REGISTERED ￿RITy NUMBER.. 1181957
STJAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Brl¥ht ¥rgwn Llmlted
Ch•rteied Accountant5
ExCha￿e House, St Cross Lan*, Newport, Isle of Wlght. POJO 50Z

STJAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
CONTENT5
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER ZOZ4
PaKe
Chèrity inltsrmation
Trustees. report
Independent examlner's report
Recelpts and payment5 accourit
Statement of assets and liabil￿tieS

ST JAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
C#ARrrY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024
Address:
4 Mafket Street
Rwe
Isleof Wi2ht
P033 2NG
Chuith Coun¢ll IT￿Stee$l.. RevÈrefidJ Le8gett
Trlcia Cotton
Peterwyatt
Fiona Hunt
RoEer Colman
Philip Srn¥th
Matt OsdÈr
Nathan Hès5ett
Chairman
Secretsry aThd SenloT Deacon
Tre05urer
5enloi Oeacon
ChHrlty numbÈr'.
1181957
Independent ex•mlner
Gavin Kelly FCCA, ACA
Bright BrDwfi Ltd
Èxch3nBe House
stcross Lane
Newport
151e of Wlght
P030 5BZ
Battkevs:
8arclays Bank PIC
LE87 2B
Lloyd5 Bank Plt
PO Box 11)00
Andover
BXI ILT
Shawbrook Bank Llmlted
LuitA Hou5È
W4rley Hlll Busi￿eSS Park
The Drive
Great Wartey
8rÈntwood
E55e¥
CMI4 38E
In5wer.'
The chuw.h 15 insured with the Ec¢lesiasticBI Insurance Group. Thp premiu
covefs buildings and contents to a loial of E13,3W,000 employer'5 lièbilityt
£io.(x)O.O(M), and public liabllttyto £lO,ODJ,000.

srJAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
TRUSYEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAA ENDED 31 DÈtEM8ER 2024
The trustèps prÈ5Ènt their rEPOlI together wSth the financlal statements of the charity for Ihe year Ended 31 December
2024. Tlie fin3ncial Statements ttvnply with the charitV'5 governin8 do(ument, Charlty Commtssh)n guldance on recelpts
at)d paymems accounts. and applkablE law.
ThE legal and adminlstrauve InfDrmation set oul on page Iforrn5 Part of this report.
Con5tltutlon, obleds and alms
A Churth of England (CofEI Proprietary Chapel slnce 1827, In Febr￿ry 2020 the Church Ctuncll ITrusteesl of St Jame$'s
ch￿r(h, Ryde voted to leave the CofE to seek eplscopal over$lÉht under the Eovernance of the AnglKan MISS￿n kn En8land
IAMIEI. The church remains I part of the 'Glob&l Fellowshlp ol Confessln8 Angliian5' IGAFCONI and a platr ol worshlp
%v¢ierein the Protestant and Evangelical doctrines are tau8ht and servlces are conductÈd in accordèniè ￿th CofE prattice a5
lald Ilown in thp Book of COMM￿ Prayer, the Ordlnak and Htsmllles. The Mti)iSEer, the Rev'd Jèmes Le88ett, 15 employed
by the Church Qjuniil ol St Jamtt's, Ryde. The appolntment of the Minister is the respon51btlty of rhe trustees of the
charTty. 'The Chapel of StJ3me5, Ryde (exempt chairtyl,, who hawe patronage flir thp 8eneficE. The church also employs an
A￿o(lote MlnlstÈf, a youth worker and an AdministratDf. The Church Councll Is guided by it51J15ion 5tètement'.
Goal
God 8wes tools
605pel ceThte¥ed task5
to Élorffy God In all that we (k.
the Bible and Prayer.
proclalrnlng Christ. bulldln8Èèch othef Upt sendln£ ovt workers.
The use of the churth bulldinEi ihcludln8 the attath¢d St James's Hal Wit￿ church flèt Incorporated, Is EOV@rned by thE
trustee5 of Yho Chapel of St lame5. Ryde, acting in Iheli capadtv 05 kndlord, with the Church Society acting *s Iioldln8
trustee of the church larbd and yopertles, whlch inchjde the Manse at 29 Mayfield Road IP033 3PRI. The Church Society Is
conservative evangellcal organisation wncerned wlth malntslning the dDctrine and worship of the ColE and upholdiTrg
the sufficler¥cy and authortty of scrlpture. More can be found atW￿￿.[hUrch$Q(letV.Org.
The church building 15 a non-¢oThsecrated, Grade IIB Llsted bu￿IdIng located In the centre of Ryde arld incorporate5 the
church office at 4 Market Street, Ryde. P033 2NG Itel.. 01983 5663811.
SIr￿lU￿• 84wemance and man•8ement
St James's Church, Ryde is a Chaiitable Incorporated OrganlsatlDn ICIOI ¥ovemed by its Consdtutlon, dated 12 February
2020 and mana8ed by the tharitys trustee5. ITr pr3t11￿ the charlty trW5tees are tL4lertlvety referred to as the Church
Councll.
The Constitutknn pioYid* that charitytrustee5 (Churth Councll members) sh311 be.. The hAinlster Bnd A55uoate Mlnlsier'the
twosenlor Deacon5 elected at the annual Beneral rneeting IAGMI attd up to 12 e¢ected trustees.
The Church Council membèFS a￿ elected at the AGM by member5 Df the congreEatlon who are on the reeister ol Church
Members, ¥eferred to as tbe EIE£tDral Roll. Mernber5hSp of the Church i4 DpÈn to any natural person who.. ￿ bapt15ed..
profe55es faith in our Lord Jesus Chr15t as God and Sa¥iour,' acknowledges the scriptures as be￿￿1 God'5 word and a5 the
flnal authorily in all mattErs of belief and condvct., is in 3EreÈment ￿￿th the doctrinal Basls of Faith BS laid down in the
Con5titution.' Is sixteen year5 of a6È or upwawds, ha5 habitually attended pubfii worship in St. James's (the CIOI durin8 2
ol slx months prior io enrolrnent and declèrÈs himse￿ or herself either..
to be a member of the global AnKllcan fellowshlp os rÈpresehted by the G￿bal Anglitan Future Conference
IGAFCONI and expressed bytheJÈru5alÈm Statement or..
to be a member of the Church ol Èn8land lor of o Church in com¢Trunion with Ihe Church of England) or,.
lo be a member in good standln8 of a Church that Is Dot in Communion wlth the Churth of England bul be￿
prepared 10 declare himself or herself a mpmber of the Churth of EnElanrl.
The Church Countil met ten tlmE5 durSng rhe year. with an bverage attendanct oi in members. It dealt with all the aftair5
of the Church and recelved and consldered reports by 5uIFcDmmittees estab115hed for Mlnlstfy LeadefShlpi Finance and
MIs510nary.

STJAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Oblectlves aAd attlvltle5
St James's church, Ryde seeks to advance the ChrSstlan falth in accordance wrth the Basis of Fè5th as laid dnwn In the
Conststution, primarity but n¢t exdusfvetytothe benefit of the Peop￿ of Ryde Ènd the rest of thp Isle of Wl8ht.
The followlng purposes have been establl%hed by the Church Countm fo ensure that Churth Ilfe and attfvltles are locu
on athkvin8 the object ID line wllh the v1510ri'.
Gener4ly advanunB the rellgion..
• deliwered through the falthlul preachlng of God's word a5 lald down the Blble, the weewy Sund8yseivices,
Sunday Clubs and Sunday Youth 8rDUP rneetln85' the fflld-wÈek ad￿11 hou5e-¥roup5 and youih gTOUPS,
• and the rnonthly pr3yer Meet￿eS wherethework of the church is brought before the throne of Brace,
Provkling a place olworship..
deli¥ered by the provlsion of the necessary servlces, facilbties, and administrative 5UPPDrt, to eD5uie the
wovlslon of a dean, sèfe, secure, atcesslble and wdcomlng 2hvlronmEnt for the various worshipathltie5,
Malntalhlng 3 bu11dln8 used for religiou5 purp05è5',
the Church Councl elected in 1993 to comply with the reguirements of the CofE Con515tory Court foraheratiot15
and improvÈments to the buildinL its £ontÈnts and fvrnishings. These requirements lficlude Quin4ueTrnial
InspÈclolls of the buildln8 and Arthdeacon's Fobrlc Vlsltations. Thls is no IDn8e* the £a5e since the Church left
the CofE and alternatlve arranBement5 are beln8 d15cussed wlth the (thapel of St Jame5 Church trustees as
owners olthe balldin8.
• the (hurch Council has esta￿15hed a 5tThall rnaintenance tearn dtown frDm the congregation to address minor
iepalrs, u5inE local contractOfS for13rEer wo
regular1I5PeCIion5 of the building afe carried out and reports m8de to the Church COUNIL
ConductinE reliEious ceremonies.,
• Delwered throu8h the provi5iQn Qt a Minister and venue enablin8 the cpnduct of.. Bapti5m$, Morri08￿ ènd
Funerals,
Rais￿ng 3warEn2ss of relig10￿ belth Jnd piactices,.
dellvered through suppothng the actlvltles ef volunieers takiro part In extern81 activltles lo rèlse awaret)ess of
the Christian Falth and
support to the Global Anglkan F￿Ure Conlerence IGAFCONI In 5tandln8 for Plbllcal truth wlthln the AngllcaTh
Fellowshlpt
Educat￿￿ peoplÈ about rellElon,'
de￿￿tred through 3 mlxture ol volunteers. the etnployed MlnSstry staff and extemal speakets teaching course5.
leadin8 StudygfQUPS and delNerinz5erninor5,
P)stOFal Cale & Outreach,.
delivered primarlly by the MSr*l#ry staff supported by volunteers provldlng p8Storal support, partlcularly Flouse
Group leaders and,
by encouragin8fdlowship opportunttiesto support each other,
by outrp.ach ècliviiies into the local communiryi
by 5UPPOrt for volunteers invofved in external aitwV(les where those activitles contrfbuiE to the objects and
p¥rpose5 of the Church Council,
Mlsslonary and Evan8elleal-,
delivered throu8h flnancial. praC￿c￿l and prdyer 5UPPDrt to Mlsslonary Partnefs and MIssIonaryAgenc￿8 ba¥ed
n Great brltain ind Northem Irelahd,
• by dedicated mission services where the Christian message of IDve and hope Is proclairned to the PEople of
Ryde,
by evaDgelic?I meeilng5 wherethe Chrlst13n faith Is made kDOWn,
by suppori tu missknn of8aniSalions OPEratins in EnEland and Wales.
by open Birwitne55 in the 5treet5 of Ryde.
by sendin¢ out workèrs Iromthe congregation Into the mission fleld whtn OPPDrtiJnltya¥i5es.

ST JAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Church Cth)rtcil is aware of the Charrty Commi55ion's 8uidancÈ on publlc bene.fit as lald down in Tr Advaneemet)t of
Relvdion lor Ihe PublK 8enefit' and hèwe regard to it in the HdminlstratlDn Df the Church. The Church Council believES that
by ￿h￿e¥Ing the mi$5iDn of the Churchthfouwh meetlnl the aforemeTrtloned objective5 it provide5 bpr*fitto the public by..
Allowlng the publlc to hpar3bDuI the ChrIst￿n falth through evan6elicè1 mtsskn) and outreach,.
to enable th￿se who ¢htytsse to attend the church to live their faith through ihe fa4thful preachln8 of God's
word,.
indlvKlual and communal prayer and pJrtitlpatlon In worshlp ceremonles, e.8. baptisrn. weddlnÉs and fur¢erah,
the pastoral care of Ih95e attÈndln8 the chvrch, ¥ffoTding them spirituBI health and wdlbelng and equlpping
thetn with the mental and Spiritual motivatlOll5 and tnorèl and ethical guidance notessary to be Éood
nel8hbour5 to the p￿bI￿ at large and ￿e1vI member5 of the cornmunlty,
The Church counc￿ is rp5POIT5ible. inter alia, for the mona8ement and adMlnistra*ion of the Church flnances and Ihe care
and maintenance ol the fabric of the church buSldln8s and the manse and for any attlon or other matter referred to 4t IA
accordar+ce with the Constjtution.
Achievtmentsand performance. Mlnlslerf5 report
Du¢ing the year, the conirelaiion Included On ave¥age of approxlmately 100 adults and 20 children ori a Sunday. We
wam)lywelcome dnyone. from any background to our Sunday meetin85. We h8ve manyvlsSlors ir¢ the 5th001 hDlidays, and
increased numbers forspeclal servlces.
We h3ve weekty Sunday services at 10'.30am a￿1 a fortni8hily 6..30pm 5trvlce. The Lord's Supper k celebrated monthly In
the morning Servi￿ and orra5ionÈlly at the evenlngmeetinE.
Chlldren and Youth GTgUP5
The folk)wlnÈ chlldren and youlh Efoup5 ran during our Sunday servlces..
Sund4yTots IPrE-Sthooll. Sunday Kid5 IPrimBiy School) and Sunday Youth (High Sthooll.
Dlstipleshlp
The smal groups Ihatmet M￿1week￿re an essentlal part ofthe mlnistry at St. James's Church..
House Groups-for ariy membEr Dfthe churth lamlty. We havE 6grotspsthat meer I0rtn￿ght￿.
Wamen on Wednesday IWOWI - for ladies in the £hurch famlty. The gruup meets In one house but 5pNt5
into two 8roups. This group meeis every week in the School term.
Women wo{k￿ng 4 Chilst IWW4CI- a Eroup for ladies in the WOfkplacE, meetlnE apwoxim3tely Every6weeks.
Women's Breaklast- a Efoup that rnpets 6times a year to study the bibletQ8ethei.
Men's BreÈktast- an opportunlty for the men in the church tLTr meet 6 time5 a year for ftllowshlpj othreach and
teachlnp.
Prayer Breakfast- a monthly meetln8forfellowshlp and praypr.
onthly Prayer meetinE- the church famlly t¢gethtr to pr/yer for the churth. country and our mission
partner5.
Evan6elism
Periodicaly Ihrou8h the ye2r we presonied the opportunity lor people to expkjre the Christlan falth. This was done
throu6h.. Chrisiiat)r(y Explored, 4nd 3-1-1 Courses, Variou5 se￿CES throughout the year are geared to explalnln8 the
Chri51i3n laiih cleartyand slmply
At Chri5tma5 time especially there are several event5 rEachit)E Out ago the community in Ryde.. Gingerbread house even￿n&
thri%trnas meal, Cafflmunity Card Servlce.
There continued to bp outreach meetin85 for families on a Sunday afternoon. Ciafts. game5, and lood were lald on free of
tharge. Each meetih8 wtruld h￿e a ilieme and a Bible actlvity. The year veiy encDUF38ins with between 40-80
8ttendinÉ each meetin8.

ST JAMES'S CHURCH. RYDE
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FORTHE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
EV•￿e115M IcontlnuBdl
There 15 a well establlshed toddler Èroup thai meets each TuesdoymorninK.
Volunteers
The thurch bene￿ed grea￿V from the tlme and support of many volunteers. This £ontFlbutiDn cannot be gUan￿lied
financlally or tlme. With a conBfEgation of over I1￿) people, and just 3 members of staff, the vast malority of tasks aThd
commltrnents are Cxfkd out byvc4unteer5 in the thurch family.
ssh￿ partners
The church supported slx misslon partner5 seekin8 to share the gootj nEWS of Jesu5 Christ In vatyJu5 Part5 of the world.
SuppDrtfor eath of thÈm Includes player, encouragement and flnancl31 swport.
Flnan¢l81 re￿8￿
Tot31 intome for year amounted to É146,26812023'. f174.0461 and e%penditure amounted to £Jao,890 12023.. £142,535)
the overall surplu5 for the year amounle(J to £15.37812023.. £31,5111.
Reser¥es policy
The charliy holds rEseNes order to rneet r(5 opetational and cashflow needs, provlde forthe malntenance of the d)urch
and buildlngs and as o contlngency te cover any unforeseen rircumstsnces. The overall re5evve5 held at 31 December
amounted to £191,079 of which £78,731 were held for rertrirted purposes, and E9,335 are ￿ld as design¥ted for
expendifure Dn missions, or at the minister's d￿CretIon. This leaves frpe re5erv¢5 of £103,013.
5trtemÈntoltfustees re$ponstsllitles
The trU51ees are responsible for keeping proper accoUnt￿nE rewrds which di5tbsè wlth rÈason8ble accuracy at any time
the linèncial posltloTh ol thÈ thèrlty and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply wlth Stjternents of
Recommended Practice and the re8ulatlons made under the Charities Att 2011. They are also respoTrslble for sèfeguardlDg
the 85sets of the charty and hence lor tak1￿ reasonable steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other
irwulaiities.
Approved by the trustees and slEned on thelr beha￿bY..
Dated..
03
lo
Dated..

STJAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECE MbER 2024
I report on the 2t£ounts of the charltyfartheyear ended 31 DÈtembÈr2024, setout oil pages 7t0 9.
Respettive respOn￿bIlItIeS01 truttees and ex8mlner
The trustees are responsIb￿ for thc piepaiation of the hccouTrts. The tru￿￿eS conslder that an audSt 15 not required lor
thls year1￿de1 sethlDn 144121 of the Charft*s Att2011 Ithe 2011 Act) èThlthat an independEnt exarniriatiotb Is needed.
It Is my responsibllity tv..
exarnlTre the aciounts undersectkn 145 of the 2011 Att,.
tofollowthe protrdure5 &ld down ln thè Geneial DlrettK)ns given bythe Charity Commi5519
ufidÈrsettion 14515llbl of the 2011 Act."
to 5tote whelhei particular matters have come t47 my attention.
Ba515 ollndependenl exaThlmÉr's report
My exJmln3tion wa5 tarried out In accordance wlth the General DirettiDns Éiyen by the Chartty Comrni551oner. A
examlnatSon Inclvde5 0 revlew of the accountin8 records kepr by the charTty afid a comparison of the account5 presented
with those records. It also Include5 consideiation of any unusual items or dlsclosures in the account5, andthe seeking of
explan3tions from you as church offlcers concerning any such rnatters. The procedures underl?ken do not p¥o¥ide all the
evldence Ihit would be requifed ￿￿ an audlt and, consequentty no opinion is 35 to whether the accoL¥nts present a
'trve and lalrvlew, èndthe report Is limited toth05e fflattEf5 Set Oul In the statemeTrt below.
Independentex3mlner'5StolemeTrt
In connection with my exaM￿natI9￿, no mattÈrhas come to my Jttention..
whlch Eive5 me reasonabk cause io believelhat in èny materlal respect thp requirements..
to keep èCCDuntinE lÈC(Yds in accordance wYÈh sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act,. aad
toprepare atcounts whlfh accord withthe atcovntln8 records and to comply with the accountin¥
reouirernehts of the 2011 Act have not been mEt.' or
iowhkh, in myoplnion, ittentknn 5hguld be drawn In irfder to enable o propÈrUnderst3nd￿S of the accountstobe
reached.
64wn Kelly* FCCA,
Biv&ht Browft Lim6ted
ExchatWE House
St Cross lane
Newpo¥l
sle of WlÈht
P030 5B2
Date..

STJAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAft ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
UnrèitrlrtÈd Restrlcltd
funds
l￿Dd$
Totsl
T4to1
2023
RECEIPT5
PlanrtÈd 8ivln8
Donatlons
Plate offÈrlr4gs
n¥estment Income
Youth work
Legades
Mission Income
Tiddlywinks
Church buildlDE
Bookstall income
*N)peals and gifl days
iocol outreach and evangellsm
Incumbents fund
108,601
1.271
3,213
2,089
1155
116.756
1,271
3,750
2.089
io,ooo
110.483
5,066
2,687
667
io,(yJD
5.238
2.093
730
7,406
ijo
27.790
1,578
198
537
io,ooo
2.291
371
2.291
371
2,945
692
4.357
1,746
1945
562
360
L410
130
3.997
336
TOTALRECEIPT5
120,451
25,817
146,268
174,046
PAYMEPITS
staff costs
Admini5tiatlon
Church runnlng
Youth WDrk expenditure
Local outreaih and eV￿￿tI[sM costs
Mission expenditure
Tlddlyw4nks expet)dlture
Mayfield Road exwnditufE
Bookstall
Pastofal support
D15cwle5hip
52,509
5,311
23,813
13.138
783
3,832
B61
789
4,132
399
65,647
6,094
27,645
861
2.280
14.351
91481
5,450
20.956
683
2.637
I3￿74
809
3,721
167
1.357
200
1,491
10.219
12.075
12,075
125
1,136
277
125
471
277
665
TOTAIPAYMENTS
106,083
24,807
120,89Q
J42,535
NET INCREASVIDECREASEI IN CASH FUNDS
Tra￿ferS betweenfvnd5
14.368
i.oio
15.378
31,5Jl
Cash funds brou8htfoiwa¥d
97,980
77,721
175,701
144,190
CASH FUNDS CARRIEDFORWARD
112.348
78,731
191,079
175,701
Approved bythe church officers and sIEned onthelr behalf bv..
F[[>
Dated..
03
202J-
Dated..

STJAME5'5 CHURCH, RYDE
STATEMEPITOF ASSETSAND LIABILITIE5
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
Uxrestrlued
lunds
Resiilrted
lunds
Totsl
2024
Total
2021
I CASH FUNDS
Lluyd5 current èccount
8Jrclays deposit account
Lloyds dep05il account
CAF depos￿ accwnt
etty cash
16,911
61,820
16,911
73,205
80.908
20,1KK)
55
103.565
72,JZO
11,385
8D,908
20,ODO
55
16
112,348
78.731
191,079
175,701
Re5tiicled lunos are fdnds retÈl¥ed or tollected whÈ¢e the ￿PendIture Is iÈstricted to bÈln8 for a partlcul8r
purpose as part of the overall charitable purpose.
Cost
2 ASSErs iirrAINED FOR OWN USE
Church he3tlng and IiEhting
33.416

ST JAMES'S CHURCH, RYDE
STATEMENTOFASSfTS AND UAMLmis
ASAT 11 DECEMIEft 2014
J TRANSFERS •EIWEEN FUND5
At
Yr•nJfov$ 31.122014
oim2024
Ilr••strl¢ted Fub
Gener•1 Funo
MlTh151u'sdscretlonary
Ilt)Ister'5 book fund
isslonAttitude
MIs510Tr Cros511nk$
Mlssitin Interser¥È
Misslon OM
M1554on General
B2,969
4.386
24.587
103.013
(J.0001
Z,616
2,756
2,756
3,000
3.SOO
79
13,0001
13.50DI
3.50D
103
3.SCKJ
79
97,980
14,368
112.348
Re5tr1¢lod Funds
Apprentlre & Youthw
Mln15ter'5 di5cretknnary
Churth mèlntenanceand rèfufb5shment
East Cowe5 church plaNt
Misslon Crossllnk5
Mlsslon General
in15teT'5 book lund
Appea￿ & Glft Days
èookstall and Nèwspaper
Fkjwerfund
Ilddwlrsks
Senlors f￿nd
WeekEhd Men'5
m5 forthe poor
Easter 6ible Readln85
Mlsslon InterseThe
Mlsslon UFM/OM
Open the B(x)k
24,296
24.078
20.124
24￿78
13,763
384
1,783
3,680
420
130
4,666
IB,429
244
3.191
2.787
495
135
349
374
179
52
69
78
75
1601
402
167
62
12
78
137
1>7
77,721
1,0
78.711
175,701
15,378
191.079