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 2025 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 2to5 Statement of TTU5tee5' Respon5ibilitie5 Independent ExaMine￿S Report Staiement of Financial Activities 8t09 Balance Sheet 10 Notes to the Financial Ststements Ilto22 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 Peter Frith Clare Harding Ann Hartley Peier Wright David Roper Judith Asquith Simon Cole Stephanie Cole Rachael Lane Jessica Harding Reverend Chris Lee Anthony Lane Reverend Eden Parris Andrew Greeiifield Stephanie Lake Abigal Spademan Kerry Bartlett Elizabeth Walker Wendy Walker Joanna Rapson St John's Centre St John Street Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 IQH 1143132 Principal Office Charity Registration Number Independent Examiner Eva Stevens. employee of Community 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 end were as follows.. Trustees.. Judith Mather (resigned ?8 April 20251 Peter Frith Valerie Pearce (resigned 28 April 2025) Clare Harding Ann Harrley Peter WTight David Roper Judith Asquith Reverend Jake Hyatt (resigned 28 July 2025) Simon Cole Stephanie Cole Rachael Lane Jessica Harding Reverend Chris Lee Anthony Lane Reverend Eden Parris Andrew Greeiifield Stephanie Lake Abigal Spademan Kerry Bartlett (appointed 28 April 2025) Elizabeth Walker (appointed 28 April 2025) Wendy Walker (appointed 28 April 2025) Joaiina Rapsoii l£lPPOltited 19 May 2025) Structure* governance and management N&iure ofgovernlmg d(>eumertt The charit}. is goveined by the Parochial Church Council {Powers) Measure 1956, as amei)ded, and the Church Representation Rules which are contained in Schedule i to the Synodical Governinent Measure 1969, as amended. 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 licence, Reverend Chri%topher Mark Lee who was appointed vicar of the Pari%h on 30th Mfj￿h 2020, Reverend Jgk'e Hyatt ordinand in the parish since 20?0 and curate from I Ith July 2022 became priest in charge at St Thomas and St Wilfred in Kirkby in Ashfield during ?025 $0 resigned from our PCC. Our other ciirate: 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 Tepresentatives, and those elected by the congregation. The parish was fomied by a pastoral scheme in 2010 when St John's. Mansfield and St Mary's Ladybrook joined together to fomi one parish. The PCC is responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concem and iinportance to the parish including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met six times during the year. all ivere in person rather than on zoom. ObjectiTr'es and activities Objects ulld4ims The PCC is committed to serving in St John s with Si Mary's parish of Mansfield. By working towards this objective we hope to see many people from our Climmunity become members of the worshipping communiry ai St John's and St Mary's churches. We have considered the Commission's guidgnce on public benefit M'ith particular 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 Commuiiity through worship, prayer aiid PToviding opportunities for people to hear the Good News and to explore it ￿rther. We do this by helping people develop their relationship with God through church Services and small groups. Provision is made for pastoral services to the community, particularly baptisms, weddings and funerals and mission work both locall}, and siipporting the mission work of others across th¢ world. To do this w¢ll: w¢ maintain oiir chiirch buildings and hall. Public benefil St John's with St Mary's Parochial Church Council (PCC) is responsible for the promoting of the whlile mission of the church wiihin the ecclesiastical parish of St John's with St Mary's. In carrying out this responsibility. the PCC are specifically responsible for the maintenance of both Church buildings (St John the Evangelist and St Mary the Virgin) as well as the Church Hall on Wood Street, Mansfield (knO￿.n as The Beacon). The trustee5 confitin that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for Ei)¥liind 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) Achie*'ement$ and performance Our vision 15: Every GeneratioR // Seeking God Together 11 Loving Mansfield St John s with St Mary's Church in Man5fitld serves a parish of inore than 18,000 residents and is a deprived area in the heart of a post-industrial town. As the PCC of a Chiirch of England parish. our primary responsibility is to hold regular church setvices to help people to connect with God. We iisually hold 4-5 church 5ervice5 each week. These services encompa55 many different 5ty.les and are tnainly held in our two cliurch biiildings. St John's Church and St Mary's Church. Our different styles allow people from diverse ages and backgrounds to encounter God in worship. and we have welcomed many new people into our church over the pasi year. We also help people to connect wilh God through 8 small groups that meet in the St John's Centre or in people's hornes. Our church also runs and supports a wide range of activiiies looking to benefit the community of Mansfield. We run the Beacon, which supports those ￿'hO are homeless with food. clothing, and help accessing services. We run a Food Club, which serves the community by providing a low-cost shopping basket each week, and a Iow-COSt community cafe rw'ice a month. We run a drop in for older people called Free to Be. which helps those who are lonely come together for conversation and company. We also work closely with the St John's Centre to provide other opportunities for the local communiry. Over 950/0 of our income is from voluntary donations. Each year we commit to giving away 50/0 of our regular income and 500/0 of our gift day to mission partners in Mansfield and around the world, including.. Mansfield Lighthollse, a free holiday club for priinary school aged childrcn, Meninadanca helping childrcii in Brazil, and Streetlight helping children and families in the Philippines, as well as other charities working in Honduras, Uganda, Albgnia and the Middle East. Our schoo15 team retwularly engagFe with 3 priinary 5choo15 and 1 secondary school in our parish. Il'e provide free workshvps and a55einblies which tie in ￿1117 the RE tu￿]CUluM aiid help give childreii the opportunity to leaTn about the Cliristian faitl). This year we received excellent feedback from our partner schools about the quality of what we offer and the way we en¥a¥e with the children. We also offer several differei)t opportui)ities for under 189 to participate in church life. We hold a regular church service for children, a weekly youth group. and we run two free toddler groups during the week. One of our weekly services is aiined at families with priinary school aged thildrei) but ig a place for all generdtions to come ai)d be church together. We also hold one oly events at key times of the year. with cralls, games, songs and mole. This year, we once agaii) held a free family fun day, with the support of some local businesses, providing a greai aftemoon of food, games. and entenainment for over 400 people. We are responsible for our church buildings, both of which need significant work to keep them running. This year we began a project to fundraise for major repairs and updates to St John's Church. Along with the Church of England's commitment to Carbon Net Zero. we currently hlild a Bronze Eco church award and are seeking to improve in this area. Our vision is to make St John's church building a welcoming place that is suitable for worship for generations to come. The scale of the work includes the spire, drainage around the church, the ceiling.. the heating and an internal reordering. We expeci the work to cosi between £1 and £2 million. On 31 Deceniber 2025 there were 117 people oii the electoral roll. after tht full six yearly revision where everyone must physicall), sign up again. We were able to host five baptism services in 2025 where we baptised ten children and five adults. One of the services, on Easter Sunday, included full immersion baptisin in a large temwrary pool in church where nine of the I S were full}, immersed. We celebrated two weddings during the year. The church is also there to ￿'ork H'ith families at difficult times of their lives, and our minister5 conducted l O funerals in 2025 of which 8 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) Mujor risks ￿nd mdnagemenl ofthose risks Mujur riskts The trustees have a duty to identify and reviem, the risks to which the charity is exposed and have ensured appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud, damage and error. The charity also fully follows the Safeguarding policies of the Diocese of Southwell and NL)ttingham of the Church of England with respect to children and vulnerable adults. Finaneial review Financial review of general unrestricted fund A General Fund bal[￿Ced budget {£144kl was set for 2025 which included nearly £25,000 carried over from the previous year. Planned giving {£8 Ik) was calculated after receiving the returned annual promise fomis that were sent oiit to the congrcgation in October 2024. The General Fund outtum for 2025 sa￿, that our income was just over £28k more than we spent. Overall, in 2025 the Geiieral Fund received nearly £23K Tnore than expected but we 5peiit just over £5k les5 thall the ori¥inal biid¥et. The extra income over bud¥et ilas due to increases in giving, especially our ani)ual October gift ddy plu5 the added ¥ift aid. Tl)e £5k under expenditure was because of reduced expenditure on office Salary Cts5ts and speciiil PCC projects but thi5 was initi¥ated b), the extra a￿aY giving due to our extraordinary gift day incotne, 50Q/D of which we give away to our inis5ion support ¥roup who 5UPPOrt charities at home and abr(bad. A General Fund balanced budget 1£144k) has been set for 2026 based on the 2025 carried forward figure. ii)creases in salary rates follow'ing the Living wage.org announcement, ii)creased anticipated spending on the fabric of both churches and the retuni ol. promised gii'ing fomis from the congregation. Ii) addiliOI). we are praying that our nomial harvest gift day in October 2026 will continue to bring in amounts similar io those of recent years. The achievements in this repon have only been made possible by the commitment and continued generosity of our church family and working ￿'1th Rev Chris Lee in his fifth full year as incumbent of this parish. Pfjli¢y reserves The Charity s policy on reserves 15 that any surplus in the general unrestricted fvnd at the ¢nd of th¢ year is used to ensure the ¥eneral fuiid budget for the forthcoming year 15 Set to balance which generally iiiclude5 a Small amount of expendituie for special projects. decided by the PCC durin¥ the year. A balai)ced bud¥et has been set for the forthcomin¥ year utili5in¥ this Latryover. The reserve policy of the restricted BeacoTTr Project fuiid is that it has enough n)oiiey iii the fund to rllii for the upcoming year and 01) J I st December 2025: the fund had achieved this tsrget considerints a substantial legac5J is anticipated in January 2026. A portion of the Beacon lund is now invested in a high interest savings account. Page 5 Thc ParochiAI Church C'ouncil ol Ihc EccluAa8tjCAI Pari8h of.St.lohn with St Mary 1An8field known St John's Ivilh St MAry's PCC, Mansfield Sthtement of Trnyteoy, Re.8poniibiliti Thc trustces are rrspon5ible for preparing ihe tnJsiee5' report and the financial s¢alement3 in accordance wth the Unilcd Kingdom Ac￿nting Standards (Uniied Kingdorn Generally Accwed A¢¢oJniing PrACtirx) and 4pplicable IAW and rebwlations The law applicable io eharities requires the Iru$iecs to ptepare financial stht¢ments f￿ each financial year wlM¢h give A true and flir view of the siait of afTwrs of the charity and of ihe incoming res￿r¢¢$ and applicgtion of res(KLtEes of the charity for that peri￿1 In prcpating these financiat Sthlcments. the tmsteej are required to.. select suitable acc￿nting policies and ihen apply them conjistendy. (￿SerVe ihe methcd$ and principles in the Charitie8 SORP, mAke judgunents and estsmates thit are re4sonable aThJ pwden( sthte whether applicable acC￿ni1￿m standard$ hav¢ been followed. subjrxt to any m￿e[la1 d¢parntreJ discl(ksed And eyplwftlxl in the financi￿ slatemcnts. and p￿pare the financial 51atements on th¢ going concem bL9i$ Untes$ it is inappropriate to wesume that the cjwity Mryll continue in business. The trus(ees are ￿sPonSIble for keeping proper aecountin8 records tha¢ disclose with reg5(Nbl¢ ac4)Jra¢y at any time the financi￿ position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financi￿ statements ¢ornply with the Charities Aa 2011. the Charities (Accounts and Reports} Re8uIAtion5 2￿8. and the provision5 of the cTrJstituiion. The tnJStC￿ are a150 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for tsking reasonable ￿epS for the preventit)n and detectton of fraud ortd othcr irr¢gulariti¢J. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of th¢ corporate and financi￿ infom]ation indudtsj on the Ch￿1t￿b]e company's website. Legisl&ion gov¢min8 the preparation and disseminaii(Yt of financi81 &a￿ents may difftt from Iw51aiion in ￿her jurisdictions. Approv￿ by the trustees ofthe chartty on. ... ... ........ and on its behalf by.. 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 Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of The Parochial Church Couneil of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield Independent examiner's 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 2025. Responsibilitie5 and basis of report As thc trnstccs of the charity you are responsible 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 £2.50,000 ￿'our examiner must be a member of a bod}, listed in sectilin 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy {CIPFA), 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 eyamination giving me caiise 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. va Sleveiis, El)c, LPbA, employee of Community Accounting Pliis member of the Chartered Instiiiite of Public Finance alld Accountancy (CIPFA} Unit5 1 and 2. North West 41 Talbot Street NottinuFham NGI 5GL 0110412026 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 Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 Total 2025 Total 2024 Unrestricted Restrieted Note Income and Endowrnents from: Donations and legacies Charitable activities Investment income Other income 146,68i 3.397 28,869 81,919 2,334 175.552 85,316 2,334 18 191.698 129,553 3,011 18 Total Income 150,098 113,122 263,220 324,443 Expenditure on: Charitable activities (137,904) (147,211) 1285.115) (332.648) Total Expenditure (137,904) (147 ?]]) 1285.115) (332.648) Net incomel(expenditurel Gross transfers between funds 12,194 {600) (34,089) 600 (21.895) {8.205) Net movement it) funds 11,594 (33,489) (21.895) (8.205) Reconciliation ol funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 38.416 211,561 249.977 ?58.182 16 50,010 178,072 228,082 249,977 All of the charity's activities derive from contiiiuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdO￿l for the period is 5how.ii in note 16. The notes on pages I I to 22 forni an integral part of these financial siatements. 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 Statement of Finaneial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 (continued) These are the figures for the previous aeeounting period and are ineluded for eompk)rative purposes Total 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Note Income and Endowrnents from". Donaiions and legacies Charitable activities 162,550 5.534 29,148 124.019 191,698 129,553 Investinei)t income Other incoTne Total Income 168,265 156.178 324,443 Expenditure on: Charitable aciiviries (144.747) (187.901) (332,648) Total Expenditure (144.747) 1187.901) (332,648) Net incomel(expenditur¢) Gross transfers between funds 23.518 600 {31,723) 600 (8,205) Net movement in funds 22,918 {31,123) (8.205) Reconciliation of funds Total funds broughi fonvard 15,498 242,684 258,182 Total funds carried forward 16 38.416 211,561 249.977 The notes on pages I I to 22 forni an integral part of these financial siatements. Page 9 The P2rnchig1 Chureh Council ofihe F.cclesigitical Pmriqh of St,lohn with St Mgry Man.Ifield known a8 St John'.¥ With St MAry's PCC. Man8fJeld (ReEi8tr8tion number: 1143132) BAlance Shect Al at 31 December 2025 2025 2024 Nole Fiied a55tts Tangible L$5ets 12 84,293 87,706 Currenl assets Debtors C&th at hAnk and in h￿d 13 14 7,039 6.628 158907 148.438 165,535 CrtditOT5: A￿o￿nts falli￿% dut within one year iyet ¢urrtnl •$5els 15 4.649 143,789 162.271 Net assets 228 082 Funds of ibe t￿rIty. Restricted iDcome fuDd5 Restrictyj funds 16 178,072 211561 Unrtstrirted income funds 50.010 38.416 Tot*l fuDds 16 228,082 249.977 The r)nan¢iai statements on pages 8 to 22 ThEre approved by the t￿￿te¢s. and authtyised fcf on 1610312026 aTrJ si￿￿ on their behAlf by. P¢te¥ Wright Trustee The no￿ p4BeJ I I to 22 forni ￿ inlwal part of ihese financial Ststements. 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 Iyotes lo the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025 l A¢counling policies Statement of compliance Thc financial statcincnts 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 Couiieil of the Ec¢le5iastical Parish of St John with St Mary Mansfield ineets the definition of a public beiiefit entity undei FRS 102. The accounts IfinanLi