2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/1/25 To 31/12/25

Charity name: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY ROOD, SWINTON

Charity registration number: 1149809

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Religious Activities
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space Provides Services
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Provides regular public worship and sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation open to all. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and bereaved. Teaching Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		N/A

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Healthy
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Held to cover deficits in income versus expenditure
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£15,988 + £2,083 bank accounts +£8,710 + £401,396 investments
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	N/A
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		N/A
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL POWERS MEASURE (1956) AS AMENDED AND CHURCH REPRESENTATION RULES
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Unincorporated Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM)

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	N/A
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	N/A
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY ROOD, SWINTON
Other name the charity uses	Holy Rood Church PCC, Swinton
Registered charity number	1149809
Charity’s principal address	Moorside Road Swinton Manchester M27 0HJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	MARK ARMITAGE	Treasurer		PCC
	SHEENAGH STEWART JONES	Trustee		PCC
	HEATHER LATHAM	Secretary		PCC
	JOHN LIONEL DAWSON	Trustee		PCC
	LINDA HUNT	Warden		PCC
	CHRISTINE ROGERSON	Warden		PCC
	DEREK PEARSON	Trustee		PCC
	VICTORIA COWARD	Trustee		PCC

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name
N/A	N/A	N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A	N/A	N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
N/A	N/A	N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) N/A

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A

Other optional information

N/A

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	M R Armitage
	Mark	Armitage
	Treasurer
	17/07/26
	17/07/26

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