2025-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter And St Paul Northleach In The Diocese Of Gloucester

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date 1 January 2025 31 December 2025

Section A Reference and administration details

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE Charity name ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL NORTHLEACH IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1210857

Charity's principal address Northleach Benefice Office

1210857	1210857
Northleach Benefice Office

The Church of St. Peter & St. Paul
Northleach
Postcode	GL54 3HL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Elizabeth Abbotts	Chair	From 8 November 2024
AnthonyAntoniou		From 8 November 2024
Angela Leach		From 8 November 2024
Gerald Hopkin		From 8 November 2024
Dawn Mann		From 8 November 2024
Stephanie Hollows		From 8 November 2024
Gillian Hopkin		From 8 November 2024
Georgina Trotter		From 8 November 2024

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts The PCC Powers Measure and the Church Representation Rules Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 How the charity is constituted Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1921 (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by members of the electoral roll at an annual meeting Trustee selection methods

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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To monitor and make due provision for the above, providing church services and associated offices (e.g.: weddings, funerals, baptisms) in accordance with the governing legislation. Ensuring the provision of other services and facilities as are deemed important, desirable and necessary for the parish, namely (inter alia)

support and facilities for children of all ages
support and facilities for families
support and facilities for the Aged

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Introduction : Having served together as churchwardens during 2024/5, we are pleased to submit our report in respect of the Northleach Parish. 2. Vacancy : Churchwardens have additional responsibilities during a Vacancy. We received a great deal of support from the Church community during the period July 2024 to September 2025, for which we are very grateful. We would like to express heartfelt thanks to Rev John Hollows and Rt Rev David Jennings for their guidance and encouragement as well as their unstinting commitment to leading so many services throughout the Benefice. During this period, we met weekly in the Church on Tuesday mornings for prayer for the appointment of a new incumbent. This prayer meeting has continued as a formal Morning Prayer service.
Priest-in–Charge : On the 11th September 2025 Rev Charlie Styles was licenced and installed as Priest–in–Charge by Rt Rev Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester in our church. This was an exciting moment for our Parish. The worshipping community saw this appointment as an answer from God to the prayers of God people. We look to God for the future and welcome the leadership and direction provided by Rev Charlie Styles. We are also grateful to Ven Katrina Scott, as Archdeacon, for her guidance and leadership during the Vacancy.
Attendance at Regular Worship:

Comments: Average attendance (always measured precisely according to the statistics for the month of October) showed an increase in 2025. Christmas attendances also showed an increase in 2025.

Regular Services : We have maintained, to a high standard, our regular Worship services including:
Common Worship Holy Communion (twice a month);
All-Age Service of Holy Communion (once per month);
Café Church (once a month);
BCP Evensong (6.30pm, three times each month);
BCP Holy Communion (8am, once per month);

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Section D Achievements and performance

Worship Services at Northleach Court (once per month)

During 2025 we also launched:

Christianity Explored course at the beginning of the Year;
Saturday Bible studies in the Back Room of the Curious Wine Cellar
Confirmation classes led by Rev John Hollows and Stephanie Hollows with culminated in the confirmation of 4 candidates from the Benefice in Christ Church, Cheltenham, in November 2024.
Morning Prayer each Tuesday morning at 9.30am with special focus on praying for God to lead in the provision of a new incumbent
Weekly services of Holy Communion with prayer for wholeness and healing on Wednesdays at 10.30am
1. Special Services : In addition to services to mark the major festivals, the following services were also held in our Church: • Plough Sunday, 12th January
Mothering Sunday, 30th March
Palm Sunday, 13th April
VE Day, 8th May
Rogation Walk, 25th May
Ascension, 29th May
Pet Service, 13th July
• D Day Commemoration, 2nd June
Harvest Festival, 26th October
Remembrance, 9th November
Advent Carol Service, 30th November
Christingle, 2nd December
Advent Spiral, 16th December
Nine Lessons and Carols, 21st December
Quiet Christmas, 24th December
Crib, 24th December.

These services were well organised, well attended and, in many cases, provided a welcome outreach to the local community. 7. Outreach : Special services have been maintained and developed to reach out to families with children including:

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Section D Achievements and performance

• Café Church and Sunday School
• All Age Service of Holy Communion
These services have attracted new members of our Worshipping
Community. As such, they play a vital role in building for the future.
In December Dawn Mann led a beautiful wreath making activity which
was highly appreciated and raised funding for the Church.
8. Weddings: 9 weddings were held in Church. Thanks to Liz
Tennant for managing these happy occasions.
9. Baptisms: 4 baptisms were held in Church. Thanks to Jane
Abbotts for managing these happy occasions.
10. Funerals: 12 funerals were held in the Church, 5 ceremonies
were held at the Crematorium and 3 services were held for the burial of
ashes. Thanks to Alison Rainbow for managing these events together
with the Funeral Directors. Thanks to Jill Thomas and her helpers for
superb support as stewards for Funerals.
11. Buildings & Fabric: We are very grateful to the Friends of
Northleach Church for their work in maintaining and improving our
building. We enjoy good communication with David Nicholson in this
regard. The PCC is fully engaged with all key decisions and takes
responsibility, as necessary. We also enjoy communication with Jane
Quelch as regards events in the Church. The PCC attends, as usual, to
the maintenance and upkeep of fixtures and fittings. New lighting has
been installed outside the Church Rooms and the Boiler House. A ramp
has been installed, under advice from the Diocesan Advisory Committee,
on the steps leading to the Lady Chapel, to assist those with mobility
issues.
12. Northleach Care Home: A team from the Church visited the Care
Home once a month to lead worship with the residents and staff, and to
distribute Holy Communion. This is highly appreciated by all.
13. Pastoral Care: The Pastoral Care Team meets monthly to
discuss and pray about needs in the Parish. The team comprises
Pastoral Assistants and those qualified to distribute Holy Communion.
We aim to visit those who are sick, elderly or otherwise in need.
14. Mother’s Union: The Union continues to play an important and
valuable role in the life of our Church. Thanks to Patsi Rainey for
providing excellent leadership for the Mother’s Union.
15. Northleach School: The Open the Book team, led by Jill
Thomas, visits the School on a regular basis to deliver the Bible Society
programme. For the first 9 months of the Year, Rt Rev David Jennings
oversaw the School programme, assisted by Laura Blundell. From
September onwards, Rev Charlie Styles has assumed leadership of this
work. We highly value our links with the School and wish to see these
links maintained and, if possible, strengthened.
Conclusion: We are grateful to God for His oversight and care for our
Community in 2025. We have much to be grateful for and much to be
encouraged by. We look to God with confidence for the future.
Thanks: To:
• Our Clergy: Rev. Charlie Styles, Rev. John Hollows, Rt. Rev. David
Jennings, and our visiting Priests and Readers for their
committed work and witness in our Parish and Benefice
• Our administrator, Alison Rainbow, who works with great energy and
commitment in the office to ensure that all runs smoothly
• The members of the Parochial Church Council who serve with such

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Section D Achievements and performance

enthusiasm and much hard work

Our Treasurer, Andrew Sweeney, for overseeing the finances and inspiring the fund raising
Our organist, Gerry Hopkin and the members of the Choir, who enrich our worship in so many ways
The many other volunteers – including sides persons, sacristans, flower arrangers, cleaners, gardeners, refreshment providers, readers, intercessors and many others – who give of themselves to God’s work in this place.
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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The PCC aims to keeps a reserve of £55,000 of unrestricted funds to cover six months of obligations in the event of cashflow issues. The PCC also holds other unrestricted funds which may be deployed in the event of specific needs arising, for example buildings repairs.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Elizabeth Abbotts Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 14/6/2026

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Charity Name No (if any) THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL 1210857 NORTHLEACH IN THE DIOCESE OF GLOUCESTER CC16a Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

	Unrestricted funds	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds		Endowment funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £		to the nearest	£	to the nearest	£	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
PGS		35,177		-		-	35,177	29,468
Contactless donations(Cards & Cash)		9,519		-		-	9,519	12,088
Stewardship		12,368		-		-	12,368	6,678
Gift Aid		153		-		-	153	8,583
Fundraising		2,677		-		-	2,677	211
Church & church rooms hire		1,726		-		-	1,726	1,756
Legacies & Donations		9,291		-		-	9,291	78,723
DBF Fees		1,707		-		-	1,707	1,503
PCC Fees		5,102		-		-	5,102	3,312
WeddingFees - Bells		480		-		-	480	1,204
WeddingFees - Choir		1,541		-		-	1,541	600
Documentpostage	-	4		-		-	- 4	13
Interest		3,773		-		-	3,773	1,248
Gain on Investments	-	580		-		-	- 580	15,270
Gift collection A Timmis		-		-		-	-	- 35
Lego & Soul Space		-		-		-	-	139
Contributions to heating		-		-		-	-	860
Remembrance Book		40		-		-	40	80
Receipt from Black Cat		5,000		-		-	5,000	40,581
Transfer from Black Cat bank		-				-	-	10,470
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)		87,970		-		-	87,970	212,752

A2 Asset and investment sales,	A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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	*Sub total*	-			-		-	-			-

**Total receipts **		87,970			-		-	87,970		212,752
A3 Payments
Parish Share		50,513		-		-		50,513			48,108
Casual DutyPriest Fees		1,027		-		-		1,027			2,508
Benefice Charge & Office	expenses	13,373		-		-		13,373			12,873
Book-keeper		1,020		-		-		1,020			965
Energy		6,824		-		-		6,824			7,346
BuildingMaintenance		8,607		-		-		8,607			2,807
Organ Maintenance		1,381		-		-		1,381			1,060
HeatingMaintenance		515		-		-		515			1,610
Clock Maintenance		436		-		-		436			396
Cleaning		1,105		-		-		1,105			1,039
Altar & Services CCXX R1 accounts (SS)		1,173	1	-		-		1,173	30/07/2026		957

Insurances	7,571	-		-		7,571	8,972
Organist & Choirmaster Honoraria	9,717	-		-		9,717	9,587
Subscriptions & Licences	898	-		-		898	1,024
WeddingFees - Bells	480	-		-		480	1,440
WeddingFees - Choir	-	-		-		-	2,061
Flowers	888	-		-		888	462
Contactless Card Machine Rental	299	-		-		299	359
Hospitality	94	-		-		94	105
Organist - Casual fees	30	-		-		30	150
Donation	673	-		-		673	100
Gifts Y6 Leavers	-	-		-		-	329
Friends share donations	864	-		-		864	1,560
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**Sub total **	107,488	-		-		107,488	105,819

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
	-		-		-	-
	-		-		-	-
**Sub total **	-		-		-	-	-

**Total payments **	107,488		-		-	107,488	105,819
*Net of receipts/(payments)*	- 19,518		-		-	- 19,518	106,933
A5 Transfers between funds	-		-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	184,888		-	-		184,888	72,955
*Cash funds this year end*	165,370		-		-	165,370	179,888

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories unds R2 accounts (SS)	Lloyds Deposit Account CCLA DEPOSIT ACCOUNT CCLA INVESTMENT ACCOUNT Lloyds Current Account Details Lloyds (Vicar & Churchwardens’ CharityAccount) Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) 2	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 267 12,254 4,577 111,768 26,034 - - 154,899.78 Agreement Error Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 10,470 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,470 - Agreement Error OK Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 30/07/2026	Endowment funds to nearest £
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				OK

B1 Cash funds

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Details

B2 Other monetary assets	Debtor in Black Cat	44,650		-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets				-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the				-	-
charity’s own use				-	-
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	Details	liability relates		(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities	Creditor in Black Cat	10470		-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name		Date of approval
		Elizabeth		Abbotts	14/06/2026

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

30/07/2026

Independent Examiner’s Certificate for the PCC Accounts

Report to the trustees of St Peter & St Paul, Northleach, Parochial Church Council for the financial year ended 31 December 2025.

Basis of preparation of accounts

Accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments (Cash) basis.

Financial result of accounts

Receipts and Payments Account: shows a deficit of £21,059. Statement of Assets and Liabilities: shows net assets of £198,008.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Charities Act, following the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act) and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, seeking explanation from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair” view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have no conflict of interest in relation to this examination.

In my opinion, all relevant disclosures have been made in the financial statements and the trustees have assessed the invoices, bills and commitments outstanding at the end of the reporting period and are satisfied that the charity can settle them as and when they fall due. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the following requirements have not been met:

to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act;
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act; and
to account for statutory fees correctly.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with my examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Alistair R Clark BEng, MBA, PgDipAFM

12 March 2026

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