St Giles Church AGM Minutes 2025 Sunday 18[th] May 2025 10.00 am
## **1. Opening Prayer**
Revd Hannah Jeffery opened the meeting with prayer.
## **2. Appointment of Chairpersons**
Revd Hannah Jeffery & Revd Noel Nhariswa were appointed joint chairs to the meeting. Proposed by Neil Clarke, seconded by Alan Window and unanimously approved.
## **3. Appointment of AGM Secretary**
Katie Steel was appointed secretary to the AGM. Proposed by Hannah Jeffery, seconded by Alan Window and unanimously approved.
## **4. Attendance and Apologies for absence**
## **Present**
Revd Hannah Jeffery Revd Noel Nhariswa Martin Lawrence Samuel Steel Katie Steel Peter Shuker Wendy Steel Philip Rice Lisa Spreckley Alison Wilson Carolyn Rice Cath Smith Tim Jeffery Ann Window Roy Perry Amelia Underwood Pauline Clarke Alan Window Angela Lloyd Revd Jo Giles Gwen Hurst Stella Freeman Steve Burt Rachel Limmage Joyce Parish Kim Rowbotham Nicky Winch Jo Moore Pamela Lyon Robert Parish Ralisa Hock Jane Boyer Carol Krone Peter Lyon Lois Bulcock Valerie Frost Linda Kenward Leigh Kenward David Cox David Boyer Rebecca Perry Lynne Banes-Marshall Eric Lennox Revd Neil Clarke David Woods Ann Woods Olu Jinadu Gloria Jinadu Mark Goodyer Charlotte Goodyer Michelle Freestone
## **Apologies**
Karen Dougan-Mabbutt Karen Lennox Andy Murphy
## **5. Minutes of the last meeting**
With no amendments, the minutes of the meeting dated Wednesday 24[th] April 2024 were signed as a true record. Proposed by Linda Kenward, seconded by Pauline Clarke and unanimously approved.
## **6. Matters Arising**
There were no matters arising.
## **7. Election of Trustee Members**
The following people were duly elected as Trustee members.
**Nominee Proposed By: Seconded by:** David Cox Martin Lawrence Margaret Panter Karen Dougan-Mabbutt Katie Steel Ann Window Kim Rowbotham Tony Walters Clare Walters Peter Shuker Kim Rowbotham Helen Burt
## **8. Election of Church Wardens**
The following people were duly elected as Church Wardens.
**Nominee Proposed By:** Pauline Clarke Alan Window Leigh Kenward Linda Kenward
**Seconded by:** Ann Window Tim Jeffery
## **9. Election of Deputy Church Warden**
The following people were duly elected as Deputy Church Wardens.
**Nominee** Martin Lawrence
**Proposed By: Seconded by:** Margaret Panter David Cox
## **10. Election of Stewards**
The following people were duly elected as Church Stewards.
**Nominee Proposed By: Seconded by:** Peter Shuker Pauline Clarke Helen Burt Ann Window Pauline Clarke Helen Burt
## **11. Election of Deanery Representatives**
There were no nominations. Alan Window continues to serve in this role.
## **12. Representatives to Circuit Meeting**
Due to the size of the East Mercia circuit, it was agreed that 2 stewards from St Giles would be the reps. Therefore, Peter Shuker and Ann Window were unanimously elected as Representatives to the Circuit Meeting.
## **13. Election of Parochial Church Council**
The following people were duly elected to the Parochial Church Council.
**Nominee Proposed By: Seconded by:** Karen Dougan-Mabbutt Katie Steel Samuel Steel David Cox Martin Lawrence Margaret Panter Peter Shuker Kim Rowbotham Helen Burt Kim Rowbotham Tony Walters Clare Walters
## **14. Election of Methodist Church Council**
The following people were duly elected to the Methodist Church Council.
**Nominee Proposed By: Seconded by:** Karen Dougan-Mabbutt Katie Steel Linda Kenward David Cox Helen Burt Katie Steel Kim Rowbotham Tony Walters Clare Walters
## **15. Deanery Synod Report**
There were no questions regarding the circulated deanery synod report.
## **16. Church Fabric Report**
There were no questions regarding the circulated fabric report.
## **17. Church Lands Report**
There were no questions regarding the circulated church lands report.
## **18. Desborough Town Lands & Loakes' Charity Trust Report**
There were no questions regarding the circulated town lands & Loakes charity report.
## **19. Church Membership Report**
The St Giles membership figures are as follows: Anglican: 6, Methodist: 1, Joint: 151, **Total: 158**
## **20. Finance Report**
(a. presentation of the accounts, b. adoption of accounts and c. appointment of an independent examiner)
a. Thanks were extended to all the church’s givers. The church continues to give away 5% despite just braking even. In the future it is hoped that reliance on the festival income would be reduced.
b. The accounts were proposed by Linda Kenward, seconded by Carolyn Rice and unanimously approved.
c. Bill Featherstone has offered to continue in this role for one more year. Therefore, the appointment of Bill Featherstone as independent examiners was proposed by Eric Lennox, seconded by Steve Burt and unanimously approved.
## **21. Safeguarding**
There were no questions or comments regarding safeguarding. Pauline Clarke reported that all DBS checks, safeguarding training and risk assessments are all up to date. There have been no referrals this year. Pauline extended thanks to Leigh Kenward for his work as deputy safeguarding officer.
## **22. Health and Safety**
There were no questions regarding Health & Safety.
## **23. Reports from the Organisations**
There were no questions regarding the reports from organisations.
## **24. Report from the Rector**
There were no questions regarding the Rector's report.
## **25. Report from the Minister**
There were no questions regarding the Minister's report.
## **26. AOB**
There were no matters of AOB.
With no other business the meeting with prayer.
Signed: .......................................
Date: ..........................................
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## **St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
|**Receipts and Payments**
**See Notes**
**Receipts**
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Income from Church activities
Investment income
Other
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Fundraising costs
Charitable activities
Ministry
Church maintenance
Administration
Other
**Total payments**
**Net receipts against payments**
Transfers between funds
**Net after transfers**
Recognised gains/(losses) on investments
**Net Income/(Expenditure)**
**Funds B/f at 1st Jan 2025 [Note 5]**
**Funds C/f at 31st Dec 2025 [Note 5]**
**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
Cash Funds:
Bank accounts [see Note 4A]
CBF Deposit Fund
Cash
Investment Assets:
CBF Investment Fund - Income Units
Net Current Receivables/(Payables)
Specific Reserves
Music Fund
Holiday Club Fund
Anniversary Window Fund
Memorial Garden Fund
**Total Assets**|**Unrestricted**
**1**
84,135.59
4,799.20
7,165.73
948.44
688.12
97,737.08
5,600.39
69,419.15
24,101.28
9,555.06
601.51
109,277.39
(11,540.31)
10,289.65
(1,250.66)
(1,250.66)
43,653.54
42,402.88|**Restricted**
**2**
60.00
3,731.17
3,791.17
179.00
179.00
3,612.17
3,612.17
3,612.17
29,990.48
33,602.65|**Endowment**
**3**
75.69
75.69
75.69
75.69
(2,386.80)
(2,311.11)
61,375.40
59,064.29|**Designated**
**7**
11,044.72
7.80
11,052.52
1,391.15
1,391.15
9,661.37
(10,289.65)
(628.28)
(628.28)
24,132.32
23,504.04|**Total**
**2025**
**84,195.59**
**15,843.92**
**7,165.73**
**4,763.10**
**688.12**
**112,656.46**
**1,391.15**
**5,600.39**
**69,419.15**
**24,101.28**
**9,734.06**
**601.51**
**110,847.54**
**1,808.92**
**1,808.92**
**(2,386.80)**
**(577.88)**
**159,151.74**
**158,573.86**
**83,130.61**
**39,567.09**
**13.87**
**122,711.57**
**57,316.01**
**(16,709.87)**
**(185.83)**
**(393.41)**
**(56.27)**
**(4,108.34)**
**158,573.86**|**Total**
**2024**
97,703
16,752
6,474
4,844
635
126,408
1,363
6,224
73,116
39,741
6,252
292
126,989
(581)
(581)
1,336
755
158,397
159,152
83,148
36,253
10
119,410
59,703
(16,604)
(23)
(56)
(3,278)
159,152|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
**St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
|**Financial Statements for the Period Ended 3**
**Note 1: Analysis of General [Unrestricted] F**
Planned giving
Tax recovered
Loose collections
Donations
**Total voluntary income**
Community centre hire
Donations in lieu of centre hire
**Activities for generating funds**
Flower festival
Weddings
Funerals
Other activities
**Income from church activities**
Church lands
Miscellaneous income
Business continuity grant
**Other income**
Donations made [see Note 4D]
Friday family fun
Junior Church / Tiny Tots / Bubble Church
**Charitable activities**
Parish share
Methodist assessment
Bereavement Counsellor
Clergy expenses (net)
**Ministry**
Gas
Electricity
Insurance
Repairs and maintenance
Clock
Lighting
Altar
Organ
Business Rates
Cleaning
Telephone
Water
Miscellaneous
**Church maintenance**
Postage and stationery
Photocopiers
Music
Youth
Administrator and secretary
Card Fees
Publicity
**Administration**
Awards and Gifts
Miscellaneous
**Other Expenditure**|**1st December 2025**
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**und Receipts and Payments**
**2025**
**2024**
61,206.47
61,667
13,766.67
17,419
5,861.66
7,128
3,300.79
11,286
**84,135.59**
**97,500**
4,199.20
5,891
600.00
448
**4,799.20**
**6,339**
1,914.48
1,404
1,917.00
2,596
2,496.00
2,319
838.25
156
**7,165.73**
**6,474**
683.76
635
4.36
**688.12**
**635**
5,550.19
6,224
(218.43)
268.63
**5,600.39**
**6,224**
51,065.00
51,641
16,800.00
16,356
600.00
3,600
954.15
1,519
**69,419.15**
**73,116**
**Church**
**Centre**
1,823.27
1,966.45
3,789.72
5,126
1,376.94
2,101.08
3,478.02
3,897
3,185.96
1,515.69
4,701.65
4,506
10,319.75
(776.13)
9,543.62
20,839
313
425.49
425.49
547
237.11
237.11
447
216.13
216.13
346
201.70
201.70
2,290
511.84
511.84
490
996.00
996.00
940
**17,368.52**
**6,732.76**
**24,101.28**
**39,741**
500.29
1,050
821.33
927
563.69
677
571.69
518
7,051.93
2,837
46.13
83
**9,555.06**
**6,092**
(59.00)
660.51
292
**601.51**
**292**|
|---|---|
## **St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
|**Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
**Note 2: Restricted Funds**
**Funds brought forward 1st Jan. 2025**
Voluntary income
Investment income
Other
Total receipts
Payments
Fund raising costs
Charitable activities
Ministry
Fabric maintenance
Administration
Other
Total payments
**Net receipts against payments**
Transfers between funds
**Funds carried forward 31st Dec 2025**
**Note 3: Endowment Funds**
**Funds brought forward 1st Jan. 2025**
Voluntary income
Investment income
Other
Total receipts
Payments
Fund raising costs
Charitable activities
Ministry
Church maintenance
Administration
Other
Total payments
**Net receipts against payments**
Transfers between funds
Recognised gains on investments
**Funds carried forward 31st Dec 2025**|**Bell**
9,539.36
60.00
416.98
476.98
179.00
179.00
297.98
9,837.34
**Slow**
59,702.81
(2,386.80)
57,316.01|**Fabric**
20,451.12
3,314.19
3,314.19
3,314.19
23,765.31
**Tailby**
1,672.59
75.69
75.69
75.69
1,748.28|**Page**
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**Totals**
29,990.48
60.00
3,731.17
3,791.17
179.00
179.00
3,612.17
33,602.65
**Totals**
61,375.40
75.69
75.69
75.69
(2,386.80)
59,064.29|
|---|---|---|---|
**St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
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## **Note 4: Other Financial Analyses**
A: Bank Accounts
The balances of the several bank accounts of the Church are as follows:-
|**2025**
General Fund - Santander
31,611.60
General Fund - Lloyds
374.34
General Fund - Lloyds Deposit
31,856.79
Bell Fund
9,837.34
Events
7,117.24
Holiday Club
585.02
Printers
Tailby Fund
1,748.28
**83,130.61**
B: Money raised at Church Festivals (net of expenses)
Flower Festival
1,914.48
Barrows and Baskets
2,090.58
Christmas Tree Festival
7,177.38
**11,182.44**
C: The clergy expenses for St Giles are shown net of the expenses (and refunds of those expenses)
made by the other three parishes. This means the amount of clergy expenses for St Giles are clearly seen.
D: Donations
**Ex Designated**
**Ex General**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
General
2,938.00
Mustard Seed Appeal
Diocese in Europe
CAP
Funerals
RC Kettering Huxloe - Agona Swedru, Ghana
Hannah's Bike Ride for Daisy
1,050.00
Love in Action
Royal British Legion
968.19
MWIB (Sunshine)
Bishop's Charities
Childrens Society
200.00
Ukraine
WATOTO Childcare
394.00
Womens World Day of Prayer
Methodist Church Misson Fund
Civic Service
Memorial Garden
Cransley Hospice
Christian Aid
**5,550.19**
**5,550.19**|**2024**
29,125
3,571
30,908
9,539
7,678
653
1,673
**83,148**
1,404
1,805
7,107
**10,316**|
|---|---|
**St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
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## **Note 5: Analysis of Assets, Liabilities and Specific Reserves at 1st January 2025 and 31st December 2025**
|**Bank Accounts:**
Bells
CCLA (Bequests/Fabric)
Endowment - Slow
Endowment - Tailby
Events
Holiday Club
Lloyds
Lloyds Deposit
Printers
Santander
**Cash:**
Cash
**Debtors/Creditors:**
Accounts Receivable/Prepayments
Accounts Payable/Accruals
**Specific Reserves:**
Music Fund
Holiday Club Fund
Anniversary Window Fund
Memorial Garden Fund
**Bank Accounts:**
Bells
CCLA (Bequests/Fabric)
Endowment - Slow
Endowment - Tailby
Events
Holiday Club
Lloyds
Lloyds Deposit
Printers
Santander
**Cash:**
Cash
**Debtors/Creditors:**
Accounts Receivable/Prepayments
Accounts Payable/Accruals
**Specific Reserves:**
Music Fund
Holiday Club Fund
Anniversary Window Fund
Memorial Garden Fund|**B/F at 01/01/25**
9,539.36
36,252.90
59,702.81
1,672.59
7,677.64
652.90
3,571.35
30,908.35
29,125.49
9.60
4,150.00
(20,753.83)
(22.81)
(56.27)
(3,278.34)
**159,151.74**
**C/F at 31/12/25**
9,837.34
39,567.09
57,316.01
1,748.28
7,117.24
585.02
374.34
31,856.79
31,611.60
13.87
7,738.03
(24,447.90)
(185.83)
(393.41)
(56.27)
(4,108.34)
**158,573.86**|**Unrestricted**
3,571.35
30,908.35
29,125.49
9.60
4,150.00
(20,753.83)
(22.81)
(56.27)
(3,278.34)
43,653.54
**Unrestricted**
374.34
31,856.79
31,611.60
13.87
7,738.03
(24,447.90)
(185.83)
(393.41)
(56.27)
(4,108.34)
42,402.88|**Designated**
15,801.78
7,677.64
652.90
24,132.32
**Designated**
15,801.78
7,117.24
585.02
23,504.04||**Restricted**
9,539.36
20,451.12
29,990.48
**Restricted**
9,837.34
23,765.31
33,602.65|**Endowment**
59,702.81
1,672.59
61,375.40
**Endowment**
57,316.01
1,748.28
59,064.29|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
**St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough Financial Statements for the Period Ended 31st December 2025**
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## **Note 7: Designated Funds**
|**Funds brought forward 1st Jan. 2025**
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Income from Church activities
Investment income
Other
**Total receipts**
Fund raising costs
Charitable activities [see note 5]
Ministry
Church maintenance
Administration
**Total payments**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
Transfers between funds
**Funds carried forward 31st Dec 2025**|**Bequests**
15,801.78
0.00
0.00
0.00
15,801.78|**Events**
7,677.64
10,179.82
10,179.82
911.86
911.86
9,267.96
(9,828.36)
7,117.24|**Holiday**
**Club**
652.90
864.90
7.80
872.70
479.29
479.29
393.41
(461.29)
585.02|**Printers**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00|**Totals**
24,132.32
0.00
11,044.72
0.00
7.80
0.00
11,052.52
1,391.15
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,391.15
9,661.37
(10,289.65)
23,504.04|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church, Desborough**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the St Giles Anglican and Methodist Church Desborough for the year ended 31[st] December 2025.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the church, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Church as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form 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 fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection 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.
Signed:
Name: Peter Borley-Cox BA (Hons) FCMA CGMA
Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Address: 22 Cedrus Court, Northampton, NN2 8EU
Date: 12[th] April, 2026