2021-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1131281

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

for

Stokesley with Seamer PCC

Stokesley with Seamer PCC

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

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Report of the Trustees	3 to 6
Independent Examiner's Report	7
Statement of Financial Activities	8
Balance Sheet	9
Notes to the Financial Statements	10 to 15

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Stokesley with Seamer PCC

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2021.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number

1131281

Principal address

The Rectory Leven Close Stokesley Middlesbrough

Trustees

Trustees Ex-officio Clergy: Rev Ben Gunter (licensed 3 March 2021) Priest-in-Charge & Chair Churchwardens: Judith Turland; John Groom (Vice Chair); David Hand; Beverley Turner (joined 24 May) Deanery Synod Members: Martin Bailey (ex-officio DFA); Noel Harker; Jo Tulip Elected

Gillian Duffy (Treasurer) until May 2021; Jane Atha (Safeguarding from 24 May); Alwyn Boulby; Nadine Brown; Anne Bryant (Treasurer from May 2021); Guy Davies; Jennifer Finel; Colin Hinton; Jenny James; Sue Wardle (from 24 May) Heather Waring; Jean Webster; Michael Westgarth-Taylor (PCC representative on the Standing Committee).

The PCC has also appointed unremunerated office holders who are not PCC members: Secretary - Georgina Tuckett; Electoral Roll - Paula Davies.

Independent examiner

Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd, Chartered Accountants

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2017) and a registered charity (number 1131281). It has the responsibility, with the Priest-in-Charge (its Chair), of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. All who attend worship are encouraged to register on the Church Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC.

The PCC met five times in person. The Standing Committee, comprising the churchwardens, treasurer and secretary plus two PCC representatives met six times during the year. Our Annual Parish Meeting was held on 24[th] May.

Risk Management and Safeguarding

PCC Members, as trustees, acknowledge their duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. PCC members have also taken due regard of House of Bishops' guidance on Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults, and the PCC adopted the new ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ national policy in 2017 and updated policies in accordance with Diocesan guidelines in the course of 2019. No reports have been received of any incidents of concern.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Purpose and Values

Our statement of purpose and values, adopted in 2011, continues to be: Purpose: Our purpose is to worship God, to follow Jesus, and to show his love to all. Values:

1. We worship the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We aim to do this through prayer, praise and study that is faithful, varied and vibrant, offered throughout the week.

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1. As a reflection of God's open and inclusive love, we welcome all people of all ages, so they may develop a relationship with him.

2. As the Body of Christ, our commitment to one another is one of friendship, encouragement and support, within and beyond our organised activities.

3. We want everyone to explore their call to discipleship in daily life, and we encourage them to develop that calling in the offering of time, skills, and money within and beyond the church.

4. We ensure that the church's vision, values, activities and organisation are widely and accessibly publicised and understood.

5. We maintain and develop our buildings for worship and mission and as valued spiritual places and resources within the local community.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Membership, Worship, Study, Prayer, Mission, Evangelism, and Ecumenical Activity

The new 2021 Electoral Roll contained 132 names (2020: 134). Due to Government guidance and the Covid-19 pandemic, the church was operating on a limited basis for part of the year. We were in vacancy until 3[rd] March when Rev Ben Gunter was licensed as priest-in-charge. We began 2021 with restrictions, and during the year a large public vaccination programme has allowed a gradual resumption of social interaction.

2021 has been a year of returning and rebuilding.

The church family kept going during both the pandemic and a vacancy through 2020 and early 2021. It faithfully served its communities, maintaining worship, providing pastoral support and friendship and, where possible, keeping the building open for private prayer. We are grateful to Rev Paul Peverell and his team for leading services during the vacancy and for his ongoing support for our ministry.

The arrival of our new incumbent and the relaxing of restrictions gave fresh energy to the church community. There was a sense of joy during our Holy Week services as we welcomed old friends back and worshipped together once more. A garden party at the Rectory marked the end of lockdown and the start of a new chapter. It was attended by nearly a hundred people and was a precious time of fellowship.

Numbers attending Sunday services have gradually crept up while those still shielding at home have been able to watch online.

We were particularly thankful for five weddings and nine baptisms, which took place over the summer and autumn months. After such a prolonged period of isolation, it was good to celebrate new beginnings with families in our wider community.

We have also walked alongside those who have said goodbye to their loved ones this year, holding 12 funerals. These included the funeral of our much-loved Lay Reader Derek Frow. A new lay-led pastoral team is being established to provide support and friendship to those in need in our community in 2022.

Hospitality is at the heart of our church and we seek to give a generous welcome to all. We were delighted to serve the community through our regular charity coffee mornings in the Town Hall and host our monthly Coffee and Cake mornings once again. Pop-up kids’ craft was a new development, led by local mums and attracting over 20 children each time into our church.

Engaging children and families has been a priority this year. We have started a new family service and are working towards a new Sunday school alternating each a fortnight. We are grateful to Rev Jon Dean from our neighbouring parish, who leads services at 8am and 9.30am each month, giving variety and freeing up Rev Ben Gunter to oversee the start-up of new activities for children and families.

A flourishing relationship with the primary school has resulted in school assemblies, teaching, and the use of our building. We were delighted to host the school nativity and welcome children and their parents into our church.

Such developments have prompted us to think about how we can use our building creatively to better serve our community. Our church already hosts concerts and offers rehearsal space for Stokesley Choral Society. Wi-fi was installed in February and there has been a growing appetite to install a projector and screen. This will significantly enhance our worship with increased variety of music and imagery, and offer new outreach opportunities such as a popup cinema. A working group has secured a faculty and funds to move this forward in 2022.

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Fundraising activities have gradually restarted this year with an impressive Autumn Fair. Not only did this raise significant funds for the church, but it also helped us reconnect with our wider church family and communities. We have been limited in our ability to give our usual level of support to a variety of mission agencies and other charities (including support for USPG work) but have continued to support Middlesbrough Food Bank.

As the year progressed and restrictions eased, we saw high numbers attending public occasions such as Remembrance and Carols on the Green. Both were co-led with St Joseph’s Catholic Church and Stokesley Methodist Church as part of the Churches Together initiative. After so long apart, it was good to witness communities coming back together again.

Christmas felt particularly special after the disappointment of 2020, with around 150 attending Christingle and a further 100 coming along to our pop-up nativity service. Our traditional service of nine lessons and carols and our informal carol service were also well received as well as our Christmas services.

Despite the significant challenges, brought about by the pandemic, there has been much to be thankful for in 2021 and the opening-up of new opportunities. We look forward to exploring these further in 2022.

Public benefit

The Parish of Stokesley with Seamer-in-Cleveland, in the Stokesley Deanery of the Diocese of York, comprises the market town of Stokesley and the rural area immediately to its west and north, including Tame Bridge, Seamer, Tanton and Newby. The parish church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Stokesley and its churchyard (closed for burials, and now maintained by Hambleton DC) are on Stokesley High Street. The smaller parish church of St. Martin, Seamer and its churchyard (open for burials, maintained by the PCC) are on Hilton Road, Seamer. The Parish is also responsible for a large detached churchyard (open for burials, maintained by the PCC) on Helmsley Road, Stokesley. The PCC, mindful of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, is committed to: enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches (and in other places, when appropriate); encouraging different groups within the parish to explore aspects of Christian faith; enabling individuals to live out their faith in the communities in which they live and work; making our buildings, land and ministers available for religious, educational and artistic purposes by schools and other community groups; encouraging the support of various charities whose aims are consistent with the PCC's; providing pastoral care. This pastoral care includes ministry through baptisms and weddings, visiting the sick, and the conduct of funerals (and burials in our churchyards) and the care of the bereaved: it is exercised both by clergy and by lay members of the church.

Financial Review

Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £94,880 of which £44,883 was unrestricted planned voluntary donations, and a further £17,533 was from gift aid. £6,250 of this related to the gift aid on donations for restricted purposes. We also received legacies of £2,000, which has no restrictions on their use.

Our voluntary income was some £35,000 higher than in 2020. £31,250 of the difference was due to restricted donations for the media project, including the gift aid thereon.

Our fundraising, at £6,592 was significantly better than £1,935 raised in 2020. This reflected the return of the Autumn Fair, and monthly Farmers’ Market coffee and cake. It is still significantly below historic levels, and this is partly due to the Grand Draw not taking place. Our investment income halved to £578 with the drop in interest rates.

£81,301 was spent from unrestricted funds to provide Christian ministry, including a reduced Freewill offer to the Diocese of York of £53,000, (2020 £70,500).

There was an overspend on unrestricted funds of £4,520, despite the significantly reduced Freewill offer to the Diocese. This was after £9,850 spent on the planned refurbishment of the organ. Further significant work on the church and tower is planned for 2022.

Reserves policy

It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months' unrestricted payments. This is equivalent to £20,588. We ended the year with unrestricted funds of £76,762 and are forecasting a significant deficit in 2022.

We hold our unrestricted funds in our HSBC current account and a Virgin Money charity savings account. Restricted funds are held in CBF Church of England Deposit Fund and the CBF Church of England Investment Fund.

Volunteers

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard for our church community. The churchwardens, John

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Groom, Judith Turland, David Hand and Bev Turner have worked tirelessly and taken responsibility for dealing with the considerable challenges of the pandemic, the vacancy and welcoming Rev Ben Gunter as the new incumbent. Their outstanding work, along with many others, has been instrumental in sustaining and developing the church community and God’s work in Stokesley. The PCC acknowledges a huge debt of gratitude to them for all they have done for the church (both seen and unseen) in such difficult times.

Approved by the PCC on 6th April 2022 and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Ben Gunter (PCC Chairman)

Rev Ben Gunter

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Stokesley with Seamer PCC

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2021, which are set out on pages seven to fourteen.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'), and you consider that an audit is not required and that an independent examination is needed.

I have examined your charity's accounts as required under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:

1. that accounting records were not kept as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. that the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. that the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or 4. that there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.

Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd

6 April 2022

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Stokesley wlth SernÈr PCC Statememt of Flnantlal Attlvltles lot thè Yur Ended 31 Dettmber 2021 2021 2020 Unrestrlcted funds Restrlcted lunds Total funds Totsl lunds Notes INCOMING RESOURCES Incomlng rewurces from generated funds Vc4untary income Activities fcf ￿e￿ratiTh8 funds Investment income In¢omlnK resoU￿e5 from ¢harltable actlvltle5 charits￿e Activities Other incomin8 resource5 21al 21bl 21cl 63,630 6,592 578 31.250 59.131 1.935 1.257 6,592 578 21dl 21el 6,028 1,049 6,028 1,049 7,789 185,429 Total Incornlni r•wurr 77A78 31.2X 109. 255.541 RESOURCES EXPENDED Costs of ÉenÈritlfi8 fvnds Churth èctlvit*s Raisln8 funds ¥al 81.301 931 9.970 91.271 931 I￿.920 731 Totsl resources expended 8223Z 9￿70 922OZ IOL651 NET INCOMINGiioufGOINGI RESOURCES BEFORE TRANSFERS 143541 21280 16,926 Grosstransfers be￿een funds Net Incomln8llout8oln81 re50ur¢45 b￿9T• oth•r reco8nlsed 8alns and los 14.3YI 21280 16.926 3,890 Other reeoinlsed gaIn￿l•s$e$ Gairtsllosses on Investment assets 11661 14.325 14.159 8.424 Net movement In fuThJs 14.5201 35.605 31.085 162.314 RECONaLIATION OF FUNDS Totsl funds br¢Jught forward 81,282 292.138 373,420 211.106 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 76.762 327,743 404,505 373,420 Page 8 of 15

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 6 April 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Rev B Gunter (PCC Chairman)

A Bryant (Treasurer)

The notes form part of these accounts.

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Stokesley with Seamer PCC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 December 2021

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

ACCOUNTING CONVENTION

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value, and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs and the the Regulations’ ‘true and fair view’ provisions, and under FRS102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.

FUNDS

Unrestricted funds

These represent the remaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spending on the general purposes of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for particular projects, which are therefore not included in ‘free reserves’ as disclosed in the trustees’ report.

Restricted funds

These are income funds that must be spent on particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

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Income 2021 2020 INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary Income Donations Giftaid Legacies Grants Planned giving Collection5 and other givin Contactless giving 25,LX 17,533 1,418 10,999 1.130 44,883 3,798 537 30 41.733 3,808 143 94,880 59.131 21bl Actlvltles for generatlng fund$ Fundraising events Traidcraft 6.137 4SS 6,592 1.855 81 1,935 21cl Investment Income Rents received Oividends and interest 578 578 1.257 1.257 21dl Incomlng resources from charltable acthiltles Fees retained by the PCC 6,028 7,789 21el Other incoming resources Proceeds from sale of Riversdene property Furlough receipts Contribution to costs 181.411 2.207 1,810 185,429 1,049 1,049 Totsl Incomin8 resources 109,128 255,541 Page 11 of 15

EXPENDITURE Church acdvltles Freewill offer to Diocese Wages Insurance Light and heat Church admin costs Incumbent's expenses Assistant's expenses Church cleaning Rectory expenses Mission and evangelism Church maintenance Upkeep of services Upkeep of churchyard Hall hire Other PCC property upkeep Major repairs to church Grants to institutions 2021 2020 31al 53,¢JX) 2,7 4,750 3,117 1.773 152 70,5CKI 3,065 4,653 4,066 2.272 328 47 1.085 637 543 1,724 871 4,3S7 456 71 522 2,292 32 3,239 911 4.7S2 733 9,850 6,087 121 91.271 122 3,156 206 IIXI.920 31bl Ralslng funds Traidcraft costs Fundraising costs 453 478 931 141 590 731 Totsl resources expended 92,202 101,651 Net lexpenditurellincome before gains and losses 16,926 153,890 Reallsed recognlsed galns and k>55es Realised gainslllossesl on fixed asset investments 14,159 8.424 Net lexpenditurellincome 31.085 162.314 Page 12 of 15

4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration nor other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2021 nor for the year ended 31 December 2020 other than as detailed below.

The parish organist, who is member of the PCC was paid from PCC funds for his music services, and this comprises the full amount of staff costs disclosed below. He also receives additional payments for services at funerals and weddings, and the PCC collects these funds on his behalf and accounts for them via the payroll. This is in addition to the costs disclosed below, which comprise the cost borne directly by the PCC.

A small, immaterial proportion of the expenses paid to the incumbent may have related to his services as chairman of the PCC.

TRUSTEES' EXPENSES

Trustees are reimbursed for expenses incurred on behalf of the PCC.

RELATED PARTIES

Unrestricted donations of £17,471 and restricted donations of £25,000 were received from related parties (PCC members).

5. STAFF COSTS

Wages and salaries The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: Church organist	2021 £ 2,700 2021 1	2020 £ 3,065 2020 1

No employee payments were large enough to attract social security costs.

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FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS MARKET VALUE Market value at l January 2021 Diswsal Net 8aSns Market value at 31 December 2021 278.273 iio.<xx)I 14,159 282.432 During the year £IO.(MX) of the CBF Investment Fund was sold and moved to the current account in order to cover the costs ol tapStal work on the churth whlch wll take place in 2022. The purchase of irNestments was made from the proceeds from Riversdene which were invested in a CBF Church of Erqland Deposit fund. The market value at 31 December 2021 represents investments f¢y restricted lunds. LIABIUTIES 2021 2020 Amounts falllng due withln one year Heating retention Incumbent's expense5 Supplier Collection on behalf of charities 1,036 169 107 35 12 48 311 1,096 Page 14 of 15

ANALYSISOF NÉT ASSEfS BEIWEEN FUNDS 2021 Totallunds 2020 Totalfunds UThrestr￿éd funds funds Inve5trnents Currentassets 282.432 45.311 327.743 282.432 122.073 404.SOS 278.272 95.148 373.420 76,762 76.762 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Transfers betvjeen funds At31 December 2021 At l January 2021 movement in funds Unrestritted fund% Generalfund Quinquennvalfund 8ell repairfund Legac 56,949 10.381 1.277 12.675 81.282 16.5201 15701 soo 70 49.859 10.881 1.347 14.67S 76.762 2.000 14.S201 Re#rirtd fund$ Sanctuary FabrK Church House Rwer5dene Medla project 429 1,992 99.143 190.574 429 1,992 103.403 190.669 31.250 327.743 4.260 95 31.2SO 35.605 292.138 TOTAL FUNDS 373.420 31.085 404.505 The Restrfcled fund5 Collslst ot: Sanctuary furni%hings.' for the malntenance of the Lady Chapel atStoke5 churth. forattarfrontai4 etc Fabrk= specrfk and grants for the upkeep of thefatsr￿ and fhlngs of the church Church House.. a property sokl bythe partsh In 1972.. the proceeds may On￿ be used fortapital bulkling projects. RniÈrsdenÈ.' a d0mÈSt￿ propwty sold bythÈ parish in 2020.. the procÈÈds may onty be usd fortofurth the Tel¥K)u5 and other Charitab￿wOrk of the ChuTch of EngLind in the parish Media project.. donatK)n5 towards ￿0dern￿l￿¥church aud￿ ¥￿Ual sy5tein5 The Unre5trfcledfvnds cons15t of: Qunquennial.. for thecost of thefwe-yearty archr<ecl's report and the repairs recomrnended 8ell repair.. for bell repairs. repL3cement bell rope5 etc. Legack.. *aC￿8￿en tolurtherthe8eneralworkof the church set ashle untll needed. Page 15 of 15