The
Parkgate & Neston Ullited Reformed Church Charity
Lniled Reformed Church Hall. Iloorside Lane. P¥rkg8it. ￿eS1O￿. CH64 OUZ
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
For th¢ Y¢gr Ended 3111 DECEMBER 2025
This report includes infornmtion r¢quir¢d by the C]Jariti¢s (A¢¢ounts ana Rq)orts)
RegulatkOtL8 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice for Accountitig by Cl)aTities 2005 as
applicable to Charities ¢nt(tknl to pIcp￿¢ ac¢ouAts on the reccipts and payments basis
CHAIUTABLE STATUS
Parkgate and Neston Uni*d Reforn]ed Church Clwity is a l(Kal church of the Unitsl Refomiol Chuwh in
Great Britain and is a m¢mb¢r church of Merscy sY￿d of th¢ URC. It was cntcted on thc Rcgistcr of
Charitics on 2- March 2012 as Charity numiKr 1146217.
I'RIiSTbES
The mcmtus of the Elder5. me￿ing for the time t￿Ing arc reL1Jg￿ &5 the charity truslees.
Ibose who served from 1st January 2025 until the date this retM)rt was approved a￿. .
Revd. R. Wilson
Dr. D. CJ. Vale
Ms J. Cash
Mrs. E. A. Clowes
Mrs. S. M. Davies
Mr. B. D. Joncs
Mrs. P C MacDonald
Mr. A. Meehan
Mrs. S. Valc
Mr. B. L. Bradburn
Miss V. J. MAnners
Mrs. E. R. Pcttigrew
R¢signd Ma￿h 2025
T￿&SUrer Apwinted Awil 2025
AppK)iDtcd ApTiI 2025
PREMISES
The Church buildings and the Lnat)se at 5 Algernon Clos¢ Parkgatq Cheshirel are vesbj in the URC
M¢rs¢ysidc Syn(Kl as trustees and held lor the benefil of Parkgaie and Neyton URC in xcordance with the
tru8ls applicablL' to URC properties.
STRUCTURL GOVERNAI¥CE AI¥D MANAGEMEI
The activities of PaTkgate and Ne8ton United Refonned Church are Ove)￿ by the Elders, Meeting of the
Church in accordance with the ptovisiong of The structu￿ of the United Reforn￿ Church determined by
the General Assembly of the Unital Reformed Church supplemented by the rules of Parkgate and
Neston United RefOrn￿d Churcb. The governing docum￿ of the registered ¢b8rity is a st*ement adopted
by the Church Mccting on 13. S¢ptember 2011.
The Elders, Meeting is resp)nsible for the fina￿la1 thinislrnti(pn of the Church, and the ¢aT¢ and
tnaintenance of Church premiw and the maDse. The Church Mecting (of all Membe￿ wishing to.attend)
giv¢s g¢n¢ral guidanc¢ on th¢ lif¢ and work of th¢ Church.
The Elders. M¢eting in¢1￿1¢8 the n)inith, in pa*oral charge, and eldets nomin&ed and elthd at
the Parkgdt¢ and Ncston Unitrd Rdornied Church AM￿al G¢￿Tal Meeting. El(krs serve for four years,
wh¢n thcy a￿ cligibl¢ fi>T TC-clcGtio

The members of the Elders. Meeting are the IT￿Ste¢S of ￿ re￿ chaTity during their ￿riod of service
as elders.
The Elders, Meeting is convened I I timeg during the year. It is &ssisted in the admiillStrnti<)n of the Church
and its property by committees ethlished for specific pur￿￿￿. Any expenditUTe incurred by the
committees must be approvd by the Eld¢rs' M¢ciin& and any proposed maioi expenditure must bave wior
approval of the quarterly Church Meeting.
As a lucal cou￿￿ation of thc UDi¢d R¢fornifyl churc￿ Parkgate and Neston United Re£0￿ed Church
s¢¢ks to advanc¢ the c￿l$tiall faith and b¢n¢fit the public througb its activities and thc facilities Off￿ed to
th¢ community.
Th¢ Eld¢rs' M¢¢ting is aware of thc Clwity commi￿l0n.S guidance on public bencfit ID "The Advancement
of Religion for the Public Benefit. and has regard to it ID the administration of the Church.
Th¢ Elders. Meeling believes that the Church provides benefit to the public by:
' providing resources and facilities for public worship. care and spiritual, mornl and
intellectual development. both for the congre￿10n and for anyone else who wishes to benefit from
what the C:hureh offers
' promoting Christian values and savice by members of the coDgregation to the con)munity, for the
benefit of individuals and society &g a whole.
REVIEW OF ACllVITIF.S
'Ihc church continues its activities in promoting the Cbtistian fai￿ holding Sunday services and by nmning
study groups and f¢llowship meetings during the week. The ¢hwcK together with othtt loc￿ congrcgations,
is involved in a numbcr of ￿MmUnity activiti¢s inclwliDg supporting th¢ nllmi￿ of a Food Bank in Ncston
and a school uniforni s¢hem¢. Regular donations in kind havc been made. via the churcty kn West Cheshire
Food BanL Asylum Relief. a w0n￿￿'S refuge and the 'ShoelM)x' appeal.
Thc church continucs to maintain and irnprovc th¢ hall for & usc of wmmutiity wups as wcll as for
hurch events. and provides volunteer Worke￿ for. andlor subsidises the activities 0£ a number of the
groups.
The community groups using the church and hall include: .
English Country Dancing
Flower Arran￿8
Make it Monday- a craft group prothing items for ovetseas and local Cbarities.
Men's Group
N¢slon Civi¢ Socicty
Burton & Neston History Society
Neston SIng￿s
Neston Stitchers
Zumba
Scottish Dancing
Tai Chi
University of the Third Age (U3A)- c1￿1r. Bam Dancing and Patchwork Sewing groups.
Women'3 lllstitLrte- two groups
Guidcs and Brownics
Art Group
Pop Cats- a T(Kldlers Group
Wi￿al Demcntia Group

OtheT groups in the community use the hall for Lxcasional evfflts and the I￿1 is u￿d &s a Polling Ststion for
Parliamentary and local ¢lections.
In 2025 we spent almost £S,IJXI more than we received, drawin6 £15,CMXJ from the Skipton Building
Society. Over £11,000 has been spent on the buildings with new fire doors and the stonemasons work
accounting for most of Ihis.
Details on tlte attached fina￿181 statements are all￿tea ￿ the following headings:
Unrcstricted Fundi.. Ideally, the Elde￿. Meeting would wish to hav¢ in hand an amount ¢qud to at I￿st 3
months, rcgular expenditure 'free" reserves. to mc¢t futurc Sho￿ in income or unexpected expense.
The balance on 31 December 2025 is alequate for this purpN)se.
DeJtgnAted Funds: Trwmls allocated by the Elders. meeling. Tr 'Cyclical Maiolenan¢e' fund is a reserve
to cover larger building repairs. etc.
Restricted Funds represent ￿qUestS donations and fi￿d-raIslllg Ilen￿ received for a sEKcific puT￿Se, and
caM￿t be ￿ed otherwise without the consent of the dorK)r.
'Supwrt of Outside Causes, (most of which is Incl￿1￿ in 'restricted fuods.) represents monies raised
durin8 churL'h aclivitics and passed via the church accounts on to the respective cliarities.
Thls report was appnwed by ￿ tbe Tru8ttts and M Signed on their behalf by tb¢ Chur¢b Secretary.
Mrs. E. A. Cloives
Date

PARKGATE & NESTON U141TED REFORMED CHURCH
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
RECEIPTS AND PAYMEpifs ACCOUP
Ttr4s Year
2025
Totsl£
L•stY¢8r
2024
Totsi É
F￿dE£
RECEIPTS
Offerin9S
Fund raismg arKI dona
Monies raised for (Mrtside thJseB
' Gff( tax rePa￿￿ts
L8gaci88
Property. thurchlhall u58r8
Pa3torate events Inell
Giants reCei￿d
Reftjnu pastorate expen8e8
Bank interest & irwe8tment inL¥Jme
£40.OW)
£4,657
£0
£11.049
£1.0(Kl
£18.712
£61
£0
£40,090
£4.657.
£42,669
E23.540
£1.852
£11.344
£0.
£17,850
946"
£0
£3.165
£1,848
£2,138
£1.893
£11.049
£1.0th)
£18,712::
12
£1.132
£4
£1,132
£79.266
£2.145
£81,411
£103.460
PAYMENTS
Minlstry & Mlgsion F￿d
Mini¥trylGroup expenses
Churth running
Programme actmty costs
Support of outside
Maintenance of chur¢h buldi
Mainlen8n¢X of manse
Other
£35.549:
£41.357
£3,058
£42,538
,448
£2.120
£28.596
£3,263
£26.744
£952
£27,898,:
£0,
£1.232,
£13,320 ',,,,
£1232
£12,685
£534
£21
£83.067
£3,079
£86,169
4,758
£123.380
NET RECEIPTS I {PAYMENT8)
TRANSFERS b•tw••rb fwKI¥
-£934
19.920
CASH FUNDS blhyd 1 j￿L￿Y
ASH FUNDS elfvA 31 DeC*m￿r '.
£49.509
£23
£3.517
£53.049
£72,969 '
STATEMENT OF ASSEf8 AND UABILrrE8
Mon•tary aM•ts
Cash
Bank ¢urr•nt 1cco￿
Deposit a￿￿nIS
Synod Tw¥t deposit
£36.
£11,740 ,.
£38.516 .
£57
£2.608
£11,740
£33.933
£2.583
10
Gift recovw8t40
Other monies du• to rjwrch
Inveslm8nts at markrt value
Assots u•ed for ehurch purp09•5
Bulldings undw statukny trusts
Church contents
11
Fumithwigs ￿ gwiw1￿rrt
Liabilities
Loans out8kni&n9
APPROVED by tho TnMteo8 on 1Sk
by LJILSD
Irw￿}
(￿nakne) ￿lLS•

PARKGATE & NESTON UNrtED REFORAIED CHURCH
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2025
MOTES
1 ACCOUNTING POUCIES
The finawal ststements have been prepared in acC￿Td￿ Iwth the Charft*s Ad 1933 Section 4213). using
lh8 Receipts and Payrnents basis available to Sm￿1 Llwrfies. and the Uniled Reft>rmed Churth guidance.
2 FUIID ACCOUNTING
UnMtri¢led Funds may be used by ihe <*weh for any of ils pwpo8es.
D¢$tgnated Funds tepresenl uniestiiLled funds Sel asiL* by the for spwthtJesvjnal￿ wrposes.. Iliey
tan be transferr&J back into general fijnds * ￿ rtwtrlj's dwJ"sp)n.
Fund name & p￿F￿0.
Balanc8
inyear£
forywrÉ
£0
Cydlcal maintena1￿e
Totals for d￿lO￿at¢d fundi
R￿trIcted Funts represent wKomo may be eynded ￿Y ¢)n thos• restn.ded objects provkled in thè
t8rms of a tsust or beouesL or donations orgvants Tecwed or invited for a purp)se. These furKFs can
onty be spent on Ihe Specif￿ purpr)s8 for they were g¥en. Any bala￿e remainirwj unspent must be
¢affigd fo￿3￿(1 as a balance on that fiJtUT8 tt*t pu￿. or relum&J'. bt cannot
be absorbed into general lunds.
Fund name & PUfPOSe:
£23
£23
£23
£23
£0
£0
8aLqnL*
knJ*ar£
kn>*ar£
82
£0
SynDd grant
Major Prtsl￿ FUTh
Roofing Fund
MU￿¢ Fund
Window5 refu￿1$hment
Car Park extension
Jubike Gard
Medi8 equipment
Holtting funds
Commitrnenl fof Lffe (Ind Gift Aid)
Oth9r outside causes Ilnd Gill Aid}
Totals for re8trfct•d fimd•
£10
£0
£2￿.
£0
£43.
£1,475
LK)
£0
£179
£0
£0
£112
£1.475
£112
£0
£1.&87
£2.192
£826
£3.199
£S41
Thi% V•or
2￿25
Tolal e
. L￿ty
2024
Total £
Fl￿£
F￿￿$ £
Fthjb £
3 MONIES RAISED FOR OUTSIDE CAUSES
Commitment for Lrfe
Other tlist as appropii8101
Total8 rni•ed for outsldg Gaus
£527
É1.367
£1,893
£527
£1,387
£1,893
£1,852
4 PROPERTY INCOME
Playgroup rgnts
Olhef lettTrngs inDJme
Wedding$ and funwds
Total property income
5 CHURCH RUNNING COSTS
Gas and elec*J"ctty
Inssjrance
Wat8r tharge8
Slaknnery aThJ photocwt
Intemet
Wgbsite
Other admin extwses
Purthase of equipmenl
Licenceslsvbslfees
Organlorganisvmusic
CleaniWcaretsking
WinLlow deaning
Garden
£0
£17.712
£1,(
£18.712
£0
£17,768
£82
£17.712
£1.0
£18,712
£0
£5.283
£4,919
£761
£816
£1.376
£5.283
£4.919
£761
£816
£1.376
£0
£6.311
£4,673
£1,565
£1,014
£926
£150
£1,110
£16.150
£931
£687
£5,800
£0
£3,220
£4f2.
£529 :.
£0
£1,862
£1.685
£6.179
£1.862
£1.844
£6.179
£179
£113
£3.377
Totsl ctturGh Nnnkng Gosts
£26.744
£27.6

PARKGATE & NESTON UNrrED REFORMED CHURCH
Pagg 3
FINIONCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2025
NOTES- eontinuÈd
Thra Y8ar
Last Ygar
2024
Total £
202S
Total £
FLThYs£
6 PROGIIAIIME ACTMTY COSTS
Childrens, ac11vit￿S
Youth a¢twitses
Aduh discipleshy ry)UTses
Carneo
Churth w8gkend
£0
Totsl programmo aclmty co•ts
7 SUPPORT OF OUTSIDE CAUSES
Cofflmhmenl for Llfe
Chrislian Aid
Christmas charitses
Supported by Praise & F8llowthp
Mim shoebox
Other Appeals
Total support of otstsldé e•u*•*
8 MAINTEMANCE OF CHURCH BUILDINGS
Building Improvam•nt
Equipnwnl malntenancelrepalr
Property repaSrslmalnlonance
Totsl maivrtonanco ol ehurch bulldlry•
g MAINTEIIANCE OF IAANse
EKt8rior rapairs
arw improvernents
£527
£527
£69
£855
£61
£434
£70
£70
£383
£210
£6
£210
£1.893
É1.893
£2,120
£3,153
£1.824
£7,888
£3,153 .
£23
£633
£8.344
£23
£833
£13,320
£28.596
Total malntÈnan¢e of man
10 MONETARY ASSETS
The thurch monies arn not hald fft txrt for the s&kn rf thls ftr*7o•l statement the total
of each account Is allc&8ted 8pwwatoty over the vari(ws ft1￿.
11 ASSEfs USED FOR CHURCH PURPOSES
The church bullding and the m￿Se are vested in URC Mersey SyrKMJ Twst 89 InJst••s and arg not
urch assets. They are hdd for thè ber*frt of Park9ate & Ne¥￿ Unitgj Refcffmed Churth in acthrdanee wlth
the 8tslutory trusts applicable lo URC propeitiès under Ihe URC AGts.
For insuranc8 purposÈ$ the t￿lId￿S are insured by the church for £5.654.426
The chuich ojntents are irwre(I by the fot £1￿1.co)
12 Treasurofs r•port
In 2025 we spant almost £5C*J) rnore than ￿ received, d￿￿n9 £151)Q) the sk￿lon Buillkng sooety.
Over £11,000 has been spent on the buildings ￿th nth¥fire doors and the St￿MaS0n8 work a(£ounling foT mc
of this.Church offerr"rws, Hall reitsls and GiftAKI lax rep3ymerrts (Jykn"nue to be main sol￿ of int%me V•lth
inexeasing eamirKJs fTom the bookstall ad¢Jing lo lundfa1￿n9.
During the year 47 members ccth"trfAed by slan(JirKJ wder. of GrllAMI their donation8 and 11
members by envelope.
As we have used a new a0xU￿n9 p¥*age ¥12025 on ￿ T￿)MMe￿I3￿ ofSy¥KKI, I vrtHJkt lit(e lo thank
++•
the Elders forthoir pati8r￿ ttu"s yewvthen ao>)untKy infumakn was awlabje as I ptto grips vrith
Ihe new system.

Treasurer's Statement
I have prepared the financial ststement on pages 1 to 3 for the year ended
st
31 December 2025.
Date 15101126
Indopendont examinorfs report to the tru9toe8 of Parkgale and Neston United
Refornled Church
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Parkgate & Ne8tr•n
URC for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Respon8ibiltlie8 and ba818 of rnport
As the charity trustees of the Church you are responsible for the preparation of the
aGGounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of
the Act.
Indopondent examlnorfs statement
I hav8 Comp￿ted my examination. l ¢onfirm that no matérial mattèrs have coma to
my attention in Connection with the examination giving mo cause lo believe that in
any material respecl..
. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by
section 130 of the Act. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those re￿rds.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a
proper understanding of the
unts to be reached.
Signed..
Date: SO. i. LOL
Name..
Relevant professional qualification OT membership of professional bodies (if any):
Address:
PAuoAIE
Ctrlb4 6uA.

Treasurerfs Statement
I have prepared the financial statement on pages 1 to 3 for the year ended
31. December 2025.
Date 15101126
Indepèndent examinerfs raport to tho trustsos of Parkgat8 and N8ston Unitéd
Refomied Church
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢¢ounts of Parkgats & Ne8ton
URC for the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2025.
Respon8ibilitie8 and b08is of report
As the charity Iruslees of the Church you are responsible for Ihe preparation of the
accounts in accordan￿ wtth requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 {'the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts Ca￿led out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all
the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5)Ibl of
the Ad.
Ind?pendent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to
my attention in connection with the examination giving ine cause lo believe that in
any material respect..
. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by
section 130 of the Act,. or
2. the accounts do not accord wrth those records.
I have no COn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the
examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in ord8r to enable a
pioper understanding of the
unts to be reached.
Signed..
Date.. SO. i. IQLG
Name".
Relevant professional qualificalion or membership of professional bodies {if any)..
Address:
OLL fWA Y
PAUQAf
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