## **The Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Ayton with Easby** ## **Charity No 1131499** ## **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council** ## **for the year ended 31 December 2023** |Index|Page| |---|---| |PCC name & membership|2| |Aims & Organisation|3| |Achievements and Performance|3| |Review of Financial Activities and Affairs 5|| 1 **The Parochial Church Council of Great Ayton with Easby** ## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** ## **Full Parochial Name** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Ayton with Easby (PCC) ## **Location and Address** Christ Church, Guisborough Road, Great Ayton Correspondence to: The Vicarage, Low Green, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough, TS9 6NN Email: revpev@btinternet.com ## **MEMBERSHIP** ## **Incumbent & Assistant Clergy** The Revd Paul Peverell (Vicar of the benefice of Great Ayton with Easby and Newton under Roseberry.). The Revd Geoff Jaques The Revd Jon Dean The Revd Jane Robson (Curate)- till September 2023 ## **PCC Members** |**PCC Members**||| |---|---|---| |Helen Land|-|Churchwarden| |Jonathan Winterschladen|-|Churchwarden| |Nick Land
|-|Deanery Synod Representative| |Rosemary Wheway|-|Deanery Synod Representative| |Ken Taylor
|-|Treasurer & Deanery Synod Representative| |Celia Wilson|-|PCC Secretary| |Frances Brown|-|PCC| |Robin Harmar
|-|PCC & Vice Chairman| |Margaret Lewis
|-|PCC| |Peter Titchmarsh
|-|PCC| |Mary Mason|-|PCC & Child Protection Officer| |Gill Hendry|-|PCC| |Ian Wilson|-|PCC| |John Dickinson|-|PCC| |Rodney Wildsmith|-|PCC| |Linda King|-|PCC| |Andrew Prunty|-|PCC| |**CHURCH ATTENDANCE**|**2023**|**2022**|| |---|---|---|---| |Members of Electoral Roll|209|215|| ||||.| |Average Sunday attendance - Adult|75| |---|---| |-Children|
15| 2 ## **AIMS AND ORGANISATION** The object of the PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Ayton with Easby is to further the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 states the PCC ‘is to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical’. To enable the efficient discharge of its duties, the PCC has delegated various responsibilities to committees: **All Saints Committee** – the maintenance of the former 12[th] Century Parish Church **Fabric Committee** – overseeing day to day maintenance and major projects for Christ Church, chaired by the Churchwardens **Church Hall Committee –** to manage and promote the use of the Hall for the benefit of the Church and the community of Great Ayton **Standing Committee** – organizing PCC business and dealing with day to day and urgent matters. **Staff Meeting** – a bi-monthly meeting of staff and Churchwardens to review worship and events. **Child Protection Officer** – reports regularly to the PCC and monitors groups and practices. The PCC is a body corporate; the composition and procedure is regulated by the church representation rules as contained in schedule 3 of the synodical government measure (as amended), the Councils (powers) Measure 1956, as amended by the 1969 Measure. Elections to the PCC are held annually, all members of the Church Electoral Roll are entitled to vote and stand for election; there is also provision for the co-option of members of the PCC and the incumbent is ex-officio a member and the Chairman. The PCC has had regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 2023 was a significant year, for having marked the Platinum Jubilee and Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll, the Parish were able to join together for a Service to Celebrate the Coronation of King Charles ll. It was also a notable year for the Parish Clergy , for several achieved certain anniversaries of Ordination to the Priesthood in June– Paul Peverell (40), Geoff Jaques (25) Jon Dean (15) and our Curate, Jane Robson who left us in June to take on her own Parish of Kirkleatham, Redcar. We also welcomed a new PCC Secretary. **Worship** Sunday Worship is the backbone of Church life strengthening us for the week ahead and this has continued. The morning attendance remains similar to the previous year, and the Café Church is showing good signs of growth. We also have a regular virtual congregation as we continue to stream our services on both Zoom and Facebook. The former is particularly enjoyed by two retired clergy from outside the Parish who value the chat before the service each week. 3 Our Sunday Facebook stream is usually over 200 per week, and the Christmas Carol Service and Midnight Mass were viewed by well over 400 – although we can’t guarantee how long people watch for! Comments received show that this is still valued. Our Christmas attendances at our Carol Services and Christmas Eve & Day Services were up on last year. We are fortunate in having an excellent choir that adds to our worship. Church Parades took place 4 times in 2023, including another good attendance for Remembrance Sunday. In the Summer, we opened our 12[th] Century Church for weekly communion and some Sunday evening Taize worship. The Church also hosts an annual Captain Cook Service (he attended the church whilst growing up in the village) and also an annual Christmas Carol Services. We also live streamed our daily Prayer for the Day from there for Thy Kingdom Come. Our daily streamed worship continues every day and is greatly appreciated. The Parish staff also support other Parishes nearby as well as one in Middlesbrough. **Study Groups** we have several study groups taking place throughout the year which bring people together across the congregations, as well as a shared Lent Course with the other Churches in the village. Children are taught appropriately via Litte Fishes, Sunday School and also at Café Church. Our Pastoral Visiting Group are kept busy visiting many who are housebound, and we also gather many older people together for twice monthly afternoon Services. **Community Involvement** Many of our Church members have an active involvement in various groups in our village as well as a charity based in Middlesbrough. We also support the Foodbank in Middlesbrough with monthly collections of food. The Church also supports many causes, locally and nationally, with monetary donations. The Church also reaches out into the wider community through its monthly magazine – Spire. We have also used Church for various concerts again in 2023 and the Vicar appeared as Panto Dame for the last time after a 16 year run. The Church Hall continues to be well maintained and used for the building up of the community. **Occasional Offices** The Parish still has many Occasional Offices – Baptisms (13), Weddings (8) and Funerals (48) **Church School** We are fortunate in having Marwood Church of England Infant School next to us, as well as Roseberry County Primary Academy in the village. The Vicar visits the former on a weekly basis with the school coming into Church for Festivals or an assembly each half term which are open to Parents and family. He also leads Collective Worship at the Primary Academy and half termly at a nearby Church school. **Safeguarding** : This year we achieved Level 3 on our Safeguarding dashboard. There have been no Safeguarding instances to report in 2023. **Maintenance** The Church continues to be well maintained, cleaned and decorated and remains open each day for visitors and private prayer, and is well used. 4 ## **Paul Peverell** ## **Vicar of Great Ayton with Easby REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND AFFAIRS** After a year of solid growth from the Covid Pandemic in 2022, 2023 was a year which saw a general plateauing of both church numbers and finances. We lost a number of church members for a variety of reasons which was not compensated for by new additions so that our financial position deteriorated compared with 2022 Our planned giving decreased from £84,695 in 2022 to £81,853 in 2023 with a consequent reduction in gift aid. The effects of the high level of inflation and cost of living produced a disappointing result to a giving appeal with only 7 members increasing their giving by a total of just over £1,000 St Oswald’s church in Newton made a donation of £500 towards our clergy costs which allowed our general level of donations to remain similar to last year. Income from fees and fundraising both fell below the budgeted level and we did not receive any grants or significant legacies this year. On the positive side, we were the fortunate recipients of an upgraded card reader from the Diocese which was well used by visitors and casual givers. Overall, our unrestricted income fell from £154,246 in 2022 to £127,884 this year compared to the budget of £133,500 The Freewill Offer to the Diocese was maintained at £91,440 as was our mission giving from general funds of £8,000. Clergy operating costs, service costs and general maintenance costs were all below budget this year which enabled us to make a reduction in unrestricted expenditure to £133,937 compared to the budget of £140.000. Overall, the Church incurred a deficit of £6,053 compared to a budgeted deficit of £6,500 We ran several appeals during the year. In March we raised £1,168 for the Turkey/Syria earthquake appeal. The Christian Aid Week appeal raised £374 whilst in September we raised £762 for the victims of the floods in Morocco and Libya. The Christmas Appeal this year was directed towards Anglican International Development to support their work in Sudan - a total of £3,063 was raised. From our general funds we made donations to nine worthy Christian charities both locally and nationally. Including collections taken at weddings, funerals, baptisms and appeals a total of £28,629 was distributed to 47 different charitable causes during the year All Saints Church again opened as normal for visitors during the year A highlight was the Deanery Eco Service which attracted a large congregation from around the Deanery and was held in glorious sunshine. The financial position continues to give concern with visitor numbers being well below recent levels. The Quinquennial Inspection also depleted the bank balance by over £1000 The Church Hall had an excellent year with regular user groups and several new users contributing to an income of £14,596. Following the work carried out in 2022, maintenance expenditure was much lower than usual resulting in a healthy bank balance of £5,677 at the year end. 2024 will see a steep rise in energy costs which will place further pressure on the budget. As the PCC have also decided to increase our freewill offer to the Diocese after two years of reduced giving, serious thought will need to be given to our level of planned giving which has remained fairly static for several years Once again, I am indebted to our finance team - John & Ynez Clarke, Helen Dickinson, Jean Goat, Robin Harmar and the sides people for their hard work and support in ensuring that our finances are maintained in good order 5 Ken Taylor Hon Treasurer Independent Examlnorfs Roport to tho Trustee8 of th• Ec¢l•8la8tlcal Parl•h of Groal Ayton wlth Easby I rewrt on the accounts of thè charity for the year ended 31 Sl December 2023 which are sèl out on the following 7 pages. R•sponslbllltles and ba81• of report As the charity Iruslees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acl'l. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable dlreclions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5)Ib) of the Act. Independent oxamlnorf8 statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that there are no other material mallers have come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect.. 1 accounting records were not kepl in respect of the charity as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those récords ,' or 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any reouiremenl that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. OAV, G Fitzgerald BA FCA DChA A2ets Audit Services Wynyard Park House Wynyard Park Avenue Wynyard TS22 5TB 26th February 2024 **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT AYTON WITH EASBY** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** For the year ending 31 December 2023 |Note
**INCOME**
Income from donations and legacies
2(a)
Income from trading activities
2(b)
Income from investments
2(c)
Church activities
2(d)
Other incoming resources
2(e)
TOTAL INCOME
**EXPENDITURE**
Church activities
3(a)
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
**Net (expenditure)/income**
Gain on revaluation of assets for charity's
own use
Net movement in funds
Balances b/f 1 January 2023
Balances c/f 31 December 2023|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
116,526
21,340
137,866
169,466
1,233
0
1,233
889
986
0
986
334
8,336
14,596
22,932
21,583
803
790
1,593
3,277|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Funds
Funds
2023
2022
£
£
£
£
116,526
21,340
137,866
169,466
1,233
0
1,233
889
986
0
986
334
8,336
14,596
22,932
21,583
803
790
1,593
3,277| |---|---|---| ||127,884
36,726
164,610|195,549| ||133,937
35,129
169,066
193,165|| ||133,937
35,129
169,066|193,165| ||(6,053)
1,597
(4,456)
2,384
0
22,134
22,134
21,489|| ||(6,053)
23,731
17,678|23,873| ||50,470
742,982
793,452
769,579|| ||44,417
766,713
811,130|793,452| 8 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT AYTON WITH EASBY BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 Unre$tri¢led fvnds Restricted fund$ TOTAL FUNDS 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS Tangib16 4a) 759,932 759,932 759.932 759.932 737,798 737,798 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS Debtors & prepayments CBF Deposrt Accotsnt Santsnder Current Account Santsnder Instsnl Access Acc43unt Barclays Business Saver Account Metro Bank Hall A¢¢ount TOTAL 1.928 25,683 1.179 14,848 779 218 2.146 25.683 2,C65 14.848 779 5,677 51,198 2,033 24.886 4,868 19,678 2,053 2,136 55,654 S,677 6.781 44.417 TOTAL NET ASSETS 44,417 766,713 811,130 793.452 PARISH FUNDS Revaluation of Assets General Fund lunreslrictedl Restn"cled Total 759,932 759,932 44,417 6.781 811,130 737.798 50,470 5,184 793.452 44.417 6,781 766.713 44.417 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on ts February 2024 and swned on its behalf by Revd Paul Peverell IPCC Chairman) and Ken Taylor {PCC Treasurerl Paul Peverell Ken Taylor THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT AYTON WITH EASBY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2023 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basls of preparatlon The charity constitutés a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial ststements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102}, the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice. The financial statements have been prepared lo give a 'lrue and fail, view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to prcsvide a "true and fair vievl,. This departure has involved following the Accounbng and Reporting by Chariles.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 issued in October 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practi￿ effective from 1st April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. The financial statements are prepared on 8 going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair valtje. The financial slalements are presented in sterling which is the functronal cU￿encY of the charity and rounded to the nearest £. The significant accounting policies applied in the preparab'on of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consislenlly applied to all years p￿sented unle5S Otherwise staled. Restrlcted fund8 represent donations or grants received for a specifi¢ object or invited by the PCC for a $pe¢ific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they We￿ given .Any balance remaining unspent al the end of each year is carried forward as a balance on that fund. The PCC does not normally invest separately for each fund. Unrestricted funds are general fvnds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes Income: Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when ￿CeIved. Tax refunds are recognised when the incoming resource lo which they relate is received. Grants and Legacies are accounted for when the PCC is legally entitled to the amounts due. Interest is accounted for when received. All other income is recognised when il is receivable. Incoming resources are generally accounted for gross except fees which are net of amounts paid directly to the Diocese and other third panes Expendlture: Grants and danalions are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded, if that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The Diocesan freewill offering is accounted for when due. Amounts received specifically for mission are dealt with as restricted fvnds. All other expenditure is generally recognised when it Is incurred and is ac¢ounled for gross. io THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT AYTON WITH EASBY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2023 (contd 1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Icontlnuedl Flxed a880ts Consecrated and benefice propety 1$ not included in accordance with S1012}la} and Ic) of the Charities Act 2011 Moveable church fumishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardèns on special trust for the PCC and which requiri a faculty for disposal are inalienable propety. listed in the Church's inventory, whictt can be inspected at any reasonable time. For anything acquired prior lo 2000 there is insuffi¢ienl cost infomalion available and therefore Such assets are not valued in the financial statements. Equipment used within the church premises is deprw'ated on a straight line ba818 over 4 years. Individual items of equipment wtlh a purchase price of £500 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. Inve•tm•nt• are valued at market value at 31 December Unrèstrict8d R•strfctsd funds fvnds TOTAL FUNDS 2023 2022 2. INCOME Incom• from doMll¢)n• •nd l•g•¢l•• 2{8) Planned giving.. Tax effi&ent giving Tax recov8rnbl8 Other pl*e coifethon8 Speoal Appeals linc C￿Apa￿lon UK) One-off Grants Oonats'on$ Coronaviru8 Hardship Fund Ltg•cie8 74.139 19,590 7,714 6,510 74,139 20.241 7,714 20,407 6,792 780 7,293 75.689 21,401 9,006 23,663 7,741 4,912 11,S54 651 13.897 8.792 780 7,293 500 116,526 soo 137,868 15,500 189.466 21.340 Incom• from oth•r fvndrnl•lng actlvltlo• 2(bl Fundraising 1,233 1.233 1,233 1.233 889 889 Incom• from InvMtm•nts 21¢ ) Bank inter••t 986 986 334 In¢¢)m• from Church I￿[¥111•8 21dl Church Hall lettt'ngs Fees tr¢￿ Y￿ddIng$ and fvnerals Church magazine sales Admin incomg 8¢)ok Sales 14.596 14,596 6,465 1,276 41 554 22,932 11,871 7,493 1,322 241 856 21.583 6,485 1,276 41 554 8.336 14,598 Oth•r In¢omlng rn•ourc•• 2(81 ￿1 Saints collections & donatson• Churches Together Sundry incomo 835 1SS 635 155 803 1,593 2,434 150 693 3.277 803 803 790 TOTAL INCOME 19S.549 Of the total income of £164.61012022 .. £195,549). £127,B8412022 .'£154,248} related to unrestricted fund$ and £36.72612022 .. £41.303) related k) restncted lundg THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT AYfoN WITH EASBY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2023 (contdl Unrs¥tricted R¥stricted funds funds TOTAL FUNDS 2023 2022 3. EXPENDITURE 31al Church a¢tivities Mission and charitable giving Overseas missions & relief agencios Home missions & church soa•tle8 Secular charities 7.219 3.582 10,397 10.219 8.612 10,397 9,667 11,505 13,626 5,030 Education and Development Youth expenses Books & resoure8s ChU￿h magazin& 512 2,375 1,463 512 2,375 1,463 481 2,686 1.547 Ministy Parish offer lo Common Fund Clergy operating costs Vicarage costs Sérvice costs Churches Together 91,440 3.070 2,000 1,306 91.440 3,070 2,000 1,308 308 91.440 4,219 2,747 2,120 143 306 Church Maintenan￿ & mnning costs Electricity and insuranc& Maintenance & small projects Lights'ng Proj¢¢t 7,121 5,137 7,121 5,137 6.110 5,725 14,951 Chur¢h Hall oper*"nglmaintenancE cost$ 11,056 11,056 16,141 Salaries and honoraria 6,936 8,936 6,273 Al Saints operalinglmaintenance Costs 2,567 2.567 1,631 Adminigtratrgn expensès Independènt Examinerfs fèè Sundry Expgnses 7,178 378 993 1.176 378 993 1.282 342 529 133.937 35,129 189,066 193,165 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 133,937 35,129 169,066 193,165 Of the totsl expendiknre of £16906612022 .' £193,165). £133.93712022 .. £138,189) related to unrestricte