Trustees’ Annual Report 2025
Charity name Walton Evangelical Church Registered number 1183820
Address
Walton Evangelical Church, Moorland View Road, Walton, Chesterfield, S40 3DD
Trustees
Office (Date if resigned/appointed)
Andrew Bruins Pastor George Clayson Elder (Appointed 16 July 2025) Christopher Dickens Deacon [Treasurer] (Appointed 22 January 2025) Stephen Housley Deacon [Treasurer] (Resigned 22 January 2025) Mick Mumford Elder Daniel Nichols Deacon Richard Shipley Elder Tim Soar Deacon Philip Spackman Deacon (Resigned 21 January 2026) Oliver Hills Elder (Appointed 21 January 2026)
Governance and Constitution
The church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The constitution was adopted by members on 10[th] April 2019 and registered on 10[th] June 2019.
Trustees are appointed by the election of Members and on appointment are given copies of the Church Constitution, Handbook and Safeguarding Policy.
There were 104 church members as of 31 December 2025.
The Elders are responsible for the pastoral and spiritual oversight of the church, and the Deacons are responsible for the practical aspects of running the church. The latter includes finance, health and safety, mission, youth work, safeguarding, and maintenance of the Church properties.
The church is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.
Objectives and activities at Walton Evangelical Church
To advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the Basis of Faith primarily but not exclusively within the Chesterfield area and surrounding neighbourhood and such other charitable purposes as shall, in the opinion of the members of the church in general meet the further work of the church. The church also supports global mission partners in Central Asia.
Main Activities
The church’s key undertaking is to bring glory to God in all that takes place through preaching, discipleship and evangelism. It seeks to practice and propagate the Christian faith by holding regular services, Sunday school, mid-week teaching, evangelistic events, prayer meetings and other activities which are open to all members of the local community and beyond. Special events are held during the year at Easter, Christmas and a children’s holiday Bible club is held during the summer.
We continue to prioritise the resourcing of good quality audio visual platforms. This enables the church’s events to be broadcast and made accessible to a wide audience.
Whenever possible and appropriate the following activities and meetings took place:
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➢ Sunday Services
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10.00am with live streaming, 6.00pm – service recorded.
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➢ Pebbles
A toddler group held twice weekly in term time
➢ The Way
A monthly afternoon service for individuals with learning difficulties with participation from families and care homes.
➢ Children and Youth Work
Sunday School classes form part of the 10.00am service. The 6.00 service was adapted to meet the needs of those children and young people present. A Sunday evening youth group meets once a week, and there is a weekly book club. In addition, there is a children’s club that meets every Friday evening during term time for Primary School children.
➢ Weekday Activities
Adults gather twice monthly in homes across Chesterfield to study the Bible together. There are also separate groups that meet for women’s and men’s ministries. A weekly football club also takes place during term time. The church opens its doors during the week to run social groups to meet the needs of the local community. These include an art group, a ‘Knit and Natter’ group, and a community outreach gathering, 'Table Talk’.
➢ Pastoral and Clerical Work
These activities take place day-to-day with Members’ meetings being held on a quarterly basis.
Mission and Evangelism
The Church supports a number of individuals and different missions through the annual church tithe. A key partnership is with a missionary family working in Central Asia.
Financial Review
Total receipts including gift aid in 2025 amounted to £197,676. Expenditure was £175,197 and of this £15,000 was tithed to support missionaries and charities. On December 31[st] , 2025, the Church funds were £272,693 which represented a net cash inflow of £22,478 during the year.
Future Plans
Significant work continues to plan how the church premises can be modified to increase the capacity of our meeting rooms and facilities. The church continues to increase and strengthen its links with schools in North Derbyshire and focus more sharply on reaching out to the local community in order to advance the Christian faith.
Opportunities to train people in ministry through apprenticeship/intern programs are being implemented from 2026 onwards.
Website
Full details of the charity’s current news and activities can be accessed from its website: https://waltonchurch.org
Signed on behalf of the Charity Trustees.
Signature
Full name Richard Shipley Position Trustee Date 26 August 2026
Charity Name No (if any) Walton Evangelical Church 1131848 Receipts and payments CC16a accounts For the Period Period end period start date To date from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts Gift Aid Offerings Other income Nominated Gifts Rent Agency Interest Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
Unrest ricted funds to the nearest £ 28,426 141,007 8,911 1,370 335 12,061 5,565 197,676 |
Restri cted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Endow ment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 28,426 141,007 8,911 1,370 335 12,061 5,565 - - 197,676 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28,426 | - | - | 28,426 | 24,026 | |
| 141,007 | - | - | 141,007 | 132,913 | |
| 8,911 | - | 8,911 | 3,060 | ||
| 1,370 | - | - | 1,370 | 1,182 | |
| 335 | - | - | 335 | 930 | |
| 12,061 | 12,061 | 11,235 | |||
| 5,565 | - | - | 5,565 | 4,457 | |
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| 197,676 | - | - | 197,676 | 177,803 |
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
197,676 - - 197,676 177,803
86,350 - - 86,350 76,783
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Total receipts
A3 Payments
Salaries (including tax)
Ministers' expenses & book allowances
Utilities & telephones
Stationery & computers
Books
YP & Children's Work Expenses Other Church Clubs & Events Expenses
Other Expenses
Repairs
Audio Visual
IT
Visiting speakers
Tithe
Mission (funded from Nominated gifts)
FIEC Membership & Donation
Insurance
Hardship Fund
Approved Projects
Agency
Sub total
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714 - - 714 915
7,300 - - 7,300 6,775
1,401 - - 1,401 773
1,592 - - 1,592 857
4,359 - - 4,359 1,297
3,254 - - 3,254 3,932
4,922 4,922 4,496
3,216 3,216 7,513
1,421 1,421 995
1,794 1,794 446
2,550 2,550 1,685
15,000 15,000 12,500
- - -
2,000 - - 2,000 582
2,267 2,267 2,215
- - -
20,236 20,236 200
16,823 16,823 14,654
175,197 - - 175,197 136,618
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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- - - - -
175,197 - - 175,197 136,618
22,478 - - 22,478 41,185
250,215 - 250,215 209,030
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272,693 - - 272,693 250,215
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Sub total
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities
at the end of the period
B1 Cash funds Unrest Restri
ricted cted Endow
funds funds ment
Details funds
to nearest to to nearest
£ nearest £
£
Current Account
107,992 - -
Savings Account
164,528 - -
Cash
173 - -
Total cash funds
272,693 - -
(agree balances with
receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrest Restri
ricted cted Endow
funds funds ment
funds
B2 Other monetary assets to nearest £ nearest to to nearest £
Details £
Gift Aid claims due
- -
Other debts due - -
- -
- -
- -
- - -
B3 Investment assets Fund to Cost Current
which value
(option
asset (optional
Details belongs al) )
Halifax shares Unrestric
ted - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
B4 Assets retained for the Fund to Cost Current
which value
charity’s own use asset (option (optional
Details belongs al) )
Buildings - Church Unrestrict
ed - 896,807
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| Buildings - Manse | Unrestrict | ||||||
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| ed | - | 164,754 | |||||
| Church fixtures and | Unrestrict | ||||||
| fittings | ed | - | 99,248 | ||||
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| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| B5 Liabilities | Fund to | Amount | When | ||||
| which | due | due | |||||
| Details | liability relates |
(option al) |
(optional ) |
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| Signature | Name | Date of approval |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on | |||||||
| behalf of all the trustees | Richard Shipley | 26/08/26 |