## **Annual Report 2026** **Report for the Annual Meeting of Parishioners and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting** **with the Financial Report for 2025** **10 May 2026** **All Saints Parish Church** 1 ## Contents **Introduction ...............................................................................................................3 Administrative information ........................................................................................3 The Parochial Church Council (PCC) .............................................................................3 The Standing Committee .........................................................................................4 Churchwardens’ Report ..............................................................................................5 Servers’ Report ...........................................................................................................6 Electoral Roll Report ...................................................................................................7 Deanery Synod Report ................................................................................................7 Children’s Church Report ............................................................................................7 Safeguarding Report ...................................................................................................8 Music and Choir Report ..............................................................................................9 Bellringers’ Report .................................................................................................... 10 Mothers’ Union report .............................................................................................. 11 Foodbank Report ...................................................................................................... 13 Treasurer’s Report on the Annual Accounts .............................................................. 15 Annual Accounts 2025 .............................................................................................. 17 Annual Meeting of Parishioners 2026 ....................................................................... 25 Agenda ................................................................................................................. 25 Minutes of the AMP 27 April 2025 ........................................................................ 26 Minutes of the EAMP 29 June 2025 ....................................................................... 27 Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2026 .................................................................... 28 Agenda ................................................................................................................. 28 Minutes of the APCM 27 April 2025 ...................................................................... 29** 2 ## **Introduction** The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) elects PCC members, Deanery Synod Representatives every third year and sidesmen (and women) for the coming year. It also receives reports on the Electoral Roll, the work of the Parochial Church Council; Fabric, Goods and Ornaments; Church Finances; the Deanery Synod; and other matters of general interest. The Annual Meeting of Parishioners (AMP) elects the churchwardens for the forthcoming year. This report summarises the activities of our parish church over the last year. This meeting will give you an opportunity to ask any questions about these activities and about the financial report. ## **Administrative information** All Saints’ Church is situated in St Ives Cambridgeshire and is part of the Church of England Diocese of Ely. The correspondence address is The Parish Office, 10 Stephenson Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 3WJ. The Parochial Church Council is a registered charity (number 1188642). ## **The Parochial Church Council (PCC)** The PCC has the responsibility for co-operating with the Vicar, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC also has financial and maintenance responsibilities for All Saints’ Church and the surrounding land. 3 The PCC members who have served from April 2025 until the present are: |**Role**|**Name(s)**| |---|---| |Incumbent|(until February 2026) The Rev’d Fr Mark Amey
Currently vacant| |Churchwardens|Callum Dickerson (elected at AMP)
John Bacon (elected at EAMP)| |Ex officio members|Canon Simon Kershaw (Reader (LLM), Diocesan Synod &
Vice-Chair)
Elaine Midgley (Reader (LLM), Treasurer)| |Representatives on the
Deanery Synod|Peter Smith (Safeguarding Officer)
Verity Trynka-Watson| |Electoral Roll Officer and
Gift Aid Officer|Janet Parker| |Elected members|John Bacon
Jackie Greenwood
Maureen Haigh
Karen Kershaw
Martin Everett
Roger Vardy| ## The Standing Committee The PCC is supported by the Standing Committee which may meet between full meetings of the PCC. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. Its members are: - The Rev’d Mark Amey (Chair) (until February 2026) - Simon Kershaw (Vice-Chair) - Barry Wills (Churchwarden) - Callum Dickerson (Churchwarden) - Elaine Midgley (Treasurer) 4 ## **Churchwardens’ Report** The year begin with the usual distribution of the Langley Bread in the Corn Exchange. This is organised by St Ives United Charities, a partnership between the Town Council and Churchwardens formed by the merger of several charities many years ago. The churchwardens are permanent trustees of the United Charities (with the two office holders attending meetings during their term of office), however Barry Wills is also a personal trustee of the charity. In February, we welcomed the Rural Dean on behalf of the Archdeacon to conduct the triennial visitation. This is an opportunity for the work that we do to be checked by the Diocese to ensure all records are being kept up to date and all legal processes are being followed. A few areas of improvement were identified and these were quickly implemented. On Wednesday of Holy Week, we accompanied Fr Mark to the Chrism Mass in Walsingham to receive the Holy Oils for the forthcoming year. In the first half of 2025, a considerable amount of work was done clearing up the church hall and surrounding gardens in preparation for the sale of the hall. We organised several work parties and spent a lot of time working on that site to make it presentable, and we are grateful for everyone who assisted us with this. At the APCM, Barry stood down from being churchwarden after six years of continuous service, which in turn had followed at least 25 years’ service to the church in this role. A collection was arranged for him with a gift being presented later in the year. Martin Collier was elected to stand in place of Barry however we were all deeply shocked and saddened by his untimely passing before he was able to take up office. An extraordinary meeting of parishioners subsequently elected John Bacon to be the second warden, his first time in the role. In November, we were invited to the vicarage where Fr Mark gave us a small amount of advanced notice of his appointment to a new post (we found out no more than a few days before it was publicly announced). This began a process of preparing to lead the church during a vacancy, something which neither of us have experienced before. Throughout the year we have kept up to date with the routine maintenance of the church. Additionally, we have arranged an overdue service of the roof alarm, including arranging volunteers to assist with changing the batteries. We have also been involved 5 in early discussions with the church architect about reordering options. We also welcomed scouts from Cromwell Explorer Scout Unit in September who performed a thorough tidy of the churchyard, including removing moss from most of the graves, which received a very positive response from the community. John has also arranged a massive tidy up of various parts of the church for which much positive feedback has been received! We extend our thanks to everyone who supports our work in managing our beautiful building, to everyone who cleans, arranges flowers, serves, those who run the Community Café, and everything else! As with previous years, we are aware that the jobs that need doing are often being done by the same few people, and we would be happy to hear from anyone who feels they can do a little bit (whatever that may be) to support our work. ## **Callum Dickerson and John Bacon** Churchwardens ## **Servers’ Report** The serving team have continued to support services at the church for another year, serving on Sundays and other festivals, as well as for some funerals and other services. Numbers have been slightly depleted this year by illness and retirement which has put more of a burden on the faithful band, and I am very grateful to them all for their dedication and enthusiasm. It’s a great delight that this is something that our youngsters can participate in alongside those of us who are a bit (or more than a bit) older. We would welcome some more volunteers, so if you have even half a thought about helping, please speak to Simon or one of the other servers and we’ll be happy to outline what is involved. ## **Simon Kershaw** ## Head server 6 ## **Electoral Roll Report** The total number of parishioners on the Electoral Roll in December 2025 was 77. This is a reduction from the previous year due to a complete new Roll being made in March when 80 names were listed but sadly reduced due to the deaths of some members of the congregation. Please check to ensure that your name is included on the Roll to ensure that you have the right to vote at the APCM and contribute to discussions that take part. ## **Janet Parker** ## Electoral Roll Officer ## **Deanery Synod Report** St Ives deanery consists of All Saints and four other benefices each of which has several churches. The synod meets five times each year. Agenda items in 2025 included Mission and Ministry and finances, including discussion of parish share (the sum we pay to Diocese of Ely). ## **Peter Smith** ## Deanery Synod Representative ## **Children’s Church Report** Children’s church took place during the 10.15 service every Sunday in 2025. Children met in the church chancel after the collect, or in the churchyard on fine days during summer months. We were very fortunate with the weather and were able to use the gazebo almost every Sunday in the summer and early autumn. We are pleased to have five regular families and to welcome visiting children. Our age range is from two to thirteen years. 7 We start with a bible story which is usually the gospel for the day. Children gather round the altar to lead the Lord’s Prayer and receive a blessing. Craft activities are designed to suit the varying ages of the children. These help them to remember what they have learned and are displayed in church for all to see. We have welcomed Emma as a new member of the team and value the contribution she is making. The church received a generous grant from Ely diocese Mother’s Union to enable us to purchase permanent display facilities to showcase what the children and young people have been doing. We are very grateful for this gift. Thanks to parents and helpers for their support and to the children for their enthusiasm. It is a privilege to be able to work with them. ## **Peter Smith** ## Parish Safeguarding Officer ## **Safeguarding Report** All Saints PCC follows guidance from the House of Bishops on safeguarding. The parish safeguarding policy was reviewed and approved by the PCC. The policy is the model safeguarding policy from the Diocese of Ely. The policy is displayed on the parish website, with a link from the website home page. The PCC has appointed Peter Smith as parish safeguarding officer (PSO). The PSO has attended all necessary safeguarding training and regular update sessions. PCC members have completed required DBS checks at appropriate levels and are completing online safeguarding training. Training and checks on food bank volunteers will be completed as appropriate. The required safeguarding information posters are displayed in church. Information on keeping children safe at the beer festival was provided to parents. ## **Peter Smith** Parish Safeguarding Officer 8 ## **Music and Choir Report** The choir remains small but extremely dedicated to leading the singing at Mass week by week and membership has remained steady. We are able to sing in complete 4-part harmony when everyone is present, which makes it possible to sing occasional anthems or motets or to sing suitable verses of Communion hymns unaccompanied. We have continued with the now established pattern of Mass settings. This is not intended to be fixed for all time, but is somewhat limited by the fact that good quality settings which are easy for a congregation to sing are extremely difficult to find. The penitential seasons are marked by relatively reflective music, with a recently composed Advent Mass before Christmas and Plainsong settings for the Sundays of Lent. At other times we are currently using Masses by Dom Gregory Murray (A New People’s Mass) or Martin Everett (Mass for All Saints). On occasions when the congregation is likely to be augmented by people who do not attend church on a regular basis, we sometimes use simpler, hymn-like music which is designed to be more easily picked up by those who might find the more complex settings difficult or even off-putting. Our team of Cantors continue to make a very valuable contribution to music in the liturgy, regularly singing parts of the Penitential Rite, the Responsorial Psalm and the Gospel Acclamation, and on occasion leading hymns (especially those that are less well known). However loyal and dedicated the existing choir members may be, it would nevertheless be good for membership of the choir to grow. Any of the congregation who would like to join would be welcome at any time. You do not need to be able to read music and you do not have to commit to being present every single week of the year: enthusiasm, the ability to sing in tune and a willingness to take part as regularly as you can are the things we are looking for! Regular rehearsals take place on Thursday evenings at 7.30 for about an hour. The Organ is currently in the process of being rebuilt by Church Organ World. When this work is complete and the refurbished organ has been installed, the church will be in possession of an extremely versatile and reliable instrument of high quality, which we expect to give us many years of service. It will be very well suited both to the 9 accompaniment of services (its primary use, of course) and to the presentation of concerts. We are hoping that it will attract organists from a wide area to come to play it and give recitals. We also hope that choirs and other music groups from St Ives and other places in the area will want to use All Saints as a concert venue. With this in mind the PCC has established a committee (chaired by Roger Vardy) to seek actively any opportunities of this kind: the objective is not only to provide a regular venue for entertainment in the town, but also to raise money for the church, its work and for various charities. These are exciting developments: watch this space! **Martin Everett** ## Director of Music ## **Bellringers’ Report** There was ringing before the Sunday Eucharist throughout the year, as well as for the major festivals, including Ascension Day and Corpus Christi, and for the Carol service, Nativity and Midnight Mass. Sadly there were also several funerals at which the bells were rung half-muffled: those of Martin Collier, Graham Noyce, Pat Wills and Ed Kelly. National events were also marked, with ringing for VE and VJ day, and a group of ringers made ‘a rousing sound’ to mark the 600th anniversary of the completion of the bridge in St Ives. There was only one wedding with bells last year, and one visit from ringers from other towers, which has become more usual now. In October some of our ringers marked the licensing of our Tower Captain, Simon Kershaw, with a quarter peal. Members from our team hosted a visit from Gateway Cubs in July, showing them the ropes and taking them up to see the bells in the tower, as well as giving them the chance to toll a bell and try a method on hand bells. Our Monday evening practices now start with a half hour session at 7pm for learners, led by Ann Abraham and Peter Mackley. One learner has rung for Sunday services on occasion, and another is gaining confidence, whilst one of the younger members of our congregation has also recently begun instruction. The gentleman who used to just 10 come and listen at practices is now learning to ring and attending our Eucharist on a Sunday morning. Chris Hinkins has returned after a period of injury and has taken on the steeple keeping duties again, helped by other ringers, for which we are very grateful. He has taken it upon himself to get the bells and frames thoroughly checked. ## **Sue Bates** ## Tower Secretary ## **Mothers’ Union report** This year our MU Branch started with 21 members. Sadly, our dear Joan Kelly died in January and we were proud to organise her funeral refreshments. Ed kindly gave the donations collected at the funeral to MU for AFIA, as well as a large sum on behalf of the family. Joan Evans also left our Branch to move with Fr. Gary Evans, her son, to Cumbria, where I am pleased to say she has found another Branch to join. The Branch hosted a Service for the Feast of the Annunciation to which we invited members from other Branches in our Group. We were joined by members from Brampton and we enjoyed fellowship and afternoon tea. We have been visited by a variety of speakers who have both entertained and educated our meetings, with talks by the late Ed Kelly on his RAF career, on Labyrinths, by Rev. Paula Spaulding, and a visit from a Speaker from MAF. We enjoyed fellowship and friendship at our lunch in June at “The Seven Wives”. The Women’s Refuges have continued to be supported and we are grateful to the members of the Congregation who have helped in this regard with their generous donations. Members have also continued making knitted items to help others. Our fundraising event of Afternoon Teas raised over £1100, which was equally divided between AFIA (Away from it All), offering holidays for those otherwise unable to afford to, and “Summer of Hope”, helping those around the World who are trying to establish some security for themselves and their families. The teas were well attended and we are grateful for the support of Fr. Mark for arranging the use of the gazebo and Mr. 11 Peter Smith, Mr Callum Dickerson and Messrs David and Edward Milner for their help in erecting it to ensure shelter from rain and sun. We were asked to assist with organising the transport of a St Ives family of 12 to Hunstanton to enjoy an AFIA holiday. The Branch donated half the cost of the transport. According to the resulting emails they had an amazing time and the school said that it was life-changing for the family and the school were very appreciative. In December some members travelled to St Neots to participate in an Advent Service followed by lunch. We also enjoyed a wonderful time of fellowship and readings and shared a delicious lunch at the home of Janet and Malcolm Cockcroft. Our meetings have been well attended throughout the year and we have enjoyed worship and fellowship. ## **Deirdre Milner** Mothers’ Union 12 ## **Foodbank Report** Having moved into our new warehouse in the last quarter of 2024, the early part of 2025 was spent refining our stock systems and processes to make best use of the new space, whilst making some improvements to make our operation easier. We were pleased to receive the top five-star food hygiene rating following the first inspection of the warehouse in March. We ran a collection day at Waitrose in March and two days at Morrisons in September, both of which were well supported. We were also pleased to receive contact from all 12 schools in our operational area who supported us with our harvest collections, helping to bring in the highest harvest total on record – 2,300 kg – alongside local community groups, churches and businesses. We welcomed several groups to the warehouse and gave talks to the Rotary Club of St Ives and St Ives Library. In addition, we have expanded our range of donation points to include new locations such as the Town Hall and Tookey’s Café. We also began publishing a monthly newsletter to keep our community up to date on our work. This can be viewed on the church website plus there is a Google Group mailing list you can sign up to which will allow you to receive the newsletter directly each month. During 2025 we saw a total of 13,772 kg of standard food items coming in (a decrease of 24 % compared with 2024) and 17,263 kg of food going out to clients (an increase of 3.7 % over the same period in 2024). In total we supported 1,124 people (a slight decrease from 1,199 during 2024) through 561 food parcels. Single people continue to make up over half of those we support, a figure which is also seen by other foodbanks in the local area. Of those we supported, 180 clients (and their families) received help from us for the first time, with 69 clients returning from previous years. Clients on a low income, where their outgoing expenses are not matched by money coming in, continue to be the most in need of our help. We continue to see those suffering the effects of the cost-of-living crisis being referred to us and alongside this there has been a noticeable increase in those who are unemployed or homeless. While not as high as in 2024, we provided 13.5 % of our parcels to clients living in temporary accommodation, mostly those to in Olivers Lodge. 13 |**Nature of Crisis**|**2025**|**2024**|**2023**|**2022**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Low Income|147|151|282|352| |Outstanding Debt|20|36|38|58| |Benefit Delay|72|81|62|82| |Cost of Living|40|36|63|33| |Unemployment|50|35|30|20| |Sickness/Disability|43|47|52|61| |Temporary Accommodation|76|100|27|0| |Homelessness|31|21|18|7| |Other|82|92|86|41| We continued to run our Community Café with drop-in advice sessions from Huntingdonshire District Council’s Resident Advice Team and P3 Charity on the second and third Tuesdays of the month respectively. The café is beginning to become established as a safe space within the town where people can come for a chat and advice, although this could still be taken further. We are hopeful that as plans to reorder the church are taken forward, we will be able to improve the offering of our drop-in sessions. As always, my thanks go to everyone who helps to make the foodbank operation possible. Particularly this year I would like to thank our warehouse manager, Jason, and our volunteer warehouse assistant Sandra for all they have done to implement our stock management system over the past year. Our volunteer team has now grown above 30 and I am so grateful to everyone who gives up their time to help the most vulnerable in our society. My final thank you is to everyone out in the community who donates food or gives to us financially. While it is true that the foodbank would not be able to operate without our volunteer team, we would be nowhere without the incredible generosity of our local community. As we continue to struggle through a cost-of-living crisis, all too aware that our donors have less to give themselves, I am so thankful for everyone who continues to support us in whatever way they can. ## **Callum Dickerson** Foodbank Operations Manager 14 ## **Treasurer’s Report on the Annual Accounts** The accounts have now been prepared using accrual accounting, rather than cash accounting and therefore appear in a different format to prior years. As the church’s turnover has increased significantly and the finances have become more complex, this change enables us to manage and track annual accounting year on year in a clearer format and keeps us in line with the expectations of accounting for a church of this size. 2025 was an unusual year for the church’s finances, due to the sale of the former Church Hall and Cottage on Ramsey Road. This provided notable income of £515,000 (before costs) for the church, the majority of which will be held in designated reserve funds to enable it to be put towards the reordering of the church in due course. It is hoped that additional funds will be secured towards the reordering project, and therefore designated funds can be used as match-funding towards grant applications. Costs were deducted from the reordering designated fund for professional fees relating to the sale process dating back several years. Initial elements of the reordering project were begun, with an investment made in the refurbishment of the digital organ which was overdue for repair. This early investment was undertaken to enable recovery of VAT for the project from the Listed Places of Worship Scheme before its anticipated closure in March 2026, of which one grant contribution was received in the year. An architect was also selected to oversee the scheme, Archangel, and their fees for initial surveys and plans were paid in the year. Sadly, irrespective of the Hall sale and reordering costs managed from those proceeds, it was a difficult financial year for the church. The church made a loss on its unrestricted fund of £15,227. This is a notable loss and an increase on prior years and cannot be sustained long-term. Despite expenditure not being notably raised on 2024 levels (with costs such as festival costs and gas being reduced compared to the prior year, and most overheads being very similar to 2024), there is a growing gap between our running costs and income. There was a reduction in stewardship giving and trading income from the Booze in the 15 Pews festivals was lower than previous years (a reminder of how volatile this income strand can be). The Foodbank also made a loss on the year, with a deficit of £10,676.13. In prior years this had been covered by grants, but in 2025 it is a loss taken from reserves. The Foodbank currently has a strong level of reserves to recover this from, and so the focus of the PCC’s fundraising energy is on the church’s position. The loss will be taken from unrestricted funds, however, to ensure that this trend does not continue and eat into the funds available for reordering, significant fundraising in 2026 will be required. ## **Elaine Midgley** ## Treasurer 16 17 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** **For the year ended 31 December 2025** |**Note**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
Incoming resources from donors
2(a)
Other voluntary incoming resources
2(b)
Income from charitable and ancillary trading
2(c)
Income from investments
2(d)
Income from sales of assets
2(e)
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES USED**
Grants and donations
3(a)
Activities directly relating to the work of the church
3(b)
Costs of generating funds
3(c)
Management and administration
3(d)
**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**
**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS**
Transfers
**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS FOR THE YEAR**
BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT
1 JANUARY 2025 (2024)
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT**
**31 DECEMBER 2025 (2024)**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
68,733.25
4,781.00
42,951.70
116,465.95
142,389.29
2,951.38
0.00
0.00
2,951.38
1,008.79
46,458.06
0.00
2,621.00
49,079.06
58,278.43
1,887.83
0.00
459.42
2,347.25
1,806.46
0.00
515,000.00
0.00
515,000.00
0.00| |---|---| ||120,030.52
519,781.00
46,032.12
685,843.64
203,482.97| ||3,288.36
0.00
0.00
3,288.36
700.00
74,066.54
0.00
2,621.00
76,687.54
73,774.79
23,368.03
0.00
0.00
23,368.03
24,207.43
34,395.09
91,006.00
54,145.24
179,546.33
96,607.05| ||135,118.02
91,006.00
56,766.24
282,890.26
195,289.27| ||-15,087.50
428,775.00
-10,734.12
402,953.38
8,193.70
25,000.00
-25,000.00
0.00
0.00
0.00| ||9,912.50
403,775.00
-10,734.12
402,953.38
8,193.70
1,874.20
30,835.55
97,021.50
129,731.25
121,537.55| ||11,786.70
434,610.55
86,287.38
532,684.63
129,731.25| Page 2 18 **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** ## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2025** |**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible fixed assets
4
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
5
Cash at bank and in hand
6
**LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE**
**WITHIN ONE YEAR**
7
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
8
Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
19,759.50
25,012.50| |---|---| ||19,759.50
25,012.50| ||24,331.61
30,837.21
500,433.55
80,408.69| ||524,765.16
111,245.90| ||-11,840.03
-6,527.15
512,925.13
104,718.75| ||**532,684.63**
**129,731.25**| ||11,786.70
1,874.20
434,610.55
30,835.55
86,287.38
97,021.50| ||**532,684.63**
**129,731.25**| Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 2026 and signed on its behalf by : Chairman Member Page 3 19 **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** The accounting policies of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of All Saints, St Ives are those set out as model accounting policies in The Charities Act 2011 and The Church Accounting Regulations. |**2. INCOMING RESOURCES**
a) Incoming resources from donors
Regular giving - church
Regular giving - Foodbank
Other donations - Church
Other donations - Foodbank
Bequests - Church
Collections
Grants
Gift Aid recoverable income tax
Other collections and income
b) Other voluntary incoming resources
Coffee
Social events and concerts
c) Income from charitable and ancillary trading
Booze In The Pews
PCC fees
Hall hire
d) Income from investments
Bank interest
e) Income from sales of assets
Sale of church hall
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
44,439.04
0.00
0.00
44,439.04
47,382.90
0.00
0.00
21,964.45
21,964.45
18,282.00
7,804.25
0.00
440.00
8,244.25
7,031.22
0.00
0.00
15,837.86
15,837.86
18,156.44
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,000.00
2,767.32
0.00
0.00
2,767.32
2,845.58
0.00
4,781.00
0.00
4,781.00
28,430.00
12,658.79
0.00
3,732.16
16,390.95
14,473.65
1,063.85
0.00
977.23
2,041.08
787.50| |---|---| ||68,733.25
4,781.00
42,951.70
116,465.95
142,389.29| ||752.30
0.00
0.00
752.30
1,008.79
2,199.08
0.00
0.00
2,199.08
0.00| ||2,951.38
0.00
0.00
2,951.38
1,008.79| ||43,391.06
0.00
0.00
43,391.06
47,995.43
3,067.00
0.00
2,621.00
5,688.00
4,883.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,400.00| ||46,458.06
0.00
2,621.00
49,079.06
58,278.43| ||1,887.83
0.00
459.42
2,347.25
1,806.46| ||1,887.83
0.00
459.42
2,347.25
1,806.46| ||0.00
515,000.00
0.00
515,000.00
0.00| ||0.00
515,000.00
0.00
515,000.00
0.00| ||| ||**120,030.52**
**519,781.00**
**46,032.12**
**685,843.64**
**203,482.97**| Page 4 20 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025** |**3. RESOURCES USED**
a) Grants and donations
Donations from church funds
Donations from Booze In The Pews
b) Activities relating directly to the work of the Church
Ministry Share
Ministry Share Deanery rebate
Clergy expenses
Service costs
PCC fees
Organist
c) Costs of generating funds
Booze In The Pews
Coffee
Music events
d) Management and administration
Bank charges
Bookkeeping and accountancy
Computer costs
Crates and boxes
Depreciation
Electricity
Equipment expensed
Flowers
Food
Gas
Moving expenses
Insurance
Postage
Professional fees - architect
Professional fees - sale of church hall
Rates
Rent
Repairs and maintenance
Restoration - organ rebuild
Roof alarm running costs
Stationery and printing
Subscriptions
Sundry
Telephone and internet
Toilet hire
Training
Wages and on costs
Waste collection
Water
Van running costs including insurance
Volunteers expenses
**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
1,254.36
0.00
0.00
1,254.36
700.00
2,034.00
0.00
0.00
2,034.00
0.00| |---|---| ||3,288.36
0.00
0.00
3,288.36
700.00| ||67,452.54
0.00
0.00
67,452.54
63,378.43
(952.17)
0.00
0.00
(952.17)
(316.10)
2,504.59
0.00
0.00
2,504.59
2,594.18
1,821.58
0.00
0.00
1,821.58
2,239.28
0.00
0.00
2,621.00
2,621.00
2,634.00
3,240.00
0.00
0.00
3,240.00
3,245.00| ||74,066.54
0.00
2,621.00
76,687.54
73,774.79| ||22,556.99
0.00
0.00
22,556.99
23,681.83
597.52
0.00
0.00
597.52
525.60
213.52
0.00
0.00
213.52
0.00| ||23,368.03
0.00
0.00
23,368.03
24,207.43| ||91.07
0.00
0.00
91.07
0.00
2,087.10
0.00
3,829.90
5,917.00
5,346.00
219.88
0.00
363.07
582.95
376.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
914.21
0.00
0.00
5,253.00
5,253.00
6,623.50
2,094.66
0.00
2,943.18
5,037.84
3,630.62
965.89
0.00
333.29
1,299.18
5,010.09
0.00
0.00
497.99
497.99
486.23
0.00
0.00
291.17
291.17
367.39
7,360.84
0.00
349.22
7,710.06
8,137.24
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,188.21
8,854.63
0.00
621.92
9,476.55
9,216.46
3.20
0.00
48.40
51.60
40.80
0.00
13,800.00
0.00
13,800.00
2,229.66
0.00
16,474.00
0.00
16,474.00
1,548.00
1,794.86
0.00
0.00
1,794.86
3,488.59
0.00
0.00
10,200.00
10,200.00
7,950.00
1,696.69
0.00
2,281.54
3,978.23
5,735.04
0.00
60,732.00
0.00
60,732.00
0.00
2,152.68
0.00
0.00
2,152.68
800.40
4,073.92
0.00
32.87
4,106.79
5,302.50
180.00
0.00
160.00
340.00
227.98
485.96
0.00
278.31
764.27
1,031.78
234.60
0.00
375.17
609.77
574.52
1,834.60
0.00
0.00
1,834.60
1,800.90
45.00
0.00
22.25
67.25
29.00
194.82
0.00
23,837.63
24,032.45
21,201.01
0.00
0.00
191.60
191.60
260.88
24.69
0.00
267.00
291.69
508.37
0.00
0.00
1,411.96
1,411.96
1,580.81
0.00
0.00
555.77
555.77
0.00| ||34,395.09
91,006.00
54,145.24
179,546.33
96,607.05| ||| ||**135,118.02**
**91,006.00**
**56,766.24**
**282,890.26**
**195,289.27**| Page 5 21 **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **4. FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC** |||**Foodbank Motor**|**Foodbank**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Vehicles**|**Equipment**|**Total**||| |||**£**|**£**|**£**||| |Cost b/f at 1st January 2025||33,800.00|6,286.00|40,086.00||| |Additions in the year||0.00|0.00|0.00||| |Disposals in the year||0.00|0.00|0.00||| |Cost c/f at 31st December 2025||33,800.00|6,286.00|40,086.00||| |Depreciation b/f at 1st January 2025||14,787.50|286.00|15,073.50||| |Additions in the year||0.00|0.00|0.00||| |Disposals in the year||0.00|0.00|0.00||| |Charge for the year||4,753.00|500.00|5,253.00||| |Depreciation c/f at 31st December 2025||19,540.50|786.00|20,326.50||| |Net book value at 1st January 2025||19,012.50|6,000.00|25,012.50||| |**Net book value at 31st December 2025**||**14,259.50**|**5,500.00**|**19,759.50**||| |**5. DEBTORS**||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**2025**|**2024**| |||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**| |Gift Aid recoverable||1,831.57|0.00|1,236.38|3,067.95|1,766.35| |Prepayments||739.00|0.00|18,250.00|18,989.00|28,050.00| |Sundry||2,175.50|0.00|99.16|2,274.66|1,020.86| |||4,746.07|0.00|19,585.54|24,331.61|30,837.21| |**6. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**||||||| |Barclays Current Account|Church|500.00|0.00|0.00|500.00|500.00| |Barclays Deposit Account|Church|14,262.52|426,863.11|8,537.13|449,662.76|31,151.66| |NatWest Current Account|Church|408.93|0.00|0.00|408.93|0.00| |Petty cash|Church|26.95|0.00|0.00|26.95|7.70| |CBF Deposit Fund|Church|0.00|7,747.44|0.00|7,747.44|7,747.44| |Parish Fees Account|Church|1,881.24|0.00|0.00|1,881.24|1,356.72| |Barclays Current Account|Food Bank|0.00|0.00|5,168.63|5,168.63|2,566.99| |Barclays Deposit Account|Food Bank|0.00|0.00|35,037.60|35,037.60|37,078.18| |||17,079.64|434,610.55|48,743.36|500,433.55|80,408.69| |**7. LIABILITIES: AMOUNTS FALLING**|**DUE WITHIN**|**ONE YEAR**||||| |Creditors for goods and services||951.01|0.00|0.00|951.01|2,239.40| |PCC Fees due to Ely||0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Accruals||9,088.00|0.00|1,721.00|10,809.00|4,260.00| |Other creditors||0.00|0.00|80.02|80.02|27.75| |||10,039.01|0.00|1,801.02|11,840.03|6,527.15| Page 6 22 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **8. FUNDS** |**8. FUNDS**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||**Closing**| ||**Opening**|||||**balance at**| ||**balance at**|||||**31st**| ||**1st January**|||**Net surplus /**||**December**| ||**2025**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**(deficit)**|**Transfers**|**2025**| |**General Fund**|**1,874.20**|**120,030.52**|**-135,118.02**|**-15,087.50**|**25,000.00**|**11,786.70**| |**Designated Funds**||||||| |Reordering|11,230.35|515,000.00|-30,274.00|484,726.00|-82,700.00|413,256.35| |Youth Work|1,005.20|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|1,005.20| |Organ|14,600.00|4,781.00|-60,732.00|-55,951.00|57,700.00|16,349.00| |Equipment and capital|2,000.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|2,000.00| |Community and mission|2,000.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|2,000.00| |**Total for designated fund**|**30,835.55**|**519,781.00**|**-91,006.00**|**428,775.00**|**-25,000.00**|**434,610.55**| |**Restricted Funds**||||||| |Food bank|90,886.50|42,971.12|-53,647.25|-10,676.13|0.00|80,210.37| |Church Fabric|5,000.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|5,000.00| |Flowers|1,135.00|440.00|-497.99|-57.99|0.00|1,077.01| |PCC fees due to Ely|0.00|2,621.00|-2,621.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |**Total for restricted funds**|**97,021.50**|**46,032.12**|**-56,766.24**|**-10,734.12**|**0.00**|**86,287.38**| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|**129,731.25**|**685,843.64**|**-282,890.26**|**402,953.38**|**0.00**|**532,684.63**| |**Represented by**||||||| ||**Fixed Assets**||**Debtors**|**Cash**|**Liabilities**|**Total**| |**General Fund**||**0.00**|**4,746.07**|**17,079.64**|**-10,039.01**|**11,786.70**| |**Designated Funds**||||||| |Reordering||0.00|0.00|413,256.35|0.00|413,256.35| |Youth Work||0.00|0.00|1,005.20|0.00|1,005.20| |Organ||0.00|0.00|16,349.00|0.00|16,349.00| |Equipment and capital||0.00|0.00|2,000.00|0.00|2,000.00| |Community and mission||0.00|0.00|2,000.00|0.00|2,000.00| |**Total for designated fund**||**0.00**|**0.00**|**434,610.55**|**0.00**|**434,610.55**| |**Restricted Funds**||||||| |Food bank||19,759.50|19,585.54|42,666.35|-1,801.02|80,210.37| |Church Fabric||0.00|0.00|5,000.00|0.00|5,000.00| |Flowers||0.00|0.00|1,077.01|0.00|1,077.01| |PCC fees due to Ely||0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00| |**Total for restricted funds**||**19,759.50**|**19,585.54**|**48,743.36**|**-1,801.02**|**86,287.38**| |**TOTAL FUNDS**||**19,759.50**|**24,331.61**|**500,433.55**|**-11,840.03**|**532,684.63**| Page 7 23 **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES. 1188642** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** **For the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **8. FUNDS (continued)** **General fund -** This is for the day to day running of the church **Reordering -** During the year the church hall was sold. Some of the proceeds were transferred to the general fund and some to the organ fund. The balance of this fund will be used towards the reordering project and will be further subdivided as the project continues. **Youth Work -** There was no movement on this fund during 2025. **Organ -** The organ is being refurbished and is being partly funded by the sale of the church hall. **Equipment and capital -** There was no movement on this fund during 2025. **Community and mission -** There was no movement on this fund during 2025. **Food Bank** - The Food Bank is run by the church but is a restricted activity, meaning that income for it can only be used on Food Bank activities and not on church running cost, church building or ministry. Within the Food Bank, £20,000 has been designated for emergency funding. **Church Fabric** - This is a bequest made to the church for use on building repairs. **Flowers** - This is held and spent on church flowers **PCC fees due to Ely** - This is funds collected by the PCC from weddings and funerals on behalf of the diocese and is then paid to them. Page 8 24 ## **Annual Meeting of Parishioners 2026** The Annual Meeting of Parishioners (AMP) is open to anyone who is resident in the ecclesiastical parish or on the church electoral roll. Everyone, except clergy, is entitled to vote. Nominations for the office of Churchwarden must have been received and approved by the incumbent prior to the commencement of the meeting (Church Representation Rules 2011). ## Agenda **1.** Opening prayers **2.** Apologies **3.** Appointment of Clerk for the meeting(s) **4.** Minutes of the 2025 AMP **5.** Election of Churchwardens (2) **6.** Closing prayers 25 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES** ## **ANNUAL MEETING OF PARISHIONERS 2025** ||**ANNUALMEETING OF**|**PARISHIONERS2025**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Minute Taker**|**Date of Meeting**|**Draft Minutes Issued**|**Minutes Approved**| |Callum Dickerson|27/04/2025|27/04/2025|07/05/2025| In attendance: 35 people. ## **2025-AMP-01 – Opening Prayers** The meeting opened at 11:39. The meeting started with silence and prayer. ## **2025-AMP-02 – Apologies for Absence** Apologies were received from Janet Parker, Barry Wills, Simon and Karen Kershaw, and Martin Everett. ## **2025-AMP-03 – Appointment of Clerk for the AMP and APCM** Mr. Callum Dickerson was chosen to be the clerk of the AMP and APCM. ## **2025-AMP-04 – Minutes of the 2024 AMP** Accepted and approved nem con. ## **2025-AMP-05 – Election of Churchwardens** There being no other nominations, Mr. Callum Dickerson and Mr. Martin Collier were duly elected as churchwardens for the forthcoming year. ## **2025-AMP-06 – Closing Prayers** The meeting closed with prayer. The meeting closed at 11:44. Printed: 10/05/2025 18:35 Page 1 of 3 26 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES** ## **EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF PARISHIONERS: 29 JUNE 2025** |**EXTRAO**|**RDINARYMEETING OF**|**PARISHIONERS: 29 JU **|**NE2025**| |---|---|---|---| |**Minute Taker**|**Date of Meeting**|**Draft Minutes Issued**|**Minutes Approved**| |Callum Dickerson|29/06/2025|29/06/2025|01/07/2025| In attendance: 77 people. ## **2025-EMP-01 – Opening** The meeting opened at 10:14. ## **2025-EMP-02 – Election of Churchwarden to Fill the Vacancy in Office** The Vicar noted that he had received one nomination for election, from Mr John Bacon (proposed by Mr Callum Dickerson and seconded by Mr Barry Wills). There being no other nominations, Mr Bacon was duly elected as Churchwarden to fill the vacancy in office. ## **2025-EMP-03 – Closing** The meeting closed at 10:15. The Vicar offered prayers for the new churchwarden and for all who hold office or volunteer for the church at the start of the Parish Mass, which followed this meeting. Printed: 03/07/2025 16:48 Page 1 of 1 27 ## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2026** The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) is open to anyone who is on the Church Electoral Roll. All, except clergy, are entitled to vote. Others may attend at the discretion of the meeting but are not entitled to vote. ## Agenda **1.** Opening prayers **2.** Apologies for absence **3.** Minutes of the 2025 APCM **4.** Reports for the Parochial Church Council - **a.** Changes to the Electoral Roll - **b.** Activities of the PCC and Financial Statement of the PCC - **c.** Fabric, Goods and Ornaments (presented by Churchwardens) - **d.** Deanery Synod **5.** Elections and Appointments - **a.** Members of the PCC (4) - **b.** Deanery Synod representatives (2) - **c.** Sidesmen - **d.** Independent Examiner or Auditor 28 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS, ST IVES** ## **ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING 2025** |**Minute Taker**|**Date of Meeting**|**Draft Minutes Issued**|**Minutes Approved**| |---|---|---|---| |Callum Dickerson|27/04/2025|27/04/2025|07/05/2025| In attendance: 35 people. ## **2025-APCM-01 – Opening Prayers** The meeting opened at 11:44. The meeting opened with prayer. ## **2025-APCM-02 – Apologies for Absence** Apologies were received from Janet Parker, Barry Wills, Simon and Karen Kershaw, and Martin Everett. ## **2025-APCM-03 – Minutes of the 2024 APCM** The minutes were not included in the agenda pack, but there were no objections from memory. Accepted nem con. ## **2025-APCM-04 – Reports for the Parochial Church Council** - a. Changes to the Electoral Roll Previous year was 96, currently circa 70 members. This is to be expected owing to this year being a full renewal, along with natural attrition. - b. Activities of the PCC and Financial Statement of the PCC - No questions or comments were raised on the reports. Accepted nem con. - c. Fabric, Goods and Ornaments No questions or comments were raised on the Churchwardens report. Accepted nem con. - d. Deanery Synod No questions of comments were raised on the Deanery Synod report. Accepted nem con. ## **2025-APCM-05 – Elections and Appointments** - a. Members of the PCC Nominations were received for Mr. Roger Vardy and Mr. Martin Everett and they were duly elected. Mrs. Mary Popham offered to join the PCC at the meeting. Proposed by Mrs. Elaine Midgley and seconded by Mrs. Verity Trynka-Watson. - b. Sidesmen Sidemen are no longer required to be appointed at the APCM. - c. Independent Examiner or Auditor Proposed by Mrs. Elaine Midgley that Mr. Peter Watson be appointed as the independent examiner for the forthcoming year. Accepted nem con. Printed: 10/05/2025 18:35 Page 2 of 3 29 ## **2025-APCM-06 – Presentations** The Vicar gave a presentation on the state of finances in the church, and the poor attendance at midweek services. He asked that members of the congregation engage more with the church or risk losing services in the future. The Vicar also gave thanks for the life of the church that we have, the size of the congregation and the worship community. ## _Mrs. Verity Trynka-Watson left the meeting at 11:55._ Mrs. Elaine Midgley (Treasurer) gave a presentation on the state of finances in the church, including comparison of figures and the realities of where we are financially. The Vicar made a clarification on how fees for funerals and weddings are handled. ## _Ms. Elaine Binfield left the meeting at 12:15._ Fr. Barry Pate gave a presentation on ecological matters. The Vicar thanked him for his presentation. The Vicar and Mrs. Elaine Midgley gave a further presentation on the Parish Giving Scheme and Ministry Share payments, including the future of our ministry in St Ives. ## _Mr. Gavin Midgley entered the meeting at 12:35._ ## **2025-APCM-07 – Closing Prayers** The meeting closed with prayer. The meeting closed at 12:36. Printed: 10/05/2025 18:35 Page 3 of 3 30