Christ Church Cheylesmore 2 April 2026 Christ Church Annual Report for 2025 The **Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Cheylesmore, Coventry** , operating within the Diocese of Coventry, is a registered charity number 1172607. Our mission statement is: **Worshipping God** : Bringing us into a more intimate relationship with Christ; **Making Disciples** : Raising up passionate disciples for Christ; and **Transforming Communities:** Combatting loneliness, isolation, and the stress of modern life by creating Christ-centred communities. _and_ To serve our community by supporting well-being in a welcoming environment. ## Worshipping God To bring the congregation closer together, the seating for services was brought forward using the area in front of the pews. Seating is mainly by chairs with the remaining choir stalls under the pulpit completing the semi-circle. Two large monitors were mounted on the front pillars and a new configuration of sound and video equipment installed. This has made an enormous improvement to the feeling of togetherness and singing. A huge thank you to those who worked through many technical issues to make this work. Online streaming of our services continues as does the monthly Holy Communion services at Victoria Manor Care Home. ## Making Disciples Midweek bible studies have returned with the same sessions offered on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday evenings. These have been well attended with 14 persons regularly registered. Studied were the books of Ezra, Esther, Proverbs and Revelation. Encouragingly, the number of children attending Sunday Club has risen – some weeks there were as many as 9 children in our group. The lessons are based on stories from the bible and then reflecting using Lego. This has proven popular. Youth group on Sunday evenings has also seen a rise in numbers, sometimes seeing as many as 9. We collected shoeboxes again this year, and focused our studies on the book of Exodus. We held our third church weekend away at Pioneer Camp in Shropshire with 24 persons attending. It was a fun filled time of relaxation, activities, worship and simply having time to be together. Teaching was focused on tracing the Holy Spirit through the Old Testament. The community of Fishers mentors and teachers, now joined by staff from Holy Trinity Coventry and St. James Styvechale, have continued to meet regularly for prayer and development of the 1 Christ Church Cheylesmore 2 April 2026 spiritual patterns. Progress on integrating Fishers with a diocesan scheme awaits our new Bishop Sophie to discern discipleship development strategy for the diocese. We remain hopeful this will come to pass eventually. ## Transforming Communities Noah’s Ark continues to be oversubscribed most weeks and offers an opportunity for a diverse community of parents and child carers to gather in a safe and relaxing place to interact with children and adults alike. The declining number of volunteer staff is concerning. The Bridge Café ran for the first time in 2025. Our guests were the residents of Victoria Manor (dementia) Care Home and volunteer staff included clients of Murray Lodge rehabilitation centre. It gave care residents a trip out with their families, and Murray Lodge clients the opportunity to contribute to the community and gain safeguarding and hygiene training. Required were long discussions with the diocesan safeguarding team and repeated training sessions, but we eventually hosted the event, which was well received. We hope to run this again. Mikron Theatre staged a performance of Operation Beach Hut in the back gardens. This attracted 60 persons, many who are fans of this theatre company. The performance was BSL translated and attracted several from the Deaf Church. It was wonderfully entertaining and we hope to establish this as a regular fixture here. The annual Christmas Tree Festival ran again and was well attended. Each tree was sponsored and refreshments were served to create a joyful celebration of the season. ## ECO Group Christ Church ECO group continued to work toward carbon-zero and A Rocha Silver award. Towards carbon-zero, an energy audit of the site was commissioned that suggested the replacement of the remaining fluorescent and incandescent lights to be replaced with LED equivalents. A quote of £8500 was received and a grant from the Net-Zero fund from the diocese was awarded to Christ Church. Work was scheduled for 2026. Efforts to change the remaining single pane windows failed to win approval from the Registrar as planning approval was deemed necessary. This effort has been suspended and will be reconsidered as part of the wider regeneration of the site. 2 Christ Church Cheylesmore 2 April 2026 Two of our members attended Carbon Literacy Training and have taken on new initiatives. Plans include to change our bank to a more carbon friendly bank, and increasing biodiversity onsite. One step towards A Rocha Silver has been the establishment of a Land Management Plan. The grounds have been zoned and a survey done on the current state of use and biodiversity. ## From our Registers Funerals of significant members of Christ Church included Margaret Wright, Sylvia Shaler, Peter Dolby, Pauline Maton, and Keith Gale. ## Governance and the Parochial Church Council The PCC met 8 times in 2025 and comprised of: - Arthur Woo, vicar and chair, - Tony Price, Treasurer, - Laura Nicholson, secretary, - Pam Price, member, - Nigel Parker, member, and - Robert Powell, Health and Safety Officer (elected in 2025). Clare Gale stepped down from the PCC to take the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer. Vacant are the positions of churchwardens and deanery synod representatives. Minutes were published and are available upon request. ## Electoral Roll and Parish Statistics The number on the Electoral Roll stood at 50 at the 2025 APCM. ## **Electoral Roll** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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100
80
60 84 79
75 75 73 70
66 66 66 67
40
20 37 37 31 30
23 22 20 20 20 19 16 14 13 14
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160
140
120 29 33 39
27
47 32
100
30
80
72 69 54 27
67 20
60 54 19
16
52
48
40 10 39 34
0 0 0 31 31
11 9 11 7 17 10
20 8 10 7 4 6 4 4
23 26 22 19 2 7 7 8 10
14 14 11 8 9 9 6
0
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4 Christ Church Cheylesmore 2 April 2026 ## Fabric The reconfiguration of our worship space and the changes this entailed for sound and video was a major effort but was well received. The nave now can be configured for use for 50 or less at the front with the benefit of sound and monitors, or using the pews for up to 400 persons using the original sound system. The Lodge suffered abuse and neglect by the previous tenants and needed significant cleaning and repair. The loss of rental for 10 months, cost of repairs and professional cleaning, and then volunteer cleaning was very significant. We took the opportunity to install a patio to the back garden to protect the extension from rain water coming from the sloped garden. With the appointment of our new Quinquennial Architect, Matthew Vaughan, we commissioned a quinquennial inspection and an updated asbestos survey. The asbestos survey showed no urgent repairs but the QI identified £1.4 million of repairs. A roofing engineer confirmed that the roof to the church is at ‘end of life’ and needs urgent replacement at an expected cost to exceed £500k. The health of safety implications of the asbestos on the walls of the church becoming wet is a constant and serious worry for the PCC. Historic England were informed of the condition of the roof and the risks it posed, and agree to place Christ Church on the Heritage-At-Risk register. Discussions with the diocese and architect are ongoing. As mentioned above, the faculty application to replace the windows facing Frankpledge Road faculty failed due the lack of planning consultation. This project has been suspended but will be included in any large renovation plans for the site. A vision statement has been drawn up as a first step toward funding grants and professional land and site assessments. A new requirement on Christ Church will be compliance with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, or Martyn’s Law, that mandates that organizations responsible for certain premises and events must implement security measures to reduce the risk of harm, with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) overseeing compliance. Initial work to comply has identified that our front door presents an issue to the security of the hall, as well as to fire safety. We are seeking to rectify this. ## Safeguarding Our safeguarding representative on the PCC is Pam Price and our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Clare Gale who has reports to the PCC on safeguarding status regularly and maintains the Safeguarding Dashboard. Clare Gale was appointed in January 2025. The PCC are not aware of any major incidents that require reporting to the Charity Commission. 5 Christ Church Cheylesmore 2 April 2026 ## Treasurer’s Report ## **1. Reserves Policy** The PCC set a Reserves Policy in 2020, setting the level as equivalent to: - two months expenditure (averaged over the previous financial year) - an additional month of any salaries - two months of income from the rental of the lodge. In 2025 this would have set the reserve at £21,000, however given anticipated increases in expenditure and reductions in income, we considered it prudent to monitor our finances against a reserve set at £27,000. By and large we maintained a level above this reserve, dropping slightly below in some months due to delayed submissions for Gift Aid claims. ## **2. Challenges** In recent years we have experienced reduced membership, which combined with the increased cost of living for some members has negatively impacted on our income from voluntary giving (down c£8,000). In addition, C4 rentals were slightly down (c£1,000). Expenditure increased by c£14,000. The significant expenditure increases were: c£6,000 to reinstate the Lodge; c£4,200 increase in the Tithe (£1,000 of which was an advanced payment for 2026); c£2,300 increase in Parish Share; and c£1,100 in office costs, mainly equipment. Some of this increased expenditure was offset by savings elsewhere, including contributions from the previous tenants, but the circumstances have reduced our funds by £11,225. Fortunately, we were blessed with a good year in 2024 that has helped to cushion the impact this year. ## **3. Summary** Overall, 2025 was a financially challenging year. As we reset and enter 2026 we have offered a reduced Parish Share on the understanding that if our circumstances allow we will raise the pledge. We give thanks for the support we receive and what has been achieved this year given the circumstances. I thank the members of the finance team for their careful monitoring of funds. The team aims to meet monthly with Arthur and consists of Jenny Scragg (administrator), Sarah Stringer (Accountant) and myself (Tony Price) as Treasurer and designated Gift Aid Claimant. ## Conclusion Christ Church continues to deliver against its mission statement in spite of declining numbers and decreasing finances. We continue to see God at work in our midst and so continue in faith. 6 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry Financial Statements 31 December 2025 Charity Number : 1172607 1 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church,** ## **Cheylesmore, Coventry** ## **Accounts for the year ending** |**31st December, 2025**|| |---|---| |Contents|Page| |Independent Examiners Report|3| |Statement of Financial Activities|4| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities|5| |Notes to Financial Statements|6 - 13| 2 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Independent examiner’s report to the PCC of Christ Church, Cheylesmore** I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 4 to 13. ## **Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner** The PCC consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the PCC concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention: - (1) which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Gavin Kibble MBE ACMA McGlone Wardzynski Limited The Halo Centre, Progress Way, Binley Industrial Estate, Coventry CV3 2NT - 19[th] February, 2026 3 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Statement of Financial Activities** For the year ended 31 December 2025 |**Note**
**Incoming Resources**
Voluntary Receipts
3
Hall Income
4
Donations from Church Groups
5
Other Receipts
6
Property and Investment Income
7
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
**Church Activities**
Staff
8
Church Office
9
**Ministry Areas**
General Ministry
10
Worshipping God
11
Making Disciples
12
Transforming Communities
13
**Other Expenditure**
External Payments
14
Church Plant
15
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Incoming Resources**
Transfer between funds
16
Cash brought forward at 1st January
16
Cash carried forward at 31st
December
16|**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
58,267
6,036
64,303
72,726
33,626
-
33,626
34,759
695
-
695
1,426
4,978
70
5,048
3,283
10,299
295
10,594
16,698| |---|---| ||**107,865**
**6,401**
**114,266**
**128,892**| ||1,025
-
1,025
634
2,495
-
2,495
1,383| ||3,520
-
3,520
2,017| ||580
-
580
601
1,429
-
1,429
1,703
561
2,336
2,897
6,232
470
546
1,016
1,042| ||3,040
2,882
5,922
9,578| ||78,120
1,115
79,235
70,432
37,110
815
37,924
32,536| ||115,230
1,930
117,159
102,968| ||**121,790**
**4,812**
**126,601**
**114,563**| ||| ||**(13,925)**
**1,589**
**(12,335)**
**14,329**| ||(200)
200
-
-| ||**(14,125)**
**1,789**
**(12,335)**
**14,329**
47,782
21,946
69,728
55,399
**33,657**
**23,735**
**57,393**
**69,728**| The notes on pages 6 to 13 form part of these financial statements 4 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** As at 31[st] December 2025 |**Note**
**Monetary Assets**
Cash on deposit
Cash at bank
**Total Monetary Assets**
**Assets Retained for Church Use**
Church House
2
**Assets**
Gift Aid Recoverable
**Liabilities**
Sundry Liabilities|**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
-
10,625
10,625
10,330
33,657
13,111
46,768
59,398| |---|---| ||**33,657**
**23,736**
**57,393**
**69,728**| ||-
325,000
325,000
275,000
800
-
800
1,000
480
-
480
350| Approved by the Parochial Church Council on : 16 March 2026 _________________________________ A. Price Treasurer The notes on pages 6 to 13 form part of these financial statements 5 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 ## **1: Accounting Policies** ## **Basis of Accounting** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value and at market value in respect of the investment assets . They comply with the Charity Commissioner’s Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011. All incoming resources and resources expensed are accounted on the receipts and payments basis. ## **Fund Accounting** General funds comprise the accumulated surplus or deficit on the income and expenditure account. The funds are for use at the discretion of the PCC in furtherance of the general objectives of the Parish. Designated funds comprise funds that have been set aside at the discretion of the PCC for specific purposes. Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restricted conditions imposed by donors. ## **2: Assets held for Own Use** The property (“the Lodge”) is currently rented out and generates income for the church. A valuation carried out by the PCC in February 2026 indicates its current open market value is £325,000. 6 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 |For the year ended 31stDecember, 2025|| |---|---| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**| |**3**
**Voluntary Receipts**|| |Gift Aid|39,002
-
39,002
44,270| |Collections for other causes|416
-
416
246| |Tax Recovered|10,613
-
10,613
13,821| |GASDS Gift Aid|1,950
-
1,950
2,081| |Donations for church resources|4
-
4
-| |Restricted Income (Gift Aid)|-
2,145
2,145
1,090| |Restricted Income (No Gift Aid)|-
3,891
3,891
4,654| |Non-Gift Aid Env & SO|6,282
-
6,282
6,564| ||58,267
6,036
64,303
72,726| ||| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**| |**4**
**Hall Income**|| |Regular Lettings|30,561
-
30,561
32,552| |Office Rentals|2,060
-
2,060
-| |Private Bookings(One off)|1,005
-
1,005
2,207| ||33,626
-
33,626
34,759| ||| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**| |**5**
**Donations from Church Groups**|| |Worshipping God|477
-
477
698| |Making Disciples|86
-
86
100| |TransformingCommunities|132
-
132
628| ||695
-
695
1,426| ||| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**| |**6**
**Other Receipts**|| |Fees to PCC|896
-
896
268| |Invoices for services used|540
-
540
9| |Photocopier Printing Income|221
-
221
10| |Other Income|1,709
70
1,779
2,634| |Fees payable to Diocese|1,372
-
1,372
282| |Feespayable to Officiants|240
-
240
80| ||4,978
70
5,048
3,283| 7 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 |**7**
**Property and Investment Income**
Interest Received
Lodge Rent

**8**
**Staff**
Clergy Expenses
Other Staff Costs

**9**
**Church Office**
Office Stationery & Paper
Photocopier - rental
Photocopier - printing
Postage
Telephone
Office Equipment
Other Office Expenses

**10**
**General Ministry**
Refreshments (Tea & Coffee)
Publicity & Communication
Catering Expenses

**11**
**Worshipping God**
Sound Team/PA
Music Group
Worship Supplies
All Age Worship
Worshipping God Training|**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
-
295
295
558
10,299
-
10,299
16,140| |---|---| ||10,299
295
10,594
16,698| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
666
-
666
564
359
-
359
70| ||1,025
-
1,025
634| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
6
-
6
66
1,101
-
1,101
525
415
-
415
197
52
-
52
-
616
-
616
595
215
-
215
-
90
-
90
-| ||2,495
-
2,495
1,383| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
236
-
236
217
290
-
290
372
54
-
54
12| ||580
-
580
601| ||**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
336
-
336
295
501
-
501
894
269
-
269
189
323
-
323
305
-
-
-
20| 8 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ 1,429 - 1,429 1,703 ## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 |**12**
**Making Disciples**
Children & Youth
Baptisms
Evangelism
Making Disciples Training
Retreat

**13**
**Transforming Communities**
Tea & Chat
Noah’s Ark
Community Event
Compassion Fund
Lunch Club
Transforming Communities Training

**14**
**External Payments**
Parish Share
Subscriptions
Mission Giving from Tithing
Other causes
Bank Charges
Audit
Other External Payments
Fees paid to Diocese
Fees paid to Officiants
Credit Card Charges
|**Unrestricted £**
253
23
100
185
-|**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**

-
253
400

-
23
-

-
100
-

-
185
615
2,336
2,336
5,217| |---|---|---| ||561|
2,336
2,897
6,232| ||**Unrestricted £**
-
470
-
-
-
-
470|**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
-
-
213

-
470
579
-
-
-
546
546
250
-
-
-
-
-
-| |||
546
1,016
1,042| ||**Unrestricted £**
68,108
175
6,789
416
255
350
-
1,758
260
9|**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**

-
68,108
65,805

-
175
161

-
6,789
2,524

1,115
1,531
1,285

-
255
223

-
350
350
-
-
-

-
1,758
-

-
260
80

-
9
4| ||78,120|
1,115
79,235
70,432| 9 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 |**15**
**Church Plant**
Gas
Electricity
Water
Cleaning
Repair & Maintenance
Vicarage
The Lodge
Insurance
Health & Safety
Church Plant Repairs
Building Development
|**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2025 £**
**Total 2024 £**
4,393
-
4,393
6,432
2,881
-
2,881
2,911
1,040
-
1,040
901
12,145
-
12,145
13,258
1,908
83
1,991
1,409
147
-
147
141
7,901
-
7,901
1,820
3,001
-
3,001
2,946
3,656
-
3,656
2,328
-
-
-
366
38
732
769
24| |---|---| ||37,110
815
37,924
32,536| 10 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 |**16: Movement of Funds**
**Restricted Funds:**
Church Building Repairs Fund
Fishers Project
Compassion Fund
Lunch Club
C4 Windows
Christmas Boxes
Keith Gale - Maintenance Fund
Weekend Away
Foodbank
**Total Restricted Funds**
**Designated Funds**
Noah's Ark
Youth and Children's Work
**Total Designated Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Total Funds**
**Prior Year**
**Restricted Funds:**
Church Building Repairs Fund
Fishers Project
Compassion Fund
Formerly the Lunch Club
C4 Windows
Weekend Away
Foodbank
**Total Restricted Funds**
**Designated Funds**
Noah's Ark
Youth and Children's Work
Tea and Chat
**Total Designated Funds**
**Unrestricted Funds**
**Total Funds**|Balance at
01/01/25
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31/12/25
£
£
£
£
£
10,329
295
-
-
10,624
3,747
-
(732)
-
3,015
72
885
(546)
51
462
2,620
-
-
-
2,620
5,583
150
-
13
5,746
-
70
-
-
70
-
950
(83)
37
904
(810)
3,331
(2,336)
-
185
405
720
(1,115)
99
109| |---|---| ||**21,946**
**6,401**
**(4,812)**
**200**
**23,735**| ||741
1,459
(470)
(915)
815
900
60
(254)
-
706| ||**1,641**
**1,519**
**(724)**
**(915)**
**1,521**| ||46,141
106,346
(121,066)
715
32,136| ||**69,728**
**114,266**
**(126,602)**
**-**
**57,393**| ||Balance at
01/01/24
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31/12/24
£
£
£
£
£
9,771
558
-
-
10,329
3,697
50
-
-
3,747
172
150
(250)
-
72
2,620
-
-
-
2,620
5,583
-
-
-
5,583
-
4,324
(5,217)
83
(810)
80
1,230
(1,140)
235
405| ||**21,923**
**6,312**
**(6,607)**
**318**
**21,946**| ||520
1,625
(579)
(825)
741
1,015
30
(145)
-
900
636
352
(215)
(773)
-| ||**2,171**
**2,007**
**(939)**
**(1,598)**
**1,641**| ||31,305
120,573
(107,017)
1,280
46,141| ||**55,399**
**128,892**
**(114,563)**
**-**
**69,728**| 11 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)** For the year ended 31[st] December, 2025 ## **Description of Restricted and Designated Funds :** - Church Building Repairs Fund : Upkeep and maintenance of the church building. - Fishers Project: Development project for a proposed young adult’s residential scheme utilising the Lodge. - Noah’s Ark: Guardian & toddler group. - Compassion Fund: Support for those in financial need. - Lunch Club: Formerly a weekly meal and fellowship for the elderly in the community. Surplus funds will be used for the kitchen refurbishment. - Foodbank : Funds collected for and donated to Coventry foodbank - C4 Windows: Window replacement in the church centre. - Weekend Away is the parish weekend away - Youth and Children’s work : work benefitting young people in the church - Keith Gale Fund: legacy fund for maintenance costs - Christmas Boxes: money for Christmas presents ## **17 Trustees Remuneration** The Charity Trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the Charity in the year neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2024: nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity during the year (2024: nil) ## **18 Employees** There were no employees or employee costs during the year (2024: nil) 12 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Statement of Financial Activities (Prior Year)** For the year ended 31 December 2024 |**Note**
**Incoming Resources**
Voluntary Receipts
3
Hall Income
4
Donations from Church Groups
5
Other Receipts
6
Property and Investment Income
7
**Total Incoming Resources**
**Resources Expended**
**Church Activities**
Staff
8
Church Office
9
**Ministry Areas**
General Ministry
10
Worshipping God
11
Making Disciples
12
Transforming Communities
13
**Other Expenditure**
External Payments
14
Church Plant
15
**Total Resources Expended**
**Net Incoming/ (Outgoing) Resources**
Transfer between funds
16
Realised gain on investments
Cash brought forward at 1st January
16
Cash carried forward at 31st December
16|**Unrestricted £**
**Restricted £**
**Total 2024 £**
**Total 2023 £**
66,972
5,754
72,726
73,479
34,759
-
34,759
31,920
1,426
-
1,426
3,004
3,283
-
3,283
4,952
16,140
558
16,698
9,472| |---|---| ||**122,580**
**6,312**
**128,892**
**122,827**| ||634
-
634
916
1,383
-
1,383
1,807| ||2,017
-
2,017
2,723| ||601
-
601
699
1,703
-
1,703
1,637
1,015
5,217
6,232
5,238
792
250
1,042
3,075| ||4,111
5,467
9,578
10,649| ||69,292
1,140
70,432
75,898
32,536
-
32,536
95,449| ||101,828
1,140
102,968
171,347| ||**107,956**
**6,607**
**114,563**
**184,719**| ||| ||**14,624**
**(295)**
**14,329**
**(61,892)**| ||(318)
318
-
-
-
-
-
96| ||14,306
23
14,329
(61,796)
33,476
21,923
55,399
117,195
47,782
21,946
69,728
55,399| 13 _The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Cheylesmore, Coventry_ ## **Independent examiner’s report to the PCC of Christ Church, Cheylesmore** I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 4 to 13. ## **Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner** The PCC consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to - examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; - follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioner section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act; and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the PCC concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention: - (1) which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Gavin Kibble MBE ACMA McGlone Wardzynski Limited The Halo Centre, Progress Way, Binley Industrial Estate, Coventry CV3 2NT - 19[th] February, 2026 3