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2025-12-31-accounts

Parochial Church Council of St Clement, Cambridge

Annual Report May 2025 to April 2026

Audited Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2025

Registered Charity No 1162638

Parochial Church Council of St Clement, Cambridge Report 2025-2026

PCC Members during the year:

Clergy

Rev'd Andrew Day Vicar (Chair) Churchwarden Sarah Van de Weyer From April 24 Deanery Synod Representative David Bailey 2024-2027 Lay chair Elected PCC Members Robin Edwards 2025 -2028 Geraldine Moore 2023 -2026 PCC Secretary, Parish Safeguarding Officer Karol Jaworski 2024 -2027 Alex Jenkin 2024 -2027 Barry Johnson 2024 – 2027 Treasurer Co-Opted Libby Howie September 2025 Address: St Clement Church Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UF Registered Charity No.: 1162638 Independent Examiner: Chris Marshall Appointed January 2024 Chater Allen 7 Quy Court Stow cum Quy, Cambridge CB25 9AU Bank: CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4JQ

The Trustees of the Charity present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES

Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the parent charity and its subsidiary undertaking's financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the parent charity and its subsidiary undertakings and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the parent charity and its subsidiary undertakings and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure.

The appointment of PCC Members is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St. Clement’s the PCC consists of our vicar, churchwarden, deanery synod representative, five members elected by members of the congregation on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend as members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC c-opted Libby Howie as an additional PCC member,

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. Given its wide responsibilities, the PCC has several formal committees which include the Strategy Group (general strategy, fabric and finance) Chancel Restoration Group, Liturgy and Music

Committee, and the Liaison Group (representing the congregation of St Clement's and the Russian Orthodox St Ephraim's).

The PCC of St Clement’s met on five occasions from May 2025 to March 2026. Meetings were held in church with a remote link. Attendance at meetings over the year was 83%.

During the period from May 2025 to April 2026 the PCC:

AIM AND PURPOSES

St Clement’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Andrew Day, vicar of the parish, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

At the crossroads of history

There has been a place of worship on this site since, we think, the ninth century. The parish nestled as it is on the banks of the River Cam. Bridge Street, a Roman Road, passes our West Door and connects us to the river, to the Quayside, at which the Viking Danes disembarked in the 9th century. The parish church has witnessed the shifts in ecclesiastical polity and tradition over the centuries. We have witnessed the vagaries of history and the suffering of people, through plagues and pandemic. The joys of reconciliation, of recuperation and of refreshment. We sit at the heart of a great university city.

For over 150 years St Clement’s has stood in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Church of England. The Sunday morning liturgy in traditional language, in the Prayer Book tradition and ethos: sacramental worship that is enhanced by well-ordered ritual and music. This speaks of a faithfulness to the eternal God who transcends the particularities of space and

time. St Clement’s hopes to be a flourishing and welcoming Christian presence in the Market ward (formerly the Bridge ward) of the city, and to offer the riches of the Prayer Book Catholic tradition of the Church of England to those in search of a form of worship that is sacramental, spiritual and has a certain timeless quality in a world – and city - of rapid change and passing fashions.

Bearing in mind both our location and our history, we continue to develop two images to guide our thinking: building bridges and opening doors:

This financial year (2025) saw the Parish of St Clement develop and grow our activities. We have added services to our weekly offer of prayer and sacrament. Our doors remain open for longer. Many more people use the church for a variety of opportunities: schools, theatre groups, the U3A, bell-ringers, choirs and choral societies, discussion groups, prayers groups, student meetings, architects gather.

There were changes in the leadership and staffing of the Church too during the course of the year:

The PCC continues in fine spirits and meets every two months, in the odd months after Sunday Mass.

Bush. The Reverend Dr David Gosling has Permission to Officiate (PTO) within the parish, a shared ministry with Great St Mary’s, Cambridge. We are also very pleased to have the assistance of The Rev’d Dr Gordon Harper for services.

Our service schedule has been adapted during 2025 to deploy resources more effectively. These include:

We have over the last year (2025) seen the number of those worshipping in the church on Sundays rising steadily. The number of communicants has risen significantly with over 50 communicants on some Sundays. We regularly now have more than 30 communicants and there have been significant changes in numbers attending services both on Sundays and during the week. Morning Prayer, for example, now has a small but dedicated group of worshippers, with lay leadership developing. There is a healthy commitment from the congregation to see the flourishing of the community and we continue to pray for growth within our community. There is healthy, if small, online community that meets every Sunday for Mass from as far afield as Sydney, Australia. The increase in numbers has also seen an increase in giving within the parish. For which we are extremely grateful.

Music is central to our worship, to the liturgy of this church. Our intention is to worship God in the beauty of holiness. Our choir, our musicians, our Director of Music (Karol Jaworski) enable us to do just that by suffusing the Church, alongside the waft of incense, with soaring music, to enrich our spiritual experience of worship. It enables us to worship God in awe and majesty in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of The Book of Common Prayer (1662) in which we

are firmly rooted. The sacramental nature of Sunday worship through the Sung Eucharist is embellished through the music, enabling us to praise and worship God in his holiness. It contributes to the contemplative Taizé services (including Eucharistic). It underpins, augments, and speaks in the Services of Word and Music. At Evensong and Benediction too. The recital series draws large audiences into the church on Saturday afternoons in term time too.

1. Building bridges and partnerships with other Christians that will enhance our ministry and mission.

The parish continues to share our church with the Russian Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian. Fr Joseph Sweet, Archpriest, has succeeded Fr Raphael as Parish Priest. It remains a joy to work alongside our Orthodox colleagues and to see their community grow and thrive during the year. Our relationship remains strong and constructive. We value their friendship. We continue to have a very collaborative relationship through our Liaison Committee to ensure that both communities are well served and that we can be truly Christian in our relationship of mutual flourishing.

The parish has broadened its relationship with Park Street Church of England Primary School, our parish school. The Parish now is engaged in a Parish/School Covenant and the school makes use of the church and participates in many of the things we offer that meet their educational needs, including enrichment activities (bell-ringing, gardening, outdoor learning, worship, rehearsal, theory and church). The Vicar continues as a governor of the school, chairs its Foundation Committee. The incumbent also serves ex officio as a trustee of Church Schools of Cambridge; Park Street being one of their schools. This year work with Park Street included:

The parish also has connections with other schools, including King’s College School. The girls ’choir, Schola Cantorum , of King’s College School sings for Evensong and Festal Eucharists in St Clement’s. We continue too to work with the school on their history projects (e.g. Viking history).

We have good relationships within the North Cambridge Deanery. The Vicar serves on the Deanery Planning Committee and as Treasurer. Dr David Bailey is the lay representative of the parish to deanery synod.

The Vicar continues as an Associate Priest at the University Church of St Mary the Great with St Michael, and this has meant we are able to share resources, ideas and workload. Curates, lay ministers and ordinands have also been able to gain expertise in school chaplaincy and in leading Acts of Worship. As 2025 drew to a close, it was announced by the

Acting Bishop of Ely that the Vicar would also become the Interim Priest-in-Charge of the neighbouring Parish of the Ascension for a period of two years.

The Vicar also delivers training at Westcott House for ordinands in School Governance, Acts of Worship and Christian Distinctiveness in Church of England schools.

The Vicar also serves on the Ely Diocese Education Committee, and as Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands and a Bishop’s Advisor on Discernment to Ministry.

We continue to work with Church Schools of Cambridge on school-related spirituality projects.

The parish has sought to work alongside others of faith to enable our people to flourish.

  1. Opening the doors of St Clement’s to the outside world by restoring and enhancing the building, so that it can be visited and used throughout the week and be financially sustainable.

Opening our doors is now our default position. With the increase in clergy numbers, lay staff, the bells project, this has meant the church is now open daily Mondays to Fridays from 8.30 am - 4 pm. This has seen a surge in visitor numbers The guide to the church has renewed interest in the church, and a group of dedicated welcomers and volunteers make this sustainable over time.

Opening our doors has enabled workshops, tours, meetings, recitals, lecture series to flourish and grow. The recital series, in term time, has seen regular audiences of anywhere between 50 and 120 at lunch time on a Saturday. [More to be seen in the Director of Music’s report]

The building has been transformed and provides venues for U3A meetings regularly, architects, outside choral groups, to name but a few. Our lettings during the course of the year have seen some moderate growth. The significant aspect of all of our lets to outside entities is that we encourage the use of our kitchen for refreshments, which means that we have conversations and more. Some have joined us for worship prior to meetings.

The Bells of St Clement’s continues to flourish as an opportunity and has included ringing for special occasions, as a teaching community, for those who wish to learn to ring, and for those who simply walk in off the street and want a taster session. The bells’ team has also opened up opportunity for children from our primary school (Park Street) with a belling-ringing club on Thursday afternoons. The bell-ringing group from Park Street has led to the birth of another group of young people, past pupils of Park Street, who have become enthusiastic ringers.

The refurbishment of the church over the last five years or so has seen the congregation have greater access to the new facilities. The Lady Chapel is used for Morning Prayer and Mass at 8.30 am, and will in due course be used for Evening Prayer. The South Aisle chapel space is used for Midday Worship, for community gatherings, for talks, for PCC and other meetings, and for conviviality.

  1. Preserving the integrity of our sacred space, keeping the building open to visitors and bridging the gap between tourism/historical interest and the church’s spiritual and sacramental purpose.

The church is open to the public and to worshippers and all are welcome. We have a group of welcomers and guides for those who visit us. Fr Robert continues his daily opening (with Fr Andrew stepping in on Mondays) of the church and welcome all who have drawn nigh unto us. Tea, coffee and biscuits have brought hospitality to those who have sought it. It has become a respite for many and a source of good conversation and discourse. Many who come are often those deemed vulnerable. They receive a warm, Christian welcome.

The churchyard, as an additional space, has received considerable attention. Two volunteers (Dr David Bailey and John Gatiss) have worked to improve the gardens. The garden is being ‘rewilded’, focusing on meadow and woodland planting, wild flowers, and restoring habitat for church mice and other creatures. Considerable work has been done, but the product of all the work may take a little while to become established. We have also looked at our portion of Mill Road cemetery with the intention of taking some responsibility for that. Dr David Bailey, a scientist, continues to develop our gardens as a bio-diversity hub and it is our intention to develop that even further as both a scientific (botanical) and educational resource. Dr Bailey has established relationships with other churches (St Peter’s, St Gile’s) who are also doing some of this work. He has joined the committee of the Mill Road cemetery in which St Clement’s has a section, and all of that will work towards restoration of the land in which we have an interest. The idea based on a sense of how to are called to steward that bit of creation for which we have responsibility. The garden is an educational and scientific resource. It essential to our Christian witness as stewards of God’s creation. We have gained funding to support some active study, working alongside the local authority, and after planning permission has been gained, we will have facility to work more cogently on the scientific, botanical aspects of the recorded 160 species we have in the churchyard. There has been some very innovative display of the flora of the churchyard in the Church, demonstration of what is currently in bloom. Dr Bailey also writes weekly thought piece for the Parish Newsletter. [See Dr Bailey’s contribution elsewhere in this report].

The churchyard remains a focal point for summer congregational gatherings, picnics.

  1. Building bridges with spiritual seekers and the unchurched.

St Clement’s has a well-established prayer structure, both for those seeking individual and private prayer, and for those comforted by community prayer - especially through Midday Prayer, usually after the Angelus has been rung at noon. Quiet and contemplative in nature, it garners a wide range of people to it. And is followed by hospitality. The contemplative, usually sung prayers, lead into hospitality, coffee, tea, biscuits and conversation.

Communication is vital to delivery of our good news. We have an internet presence through our website, through social media (Facebook, Instagram) as well as two mailings: a weekly parish newsletter (audience: 172) and a daily offering called Dearly Beloved , which includes a thought-piece, readings and prayers, and an image or two. (Audience: c.650 daily). The very nature of St Clement’s is that people come to call and that in the time they spend with us we wish them to experience the full hospitality of a Christian welcome, irrespective of their own faith heritage, or whether they have never had an experience of church before. All who ask for prayers can be assured of our prayers for them daily for at least two weeks after their visit to us.

Our work with schools also sees many young people coming into the church often for the first time, and it means we can explain and teach them what churches are, demystify the surroundings, and explain some of the key acts of worship.

The Parish has a very active Discussion Group that meets once a month in a parishioner’s home. Often these meetings are preceded by a light supper (of soup and rolls, of pasta bakes) and then followed by some very good conversation, based around a topic chosen by one who introduces the topic and facilitates discussion.

A more recent addition, the Mysticism Group, a reading and discussion group for postgraduate students (M.Phil and Ph.D) with an interest in theology, philosophy and English Literature; a few scientists, who are exploring mysticism and its various iterations. Meets fortnightly at the Vicar’s home. A group of some 14 come together for some vibrant and lively discussion.

  1. Developing community space that will build bridges into the wider community

The Upper Room and the ringing chamber are all spaces that have an excellent community use. The U3A already make considerable use of the Upper Room. Some University of Cambridge student societies also use the spaces. This is an area for development and the Parish Administrator has a brief to develop the commercial use of the spaces.

Saturday concerts and recitals continued successfully throughout 2025. [See the Music report in this report]

  1. Opening doors to the eternal by establishing a regular prayerful presence within the building.

The church is open for prayer daily.

There are daily acts of worship from Monday to Friday.

Evensong and Benediction, Choral services on Sunday evenings and during the week for feasts, as well as Taizé services are now integrated into our worship patterns and draw dedicated congregations, sometimes small, but dedicated nevertheless. Links continue with our patron, Jesus College, and we will seek to develop those further in 2026. Including joint services, for example, Corpus Christi, the first of which took place in 2025 and invitations to tea and Evensong annually. The patronage also means that the College, through the Proby Fund, contributes to some of the work that we need to do, often to repair the fabric of the building, but which also supports the ministry aspects of the church.

Services of Reconciliation and Healing have become part of a wider offering, often within other services, and we hope during 2026 to introduce them more regularly as additional parts of the ministry of and to this community. The healing and reconciliation services usually form part of our Taizé ministry, but it would be useful to see how they may translate into a monthly service during the day. Taizé services have seen a revival and our Friday evening services (at 7.30 pm) now regularly attract around 20 worshippers. The Rosary on Mondays at noon and Thursday mornings after morning Holy Communion; this short act of contemplative prayer has drawn a regular, if small band of worshippers.

We have had an encouraging, albeit small in number, growth in those enquiring for occasional offices. Our parish is geographically and numerically small,

  1. Building bridges with younger people and those on the streets at night by exploring latenight worship and hospitality.

A student-led church group Heartsease , has met on occasions, most recently for a memorial service after the untimely passing of one of their number. Our congregation has certainly grown in its number of younger worshippers and we expect that to continue in 2026. We have had, post-pandemic, a slightly different relationship with those who sleep in our streets. However, we have a regular group of people from the homeless community who come for tea, coffee, and a biscuit or two. We provide a willing ear and bowl of soup on occasions too.

  1. Building bridges with the natural world – and all who care for it in this time of climate crisis – by caring for our environment and using our natural resources responsibly

We continue to pursue an eco-friendlier approach to our footprint in this world. We have developed greater circumspection in our use of resources. Sought to be more aware of our use and disposal of plastics, particularly in the use of posters for promoting our services and church activities. This has been noticed and remarked upon but those who take an interest in protecting the planet. We are making a conscious effort to do what is right for the world we inhabit. Work has already been done on restoring and making more accessible the churchyard. During 2024, we forged a relationship with a neighbouring, Portugal Place, Art Gallery, for an art exhibition, which saw an art installation in our churchyard as part of the exhibition space. This relationship has grown and we have had a second exhibition in the churchyard during 2025.

2026 should see the impact of the more naturalistic planting, spring meadows and the like, within the churchyard. It may also see some further development as a scientific, botanical research opportunity. This is part of the Scientists in Congregations project sponsored by the Templeton Foundation, which has given us a very generous £10,000 grant to develop a science=based approach to the churchyards revitalisation and through connecting with a wide range of interested parties, schools, other churches, scientists, and simply those interested, we hope to see this project flourish in 2026.

9. Building bridges with children and their parents/carers.

Our primary school is a significant part of our community. It, like us, is very much a gathered community - and we would like to discover how we can support the needs of the wider community within our church. This has led to the Parish-School Covenant, establishing a formal relationship with the school. The Vicar sits on the governing body and conducts a weekly (usually) Acts of Worship at the school. The school uses the church for rehearsals, for art and literature projects, for annual services, and eucharistic services.

In conclusion

We started, more formally, a Chancel Restoration Group, a committee to oversee the next phase of restoration. The last part of the major restoration of St Clement’s. The chancel will, with the necessary funding, planning, and God’s help, be restored during the next three years. The project includes restoring the Frederick Leach mural and chancel ceiling. Installing a new organ. Restyling the choir stalls and the panelling of the walls to create a sense of cogency to the building as a whole. New lighting of the chancel, Anglo-Catholicism is renowned for its desire to worship God ‘in the beauty of holiness’. This project will restore the vision for this small parish church embarked upon in the 19th century to establish St Clement’s as a place of Anglican Catholic worship in the city. We are fundraising as I write.

In conclusion, St Clement’s remains a vibrant. lively, and growing community, well-served by a small but dedicated PCC team; excited by opportunity to build on that which has been recently accomplished and most importantly by the desire to worship God in the beauty of holiness. We continue to hope that God will give us increase, so that as a community we may flourish in and through the love of God, in the remembrance of the sacrifice Christ made for us, which we remember weekly in awe and wonder in and through our sacramental act of Holy Communion.

With thanks for all, and to all, who have supported St Clement’s this year.

Eternal gratitude to all who have made contributions to St Clement’s and its work in the last year.

May God bless us in this place!

St Clement’s Church, Cambridge

Financial Report for 2025 (written April 2026)

We have continued to use the simple ‘receipts and payments’ method for preparing the accounts based on the Charity Commission template. The 2025 accounts which are attached have been examined and signed by Chater Allan LLP acting as our independent examiner. The church has healthy balances in all its accounts, but most of the money is committed to future projects.

1. Savings Account

The balance in the savings account increased by over £40,000 during the year and despite the interest rate gradually reducing, this earned roughly £1800 in interest. The increase in the balance reflects the excess of income over expenditure as money has accumulated in both restricted and unrestricted funds.

2. General Account

Figures quoted in this section include relevant amounts transferred into the savings account. Restricted funds comprise grants and donations given for specified purposes. All other income is unrestricted. The general account is for all transactions other than those related to bell ringing.

Our unrestricted income rose by 67% to just over £100,000, and our unrestricted expenditure increased by 60% to a bit under £71,000. The increased income is almost entirely due to a small number of major donations, a grant from Jesus College and a VAT refund, all given to fund current and future repair work. The expenditure increase almost exactly matches the cost of repair and redecoration of high level plasterwork in the nave. Expenditure on fabric repairs is continuing in 2025 with external repairs to the chancel in preparation for the chancel restoration project. Cutting out these major sums leaves a healthy surplus of general income over expenditure of roughly £20,000 which provides a buffer to help keep the church in good repair, but which is heavily dependent on the generosity of a few individuals and the income from St Ephraim’s. The position of part-time administrator is still funded by such a donation.

The unrestricted cash at year end comfortably meets our commitment to maintain a contingency fund of at least £10,000, and also covers PCC funds set aside for restoring the N aisle W window (£15,000) as well as ongoing repairs.

Receipts into our restricted funds include approx. £23,400 for the chancel/organ restoration and redevelopment project and £1,500 to restore the N aisle W window. We also received a grant of £10,000 to support a project led by David Bailey to improve

biodiversity in our churchyard and in the Mill Road Cemetery in which St Clement’s has an interest. We spent c.£9,000 from the chancel fund on architect’s fees related to the project and an updated report by Tobit Curteis on the condition of the mural and other painted surfaces.

It is worth noting that the government scheme for recovering VAT on building work has come to an end since the end of the year, and this will add several thousand pounds to the cost of repairs currently in progress. We can absorb this from our funds, but beyond that the effect will be to add many tens of thousands of pounds to the cost of the chancel restoration and development project for which we are currently raising money. It remains to be seen whether we will be able to use the new government Places of Worship Renewal Fund to plug the gap.

3. Bells account

Money related to our bell ringing activities continues to be held separately from the general funds. 2025 was the second year of full operation of what has become a nationally important centre for promoting bell ringing, with a paid part-time manager (Lynne Hughes). Income from bell ringing related activities and donations increased slightly and was just sufficient to cover the running costs of £15,500 which includes the manager’s salary.

There were no significant one-off payments during the year and the end of year cash balance of £21.0k is sufficient to ensure the ongoing viability of the project.

The treasurer (Barry Johnson) continues to have overall responsibility for all aspects of this project.

Barry Johnson Treasurer 02/04/2026

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Parochial Church Council of St Clement, Cambridge

On accounts for the year 31 December 2025 Charity no 1162638 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12/ 2025 .

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 25 March 2026 Name: Naomi Hedger Relevant professional BFP, CTA, FCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Chater Allan LLP 7 Quy Court, Colliers Lane, Stow-cum-Quy, Cambridge CB25 9AU

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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