## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 January 2025 31 December 2025 **From** **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 515193 St. John’s Church Ashbourne St. John’s Church Charity **Charity's principal address** St. John’s Community Hall King Street Ashbourne **Postcode DE6 1EA** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Glenn Hughes|Treasurer||Trustees| ||Monica Cope|||Trustees| ||Keith Lomas|||Trustees| ||Andrew Cox|||Trustees| ||Glynn Bevan|||Trustees| ||Julie Hughes|||Trustees| ||Emma Lomas||20FEB25 - 31DEC25|Trustees| ||Dwayne Engh||27OCT25 – 31DEC25|Trustees| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**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** Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) - How the charity is constituted Trust Deed Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed by the existing trustees and serve for 5 years, Trustee selection methods after which they may be re-appointed. (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: St. John’s is a Peculiar Church within the Church of England and is part of the Parish of Ashbourne. The charity works locally with Ashbourne Churches Together. - 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** Advancement of the Christian faith, particularly by the provision and maintenance of St. John’s church Ashbourne for public worship and other charitable and community activity. **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** March **2012** **TAR** 2 Church services as part of the Church of England. Provision of facilities for charitable and community activities. Ashbourne Baptist church and Ashbourne Christian Fellowship also use the facilities for regular worship. Two other charities (ACE youth charity and Ashbourne Arts) are based at St. John’s Community Hall. **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)** The trust is run entirely by volunteers. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance In addition to the regular services the church has provided a venue and **Summary of the main** facilities for other local Christian groups, charities and community **achievements of the charity** activities. We provide a resource to local community groups that offer **during the year** activities that mitigate social isolation and mentor young people. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Reserve fund is approximately two months’ running costs, in line with Church of England guidance. **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; The charity is able to meet its commitments and has no significant creditors or debtors. However, it has incurred considerable expense over the last two years in renovation of a property (St. John’s School House) following the discovery of dry rot. The work has significantly affected income, since the property was normally rented out but is currently unoccupied. The majority of the charity’s income is from rental of the church and hall buildings for community activities. - 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)** Glenn Hughes **Full name(s)** Glenn Hughes **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 14JAN26 March **2012** **TAR** 5 St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report 2025 ## **St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report for the twelve months ending 31[st] December 2025** ## **Summary** General fund income for 2025 was a little less than that for 2024 (taking into account the insurance claim made during 2024). Expenditure was broadly in line with budget except for the cost of upkeep for St. John’s School House. We had hoped that renovation would be completed during 2025 but work is still ongoing. We have been able to cover all necessary expenditure but made no contribution to the Church of England Common Fund. We finished the year with no outstanding creditors or debtors. The General Fund shows a year-end deficit of £10,667 but this includes the transfer of £10,000 to our maintenance fund, for work on the house. Without this exceptional item the deficit would be £677. The General fund value is now £9,103.78. ## Glenn Hughes Treasurer, St. John’s Church Charity January 2026 ## **Statement of Assets and Funds at 31DEC2025** |**Assets**|**2025**
**£**
12,731.45
17,367.20
1,500.93
28,113.28
59,712.86
**31DEC25**
6,000.00
29,614.21
14,353.46
641.41
9,103.78
59,712.86|**2024**
**£**| |---|---|---| |Bank current account (co-op)
CBF Deposit account (CCLA)
CCLA COIF charities Investment Fund
BLK charities UK Bond fund
payments pending
**Funds**||3,652.95
26,363.86
1,576.38
27,687.90
-250.00| |||59,031.09
**31DEC24**
6,000.00
29,264.28
3,344.23
641.41
19,781.17| |Reserve fund
Investment fund
Major maintenance fund
Warm Spaces Fund
General fund||| |||59,031.09| ## **Property** **St. John's church, Ashbourne and St. John's church hall (inc. cottage)** Building and contents insured by the trustees for up to £13.3m St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report 2025 |**Bank account reconciliation**
**2025**
**Opening balances**
67238886
Co-op charity
account
612193001D CBF deposit account
**Transactions**
general fund payments
general fund receipts
investment fund receipts
investment fund payments
maintenance fund receipts
maintenance fund payments
warm spaces fund receipts
warm spaces fund payments
2024 payments made after year end
**closing balance**
**Year end balance from statements**
67238886
Co-op charity
account
612193001D CBF deposit account
plus deposits post year end|**(figures in £)**
3,652.95
26,363.86
-39,350.35
28,672.96
1,189.63
-1,189.63
17,200.00
-6,190.77
0.00
0.00
-250.00| |---|---| ||30,098.65| ||12,731.45
17,367.20| ||30,098.65| St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report 2025 ## **Details of individual funds** |**1. General Fund (unrestricted)**
**Receipts**|**1. General Fund (unrestricted)**
**Receipts**|**2025**
**£**
0
625
13
651
6,595
15,716
2,880
0
2,193
0
28,673
0
0
98
3,796
1,180
834
1,368
3,193
826
1,269
3,944
1,218
3,515
216
17,200
0
60
635
0
0
39,350
-10,677
-677|**budget**
**£**
0
600
0
0
5,000
15,000
2,880
0
1,600
0
25,080
1,000
0
200
3,800
1,000
600
1,400
4,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,600
200
17,200
0
0
500
0
0
38,500
-13,420
-3,420|**2024**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||0
749
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154
5,010
15,221
2,880
2,794
2,333
6,365| ||pledged
collection
donation
fees
church rent
hall rent
office rent
house rent
interest
other
TOTAL RECEIPTS
**Payments**|||| |||||35,506| |||||1,000
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172
3,460
1,020
564
1,244
3,827
2,218
895
0
1,040
3,573
191
4,800
0
0
1,662
0
7,957| ||diocese
gifts / charity
services
insurance
church electricity
hall electricity
hall gas
church oil
church upkeep
hall upkeep
house upkeep
grounds upkeep
cleaning
water
major maintenance fund
organist
verger
admin
projects
other
TOTAL PAYMENTS
EXCESS / (DEFICIT)
excess without exceptional items|||| |||||33,644| |||||1,862
3,454| St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report 2025 ## **General fund sources of income** **----- Start of picture text -----**
interest donation
house rent
fees
office rent
church rent
hall rent
General fund expenditure
admin services
organist insurance
church
verger
electricity
hall electricity
hall gas
church oil
major
maintenance
fund
church upkeep
hall upkeep
house
upkeep
grounds upkeep
water
cleaning
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## St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report 2025 |**2. Investment Fund (unrestricted)**
**Receipts**|**2. Investment Fund (unrestricted)**
**Receipts**|**2025**
**£**
44
1,146
-75
425
1,540
1,190
1,190
350
**2025**
**£**
17,200
0
0
0
17,200
6,191
6,191
11,009
**2025**
**£**
0
0
0
0
0|**budget**
**£**
17,200
17,200
20,000
20,000
-2,800|**2024**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||43
1,172
35
-1,282| |income derived from COIF
income derived from BLK
unrealised gain / loss COIF investment
unrealised gain / loss BLK investment
TOTAL RECEIPTS
**Payments**
transfer to other funds
TOTAL PAYMENTS
EXCESS / (DEFICIT)
**3. Major Maintenance Fund (unrestricted)**
**Receipts**|income derived from COIF
income derived from BLK
unrealised gain / loss COIF investment
unrealised gain / loss BLK investment
TOTAL RECEIPTS
**Payments**|||| |||||-32| |||||1,215| |||||1,215| |||||-1,247
**2024**
**£**| |||||4,800
0
0
0| |transfer from other funds
donation
interest
other
TOTAL RECEIPTS
**Payments**
House refurbishment
TOTAL PAYMENTS
EXCESS / (DEFICIT)
**4. Warm Spaces Fund (restricted)**
**Receipts**|transfer from other funds
donation
interest
other
TOTAL RECEIPTS
**Payments**|||| |||||4,800| |||||22,572| |||||22,572| |||||-17,772
**2024**
**£**| |||||0
0| ||donation
other
TOTAL RECEIPTS
**Payments**|||| |||||0| |||||0
0| ||heating
other|||| St. John’s Church Ashbourne Financial Report 2025 |TOTAL PAYMENTS
EXCESS / (DEFICIT)|0
0|0| |---|---|---| |||0| ST. JOHN'S CHURCH CHARtTY INDEPENDEiif EXAMINER'S REPORT YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2025 CHARtTY NAME- ST. JOHN'S CHURCH CHARirY CHARITY NUMBER- 515193 Ind•p•nd•nt Examln¢rf$ r•port to th• tntstw of SL John's Churth tharltyTrurt We report to the trustees on our examlnatlon ot the accounts of the St. John's Church Charlty Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2025. R4sponslbllbtl•s •nd b•515 of report As the charlty trustees of the Trust. you are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts In aecordance with the requlrements of the Charitles Art 20111.the ACVI. We report in respect of our examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and In carryin8 Out our examlnètlon we have followed all the appllcable Dlrertlon$ glven by the Charlty Commls5ion under sertlon 14515llbl of the Act. Indwndènt examln•rfs Stst•￿t We have completed our exaMIna￿On. We conflmi that no materlal matters have come to our attention in conneCt￿n with the examination 8lvin8 us cause to belleve that In any materlal respect: l. ¥countln8 records were not kept In respect of the Trust as requlred by sectlon 130 of the Art; or 2. the accounts do not accord wrth those re￿rds. We have no concerns and have come acro55 no other matters In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon to which attention should be drawn In thts report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed- Name.. fo4TÉS.MD I)*fN6AS LimiT(a) Relevant professlonal quallficatlon or membew5hip of profwional l)odies:........,.,.,.. I tA6J Address.. Date.. 2ts2L st John* Ch¥rth Ashboum• Yw Endlng 31 DeLxtr 1025 Treasurer I confirm that I have prapar8d tho frcffi thg r￿d9 dtha c￿J[ch and that tw indudo all funds under the control of the Churc*. SlgnaturB d Treasurer Name MR GLENN HUGHES ADDRESS 6 Bradley View. ASht￿Jme. Dmshlre. DEfj1RN