REGIStERED CHARrrY NUMBER: 1131281
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended
31 December 2023
for
Stokesley with Seamer PCC

Stokesley with Seamer PCC
Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
Page
Report of the Trustees
3to5
Independent Examiner's Report
Ststement of Fbnantial Aciivities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
9t014
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Report ofthe Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2023
The trustees present their report with the financial ststements of the tharity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
REFERENCE AND ADMIN15fRATIVE D￿Alls
Rewstered Charity numbér
1131281
Prindpal address
The Rectory
Leven Close
Stokesley
Middlesbrough
Trustees
Ex-officio
Clergy- Rev Ben Gunter (Priest-in-charge & Chairl
Churchwardens.- Judwth Turland-, John Groom Ivice Chairl.. David Hand,-
Deanery Synod Member= Jenny James Isecretaryl
Elected
Jane Atha ISafe8uardingl.- Nadine Brown- Anne Bryant (TreasureTI- Guy Davies.. Jennifer Finel,. Colin Hinton," Hilary Kerr..
Beverley Turner IPCC representative on the Standin8 Committee).. Sue W3rdlè- Heather Waring- Jean Webster.. Michael
Westgarth-Taylor IPCC Representative on the StandinB CommitteÈl.
The PCC has also appointed an unremunerated office holder who is not a PCC member.- Elector31 Roll- Paula Davie5
Independent examiner
Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd, Chartered Accountants
sfRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEME14T
Governing document
The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is a body corporate IPCC Powers Measure 1956. Church Representation Rules 20171
and 3 registered charlty (number 11312811. rt has the fesponsibility. wtth the Priest-in-charge lits Chatrl. of promotinB
in the ecclesiastical pa¥ish the whole rni55ion of the Church, pastoral. evangelistic. ￿Kial and ecumenical. All who attend
worshlp are encouraged to register on the Church Elertoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC met 7 times during the year. The Standing Committee, compri5in8 the churchwardens. treasurer and secretary
plus two PCC represenlatives met 6 times during the year. Our Annual Parish Meeting was held on 20 March 2023.
Risk Mana8eme*)t and Saftguardir¥
PCC Membefs. as trustees, acknowledge their duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity 15 exposed and
to ensure appropriate controls are in pla￿ to provide reasonable a55urance against fraud and error. PCC member5 have
also taken due regard of House of Bishops. 8uidaft￿ on Safeguardin8 Children and Vulnerable Adult5, and the PCC
adopted the new 'Prornoting a Safer Church. national poliry in 2017 and updated policies in atcordance with Diocesan
guidelines in the course of 2019. No reports have been received of any inadents of concem.
OBJECTIVES AND AcllvmES
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.
V3lues=
l. We worship the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We aim to do this thro*J8h prayef. praise and study that is
faithful. varied and vibrant. offered throughout the week.
2. As a refiertion of God's open and inclusrve love. we welcome all people of a113Ees. so they may develop a relationship
with him.
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3. As the Body of Christ. our commitment to one another is one of friendship. encouragement and support. within and
beyond our organised artivities.
4. Wè want everyone to explore their call to disopleship in daity life. and we encourage them to develop that callin8 in
the offerin8 of time, skills. and money w¢thin and beyond the church.
5. We ensure that the church's vision, values, art¢vities and organisation are Whdely and acce55ibly publicised and
understood.
6. We m36ntain and dèvelop our buildÈngs for worship and mission and as valued spiritual places and resources within
the local cornmunity.
OWEcnvfS AND ACTIVMES
Membershlp. Worshlp. Stutty. Prayer. Mlsslon, E¥angellsm, and Ecumenkal Atti¥ity
The new 2023 Elertoral Roll contained 118 members12022= 1221 from 96 househokls. 6 bang non-resFdent.
2023 has been 3 yèar when the church has moved to notable 8rowth_ Reviewing attendance figure5 acros5 the final
quarter. attendènte at the main Sunday service shows a fifteen per cent increase year on year from 2021-23.
y the end of the year, normal attendance at the main Sunday service was around sixty. We have more than recovered
from Covid and are attracting new people of all ages. We finished theyear with record numbers at all Chrlstmas services
including a joint carol service with Churches Together.
Stokesley Parish Church aims to be at the heart of its community. revitalisingtradition5 and exploring new p055ibilities.
The monthly-coffee and Cake5" morning continues to see healthy numbers with the associated craft activities reachinE
many people from both old and new parts of the town. The Autumn Fair was very suc￿ssIv1 with increased numbers
and tskings. Local people were involved in a-tidy up- day in the graveyard extension and over thlrty l¢xal organi￿tiOnS
decorated trees for our first Christmas Tree Festiv31. including 5choo15 and uniformed 8roup5. With its ex￿lIent
acoustics. the church is h05ting an increasing number of musical concerts in line with our aim to grow this revenue
stream in the futUTe.
The church plays a significant Tole in the town at limes of natlon31 importance, this yearxreeningthe Kings, coronation.
hosting a royal picnic and r￿nactIng the coronation with the local primary school for children. teachers and parents.
We were delighted that the ArchbTrshop of York joined us for Rernembran￿ Svndèy and the town pafadè. following an
earlier visit in lyne when he admitted churchwardens in the Cleveland Archdeaconry at our thufch.
We continve to invest in our building to reflect the needs of our worshiping and lotal community which 15 growing
younger and more diverse. The screen has become a very popular element of services ofall types and occasional offices.
The sound system is in the pro￿55 of being upgraded to the same standard. We are very grateful for a 8eneroLSS legacy
in memory of Hilary and Derek F¥ow and this will suppgrt further devdopments.
Finance continues to be a considerable challenge with income lagging behind expenditure. The primary stfategy for
addressing this rnust be an increase in numbers. We anticipate that wving will increase as attendan￿ and our presence
in the community grows.
Our ministry capacity has been boosted through increased lay leadership and p3rticipation. The farnily servi￿ is now
c¢>led by parents, the Revitalize Group led a Blue Christmas service for those finding life hard and our Friendship Group
continue5 to provide practical and pastoral support. Prayer ministry 15 Offered on a one-to-one basis. We are most
grateful to the Reverend Jon Dean and Reverend P3uI Peverell from Great Ayton for their support.
An enormous amount of time and effort has gone into the work behind scenes to enable all this to happen. We are
immensely g¥ateful to all who havè contributed, and we 8ive thanks to God for all He has done in church and
community this year.
Public benefft
The Parish of Stokesleywith Seamer-in-cleveland. in thestokesley Deaneryof the Diocesè of York. tompri5es the market
town of Stokesley and the rur31 area immediately to its west and north. including Tame Bridge. Seamer, Tanlon and
Newby. The parish church of St. Peter & St. Paul. Siokesley and tts thurthyard (dosed for burials, and now maintained
by Hambleton DCI are on Stokesley High Street. The smèller p3ri5h church of St. Mart4n, Seamer and its churchyard
(open for burials, maintained by the PCCI are on Hilton Road. Seamer. The Parish is also responsible for a large detached
churchyard lopen for burials. maintsined by the PCCI on Helmsley Road. Stokesley.
The PCC, mindful of the Charity Commi55ion'5 8uidance on public benefit, ￿ committed to.. enabling as many people as
possible to worship ai our churche513nd tn other place5, when appropriatel- encouraging different @roups within the
parish to explore aspects of Christian faith- enabling individuals to live out their faith in the communities in whtch thev
live and work,. making our buildings. land and ministers available for religiou5. education31 and artistic purposes by
schools and other tommunity groups. encourag*￿ the support of various tharities whose aims are consistent with the
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PCC's- Providing pastoral care. This pastoral care indude5 ministry through baptisms and weddTrn8S, ViSitin8the Sick. ènd
the condurt of funerals land txjrials in our churchyards) and the care of the bereaved= it is exerosed both by dergy and
by lay members of the church.
Financial R￿leW
In 2023 the General Fund decreased from £41.071 and ended the year at £15.141 Isee note 91. Whilst we hold other
designated funds which are unrestricted. the PCC rnay well have to consider tran%fÈrs from these funds into the General
Fund in 2024 in order to meet regular expenditure.
Total ieceipts on vnrestricted funds were £I06.3￿(2022 £94.9321
Unre5tricled planned voluntary donations were £36.03112022 £41,382), and a further £11,73812022 £11,1941 wasfrom
8ift aid. We also received a legacy of £28,orKI. whith has no restrirtions on its use.
Our planned giving fdl by 13% whilst we faced increased costs.
Our fundraisingtotal remained similar £1257712022 £12.215lwith increases in the funds raised by theAutumn Fair and
other events offsettin8 a £759 detrease in the Grand Draw.
Our 5totk market-based investments increased in value by £10,887 following a fall of £9.429 in 2022.
£ICX),363 was spent from unrestricted funds to provide Christian ministry, including an Ir￿reased Freewill offer to the
Diocese of York of £70,2rKJ12022 £60.0(M)I.
There was a surplus on unrestrirted funds of £2.57012022 overspend £4.6661. which ￿ after including the unrestricted
legacy income of £28.{￿ which is not experted to recur.
Note = sin￿ the adoption of The Parish Giving Stheme. the planned voluntary donations have been reported induding
the gift aid associated with the PGS. For 2023 the planned voluntary donations do not include gift aid and the
comparisons above are Yestated to reflert the new accounts policy adopte(l in 2023
Reserves policy
It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted ftJnd5 that equates to at leastthree months, unrestricted payments.
Thi5 is equivalent to £28.LXKI. We ended the year with Un￿lri￿ed funds of £74,666 of which £15.141 is the general
fund and the bèlance of £59.525 is designated, and we a￿ budgeting a further deficit in 2024.
We hold our Unrestricted funds in our HSBC current attount. Restricted funds are held in the cu(￿nt account. CBF
Church of England Deposit Fund and the CBF Church of Ewand InvÈstment Fund.
Volunteèrs
We would like to thank all the volunieers who work so hard for our chuich community. The outstanding work of the
churchwardens, John Gri)om. Judiih Turland. David Hand assisted by Bev T5Jmer. along with many others. has been
instrumental in sustaining and developing the churth community and God's work in Stokesley.
Approved by the PCC on 241h Marth 2024 and signed on th￿r behalf by the Reverend Ben Gunter IPCC Chairman)
Rev Ben Gunter
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Independent Exam1r￿'S Report lo theTrusiees of
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 Decernber 2023. which are Set out on pages seven to fourteen.
Responsibilittes and basis of report
As the chafity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of thè accounts in accordance with the requirements
of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. 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 sertion 145 of the Charitie5 Act 20111'the Act'l. In carrying
out my examination I have followed the Direuions given bythe Charity Commission under sertion 14515llbl of the 2011
My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe=
that accountin8 records were not kept 35 required by 5eLtion 130 of the Act- or
that the accounts do not accord with those record5; or
that the accounts do not comply with the acco*Jnting requirements of the Act- or
that the￿ is further infomiatron needed for a proper understanding of the accounts.
Indepèndent ex•mlnees statemerrt
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters ill to 141 listed above and, in
connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commtssion I have found no matters that require drawing to
vour attention.
Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd
26 March 2024
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Stoke51ey w4th Seamer PCC
statement ol Financlal Ariivltles
lor the Year Ended 31 December 2023
2022
Lknre51ritted
lunds
Restricted
lunds
Totsi funds
Total funds
t4ffje5
INCOMING RES0￿¢(￿5
lThcomirbg resoLFr£esfrom generated funds
Voluntary incorne
Activities forgenerating fund5
Investrent inc
Incomin8 resourcesfrom charitable acti¥itie5
Ch8ritsble Actiffities
Other res￿rceS
86.985
11577
242
4.9Y
91,939
12,577
6,160
78.308
12.215
2,550
21b)
21cl
5318
Zldl
21el
5.728
859
5,728
7,352
1.770
750
Total Incomlng resour
ii.w
102,195
RE￿uftCES EXPENDED
CoAsol gerleratlng fvnds
Church acbwtes
Raising furK15
3(al
IClJ,363
1.375
9.425
IC9,788
1.375
134,675
1,545
Total resoLbrcesexpended
IOL738
9A15
136.IZO
NET INCOMINGiioufGOINGI RESOiMICES BEFORE TPANSFERS
4ffi52
2.197
6￿49
134.0251
Gr055 tsansfer5 fv￿5
12.(B21
Net incorninBlloutgoln81 ruoLtrces before ￿her
reco8nised 8alns arld 10s5es
2570
4279
134.0251
oiher recoRnised yifi4bossés
Gèinsl11tt55e51 ￿ inve5trent assets
10
ION7
10,887
19,4291
Net mtr4err*nt in fund5
2,570
15.166
17,736
143,4541
RECONaLIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds fc•ward
71(￿6
288.955
36L051
361.051
TOTAL FIWIDS fARRIED FORWARD
74.666
3t4,121
378.n7
361.051
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Stokesley with Seamer PCC
Balance Sheet
s at 31 December 2023
2023
2022
FIXED A55ETS
Investn*nts
292.204
275,4(K)
CURRENT ASSEfs
Debto
Cash at bank and in hand
130
86,987
87,826
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors
{1,2431
11.4651
NET CURRENT ASSETS
86.583
85,652
ASSErs
378,787
361.051
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
Re5tri¢ted fvnds
74,666
304.121
72.096
288.955
TOTAL FUNDS
378,787
361.051
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 24 March 2024 and signed on its behalf by=
Rev B Gunter IPCC Chairman)
A Bryant (Treasurer)
The note5 form part of these accounts.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 Dewnber 2023
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING CONVEPfflON
The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared
under the historital cost convention, with the ex￿ptIOn of investments which are included at market value, and
in accordance with the Church Accounting Re8ulations 2[￿ governing the individu31 accounts of PCCS and the
Regulations true and fairVi￿ provisions. and under FRS1021201613s the applicable accounting standards and
the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practi￿, Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5.
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
These iepresent ihe iemaining income funds of the PCC that are available for spendin8 on the general purposes
of the PCC, including amounts designated by the PCC for particular projecis. which are therefore not induded in
'free reserves, 35 disclosed in the trustee￿ reporL
Restricted funds
These a￿ income funds that must be spent on particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is induded in the notes to the financial statements.
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Income
2023
2022
INCOMING RESOUR(ES
Voluntary income
Donations
Gift aid
Legacies
Grants
Planned givir
Collections and other givi
Cofttsctless givir
21al
9.394
11.738
28,IXX)
3,594
8,049
ii.c
4,490
44,527
5,462
1,186
36.031
5.527
1,249
91,939
78,308
21bl
Activities for generating fvnds
Autumn fair
Grand drdw
Other fundraisi￿8 events
Traidcraft
2,956
2.541
2.563
3,3(X)
6,288
65
12.215
12,577
21cl
Investment Income
Dividends and interest
6.160
6.160
2,550
2,550
21dl
Incorning resources from charltable activities
Fees retained by the PCC
5.728
7.352
21el
Other incoming resources
Contribution to Costs
1,770
1,770
Total Incomlng resourc
118.012
102.195
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EXPENDITURE
Church activities
Freewill offer to Diocese
Wages
Insurance
Light and heat
Church admin costs
Incumberrt's expenses
Organist fees
Church cleaning
Rectory expenses
Mission and evangelism
Church maintenance
Upkeep of seNices
Upkeep of churchyard
Hall hire
Other PCC property upkeep
Major ￿paIrS to church
Grants to institution5
2023
2022
3{a)
70,2(h)
2.324
5,377
9.010
4,188
218
2.700
4,903
5,324
167
1,291
1.479
170
605
1,921
125
1,498
2,380
5.656
523
6,368
4,569
41,557
267
134.675
6.028
109.788
31bl
Raising funds
Trdidcrdft costs
Fundraising costs
112
1.432
1,545
1.375
1.375
Total resources expended
111.163
136,220
Net {expenditure}lincome tefore gairs and losses
6,849
134.0251
Realised retognised gains and losses
Realised gainslllossesl on fixed asset investnEnts
10.887
19,4291
Net le¥penditurellincome
17,736
143,4531
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TRUSTEE5' REMUNERATION AND 8ENEFtrs
A parish administrator who is a PCC member provided services on a self-employed basis and was paid £2169 in
2023.
A small, immaterial proportion of the expenses paid to ihe incumbent may have related to his services a5
chairman of the PCC.
TRUSTEES, EXPENSES
Trustees are reimbufsed for expenses inojffed on behalf of the PCC.
RELATED PARTIES
Unrèstritted donations of £21928.63 werè received from related parties IPCC members).
STAFF COSTS
2023
2022
Wages and salaries
155
2,7LKI
The average rnonthly number of employees during the year was a5 follows..
2023
2022
Church orÈanist
No employee payments were large enoueh to attrart social security costs.
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FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
MARKET VALUE
Market value at l January 2023
Interest
Investment gain
Market value at 31 Decenknr 2023
275.4(K)
5,918
10,887
292.205
LIABILrtlES
2023
2022
Amounts falling due wthin one year
Retentions
Suppliers
Collection on behalf of charities
1415
363
1,243
50
1465
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ANALYSS OF NET ASSEfs BETWEEN HJ14DS
2023
Trtal fuTrJs
2022
Trtal funds
Ur¥estricted
Restiitted
fun
In¥estmeThts
292,204
11.917
304,121
292,204
86.S83
378,787
275,4(K>
85,651
361,051
Current assets
74.666
74,666
MOVÉMENT IN FiA4DS
Transfer5
At31
DecertEr
At ljarwry
2023
in fLNxIs
funlts
2023
Unrestrkttd Ide*natedl funds
General fLnd
41,071
Quinquenfibal fund
4.933
Bell repairfvnd
1.417
Legacie5
24,675
123WI
12,0821
15.141
5,433
1,417
28.(MXI
4.652
12.0821
74,666
Restrkted lunds
Church Redevelo￿*
ch￿￿hY3￿j
Fabric
Hower Fund
Media project
Rivers¢*ne
sa￿tuary
Seaft*r
ChU￿h H￿Se
310
3,148
12.0821
3.458
1,992
35
7.831
I93,(￿6
429
1,992
20
1151
14,2221
5.918
198.984
429
84.212
288.955
10.337
13,084
94,549
304.121
2.￿2
TOTAL FUNDS
361,051
17,736
378.787
The Restricted funds consist of.
Church redevelop￿nI.. S￿lfIC ¢knatiLYS for irTKV(w&￿ W0J￿ts at Stokesley Church
chLWcFrya￿.. N￿gIntena￿e rf &cknley Chwrhyard
Fabric.. s￿CIfiC le8acie5 and 8rants the urkeep of the fabric and fittir¥s OF the church
Flo*tr Fund". specific Ikjnatiors fi(y*￿5 at seNces
Heating.. s￿CIfiC ¢knati(￿S ar¥J grants forthe heating systerrs at Stoke51ey Churh
Metha proieu". donattons towards ￿￿MI$l￿ chwth aLKIio ￿$l01 systerys
Rive￿￿ene. a K*opety sdd trry the parish in 2020: the Pr￿eedS may £￿tY LY used f(* to furtt*r
the religi(K￿ other tharitatAe Church cl Erela￿l in the parish
Sanctuaryfurnishl￿S'. forthe maintenarKe d the ia(ty Chard at Stokesley church. for altar fffjntals etc
5eatr*r specific legacies and th￿at1￿5 f(YSearTEr Church
Chwch H¢xse'. a Fyrwty sold ty the parish in 1972.. prtteeds only te ￿ed f￿ caiwtal tmjildi￿g projects.
The Lknrestri¢ted Ide*natedl lunds con4st ofr.
aUn￿nn1a1.. fc* the Cc￿1 of the fivtryearfy a￿hitect,5 reFXYt andthe
Bell repair. bell ￿K01r$, rerAaceftpnt bell etc.
Legacie5.' legatie5 given to furtherthe Beneral chwch set aside until needed.
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