and they meet in the Link area.

There is a mid-week service of either Holy Communion or Morning Praise service on a Tuesday which attracts mainly older members of

our parish. In Lent, we held a Maundy Thursday Service in the afternoon. On Good Friday we held a Messy Church session during a Community Coffee morning and in the afternoon a Stations of the Cross service. There is a weekly Toddlers Church.

We have a very active Prayer ministry which offers prayer support through a confidential telephone and email ‘prayer chain’, and also after the Sunday morning service. We also offer other special services to the wider community. These include the annual Act of Remembrance service during our Sunday service along with 2 events on the local green around the community memorial and a Bereavement Service for all families whose funerals involved our clergy.

We hold a regular Chat Cafe on the last Saturday of the month. This takes many formats such as Seasonal events (Easter Crafts and Christmas Fair), Tabletop Sales, or just drop in for a coffee and a chat.

The Church complex is used by church groups and external groups throughout the week. They include 2 Childminder groups; Brownies and Guides; the Women’s Institute; Thorpe Acre Community Association Coffee Morning (TACA); Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA), Way of the Wyrd Morris Dance group, Saturday Singaround and Charnwood Concert Band. It is also hired out for occasional celebrations, children’s parties, local community groups and conferences. The hire fees these groups pay help towards the cost of the upkeep of the premises.

The premises are kept in good condition by a weekly cleaning team, and three members of the fellowship help to co-ordinate minor repairs by using the skills of some members of the fellowship. More complex work is done by contractors. We also currently have a member of the fellowship looking after the churchyard. The churchyard is closed, and the upkeep is the responsibility of the local council, but he has created more colourful borders and keeps the area tidy and free from litter.

We have a well-established Ministry to the Elderly with a regular meeting once a week which offers friendship and fellowship as well as a Christmas Lunch and Afternoon tea parties. The weekly meeting offers a variety of activities from games to talks.

During the week, we have Toddlers’ Church run by a committed team who not only teach, but befriend Mums, Grandparents and Carers of the children attending. They also invite a local Playgroup to their Easter, Harvest and Christmas Celebrations. On the 1[st] and 3[rd] Wednesdays we have a Craft afternoon run by a member of the church and is attended by women from the local area who are not necessarily members of the church.

We have a Men’s Ministry which holds bi-monthly breakfasts with guest speakers and also a bi-monthly evening event.

The Ladies Ministry also holds bi-monthly breakfasts, film nights and other social activities.

Reserves are held in Restricted, Designated or General Funds.

Where donors specify what they want the PCC to spend their donations on, they are held in an appropriate Restricted Fund. The Education fund – used mainly for training has all been used. Restricted funds include: Education (see above) Improvement Mission Fund (IMF) – to raise money for ongoing projects for improvement of the buildings and equipment and our mission work in the parish.

Designated Funds are: Thursday Club – used on Ministry for the Elderly activities.

You may choose to

The running of the church would not be possible without a large band of volunteers who assist in all aspects of church life from the cleaning of the premises to assisting in the facilitating of the services.

Section D Achievements and performance
Membership –there was a full review of the Electoral roll in 2025 and we
Summary of the have 85 names on the roll.
main
achievements of Baptisms –We had 3 child baptism.
the charity during
the year Confirmations –we had 6 adult confirmations.
Weddings– we had one wedding in June.
Funerals –A total of 3 funerals at the Crematorium and 3 in the church and
these were taken by either Rev Tim Day, retired Ministers or our lay licensed
Readers. Of the 2 services in church one was for a long-time member of the
fellowship and the other was for the son of a member of the fellowship. In
November we also held our Annual Bereavement service.

Lent and Easter – At the beginning of Lent we held a Service of Ashing. On Maundy Thursday we held a service in church in the afternoon. On Good Friday there was a Messy church session which was held during the Thorpe Acre Community Association Coffee morning, in the afternoon there was an Hour at the Cross-reflection service and in the evening Ladies Ministry held a film night showing The Passion of Christ.

Remembrance – We held an Act of Remembrance during our morning service on 9[th] November. In the afternoon members of the fellowship assisted and attended an Act of Worship on the green (opposite church) along with members of TACA, uniformed groups and the community and refreshments were then serviced in the church hall. There was also a short service on Tuesday 11[th] November at 11.00am.

Christmas Events – Our Ladies Ministry held a lunch and film event on 6[th] December, and our A Christingle service was held the following day at 4.00pm.

On 14[th] December we had our Carols by Candlelight at 6.00pm. On Friday 19[th] December the Encounter team held a Christmas Live Lounge event. On Christmas Eve at 4.00pm we held an Hour at the Crib service followed by our Midnight Communion service at 11.30pm and at 10.30am on Christmas Day we had our Family Communion service.

PCC – In March the PCC held a day at home.

Sermon Series – we had several series in 2025

Safeguarding – our Safeguarding officers meet regularly to keep up to date with any changes and to work through the training they need to pass onto the fellowship.

Shaped by God Together Process – as part of the Diocesan plans to introduce Minster communities we have been involved in this process of discerning which churches will be put together in communities. This process will continue in 2026 when our Minister community will begin to work together.

Schools’ events – in December 2 schools held their Christmas Carol services in church.

Ladies Ministry – this continued with the bi-monthly breakfasts and Film evenings. They also held a Quiet day in April.

Men’s Groups – continued with their bi-monthly (alternate to the Ladies one) along with their Friday evening Men’s Night in with a Film night. Several members attended the Release Conference in February and a Men’s Convention in November. A Curry night in conjunction with CVM was also held.

Thursday Club – we had our usual programme of events. Sadly a long-time member and previous helper died in October.

Link Missionaries – we support several people in different parts of the world. We have connections in Italy, Uganda and South Africa. We have a

noticeboard in the hall and regular updates and Newsletters are posted. Matthew Lewis who works for YWAM In South Africa visited our church twice in 2025. On one occasion we held a joint breakfast and our South African link spoke to those attending and he also preached during the Sunday service.

Quiz Night – one was held in May, and the winners will set the questions for next year’s event. This in partnership with the local Christian Aid group.

Fire Safety – we held a training session for all those on duty on a Sunday and act as Fire marshals. We also held a fire drill on Palm Sunday and work to fit new emergency lighting took place throughout the year. Toddlers Church held a fire drill in May.

Loughborough Churches Partnership - The church is a member of and has representatives on Loughborough Churches Partnership and are actively involved in organising some of the events. The annual joint service in January was held at Thorpe Acre.

Charnwood Concert Band – the band rehearse each week in the church, and they gave 2 concerts in the year one in the summer and one at Christmas.

Local Beat Surgeries – these are being held during the TACA coffee morning when members of the local community can come and raise issues with the police. They also gave out some security devices.

Thorpe Acre Community Association (TACA) – hold a Coffee Morning in the hall very Friday from 10.00am to 12 noon. In association with them the church holds Warm Spaces from 12 noon to 1.00pm. In winter soup and a roll can be bought and in summer sandwiches. A regular group of people from the local community attend both.

A service to commemorate the 300-year anniversary of Robert Bakewell’s birth was held at the site of the old church led by Rev Tim Day. Afterwards there was buffet lunch held in the church hall.

Saturday Singaround – this is led by a member of our fellowship and used to meet in the local pub. When the pub closed down the group decided to carry on and they meet fortnightly in the church hall.

Fisher Scientific – as part of their community activities they volunteered to come to the church to do a task – they painted some doors in an entrance area to church.

Chat Café and Thorpe Acre Community Association – TACA organised a Yard sale and maps of the area were available from the church. People were encouraged to use the church as a refreshment stop.

Eco church – in March we held an Eco Craft Fair with local businesses and people form the community selling their goods along with some useful information stalls. Refreshments including lunches were served and there was a programme of live music and dancing too.

Thanksgiving Service – one of our fellowship Sam Kayaga retired and

wanted to hold a service to give thanks for his life and work career. His fellow Cluster group members led the service and several testimonies were given. Prayers were said for Sam as he plans to spend 6 months a year in Uganda, his birth country using his skills. Sam’s family provided a buffet lunch after the service.

Bring and Share Lunch – was held after one of the services in August.

Messy Church Film Afternoon – in February an afternoon for families and the opportunity to watch Jospeh and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.

Shanty Folk Concert – in May the church held a concert by a local singing group.

Litigation – a member of the fellowship took the PCC to court in 2025. There were 2 court sessions one in the summer and one in December and from these another court date will be scheduled for 2026.

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Sufficient funds are held in the General funds to enable satisfactory cash flow for a period of 3 months.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

See Jeddere-Fisher giving outlined under ‘Objectives and Achievement’ section.

The financial statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Charities Act 2011.

FUNDS

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application for the general purposes of the PCC. The accounts include all transactions assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law.

Restricted funds are those funds that must be spent on restricted purposes.

INCOMING RESOURCES VOLUNTARY INCOME AND CAPITAL SOURCES

OTHER INCOME

Rental income from the letting of church premises.

INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS

Bank interest is recognised when received.

GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS

Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments on 31 December.

RESOURCES USED GRANTS

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over.

ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE CHURCH

The parish share is accounted for when paid. Any Parish Share unpaid at 31 December is not provided for in these accounts as an operational liability and will not be paid at a future date. All expenditure is recognised when it occurs.

RESERVES

The All Saints, Thorpe Acre Church reserves policy was reviewed and updated during February 2025. The PCC have set a level equivalent to 3 months of operating costs in the General unrestricted funds for the Church as a desired level of reserve. This fund is a contingency in the event of a sudden reduction in income, in order to protect the future operation of the organisation from the effects of any unforeseen variations in its income and expenditure.

FIXED ASSETS

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a sum of digits basis.

INVESTMENTS

Quoted investments. Such as the Ransdale Shares, are valued at market value on 31 December.

CURRENT ASSETS

Amounts owing to the PCC on 31 December in respect of loans and other income are shown in debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. Short term deposits include cash held on deposit with CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.

PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES

Some members of the church regularly give through the Parish Funding Scheme. The benefit of this scheme is that Gift Aid is received monthly so allowing a better cash flow and planning for events.

Section F Other optional information

There are 85 parishioners on the roll, 23 who are not resident on the parish. The average weekly attendance (Tuesdays and Sundays) counted during October 2025 was 95.

Portable Appliance testing (PAT) is carried out every year as well as heating and boiler servicing to receive a Gas safety Certificate.

The Wardens do an Inventory/Tertiary audit every year and the Church Logbook is kept up to date.

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Rev Timothy Day

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date

All Saints Thorpe Acre

Analysis of income and expenditure Selected period: 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Total Total
General Designated Restricted This year Last year
Receipts
Planned giving
0101 - Standing Orders 23,590.00 - - 23,590.00 24,829.00
0110 - Envelopes - - - - 150
0115 - Parish Giving Scheme 34,609.77 - - 34,609.77 34,514.77
0201 - Other planned giving 716.67 - - 716.67 340
Planned giving Totals **58,916.44 ** - - 58,916.44 59,833.77
Collections and other giving
0301 - Loose plate collections 4,793.64 - - 4,793.64 5,389.00
0310 - Sum Up / On line gifts 732.82 - - 732.82 1,456.25
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts 4,300.00 - 2,000.00 6,300.00 3,790.00
Collections and other giving Totals **9,826.46 ** - 2,000.00 11,826.46 10,635.25
Other voluntary receipts
0550 - Donations appeals etc 172 - - 172 -
0701 - Legacies - - - - 500
Other voluntary receipts Totals **172 ** - - 172 500
Gift Aid recovered
0118 - Parish Giving Tax Recovered 7,103.89 - - 7,103.89 8,067.93
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid 8,400.88 - - 8,400.88 10,506.40
Gift Aid recovered Totals **15,504.77 ** - - 15,504.77 18,574.33
Other receipts
0901 - Other Income - funds generated 1,763.11 - - 1,763.11 1,586.32
0902 - Other Income - Minto / Thursday club - 1,631.68 - 1,631.68 1,584.88
0903 - Other Income - Receipts B/fasts / Film Nights etc 2,098.48 - - 2,098.48 1,563.07
0904 - Other Income - Amazon / Easyfundraising 66.67 - - 66.67 72.85
0911 - Warm Spaces / Lunch club - 291.18 - 291.18 840.26
Other receipts Totals 3,928.26 **1,922.86 ** - 5,851.12 5,647.38
Activities for generating funds
0910 - Fund Raising - Fetes /coffee mornings etc 2,087.85 - - 2,087.85 1,070.31
Activities for generating funds Totals **2,087.85 ** - - 2,087.85 1,070.31
Investment Income
1001 - Dividends - - 30.06 30.06 29.29
1020 - Bank and building society interest 2,300.99 - - 2,300.99 2,680.79
Investment Income Totals **2,300.99 ** - 30.06 2,331.05 2,710.08
Receipts from church activities
1101 - Fees for weddings and funerals 3,694.00 - - 3,694.00 1,799.00
1230 - Church hall lettings - objectives 6,294.35 - - 6,294.35 5,684.00
Receipts from church activities Totals **9,988.35 ** - - 9,988.35 7,483.00
Receipts Grand totals 102,725.12 1,922.86 2,030.06 106,678.04 106,454.12
Payments
Cost of generating funds
1701 - Fees paid to fund raisers - - - - 49.51
1725 - Cost of Fundraising events 958.28 - - 958.28 -
1730 - Costs of Bfasts/Film nights etc (Men's & Ladies Ministry) 1,728.42 - - 1,728.42 1,222.73
Cost of generating funds Totals **2,686.70 ** - - 2,686.70 1,272.24
Missionary and Charitable Giving
1735 - Warm space / Lunch Club - Cost - 669.23 - 669.23 1,001.78
1801 - Giving to missionary societies 160 3,901.10 - 4,061.10 3,226.63
1830 - Giving - relief and development agencies - 500 - 500 -
1850 - Home mission 587.82 800 150 1,537.82 4,500.17
1852 - Home Mission - Mintoe - 796.09 - 796.09 850.84
1854 - Home Mission - Toddlers Church 202.86 - - 202.86 372.3
1856 - Home Mission - Messy Church 154.37 - - 154.37 105.74
1870 - Secular charities 125.19 - - 125.19 -
Missionary and Charitable Giving Totals 1,230.24 6,666.42 150 8,046.66 10,057.46
Parish Share
1901 - Stipends quota 1,056.00 - - 1,056.00 319.2
1910 - Ministry parish share etc 46,200.00 - - 46,200.00 42,000.00
Parish Share Totals **47,256.00 ** - - 47,256.00 42,319.20
Clergy and Staffing costs
2050 - Salary 16,632.90 - 16,632.90 24,168.47
2052 - Social Security - Emp'er NIC 802.2 - - 802.2 649.74
2055 - Staff Pensions 567.01 - - 567.01 938.92
2101 - Clergy Expenses 503.98 - - 503.98 415.89
2102 - Other Staff expenses 920.51 - - 920.51 674.18
2103 - Clergy - mileage 322.65 - - 322.65 351.45
2104 - Clergy Training and Education - - 187.81 187.81 83.58
2110 - Fees for Verger / Sound / Organist 750 - - 750 -
2150 - Vicar's telephone 221 - - 221 204
2370 - Visiting speakers / locums 40 - - 40 -
Clergy and Staffing costs Totals **20,760.25 ** - 187.81 20,948.06 27,486.23
Church Running Expenses
2170 - Parish and Staff Education - - - - 782.26
2301 - Church running - insurance 2,236.33 - - 2,236.33 2,403.39
2310 - Church office - Telephone / Broadband 1,088.44 - - 1,088.44 902.37
2320 - Music Ministry - - - - 490.43
2330 - Church running expenses 1,879.04 - 360.8 2,239.84 2,813.31
2331 - Cleaning 6.8 - - 6.8 5.1
2335 - Children's Church / Sunday School 436.27 - - 436.27 288.97
2340 - Cost of church services 2,315.05 - - 2,315.05 3,283.51
2350 - Building & Maintenance 2,228.72 - - 2,228.72 5,265.11
2360 - Administration 3,450.42 - - 3,450.42 3,498.15
2401 - Church running - electric 2,911.28 - - 2,911.28 2,545.44
2410 - Church running - gas 3,789.84 - - 3,789.84 3,564.50
2420 - Church running - water 231.23 - - 231.23 207.7
2860 - Gifts & Entertainment 26 - - 26 314.96
Church Running Expenses Totals **20,599.42 ** - 360.8 20,960.22 26,365.20
Church Repairs & Maintenance
2353 - Church Maintenance - Drain Repairs - - - - 250
Church Repairs & Maintenance Totals - - - - 250
Payments Grand totals 92,532.61 6,666.42 698.61 99,897.64 107,750.33

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl All Sa'nts. Church Thorpe Acre Imih Dishley On accounts for tho year endod 31 D￿rnb￿r 2025 Charfty no (If anyl 1135035 Set out on pag I report to the tNStees on my examination of the ac(x)unts of the above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year end&J 3111212025. Responslblllues and As the thaiity trustees of the Trust. you are respon8ible for the preparation bash of report of the accounts in accordan￿ vfith the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe A¢). I report in respe(a of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my examination, I have the appkaNo Dirndl0￿ giv8n by Charity CommisBion under sedion 145(5Kb) crf the Ad and the Church Aco>unts'ng Regulations 20￿. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my ex￿InatIon. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attents'on in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: accounling records pre not kept in accordance *ith 8eclion 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not ￿￿d with the accounting records I have rK) con¢xms and have c4)me xro8s no other matters in connection with the examination to aitentwm slK)ukJ be drffwn in order to enable proper urmleistanding of the accounts to be reathed. Slgned: Nam•: Philip Deane Relevant professlonal quallficationls) or body (rfany): Associate Charter&J Management Aca>untant of the Chartered Institute of Management AccounL¥rts Address: Flat 11, Kn￿htthOrPe Court. Bums Ro Loughtsjrough LE114NP IER October 2018