THE CHURCH HOUSE, NANTWICH
Clo St Mary's Parish Office, Church Walk, Nantwi¢h CW5 5RG
Trustees. Report
for the year ended 31st December 2025
Registered Charity No. 1177087
The governing documents of the charity, to which the trustees have adhered, are a
Trust Deed dated 19th December 1￿0 as amended by a Supplemenlal Deed daled
19th October 2017. As the charity Is a Charilable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI
there is also a constitution which is dated 191h October 2017.
The following Trustees served during the year, all of whom were appointed by the
existing trustees..
Mr Stephen Welch
Mr Paul Everson (retired 161h January 2025)
Rev. Dr. Mark Hart
Mrs Andrea Howell-Jones
Mrs Sarah Phipps
Mr Rob Woods
Mr Nigel Wnzer.
Mr lain Hall
Mrs Vicky Latham
Mrs Margaret Winzer #
Mr Paul O'Brien * lappointed 16th April 2025)
Mr Bryan Coghlan
# PCC Nominee
Offlcers:
Chalrnian
Secretary
Treasurer
Rev. Dr. Mark Hart
Mr Nigel Winzer
Mr Bryan Co3hlan
The Object of the Charity is the care of Ihe building known both as Church House,
Nantwich and the Parish Hall. The Trusle8s manage the building and associated
assets for the benefit of Sl Mary's Church Nantwich and the wider community.
Review of the year.
Activities
The Trust's activity continues to include the letting the Hall for the following Nantwich
and District community use'.- two Bridge Clubs, two Art Classes, a Pilates Class, a
Tai Chi Class, a Gardening Club, a Needlework and Craft Club, five Yoga Classes, a
Dance School, an adult Ballet Class, a Dementia Friendly group, the Wl, Brownies,
Guides, Rainbows and occasionally Scouts. The Hall is also used by a wide variety of
local organisations and families on a one-off basis.

St Mary's Church continues to use the Hall as follows. Mums and Tots (pre-school
children), Weekly Place of Welcome (for Coff￿lTea and a chat), Mothers Union, Sing
@ St Mary's (after-school KS1 rehearsal), Friday Night Live (FNL) a teenager group
and younger FNL group just started, Sunday Children's Clubs, Encounter (Café style
service), after Sunday Services coffee, a Monthly Craft Sewcial, and various one off
or semi-regular meetings eg.. Eco Church, Pancake Party, Church Fairs Deanery
Synod Standing Committse and PCC Meetings.
A sep8r8te room, wrth it's own kitchen and toilet facililies, is on a long temi let to the
Church for use as a Parish Office.
Flnance
Income, at £34,529, was 7% higher than the previous year. Expenditure at £22,795
was 40k lower than the previous year again due to further reduction in energy costs.
The trustees again continued to concentrate spending on essentials. The trust had
surplus in the year of £11,734.
Whilst energy costs have continued to fall, they are still higher than pre pandemic
levels. The room hire charges were increased by 6.9% to £15.501 hour for 2025. This
rate was in line with other facilities for hire In the area.
To improve the facilities for the Church and local community, the trustees continue to
plan the redevelopment of the upper floor of the building to include new toilet and
kitchen facilities. Prior to grant applications, funds are being put aside for this
purpose as finances pemiit and currently amount to £59,458 after a further £10,CX)O
was tr8nsferred from the General Account in the year.
Reserves
The trustees endeavour to retain a minimum balance in the General Account of
£15,000 as a reserve against contingencies and emergencies. The balance on the
General Reserve at the end of 2025 was £16,878.
This report has b88n approved by the Trustees at a meeting held on 21 st April 2026
and signed by Mr Nigel Winzer
Secretary
Rev Dr Mark Hart,
Chairman

The Church House, Nantwich.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
of the
Trustees of the Church House
for the year ended 31st December 2025
The Charity is wistered with the
Charity Commission, with the number 1177087

The Church House, Nantwich.
Flnancial Statements of the Trustees
For the year ended 31 December 2025.
INDEX
Independent Examlners Report.
Statement of Flnanclal Actlv5tle&
Balance Sheet.
Notes to the Flnanclal Statements.
Sto7.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trustees
The Church House, Nantw'ch
On accounts for the year
ended
31" December 2025
Charity no
{if any)
1177087
Set out on pages
3to7
I rewrt to the trustees on my examination of the aCco￿lS of the above
charity (the Twsf) for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charitys trustees, yw are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in a¢0)rdan￿ with the requirements of the Charits'es Act 2011
lllhe ACV)
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under sectson 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under sects'on 145(5)(b) of the ACL
Independent The tharity's gross income was £34.529 and l am qualified to undertake the
examlnerf8 Statement examination by being a qualified member of The Chartered Institute of
Public Finance and Accountancy
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in a)nnection W￿th the examination (other than that
disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance bwth section 130
of the Charities Acl,. or
the ac£y)unts did rKJt accord v#ith the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply the applicable requirements
conceming Ihe fom and Content of accounts set out in the Charit18S
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requ1￿ment
that the accounts give a 'truo arvj fairf view ￿lch is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examinats'on to which attention should be dravm in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please d8
ords in the brdckets rf they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
loJL
Name:
Colin Laughlin
Relevant professional
qualification{sl or body
The Chartered Institut8 of Public Finance and Accountancy
IER
Oct 2018

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Page. 3
Flnanclal Statements of the Trustees
for the year ended 31st December 2025.
General Account
Income
2025
2024
Lettings
Church Office
other users
Total Letting5
6,970
23.138
30.108
6,970
20,888
27,858
Sl M8ry's PCC conlrlbution In Ileu ol rent
Donations
Interest
2,765
420
1.238
2, 765
920
831
Total Income
34,529
32,374
Expendlture
Insurance
1.717
1,694
Profession81 Foes
All8r8llons. Malntenance 8nd Repolrs
3.597
3.773
FIxtU￿$, Fittings and Equipment
972
4,878
8,370
Staff and Cleaning Cosls
11.738
10,559
Sundries
505
437
Total Expenditure
22,795
23.806
General Account Surplus l (Oeficitl lor tho year
11.734
8,669

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Page. 4
Financial Statements of the Trustees
for the year ended 31 st December 2025.
Balance Sheet
Notes
2025
2024
Fixed Ass•ts
88,148
88.148
Current Assets
Debtors
Bank Accounts
75,822
84,392
Cash In Hand
S14
210
Totsl Curr•nt Ass•ts
76,338
84,602
Culrnnt Llablllths
Credrto
Total a88ets1888 L5abilltlos
184.484
162.780
represented by:
General ReseNes
10
16,878
15,144
Property Reserve
11
88.148
88.148
Development ReseTho
12
59,458
49.458
Reserves carrfed forward
164N
152,750
Approved by Ihe Tru51oes at an Annual General Meeling held on ..........................2028
Signed .
Signed...
Rev Mark Hart
Chairman of Trustees
an Coghlan
Treasurer

The Church House. Nantwich
Page. 5
Notes to the Flnanelal Statsments
for the year ended 31st December 2025.
1.Accounllng Pollcles
1 a. The financial staternents have been prepared in accordance vith the Charities Act 2011 and
Church Accounting Regulations 20C6 together with applicable accounting standards and Charttles
Slalemenl of Recommended Practice {SORP 2O)5). In previous years the Trustees accounts have
been prepared on an Accruals basis. These Accounts are prepared on the same basis. This means
th8 Cost oi goods and services is accounted for in lh8 year they were Supplied èvén if paymént was
not made until the ne￿ year.
1 b. We are required to produce a balance sheel which Includes the value of fixed assets.. any assets
that are considered to have a limited useful life wll be depreciated. It is not considered necessary to
depreciate any f￿ed assets this year. Th• purchase of all assets has. in tha past been •ffectively
wrttten off in the year of purchase.
2. Aheratlons. Malnt•nanc• and R•palrn.
2025
2024
Building Works
Electrfcal
Decoraling
Fire Extinguisher Servlce
Glass Door Repairs
Lift Maintenance
Plumbing
Sundry Repalrs
245.
40.00
730.00
274.80
1,236.00
564.00
80.00
427.51
3,597.31
154
2,328
275
594
129
3,773
Total
3.Flxtur•s, Flttlngs and Equlpment.
Fumllure and Flttlngs
Equipment
942
30
972
Total
4. Utllltles
Ele￿riCty
Gas
Water
Less Charge lo PCC for Office Utilty usage
Total
2,186.33
3.073.68
682.45
1.065.00
4,877.48
2,868
3,856
710
1,065
6,370
5. Slaff and Cleanlng C08ts
Manager
Office cost reGharge from PCC
Cleaning Servic&s
Cleaning and Hygiene Materials
Ca$u81 (Window Cleanen
3,201.80
3,000.00
4.676.40
824.71
35.00
11.737.91
2.105
4, 737
437
Total
10,559

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Pag•.6
Firkancial Statem0￿ of the Trustees
for the year ended 31st Dewnber 202&
2025
2024
8. Fixod Assets
88.146
88.148
The pr5ncipal fixed asset is Church HO￿ itsew. Since the foundalion ol the TnJBt in 1900 it has Th)t
been valued in the Financial Ststements. A cortsevvalr4È replacement Va￿ for inwJrance purposès
was e8timaled to be £500,000 before the addthoTra in 2012. The Tru8teeB decided theBe
add￿On$ ol a Lift and associated enclosure be valued at cost in the Balance Sheet. No othèr a88ets
owned by the Trusl are valued havr￿ been effeclpiety vnitten off in their year of purchase.
7. Debtors
8.￿nk and BulldlNJ Socl•ty A¢c(A#
Nat Wesl Current Account
Nal Wesl 8u81ne8s Re8•Ne Acc￿nI
Nat We81 LNuidlty Manager ACCO￿1t
Tolal
24.879
50.893
75,822
64,342
64,392
9. Cr•dltor

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Page 7
Notss tr* the Finaneial Stat￿￿
for the year ended 31st D¢¢ember 2025.
10.General Account.
2026
2024
Brou￿1 foTh4ard as at 1st Jan￿ry
15.144
21,575
SLNpth I IDefi¢lt} ft>r the year18ee page 3)
11,734
a589
Transfer to Development ReJerv¢
(10.000>
(15,0￿)
C4rr4¢d fotward as at 3181 December
16,878
15,144
The trLrntees hold a minlmum bjIan￿ of £15,(KX) in the G￿￿81 Accourt as a precth agalnst em•rgeMes
11. Property Rmer
2025
2024
BrrAW forward a8 al 1st Januwy
88,148
88, 148
No movement kn the year
CarTled loThvard as at 31st DeGembor
88.148
88.148
After full repayment of the loan from thij reser¥e nthv the f￿1 asset vdue at note 6
12. 08v•lown•nt Res•rv•
2026
2024
Br￿ght forymrd as al 1st Januwy
49,4S8
35,158
Expendrture on Development
(7t￿)
Transferred from General
10,000
75,0(Xl
Carrietj foTh¥ard a8 at 318t December
49A58
The trustees are p￿nr￿ng the redevdopmenl ofthe w)pef Iloor ofthe lo fvJude new tolet aTrJ
kitchen facilities. Prior to grant applicatioM, firlds are bekig wt asidè for thts Frtxpose a8 fffiance8 pem*.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trustees
The Churth House, NantsMch
On accounts for the year
ended
31" December 2025
Charity no
(if any)
1177087
Set out on pages
3to7
report to the trustees on my examinatK)n of the accounts of the above
charity {"the Trusf) for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basis of rnport
As the charitys trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in a¢o)rdance with the requirements of the Chaflties Ad 2011
(Ihe Acy,).
I rewrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts cArried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission
under section 145151{b) of the Act.
Independent The charity's gross income was £34,529 and l am qualified to undertake the
examlnerf8 Statement examinalj'on by being a qualified member of The Chartered Institute of
Public Finance and Accountancy
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection v￿th the examination (other than that
disclosed below") which gives me ¢ause to believe that in, any material
respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of Ihe Chanties Act.. or
the ac￿unIS did rKJt accord ￿￿th the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in conneth'on
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Please dg
ords in the brackets rf they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
lo)L
Name:
Colin Laughlin
Relevant professional
qualification(sl or body
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
IER
Oct 2018