Plymouth Partnership In Mission Annual Report and Financlal Statements For the year ended 31 December 2024 Addressfor correspmdence." The Old Deanery, The Cloisters Exeter, EXI IHS Chair of Trustees- Venerable Jane Bakker Independent Examiner: Mr lan Barrett 22 Union Street Newton Abbot TQ12 2JS Bankeis: Natwest Bank plc, 59 High Street, Exeter. EX4 3DP Plymouth Partnership Sn Mission is a Charltable IntorporAted Or8anisatlon. registered with the Charity Commi55i0n (No. 1180154} Plymouth PartnersNp In Mlsslon Cobltents Amual Report Independent Examlneffs Rewrt Statement of Flnanctal Adivittes Bala￿ Sheet Note5 ty Ihe FknpncFal Siatements io IIPage Plymomtll Partnership in Missioii RegislerÈd Chorily No. 1180154 Plymouth Partnwshlp In Mkslon ANNUAL REPORT for the yew ended 31° December 20Z4 Alm and Purpose The primary alm of p￿Uth Partnershlp in Mlsslon (the C￿> is to bring the uTr-churihed and deUt what tN5 5paco mlBht become and Con￿nUe to explore ways of developlng It fvrther In the yearahead. P•storg1 Care and Dlsdpleshlp Pastoral (are continues to happen falthfulty-quletty and rela¥￿nally-throU8h Ix)mevlslts. phone calls, aThJ Infonnal support. Wetre offered prayer ministry after 5￿tts. cOn￿nUed to SUPFOrt those tacing illness or bereavement, and journe￿1 with indlvlduaLs at stsgeof tslth. small groups and Bl￿e studles have been a conslrtent lace of encourdgement and growth. though we rec(6nlse the need to deepen these rhythm5 and drnw more people Nito kntentlonal disthpleshlp In 2025. Bulld1￿ and Finance Our church buildin8 has remained in good conrfrtiC•n thro￿utthe year thanks to theonBoill8 care of our 5h4dow PCC and a group of dedicated vdunteer5. Flnanclalty, challenges remain, Giving has increased steady, aftd we arÉgYètefvl to all who glve falthfulty. We continue to pray for pro¥i5ion a5 we pursue mixsk>nal opportunltles. Indudlng further deveh)pment of The t)en. Grdnt applicth)ns and fuTrlln8 partwshlpA ftmain on iThwrtant p¥t of 0urflnancia1fvtu￿. Looklng Ahead As we step Into 21)25, we do so wlth qulet confidence ajxl expectsrt hope. We sense God dtswing us dee￿r Into community, deeper Into dI￿pIes￿p* and deeper Into w3yer. We want to see rnore people come to knowjesus more ￿￿￿8 people find behjnging and pwm, and more of Emesthe transfom*d by falth, compasslon, and a deep love forone another. 31Page Plymoutlt Portnership in Alissioir Regislered Churily No. 1180154 PfyThouth PartnersM> In Mission Thank you to e¥eryone-strff, volunteer51 partners. tNstees and friends-wlb) have made 2024 a year of grace and growch. We look fon¥ard io what God wlll do r￿tI 5t Chpd's St Chad's contlnues to grow in the communlty. cOnsoldati￿ friendships and extendin8 its. reach. Our leadership team has also recently Brown providing further wisdom and wayer support as we dlscern the future of our Involvement In the ¢ommunlty. We have a dedlcated prayer Meetfj￿ for the ¢c*nmunlty e¥*ry week which ha5 been going now for ov2r 2 years and proved invaluabl* for erowing prayer mlnistry skills as well as alk)wlng God to speak Into the wider church settlng. Our two mld week sttjdy groups cOn￿n￿e to thrfve and are valued by the church farnily. They provlde a real opportunlty to disdple and See people step up Into thelr gWtln8. We also now have a regularm￿l¢ grcup that is In efie¢t a smo11 home grow) that enjoy music practice and leadln8 WWshlp from time tot#ne. We now have a thrivlng young peoples group called *oxftf cuThently some 2Q cNldren beiween 6 and 12 yrs of a8e. A weekly meeilng of fun. Barnes, shaLknw boxlr* skills and gospel"liFe' messa8e. Pa￿ntS also attend and are fomiing frlendshlps such that during the sthool holldays we run soaal events to deepen those relat5ofishlps pastorally. The Sessions ha￿ proved so popits we have applled for fundlng to pknt them Into St Mark5 and St Slmons church plants. On a wlder community level we have secured fundlng to Use a local bam on the estuary for outreach a5 well as a reBular famSly games night both of whlth briT¥ aboul new frlendshlps as well as 8row existing ones. St Chad's ￿ThdaY gatherings ère always celebrated wlth Shar1￿ a meal on the last Sunday of every moThth and we c¢ntSnue to see and welcome new peO￿e to those a5 well as see a growlng church famlly particlpatloTh sn servSng physlcal food and The Word through sh8rfng and pread11￿. Stjamos 2024 was 3 steadyyearfor u5 as o thurch. We havè seen some new people loln as some have moved on. We had one indlvldual baptised at the beginnin8 of the yeaT and another at the beElnninE of 2025 after coming to faith frtjm a Christianity Expk)red Course kn 2024. We have condnued ourwork with the toddler group on Thursday5 and ran the church cafe for most of the year. We have run three big community events havin8 over people to each one. One of our COh8re8ation ha5 hosted h55 choir and the local School cholr at our buiklin8 whKh drdW5 over 200 peoF4e each tlme Ithree tlme5 yearl. We have run two food prolects &Jrlng N)Ildays to hdp famlmes to attend whlch continue to be around 20.30 ehlldren recel¥ln8 lunches. On Frtdays we h051 and are inwlbtd In the runnlng of a food coop by local people for local people. We have run evangelistic meetin85 In the eveni￿ as weu as a set of training events to equlp belleveTr to grow. We tofitinue io flnd that thesurvjay conw8*ion Is a 51milaw slze anfl are fcwed on runnln8 We look forward to where the Splrlt I￿11 prompt and lead u5 golng forward. St Mark's Since our1&8t rep(*t, St Morys continue5 to grth¥ and Ilowish. w￿klY Sunday attendance has remalned qulte steady* but we have seen growth In other areas of mlnlstryi partKularty in the more outreach stOe mlnSstrles which we're realty grateful for. REAL on Sunday, our Messy ChLYth equtvalent still malnlalns numbers of around 30- 60 attendÈes each month, but our youth uri)up has grown slgnificantly wlth re8ular number5 OF 16.18 eath week, all of wlych has come through word ofmouth from existlng members."On Your Marks., our babies and toddlers 8roup ha5 maintalned Its populartty with ar￿nd 20 children ￿u5 parents attending each week, It £ontinues tts provlde a reuular Income forthe church, and is a 8reat laurKh pad forfaith dlscussion5 and opportunitks to pray wfjth parents. In lune of last year, we sald goodbye to our SWYM worker Joe, and In hls 41Poge Plymouth Pttrlnei'ship in Misjioii Regislered Chartly No. 1180154 Hymouth Partnwshlp In Mtssion place a team of worKJerfvl volunteers ha$ 5pwng w to run our chlldren'swork on Sundays and throughout the wed¢. Thls has been a huBe blessln8 and ha5 created discipleship opportunities that prevlousty dld not exlst. We have also started to encoura8P some of ourteenaged young people to partake In leading 5etvices. We continue to make detislons viè the shack*W PCC and now have a safegUardi￿a officer in Pla￿ whlth removes some of the p￿ssU￿ Irom jonny. Despite disCUS5Ksns. and regular womOin& Elwng continues to remaln a challen8Ci and therels some uncertainty as to how to rertffy ihls. That beingsaid. the recent Introductlon ofa 8lvln¥ machlne has hdped somewhat and some rtew standlng orders have been made. We also recttntlyacqulred and have fultytaken athAnMe olthe office space that was glftèd to us. turnlnB it Into thjr Sunthy kids room and wee￿YY01fth sw.asweM as a place of prayer and sorMvhere to run Alphal Jonny no ￿ThBerbare5 any res￿￿$[bilitY for St the diocese are in the p￿e￿of appolnting prtestty leadership to that church. As a result, we have been worknng wlth Froawd Way at St Thomas, Keyham for the past 8 months doing messychur(h there On￿ a monilL Finandal Revlew Total receipts on the unresiricted General Fund were £19L735 and payn*nts frcxn thls fund were £228.928 iving a delicit of £37,193 (before transfer of fundsl. Thls deficit Is the result of Spend eX￿dIng income in the year but uslre the 2023 5urpllls brought foNard of £91564. Near￿ 33%of the Income In 2024 came In the form of Strategic Development Grant fvndin& with the b*nce bein8 made up of a rapSts18rani crf £11,413 for the Exeter DI0￿San Board 0¢ Finance Ltd, kul 8ivin& Caf4 income at st A*Jan's and hall lettings. expendlture was Ma1￿ staff costs110 fion&dergy slaffl and the 8￿ra1 expenses assoclated wlth runnin8 church artivitles. Reser￿$ Pollry The malorlty of the Cl¢Ys fun¢fing tomes from the Stratewc Development Funding awarded forthe project. so the maln priority is to re￿eW the Income ond expenditure to ensure thi5 Brant fundlng Is drawn down to malntsin suffldentfunds for cashflow purposes. The Tnstees t*) not feel a formal resetves pollLy15 appropriate atthls time. as g￿t Is usually dra￿￿ down six month5 in ath¥a￿t. Future Pkns The origrd of Finance Ltd fundingth81r stipends, employeT'S national insurance and Pension costs durlng 2024, The Hev Phill Brokenshlre wlll be loavlng hls posl gtst James, the Les8 In th8 summtsr of 2¢r25. Ru8s and Julle Bay118. who have been the lay leaders at St Chad's.viillais0 be leavingthair posts in July2025. No employee was pald over È60,000. 5 Rdatod partlèy Lyndsay. the wlfe ofAdam Pdce. the plant Lea(ier ￿St Aldan's. Is employed at st Aidan's as Communty Hub Mana8er. She receNed gro￿ salary of £14.98212023.. £7295) emplryerfs penslon contribullon5. Durlng the yèar to 31 D￿mber 2024. thè charity re￿Ived £10,85712023: £9.4981 In donatlons trom the PPIM trustees and senlor stsff and peTsons c105ely connKted to them. The donors thd not attach any condltlon5 to thetr 8ifts which required the chadty to slgnlficantly alter the nèture of Its exlstlng aCt￿e5. Clergy and thff clalmed expensesof £1.16812023: £6,973) durin8 the year for travel, subsistenTr. offlce supplles and the cost of Communkalons. No other transartlonswere undertaken wlth any other PPIM trustee, persDns Close￿ C￿nected to them or rekted partks. Mi$8lon•ry ond eharttabl• gmng 2024 2023 CAP Chiiskn Aoawt Pobwty (Nol¢ 7) Cere Othgr G￿ts 13,fj34 179 144 144 13 13 141Poge Plymouth Poylnership in Mis&ioii RÈgislered Chdriiy No. 118015d Ptymouth Partnershlp In Mi551on NOTESTOThE FINAKIAL STATEMEN15 Grnnl Inc￿ne TOTAL Dk)re5e C•pJ>l grant. BulkIlws&h￿d1ufÈ 11.t113 16,444 10,a24 Dhxese Energy8r￿ls fjrowth & n*slDA 22,orKI SDU fundkn8 Flxturps & fftllno8 Compui•r¥ & •quIpDWAt Tangth Ix•d 4580ts Total Cost Èrouthtlojwa 18,783 21379 AddltJDns 1320 3.219 11,469} 4539 (1,469) D18p¢w* C*rrlèd forvArd 244Y1 31A49 Depr8Glatlon 8¢tyJght I0￿¥01d cha￿ f