Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
for
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Feniscowles Immanuel

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH
OF FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
Contents
Rwrt oftheTrustees
Ind8pgndent Exa￿￿ne[S Report
Incom8 and EXpendI￿reA¢Co,J￿t
ststement ol Assets arKI Ltabilrt18s
Notes to the F￿and￿ stat￿￿nIs
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REFERENCE AND ADMINFSTRATIVE DETAIL8
Prln¢lpal addms
Immanuel ParBh Church
Pleasington Long
Blad(burn
BB2 SEW
Corr8spondenc& addres$
Immanuel Parish Chur
The W¢arage
51 Lomond Gardens
8lackbLrn
B82 5BW
Solicitors
NHp'.hen5
Da￿en House
Walker OffKe Parf¢
Walker Rd
8lathbum
B812QE
CharEty staknts
The Parothlal Chui-h Council IPCCI 18 Wi%te*od lh8 Charrty Comm6sion as an ind8P8ndgnt¢harIty, ragistrat￿n
number 1150803.
Feniscowles Immanu81 Church 18 part ofthè Thor*58 of BL¥*bumwithin the Church ol England.
PCC mgmbets who hav8 Served at any fr£￿ 1st January 2025 until the dat8 Ihk8 reportwas app￿ed are..
Ex.Ixficio memb8r8'.
Incumbe.tr. The RevererKI Bryn George Naylor {Chwr)
Assistant Curate". Th& R8ver8nd Sara Marriott
Warden.. Mr P Ert%*.sl& (VIC8 Chair and D8anery Synod Repr6s8ntstNe}
Electsd members:
Mrs M E ￿d(worth Isecretary and Deanery Synod Representstivo, re-eknt&l 11th May 21Y251
Mrs L Moulden (Treasurer, rtrelected 11th May 2tr251
Mrs M Banks (Deanery Synod RepresentatNe. wkcted 11th May 20251
Mr J Duckworth 11￿ M8y 2025}
Mrs J A Marsh Ire-glected I1￿ May 20251
MrA (r￿teCted 11th May 20251
IArs D Enlwislle I￿£1e&￿d 11th May 20251
Mrs J Duckworthciowell Ire-dected 11th May 2025)

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND ￿NAGEmeNT
è Parfsh of F8ni8mJes Immanuel 1$ oartof a united I￿ne￿ togethe.'wth the parish of Fen15diffe St. Francis. Each parlsh
tains115 own PCC and control of Its own finan￿, but thgre is a contsnued wnmrtmant to a journey ofworking mor& ¢bsely
teg•thèr.
At Fen18￿WIes Immanuel the rnernbership of thg PCC C4)nsists of I￿uM￿t Ithe Vicar). Churth Warden and m8mb8rs
&cted by those mwnbers of the congregation who are on the eworal Toll of th8 church. Al those who attend our $6rvic8s I
memb8rs of Ih& cop.gregabon a￿ enctsurag8d to register on Eledo￿l Roll and Stand for election to the PCC at tha Annual
Paro¢hi81 Church Me*.ing IAPCMI. The PCC mem￿r5 are responsib￿ frjrmthng decisions on all matt8rs of general CO￿ern
and importano lo the parish induding d8rAding on how thtr fvnds of th8 PCC are tD be spent The full PCC m8t in person Six
tirr.es during the year with an av&rage 18v¢I of attendatKts of 6￿. There were p.o sKJnifKant tonsactions with PCC Me￿￿er$
or closely related persons.
RÈoruitmentand appointrnerf of new m•mbo
PCC membets •r8 appointsd at the APCM for an ag￿ed nurrber ofyears up to a m*xwnurn of four years. They rnust resign
aftsr their ag￿ed serv￿tr ha5 8xpired,. hOWe￿r. they petrnitted to $tsnd for re•ekntion.
Organlsational structure
a Parochial ch￿￿h CoundT Is by the Chair wtth the day-lo￿aY running ov8*Èn by the Church Warden. During
an Interwnum, th8 Ward&n b8com@s Chaii.
Governing documw)t
The charfty is govemEd by an Act of Parliametrt under. -
the Parr*hial Church Cou￿15 IPower81 Measure 1958 as arnend8d
the Churth Representation Ru18s leontsned in S¢heduk 3 to the Syncdvl Govemmant Measure 1969 a8
amend6dl
OBJECTIVES AND AGfMTIES
Alms and purposas
F&nis¢owles Immanu81 PCC has the re5pon5ibifrty of <yJoperating with the In¢umb8nt. the Reverend Bryn NayltsT, In promoting
within the e¢¢￿sIastical parish the whde mtssi)n of th8 Church.. pastoral: e¥rdngEilStic, soual and e¢umenical.
The Pcc's mis$ion and public benefit statemwt 6 to"s*kto p￿..da awe1￿mIng and attractiv8environrnent, which promotes
Chrlstian faith, thr(￿gh mUlu￿ reSp￿t, care arKI responsibilty, gNirvJ hvjh priotrty tg the spirrtual dgvelopThent of all the
mmunlty.
The PCG Is aL%o speaficalty responsibk fortlw maintenarK2 of Immanvd ChuTth and Church Hall at Fen15c￿88, Bla￿bUM,
Lancashirè.
Objectivos and activilte$
Thè PCC is cotnmÈtted to enabliro as many p8CP￿ as possibl8 to wotship at our thurch ar￿ to b8come part of our parish
community. Our *rvices and worship kxrt latth into through prayer. scthptur8, mw¢ and sacrament.
The PCC havè wnsidered the Charity COmm￿on'5 guidance 0.4 public benefft and the specific guhlance Dn ¢harits"es for Ihg
advallC￿nent of rdigion. We try to en8bl8 all peop￿ to live out th*rfarh as part of ourpaii5h comrnunity through worship and
prayer, ￿earning about the Gospel-. developing of and trust in Jesus,. provision of pastoral care for p8ople living
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OBJECTtVES AND A¢TivrriES (Continu￿1}
Achlevemgnts and perfornian¢o
Icars Re
God has ¢OntinL￿d to giv8 our ¢hurGh family rnuch trj be thar*ful for in 2025. A8 car, be seen in Ihg re8t of this raport we
have continued to bo a plac£ where all ourwekom8 to worship G￿1 and to explo￿ and go daèp8r in theirlwrney of faith.
Togeiher with St Fiancls, we have rem81r￿ cornifed to growStYJ * a church famity. compioting our participauon in the
DIO￿an Renewal Progomme with a cdebratory Mission (rn0￿ details bdowl. ar& Inèviiabl8 challenges as
we seek to do this, n¢t18ast in mairrtaining our buiklings atid manwJirvJ wth limited financial ra$ources. But we irusl.'n God's
goodn8ss and laithfulwss as we participate En Ihe b4￿1￿ing of hls th.urth. here. We do thks not onty for ours$',ve5 d5 we seek
to follow J8sus morts dosely, but also for our communtss as we shatewith thgm the IncrndP)te r￿w5 of GDd'5 transforming
love, as reveala to us In Jes￿ Chri8L
As is required evgry si¥ years, 4here was a oxnplele rer￿al of the e*oral rDII dnd at the end of 2025 thg number of those
on the ro.'I was 52. Those on our elecioral roll are able to vota ot our annual rneeting and are aDle to Stand Lor PCC, but
niem￿rah1p of our churcn 1$ not limit8d to those on roll.. many more ¢am6 through our dwrs and worshipFÉd God u5
over the coursè of the year, for which w& are grateful. ￿ way tor ov8n more to Iotn u5 o¥erthe C￿Ing year.
Ministry and Leadershlp
Rev. Bryn Naylor is tho VrAr ofthe Benekn of Imman￿1. Fenisoy•Aes arnl St Franos. Fenisdrffe. The PCCS of ead)
individual parish have contlnued to follow the pattsm of hokling bi-monthly m88ting$ together, which has foSt9￿d an
incre&sed sen$s ofcornmunity and fellowship betsyeen thelwo thurthes.
We hav& been bles5*1 this y8ar with the an(val of Rev. Sara Mar￿lL who was li￿rts*d as Assistant CuratE in th8 benefi
in Juty. Sara ha$ 8ettte4 In incredibly well and wo have ber￿fitted greaty from her ministry among us. We look fotward to all
that God has in storè for Sara and for our church famity a5 she continues her rninK8terial training here.
We have also been grateful that Stephen Nor¢ross. a rnember af the thurth famity currentty iraining for ministry al
Emmanuel Theolog￿1 College, hos been abkg 10 SW with u5 on pl8￿ment as part of his trainiry. Sandy WofyY$ has
conb.nued to partidpate in Blaejtburn Di0¢ts58's Autnorised Lay MI￿￿ty training, bvhich wll hÉlp him to dsvelop further his
gifts in ministy.
We thank and sre grateful fol all the work done by the many volunteets who gNe freety of their to keep Immanuel a
frlendly, wel(J)ming wotsh pping community 8nd 2 witrEss to God in the parish. In add￿trn to a SJDng PCC. we are also
bl6ssed with the dedicated and hardworknng Ministry ol those who carry out parti(xJLqr roth." Church Warden. Phll Enlwi5tle,'
Deputy Wardèn. Peter Hodkinson.. Parish safeguardi￿ OfF.cef, Joanna Dutkworth-crowell.. Treasur8r. Linda IAouldpn,' PCC
Socretary, Margaret DLthorth.
Wor¥hlp
Everyone (s very welccme at lrnmanu81 and we IvJp8 refiected in ourweekly worship.
Our SUr￿2Y momiry Holy Ccrfnmunion 5eNus at 9.'1Satn airn to ￿ suitable.'or all ages wth hymns, prayers a Bblè
reading and a tslk. The narthex a+ the back of church p￿ridÈ8 Spa￿ with schY* toys and actNitias for those with youno
chiklren. Each week therÈ15 &'Childr8n's Stthl. wlh a thikl-hiendty ryk5sage to the weeks Bible reading, together
with other themed activities for ¢hiklren lo enjoy.
On the settlnd Sunday ofthe monlh the serYKe is an tnfomwj Café Church in the Church H811. A6 wall as members al our
regular ￿gregat￿n, this allracts rn￿berS of ourunifortrAd groaps and young fam lies who might b6 n8rvous aboLrt
bringing ¢hildren to a sèrvi¢e in church. Re￿5hrTEnts are served before and during the service. whith includ&s worship
songs displayed on a large screen. interactNe actmbes and an all-8￿ Bi￿9 talk. We ¢onb"nue to bo gfatsful tD Sandy Woods
for his support arkl involvemer>t in this setViC8.
On the fourth SuThJay of the month. we use the ￿)k Ofcon￿on PTryer IBCPI. whith caters to th0$8 who pr8fer a More
tradrtional $ervl¢e.
Our Thursday evening service is a shorter Hoty CommunK)n 5ervic8 forth05e Unab￿ to gatherwith us on Sunriay momlng¥,
and iD¢ludes a hymn, pfayets, a Bib￿ reading a tslk. Thi% Servi￿ has a number of newcorr*rs. eth￿n0 the

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allethotal g¥idenc& from other churches of a'quvat revNal"_ a sense thalthere ts a growing nun*)erol peopb who aro
exp6dencing a spintuat curiosty aNI headiro to rthurchÈs to out more. We pray for mor8 to come ar￿ loin us.
As well as our regularwethly wotship, we hed a number of additional sèrviw throughLXrt the year. induding a Song8 of
Pr818e worship servir* a￿( a well-attended Memorial Service in Novwnb8r.
At East8r we weie again ac02mpan￿d by our ¢*>nkey. J65us, for a $peLial famity-fNendty Palm Sunday s8nri￿,
atter,ded by all ages end beginniry with a pr¢￿￿)Th to ¢*brch from PleaBiryton GDKCILI). Vi¥ Celebrat￿ Mauno
Thursday togeth8rwith a meal wth friends frcxn St. Francts. We aLso hebj aioint Stations of the Cross servi1￿ at Immanuel
on Good Friday.
A,: Christmas ourjoint carol seThicè was held at I￿.manuel and wa5 atterKJed by a good number of peDP￿, forwhich wè give
thank5 to God. We also Lhank him for 5UCC8$$ful Crfb a￿1 Chryst'ng'.È setwcè on Christmas Eve, which continues lo
eivp very powtive fe8dback from mafiy of Ihe f￿1￿$ who attend. We ￿￿b￿t•d Chri8tnia5 Day wlh a joyful joint 5ervic8
at St. Franci$.
Baptism$ ¢tsnlnu8 to be hdd in main Sunday momirg servKe rathor than belng ￿￿rated separatsty. This gives L'S an
opportunlty to weknme farnilies in(0 the th4.urch as thÈy b￿￿9 th&r children tts ￿ baplised, and tt continues lo be ajoy lo se8
chyrch full ol p8opk8 of all ages as they ¢eknrate thk8 llnportant JrK¥nsnt in th& thikJ's lrfe.
Thgre were 2 weddings at Immanu81 during 2025 arHJ the￿ were 11 funerals. We ￿tInu$ to value occasional offices and
the oppottun"'ty thst they provth to share Gods love alld b.ope wth pw18 at these imry)rtant MI￿toneS of lif8.
We also hekl a joint ¢onfirmalion Servte at SL Francts Church, where f adult and 4 young peop18 from Itrtrnanud raaffiMed
their in JÈSUS and made a pu￿[¢ commilmenl to follow him. They wete by S young Peop￿ frtyn St. Franrys,
alongside others from ourneighbouriThJ parish88 of St. Lukg's Blar*bum and SL Adan's Mlll Hill.
Ml86lon, Evangelr4m and Outreach
As part of our invofvement in Bla¢kbum Dior*se's tliDc8san R8ne•ffil Pmgrarnme. in Septemter we hekj a benefice-WKle
Mission Waekend wilh the th￿￿e Wekome Horr*'_ ￿fiethnS our dewre that all who cotne Into our ¢hur¢he5 should fegl
welcomed and at htsnE. As part of Ihis we hebd a Ciwwnunty Fun Day at S,. Franris Primary School on the Saturday,
offering free actwth'es for youtvjer paopb. a variety of 8talL8 fir¥n ￿.8 local (•rThnunty, live musi, and food ar.d TpfTe5hments.
Desplte bad weather. this was very well attended and provided a grvat opporhtsnity bo'th to ble8s the local c￿n[r.￿nty and
remind F￿pIe that we want to be a church tr all in oJr p8risFe$. We then hekl a special cdebratory on the Sunday
morning, invbting people to come and experierKe the welcom8 that God llffe￿ to all who come home to him. We look foNar£l
to building on the SUC￿6$ ofthk8 Week¢r￿ w 2028.
VV8 have glso held a few other ttvents Wh￿ have fyach8d wt and wel()Jrned members ofour I￿al cunmunty, Induding a
joint st&ts in Their Eyes talant show wttb. st. FraThi$. a Dcg Show. ar¥J a Roas¢ Dinner Lunch.
We are thanklul to b8 ￿lI￿￿ng on our relatiottship with F￿L￿￿leS Primary Sthool. Rev. Bryn ha5 baen invhed into sthod to
mark Remombranc8 Sunday #nd celebrate Christsnas wilh speoal a5s&nblies, and classes have been welc(H￿￿ into
Immanue. to learn mor8 about what the church is and to tr.ink abob1 HaTvesL We Exoled to further d8v&lop th
relatK)nship in 2026.
As Ment￿rned above, vo have continued to W8lcom8 many into thurch who have beèn taking irr.portant Steps in theirjoumey
of faith-familie5 br.ngiThJ their children to be baptised, aduhs yourvj cwiry for confimation and publi¢ly
commltting to folbwing Jesu5. Wg oyer p￿paratIOn sessiops for ￿ptiSM anti conf..mation carKlidates, PfoVK(iDg an irnwjrtant
opwrtunity to help them leam more ab￿t the Christian f8ith. We hav8 also Éepn rnany fa¢e5 who hav& wme to church
ba¢ause they 8re 8eaT(hiru for something rnore.-n lrfe, for￿th we praise Gsd. To those exploring faith and wants.ng lo
deepen their di5ciple8hip, we hav8 run the dloc8san Ler.t ¢our5e and have twi￿ off8red the Hope Explored wursg.
Throughout tt)e yearour quality parish Maga￿ne was publi$W and d￿trfi)lrted bi4nonthly a[1D￿ng for iul:. colour
photographs of all aspects of our church life to bÈ hvJhlight8d. The magaine i(ee￿ parishioners infoifned of the import8nt
matter$ and n8ws about ourchureh and par￿h life. It also provides a fvrtrTrer way olstaySThJ Con￿Ct￿ wnh pari$hionets.
delivered to a ne￿Ork of peop￿ within and beyond the paiish is availabfe in chur(*.

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WE publish the tnost ThTWrtant and latest news on the page of ourwebsite at imm8nu&lthurchfgnis¢owles.org. which
¢ontains both up to date infotmation about Qui parish ar.d an archNe and history of all things Immanu81. We k88p ourA
Church Near You pag8 updated with detsils ol servi￿$ aNJ events. We aL*o make use of our Fa￿b¢m)k page to reach out to
those in our o)rnmunity, advartssir@ upcoming and evets and sharing adverts with IvAI Facetx)ok groups.
Once again, joint Chriskna5 and East8r gra8ts.Ig c8rd8 containing information about both St Francis and Immanuel seasonal
services were distributed to all homes in the parish. These not only l$t FétspK8 kntsw about 8erwc8 times, tt also prpvid88 8
ncrets way for u8 to conn￿1 wth peop￿ who m*Jht n￿r have wal+(ed into our chunh. TO tsrt6ur8 that all thè cards werè
distributed to every h￿ne in both pari$he8 we asked a l¢xal c(w)arry lo deliver tk4n.
Our PCC eontInU￿ its coMmitr￿nt to donats from rf5 cuwrent bLhlg8tto charrkNe gr￿1￿j on b8haff Dfthe church. 202S saw
Immanu61 support Blackbum Foodbank, Thè ChlkJr8n's Soa8ty, ChrBti8n8 Againsl Pov8rty and ￿raI￿a Bible Tr8ns12tDf5.
Safeguariling
Th8 PCC has complied with the duty U￿￿rseCth0n S ofthe Safeg￿ard1ry C￿rgY Th"vApfine measu￿ 2016 (duly lo
compty with the HoJse of &shops' gumlance on safeguaroing thib'ren and vulnerabk adults).
Our Parish Safeguar¢ ng Offi￿[ {PSOI 15 Joanna [hJGkwort￿Cr0wOII. who has the respor￿1b1lity of working with thg Vicar
Impkmgnt our Safeguarding PoliGy ajxl the Char¢h ol Eryland s safeguarding giKlancA. This indude5 8nsuriry r6cess8ry
training is up tts date ancl appropriate DBS thecks havè t*an oonè. We tnank Joanna for undertaking this vital role in th8 life
of our (*urch. Cont8d details lor the PSO are visiNe in Church atKI on first page of th8 web5Tte, along with our procedure
for dgaling safeguotding Ixn￿rn$ and al*ations.
There w8r8 no safegu8rdin9 u>nr£ms, ajkgations. or inck￿ts in 2tr25.
Deanory Synod
Thr8e m&mb8rs of the PCC sfL on the Dear.ery Synod. This prO￿dèS PCC wTth aft itrwrtant link between the parish and
the wider structures of the church. Blackbun wtth Datwen De8Aery appoinred Rev. Rel)e¢ca Floberts as the newArea Dean
ID 2025, and Rev. &ryn wa5 appointe(S a5 A￿Stsr.tArea tkan.
The Chuych and Hall
The church and ths hall are both inuedibly cAd buildiws and continue to require monoy spent on T8pairs to k8ep them
service8blè. How8v8r, ther8 are never suffi¢>enl fu￿ts availab￿ to alk)w a raft of unprov￿nts to be carHed out.
Durlng the year, the PCC applBd for a facuty to uThI8rt8ke th8 reroofing and refu.pbishment of tle disabled and oyty loilèt at
Church. following a diagnosis of dry rot Theo was a muth (fialiyJJe between the Dio(Esan AdM80ry Committee and the
PCC regarding the best way to remedlale the roof. which eventualty tBSb1l￿j in the granting of th& faujlty trj undertake the
work. By the 8nd ofthe year the r.ew l￿f had been Ca)mpU￿ and thÈre is a ￿￿1 to dry outthe interior prior to
Undertaki￿ Ih8 intemal refit, for whith we are s8ekiThJ granLs.
A8 the ancient bDiler in Churth does notworK we ate reliant OTr the gas bbw heaters tr> waryn the buildlng. ano we are due a
visit from a professional ad￿Sort0 look at haw W￿U￿ be iEst to tnove fotwaT¥J with a better more 8ffieient aNJ cosl*ffectiv
heating solubon.
TIE Hall also has wotks that need to be carried out but a lack of fJnds tyearo priority must te gNen to the m05t urgent.
whiL8t agaln w8 consider approaching giant maki479 bodies for aSs￿￿T￿e.
During the week. the Hall was used by the Deaf Hub ar￿ L￿￿ & lQd(ing out of sthool dub during tha day. In the evèning, it
was used by Ihe Uniforrned Organ￿￿.￿ of Squirr&￿, Beavers, Brownies. Cubs, SCOU￿ and Gdides.
Pastoral Car•
Those in our parish who are unabk to 8tt8ThI churth dueto wckness orago and a￿ in on8 of tIE local c8re hom8S G4n
obtain Communion during Bryn's ¥is¢t t￿rat0.

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FINANCLAL REVIEW
Total receipts on unrestiicted funds We￿ £90.976 of whi¢h. £nil was frorn a Legacy. E39J95 was giving through the Parish
Giviro Scb,eme and bankers orders. and a fvrther £7A88 was from Gfft inrJ)m8 tsx redaim. R8&tricted donatiors of £220
were .weived and spent. The church hall and cottage provtded a inugased gros8 incorne of £30.173. Th8 planned glving
through Lie parish giving scheme and bankerfs ord8ts incr8as8d 51vJhUy compar81 to 2024.
Total inGornè. èxdudlng Lagaoes but irKduding tax r•(xM￿, in¢rtsasad by XI.￿ o)mpaT8d Last year. £125.850 was
spent frorn unre5tii¢ted funds to provije the ChrEtian mlni$try from Fenis¢owtes Inynanud Church, Indudlng the contribution
to the d￿ceS3n parish Sharè and hrgely provxles the stipeThth hoJ8ing for t￿ clergy. Th8 Sum that the church8s in the
d88n8ry must find is shar8d beLwe8n churches accorriing to a formula that ba58d on a kead count of the ¢ongrgg9￿Ons
ar.d soao-economic factor.
The Net rpsultf¢x tre year was a (lefKrt of r￿Ipts OVerpay￿￿ts Of£34.￿4 on unr8Strfcted funds.
Adding bank aNI deposit balan￿ bro￿3ht forwa￿ at the beginning of the year, the cash balances carrp&J forw8rd at 31st
De￿mber on unre8tri¢ted funds totalled £36.967. of whi¢h £5.1YX) ha$ b8en 88t asid8 to cover repairs requir8d 85 a result ol
th& Quirqugnni81 in¥pe¢tion to lh8 thurth.
Restrict8d funds are 8PPti8d to the purpose rt was rai5aJ for a5 soJn as possib￿. As at the y8ar4nd £1681 was he￿ in cash
in thè Ishetwood Fund.
The ISherWr￿ ErKdowrnent fund relates to 1,996 Shaw in th8 churth InveSt￿nt Fund with The BLKkburn Thcthsèn Board
ol Finano Umited pur¢*ased in April 19Y4 at 125.2S pen￿ pe.. share. The Parochial Churth Counril can only utiliz8 fh
divid&nd8 and interest of this fund for repwr5 reneYd& to the thurth buihlirvJ. The value of these 8t the 31.12.2025 wa8
£44,308.
Reserves poll¢y
It PCC policy to try to matntain a baL2n¢e on unrestricted funds w4hi¢h 4tsat8s trj at least six months unrestricted &xp&rled
paymnts. Thi$ is 8quivaient to £35,(KX). It ts hdd to smoo-h out fluctU8tions (n cash and to meèt emergencies. The cash
balsnce of £36,967 hebj on unrestrict*J lindudiry designated) fuods a: the year gnd. The b31anc8 of £1,681 in the IshewDod
restrlcted furKI Is retained towa￿$ me¢ing the cost of Church ptorerty repairs.
Inve$fment pdicy and oble¢lives
A conservative but a¢Nuing inVes￿nt 15 mainta-.ned by Ihe Parochigl Church Counul. Inv8stments are held St Tha
Blad(burn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited. a ￿giSte￿￿ charty, and UK registered and regulated financial inststulions on
b8haW of the Parochial Church Coun¢S1. All olher funds aro hdd with in$tltsJts"oTts covèr8d by Finanthal SerV￿e8
C(¥npensation S¢heme.
ThB rewrt was approved by the board of n￿berS on 18 March 2026 and were wgned on by..
Rev. Bryn G N
lor- Chairperson
Mr P EnlWiStle- Churc* Wardtrn
Mr8 L Moulden- Treasurer

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH
OF FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL
I report on the financial ststements for the year ende¢J 31 2025 Set cxrt on pag8 8 to 11.
R&s￿etty¥ reSpon￿bilItieS of tru8tee6 and examlngr
The Charty's trusteos are rsspor.5ibl8 for the preparation of1h8 accounls. Tr,e charity's trustees c¢nsidor that an sudit 18 not
required for this year unrser se¢tttsn 144121 of the CharitEs Act 2011 lthe 2011 Actl and tr.at an i￿pendent examinafjon kg
requir8d.
It Is my rtrsponsibility to..
eX￿ine the auount5 under se¢bon 145 ofth8 2C11 Ae..
to followthe procedures laid down In the Go￿ra1 LThre£thon5 gNen bythe Charty Commi8siDn u￿￿rSeGl{on 1451Sllbl
of th& 2011 Act,. and
(o state whetherparticuiar matters have (xyngtrj my attentK)n.
Ba818 of Independent g¥amlnerf$ rnport
My examination wa5 carr￿￿ ￿ in awordance wrth the genwal Ditsct¥)n5 giv8n by the Charity Cimmi$si¢n. An examination
Indudes s review of the attounting Trcords kept by the charvy and a (x>mparison of the accounts p￿￿nted wth. those records.
It also includes considoratson of any unusuar items Dr disdosures in the acrounts, and seeking explanations from you as
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedur89 Unde￿￿en do not provNYe all the evidence that would be r8quir8d in
8n oudil and ¢onsequentty no opin",on 15 given a5 towhelhertr￿ ar£ounis present a'true arKI fair and Iho rèport 15 limited
to those mattws set out In th& statement bdLW4.
Ind8P8nd8nt examIne￿8 statemènt
In thf rour5e of my exarn1nat[¢￿, no matter has I￿]re to my attention:.
which gw88 m8 r8a8onabk ¢ause to b￿￿ve lJ)aL in m8t8rial W the requirements..
to k88p ac￿untsng records in accordan￿ wilh 13) of th8 2011 Art and
to pffpare accounts which accord with the accDunting re(a)ffls and corrply wth Ihe accountiry r8quir&ngnts ol
the 2011 Act
hav8 not ￿en met; or
to whlch. in my opinion, attention shouhl bedrawn in 0rdert0￿ab￿ a proFer uThIerSts￿1Ing ofthe accounts to be leached.
£l,-F T.
Mithael Richard Tumer ACA
Streets Turner (Prestonl Limited
9 Victoria Fioad
Fulwood
PrestDn
8ND

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH
OF FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
Tctlal
Fund8
2024
Total
Funds
Un￿tr7ded Restric￿￿ End0￿1￿nt
Funds
Fu
Funds
INCOkqE
Incoming rèsour￿ from donorn
Planned glving
Collections and other gmng
Income t8x racover
VAT Ecovar8d
13,648
16.5
13,848
16,5
7.4E8
17.192
7,668
6,200
220
220
Othervoluntary In¢omln9 wour¢¢$
Donation5
Lggaci65
Fund ralslng ev￿t5
9.151
9.151
1.290
34,500
2,￿5
1.928
1,928
11.079
Income from inv•slm8nts
Interest on deposits
Divhlands
28
1,282
29
1,282
257
1,262
Income from chaiitable and anclllary gfvin9
Sale of the magazina
Magazine adverts
Use of churth centre atyj car parf(
Other fees
Grants
390
440
30.1rJ
6.261
390
440
30,173
6,261
4,900
324
550
28.080
4,825
42.164
42,164
33,779
TOTAL INCOME
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH
OF FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (contlnued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
Totsl
Funds
2024
fotsl
Fund$
UnTethded Restrithd Endowrnent
Fur¥
Funds
Fund5
EXPENDITURE
Grants
Home church charit
Oversaas mission and relief èJ8rri85
1.680
1,845
1,680
1,845
1.285
1,410
3,525
3,525
2,695
Activttle¥ dlrecty relatlng totho work of
the Chur¢h
Parish sharè
Asssigned fees
Parochial Hall wnning expèn
Church running expens8S
C￿rgY exp&nsès
Cost of 8eNi¢e8
PriTrb"ng and rnagazine
maintenan￿ of buildings
C￿aNing of churth centre
Sunday School prizgs
44.760
2.380
10.873
17.099
4.171
44,760
2,380
10,873
17,099
4,171
2.165
2.151
36,246
41,339
1,170
12,134
8,914
3,756
2,409
2,573
27,778
2,850
2,151
36.246
122,025
220
122.245
102,923
Church
adrninistrdtion
Accountants f085
Legal f?85
Letting agent fees
Sundry
management
300
TOTAL EXPENDfwRE
125.850
220
126,070
105,918
Net lncomlngll0￿go1￿gj resources
{34￿74)
1.310
133,5641
18771
Total funds brought forward
72,291
2.871
75,162
76,039
TOTAL FUNDS CARF￿ED FORWARD
37,417
4,181
41,598
75,162
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FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
2025
Total
Funds
20Z4
Tot41
Funds
Unre51rictad Restrthd Endownwnt
FurTrds
Fund5
Funds
FIXED AsseTS
Fixture¥ and fitdngs
450
4SO
450
450
CURRWA8SETS
Monotary a¥$ets
Bank current a￿OUnt
Bank ceposit accounts
othgr as8gt8
15herwood Endowrnant ShaT8S
36,951
16
36,951
1.697
71,825
387
1,681
2,S(K)
4.1B1
41.148
74.712
TOTAL NET ASSETS
75.182
FUNDS
Unr8StrK18d fvnrls
Re5triGled funds
Endowment fun(65
37,417
72,291
4.181
2,871
TOTAL FUNDS
The accounts were approved by ts board oFtru5tees on 16 March 2026 and were ggnad on it's behaff by..
Rev. Bryn G Naylar
Chairperson
Mr P EnknsUe- Church Warden
Mrs L M￿lden - Trea$urer
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FENISCOWLES IMMANUEL PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025
During the yèar Ihe Parochia Church CrAJnGI paid £47.140 12024- £42,509) to The Blad(burn
DI0￿SaN Board of Finan￿ Lrntted, a".eg￿tereQ cha*. Thi5 cOnSt￿led the 'Pari5h Share. which
is set by The Blackbjm th.0￿san Boarij of Finance Lwnrted. who Lrtilise this I￿￿1n9 to pay the
stipends of vicars olthe BlaEkburn dKKe5an and 5UPPOrt the teaching of the Church ol England faith.
The Bl8d(burn txocesan Board of FJnanc8 atso holdstha Parochial Church Council's deposit
accounts 8nd shar8 inv8Stm8nts on its behalr.
Funds
The unr8Stricled fiJrKI B ￿k1 to o)var 8ix month$ ol tha Parochial Church Council'$ gxpected
exp9nd￿re.
Th& r8Strict8tJ fvnd ts applied to th¢ pu¥p058 itwas T¥l*J for45 500n as PDS5i)la.
The Isherwood Endowment relate5 to 1.￿ Shares in the Ch￿rth Investment Fund with The
BL2thbum DiorEsan B¢ard ol Finan￿ kn'mtted pJrd)ased in April 1g94 at 12S.2S wn¢8 per share.
As *¥ 34 DecEmb8r 2025 th8 setling prK* was 2.219A3 rÉne£ per share12024- 2,312.271 penc
r 8harg1 giving a totsl valuè of É44,30812024- £46.1531. The Parochial Crurch Council can only
ulilvze the dN,de￿I$ and intewt of Ltyi8 lor r8pair8 and r8newaL8 to thg thurch building.
Flx¢d Assèts
Fixtures &
Frttings
COST
As at 1 January 2025
AdditK)ns
As at 31 De(￿ber2025
450
450
DEPRECIATION
As at 1 January 2025 and
31 De¢ember 2025
Net Book Valu
AS at 31 De￿mber 2025
450
A5 at 31 De(xmber 2024
450
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