Charity regisiraiion number.. 1143132 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansfield Annual Report and Financial Siatements for the Year Ended i l December 2024 Comn)unily Accounling Plus Uniis l and 2, North West 41 TalLx)i Street Noitingham NGI 5GL The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Contents (continued) Reference and Administrative Details Trustees, Report 2to 12 Statement of TTU5tee5' Respon5ibilitie5 13 Independent ExaMine￿S Report 14 Staiement of Financial Activities 15 10 16 Balance Sheet Notes to the Financial Ststements 18to29 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Reference and Administrative Details Trustees Judith Mather Peter Frith Valerie Pearce Clare Harding Ann Hartley Peter Wright David Roper Judith Asqllith Reverend Jake Hyatt Simon Cole Stephanie Cole Rachael Lane J¢ssi¢a Harding Revereiid Chris Lee Anthony Lane Reverend Eden Parris Andrew Greenfield Siephanie Lake Abigal Spademan St John's Cei)tre Si John Street Mansfield Noiiinghamshire NG18 IQH 1143132 Principal Office Charity Registration Number ItLdepeDdent Examiner Johii O'Brien, employee of Commuiii15' Accounting Plus Units l and 2, North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NGI 5GL Page I The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report Trustees and oificers The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year elld were as follows.. Trustees.. Judith Mather Peter Frith Valerie Pearce Clare Harding Ann Harrley Peter WTight David Roper Judith Asquith Reveret]d Jake Hyatt Simon Cole Stephanie Cole Rachael Lane Jessica Harding Reverend Chris Lee Anthony Lane Reverend Eden Parris Andrew Greeiifield (appointed 28 April 2024) Stephanie Lake (appointed 28 April 2024) Abigal Spademan (appointed 28 April 2024) Structure. governance and management alure ofgoverniiig dtscumenl The charity is governed b), the Parochial Church Coiiiicil {Powers) Measure 1956. as amended, and the Church Representation Rules which are contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969, as amet]ded. Page 2 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Recruilnielll anduppoinlmelll of Iruslees The frustees are responsible for safeguarding the &ssets L)f the charity and keeping proper accouniing records so that financial statements are able to be prepared for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity. The trustees of the Charity are Ihe members of the PCC {Parochial Church Council). The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The PCC consists of the clergy, I￿h0 hold the bishop's lic¢n¢e, Reverend Chri%topher Mark Lee who was appointed vicar of the Pari%h on 30th Mfj￿h 2020, Reverend Jake Hyatt ordinand in the parish since 2020 and curate from I I th July 2022 and our other curate, Reverend Eden Parris from 17th July 20?3. who has assumed responsibility for St Augustine's church, Bull Fami since 1st September 20?4. The other PCC members are the ChurchwaTdens, our Deanery Synod representatives, and those elected by the congregation. The parish was follned by a pastoral scheme in 2010 when St John's. Mansfield and St Mary's Lad}'brook joined together to fomi one parish. The PCC 15 responsible for makin¥ decisions on all matte[5 of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met six times during the year. all were in person rather than on zoom. Objectives and activities Objects ullduims The PCC is coinmitied to serving in Si John's wilh St Mary's parish of Mansfield. By working towards this objective we hope to see many people from our Climmunity become members of the worshipping communiiy ai St John's and St Mary's churches. We have considered the Commission's guidgnce on publi¢ b¢nefit with panicular regard to the specific guidance to charities that advance religion. We try to enable people to live out Iheir faith as part of our parish community through worship, prayer and providing opportunities for people to hear the Good News and to explore it further. We do this by helping people develop their relationship with God thTough church 5etvice5 and Small groups. Provision is made for pastoral services to the community, particularly baptisms, weddings and funerals and mission work both locally and siipporting the missioii work of others acr05S the world. To do this well: we maintain oiir chuwh buildings and hall. Publle bertefil St John's with St Mary's Parochial Church Council (PCC) is responsible for the promL)ting of the whlile mission of the church wiihiii the ecclesiastical parish of St John's with Si Mary's. In carrs'ing out this responsibility, the PCC are specifically responsible for the maintenance of bL)th Church buildings (St John the F.vangelist and St Mary the Virgin) as well as the Church Hall on Wood Street, Mansfield (knO￿.n as The Beacon}. The t￿stee$ confirm that they have complied M'ith the requiretnents of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due re¥Jard to the public beiiefit gjuidance published by the Charity Coinmissiot] for England and Wales. Page 3 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) A£hievement$ and performance Worship and Prayer During 20?4 there were between 6 and 8 acts of public worship iii a nonnal week at St John s with St Mary's. On Siindays we have had up to 4 5ervice5 includin¥ a weekly evenin¥ service for some months. Duriii¥ the week we have coiitinued with two Motning Prayer services, a traditional Holy ComTnunion: and our all-age fainily worship iihich is now a150 weekl),. In the ￿.]nter month5 we once a¥yain inoved our Sunday worship into the church centre to save L)n heating. We provide church specifically for children at 2 or i services each month on a Sunday. Towards Ihe end of the year, we began to offer a weekly children s church during tem) time. We also offer the opportuniry for people io catch up on the sem)on online through a video feed L)f one service each week. Pastoral Care A group of people met this year with a view to reviewing our current pastoral care and improving it in the future. Many mernbers of the church are involved in regularly ￿'riting to. phoning, and visiting those who are in need. This group looks to continue to meet to increase our provision and make sure that no one is missed out. Members of the clergy have been able to take Holy Communion 10 the homes of members of the congregation who cannot physically attend church. Fellowship We currently have around 60-70 people who are part of 7 small group5 of different types. Four groups meet in homes in the evening. Two groups meet diiring the day. one as part of the miiiistry of Free to Be. One is a J'outh small group that ineets on Tllcsday afternoons. These groiips are place5 where people caii come together to pray and read the Bible. encourage on¢ another, and enjoy spending tim¢ with each other. We have a150 held several social event5 to help people coni)ect with 01)e another, iiicluding a 'parish weekend at home,. We also have had luiiches after church, a beetle drive. meals, aiid uthtr events. On i l Decen)ber 2024 there w'ere li9 people on the electoral roll, a net increase of foul since December 2023. We were able to h05t three baptism services whilst baptlslllg Seven children and three adults during 2024. In addition, we hosted a Bishop s confimiation service in Ociober at St John's. A member of our Longregation was ctsnfimied along with 25 others from Manslield and Newstead Deaneries. We did not celebrate any weddings during ihe year. The church is also there to work Mith lamilies at diifiLult times ol. their lives and our minis￿r5 conducted 21 funerals in 2024 of which 13 were in church. Page 4 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Community Work Free To Be {FTB) meets at the Ladybrook Communit}. Centre every Wednesda} morning in terni time and the group continue 10 value our partnership ￿1th the charity running the Centre. Lad!,brook Enterprises {LE}. FTB is self-funded as we pay our way through subs and donations, but LE subsidises the cost ot" the room hire as they recognise the value of the work we do, and our numbers help them when they are applying flir grants. We are very grateful tl) the staff team at the Community Centre M,ho siippon us practically but also in valuing what we dl) for ihe Ladybrook community. NotThally about 30 people attend each week, in¢liiding tegm members. but we have 36 people on our register. The majority gre between 70 and 97 years old (including some of the volunteers}. We now have 3 members in their 90,5 who are all going stroiig. We have a varied prograinme of activities which has incliided: Beetle Drives. quizzes, games mornings, talks on local mining and textile industries, talks from our curate Rev Eden Parris. talks from an Occupational fherapist, and a talk from a member of the Westfield Folk House pantomime group. In addition, we had vi5lts from the Laboiir and Conservative candidates ninning for MP wheii they answered our questions. We raised enoiigh to make seven Samaritan's Purse shoe boxes as we do every year and I￿atched a video of children receiving them. Our la%t meeting i)f the }'ear is a Christmas cel¢bration, including carols, a Christtna5 thought for the day, Christmas dinner and 501ne fun activities at St. John'5 Centre. We have had i coaLI) trips this year, one to UniveTSity of Nottingham Lakeside Arts to Set the Boots exhibition at the Djanogly Centre. another to Bakem'ell ai)d a third one to Southwell Mi115ter to see The Longest Yam. We also had an aftemoon tea in a teain member's garden when we fomally didii t tneet during August. FTB is a happy place but this year we have had SOTne 5adne55 and 1055 011 top of the loss of a member iii late 202i. One ol. our longstsnding members died in Jaiiuary 2024 aller a spell in the hospice with Inembers of the group being at her bedgide duiing the last week of her lite, so she didi)'t die alone, as she had iio living relatives. Then in the suminer we had the sudden death of one of our origii)al meinbers. while she wasn't in the best of health it was unexpected. This lady was tsur first member and our FTB"ewangelist" as she would tell people far ai)d wide about Free to Be. She made people welcon)e, came along With them on theii first visit and n)ade everyone laugh and feel happN'. Man) of us ￿'ere able to attend her funeral and we w'ere able to have SL)me input to her funeral service to say what a valuable member of FfB she had been. Her loss has left a massive hole, bui 'e are grateful for all the people who are ivith us because of her. The aim of the group is to create communiry, and it is obviously Wlirking. as people have supported each other during these sad losses. The team works hard for our members providing a listening ear. reassurance and advice, lifts. ￿hen necessary. visiting people at home or hospital when they are ill or have had falls and generally just being there for people. They are an amazing team, gnd we gre all very grgteful for their hard work. We do need more volunteers, even if it's jusi to make a cuppa to relegse others to talk to those who need ii. The Joiirne}' Group which has come out of FTB is continiiing and has 9 members, including one person who did the Alpha course. We have done a very adapted version of the DISCIPLE course recently to meet our member's needs. Th¢y are honest: questioning and want to s¢e hom. faith ¢an be dowi to ¢arth in their 0￿1 lives. This has been an eveiitful year for us after 14 years, but we are grateful that the group God started continues to foster comTniinity' in Ladybrook and even fiinher afield with His help. Page 5 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Food Hub St John's Centre Food Hub runs a food club every Tuesday aftemoon. lis members come along and purchase a bag of food for £4.00. This food comes to us from a charity called Fairshare and is surplus food which w'ould othenvise go io waste. The bag is different every week. but usually includes fresh fruit. vegeiables, meat. dairy items, bread, breakfast cereals, ready meals and much more. The bag is usually worth £12 £15 at supermarket prices. We have a large number of members, but there is a group of 20 - 30 who come most weeks. They are a mixed group, some are in paid ￿ork, some are single, some hawe children, they are a wide mix of ages. Everyone is I￿elCome. and ive don t judge people. It has been a joy to get to know these people. Many of Ihein stay for a chat and we have been able to offer support and signpost people to get help if they need it. A niiinber of fainilies have begun to engage with oiir church children's work and are coming along to other activities. New members are al￿..aYS welcome. There is a team of 7-8 people who mak¢ this possible. It's hard work, but they ¢njoy what they do, and know that it mak¢s a difference to our members. We are looking forward to seeing the Food Hub grow and develop as we move towards opening a community cdfé. Mission Support Tlie Mission Support Group {MSGI continues to meet twice a moiith on the fiT5t and third Wednesday5 of each month. at 2pm until i.JOpm in St John's Ceiitre. The nieeting is open to all who wish to join in fellowship.. worship. bible study and prayer for our mission partners. During 202J w'e began to invite people who wished to pray for the mission but couldn't attend re(Tular meetii)gs to join us ii) prayer by email. The list has now growi) to over 25 and we encourage others to Inake contact to receive mission related new'sletters. Where appropriate mission newsletters are emailed out with the weekly church bulletin and copies prii)ted foi Ihose who prefer paper copies. MSQt is responsible for allocating 5 /0 of our planned budget income to supporr Christian outreach and charities ivorking in the UK and overseas and again this year 500/0 of income received from our annual gift day in October 2024 was allocated to mission support. The group is al￿'ayS thankful for the sacrificial giving of our Christian familv. both through regular giving and annual gift day donations, and we continue to give God thanks for His provisiL)n. Through the amounts allocated to us for 2025 the Mission Support Group will be able to maintain. and in some cases increase, monthly financial support to our mission partners. Because of the amazing generosity at our October gift day the group will also be able to support other Christian work in our town and projects overseas as the Lord leads. It is also hoped that MSG will be able to inviie mission partneTS to speak at Sunday services and evening meetings throughout 2025 bringing the work of local and overseas missions to our Christian family. Page 6 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Homeless and Vulnerable The Beacon is a prliject opemiing from the Church Hall w'hich has been providing food and practical assistance to those w,ho are homeless, vulnerable or in need in Mansfield for more than 20 years. The rising cost of living has meant that the need for the service has continued to rise, with an increase in demand of roughly 400/0 over the last 12 months. The number of service users with no fixed address increased from 71 10 100 and 220 new names were added to the list of attendees over the same period. Sadly. we are aware of at least 10 service users w'ho died during ?024, and we were able to host -celebration of life, events for two of them. The manager and assistant manager have continued to work tirelessly to grow and develop the sUPPOrt available. In 2024 the morning early opening for food parcel collection changed from Friday to Tuesday due to greater demand on Tuesday's. In addition to the retwular Tucsday110.30 to_pm) and Friday (12 to_pm) sessions, there is a debt advisory session, nin by the assistant manager (supported by the Freedoin Community Project) on Thursdays (loam to I pm) and from Novembcr to March, a Satiirday (9.iO to I1.30am) warm space. The regiilar se%sii)n% run throughaut the year with additional %upport over the critical Christma%lNew Year period. Over 40 people M'ere setved ot] Christmas Day 20?" food on Christmas Day and Boxing Day was provided by the Baptist Church and 'The Red, iespectively. Similar is expected for 2024. The nuinber using the service at any one 5es5lOlI Coiitinues to be variable but 15 regularly between 60 and 80 per session. Around 180 unique iiidividuals and iiearly 600 meals are served per moiith, with up to 700 meals in the winter months. The increased demand on the service continued throughout ?024 piittin¥ furtlier pressure 011 the space available. The extensioii approved by the PCC is being pursued with an application to CRASH, the building seivices charity, who originally converted the church hall. The Beacon reeeives many genemus donations of food and clothing without which it would not be possible tr) provide the service. Despite the increased deinaiid, which has stretched iesources, huinai) and financial, Ihe service has been maintained. The service continues to benefit from a core of dedicated volunteers with several new volunteers recruited in the last 12 months. Some are church members,. several are service users who have stepped up to volunteer, while others share their admin, social care, advisory and other key skills amid busy work schedules. The link, now in its third }'ear, with NL)ttingham Trent University has continued to provide suppon through placement and work experience college students. Turnover of volunteers provides challenges in keeping pace with safeguarding requirements and delays with the DBS check process for those working with vulnerable adults has been a particular frustration. The Beacon Committee has met three times in 2024 and continlles to provide linkage with the PCC and siipport for the Tnanagement of the project. Networking links alld relations with local agencies have continued to grow and strengthcn under the managcment team's diligence. DrugT and alcohol related anti-social behaviour around the church retnains an issue. Relationships with the Police and Mai)sfield District Council {MDC) are p05ltive but the zero tolerance policies within the tom￿ cei)tTe tend to push problems out into the surrounding areas. There 15 ongoiiig engagement with Council Cominuiiity Safety staff and the Police to address thi5. The PCC is pursuing planiiing peTmission to fence off the back of the chiirch closing an unofficial route often freqiiented by addicts. In addition to Framem'ork and Change Grow Live (CGL), the Beacoii works with the YMCA, and witli Tuntum, Traiisitions, Action, and Rise housin¥ aueiicies. There is a good relatioi)ship with local NHS providers and mental health services. Staff Iroin these agencies regularly attend Beacon service sessions. However, MDC and the DWP no longer attend in persoi) due to statT sale¥uardii)g concerns and consequentl), did not renew their funding foi the debt advisory service at the end of May. Support has been delivered remotely since September 2024. It is likely that the debt service will move to a Wednesday In)m Jai)uary to avoid closures on Thursdays when the Beacon is used as a polling station. Page 7 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) The Beacon Project nom)al running costs are now over £65,000 funded substantially through local donations. In addition to generous donations from individuals and organisations this includes local churches at Harvesi and more widel} pre-christmas. The significani grants aw'arded at Ihe end of last year and beginning of 2024 were spent by Iheir deadlines providing the Beacon with greatly improved kiichen. laundry. cleaning and shom'ering facilities as ￿ell as improved energy elTiciency. Grants in 2024 included, £70.980 from the government communities grant. £9,980 from National Grid, £6.000 from the Jones 1986 trust, £?,000 from John EaSt￿OOd foundation. £1750 from Thoresby Estates and £700 from various councillors, budgets. The Beacon Project has again ventured into Crowdfunding with match funding from the Co-op. The Beacon will also benefit from an expected substsntial legacy. The reserve policy of this restricted Beacon Project fund is that it has enough money in the bank to run for the upcoming year and on 31 st December 2024, the fvnd had achieved this tsrget. A portion of this sum is now invcstcd in a savings account. Families, Youth & Children's Work We have welcomed Lou Bennet to our team as a family and children's worker, Lou has been supporting the family and children s leader in building team5 and exploTing how we can increase oiir provision in different areas. Both these posts are being funded by a wnt froin the Diocese. Throll￿OUt the year we have engaued with children and young people in many ways. Little Sparklers continues to pn)vide a great opportunity foi those with babies and toddlers to come and be part of a Christian toddlei ¥roup on Monday afternoons, we Changed the time to start earlier so that people could stay to the end lather thali leaving earl}. for the school pick up, this titne change a150 helped the teatn so that we could spend time debriefing and praying with the Sparklers team before going 10 Monday Church ai Sr Mary's. We have stsrted another branch of Litile Sparklers which is based at Sr Augusiine's Church on a Thursday moming. We have a committed team who ruli the sessions each week, providing breakfast. snacks and a safe space for families to come and to hear about Jesus. One of our volunteers is registered blind and she suppons us when she can. she also brings her guide dog who the children love. Links are also being made with The Crescent school, we have been supporting our curate, Rev Eden Parris in an after-school club called 'Good news club, and we have been into the school 10 do various assemblies. The children from the Crescent school have also been into St Augustine's where we did a ￿OrkshOp with them. We have been running children's groups alongside our l 0:30 service on J Sundays each month. The children access the topics thai are covered in the main service in a fun and engaging way, with games and craft. On several occasions families who have been attending baptisms have also joined us. Once per month our services are all age and children and families can join iii all together. On the 17th of November we launched our new kids Church ￿here families can drop their children off, stay in oiir cafeltoddler area or go to church. We have seen a few new childTeJi but continue to pray for gromth. Page 8 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) We have run one off events at key points in the year such as Easter. All Saints Day, and Christmas with activities. games. w'orship, and teaching for children. In the summer our church was part of an inter denominational summer holiday club for around l 00 children. with members of our church volunteering in many different roles as well as running ihe main stage and teaching activities. Our monthly Lighthouse service caters for families with children of all ages and is usually attended by around 25 children with 20 adulis and runs on Mondays after school. We now have a family service on the other 3 Mondays after school. The numbers are few'er than the monthly Lighthouse but are quite consistent. Relationships are being made with attending families and they also sometimes attend oiher services. We have also had interest from one of our Miiins who would nom. like to get married it] Church and she brought her fiance to the service to meet us. We continue to strengthen our relationships with the families by building on the one-to-one discussions with them assisting with their spiritual and physical needs. We are blessed i¥ith the provision of sandwiches donated to oiir ¢hurch which has proved popular with the attending families to oiir monihly lighthouse ¢vent. Our )iOUth ¥roup fluLtuate5 in i)umber5 but recei)tly the numbers have been around 10 and we have seen i)ew youth Loming. We atteiided 'Fuel' a youth serviLe in Nottiii¥ham where we were on Soii¥s of Praise. The N'outh are such a blessing and are eager to hear more about God and deepen their faith. We a150 continue to run a Film Club once a inoiith, early on a Thursday evening run by a PCC member and her team. We continue to work with the unifomjed seetions (Scouts, guides etc). About JO children and leaders came to the remembrai)ce service this year includii)g a new section called squirrels whose leadeis come to our weekly Monday Church at St Mary's. The leaLleis are keen tts woik with us and we are looking forward to coi)tinuing to work with Ihem throughout 2025. Being based at the St John's centre has been a blessing especially in providing opportunities for outreach. It has enabled the Children's Worker to share with and signpost people to the many things that are going on. Food hub has been such an amazing opportuniry flir outreach also L)ver the past year, enabling relationships to be built with the many families who come. Links have also been made ￿1th some of the ￿oMen and children from the refuge providing nappies and sandwiches or just being a friendly face who they can talk to. From this many have come to Little Sparklers, Lighthouse, The Good Fridav Easier event, family fun day and our youth group, one family made St John's their home Church and attended most weeks iintil moving areas. The family broadcast on WhatsApp has continued to be a great way to keep in touch with families infomiing them about church lif¢. We have been blessed by SaTnworth Brother5 generou51y providing hundreds of sandwiches for us to give out at LibFhthouse ai)d other event5. These sandwiche5 have fed so tna]iJ' familie5 and we encourabTe thein to take them home to feed their faniilies throllghoiit the week. None are wasted, the ones that are left go to the clients in the centre and the service users at the Beacon. In June we had our family fun da), in St John s Grouiids, it M'as an aTnazin¥ day full of free activities, afternoo tea. bouncy castles. BBQ.- candy f]oss, bubble making workshop, crafts and much n)ore. Ai the end our Vitar Rev Chris Lee gave a short word, and we all worshipped together outside. with over 400 hundred people attendii)g. Page 9 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Our school's work continues tl) grow. and relationships are being developed with the school stsff and the children. We have had man} opportunities 10 go into schools and take assemblies. M'orkshops and after school choirs. The children have also had the opportunity to come inio church for workshops and services such as harvest and Christmas. Our family and children's leader has also been in the privileged position of being invited into school to attend various multi agency meetings to support a Mum and child who we have been building relationships with. Health and Safety In July 2024 oiir hcalth and safety policy was reviewed and ratified by the Standing Comjnittce of the PCC. A member of PCC contii)ues to act as the focus ftsr health and safety respoi)sibility and opportiinities to raise health and safety 155ue5 are provided on the a¥eiida for meeting5 of the PCC and the FabiiL and Beacon committee5. A thorough risk a55tssment wa5 Cotnpiled for a fun day event in the church ¥round5 arrangernents are bein¥ Inade to capture this infoTmation and siinilar risk assessments for future ieference on a more widely accessible platfotyn. There were lio Tnajor incidents or accidents reported durin¥ 2024. Eco Church Having achieved and celebrated a bronze Eeo Church award iii the A Rocha UK scheme the focus in ?024 has been on maintaining this status. Using data from a 2022 Energy Footprint T(iol (EFT) Sllbmission St Johi)'s ivas liS￿d in 2024 among the top 000 highest carbon emitting churches in the country. This has made us eligible for a church decarbonisation grant of £3000 for which our application is in preparation. An energy audit carried out for the diocese by ESOS-Energy in January also made recommendaiions on hoiv the parish could improve lis energy efficiency. This, along with issues of dog fouling and anti-social behaviour in the grounds of St John's, helps to illustrate the ongoing challenge L)f maintaining this award. A Rocha recently released an updated version of their Eco Church survey, and we plan to participate in 2025. Fabrie Report Repairs 10 the St John's To￿,er spiral staircase, together with improved lighting and signage, enabled Spire inspections to recommence. During one inspection it was identified that a section of the Tower parapet had become uiisafe and required urgent repair which was repaired iii the summer. The serviceability of thc boilers at both churches continues to be under r¢view. Althoiigh improvements have been made to the gas supply, the heating at St Ji)hn's church now relies on a single boiler which is over 20-year-old, for which Spare parts are no longer available. It has IoT]g been the intention that St John's would be re-ordcrcd at some point and with the work required on the Spire and now the Tower, heating and other w'ork identified in the 2022 Qiiinqueiinial inspection. a major project is needed to secure the iitility of the biiildinL for the future. A job specificatioii has been prepared for a suitable person to research atjd prepare a grant application. At St Mary's the new drainpipe had been sealed aiid an indicative quote had beei) obtained for re-PUttyin¥ the ¥alvani5ed wiiidows. Repaintinu of tlie chiirch doors had been funded by a ¥enerous donor and a quote liad been ob￿ined to replace a roiling weatherboard. There are a signifiLai)I number of cracked andlor displaced roof tiles, which are specially Inade. needing replacement. St Mary's is due for Quii)queni)ial inspection ii) 2025. Starting fron) works identilied in the 2022 St John's Quii)quennial report the Fabric Con)mittee has compiled a risk assessinei)t ftsr both churches tts prioritise spending of budgeted fabric n)aintenance funds for 2025 and to supptsrt the grant application. Tl)e works identified above together with regular outgoings for exainple for ii)spections. PAT testing and fire appliances more than exhausted funds available in 2024 and there is a limi￿d budgei available for 2025. The fabric committee is grateful fL)r the CL)niinuing prayerful, practical. and financiai support received regarding the safety of our church buildings. Page 10 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Mothers, Union Mothers, Unilin is a worldwide organisation of 4 million members who stay connected by mid-day prayers and live out their faith by supporting individual families and communities to transfom their lives. Since our branch has closed the remaining eight Diocesan Members continue to meet monihly in St John's Centre. when they pray for the work of the MU ￿'OrldwIde and enjoy a social time together. Some of our members remain involved in Diocesan activities including selling MU cards and serving on the committee which arranges 'Away from it all, holidays for families who have noi taken a holiday for over three years. They welcL)me anyone interested in finding out more aLx)ut the organisation and joining them at their meetings. Community Ei'ents Various local organisations have been encouraged and siipported to use the church buildings as a community space including Mansfield Clioral Society, Whitwell Brass Band and Edwinstowe Hand Bell Ringers who gave concerts during the year in St John's church. Majur riJks muiiagemenl uf ihoJe ri5A"s .Ilajor r￿kS The trustees have a duty to identify and reviem, the risks to which the chariry is exposed and have ensured appropriate controls are in place io provide reasonable assurance against fraud, damage and error. The charity also fully follows the Safeguarding policies of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham of the Church of England with respect to children and vulnerable adulis. Finallcial review A General Fund balanced budget (£130k) was set flir 2024 which included nearly £2,000 carried over from the previous year. Plgnned giving {£72k) was cglculated after receiving the returned annual promise forms that were sent out to the congregation in October 2023. The General Fund outtllm for 2024 saw that our income was just over £24.5k more than we spent (£161.9K- £137.4K). Overall. in 2024 the General Fund received iiearl}' £32K more than expected but spent over £7k more than th¢ original biidget. The ¢xtra income over budget was du¢ to in¢reas¢s in giving, iiicluding gift aid, and an unexpected legacy. The £7k extra expenditure was because half of the Gift Day donations 1£5.7K) being allocated to the mission siipport group awa}, giving fund. The additional extra e%pelldI￿re l£1.7kl was spent on costs associated with using the Parish Ceiitre for setTrices durii)bF the winter and church family celebrations. A Gei)eral Fund balai)ced budget (£144k) had been set for 2025 based on the 2024 cariied forward fitsiire. i)ew eiier¥y price5, increase5 in Salary levels folloivin¥ the Living Wa¥e.or¥ aiinounceinent, increased anticipated spendin¥ on the fabric of both churche5 and the retulli of promised ¥ivin¥ foTms froin the con¥re¥ation. In addition, we are praving that our nom]al harvest gift day in October 2025 will coiitinue to bring in atnount5 similar to those of recent years. The achievemei)ts it) this report have only been made possible by the commitmet)t and continued generosity of our Church fan)ily and working with Rev Chris Lee in his fourth full year as incumbent of this parish. Pagell The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Trustees, Report (continued) Policy on reserves The charity had a policy some years ago stating thai the restricted Fabric Fund should contain at least £20.000 in order to deal with unexpected church building maintenance. How'ever during late 2017 due to emergency safety repairs to the toiver and steeple of Si John's Church the amount in the fabric fund had fallen below this figure and now has been completely exhausted. With Ihis in mind. in 2018 a new designated fund was created called the St Johns steeple and tower fund as more major repairs 10 the tower and steeple will be required in the coming years. Since 2018 individual giving, to siipport the steeple and tower fund, has taken place. The fund at year end has been exhausted due to the emergency repairs in the slimmer of 20?4. Steeple inspertion% required by oiir ar¢hitert in conjllnction with the structllral engineer Continue to be undertaken and costs will now be met b) funds in our General Fund if donations 10 the steeple fund during 2025 are not enough to cover the costs. The unrestTlCted General Fund generallj. has a minimal carry over at financial year end. However, it was nearly 'enty-five thousand pounds this year because of the unexpected legacy in 2024. A balanced budget has been set for the forthcoining year utilising this caTry'over. Page 12 The P9rochig1 Church Couneil of the Eeelesiastical PArish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St Jobn's With St Mary's PCC, Mansfjeld Statement of Trusttts, Responsibilities 'I'he trustees are responsible for preparinE the ttustees, report and the financial $tAtements in Ae.r.ordanc£ with the United Kin8dom Accounting Standards (United Kingdorn Genera]ly A¢¢¢pt¢d Accounting Pra¢ti¢e) and applicable law and regulaiion5. The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare tinancial gtatements for ¢ach financial year which give a tnie and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incorning resources aftd application of resources of the chatity foi that period. In preparing thes¢ financial stateFnents. the t￿SteeS are Fequired 10.. )¢lrbl buithblr auLuuiiung pulicies and rhen apply them congistendy" obserye the methods and pIinciples in the Charities SOIiP. mdkc judgements and estim￿$ thai are reasonable and prudenL" state whether applicable accounting 5thndards have been followed. subject to any materiai dq)artuies disclosed and explained in the financial statements., and pr&.par?. thè. financial statetnents on the 80ins concern b4$1$ unless it ts inappropriat0 to presume thtst thc haTity w]11 Gontinue ill busiii¥¥&. Th¢ ttustees iespvKisiblr Cui kwiK]g piup¢i acrouThullg records thai discloge with reasonable accuracy at any "me the financial position of the clwity and enable them tt) en4iirp. thAt th& financial statementg comply with the Charitieg A¢t 2011, thc Chariti¢$ {Account5 and Rq)rJrt5) R¢8ulatioL15 2008, Ilir VJVVibLUiib uf thc onsrituiion. The tnjstees ate also responsible for $8f¢guarding the assets of the charity and hence foi taking reasonable steps for the preventitsn and detection of frwd and other irresulariti¢s. The tTUStees are respon&Ible for the m2intertaA¢¢ and Intesrity of the ¢orpor&tc ond fintm¢irJ inforniati(m iIILlud￿J t)n ihc chatithble company's website. l£gislation governing the preparation and thsseTninat)on ol" financiAi statement5 may differ frotn legislation in other jurisdictions. 17 2,f Approved by the trystsesof the chaTity on....... ..... ...... and sign¢d on ils behalf by.. Judith A T￿stee Page 13 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Parochial Church Couneil of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield Independent ex%mincr'$ report to the trustees of The Paroehial Chureh Couneil of the Eeelesiastieal Pk)rish of St John with St Mary Mansfleld I repon to the trustees on my examination of the accliunts of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary, Manstield (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibilitie5 and basis of report As thc trnstccs of the charity you are responsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounts in accordanc¢ with th¢ requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act,). I ieport in respect of my examination Of the Charity's accounts carried out undei section 145 of the 2011 Act and in catry'ing out inj. examination I l)ave followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission uiider section 145{5)(bl of the Act. Indtpendtnt examiner's statement Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £?.S0,000 ￿'our examiner must be a member of a body listed in sectilin 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member and Felloiv of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners, which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connectioll with the eyamingtion giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accouiitin¥ records were iiot kept in respect of the Charity k)s required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounis do noi accord with ihlise records: or 3. the accounts do not ¢omply with the accounting requirements concerning the fomi and ¢ont¢nt of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'trne and fair, view ￿'hICh is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no ¢tsn¢ems and have Coine across no other mattets in ¢oni)ection with the examinatioi) to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. John O'Brien MSC, FAIA, FCIE, employee of Community Accounting Plus Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners Unit5 1 and 2. North West 41 Talbot Street NottinuFham NGI 5GL 1810312025 Page 14 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Total 2024 Total 2023 Unrestricted Restrieted Note Income and Endowrnents from: Donations [￿d legacies Charitable activities Investment income Other income 162,550 5.5i4 29.148 124,019 3,011 191.698 129,553 3,011 172.637 82,156 1,208 890 Total Income 168,265 156,178 324,443 256,891 Expenditure on: Charitable activities (144,747) (187,901) 1332.648) (241.616) Total Expenditure (144,747) (187,901) 1332.648) (241.616) Net incomel(expenditurel Gross transfers between funds 23,518 {600) {31,723) 600 (8 ?05) 15,275 Net movement it) funds 22,918 {31.123) (8 ?05) 15,275 Reconciliation ol funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 15.498 ?42,684 258.182 ?42.907 16 38,416 211,561 249,977 258,182 All of the charity's activities derive from contijiuing operations during the above two periods. The fund5 breakdO￿l for the period is 5how.ii in note 16. The notes on pages 18 to 29 forni an integral part of these financial siatements. Page 15 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Statement of Finaneial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 (continued) These k)re the figures for the previous aeeounting period and are ineluded for eompk)rative purposes Total 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Note Income and Endowrnents from". Donaiions and legacies Charitable activities 130,739 6.202 41,898 75.9.fj4 1.208 172,637 82,156 1.208 890 Investinei)t income Other incoTne 890 Total Income 137,831 119.060 256,891 Expenditure on: Charitable aciiviries (138.740) (102.876) (241,616) Total Expenditure (138.740) 1102.576) (241,616) Net movement in funds (909) 16.184 15.275 ReeonciliAtion of funds Total funds brought forward 16,407 226,500 24*,907 Total funds carried forward 16 15,498 242.684 258,182 The notes on pages 18 to 29 forni an integral part of these financial siatements. Page 16 The Pgrochial Church Couneil of the Eeelesi4$tical Parish of St John iyith St Mary Mansfield known ns St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansfield (Registration number: 1143132) Balance Sh¢¢t as at JI Dcceiubei. 2024 2024 2023 Note Fixed ks$ets Tangible asset$ 12 87,706 91,120 Currcnt A8scts Debtors Cash al bank and in hand 13 14 6.628 1S%Q07 7.656 163,177 165.535 170.833 Creditors: Amoullts falling due within one year Nei curreni asseis 15 3,264 3,771 162.271 1fi7nA2 Nè.t a.*qets 249.977 58,]82 of the cbarily- Restricted income fundg RrbliiLitxi funds 16 211.561 ?.42,684 Unrestricted ine.nmè flind8 Unrestricted funds 38.416 15.498 Total funds 16 249,977 258.152 Thc finat)¢ial 3tatcments on pagcs 15 10 29 %vrir avyivv¢d by the mistees, and authorised for issu¢ on P￿er Wright Ttustee The noteg on paseg 18 to 99 fomi ot) itrte8ral part of th¢* financial statcm¢nts. Page 17 The Parochial Church Council of the Fcclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield known as St John's With St Mary's PCC, Mansficld Iyotes lo the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 l A¢counling policies Statement of compliance Thc financial ststcincnts have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommendcd Practice issiied in October 2019. the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdoin and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) and the Charitie5 Act 2011. Basis of preparation The Parochial Cl)urLh Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield ineets the definition of a public beiiefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts IfinanLi