REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1131281
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended
31 December 2024
for
Stokesley with Seamer PCC

stokesley with Seamer PCC
Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Page
Report of the Trustees
3to5
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Stokesley with Seamer PCC
Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number
1131281
Principal address
The Rectory
Leven Close
5tokesley
Middlesbrough
Tru5tee5
Ex-officio
Clergy.. Rev Ben Gunter (Priest-in-charge & Chair)
Churchwardens: Judith Turland,. John Groom (Vice Chairl,. David Hand,. Beverley Turner
Deanery Synod Member.. Jenny James Isecretaryl
Elected
Jane Atha ISafe8uarding); Nadine Brown; Anne Bryant ITreasurerl,. Guy Davies; Jennifer Finel. Colin Hinton,. Hilary Kerr;
Beverley Turner,. Sue Wardle,. Heather Waring,. Jean Webster,. Michael Westgarth-Taylor IPCC Representative on the
Standing Committee).
The PCC has also appointed an unremunerated office holder who is not a PCC member.. Electoral Roll - Paula Davies
Independent examlner
Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd, Chartered Accountants
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governlng document
The Parochial Church Council IPCCI is a body corporate IPCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 20171
and a reglsterÈd charity {number 11312811. It has the responslblllty, with the Priest-in-charge (its Chairl, 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 Elettoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC met 7 times during the year. The Standing Committee, comprising the churchwardens, treasurer and secretary
plus one PCC representative met 6 times durln8 the year. Our Annual Parish Meeting was held on 22 April 2024.
Risk Management and Safeguardlng
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 reviewed policies in accordance with Diocesan
guidelines annually. No reports have been received of any incidents of concern.
OBJEcfivES AND AcfiviTIES
Purpose and Values
Our statement of purpose and values, adopted in 2011, continues to be-
Purpose:
Our purpose is to worship God, to followjesus, and to show his love to all.
Values-
l. We worship the one true God. Father. Son and Holy Spirit. We aim to do thls through prayer, praise and study that is
faithful, varied and vibrant, offered throughout the week.
2. 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.
3. A5 the Body of Christ, our commitment to one another is one of friendship, encouragement and support, within and
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beyond our organised activities.
4. 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.
5. We ensure that the churth's vision, values, activities and organisation are widely and accessibly publicised and
understood.
6. We maintain and develop our buildings for worship and mission and as valued spiritual place5 and resources Wlthin
the local community.
OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES
Membership, Worship. Study. Prayer, Mission, Evangellsm, and Ecumenlcal Activlty
The 2024 Electoral Roll contained 134 members12023- 118) from 110 households. 10 being non-resident.
2024 has been a year of consolidation. We have enjoyed welcoming newer members of the church into more active
role5 in the life of our community.
At the end of the year, normal attendance at the main Sunday service was around sixty but with a wider age range than
in previous years. There are 16 new names on the electoral roll.
Coffee and Cake and Children's Craft continue to thrive and new volunteers have been appreciated. Our concert
programme is expanding and included performances from Saltburn Big Band, Bilsdale Brass Band and a Ukrainian opera
singer. Wewere delighted to welcome the Ukrainian community into church for this. The Autumn Fair was once again
well attended, raising significant funds and bringing the church community together. A gardening team look after our
churchyard on a regular basis and also hosted a churchyard Clear-up with support from local residents.
Our relationship5 With the wider comrnunity have also matured bearing fruit. Our good plans with other churches and
theTown Council saw record numbers at Remembrance and Carols on the Green. Our Service of Lessons and Carols and
our lent course was also well received with participation from other churches.
Links to the primary school have broadened and deepened, with regular classes visiting the church for RE and with the
whole school celebrating Christmas, Easter and harvest with us. The school choir also san8 at 'Coffee and Cake, bringing
children and families into church. PTA mums run Kids, Craft In church. We were delighted to welcome Bishop Barry,
the new Bishop of Whitby, into school.
We welcomed the secondary school into church at Christmas for a Service of Lessons and Carols for the first time. This
was a new venture for the school and the Headmaster has expressed the desire to make it an annual event.
Lay ministry continues to grow. Our Revitalise team led an 'Hour at the Cross,, Family Harvest and Blue Christm35
services which were warmly received. The Families Team has expanded and a new worship band has been
established. The Friendship Group offers valuable pastoral care and has encouraged many into our church with
friendship and practical help. We are very grateful to Rev Jon Dean and latterly RÈV Paul Peverell for their support and
to our musical dlrector Rev Michael Aisbitt.
We continue to invest in our building to reflect the needs of our worshiping and local community which is growing
younger and more diverse.
Finance continues to be a considerable challenge with income lagging behind expenditure. However, regular giving has
picked up a little following a Generous Giving campaign, and we continue to drive forward with new initiatives aimed
at boosting expenditure and reducing outgoings.
A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into the work behind the scenes to enable all this to happen. We
are immensely grateful to all who have contributed, and we give thanks to God for all He has done in our church and
community this year.
We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard for our church community. The outstanding work of the
churchwardens, John Groom, Judith Turland, David Hand and Bev Turner, along with many others, has been
instrumental in sustaining and developing the church community and God's work in Stokesley.
Public benefit
The Parish of Stoke51eywith Seamer-in-cleveland, in the Stokesley Deaneryof the Diocese of York, comprisesthe market
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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 DCI are on Stokesley High Street. The smaller parish church of St. Martin, Seamer and its churchyard
(open for buria15, maintained by the PCCI are on Hilton Road, Seamer. The Parish is also responsible for a large, detached
churchyard (open for burials, maintained by the PCCI on Helmsley Road, Stokeslev.
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 land in other places. when appropriatel- 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 land burials in our churchyards) and the care of the bereaved- it is exercised both by clergy and
by lay members of the church.
Flnanclal Revlew
In 2024 the General Fund decreased from £21,695 and, after a transfer of £7000 from the Riversdene fund, ended the
year at £446 Isee note 91. Whilst we hold other designated funds which are unrestricted, the PCC may well have to
consider further transfer5 from these funds into the General Fund in 2025 in order to meet regular expenditure.
Total receipts on unrestrlcted funds were £81,26012023 £106,390)
Unrestricted planned voluntary donationswere £37,37012029 £36,031), and a further £10,43412023 £11,738) wa5 from
gift aid.
Our fundraising total fell to £10,61012023 £12,577) largely due to no Grand Draw takin8 place.
Our stock market-based investments increased in value by £458512023 £10,887).
£101,64212023 £100,363) was spent from unrestricted fund5 to provide Chrlstian mlnistry, including the Freewill offer
to the Diocese of York of £65,20012023 £70,200).
There was a deficit on unrestricted funds of £21,717 before 3 £7000 fund transfer from restricted funds12023 surplus
£25701.
Reserves pollcv
It is PCC policy to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three months, unrestricted payments.
This is equivalent to £25,000. We ended the year with unrestricted funds of £59,71112023 £74,666) of whlch £446 is
the general fund and the balance of £59,265 is designated, and we are budgeting a further deficit in 2025.
We hold our unrestricted funds in our HSBC current account and In an M&G Charity Bond. Restricted funds are held in
the current account, CBF Church of England Deposit Fund and the CBF Church of England Investment Fund. See note 8.
Volunteers
We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard for our church community. The outstanding work of the
churchwardens, John Groom, Judith Turland, David Hand and Bev Turner, along with many others, has been
instrumental in sustaining and developing the church community and God's work in Stokesley.
Approved by the PCC on 3 March 2025 and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Ben Gunter IPCC Chairman)
ULUL
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 2024, which are set out on pages seven to thirteen.
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 20111'the Act,), and you consider that an audit is not required and that an independent examination
is needed.
I have examined your charity'5 accounts as required under section 145 of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. In carrying
out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission undef section 14515llbl of the 2011
Act.
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 as required by section 130 of the Act: or
that the accounts do not accord with those records; or
that the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
that there is further information needed for a proper understandin8 of the accounts.
Independent examlner's statement
I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters111 to141 listed above and, In
connection with followin8 the Directions of the Charity Commission I have found no matters that require drawing to
your attention.
Gillian Duffy & Co Ltd
rd
3 March 2025
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5toke51ey with Seamer PCC
Statement of Financlal Activities
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Restrirted
funds
Total funds
Total funds
Notes
INCOMING RESOURCES
Incoming resources from generated fund5
Voluntary irKome
Activities for generatlng fund5
Investment income
Inujming re50urces from charltable artivltle5
Charitsble Activities
Other incorning resources
2{al
21bl
2{cl
61.919
10,610
297
300
62,219
10,610
10.412
91,939
12,577
6,160
10,115
2(d}
21el
7,150
1,285
7,150
1,930
5,728
1,609
645
Total Incoming resources
81,260
11.060
92.320
118,012
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of generating fund5
Church actlvltes
Raislng funds
3{al
101,641
1,336
1,095
102,736
1.336
109,788
1,375
Total resources expended
102,977
1,095
104,072
111,163
NET INCOMINGIIOUTGOING} REsOuR￿s BEFORE TRANSFERS
{21,717)
9,965
111,7521
6.849
Gross trdn5fer5 be￿en funds
7,000
17,0001
Net Incomlnz/loutgolng} resources before other
reco8nlsed 8alns and losse5
114,717)
2,965
111,7521
6.849
Other recognised g8lnsllosses
Gainsl Ilossesl on inve5tsment assets
12391
4,824
4,585
10,887
Net movement in funds
114,9551
7,789
17,1671
17,736
RECONOLIATION OF FUNOS
Totsl funds brought forward
74,666
304,121
378,787
361,051
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
59,711
311,909
371,620
378,787
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Stokesley with Seamer PCC
Balance sheet
as at 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Investments
306,903
292,204
CURRENT ASSET5
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
64,717
87,826
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors
(1,243)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
64,717
86,583
NET ASSETS
371,620
378,787
FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
59,711
311,909
74,666
304,121
TOTAL FUNDS
371,620
378,787
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 3, March 2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Rev B Gunter IPCC Chairman}
A Bryant (Treasurerl
The notes form part of these account5.
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Stokesley wlth Seamer PCC
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ACCOUNTING CONVENTION
The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FR5102. 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 Accountin8 Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCS and the
Regulations true and fair Vie￿ provisions, and under FRS102120161 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
2024
2023
INCOMING RESOURCES
Voluntary income
Donations
Gift aid
Legacies
Grants
Planned giving
Collections and other giving
Contactless giving
2{a)
3,958
10,434
9,394
11,738
28,OQK)
508
37,370
7,974
1,975
36,031
5,527
1,249
62,219
91,939
2(bl
Activities for generating funds
Autumn fair
Grand draw
Other fundraising events
3,011
2,956
2,541
7,080
12,577
7,599
10,610
21c)
Investment income
Dividends and interest
10,412
10,412
6,160
6,160
2(dl
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Fees retained by the PCC
7,150
5,728
21el
Other Incomlng resources
Contribution to costs
1,930
1,930
1,609
1,609
Total incomlng resources
92,320
118,012
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EXPENDrruRE
Church activities
Freewill offer to Diocese
Wages
Ins ura nce
Light and heat
Church admin costs
Incumbent's expenses
Organist fees
Church cleaning
Rectory expenses
Mi55ion and evangelism
Church maintenance
Upkeep of seNices
Upkeep of churchyard
Hall hire
Other PCC property upkeep
Major repairs to church
Grants to institutions
2024
2023
3{a)
65,200
2,760
5,900
7,196
3,082
234
650
1,337
660
70,200
2,324
5,377
9,010
4,188
218
690
1,291
280
125
1,498
2,380
5,656
523
2,545
1,933
11,007
78
150
6,028
102,736
109,788
31bl
Raising funds
Traidcraft costs
Fundraising costs
1,336
1,336
1,375
1,375
Total resources expended
104,072
111,163
Net lexpenditurel/income before gains and losses
111,752)
6,849
Reallsed recognised gains and losses
Realised gains/llosses) on fixed asset investments
4,585
10,887
Net (expenditure)/income
17,167)
17,736
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TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
A parish administrator who is a PCC member provided services on a self-employed basis and was paid £2760 in
2024.
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 £18.299 were received from related parties IPCC members).
STAFF COSTS
In 2024 there were no employees
FIXED A55ET INVESTMENTS
MARKET VALUE
Market value at l January 2024
Interest
Investment gain
Market value at 31 December 2024
292,204
10,115
4,585
306,903
The funds are held in the following investments..
CCLA (Church House)
CCLA IRiversdenel
M&G
99,690
200,675
6,538
306,903
LIABILITIES
2024
2023
Amounts falling due within one year
Retentions
Suppliers
Collection on behalf of charities
880
363
1,243
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ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
2024
Total funds
2023
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Investments
Current assets
6,538
53,173
59,711
300,365
11,544
311.909
306,903
64,718
371.620
292,204
86,583
378,787
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
Transfers
between
fund5
At31
December
At l January
2024
nyjvement
in funds
2024
Unrestrlcted {deslBnated) funds
General fund
15,141
Quinquennial fund
5,433
Bell repair fund
1,417
Legacles
52,675
74,666
121,6951
500
17611
7,000
446
5,933
656
52,675
59,711
121,9551
Restrlcted funds
Church Redevelopment
Churchyard
Fabric
Flower Fund
Media project
Riversdene
Sanctuary
Seamer
Church House
3,458
3.458
1,992
20
3,609
198,984
429
1,080
94,549
304,121
1,992
20
3,459
202,099
429
1,080
99,372
311,909
11501
10,115
17,0001
4,824
14.789
17,0001
TOTAL FUNDS
378,787
17,1671
371,620
The Restrlrted funds consist of:
Church redevelopment: specific donations for impn)vement projects at Stokesley Church
Churchyard: maintenance of Stokesley Churchyard
Fabric.. specific legacies and grants for the upkeep of the fabric and fittings of the church
Flower Fund: specific donation5 for flowers at services
Heatlng= specific donation5 and grants for the heating systems at Stokesley Church
Media project.. donations towards rThJdernising church audio visual systems
River5dene: a domestic property 501d by the parish in 2020,. the proceed5 may only be used for to further
the religious and other charitable WO￿ of the Church of England in the parish
Sanctuary fumishings.. for the rnaintenance of the La(ty Chapel at Stokesley church, for altsr frontals etc
Seamer.. specific legacies and donations for Seamer Church
Church Hosjse.. a propety sold by the parish in 1972,. the proceeds may only be used for capital buildin8 projects.
The Unrestricted (designatedl funds consist of:
Qunquennial.. for the cost of the five-yearfy architect's reFK)rt and the repairs recommended
Bell repair- for be51 ￿pairS, ￿placeMent bell ropes etc.
Le8acies'. legacies given to further the general work of the church set aside until needed.
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