## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
Charity number 1135113
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2025
The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Statement of financial activities|6|
|Balance sheet|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 14|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
**Position** Tim Thomas Chair Janette Miller Treasurer Simon Ward Sharon Ward Ian Eskriett Sue Hannan Paul Ayers Helen Eskriett Harold Kolawole Victor Aladejana Amin Ramezani Debbie Neale
Resigned 27 April 2025
Resigned 27 April 2025 Appointed 27 April 2025 Registered in England and Wales
## **Charity number**
1135113
**Registered and principal address Bankers** Neville Rd Lloyds Bank plc Bradford Hustlergate BD4 8TU Bradford BD1 1NT
## **Independent examiner**
Simon Bostrom FCIE **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is governed by the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and church representation rules.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
## **The charity's main activities**
The charity provides a variety of religious activities and community projects.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
2025 was another busy and fruitful year at St John’s Bowling. Our buildings remained in use 7 days a week for congregational and community-based activities. Our church congregations continued to grow, attracting people from many different nations around the world as well as those who are Bradford born and bred. Our outreach to young people, asylum seekers and people on the margins continues to gain momentum, with many new people engaging with our various services and activities over the course of the year.
Our Pete’s Place project supported over 400 local households in 2025. This was primarily through the provision of low-cost food to the community through our Foodsavers sessions and our (free) hot meal provision. People from over 44 nations attended these sessions, which also offered help with housing and benefits issues, together with specialist support for people facing challenges with their mental health and/or addiction. Our ESOL classes helped 54 people improve their English language skills so as to be able to integrate better into society and enhance their prospects of finding employment.
Partnership working remains at the heart of our community work. We have developed strong links with the DWP, Horton Housing, Gamcare, Hope Housing, National Data Bank as well as the Bradford District Credit Union, which we promote through our Foodsavers sessions in order to encourage our shoppers to save a little bit of money each week so as to increase their financial resilience.
Our wonderful team of committed and enthusiastic volunteers gave a total of 3000 + hours over the course of the year in serving our local community, working tirelessly to help those in need.
As well as serving as a base for our community work, our buildings were also well used by other charities and community groups, as well as local residents to whom we hire out our buildings for private parties and other events.
Ensuring that our 184-year old Grade II listed building will continue to provide a warm, dry and welcoming place for our local community for many years to come remains one of our key priorities. With Phase 1 of our roof repair project and the dry rot remedial work now complete, we are fully focused on securing funding to complete the remaining repairs to the roof and windows.
None of our work over the course of 2025 would have been possible without the generous support of our many donors (including members of the congregation as well as external grant funders). We are very grateful to all those who have supported us financially, and through giving their time, over the course of the year.
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **Financial review**
The net income for the year was £28,448, including net income of £11,448 on unrestricted funds and net income of £17,000 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £70,148.
The reserves policy is to retain funds that are not committed or invested that amount to between 1 and 3 months of annual expenditure. The purpose of the reserve is to enable the smooth running of the charity and to allow for an orderly winding up should the charity need to close. Annual budgeted expenditure is approximately £260,000 which means that the reserves should be between £22,000 and £65,000.
Approved by the board of trustees on 24/03/2026
Janette Miller (Trustee)
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 14.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a fellow of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act.
I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a fellow of ACIE which is one of the listed bodies.
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 Charities Act; 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 in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Simon Bostrom FCIE
07/04/2026
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Statement of Financial Activities
## (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2025
|Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Income from:**
Grants and donations
(2)
107,523
Venue hire
33,678
Other earned income
13,185
VAT reclaim
868
**Total income**
155,254
**Expenditure on:**
Salaries, NICs and pension
(3)
33,864
Training
350
Clergy expenses
918
Phone and internet
4,308
Utilities
7,721
Insurance
5,418
Cleaning
2,385
Repairs and maintenance
16,264
Resources and congregation expenses
5,723
Administration
3,447
Communications and marketing
144
Printing and stationery
1,441
Home mission - donations
120
Overseas mission - donations
8,500
Events and activities
3,840
Diocesan share
35,634
Bank charges
327
Independent examination
1,071
Depreciation
12,331
Donations
-
**Total expenditure**
143,806
**Net income / (expenditure)**
11,448
**Fund balances brought forward**
471,790
**Fund balances carried forward**
(4)
483,238|2025
Restricted
funds
£
122,491
-
147
-
122,638
65,364
-
-
-
3,947
460
566
2,745
-
1,682
-
276
-
-
30,598
-
-
-
-
-
105,638
17,000
20,297
37,297|2025
Total
funds
£
230,014
33,678
13,332
868
277,892
99,228
350
918
4,308
11,668
5,878
2,951
19,009
5,723
5,129
144
1,717
120
8,500
34,438
35,634
327
1,071
12,331
-
249,444
28,448
492,087
520,535|2024
Total
funds
£
247,110
32,127
10,107
23,349
312,693
110,313
2,600
1,059
4,542
17,551
9,159
4,331
165,401
6,434
4,553
5,358
1,661
820
6,500
48,128
37,510
274
1,071
13,634
4,176
445,075
(132,382)
624,469
492,087|
|---|---|---|---|
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Balance sheet
|as at 31 December 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
(5)
413,090
**Total fixed assets**
413,090
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
(6)
4,799
Cash at bank and in hand
(7)
66,770
**Total current assets**
71,569
**Current liabilities:**
**amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals
(8)
1,421
**Total current liabilities**
1,421
**Net current assets / (liabilities)**
70,148
**Net assets**
483,238
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds
483,238
Restricted funds
-
**Total funds**
483,238|2025
Restricted
£
-
-
-
37,297
37,297
-
-
37,297
37,297
-
37,297
37,297|2025
Total
£
413,090
413,090
4,799
104,067
108,866
1,421
1,421
107,445
520,535
483,238
37,297
520,535|2024
Total
£
425,421
425,421
3,955
67,197
71,152
4,486
4,486
66,666
492,087
471,790
20,297
492,087|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 24/03/2026
Janette Miller (Trustee)
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Notes to the accounts
## for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Going concern**
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## **Grants and donations**
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Tangible fixed assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Property Improvements: over 50 years Project and office equipment: over 5 years
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish
## Of St John, Bowling, Bradford
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **1 Accounting policies continued**
## **Pensions**
The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St
## John, Bowling, Bradford
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2025
|**2 Grants and donations**
BACSA
BD4+Community Partnership
Beyond the Margin
Bradford City Challenge Foundation
CBMDC Household Support Fund
CBMDC Utilities
Coulson Trust
Joseph Rank Trust
Leeds Diocese
National Lottery Commumity Fund (NLCF)
People's Health Trust Active Communities
Soverign Health Care
The Lauderdale Trust
The Willats Trust
CBMDC Community Building Grants
CBMDC Community Chest
Department for Culture, Media and Sport DCMS
Gift aid
The Joseph Rank Trust
Other donations
**3 Staff costs and numbers**
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions|2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,783
-
92,740
107,523|2025
Restricted
funds
£
4,000
2,500
5,560
1,250
21,254
5,000
200
12,500
15,161
19,818
3,995
3,000
17,449
8,125
-
-
-
-
-
2,679
122,491|2025
Total
funds
£
4,000
2,500
5,560
1,250
21,254
5,000
200
12,500
15,161
19,818
3,995
3,000
17,449
8,125
-
-
-
14,783
-
95,419
230,014
2025
£
93,328
9,389
(7,732)
4,243
99,228|2024
Total
funds
£
-
-
-
1,750
29,502
-
-
-
38,831
-
4,246
-
-
15,000
6,600
250
29,366
17,435
12,500
91,630
247,110
2024
£
103,463
6,928
(5,501)
5,423
110,313|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The average number of employees during the year was 4, being an average of 2.8 full time equivalent (2024: 4.9, 3.5 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.
|**Defined contribution pension scheme**|2025|2024|
|---|---|---|
||£|£|
|Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year|4,243|5,423|
|Amount of any contributions outstanding at the year end|350|321|
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St
## John, Bowling, Bradford
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2025
|**4 Restricted funds**
The Joseph Rank Trust
Leeds Diocese
CBDMC - Household Support
The Willats Trust
Peoples Health Trust
CBDMC Utilities
Sovereign Health Care
Bradford City Challenge Fdn.
Archbishop Fund
Youth Fund
NLCF
BACSA
The Lauderdale Trust
Beyond the Margin
Coulson Trust
BD4+Community Partnership
Petes Place Fund|Balance b/f
£
10,417
1,304
6,702
-
-
-
-
1,750
124
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,297|Incoming
£
12,500
15,161
21,254
8,125
3,995
5,000
3,000
1,250
-
147
19,818
4,000
17,449
5,560
200
2,500
2,679
122,638|Outgoing
£
12,365
16,465
22,739
6,540
3,995
2,315
749
3,000
124
147
15,891
4,000
11,548
5,560
200
-
-
105,638|Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|Balance c/f
£
10,552
-
5,217
1,585
-
2,685
2,251
-
-
-
3,927
-
5,901
-
-
2,500
2,679
37,297|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
The Joseph Rank Trust Leeds Diocese
## **Purpose of restriction**
Mission work with asylum seekers and refugees. Strategic development fund - towards Mission apprentice salary and operation support costs.
CBDMC - Household Support Towards household support and food provision. The Willats Trust Fund staff salaries an extra 20 hours per week. Peoples Health Trust Active Communities Grant to fund Pete’s Place staffing / project development and delivery. CBDMC Utilities Towards ongoing building costs. Sovereign Health Care Towards the running costs of Pete's Place. Bradford City Challenge Fdn. Towards the running costs of Pete's Place. Archbishop Fund To support evangelism through a local school Christian Union. Youth Fund Parental Contribution to Youth. NLCF Towards the running costs of Pete's Place. BACSA Towards the running costs of Pete's Place. The Lauderdale Trust Salary Contribution to Pastor for asylum seekers & refugees. Beyond the Margin To support Men's mental health. Coulson Trust Contribution to Unite Camp. BD4+Community Partnership Towards the running costs of Pete's Place. Petes Place Fund Donations made specifically for Pete's Place
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St
## John, Bowling, Bradford
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2025
|**5 **
**6 **
**7 **
**8 **|**Tangible assets**
**Cost**
At 1 January 2025
Additions
At 31 December 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 January 2025
Charge for year
At 31 December 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 December 2025
At 31 December 2024
**Debtors and prepayments**
Prepayments
Accrued income
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
**Creditors and accruals**
Accruals
Other creditors|£
18,099
-
18,099
13,439
2,317
15,756
2,343
4,660
Equipment|£
500,711
-
500,711
79,950
10,014
89,964
410,747
420,761
2025
£
1,351
3,448
4,799
2025
£
104,022
45
104,067
2025
£
1,071
350
1,421
Property
improvements|Total
£
518,810
-
518,810
93,389
12,331
105,720
413,090
425,421
2024
£
359
3,596
3,955
2024
£
67,113
84
67,197
2024
£
4,114
372
4,486|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of
## St John, Bowling, Bradford
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 December 2025
## **9 Related party transactions**
## **Donations from trustees and related parties**
The total aggregate value of unconditional donations to the charity from the trustees or related parties was £30,587 (2024: £21,788).
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses by reason of their trusteeship, during this year or the previous year.
|**Trustee remuneration and benefits**
Janette Miller
Fees paid for work done
Helen Eskriett
Salary - Pete's Place
Paul Ayers
Salary - Mission Apprentice|2025
£
2,520
7,793
4,685
14,998|2024
£
3,185
10,725
-
13,910|
|---|---|---|
No other trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
## **Legal authority for the payments**
The legal authority for the payments is via a provision within the charity's governing document.
|**Funds held as agent**
Credit Union savings|Balance b/f
£
-
-|Incoming
£
767
767|Outgoing
£
767
767|Balance c/f
£
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
**Fund name Additional information** Credit Union savings During the year the charity acted in an intermediary capacity by collecting sums from service users to be passed on to Bradford District Credit Union as savings.
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## The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St
## John, Bowling, Bradford
## Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 December 2025
|2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
**Income**
Grants and donations
107,523
104,889
Venue hire
33,678
32,127
Other earned income
13,185
10,107
VAT reclaim
868
23,349
**Total income**
155,254
170,472
**Expenditure**
Salaries, NICs and pension
33,864
30,064
Training
350
1,550
Clergy expenses
918
1,059
Phone and internet
4,308
4,542
Utilities
7,721
5,587
Insurance
5,418
9,159
Cleaning
2,385
3,616
Repairs and maintenance
16,264
153,612
Resources and congregation expenses
5,723
6,434
Administration
3,447
3,195
Communications and marketing
144
5,057
Printing and stationery
1,441
1,639
Home mission - donations
120
820
Overseas mission - donations
8,500
6,500
Events and activities
3,840
3,846
Diocesan share
35,634
37,510
Bank charges
327
274
Independent examination
1,071
1,071
Depreciation
12,331
13,634
Donations
-
-
**Total expenditure**
143,806
289,169
**Net income / (expenditure)**
11,448
(118,697)
**Fund balances brought forward**
471,790
590,487
**Fund balances carried forward**
483,238
471,790|2025
Restricted
funds
£
122,491
-
147
-
122,638
65,364
-
-
-
3,947
460
566
2,745
-
1,682
-
276
-
-
30,598
-
-
-
-
-
105,638
17,000
20,297
37,297|2024
Restricted
funds
£
142,221
-
-
-
142,221
80,249
1,050
-
-
11,964
-
715
11,789
-
1,358
301
22
-
-
44,282
-
-
-
-
4,176
155,906
(13,685)
33,982
20,297|2025
Total
funds
£
230,014
33,678
13,332
868
277,892
99,228
350
918
4,308
11,668
5,878
2,951
19,009
5,723
5,129
144
1,717
120
8,500
34,438
35,634
327
1,071
12,331
-
249,444
28,448
492,087
520,535|2024
Total
funds
£
247,110
32,127
10,107
23,349
312,693
110,313
2,600
1,059
4,542
17,551
9,159
4,331
165,401
6,434
4,553
5,358
1,661
820
6,500
48,128
37,510
274
1,071
13,634
4,176
445,075
(132,382)
624,469
492,087|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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