2024-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Mary And St Michael Trumpington

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The Parochial Church Council of St Mary and St Michael’s Parish Church Trumpington

Report for the Period from March 2024 - March 2025

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Report on the Accounts for the year 1 January – 31 December 2024

1 GENERAL

1.1 Aims and Purposes

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St Mary & St Michael, Trumpington, has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the parish church, the church office building (known as the Bakehouse) and the church hall, although the hall is let on a full repairing tenancy.

1.2 Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship with our church and to become part of our parish community at St Mary & St Michael. The PCC maintains an overview of worship in the parish and discusses proposals from the vicar as to how our services and worship can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our Sunday services express faith through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning church activities, the Vicar, Churchwardens and the PCC have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, especially, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable 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 God and Christ Jesus.
Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.
Missionary and outreach work.

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church building of St Mary & St Michael and the Bakehouse and that we ensure the continued maintenance of the church hall.

2 VICAR’S REPORT

Ministry – the church has offered the full monthly programme of services. Christmas was encouraging with healthy attendance at the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols, Christingle, and the services of Holy Communion. We have had 2 adult candidates for confirmation this year. The congregation has increased and we regularly have 45+ people attending the 10am service, and an average of 12 people attending the 8.30am service. Monthly evening prayer retains the faithful congregation of between 6-8 people. We have also had the pleasure of sung evening prayer on the first Sunday of the month with Lucy Bunce. Bible study groups continue online or in person. Junior Church is doing a fantastic job of nurturing the young persons in church. A huge thanks to all Junior Church leaders.

Re-imagining - It has been a steady year of progress. We are moving towards the first stage of the project which involves rewiring, including renewed lighting and power sockets. We are awaiting the faculty for an outlying scheme but we can begin to fundraise with clear idea of what we are allowed to do to the building. On this point, the PCC is looking for people interested in fundraising for the reimagining project. There is a list of grant bodies that can be approached. If you are interested in helping to fundraise, please speak to Edmund or Sheila.

For Memory Café (monthly on the third Wednesday) and MumCo (Tuesday mornings in term-time) , separate reports have been written. Both of these activities, held for the wider community within community spaces, are a great outreach and the organisers have worked especially hard this year. The Fairbite Supermarket in the Pavilion (every Friday) has successfully transitioned from its previous incarnation as a drop-in food hub. There are more developments ahead for this necessary resource, perhaps involving a weekly evening session for people who work in the daytime.

Churchyard - we have had 10 burials of ashes and 6 full burials. Providing a plan for further full burial space in the churchyard is an issue for the PCC to discuss further. The removal of grave goods at Easter 2024 raised some concerns for relatives of the deceased. Together with the wardens, these issues were addressed. Some grave levelling is required and a tidy up of the compost area.

Revd Tom Simpson – many of you will have met Tom as he has officiated at several services in 2024/25. Tom is an Associate Priest from St Matthew’s church located near the Grafton Centre. I have invited Tom to help with ministry in St Mary and St Michael’s as we have no Associate Priests, Lay Readers or Authorised Lay Ministers. Tom has been a great help in covering and his support has been much appreciated. Following on from this informal agreement, the PCC is considering future options.

Thank you for all your help and support.

Revd Mandy Maxwell

3 BIBLE GROUP

Following on from last year’s APCM Stephen Reynolds took over the online bible study group.

The Tuesday online bible study group undertake their sessions every week from 7:45 to 9:15. It restarted in March last year after stopping for a number of months. It began with four members, and since then, it has grown by two to make six in total. Most weeks we have everyone available and only very rarely have we needed to change the day of the session. Subject matters covered have been in the beginning Luke for several weeks, then Prayer, followed by Nehamiah, then the Holy Spirit and most recently Lent. The format that has been agreed upon is that we start with an opening prayer, followed by some bible reading on a particular topic and then some questions to stimulate discussions. Each take turns with the question. Recently four of the individuals were joining locally but two were further afield such as Bournemouth and another overseas. Each of these is a temporary arrangement which highlights the advantage of hosting our bible study group online.

Stephen Reynolds

4 OCCASIONAL PREACHER’S REPORT

This year I have preached 3 times on Sunday mornings - on Jesus the Good Shepherd whose sheep follow His voice, on Jesus's attempt to find space for the disciples to be quiet and reflect, and how Jesus disrupted false binaries at the wedding at Cana. It's always a privilege and pleasure to share with the congregation and to hear peoples own reflections and feedback.

John Pettigrew

5 FUNDRASING, FABRIC AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Fundraising, Fabric and Finance Sub-Committee of the PCC (‘FFF’) has continued to meet regularly since last year. FFF discusses the Accounts and Fabric matters and makes recommendations on this to the PCC, seeking to support the work of Vicar and Churchwardens who have ultimate responsibility for the building. In particular, we have spent considerable time discussing plans for the ‘Reimagining’ project, which are now coming into focus, ably led by Edmund Brookes and with the help of the architect Ashley Courtney, and for which we hope to be granted formal diocesan permission to proceed – a ‘Faculty’ – in the coming weeks. The next challenge – and probably the challenge for the next few years – will be raising the funds. Our intention is to build a team to do this that will harness the expertise and energy of the congregation and of friends of St Mary and St Michael’s more broadly. Watch this space!

Dr Gareth Atkins

6 CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT

St Mary & St Michael, Trumpington

We have had a busy year and our thanks go to everyone who, by giving their time and by sharing their skills, ensure that St Mary & St Michael’s remains a special church to both worship and socialise in and where there is always a welcoming face.

We have had several events over the last year where we have welcomed in the wider community beyond our regular congregation, such as services for the major festivals at Easter, Harvest and Christmas, and events such as a refreshment stall for supporters of the Cambridge half-marathon, a pancake party, a Hymns & Pimm’s Songs of Praise, open house for Ride & Stride, Harvest Lunch, a thank you evening for magazine deliverers and volunteers, and finally the Christmas Tree Festival, which goes from strength to strength. We could not put on this wide array of activities for the congregation and the wider community without the willing help of members of our congregation. Thank you all so much.

Most importantly, we must remember those who look after the church both inside and out throughout the year – the grass cutter, the cleaner, the brass polishers, etc. and those who contribute so much to the well-being of our church – stewards, bell-ringers, the choir, the intercessors and readers, the sound system and Zoom operators, the flower arrangers, the coffee makers, etc. Many of you may be unseen but this work does not go un-noticed our grateful thanks to you all.

The Terrier (inventory) was inspected in March and all was in order. During 2024 the choir robes were donated to the Steel City Choristers, a charity based in Sheffield.

Sheila Betts & Edmund Brookes

7 JUNIOR CHURCH

Seedlings and Saplings meet on 2nd and 4th Sundays during the 10am service, led by Sarah Gill, Michelle Johnson, Michael Lovell, Gareth Atkins, Donna Banks and Katie Howard. Around 30 children join Junior Church regularly, with around 12 on any given week. There is further interest in preparation for first communion.

The year began with a trip to the bowling alley – excellent fun and some great skill on show! During the summer term, we explored the fruits of the spirit. July saw the increasingly popular camping trip head to Newmarket. Local uniformed groups joined us for Remembrance Sunday. Our Autumn term topic, the ‘I am..’ statements of Jesus, concluded with our Christmas Tree Festival entry: ‘I am the light of world’ and the children singing beautifully at the service of nine lessons and carols. In January, we snuggled into C. S. Lewis’s former office at Magdalene College to watch and discuss ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’. Junior Church brought our Lent term topic, an overview of the Old Testament, into the March All Age Communion service. Children were involved in welcoming, singing, reading, praying, playing piano, making coffee and baking and are keen to get involved on a more regular basis.

As the age range of our children is expanding, we are keen to provide a different group for the teenagers among us and are working with the vicar to establish this in the new academic year – we will be looking for volunteers to support the development of the next generation.

Katie Howard

8 MEMORY CAFÉ

Memory Café has continued this year every third Wednesday of the month. Every session includes refreshments, a quiz, a wordsearch, music and singing, a talk, poems, crafts and other activities. We thank Rotary for all their help and support.

This year we have enjoyed Flukes (the ukulele group), a January panto, a visit from Denny Abbey and flower arranging.

Last year we had a total of 179 people attending. We like to engage the people who come and invite them to talk about their lives and interests. The speakers have covered many topics; a builder and his wife gave a talk about their project in Bantaba, Gambia building a school and a clinic. They trained some of the local teenagers in brick making and building techniques. Memory café members bought cotton bags made by the students to raise money for the project and their village.

The games morning was fun, but a highlight of the year was definitely the chair exercise class. Lucy Lewis told her fascinating story of life in the army and defusing bombs. The Third Birthday Party of Memory Café included a visit from a magician, and in November we decorated wooden shapes for the Christmas tree to be exhibited in St Mary and St Michael’s Christmas Tree Festival. A huge thank you to all the hardworking volunteers.

Janet Hookham

9 The MumCo Formerly (Mothers of Preschoolers)

Creating a Welcoming Community: We continue to provide a relaxed, supportive space where mums can build friendships, feel valued, and find strength for daily life.

Engaging and Meaningful Activities: Meeting weekly in term time, we alternate between activity-based sessions (with a crèche) and Stay & Play, fostering continuity and deeper connections. Sessions cover practical skills, reflective discussions, and creative projects, from living in an increasingly digital world, building resilience and getting outside. At significant times in the Christian calendar, Christmas and Easter, we create opportunities to share the hope that we have in engaging and accessible ways.

Impact and Appreciation: Mums repeatedly describe our group as friendly, welcoming, supportive, fun, restful, and calming , highlighting the importance of time for themselves and meeting others in a similar stage of life.

Growing and Evolving: As well as running sessions on mornings during the week we are offering a monthly evening session for working Mums to extend opportunities to connect and build supportive relationships

Isla Monk

10 CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL 2024

The 5th Christmas Tree Festival took place over the weekend of 14-16 December. This year we included a private view on the Friday evening as a ‘thankyou’ event for our Trumpet deliverers and volunteers who help with Sunday services and other church matters. It was a very successful event with a wide range of music provided by students and friends of Gig-a-Bull who use the Bakehouse throughout the year for music tuition sessions.

The usual children’s crafts were enhanced with some ‘tech’ activities for older children, on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon, quiet at times but children engaged with all the activities on offer. In addition, we had a Christmas Tree quiz and story, puzzles and colouring cards. The Stitchers workshop on Saturday was sadly not full but much enjoyed by those attending. The Wreath workshop was full with one extra participant on the day, some lovely results.

We had some organ music on both afternoons and Christmas CDs the rest of the time. We are most grateful to Stapleford Flutes for their concert on Saturday teatime, not a huge audience but there were lots of competing events at that time. Perhaps we should revert to an evening concert in future.

The refreshments were complemented with hot chocolate provided by Peasgood & Skeates on Saturday morning and we had some lovely baked goods from the congregation.

The annual service of Nine Lessons and Carols drew a large congregation for the finale of the festival.

The winners of the 4 categories of trees were: adult groups – Trumpington Stitchers ‘Have a Crocheted Christmas’; adult individual – Barbara Burgess ‘poet-tree’; children’s group – Trumpington Brownies ‘Angels’; and families – the Reynolds with ‘Michael’s tree’. The winner of the Christmas Tree quiz was Ken Fletcher.

The net income (after expenses of £626.01) was £792.43 with all proceeds going to the reimagining fund. Ideas for increasing the income in the future would be welcome – including sponsorship to cover outgoings.

I wish to offer my most grateful thanks go to everyone who helped in any way to make this such a successful community engagement event.

Sheila Betts

11 THE TRUMPET

The Trumpet magazine continues to be very well received across the community and is now delivered to over 6000 homes, with a current print run of 6200.

The costs of production and printing are mostly covered by advertising revenue. Barnwell Print merged with Micropress during 2024 and we continue to receive a cost-effective service that has enabled advertising rates to be maintained for 2024 and 2025, with a 32-page magazine.

Our Parish Office Administrator, Emma Buck, now manages very effectively copy collection and advertising administration, which eases my workload enabling me to concentrate on the artwork.

We continue to rely on Michael Hendy and Edmund Brookes who operate the cascade delivery system that gets the magazines to the volunteers who then deliver the magazine to all homes in the parish. We are extremely grateful to all our volunteers.

In addition to the print version a .pdf file can be downloaded from https://trumpington.church, with up to six recent issues available. Archive copies are also kept by the Cambridge University Library and the Cambridgeshire Collection.

The Trumpet magazine may be published by the PCC but it is widely seen as a valuable resource for everyone in Trumpington – whether promoting church and community events or as a directory of local businesses useful to our residents.

Sheila Betts

12 BOOK GROUP

The Church Book Group is open to all church members and attracts readers from across the regular congregations and beyond. Meetings are held every couple of months with attendances of about 6-8 each time. By popular agreement, we have continued to meet mostly on Zoom this year, enabling people to join the discussion even if they could not come in person, due to living at a distance or not wanting to venture out on dark winter evenings.

Once again, we have read a wide variety of books, chosen by the readers, with the idea of provoking an interesting discussion both about the book itself and about any topical or moral issues which it raises. During the past year we have read:

Lydia by Paula Gooder The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Man in the Wooden Hat by Jane Gardam Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce Persuasion by Jane Austen

All are welcome. For more information, please email bookgroup@trumpington.church

Carolyn Aston

13 CHOIR REPORT

The core of the choir consists of about six or seven regular members who are in church most Sundays to lead the hymn singing, including providing a communion hymn that is often slightly less familiar. On top of that it has been wonderful to have several new members of the congregation express an interest in singing in the choir. Together with the half a dozen or so more from our regular congregation who like to join the choir for big events, this meant that we had a choir of nearly 20 for the annual Nine Lessons and Carols back in December and the choir did a great job that day. I had lots of encouraging comments from members of the congregation.

Several of those newer people have returned since Christmas to boost our ranks somewhat. I have been thinking about how to make use of choir to contribute more to the services when we are lucky enough to have a larger group present, and how to do so on very limited rehearsal and in a way that includes a broad range of levels of musical experience. I am hoping to purchase a set of books we can use to sing an anthem as well as the communion hymn on a more regular basis, since there is often additional time during the communion itself.

I would like to thank Geoff Symon for the huge amount of work he puts in from the organ loft to support our congregational and choral singing and provide music for other parts of our services, and also Carolyn Aston, who very kindly emails round the hymns to the choir and alerts them to the rehearsal times, as well as managing other administrative tasks. If there are other members of the congregation or indeed people known to us in the wider community who might like to sing more regularly it would be good to hear from them.

Alan Howard

14 BELLS

The Trumpington bell ringers meet every Wednesday evening for practice from 19.30-21.00. We have a healthy band, with practice night numbers ranging from 12-22! We currently have 2 learners and would be very open to others who wish to learn the art of bell ringing.

There are 9 bells in Trumpington tower, 8 of which are used for the art of bell ringing. We have a lot of requests from visitors who would like to ring them.

We ring regular quarter peals on a Sunday evening for evensong. These are approximately 45 minutes long. We also ring peals, which are 2 hours 45 minutes long, but these are restricted to a maximum of 1 per month, and are usually on a Saturday morning. We have also rung a date touch at the beginning of the year, which took slightly over an hour.

The bell ringers are a sociable group who enjoy each other’s company. We can often be found in the local pub after our Wednesday evening practices!

We have recommenced service ringing on a Sunday morning, following a long hiatus caused partly by Covid. We usually have enough ringers to ring all 8 bells.

Sharon Stimpson

15 SAFEGUARDING

The PCC is the main decision maker of the parish. Its members are clergy, church wardens and others elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) of the parish.

The PCC and the incumbent have a duty of care under section 5 of the Safeguarding and clergy discipline measure 2016 (i.e. the duty to have due regard to House of Bishops guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults) to ensure the protection of the vulnerable in their church community.

In terms of safeguarding, the incumbent and the PCC have complied with all the requirements:

The PCC has adopted and implemented the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church’, which is reviewed annually and displayed in church and on the website.
The PCC has approved use of the Parish Dashboard s, an online tool to help the Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) implement and work through the Church of England’s Safeguarding Action Plan. The Parish continues to work at Level 3.
An appropriately experienced, named PSO (Sheila Betts) is appointed to work with the incumbent and the Parochial Church Council.
A range of safeguarding policy statements and safer working practices are in place and have been reviewed during the year.
All church officers and those responsible for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults on behalf of the church are safely recruited and have done or due shortly to do the Safeguarding training/s appropriate to their role/s. Currently 29 active volunteers, 1 staff member and 3 others (Clergy/Occasional Preacher/Ordinand) are DBS checked. All have up to date safeguarding training at the appropriate levels.
PCC members are no longer required to complete the additional Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse unless they wish to or hold an additional role that does require it. With effect from 1 January 2025 all volunteers with children, young people and vulnerable adults are now required to complete this training.
Appropriate insurance is in place to cover all activities, undertaken in the name of the PCC, which involve children, young people and adults.
Procedures are in place for dealing promptly with safeguarding allegations or suspicions of abuse.
All data protection legislation is complied with, especially in regard to using (e.g. storing) information about any church officers and any safeguarding records.
Activity risk assessments are in place for each activity which is associated with either children or vulnerable adults and run in the name of the church and are reviewed regularly.
The PSO reports regularly to the PCC on safeguarding in the parish – safeguarding is a standing agenda item at each PCC meeting.
An addendum to a hire agreement is always used when any person or group hires church premises for an activity that involves children, young people or vulnerable adults.
No safeguarding issues have been reported in the previous 12 months.
Safer Recruitment and People Management (SRPM): the assessment toolkit has been reviewed to ensure the PCC is meeting the SRPM Guidance Requirements.

Sheila Betts Parish Safeguarding Officer

16 CAMBRIDGE SOUTH DEANERY SYNOD REPORT

21 May 2024 - St Andrew’s Chesterton (Joint meeting with Cambridge North)

The main topic was a presentation on “Open Group Learning” by the Diocesan Development Officer for Learning. This is a new initiative to integrate all learning programme in the diocese with the aim of making everything available through an on-line portal thus making it easier for everyone to access courses.

22 October 2024 - St Andrew’s Cherry Hinton

A presentation of the work of the Cathedral by Canon Francis Burkitt was the main focus of the meeting. Services attracted large congregations on Sundays, typically 300 in the morning and 140 at Evensong. At major festivals the congregations exceeded 1,000.

Around 100,000 paid £14 per head to visit as tourists and a programme of events attracted many more. We were reminded that members of congregations in the diocese are entitled to free cathedral passes.

26 February 2025 - St Benet’s Cambridge

The main event of this meeting was a presentation on Eco Church followed by a discussion.

Regular topics at meetings were reports from General and Diocesan Synods, updates from various churches and the deanery treasurer. There were also reports on Cambridge Churches Homeless Project, where the deanery part funds the Bishop’s Officer for Homelessness.

Ken Fletcher and Carolyn Aston (Parish Representatives) and Della Fletcher (Diocesan Synod to July 2024)

17 FLOWERS IN TRUMPINGTON CHURCH

Our main efforts are to provide fresh flower arrangements at the important festivals of Easter, Christmas and Harvest. Especially at Easter, donations from parishioners help to buy the lovely lilies in memory of loved ones which adorn our beautiful church filling it with their scent. At other times when flowers are present, we depend on our flower team to provide foliage and floral decoration which for this year has just been Diana and myself.

We wish to express our grateful thanks to Diana Jackson who is stepping back from regular arranging after 25 years of dedicated service during which she provided numerous arrangements and wedding pedestal flowers. As a member of Cambridge Flower Club and past member of Ely Cathedral Flower Guild we have benefited from her beautiful displays. At the same time Hazel Brown, also a past member of Ely Cathedral Flower Guild, has served the Church regularly in recent years with beautiful candle adornments, and is also stepping back and we thank her for her skills.

Happily, Diana and Hazel will continue to help Karen, Sian and Donna with the major festivals. We are delighted that Donna Banks has agreed to join the flower team on a regular basis.

New recruits to the team are welcome with new ideas for floral decoration of our stunning church.

Siân Jones and Flower Team

18 MOTHERS’ UNION

Our group of 10 active members meets monthly at a member’s home in Bishops Road.

We had a full programme in 2024, beginning with a fish and chip lunch together in January. In May Jo Wibberley came and spoke to us about the work with young women at Whitworth House. Andrew joined us in September to tell us about working as a volunteer at Ely Cathedral and we had an enjoyable afternoon in October hearing about Sheila Betts experiences when she received her BEM. She brought with her photographs as well as her BEM.

In July we had an outing to Barbara and Chris’s beautiful garden where we were treated to tea and cake and Chris showed us around the garden and talked about some of his unusual planting. August brought our first ‘Open to All’ coffee morning since COVID times. We had a raffle, book stall, cakes and bric-abrac and raised £136.20. With this and money raised from other monthly raffles we were able to send £342.80 to Mothers’ Union projects; £114.00 to the Summer of Hope Appeal, £114.00 to Special Relief Fund (allows quick response to emergency requests for aid) and £114.80 to AFIA (the away from it all holiday scheme).

At our Wave of Prayer meeting in December we lit a candle and prayed for each of our link dioceses which are Lusaka in Zambia, Shyogwe in Rwanda, Sokoto and Ikka in Nigeria, Karimnagar in India and Ely in England.

We took part again in the Christmas Tree Festival in church. Our tree was ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ with the theme taken from the hymn. The tree was covered with animals and flowers and had hills, fields and a stream underneath it.

We are looking forward to a prayerful and enjoyable 2025.

Stella Chandler

Baptism Anniversary Cards

In 2024 12 Mothers’ Union Baptism anniversary cards were sent to children living in the surrounding area for first to fourth anniversaries of their baptism. Cards are not sent to secondary school children or adults.

Della Fletcher

19 FINANCIAL REPORTS

19.1 General Commentary

The year ended with a similar deficit on the General Fund to previous years, a situation which cannot continue indefinitely. While the congregation has responded to requests to increase regular giving, this has merely maintained the status quo reported for a number of years and has not reduced the structural deficit. The PCC continues to rely on rental and investment income to minimise the annual deficit.

There were a small number of related party transactions. No PCC member received any remuneration except for the repayment of expenses incurred on behalf of the PCC.

19.2 Reserves & Funding Policy

The PCC holds reserves to ensure it can meet its committed financial obligations. As at 31 December 2024, unrestricted reserves totalled £69,848 (2023 £73,273). While there is no specific target for these reserves it would be desirable to have a General Reserve of about 6 months’ expenditure (c£80,000) provided the guaranteed regular income stream enables a generally balanced budget, which it still does not. With the Re-Imagining project likely to start in 2025, the PCC took the decision to transfer the accrued Willers Bequest cash as at 31 December to the Fabric Fund. While this fund’s cash stands at £186, 785 as at 31 December this sum will only cover the cost of re-wiring the church, essential repairs and preparatory re-imaging work. Small amounts of cash are held in the general account as part of restricted funds covering the Bells, Churchyard & Flowers.

It is PCC policy to invest capital sums as units in the CCLA/Central Board of Finance of the Church of England’s Investment Fund similar to most parish churches. The capital value of these funds has increased by £17,384 during the year under review. However, the prudent investment policy of the fund has ensured that the dividend stream, which was maintained unfettered through the Covid-19 Pandemic, has again slightly increased.

Edmund Brookes

20 CHURCH FABRIC, INCLUDING THE RE-IMAGINING PROJECT

Routine maintenance on the fabric of the church building was limited to care and maintenance while the 2023 Quinquennial Inspection Report (QIR) identified further Nave roof and Tower issues.

Planning is continuing for the Re-imagining Project to move forward once the formal Faculty approval is received.

20.1 Fabric Issues Including 2023 QIR Report

The Steeplejacks visited in January 2025 to address minor issues and further inspect the roof and tower. Their report advised that the Nave roof is life expired and more stone repair work is required on the Tower. The PCC has commissioned design work to RIBA Stage 2 to cover this work. A RIBA Stage 2 design for the Tower Roof (100 years older than the nave roof) was done a few years ago. The results will enable the PCC to decide if the Aisle and Chapel roofs (which are of the same age as the Nave) should be renewed at the same time as the Nave, as well as the Tower work. The timing of all this work will depend on the availability of the significant funds required. General small scale external work continues to be undertaken during ‘Spring Cleaning’ days. A further electrical circuit failed and has been isolated pending full renewal.

In so far as the heating system is concerned, apart from the annual maintenance visit, the heating engineer again had to attend twice to address significant boiler breakdowns. Parts were fortunately still available, but the annual repair costs are increasing. Normally they continue to satisfactorily heat the church for services and the Dunphy control system works well and quite efficiently.

20.2 Re-Imagining

The Re-Imagining proposals were formally submitted to the DAC for Faculty approval in August and after a couple of iterations they were submitted to the Registrar in late 2024. The fundamentals of the proposal remain basically unchanged and approval is expected by Easter 2025.

The PCC has commissioned the full re-wiring design which includes retaining the Nave chandeliers pending the formal approval. This will be the first significant part of the project.

The whole project will need very significant and mostly external funding and require very careful cash management. The PCC is in the process of establishing a Fund Raising Committee to achieve this. A worry is that if the Government does not extend the LPoW VAT recovery scheme beyond 2026, either an extra 20% cash will be required or elements of the project re-evaluated.

Edmund Brookes

21 ELECTORAL ROLL

There have been several changes during the year. Sadly, 15 have died and many people have moved away from the parish. The process of a new electoral roll has seen 21 removed due to no form returned.

The present number of people on the roll is 115 of whom 30 live outside the parish.

Emma Buck – Office Administrator & PCC Secretary.

22 STRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT & MANAGEMENT

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2020 and it is a registered charity.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules.

22.1 PCC Structure

Ex Officio: Incumbent, all other clergy licensed to the parish and, until the APCM 2024, 1 member of Diocesan Synod
Elected by parishioners: 2 churchwardens
Elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the parish: up to 2 Deanery Synod representatives and up to 12 ordinary members
Co-options by the PCC: to fill casual vacancies in elected membership plus a maximum of 2 others.

All those who attend our services are encouraged to register on the electoral roll and stand for election to the PCC. PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. New members will receive initial training into the workings of the PCC.

22.2 PCC Attendance

The PCC has met 7 times in person since the APCM 2024, with an average level of attendance of 87%. The PCC has two main committees or subgroups dealing with Mission, Ministry and Outreach and Fabric, Fundraising and Finance respectively, which meet between PCC meetings and report back to the full PCC. All PCC members are encouraged to join one or other of these groups. There are also individuals dealing with pastoral and GDPR issues.

The PCC’s Standing Committee meets occasionally, as needed, between PCC meetings, to expedite urgent issues.

22.3 Current Membership

PCC members who have served at any time from 1 January 2024 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex-officio:

The Revd. Dr Mandy Maxwell Vicar - Incumbent (Chair)

Elected:

• Mr Edmund Brookes Churchwarden & Treasurer • Mrs Sheila Betts Churchwarden & Parish Safeguarding Officer • Mr Ken Fletcher Deanery Synod Rep • Mrs Carolyn Aston Deanery Synod Rep • Dr Gareth Atkins (Vice Chair) • Mrs Della Fletcher Ex-officio until APCM 2024 and then elected. • Mrs Sarah Gill Term expires APCM 2025 • Dr Siân Jones Term expires APCM 2025 • Mr John Pettigrew Term expires APCM 2025

22.4 Vacancies at the 2025 APM/APCM

2 Churchwardens, four 3-year vacancies for PCC members, three 2-year vacancies for PCC members and three 1-year vacancies for PCC members.

22.5 Advisers to the PCC

Independent Examiner: Lisa King, Burdett King Accountancy Limited, 8 The Hamiltons, Newmarket, CB8 0NF.

Inspecting Architect: Oliver Caroe, RIBA AABC, Caroe Architecture, Office 5, Unit 8, 23–25 Gwydir Street; Cambridge CB1 2LG. Re-Imagining Architect: Ashley Courtney, RIBA AABC Ltd, 36 Roseford Road, Cambridge, CB4 2HD.

22.6 Administrative Information

St Mary & St Michaels Church is situated on Grantchester Road, Trumpington. It is part of the Cambridge South Deanery in the Diocese of Ely within the Church of England.

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary and St Michael Trumpington (working name PCC Trumpington) is a registered charity, registration number 1139132. The charity’s principal address is The Bakehouse, 1A Grantchester Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 9LH. All current PCC members are trustees of the charity.

Approved by the PCC on the 11 April and signed on their behalf by The Revd Dr Mandy Maxwell, Vicar and Chair of the PCC.

The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St. Mary and SL Michael Trumpington Cambridge in the Diocese of Ety Reg18tereJJ Chwty No. 1139132 Annual Review and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 B•nk•r•: CAF Bank Ltd 25 lfjng5 HIN Avenue, Kngs Hlll W•81 Malllng. Kent ME19 4JQ Mrn L Klng

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Th• Parilh Church (rf St Mary & St Ikhael Tnmipln*. Camlxldgo, In the Dloc888 of Ely R891storod Charlly Plth1139132 Annual accounts for the y8or endod 31 December 2024 Statement of financial activities Section A Totsl th18 >wr YO last > Incomlno I•Ur¢•I Voluntsry 8.861 111.569 13.240 23,369 33,830 13.705 15.211 32.481 149.•12 14.2n 27.935 &5.&51 In,088 Inee4n• from Inbwlm•rt# 12.T24 3.170 23.123 R••our¢M •xp•nd•d ChuY¢h 140.838 185.972 420 163.832 Cowts ofg•northg 225 141383 186.617 163.832 P211) 17.976 679 qi211) 17.976 Oth•r v•cognlMd o•ln•l{hx•o•1 Q•ln• •nd low• an Irmthent •Bo•l• 7.318 5.105 10,088 10.(ffj8 1.014.851 17.384 85,309 83,285 1.525.378 8.879 198,407 B4lAncM bltwd l J•ny•ry Balan¢w clfwd 31 D•¢•mbw 1.608.e63 £ 207m6 £ 400A10 £1J124919 £ 1,632.515 £ 1.608.063

The Parl•h Church of St Mary & St Mlchael, Tvumplngm Cambrjdge, In the Dlocw of Ely Reglstèred Ch#rlfy No.1139122 Balance sheet as at 31 December 2024 Section B Llnrv5tr1cted Restsithd EndoWnt fvnd• Fund frA yw Total ltt•ty••r Flxed a898ts Fr••hold of Chur¢h H1 L•a•o ol Th• Bk•hou Inve8¢mfrnta 435.OlXI 140.000 776.853 1,351,853 435,000 140,000 759.470 1.334 470 140,000 449,919 1.024.919 328.934 326.934 CUrrt as4•t• 25.378 15.325 169,897 Ca•lt at b•nk- Curr•nt Account Ca8h at bank- D•po8n Ac¢ouJrt C•h •t CBOF. D•po•ll Account rot•1 cunw¢•u•ts 25.378 15.325 189.897 70,062 280,662 25,942 20,973 157,217 70.082 70.CZ 210.8LKI 274,194 Credltorj: amount• fllllng du• wllhkn onB y•ar 210,600 280,682 274,194 Total •ss•ts l•M cumt lbIll{l•l 210.800 1,024919 1.831616 f.808.184 Crgdltor8: amounts f4lllno du• ft•r on• yr Provhlonj for lbIlItI•l ind chary•• £ 210.8OQ Funds of tho Charfty £ M,998 £ 1.024919 £ 1.832,110 £ 1.108,6$4 Unr•¥trl¢ted fund• Re8trlcted fvnd* Ettdowm•ntlunda 88.450 519,148 1,024,919 191.896 402,217 1,014,801 519,148 1.24.919 £ 88ASO £ 519,146 £ 1,024.919 É 1,632,515 £ 1.608.863 Slgn8d Iruat•aB on bahdlof 101312

Tho Parflh Church of St Il¥y & st Mkhad. TrumrAn9, CaMdg0, In th• DIoc8•• ol Ely Reglstsred Charlty No.1139132 Nolcs to th¢ IG ¥ouniè . 21 DEGEmb6r ZCZ4 Section L onty b• wp•rthd on op•fft o¥•¢t lor¥¥hlch tty thIrS ol y•ar Incoming r••ow Pthnnad gmng. coifatXhTh dlnI •? Te0)gn[ fijA&S wh•n th• kncomlng T8r¢6 to whK thty r kn rncalwd. Grants oTrJ •¥• xo)unbJ th• PCC l$13•ly onthd ts tho Gr•n18 ind ¢krthM •r• forTr p•kl ow. Iltr•i •Awd cr•th• • blnthg or o)rotruc 4)bh3•tiM on th• PCC. Trilo¢•wb p•tsh •Mr lo hnrth8 rnc•wd for rnhglon ar• dWI pr4wty, hb trrArtsy. bo {atJrry r89sb Irr*l. For

rf•h Chwrt rfst st ch•d. Tnrylwkn, th• DI0 of ay Raglstsred CIArity Ilo.1139132 ¥al Clwrch •dlvlilo• Mbglon•ry and Ch•rity payTr8nts MlnL8ty.' 1.185 Parh 8harn 720 720 431 OrganLgt Homéwork FnllK# Worker+ Chlkdronl M•tht c41thiWI R•q In Churth utAtyc4 2n 745 MOPS 475 475 232 Irffjuranc• Church HAI cixt• 323 Junbr 401 Chlwth holr& Spod•l Fur 139 Trtsl 07 3(bl G•n•rniion ol voluntsry Iiieoth• F•to, eYon¢s and arwl c Jlcl Oo¥•rnenc• crAt* Ind•r4nd•nt Exwnln•tt T(RI#tE £ 141285 £ Z4J3¢ £ £ IN617 £ 101832

The Parish Church of St Mary & St MichaeL Trumplngton. Cambrldg•. In the DI0¢9 of Ety Regi8tsred Charfty No.1139132 Notes to the accoijiils 31 Deceinber 2024 Section C Icoiiti Note 4 Investments relate to 33,596.98 unts of CBF Churth of ErvJlaThJ In$tr Fund. Vdue at 31 December 2024-£23.1227per unlt= £Trs,853 {2023- £759.470) an incw of £17.384 {2023- In• of£85.309>. Noto 6 Analy•l• of d•btorn Arnnts lalllng duo TNMhln (Kw yo•r Th1• •T Glft ald 15.821 VAT refund 7( Othw. Trlnlty l Behou80 Total 25B78 25,941 Nots6 Cr•dltorn and accruals Anaty818 rf cr•dltor• Amnt famlng du• thln one y•ar La•t ymr Amounts falllng du• aftor move than on• •*r La•t y•ar Th1• y••r Cr8ditor8 Accruals 8nd def•rr&l inc(x

Tho Parlsh Chureh of * Mary & St Mlcha¢l. TrnMp1ngt. c•m10, In the Dlo¢ue of Ely Reuistered Charlty No.1139132 Sectioii C Note5 to Ilie accoiiiits - 31 Decpmhpr 2024 Fund movwn•nts Fund bthnces Incomlng Outyolng Fund balan Ganeral Fund Trini AdvaTW De Wlller6 Fund Total Unrn>trtet•d Fund• 129116 141283 10.880 141283 111824 Bells Choir & Kqu8ic Church ard Flowers Memo Hom8work Club 203 970 330 323 435 1.862 10 2.803 1,165 18507 £ (26.334) Cha Fabric 116 424 78.153 81599 23.123 £ 111.824 192,212 Fabk1c Fund Includin Endowm•n¢Fund Freehold of Church Hall L888e of The Bakehou8• Willers B¢ uesl Be116 Fund Church rd Fund Ogbom Fund Stanle Be uest 11 Grave B est Totsl End0¥tFud• 319618 435 Ocil 14Q.(#)O 435 000 400.929 28.041 102 26 205 1.144 9.142 1 024,919 8.937 1.014.851 Totsi Funds 510