Colaghty Parish Church
Trustees’ Annual Report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities
For the year ended 31 December 2025
Charities Number: NIC105468
Colaghty Parish Church
Annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025
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|References|and administrative|details of the Charity|1|
|Trustees’|report|2-5|
|Independent Examiners|Report to the Trustees|6|
|Receipts and payments account|7|
|Statement of|assets and liabilities|8|
|Notes to the|financial|statements|9-11|
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Colaghty Parish Church
References and administrative details
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|Charity Name:|Colaghty Parish Church|
|Charity Registration Number:|NIC105468|
|Contact|Address:|The Rectory|
|38|Main|Street|
|Lack|
|Enniskillen|
|BT93|ODN|
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|Trustees|
|Rev|Canon Alan|Irwin|Mr Marcus|Graham|
|Mrs|Helen Beacom|Mrs|Isobel Kilfedder|
|Mr Joseph Keys|Mrs Joy Oldman-Reid|
|Mr William|Irvine|Mr Ronald|Kilfedder|
|Mr Marcus Barton|Mr Robert Johnston|
|Mr Alan|Curtis|Mr Thomas Milligan|(retired|2"¢ April 2025)|
|Mr David Keys|Mrs|Jean Woods|
|Mr Robert Graham|Mr Raymond Bratton|
|Mr Jason Kilfedder|
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Principal Office-bearers
Rector: Rev Canon Alan Irwin Rector’s Churchwarden: Mr Marcus Graham People’s Churchwarden: Mr Marcus Barton Rector’s Glebewarden: Mr Alan Curtis People’s Glebewarden: Mr William Irvine Church Treasurer: Mr Joseph Keys Church Secretary: Mrs Helen Beacom
Independent Examiner
McAleer Jackson Ltd Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors Church House, 24 Dublin Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone, BT78 1HE
Principal Bankers
Danske Bank Branch Business, P.O. Box 183, Donegall Square West, Belfast
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025
The Trustees present the annual report and statements of Receipts and Payments and Assets and Liabilities for Colaghty Parish Church for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Objectives and Activities
The charitable purpose of the Church of Ireland is the advancement of religion.
The principal function of Colaghty Parish Church is to support the advancement of the Christian religion by promoting, through the work of Colaghty Parish Church the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Being open to and engaging with society, as a whole and offering support for those needing help are fundamental to the practical delivery of the benefits of Christianity.
As a result of activity in the pursuit of the advancement of the Christian religion, Colaghty Parish Church has custody of property and of records, materials and artefacts of significance to the cultural and religious heritage and maintenance of which is undertaken by the Select Vestry of Colaghty Parish Church.
Achievements, Performance & Public Benefit
Throughout the year, the activities of the parish are governed mostly by the Church’s year and as such, Colaghty Parish Church seeks to fulfil its purposes in the support and advancement of the Christian religion through weekly services, inclusive of Holy Communion, Morning Prayer, Family Services, Contemporary worship, additional services (evening) and those of the Church’s calendar year at Easter, Harvest and Christmas.
The provision of pastoral care and assistance continues throughout the year and is offered to all within the parish family and those within the parish boundary, in fulfilment of its mission and calling. This is further enriched with the various church organisations and activities that take place throughout the year.
Those groups consist of Bible Fellowship, Sunday School, CE, Youth Group, and continue to provide opportunity for worship, fellowship, and teaching as an integral part of its support and advancement of the Christian religion. The above groups meet regularly throughout the year providing opportunities for everyone to avail off.
The Women’s Fellowship, meeting from October to May each year, provides opportunities for ladies from within the church and community to share together each month, with a range of speakers and topics that are relevant to everyday experiences, and froma faith perspective. Colaghty Bowling Club encourages an intergenerational mix of abilities from throughout the wider community. It offers play both at local and competition level and has taken part in the churches league in 2025. This outreach has seen new members joining each year.
The Young at Heart group offers opportunities for the over 55’s from within the church and the wider community, and has put on a range of activities, from games, and speakers. This together with monthly meetings provides great opportunities for fellowship for many who are on their own.
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
Achievements, Performance & Public Benefit (continued)
Additional interaction and outreach come through the parish auction and barbecue evening. Both events afford the church family reaching out in more practical ways. As do individual members of the parish family, including parish Trustees, who continue to be actively involved within the wider community — serving on Boards of Governors, the Parent, Teacher, Friends, Association and Lack Community Group. The hall has proved an asset to other groups within the community who make use of it when the need arises and its availability.
The parish regularly donates to missional projects and other charities, both locally and overseas and is currently in partnership with Crosslinks in the prayerful and financial support to the parish mission partners. The parish responds to emergency appeals channeling any monies through recognised charities.
The Trustees’ (who have a responsibility for the upkeep of church property, Church, Graveyard, Rectory and Parish Hall), continue to exercise their stewardship by ensuring the necessary remedial repairs to the surrounds of the parish church and rectory are regularly maintained. As part of that stewardship, the trustees address any necessary repairs as required to the hall, to ensure that all facilities are welcoming, safe, and usable by members and the wider public.
The activities mentioned above, provide evidence of how Colaghty Parish Church continues to implement its charitable purposes, the advancement of religion, and meets the Public Benefit requirement.
Colaghty Parish Church, with the guidance of the governing bodies of the Church of Ireland Representative Church Body, and the Diocese of Clogher on information received thus far, has through the Church of Ireland Safeguarding Trust, (Children & Adult) sought to mitigate the potential for harm from its activities. The parish has undertaken, through guidance and direction from information supplied by the Church of Ireland Representative Body, and the Diocese of Clogher to implement GDPR in accordance with current legislative requirements.
Financial Review
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e The principal source of income of Colaghty Parish Church continues to be from Donations and Plate Collections.
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e The principal expense of Colaghty Parish Church is in respect of payments regarding Diocesan Costs/Assessment.
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© Colaghty Parish Church had an excess of receipts over payments of £13,638.26 for the year ended 31 December 2025.
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e Colaghty Parish Church continues to be in a healthy financial state as at 31 December 2025 with total cash funds of £139,723.39.
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e Colaghty Parish Church aims to retain sufficient reserves to meet its expected future expenditure requirements as well as potential future capital projects.
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
Going Concern
The trustees have reviewed its planned expenditure for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are adequate funds in place to ensure that the Parish can continue its activities and the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 can be signed off as a going concer.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document and Constitution ofthe Charity
Chapter III of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland governs Parishes and Parochial Organisation. The Select Vestry members are the Charity Trustees.
Recruitment and Appointment ofSelect Vestry (Trustees)
All members of the Church of Ireland who are over the age of 18 and are either resident within the Parish or live elsewhere but have been accustomed members of the congregation for at least three months, may register as members of the General Vestry of the Parish, allowing them to attend and vote at meetings of the General Vestry and to stand for election to the Select Vestry. Meetings of the General Vestry are held at least once a year. The Select Vestry is elected as part of this General Vestry meeting. The Select Vestry will hold their positions for a period of one year. Select Vestry members may be re-elected annually and there is no limit on the number of terms, which may be served.
Organisational Structure
The Select Vestry is responsible for the day to day management of the Parish. The Select Vestry consists of the member of the clergy serving in the Parish, the Churchwardens, the Glebewardens and generally not more than twelve other members of the General Vestry elected at the General Vestry.
The Select Vestry is chaired by the Incumbent or other member of the clergy officiating in the Parish. Select Vestry members are responsible for making decisions on matters of general concern and importance to the Parish including deciding how Parish funds are to be applied.
The Select Vestry meets at times fixed by the members or by the Diocesan Synod. Special meetings may be convened at any time by the chairperson or the Churchwardens. In 2025 the Select Vestry met 4 times during the year and the average attendance was 65%.
Compliance with Public Benefit
The Parish has given careful consideration to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland’s guidance on public benefit to ensure that the actives entered into during the year have helped to achieve the Parish’s objectives and activities, as well as providing public benefit.
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the statement of receipts and payments and statement of assets and liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 (continued)
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities (continued)
The law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland with Income of less than £250,000 requires the Trustees to prepare a statement of receipts and payments and a statement of assets and liabilities for each financial year.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Parish’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilities of the Parish. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Parish and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on Behalf of the Trustees
Trustee 1 A Irwiw Rector
Trustee 2 R Joseph Keys Church Treasurer
Date 24 March 2026
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