## **Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell** ## **Annual Report** **Year Ending 31[st] December 2022** ## Report on Holy Trinity Parochial Church Council. The Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity Church is responsible, along with the Rector, in promoting the Church’s mission in Rothwell, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It is also having the responsibility for the management and maintenance of the Church, Parish Centre and Housing stock. The PCC is made up of Ex Officio, Appointed and Elected Lay Members. The elected members serving a 3-year term. The PCC has also appointed both a Safeguarding Officer and an Environmental Officer to advise PCC on these matters. A full list of the current PCC membership can be found in the appendix to this report. The PCC functions within the regulations laid-down within The Church Representation Rules 2022 and meets within the terms of these Regulations to ensure all its business is conducted efficiently. The Standing Committee is appointed by PCC to manage business between PCC Meetings. Various SubCommittees of the PCC also meet on regular basis to conduct the committee's allotted business. All our Sub-committees of PCC are lead by a Lay Chair. 2022 saw the evolution of a hybrid form of working for PCC, holding meetings either in person or virtually via the Zoom facility. It is pleasing to report that attendance at our PCC meetings remains high for all members. Since the retirement of our Rector, the PCC meetings have been led by our Lay Vice Chair – Virginia Lynch. As well as its usual business meetings PCC again held a “PCC Away Day” this year, in Ilkley ,to deliberate on the future mission and ministry of Holy Trinity for Rothwell. During the year the PCC had to deal with many items, from the on-going church re-ordering project, the urgent repairs required for the Parish Centre and the ever important finances along with a myriad other topics which will no doubt be covered by other reports within this Annual Report, so I will not go into detail here. Our Rector, Arun, retired from Ministry in Rothwell at the end of August and we wish both him and Bina a happy retirement. From September the Parish was in vacancy and up to the end of the year the official recruitment process had yet to begin so 2023 looks to be interesting on that front. To conclude my report, on behalf of the body of Holy Trinity, I would like to offer thanks to our PCC members for all their dedication and hard work for the church, over the last year and also a big “Thank You” to our Recording Secretary – Bela Singh for her hard work deciphering of our P.C.C discussions. Ian Land – Honorary P.C.C. Secretary PCC Membership as detailed in the attached Appendix A ## Appendix A – Holy Trinity PCC Membership |Ex Offixo||Elected Retiring| |---|---|---| |Revd Arun John|Chairman|| |Virginia Lynch|Vice Chairman|APCM 2021| |Viginia Lynch|Warden|APCM2021 APCM2022| |Mark Wilkinson|Warden|APCM 2021 APCM2022| |Norma Barrett|Deanery Synod|APCM 2020 APCM2023| ||Rep|| |Ian Land|Deanery Synod|APCM 2020 APCM2023| ||Rep|| |Vacant|Deanery Synod|APCM 2020| ||Rep|| Appointed to PCC Joyce Blakey Reader Chris Singh Reader Elected Lay Representatives Carol Cressall Abhijit David Sue Franks Keith Lynch Richard Mayers Pat Shute Jennifer Ward Vacant Vacant Elected Retiring APCM 2021 APCM2022 APCM 2021 APCM2022 APCM 2022 APCM2025 APCM 2020 APCM2023 APCM 2022 APCM2025 APCM 2021 APCM2024 APCM 2020 APCM2023 APCM 2020 APCM2023 APCM 2020 APCM2023 PCC Advisors Debie Mann John Normington Safeguarding Officer Environmental Officer ## **THE CHURCH** ## **ELECTORAL ROLL** After leaving forms to be completed the number of names on the Electoral Roll for 2023 at the time this report is printed is: 62 Residents (62 last year) 17 Non-Residents. (18 last year) Making the total number of names 79 Jennifer Ward – Electoral Roll Officer ## **Churchwarden’s Year** ## **Ending Report 2022** January 2022 seems like a long time ago now as I sit here and write the annual report. The year started as 2021 had left with a continued Covid disruption due to the Omicron variant. Allegedly, more infective but with the likelihood to make you less ill and suffer serious long term consequences. We are still living with many of the consequences as we are still not at the stage to share the common cup or shake hands at the peace at this present time. 2022 has been a year of goodbyes and new beginnings which as a church we have had no option but to embrace. In the post Covid world the church in Rothwell remains a visual and actual presence in the community but there is more as a church we would like to do. The occasional offices continue with the life cycle of Baptisms, weddings and Funerals. I hope even in this small way we will have served the community well. Baptism families have been very engaged attending church and many returning once the baptism process has been completed. This is testament to the work of the baptismal visitors, the work with young families on a Sunday through Carol Cressall’ s Sunday School and praise services ably supported by Ruth, Ann & Roger Ward along with Norma and Helen Wilkinson in differing capacities throughout the year. It is also Testament to the friendly, inclusive and supportive church family who welcome those new to faith into the church family. It has also been evident with several wedding couples who have begun a new life in the community as husband and wife and have returned to church. This again is testament to the friendly and welcoming approach in the congregation but also the work that goes on behind the scenes with vergers who will meet the couple support through rehearsals and throughout the couples time in church on the wedding day. These vergers are not just opening and locking up but supporting music choices, acting as DJ at the sound system, opening up for flowers, chimney sweeps, steel bands, mass choirs and other such things that make a wedding. To our very supportive band of vergers our undying thanks and gratitude. Although for differing reasons I have not been so involved in funerals this year this same supportive approach to families in times of crisis and bereavement handling these solemn occasions with dignity and sensitivity is a credit to the people involved and a reflection of the love and Christian spirit alive and well in Rothwell. We have also being open and available during times of tragedy supporting Ukraine with monetary offerings and a service for peace and reconciliation along with the church open and becoming a focal point of the community during the period of mourning after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 2022 has been a time of change in the interior of the church as work has finally begun on our new meeting area, kitchenette and finally a toilet in church. We look forward to seeing the fruits of this hard work and in the coming days as work is planned to be completed at some point in Lent 2023. A lot of work, time and effort has gone into this, numerous meetings too many to count various decisions and governance issues to ensure that the church’s character and fabric is upheld whilst bringing the church into a more modern era equipped to support the congregation and be a resource that the community can enjoy along with us. This major re-ordering, certainly the biggest in the last 10 years has been long in coming and once completed I feel sure you will agree will be something to enjoy and benefit from for years to come. As part of this process work on the Bell Tower was planned during 2022 and finally the planning process of a new roof for the Parish centre. Again what seems a long time coming but the process to complete major works on consecrated grounds is long and arduous to ensure that things are right and every stone, fixture and fitting is correctly placed. Otherwise, the church remains in good order going into a quinquennial year. As I mentioned 2022 was a year of goodbyes and new beginnings . Our Team rector Arun John left us in August to go into semiretirement accomplishing much of what he had intended to do in his time. Although hampered during the Covid Pandemic in what was the traditional expectation of a priest Arun managed to think outside the box and bring new and innovative ways to preach the gospel. Arun has been a trusted and learned friend in his time in the parish and has touched everyone’s lives with his wise counsel, experience and knowledge and helped us to explore faith through differing lenses. He is sadly missed along with Bina who has herself had to struggle with her own issues of health but managed to maintain her support and dignity to allow Arun to care for the parish, sometimes at the detriment of her own wellbeing. They are both missed and remain in our hearts and prayers as they start their new life away from Rothwell. Going forward into another vacancy would once be a source of great anxiety and fear to a parish. Arun made us not to rely on him or any priest but to encourage and nourish our own skills and talents reminding us that the church is not just one person but many all working to the common good. We have already experience, and knowledge of how vacancies work and the church continues until the right person is called by God to come to Rothwell. Luckily there is a wealth and depth of visiting ministers on Sunday mornings. It is at this point to say thank you to Mandy and Sarah for their wise judgement and support. Rev. Anthea who has supported many Sundays, along with Rev Robin Patterson, Rev Rob Harper, the Archdeacon, Canon Haley Matthews (now Archdeacon of Wrexham) and Bishop Nick. We are still trying to secure a slot for the new Bishop Arun but diaries are not linking at present and talks are going on to secure the Archbishops of York and Canterbury along with the Pope if he can get a Sunday off and a cheap flight from Rome. Last and by no means least our readers Chris and Joyce. Joyce has worked tirelessly has stepped in to support the non-Eucharistic services and ministry of the word services willingly and diligently carried out her duties sometimes at the drop of a hat and remains a constant in the changing and dynamics of church life in Rothwell. When our new Team Rector arrives, he or she will be fortunate to have this solid support around them and their depth of local knowledge and experience to build on. The PCC meets regularly and has adapted well to the vacancy meeting and acting in a business-as-usual way. With the church moving forward. One of the main challenges is navigating a way forward in the post covid world. The church is a different place to three years ago and the dynamics of the congregation have changed considerably. Our resources at our disposal have changed and many who were relied on to support are no longer with us or age and infirmity have caught up with them. There is still a small band of willing volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes. With this change in dynamics, it is important to use the resources wisely and effectively. As a church we need to be brutally honest with ourselves and we cannot do what we did 20 years ago now, no matter how much we try. The numbers and dynamics of the congregation have changed, and it is an accepted fact that to be classed as a regular worshipping member of the congregation does not mean that you come every single week. We are 24 hour 7 days a week society and for numerous people Sunday is not the special day it once was. It is vital to make the best use of our time and talents. It was necessary to look at service provision and how we manage this with our busy lives and the resources available. After getting an overview of the thoughts and feelings of the congregation it was decided to change from two services to one on a Sunday morning. Many have welcomed the change, but some have felt disillusioned by this change. To try and cater for everyone’s taste a service provision using differing styles of worship has been established to try and meet the need of the 21[st] century. This is not an uncommon feature in other churches and is other service provision within the team and differing times to suit if required. Even with this change it remains a constant and real challenge to cover services with readers and intercessors along with sides persons and servers. Also, to look after the wellbeing of those who play these vital roles in the service that they are not overworked and taken advantage of their good nature. We are always on the lookout for those who would like to read, say prayers or act in other ways to help the service. Please speak to a warden, Sue in the office or Pat Shute if you feel that God is calling you to that role in ministry and we will be overjoyed to add you to the list. We have also changed the worship booklets although still in line with common worship they are distinct and directed to the style of worship at Rothwell. We are indeed thankful to Richard Mayers for typesetting and revisal along with Sue for printing this mammoth task. The PCC also had the opportunity to attend an away day/retreat to think about moving the church forward. Initially a plan of Arun but carried on in his absence to the Briery in Ilkley. This time it was not an exclusive PPC event and other interested parties attended having a successful day thinking about the future direction during the vacancy along with talks on the environment and becoming a more carbon neutral church. This added to the discussions which were lively and opened up some further new ways of working collaboratively as a community. Thanks to the work of John Normanton who is charged with the portfolio of environmental officer we have successfully achieved the church bronze eco award. No mean feat in the slightest. John has successfully completed the linked diocesan training course in his own time and is now a valid informational resource to tap into in the future and is currently looking at further innovative ideas to support God’s creation and be better stewards of his world. Although the church is only allowed two Churchwardens by Canon Law. It is not a two-person job, and the wardens would not be able to function with the support and love of the congregation. Also, our assistant wardens Jennifer and Jane, our band of able sides persons and welcomers who support greatly. We could not do this without you. THANK YOU. A special thank you for Sue in the office who supports and informs and has a tight grip on the purse strings. Also, to Richard and Joyce and Ian in carrying out your official duties and the congregation for supporting us during this time of vacancy. Also, a shout out to Pat Shute for her support in completing the rotas especially since I have gone back to university. Last but by no means least our long-suffering spouses and families who act as sounding boards live through the up and downs, the frustrations, the fears and anxieties, in addition to the joys and honor of carrying out this ancient office and serving the church in Rothwell. Your wardens Virginia Lynch and Mark Wilkinson ## **TREASURER’S REPORT 2022** We once again managed to pay off our Parish Share in full. The Fundraising went a long way towards this by raising £9705.57 – see Fundraising report for individual amounts. We did, however, have to draw on the money from the house sale to the tune of £30,000 in order to meet the Parish Share of £51,387 and pay our bills. The money in the house sale fund is not going to last very long at this rate – maybe 2 years if we are lucky. As mentioned in the Giving Report the number of regular givers has gone down and the amount people do give has remained static as people struggle with the cost-of-living crisis. We are very grateful to the people who do give monthly or weekly and understand that they give what they can afford. Most of the people who gave in the envelope scheme before COVID and transferred to online have continued to give online which is good for the environment too. The PCC decided to stop buying the usual envelopes with numbers on as these were costing us money and start with a generic Gift Aid envelope and will stamp the numbers on themselves. It also means that anyone who is not a regular worshipper can Gift Aid their donation if they are eligible. The Trust Fund has decreased in value mainly due to the withdrawal of money to put the toilet, kitchen facility and seating area in Church and the Parish Hall roof but still stands at £504,352 which is double what it started at many years ago. Wedding bookings were still down in 2022 with people being cautious but are on the increase for 2023 and will hopefully keep on coming in as. The hall bookings were still slow in 2022 but again people seem to be gaining confidence in booking for their celebrations. We have 2 new regular bookings with Rising Stars every Wednesday evening and a Salsa Party group once a month. These are very welcome as it is guaranteed income every month. It is a daily struggle trying to make ends meet as our monthly income is less than our monthly outgoings. Sue Franks – Treasurer ## _**Giving Summary- December 2022**_ ## **Gift Aid & Small donations gift aid scheme** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The envelope scheme is reconciled to end of December 2022 and we have received gift aid payments from HMRC for both of the two 6 months periods of this year. The COVID-19 crisis saw a reduction in giving for many reasons. Some were able to respond via direct debit/ cheque giving, but envelopes were an issue. As church opened and returned to normal from a health perspective, then it is obvious that giving behaviours have changed and sadly we have lost a number of regular givers. Regular givers are down significantly since 2019, and what they give has stayed static for years as people struggle with a cost-of-living crisis. However, as a balance to this I am informed that event led giving has been strong. As we know, numbers of donors have been in slow decline for a number of years. Over the year 2022 we still had 44 regular givers through the envelope or Direct Debit scheme of which 29 are Gift Aided. The average weekly envelope/debit/gift day giving was £614.52 resulting in £31,955.15 of donations which was significantly up on the previous year. However, this bounce was due to people returning to church and catching up with their giving. Donations eligible for Gift Aid were £14,739.00 which resulted in £3684.00 of tax that we were able to claim back. Considering the difficulties we have faced over the past years then, with hope, and a change from our inter-regnum status we look forward to the future. The additional Gift Aid shown on the 1[st] graph is part of ‘The Small Donations Gift Aid Scheme’ which started on 6 April 2013 and offers an opportunity for all churches to claim additional gift aid of up to 25% each on cash (small) donations, i.e. the gift aid due on donations of up to a maximum cap of £8,000 which we receive in cash collections throughout the year. A summary of the current giving status is shown in the table below giving a breakdown of the broad categories of ‘per week’ donations. My grateful thanks for your continued generous support for the mission and ministry here at Holy Trinity Rothwell through your regular giving. These have been difficult times and the ways you always step up the way you give through time, talent and donation has been an inspiration. Kind Regards Carl Burwell ## **Annual Report from Safeguarding Officer 2022** The PCC of Holy Trinity Rothwell has complied with its duty to have due regard to the House of Bishops guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults during 2022. All DBS checks are up to date for PCC members, GFS leaders and helpers, Messy Cafe and church volunteers and church members who visit the sick. Although I explored various options from the Diocese for safeguarding training which was required by PCC and other members of church in their various roles, I am proud to say that Safeguarding training began in June 2022 and that everyone on PCC and some other members by the end of April 2023, will have completed their Basic Safeguarding Awareness course individually and I thank those who gave their time to support others where it was needed. Two members went on further, to achieve the Foundation course and I am awaiting notification of vacancies on the Leadership course. To my knowledge there have been no Safeguarding issues reported during 2022 and Safeguarding remains on the agenda to be addressed at every PCC meeting. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Acting on your concerns or seeking advice is rarely a bad idea. People often ask ‘What if I’m wrong?’ but we have to ask ourselves ‘What if I’m right?’. We cannot assume that someone else has seen what we may have seen and will pass on concerns. Please always ask for advice around any concerns you may have. Debbie Mann March 2023 ## **Finance Committee Report To** ## **The AGM** Following the issues raised by Covid, it is now hoped to restart face to face meetings of the Finance Committee in April. Until the present point in time the work of the Committee has been conducted by email and telephone. Thanks to the continued work of Sue, the monthly expenditure totals have enabled an overview of parish costs and expenditures to be retained. Essentially the parish has been kept afloat financially by the money gained from the sale of the house in Carlton Lane, and the Committee is aware that this is not sustainable. This does give some cause for concern, particularly when read in conjunction with the report from the Giving Officer. In respect to the cost of the re-ordering of the Church, the money required has been made available from the Trust Fund, the purpose for which it was set up. Finally, the Finance Committee is very grateful for the work of Jennifer and the fundraising committee for making the payment of the parish possible. Keith Lynch. ## **Fabric Committee Report To The AGM** Throughout the period of intense Covid infection, work by the Fabric Committee had been conducted largely electronically or by visits to the church by individuals. However in September 2022 it was agreed by Committee members that it was appropriate to resume regular meetings and, since then, these have taken place each month. The first meeting opened with a discussion of the implications for the Church of the 2023 Quinquennial year. It was agreed that the immediate requirements, the inter-mediate requirements and some of the longterm requirements of the previous report had been met. The Calendar of Church Maintenance was re-adopted as an item on the monthly agenda of the Committee. In addition items as diverse as the condition of the south porch door, the church fire-proof box and the state of the Church paths were discussed. In a good way the work of the Committee has been limited by the reordering that is taking place in the Church. A number of items previously raised by the committee will be solved by their inclusion into the programme, for example the provision of safety rails, to the Lady Chapel steps. Members of the Committee have discussed the need to replace the boilers in both the church and the Parish Centre. However this item can only be considered when the re-ordering of the Church is complete. In October the Committee undertook an examination of the Upper Room. It had areas of rotten woodwork and a number of wasp nests (these were later cleared by Roy) and had become something of a dumping ground. It was agreed that when the roof in the parish centre had been replaced a builder should be asked to quote for repairs. Finally the graveyard itself, The Committee has discussed the possibility of planting trees in the graveyard and has consulted with our Environmental Officer John Normington. This is in its early stages as yet. As usual I would like to thank those wonderful people, both from the congregation and from our neighbours who have given up time to help clear the graveyard. I am very grateful to Pat Shute who has donated two petrol strimmers for use in to churchyard, so if anyone wishes to use these, please let me know. ## Keith Lynch ## **Parish Meeting Environmental Report.** 2022 was a year when we all became more aware of how we, together, can reduce our own carbon footprint and that of Holy Trinity’s. I, along with the Church Wardens completed an audit of our usage not only of energy but also other significant areas such as paper usage, churchyard, waste disposal etc. While we do what we do quite efficiently, doing an audit allowed us to tweak and make efficient savings, and re look at how we can improve. The audit not only allowed to look at the here and now, but also think about where we go in the future. To this end we commissioned a heat loss survey on both the church and parish hall and energy survey, to find the most cost efficient and energy efficient way of heating both these buildings. We are all aware that the church will never be Net Carbon Neutral, due to its construction, but we can improve many things, from the amount of paper we use for the services to pew heating, and many things in between. An audit of the lighting usage and installation had been commissioned previously and we are awaiting its report. Once our heating efficiency issues have been resolved, with the installation of improved heating systems, I have this will allow us to look forward and plan further improvements that will help us achieve Net Carbon Neutral, before 2028. The C of E have an ambition to be Net Carbon Neutral by 2030. Let’s be bold, but achievable with our target setting. I visited St Oswald’s, Methley for a general environmental chat, and a commitment for an exchange visit to Holy Trinity. Also to St Mary’s Embsey to view their exhibition of alternative “people heating”, as opposed to space heating. Other things we have done are making and painting bird boxes by Carols Messy Cafe, some of the congregation took part in the RSPB Bird Watch Weekend, there was an an ongoing opportunity to measure our own carbon footprint. As you will have all read I have been including regular articles for the magazine, which I have tried to make as varied as possible. I have used the auspices of the Diocesan “Green Fingers” website to adapt some of the articles, and to include some articles that I just plagiarise, and one or two that I wrote myself. This year we became a member of EcoChurch. This C of E approved charity, A Rocha, allows us to to monitor our progress of how environmentally friendly we are, and can become. I n recognition of all our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint, we have been awarded the Eco Church Bronze Award in trying to care for God’s creation. We hope to work our way through Silver to Gold. I am sure we will encounter hurdles along the way. I am sure none of the above will be news to, you, our church members, as I have found our congregation highly motivated when it come to Saving Gods Creation. I have been helped along the way, this year, with valuable input from Sue, Virginia, Roger, Abhijit, and Rev Arun. I don’t envisage us to make swift progress in resolving all our carbon emission problems, but I do expect that with the support of the PCC, our new incumbent, and congregation we can regularly solve those issues that impact on our journey towards us becoming Net Carbon Neutral. John Normington Parish Environmental Officer. March 2023 ## Deanery Synod Report 2022 At the beginning of 2022 Holy Trinity Church forms part of the Whitkirk Deanery, the Deanery its self, part of the Archdeaconry of Leeds. Along with our Clergy, at present, we can elect from the congregation of Holy Trinity, 3 members to represent Holy Trinity at the Deanery Synod meetings. Our present Elected Representatives, who serve a 3-year term of office are: Mrs Norma Barrett & Mr. Ian Land and one vacant seat. Our elected members term of office expires in 2023 when new elections of the Deanery Synod will be held at Holy Trinity’s APCM. By virtue of their office, our elected lay representatives sit on the P.C.C. of Holy Trinity as ex-officio members. During 2022 the Area Dean post passed from the Revd. Canon Matthew Peat to the Revd. Anne Russell, Team Rector of the Seacroft Team Ministry along with the appointment of Revd. Sarah Hancox as the assistant Area Dean. The Lay Chair of the Deanery continues to be Dr. John Beal. Throughout the pandemic the Deanery had met virtually via Zoom however 2022 saw the recommencement of the Deanery Synod again meeting face to face. The first meeting was held on 15[th] June 2022 at St. James the Great, Manston and the final meeting held on 20[th] October 2022 at St. Hilda’s, Cross Green. In my previous report to the APCM in 2021 I detailed plans to reform the existing Deaneries within the Leeds Episcopal area. These plans came to fruition in the closing months of 2022. With the passing of Bishops Pastoral Order under the Mission and Pastoral Measures 2011 the new Deaneries within the Leeds Episcopal area came into being: ) North-West Leeds ii) East Leeds iii) South Leeds each Deanery having 24 parishes within their boundaries. Holy Trinity, Rothwell now resides in the South Leeds Deanery, the Area Dean being Revd. Phil. Harris, Vicar of St Peter’s Morley. Along with Holy Trinity, the other Churches that make up the South Leeds Deanery are: ## _BEESTON_ _BELLE ISLE AND HUNSLET BRAMLEY_ _CALVERLEY_ _DRIGHLINGTON EAST ARDSLEY GILDERSOME_ _HOLBECK_ _LOFTHOUSE_ _METHLEY WITH MICKLETON MIDDLETON_ _OULTON WITH WOODLESFORD_ _PUDSEY, ST. LAWRENCE AND ST. PAUL_ _ST. ANDREW, BRUNTCLIFFE_ - _ST. BARTHOLOMEW, ARMLEY WITH ST. MARY, NEW WORTLEY_ _ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, FARSLEY_ _ST. PAUL, MORLEY, TOWNEND_ _ST. PETER, MORLEY_ _ST. THOMAS, STANNINGLEY_ _THE VENERABLE BEDE, WYTHER_ _UPPER ARMLEY_ _WOODKIRK OR WEST ARDSLEY WORTLEY AND FARNLEY_ At the final meeting of the Whitkirk Deanery on 20[th] October 2022 the Deanery account held a balance of £458.05. The meeting agreed that after a donation of £150.00 to St. Hilda's to cover refreshment and heating costs for the Deanery Meeting. The remaining balance to be donated equally to the foodbanks run by the churches at Cross Green, Lofthouse and Seacroft. Ian Land ## **Report of the Mission and Liturgy Committee** The committee has met six times in the past year with a view to discussing all things pertaining to our worship and also means of outreach to the community. At a meeting which took place in February of last year a schedule was drawn up for ideas and recommendations to be taken to the PCC. This was, of course, before last year’s report but I am pleased to say that several items have been worked on during the last year. The first thing to mention is a review of the pattern of services. When we were able to re-open the Church after the pandemic it was decided to look at the types of services that people want. This was discussed with PCC and we have a pattern which, I think, works well. A new liturgy book was produced by Richard Mayers and Revd Arun which covers all the Sunday services and meant we could dispense with a great many unused books. Before Arun left he was anxious that we should keep in touch with bereavement families. However we were unable to get any volunteers for a bereavement team. In view of this Virginia suggested we have a Friendship Café once a month. This is open to bereavement families and also members of the congregation and the local community as a place to have a cuppa and a chat, and those who attend enjoy the company. There are a great deal of other things to mention but for me to go into detail would make for a very long report. Perhaps they will be in next year’s report. In addition to the above, I should mention that members of the committee and the congregation attended a workshop day in Gildersome on the subject of Working with Young People, and also an Away Day in Ilkley when the discussion was about reducing our carbon footprint. Both of these events were very interesting and gave us plenty of food for thought. I would like to thank all members of the committee who, despite having very busy lives, use their talents in our Church here in Rothwell. Joyce Blakey, Chair ## **Holy Spirit Bar Report** Well another difficult year with the bar, gradually improving, but a long way from pre-covid days. Bookings have been very hit and miss during the year, with September and October, being particularly bad. Luckily things have picked up from November and December, including a regular booking starting in December from a Salsa group, who meet on the first Friday of every month, including demonstrators and workshops., followed by a social dance period. Dancers are coming from Sheffield, Selby, Harrogate and from further afield to attend. A great addition to the services offered at the parish centre. We continue to get a range of birthdays, weddings and anniversaries, and it is a pleasure to see people enjoying the range of gins and wines we are able to offer. Many thanks to my dedicated team of bar staff, without whom I would not be able to manage. Pleased to see the Beer Festival returning, and thank you to all who volunteered to help with that event. Phil Thomas Bar Manager. ## **PARISH CENTRE COMMITTEE REPORT** The Parish Centre continues to be a good source of income for the Church. The income from regular bookings was £12,378 BS 1 off booking was £7,126. The 1 off bookings were still slow in 2022 but did start to pick up at the end of the year and are looking better for 2023. We have gained a new regular booking on a Wednesday evening and another one once a month on for a Salsa Party is due to start in 2023 The hall roof is still leaking and the PCC decided to cut our losses and get quotes for a new roof. The quotes were received and we accepted one from Roofclad systems and the work was booked in for January/February 2023. The money for this will be withdrawn from the Trust Fund. The Beer Festival is booked in for April 2023 so fingers crossed we get a good response as this is a major fundraising event from the kitchen as well as the festival itself. Anyone who can help either in the kitchen or pulling pints please let us know. The bar continues to draw people to book the hall but currently doesn’t have reserves to transfer to the church. However, like I have previously stated it does draw in people to book the hall for their parties and it makes enough to cover staff wages. The hall is regularly used for fundraising events – see fundraising committee for more details. All in all the hall is a good source of income and we would be lost without it. Sue Franks ## **Director of Music’s Report** Well, another year has passed so what’s been happening? The organ still works, the choir still exists, and I still have a job. End of report! Nah actually there’s been a fair bit going on. While in the middle of yet another attempt to tidy up the disaster area that is the choir music library, I found a pile of old orders of service for an Easter carol service that the RSCM drew up. It looked interesting so I convinced Arun to let me put it on and we got to work. It went down very well with the two people who came! I think I used the fact that we had to cancel our Christmas carol service the previous year as my rationale for it, but honestly I think there’s mileage to do something similar in future, or even have carol services for other times in the church year. Carol services are for life, not just for Christmas, or something. The Epiphany carol service seems to be becoming popular in various churches so maybe at some point I’ll float the idea of one of them. I’m sure the choir will love the prospect of more work having just seen off Christmas.. Holy Week had a lot going on and was easily the most stressful one I’ve ever known. I’m glad I managed to revise the Tenebrae service that I’d done in 2021, and again those who came really enjoyed it. When we get our new vicar I’ll have to see if they’re interested in trying it again next year. The Saturday evening prayer services are still soldiering on whenever I’m around. Numbers for that plateaued a while ago, but it’s currently the only service going out online at the moment so I don’t really want to stop it. Plus people still come regularly so it must still mean something to them. This year we welcomed back our sung mass setting, though only for one Sunday a month. I haven’t forgotten my plan to introduce a second setting alongside it for variety, that’s hopefully on next year’s musical to-do list. Another thing I did this year was to spend many, many late nights typesetting a series of service books so we have something permanent rather than disposable sheets. They’re working well now, though I do wish I wasn’t still finding typos months after they were printed. Hopefully we’ll wear them out nice and quickly so we can print some more with all the errors corrected. I know we’re still not streaming Sunday services from church and I’m sad about that as well, but that’s purely been down to the fact that it’s surprisingly difficult to pull in a cable from Sue’s office to somewhere in the church building. How exactly do you run a cable between two buildings separated by a path? Well it turns out the answer is start a totally different building project in another part of the church that just happens to involve digging a trench in about the right place! Hopefully by the time you’re reading this that part will be done. Speaking of stuff I wish we’d sorted by now, we are, unfortunately, still singing from the orange hymnals, though not for lack of effort from me. The PCC agreed that getting new books is a good thing, but we can’t afford them so some of us are organising some fundraisers to raise the cash ourselves alongside whatever Jennifer is doing. Keep your eyes peeled for some upcoming exciting things. I’m sure I don’t need to tell you this but a new set of books will easily set us up for a good 10-15 years, possibly longer if we take care of them, and will also mean we have the benefit of some new songs that either Kevin Mayhew thought were too good to include, or were written in the 20 odd years since that book was published. Christmas! I love Christmas, at least that’s what I have to keep telling myself. (Actually Advent has better music.) The anthems for this year’s carol service were themed for the first time (high-five to Mark and Virginia); they were all Christmas songs from different countries – a German chorale that a few of us had been looking for an excuse to sing, a native Canadian/Huron song that someone requested, an American shape-note song from one of my many tune books, and a Ukrainian folk carol that I quickly arranged and Virginia versified from a Google translation of the words. The choir took it in their stride and pulled it off very nicely indeed! Of course they did, they’re brilliant. Once again though I thought it would be good to change a David Willcocks descant in favour of one by Stephen Cleobury. I also gave the Once In Royal solo to Terry, our tenor singer. I’ve wanted to have a lower voice sing that since before covid and it worked really well - it’s a modern twist on an established thing. All this came together magnificently and it was by far and away the best carol service I’ve ever done at this church. It also gave me a headache that didn’t go away for two days. That’s not to say this service has peaked, absolutely not! We’re still only seeing the beginning of what’s possible. As a close friend of mine said to me at the time, tradition does not mean preservation. There’s no better way to kill all joy and life in something than to stifle creativity in the name of “because tradition”, and rigidly preserving something for no real reason is no more right than axing it completely. Kindle the fire, don’t worship the cold ashes, and remember as well that it needs to point to a greater purpose and not be self-serving. I’ve sat through enough dull, uninspired services elsewhere where everything is set in stone to the n[th] degree and I believe we can do better here. Tradition will evolve and develop naturally alongside our understanding of it, and that will make for better, more fulfilling services. I can’t let this report go to print without paying tribute to my man Arun. I was as shocked, if not more so, than the rest of you when he suddenly announced he was leaving, and I was genuinely deeply sorry to see him go, but if I’m totally honest I say fair enough to him. He was 100% the right man for the job the whole time he was here, but while he’ll never admit it, I’m fairly certain I saw some signs of burnout. Ending on the high of having healed many of our problems and steered this church through covid is a very respectable legacy and history will be kind to him. Our loss is definitely the British Embassy’s gain and his successor has some big shoes to fill. Yes he and I butted heads a handful of times but I’m grateful to have had Arun for the time we did and I only wish he’d been able to last another year. Anyway this obviously means we’re now into Interregnum 2, or as I like to call it, In2regnum. (Yes I know most of you will remember the one before Jeremy as well, but A) I don’t and B) In3regnum doesn’t work.) As always, if there’s anything else then I probably just forgot about it at some point in time. RM ## **Fund Raising Report** This is a group of very hard working and generous people who give of their time and their money to bring support to the Church, but have fun and enjoyment at the same tlme. Social inter action is so important and since Covid it is even more important for us to meet and be together and talk and chat. We are also in need of younger members to come and join us as the years are catching up with us. As you can see from the list below we have worked very hard this year to keep going .We are to be praised as a Parish because we never gave up. We had our outdoor stalls and Raffles. Thank you very much indeed for those who contributed in anyway, you have been wonderful and generous and have kept our Parish alive and interesting Grateful thanks are extended to all on The Fund Raising Committee for your long and continued hard work and the fun and happiness you have engendered. |engendered.||| |---|---|---| |21 January|French Evening|£ 857.00| |26 March|Books Sale|£ 529.71| |2 April|Plant Sale|£ 154.37| |2 June|Jubilee Afternoon Tea|£1014.70| |8 July|Fish & Chips, Quiz|£ 548.51| |12 November|Autumn Fayre|£1531.50| |19 November|Spud & Pud Lunch|£ 510.00| |2 December|Fish & Chips & Carols|£ 502.40| |10 December|Coffee Morning, raffle|£ 78.00| Easter Raffle £ 760.00 Christmas Raffle £587.00 Bookstall £ 50.00 Total Fundraising in 2022 £7123.19 however we carried £2582.38 of the money raised in 2021 forward as we had already paid off the parish share before this money was collected so in total the fundraising money paid off the parish share in 2022 was £9705.57 ## Jennifer Ward ## Holy Trinity Open Church Group Report for 2022 The Spring of 2022 brought with it the recommencement of our regular planned openings of the Church on non- service days, to allow casual visitors the freedom to roam and investigate our historic building. Over the months our team welcomed a steady flow of people wanting to find out what lay beyond the large wooden doors, either for solitary exploration or to enjoy a guided tour. In September, after an absence of two years we again enrolled in the National Trust’s Heritage Festival. Our attendances on this day never disappoints and again, visitors and families came from near and far to explore our church and be regaled with the stories its walls hold. Time does take its toll, not the least on our volunteers and the team is always looking for new recruits to help in the running of this valuable ministry, so if you can spare a couple of hours once a month and would like to get more involved in the historical aspect of the oldest surviving building in Rothwell, please have a chat with Ian or Keith . Ian Land ## **Sunday School** Sunday School meets after the first hymn (and a prayer especially for us) in the back of church every Sunday except the first in the month, with games and activities to make learning about the gospel fun, and is aimed at 3 - teenage. At the end of the service, we show our work to the rest of the congregation. There is a creche area for younger children, which will soon, I hope, be in our new cafe area. There are also toy/book/colouring bags for children under 8. Carol ## **Family Church** Family Church is a short, fun family service (half and hour) in the Parish Centre on the first Sunday in the month, where we listen to a bible reading, sing songs (accompanied by shakers), join in art or cooking activities, at the same time as having a drink and a snack (on Palm Sunday the snack was hot cross buns). We changed the time to 9:30am this year, to give baptism families a choice of a child-friendly service at the same time as the said service in church. Roger and Ann Ward have hugely helped me with this service: helping set up, organising the cafe, by talking to the parents and by publicity on facebook. I have also been helped by the Baptism Visitors encouraging families to attend. Carol. ## **Messy Cafe** Messy Cafe started again, after Covid, on the last Saturday in October. It is a drop in session from 10 am to 12 on the last Saturday in the month in the Parish Centre, catering for 0 - 8 year olds, with a small cafe. We have a baby safe area, art activities, a ball and skipping area, as well as a book and construction area. At the moment we sing songs at 11:30 am. We are considering having a story at 10:45. Numbers have built up so that now we have between 7 and 15 children and their parents attending. Most people stay for most of the session. Thank you Jane and Stella for your help setting up and organising the kitchen and art tables. Carol **GFS Annual report** The period of Covid has had a serious effect on many areas of life. I have been a member of GFS for 72 years of my life and never has the Organisation stopped working. After we closed GFS due to Covid I made a determined effort to keep in touch with all the girls. At Easter I went to their homes and gave them Easter Eggs and a doorstep chat with them and their parents which kept up to date. At Christmas I went round with Chocolate Oranges, Christmas Cards and another family doorstep chat. This was beneficial to us all. The leaders were visited too and taken plants and cards. It was a very sad and challenging era for the GFS as it was for us all. We started to think about restarting. Two of our leaders, Elizabeth Lewis and Angela Wilkinson felt they were unable to restart. We had a supper and they were presented with flowers and thanked for their long years of service, Thursday after Thursday. Stella Dunwell ,Tracy Sitwell, Joyce Blakey and myself felt we would try to start the GFS again. We were helped on line by London and Rothwell Church School Academy and Victoria Junior School. All the leaders past and present, were sent Awards from Central Office in London to thank them for their long and loyal service as leaders. The GFS reopened on the 9th of June 2022 at 6 pm and we were delighted to welcome 10 girls. This number has fluctuated between 10 and 18 girls and we are delighted to be open again. The GFS played a full and active part in the Autumn Fayre running The Gingham Cafe. Sandra Bridges, a previous GFS Member, always helps with cooking the bacon sandwiches. The girls were excellent waitresses. and received many compliments on their skills and social interaction. As is the GFS tradition they sang Silent Night at the Carol Service, singing a verse in German. Richard had a theme of countries around the world and we were delighted to sing a very old German Carol. We continue to work very hard and do our best to provide a loving ,loyal and caring atmosphere. The leaders are superb. Jennifer Ward. ## **Bellringers Annual Report** You may not have heard may bells rung at Holy Trinity in the last year, however, there has been a hive of activity in the bell tower: During covid times, with no ringing possible, a family of kestrels made the bell chamber a home. Once restrictions were lifted until the birds had finished nesting it was not possible to commence ringing for some time. However, in September 2022 with the birds now gone and the announcement of the passing of Queen Elizabeth, it was important to get the bells ringing again. With the support of ringers from other local towers and a very long evening working on the bells, we were able to ring all eight bells in Memory of HM Queen Elizabeth II the following morning. A few weeks later you many have heard the largest bell in the tower at 772kg, tolled prior to the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Whilst kestrels are beautiful animals, they do cause a lot of mess within an enclosed bell chamber, in addition upon looking at the bells themselves, which had not been fully reviewed for some time, it quickly became apparent that a full restoration was required. Many evenings have been spent cleaning out the mess the kestrels left us, whilst navigating eight large bells, suspended off the floor on a metal frame. Equipment must be carried up a narrow spiral staircase, before putting on appropriate PPE and taking on the challenge of flea infestations, freezing cold winter nights and strong winds blowing straight through the open windows and going home looking like you’ve been down a mine. Once the bell chamber had been cleaned, work could then start on the bells and frame: The old worn ropes were removed, and new ones are now ready to be reinstalled. The clappers (the part inside that swings to make the bell ring) have been restored, pins, bolts, brushes checked and replaced. The cast iron bell frame installed in 1951, has been cleaned, old paint removed and then repainting is ongoing. New wire netting has been installed across the windows, to ensure the kestrels no longer return inside the bell chamber. The restoration could not have happened without all the volunteers that have helped in many different ways, but a special big thank you to our ringing friends from Swillington, Tim, Edward, Robert and Roger, for their expert advice, guidance, humour and hard graft. Many hours work have gone into the project and there is much more to, however, we hope at a push to get the bells in a safe position to ring for the King and then to complete the restoration to ensure safety and continuity of ringing for years to come. ## **Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) Draft FRS102 Wording - December 2022 Year End** ## **EMPLOYER** participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of CWPF for lay staff. CWPF is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the CWPF assets separately from those of the Employer and other participating employers. CWPF has two sections: 1. the Defined Benefits Scheme 2. the Pension Builder Scheme, which has two subsections; - a. a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic, and, - b. a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014. ## **Pension Builder Scheme** Both sections of the Pension Builder Scheme are classed as defined benefit schemes. _**Pension Builder Classic**_ provides a pension, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Discretionary increases may also be added, depending on investment returns and other factors. _**Pension Builder 2014**_ is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary bonuses may be added before retirement, depending on investment returns and other factors. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65. There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme. The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This is because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers and means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are the contributions payable **(2022: £XXXX, 2021: £XXXX).** A valuation of the Pension Builder Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2019. The next valuation is due as at 31 December 2022. For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used. At the most recent annual review, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 10.1% following improvements in the funding position over 2022. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £5.5m on the ongoing assumptions used. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time. The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, **EMPLOYER** could become responsible for paying a share of the failed employer’s pension liabilities. HOLYTRINITY CHURCH, ROTHWELL End of Year Financial Statements Year ending 31 December 2022 Page I Statement of Financial Activities Unrestricttd fund5 Restritted Endowment funds fuDds To(#] fund$ Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Income from ¢haritable activrfi8S Other trading acb"vit*es Investments Other income Total income Prior year total funds 26,449 8.314 62,545 208.363 31.760 337.431 26,449 8.314 62,545 230,350 31.760 359,419 38,548 7,829 40,880 25,262 34,348 146,868 21,987 21,987 Expenditure on: Raising funds Expenditure on charitable aclwthes Other expenditure Total expenditure 3.478 212,491 17.441 233.411 3,478 212.491 17.441 233,411 1.487 176,399 12,284 190,171 Gains / losses on invesbnent assets Nèt income I (expenditure) resources before transfer 117 104.137 294.501 1272,514) 294,384 (168.3761 95,063 51,781 Transfers Gross trènsfers between fvnds- in Gross transfers be￿eeTr funds- out Other rècognised gains I losses Gains on revaluabon, fixed assets. charivs own use Net movement in funds 38.651 {30.0￿} 38,651 {38.6511 18,651) 83,283 {83,2831 112,788 {281,165) Totsi funds brought fonvard Total funds earrl•d forward Rtpresented by Unrestrlcted General fvnd (168.3761 51.761 777.948 817A28 1,595,377 1,543.61S 890,737 536,263 1.427,000 1,595,377 818.036 818.036 Designatod Book of Retnembrance Mission and Ministry Parish Centre Bar S&rvers Robe fvnd Special Contingency Fur 673,421 410 410 410 245 69.681 2,853 245 69,881 5,719 245 98 Restricted Aocumulated income TrLtst Fun Churchyard Fund Rothwell House Sale fund Rothwell Parochial Purposes Rothwell Tmsl Fund 27.720 27,720 2,500 1,453 235 504.352 14,384 2,834 1.453 235 504.352 235 798,520 Page 2 Balance sheet Totsl futyd$ Prfior ear funds Fixtd assets Taryible assets Inyestyn•)ts 2.000 510.761 1.172,761 62.000 805.146 1.4fj7.146 Current assgts Investrn8nts Cash al bank ar￿ in harn 98.234 156.004 254.238 113.878 14.352 128,231 Not curr•nt awts les8 current liabilities 254,238 128,231 Total a55et$ less curre*)t Ilabilities 1,427,000 1,595.377 Total net assets 1885 liabiliti?$ 1A27,000 1,595.377 Rèpresontsd by Unrestricted General fund 818.036 673.421 Designalgd Miss￿n and MI Pansh Centre Bar Book of Remernbran Servers Robe fund Spe(xal Conb"ngency Func 2.853 410 245 69.681 5.719 410 245 98.642 Re8trlctsd Churchyard Fu Rothwell Parothial Purpose5 Rolhwell House Sale fund Rolhw811 Trust Fund AcGurnulated Income Trusl Fund 2.5(X) 235 1,453 504.352 27.720 2,834 235 1.453 798,520 14.384 Funds of the ehurch 1.595.377 Statement of assets and liabilities General Desi n*ted Re5trieted EndowmeDI Tbis ear Last ear Fiyed a55ets- Invwstments RT Inv- CBF Fixed Interest Fwd 1081F- RT-CBF Inves1[n￿t Fund 1374S- CBF Property Fund 1011P- RH C8F Investment Fund fj481D- CHYARD CBF Investment FurKJ 1075S- PC BAR_ cash and stodE- 24,664 443,132 36.536 1.473 24,664 443,132 36.536 1.473 2.500 2.455 510,761 28.487 728.639 41.393 1.453 2.￿3 2,338 805.146 2.455 2.455 Ti)tsl$ $08,306 Fixed assets- Tangible a$3etS Land & BU1￿￿ng- Hall. Land & Bu1￿1￿- 2a Cartton L3ne- 490.OfK) 172.IKKI 662.lJOO 4W.000 172.000 882,000 4￿.000 172.000 062.000 Totsl$ Currènt assets- Cash at bank and in hand PCC Bank current account- CAF- Team 8ank CUrr￿t Acrx)unt. CAF- Bar Bank Currwt Account- CAF- PCC Bank current au*unt- HSBC- Bar Bark c￿T8nt ac￿￿n1- HSBC- VI£¥v5 Fund ITeaml- HSBC- 155.628 524 191 74 11621 5.145 150.910 155.702 5,923 15241 236 227 74 3,219 1W2 5.145 5.219 5.145 14,352 T¢Aa {125) 156,004 Current as%ts- Inv8stsnents C8F Dep Account- mrngpsrbr- CBF Dep Account- Parwhia1_ CBF Dep Account- TNSI Inc(xne- 162 12351 5.199 5.126 70.370 70.533 99,494 235 22,502 22.737 27,701 98.234 14.383 113,878 Totals 70.370 Page 3 Grand t(tsl 818.038 72.700 1427,000 1,595,377 Fund movement by type enin Out oin CHYARD. Churchyard Fund Restricted TraDsfers GainslJos5es Journals CIo$iD Sulhtrrtal for CHYARD 333 13331 2.500 2.500 ISSION- Mi$5ion and Ministry Des¥nateil SulAotsl for PAISSION PAROCHIAL. Rothwell Parochlal P Restricted 235 sut￿t0￿1 for PAROCHIAL 235 235 PCBAR- Parish Centra Bar DeS￿nated 5.719 5.719 38.391 41.373 41.373 su1￿10t81 PCBAR 117 117 2.853 2.853 REMBOOK. Book of Remembr81)ce Designated 410 410 Su&total for REMBOOK 410 441 RHOUSE- Rothwell Hwse Sale Re5it1ed 1.453 s￿￿t￿tal for RHOUSE 1.453 1.453 ROBES- Ser¥ers Robe lund Designated 245 Sutrdotal for ROBES 245 245 RTRUST- Rothwell Trnst Fund Resiricled 798.520 798.520 su￿t01a1 for RTRUST 294.167 1294.167) 504.352 504,352 SPECIAL- Speial Contingency Designal 98.642 Sutstotrl for SPECIAL 1.038 69,681 69.681 130.0001 TEAM- Team Expenses De&gnaled 9,811 19.8111 Sutstotal forTEAU 19.8111 TRusnNC- Accumulated Income T Restricted 14.384 14,384 21,987 21,987 Sut￿tOtal for TRUST]NC 8.651 18,6511 27.720 27.720. VICARS- ViGars Fund De81gnated 9287 9287 Sub4otal ft*VICARS 9.287 9,287 Gèneral- Ge￿ra1 fund Unreslrided 673.421 673.421 192.037 192,037 S￿￿01a1 for Gtrnwal 38.651 38,651 298.002 818.036 818.036 tcrtal 359.419 233.411 1.427 000 Page 4 Analysis of income and expenditure Tot ear UDre5trieted ated Restritted Elldowment This Last ear INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies 1100 - One-tsff Gift AKJ gifts 1101 Envelopes Gtft Aid GNing 1102 - Envelo￿ not Gift Aided 1103- Tax recoverable on Gift 1104- Sunday school collectior 1105- Church cash collections 1106- Sundry donations 1107- Spectfied donations 1108- Online Giving - Gift ￿ded 1109- Online Giving - not Grft Aided 1110- Christmas Services 1115- SpeGi81 Servi¢e$ 1124- Water Aid 1131- Funeral charity coliedions 1133- Donabons appeals el¢ 1134- Recurring grants 1135- Non-rectjrring orwff grants 1136- Legacies 1137- other fvnds gerwated 2,660 1,573 1,953 7,841 3.665 4,313 1.573 1,953 1.764 3,552 829 11.291 2,100 85 1,764 3.552 829 11,291 2.100 85 853 2.893 700 8,586 640 640 1.880 7,814 38,548 26.449 26.449 Income from charitable activities 1111 - Fees forweddings and fun8r81s 1117- Churchyar(I Income 1401- Team Fees- wethjings. funerals ete. 1502 - Bookstall sa￿S to pmmote objectives 8.314 8,314 7,829 Totsl 8.314 8,314 7,829 other trading activities 1112- Parish magazine sales 1113- Magaine income- adVe[b￿n9 1114- Bookstalllcardsldia￿s sales 1118- Fundra¥sing Acti￿lIeS 1119-100Club 1120-Coffee 1127- Tower Rental 1129- Book tsf Remembrance 1142- Parish Share fiJndraisitwJ 1201 Chur¢h hall letb"ngs- Regular bookings 1202 - Church hall letbngs- 1 off booknnos 1204 - Church hall sundries 1207- Beer Feslival 1301- Bar Taknngs 190 28 719 1.895 28 719 1.895 624 20 8,951 10 9,721 6,296 8,951 8,951 9.751 12.378 9.751 12.378 7.126 7.126 3,133 1.000 4.906 15.754 62.545 1.266 15.754 15.754 10,666 40.880 Total Investments 1121 Rent from lands or buildings 1122- Dividends 1123- Interest le￿1Ve￿ 1139- Proceeds from Trust Fund 1140- Interest 7.200 4,040 124 124 21K),( 23,025 17 1.038 21.987 21,203 Page 5 Totsl 207.324 21.987 230.350 25,262 Other incom• 1125 - Transfer from Trust Income Account 1126- Transfarfrom mmlgplsrthr 1128- Insurance claims 1130 - Transfer froTn currenl accoLtnl 1132- Church Sundries 1138- move from Tèam alc for copying 1141 Defibrillator 1143- Refurt>ishement fundrai8ir 1144 - [T￿neY cL4ime back for vocancy costs 1145- Pension Scheme- St. Oswald's 1146- Baptssm Certificates 1147- Hyrrn Book Fund 1203- Money transferred fr¢)m bar account 1205- Bond paid into bank 120£ - Bond rètained 1302- Float 1303 - Bar Sundries 1304- Interst Bar 1501 - Surplus- sales of fixed asset5 Totsl INCOME TOTAL 12,742 5,358 9.491 134 134 132 157 2CK) 157 200 3.272 3,272 600 20.282 20.282 2,353 9,123 22.636 39,429 21.987 31,76 359,419 34,348 146,868 EXPENDITURE Raislng funds 1701 Fees paid to fund raisers 1710- Costs of applwng for grants 1740 - Investment management costs 2127_ Rental Management costs 2137- Refurbishment ftjnd raising lo speual 2155- 100Club 2161 - Costs of stewdrdship campaign 2162- Costs Social events 2212 - Publicity 2213- Surnup cha￿e$- Hall 2315- Sumup charges bar 1.412 1.412 1,421 1.175 1,175 720 26 30 720 26 114 3,478 114 114 Total 58 1,487. Expenditure on charrtable activities 1￿J1 _ Stipends QLKlta 2101 Cleaning 2102- Relief Clergylvisibng speakers 2103- Sacristy supplies- Lpkeep of sèrvices 2104- Service Books 2105- Training 2106- Magazine expenses 2107- Church Salaries 2108- Clergy expenses- car. tele 61c 2109- Oether clergy expenses 2110- Church HeatinglLighVWater 94 202 438 13.7 720 13.796 720 14,639 1.176 7.282 7,282 6,472 Page 6 2111 - Church maintenance and repairs 2113- Church runnirrfJ - insurance 2114- Parish Share 2116- churchya￿ expenses 2117- Posl&Je 2118- Printing and Ststionary 2119- Church office- telephone 2120- youth Groups 2121 Children's Groups 2122 - Rentsl Repair&Maintenance 2123 - Charities 2124 - Water Aid 2125- Christmas Chartbes 2126- Funèral Charity Collectv)ns 2128- Vicarage repairslma1nten8r￿8 2129- HMRC- PCC 2131 Church relief staff 2132- Churd) Remvation 2135-Coffee 2136-Ark Bus 2151 Bank Charges 2154 - Architects fees 2156- Sumup charges- Churcth 2164 - Organ I piano tunirvJ 2170- EdUcat￿n 2201 Hall Salaries 2202- Hall heat1ntyl1ghb￿8ler 2203- Hall Cleaning Materials 2204- Hall ￿paIrS & Maintenan 2205- Hall Telephone 2206- Hall- Insuran¢e 2208- Hall relief staff 2209- Waste Disposal 2301- Bar stsff wages 2302 - Float retsined 2303- Bar Stctk 2304- Misc Bar Item$ 2305- Bar salaries 2306- HMRC Bar 2307- Bar Glass disposal 2308- Bar Sundries 2310 - Bar Licence Fees 2311 - Bar repairs & MaintenarKe 2312 - Bar cleaning materials 2510- Bookstall costs 2550- Hall running - insurance 2601 - Govemance costs ex8minalionlaudit fee 2701- Chur(* major repairs- structure 2710 . Church major ￿pairS- installab.on 2720 - Church inltrrior exierior decordiing 2721- HMRC 2014 for al ac¢x)unts 2801 - Hall + major repairs- slnJ¢ture 2820- Hall + major repairs- installation 2830- H811 + InteTh)r and eX1￿10T decorating 2901- New building parxjnage house 2910 - New building house for curate 2920 - New building Church 2930- New building Hall 2,798 4,838 51,387 4,838 51.387 35 4,662 50,822 271 44 2.777 558 2.777 558 2,712 399 2.973 2.973 907 10,643 505 248 248 1.285 1,285 90 1,434 100 10.708 157 5,238 33 157 5,238 33 938 127 7,917 12,992 10,338 7.475 1.460 2,273 340 2,109 121 7.631 10,338 7,475 1.460 2,273 340 2,109 121 7,631 1.235 20,826 10,361 113 2.061 655 1.201 4.654 70 8,326 6,317 625 1,728 301 1,974 50 5.661 1,145 8,536 5,413 53 1,358 270 680 1,626 70 2.976 1.235 20.826 10,361 113 2.061 655 1.201 70 43,741 43.741 Total 171.312 41.178 212.491 176,399 Page 7 Other expenditure 2115- Church Sundries 2130-musi¢ licenceslsubscriptlonslmemberships 2138 - Costs during vaGancy 2139 - Pension Scheme 2140- Team rnnni￿ costs 2141 - Pension Sch8me- SL Oswald's 2157- Transfer tr) PCC currgnt a¢￿￿￿t 2158- Transferred lo mmlgp15rrtJr 2165- Depreciation of office equipment 2171 - Depreciation of fixeil asset 2207- Hall Sundries 2210- Bond relumed 2211 Hall Refunds 2309- Paid to PCC from b8r account 2314- Bank charges bar 10,51 1.W9 10,506 1,909 6,868 1,732 1.039 140 134 1,039 140 134 987 176 121 402 181 181 3,300 150 1,092 731 150 81 81 41.373 81 17,441 233411 Total EXPENDMJRE TOTAL 96 12,284 190,171 17.38AI 192,037 GRAND TOTAL 105.964 1.943 21.987 126007 43,302 This report dated: 3 March 2023 Virginia Lynch - Vice Chair Page 8 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 December 2022 which are set out on the following pages Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The churches, trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The churches, trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examinats'on is needed. It is my responsibility to". Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act)" To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act). and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the chartty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking 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 to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view. and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's ststement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance wÈth section 130 of the 2011 Act", and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records 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 to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Mark Ibbertson 9 Mickletown Road Methley Leeds LS26 gHY 24 May 2022