# **New Street Church CIO**
# **Annual Report & Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2025**
**New Street Church CIO**
## **Reference and administrative details**
Charity name: New Street Church CIO
Principal address: 72 Dracaena Avenue Falmouth TR11 2EN
Registered charity number: 1183065
Contact: hello@newstreetchurch.org
Trustees serving in the period and up to the date of this report:
Colin Albert Elected 22 May 2022; retired and re-elected 18 May 2025 Revd Geoffrey Bennett _Ex-officio_ Appointed 15 March 2024; resigned 6 April 2025 Julian Briscoe Appointed 21 October 2020; retired and re-elected 21 May 2023 Lucas de Carvalho Elected 22 May 2022; resigned 20 January 2025 Revd Dr Adam Dunning _Ex-officio_ Appointed 18 April 2026 Nick Jarrett-Kerr Elected 21 May 2023; resigned 16 February 2026 Oliver Denniss Elected 18 May 2025 Glyn Jones Elected 22 May 2022; retired and re-elected 18 May 2025 Janet Jones Elected 16 May 2021; retired and re-elected 27 May 2024 Sharon Partridge Elected 18 May 2025 Katie Sabien Elected 22 May 2022; retired and re-elected 18 May 2025 Rebecca St Ledger-Renfree Elected 27 May 2024; resigned 14 February 2025 Revd Jacob Tyers _Ex-officio_ Appointed 15 January 2026
Julian Briscoe will retire by rotation at the AGM in 2026 and is eligible for re-election.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objectives of New Street Church CIO are the advancement of religion in accordance with the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England for the public benefit within (but not limited to) the Diocese of Truro, by (but not limited to):
- establishing a new worshipping community to be known as "New Street Church";
- furthering the objectives of the Mission Initiative;
- facilitating relationships in ministry and mission between the parishes of the Deanery.
The Mission Initiative is Transforming Mission (Falmouth), established under a Bishop’s Mission Order (BMO) made by the Bishop of St Germans and commencing on 14 March 2019. Under this order, the organisation, governance, finance and management of the Mission Initiative is undertaken in accordance with the Constitution and any other policies or procedures agreed by the trustees of the CIO from time to time. The BMO expired in March 2024, and has been replaced by a new BMO dated 15 March 2024 which runs until 31 December 2026. The new BMO relates to the first objective above only.
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Activities in the period were mainly involved with seeking to create a thriving church community known as New Street Church that attracts and supports all ages including families and the student generation and has at its heart a desire to spill out of its own walls to proclaim good news, serve its community, to resource and bless other churches and to be the catalyst for growth in discipleship, evangelism and community-building.
## **Structure, governance and management**
New Street Church CIO is established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with a constitution setting out its objects, powers and administrative rules. There are three classes of trustees – exofficio, elected and co-opted.
There are two _ex-officio_ trustees: Lead Minister, New Street Church Team Leader of the Mission Initiative
The constitution allows for the election of trustees by the membership at each Annual General Meeting. The number of elected trustees is determined by the number of members:
Up to 50 members: 10 elected trustees More than 50 but no more than 100 members: 12 elected trustees More than 100 members: 12 plus an additional 2 for each additional 100 members
The Board of Trustees may appoint up to two co-opted trustees.
The number of trustees must not fall below five. If it does, the trustees may not exercise any of their powers except to call a meeting of trustees and appoint trustees.
Elected and co-opted trustees serve for a period of three years, after which they are eligible to be reelected or re-appointed for a further two terms of three years.
The charity trustees may from time to time make such reasonable and proper rules or byelaws as they may deem necessary or expedient for the proper conduct and management of the CIO.
## **Achievements and performance**
## _Introduction_
2025 was the second year for New Street Church without a lead minister. Rev Sophie Chatten had left in Jan 2024 and as New Street entered 2025 it was with an established leadership team, a strong CIO group of trustees, but a fairly uncertain future as far as finding new leadership.
There was perhaps a sense of continuing to hold the church together through a strong leadership team, with a hope of gaining Diocesan approval to start a recruitment process before the year progressed too far.
Church attendance had suffered a slight decline after Sophies departure, but had levelled out through the latter part of 2024 and there had been some growth and change into 2025. There was generally a good sense of stability and direction as we entered 2025.
Services had continued on a regular basis throughout the year with members leading the services, preaching rotas filled by qualified church members and invited visiting preachers, and worship led by Ley Adewole and her worship team.
Two ‘Home groups’ continued meeting throughout the year, as well as two Alpha courses in Spring and Autumn.
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Little Sparks, the Monday parent and toddler group, continued to be almost always fully subscribed as did the lunchtime Refresh smaller group for parents and children.
The CIO trustees were keen to start looking for a new lead minister and discussions were initiated early in the year with the Archdeacon and the Diocese to start the process.
The CIO had been well supported by the incumbent Rural Dean Rev Geoff Bennett in the early part of the year, and we were sad to loose his support on his retirement in the Spring.
At the end of March we were delighted to be able to start the “transitions” process with help from the diocese to write a Lead Minister profile and job description with a view to starting the recruitment process. The CIO elected a small team to work with the Archdeacon and the Diocese “Transitions advisor” to write these and a job advert. These were published mid year and we were delighted to start the recruitment process with interviews in July and the eventual appointment of Rev Jacob Tyers to the Lead Minister post starting in January 2026. The appointment was made in conjunction with the Deanery with a 70/30 split of Rev Tyers time to New Street/ Deanery.
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## _People_
New Street has been kept going and developed through a strong and enthusiastic leadership team, chaired and motivated by Julian Briscoe.
As part of that team Katie Sabien has put a tremendous amount of talent and energy into leading services, caring for people as part of the pastoral team, and generally making sure that things happen, particularly on a Sunday for the set up and the infrastructure of the services.
Nick Jarret Kerr has been invaluable and instrumental in developing the preaching rotas and themes , together with Rev Amanda Dennis, and leading services including the more informal summer series. Both the CIO and Leadership team were sorry to loose his input when he stepped down due to pressure of his work early in 2026.
Bex Anderson has continued to pour her energies and enthusiasm into the children’s work on a Sunday and into the Little Sparks venture, and whilst the growth in the children’s work has been small and is challenged by the lack of good facilities at All Saints, there are signs into 2026 of growth. 2026 brings the challenge of finding more helpers on a Sunday. She has been ably supported by Jenny Westerman and an enthusiastic and dedicated team of volunteers.
Colin Albert has continued in his treasurers role keeping a professional hand on the regular finances, the future financial projections and an overview on the governance of the CIO.
Glyn Jones together with Colin keep liaison with All Saints church through the Property Advisory Group PAG and have met several times throughout the year to liaise with ASF on the use and infrastructure of the building. Glyn and Toni Partridge have worked on the improvements to the storage area and the toilet in ASF throughout the year.
Glyn has chaired the CIO throughout the year of 2025, handing over to Rev Jacob Tyers early in 2026 Oliver Dennis and Sharon Partridge joined the CIO during the year.
Rev Amanda Dennis and Rev Charles Blizzard both continued to preach on a regular basis, and this has provided great stability and continuity through a slightly uncertain time.
Jane Howard has become an invaluable and very able administrator to New Street.
Chris Nichols has been leading a couple of successful Alpha courses with Sophie De Sausmarez, and has enthusiastically supported the sound and visuals tech team, and with Julian Briscoe, has pioneered live streaming of the Sunday services.
Jane Wheeler has continued as the Safeguarding officer and updated all procedures and training requirements throughout the year. Safeguarding plans, where necessary have been put in place in consultation with the Diocese safeguarding team.
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## _Events_
Services have continued at 4pm throughout the year with a more informal series during the summer led by Nick and Sarah Jarret-Kerr using ‘The Bible Project’ videos covering the Gospels.
Soul Food Sundays became a feature on a monthly basis, with a more informal service aimed towards encouraging in the Little Sparks families and students, with Pizza or Burgers after the service. These have developed throughout the year and N St invested in a small Pizza oven to cut the costs and make home cooked Pizza which has been successful and well received.
New Street has supported the Deanery Children’s worker, Tina, in the Advent Adventures and Easter Explorers schools “adventures” held in ASF.
Ley Adewole pioneered and organised an Easter service in Kimberly park on Easter Sunday morning, with the involvement of the other local churches. Around 250 people gathered on a glorious day. The event is planned again for 2026
Christmas at New Street was celebrated with a Carol Service, a more contemplative service, a Christingle service, all with an outreach theme and encompassing the Little Sparks parents and children, and then a smaller Christmas day service held at New Street hall because of timing clashes with ASF services.
During the year a “Newcomers Cream Tea” was held on Sunday afternoon to welcome and connect with any newcomers and during the autumn term Ley Adewole spent considerable time networking with students through Freshers week and the Uni CU.
## _Infrastructure_
ChurchSuite is the platform still used to ‘manage’ the church events, people and communication. Worship Tools is the platform used to coordinate, plan and present the services on a Sunday. Microsoft Teams and Sharepoint host all the Church documentation and records. Canva is the main design tool used.
Broadband into the church has been upgraded to full Fibre still hosted by Wildanet. Streaming cameras have been donated and permission sought and granted from ASF to place and wire these in permanently.
ASF building:
All Saints have had contractors in to scrape and repaint the kitchen corner and New Street has contributed to 25% of the cost of this.
The carpeted flooring in and around the kitchen area was proving a trip and health hazard and this was removed by a contractor and the floor sanded and sealed which has been a great improvement. ASF have had plans drawn up for the proposed Kitchen and toilets revamp and have applied for and received a “Faculty” approval from the Diocese. Progress is now towards finding and applying for grants to help fund this work.
New Street is still a ‘casual’ tenant in ASF with no security of tenure, and currently ASF have not been able to agree a Memorandum of Understanding from New Street.
Bex Anderson had a Health and Hygiene inspection at Little Sparks during the year and passed with several improvement recommendations, which have now been carried out (including carpet removal).
## _Summary_
2025 has been an exciting year seeing the church keeping its outreach vision, growing slightly numerically, despite the lack of a Lead Minister, and navigating a considerable number of operational obstacles, governance issues and some minor safeguarding issues.
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The culmination of the year was the excitement of welcoming Rev Jacob Tyers and his wife Ellie and daughter Cloe in January 2026 as the Lead Minister.
## _Looking forward:_
Jacob Tyers writes - I want to begin by saying what a true joy and privilege it has been to be a part of the New Street family. The church has been deeply welcoming to Ellie and me since we moved in January. I also want to express how incredibly thankful I am for the Leadership Team and CIO of this church. They have faithfully stewarded all that God has done here at New Street during the interregnum period, and it has been a huge blessing to walk into.
We have said repeatedly that New Street exists for God and for the sake of others. This is the direction we will continue to move in as we grow in our relationship with Jesus and learn what it means to follow in His way across Falmouth. In September, we will be unpacking more of this during our ‘vision series’, looking at what this means and what our role is as a church. Our heart for New Street is not to build a “successful,” “big,” or “flashy” church based on consumerism, but to be a family of people who grow in what it means to live for God and for one another.
I truly believe we are seeing God move in a very precious way in our church, and my encouragement to all of us is to pray. Please pray for me, for Ellie, and for the leadership team as we faithfully steward all that God has given us.
## **Financial review**
Project grants from the Diocese and the Church Commissioners, which almost entirely fund normal operational expenditure, continued to allow giving by church members to be accumulated in preparation for the transition to self-sufficiency once the project funding expires, anticipated to be towards the end of 2026 .
The restricted fund established in respect of a grant received from the Lottery Fund Community Fund and which is used for capital improvements and the funding of additional staff time for Little Sparks will be exhausted in mid-2026. Alternative funding sources are being explored.
There was no activity on the Future Leaders Fund, a designated fund established to help finance the development of future leaders in the year, and balances were nil at the start and end of the year.
Planned giving and donations combined saw a modest increase over the previous year. Reserves continue to be accumulated to help with the transition to self-funding at the end of the Mission Initiative project. At the end of the year, accumulated free general reserves stood at around £228,000.
## **Reserves policy**
The Mission Initiative under which the CIO was founded and operates is funded almost entirely by grants from the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance and the Strategic Development Fund of the Church Commissioners. The project ended in June 2023. However, agreement was reached to extend the period during which the grants will be available to 31 December 2026 to compensate for the interruption caused by the Covid pandemic. The reserves of the CIO are being accumulated to assist with the transition to a self-sustaining financial model at the end of the project funding, which is projected to occur at the end of 2026.
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## Independent examiner's report on the accounts
**Report to the trustees/** NEW STREET CHURCH CIO **members of On accounts for the year** 31 DECEMBER 2025 **Charity no** 1183065 **ended Set out on pages** 7-13 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2025. **Responsibilities and basis of** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the **report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent examiner's** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come **statement** to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Signed: Date:
D J Edwards 27/4/26
Name: Deborah Edwards
Address: Harland Accountants, Ground Floor, Unit 3 South View House, St Austell Enterprise
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## **Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025**
|**Statement of Financial**
**Activities**
**Note**
Income from donations
Planned giving
Offerings
Other donations
Gift Aid
Grants receivable
Grants receivable
_2_
Other income
Miscellaneous
Total incoming resources
_1.3_
Expenditure on raising
funds
Giving gateway fees
Charitable activities
Church activities
_3_
Administrative expenses
Telephone
All Saints use costs
Huddle building costs
Miscellaneous
_4_
Total resources expended
_1.4_
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources||**Year ended 31 December 2025**
**Unrestricted**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
34,614
-
-
34,614
-
1,237
1,850
-
3,087
13,135
-
-
13,135
48,986
1,850
-
50,836
41,724
3,397
-
45,121
7,867
-
-
7,867
98,577
5,247
-
103,824
779
20
799
22,465
3,993
9,784
36,242
503
-
-
503
5,827
-
-
5,827
207
-
-
207
14,881
-
-
14,881
44,662
4,013
9,784
58,459
53,915
1,234
(9,784)
45,365|**Year ended 31 December 2025**
**Unrestricted**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
34,614
-
-
34,614
-
1,237
1,850
-
3,087
13,135
-
-
13,135
48,986
1,850
-
50,836
41,724
3,397
-
45,121
7,867
-
-
7,867
98,577
5,247
-
103,824
779
20
799
22,465
3,993
9,784
36,242
503
-
-
503
5,827
-
-
5,827
207
-
-
207
14,881
-
-
14,881
44,662
4,013
9,784
58,459
53,915
1,234
(9,784)
45,365|**Year**
**ended 31**
**December**
**2024**|**Year**
**ended 31**
**December**
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**
**General**
**Designated**
**£**
**£**
34,614
-
-
1,237
1,850
13,135
-|||**All funds**
**£**
32,381
-
3,034
4,895|
|||**General**
**£**
34,614
-
1,237
13,135||||
|||48,986
41,724
7,867|1,850
3,397
-||40,310
44,043
6,356|
|||98,577|5,247||90,709|
|||779
22,465
503
5,827
207
14,881|20
3,993
-
-
-
-||768
25,520
503
5,312
-
4,574|
|||44,662|4,013||36,677|
|||||||
|||53,915|1,234||54,032|
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|**Balance sheet**
Tangible fixed assets
Equipment
_1.5,5_
Current assets
Debtors
_6_
Cash at bank and in hand
_7_
Creditors falling due
within 1 year
_8_
Inter-fund indebtedness
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds
Funds b/f
_10_
Net incoming resources
Funds c/f
_10_|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**Restricted**
**£**
-
-
-|
|||**General**
**£**
2,896
10,740
229,565|||
|||243,201
(2,938)
(8,936)|-
-
5,034|-
-
3,902|
|||231,327|5,034|3,902|
||||||
|||231,327|5,034|3,902|
|||177,412
53,915|3,800
1,234|13,686
(9,784)|
|||231,327|5,034|3,902|
The annual report and accounts were approved by the trustees on 13 April 2026 and signed on their behalf by Revd Jacob Tyers, Chair
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## **Notes to the accounts**
1. Accounting policies
The principal accounting policies, all of which have been applied consistently throughout the accounting period, are set out below.
## 1.1. Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.
In accordance with paragraph 13.1.2 of the Bishop’s Mission Order, the financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following “Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” issued on 16 July 2014 rather than the “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice” effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.
## 1.2. Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees’ discretion in furtherance of any of the objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds set aside at the discretion of the trustees for specific purposes.
Restricted funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose and the restriction means that the funds can only be used for specific projects or activities.
## 1.3. Incoming resources
Voluntary income, including donations, gifts and legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature, are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability. Related Gift Aid is accrued to match the income.
Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.
## 1.4. Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred
## 1.5. Tangible fixed assets
- Equipment and other items with a total value (including installation and commissioning) of £100 or more and which provide a continuing economic benefit are capitalised and depreciated on a straight line basis over the expected useful life. There are three classes currently in use: computer equipment, audio-visual equipment and other equipment. All classes have been assigned a useful life of four years. Only tangible fixed assets purchased since 1 January 2021 are included on the balance sheet; those purchased at the beginning of the Mission Initiative’s life are held in the books of the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance
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## 2. Grants receivable
|Grants receivable from the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance
Grant from National Lottery Community Fund|**2025**
£
45,121
-
45,121|**2024**
£
25,349
18,694
44,043|
|---|---|---|
Grants receivable from the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance (TDBF) are made on a cash basis in respect of qualifying expenditure relating to the Mission Initiative. The funding derives in part from the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance and in part from the Strategic Development Fund of the Church Commissioners. The grant includes £3,397 in respect of Little Sparks (2024 - £1,976). The Community Café project received a grant from the TDBF Fund for Mission of £nil (2024 - £205).
3. Church activities
|**General Fund**
Children
Communications
Miscellaneous
Mission
Pastoral
Staffing
Worship
**Designated funds**
Little Sparks
**Restricted funds**
Little Sparks Grant Fund
Total
iscellaneous
Licences & subscriptions
Depreciation
Recruitment costs
Independent Examiner fee
Insurance
Equipment costs
Staff costs
Other|**2025**
£
12,508
331
370
393
77
-
8,786
22,465
3,993
9,784
36,242
**2025**
£
342
371
1,486
600
528
387
9,627
1,540
14,881|**2024**
£
10,611
426
635
172
-
20
2,969|
|---|---|---|
|||14,833|
||||
|||5,679|
||||
|||5,008|
|||25,520
**2024**
£
739
884
-
575
518
111
-
1,747
4,574|
4. Miscellaneous
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## **New Street Church CIO**
## 5. Tangible fixed assets - equipment
|_Cost_
At 1 January
Additions
Disposals
At 31 January
_Depreciation_
At 1 January
Charge for the year
Eliminated on disposals
At 31 January
_Net book value_
At 1 January
At 31 December
6. Debtors
Grant receivable from Truro Diocesan Board of Finance
Gift Aid due from HMRC
Interest on deposits
Prepayments
7. Cash at bank and in hand
Bank balance
CBF cash deposit
Cash in hand
8. Creditors falling due within one year
Trade accruals
Independent Examiner fee accrual
HMRC – PAYE
Church of England Pensions Board
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance
Other||**2025**
£
5,618
1,348
(106)
6,860
3,089
965
(90)
3,964
2,529
2,896
**2025**
£
4,043
4,383
2,050
264
10,740
**2025**
£
21,312
207,815
438
229,565
**2025**
£
971
600
576
282
-
509
2,938|**2024**
£
4,370
2,156
(908)
5,618
2,653
1,137
(701)
3,089
1,717
2,529
**2024**
£
3,228
1,647
1,787
264
6,926
**2024**
£
39,626
150,483
95
190,204
**2024**
£
1,081
575
180
2,926
-
4,762|**2024**
£
4,370
2,156
(908)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||5,618|
|||||2,653
1,137
(701)|
|||||3,089|
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## 9. Staff costs
|Salaries
Employer’s National Insurance contributions
Pension contributions (see note 13)|**2025**
£
33,637
(683)
3,088
36,042|**2024**
£
15,309
574
988
16,871|
|---|---|---|
The number of staff employed was four (2024 – two). No employee was paid more than £60,000. No trustees received any remuneration.
The above figures include amounts paid to the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance (TDBF) in respect of one person employed by them on our behalf. Costs were invoiced to the CIO.
## 10. Funds
## _Unrestricted funds_
The General Fund represents income and expenditure for the usual charitable activities of the CIO.
## _Designated funds_
The Little Sparks fund is the only designated fund, and represents the surplus of donations received from users of Little Sparks over costs not recovered from the Diocesan grant. It is intended that this sum should be used to enable additional resources such as toys to be purchased when required.
## _Restricted funds_
The Little Sparks Grant Fund is the only restricted fund, and represents a grant received from the National Lottery Community Fund and related expenditure. The grant was for the purchase of capital equipment and to fund additional staff time for extra sessions.
11. Financial activity disclosed in the accounts of the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance
A summary of the financial activity related to Transforming Mission (Falmouth) disclosed in the accounts of the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance is as follows:
|ccounts of the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance is as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
|Clergy stipends and related costs
Staff salaries
Funded by:
Strategic Development Fund grant from the Church Commissioners
Truro Diocesan Board of Finance:
total funding
less grant provided (note 2)
Total|**2025**
£000
-
1
1
1
-
-
1|**2024**
£000
5
13|
|||18|
|||29
21
(22)
18|
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## 12. Going concern
The activities of New Street Church are funded by grants from the Strategic Development Fund of the Church Commissioners and from the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance. The amount of these grants is guaranteed for the period of payment. Although the Mission Initiative project officially finished at the end of June 2023, it has been agreed that the total funds committed by the Truro Diocesan Board of Finance and the Church Commissioners can continue to be paid as grants until 31 December 2026. Consequently, the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. In the remaining period of payment, it is planned that grant funding will come to be replaced by donations and other income to enable the church to transition to becoming selfsufficient.
## 13. Pension contributions
New Street Church CIO (“the CIO”) participates in the Pension Builder 2014 section of the Church Workers Pension Fund (“CWPF”) for lay staff. CWPF is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the CWPF assets separately from those of the CIO and other participating employers.
Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary bonuses may be added before retirement, depending on investment returns and other factors. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65.
There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme.
The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This is because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers and means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are the contributions payable (2025: £3,088 2024: £988).
A valuation of the Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2022. The valuation revealed a surplus of £8.5m on the ongoing assumptions used. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.
The next valuation is being carried out as at 31 December 2025.
The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, the CIO could become responsible for paying a share of the failed employer’s pension liabilities.
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