Report on the proceedings of the Parochial Church Council [PCC]
The PCC comprised the following members:
| _Vicar_Vacant | Elected as PCC members: |
|---|---|
| Ex Officio as Lay Ministers Sarah Ray Peter Singleton March 2025 Norman Thomas from 31 August 2025 |
To 2026 APCM Mary Musson Patrick Eaton Philippa Buchanan To 2027 APCM Helen Scott (also Electoral Roll Officer) Robin Squires Karen Squires (also Secretary) To 2028 APCM Richard Gale David Keward Andy West Co-opted to 2026 APCM Stella Collishaw |
| Elected as Churchwardens to 2026 APCM Helena Trickey Joanna Morrison |
|
| Elected as Deanery Synod representatives to 2026 APCM Brian Parker (also Treasurer) Ben Holmes Andy Read [also Lay Chair] |
The PCC met eight times during the year chaired by the Lay Chair.
Throughout the year, the PCC focused on managing the vacancy following Reverend Sam Tredwell’s departure.
Initially the Diocese approved an appointment of a vicar for a Sunday and three days. A Parish Profile was prepared and a video produced to support the profile. Jo Morrison and David Keward were elected as the Parish Representatives for the appointment process. The vacancy was advertised on the Diocesan website and other appointment portals but no candidate was selected for interview.
The Diocese then agreed to change the appointment to a full-time post. This was additionally advertised in the Church Times. At the time of writing, the recruitment process is on going.
The provision of worship has been overseen by the Worship Planning group that has met regularly ensuring the level of services is maintained. The PCC appreciates the
support received from the Lay Ministers, Rev Tim Haggis, visiting clergy and members of the PCC in leading worship. The PCC were saddened by the death of Peter Singleton.
Lent 2025 – services were held each evening during Holy week led by Ruth and Tim Haggis.
The Godly Paly team led reflections for Holy Week and supported the 10am Easter morning service. A Dawn Service was held as usual.
Due to inclement weather the Harvest Thanksgiving Service was held in Church rather than outside in the community garden space
An Advent Carol Service was held on Advent Sunday, Richard Gale provided daily music, readings and reflections for each day in Advent, these were shared by e mail and on social media. The main Carol Service was led by Godly Play. Carols in the Car Park was augmented by having the church open for people who wanted a time of quiet reflection.
Lent 2026: Holy week services will be led by Father Nicholas and Ruth Haggis.
The children and young people’s leaders planned and delivered successful programmes for Godly Play which continue to grow and be highly valued at St John’s. The Pathfinders group came to a natural pause in August 2025 when the remaining members moved to university or other commitments.
The PCC continued to listen to feedback from the congregation and put in place revised procedures for the distribution of bread and wine during Communion and the Communion rail was reinstated.
Unless there are safeguarding issues the 10am Sunday Service is live streamed through our Facebook page.
The PCC is grateful to Mary Musson who has continued with Reverend Tredwell’s work with local schools. We have offered school assemblies, ‘Experience’ events at Easter and Christmas and hosted a Christmas concert.
The PCC continued to provide opportunities for the local asylum seekers to attend worship and be part of the congregation and our community outreach activities.
Financial oversight
The PCC maintained oversight of the financial affairs, as set out in the treasurers’ report and financial statements. A number of grants were secured during the year to support vital outreach activities and improvements to the buildings, which helps us to meet the needs of the local community.
Care of the Fabric
The PCC maintained oversight of the work of the Buildings and Grounds group who look after the day-to-day maintenance of our buildings. In light of the considerable challenges identified with the church building, the PCC set up a separate committee to look at its long-term development.
The PCC is grateful to the many volunteers who support the care of our buildings and equipment, including the two Saturday morning working parties.
The Fabric report is included within this pack.
Safeguarding
The PCC are grateful to Trish Eaton who agreed to undertake the duties of Parish Safeguarding Officer, working with Church Warden, Helena Trickey to ensure compliance with the PCC’s duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016. Significant efforts were made to ensure compliance with safeguarding training and undertaking of DBS checks.
The service on 16 November 2025 was dedicated to safeguarding due to it being national safeguarding day.
Hall administration
The Church Facilities Coordinator continues to oversee the running of the halls.
Outreach
Welcome on Wednesday and additional wellbeing sessions continued with the support of longstanding and new volunteers. Social Saturdays were introduced in November 2025 as an extension of the Wednesday provision.
The PCC are grateful for grants and support received for our outreach work from Severn Trent, Foundation Derbyshire, ASDA, Warm Spaces and the local Freemasons. This support enabled the PCC to extend the hours of our administrator to oversee the outreach work, previously managed by the vicar.
Eco church
A sub-group led its eco plans and overall commitment to environmental
sustainability. We were allocated a grant from Erewash Borough Council to install solar panels on the roof of the large church hall.
March 2026
Parochial Church Council of Long Eaton, St John Registered charity 1212445 Financial statement for year ended 31 December 2025
| Receipts | 2025 | **2024 ** | Outgoings | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church life and building | Church life and building | ||||
| Gift aided giving | £34,599.96 | £36,343.00 | Mission giving | £5,005.74 | £5,033.20 |
| Other regular giving | £6,000.00 | £5,724.00 | Common fund | £33,226.00 | £33,713.00 |
| Gift aid recovered | £9,127.14 | £9,842.78 | Worship & mission resources | £2,248.40 | £2,904.86 |
| Contributions for using building | £2,285.00 | £1,739.00 | Clergy costs | £467.09 | £2,164.68 |
| Fees | £1,096.00 | £938.00 | Utility costs | £4,436.82 | £4,255.17 |
| Grants | £1,539.07 | £5,552.00 | Repairs & maintenance | £10,467.80 | £3,016.99 |
| Other giving & voluntary receipts | £1,843.40 | £11,628.09 | Staff costs | £3,278.83 | £2,954.80 |
| Legacies | £0.00 | Office administration | £4,216.87 | £5,548.34 | |
| Reimbursements | £15.00 | £2,541.94 | Miscellaneous | £910.00 | £0.00 |
| Investment income | £1,840.83 | £765.10 | |||
| Miscellaneous | £695.00 | £190.00 | |||
| Development | £2,035.13 | ||||
| Sub total | £61,076.53 | £75,263.91 | Sub total | £64,257.55 | £59,591.04 |
| Church halls | Church halls | ||||
| Rent | £37,099.91 | £31,795.83 | Utility costs | £7,842.72 | £12,237.66 |
| Grants | £32,380.00 | £6,186.00 | Repairs & maintenance | £34,411.87 | £7,620.06 |
| Other income | £0.00 | Staff costs | £3,278.83 | £6,649.80 | |
| Miscellaneous | £337.00 | ||||
| Sub total | £69,479.91 | £37,981.83 | Sub total | £45,870.42 | £26,507.52 |
| Social Outreach | Social outreach | ||||
| Grants | £30,790.00 | £38,240.00 | Consumables | £6,345.94 | £11,740.49 |
| Donations | £520.60 | £948.90 | Equipment | £2,401.75 | £7,828.87 |
| Other receipts | £1,000.00 | Staff costs | £7,072.76 | £490.00 | |
| Use of premises | £5,338.80 | £9,273.00 | |||
| Miscellaneous | £34.70 | £91.80 | |||
| Sub total | £32,310.60 | £39,188.90 | Sub total | £21,193.95 | £29,424.16 |
| Grand total | £162,867.04 | **£152,434.64 ** | Grand total | £131,321.91 | £115,522.72 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2025
| Total income (2025) | £162,867.04 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total expenditure (2025) | £131,321.91 | |
| Excess of income over expenditure | £31,545.13 | |
| Cash funds at 1 January 2025 | £72,710.44 | |
| Excess of income over expenditure | £31,545.13 | |
| Cash funds at 31 December 2025 | £104,255.57 | |
| Barclays current account | £5,153.42 | |
| Barclays deposit account | £46,000.00 | |
| Nat West current account | £3,252.15 | |
| CCLA deposit | £50,000.00 | £104,405.57 |
| Nature of funds held | ||
| General funds | 75,912.55 | |
| Restricted funds: | 26,457.89 | |
| Designated: Development | 2,035.13 | |
| 104,405.57 |
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on and signed on its behalf by: A Read, Lay Chair 05 March 2026
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