The Parish Church of St James the Great Haydock
Registered Charity 1153937
Annual Report 2025
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ugh 01 st Helens. It18 part (rttr￿ of Lfverpool wllhln the Church of Eng￿nd.
169 Church Road
Haydock
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FatherJthn Tay
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PCC 8•cr•tsry tyorothy Srnlth
GIftAld 8•cr•tary Dorothy Smith
Blll Haydod(
Sylvla Tumer
Hazel Groom Holl
Jth Groom Ho1118
Janet Dathr
Irene Jon
Rha Brogan
Paul Hooton
Phil Peplow
Blll Ws**ll
Jackie Cutler
Jim Robb
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Day to day Many￿ exwased by thè Ir￿￿)ert, ts Royare￿I Fr Mlch•81
via ts Vicarage. aj ab(Ne, 01942 727956.
Th• Parothlal Chwth c￿¥￿1 18 g ty th• Chwch of England.
membw8 is 8et In Itw Clwjrth Rule& Thè ele¢￿1 members of the
Council normally for a pernd ofthree yearn, the teffns of office 8taggered over a
three-yoar cyde to ernure &*ninintrAtfv• cortwwty. All (*wxch members arn encouraged to
rogthr on ts El•thral Roll WKI lo tsKI for to tho C￿[1.
CourKil bel*￿ Its meetiry. 8Utwrt to any dirediorn gi￿ ty the Coun(al urKler the
Churth R•pre8entth R￿. tt8 mwnbern are tho Incumtwrt tho Churchwardwm. the
Se• arxl the Treasurer. Tr VKfrChwMwld akn bo a memter if that office were nol
held by one of the ￿rdens.
the Council whilst takiy an 0veThI￿ of ￿￿j ￿ I88￿s re*1 to the finances of
Council and the maintenanc4 of all buildi￿5 aquik¥nwrt for it 18 respwsU8. It
repNts to, and makes re￿mm￿Klath to, the SlarKling Committ08 and the Council, 88
apwowiate. Its Mam1￿ are the Churchwardens. Treasurer and four
(Chair). Phil P* aThJ one vac•

acwdiw to the dodrines and wactK*S ofthe of E￿J*KI. ￿ PCC has the
respornibilty of cNpw*Tng the Incumbent in pronotirvJ witr#n the erxle8iasti￿l parish
has 18$p￿sitI1￿eS rel*ry to Parnh Chwth: the Chw¢hywd' the Pari8h
Room arKI lfjtchen ar¥wl to the Churth: Si J￿01. Pari8h C￿, C￿rth Road,
HaydocK and ts Curats'8 H(￿ (amr*1ot to tenants) at 27 Homes￿ Avorw,
and tho ma￿rtenanCe ofthe fatvic ofthoge txik*ry IYA alw to Corn￿•an￿ with all
relevant legl8lalion and the du¢ie8 of tl* imw*ed. ￿ FlaMvvJ Its acby￿e6 for
the year the PCC gav8 to the Charity C(xnm188ion's widanco on wblic
religion. Th• a(fvancem•rt of rnligion 18 of il•eifa dwltth Kxwpow rwnlzad a8 boirvJ of
wbllc b•rffjfft within ts rnwmry ofthe c￿ACt 2rTh. Thè PCC &llrwr& ts
understanding that am ts respwbilities are exen*d ncrt 8irnply a gatrwed

We have a stron8 b04fy of Churcknrdens and KG an4 as a resurt a very well-
organlsed Churth Ilfe. a healthy set of flnaKe4 a welknialntsined t￿lIdIng wPbxe or4going
maintenano and dwelopment needs are kn(r•m and proartivety catered for. Al this contlnues to be
done by a har&*vrking and vl8llant Churchwardens," the Fabrk & Committee and our
8roup. workln8on the bulldl
202>26 has l)een a bwrof hard *y)rk on matter5 of the Church's falxic and finance. as
we have had to repla￿ both bollers whlch Ibtre instslled around 2015. A local contractor was
Initlally en8a8ed, who 8Ot one ￿ller workir* from parts of both, but this one falled soon after;
desplte us he disappeared from the f￿ of the earth, results(¥ In some valuable tlme
beln8 lost In the ultlcal time around mjdkn AftersecwlThTthreÈ q￿te$ from larger flnns we
accepted a plan coslin8 £30K' workwas undertaken completed In the second half of March
2026. We a150 Installed Infr*red heatln8 In Ixxh the Parlsh Room and In the Lth Chapel of the maln
Church. thls enables us towe a localised amourrt of fora slwt ￿e￿d oftime. wlthout havlTr8
to heat the entlre bulld1￿ forthree Iw fora seth l•Airy 30 minutes and attend￿ tyten
people.
The 8olwn wtth the bo1kn5 had a masth* Impact on our worshlp". from the Feast of
Chrtst the 2025 untll the Thkd Swthyof L•rt 2026. we ￿e usually ￿let￿at[W the Holy
Eucharlst In the Parlsh ROO￿ usin8 the tlny Altar from & Al￿￿$ and squeezln8 UP to 60
people In an atrnos*re best descnbed •$ cozy. We dld. ho*Y¥w. when temperatures were not too
flerce, manage the Lady Chapel IvAth the new Infra-red heater5 belrq a hy helpj over Chrlrtmas,
and a 3lknilnuttrl0￿ Chll(tren< Crfb Ser￿e tjelre hebj in the maln nè*lsanctuary. wlth everyone
well-wrappethup. Fw*ralswe ocosth of Infonnlw mourner5 to wrap up *ll.
Other than thls. worshlp has been makrtalwl the hard WO￿ and dedlcatlon of Fr
lan.. Frjohn." teams ofservers. Matt. the m￿ksnMrn aThl dy)Ir. Traders and [ntwc•￿rS.
sldespeople: Sacristans, dea￿r$. al￿ flower4naviger5.
Worship is malntsired. ￿t only In ChuTth. tKrt also In our School {Tweekly Eucharlst) and
Abbeyrose Court [f0m￿lIV LwnewrK)ffj care h(¥ne [fortnlth EthrlstL. for a secorKI year, some of
our tholr and ott*r4 led a caml seth thefe wlthln the Orta¥e IfeSti￿ perlod of the flrst
el8ht days] of Chrlstmak
I have continued dthTloth Ilth tAlth ow Clmwch khool. Ind￿lI￿a Inwt In various Yttr
group￿ curriculum arti¥ltl4' in¥*tln8 the S4TS exa￿ Inwt as a SthoDI Governor as well as
parents have been struck w) on the pkygrml atthe be8InnI￿ or end of tt* sdml day, whlch has
had a dirert Impact on attenda￿e at the ClthlreA< Cit*5er¥kn.
At the time of mYapP￿nIMent b￿￿ In 2021 It was made dearthat Dklcese of
Uverpool was committed to 'fftFLYMAS510rf woiecL l tlw and SUII believe tLMlay.
that ￿ ts for pamhe4 and I￿1r der8y and peopl4 to ￿￿ktOgether. to share burdens. skllls

aNJ reS0w￿ Thls Is wh•tthe Charter is all aLK•uL 80th the Chwand people
Implicatlons whkh the plan *￿uld haw (In ￿ at&Jarne<. e¥edaW wlth the ￿￿1b￿lIty of u5
becomlng part of a'Larp 51nBle Par15h' ILSPL whlch *Thild assume S. Jame< ex15tln8 Strategk
decislon4nakin8 powers. The process of implementlva the LSP In thb Deanery of WlnTwick started in
early 2025. wth Pe￿ from & jam￿ erya8ln8 wlth the wocess throu8h varlw5
meetlry5 held. for al plrishes to atteNI. In the cowse of eafy and mi&2025. We at S. Jame< had
L I setout. as objectivety as I ctxdd. the ratlonale pros & cons of the LSP:
2. 1 gave my own reasons for bel￿ opwsed to us loin1￿the LSP:
3. Ever￿ne present then had a thaKe to expres$C(￿M$ and seek fwther
clarlficatiorL
should not join the LSP. The PCC5 of all the parbhes of the then took a vote, In latr
Septemberand earfy October 2025. oto whether or not to enter Into a 2wr lor¥"As r phase of
funrtionln8-as Ir we were wt of that LSP. At that sta8e, two parishes- & Jame< Haythk and
Thoma< Golborne-%￿d nottoh)In the L&D l& unanift￿L. the thr 12 parbhes of the
Deanery voted to join.
The current Area Dea￿ arnl Arth&acon 5knw are that both the parlshes setjoln the
LSP. and those irt sfrKxrfd be treated equalty as rn￿h part ofthe Deanery as eath other. and that
the Deanery should exlst qujte sep3ratety from the embryo￿ LSP, Twlth the Deanery CO￿lst1￿ of 3
or4 parfshes lthe L5P. and 2 or 3 noTriSP partsI￿L. In IIM wlth thls INnklffj I been asked to
assume the role ofAsslstart Area Llea
lkn poslUoTr regardl￿the LSP lsthe same as that of the T￿n$f￿rathn Chapter and
endorsed ty Stephen our Blshow on he oyffim￿d d￿ldr¢nfrr￿n & jame￿ school and
two thildren who attend oUrCU￿ part of the st Hekn￿. StJame< Haydo(*-S(vuts 8roup: our
outs. like our& Jam•< scho￿ Is • ktycornpry*rt in ourmrall Church lffe.
Blshop Stepherfs Chrfsm EthrtsL held in MaKhester Cathethal again, was TA*II-attended,
Includlng lry members cA(￿rI•￿e 5pkliual 8roup& The Guild of & Raphael, Wa151Wffl Cell.
and the Mottr￿￿ Unkx
The GuHd of & Rapl4el has contlnued to WD¥We1Tr4ahMble Inpirt Into our Heallr
Mlnlstrfes, of both Laylr*Ortrof-Hands. and hoty Anointi￿ It ha5 a150 been a pthlege for Fr lan and
Myse￿t0 be all￿ upon, ty care homes and others, to admlnister prayers. laying￿Tr of han05 and
anolntin& es￿larIV fortlK15e nearir% the end of their li￿5 on earth. This important- rf largely
unseen- spiritual care drm on the rninislry of H67lingfor whlth & jaft￿ 15 rl8hty rern>Wr￿. due
to the work of the GuHd. The GuTld Fe5tW. held kn (lrtober in amual cejebrakn of Its Patron Salnt
with Healing Mlnlstrle4 was a S￿Ce£ Also to be fof8Otten a￿ those wlK> *rrshlp wlth us at
home, who recefve +loty Communlon [and in some cases also ArbDlntinB] on a r￿TrY Tr￿nthlY basls.
Monthly Walsiwm Cell n*etir¥% t￿ with the May d&vtlon. summer Strawberrles
& Wlne, the Walsln8ham Pl1￿)38e. arKI the partV• punLtuate and sustain the Cell
accordi￿ to the motto."way hard and play hanf. Wmages TrAve continued to both Ladyewell
and Wa15in8ham, when ￿ are able to 8ib* gewouslyto the 5hrlne and its need&" we 8et a lot out
of the Shrine. and ￿ ourdonalions forni a Yaluable In¥es

especially reLitiry to ¢)ulrwh tofarnllR5 in dilllattst• as partof Its Iwtsndln8
commitment to maThiage •)d frdfflity￿
We hab* sa(My ￿ld to some fathful servants of St Jamg: notsbty Allce Jones. who
vrds MIra￿louS1V healed i*ars at the Inter￿ss￿￿￿ of'pathe Pirf: a relic of hls si18mata. glven
by Allce to & Jamd alxxrt a Iwdsset an Ahar at her Soknn Eucharfst of Requlem.
Our churchyard has also seen the burfal. aftera Re(Bkn at E￿lIsh Martyr<. of Deacon Peter Barr,
who had long promoted excellert ¢Lrumenkal relatlonships between our Maytth,
and all whose funerals, burfah. or burial of Ashes, have tsken pl￿ here. rest in peace.
In thi5 last year Il. Awll 2025- 31° Marth 2026L a totsl of 14fw*r* hm tsken place at
St Jame< [comp3red to 33 in 2024-Sl:
9 x beifyg a Ser¥ke In Onrth followed comrnittsl el$th*￿￿[20￿s z 13]
I x beln8 a ServKe in Churth folkythtd ty 8urfal In new8rave here t2024-5= 3]
2 x belrq a Seryke In CIKvth followed by Burfal In exIstl￿A grave here [2024-5 * IOJ
2 x belng a Ser¥kt all at Crem t202&5=
In addit10￿ StJame<s der8y IFr lan. Frjohn and 1] ha¥e led:
17 x Burials. In our chwthyard. of Cremated Remalns P02&5 * 15]
and der8y from 0￿r Churches [espedalfy E￿lIsh Martyrf] ha¥e led".
3 x 8urfa15 from anotfrw cl¥Mch In a nt4V gr￿ here [202*5 x 1]
2 x burlals from arnlther c￿1th ln an eAlstw¥yave here1202*S- 3]
18enernlly attend funernl espedalty Iflnth tty, a ￿ad •nwnt 0fm6￿1th1 pJstoral
mlnlstry Is often don• In that £￿t•lL
I contlnue to walk arMd the streetsof the parlsh wl*n I can. as a vlslble s18n of the
ch￿￿$ preseno here. as a5 talkhyto parents at the start or end of the school dry: a Prlest
has been descrfbed ￿"è walk*w Sacramenf.
As I wrlte, we are In the mldst of ourcelebratlon (rfthe Lord's Death and Passlon. and glorio
Re5urrectfon from the dead: may we. bel￿ dead to sln. be alive to G￿£ in jes￿ hls cruclfied and
rlsen Son.
Fr MKhael SSC
irKor
Easter 2026

Cell ol Lady of Wa151ngham- Reportfor 2026AGM
Our Cell ￿lebrateS thls year ￿ ioth annlversary, and members are lookin8 forward to celebratln8.
We have 42 member% and I new memberioined In February: Mr Elliot Wri8ht. We are looking
fop•4ard to the Parish annual pi18rima8e to Walslrvdham In AW" 30 are goin8 this year.
Our flnances are healthy. and we support the Shrlne wlth donatlons when appeals are asked for, and
we always make a dowion when Tht Bo on pllgrimage. Last year we gave £IiXKI towards the
Shrlne'5 new or8an. Our meetlngs are open to members and non-members. and it is k>vely to have
non-members loin us on our fund-raising events. Each year we pay for 5 chlldren to BO to the Youth
Pi18rlma8e. Last year l organised a Breakfast & Tabltrtop sale, whlch tumed out to be a great
success. I dld invite the other organisations to Join in, and the Gulld of S. Raphael klndly Joined u5.
Donations are alway5 gratefulty recei¥*d.
12-14 people go to the Chrlsm Mass each year- malnly Cell nxmbers; and approx. 16 Cell members
go to the annual pl*rlma8e to Ladyewell.
Our notlcfrboard In the Parish Room keeps people up to date wlth whaV$8olvx on for Cell meetlvds
aNI events. as does Ihe Parfsh ma8azine.
RoJ¥y Group
Due to the broken heatln& Ilke other 8roups we have been usln8 S. Alban's Chapel for Rosary and
the Parlsh Raorn for Mas& Dlffefent members lead the Rosary followln8 on¢ of the ftiur group5 of
mysterles: Joffiil, LUm1r￿u5, Sorrowful, and Glorlous. The Rosèry Is open to all who would Ilke to
come along and ￿1n us; we have had people for Engllsh Martyrf ￿1n us, as they don't have a Rosary
Group.
Sod•ty of Mary
This is an Angllcan devotSonal Sodety wlthln the Church of England, whlch or8anises prayer, worship,
and felbowshlp, and have a programme often updated onllne. Its purpose Is to encourd8e honour
and respect to Mary, Mother of God, and to foster her Intercession. Members enga8e in a rule of
life, indudlng the An8elus, Rosary. and speclal d￿0t1￿ on Marlan Feasls. The Noth-west Superior
Is Fr t>avld Sutton, who organlses the ￿dYe￿Il day pl*rimage.
Yours In prayer
Dot Beesley
Cellsecretory

Guild of St
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Annual R
cov
to December 2025:
January 2025 - as is traditiofy we started 2025 with our atmual Pie & Peas Social. which went well but tlle
numbcr of people attending w&8 slightly rolucol on 2024 attendance& As always> moncy raised went to
church funds.
February 2025 - AGM
Discussion held about whether or not thff¢ should be changes lo Pie & Peas and the Contin￿1 non-spend of
our donated money.
A decision was tsken to make available a list of those we pray for but who are not on the pew sheet to be
read out at our Eucharists, to ensure everyone who has askal for prayer is illch￿. (ChrAStian names only
to uphold ￿nfidentiality).
An update on the review of our publications wa8 given.
A plea for more pewile to assist with Laying on of Hands mad
March 2025 - No m¢eting as il clashal with the SffVA¢¢ for Annunciatio
Aprll 2025
Dot and Maureen were thanked for rcceiving the Guild's oils at the Chrtsm Mass.
Free Easter cards for those on our prnyff list had been well r￿elly￿. We receiv￿ some re8pon8e cards
from ttcipients in appreciation.
MAY 2025
On 10 May we held our day trip ￿ S￿￿1T¢. Thig was a 8￿1 succe88 and the weather wa8 wonderfvl. There
were only 8 Guild manbers on the coach but we were join¢d by parislll'onets of other ¢hurcho &9
previously anl for the first time, by 17 rnembers of St Art Society. which boostcd profit on this trip
which 15 also Includ￿ in the annual donatio
Discussion was held on whether or not we c8n LX)nlinue to rets to the8e coach trips 85 Guild event4 a8 $0
few Guild members now ¢n8age with them. There was also disa]ssion Pdbout iflwhen to potentially hold
another coach trip and where membas might b¢ interested in goiD8.
This was the first meeting at which we trialled a list for member5 pr¢s¢nt at rneetingg to add names of those
currently on their minds. It was not a succ&8sful trial and was dis(x)ntinuoa later in the year
June 2025
We wer¢ invited to have a table at the Cell's Erfeakf&%t 'table top sale. event. This was a very enjoyable
event and our table raised £55 wbith was split between Guild fimds and the SUMM￿ Fair.
Agreement was given to pay for a cawcK costing £477.60 from our aCC4)UDt.
July 2025
A child friendly vernion of the card w¢ to pwle newly addcd to our prayer list was devis￿ and us
in response to nccd. A card to be uga when there is Something lo celebrat¢ ￿ aftu a rwA)very. has al80
been produced. A card for those going through a difficult tim4 health related or no¢ a180 been producal
too.
A smaller. more user fiiendly venion of our Healin8 and Anointing I￿let a￿1 the SeTenity Prnyer were
made available on our stall at the church OP￿ day. Uptske was good and several piaycr ￿lleSts were put
into the box on our stand dso. whith I was pl￿8¢d abou¢ given thete wa8 also a prayer tree in ¢hurch
placed by another organisatio
I was also requuted to produce a display board explaining how the ¢hurth organisation functions and who
the people doing the main jobs atr. This was well receivc<L
A request mad¢ for members to biing in magaines from churches they visite4L This prov￿ very
inter&sting and infonnative at)d will be us¢ful in future planning.
It had b¢¢n noticed that some pew sheet and parish magazin&s did not mention the Guild in the diary dats8
s￿li0￿. This has been partially ￿tIfi01.
How the Guild is disadvantag￿ by the removal mysdf and [£8 from th¢ PCC was also dis<￿3$e

August 2025- no meeting but the monthly Eucharist t￿k placy as usual.
September 2025 - Planning for th¢ Parish Healing Service.
Members wwe asked to let m¢ know if they encounter Iaying on of Hands at other churches.
October 2025
A￿ent given to us¢ £589.99 of our donat￿ Dioney to purchase a replacerncnt mwic system.
The Parish servic¢ for Healing w8s a lovely evart and thanks wer¢ Offer￿ to fill involved. The use of name
badge8 for Guild members w&s helpful.
Carol O'Neil w&8 congratulated for being particularly sucwfuj in fflLI)ura8ing people to go forward for
Laying on of Han(ts.
Carol Heaton was welcomed 08 a n¢w memb¢r and i08tall￿1 at our Guild Eucharist.
November 2025 - Cbristm&8 thcmed Social with raffle.
Christhw canls for the those on our prayw ]ist were made available for members to send/give to th08¢ they
have placcd on our prayer lisL
It was d￿lded that the Guild would eoniinue with a three-rnonthly review of tho$¢ on our ￿8yer list.
However. it is crucial for the effectiveness of what the Guild is tyAng to achieve that I r￿e1Ve constant up
dates on all those we are praying for in order to keep our list accurate. This also ￿lieS on the CO•ion
of Clergy and Congregatio￿ not just Guild Memb￿5. &8 thcre have been unfortunat¢ instanLw when I have
only found out inforn]ation very lat4 which reflects badly oo th¢ Guild and on th¢ thurch in gfflffal.
No meeting in December 2025
I took the dwision to combine the subsidy fund (raffle income) into the rnain account as it would be
unfair to subsidxse a coach when only 8 Membe￿ now come on coach trips.
At 31.12,25 there was a balance of £371.09 in hand. This has been put to banking. £750 wa5 banked earlier
in the year. This makes a totsl of £1121.09 for the Guild's annual donation to church funds. This is
particularly plea8in8 given that there was only one ¢oach trip. not th¢ usual two. this year and th¢re were no
monthly meetings on three OCCL8ions.
An agreement has been rnade that all available money in the Guild's account Gqn be used towards replacing
the boilers and heating sygtetn.
We stRrt 2026 with a retsineAI carry forward float of £140.41.
The purpo8¢ of this group is to offer Prayerful Ministy and but all funds we do raise in the process
of our activities are donat￿ to th¢ church g¢neral fimd to be spen¢ after awen¢ on items the church
needs.
2025 was a ¢hallengin8 yaqr and w¢ sadly108t several manbers and othm who Support￿ the Guild. We
also now have ￿ voice on the PCC.
Mernbership and attend8nr£ at rneetings ranain relatively similar to 2024.
It is heartening to know that our prayer5 are aFvreciated by those who have asked for is evidencal
from feedback and ¢ards we r¢ceive. Our service is also usal by the wider o)mmunity> pafiicularly by those
who would like prayer but do not want to be ￿ded to the church's pew she¢t and as such valuable outreach
15 provided. It 18 cleBr that people find comfort in knowlng that they are held in Prayer by those who care for
them in their time of nee4L
Blaine Wallwork

Parothlal Church Coundl of St. James the Grea( Haydock
1024
Pknned Ghl
Collettions and otherGM
31,102
s￿32
5395
33239
5,378
11.400
42329
50.017
ndry donallons
20392
16.090
Grant for roof
6.750
142
16mO
Ma8a2ines and bookskll
Ful￿ ratsln8
LlJ)2
9215
1,056
IIA43
10.217
12A99
Interest recel¥*d
Homestead rent
814
850
8376
9262
9226
Weddln8 and Funeral fees
ContrllMthr6 for PC and p3r15h room
9278
11.752
495
12.247
100,079
116,749
AYM
Mlsslon GI￿n8
1.148
830
Parish sha
Church Runnlryd Expense5
Clergy expenses
Upkeep of servlces
5alarles & Supwrt Costs
Homestead A￿ C05ts
54.597
62,717
15.527
66
5.623
2,065
7214
742
3311
4316
Church maintenan
AdmSnlstratSon Costs
139
91703
L".L'_
Ancillary trading costs
TOTAL PAYMEKrs
492
476
40.599
12,820
21,750
15.020
6.070
495
Transfer to Parish Centre FWMI
Transfer to Fabric Fund
Totsl unrestric￿ Funds at i Jan4Hry I)25
Totsl Unrestricted Funds at 31 Deomber 2025
11,165
16.740
1.212
317
191
mo
Less MU defKXt
8alance as at 31 December 2025
21295

Parochlal Church c￿11 ofst. Jamesthe f￿￿t. Haydock
Flnanclal Ststement for the year ended 315t DeCem￿r 2025
(¥rHER FUIIDS
ERF
2024
Restrlcted D￿atIOnS
i(x)
Varlous costs
89
iii
917
194
-94
I,oii
917
Total Fund at i January 2025
Total Fund at 31 Decemlw 2025
PARI
Donations and fvndrdlsin8
163
All runnfv¥ costs and bulld1￿ materfa
5,142
4.639
1,870
Rent from general fund
Totsl Fund at i January 2025
Totsl FurKI at 31 December 2025
495
4181
CHURCHYARD FUND
Restricted donath
1,160
Runnlw costs
1,205
1C(I
100
Totsl FurMI at l January 2025
Total Fund at 31 December 2025
1110
Income
Payments
Excess of recelpts over ￿yrn￿ts
Transferfrom General FurKI
Total Fund at l January 2025
Totsl Fund at 31 December 2025
10.571
3.21)0
4.869
21.750
45
8,587
GUILD OF ST RAPHAE
Totsl Fund at 31 December 2025
ML¥fHERS UNION
Total Fund at 31 DecembÈr 2025
AGENCY FEES
5,140
6.iii
5.984
127
1215
Relrnbursemerrts Paid
362
Totsl Fund at l January 2025
Total Fund at 31 December 2025

Parothlal Ch￿￿ CO￿￿￿ ¢rfSt. James the Gre< Haydod(
Hnandal Statemert forthe year ended 3tst De￿nber 2025
srATEMEpif OF ASSETS A14D UABIUTIES
Ga*ral Agency Clyanl Falxk Flrydv Pcertre
Fund DBF
Fund Fffid Fund Fur
Bank
Business
25.440.00
70.(m.
20m3
45,593
95M43
Totsl Cash
21295 L71bl &￿6&930 LQ28
95M3
65￿
Alke Walson Trust (M•rket Vah*) Y￿10￿ as •t 30Jw* 2024
1.567
27 H￿TheSte1d Ave IPurthase Prf￿ on 4 Feb 2Cill)
AgeKy IDBF
The flnandal 5t•tements ofthe PCC have l*en In acryYd1n￿ wlth
the Church Accounting Re8ulthns the Recelpts and Payments basls.
Apwoved ty the PCC on a s re6 aJZ6 and on t￿1r behalfr.
PCC Chalrnian

Financial Revlew
2025 was a chaikngiry yw mainty to I88￿6 *ith tho P￿tIr￿a. H(yApver, this
will onty be revealed in ts a(xounts for 2026 V￿￿ the payment for £31.884 is
8cknu* for the nthv tKMler 8yStem. Nevwiheless. it need8 to be n(thl that Ihts
The year 8tarted in JanLWry 2025 a gerterr￿sle98eY of £15.000 from the
08tate of Fr Paul Nener {mayte he we *wkl n88d rt ty the end of ￿ yearf)
Thwe w88 al80 a succes￿1 for roof repair8 ￿1￿7 came into the
bank in Apn"l tr £6.750.
enveloijes. plate collect*)M and Income Tax r￿0Vered amwnted to £41329 in 2025
compared lo £50.017 in 2cr24. The thffeMLX18 due to the tax reclaxn vthKh should
twe been receiv&1 in 2025 txrt onty can8 thwh ts bank re¢￿th in 2026. Sundry
donatlon8 Iwnt up lyl rn kn 2025 to £20.￿. Pla8Je note donakn to th8
boiler fund would nc* bè 8ho*n in this fyn. Tlwe we 88parnW in the
Fabric Fund whth 18 a restrK#ed finl.
Parf8h Share c(xrtinue8 to be tho rnain item of experKliture althou￿ we grateful
for redu(aion fran £61717 in 202410 £54.597 in 2025. Thi8 ha& certainty holpod
from £15,527 In 2024 to £11,262 An 2ff25.
Tho do61￿ bAlwK4 on the Genwal F￿￿1 account 8tWKls at £21295
The Cl￿rthYard Fund fri81￿d th? Year￿ a balance of £1,305 vknich18
mainly due to tho valwj supwt ofvdunteern with the MaIntenar￿ of the
churchyard. It wa8 agrwl at the ond cl 2023 that ts chwth I)x￿d no afvd
to pay for ts ara88 ortts'ng in thurthyard. As a r88uI a numt*r of volunteers
a8sknted Fhiih Ihe UF*eep trArt ther8 18 no guaranioe that th18 corrtinue into 2026.
More a88islanc818 r*ad8d Urg￿ for th8 ¢kndryard to b• rnaintairnd lo an
The Parish Centre Fund has t*en bolsteThl with ts rort frun the facility
which commenced in 2¢Y25. Thi8 has IxwJht ats￿rt much n8thd inoyne as as
£8.181 * the end of 2025.
has a balan(* rA£61.930 as at 31 Dewnlw 2tr25.

Independent Examlner's Report
Report to the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St James the Great Haydock
on the accounts for the year ended 31st De￿rnber 2025 as set out on
pages
to
of your Annual Report.
Respective responsiblllties of Trustees and Examiner
The pcc are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an
audlt Is not requlred for this year under sectlon 144 of the Charlties Act 2011 (the
Charlties Att) and that an independent examinatlon is needed.
It Is my responslblllty to:
examine the accounts under se￿On 145 of the Charities Art,
to follow the procedures lald down In the general Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty
Commlsslon (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charits'es Art), and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon.
Basls of Independent examlnerfs statement
My examination was carried out In accordance wlth general Dlrettlons glven by the
Charlty Commission. An examinatlon Includes a revlew of the accountlng records kept
by the PCC and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those records. It also
Includes conslderatlon of any unusual Items or disclosu￿5 In the accounts, and seeklng
explanatlons from the PCC concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provlde all the evldence that would be requlred In an audit, and consequently no
oplnlon Is glven as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fa5r' vlew and the
report Is Ilmited to those matters set out In the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connertlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attention:
l) whlch gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in, any material respert, the
reqU1￿Ments.
to keep accountlng records In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the Charitles Act.
to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountlng records and comply wlth
the accountlng requ1￿ments of the Charitles Att have not been met: or
2) to whlch, in my oplnion, attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
IE'S Name:
address:
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