Parochial Church Council Annual Report 1st January- 31st December 2024 Vision & Values The 2024 vision of St Giles, is to be a church that is: Following Jesus, Building Community and Making a difference. Authentic Welcoming We seek to worship and follow Jesus with authenticity. We are committed to varied forms of worship. We do not believe that one size f its all. We believe that substance is more important than style. St Giles, is for everyone; it is not a club for churchgoers, but rather a spiritual centre for the whole community. Everyone is welcome at St Giles,. No one is excluded. Generous Hopef ul We seek to be a generous people who share the love of God with our community. We are generous with the gifts and resources God has given us: our time, skills, and money. We believe that God has a bright future for our church and our community; we are full of hope for what God is doing among us. We ore prepared to take risks and learn f rom our mistakes trusting in God's faithf ulness. Background St Giles, Parochial Church Council (PCC) is responsible for promoting the work in the Parish of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the maintenance of the church, church grounds and the adjoining church hall. The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC has complied with its duty under s5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 and has regard to guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, a duty which it takes seriously. ## Administrative Information ## Parochial Church Council _9_ ## PCC Meetings ## PCC Standing Committee Meetings ## Core Leadership Team _10_ ## Ministry Leadership Team ## Other PCC Committees _11_ Worship Average Sunday Attend(mce 2024 Athjlts M Children Our pattern of two Sunday services, 9.30am for contemporary worship and 11am for Common Worship communion, continues. 120 100 BO 60 Over the year, the average number of adults attending the 9.30am service was 37 with an average of 14 children. At 11am the average adult attendance was 46. These f igures are very similar to last year. The bar chart shows our average Sunday attendance through 2024. The blue records adult attendance and the green, children. At some particular 9.30am services, e.g. baptisms, the number attending was considerably higher. There is some 'double counting, in these statistics because a few people attend both services. 40 20 Types of Services During the 9.30am Sunday services, there are separate sessions for children on the first and third Sundays, an all-age Eucharist in church on the second Sundays, and Café Church held in the church hall on the fourth Sundays. Prayer Ministry is offered in the chapel during communion once a month at the 11am service, and during 2024 this was extended to the 9.30am service. In addition, during 2024 the PCC made the decision to open the chapel (where Prayer Ministry is held) when the building is open. This gives the wider local community (especially those who use the Church Hall) the opportunity to use the chapel for a quiet time should they wish. 12 ## Lent and Easter ## Advent & Christmas ## Life Events _13_ ## Going Deeper ## Discipleship and Spirituality - - - - - - - ## Pastoral Care _14_ ## Mission and Outreach ## Meet and Eat Luncheon Club ## CATS lam On average during 2024, CATS was ¥ EY attended by 19 adults and 21 children | each week. t _ St Giles is incredibly grateful to the ~ CATS team who work hard every week ~~ to welcomethe parents, carers, = grandparents, and the children in their care. Their work involves arriving early to set up, serving coffee and refreshments, chatting to new and old _15_ ## Bramhope Primary School (BPS) ## Creativity Unwrapped _16_ Social Action St Giles Church continued its programme of social action throughout 2024 to 'Make a Difference. as set out in our Vision Statement. For instance: Many events have taken place to raise r funds for the Children's Society. A total of over £3500 has been raised in support of this extremely worthwhile and much needed charity. In addition, in April, a Wine Tasting event was run by David Lawson of Chez Vin in Otley. Proceeds from the event (£537) were shared equally between the Children's Society and St George's Crypt. In May 2024, inspired by the Dagg/McKenzie family, coffee morning for Christian Aid was held in the church hall, raising over £900 for Christian Aid. A weekly collection of foodstuffs and toiletries for destitute asylum seekers in Leeds has also continued in partnership with PAFRAS (Positive Action for Asylum Seekers and Refugees). Our Harvest collection of foodstuffs this year was donated to Caring for Life, St George's Crypt, and PAFRAS. 17 The Toy Services held December once again resulted in the generous donation of many toys by both church members and pupils from Bramhope Primary School. The toys were given to Leeds Social Services Department and the Temple Learning Academy. Warm clothes and toiletries were collected at Christmas time for St George's Crypt. Jfs• Our links with St George's Crypt were also strengthened September when Revd John Swales of Lighthouse Church spoke at our Sunday Services. A special collection on the day raised £746 support of Lighthouse Church. The PCC thanks all church members for their continuing support in 2024 and looks forward to continuing to build community and make a difference in 2025. 18 ## PCC Governance & ## Asset Management ## Safeguarding Safeguarding Policy. This notice is posted, together with other information ## Finance Sub Committee _19_ Receipts Our main source of income is planned giving. As ever, we are enormously gratef ul to all those who give regularly and generously throughout the year. Without their support, our church simply could not f unction. As we continue to grow, it has been encouraging to see planned giving increase to £65k in 2024 from £56k in 2023. We are fortunate to be able to claim gift aid on a large proportion of this and the amount of tax reclaimed increased correspondingly to £16k in 2024 from £15k in 2023. In 2024 we applied for Strategic Development Funding (SDF) to pay for a Parish Administrator. Our application was successf ul, and we received a total of £9k during the year. This source of income will continue until mid-2027. We received two legacies during the year totalling £6k. We are touched and grateful to have been remembered in this way by people whom we have loved and miss. We keep them and their families in our prayers. Income from collections was static at £7k, whilst that from one-off donations was down £1k, from £6k in 2023 to £5k in 2024. Fees for weddings and funerals accounted for £2.5k, which was similar to 2023. Although we held fewer funeral services, this was compensated for by more weddings. Our main fund-raising activities were: hiring out the church hall which generated £7k; and the monthly church magazine which generated £1.5k. This is similar to previous years. In line with rising interest rates, we received £1k in bank interest, compared to £0.5k in 2023. Receipts 2024- £126k Plonned giving - £65k Gift Aid- £16k SDF Funding- £9k Collections - £7k Church Holl Income- £7k Legacies - £6k One Off Donations - £5k Feesweddings & Funerols £2.75k Magazine soles- £1.5k T CATS (Toddler Group)- £1.5k Bank Interest- £lk •Other- £4.5k 20 Payments Parish Share, which pays for clergy stipends and housing, is by far our biggest expense. Our 2024 Parish Share was £68k, compared to £65k in 2023. This payment of £68k covered the cost of our own full-time vicar and contributed towards ministry and mission in poorer parishes across the diocese. As expected, we saw a steep rise in our utility bills in 2024, which were up to £8.5k from £4k in 2023. We used Strategic Development Funding (SDF) monies to fund a Parish Administrator (£7k) and off ice setup (£2k). Routine maintenance of the church building and grounds cost £4.25K, compared to £5.5K in 2023. We also spent £2.5k on major building repairs, i.e. repointing some of the church walls, which was signif icantly less than the £10.5k spent in 2023. In line with our growth plans, expenditure on ministry increased to £4.5k f rom £3k in 2023. This included resources for our All-Age services, children's groups, work at the local primary school, baptisms and discipleship activities. The cost of our insurance was £3.5k compared to £3.25K in 2023. We spent £3k on cleaning; signif icantly more than in previous years as we have started to use a professional cleaning company. There was a small increase (£300) in the annual printing costs for the church magazine. Payments 2024- £108k Porish Shore- £68k Utilities- £8.5k Porish Administrator - E7k Routine Buildings Maintenance- £4.25k Ministry- £4k Insuronce £3.5k Cleaning- £3k Moior Building Repairs £2.5k Administration & Office Setup- £2k Magazine Printing- £1.6k Other- £4k Total Net Assets Our Total Net Assets are £113,141. In addition to this, £742 belonging to Agencies was held in our bank account. This was made up of £704 on behalf of the Children's Society and £38 on behalf of PAFRAS and has been excluded from the Annual Financial Statements on the advice of the Diocese. 21 ## Fabric Sub Committee The Fabric Sub-Committee is responsible for planning and carrying out the - - - - - - ## Sustainability Task Force _22_ Grounds Team 2024 saw a few changes to the grounds at St Giles. A wildflower area was created to the east of the public footpath. Rewilding was also allowed to take place on the steep grassy banks to the north of the church, in line with our policy to improve biodiversity, reduce our carbon footprint and comply with health and safety issues. The end of August 2024 saw the arrival of storm Lilian, and this wreaked some havoc in the church grounds. A working party was quickly organised to clear up the mess. November 2024 saw a good turnout for the annual leaf clearing session and at the same time debris and leaves were cleared from the church hall roof. Plans for 2025 include the removal of ivy to be found growing on the stone walls and trees and the removal of saplings springing up within the grounds. The PCC are ever grateful to Alan Tomkins and his team for all their work and enthusiasm. Hall Management The Church Hall continues to provide a valuable source of income for the church, as well as providing a much-needed resource for the local community. In 2024 we implemented our first price increase since 2019. A signif icant amount of work went into bringing our pricing structure in line with other local providers. Our aim was to make sufficient income and pay the bills, whilst ensuring our prices were: (1) competitive and (2) also sensitive to the needs of our community. Our new pricing structure still provides a signif icant discount to non-profit organisations who hire the hall regularly. Our church hall is used by a wide range of in-house groups, who use our facilities for f ree, as well as a variety of organisations that hire the space. From craft groups to Girl Guides, dancers to dog trainers, toddlers to charities, kid's parties to yoga just to name a few. In 2024, we welcomed two new regular hall hirers on board and total income was approximately £7,200, compared to £6,800 in 2023. 23 ## Risk Management ## General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) informed about how their data is being used. The PCC has a legal obligation ## Deanery Synod _24_ ## Parish Administrator ## Communications ## Conclusion _25_ ## **Annual Financial Statements** ## **Year ending 31 December 2024** APCM Report page 26 ## **Receipts and Payments Account** ||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Prior year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**total funds**| |**Receipts**||||||| |Planned giving|64,720|-|-|-|64,720|56,084| |Collections and other giving|7,656|-|-|-|7,656|8,034| |Other voluntary receipts|8,201|-|12,063|-|20,265|6,640| |Gift Aid recovered|16,651|-|-|-|16,651|15,315| |Other receipts|-|-|-|-|-|999| |Activities for generating funds|9,523|-|-|-|9,523|12,708| |Investment Income|1,004|-|-|-|1,004|429| |Receipts from church activities|4,274|-|1,930|-|6,204|4,275| |**Total Receipts**|**112,029**|**-**|**13,994**|**- **|**126,023**|**104,484**| |**Payments**||||||| |Cost of generating funds|129|-|-|-|129|789| |Missionary and Charitable Giving|-|-|-|-|-|-| |Parish Share|67,853|-|-|-|67,853|65,064| |Clergy and Staffing costs|294|-|6,898|-|7,192|421| |Church Running Expenses|20,047|64|2,333|-|22,444|16,115| |Hall Running Costs|7,908|-|105|-|8,013|4,344| |Church Repairs & Maintenance|119|-|2,531|-|2,650|10,706| |Hall Repairs & Maintenance|-|-|-|-|-|-| |Governance Costs|-|-|-|-|-|-| |New Building work|-|-|-|-|-|-| |**Total Payments**|**96,351**|**64**|**11,867**|**- **|**108,282**|**97,438**| APCM Report page 27 Page 1 of 4 |**Excess of receipts over payments before transfer**|**15,678**|**(64)**|**2,127 -**|**17,741**|**7,046**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Transfers:**|||||| |Gross transfers between funds - in|1,500|-|1,500 -|3,000|24,707| |Gross transfers between funds - out|(1,500)|-|(1,500) -|(3,000)|(24,707)| |Excess of receipts over payments before other gains|15,678|(64)|2,127 -|17,741|7,046| |**Net movement in funds**|**15,678**|**(64)**|**2,127 -**|**17,741**|**7,046**| |**Reconciliation of funds**|||||| |**Excess of receipts over payments at beginning of the year**|**34,698**|**54,494**|**6,208 -**|**95,400**|**88,354**| |**Excess of receipts over payments for the year**|**50,376**|**54,430**|**8,334 - **|**113,141**|**95,400**| APCM Report page 28 Page 2 of 4 ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code)** |**Class and nominal code**|**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Current Asset - Cash At Bank And**|**In Hand**|||||| |6501: Bank current account|24,392|12,452|6,834|-|43,679|26,816| |6505: Bank deposit account|25,965|41,978|1,500|-|69,443|68,513| |6590: Cash in hand|19|-|-|-|19|71| |**Total**|**50,376**|**54,430**|**8,334**|**-**|**113,141**|**95,400**| |**Net total assets**|**50,376**|**54,430**|**8,334**|**-**|**113,141**|**95,400**| |**Represented by**||||||| |General (Unrestricted)|50,376|-|-|-|50,376|34,698| |Designated - Flower|-|-|-|-|-|64| |Designated - Net Zero|-|12,452|-|-|12,452|12,452| |Designated - Property|-|41,978|-|-|41,978|41,978| |Restricted - Children|-|-|3,156|-|3,156|2,148| |Restricted - Elderly|-|-|1,903|-|1,903|1,534| |Restricted - Fabric|-|-|3,000|-|3,000|2,526| |Restricted - SDF Funding|-|-|276|-|276|-| |**Total**|**50,376**|**54,430**|**8,334**|**-**|**113,141**|**95,400**| APCM Report page 29 Page 3 of 4 ## **Fund movement summary** **Fund Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/Losses Journals Closing** |**Children**||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Restricted||2,148|1,542|534|-|-|-|3,156| ||**Sub-totals**|**2,148**|**1,542**|**534**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**3,156**| |**Elderly**||||||||| |Restricted||1,534|388|19|-|-|-|1,903| ||**Sub-totals**|**1,534**|**388**|**19**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,903**| |**General**||||||||| |Unrestricted||34,698|112,029|96,351|-|-|-|50,376| ||**Sub-totals**|**34,698**|**112,029**|**96,351**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**50,376**| |**Property**||||||||| |Designated||41,978|-|-|-|-|-|41,978| ||**Sub-totals**|**41,978**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**41,978**| |**SDF Funding**||||||||| |Restricted||-|9,058|8,783|-|-|-|276| ||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**9,058**|**8,783**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**276**| |**Fabric**||||||||| |Restricted||2,526|3,005|2,531|-|-|-|3,000| ||**Sub-totals**|**2,526**|**3,005**|**2,531**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**3,000**| |**Net Zero**||||||||| |Designated||12,452|-|-|-|-|-|12,452| ||**Sub-totals**|**12,452**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**12,452**| |**Flower**||||||||| |Designated||64|-|64|-|-|-|-| ||**Sub-totals**|**64**|**-**|**64**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**Totals**|**95,400**|**126,023**|**108,282**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**113,141**| APCM Report page 30 Page 4 of 4 ## **Independent examiner’s report to St Giles Bramhope PCC** I report to the PCC on my examination of the accounts of St Giles Bramhope for the year ended 31 December 2024. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of St Giles Bramhope you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of St Giles Bramhope as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Julia J C Chapman FCA, MBA Riverlea Moor End Acaster Malbis York YO23 2UH 8 March 2025 APCM Report page 31