## 2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Kimberley and Nuthall ## **Aim and purposes** Kimberley and Nuthall Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend Canon Barbara Holbrook, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Parish Churches of Holy Trinity, Kimberley and St. Patrick’s, Nuthall and their associated Church Hall. ## **Objectives and activities** Our PCC is committed to promoting our community, both as a faith community and within the wider community within which we live and work. As such, we work to enable access to our church buildings by the community around us, for both public worship and private prayer as well as through open days and activities which invite the wider community into our buildings. In addition, we actively encourage our members to participate in activities within our wider community, and to seek to grow as disciples in their journey of faith. The PCC maintains an overview of worship in the parish and participates in decisions about service formats and focus. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and teaching and sacrament. When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: - Worship and prayer; learning about the gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. - Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. - Mission and outreach work. To facilitate this work it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Churches and the Church Hall. The PCC has full regard for the House of Bishops’ Guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and acts accordingly. ## **Achievements and performance** ## **Worship and prayer** The PCC wishes to offer a range of services on Sundays and provision of space for private prayer during the week that our community find both encouraging in their discipleship and spiritually fulfilling. We have endeavored to provide for the spirituality of our congregation and the wider community in the following ways: - Daily reflections emailed to our church congregation and the existing wider ‘reflections’ group during Lent and Advent. 1 - Weekly mailings with both news and teaching / prayer content. - St. Patrick’s church open for private prayer for an hour each. - Video recordings of the Sunday sermons uploaded to our website. Table Church in Holy Trinity continues once per month. This year our theme was @Letters to the Churches’, focusing on the churches of Revelation, and John’s Epistles. It has provided a deeper exploration and engagement in faith. All are welcome to attend our regular services. The Electoral Roll has been renewed for this meeting, and the new numbers are: |meeting, and the|new numbers are:||| |---|---|---|---| ||Number on Electoral
Roll|Non-residents|_Number on previous_
_Electoral Roll_| |Total|66|19|112| _(Note: with the increasing interaction between our congregations, we are unable to clearly split Electoral Roll membership between churches.)_ The average weekly attendance figure in October was 31 across both churches. We have celebrated 15 baptisms and 4 weddings and held 6 funerals in our church this year, with a further 10 at the Crematorium or Cemetery Chapel. ## **Deanery Synod** One member of the PCC sits on the Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. Over the year, Deanery Synod meetings have encouraged a wider reflection on the role of the Church. ## **St. Patrick’s Hall** St Patrick’s Hall was open throughout the year and saw a slight increase in usage. The community facilities in Holy Trinity continued to be used by Noah’s Ark playgroup throughout the year. In addition, there is a Rainbows and Brownies group meeting there and some other evening bookings. ## **Pastoral care** Pastoral care takes place informally by members of the congregation and through the distribution of Holy Communion at home. ## **Mission and evangelism** Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faith. In December we collected donations for The Great Notts Toy Appeal, and Christingle donations to the Children’s Society. Throughout the year we have supported Eastwood Foodbank with donations. We have also welcomed and hosted a Sunday Lunch Club once per month in Holy Trinity, organised by a member of the wider community. We continue to maintain our status as Fair-Trade Churches and as an EcoCongregation, encouraging our concern for the Environment. Our parish magazine continues to be produced and distributed to contacts within the community. Our web page is a key presence, helping people to contact us and understand our values and the faith which underlies them, as well as providing a platform for sharing our services and reflections, new sheets and magazines. Our Chat and Craft group continues to meet in a local Community Café. 2 ## **Ecumenical relationships** There are three other church groups within the area; Nuthall Methodist Church, Kimberley Neighbourhood Church and the Risen Life Church. Although there is no formal ecumenical group there are informal links between congregation members. We have worked together on the production of Christmas information cards and share our Easter Sunrise Service. ## **Financial review** Details are shown in the Financial Statements. Our voluntary income (mainly planned giving through envelopes and banker's orders and the use of Gift Aid envelopes) increased by about 90% over the previous year. A significant portion of this was in back-claiming gift aid, and some significant donations to the Holy Trinity Reordering Fund. After adjusting for these amounts, giving increased by 24%. 2% of this was through card / contactless giving, which was introduced in the final quarter of the year. This year, we were unable to pay our diocesan parish share in full. This largely provides the stipends and housing for the clergy. Net movement in funds was negative overall. However, we had major capital expenditure: installing under-pew heating and upgrading the lighting in St. Patrick’s Church, ## **Reserves policy** It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance in our bank accounts which equates to at least three months' unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £15,000. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. The balance of the free reserves at the year-end was above this, but we expect some exceptional expenditure in 2025. ## **Volunteers** We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our churches the lively and vibrant communities they are. In particular we want to mention our churchwarden Matthew Beeston and all the Deputy Wardens who work so hard on our behalf. ## **Structure, governance and management** The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent, churchwardens, and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church, with 50% of the elected members being from each of the two churches. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. The full PCC met five times during the year. Our average level of attendance was 81%. 3 ## **Administrative information** St. Patrick’s Church is situated on Kimberley Road, Nuthall. Holy Trinity Church is situated on Eastwood Road, Kimberley. They are part of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Rectory, 1, Eastwood Road, Kimberley, NG16 2HX. PCC members who have served at any time from 1 January 2024 until the date this report was approved are: ## **Ex Officio members:** Incumbent: The Reverend Canon Barbara Holbrook (Chair) Wardens: Matthew Beeston ## **Elected members:** Pam Bradley Sharon Hughes Michelle Brown Meryl Lambton Jayne Byron Amanda Randle Chris Chambers (until April 2024) Stephanie Robinson Pat Churchman Margaret Sendall (from May 2024) Mark Dack John Cass (representative on Deanery Synod) Approved by the PCC on 3 April 2025 and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Canon Barbara Holbrook (PCC Chair) 4 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee51 members of PARigA OF kiMfJ64LEY A￿0 On a¢¢ounls for the year ended Charity no {if any} gi lo£ 1184262 Set out on pages 6and7 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above harity I'the Trust") forthe year ended 3 1 i L lo£Lt Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1 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 carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention lolher than that disclosed below '} 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 IheAct or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement 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. Please delete the words the brackets if they do not apply. 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