St Wilfrid's Church, Calverley Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31 December 2024 Prepared for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting Monday 19th May 2025 Vicar Reverend Rob Denton Bankers CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill, West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ National Westminsler Bank plc 1 Market Streel Bradford BD1 1EG C C L A Investment Management Ltd The C B F Church of England Fund 80 Cheapside London EC2V 6DZ Independent Examiner A Ormondroyd FCA Fox Jennings Cullen, Accountants and Business advisors Tarn House, 77 High Street, Yeadon LS19 7SP Registered Charity NuMr 1130921
ST. WILFRID'S PARISH CHURCH CALVERLEY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024 Background Stwilfrid's, Calverley P.C.C. has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Vvhen planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through= Worship and prayer, learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Missionary and outreach work. To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of St. Wilfrid's Church and The Barn.
Structure Governance and Mana St Wilfrid's Parish Church is situated in Calverley, Pudsey. It is part of the Diocese of Leeds within the Church of England. It is a corporale body established by the Church of England. It is a registered charity, number 1130921. The Corresponden address is.. Parish Office. St Wilfrid's Parish Church, Town Gate, Calverley, Pudsey, LS28 5NF. ement Membershi Membership of the P.C.C. are either ex-officio or elected by the Annual ParochiaS Church Meeting IAPCM) in acGordanGe with the Church Representation Rules. Incumbent. Rev. Rob Denton (Chairperson) ChurGh Wardens Brenda Pickard (Vice Chairperson) Fiona Hainsworth Mrs Elise Warner-Rossi Mr Jonathan Lacey 10110 (to 2027) 8110 (to 2027) 6110 6110 (to 2027) 5110 Secretary (non-voting) Treasurer Elected Members.. Mr David Williams Mrs Olivia Gaunt Mrs Sandra Tempest Mr Dan Cohen Mrs Kim Pollard Mrs Naomi Simkins Mr Richard Jobes Mrs Nicola Lightfoot Mrs Kim Raja (to 2025) 0110 (to 2025) 7110 (to 20261 10110 {to 2026) 8110 (to 2026) 10110 (to 2026) 7110 (to 2027) 9110 (to 20271 9110 (to 20271 10110 (Apr- Dec 2024) Mi55 Hariet Pollard Mrs Elise Warner Rossi (to 2027) (to 2027) 516 616 Parish Rep. Mrs Brenda Pickard Lizzie Reynolds (Curate, Ex Officio) (to 2027) 8110 10110 Safeguarding (non-voting) Mrs June Hopkinson Deanery Synod Rep. Mrs Brenda Pickard {10 2025) Mr David Edwards (resigned September 2024) 8110 2110 Committees The P.C.C. operates through Standing Committee beeen full meetings of the P.C.C. if needed. They met once in 2024
Chairman's Address Vicar's re ort on 2024 2024 was an evolutionary year, nol a revolutionary year. It felt like change and growth occurred organically and incrementally rather than radically. It also felt, as my 3riJ year here, like I finally had my feel under the desk. so to speak. Many of these areas have their own reports from ministry leaders, but I wanted to celebrate some particular aspects. I will keep to reflections on the calendar year in the main sections and then reflect on where we are now and how we might move into the future at the end. Worshi Worship is central to our calling. Our primary response to God who loves us is to gathef in praise. As St. Augustine says,"You have made us for yourself O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you., For this reason, worship is central nol only lo our life together but also to our mission and growth., LYCIG remind us that if we can improve one thing, it's worship. Our general pattern of worship remained unchanged from 2023.. a more formal and lilurgical communion service at 9.'15. And family worship at 11 with Kids Church and Youth church with communion weeks l and 3. We conlinued to gather as a joined congregation on 5th Sundays, as well as major festivals and the summer holidays. We have been blessed by Steve leading live worship more often, often with Olivia and some of our young people, a direction of travel we hope to continue down. Worship at major festivals continues to be a delighl, with a significant proportion of the village at one of our many Christmas seNices, and evident joy on Easter Sunday as several children and adults were baptised. We continue to embrace our call to explore the richness of our heritage, to celebrate and embrace a wide variety of worship, and yet remain rooted in our distinct services. Lizzie's priesting in July revealed so much of the nature of our church and its worship., we celebrated her first time presiding at communion with a joint SeiCe that people enthusiastically eMbrad with curiosity and sense of joy. This is the privilege of having a curate, a job for the whole church in which we learn as much as they do. Our recent experiments with the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and some Anglo-catholic style worship flow from this. as do our periodic glorious Choral Evensongs. Our annual Pride service migrated, as a cross-Leeds service started last year at Leeds Minster. It was a pleasure lo be able to join with so many inclusive voices from across the city. Our annual memorial seNices, at Advent and Easter. continued to be an act ofworship as well as a service to Calverley. Not dissimilar to Remembrance Day, they are part of our civic function and always well attended and are an opportunity to speak God's story of love and hope into the world's story of hurt. Coordinating with Mrs Cameron, the new head at Calverley C of E who arrived in 202314, we developed a pattern whereby every year group comes to church for worship seNice oftheir own. devising at key points across the year: just one aspect of a much deeper spiritual connection fostered since her arrival.
Church Growth- Mission We regularly pray this LYCIG prayer- God of Mission. who alone brings growth. help our church to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community. This reminds us that God calls us to work with him in growing the church in three ways. Mission - Numbers Sunday altendance figures remain steady, with an overall average increase in numbers by 1 adult and 1 child. Growing Together is rightly part of our vision statement numbers matter, not as a statistic, but because numbers are people, individuals for whom our hope and prayer is that they get to know the joy of life in all its fullness we have found in Chrisl The C of E asks us to count in two different ways, whi¢h give different perspectives. The figures below refer to those who are part of our tolal worshipping community. who attend once a month or more lor who would do so if not prevented by illness). These figures are hard to work out as they rely on our memories and knowledge of individual's circumstances. This may account for much of the variation. The drop in children's attendance feels real, bul might be due lo some overcounting last year. The growth in adult attendan is encouraging. What is the overall story. 2024 Total 227 (-100/9) 37(-45%1 101-380/01 1151+110/0) Children (Age 0-10) Young People (Age 11-17) Adults (Age 18-69) Adults {Age 70+1 2023 Total 249 {+16°/0> Children (Age 0-10) Young People (Age 11-171 Adults {Age 18-69) Adults {Age 70+1 161+330/01 1041+90/0 621-}
2022 Total 215 {+25°10) Children (Age 0-10> Young People (Age 11-171 Adults (Age 18-691 Adults (Age 70+) 12 (+710/01 951-9.5%) 621+770/0} Average Sunday Attendance This is measured by the October count- regular attendan in a representative month which includes no major festivals or holidays. dults116 years old and over) Children and young people (under 16 years old) 75 (last year 74, +1 %) 18 (last year 17, +60/0) What does that mean? It's hard to say. By and large, numbers are stable, with slight growth in adulls, although fewer people with kids Some kids have grown up, some moved on. Numbers do malter and we are all called to play our part, motivated by love for our neighbours Calverley, sharing the joy we have found in God, in faith, and in church. Mission- iritual commitment Depth of discipleship for individuals is also a vital part of church growth, as reflected in our mission prayer. Numbers are only a reflection of this, but it is good to not that in 2024 we had several people attend the Entrance to Communion Course and Moving On course prior to adult baptism or confirmation. For the wider church, we ran the Sanctuary Course, helping us rethink Ouf approach to mental health and faith, particular blessing as an Inclusive Church. We were blessed by a varied perspective in the pulpit, with sermons over the year from 7 regular preachers and several occasional or visiting spèakers, as well as termly opportunities lo wrestle with scripture, theology and life together in our Ask Me Anything slots. Our Sunday teaching is a rich blessing and source of strength. With this large team in Pla we were able to be of considerable support to Farsley in their interregnum. Go Deeper Live was our service with extra time for extended worship, prayer and a longer more challenging talk, all key lo Going Deeper in our discipleship. Having started on Sunday evenings we ended up with very few coming. We switched to after church with food but still had little uptake. We've paused this for now, perhaps an idea whose time has not yet come. Small groups have diminished in number, although TAG goes from strength to strength. I have always believed thal small groups are a cornerstone of discipleship, we will need to consider this. Dlsci leshi
Children & Youth Having started Youth Drop-ln on Wednesddys a while ago {a ministry that fils more in 'serviGe to the community'l, it has been good to see the faith element of this develop, with an extra ½ hour on Wednesdays, and Youth Church on Sundays. Thanks to Lizzie and Harriet respectively for this. Our Young People are beginning to function as small group. Mission - Service to our local communi 2024 saw the beginning of Café Revive, a dementia focused café on the 1st Saturday if each month for those with memory issues, or those living alongside them. Thanks lo Rachael, Kim and the wider team. We also ran a dementia friends, session and advertised it to the wider Calverley community and have been looking at ourselves wilh a dementia friendly lens, leading to changes such as the new welcome mat. 2024 also saw the end, for now, of Friday Coffee Shop, with not enough volunteers and a drop in numbers. A vital service to Calverley when it started, other places have sprung up in the inteNening time. Our connection with St Luke's care home became more occasional, with services at major festivals. John and Heather Slack continue to lead this and would welcome someone with a particular passion for this ministry bringing revitalisation. Occasional offices These are al the heart of our calling as a parish church, a holy service we offer to the whole community. In 2024 we were blessed by Sandra (funerals) and Claire (wedding and baptisms), who oversaw admin in these areas,. l am enormously grateful to both of them for Iheir time and their diligence. John Corbin's ministry taking funera15 has been a great blessing to the church and to the families he supports, and Lizzie continues to serve with a lender pastoral touch. This was a bumper year for baptisms. Funerals in Ghurch.. 6 (last year 11) 17 (last year 12) 8 (same) 22 (last year 81 5 (last year 31 Funeral at cremaloria by clergy or LLMS.. Interments of ashes.. Baptisms.. Weddings.. Mi8810n- enerall In 2024 we joined Inclusive Church, after a lengthy period of discernment by the PCC and congregation, building on our long-held value of hospitality. Our initial focus has been on dementia. We know that some individuals have come lo us as a recognisably safe space having found us on the IC website, a tsngible illustration of the need lo be a refuge. In November PCC gathered for a vision day with Sarah Hobbs, which helped us
refocus our efforts and to put some things down. Our core mission remains to Love God, Love Calverley, Grow Together. Events Claire handed over to Kelly as our Barn and events manager in July. Over the year we saw an increase in Barn use, both from regular bookings and one-off events. and several events at church Some have been part of blessing Calverley, some more commercial, and we have seen steady growth in our presence and in Ihe balance sheel. There have been experiencelcraft sessions, parties, sketch club, a Burns Supper, the 1st Plant Sale. the 3rd Beer Festival, collaborations with the Scouts, viewing the World Cup final and more. structures S stems and Staffin Kim continued in her Licenced Lay Minisler training with a placement in St John's, Bierley, and Lizzie was priested. John Corbin has now moved to Farsley and is exploring continuing as an LLM in his new local church. We will miss his contribution to St Wilfrid's and wish him and Pauline well in their new home. All salaried staff are now on up-to-date contracts and continue to be paid at least the Real Living Wage. We appointed Fiona and Brenda as Wardens. retaining the wider support of Team Warden alongside them to handle oversight on Sundays and some annual scheduled tasks. It would be impossible to overstate the impact Brenda and Fiona have had, taking much of the weight of day-to-day operations, and especially driving building issues fOardS. I know that they too are grateful to Team Warden and all the support they get which allows them to focus on their particular jobs. Jonathan took over as treasurer from Nicola, who stepped down after 5 years faithful service. (The actual hand-over of all account details is ongoing.} Finance has its own report, but it is profoundly encouraging to know that we balanced the books last year, even in the face of the continually rising Parish Share. This was because of significant but small progress in all areas,. regular giving, donations. fundraising, and commercial income. To have our finances in such health is not something I take for granted. And finall what's next? This next season I feel called to focus on our discipleship. What will we do with Go Deeper, how can we look again at our Small Groups? Clergy and PCC are in the midst of putting structures in place for offering pastoral care.. an area which has perhaps been more ad-hoc than it should have been. There are other key areas where we need the next people to step into a deeper commitment, such as Kids and Youth, tech on Sundays, and joining PCC, but I believe God will call people in due time, and to other areas that have not yet occurred to us. Perhaps this might be to continue serving our community by supporting parenting. We are wondering what mighl follow our first well-received session, particularly in the light of the recent Nefflilx series, 'Adolescence'. I continue lo wonder what our calling is to support good mental health.
I still like to say yes, to people with passion, and to God who is at work what might God be asking you to step into, or to start? Noticeable work in the next year or three will be on the building, with significant projects ahead on the roof and rainwater goods and then on the tower. This is vital work and our stewardship of our beautiful old stones is to be undertaken with love and as worship. I conclude as we usually begin. with gratitude. I dare not list any more names, suffi it to say that I continue to count myself lucky to be called to Ihis church at this time, church where so many people give of themselves lo Love God, Love Calverley and Grow Together. On the whole, we're thriving. Your ever grateful vicar Rob Standin Committee This is the only committee required by law. It has the power of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by council. (Full Terms of Reference & Procedures available on request) It met once during the year. The Parochial Church Council The P.C.C. met in-person on 10 occasions. Staffin Toby is paid for 5 hours for the work he does in updating the website and producing our morning prayer for You Tube land many other things). Susan Jubb is paid for 2 hours a week to clean the office, vestry, toilets and server. Carol Cowling. our Church Administrator is paid for 12 hours, and Kelly Cartwright Hughes our Church and Barn Events Manager is paid for 10 hours a week. Resources Income The income from donors by way of regulaT giving, tax recovery. plate and fundraising was £110,066 (£90,341 in 20231, an increase of 220/0 on the previous year. The total income was £191,236 (£136,998 in 2023) an increase of 39.6% on the previous year. Donations and Le acies During the year we received 2 donations from the Woodhall Hills Sunday School Charity. The first amount of £15,254.23 is to be invested and the income from the investment musl be used to promote Christianity amongst young children. The second amount of £12,887.52 is restricted to being used to promote Christianity amongst young children. At 31112124 the investment money was still being held in a current account awaiting the decision on where to invest it. Post year end the PCC has agreed to invest the £15,254.23 in the CCLA CBF Investment Fund.
Resources Used The mission giving for the year, to each of the five mission agencies, Overseas Church Mission Society {Azaria Spencer support) £2882 South American Mission Society (now part of CMS} £825 Tearfund £538 Home Church Army {Sortedl Jesus Shaped People Total expenditure was £167,681 {£134,131 in 2023) an increase of 23.5 % on the previous year. £538 £200 Reserves Polic It is PCC policy to try to mainlain a balance on free reserves {net current assets) which equates lo at leasl three months unrestricted payments. This is equivalenl to £39,000. It is held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and lo meet emergencies. The balan of the free reseNes at the end of the year was £58.169 which covers this targel. Restricted funds {fabric, graveyard, and youth work} comprise £19,535 of fixed assets and £39,284 of current assets. The Diocesan Share The requested share, a proportion of which meets the stipend. pension and housing Costs of the clergy, was £75,464, {£68,604 in 2023 of which £61,500 was paid the remaining £7,104 was written off). At the end of 2024 £57,000 of the 2024 share had been paid and the PCC has agreed to pay the remaining £18,484 balance in full during 2025 along with the requested share for 2025 The 2023 accounts filed with the Charily Commission included £27, 104 of voluntary Parish Share relating to years 2022 and prior. For prudence we had provisionally included this in 2023's unrestricled expenses and creditors. In our final 2023 accounts we removed this expense as it had become certain that it would not be paid, but the unaltered earlier version of accounts was filed. The 2023 comparatives in these accounts are the correGted figures. When compared to the 2023 accounts lodged with the Charity Commission, the difference represents 8 £27, 104 increase in unrestricted funds. The Trustees Report was approved by the Parochial Church Council on Monday 7th April 2025 Revd Rob Denton Chairman of the Meeting. io
Parochial Church Council of St Wilfrid's Calverlèy Independent examiner's report I report on the accoun15 of the Parochial Chur¢h Counol of St Wilfrid. Calverley Ilhe church) lor the year ended 31 December 2024. RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PCC AND THE EXAMINER The church's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church's tTU5tees consideT Ihal an audit is not required for this year under Section 144 121 ol the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my re5ponsibilily to.. Examine the accounts undeT sèthon 145 of the 2011 Act.. To follow the procedures laid down In the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners lundey section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act,. and To $18le whether particular matters have come lo my attention BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT My examination was Garried out in accordance with the Directions given by the Chari- ly Commission. An examination indudes a review of the actounting record5 kepl by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with IhosÈ records. It a150 includes consideration ol any unusu31 Items or disdosures in the acUntS, and seek- ing explanations from you as trustees Concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a 'true and faiT view. and the report is limiled lo those matter5 set out In the slalement below. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT In connectiofi with rny £xamin8tion, no matter has come to rny attention.. 1. whith gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect Ihe requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 01 the 2011 Act.. and to prepare financial slaternents which accord with the accounting recoid5 and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met.. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order lo enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I have no concem5 and have come acr055 no other rn8tters in connection with the exarniNalion lo which attention 5ttould be drawn in this report in order to enable derstandi the accounts lo be reached. Andrew Ormondroyd FCA Fox Jennings Cullen Accountants & Business adwsors Tam House 77 High Street Yeadon. Ls19 7SP li
Parochlal Church Council of St Wilfrid, Calverley Statement of flnanclal actfvltles lor the year ended 31 December 2024 UM•. RMtr4. Endow- Total strkted m•rt Fund$ Fund• Fund• FundB Endow- Total ¥trW•d trkt•d ffl•nt Fun Fi Funds 2024 2023 Incom• from.. Dcn8tKns 8nd 9•cle8 2a 110,Cfj6 12,888 15,254 136.808 90,341 Other tr8dirvJ a¢tivitKB 15,576 15.576 13,474 In$(MentS 90.341 13,474 2,712 1,446 4.826 2,503 1.156 639 4,299 ChurGh activllkry8 24.617 8.009 32,626 22.290 6.595 28,885 Totsl Incom• 152,971 22.342 15,923 191,236 128,608 7,751 639 130.998 A••vuftcu E¥p•NDID'. Church acllvits 155,652 12,019 167.681 126,761 7,370 134.131 Total ElndItl• 155.652 12,C129 187,681 126.761 7.370 134,131 Nel Galn ILoi*8 l on itwestrnenlfy 515 515 1,872 1.872 N•t Incom• I IExp•ndltur•l Tran&fers tsen fund 12,8811 10.313 16,438 24,070 1,847 381 2,511 4,739 N•t m0m•t In Fund• 12.6811 10,313 16.438 24,070 1.847 381 2.511 4,739 RecoNciLIATfoN Olt FUND Tok)I funds blfwd Total Fund¥ c•rrl•d lorward 60.6 48.5C6 28,819 138.175 59,003 48,125 28,308 133.436 56,169 58,819 45,251 162,245 60,850 48,$06 28,819 138,175 12
Parochial Church Council of St Wilfrid, Calverloy Balance Sheet at 31 December 2024 Unre- R8stri¢t. Endow• Totsl trt¢ted od f mgn¢ Fundi Funds Unrg- trict•d Fund¥ R•strict- •d F# Endow. mont Fund• Totsl Funds Funds 2024 2023 Flxed Assets Tangible fixed 3S5els 68 19,535 19.535 21,146 21.146 Inve51tnen15 6b 22.780 22,780 22,26S 22.265 19.535 22,780 42.315 21,146 22.265 43,41 Cyrrent As88 Debtors 10.147 337 25 10.509 8,821 320 24 9.165 Cash al bank and in h8nd 73.100 38.g47 7.198 119.245 84,410 27.040 6,530 117,980 16,254 15.254 CAF Yank for Investment 83,247 39.284 22.477 145,008 93.231 27,360 6.554 127,145 Crediiors.. amounts 25.078 25.078 32.381 32.381 ne year Net Currenl assets 58.169 39,294 22A77 104.676 60.850 27.360 6,554 94.764 Totsl ngt assets 58.16g 58.819 45,257 162.245 60.850 48.506 28.B19 138.175 PARISH FuNo8 Endovmeni 45,2FI 45.257 28.819 28,819 Unreslricte 58.169 58,169 60,850 60,850 Resiri¢ted 58.819 58,819 48.506 48,5D6 58.169 58,819 45,241 162.245 60.850 48.506 26.819 138,175 The Balance Sheet. statement of Financial Activities and notes theretD. together with the Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2024 were approved by Ihe Parochial Church Council 025 Chaimian of the meeting 13
Parochlal Church Council of St Wllfrid, Calvedèy Notes to the flnancizl Ststsments for the yèar ended 31 De¢emb8r 2024 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Parochial Church Council of St Wilfnd, Calverley is a Parochial Church Counol IPCCI registered in England and Wales number 1130921 ané govemed by its Power of Measure and Church Representation Rules. 1.1 ACCOUNTING CONVENTION The actounls have been prepared In accordafi wth the PCC'5 Power ol Measure and Church Repre5entatson Rules. the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charitses.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to chanties preparing their accounts in accordance wth the Finanrjal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021" 185 amended for accounting penods commencing from 1 January 20191. The PCC 15 a Public Benèfit Entity a5 defined by FRS 102. The account5 have departed frorn the Chantiey (Accounts and Reportsl Regulatsons 2008 only to the 8xlent qUired w provide a true and fair wew. This departure has Involved following the Statement of Recommen¢ed Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than Ihe version of the Statement ol Recornmended Practice which 15 referred to in the Regulations but which has sare i*en withdrawn. The Jccounls a prepared in sterting. which is the functional currency ol the PCC. Monetary ?mount5 in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. 1.2 GOING CONCERN At the time of approving thè aecounts, the Members hav8 a asonable expectation that the PCC has adequate resources to continue In operat50nal estenCe fof the foreseesble fulure. Thu5 the Members continue to adopt the going concem basis of accounting in preparing the accounts. 1.3 FUNDS Unreslncled funijs are general funds which can be used for PCC Drdinary purposes. Endowment funds are funds, the capital ol whieh must be maintained". onSy Income arising from the Investrnent of the endowment may be used either as restricted or unrestricted funds depending on the purpose for which the endowment wa5 e5tsb115hed. Restricted funds repiE5ent lal Income frotn trusts or endownents which may be expended only on th058 restricted objects provided in the temis of the trust ¢r bequest. and Ibl donations or grants received tor a specific obiecl or Inwte by the PCC for a speal object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance rem31ning un- spent at the end of each year rnust be carried fopward as a balance on the fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investsnent, Interest 15 apportioned to Individual funds on an average balance b8515. 14
Parochial Chvrch Councll of St Wlllrld. Calvèrlèy Ntste$ to the flnancial statements for the ygar 8rtd•d 31 December 2024 1.4 INCOME Planned giving, collections and donabons are recognise¢ when reived. Tax refund5 are recDgnised when the Income to which they r818te Is received. Grant5 and lègacies are accountsd for when the PCC Is lagally entitled to the amount due. Diwdends are accoun18d lor wh8n receivable. All other incom& Is recognis¢d when It 15 receiv8d. All incomg 15 8ccounted lor gross. 1.$ EXPENDifuRE Liabilibes are recDgnis8d as goon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing th charity to the exptndilure. A11 exp8nditure Is accounted for on an accru81y bas15 and has been classified under h88ding that aggreg8t8 all costs relatett ID th• category. Ch8ntable exp8n(J1tuie cornpnyes those costs Incurred by thé charity in the delivery of Its activitie5 and service5 for Ils baneficiari88. It Includ$s both costs that can bo glltscated directly to such 8ctivitses and those c05t$ of an Indiraa nature necessary to support th8m. 1.8 FIXED ASSETS Conséerattd and benefice property 15 not Includ8¢J In th• accounts In accordance with 5,10 of tht Charities Act 2011. Equipment U6ed wthin th& ¢hyr¢h pr*mis8s has be•n written off In the year of acquisition. Mov•abl8 church furnishings are capil8lised at cost and deprgciated gvgr their useful econoTnic life other than where Insufficient cost Information Is ava1Iable. In this case the item is not c4pitslised. but all Items are Included In th? Church s Invenlory In any c#s•. Depreci8iion Is caleul8tad to writè off the cap1talised Cost of fixad a$s•ts l$s$ their antltypale re31dual fair value over their e3tirnated u3eful lives as Idlows.. Fixturès and Fitting$ 20 years and 3 years straight line Investments quoted on a recogniwd stock exchange or whose value d•riv8s from tham aro valued at market value at the year end. 1.7 CASH ANO CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash ané cash equivalent5 Include ea5h In hand, depo¥it5 held at C811 with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. and bank overdrats. Bank overdrafts are shown wthin borrowings in current liabilities. 15
Parochial Church Coun¢ll of St Wlllrid. Calverley Nots$ to the finanelal ¥tatsrnents for the year ended 31 De¢ernber 2024 1.8 FINANCIAL INSTRUMÈNTS The Charity has elected to apply the prowsions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments, and Section 12 '0ther Finanryal Instruments 158ues' of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial Instrurnents are COgnIsed In the Charity'5 balance sheet when the Charity becLYnes party to the contractual piovisions of the Instrurnent. Financial assets and liabilities are offset. wth the net 8rnOUnts presented In the financia5 statements, when there Is a legally enforceable nght to set off th8 recognised amount5 and there Is an Intention to settle on a net basis or to reali5e the asset and setue the liability 51Tnultaneously. Basic fin8ncial a55ets 885ic financial a55ets, which indude debtors and cash and bank balans, are initially measured at transaction price Including transaction costs and are SLJbsequently carriecs al 3mortised cost using the effective Interest method unless the arrangement constitute5 financing transaction, where the transaction 15 measured at Ihe present V31ue ol the futu reip1S discounted at a market rale of Interest. Financi81 8SSets classified as re1vable within one year are not amorbsed. Debt Instrurnent5 are subsequelltly carried at atnortised c05t, using the effective Intest rate method. Trade credrtors are obligations to pay for goods or servi$ that have been acquired In the ordinary COUf5e of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable a classified as current 118bilities if payment is due Within one year or less. 11 not, they are pr8S8nted as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised 5niDally at Iran5actson price and subsequently measured at smortise(J cost using the effective interest method. De-recognition ol financial liabilities Financial liabilities are derecognised when the Ch8rity's contractual obligatsons expl or ale discharged or Canld. 16
Parochlal Church Councll of St Wllirld, Calv8rfey Notes to the Ilnancial $tatemènt$ for the year ended 31 Dec•mb•r 2024 1.9 EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS The cost of any unused holiday entstl8m6nt is recognijed in the period in which the employee's services ar¢ received. Termination benefits are recognised irnrnedi8t•ty 88 an expense wh8n the PCC 13 demonstrably committed to terminate the ernploymeni ol an employee or lo prowda ierminalion benefits. 1.10 RETIREMENT BENEFITS P8ym8nts to defined contribution rotir6m•nt benefii schemes are charygd as an exp8nse as they fall due. 17
1 Parochial Church Councll of St Wilfrld, Calverley Notes to the flnancial statements Icontinuedl UnrE- JtrhG¢od Fund R•s¢t- endwi- ed Fund• yr+- En. gtrkt•d strl¢ted do Fnd Fund8 Totsl Funds Fumdi 2024 Funds 2023 2 In¢om•.' Donaiions & legacies- anned gin9 Gift donatiDns Tax recoweTable other Open plate cdleclion5 Orggn fundra151ng GTaDIs DonaliDnS and appeals 72,966 18.454 1.399 11.893 72.986 18.454 1,399 11,893 64.783 16,944 64.783 16,944 5.354 12.888 15,254 33.495 3.650 3.650 11D,066 12.888 15.254 138,208 90.341 90.341 2b OlheF Irading acii4ilies Coftee ShDP Olher fund raising 2.586 12.990 2.586 12.990 3,556 9,918 3.556 9,918 15.576 15.576 13,474 13,4T4 2c IncLyre from inve51- menis VideTrYs end 1nre¥t kncjuding 2.712 1,446 669 4,827 2.503 1,156 639 4.298 2,712 1.446 669 4.827 2.503 1.156 63 4.298 2d Income from Churchaciiwlies Church Hall lellirvJ5 Children s aciivrties Fee5 22,604 22.206 1.865 8.157 18,936 18.9 1,247 8.702 1.865 6.144 1,247 3.354 5.348 2,013 24.617 8.D09 32.626 22,290 6,595 28,885 Total Income 152.971 22.342 15,923 191.236 128,608 7,7S1 839 136.998 18
Parochial Church Council of St Wilfrid, Calverley Notes to the financial statement5 Icontinuedl A•Btrl¢t- endow- ment Funds Totsi Fundb UnfÈ- 8trict•d Fvndy Endowp meni Funds Totsi Fund# $trictDd Fnd Fullds 2024 2023 3 Expenditure.. 3 Church actsvilies a Mission and charrtae giwng Oveisea5 CMS SAM Tearfund ome CPAS Church Army Jesu5 Shaped People Other Donations 2.882 825 538 2.882 825 538 1.628 3.30D 2,152 1,828 3.300 2.152 1.628 2.152 1.200 1,052 1.628 2,152 1.200 1.052 528 200 3.744 538 20Q 3.744 8.727 8.727 13,112 Ministry Ditscesan Share Share 2022 Dol paid ChuTch running and mainlenance costs ChuY¢hyard upkeep Church Hall cosls Printing and slalior Organ repairs Deprety81ion Bank Charges 75.464 75,464 61,500 (20.0001 61.500 120.0001 37.743 37,743 2.243 11.076 773 36.920 36.920 1.910 14.308 2.243 1.910 11.076 773 14.308 316 316 108 108 125.372 3,854 129.226 93,987 3,521 97.508 3 Coffee shop b ChikJren'$ Work Fundraising ExpBnse5 687 687 4.640 5.394 776 776 674 5.688 4.640 674 5.394 5.688 6.081 4.640 10,72f 6.464 674 7.138 3 Gowemance costs c Independeni Examin 3 Other slaff coslsllees 14.776 3535 18.311 12,538 3,175 15.713 Total Expendlture 1SS.652 12,029 167.681 126.761 7,J70 134,131
Parochlal Church Coun¢ll of 5t WllfF6d, Calverley Notts to the financl81 statempnt8 l¢ont+nuedl for the ygar ended 31 OBcember 2024 STAFF COSTS 4a. Number ol etnployees The average rnonlhly numberof ernoYeeS during the year $.. 2024 2023 Employtnenl costs 2024 2023 Wages and sal8ries 14.776 11,48 No employee earned over £60.000 in the cuirenl or premous year. 5 TAXATIQN As 3 chanly the PCC is exernpl Irom18x on income falling thh1n part11 of the Corporation Tax 2010. 6. FIXED ASSETS 6a. Tanglble As5els Fixtures & Fitbn85 Cosl Al 1 January 2024 36,027 Additions Al 31 December 2024 36,027 Oeprecialion Al 1 January 2024 Charge for Ihe year Al 31 December 2024 14,881 1,611 16,492 Nel book v31ue Al 31 Dtrcember 2024 19.535 21.146 Al 31 December 2023 20
Paro¢hlal Church Coumcll ol St WIWrf¢J, ¢olvgrl Not88 to the finanelal •t#temonts Icontlnuadl lor tho y?ar gnd8d J1 Decamf&8r 2024 2024 2023 6b. Investments Market value a$ ai 1 January 22,265 516 20,393 1.872 Mad(ei value as 8131 December The matkei value al 31 Decamber 2024 iepre8en15 Invesimenis in 8n¢Jowmenl lunds 7, Debior6 2024 2024 2025 ¥23 TIX Fewveiible VAT iecoverable 8,053 46S 3.048 801 8,497 Prepaymern8 Olher Jeblors 562 362 1761 544 344 362 Amoun15 lalliry due In une y¢¥r'. Accrual Inr ulllily &nd other costs Creditors Olhtr CTedhorn 5.312 19.746 20 5,328 27.028 20 Wage$ 21
Parochial Church Council of St Wilfrid. Calverley Notes to the financial statements Icontinuedl 9. Funds The resincled funds the gravey8rd, childrenlyouthwotk, and fabnc Ireordefingl fund5. The e)dowmeni fund5 comprise the follovAng funds". POOT IParochiall, InSUte (John Stead TTUSII. 9r3vey3rd. Incumbent IW Blackett beouesll, chancd Ir H Gray beque511 and children oodh311 Hills Sunday School). ftestrlctod lunds At31 Al 1 January 2024 DeceTnber 2024 Incorne Expèndlture Transfers 12.2431 Graveyard Fixed Assd Fund 13,175 3,983 14.330 21.146 19,535 Children and Youth 14.175 15.408 14,8401 24,943 Funeral Fee5 3535 13,5351 Fabric Fund Organ Repairs Total 48.506 12.29 58,819 Aestrfcted lund$-2023 A131 December 2023 At 1 Janu8ry 2023 Income Eweridilure Transfers Graveyard Fixed Asset Fund Children and Youth 12,286 2,797 13,175 22.757 13.070 21.146 14,175 1.779 16741 Funeral Fees 3.175 Fabnc Fund 10 Organ Rep8irÈ Total 48.125 7,751 7,370 48.506 A131 Decwnber 2024 At 1 Janua -2024 Incor¢ie ndllure Tran51ers General Funds 59,003 128.608 126.761 At31 Dec2mr 2023 Al 1 Jaiiuary 2023 IncDmeaendilure Transfers 1.088 General FurJw 2023 59,003 22
Parochial Church Council of St Wilfrid, Calverley Notes to the financial statements Icontlnuedl Al 1 January 2024 Gains I ILos5es1 102 At 31 December 2024 endowrnet fund6 Income Expenditure Parochial Insurance Gr8veyard Incumbent 8,11D 7.257 1,628 11,326 498 234 8,446 7.569 43 214 264 11.804 Chancel Woodhall Hills Total 513 15.254 15,254 15.923 28,819 At 1 January 2023 7.521 515 Gains I ILussesl 379 45.257 Al 31 December 2023 Endo%*Tnenl fund54023 Parochial 1nr.rrne Expenditure 210 8.110 Insurance Graveyard ItFcumbent Chsn¢e Tolal 6.56D 1,488 10,267 472 26.308 529 140 798 28 1.872 7.257 1.fj28 11,328 498 28.B19 261 639 10. m¥SyS1$ of not a880ts UNeslnded Reslncted Endownenl Funds £ funds £ funds £ Total Funds £ 19,535 22.780 145.008 Tangible fixed 355eis Invesimenl fixed 3sseis Cufftni 85seis 19.535 22.780 22.4T7 83.247 39.284 125,0781 125,0781 JI lalling due thin urte year 56,169 58.819 45.257 162.245 Analysis of net assets2023 Unre51ricted ReslTrcted Endowme Fund5 £ fun¢5 £ ILnds E 21.146 Tolal Funds t TaryiNe fixed as8et8 Inves1(nenl fixed assets Current asseis 21.146 22,265 127.144 159.4281 22.265 6.$54 93.230 159.4281 27.360 JI falling due 1th1 ore year 83.802 28.819 11. Rolated party tTarb5actlons There were no d1sc1osab rdated party Iransaciions during the current or pnor year. Payrnents amounting lo £ 990 were m8de io Iwo Trustees in the yearfor 5peciftc seNces prowdEd Dulside ol Ihpirlrusiee role. 12023 £2.265 to IhTee TTuslees1. The retnuneralion ol key n7anagemenl pet50nnel is as follow5.. 2024 2023 Aggre9aie compensation 23
THE BARN l (Kelly Cathright) took over the role of Barn & Events Manager in July 2024. Throughout that time the Barn has been relatively consistently booked with.. Play Academy each weekday {term time only), Pilates class every Monday eveiiing Choir Practise every Wednesday evening Barn Babies every Thursday morning Belly Dance class every Thursday evening Sound Healing on the last Friday evening of each month There was a break in private bookings beeen Clare finishing and me starting in the role. From September to December, I made 14 weekend bookings for private partie5. The Sound Healing booking had used the Barn 3 times prior to me taking over but has now been given a group booking rate after upping her booking schedule to every month. In November and December, the Barn also hosted creative workshops, these were ticketed events with guest artists. Attendance was good for both workshops, as was overall response to the events within the community. We hope to host rn0 of these throughout 2025. Lino Workshop.. We had 11 attendees with a gross income of £330, the guest artist Gosl £150 and I spent roughly £10 on promotional materials. All gave positive verbal feedback, 1 ofwhich booked onto the next workshop too. Macrame Workshop.. We had 8 attendees with a gross income of £220, the guest artlsl cost £150, no money was spent on promotion. This workshop didn't seem as successful as the lino, but I think this may have been due to the lack of promotional materials and the dateltime. This was a weekday evening {as opposed to Ihe Lino being a Saturday afternoon) and closer to Christmas. The Barn had a thorough clean in August by a company called Shine Bright Cleaning. This included the rafters and all windows. This cost £380. There have also been a few minor repairs. As these were prior to me being assigned a spending bltdget, the Wardens handled the expenses, so l am unsure of cosls. In regard to other events, l also organised the Winter Mini Market and Sketch Club in the Church. I believe the Mini Market raised upwards of £1000 and received great feedback from the community, roughly £61 was spent on promotional materials. Sketch Club was a pay as you feel event, there were 14 attendees. We hope to run Ihese regularly throughout 2025. When I started in July there were 20 bookings in the calendar from January through lo September. Kèlly Cartwright-Hughes. Barn and events manager BARN BABIES PARENT & TODDLER GROUP Now in its 271h Year, Barn babies, parenL and toddler group meets in the Barn on Thursday morning term time only from 9.30-11.15am. After a couple of years of 24
reduced number5 and having dropped Trom tiiree to one session a week post covid, we have had an increase in interest since. September 2023 and have been running at full capacity. Sally Littleiohn continues to run it with me with Naomi Simkins helping oul when she can and also wilh the help of our fabulous refreshment team, all ex-Barn Babies mums of Chloe Cross, Amreen Kapsi-chawke, Liz Hill, Claire Higham, and Fiona Knowles. Lisa Dixon has had to step down from the refreshment team after many years of helping as she now has a job, and Liz is having to step down due to increased work hours after the summer term. So, if anyone would like to join our refreshment rota, please speak to me or Naomi. Barn Babies aim continues to be, to provide a facility for families to meet others, feel welcomed by the local church and introduce young children to Father God and Jesus through See and Know. Fiona Hainsworth, Barn Babies cordInatOr BELL RINGERS Lots of comings and goings has been a feature of this year, with Iwo learners starting their ringing journey and making good progress, but others having to put their ringing on hold for a variely of reasons. Average attendance on a Sunday is beeen seven and eight ringers and our current membership list stands at 18 which is an impressive number. We have rung for more ofthe early Sui)day Servi$ than last year and also for Easter. Hatvest and Remembrance Sunday. OcGasionally Ihere is no ringing eilher due to the weather conditions or because all three key holders are away on the same weekend. It is pleasing to note that our efforts are missed on these occasions. Three couples chose to include bells as part of their wedding celebrations this year. A band, from various towers around Market Weighton, enjoyed their visit lo ring at St Wilfrid's. The Yorkshire Tykes (Young Ringers) visited in November and rang methods conducted by a teenager who, together with his parents is a regular visitor lo Calverley. The Western Branch of the Yorkshire Association of Bellringers visited for an afternoon's ringing in December. Several of our ringers are active within the wider riiiging Gommunily, regularly visiting towers in Ihe local area including, St James, Tong, Holy Trinity, Idle, St Mary, Todmorden, St Mary, Oxenhope, at John, North Rigton and Bradford Cathedral. In return we welcome other local ringers to St Wilfrid's mainly from St James, Tong and All Saints, Otley. The ringers are pleased to record thanks to the vicar, curate and other members of St Wilfrid's for their support over the year. Anyone interested in finding out more about ringing or the bells should contact- nicola oode2 lnmedia.com Nicola Goode CAFÉ REVIVE We started a new initiative this year to provide support, reSoUrS and a welcoming 25
space for people living with memory loss, their Larers and their family. We have been encouraged by the growing number of attendees each month, even in the terrible weatherl A particular blessing has been the number of volunteers, cake bakers and words of support and encouragement from you all. and we would like to exlend our thanks to all who are involved. Ifyou feel Galled to become part of Café Revive please speak to Kim Pollard or Rachael Kelley - il is only once a month, and sUPPOrt could be physical, helping us to spread the word or in the form of light refreshmentsl Blessings, Kim and Rachael CHURCHYARD MAINTENANCE & ANIMALS The Team looks fOard to another Year of working in the Churchyard and keeping it cared for and an asset for Parishioners, the Local Community and visitors to St Wilfrid's. The pasl twelve months have been a very busy one in this respect keeping on top of the mowing, strimming, weeding, tending flowers beds and shrubbery and carrying out general maintenance to seating and other facilities in the Churchyard. We are blessed with a very committed, loyal and able Team taking a great pride in the work they do for the good of St Wilfrid's. In doing this we are very appreciative of the help thal has been given by the Probation Volunteer Team who have contributed enormously in assisting us tackling Ihese tasks and those additional jobs which the regular Team have been unable to manage given other priorities. We very much look fOard to their continued support in the coming months. Our thanks also go to Rob and the PCC and their prompt assistance with equipment replacement and maintenance costs which is a big factor in ensuring we always have fully functioning Kit available to cover the extensive Churchyard area at all times. As regards specifics. The old dilapidated and unsightly fencing behind the Church is in the process of being removed and this Should be completed by the end of March all being well., timber and wire fencing that can be recycled will be retained for future use as the need arises. The melal Container where all the Equipment is stored is troubled by lack of ventilation and heavy condensation which is problematic for storage., we have decided to store the Mowing and Strimming kit in the Barn outbuildings until such time as we can take measures to improve the ventilation problem. Dog fouling is another problem which unfortunately appears to be on the increase., hopefully the extra Notices around the Churchyard will help,. and separately Moles have been doing some damage to grass, particularly the Cremated Remains area which. And finally, and thankfully, it's good to report there have been very few instances of vandalism. Pat Kelly for the Churchyard Team COMMUNITY COFFEE SHOP Calverley Church Community Coffee Shop firsl began almost 20 years ago as the vision of John and Pauline. Al that time there was no setvery, no sink and few helpers. It was a massive undertaking and raised funds for the reordering as well as opening up the Ghurch on a Friday morning for people who otherwise might not come to church. Over the years the format changed with the advent of a dishwasher, servery, and more helpers. 26
After many years of seNice John and Pauline siepped down for a well-earned rest and 5 teams endeavoured to keep their vision alive. Sadly. last year several team members felt unable to continue their service, being overstretched wilh other church or work commitments. nol to menlion feeling the effecl of advancing years. Consequently, the church run coffee shop closed its doors on 18110124. Happily, another door has now opened in the form of the monthly Cafe Revive. Run by a team headed by Kim and Rachel the cafe provides a welcome and valued environment for families living with Ihe effects of dementia. Margaret Roundhill SOUTH LEEDS DEANERY SYNOD REPORT 2024 The Deanery Synod met on 25th January 2024 at St Peter's Church, Gildersome. Stuart Ward, Lay Chair, thanked Rev Phil Harris for serving as Area Dean, and also thanked Sarah Han¢ox for serving as Assistant Area Dean. Bishop Nick licensed Rev Phil Arnold as Area Dean and Rev Sharon Wilkinson as Assistant Area Dean. Bishop Nick reflected on Jeremiah 29'.4-14 and gave an overview of where we are as a Church and nation. He also referred to Psalm 137 and that we should be 'singing the Lord's song in a strange land, as he talked about us living in a time of fragmentation and danger. As we entered a year of General Elections for half of the world's population, the bishops would be identifying political iSSLJes and calling people lo look at them Ihrough the lens of the Lord's Prayer, particularly seekiny the Kingdom of God Bishop Nick talked about the Diocese being a community of people witli a diversity of views, and the need for us to keep our focus on the Kingdom of God together. The Area Forum at St George's Church on Tuesday 12th March 2024 focussed on Church Growth. The next meeting of the Deanery Synod was on Tuesday 141h May 2024 at Christ Church, Upper Armley. There were updates on the Deanery Synod elections, the practicalities of finding cover during a vacancy and an update on Parish Share. Rev Emily Tidball had been appointed as Priest-in-charge of the parishes of Gomersal and Birkenshaw and as she had been serving as Deanery Secretary there was a need to appoint someone new for this role. There was a presentation by Janet Edmonds and Alena Rose-Douglas from the DI0Se on using church buildings for mission and grants to support mission in our churches. The third meeting of the Deanery Synod wa8 on Thursday 12th September 2025 at St Wilfrid's, Calverley. Elections to Mission & Pastoral Committee Rev Phil Arnold volunteered as Clergy Member and Stuart Ward led the election of lan Waterhouse, previous Lay Chair, who was happy to continue. Brenda Pickard from Calverley agreed lo take on the role of Deanery Secretary. Phil mentioned the Selection Panel for Ordinands and asked for any names, clergy or lay to be forwarded to him. DDV Advisors were also mentioned and Rev Rob Denton. who is an Advisor. gave a brief explanation of how it works. Rev Graham Blackwell was unavailable to speak about Artificial Intelligence so Rev Chris Balding snared a few tips on how it can be used practically. Rev Mark Watson spoke about his experiences of 3-year Interim Ministry al St Michael's. 27
The Area Forum at St George's Cnurch on Tuesday 12th November 2024 focussed on Lay Training. We are thankful for all those who serve on Dednery Synod and, in particular, the work of Rev Phil Arnold, Area Dean, Rev Sharon Wilkinson, AssistantArea Dean and Stuart Ward, South Leeds Deanery Lay Chair and Brenda Pickard, Deanery Secretary.. Brenda Pickard Deanery Synod Representative FABRIC This Fabric Report is submitted to the PCC by Brenda Pickard, Churchwarden in accordance with the Care of Churches and the Ecclesiastical jurisdiction measure 1991, which came into force in March 1993 and imposes a legal requirement on churchwardens to inspect the fabric of the Church and all the articles belonging to it at least once a year and lo make an annual fabric report and to make the same Teport (subject to any alteralions decided on by the PCCI to the APCM. After the APCM, a copy is to be sent to the Archdeacon and the church's inspecting architect. All maintenance checks & any necessary repairs to the fabric oflhe church and Barn have been completed. All the articles and equipment in each building have been serviced and are in good working order. Brenda Pickard & Fiona Hainsworth, Churchwardens Church Wardens Report - Presented by Brenda Pickard, Churchwarden Church The following forms the Fabric Report for the Church, January - December 2024 Quarterly pest control visits complete, intervention was necessary through November and December. Quarterly visits for organ tuning maintenance completed. Tower clock serviced Full electrical sutvey and PAT testing of all appliances Gas boilers inspected and serviced Fire safety inspection alarm serviced, 4 extinguishers replaced, fire blanket SeICed Lightning conductor test and inspection Church dishwasher serviced Organ humidifier seNiced Repairs to church boundary wall after Gar collision damage Fitting of wire mesh to interior of air brick outside vestry to prevent entry by mice The following forms the Fabric Report for the Barn. January - December 2024 Quarterly pest control visits competed, interyention necessary through November aiid December Fire alarm test and fire safety inspection Gas boilers inspected and setviced Dishwasher seNiced New fire door fitted to rear of Barn Replacement of LED flood light with sensor ovef Barn front entrance 28
Replacement of floodlights to school playground. paid for by Play Academy The following forms the Fabric Report foi the Churchyard, January- December 2024 Trench dug to fix a leaking pipe bemeen the roadside & the scout hut FLOWER ARRANGING We continue to decorate the church at Easter. HaNest, Remembrance Sunday and Christmas. We Couldn't do this without the support of an amazing team of volunteers and donations of flowers. In November we assembled a display with hundreds of knitted or crocheted poppies which had been crafted by some very talented people, and were blown away by your support. We are always looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly wilh our displays, and would welcome any suggestions. The reusable 1g wreaths seemed to work well at harvest and Christmas, and we are happy to report that the hydrangea petals were made into confetti which has been used at some of the weddings in church this yearl If anyone would like to join us, please do gel in touch. No experience is necessary, just willing hands and a good imaginationl For more infomiation email kiiTI calverle a rish cnurch KSM Pollard for the Church Flower Arranging Team COMMUNION TABLE FLOWER ROTA At the present time the flower rota has two vacant dates for 2025 due to people been deceased or leaving the parish they are as follows.. 3 August & 16 November. l am in the process of approaching people in Church lo try lo fill these dales. The flowers are placed in th? silver vases usually every two weeks except for during Lent when the Altar is left bare until Easter. Bul during the hotter summer months they are provided every week, there has been some discrepancy about flowers during Advent but as some December dales are special memories for the people who provide flowers Rev Rob Deiilon has given permission for flowers lo be on the Altar Pedestals during this period. May I give my heartfelt thanks to everyone wno provides flowers for the Altarl Communion Table pedestals il is much appreciated, Many Blessings, Julie Horan GIFT AID My role is to facilitate giving to church and I maxin)ise gifts by reclaiming money from HMRC. For every taxpayer who makes a gift to church I can reclaim an additional 250/0 from HMRC, with the taxpayer s pemission. My job has become easier in those case4> where the Parish Giving Scheme is used. PGS reclaim the tax on this giving and account to us monthly with the relevant gift aid. Last year we received an extra f.11,955.94 by this method. 29
Some people Still give by standing order direct tG Church or by using the envelope System. The lax reclaim on this giving is made by me in January every year and we have received an amount of £4412.73 Iri this respect. There is also a scheme called the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme which allows me to reclaim tax on any donation of amounts less than £30 where I do not know the donor. This means any cash on the plate, in the Alms box or via the card reader. We received an extra £1619.91 in this way. The total amount we were thus able to get back from HMRC was £ 17,988.58. Regular giving is the best way to support our work and mission and I would encourage everyone who feels able to join the PGS scheme. You can speak to me in complete Confiden about any aspect of giving and thank you to the 72 people who currently make regular contributions. I would encourage everyone who supports our church to commit to regular giving and to review their giving annually to enable our work and mission to continue. Margaret Roundhill SMALL GROUPS 33 members of St Wilfrid's attend a small group on a regular basis across 3 groups. 6 groups in the first half of the year, 3 groups by the second half of the year, with EAT and The Thursday PM groups stopping running. The remaining groups are., TAG - Tuesday Afternoon Group, run by Sue Ward, in the church weeks 1,3 and 5 of the month 11am-2pm with lunch in The Barn, attended by c20 people, generally retired member5. Tuesday PM Group, run by Kim Raja, rotatiiig round homes of members fortnightly on Tuesday or Wednesday pms. This group is attended by 6 people, generally mLtms. The 3 groups which have closed are: EAT - numbers tailed off and it was decided to take a break and see what happens when the church forms new groups for lent studies Thurs PM 2 Group The 5 members stopped meeting as ability to meet become difficult lo meel for some members, but there is a desire to regroup when possible. Val Pearson's Group This group of 7 members, closed to give a break to long term hosts, Steven and Sarah. They meet informally, socially, monthly. Victoria Denton, Small group co-ordinator LAY EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY The Lay Eucharist Ministry team administer the Sacrament from the Eucharist to the sick and housebound at home or in hospital. The Sacrament is usually offered on a 30
monthly basis unless a more frequent visii is iequested. This year the team took the Sacrament to 3 individuals as well as to a number of residents at St Lukes Nursing Home diiring Easter week. The lotal number of communions administered wa5 23. John and Pauline Corbin PASTORAL CARE This ministry continues to provide vital contact to those unable to attend church on a regular basis. A small team have responded to requests and needs which included home and hospital visits and telephone contact to individuals. John and Pauline Corbin LICENCED LAY MINISTRY Well despite stepping back from some of my duties here at St. Wilfrid's. I have still been busy, not leasl al other churches. Along with others I have helped at St. John's in Farsley and Pudsey Parish Church during their interregnums and preached at SeNice of the Word al Sl. John's on Christmas Day and St. John's Farnley and Wortley after the Christmas Services. I was invited to lead the prayers at Rodley War Memorial on Remembrance Sunday and Calverley Park Cenotaph the day after, it was a privilege lo officiate at bolh and thanks musl go to the stalwarts of the Calverley branch of The Royal British Legion, Peter and Freda for'Keeping the Candle lit, for those men of Calverley who made the greatest sacrifice.,.thank you. On Maundy Thursday I gave a short talk in Church to the Barn Babies Mums and Dads and am grateful lo Fiona for including me in her long and dedicated Ministry to the young families in Calverley. Again, with others I visited C of E School next door throughout the year, with Open the Book and thank Margaret R. (No Fuss) for her resilience and leadership skills in keeping the small band ofwannabe thespians on the road for the past 10 Years or so. I have led Morning Prayer at 8-15 every Friday in School term time and are grateful for two regular attendees in Sandra and Eileen, the latter celebrales her 94th birthday in May and catches a bus in Rodley up lo church in all-weather lo attend, true inspiration for myself and thanks to you both. l Give Ihaiiks lo God for that which has been my main ministry over the last nine years, taking funerals and interments both at St Wilfrid's and other locations in Leeds, this year, I was involved in taking 19 Christian funerals and 5 interments and was honoured lo be asked to lake the funerals of past members of this Church. Lynne Taylor, Vivian Powell and Peter Perkin I thank Pauline fof her help and support during this past year to the organising of 31
Home Communions visits with others. But as the book of Ecclesiastes tells us 'There is a time for everything, and Pauline and I now know that our time and Our ministries are coming to an end, so after twenty-seven years of service and worship this will be my last APCM report as an LLM at St. Wilfrid's. We are moving to be wilh our daughter Sally and her family in Farsley and after meeting with Rob he has gracefully accepted my decision to not only worship at St. John's but also offer my help and support as an LLM to their new Incumbent Rev. Nathanael Poole, which he has accepled. Finally. I take this opportunity to thank not only our brothers and sisters in Christ but friends for the love and support they have shown to us both over the years. With Love John, To God be the Glory. John Corbin Licenced Lay Minister MARRIAGE COURSES No courses took place in 2024. MISSION PARTNERS In January 2024 PCC decided to stop regular giving to most of the charities we had been supporting, until such time as we were able to also pay our parish share. It was decided to Gontinue supporting Azaria, our CMS partner, as we had a real connection with her. Future giving was to come from d share of donations al occasional offices, from one-off donation drives such a5 for the women's refuge at Christmas and Foodbank at harvesl, and from splitting the proceeds of fundraiser5 Wlth charities who resonated with our values chosen at the time. Revd Rob Denton 'OPEN THE BOOK, The team has continued to present Bible stories during Tuesday morning assemblies at C of E school throughout the last year. The children are very enthusiastic, and we are never short of volunteers to help swell our numbers in non- speaking parts. This year Fiona Hainsworth and Sue Longbottom have joined the team. but sadly aftef Easter we shall be losing John and Pauline who are standing down after many years loyal and valued service. With me John is the only other survivor of the original OTB team. We would really like to expand our team and if you feel you could help, please get in touch with us. No experience necessary. From Easter the team will be Margaret Clayton, Fiona Hainsworth, Sue Longbottom. Margaret Roundhill. Margaret Roundhill MUSIC REPORT The organ continues to enhance the worship at St Wilfrid's and has been played at many of the 9.15 services, some 'lOam joint serviS and for festivals such as 32
Christmas and Easter land Holy Weekl, foi a few weddings, funerals and a couple of evening services. The restoration work done to the organ has Meant it is now performing well and reliably. It is tuned regularly and also has the blower setviced. Leaks are getting worse, however, wilh the coiinection beeen the bellows and the blower and il is now at risk of failing completely, so work will be undertaken to repair it and make a completely new connector. The St Wilfrid's Singers sang on Easter Day, for the Traditional Carol Service, at a summer Songs of Praise and for evensong on Advent Sunday. Numbers continue lo grow, and we were supported by Farsley Church Choir for the evensong service. Jonathan Lacey, Organist OUTREACH CHILDREN'S WORK Messy Church Unfortunately, due to very limited interest in the Messy Church programme offered, the Messy team have taken the very sad decision to Suspend Messy Church for the foreseeable fllture. Brenda and the Messy Team What's The Story In March, we invited Yr 5 children from Parkside, the C of E school & Pudsey South Royd into church for'what's the Story about Eastefi, and in December, Yr 1 children from the 3 schools came for 'Whal's the Slory aboul Christmas?, Yr 2's joined us for Christmas Crafts. Our RE work wilh our schools has developed with a full programme of visits, each yr group coming into church at least once every term, We have been en¢oLtraged by how well the Children engaged with the activities offered. Teacher response is thal the groups love to come so we thank God for them and hope to continue lo develop in 2025. Brenda Plckard & the team Stalned Glass Workshops Our regular visits during the year were 3 Stained Glass workshops for Yr 3 which led to some beautiful stained 'glass' & 3 Yr 4 groups came for the Heritage Trail. I Brenda PiGkard SAFEGUARDING 'The Church of England, its archbishops, bisliops, clergy and leaders are committed to safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church. At St Wilfrid's we are committed to eiisuring the safely of all those who visit our church. We use the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard to monitor and report on all areas of safeguarding wilhin the church. All those working with children, young people 01 vulnerable adults and PCC members as trustees are required lo complete a DBS {Disclosure and Barring Service) check and complete Diocesan safeguarding training. Safeguarding is the responsibility of all of us. I would encourage everyone to lake the Basic Awareness training, available via the Diocesan website. If you would like more infomiation or help, just get in touch. 33
Anyone who has concerns regarding the safety of others within our Ghurch should contact myself or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor or if the risk or danger is immediate ring the police. Conlact delails are available on our website. June Hopkinson, Parish Safeguarding Officer. SUNDAY CHILDREN'S GROUPS The Sunday Kids Church has felt the benefit of splitting to create a 'Youth' age group to run alongside, so that sessions in the Kids group are more tailored lo the 4- 111Primary-school age range. We continue to explore a variety of themes (often linked to that week's sermon) through several age-appropriate activilies such as games, crafts, discussions. and exploring Bible passages. We have a core group of around 10 attendees on a regular basis, with some weeks being busier, and others quieter. We look forward to hosting ihe Mothering Sunday service alongside the Youth Church group with members of both groups contributing and helping lo plan the seNice. We continue to pray for more DBS'd adults who can support and lead these sessions as part of a wider team, with some expressing interest following the latest Time and Talents outreach. Special thanks to Nicola Lightfoot who regularly assists in leading the sessions. Olivia Gaunt SUNDAY YOUTH GROUPS Every 1st.2nd and 3rd Sunday we meet with in the barn with children aged beeen 11-15. We discuss issues and topics relevant to their everyday using the Bible and scripture to help navigate these sometime tricky topics. We are currently in need of helpers and would love anyone willing and able to join usl Harriet Pollard YOUTH GROUP The church opens up on Wednesday afternoons after school to welcome young people from Y7 to Y11 with toast, chal, board games. ping-pong and now table football! We've explored the church calendar (hatvest, Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, All Saints ..) through cooking, games and crafts, and made Christmas gifts for care homes and our congregation. Every week is different, and every week opens up new conversations particularly during the short space where we check in with how one anolher's day has gone at the end of every session. (Ask us what a 'spreader of truth, means- you might be surprisedl) We also offer the opportunity for a tèen small group. exploring different ways to pray and read the Bible together. which runs from 4.30-5pm. Our team has changed this year, with Sarah Colien and Sally Corbin-smith stepping down and Sandra Tempest and (most recently) a junior leader, Emelia Cohen, joining Rachel Marcus, Rob Denton and myself. Shirley Carson has continued to be an occasional stand-in when needed.
I can't stress how much fun it is lo be a part of tni group, and how much l enjoy the company ofthose who attend. l am so grateful to all who have served and now serve, particularly now that we have a growing number of young people attending. As Y6 will be invited to join after the May half term, we urgently need more support if we are to keep running. If you would like to join in, do let me know. Every church will lell you that young people are their priorily. St Wilfrid's are really trying to do this, but ifeven one of us in the team is unable to make it, we have to make a call as to whether we can run the session, and that's a real shame. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers Rev. Lizzie Reynolds 35