## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/24 Period start date To 31/12/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Yare Valley Churches** ## **Charity registration number: 1138951** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Parochial Church Council powers measure
(1956) and Church representation rules
Norwich Diocese regulated.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|All our activities are open to the public & are
designed to enhance the lives of those loving
within the community| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard
to the guidance issued by the
Charity
Commission on public benefit|
Para 1.18|**Yes**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **N/A** Policy on grant making Para 1.38 **N/A** Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment **Other than the chair who is paid** |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**incumbent all other trustees are**
**volunteers**| |---|---|---| |||| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a whole.|
Para 1.20|**Our main objectives and achievements**
**are to:**
**Objectives:**
**Arrange a series of Family Fun Days to**
**build relationships with families in**
**Brundall**
**Run an enquirers course at Postwick**
**Start a new Youth Group at Brundall**
**Expand Community Pantry to be open two**
**mornings a week**
**Relaunch the Thursday Community Café**
**Collaborate with the Parish Council and**
**the Memorial Hall to produce a bi-monthly**
**newsletter for Brundall**
**Work with Brundall Home Hardware Shop**
**to hold two joint services**
**Achievements:**
**We held 4 Family Fun events during 2025**
**bringing together families from the village**
**We ran a 321 Course at Postwick and from**
**this a regular group has begun to meet.**
**We run a weekly Youth Group in Brundall**
**with 15 young people on our books and a**| **team of 6 volunteer leaders. The Community Café is now open an extra morning with an increase of people accessing the food made available by local donations. The Thursday Community Café has been relaunched and now includes a craft group as well as other various other activities. We have seen an increase in numbers of people attending.** **We have produced, in collaboration with the Parish Council and the Memorial Hall, a bi-monthly newsletter. This includes news about what is happening in the village and how to contact the different groups.** **We have worked with the Brundall Home Hardware Shop to hold a Christmas Service in the Garden Centre and a ‘Pimms and Hymns’ Service at Bradyeston Church.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 See accounts
financial position at the end
of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 To ensure continued operation
policy for holding
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 See accounts
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||**Parochial Church Council powers measure**
**(1956) as amended and Church**
**representation rules Norwich Diocese**
**regulated**
**Committee of volunteers chaired by Yare**
**Valley Churches incumbent**
**By nomination and seconding at APCM**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How
is
the
charity
constituted?(e.g
unincorporated association,
CIO)|
Para 1.25|| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Yare Valley Churches| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1138951| |Charity’s principal address|The Rectory
73 The Street
Brundall
Norfolk NR13 5LZ| ||| ## **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)**| |---|---|---|---| |Dave Hanson|Chair and Rector||| |Judy Gerrard|PCC Secretary|June 2025 onwards|| |Gaye Hailstone|PCC Secretary|Jan to May 2025|| |Patrick Beales|Lay Chair||| |Tom Morgan|Church Warden &
Fabric Officer||| |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20|Elisabeth Morgan|Church
Warden/Synod Rep||| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| ||Gillian Groat|Finance Officer||| ||Keith Gerrard|Lay Reader/Synod
Rep||| ||

Ann Brownlee|PCC member||| ||
Douglas Bain|Synod Rep||| ||Rosie Bickers|PCC member||| ||June Carding|PCC member||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Dates acted if not for whole year** **Trustee name** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** D Hanson **Signature(s ) Full name(s)** Dave Hanson **Position (eg** PCC Chair Incumbent **Secretary, Chair, etc)** 7[th] July 2026 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Date
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## **Statement of Financial Activities** ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior year**
**total**
**funds**| |---|---| |**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources**
**before transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains/losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's
own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|73,670.10
20,049.33
-
93,719.43
73,966.73
14,575.21
-
-
14,575.21
10,960.96
1,785.00
2,770.41
-
4,555.41
4,292.75
4,111.57
-
-
4,111.57
4,071.20
-
-
-
-
-| ||**94,141.88**
**22,819.74**
**- 116,961.62**
**93,291.64**
27.00
-
-
27.00
-
90,768.52
16,528.13
- 107,296.65
86,425.66
-
-
-
-
-| ||**90,795.52**
**16,528.13**
**- 107,323.65**
**86,425.66**| ||**3,346.36**
**6,291.61**
**-**
**9,637.97**
**6,865.98**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-| ||**3,346.36**
**6,291.61**
**-**
**9,637.97**
**6,865.98**| ||**26,919.78**
**71,269.66**
**-**
**98,189.44**
**91,323.46**| ||**30,266.14**
**77,561.27**
**- 107,827.41**
**98,189.44**| ## **Balance Sheet detailed** |**Class and code**
**Description**|**As at**
**31/12/2025**
**As at**
**31/12/2024**| |---|---| |**Current assets**
6501
Santander current account
6510
CCLA (CBF) deposit account
**Total Current assets**
**Liabilities**
6699
Agency collections
Z04
Accounts Payable
**Total Liabilities**
**Net Asset surplus (deficit)**
**Reserves**
Excess/(deficit) to date
Z01
Starting balances
**Total Reserves**
**Represented by Funds**
General (Unrestricted)
Restricted
**Total**|19,257.27
27,850.25
90,026.14
71,389.37| ||**109,283.41**
**99,239.62**
1,456.00
1,033.00
-
17.18| ||**1,456.00**
**1,050.18**| ||**107,827.41**
**98,189.44**| ||9,637.97
-
98,189.44
98,189.44| ||**107,827.41**
**98,189.44**
30,266.14
26,919.78
77,561.27
71,269.66| ||**107,827.41**
**98,189.44**| ## **Fund movement summary** |**Fund **|**Opening **|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Transfers **|**Gains/Losses**|**Journals**|**Closing**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**General**|||||||| |Unrestricted|26,919.78|94,141.88|90,795.52|
-|-|
-|30,266.14| |**Sub-totals **|**26,919.78**|**94,141.88**|**90,795.52**|
**-**|**-**|
**-**|**30,266.14**| |**Hardship fund**|||||||| |Restricted|-|900.00|900.00|
-|-|
-|-| |**Sub-totals**|**-**|**900.00**|**900.00**|
**-**|**-**|
**-**|**-**| |**Re-order & Development**|**(Brundall)**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Restricted|20,442.24|10,000.00|8,064.00|-|-|-|22,378.24| |**Sub-totals **|**20,442.24**|**10,000.00**|**8,064.00**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**22,378.24**| |**Postwick fund**|||||||| |Restricted|17,284.11|3,027.91|756.58|-|-|-|19,555.44| |**Sub-totals **|**17,284.11**|**3,027.91**|**756.58**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**19,555.44**| |**Braydeston fund**|||||||| |Restricted|1,517.00|-|-|-|-|-|1,517.00| |**Sub-totals**|**1,517.00**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,517.00**| |**Mission**|||||||| |Restricted|5,937.19|1,000.00|1,571.16|-|-|-|5,366.03| |**Sub-totals**|**5,937.19**|**1,000.00**|**1,571.16**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**5,366.03**| |**Anna Chaplaincy**|||||||| |Restricted|1,118.98|1,415.00|1,517.52|-|-|-|1,016.46| |**Sub-totals**|**1,118.98**|**1,415.00**|**1,517.52**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,016.46**| |**Community Pantry**|||||||| |Restricted|8,256.79|2,351.50|2,285.86|-|-|-|8,322.43| |**Sub-totals**|**8,256.79**|**2,351.50**|**2,285.86**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**8,322.43**| |**Church Vehicle**|||||||| |Restricted|5,710.03|75.00|1,320.01|-|-|-|4,465.02| |**Sub-totals**|**5,710.03**|**75.00**|**1,320.01**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**4,465.02**| |**Youth Mission**|||||||| |Restricted|1,997.10|-|-|-|-|-|1,997.10| |**Sub-totals**|**1,997.10**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,997.10**| |**Trees appeal**|||||||| |Restricted|-|4,050.33|-|-|-|-|4,050.33| |**Sub-totals**|**-**|**4,050.33**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**4,050.33**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Font legacy**|||||||| |Restricted|8,335.22|-|-|-|-|-|8,335.22| |**Sub-totals**|**8,335.22**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**8,335.22**| |**Richardson (grave flowers)**|||||||| |Restricted|671.00|-|113.00|-|-|-|558.00| |**Sub-totals**|**671.00**|**-**|**113.00**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**558.00**| |**Totals **|**98,189.44 **|**116,961.62 **|**107,323.65**|**-**|**-**|**- **|**107,827.41**| ## **Analysis of income and expenditure** **Total** |||||||**Last**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted **|**Designated **|**Restricted **|**Endowment**|**This year**|| |||||||**year**| |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|**FROM:**|||||| |**Donations and legacies**||||||| |0101 - Regular giving - Bank|17,212.00|-|260.00|-|17,472.00|32,924.00| |0105 - Regular giving - PGS|25,398.00|-|-|-|25,398.00|
-| |0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes|2,267.00|-|600.00|-|2,867.00|5,542.00| |0201 - Other planned giving|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |0301 - Loose plate collections|3,011.03|-|562.50|-|3,573.53|2,948.49| |0302 - Goodbox|355.27|-|-|-|355.27|
266.73| |0401 - Regular gift days|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |0505 - One-off gift via PGS|384.15|-|98.50|-|482.65|
-| |0510 - GASDS giving GF|40.00|-|-|-|40.00|
210.14| |0520 - GASDS giving for Pantry|
-|-|885.00|-|885.00|1,585.50| |0530 - Other cash giving|1,228.51|-|189.00|-|1,417.51|
86.00| |0550 - Donations appeals etc|5,868.00|-|16,084.33|-|21,952.33|11,698.30| |0555 - Charity collections|173.33|-|-|-|173.33|
359.70| |0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift|13,135.31|-|-|-|13,135.31|10,195.87| |Aid||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |0602 - Tax recoverable on Gift
Aid via PGS|3,307.50|-|-|-|3,307.50|
-| |0701 - Legacies|500.00|-|-|-|500.00|3,250.00| |0801 - Recurring grants|410.00|-|-|-|410.00|
400.00| |08A1 - Non-recurring one-off
grants|380.00|-|1,370.00|-|1,750.00|4,500.00| |**Donations and legacies**
**Totals**|**73,670.10**|**-**|**20,049.33**|**-**|**93,719.43**|**73,966.73**| |**Income from charitable activities**||||||| |0560 - Parish events (not
fundraising)|64.05|-|-|-|64.05|
-| |0901 - Other funds generated|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |0905 - Community Cafe income|6,206.24|-|-|-|6,206.24|6,134.82| |0915 - PCC miscellaneous
receipts|16.92|-|-|-|16.92|
406.14| |1101 - Fees for weddings and
funerals|8,288.00|-|-|-|8,288.00|4,420.00| |1230 - Church hall lettings -||||||| |objectives|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |**Income from charitable**
**activities Totals**|**14,575.21**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**14,575.21**|**10,960.96**| |**Other trading activities**||||||| |0910 - Fundraising events &
activities|200.00|-|2,770.41|-|2,970.41|2,670.75| |1220 - Bookstall sales - fund||||||| |raising|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1240 - St Laurence Centre
lettings - fund raising|1,585.00|-|-|-|1,585.00|1,622.00| |1250 - Magazine income -||||||| |advertising|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1260 - Parish magazine sales|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |**Other trading activities Totals**|**1,785.00**|**-**|**2,770.41**|**-**|**4,555.41**|**4,292.75**| |**Investments**||||||| |1001 - Endowment income|474.80|-|-|-|474.80|
463.74| |1020 - Bank and building society
interest|3,636.77|-|-|-|3,636.77|3,607.46| |1030 - Rent from lands or||||||| |buildings|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |**Investments Totals**|**4,111.57**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**4,111.57**|**4,071.20**| ## **Other income** |1310 - Insurance claims|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1320 - Surplus - sales of fixed||||||| |assets|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |**Other income Totals**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
**-**| |**Income and endowments**
**Grand totals**|**94,141.88**|**-**|**22,819.74**|**- **|**116,961.62**|**93,291.64**| |**EXPENDITURE ON:**||||||| |**Raising funds**||||||| |1701 - Fees paid to fund raisers|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1710 - Costs of applying for||||||| |grants|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1720 - Costs of stewardship||||||| |campaign|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1730 - Costs of fetes & other
events|27.00|-|-|-|27.00|
-| |1740 - Investment management||||||| |costs|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |**Raising funds Totals**|**27.00**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**27.00**|
**-**| |**Expenditure on charitable activities**||||||| |1750 - Toddler Group equipment
costs|299.75|-|-|-|299.75|
-| |1801 - Giving to missionary||||||| |societies|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1830 - Giving - relief and
development agencies|-|-|-|-|-|
332.70| |1850 - Community Pantry
expenses|-|-|2,285.86|-|2,285.86|2,568.06| |1870 - Secular charities|175.00|-|-|-|175.00|
53.00| |1875 - Discretionary fund
payment|-|-|900.00|-|900.00|
-| |1901 - Stipends quota|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |1910 - Benefice Request (Parish
Share)|53,525.00|-|-|-|53,525.00|43,232.00| |2001 - Assistant staff costs|9,740.25|-|-|-|9,740.25|9,414.28| |2050 - Salary of parish||||||| |administrator|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2101 - Working expenses of
incumbent|316.40|-|-|-|316.40|
267.18| |2105 - Hospitality expenses of
Incumbent|36.61|-|-|-|36.61|-| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2120 - Council tax|-|-|-|-|-|-| |2130 - Parsonage house||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-|-| |expenses||||||| |2150 - Rector's telephone (work)|91.43|-|-|-|91.43|-| |2170 - Mission & outreach|344.09|-|1,571.16|-|1,915.25|255.53| |2175 - Community Cafe
expenditure|3,147.49|-|-|-|3,147.49|2,621.25| |2180 - Anna Chaplaincy
expenses|-|-|1,472.52|-|1,472.52|1,655.46| |2185 - Forget-me-not cafe
expenditure (restricted)|-|-|30.00|-|30.00|-| |2190 - Church car costs|-|-|1,320.01|-|1,320.01|1,238.04| |2201 - Parish training|-|-|15.00|-|15.00|-| |2205 - DBS checks|264.00|-|-|-|264.00|-| |2301 - Church running -
insurance|5,426.64|-|-|-|5,426.64|5,338.71| |2310 - Church office - telephone|295.60|-|-|-|295.60|-| |2320 - Organ / piano tuning|-|-|118.00|-|118.00|-| |2330 - Church maintenance|754.89|-|744.00|-|1,498.89|4,464.00| |2331 - Cleaning|1,117.11|-|-|-|1,117.11|1,075.94| |2340 - Upkeep of services|1,397.43|-|134.58|-|1,532.01|668.44| |2345 - Church Copyright
Licences|760.69|-|-|-|760.69|739.37| |2350 - Upkeep of churchyard|2,022.42|-|617.00|-|2,639.42|1,898.90| |2360 - Administration|2,238.36|-|-|-|2,238.36|1,096.29| |2365 - PCC expenses|403.31|-|-|-|403.31|2,249.95| |2370 - Parish events (not
fundraising)|151.67|-|-|-|151.67|-| |2375 - Magazine expenses|435.31|-|-|-|435.31|-| |2401 - Church running - Brundall
Church electric|1,605.84|-|-|-|1,605.84|1,957.46| |2402 - Church running -
Postwick Church electric|594.42|-|-|-|594.42|599.43| |2403 - Church running -
Braydeston Church electric|398.73|-|-|-|398.73|290.63| |2420 - Church running - water &
sewerage SLC|378.15|-|-|-|378.15|334.26| |2430 - Church running -
Postwick Church oil|904.37|-|-|-|904.37|
415.33| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2510 - Bookstall costs|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2530 - St Laurence Centre -
electricity|1,613.08|-|-|-|1,613.08|
1,611.55| |2550 - Hall running - insurance|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2560 - St Laurence Centre
running - maintenance|1,630.44|-|-|-|1,630.44|
512.40| |2570 - St Laurence Centre -
broadband|700.04|-|-|-|700.04|
-| |2601 - Governance costs||||||| |examination/audit fee|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2701 - Church major repairs -||||||| |structure|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2710 - Church major repairs -||||||| |installation|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2720 - Church interior and||||||| |exterior decorating|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2801 - Hall + major repairs -||||||| |structure|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2820 - Hall + major repairs -||||||| |installation|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2830 - Hall + interior and exterior||||||| |decorating|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2840 - Other PCC property
upkeep|-|-|7,320.00|-|7,320.00|1,535.50| |2901 - New building parsonage||||||| |house|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2910 - New building house for||||||| |curate|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2920 - New building Church|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |2930 - New building Hall|-|-|-|-|-|
-| |**Expenditure on charitable**
**activities Totals**|**90,768.52**|**-**|**16,528.13**|**- **|**107,296.65**|**86,425.66**| |**Other expenditure**||||||| |**Other expenditure Totals**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
**-**| |**Expenditure Grand totals**|**90,795.52**|**-**|**16,528.13**|**- **|**107,323.65**|**86,425.66**| THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Diocese of Norwich Independent Examiners Certificate Report to the trusteesl members of: V&LLcy Chufche5 31 DecLMbor 2025 11389Jl On a¢¢ounts for the year ended". Charity no Irf any): I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above tharityllhe Trustl for the yearended 31112 125 Responslbilities and basis of report As the charrty'5 trustees. you ale respK)nsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the reqU1￿MentS of the Charilies Act 2011 {Ihe Act?. I report in respect of my examinab.on of the TFUSt's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Direclions giiier.. by the Charlty Commission under section 145(5)Ib) of the Act. Independem examine¢$ statement . Delete [] rfnot appI￿able. I have completed my eXarr￿natI0n. I confimi that no material mattetB have come to my att.Jnl￿n in connection wflh the examination (other than that di5Ctosed below ) which gives me cause lo beliJve that in, any material resFecl'. the accounting records We￿ not kept in accordance witti Section 130 of the Charities Act,. or . the accounts did not accord wrlh the accJ)unting re¢ords'. or the accounts did not ￿)mplY with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts Set out in the Chariiies {Accounls and ReFQrts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accDunts give a and fair. uiew which is not a matter consKJered as part Df an independenl examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matlers in connection with the examiii