The Parish Church of
st Philip the Apostle, Birchencliffe
Charity Number 1150600
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Annual Report 2025
Prepared for the Annual Parochial
Church Meeting
Sunday 19th April 2026

7 Annual r•port of the PC¢ for th• Y•ar End￿ 31 Docomb•r 2028
St Philip's Church is situated on Halrfax Road, Birchendiffe. HuddersfEld, St Phillp's
part of the United BenefKe of St Cuthbert Birkby and St Phillp the Aposd8,
Birchendiffe (though this is likely to change in 2026 assuming the dosure of St
Cuthberts) in the Deanery of Huddersfthj and the Di¢x¢se of Leeds within the Church
of England.
The Paroch5al Church Council (PCC) is a charity exc8Ptsd from registratton wlth th8
Charfty Commi68ion. (In 2013 St Phulps PCC became 8 rnglstered Charity- number
1150600)
PCC members who have semd since the last APCM are: _
Prfest
Rev'd Joanne Hu6tWiGk
Untll Sept•mb&r 2025
Curat•
Churchwardens
Treasurer
R6Vd Ruth 8rad
Mrs Ann Dyson
' MT Chris Jones
Frorn 2020 untsl March 2025
from 2022
Deanery Synod
R•presentatlv8s
Alison Lobb
Ruth Brooks
J¢s$ Fort
Jess Fort
Michael Smrth
Chris Jones
Mavis Smith
Kathryn Sutdiffe
Andre 8rooks
Ruth Brook$
K8ren Haoh
Paul Triner
El•ctsd In 2023
Elected in 2023
Elected in 2024
trom 2023
from 2023
from 2023
from 2024
from 2024
from 2025
from 2025
from 2025
frorn 2025
Electèd Mgmbers
8tructur•. Govemanc• and M•nagoment
Members of the PCC are either ex Offic￿ or elected by the Annual Parochial Church
Meeting (APCM) In accordance wtth tho Church Repre$ontatlon Rules. All church
attendees are en￿uraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to
the PCC.
ObJectlvo8 and Actlvltl••
The PCC of St Phlllp's ha5 the reSpon￿bI￿Y ￿ Cl￿peratIng wlth the Church Warden,
Mrs Ann Dyson, and wrth the Incumbent, Rev'd Joanne Husfvlick, (up to September
2025) in promoting in the ecdesiastical parish, the whole mi8sion of the Church,
pastoral, evangellstic, S(￿81 and ecumenical. It also has rnaintenance responslbllllles
for the church building and St PhHip's Communty Centre.
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Commltto09
The Standing Commrtte8- This is the only committ88 required by IAW. It has the powèr
to transact the buslness of the PCC belween its meetings subpct to any directiona
glven by tho PCC. Thls Is mad8 up of tho Committ88 Chair. chu￿ wa￿on, Treasurèr
and Secretary
The PCC also *)p8rat•s through th• folk)wng subgroups which meet in addrtk>n to
PCC m•etings:
Fundraising Gryjup
Cornmunty Centr8 M8nag8ment
Worshlp Planning Group
8uilding Group
Church Attgndanc•
Average Sunday attendance Adults..
Avorage nurnber of children at AJI Age Worship Senrfice.. 4
Average Midweek attendance.. 4
Baptl3ms.' 6
Thanksglving-. o
Weddings.. 1
Funerals.. 5 in church
Electoral Roll
EIOGtoral Roll Infonimtlon
March
2026
2026
Number resident within the parf6h
33
Number ￿sIdent outside the parish
18
17
54
50
R•vlgw of tho Year to l>•c•mber 2026
The PCC ha$ met 7 times during the year, with 2 Extra Meetings as mentioned below.
Th• PCC operate$ through a serie8 01 $ulKommrttees {listed above) each of which
report back to full PCC meetings. In additirm to the finance and ggngrsl business of
the PCC, the following topics have been discussed..
1. We adopted the safeguanling policy 8tatsment 'Prornoting a Safer Church.
(House of Bishops 2017) at the PCC Meeting in June 2025. and this is reviewed
annually. The ststement confirns that all people who work in the Church agree to
abide by the Fx)lio88, r8commendats.ons and guidelines established ty the
Church.
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2. Re¥/d Ruth was licensed at St John's Church, Birkby and Woodhouse - everyone
was s¢xry to seé her finish her time at St Philip's but wished her wdl in her new
role.
3. An Extra PCC meetlng wa$ held in March to Adopt the Accounts ready for the
APCM
There was a Complete Revision of our Electoral Roll prior to our APCM.
Our APCM was held in the C¢Thmunrty Centre on April 6th 2025. following the
Sunday Service.
6. In July we had a Vlsilatlon from A￿hdeacon Bill Braviner.
7. In August we had a Di$￿$s1On re the Draft Proposal for the Dissolution of a
Parish and Closure of a Parish Benefic8 of St Cuthberts Church, Birkby and St
Philip's Church. Birchendrfle
8. At our August PCC Chris Jones agreed to take on the Th￿e of Health and Safety
Officer for St Philip's
g. A further PCC Meeting was held on 2151 october with Archdeacon Bill
Bravln•r and Rural Dean Rev'd Rachel Firth to update us on what happen$ now
Rev'd Joanne ha8 retired.
10. Building Work - there was a PCC Resolutton on the 28th of Novèmber that we
agmd to the 1•t Phase ofw¢Jrk to bo carri•d out as recommended in tho 2023
Quinquennial Inspection Report. This is to repoint the East end of church and
repaird to the Nave roof and Tcwer roof. This work is to be undertaken by
Handley 8uilders Group Lld. We are very grateful to Paul Trinerfor all hi&
contlnu•d tlm• and ￿ wlth th• 8ulldlng Wo
Flnanchl rnvl•w
Total receipts on ordinary unrestrkted funds were £30,635 and are detailed in the
flnancial statements. In addNk)n ￿CeIpts on restrfcted fabric funds wère £620 and
£10,833 of general funds were designated for fabric purposes. Recèipts rela￿Tra to
Re5tri¢ted Comrnunfty Centre funds were £47,077.
£30,868 was spent to provide the Chrfstlan mlnFStry from St Philip's Church,
including 41 % of our contnbutron to the Diocysan Parish Share}, which largely
prowdes tlie stipends and housing for the dergy. The sum that churches in the
Diocese have to find 1$ sha￿4 acC￿rding to a fomula that takes account of the size
of congregations and in￿rne received by PCCS.
All fabric related expenditure was booked to the general fund as the policy of bublding
up f•briG fund• to m••t lorthcomlno expondlturo was continuad.
£40,140 was expended on running the Community Centre.
The nèt rèsult for the y•ar wa8 a 8urplu• of receipts ov8r p8ym8nt8 of £17.807.
A more detalled revlew of the PCC'S finances 1$ conlalned In tho Trnasurerfg report.
Ro8•rvo8 Pollcy
A total of £63,331 Is hdd in the Fabrlc Fund, indusiv• of the Unlt shareholdlng
valuation, of this £6,866 are Yestricted" fund$. This is held to help fund
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Improvementslrepair3 to the ChurGh's fabric and are particularty important foll*)wlng
the weather-relat8d d8m8ae cau8ed earliar in 2021.
The balance of £26,514 in the Communty Centre Fund relates largely to the 'sinking
fund, (£26,168) whiGh 18 being hdd to fund future rnaior repairs to the Communty
Centr•, In 2025 £2,000 was transferred across lo the Slnklng fund, refledng the
amount of available Communty centre funds. Th8 PCC has agr88d that wh8re
possible 10% of annual Communtty Centre Income will be placed into this fund in
future years. £1,181 (rf the overall amounl is SFwJfically for use in maintaining the
Comrnunity Dafibrillator.
Th8 balan￿ of £2.362 in the Barfow Bequest Fund 18 held to help fund both the
maintenance of the Church graveyardlgrounds and the equipment required for any
8uch maint•nance.
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Indopendont Examinorfs R•port to tho Parochlal Church Council of
St PhllSp's Church. Blrchencllffo
I report on the arytmmts of the St Phllp's ch￿Ch for the year endgd
3111 Decetrl)w 2025
R￿p￿SIbIlItI•• WKI bui• of r•port
A8 the charlty trustees of the Tnmt you are reswnslble for the preparat1￿ of tha
ac¢ounts In accordano wilh tho twromonts of the Chankn'e8 A¢t 2011 ('tho Ad).
I report in resFeCt of my Éxxfflin8bon of th• Tru8f• aeccwnts carri￿1 oirt under
tioft 145 01 the 2011 Ad aTrJ *) caryln9 Out my examination I have folltrwed all
the applkablg DIr￿￿On3 gNen by th• Chjrlty ConYnis51(m under le￿lOn 145(5Xb)
oftheArt
Indty•ndont •x*nln•rf• •tat•m•nt
I have compleled rrry examlnatlon. I connm that no matertal matt8rs hwe Con￿ to
my attention in Conr￿lan with the examlnakn giving me cause to beli6ve that in
any matwial rwct
1. Tho accwnting r8eud8 not k•pt in rew)ed irfthe Trust a• rnqulred
8•Ction 130 of the Act, (Y
2. Th• 4￿cuntI do not acu>rd those rwd•.
I have no C*Jncem6 arKI havè ctmne across no other motter8 in ¢onneclion wilh th•
examinallon to whK* attention ahoukl be drawn n th1$ report in order to wRble
proper understsndirtrJ ol th8 a(￿11)ts to be reach&l.
Christopher Arckl
Address.. 68 Ythv Tr￿ Road
Birchendlffe
Huddersfield
HD2 3QR
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the y•ar W￿ing 31*t 0•c•mb•r 2025
IDTAL
TDT*I
*ECÈIPY8
4.7Jl
4,951
2Y,147
fJ.101
12.411
¥(¢)
7.111
4Q,Ji4
PAVMEKrs
IJAbJ
73,r
4P.1
4•,347
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ending 31st December 2025
8tal•m•nt of Assèts and Llabllltles
OT
hu
nl
¢ash Funds
P4rtk Cyrn￿l A¢crwrt
9.069
14.94
346.21
3,217
12.847.08
CB&h In
D8po8M FuTrJ$
43MIO
75.283
60.493
Olh*r 4on•tsry*•••ts
Communty Cémre Rec•fv8bl•
p￿t￿rIer Ineamo
Glft Avj R￿0V￿rabl•
371
371
Invfjiim•rtt lund shams •1 MI￿¢1vI￿*
A•8•ts f•taln•rt for Chyroh U8•
Ll#bll￿•#
Partsh Sh8ro- Shortl￿1 Y
commu￿ CFntre Clg4nln9. UnlrNtt6*d *•rh1rf2V
¢DtllmurMty Centrè Leaf Cle8rBTh*. Ljninvwd 9t￿0 012025
El•ctyldty.LtnlnYoked ai the end of2025
GaS.ur￿￿¥C9d Ftvj 012026
19J33
19.833
17.923
Bn
372
75
879
474
1.47t
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F￿￿kFUNd
IOA33
102
35,113
lo￿35
45,388
FabrkFwN
6245
40,140
C¢nhSkn￿Svj
.170
997
26.767
33.3
whith FWS•d £&)3, %thtslthJnatry￿ trl8f4w £317 *we th T￿8￿J.
8ddthh woceqds Tèa Dortss, ￿￿w*h5o% ¢4 frcffloVvfurwJ4*k4 •¥•nts h•s aknbe
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fun¢J ￿11 D•m]￿rat In Ih•ii&Yi¢>xty•oly•w8.
Th• e•rlwBequQ￿0)ns*[1OlDJTrd0I0￿I0 the pccm￿yYOwSJJwj and dg8WatsO PCC tru8e8pé¢￿Y
m8inthinlng the C¥v4yd.
W• 1Tr4¢8vwto ask1• IO%rlCt¥nrrrtmtr Certte I1￿8t0 hJTrf from**&* major r•pgks
•nd rerffjwab to tho centre ￿ bo £2.c￿ was 2D25 foknw*vJ a ol Whef
BawA¢ 1*JthI 25
ExpendfurB
143
3A40
145
3,484
diy ai 31112rJ)25arE
afft Furvj.. 2.01 Chwth(rfEryl•wJ F￿￿
Furnl.. 154.96 UrAt6 i)th• C8FCMW(*ofe*￿ F￿0
11112f20knz £22.19B3

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