THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Diocese of Leeds St Paul's Parish Church, Shipley The Parochlal Church Council of the Ecdeslastlcal P3rlsh of St Paul, Shlpley Reglsier•d charlty no 1169596 Annual Trustees Report st for the year ended 31 December 2025 It,
st Annual Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 The PCC Is jointly responsible for writing and producing this report. AIM AND PURPOSES St Paul's Parochial Church Council IPCCI has the responsibility of cooperating with the priest in charge. the Reverend Brian Greenfield, to promote in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church. pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC has a specific duty to maintain our historic grade 2 listed church building. In addition, it has a re5pon5ibility to support the Church of England primary Schools located withln the parish boundaries. Shipley C of E Primary School laidedl and Wycliffe C of E Primary School Icontrolledl are our local church schools. Both of these schools are BDAT (Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust) Primary Academies. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The PCC is committed to enabling a5 many people as possible to worship at St Paul's and to be part of the church community. Our services and worship, through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament, encourage and foster faith in practice. When planning our activities and service5 for the year, the PCC is mindful of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. St Paul's Church vision statement is.. We are a welcorning and inclusive Christian community who: Worship the living God Love our neighbours and our world Share the good news All our activities and services are guided and inspired by our faith in Jesus who we believe calls us to put our faith into practlce in our daily Ilves. As a church community, we offer prayer and worship, pastoral care, mission and outreach, hospitality and a variety of activities which help people of all ages in our parish to flourish. To facilitate this work, it is important that the church grounds and the fabrlc of the church bullding are continually maintained and developed.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Ministry Team During 2025. the St Paul's Ministry Team was led by our Priest in Charge. Brian Greenfield (who is also Priest in Charge at Christ Church. Windhill, Minister at the Eldwick Church and Assistant Priest at St Peter's Church, Shipley), who was ably assisted by curate - Emma Wilkin50n and by assistant priest Natasha Thomas, Churchwardens- Anne Luxton and Mike Wragg. Our Licensed Lay Ministers IReader51- Chris Clough and Susan Lawrence. Lay Worship Leader- Mark Allison, and Lay Pastoral Ministers- Susan Wood and Sheila Cudmore, are valuable members of the Ministry Team. Jenny Titchmarsh is our excellent Church Administrator. who provides essential support to the ministry team and enables the church to communicate effectively with both the congregation and the wider community. Thanks also go to the members of the PCC for all their hard work throughout the year. Volunteers Before we list our activities, which express our vlslon and strategy. and show what church Ilfe looks like in Shipley and how it benefits the community, we publicly thank all the church members who work very hard to support St Paul's mission and ministry. Many people contribute hugely to the life of the church in seen and unseen ways. Worship & Prayer Worshlp Seyvlces Throughout 2025, we held regular 10am Sunday worship services comprising Holy Communion on the I and 3rd Sundays of the month, Family Worship on the 2nd Sunday ofthe month and Morning Worship on the 4th Sunday of the month. These services were also live streamed via our YouTube channel, for those watching from home. Taize and Evensong servi5 took place on a bi-month rotation on the 4th Sunday of the month at 7pm. Wednesday Holy Communion has continued to take place at 10am on Wednesday mornings throughout the year.
Messy Church This alternative church service is an important way to connect with local families with young children, who might not feel comfortable or confident to come to more traditional church on Sunday. It generally includes games, activities including crafts, storytellin& Songs and a picnic tea. The Messy Church Team is small but dedicated, we worked very hard to offer a Messy Easter in 2025, unfortunately not well attended. However, our Messy Christmas event attracted a significant number of families, including some new to the event. which had been planned in all aspects bv vear 6 children at Wycliffe School who attended the lunchtime Listening Group. They were active in getting the message out to all years at Wycliffe. Thank you to Mark and the Listening Group. Occasional Service5 As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through Ilfe. This year. we celebrated three baptisms but no weddings. We conducted three funerals. In November, we held both our annual Memorial Service and our Remembrance Sunday Service, which was attended by civic representatives and uniformed organisations. Music and singing group The music and singing group has been meeting on the first Thursday of most months for tea and chocolate biscuits and to play and sing. We are a small band of instrumentalists and singers who a5515t in worship once a month (usually on the second Sunday in the Family Service). We met weekly in the run up to Christmas and were joined by members of Shipley Baptist Church to play and sing for the Carol Service at st Paul's. We have more recently been joined by musicians from St Peterfs. Anyone interested in contributing will be made welcomed. Please have a word with Mark. Prayer The weekly Tuesday Morning Prayer Group continues to meet at 10am in the Narthexfor approximately one hour. (During winter months, on Zoom.) We encourage and welcome new attendees to join with us as they are able. We commence each meeting with a passage of Scripture and are encouraged to consider what the passage is suggesting to us and how it can support the way we pray. We then move into a quiet time of prayer for global. national, local and church needs.
Pastoral Care Pastoral care continues to be provided by the Ministry Team at St Pauls on an "as needed or requested" basi5. We have been reviewing how this works, and where we can improve to ensure our response 15 both appropriate and seamless. Our Lay Pastoral Ministers, Susan Wood and Sheila Cudmore support and assist clergy as and when approprlate, within their individual areas of knowledge and experience, providing pastoral support in the form of a visits or phone calls, with sensitivity and care at the forefront of all they do. Pastoral activity includes visits to take Holy Communion to the housebound and to nursing homes. Pastoral prayer requests are responded to according to the level of confidentiality requested. Safeguarding The PCC continues in its commitment to the safeguarding of all vulnerable or potentially vulnerable people. Safeguarding is a standing item on the PCC agenda, and PCC continues to comply with its duty to have 'due regard, to the House of Bishops, Safeguarding Policy and Practice guidance. This commitment was confirmed at a PCC meeting in the autumn. The PCC has adopted the Church of England Safeguarding Policy Statement for Children, Young People and Adults, 'Promoting a Safer Church., as our safeguarding policy To assist in monitorin8 compliance with both statutory requirements and Church of England policies we are using 'Parish Dashboards, an online system that lists the artions that need to be taken to meet the required standards, and which generates an action plan to highlight areas that need updating. The requirements on the dashboard are updated as national guidance changes to ensure parishes can remain compliant. Our safeguarding action plan was reviewed in the autumn of 2025 and the PCC is updated with progress during the year. If safeguarding concerns are raised our safeguarding procedures will be followed, concerns escalated to the diocesan safeguarding team and any advice or recommendations that they make will be followed. Alison Haigh March 2026 Work with Children Schools We have responsibility for two church schools within our parlsh. Shlpley C of E Primary School and Wycliffe C of E Primary School. Both schools became academies in 2018 and joined the Bradford Diocesan AcademyTrust IBDATI.
ClerEY lead collective worship at both schools as well as attending other events in school such as celebrations and exhibitions. Revd Emma has been a governor at Wycliffe for a couple of years now, and has particular responsibility for Christlan Distinttiveness and Behaviour, as well as supportin8 Staff as the school has been in a time of transition. At Shipley CE, Revd Brian also takes part in prayer group at the school. Both schools regularly visit5 church to learn about worship and come to church at Easter and Christmas for their service5, Wlth Wycliffe also holding their Harvest and End of Year services at Church. We are continuing to build a relationship with Wycliffe through our Children and Families Project. and this year partnered with the local Christian youth charity Missional Generation to provide lunch time engagement with KS2, leading to the creation of a listening group. And are thankful to our link worker. Mark Wheeler. for his work with us. We are also particularly grateful for the ongoing ministry of The Open the Book, Tell me the Story, team of Chris and Jane Clough, Carolyn Rhode5, Jean fitchmarsh and Mike Wragg who have had a particular focus on KSI assemblies at Wycliffe, approximately fortnightly during the school year. The basis for the assembly is one of the stories from the Lion Storyteller Bible which are delivered through narration, costumed acting and audience participation. They operate under the auspices of the Zephaniah Trust and deliver both Old and New Testament Bible stories operating on an approximately two-year cycle. Both phase l and 2 have 34 stories available to them with associated boxes of costumes and props. Toddler Group An outreach artivity provided on a weekly basis during term-time, the Toddler Group meets at 9.30-11.15am on Monday mornlngs. We provide space for play, a craft actlvlty, and the opportunity for toddlers to explore friendship. whilst parents, grandparents and childminders are able to encourage their children, and each other through chattlng together. We serve drinks along with cake. biscuits and fruit. We finish with a much enjoyed sSng song. During the year we have continued to hold Toddler Church at the end of each term with appropriate seasonal content (Easter. Harvest and Christmas) these have been popular with children, parent5 and carers alike. Our numbers have sustained this year, as while some children have moved onto nursery and school, we have welcomed newcomers.
Uniformed Group5- Rainbow5, Brownies & Guides St Paul's offers hospitality and leadership to the I. Shipley Rainbows, Brownies and Guides. 1$¢ Shipley Rainbows Rainbows meets on a Monday evening and caters for girls aged between 4 and 7 years old. Please contact Rachel He55elwood for further details. 1st Shipley Brownie5 We have 12 Brownies on our register and a healthy waiting list. Brownies have regularly moved up to Guides at the age of 10 and we have a good feed of 7-year-oldsfrom our Rainbows unit. We have had a change in leadership this year. Our two regular adult leaders have been joined by a new extemal volunteer, Thea, and then recently a mum of one of our Brownies, Kim. Our Guide helper has moved on, but our D of E volunteer has become a leader in training. The Brownies have done the themes of"Know Myself" and "Have Adventures" They have earned the "collectin and "Holidav Interest badge. We have been given a new selection of Interest badges this year and the Holiday Badge was the first one that the Brownies wanted to try. They attended a sleepover and camp with other members of Girlguiding, Brownies Guides and Rainbows from Shipley and Baildon at Blackhills near Cottingley. This included fun activities such as climbing and forest bathing. They shared a bunkhouse with Brownies from St. Peterfs Church. We had a Division Guide, Brownie and Rainbow trip to the cinema to see Zootopia 2. We learned to use air dry clay. painting and varnishing crafts to decorate a tree for the Christmas tree festival. This will go towards earning the Craft badge. Elaine Griffiths, Brownie Guider I Shipley Guldes We have a growing group of 16 Guides and three adult leaders. We have had a temporary leader who has been working in Bradford, but who was lookin8 for work elsewhere. but thankfully, she has just got a job with Bradford Council. We have lost a leader, Cathy, who has moved to a different area to retire to. she has been with us for almost 24 years. and will be sadly missed. We would welcome anyone who wants to volunteer with us, either adult or youn8 helper, flexible or permanent. We have a had our usual Remembrance sleepover at St Peterfs with 2nd Shipley Guides before parading at St Paul's. We have joined in a large-scale camp in Blackhills, staying in tents for two nights, and joining in some great activities on a beautiful weekend in May. The Guide5 have
been following the programme and earning badges such as interest badge5 "Mixology" "Food Critic" and "Book Lover" They have done unofficial badges "Funfest" and "Christmas Traditions" where they learned about traditions around the world. They decorated a Christmas tree with some hand sewn New Zealand Christmas tree flowers, Pohutukawa. We joined a trip to the cinema to see Zootopia 2 with other Guides, Brownies and Rainbows from Shipley. They have enjoyed learning camp and cooking skills, cooking on barbeques and cooking potatoes in three different ways. Elaine Griffiths, Guide Guider. Mission and Outreach Mission and outreach are high on the agenda of St Paul's Church as we try to be a blessing to both the local community and the world. Saturday Café Our café is as popular as ever with five tables holding slx on each table these are usually all full with some of our patrons coming and going and others who enjoy staying all morning. Some arrive at or near our opening time of 10am and some later in the morning. As a PLACE OF WELCOME we serve tea and coffee free of charge, and our menu consists of toasted teacakes and crumpets with all our cakes and scones home-made and donated by our volunteer cafe staff. Donations towards the running of the café are at everyone's discretion and a suggested figure of £1.50 per item of food remains a5 it has for some time. We have very sadly lost dear Mike who died suddenly and to whom we owe a great deal of appreciation. he was a great asset to the cafe. Sheila Cudmore was feeling it very hard working at the café whilst suffering ill health and has had to relinquish her position, many thanks Sheila for all she has done to make the cafe the success it is. We a150 thank Saby and Diane who have also reigned as reserves. However, we now only have four volunteers for each cafe team- Anne, Sheila Parkin, Dee and Kate working on the first Saturday in the month and Jane, Chris, Elaine and myself on the third. We manage very well but occasionally this leaves café patrons waiting longer for their orders to be served and ideally a couple of new volunteers would be very helpful if only as reserves for the odd occasion when a team member is unable to work. I am extremely grateful to Shona who took over my role recently following my fall resulting in a very bad break to the wrist and who has very graciously agreed to act as a reserve. I unfortunately will be out of action for a while.
Until we receive further offers of help the café cannot look to opening more than twice a month. We really need more volunteers because there is nothing we would like more than to open our very popular cafe every Saturday morning. Judith Morris Thursday Lunch Club ITLC} We have this every third Thursday ofthe month. The numbers vary between 20 and 25 and it would be nice to have a few more. Susan Wood, Judith Morris, Mike Wragg, Elaine Griffiths and Anne Luxton assist Dee O'Rourke every month in preparing and serving the meals. We had a celebration for St Patrick's Day and Christmas. Active Seniors Active Seniors meet on the first Thursday afternoon of every month. Our varied activitie5 include quizzes, maybe a board game, some crafting. an entertainment and always plenty of friendly chat. Tea, coffee, home-made scones, as well as home baking are provided at some point during the afternoon. All seniors are welcome, either regularly or on an occasional ba51S. Mother5, Union Individuals participated in the Wave of Prayer in January. The annual meeting, chaired by Rev Greenfield, was held in February. There was no declslon about off icers so the meetin8 was postponed. In May the meeting continued at Afternoon Tea held at the much missed. Interlude Tea Room. Barbara agreed to do the essential tasks of leadership while the Branch is an abeyance until 202612027 when the branch is 100 years old. In June members were invited to tourthe Kirkgate Centre and the Hive where manyofthe original features have been preserved and incorporated. In July Shona provlded Afternoon Tea In the Narthex for 25 people from the church. Evelyn Haigh, the Mothers, Union Chair of Bradford Episcopal Area of Leeds Diocese, helped and explained that the donations Itotalling £162.72] would go to provide quick growing seeds for refugee women in DCR Congo. Mothers, Union provided the flowers in August. In October we f illed 12 bags with toiletries for new arrivals at the Asian Women's Refuge. Mothers, Union decorated a tree for the Christmas Tree Festival. The tombola at TLC Christmas lunch raised £44 for Mother5, Union project5. Members assistthe clergy in services and home communions; they help at Saturday Cafe, TLC and other refreshments. We knit for the Neo-natal department of the BRI and blankets forthe Baby Bank. In 2025 the Branch had 13 members including Bishop Toby and Henriette.
All our members have health issues and are caring for other family members. Thank you for all your help I think what we have achieved is remarkable. Barbara Judd Communlty Events For the fifth year runnin& we held a Christmas Tree Festival at St Paul's, which was an incredibly successful event involving the wider local community, who came along to the church to vote for their favourite Christmas trees. Thls year 32 organisations took part and around 650 people attended the event. Communications & Enquiries St Paul's hosts three websites- the main St Paul's Parish Church website, the St Paul's History website and the St Paul's Virtual Tour website. Our social media platforms include Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. We have a public Facebook page with 697 followers, an Instagram account with 395 followers and a YouTube channel with 208 subscribers, which we use to live stream our weekly 10am Sunday services. Our rnain website advertises our upcoming worship services. prayer meetings, church groups and key events. These are also detailed in our monthly edition of Church News. which is available via our mailing list or to collect from church. Weekly emails advertising Sunday services and key notices are also sent out to our mailing list. Noticeboards, both inside and outside the church, also advertise our services, groups and events. The majority of our enquiries (for church hire and life events) come through our main website or email. Occasionally, we receive enquiries via Facebook or telephone. E¢umenical Relatlonship5: Shipley Christians Together The year started with Shipley Baptist Church again hosting Inn Churches, providing accommodation, food, friendship and warmth to 12 homeless people for a week in January. The remodelling of the Market Place meant a pause in the operation of the Bible Stall as it continued to dispense free bibles and offer prayer in all weathers. This also meant that the Walk of Witness changed from its traditional route to finish in Central Park. This annual event is alway5 well-attended and is a true witness of our faith. We then offered a series of Lenten suppers and short reflections in various churches. Live@Costa evolved into Live@AvondaleClub as we moved to a welcoming new home and we continued to offer a varied programme, including a Christmas Carols evening, which raised funds for Christian Aid. We had one of our busiest ever weekends in October. As a f ittinE contribution to the City of Culture programme, Saltaire United Reform Church hosted the Big Sing- nine hours of Bradford related music and stories. The following day we celebrated the fifth anniversary of the Shipley
CAP Debt Centre with a look back at the transformational work bringing many out of debt and we looked ahead to a 5UStainable future as we approach the end of the current funding cycle in October 2026. In November we held the AGM Service and were pleased to welcome new trustees, including Shaun Craig from Christchurch. However. we urgently need more trustees if we are to continue our work to share the love of Jesus with the people of Shiplev. We were pleased to be part of the Christmas Lights Switch-on in the new Market Place, providing a short reflection on the true meaning of Christma5 and distributing f liers with details of Christmas Services taking place in the Shipley churches. A5 Usual, the year was rounded off with our Christma5 dinner for homeless, vulnerable 2nd lonely people with well over 100 meals provided. The online newsletter, which shares good news and information, was regularly produced and circulated (available from info@shipleychristianstogether.org.ukl. We are extremely grateful for the prayers, support and funding from the member churches, including St Paul's, and the work of the many volunteers f rom the churches. Hugh Firman Ichair, scri Global Mission We continue to be a Fairtrade church and seek ways to encourage our congregation to support Fairtrade. We support the Diocese of Khartoum, Christian Aid, and Tear Fund. We also support Andy and Katl Walsh from the Church Misslon Society ICMSI, who currently work in Brazil. Deanery Synod The Deanery Synod provldes a channel of communication between the parlsh and the Diocesan Synod and brings together the views and experiences of all the parishes in the deanery. These meetings provide a great opportunty to meet and network with representatives from other churches in the Aire and Worth Deanery which includes the parishes of Steeton, Keighley, Riddlesden and Morton, Bingley (which includes Gilstead and Eldwickl, the Shipley churches, Baildon, and the parishes in the Hewenden benefice (Harden, Wilsden and Denholmel. Synod membership comprises clergy, parish representatlves and ex offlclo members who have been elected to Diocesan or General Synod. Each parish is allocated a number of representatives that reflect5 their elertoral roll: St Paul's has been allocated three representatives. The Deanery Synod is a statutory body with legally defined responsibilities. Deanery Synod representatives responsible for the election of members to Diocesan and General Synod- elections to General Synod will take place later in 2026. The Aire and Worth Deanery Synod planned to meet three times in 2025 however one of these meetings was cancelled due to unexperted events. The meeting in February was held remotely via Zoom where we learned more about the Diocesan Digital Learning Platform from a member io
of the LayTraining team. Synod members were encouraged to log on. create and account and to explore the platform for themselves as well as encouraging members of their congregations to look at what is available. The Digital learning platform is available at www.learnin .leeds.an lican.or In June Synod met at Keighley Parlsh Church where Rev Duncan Milwain spoke about the life and work of Bradford Cathedral as a place of witness and worship, and civic cultural and intercultural engagement and all the artivities they are carrying out in their work to fulf il their current vision statement, which is To weave Jesus into the rich fabric of the city and beyond. Synod meetings are open to all whether you are an elected representative or interested in the topic under discussion- if you would like to attend a meeting to find out a little more about how Synod works please speak to any one of our representatives. Alison Halgh Church Bullding The Buildings and Grounds Group IBGGI met three times in 2025. Three members ljohanna Hirst, Saby Halli and Meredith Woodel resigned in 2025. Quinquennial Inspection: The 5-yearly quinquennial inspection was due in 2024, but for various reasons was done in early 2025. The inspection was carried out by Overton Archrtects. Their report covers basically the condition of the building and highlight5 the work to be carried out to maintain the fabric. The report says that "The church oppeors to be generolly in good condition ond to be well looked after." Ip.11. A major concern is the completion of the project to re-slate the roof (chancel. -office, vestry and tower). Other issues wlll be attended to over the next few years. 02 Equlpment replacement: The 02 contractor, Netcs, started work towards the end of May on the removal and replacement of the mobile phone equipment in the tower and above the kitchen. upgrading It to process the G5 signals. This involved installing new steel platforms in the bell chamber, replacing the equipment cabinets and rewiring. New aeria15 were installed behind the louvres in the bell chamber. with the stone louvres replaced with fibreglass imitations (the signals are affected by the stonework). The existing stone louvres have been stored in the bell chamber and can be re-instated when the equipment is finally removed. The steelwork and mast on top of the tower were removed and the roof made good. A health and safety leaflet providing advice about the care needed if working in the vicinity of the network mast has been obtained. This principally applies to external activities on the tower near to transmitter aerials. Insurance: The premises were inspected by a representative of Ecclesiastical Insurance Ithe church insurers1 in August 2025. Various recommendations were made, which are being attended to within the timescales allowed. Electrical= The lightning conductors have been inspected and tested. The report has been accepted by the insurers. li
Electrical Installation Condition Report IEICR): is an inspection of the electrical system (wiring, plugs, lighting, etc.) in the building. It is required by the insurers and the quinquennial. Quotes were received from two electrical contrattors for work to be done in early 2026. Other Interlor: The two main heating boilers and the heatingjhot water boiler in the kitchen were inspected. Fire extinguishers are tested annually. The clock is currently not working. It is the property of the local council (Bradford Metl and they are responslble for running and maintenance. Church Grounds.. These continue to be maintained by Bradford Council. Wooden crosses: A set of wooden boxes has been put Into the ground in front of the church to take the wooden crosse5 Pijt there for the Easter period. Neighbourhood Action brought a group to St Paul's in November to do some weeding and tidying up in the churchyard. Organ: The organ, an 1892 3-manual by J. J. Binns of Leeds, is generally well maintained and was last tuned in November 2024. It is still played regularly for services. Hirstwood Burial Ground During 2025, there were no burials of ashes in the Garden of Remembrance, which is maintained by our part-time gardener, Matt Stoney. Enquiries from people searching for the graves of ancestors also continue to be few and far between. The final phase of planned tree work took place in March, June and September 2025. as authorised by Bradford Council in July 2023. There is approximately one more day of tree work still to take place. Japanese knotweed was discovered by a member of the public along the public footpath between the Garden of Remembrance and Hirst Wood Burial Ground in September 2025. This was reported to Bradford Council for their attention. During the same month. two sprigs of knotweed were also found in the burial ground Itself. These were both in areas previously treated for knotweed. The knotweed was in a stunted bonsai state. We were advised to monitor the knotweed until it grows larger and becomes treatable with herbicide. Hirst Wood Regeneration Group has organised regular volunteer working parties at the burial ground thls year. Volunteers work to clear vegetation from pathways and from in and around graves. The Hirst Wood Burial Board, which is a sub-committee of the PCC. has a legal duty to maintain the burial ground in a safe state. During 2025, our church administrator has overseen the basic administration of the Hirst Wood Burial Board. Hirst Wood Burial Board 12
FINANCIAL REVIEW 2025 2025 has been a year of consolidation and understanding exartly where St Paul's stand5 financially but in financial terms has been reasonably successful. A number of new processe5 have been implemented including revised monthly cash counting processes, improving expense payments, moving to an online accounting system rather than managing a complex spreadsheet that wa5 difficult to maintain and understand, using the church deposit accounts effectively to generate interest income. At the end of the year we managed to pay £25,000 to the diocesan share against a request in excess of £40,000. Our income for 2025 is showing as £108,952 as compared to last year £92,701 but that difference is almost all accounted for by bringing the Hlrst Wood Burial Ground accounts into the overall PCC accounts. Our expenditure was also higher at £94,718 as against £72,642 in 2024. As of I"January 2026 there was about £8,500 in the HSBC bank accounts, £42,000 in CCLA deposit accounts and about £15,000 in CCLA accounts controlled by the diocese for the Hirst Wood Burial Ground. RESERVES POLICY The PCC policy is that we would maintain a buffer of approximately three months necessarv expenditure. Previously that was set at £20,000 but having reviewed the figLJres salaries account for £1,250 per month, organist fees at about £300 a month and Electricity and Gas standing Charges about £100 a month. A more realistic figure to maintain is £5000. We have on deposit designated funds of over £11,000 so are more than covered. STRucfuRE, GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul. Shipley is a corporate bodv established by the Church of England, operating under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a registered charity and members of the PCC are Trustees of the Charity. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All member5 of the congregation are given the opportunity to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. 13
PCC Membershlp Ex Offlclo Priest in Charge,. Curate: Reverend Brian Greenfield (Chairl Reverend Emma Wilkinson Assistant Priest: Reverend Natasha Thomas Churchwarden.. Anne Luxton (Vice chairl Mike Wragg Sheila Cudmore Ire-elected 20231 Alison Haigh Ire-elected 20231 Susan Wood (re-elected 2023) Churchwarden: Deanery Synod: Elected Members (Trustees) at 31" December 2025 Susan Lawrence Elected 22105/22 Re-elected 14105123 Jonathan Hall Johanna Hirst Elected 14105123 Elected 14105/23 Elected 14105123 Jean Titchrnarsh PCC Secretary Mark Allison John Hirst Elected 28/04124 Elected 04105125 Barbara Downes Elected Members serving at I" January 2025 who have slnce left: Sabhyata Halli luntil 101111251 Given its wide responsibilities the PCC has a number of subgroups or committees: Standlng Commlttee: Clergy, Churchwardens. Treasurer, Secretary, Mark Allison 14
Buildings & Grounds: aergy, Churchwardens, Chris Clough Ileadl, Meredith Woode (resigned during yearl, Johanna Hirst (resigned during year), Sabhyata Halli (until 101111251, Rob Downes. Clergy. Churchwardens. John Hirst. Mark Allison Ileadl, Brian Greenfield, Emma Wilkinson, Susan Lawrence. Jean Titchmarsh, Chris Clough. Elisabeth Verhoven. Hlrstwood Burial Ground Board Worship & Muslc.. Finance and Funding.. Barbara Downes Ileadl. Mike Moss linterim treasurer), Alison Haigh, Rob Downes. Susan Lawrence. Susan Wood, Sheila Cudmore, Brian Greenfield, Emma Wilkinson, Alison Haigh. Anne Luxton. Mike Wrag& Jonathan Hall. Brian Greenfield. Emma Wilkinson. Natasha Thomas. Susan Lawrence. Anne LuKton, Mike Wragg. Prayer, Pastoral & Dlsclpleship: Pathways, Growth & Mlssion: Other Roles of Responsibility: Church Administrator Jennyritchmarsh Mike Wragg Meredith Woode Parish Electoral Roll Officer Gift Aid Secretary Safeguarding & Disability Officer, DBS Verifier Health & Safety Offlcer Lay Pastoral Minister Lay Pastoral Minister Interim Treasurer Alison Haigh Alison Haigh Sheila Cudmore Susan Wood Mike Moss The PCC met six times during 2025. Electoral Roll As of March 2026, there are 49 on the Electoral Roll Idown from 56 in 20251. 12 are male, and 37 female. 21 are resident in the parish, 28 are non-resident. Barbara Downes Interim Electoral Officer 15
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION St Paul's Church, Shipley is part of the Church of England Diocese of Leeds in the Episcopal Area of Bradford and the Deanery of Aire and Worth. The address is.. St Paul's Church, Kirkgate, Shipley, BD18 3EH. 16
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Diocese of Leeds ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY Registered Charity No. 1169596 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2025 15
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY IndependeDt examiner's report to the members of St Paul's Church, Shipley Parochial Churcb Council {PCC) I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 Da¢ombor 2025 which are set ovt on pages 19 to 27. Respcctiyc re%i)0ttsibilitsc5 of the PCC Indeyellilellt Examittcr The PCC consider that an 8iJdit is not required for this year under section 144 {21 of Ihe Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 Act), and thal an indep¢ndenl exarnination is n8ed&d. 11 is my fesponsibility to examine the cntS under 8ection 145 of the 2011 Act follow the proc8dur85 laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissiofter5 under section 14515} {bl of the 2011 Act., and slate whether particular matters have come to my atlention. BL41¥ of IndcpLndent EIomih¢r's Statcuut My *x8min8tron was carried out in accordance wth the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudès a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts psented with those records. 11 also indudes consideration ol any unusual items or disdosur•s in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustee¥ concerning ary such matters. The procedures und&rtak8M d9 not provide all the evidence that would be QuIred in an audit, and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the acrA)unts present a"(rue and fair view. and the port is limited to thos6 matters set out in the statement below. lkndepethd¢ttf Eumirtr'¥ StstemeDt In connection wth my examifialion, your att6nts.oft is dr4wn to the facl that, as stated in note 1, the figures felating to Hir5t Wood Burial Board are set out in note 13 of the Accounts 8nd h8V8 not been ¢on501idat8d 85 at 2024 for comparison purpose$ Other than this no other matters have come to my attention.. (11 which give rne reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to ke8p accounting records in accordance wilh section 130 of lh6 2011 Act,. or to prepare accounts which accord wlh the accounb'ng records and comply the accounting requirements of the 2011 Aet have rM)t been met,. or {21 to which, ID my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to anabla a proper und8rstanding of the acetsunts to be reached. Simon H#rt FCCA Chartered Aceountant 16
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 Derember 2025 uDfc5triCt Xc5tricÉed PuDd5 TOTAL FUNDS 21Tr24 Note INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Voluntary ineome 21a} 63,501 2,525 66.026 69,127 Activities for generats'ng fund5 21b) 24,076 24.076 20.164 Income from invèstments 21c) 15,704 903 16,607 113 Church act¢vities 21d) 2,025 2,025 3,378 Grants in support of mission 2181 219 219 182} TOTAL INCOME 105.524 3,428 108,952 92.701 EXPENDITUR Mission and Charitable giving 3{al 5.193 5,193 5.694 Church activitie8 31b} 89,525 89,525 66,832 Exceptional n0VatiOn costs 31cl Raising fund5 31dl 116 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 94718 72,e42 NET INCOME 10,8( 3,428 14.234 20.059 TraMfer% ofFunds 8.737 18,7371 NET MOVEMENf IN FUNDS 19.543 15,309) 14.234 BALANCES AT I JANUARY 2025 28,177 29,555 57,732 37.673 BALAf4CES CARRIED FORWAI AT31 DECEMBER 202 47,720 24.246 0.00 71,966 57,732 Thc pws2110 27 fonii iiirtofthes¢ fininLi*I %lkl¢m¢nl4 17
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 Note 2025 2024 FIXED ASSETS Tangible fixed assets 885 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Short temi deposits {CBFI Cash al bank and in hand 11.854 19,961 2,224 44,595 65.587 e6,780 LIABILrriES: Amour3 FALLIP4G DUE WtTHIPI ONE YEAR 15.4221 19.879) HIRST WOOD BURIAL BOARD 13 154} 154} NET CURRENT ASSETS ,847 NET ASSETS 71,966 57.732 0.47 FUNDS 10&11 Unrestricled Undesignatèd Designatsd- future projoets 40,350 7.370 20,807 47,720 28.177 Restric18d 24,248 29.555 71,986 57,732 Approved by th• Parochial Church Council on 26 and signed on its behall by '. Reverend Brian Greenfield (Chaimian) surer) Thr Rok50n pgcs21 toZI l<)trnpllrl ofihcsc flilij1 ststcmcnts 18
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS For the yeor ended 31 December 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIFS The Chureh is a public benefil entity wilhin the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have beell prepared nder the Charities Act 2011 and in awordance wth the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, goveming the individual accounts of PCCS, and wth the Regula*'ons true and fair vieW provisions., they have also been prapared under FRS102 (Statement of Recommended Pratxce. ACcoun'ng and reporting by Charl'e3). The financral statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation ol investment assets, which are shown 8t markel value. The financial statements in¢lude all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is respon5ib18 in law. They do not inclu(Je the accounts of church groups Ih3t OW8 their main affiliation to another body nor thosa that are infomial gatherings of ehurch members. Fund8 R8stricled funds may only be expended on the specifi¢ object forwhich they wèr8 given. Any balance remaining unspent at the 8nd of the year must be carrièd fornwdrd as a balance on that fund. Unrestricted funds repsent the funds of the PCC that are not subjecl to any restrictions regarding their usè and are availabh for applicabon on Ihè gener81 purposes of the PCC. Fund5 designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are a150 unstriCted in that th8 PCC 18 free to redesignate them. Intorne P5anned giving, collections and donations are recognised when ceiVed by OT on behalf of the PCC. Income tax recoverable on gift aid is recognised when the income Is recogni58d. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as 500n as the PCC is notified of its 1è981 8nternent. Funds raised at garden parties aHd sirnilar events aR accounted for gross. Revenues from Ihe magazine or any olh8r sales are aCconIe(j for gross. Rental irEcome from the letting of church prèmises is recognised when the rental 15 due. Dividends and interest are accounted forwhen CeiVable and are received gross of tax. Expertditure - Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, orwhen committed by the PCC. The diocesan share is 8ccDunted for when payable. subiecl to th8 PCC'S assessment of ability to pay in future. Gaitt$ los¥e¥ on InTre5tMts Realised gain5 or losses ar8 recogni$ed when investm4nts are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluabon of investments al 310ecember. Flied 4sscts Consecrated land and buildings are excluded from the accounts in awordance wth thè Charili&s Act 2011 No value is placed on mov8ble church furnishings which require a faculty for disposal. Expenditure incurred on repair, p18Cement and maintenance of the above 85sets is written off in the year. Othèr items of equiprnent are capitalised if ovèr £1,000 individualty, and depr•ciat8d ov9r four years in equal Instalrnents. Inveslmenls are stated at market values at 31 December. Hirsi Burial Ground The Board of Managernent of Hirst Woc#J Burial Ground is a 5ul>committee of the PCC, which ha6 responsibility for ary liability that may arise The accounts of the Burial Ground aTe attached (note 131 of the financial stalemenls instead ol Tr$olIdation as at2024. on the orounds that its objectives 8re signrficarfy drfferent from those of the PCC. 19
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2025 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Ullrcstrictei RcslrittLbd Fwid$ Funds TOTAL FUNDS 2025 21124 21al V(JliiNiory sK¢onie Planned giving Gift aid donation5 Income tax recov6r8ble Other planned grving Colleclions at all $ervces Donations,appeals, etc. Legacies and M$motials 40,687 13.248 4,552 997 30 3.987 40,687 13,248 7,077 48,913 13,478 5,800 936 2,525 7,077.C 30 3,987 63,501 66 026 2{bl A¢iivAll¢sforgcnernlinEfvnds Social and fund raising events Telecoms Mast rental inctsme 3,498 20,578 3.498 20,578 1,997 18.167 24,076 24,076 20,164 21¢1 In¢omelrom irtkslMvnls Dividend5 and interest Assets introdueed 347 15,357 903 1.250 113 113 2{d) ChEirch Income from use of church Fees Insurance Claim5 2,383 1,183 1,183 150 3.378 2.025 Grants Teceivable from - Archbishop5 Council Listed Places of Vvorship Scheme Dtocese of Leeds - Other 1821 219 219 219 219 82 TOTAL INCOME 105,524 3,428 93.595 92.701 20
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FItYANCJAL STATEMENTS For tlie year ended 31 December 2025 3 EXPENDITURE Unrestricte( Restri¢tcd Fund¥ TOTAL FUNDS 2025 2024 31al Mls.%liJn&r}? oIFilchuiiiLFbleslvin¥. Church overseas ". Dio¢es$ of Khartoum Christian -CMS Tear Fund Home missions and other church socjeties - Bradford North Foodbank Parish Outreach Shipley Christians Together Children's Society 1.000 800 I,0 1,000 8(K) 800 1.200 1,OCKI BOO 94 518 1,075 518 1.075 2.000 5.193 5694 31bl ClitirchA¢iiviti¢s Ministry.. di0¢9san share d8rgy exp8nses Church- running expenses Church maintenance Depreciation of fixed assets Sunday school, evangelisrn & training Fees Musician'$ Salarie6 Telephonè Office expenses Publicity 25.040 25.040 20.040 27,047 7,120 885 7.937 175 3,525 423 17.363 10 27,047 7,120 16,266 8,089 2,272 77 7,937 175 3,525 423 17,363 10 89,525 3,450 475 15,847 317 66.832 3{cl t¥¢ewlua1rCR2I1VaoIV CUSÉs E8St End Irnprovements Tower and Bells Notice Board 3{dl R{hJlngfiid3. Gift envelopes Other fun¢*raising costs 116 116 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £94,718 £0 £72,642 The Diocesan Share queSted from St Paul's Church was £44.213. In the event the amounl paid Was reduced lo 57% of the amount requested12024- 43.hl 21
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 4 STATEMENT OF VINANCtAL AcfiviTIES- Any111 of2024 figllres Unrc5trictLY Restricterf TOTAL FUNDS Funds Fund 2024 E4ote INCOME AND ENDOWMEN1E Voluntary incom6 2181 59,086 10,041 69.127 Activiliiys for generating funds 21b} 20,164 20,164 Income from investm8nts 21¢) 113 113 Church activil'es 21dl 3,378 3,378 Grants in support of mission 2{&1 1821 1821 TOTAL INCOME 82.660 EXPENDrruRE Mission and chariiable givlng 31al 5.600 5.694 Church acts"vib"es 31bl 65,957 875 66,832 Exceptional renovation co$ls 31c) Rai*ng funds 31d) 116 116 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 71,673 969 NET INCOME 10.987 9,073 20,060 Trafer¥ of FUd5 NET MOVEMENT Iiy FUNDS 10,987 9,073 20,060 BALANCES AT I JANUARY 2025 17.190 20.483 37,673 BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31 DECEMBER 2025 28.177 29,556 57,733 22
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEiYrs For the yeAr ended 31 December 2025 5 STAFF COSTS Wages and salaries costs in toial amounted to £16,573 12024. £20,758) in respecl of four employee5-, cl8rgy members claimed no reimbursement of travel oxpenses12024- £Nill. No employee earned in excess of £60,000 in the year. 6 FIXED ASSEIS FOR USE BY THE PCC 202S curnulative 16,202 2,260 1,140 20.000 5,574 3,540 48.716 48,716 Cost of 80ilers replace(l in 2015 Cost of kitchen boiler 2017 Cost of photocopier 2018 C05t of Audiolvisual system 2019 Cost of Live-streaming equipment 2021 Cost of AudIolSual additions 2022 less Deprecia*on charged ITr the year 885 Net book value at 31 D8C8mber 2025 7 ANALYSJS OF NET ASSE13 BY FUND unrestrict Rostricteil FuTh(1s Fund¥ TOTAL FUNDS Fixed assets CurTent assets Current liabilities Fund balance 53.195 5.475 47.719 24,246 77.441 5,475 71,966 24,246 8 DEBTORS 2025 2024 Income tsx recoverabte Prepayments Grants recoivable other debtor5 11,000 13,480 446 219 5,817 19,961 219 189 11.854 LIABILITIES . AMOVNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 0.47 Accruals Creditor5 for goods and services Other ¢red¢or8 2.906 2,516 2,9C6 2.373 4,600 9,879 5,422 No provision has en rnade for fure maintenance of the ehurth buildings. The last Quinquennial inspection, carried out during 2019. identrfied a number ol issues which it is planned 10 includè in future phases of the roofing project when funds permtt. P05sibl& total costs are in excess of £250.000 lor which sources of Grant funding are currently not available. 10 CAPITAL COMMITMENTS There were no capital mMitmentS at 31st December2025 23
ST PAUL'S CHIIRCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STA TEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2025 11 DESIGNATEO {LEGACYI FUND In 2017 the PCC received a magnificent Logocy of £58,(M)O from Ihe Estate of Miss Briggs, which, though not in any way restricted by her will, il detemiined to ke8p for futLtre major projects. In 2019 we instalSed a new Audio-visual system using these funds. and in 2021 extended it to provide 've-Streaming of services during the pandemic restrictions on attendance. In 2021 we also used part of those monies lo make significant improv8rnents to the West End, including new outer door8. At the end of 2020 the PCC had reluctantly agroèd to release £10,000 of these Designated fund5, in viaw of the challenging prospects lor the Parish at that time, in order to pay a significantly higher proportion of our Diocesan Share. However, during 2021 we e1ved a further legacy, from the estale offomier Churchwarden Alison Cockbum. in lh8 sum of £5,000, again nol restricted. which the PCC agreed to add to the Designated funds. In Summary (movemtS in 20251.. Balance ol FuThJs at 1st January 7.370 Depreaation on AIV and Live-stream equipment B818nce of Funds at 31st Dmber 2025 12 RESTRicfED FUND DETAIiS Th$ movomtnt of restricted funds during 2025 and thr purpose is.. opening Balance receivable payablo transf•rs Balance at 31 December 2025 Sp2cial Collections Organ Fund Fabnc Fund Tower & Bells Children & Youth Project other 4,709 8,769 2,788 11,612 7.677 25 249 581 2,001 4,734 8,818 3.014 5,955 1,725 1200) 13551 (7,658) 40 29 555 8,173 24,246 24
ST PAUL'S CHURCH SHIPLEY NOTES TO THE FIIYANCIAL STA TEMENTS For the yeAr ended 31 December 202S Stthtement of A55Ct5 at 31 December 2024 Consolidated as at 31 December 2025 ASSETS Investrnents - 912.08 shares in CBF Investment Fund at market value St Pauls account 54 NET ASSETS £54 FUNDS Vnreslricted Restricted Endowment Higgins bequest - Foy benefaction £54 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND Unwtrictc¢ Restricted Endoimi¢ni TOTAL FUNDS Funds 21124 Fixe(l assets investments Net Current assets 54 Fund balance £54 £0 £0 £54 Approvèd by the Board ReVend Brlan Gr•enrld Ichairnianl 25