## **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2025** 

## **All Saints Church, Ripley, Derbyshire – Annual Report for 2025** 

## **Administrative Information** 

All Saints Church is situated on Church Street in the town centre of Ripley, Derbyshire, with postcode DE5 3BU. It is part of Derby Diocese within the Church of England. 

**Correspondence Address:** All Saints Church Office, Moseley Street, Ripley, Derbyshire, DE5 3DA (telephone 01773 570011). **Registered Charity Status:** The Parochial Church Council is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, registered charity number 1150371. **Independent Examiner:** Hub3 Limited, Market Place, Crich, Matlock DE4 5DD **Principal Bankers:** HSBC 

## **Charitable Objectives** 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend John Ferguson, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. 

## **Governance** 

The PCC is a body corporate established by the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956. Members of the PCC, who are also the charity Trustees, are either ex-officio, co-opted, or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. 

During the year, the following people were Members of the PCC: 

**Clergy:** The Reverend John Ferguson _(Curate until 06 September 2025, Vicar and Chair from 07 September 2025)_ The Reverend Pam Macnaughton _(Associate Priest)_ **Churchwardens:** Jim Brookes Elaine Bestwick **Readers:** None **Deanery Synod** Janette Smeeton _(also an Elected Member, Parish Safeguarding Officer_ **Representatives** _from 11 November 2025)_ **of the Laity:** Julie Jackson _(until 9 June 2025)_ Jill Crooks _(until 18 March, later an Elected Member)_ Laura Taylor _(from 15 July 2025)_ 

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All Saints Church, Ripley, Derbyshire 

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 

**Elected Members:** Phil Bestwick _(Vice-Chair)_ John Flemming ( _until 18 May 2025)_ Vicky Parsons ( _until 18 May 2025)_ Tony Michael ( _until 18 May 2025, also Secretary until this date)_ Nigel Lane Bill Newcomb _(until 12 February 2025)_ Janette Smeeton _(also a Deanery Synod Representative, Parish Safeguarding Officer from 11 November 2025)_ Noele Johnson Sam Davies Stella Edwards Jenny Roberts _(Parish Safeguarding Officer until 14 November 2025)_ Nicky Hambley _(until 18 May 2025)_ Jenny Sugden _(from 15 July 2025, also Treasurer)_ Jill Crooks _(from 18 May 2025, former Deanery Synod Representative)_ **Co-opted Members:** The Reverend Marian Brookes _(until 18 May 2025, again from 15 July 2025)_ Jenny Sugden ( _Treasurer, from 15 July 2025 became an Elected Member_ ) The Reverend Chris Graham _(from 15 July 2025)_ 

## **Other Officers** 

The following are Officers of the PCC but not Members of the PCC and are therefore not eligible to vote at PCC Meetings: 

**PCC Secretary:** The Reverend Helen Bridger ( _from 15 July 2025, also Electoral Roll Officer)_ **Electoral Roll Officer:** Carol Hague _(until 19 February 2026)_ The Reverend Helen Bridger _(from 17 March 2026, also Secretary)_ **Tower Captain:** Mark Vale 

## **Committees** 

The only committee required by law is the Standing Committee. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any direction given by the PCC. 

There are no other committees. 

## **Electoral Roll** 

All eligible church attendees are encouraged to register on the Church Electoral Roll which allows them to vote in the APCM and stand for election to the PCC. 

At the time of the APCM in 2025, there were 88 people on the Church Electoral Roll. 54 were resident within the Parish and 34 were not resident in the parish. There were three names added during the year and two names removed, with now a 2026 Church Electoral Roll of 89. 56 are resident within the Parish and 33 are not resident in the Parish. 

_The Reverend Helen Bridger Electoral Roll Officer_ 

## **Our Group of Churches** 

While legally our PCC is independent of other churches, we are part of a group of Churches which comprises Ripley: All Saints, Swanwick: St. Andrew, and Pentrich: St. Matthew. Our minister has responsibility for all three 

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churches and we always look for ways to work together to support each other in our shared Christian ministry. When referring to our group of churches, we currently use a working name of “The Butterley Churches”. 

## **Charitable Activities** 

The PCC is responsible for the maintenance of All Saints Church, Church Street, Ripley and management of the old Police Station site, in Moseley Street.  The All Saints’ vision is to be a church that is ‘transforming lives and communities through the love of Jesus’. As part of our vision, we see the use of our buildings and other facilities as a crucial part of our mission to reach out to the local community in ways that promote that objective. 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at All Saints. Our services include scripture and teaching, prayer, music and sacrament, and aim to help people put faith into practice. Our worship services are streamed online and have expanded the number of people able to worship with us. We also use Facebook to publicise our activities alongside publishing all of our services on the Church of England’s “A Church Near You” website. This enhances our reach into the wider community. 

We aim to enable everyone to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: 

- worship and prayer 

- learning about the gospel 

- developing knowledge and trust in Jesus (discipleship) 

- provision of pastoral care for members of the congregation and people living in the parish, and 

- mission and outreach work. 

The PCC has had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning and reviewing its activities. 

## **Review of the Year** 

## **Church Attendance and Services** 

All are welcome to attend our regular services. There were around 65 adults and seven under 16 years of age in church, and six online, each Sunday, with more people catching up with the online service later in the week. 

Festival services were held in church again in 2025 and livestreamed, except for Remembrance Sunday when we held a large outdoor service for the fourth year running. There is a marked increase in attendance for festivals, with Remembrance Sunday attracting around 1,000 people and nearly 300 attended services during the Christmas period. 

In 2025 there was 1 wedding, 1 baptism of a child (under 1 year), 1 thanksgiving for the gift of a child (under 1 year) and 14 funerals. 

We have a single morning service each Sunday at 10am. The service style varies on different weeks, with a more traditional Holy Communion service and hymns on the first Sunday of the month. The second Sunday is a contemporary service with Young Church meeting and more modern songs (sometimes with a band). The third Sunday service offers Prayer Ministry, and the fourth Sunday is a contemporary Holy Communion service with Young Church meeting (sometimes with a band). Our fifth Sunday services are usual Family Worship aimed to allow all ages to worship together. This way our congregation have a choice of online or in-building worship and enjoy a range of worship styles. We also have JAM monthly on Saturday afternoons where families learn about faith through creative activities and enjoy occasional social events. 

## **Young Church** 

Primary-School-age children can join Young Church during Sunday services on the second and fourth Sundays each month. 

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Young Church has been through a period of change this year…. we had a group of about ten children aged between six and 15 years. We concentrated on delivering Christian teaching with fun activities, craft, and games where friendships could grow within the group. 

We were thrilled that six members attended Youth Alpha on Sunday mornings in 2025 and, after the course ended, the young people moved to the Youth Group. 

We now follow the "Roots " teaching curriculum. Sadly, two of our remaining four children have recently left Ripley. We continue to hold Young Church sessions, but we wait and pray for new members. 

_Maureen Graham and Jenny Roberts Young Church Leaders_ 

## **Youth Alpha and Youth Group** 

The older youth element of our young church at All Saints began in its current form in May 2025 starting with a youth Alpha which ran every week until July 2025. From that point, not including the summer holidays, fifth Sundays and special occasions, we have aimed to run a youth session in the Parish Room every Sunday. This has generally consisted of a game to start, followed by a discussion around a bible verse. Initially we used the same bible verse and themes which were being used in the main service. Beginning just after Christmas we have started to use the Roots resources aimed at the ‘Youth’ age range. These resources enable different leaders to have a pre-prepared resource package hopefully reducing the workload in preparing sessions. We have made use of the large television to display the resources, which has created some useful interactive elements. A range of snacks are always available to the young people, making sure that there are some healthy options. 

We have had a stable core group of four to six, increasing to eight at times They range from 11-17. The group has formed some lovely friendships, and this has been wonderful to see. A big thank you to all the leaders who have enabled the group to meet week to week and please pray for us as we continue down this pathway in supporting our young people. 

_Howard Morris Youth Group Leader_ 

## **Squeals on Wheels** 

2025 was a strange year for the Squeals team, for the first time in many years, we didn't have a waiting list, numbers were dropping, this was most unusual! We were at a loss at the reasons for this, was it something we were doing that people were not happy with? The numbers dropped so low that we even considered we may have to close as there were so few families attending that the team were very nearly outnumbering them. We agreed as a team to monitor the situation closely after Christmas. But we believe that God had other ideas! 

Then we realised that the government were offering more nursery hours per family, and also due to the economic situation mums were having to return to work much earlier than they would have liked. So, we decided to have an open joining of Squeals, no waiting list, and people were encouraged to just turn up, which they did in their dozens. 

How lovely and rewarding to see new parents coming in with new babies and a great start to a new year. I want to thank the team for their continued commitment, love and fellowship. 

_Elaine Bestwick Squeals on Wheels Leader_ 

## **JAM** 

‑ We’ve smashed up plates to try the craft of Kintsugi, formed a pop up youth band – for one month only – and entertained the residents of Woodlands Nursing Home with our carol singing. JAM continues to provide an opportunity for families to meet together and learn about what it means to follow Jesus, by using a thematic, 

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interactive approach. Discussion forms an important way to get people thinking. In July, we considered how we would (and should) react to typical family holiday scenarios; we thought about whether various statements were fake news or true in our session on trusting what we read in the Bible. We are developing our sung worship at the moment, although we always have a chance to respond to God through our prayer activity. All our activities and teaching are aimed at adults and young people. 

Since September, the teenagers have been encouraged to sit together if they prefer, although there is a real feeling of friendship between all ages and the younger children love to “hang out” with the older ones! 

We predominately serve church families, although two new family groups have recently been to JAM, one with a link to Squeals. We pray that they will feel welcome and join us again in the future. 

JAM can be hard work, but we always feel encouraged by the enthusiasm shown when we meet each month. Our families keep coming! But still, we keep praying about where God may be taking us in the future to draw more families in… 

_Vicky Parsons JAM Coordinator_ 

## **Home Groups** 

We have three home groups based in Ripley. There are around 30 people attending the groups in total with a few spaces if anyone wants to join. Within The Butterley Churches there is also a home group that meets in Swanwick. Home groups are places of fellowship, trust and belonging and are always welcoming to new members. Activities include sharing and praying together, bible study and discussion. Groups also meet for social occasions such as going out together for meals and walks. 

We are always keen to start new groups and if you would like to offer a meeting place or would like to lead a group, please let me know. 

_The Reverend Chris Graham Home Group Coordinator_ 

## **Open Door** 

Open Door is held every Friday morning between 10 am and 12 noon at All Saints Church. This is a very informal meeting place run by two teams of church volunteers, doing alternate weeks.  The aim is to welcome all comers with a smile and a warm greeting, keeping an eye out especially for newcomers on their own. 

Volunteers rearrange the church to resemble a coffee shop where a hot drink and a piece of homemade cake (made by volunteers) can be purchased at a reasonable cost.  We have found Open Door to be particularly helpful to people who have been recently bereaved, in no time they have made friends and meet regularly. 

Something that has developed over the years is a Craft Table, where a large group of people meet each session to chat and be creative. 

The teams of volunteers find this experience very rewarding and Open Door is going from strength to strength. 

_Tina and Rod Sheldon Open Door Leadership Team_ 

## **Tower Captain’s Report** 

The Bell ringing team meet on the first Wednesday of the month to practice. the main aim of the team is to ring for services, however as we are a small team we are only currently able to ring for celebratory services, such as weddings and Christmas services. Last year we rung for a wedding, a funeral, Reverend John’s Institution and 

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Induction, and two of the Christmas services. Because we are a small team, we are thankful for the help we receive from other towers, namely, Denby, Horsley, Swanwick and Pentrich, without whom we would not have been able to ring. We have been able to start something for Sunday services, but as we are reliant on ringers from other towers, we have only been able to do this a couple of times. 

If you would like to try ringing, please contact Mark Vale, as we would like to grow the team so we can start regularly ringing for Sunday services. Also, it is intended to clean and paint in the bell chamber and if anybody can help please get in touch. 

_Mark Vale Tower Captain_ 

## **Mission Giving** 

The church regularly supports four charities from its annual income, as chosen by the PCC: Links, SAT-7, Betel and Valley CIDS. Towards the end of 2025 the PCC decided to stop supporting Links and to make a decision early in 2026 on a different charity to support over the coming year. The PCC is intending to review all the charities we support in 2026 with a view to committing to support them for a period of time, for example two years, before reviewing them again. This helps to give the charities some certainty of the giving they will receive from us. 

## **Other Activities and Events in 2025** 

The following events and activities give an idea of other things that happened during the year: _January onwards_ : 

- The Butterley Churches Christmas Meal was held at the Village Inn in Marehay 

- The Butterley Churches also have an active Men’s Group and Ladies’ group who meet monthly for meals at various venues in the local area. These are all bookable and the meals are paid for by those attending 

- There were regular band practices in preparation for Sunday services and bell ringing practices during the year 

- The Open the Book team held regular rehearsals at church before going to schools to deliver enacted bible story telling sessions including school assemblies 

- We started the year with three Foundation Governors who continue to support the work of the local church school, Ripley St. John’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery, throughout the year. Towards the end of the year one resigned and another’s term of office ended. As the year ended, we are actively seeking new Foundation Governors. 

_March onwards:_ Throughout Lent we held regular prayer sessions which moved around The Butterley Churches. 

## _April onwards:_ 

- Our Holy Week services were shared across The Butterley Churches 

- Our Youth Alpha course took place. 

## _June onwards:_ 

- In June we held The Butterley Churches Summer meal at the Village Inn in Marehay 

- In June and November, we had our ‘Service of Light’ to remember people who have died. The June service was held in Ripley and the November service in St. Andrew’s, Swanwick. 

_July:_ In mid-July there were three concerts in the church in the week of the Ripley Music Festival. 

## _September:_ 

- We hosted a joint service for The Butterley Churches for the Institution and Induction of The Reverend John Ferguson as our new Vicar. 

_October:_ Ripley Infants came into Church for their Harvest Presentation. 

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## _November:_ 

- Our Remembrance Sunday service was again outside and followed the pattern of previous years which the town council want to continue in future. It was very well attended again by people representing many organisations in Ripley. 

- We again hosted the Ripley Town Council Civic Service 

- We opened the Church for the third year running during the Ripley Town Council Christmas Lights Switchon. This was a warm space with free refreshments and family craft activities. It was again well attended, and we are grateful to Tesco, the Co-Op and Lidl for providing us the free refreshments. 

- Advent began with a ‘Darkness to Light’ service for all three churches in St. Andrew’s, Swanwick. 

- Many schools resumed holding their Christmas services in church during Advent 

- We also hosted several schools, plus Ripley Rainbows, for an input on how Christians celebrate Christmas 

## _December:_ 

- Our Christmas services included Carols by Candlelight, a Crib service on Christmas Eve, and midnight and morning Christmas Holy Communion services. All were well attended. 

## **Report on the Proceedings of the PCC** 

The full PCC met 7 times in 2025 with an average attendance level of 81 per cent. The Standing Committee only met to set the PCC Agenda. As no decisions were made by the Standing Committee, minutes of these meetings were not taken. 

Below is a summary of each meeting, where this information has not already been provided elsewhere in this report. 

_**The meeting of 28 January 2025**_ agreed 1) the draft budget for 2025; 2) to upgrade the sound desk computer and purchase a Wi-Fi extender.  Other non-standard items discussed were the vacancy advertisement schedule and arrangements for covering safeguarding. 

_**The meeting of 18 March 2025**_ agreed 1) the purchase of a new Piano; 2) to maintain the size of the PCC under the agreement from the APCM of 2016; 3) a salary increase of 3.6% for the Administrator. Other non-standard items discussed were the costings and funding of wall repairs, and a recent fact-finding visit to Holy Trinity Hurdsfield Church in Macclesfield in relation to new building development on the Old Police Station site. 

_**The meeting of 9 October 2025**_ agreed the following:  1) to approve the Christmas Lights Switch On event and Youth Alpha Group activities for the Safeguarding Dashboard; 2) allow raffles to take place in church subject to the judgment of the Vicar and to raffle tables being situated away from the door. 

_**The meeting of 2 December 2025**_ agreed the following:  1) a full recruitment process for a Parish Administrator; 2) the proposed budget for 2026.  Other non-standard items raised were proposals for altering the current parish and benefice legal structure across the three churches. Rev’d John also informed the PCC he would like to review service patterns in the coming year. Ideally this will be guided by a new Mission Action Plan. However, based on availability of the ministry team, and the fact that The Butterley Churches current service pattern all overlap, the changes may need to happen sooner. 

_**Emergency meeting of Sunday 7th December 2025**_ This was held to revisit the application process for a permanent Parish Administrator.  After discussion the meeting agreed to invite Helen Bridger to apply for the permanent role without wider advertising, subject to a successful application and interview process. 

_The Reverend Helen Bridger PCC Secretary_ 

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## **Financial Review** 

All income and expenditure for All Saints, whether for general or restricted funds, is shown within the Financial Statements. The church's day-to-day activities are reflected within the unrestricted general (Operational Activities) fund, which is principally funded by the generosity in giving by church members. 

_Income_ – Total income for the year, over all the funds, shows a reduction of £49k from the previous year. Most of this reduction relates to a legacy of nearly £21k and several one-off generous gift aided donations totalling £22k from church members having been received in the previous year. 

_Expenditure_ – shows an increase of £16k from the previous year. This relates mainly to costs of repair of a water leak from the tower and initial investigation of some wall cracks in church. The church’s policy of giving 10% of its normal giving from the congregation to outside mission and charities continues, as in previous years. 

The general fund ended the year with a deficit of £5.5k, compared against a budgeted deficit of £4.1k.  The difference relates mainly to the cost of a replacement piano.  Whilst being an additional cost over and above the original budgeted deficit, the new piano will provide the person leading the music within some of our worship services a more reliable instrument to use. 

Whilst being an ever-increasing challenge to achieve over recent years, the church continues to strive towards maintaining a sustainable financial position in which its day-to-day expenditure is fully covered by its income. 

_Funds and Balances_ - Details of the movements on all funds are shown in note 12 of the financial statements. Most of the income into the other funds relates to interest received. Unrestricted "free reserves" amounted to £69k at the end of the year (2024-£89k, 2023-£44k). Within this year's figure is an amount of £36k designated to the Fabric Fund and £1k to the Community Fund. The PCC considers the free reserves held are still adequate for the general operational running of the church. 

The “Property” fund within Unrestricted designated funds is not a “free reserve” as it represents those costs already incurred in previous years in acquiring the former old police station site next to church. The reserves held for the Old Police Station Fund are restricted for the future building project for that site. 

_Jenny Sugden Treasurer_ 

## **Churchwardens Report (including the Annual Fabric Report)** 

We would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all who have given their time throughout the year to maintain the church and church grounds. Outside, the lawns and gardens have been beautifully maintained and inside, the church is spotlessly clean and tidy. Also, thank you to those whose work goes on more behind the scenes, on church administration, finance, preparation for services and refreshments for the many activities that take place throughout the year. And finally, thank you to those who offered and contributed to the Church Profile earlier this year. 

Whilst the church building is generally in a good state of repair, we have undertaken maintenance work on the tower and investigated the crack in the chancel wall. The repair to the tower between the tower and the roof of the nave was completed earlier this year although there is further work to be done on the tower. Inside, the nave wall needs a couple of steel bars inserting across the crack, and we have submitted a Faculty Application for the work to be approved by the DAC. We expect this work to be completed shortly after Christmas. Both repairs are expected to cost in the region of £30,000, however we are pleased to report that we have received grants totaling £7,467.89 for the repairs. 

The more routine electrical, heating and fire alarm installations and equipment have been professionally checked, tested and serviced. Our Quinquennial Inspection will be undertaken early next year. 

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Although there is still much to do, we pray that as a church we might: 

‘ _Run our race with perseverance, setting aside distractions, and keeping our focus on Jesus who leads and perfects our faith.’_ (based on Hebrews 12:1–2) 

_Jim Brookes and Elaine Bestwick Churchwardens_ 

## **Report on the Proceedings of the South East Derbyshire Deanery Synod** 

For 2026 Annual Parochial Church Meetings: Church Representation rules: M5(1)(e) 

The South East Derbyshire Deanery Synod met formally on three occasions in 2025. 

In February we focussed on Deanery Structures with the then Archdeacon, Ven. Karen Hamblin.  We also welcomed Sam Frith, Director of Strategy and Engagement for the Diocese of Derby.  Sam enabled us to realise the great extent of community engagement that was happening in our parishes. 

The June Synod focussed on Spirituality with support from Rev. Cameron Ballard, the Bishop’s Spirituality Advisor.  We also introduced what we aim to be a regular agenda item: representatives sharing ‘Good News’ stories. 

We welcomed Bishop Malcolm to our October Synod to talk about ‘Growing Younger’.  Dawn Knight also spoke about ‘Faith Fostering and Adoption’. 

Deanery chapter has continued to meet during the year focussing on mutual support for our clergy.  The Deanery Leadership Team has also facilitated support for parishes in vacancy. 

Our Deanery Leadership team was strengthened with the appointment of Rev Anne Wilkins as our Assistant Area Dean, providing valuable support to Dawn. 

_Rev’d Dawn Knight, Area Dean Rev’d Anne Wilkins, Assistant Area Dean Brian Parker, Lay Chair_ 

## **Safeguarding** 

Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults remains an important focus within the Ministry at All Saints. To ensure we are complying with recognised guidance, the Trustees (PCC) have adopted the Church of England's safeguarding policy relating to children, young people and vulnerable adults and the appointed Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) has completed the Diocese's training courses in safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults. 

We continue to use the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard to audit our safeguarding practices. All volunteers within the church are recorded on this database. This helps us to review our policies and procedures and ensures that our staff and volunteers have the correct level of training according to the Church of England guidelines. 

The PCC are provided with statistics from the Dashboard at every PCC meeting. Recently we have also introduced an additional report were the PSO provides a general overview of actions being taken within All Saints to reach our nationally set targets, along with a safeguarding topic to keep best practice at the forefront of our minds. 

At the beginning of April 2025, we had a significant number of people that needed to attend Domestic Abuse Awareness training, however as the year progressed decisions were made nationally which removed this as a 

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All Saints Church, Ripley, Derbyshire
Annual Report and Financ181 Statements lor the year ended 31 December 2025
mandatory requirement for anyone in 8 Eroup-helper- role. We realise ih8t this may have come as a relief to
some people. We will still be encouraging'helpers-to consider completingthis. The training is free of charge and
can be accessed in a variety of ways. Ask lanette IOT more (Jetails il you would like to do this.
Anyone holding 8 leadership role within the church must complete the Salegu8rding Leadership Course. This Is
renewed everythreeye8rs. We also constantly reviewthe renewal of DBScertificates for those in relevani church
minisiries.
During the year a small number of concems h8¥e been $h8Ted with Ihe PSO 8ndlor Vicar. vtho have followed
documented guidance and have sought support of the Diocesan Safeguarding Team within Ihe Derby Diocese
Board ol Finan¢e.
During 2025 the PCC have complied with the requirements imposed by the code under section 5A of the
Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measuro 2016.
We would like to thank Jenny Roberts tor all the help and $UPF)Ort she has provided to the church in the role of
PSO lor m8nyyears. Jenny handed over the role toJanette Smeeton in November 2025.
Janette Smeeton
Psrish Safeguarding Officer
Approval
The Annual ReF)ort was approved a meetingof the PCC on 21 April 2026 8nd signed on its behalf by:
The Reverend John Ferguson {Ch8irl
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTOTHE
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL IPCC) OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH RIPLEY
This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 310ecember 2025, set out on
pages 12 to 18, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting
Regulations 20061'the Re8ulations'l and section 145 of the Charities Act 20111'the Att'l
Respectlve responslbllltles of the trustees and the examSner'.
A5 trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements. The PCC consider5 that an audit is not required for this year under the Re8ulations and
section 144121 of the Act, and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responslblllty to..
examine the financial statements under section 145 of the Att.
examine the flnan¢lal statements In accordance with the Church Accountlng Regulatlons 2006
follow the procedures lald down In the General Dlrectlon5 glven by the Charity Commission lunder
section 14515llbl of the Act); and
state whether any particular matters have come to my attentlon.
Basls of Independent examlnerfs report:
My examination was carried out in accordance with General Dirertions glven by the Charlty
Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a
comparison of the financial statements presented wlth those records. It also include5 conslderatlon of
any unusual items or d15closures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the PCC
concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evldence that would be
required in an audit, and consequently no oplnlon Is glven as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fall vlew and the report Is Ilmlted to those matters set out In the statement below.
Independent Examlnerfs ststement:
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
whlch gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any materlal respect, the requlrements;
to keep accountlng records In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the Act: and
to prepare fTnancial statements which accord wlth these a¢counting records and to comply
with the requirements of the Act, a5 also contained in the Church Accountlng Re8ulation5 2006,
have not been met; or
2, to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn to in order to enable a proper understandlng of
the financial statements to be reached.
L White
For and on behalf of
Hub 3 Ltd, Chartered Accountants
Market Place
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Date.. 22 April 2026
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All Saints Church. Ripley. Derbyshire
Annual Report and Fin8ncial Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 December 2025
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Rèstrlcted
Total
2025
Total
2024
Note
Funds
INCOME FROM:
Donotions and legacies
70,886
1,287
72,173
118,402
Charitable activities
12,451
12,451
13.288
Trading activitie5
330
330
618
Investment income
408
9.209
9.617
11,533
other iricome
2,364
2,364
2,430
TOTAL INCOME
86,439
10,496
96,935
146,271
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activitie5.'
Reloting to the work of the church
98,924
98.924
80,375
Mi55ion and charNt(Ible giving
6,940
412
7.352
9.500
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
105,864
412
106.276
89,875
Net le¥pendltur*l / Intome for the ￿ar
119,4251
10,084
19.3411
56,396
Transfers between funds
12
250
12501
Net movement in funds
119.1751
9.834
19.3411
56,396
ReconcllSatlon of funds:
Total funds brought forward at start of the year
315,645
447,819
763.464
707,068
Net movement in funds for the year
119.1751
9.834
19.3411
56.396
Total funds carrled foThvard at end of the year
£296,470
£457,653
£754,123
£763,464
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 14 to 18 form part of these financial statements.
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ALI Saints Church. RipL8y. Derbyshire
Annual Report 8nd Fin8nci81 St8tementsforthe yeor ent1ed 31 December 2025
Balance Sheet at 31 December 2025
2024
TANGI8iE FIXED ASSETS
221494
CLIRREpifAS
[￿bt￿5
7210
8817
535.276
Cash at bank and In haNI
SJIX112
543.693
CREorroRS. fallire witNn one year
knounts owed by us I￿1 deferred I￿ome
NEf CURRENfASSErs
£763.464
Represent•d trr.
Unrestricted- ￿e￿al f¢M
(oj
66215
249.4a)
296h70
457
315.645
447A19
Restrirted fwKts
121cJ
TOTAL HJNDS
£763.464
214Yil 2026 and sw*d its behalf t•r.
The notes ￿ pw A4to 18 form part of these finantial stateTr￿nts.
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All Saints Church. Ripley. Derbyshire
Annual Report and Fin8neial Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025
Notes to the Financial Statements
Ye8r ended 31 December 2025
l Accountlng Pollcles
Basi5 of preparation and assessment of 8oin8 Con￿rn
The financial staternents have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 together with the Statement of
Recommended Piactice for Charities1SORP 201518nd the accounting standaid which is applicable in the UK 8nd Republic
of IrÈland IFRS1021. They have been preparèd on È going contern basis undÈr thÈ historital tost tonvèntion, with items
recognised at cost of tiansaction value5 unless Otherwise stated in the relevant note5 to these financial statement5 and
include all transactions, assets and liabilites for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do noi include the accounis of
Ihurch groups that oive their main 3ffiliation to another body, nor those that are infortnal gathering5 of church metnbers.
The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of All Saints, Ripley constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The Council Members consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Parochial Church Council's ability to
tontinue as a going concern.
Funds
Unrestricted general funds represent the funds of thè church thar arÈ not subject to any rÈstrictions rÈgÈrding their use
and are available lor use, at the discretion of the Parochial Church Council IPCCI, for the general purpose5 of All Saints.
Design2ted fund$ are unrestrittÈd but arÈ 3mounis whith have bÈen put 39ide at the discretion of thÈ PCC.
Restricied funds are funds which are subject to specific conditions imposed by the donors.
Income
Planned givin8, cash offerin8s, don8tions, incom& from fund raising efforts, grants and le88cies are recognised when
received by or on behalf of the PCC.
Tax reioverable under Gift aid 15 recogni5ed when the donations to which it relate5 are reieived.
PCC lees from funerals and weddings are accounted loron a receivable and 'net' ba515, i.e. afterdeduction of that element
of the fees charged which belongs to the Diocese and other elements which are included in the charge on a 'pass through,
nil profil, basis e.g payments io the organist, verger, bell ringers.
rant5 received which are subjeit to pre-condition5 for entitlement and which have not been rnet at the year end, are
included in year end creditors and carried forward Into the followingyear
Bank interest is atcounted for on an accruals basis.
Expenditure
Amount5 given io mission and oiher charitable organi5ations are accounted for when payable.
All expenditure is taken into account on an accruals basis in a£cordan£e with normal accounting principles.
The PCC is not re8lStered foi VAT 8nd expenditure includes VAT where appropriate
Fixed Assets
Consecratèd and benÈficed property is excluded from thÈse accounts by virtue of Settion 1012llal of the Chariries Art 2011
and, therefore, forms no part ol the assets ol the PCC.
OthÈr land and buildings, whith arÈ owned by thÈ PCC. 3rÈ recorded at cost. No dÈprÈci3tion is charged on buildings.
Equipment owned by the PCC and used within the church piemises is depreciated on a straight line b8sis overfive ye8r5.
Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £2,0(￿ or less are written off when the asset is acquired.
Taxatlon
As an excepted cliarity, the PCC is exempi from income and corporation lax to the extent that its income and gains are
applicable to charitable purp05e5 only.
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All Saints Church. Ripley. Derbyshire
Annual Report and Fin8nciaL Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Note
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
2 Donotions and Legacies
Planned giving.
Gift aided
46.185
13,272
46.185
13,272
900
46.623
17,441
900
Gift aid tax recoverable
Othertax effertive planned giving
Non gift aided
Collections at seivices..
3.942
3.942
6.380
Ordinary services
Orher giftslappeals
Leg3cies
Donations
4,159
4,159
5,568
20.802
18,009
1.166
125
1,873
1,873
412
For specified organisations (including gift aid taxl
For Church fabric fund lincluding gift aid iaxl
For Building fund
For Christmas bookmarks and comics
412
625
625
245
320
Refreshments
535
535
663
Flower5
20
250
270
160
70,886
1,287
72,173
118,402
al Includes contributions of £770 received towards cosrs for the vacancy advert and licensing service (refer Note 71.
3 Church t7rtivities
Church Fees for weddin8s and funeral servicos
Outreach aciivities..
2,190
2,190
3,470
Squeals
Open Door
3,514
6,747
12,451
3,514
6,747
12.451
5,809
13,288
al This relates to those fees attributable to All Saints Church. li does not include the ponion of fees from weddingslfunerals
due to the Diocese/vergers/or8anists as these do not form part of the Church's income
4 Artivitiesfor generatingfunds
Use of Church building
330
330
618
330
330
618
5 Incomefrom investments
Interest receivable
408
9,209
9,209
9,617
9.617
11,523
11.533
408
6 Other Incomlng resources
Grants receivable
2.332
2,332
411
Insurarice claim
1,478
541
Miscellaneou5
32
32
2,364
2,364
2,420
31 £2332 was received during the year from Listed Places of Worship Grant scheme. This grant was equivalent to tl)e amount
of VAT incurred on the tower roof leak repair.
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All Saints Church. Ripley. Derbyshire
Annual Report and Fin8nciaL Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restrlrted
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Note
7 Expenditure reloting to the work of the church
Ministry..
Diocesan Common Fund
aergy expenses
Church premises and buildings..
Heat, light and water
Insurance
48,298
331
48,298
331
47,626
449
7,055
3,494
13,993
2,297
2.395
7,055
3,494
13.993
2,297
2,395
7,386
3,185
Tower roof leak repair
Wall clack5 investigatory work
General repairs and maintenance
Church boundary wall- damaee repair
Replacement lights in Church
aeaning and other expenses
Church teaching, w015hip and pastoral care-.
Church services
2,030
1,728
2,467
666
517
517
1,405
515
1,405
515
1.455
Replacement PC for AV desk
Replacement piano
U)ildren's work (Young Church and JAMI
Home group5 and trainin8
Chuich outreach..
1,634
118
1,634
118
119
53
Squeals
Open Door
Baptisms / thanksgivings
pha l Evangelism l Mission
Christmas booklets
735
735
692
174
78
78
102
313
313
320
Support costs..
laries
7,990
797
7,990
797
7,379
551
Siationery, postage. phone and broadband
Photocopier costs
Other off icellT expenditure
Refreshments
618
618
742
892
892
761
143
143
385
Chuichyardyard and garden maintenance
Cl)urch flowers
1,020
339
1,020
339
706
Vacancy advert & licensing service costs
Miscellaneous
1,806
1,652
1,806
1,652
702
Professional fees
240
Governance- Independent examiner's fee
480
450
98,924
98.924
80,375
31 £300 wa5 received during the year towards the vacancy advert cost and £470 wa5 received towards the licensing service
costs. These amounts are included within otl)er Eifts Idoi)ationsl in Note 2 to the accounts.
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All Saints Church. Ripley. Derbyshire
Annual Report and Fin8nciaL Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025
Unrestrirtèd
Funds
Rèstrlctèd
Fund5
Total
2025
Total
2024
8 Mission andcharitable giving
Mission organisaton5
Relief and dev&lopment agencies
Other Christian Organisations
other Organisations
lol
Ibl
1,157
550
5,233
1.157
550
1,389
1,689
6.157
265
253
159
5,486
159
Idl
6,940
412
7,352
9,5(10
al Mlssion organlsations
Sat7UK
1,157
1,157
1.157
1.157
1,389
1,389
bl Relief and development agencies
Links International
Tear Fund Big Quiz night
550
550
1,389
300
1,689
550
550
cl other Chrlstlan Organlsatlons
Betel Derbv
Bisliop of Derby's HaDiest appeal
Care for the Family
Salvation Army Food Bank- Harvest collection
Valley CIDS
2,313
2,313
2,778
607
607
253
253
2,313
5,233
2.313
SA86
2,778
6,157
253
dl Other Groups
Ripley Town Council Mayo¢5 charities
Amber Valley Council M8yor's charities
159
159
134
131
159
159
265
Total
2025
Total
2024
9 Tangible FixedAssets
Actualld&emed cost..
Land and buildings- site of former police station
Office equipment
Plant and machinery
226,494
4,630
2.100
233,224
16.7301
226,494
226,494
4,630
2,100
233.224
16,7301
226,494
Depreciation
Net book value
The site of the former rM)lice station is situated besido All Saints Church, on Mosoley Stroet.
Depreciation is not charged on land and buildings.
10 Amounts due to us andprepuyments
Gift Aid claim
3.149
4,061
7.210
4.196
4,221
Other
8,417
11 Amounts owed by us and deftrred Income
Due to mi55ion and other org8nisations
Other
2,319
3.138
5.136
10,593
2,841
3,882
Grant received towaid5 wall crack repair5 not yet carried out
6,723
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All Saints Church. Ripley. Derbyshire
Annual Report and Fin8nciaL Statements forthe year ended 31 December 2025
Transfers
between
Balance at
fund5 31 Dec 2025
Balance at
l Jan 2025
Income
Expenditure
12 Funds- Movements In year
al General
I Saints, Operarin8AttlVlties
66,215
86,108
1105,8641
113,7921
32,667
bl Designated
Propertv
Fabric- designated element
Community- designated element
226.494
21,783
1,153
249.430
226.494
36,156
1,153
263,803
331
14.042
331
14,042
cl Rèstrlcted
412
636
14121
Fabric- restricted eletnent
728
1,364
Flowers
250
12501
Warm Space Init18tive
Youth
1,830
12,438
432,822
1.830
12,598
441,860
160
Old Police Station projeit
9,038
10,496
447,819
14121
12501
457,651
TOTAL FUNDS
763,464
96,935
1106,2761
754.123
Propertyfund thigfund relateg to additionslextension5 to the land and buildings owned by the church.
F&b￿clu￿ Comprises boih a restricied and a designatèd èlement. Donaiions specifically given towards ihe fabric fund are resiricièd for
this purpose. The de518nated part relates to fund5 set aside by the Pccfor the purpose of financing work to the fabrii of the Ihurth
building or grounds, over and above regular maintenance issues.
Communitylund- exists to provide Èmer8Èncy funding for 8ivin8 support to an individual or family who may find themselves in dire need
of help th3t cannot be provided quickly from other sources.
WarTn Space Initiative thi5 fund was Ireated in re5POll5e to the impact of the 5isnifiiant inirea5e in enerey price5 during 2022, so that
the church could provide a warm space and simple meal for people, especially rhose who may otherwise be struggling io keep warm, to
come and enjoy during the very cold winter weather.
Youth fund- created to finanie the provision of 3 worker dedi13ted to the task of gupporting young people in the Ihurih and comrnunity.
Old Police Station projert spÈtifitÈlly to finantÈ the buildin8 of È nÈw HÈll/cÈntrÈ on the Old Polite Station sitÈ
13 Trt7nsfrrs between Funds
Unrestricted
0￿ratIng
Fabric FuTrd
Adivities Ide5ignated partl
Resliicted
For Flower5
Total
Tower Roof leak repair- costs
Tower Roof leak repair- grant received
Wall cr8ck invesiigatorrf work
Transfer to Fabric Fund approved by the PCC
Transfer to Set off againsi cosi of flowers
13,993
12.3321
2,297
I28,(K￿l
250
113.9931
2,332
12,2971
28,(KK)
250
113,7921
14,042
12501
14 Related Party Trunsartlons
A Inèmber of the PCC ¥vas employed as the church's administraior until their retiremeni during ihe year. Their remuneraiion (inclusive of
ernployer lost51 during the period wa5 £99212024-£7,3781.
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