## **Mold Mission Area**
## **Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ending December 2025**
## **Mission Area Vision**
To proclaim the Gospel of Christ and the beliefs of the Christian faith, to maintain the worship of God, and to inspire in all persons a love for Christ, a passion for righteousness, and a consciousness of their duties to God and their fellow human beings. We pledge our lives to Christ and covenant with each other to demonstrate His Spirit through worship, witnessing, and ministry to the needs of the people of these churches and our communities. We will work together across all churches within the Mission Area to develop a collaborative approach to mission and worship which supports the wider community.
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF MOLD MISSION AREA FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2025**
**CHARITY NAME:** Mold MISSION AREA
## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:** 1176095
**REGISTERED:** 5[th] December 2017
**MOLD MISSION AREA is situated in** : The Archdeaconry of Wrexham within the Diocese of St Asaph
**CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS:** 4 Pen y Coed, Nannerch, Mold, CH7 5RS
## **Mold Mission Area is made up of the following 11 Churches** :
- St Mary the Virgin, Cilcain
- Holy Trinity, Gwernaffield
- St Berres, Llanferres
- St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
- St John the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn
- Ss Eurgain & Peter, Northop
- St Mary’s, Nercwys
- St Mary’s Treuddyn
- Christ Church, Pontblyddyn
- St Mary the Virgin, Mold
- St James,’ New Brighton
## **THE MISSION AREA CONFERENCE (MAC)**
## The **MAC Trustees for 2025/26 were as follows:**
## **Lay Mission Area Leader:** Mr Kevin Weston
## **Clergy:**
- Rev'd Canon Martin Batchelor, Mission Hub Leader, Vicar of Mold & Northop
- Rev'd Jeanette Wilkes, Vicar of Treuddyn, Pontblyddyn & New Brighton
- Rev'd Kathy Stewart, Vicar of Nercwys
- Rev'd Emma Dale, Mission Hub Curate (appointed July 2025)
- Rev’d Daniel Stroud, Rector of the Bro Famau Group of Churches (left 31 Aug 2025)
**Mission Area Wardens** : Mrs Susan Helen & Mrs Lindsey Wilding **Licenced Readers:** Dr Wendy Shillito, Miss Dawn Wolstenholme
**Pastoral Chaplain:** Mr Ken Massey **Mission Hub Youth Worker** : Mrs Esther Andrews
## **MISSION AREA CONFERENCE CHURCH REPRESENTATIVES AS AT THE MISSION AREA VESTRY ON 10[TH] APRIL 2025**
Representing Holy Trinity, Gwernaffield – Mr Peter Davies
Representing St Berres, Llanferres – Mrs Daryl Austin and Mr Michael Cordiner
Representing St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch – Mrs Lindsey Wilding and Mr David Wright Representing St John, the Evangelist, Rhydymwyn – Mr Zen Hoppe
Representing St Mary’s, Nercwys – Mr Ken Bickerton and Sue Sawyer
Representing Christ Church, Pontblyddyn – Mrs Anne Jones
Representing St Mary’s Treuddyn – Mrs Susan Hellen and Mr Matthew Taylor
Representing St Mary’s Mold – Mrs Jill Batchelor
Representing St James,’ New Brighton – Mr Adrian Maguire & Mrs Susan Maguire
Representing Ss Eurgain & Peter, Northop – Mrs Carol Owen and Mr David Walker
Representing St Mary’s, Cilcain – None
## **MA officers**
**Mission Area Administrator & Treasurer:** Mrs Geraldine Sanders
**Mission Area Gift Aid Officer** : Mrs Susan Hellen
## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The Church in Wales is governed by its Constitution, set up under section 13(1) of the Welsh Church Acts 1914, as amended from time to time by its Governing Body. The MISSION AREA CONFERENCE is not a body corporate. Its composition, procedures and powers are regulated by the Constitution, which provides that before assuming office, every member must sign a declaration that he or she will be bound by the Constitution.
The Constitution provides that the members of the MISSION AREA CONFERENCE shall be: The Incumbent, Vicars and Assistant Curates; two Church Wardens, one appointed by the Incumbent and one elected at the Annual Vestry Meeting (AVM); two Sub-wardens for each Church where there is more than one Church in the MISSION AREA, one appointed by the Incumbent and one elected at the AVM; Up to 25 lay members elected at the AVM; co-opted Secretary and Treasurer (if not already ex-officio or elected); and up to 7 further co-opted members. Lay, communicant persons over the age of 16 may be entered on an Electoral Roll (subject to certain conditions) and all such persons, so entered, are entitled to vote and to stand for election.
## **OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT**
As required by the Charities Act 2011, the MISSION AREA CONFERENCE has given due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission in respect of the operation of the public
benefit requirement. The activities undertaken to fulfil the MISSION AREA Conference's purposes for the public benefit are described and detailed hereunder. The Church in Wales is a Province within the Anglican Communion and seeks to advance the Christian religion through world-wide mission. It is the responsibility of the MISSION AREA CONFERENCE and the Incumbents to work together and co-operate in all matters of concern and importance to the MISSION AREA for the promotion of the mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical in the MISSION AREA. The MISSION AREA CONFERENCE is responsible, inter-alia, for the MISSION AREA budget and all expenditure thereunder, the care and maintenance of Church fabric and of the Churchyards, and for any action or other matter referred to it in accordance with the Constitution and is the normal channel of communication between the people of the MISSION AREA and the Diocesan Bishop.
## **THE MISSION AREA CONFERENCE PROVIDES A BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC BY:**
- a) The provision of regular public worship
- b) The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation
- c) Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved.
- d) Teaching of Christianity through sermons and small groups
- e) Taking of Assemblies in local schools
- f) Promotion of Christianity through staging of events and services, and distribution of literature
- g) The provision of a youth club with Christian ethos
- h) Promoting the whole mission of the Church in Wales in aiding community cohesion through provision of activities for older people, mothers and toddlers and other specific groups
## **The Structure of the Mission Area (MAC)**
The Trustee Board (MAC) are responsible for all matters concerning the running of the Mission Area and meet on a quarterly basis. Any matter requiring action between meetings is done via email, as are matters relating to the following Sub-committees: -
The Property Sub-committee has delegated powers to oversee property matters including strategic planning for property, faculties, and Quinquennial inspections, and is made up of the clergy and at least one other representative from each church. This committee is led by the Mission Area Leader (MAL), aided by the Mission Area Administrator (MAA), and meet on a quarterly basis to share best practice and report to the MAC.
The Finance Sub-committee is made up of the clergy and church treasurers and has delegated powers to oversee finance matters including strategic financial planning, MA share allocation, investments, grant applications and shared MA expenses. This committee is led by the Mission Area Treasurer (MAT), aided by the MAL and meets on a quarterly basis to share best practice and report to the MAC.
The Shared Ministry Team (SMT) is made up of the clergy, MA wardens, licenced readers, pastoral chaplain, and mission hub youth worker, and has delegated powers to oversee ministry matters including provision of church services, fresh expressions, chaplaincy, youth
and children’s ministry, pastoral and bereavement care etc. The SMT meet on a monthly basis and is led by the MAL (aided by the MAA/MAT) and report to the MAC.
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Mission Area Leader and Mission Area Wardens Report**
A Last Beatitude And blessed are the ones we overlook; The faithful servers on the coffee rota, The ones who hold no candle, bell or book But keep the books and tally up the quota, The gentle souls who come to “do the flowers”, The quiet ones who organise the fête, Church sitters who give up their weekday hours, Doorkeepers who may open heaven’s gate. God knows the depths that often go unspoken Amongst the shy, the quiet, and the kind, Or the slow healing of a heart long broken Placing each flower so, for a year ’s mind. Invisible on earth, without a voice, In heaven their angels glory and rejoice. M Guite
In November 2022; Archdeacon Andy asked if I would consider being a lay Mission Area Leader. The role is one of a facilitator.
So I looked it up: “someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision.”
I agreed and hope that I haven’t facilitated too badly for you since 2023!
Looking back over the last few years it is very clear that “Being a Mission Area” involves us all in the journey. We began as very separate churches, who felt called to work together. At first that was described as churches only coming together to do the things they couldn’t do on their own. Which was a good description and a good place to start but we have reached a time where the churches do as much as possible together and only do the things we cannot do together on their own. Over the past years I can see many instances where the Mission Area came together to work for the good of all. Not least in the way services are provided across all our Churches.
Becoming a united group of churches where decisions are made collaboratively between clergy and lay and shared with the whole group has taken time. However, I do believe that we are on the right track. The sub committees (Finance, Buildings and Fundraising meet four times per annum) which together support the Mission Area Conference, work really well, with humour, reflection, and a
sense of collegiality. It is however essential that all Churches have representation on these sub committees and Trustees on the Mission Area Conference. They each involve four meetings per annum.
The Shared Ministry Team of priests, lay readers, MA Treasurer, MA Wardens, and MA Leader meet monthly to organise worship, Mission, an overview of safeguarding and the general wellbeing of the Mission Area and try and keep me on track!
On a stormy weekend in November 2021, we were fortunate to gather in “Top Church” with Bishop Gregory and see the formation of the Mold Hub. Thanks to the geography of our Mission Area, the Hub is indeed the centre of the wheel formed by our eleven Churches.
The Hub encompasses all ages, our usual services, youth work, small groups, new services, Emergence etc., community support, outreach to Mold Schools, holiday clubs and Alpha courses.
We continue to maintain regular worship in all our Churches, and most are open every day for personal prayer and reflection. Special services such as Crib and Carol Services at Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter and Remembrance and All Souls Services in November are well attended and indicate a general need within society to link our secular world with an Omnipotent Being. Pastoral Care is provided across the Mission Area by clergy and pastoral assistants.
Within the Shared Ministry Team, the Rev’d Daniel Stroud became an army chaplain, and our deacon Rev David Dobbs left for new pastures, and we wish them well. In July we welcomed back Rev Emma Dale to the Mold Hub. Our new ordinand, Sharon Dean commenced her training in Mold.
Our Worship Leaders and Pastoral Assistants continue to increase in numbers and there will be further courses.
In 2025 the pulpit swops have continued. Perhaps in 2026 we could have a choral and organist swop.
A sincere thank you to Martin, Emma, Daniel, Jeanette, Kathy, David, Dawn, Esther, Wendy, and Ken.
Our church treasurers pay as many bills as possible from the centre. This includes The Mission Area Share, Insurance, Parsonage Water rates, Church Music Licences, and the Salary for the Mission Area Administrator and Treasurer; this works really well.
Geraldine (Ged) Sanders is our Mission Area Administrator and Treasurer. Our thanks to Ged for her support and guidance given to our Mission Area.
Children and young families continue to be catered for in several different ways. The two church schools in our Mission Area federated in 2019 and now operate under the guidance of one executive head teacher, Mrs Andrea Taylor. We are fortunate to have people within our Churches willing to give time to work as School Governors, and we are grateful to them.
Our thanks to the Messy Church Team and Open the Book team for their wonderful contribution on behalf of our youngsters.
All our churches have been working to become Dementia friendly and eco aware.
There is a lot of discussion about the future of our Churches; the bottom line is it is up to us! Legacies and reserves are not historical, they are there for the future! 66% of the income for the RNLI comes from legacies; this is how they will be able to rescue two out of three folk tomorrow!
The vision for the churches in our Mission Area is to work together to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, moving away from being inward looking to serving the wider community with faith, hope, and love.
As always, we would like to convey our thanks to every member of our MA for all they do.
Sincerely
Kevin Weston, Mission Area Leader.
Lindsay Wilding & Susan Hellen, Mission Area Wardens
## **Church reports**
## **St Marys’ Church Hub Mold**
St Marys continued its work as a Hub Church throughout 2025, seeing some growth as well as developing new initiatives.
At the beginning of the year it ran its first Bereavement Journey course which was well attended and feedback suggested that everyone who attended it had found it beneficial. Some of that group, went on to be part of the Alpha Course ran later that year. It is hoped the Bereavement Journey will be a regular part of what we do as a church.
At the start of the year we had a small influx of young adults attending church and some of them went on to take part in the Youth Alpha which we ran.
Sunday worship continued and this year we held the Mission Area Service of Light. Easter Day was particularly mazing with the largest congregation on Easter Day for a number of years. Special services were held for Holy Week, All Souls, Civic Remembrance Sunday Service, Harvest, Advent, and Christmas. We also continued regular services at Bryn yr Haul Nursing Home. We also head prayers for mission every morning between Ascension Day and Pentecost.
Between April and October we were able to have the church open twice a week, staffed by volunteers. During this time, we had a large number of visitors from Mold, UK and across the world!
In July we were joined by a new ordained colleague, Rev Emma Dale. As she settled in, she started a weekly Bible Study and a craft group, both of which are going very well.
We also welcomed back Riding Lights in November for their production, ‘Christmas Inn Trouble’ and at Easter pneumata performed their production ‘Marys Song’.
St. Mary’s have had an eventful year when it comes to children’s and youth work! Once again, we have hosted Prayer Space events in Ysgol Bryn Gwalia and Ysgol Alun (the largest high school in Flintshire). We have welcomed in many children and families to our craft mornings, holiday clubs
and Easter Egg Hunt. In particular we enjoyed Hallowe’en, when children were invited to place their hands inside pumpkins to feel the hidden objects inside! Hundreds of Y7 students from Ysgol Alun have visited St. Mary’s – as part of their humanities curriculum – to hear how our faith and heritage have shaped Mold over the years. Martin has regularly visited Ysgol Bryn Gwalia and Ysgol Bryn Coch to lead assemblies, and Scruff the puppet has continued to delight children there.
At Christmas, every Y7 pupil in the Alun made Christingles in class. We took over their RVE lessons, speaking about Jesus as the light of the world and how we can reflect this light. Earlier in the year, we taught lessons on prayer and followed them up with Prayer Spaces in the school hall. This is always an extraordinary sensory experience where pupils can engage with different ways of talking to God. Seeing the effect on young people after spending time with God – in a secular high school – is profound. We also did this in Bryn Gwalia on the theme of ‘transition.’
Esther regularly goes into the Alun to lead a lunchtime wellbeing club, one-to-one counselling sessions and group sessions for anxiety support. Developing relationships with young people in schools has led directly to the growth of our youth ministry.
Esther and Dawn lead twice-monthly youth nights on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month. We eat together (usually pizza, chips, or noodles) play games – they love Hide and Seek! – and talk about God. This takes different forms – it may be a fun Bible quiz, short testimony or Bible story told in a fresh, interactive way. The young people expect and engage well with this. Currently we have around 10-15 young people attending on an average night, aged between 11 and 18.
As part of our youth provision last year, we took our young people ice skating and to a Spavens pottery painting party. We plan to do some trips in the coming year too; we want young people to associate church with fun and new accessible experiences. We would appreciate your prayers for all our young people; that they grow in faith and confidence. We have so much admiration for their creativity, commitment, and sense of fun!
2026 will bring some changes as the funding for the Hub is reviewed. However we look forward with faith and prayer to see where God is leading us next.
## _**Rev Canon Martin Batchelor**_
## **St Eurgain and St Peters Church, Northop**
As always Northop has been an active church particularly so this year.
Worship has continued every Sunday, led by Rev Martin, Rev Emma, Dawn Wolstenholm, and Ken Massey. We have regularly had congregations over 30 and we have seen further growth. We have held special services for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. This year on Palm Sunday our procession was led by a donkey and during Holy week a Tenebrae service was introduced. During Ascensiontide we held prayer for mission every evening leading up to Pentecost and as always services for Harvest, All Souls Day and Remembrance were held as well as our Christmas services. We continued to develop our link with Northop Young Farmers, with them holding their Harvest Festival with us, and then at Christmas the County Young Farmers held their carol service at Northop. We saw the tower clock working again, and we continued to look at developing the old Grammer School.
Fund raising included monthly Friday Concerts which proved a great success, along with the fairs, coffee mornings and other events.
Links with the 3 schools continue to grow as clergy take regular assemblies, and schools visits and hold Christmas services at the Church. We look forward to developing those links in 2026 through tier 1 funding.
2026 also saw a large number of baptisms and weddings take place in the church.
Many thanks to the Wardens, church committee and all involved in the running of Northop Church
## _**Rev Canon Martin Batchelor**_
## **St Mary’s Church Treuddyn 2025**
Worship in St Mary’s Treuddyn has established a regular pattern of worship over the year. There are two Eucharists, one morning prayer which was led by the Worship Leaders who were trained and commissioned in the year. There is also an all-age informal morning worship which is suitable for families. There are more contributions from the young people who attend, and invitations are made to the local community to come along.
The church is open daily from 10am to 3pm, and from comments in the visitors book we can see that people regularly visit the church. The importance of an open church is seen from comments in the visitors’ book.
We have provided Baptism, Wedding and Funeral services throughout the year, and continuing contact with families has been offered through pastoral visits. Contact with the local English medium primary school Ysgol Parc y Llan has been ongoing and as the vicar I continue to be a governor. The school held their Christmas performances in the church. It is going to be part of an Open the Book group visiting the school. These relationships will hopefully be built on in the future. a relationship with the Welsh medium school will be developed in the future.
The building has been well maintained. The church has involved the community in a wide variety of events held in church, band concerts, summer fayres, raffles, and hymns and Pimm’s. They are all well supported by the community to raise essential funds.
As Vicar I would like to thank Susan and Eddie who have been wardens over the past year and everybody in the congregation who has volunteered to help either with leading or taking part in the services and with fund raising.
The Church continues to have an historic debt to be repaid. The church offers a friendly and caring environment.
## _**Rev Jeanette Wilkes**_
## **St James’ Church New Brighton**
Worship in St James’ has established a regular pattern over the year with 2 eucharists 1 Café Church and a morning worship service led by Worship leaders, all of the services have seen an increase in numbers throughout the year.
The church is very much a centre for the community in the local area who are very supportive. We have held many Fund-raising events throughout the year, usually a coffee morning, or an afternoon tea, cheese & wine evening with music, hot pot supper, St David’s Day Welsh evening. The events have been very well attended by Church members, and people from the village. The church hall is well used for community events. a local choir has started using the church and hall to rehearse. We have good links with the local primary School. They have performed in the Church, and we had a full church with parents and grandparents attending.
The Mothers’ Union hold their monthly meetings there and the MU Diocese board of trustees hold their meetings once every quarter.
The Church and hall are regularly used for the Mission Area Messy Church, because it is a very flexible space.
We have achieved faculty approval for the replacement of the Kitchen and will move forward with the faculty for the replacement of the heating when the kitchen is completed.
The discovery group prayer and Bible study have continued to go from strength to strength, with an increase in numbers average attending each week.
## _**Rev Jeanette Wilkes**_
## **Christ Church Pontblyddyn**
The service rota has continued in the pattern of 2 Communion services per month, one Morning Prayer which is lay led, and one informal all age worship. Fundraising continued this year with another very successful Duck Race held at the Cricket club which we held in partnership with St Mary Treuddyn, and our monthly coffee mornings have taken place. We held several ‘special’ services during the year, we held a very successful Hymns and Pimm’s evening and, a Crib Service on Christmas Eve which was well attended. We have planned some more joint services throughout the year with St Mary, Treuddyn and St James New Brighton.
Christ Church is a re-ordered church, and the space is very flexible with chairs instead of pews. We have held several sessions of the Mold MA Messy Church, and the space is also great for meetings and courses. Going forward we are still expecting to hire out our space. We have had 2 new families join us this year. Fundraising has been very successful this year, enabling us to pay back our debt to the Mission Area and stay on top of our Mission Area Share for the year. As Vicar I would like to thank all congregation members who have made contributions to leading and helping take services and their help with fundraising, it has taken a lot of hard work, but we have done it, well done! The congregation has seen a significant fall in numbers each week and financially is now experiencing difficulties. There are ongoing discussions about recouping the money expected for the year through increasing events and communications with the community. We have had 2 new families join us this year, this is very encouraging.
There are a number of large funerals which have been held in the church. There have been baptisms held throughout the year.
## _**Rev Jeanette Wilkes**_
## **St Mary’s Church Nercwys.**
Although a small church serving in a village community, we have dedicated members who seek to promote the ongoing work in terms of mission, pastoral, involvement in the local church school. The quinquennial report from 2024 has been a focus to maintain and restore parts of the building and the grounds that need essential work. Grants have been obtained which have been essential to continue to maintain the church and churchyard.
Our finances are currently stable with fundraising taking place throughout the year.
Services have been taking place with 2 Holy Communions a month and 2 Morning prayers. A family service takes place once a month which draws families from around the area and Mission Area. On Tuesday mornings we hold an informal service with coffee and chat after. We work with the Mission Area and attend joint services throughout the year.
## _**Rev Kathy Stewart**_
## **Bro Famau Group of Churches**
Our sincere thanks to Rev Daniel who guided our Christian journey from 2017.
It was wonderful to wish him, Lara, Charlie and Henry an emotional farewell last August. We pray for him as he takes up his new role as a padre in the Army.
Our thanks to the church committees, Wardens, worship leaders and Treasurers who look after our five beautiful churches.
During the interregnum we are grateful to Kathy Stewart for coordinating services with our Shared Ministry Team and the retired clergy.
My thanks to Wendy Shillito who leads services in all our churches each month. Kathy and Wendy are also first point contacts for weddings and baptisms.
Our new priest for Bro Famau is out there, waiting to start, they just need to find us to receive a warm welcome!
Daniel provided a comprehensive scenario of what they will find:
**Cilcain:** St. Mary's Church Cilcain is a medieval church with a stunning angel hammerbeam roof dating from 1535, it has been listed as one of the 100 best churches in Wales. It sits in a beautiful and active community in the heart of an AONB on the side of Moel Famau. The church and the village chapel enjoy warm and collegial relations, and the marquee event for the village for the year is the Cilcain Show, a rural village show put on by the church, an event which involves the whole community and brings thousands for the August Bank Holiday.
**Rhydymwyn:** St. John the Evangelist is a small but growing, active and engaged church located along the banks of the Alyn River in a small village outside of Mold. With the rear of the church having undergone very sympathetic reordering, the church has managed to maintain its character while becoming an active community hub (more than 60 meetings or events happened in the church in the last year). It has a new and thriving baby/toddler playgroup, concerts, food bank collections, afternoon cafes for villagers, and more.
**Nannerch:** St. Michael & All Angels is a Victorian church of Medieval foundation, Nannerch Church holds a significant role in the life of a close-knit, welcoming, and exceptionally active village. Supporting a CinW Church School in the village, Nannerch church supports our local food bank, engages regularly and constructively with the school, engages with the community with "Church on the Street," and looks out for the pastoral needs of the community. Likewise, the community returns the support for the church.
**Llanferres:** St. Berres' Church is a church of medieval foundation, rebuilt in 1650 with a bequest from John Davies of Mallwyd, translator of the Welsh Bible (who was born and raised in Llanferres). In the Clwydian AONB, St. Berres Church is a picturesque church serving a small but engaging village. This stable church supports the food bank, engages with the village school through a fortnightly "Open the Book" program, hosts regular concerts and social occasions for the village, and works to develop the spiritual life of the village.
**Gwernaffield:** Holy Trinity Church is a 19th century establishment serving the villages of Gwernaffield and Pantymwyn. Currently in the midst of a re-ordering project at the rear of the church to enable better accessibility and to provide a more welcoming space for families and meetings, Holy Trinity maintains a busy schedule of events in the village calendar. These events include speakers, concerts, social occasions, and spiritual opportunities. The church also covers assemblies in the school fortnightly. This growing and thriving church is at the heart of the village both physically and otherwise.
Interregnums are a temporary pause; Jesus has not stopped calling to us all, and in a world crying out for mercy and grace we must both encourage others to hear that call and help them respond to it once it is heard. We must recommit ourselves as we once did to finding ways to engage with those around us. We must find ways to share our story. We must find ways to preach the good news not because it will help our Church but because Jesus commands us to go forth and make disciples of all nations! The world may be falling apart, but that only means that the need for the good news of Christ is even more pressing, and that the harvest sits ripe in the field. So in this coming year let us commit ourselves to re-engaging with our communities, to sharing the faith that is in us, to introducing people to Christ so that He might work in their lives, and to trusting in God’s power and sovereignty rather than our own fears and anxieties. Holy Week and Easter loom ever larger and are fast approaching. There is no more perfect reminder to us that when things look to be at their most grim and dire; joy, hope, and victory lie close at hand. So let us live as people who believe in the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, and the resurrection to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
## Sincerely _**Kevin Weston, Mold Mission Area Leader**_
**Messy Church Annual Report for 2025.**
This year we have continued to offer a messy church session during every school holiday. We have rotated around Gwernaffield, New Brighton and Pontblyddyn churches.
In February we celebrated Candlemass, in April it was Easter, in June we learnt about the Great Escape with so many plagues, in August we got dressed up in our new T shirts and had a stall at the Cilcain Show to advertise our next messy church session all about Joseph. In October we held a light party. The Christmas session will be held in January 2026 on new beginnings with Noah.
We are a group of people from the churches in the Mission Area who are passionate about exploring and presenting the good news of God’s love. There are some amazing ideas for crafts generated, we choose a theme, a story, a song and always the food.
A short video was made to highlight our work and can be viewed on the diocesan website. There’re always opportunities to become a helper.
## _**Revd Kathy Stewart**_
## **Financial Review**
The receipts and payments for the year, and the assets and liabilities at the year-end are shown in the statements of accounts which accompany this report.
## **Reserves Policy**
The MISSION AREA CONFERENCE aims to retain a balance of unrestricted "free" reserves to provide working capital, and to meet any future shortfalls in receipts or unexpected payments, at least equal to 9 months payments. The unrestricted reserves amount detailed below is in line with this policy.
**APPROVED** by the MISSION AREA Conference on _(_ Date _): 23.04.26_
and signed on its behalf by
_Mr Kevin Weston MISSION AREA LEADER_
## **MISSION AREA ACCOUNTS**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **For the period from 01 January 2025 to 31 December 2025**
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**|
|**_Income and endowments from:_**|||||||
|Donations and legacies|162,541|654|15,813|-|179,008|225,135|
|Income from charitable activities|22,788|-|9,961|-|32,749|28,756|
|Other trading activities|64,839|105|4,465|-|69,410|70,530|
|Investments|2,913|10,788|6,996|-|20,697|17,524|
|Other income|100|1,250|4,490|-|5,840|83,231|
|**Total income**|**253,182**|**12,798**|**41,725**|**-**|**307,704**|**425,176**|
|**_Expenditure on:_**|||||||
|Raising funds|5,675|-|-|-|5,675|3,092|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|282,588|3,822|76,419|-|362,830|350,516|
|Other expenditure||||-|-|2,874|
|**Total expenditure**|**288,263**|**3,822**|**76,419**|**-**|**368,504**|**356,481**|
|Gains/losses on investment assets|5,830|1,091|2,714|-|9,635|27,439|
|**Net income/ (expenditure) resources before transfer**|**(29,251)**|**10,067**|**(31,981)**|**-**|**(51,165)**|**96,133**|
|**_Transfers_**|||||||
|Gross transfers between funds - in|46,271|44,090|32,905|-|123,266|363,324|
|Gross transfers between funds - out|(66,725)|(41,158)|(15,383)|-|(123,266)|(363,324)|
|**Net movement in funds**|**(49,705)**|**12,999**|**(14,459)**|**-**|**(51,165)**|**96,133**|
|**_Reconciliation of funds_**|||||||
|**Total funds brought forward**|**288,152**|**283,115**|**253,033**|**-**|**824,301**|**728,168**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**238,448**|**296,114**|**238,574**|**-**|**773,135**|**824,300**|
|**_Represented by_**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted|||||||
|General fund|238,448|-|-|-|238,448|288,152|
|Designated|||||||
|Cilcain Show Account|-|7,208|-|-|7,208|5,538|
|Youth funds|-|250|-|-|250|250|
|Messy Church etc|-|1,000|-|-|1,000|1,000|
|Mold Bro Famau Group|-|(201)|-|-|(201)|(297)|
|Mold Fabric Fund|-|227,269|-|-|227,269|193,390|
|Mold Work with Children|-|275|-|-|275|328|
|Nercwys Investment|-|12,729|-|-|12,729|11,638|
|New Brighton new boiler & heating system|-|5,000|-|-|5,000|7,437|
|New Brighton kitchen replacement|-|2,500|-|-|2,500|193|
|Northop Fabric Fund|-|11,036|-|-|11,036|33,827|
|Pontblyddyn Fabric Fund|-|-|-|-|-|1,710|
|St Berres Fabric Fund|-|29,047|-|-|29,047|28,101|
|Restricted|||||||
|Ciclain Fabric Fund|-|-|91,038|-|91,038|87,329|
|Gwernaffield Churchyard restricted|-|-|(1,669)|-|(1,669)|660|
|Gwernaffield Flower Guild|-|-|657|-|657|355|
|Gwernaffield Reordering|-|-|5,065|-|5,065|6,891|
|Mold Youth|-|-|69|-|69|257|
|Mold Examination Fee|-|-|-|-|-|(22)|
|Mold CCLI|-|-|-|-|-|(27)|
|Mold Clergy Expenses|-|-|-|-|-|(85)|
|Mold Hub|-|-|18,390|-|18,390|18,598|
|Mold Insurance|-|-|-|-|-|(315)|
|Mold Parsonage Water|-|-|-|-|-|(19)|
|Mold MA Share|-|-|-|-|-|(9,115)|
|Mold Salary and Expenses|-|-|81|-|81|10,210|
|Messy Church etc|-|-|352|-|352|583|
|Mold Open the Book|-|-|60|-|60|80|
|Nannerch Churchyard|-|-|3,366|-|3,366|4,495|
|Nercwys Chancel Repair|-|-|3,951|-|3,951|3,579|
|Nercwys Churchyard|-|-|(1,378)|-|(1,378)|1,627|
|Nercwys War Stock|-|-|2,000|-|2,000|2,000|
|Northop Churchyard Fund|-|-|65,344|-|65,344|65,272|
|Northop Clock Fund|-|-|-|-|-|7,873|
|Northop Grammar School Fund|-|-|11,600|-|11,600|11,771|
|Northop New Kitchen Fund|-|-|155|-|155|-|
|Pontblyddyn Charitable Church Purposes|-|-|9,727|-|9,727|9,007|
|Pontblyddyn Churchyard Maintenance Fund|-|-|2,161|-|2,161|(239)|
|Rhydymwyn Churchyard Fund|-|-|1,009|-|1,009|1,059|
|Rhydymwyn Fabric Fund|-|-|-|-|-|5,252|
|Rhydymwyn Toddlers|-|-|701|-|701|747|
|St Berres Church Flowers|-|-|60|-|60|46|
|St Berres Churchyard Fund|-|-|(1,982)|-|(1,982)|(2,877)|
|St Mary's Mold Chancel Repair|-|-|1,859|-|1,859|1,684|
|St Mary's Mold Vicarage Garden|-|-|720|-|720|-|
|St Mary's Mold Childrens Mission|-|-|650|-|650|600|
|St Mary's Mold Community Café|-|-|-|-|-|400|
|St Mary's Mold Community Outreach|-|-|3,615|-|3,615|3,450|
|St Mary's Mold Fabric Fund|-|-|6,335|-|6,335|6,075|
|Treuddyn Chancel Repair Fund|-|-|10,005|-|10,005|10,257|
|Treuddyn Churchyard Account|-|-|4,633|-|4,633|5,575|
## **MISSION AREA ACCOUNTS Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025**
|**MISSION AREA ACCOUNTS**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025**||
|---|---|
||**As at**
**As at**
**31/12/2025**
**31/12/2024**|
|||
|**Fixed assets**
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6431: Miss Irene Vaughan Trust
Christ Church Pontblyddyn
6431:E Taylor Trust
St Mary's Church Treuddyn
6431:Chancel repair fund
St Marys Nercwys
6434: Long term investment
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
6434: Long term investment
St Marys Nercwys
6434: Long term investment
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6434: Long term investment
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6434:Chancel repair fund
**Total Fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Christ Church Pontblyddyn
6501: Current Account
Holy Trinity Church Gwernaffield
6501: Current Account
Mold Mission Area
6501: Current Account
Saint Berres
6501: Current Account
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6501: Current Account
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6501: Northop/Northop Hall current a/c 3791
St James' Church
6501: Current Account
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
6501: Rhydymwyn Current Account
St Mary's Church Treuddyn
6501: Current Account
St Mary's Cilcain
6501: Current Account
St Marys Nercwys
6501: Current Account
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
6501: Current Account
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6502: Churchyard current a/c 5417
St Mary's Church Treuddyn
6502: Treuddyn Churchyard account
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
6503: Deposit Account
St Mary's Cilcain
6504: Cilcain Show (Barclays)
Holy Trinity Church Gwernaffield
6505: Deposit Account
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6505: Northop Deposit a/c COIF04C
St James' Church
6505: Deposit Account
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
6505: NS&I Deposit Account
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
6505: Deposit Account
St Mary's Cilcain
6506:95 Day Business Notice Account
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6506: Churchyard Deposit a/c COIF03C
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
6506: NS&I Churchyard Account
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
6506: NS&I Investment
Saint Berres
6506: Savings Account
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6507: 49 Club
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6507: Fabric Deposit a/c COIF02C
Saint Berres
6507:Savings Account
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
6508: Grammar School Deposit a/c COIF01C
St Mary's Cilcain
6521: Gift Aid Receivable
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6531: CCLA - COIF 1806
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6532: CCLA - COIF 1807
Holy Trinity Church Gwernaffield
6534: NS&I Account
Holy Trinity Church Gwernaffield
6590: cash in hand (flower guild)
Saint Berres
6590: Cash in hand
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
6590: Cash in hand
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
6590: Cash in hand
St Mary's Cilcain
6590: Cash in hand
**Total Current assets**
**Net Asset surplus**|6,944
6,430
9,727
9,007
10,005
10,257
3,951
3,579
7,789
6,807
14,729
13,638
65,452
60,604
1,859
1,684|
||**120,457**
**112,005**
1,663
7,524
3,999
10,100
30,266
36,831
16,514
10,429
7,462
56,426
6,623
7,462
9,480
7,364
3,995
16,635
12,189
11,706
573
1,162
19,676
22,058
13,466
50,966
3,708
1,443
4,633
5,575
12,016
-
4,794
5,538
5,571
5,390
236
226
8,752
7,134
-
242
30,483
38
95,989
92,324
53,828
56,517
-
1,035
1,270
1,257
29,047
28,101
5,342
3,862
11,036
35,073
10,665
10,411
11,600
12,987
-
476
227,269
193,390
6,335
6,075
699
680
457
155
60
46
-
288
156
295
2,826
5,072|
||**652,678**
**712,295**
**773,135**
**824,300**|
## **Reserves**
|Christ Church Pontblyddyn
Excess / (deficit) to date
Holy Trinity Church Gwernaffield
Excess / (deficit) to date
Mold Mission Area
Excess / (deficit) to date
Saint Berres
Excess / (deficit) to date
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
Excess / (deficit) to date
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
Excess / (deficit) to date
St James' Church
Excess / (deficit) to date
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
Excess / (deficit) to date
St Mary's Church Treuddyn
Excess / (deficit) to date
St Mary's Cilcain
Excess / (deficit) to date
St Marys Nercwys
Excess / (deficit) to date
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
Excess / (deficit) to date
Christ Church Pontblyddyn
Z01: Starting balances
Holy Trinity Church Gwernaffield
Z01: Starting balances
Mold Mission Area
Z01: Starting balances
Saint Berres
Z01: Starting balances
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
Z01: Starting balances
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
Z01: Starting balances
St James' Church
Z01: Starting balances
St John the Evangelist Rhydymwyn
Z01: Starting balances
St Mary's Church Treuddyn
Z01: Starting balances
St Mary's Cilcain
Z01: Starting balances
St Marys Nercwys
Z01: Starting balances
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
Z01: Starting balances
Saint Mary the Virgin, Mold
Z02: Other gains/(losses)
Ss Eurgain & Peter's Church, Northop
Z02: Other gains/(losses)
Christ Church Pontblyddyn
Z02: Other gains/(losses)
St Mary's Church Treuddyn
Z02: Other gains/(losses)
St Marys Nercwys
Z02: Gains/(losses) on investment assets
St Michael & All Angels, Nannerch
Z02: Other gains/(losses)
Mold Mission Area
Z10:Adjustment re Bro Famau
**Total Reserves**
**Repesented by Funds**
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Endowment|(5,862)
3,586
(5,598)
(4,634)
(6,565)
(31,093)
7,300
10,974
(13,633)
63,606
(26,677)
(5,511)
3,734
3,871
(2,041)
478
(1,642)
3,620
(390)
4,765
(2,382)
6,021
(7,042)
13,012
16,531
12,478
16,325
20,959
36,553
67,646
48,986
38,013
322,328
234,408
120,139
125,316
14,498
10,627
18,208
17,730
27,539
23,165
104,572
99,807
39,276
32,283
59,069
45,459
5,023
24,314
514
333
720
468
932
754
1,463
971
982
597
278
278|
|---|---|
||**773,135**
**824,300**|
||238,448
288,152
296,114
283,115
238,574
253,033
-
-|
||**773,135**
**824,300**|
|||
**MISSION AREA ACCOUNTS Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at: 31 December 2025**
|**Class and nominal code**|**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Lastyear**|
|---|---|
||-
-
6,944
-
6,944
6,430
-
-
9,727
-
9,727
9,007
-
-
10,005
-
10,005
10,257
7,789
-
3,951
-
11,740
10,386
-
12,729
2,000
-
14,729
13,638
65,452
-
-
-
65,452
60,604
-
-
1,859
-
1,859
1,684|
|**Fixed assets**
6431 : Miss Irene Vaughan Trust
6431: E Taylor Trust
6431: Chancel Repair
6434 : Long Term Investment
6435 : Other Investments
6437 : Other Investments
6438 : Other Investments
**Total**
**Current assets**
6501 : Current Account
6502 : Churchyard current a/c 5417
6502 : Treuddyn
6503 : Deposit Account
6503 : Donald Beckett
6504 : Cilcain Show
6505 : Deposit Account
6506 : Savings Account
6506 : Churchyard
6506 : 95 day notice
6506 : NS&I Churchyard Account
6506 : NS&I Investment
6507 : 49 Club
6507 : 35 day notice
6507 : Fabric Deposit a/c COIF02C
6508 : Grammar School
6531: CCLA
6532: CCLA
6534: NS&I
6521: Gift aid receivable
6590 : Cash in hand
6590 : Cash in hand (flower guild)
**Total**
**Liabilities**
Z04 : Accounts Payable
**Total**
**Net total assets**||
||73,241
12,729
34,487
-
120,457
112,005|
||99,027
1,324
25,555
-
125,906
238,665
-
-
3,708
-
3,708
1,443
-
-
4,633
-
4,633
5,575
12,016
-
-
-
12,016
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,794
-
-
4,794
5,538
36,780
7,500
761
-
45,042
13,030
-
29,047
-
-
29,047
28,101
-
-
53,828
-
53,828
56,517
-
-
95,989
-
95,989
92,324
-
-
-
-
-
1,035
-
-
1,270
-
1,270
1,257
5,342
-
-
-
5,342
3,862
10,665
-
-
-
10,665
10,411
-
11,036
-
-
11,036
35,073
-
-
11,600
-
11,600
12,987
-
227,269
-
-
227,269
193,390
-
-
6,335
-
6,335
6,075
699
-
-
-
699
680
-
-
-
-
-
476
678
2,414
50
-
-
3,042
5,700
-
-
457
-
457
155|
||165,206
283,384
204,088
-
652,678
712,295|
||-
-
-
-
-
-|
||-
-
-
-
-
-|
|||
||238,448
296,113
238,575
-
773,135
824,300|
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO**
## **Mold Mission Area**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2025.
## **Respective responsibilities of examiner**
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act)
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
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 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- b) 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) which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
_(Signed) …………………………………………………… (Name) --------------------------------------------------------- (Date) -------------------------------(Qualification, if any) --------------------------------------------------------(Address) ---------------------------------------------------------_ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------