DIOCESE OF LEEDS THE ECCLESIAsficAL PARISH OF KNARESBOROUGH. GOLDSBOROUGH, NIDD AND BREARTON Knaresborough Team Ministry Church of SL John the BaptbL KrMresbon>u8h Holy Trinity chur￿ Knaresborough Church of SL Marythe Vlrzln, GOld51￿roUgh Church ol SL Paul & 5t Margaret Nldd Church of SL John the BaptlsL Brearton ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31st December 2023 THE ECCLESIASTICALPARISH OF KNARESBOROUGH. GOU)SBOROUGH. NIDD AND BREARTON CHARITY NAME, REGISThATION AND PRINapAL ADDRESS AIMS AND PURPOSES 08JECTIVES AND AcnvmE5 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT HOW WE ARE CONSTITtfftD 5ELEcfioN AND ELEcfioN OF TRUSTEES TRUSTEES srATEM£NT OF TRUSTEES RE5PONSIBiimES HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE ELECTORAL ROLL REPORT TEAM RECTOR'S REPORT PROCEEDINGS OF THE PCC PCC SUB COMMITTEE REPORTS FABRIC FINANCE YOUTH AND SCHOOiS DEANERY SYNOD SAFEGUARDINfj FINANCIAL REVIEW INEPENDENT EXAMINERS R£PORT BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7-9 io 10-12 12 13 iy- 16 17 18 1924 The Ecclesiartical Parish of Knaresborough, Goldsborough. Nidd and Brearton Charity Name. Registration and Prindpal Addre55 The Parochial Church Council of the Ectlesiastical Parish of Knaresborough. Goldsborough. Nidd and Brearton Charity Registration Number 1134252 The Parish of Knaresborough and the Parish of Nidd were united to create a new Parish with effect from l January 2019. The PCC was registered on li February 2010. having been previously exempt from registration separate to the Church of England. The Parish's principal address is The RecLOry. High Bond End, Knaresborou8h North Yorkshire. HG5 9BT. Alms and Purposes Knare5borough Parochial Church Council IPCCI'S main objectlve Is to Co-operate with the Clergy in promotin8, within the Ecclesiastical Parish of Knare5borough, Goldsborough. Nidd and Brearton, the whole misslon of the Church- pastoral, evan8elKal. social and ecumenical. The PCC Is also speclficallv re5ponslble for the maintenante of five churches and thelr complexes within the Parish- St John the 8aptlst, Knaresborough, Holy Trinity, Knaresborou8h, St Mary the Wir8iD, Goldsborough. St. Paul & St. Mar8aret. Nidd and St. John the Baptist, Brearton. Knaresborough Parish Is In the Harrogate Deanery wlthin the DI0￿se of Leeds. ObJertlves and activltl The PCC Is committed to enablin8 as many people as possible to worship at our churche5 and to become part of our parish community. Our actNities are in line wlth thls objective and Include Regular publ1¢ worship open to all . The provision of sacred Spa￿ for personal prayer and contemplation Pastoral work, including visitSng the slck and the bereaved Provision of Marriage. Baptism and funeral seriices to all who live within the Eccle51astical Parish. Marriage Services are also conducted for other5 who qualify under the Church of Eng&nd Marriage Measure 2008. . Teaching of Christlanity through semions. courses and small groups. Taking of rellgious assemblles in schools Promoting the whole M￿￿on of ihe Church including provlsion of attivttJes for senior utizens and parents and toddlers . Supporting Other charities in the UK and overseas. These actlvities are PfDvided for all, free of charge (excepting Marriages and Funerals) and with no dlscrimination (except in the case of Christian Baptism on the basis of creedl- Our aim is to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as pèrt of the parish community through worship and prayer, the provision of pastoral care in the community and mityon and outreach. To facilttste thi5 work it is important that we maintain the fabric of our churches. halls and public Structure, Governan¢e and Man4ement How we are Constit￿ed The Parish is part of the Churth of England and within the Deanery of Harrogate as part of the Diocese of Leeds. As such it is subiert to the law5 of the ChuTch of England {CBnon13wl and the cler8y swear allegiance to His Majesty King Charles111 and an Oath of Canonical Obedience to the Bishop of Leed5 lènd their heirs and succe550rsl- Deanery and Diocesan policy is an influence but usually as recommendation rather thon enforced requirement. The constitutlon of the Trustees is the same as that Set for a Parochlal Churth Council as given In the Church Representstion Rules which constltute Schedule 3 of the Synodical Govemment MeasLFre 1969. together with subsequent amendin8 Measures. In particular thi5 allows for the appointment of various officers, the election of Churchwardens and lay members of the Council and defines those who are members ty virtue of their post or office within the ecclesiastical parish. Selectlon and elertlon of Trustee5 The method of appointlng Trustees ts set out in the Measu￿$ referred to above. Clergy are appointed by the Diocesan Bishop, Churchwardens elected by a meetin8 of all parishioners and otherTrustees are elerted at and by a meeting of those on the churth Electoral Roll of the Parish. Trustees The followlnB persons have seryed as PCC Members and l or Trustees during the year endln8 31 December 2023. Elected RepYe5entstlve5 of the Lalty Elaine Arme5 Peter Clarkson sharon Foster June Graham Doroth Jelbert Shirley Lovell Anne Peppitt Jacqueline Shaw Ex4)ffido Membefs Churchwardens Carol Ballard Denise Cullin8VlOrth nn Curl Hu5 in Demir Paul Kerwln David 05bome Deanery Synod aer8V Denlse Cullingworth John Mafgerison Revd. Garry Hinchcliffe Revd. Stroma McDermott Revd. Lisa Holland Mar8aret Brid8e (Secretary) Brian Jelbert (Treasurer) Jack Wilson IElectoral Roll Officer) Statsment of Trustees ftesponslbilrUes forThe Year Efided 31 December 20ZI The Trustee5 are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the Flnancial Statements in accordarsce with applicable Law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards {United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The Law applicable to Charities in England and Wales. the Charities Act 2011. Charity IAccounts and Reports) Regulations 21K18 and the provisions of the Trust Deed requires the Trustees to prepare FSnancial Statements for each Financial Year which gNes a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and the incoming resources and application of resOur￿s. including the Income and Expenditure. of the Charlty for that period. In preparing those Financial Ststements. the Trustees are required to select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistent￿, observe the methods and prtnciples in the Charity SORP.. make judgements and eslimates that are reasonable and prudenL' prepare the financlal statements on the going concern basis unless it Is Inappropriate to presume that the Chartty will contlnue in business. The Trustees are responsible for keeplng proper accountln8 records whlch disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posltion of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the Financial Ststements comply with the Charities Act 2011. the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provision5 of the Trust Deed. They are also ￿SpOnsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hen￿ for taking reasonable steps for the preVent￿)n ar￿ detectlon of fraud and other irregularities. H¢w4 dedslons are made Decislons of the Trustees are made by majorfty vote of those present at a properly called meetlng of the Trustees. Decisions so made are èpplkabie to all the churches of the parish. Electoral Roll Report The Number of People on the Electoral Roll at each Churth as at 31 Decernber 2023 was as follows: St. John's, Knare5borough- 147 Holy Trinity, Knaresborough- 77 St. Mary's, Gold5borough- 65 st. Paul and St. M8r8aret, Nidd- 9 St. John's, 8rearton- 7 Total Number on Parish Electoral Roll- 305 Jack Wilson Electoral Roll Off￿er Team Rectorf5 Report Dearestlriends. Thls will be my I￿ annual report to the parish and I want to use it to thank you all for all the work that vou do. Although (being led by the Holy Spirit) l applied for the position asTeam Rector in the spring of 2013 and although that calling was discerned by the then Bishop of Knare5borough and Attlng Archdeacon along wlth the then servlng Churchwardens of the parish, the truth isthat the position of a parish priest largely succeeds or falls by the generosity of heart and true Christian love of the congregation and community she or he seThe. I have been incredibfy and richly blessed in this regard... please know that none of you are ever taken for granted, that you are all deeply valued and that youf continuing contributlon to the life of whlchever church you seNe and across the whole team is recognised as Integral to the lives of us Much has changed across the team in the last decade - many excellent clergy have come and 8one, loved and loyal parishioners have been called to senle in God's kin8dom, but many new and wonderful friends have become part of our worshipping communitie5. Unfortunately, the COVID pandemlc hastened what was already a decline in our attendees as well as most of our work in the churches wlth young people. Similarly. we are stlll even now 'experimentln¥ with service patterns and styles that on the one hand are faithful to our church heritage and the experiences and 5pirltuallty of those who have Wofshipped here for many years, whilst we are also trying to be more accessible to new parishioners, enquirers and communities... we haven't got there yet but we will keep pluggln8 away tyin8 to get the balance right. We are a very busy parish and if you look around and al)out your particular churth and acr05S the whole team there is lots going on - I know everyw Is worklng and volunteerlng as much a5 they can but please don't limlt yourself slmply to your comfort zone. pertiaps branch out and come and experience something new. Being a Christian 15 not a position that we simply attain like a Brown?e or Cub badge, instead It Is a commitment that Y￿ are beginning a journey of spiritual development and nurture which, along the way, will enrich and emkM)wer us... the very least we can do is pray- pray for ourselves, for each other, forthe guldance and inlluentr upon the worfd of the Hoty Spirit. Prayer isn't hard, In fact It's one of the easiest things you can do-simply remember these three'rules, and you won't go far wrong.. keep it simple, keep it honest and keep it going. To those of you (the vast majority? who are able to contrlbute 'something rnore., I personalty and we all thank you. I'm not goingto name indivbjuals thls year apart from I thlnkone person. ThisAPCM wlll see Brlan Jelbert stepping down as our PCC treasurer after eight18) years of devoted service and it has to be said many legendary bad Jokes and puns Q He has served us all diligently and well and now deserves his time off - thankyou Brian. In conclusion It continues to be my honour and privilege to serve as Team Rector and l ask foryour continued prayers upon my ministry now and into the future. Blessings and thanks as ever Garry Revd Garry AF Hlnchcllffe BD(Hons)-Team Rertor, KnaYesborou8h Team Mlnistry Proceedlngs of the PCC The PCC met on 6 occasions in 2023. February at The Hub, April IAPCMI in St John's Church, June at Holy Trinity Church, Juty at St Marfs Churth Goldsborough. September at The Hub, and November via Zoom. On the a8enda for dlscusslon at the meetings= Church services including Easter, Remembrance, Ha￿est ènd Christmas. Also. the Coronation weekend Ecumenical Servlce and Festivities. Alpha Course, Lent Course and Confirmation Candidates and Confimiation Service. Safeguarding and compliance. Youth Mlnlstry and Updating Accord. Also discussed was Revd. Stroma and Revd. Lisa re Oergy Deployment. Also discussed were reports and updates from the Treasurer induding finance. the Parish share, and Parish Glving Scherne. Updates on the fabrlc of eath church and informatron of any worksl repairs required. including the rewjrfacing of the areas around St John's Church. Mlnutes from the PCC meetings are publlshed in Accord. Margaret BrldBe PCC Secretary PCC Subcommittee Reports Fabric Given the disruption caused by the torona¥lrus outb￿ak and no major activity ￿latIng to fabric, it was decided that the established Fabric Subcommittee would only meet on an ad hoc basis when there wa5 a percehved need. St John the Baptlst, Knaresborough Apart from general and ongoing maintenance artlvlty In both the ¢huTch and the Hub, the maln projects during the calendar year 2023 have been the resurfacin8 of the roadways within the churthyard and preparatory work for the proposed reordering of the interior of the church. The complete resurfacing of Church lane and Vicarage Lane and of the area between the South Porch and the Hub was undertaken to 8reat effect. The rnany potholes and surface defects have been remedied. speed bumps have been construrted and the general impact on the environs of the church has Improved remarkably from both a practical and aesthetic point of view. Overton Architects of Ilkley We￿ briefed on the need for improved acce55ibility throu8hout the church and to recommend such changes appropriate to worship in the 21 ￿ntUry. They produced plans for a complete reorderinB of the West End of the church and of the North Aisle to improve atcesslbility for all and, in particular, to make provision for disabled people, familie5 aftd children. As part of the consultatrve process and to enable members of the congregation to comment on the plans, a display of the proposed changes was mounted at the West End of the church in the autumn. M. Overton. the architett. attended a Sunday mornin8 service to present the proposals and to answer questions and address comments from church memberL It is intended to prO￿d with the completion of thls major project, induding Improvements to audio visua5 facilitie5. duriryg 2024. David Osborne Holy Trinlty 2023 has been quwte a difficult year for many reasons, one of whith wa5 that we were awaiting the final quinquennial report. However routine maintenance was carried ou¢ namely the boiler setwicing, the electrical testin8, the fire extinguisher sepiicin& organ and piano tuning. The li8htening connector falled its routine testing and highllghted a problem that wa5 dealt with to ensure compliance. The wood womi in the splre and choir stalls was treated. and the driveway lighting was repaired following yet another episode of vandalism. A problem with the lock on the vestry door was rectified and new keys were issued. One of our main priorities remaiD5 the revamping of the carparking area5 and driveway. Some of the potholes were filled in but new ones have appeared. As I write thls we hève now received a revised quotation for the work but this will involve much commitment and an intense fundraising campaign. This is In addition to the work needed on the Church bulldln& predominontly the roof repairs. The constantly inclement weather has prevented some of the planned repairs taking place but this will hopefully happen in the spring of 2024. Holy Trinity continues to have a faithful and loyal congregatlon and l am thankful for the support from them and particularly from the committee members. I fear that 2024 will continue to bring many challenges, yet we will strive to address the problems as and when we are able to do so. Denlse Cullingworth St. Mary The Vlrqln, Goldsborough. A number of fabric related inltlatNes were started in llite 2023 and are ongoin8. The Porch A donation for refurbishment ol the porch was received last year from Mr Peter Cla￿On, the son of the late Len and Elsie Clarkson who were members of the St Marfs cOngregat￿n ft>r many years. Len Clarkson was a former Churchwarden. Th15 donation will en3ble u5 to repair the plasterwork and repaint the porch and the metsl 8ates. A painter has been en8aged and the work will be undertaken in Summer. Wooden Gates Both sets of gates on the north side of the churchyard require repair and repalnting. The bottom gate require5 hinge and latch repair as rt has been damaged durinB re￿nt stomis. This work will be carried out in Summer by two members of the congre8ation. Paths and stonework A programme of jet washing church paths, steps and low-level stonework ha5 been started. This removes moss and detritus, eliminating potential slipping hazards when pathways and Steps are damp. The path running along the north side of the church, once jet washed. will be treated with a solution to inhibit moss growth. Unfortunaiely. the sun doesn't reach this area. Bells Repairs to pulley blocks was undertaken late last year and one block is awaitlng replacement. The new block has been fabrThted and is due to be installed. Operation of the bells is not affected. The bell tower Ilghting 15 now fully operational. Boiler The boiler was Serviced in September of last year priorto its cold weather cycle starting in October. We were reminded by the servicing engineer that the boiler is now 23 years old and whilst still fit for purpose, we must activety conslder replacement. See under"He3ttng and Repurposin8 Buiidhn8" Electrks PATTesting was undertaken in January 2024. An electrical extension cord and a heater failed the test. Followin8 a Fire Risk Assessment electrical survey in 2023. all urgent elettriral remedial work has been carried out. Category'v Inon-urgentl electri(al repair work will be arranged for the second quarter of the year. General The south side seating area has been improved to create more space for tables and chairs. The piano, reported as'untuneable" was tsken to Goldsborough Hall for disposal on Monday 26 February. Internal furniture reposit￿nIng hos been carried out to enlarge this space whkh will de clutter and cater for growing attendance at the monthly"Friday aub". Quinquennial Report Mike Overton of Overton Architects is aware that the oport bs due and he is ioing to schedule a date when inspertion work can begln. Heatlng and Repurposlng Building This is the principal fabric related i55ue at St Marfs. A meeting. chaired by Revd. Garry, took plate in St Marfs after the 9am HC service on Sunday 28 January. All vilia8ers were invited to thls meeting to docuss the future of the church building and the concept of creatlng a community space, whilst still ￿tainIng the spiritual 35pect of the bulldlng as centre of worshlp. We felt it was important to en8a8e the village in this matter, the meeting was well attended and positive discussion took place. Support for the con￿pt was almost unanimous. ThÈre are two key elements, namely renewal of the heating system Ino longer fit for purpose} and consequent alterntion to the floor area between the chancel and the rear of the church to create more flexible space that can be equally as comfortable for con8regations during servi￿5 as well as those who will attend the church for other funrtions and purposes. At present. there is no communlty facility In Goldsborough. Mike Overton visited St Marfs on Friday 23 February to dixussthe concept and suggest optlons to Revd, Garry and l. Mlke will begln w0￿1n£ on proposal drawings. This will be an extensrve project whlch will evolve overtime. There is much work to be done, and varlous Parties to engage, under the oversi8ht of the Architert. Diocesan asslstance has been sought and the HeatinB Checklist ha5 been submitted. Sources of fundin8 for the project have to be Identlfied. Work arisin8 will be si8nifitant, for exarnple, before any modifications to the floor are made, the plasterwork on the walls must be made good and sources of dampness identified and repaired. Internal fittings, door5 and doorways will require alteration. Underplnnin8 this Is the recognition that St Marfs Is a Grade I Ilsted building. All work wlll be sublect to Faculty approval and other regulatory approvals as may be required. Prlmarily, it is a church ar￿ wlll be respected a5 Such. As we stated in our meeting Invlration fver, St Marfs has reached a crossroads. We believe the directlon we are taking in repurposSn8 the church. to make it more ftt for purpose and user friendlv, whilst maintaining it as a spiritual place, wlll Trke us through thts crossroads and into the future. Paul Kervrin Nldd Church A new bench has been installed ouiside the west wall of the Church. replaclng one which had Se￿ed for 30 years. The clock has run perfect￿ for over a year since Martin Lightfoot oiled the winding mechanism with duck oil. We still don't know how Smith of Derby thought an overhaul estimate of £20,1XJO wa5 reasonable. The heating system is working well except for one very cold night in January when the exposed condensing pipe froze and the boiler failed to start as a precaution. A record winter temperature of 17 degrees Celsius caused the organ to cipher. You can't win thern alll David Andrews Flnanre The Finance Committee comprtses members of the Clergy. Church T￿aSurerS, PCCTreasurer and currentty one co-opted member (Jack Wilson). Over the last 12 months the commtttee have met Iprimarily by ZOOM} on 6 occasions to consider churth and pcc financial matter& These have included-_ review and approval of the indNidual church and PCC budgets review. question, make suggestions and note the current financial position of churcheslPCC consider and approve any major expenditure by churches over £5.(KK) review, question. approve and note the 2023 financial perfomiance of churcheslPCC review and approve the final church and PCC bud8ets for 2024. Brian Jelbert ChairlPCC Treasurer Youth and Schools Ministry in Schools continues apace. Revd Garry goes to St. John's CofE primary school twice a week to lead the assemblyfirstthing on a Monday and then a150 the new Christian Spirituality reflection assembly first thing on a Wednesday. All the schools ill the town benefft ftom their visits. espeoally St. John's School who visit Church several times a year for the School Sanctuary Week and we sponsor the YtsunB Leader5 Awards. We now have 4 Governors from St. John's Church at St. John's School, they are Revd Garry And Jack Wilson (Foundation Governors), Mr5. Kathryn Demir (Parent Governor) and Mrs. Elaine Arme5 (Co-opted Governor). Ms Sharon Foster and Mrs. Elaine Ames also go in to School to 5UPPOrt the Children wrth their reading. Jack Wilson Schools Work- Revd ￿50 In the last yeor I have become a School Govemor at Goldsborough Church of England School and John Margerison also became a governor at the same time. We have both been kept quite busy with online Govemor training. Since the start of the school year I have been going into school each month to take assembly. l also spent a morning in school during advent to tell the children about the meaning of advent. That was slightly challenging as the message changed slightlyfor each year group! Thanthlly Nicky Wynn, who is training as a Ilcensed minister. came in with me to assist. We thought a Itttle bit about reverse advent calendars wlth the older children, where instead of having a small gift each day you do something for someone else. The children then made 3¢fvent wreaths and reverse advents frjrtheir classrooms. The school a150 perfornied their Christmas NatNity in thurch invited the congregation along to watch their rehearsal. Several church member5 joined me in watchin8 and it was a lovely mornins. There are many budding performers In the school! 10 We will shortly be hosting a group frorn year 4 who are coming into our church to learn about the different items In the church and they are bringing a group from a school In Bradford who h05ted Goldsborough School and arranged a trip to a local mosque. Later this year we will be h05ting the Easter Service plus a prayer space for the year 6 children about to go onto secondary school. We have also had contsct with year 2 and 3 at Aspin School who came along to Holy Trinty for a Christmas SeNice for which the children prattised prayers and Christmas Carols. while Denise and I iold the Christmas Story with a lot of accompanying attionsl Meanwhile Meadowside School came to St John's to hold a Christmas service for the entire school amldst all the ChristmasTrees. Both schools have 3sked us to facilitate Easter services too. which 15 great chance to get to know thern a little better and share the good news of Jesus. Doughnui Church Report 23124 Rev Garry Hlnchdiffe had discussions with Mr Hope, Headteacher at Knaresl)orou8h St John's, aboul the possibility of starting a Doughnut Church in xhool. The concept is aimed to bring Church, Suntlav school and Blble Stories into the school setting after school hours on a weekday. pa￿cularlY given how few families now IreEularlyl attend church on a Sunday. The sessions were to be almed at all Prlmèry ages, to include key elements of a church setting Iprayers, candles, the Bible, a cross, discussion of rellgious themes) with fun elements Includlng dramatlsation of Bible stories. slngln& crafting and wlth a tasty treatl Along with Rev Garry and Rev Lisa. l agreed to be leader at Doughnut church. already being a member of the choir at church. and a mum of two at KSJ school. Several volunteers from church also committed to the team, including Sharon Foster. Anthony Lowe, Anna Larkin, Élaine Armes and Jack Wilson. All relevant members of the team thai had not been prevlously DBS checked undertook the full Safeguardlng tralning and V￿re DBS checked, although Garry. Jack and Elaine are governors of the school and Sharon is a volunteer so were already affiliated and already held DBS checks. Mark Hunter, our Direttor of Music, also a8reed to be pianist to accompany the sin8in8. We initially trled two'te51' sessions before the end of school year 22123 in May and June. These were well attended and gave u5 an idea of how to structure the sessions. The children particularty enjoyed the interactive sesstons (dramatic Blble stories). craftin8 and doughnuts, handed out at the end of the session. As these sessions worked ￿￿11, we decided to start regular Doughnut church sessions from the new school year in 23124 on a Monday each month (where possible) after school for an hour. Our flr5t session was in October (Harvest) and two further sessions were planne¢J for November and December, although December had to be cancelled by school due to overcommitments with Natlvity rehearsals and Christmas related activitles. The most attendee5 for a session amounted to 38. We a150 re•ll*d. throu8h feedback frorn the children and parents (by word of mouth) that some activtties appeared to be aimed more at the younger children in Key Sts8e l. We. therefo￿. decided to have split sessions for the discussion after the Bible story frtself, so more complex themes could be developed with the older kids in Key Stage 2, whilst son)e simpler discussbons were maintained wrth the younger KSI children. In January 2024, we planned in a further 5 sessions between March and Juty. Our first is planned for ear￿ March and is about Lent. including what that means and the journey into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. We are trying to use themes linked to the Christian calendar each month, and we have been 11 accessing The Bible Society material to help plan our sessions. All advertising for DoughFJut church is done through posters designed by Rev. Garry and athert￿l through the School newsletter. Letters are also sent outto parents asking them to sign their children up for the session beforehand, so we have an idea of numbers, although any child is albwed to attend and just tum up on the day. We ask that at least one teacher 15 present for the se55ion. signs all children in and out. also tskes thern to the playground to be collecteil by parents. We hope the sessions Vthryll continue to be attended through the 23124 school year. Helena Helm- Leader Trinity Teddies During 2023 Trinlty Teddies has gone from strength to strength thanks to our reliable ènd enthusiastic team of helpers who have now 311 completed their safeguarding training. It wès with great sadness that we wished Sheila Slack a "Happy ret1￿menr at Christmas. She has been a loyal and conscientious member of our team since 2011. She is our expert in the kitchen preparing the children's snack and tlearing up the craft artivttie& We have been able to support wdrious children's charities including °Save the Children Fund" "Comit Relief and -children in Need" We have made donations to the church towards the heating cost of the hall. Thanks to ourteam of eight hard-working helpers atlT, we have been ab]e to proyide a safe. caring and stimulating environment for our children, mums. dads and grandparents. Dot Jelbert Deanery Synod Report Deanery Synod is an opportunity for clergy and representatives of laity of all pèrishes in the Harrogate Deanery to meet and to exchange view% be updated on developments and to welcome important visiting speakers to infom) and stimulate discussion. Meetlllss in 2023- 24 April St Mark's Harrogate Speaker: Liz Morton. Children, Young People and Families Team Leader. The talk was about the work of the team in supporting parishes in extending mission and ministry with chIld￿n and young people. 11 July St Peterfs Harrogate Eucharist and elections to honorary positions and stsnding committees. 20 September St James's 8irstwith Speaker. Theo Sheridan-watts. Wellsprings Together. The talk was about the work of WellsprinES Together- helping parishes in their community engagement projec 23 November St Andrevfs Starbeck Speaker.. Rt. Revd. Nicholas Baines- Bishop of Leeds. The talk wa5 about hhs personal journey from Methodism to Anglicanism and the importance of encouragement and challenge in our lives as well as being kinotic- emptying otsrselves for the sake of others. John Margerison 12 Safeguarding Report Safeguardin8 is, and always will be an on80ing leaming curve and awareness. there will alway5 be training to do. and we need to stay vigilant to all the new infomation and training ￿ quests that are demanded of us. This is to keep our church an open and safe place for everyone including ourselve> All our pOI￿leS were renewed and passed at the Septernber PCC meeting and are now on Show prominently in our churches. We are continuing to reouest that a51 volunteers complete the online Basic Safeguarding Course as a minimum as saftguarding is everybody's responsibility. The DK)cese have initiated one new change in that DBS terttficate is now only valid for 3 years and not 5, however if you sign up to the sign up service wFthin 30 days of application. it is renewed yearly and you do not have to 80 through the application process again for the role you are In. Thank you to all for your continued support wth the Safeguarding within our Team Mlnistry. We are all responsible for safeguarding the integrity. but more importantly. the people in our church. Faye Wright- KTM Safeguarding Officer Flnancial Review The Parish is funded by voluntary donation5 from tts con8regatK)ns and supporters. supplemented by fvnd raising artivit￿s. investment income lincluding re¥enue generated by our property as5ets- car parks, cottage. halls etc} and fees. Monies received a￿ predominantly spent on providing seNices and keeping our churches and buildings maintsined and v￿lcom1ng. Each church or8anize5 its own finances, raises fvnds towards its objectfves and tsrgets and finances Its own expenditure. The Church Vestry Committees are responsible to the PCC for both its income and expendlture and prepare5 a budget for approval by the PCC each autumn. Contracts over £5000 require PCC approval and are authorised by the PCC rather th317 the churches. The PCC has an independent budget and financlal responsibilities. Year-end accounts are prepared and approved by the appropriate Church Committee and then consolidated to provide the overall accounts fDT the Park5h. The PCC appolnted Mitrhell. Wellock as independent examiners. The parish l)olds bank accounts at Nat West, HSBC, Barclays and Yorkshire Banks, and in the Leeds and Skipton Bull ding knieties. There are also deposits with the Church Central Board of Ftnance. These institutions have no influence on the operdtions of the parish and the relationship is purely commercial. They are available for financial advice if required. Review of 2023 Financial reporting is difficult enough wtthovt the need for accounting by'Funds'. as required by Charity Law. While the essence is simple, keeping money 5epar3te for different purposes is not as easy as it Sounds. Basically. money given or raised for a specific purpose has to be used for that projett /itemlrepair etc and, if not used. returned to the donor. This is why there are so many different funds, even after some consolidation5. It is aly) why money spent on a large project may come from Several of the funds and how some 'Restrlcted' funds may come to be in debit. RegularActfvities These are what we do. every day of the year, to simply function. In temis of expenditure, it is all about paying the bi115 for heatin& I￿htin& insurance, basic Maintenan￿ and small repairs, carrying out 13 Services of worship and financially supporting our dergy, through the Parish Shafe, but also the regular reimbursement of expenses. As for income, tt is all about collecting and managing people's voluntary contributions toward5 the work of the church in a tax efficient manner. Both income and expenditure need careful manèging land accounting). Voluntary Income Voluntary Income overall does not cover our Parish Share. leawng other sources of income necessary to maintain our buildings and services. There remains an ongoing need to keep this under review, 35 costs continue to increase, and to continue to emphasise the need for regular planned income to meet regular planned outgoings. Other Income Fundraising continues to be an essential part of our Income. A lot of hard work, not always recognised, goe5 into thndraising and we are indeed fortunate to have so many volunteers to lend a hand or. more importantly, have new ideas with regard to fund-raising. Regular Expenditure (Chunh actlvlttes) Regular expenditure. as alway5, continues to increase. Care￿7 management of controllable expenditure is a large part of what our individual churches do and savings continue to be made wherever possible. However, it need5 to LE borne in mind that money can only be spent when you have it and, especialfy on maintenance. there are a number of items that need attention that are awalting funding. Year End fjnanual position According to the Balance sheet. we have assets of £702,516 an overall increase of £143,095 on the 2022 figure. With costs continually increasin& there is a constsnt need to find ways of generating additional income, wrth fewer reserve5 left to dip into. 2024 Budgets Budgets are in place for 2024. it promises to very difficu￿ and challenging year. again falling well short of the ever-increasing requestsd Diocesan Share for the Knare5borou8h Team Ministy. Rlsk Management The Trustees h￿e a 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. Reserves Policy The Parish has been fortunate in the past and beneffts from a number of Endowment funds. the income from which is used mainSy, but not exclusNely, for specific purposes. The various churches all have Restricted funds. where money has trRen given Iraised for specific purpose5. Once the ￿qUIred funds are raised. they are spent and the Funds closed once the objerttves have been met. For some projects. however, raising the required money may take several years. At present the PCC has no objertNes to raise any resetve funds for genernl l investment purposes. Finally. we need to retognise the extraordinary job done by the Church Treasurers. with the full support of their Vesty Committees. Their job continues to be so demanding yet they carry out their duties so cheerfully and di1￿entfy. Our thanks 80 to Andrew and Mike {St. John's- Knare5bDroughl, Liz (Hoty Trinity), lan 1st. Mary's- Gold5borough), David (St. Paul & St. Margaret - Niddl and Stephen 1st. John's- Breartonl for their support and co-operation. I would particularly like to thank them for the support they have given me in my capacity as PCC Treasurer during 2023 and to Jack Wilson who continued to be my sounding board and mentor. Brian Jelbert. 15 LfiAKI I T LUIVIIVII))IVI InaepenoenT exatninpr report on the accounts FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent Examinerfs Report member5 of The ELxlesiasbcal PaTBh of Knarestrfwh, Goldsbor￿￿, Kidd and Brearto On accounts for th• year 3161 DeC￿ber 2023 Charity no (If any) 1134252 Set out on pages 17-1 Rwective Tha charitys trustees are responsitle forthe preparation of ts accounts. responsibilities of The charTty's twstees consider that an audrt is not required for th￿ year trustees and oxanlner under seGlion 144 of the Charibes Act 2011 (the Charities Ad) and that an indeperKlent examination is needed. It is my responsibilty to.. examine the accounts under se(thn 145 of the Charit*s Act, to follow the wocedffts laKJ down in the general CArections given by the Chaity Commission {urbkr section 145(5)Ib) of the Charities Ac( and to state whetw parts"cular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Indepèndent My eXaMina￿n was Ca￿le0 out in accordance with weral Diredions gNen examinefs stsiement by the Charity Commiss￿n. An examination indLKles a review ofthe accL)unling records kept by the charity a comparison of the a¢￿￿ts presented wikh those rewtds. It a150 includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in ts accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees conteming any such matters. The pmcedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ th* WQLdd be required in an audit, and consequerrtty no opinion is given as to the accx)unts present a Irue and faif view and the repxt is limited to thos8 matters set out in the statement below. Independent In Conr￿d10n wtth my examination, no material matters have come to my examinefs ststement attention gNes rne (xuse to befwe that tn, any malerial resFect: accounting records were (￿t kept in acGordaTr￿ with section 130 of the Charities Ad I have c(yne auoss no matters in Con￿￿[0￿ wilh the examirration to which attention shoukl be drwffi in orderto enable a proper understandtNJ of the Signed= 021 CXp12rJ2¥- Relevant professlonal quafffi¢ation(81 or body lif any): FCA- Irtstiknrte Lf Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Kirkby Beck Bam. ￿Y Malham Skipton, North Yotkshire BD23 4BL 16 Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2023 Note 21J23 2022 FIXED ASSET.S Endowm¢nt futNts 86.626 79,394 CURRENT ASSETS D¢posits and Cash D¢btors 610.090 7,770 617,860 CURREIYf LIABILITIES Creditors and acctuals Adjustment NET CURRENT ASSETS NET ASSETS -1,970 615.890 7￿2￿16 480,027 559,421 Reprcsented by EDdowment Funds Restricted fifftds Designated funds Unrestricted Funds 79.394 65216 40.625 374,186 559,421 77.402 147.447 391,041 7112516 12 12 Approved by Members of the Pamchial Church Council on 27 March 2024 and signed on its bebdlf by . Revd G A Hinehcliffe Mr B Jelbert (PCC Treasurer) 17 Th¢ fonD part of thcse finaDGial siatemeE Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31st December 2023 Llnrtstricted Re5trirted Fonds INCOMING RESOURCES Notr 2023 2022 VoluntsT>' Income 211273 4282 215,555 170,675 Activities for Generating FuTJds 60.252 5.054 65,306 52,524 Inveslment Income 50.410 2.944 53J54 46,813 Incoming> resources. from Charitsble activities 27227 27.227 24,954 Other Incoming Resources 125,698 299 125,997 22.078 TOTAL INCOMING RF.SOURCES 474,860 I1￿79 487A39 317,044 RESOURCES F.XPENDED Church Activities 285,408 5,177 290.585 241,775 Inv¢stmeni Manugement and furmd raising 3,428 3.428 2,440 GovcrnAnce costs 15.483 15.483 12,223 Other resources expend¢d io 42,080 42.080 32,042 TOTAL RESOURCE5 EXPENDED 346J99 5,177 351J76 2¥8,480 MOVEMENT OF FUNDS Surplus / Deficit Incoming Rcsourc¢s Transfcrs Adjustments, p￿payMentS etc - St. Johns. Ciains of disposal of fixed a$set$ Ilnrcalised g&inllosscs on inveslments NET MOVEMENT OF FUNDS 128.461 7,402 135,863 28,564 (4,783) 4,783 (98) 7232 19,417 144.611 7232 143,095 559,421 10.539 17,927 123,678 414.810 Bolances Flrought forward 11112023 BALANCES CARIUED FORWARD 3111212023 541,494 12 $38.488 164,028 702,516 559A21 18 Th¢ notrs fwm part of thes¢ financiaj 5tstem£rbts KNARES8OROUGH PARWHtAL CHURCH COUNOL Notèsto the fwn¢ial Statements Note l- ACCOUNTING POUCIES Accounts will be prepared for eath condituent Church detailing the finandal affairs of each Church Induding monies pald In respect of the Diocesan Sha￿ apportioned w that Church and afty services paid for by the Parochial Church Councll on thelr behalf_ Consolidated accounts will be produ¢ed, in adv¢red Gift$ thM*iohs 688 3.394 Ib82 2Th) 3.594 3,68) ALL VOLI'NTARY LPICOME IWO9 3¥56 31 J28 215￿5 170,675 3 Activities for generating funds IlThrtslritled FDDd Raisllig CbllrGklld] ktknlls 30.605 10.919 Iij 32555 15.352 47.9(n 15_965 60.2i2 R¢siritt¢d Fulld Rllisin8 714 714 5_(L44 4.617 4.617 .41LGENWTED JP4COhlT 41.474 17,IAI 62 65J06 4 Investment Ineome Littr¢¥trirl¢d 21.(KKI 15_050 89? 15947 ]A050 14.360 41210 3.607 tnterL%LI DiYithn&4 4263 iJ99 Rostrteted 65.$ 1.289 2.944 29Ai6 $3J54 46Jl3 5 Income frorn Charttable l Ancillary Érnding lI￿r￿triCtEd Statutory I'.ecs 1.685 4.638 7& 2.435 17,203 7,(MJ6 3,018 27 15.324 6520 3.018 .27 24954 &171 7( 3S Htstrlt￿l ALL INVESTME￿T LWLM)k1E 6 Other Incomi￿g Resoure&* 'I'OUr￿ b.I'cnts Pr(yenv Sal clAi[￿S R¥tl8in*d ¢osrs 71 27J27 4.793 I￿.?15 4.793 104.715 5,(KJl 13.016 ?23Q 13,016 i49 456 1,556 Z4gy 125ffj98 Rt$trided Sw)dr)' 299 299 299 LL tP*VEmlELIT INCOM I1￿156 TOTAL INCOME 316266 68.738 43385 I.￿7 3134Q 487439 317,044 20 Lyotey to the FiHaneial Stat¢ments &kny 1023 2022 7 Churtb Activities L'nreFlritttd Dio¢es3u Sh&t 63,(M)O JO.( ?1,( SW 4.620 545 360 l19.120 7.641 11.212 11270 109,200 6.295 10,8KZ 9J50 448 2A88(1 20.002 24.905 orgarLI￿ ylld Chu Par￿h Admiiiislr4lOfl Tji 1031 11.270 11320 7.424 6.702 5.536 3.9?6 Y43 474 956 72 1.546 1134 3.7LS 875 27.175 19.133 24,5(19 3.881 297 4J76 4.931 43.002 7461 3.083 2.785 346 tiepaii% andmaiwets31￿t Upk¢¥p of Scrviug Mii%i FI￿[ RtsDwng c05Ls Movdijle funJituiulE4wiprnonl Mjjvr kepaw8 and Chwitable 1541 297 1,726 4.582 43.lJ8 556 R,699 1850 349 193 0.699 3.959 6711 610 i.D(K) 20.1141 i<￿.966 28 72 L4Jl Rosirfitttd Rrpuir lln8tallaiionl SwidriLS exw)sa5 Rcpttii and m11m￿￿kEe M￿51¢ Mnvable fumiliiry l k.,qWp￿￿￿I L'h8rimblL' givwtr8 1769 1.924 988 3.9.36 1.924 1.470 222 2Jrt3 5.177 Al.1. f.TlllRCII ACI'TVITTr' 167,&52 8 Iiivestment motsagcmeD¢ ind Fund R*lslng l.'Trrnitrftttd {)IhL¥f Proptrty Ilpk lllsuTanLx' hldinien*?n(% R¢pait s%in 1411 11984 2wJ 241.775 424 424 568 J22 018 1.8R8 1.888 424 2A40 'I'hc Fluh try#8 AI.1. AND FUND 414 3.418 2WO 9 Goverts*n¢¢ ¢0gt* AudIl Puish Offir¢l thiDiStrWiffl 2.040 2.040 4.XV3 U93 49 .678 7.718 ID Other resourte5 expended uiidry ¢0 Pari%h c051g Chnir'l'viir511..vwts Prtsf¢¥$¢Dn￿ FEt• 3.633 5.717 13.637 7 46?. 281 JJ18 1.104 2JOI I lJ58 9.623 13,637 7.462 298 14.38 10.317 2597 31IA49 2¥1 267 4.622 TOTAL EXPENDED 2113818 34,197 1698 19JJ3 3l948 3SlJ76 21WiTr 21 KNARESBOROUGH PAROCHIAL Notes to the Finaneial Statements Note 11- Endowment Funds Mgrknt Market Val￿t 3111V2023 Curre*tiJnti prite Inve$tment5 heldl gains realised St John the Ba tist Tsjlbort Beqtseyt 114050 667 CDF Inv¢smicni Uni 1358 CBF Fixed Interesi Units Musle Fund 114055 CBF Deposii Ar¢ouDt Gener81 Fund 631M128IMIIS 1203 C.]3F Investment Ilnits B￿tle￿ Lighting Fund 630028002S 116 cnr Invesiment Ilnits Fabr5c fund 630028003S 558 CBF Investment Units PCC Sunday Sthool Fund 63(M)280 306 CBF Inv¢5tsn¢nt Uftits I1￿023 iA)ssI Gal £22.605 £1.448 £13,781 £1.862 £15,078 £1.966 £1,297 £104 £I.CMX) £i.( £22.605 £24.856 £27.194 £2.3)8 £22.605 £2.810 £3,074 £264 £22.(A)S £11529 £12.614 £1.085 £21605 £7,562 £8273 £63,400 £69.199 Capital Inay not b¢ swt but incom¢ opplicd for the denoted purpos¢s.inLUll* is applied to the General fund in rn05t cases wher¢ expenditure exce¢ds the Fund incomc £711 £5.799 H(bl TrAni 'albuti Bequest 114050 667 CBF lftvesmient Unils 135¥ CBf Fixed Intere￿ UDi18 Repair fund 11501 17 CIIF Investment Uni £13.781 £1.862 £15.078 £1,965 £1.297 £103 £1.448 £22.605 £351 £384 £17.427 %116,626 £33 £1.433 £7,232 PARISH TOTAi £79J94 22 Notes tn the Financial Ststements Nott 12 - Movement of Funds ID 2023 H￿13 Trtnity Gentrnl CarFutkfur&i Churth t￿1 Furtd Cb Tr'ubTI¢ Il¢AlinE 67.Q24 4.847 5.9S7 74 61.595 957 300 7,653 ¢ompEs%Mi UK t&4t I'imor1CI￿ 5pi¢t 105 238 327 245 2.019 1924 Vi 7F J74 735 Breprto Lienetul 5,152 8.26 7.0(11 StJobDs a*iiLtul 103112 9SJ17 124.049 16. I￿.617 28 1,956 C#yll¢ Y#rathI¢dti￿sFO Fabric{de51wthd) Wc$*'n Trios nndTtX 101.715 2.vrl 849 5.551 6.7$8 709 2.112 20.99) 7.8.3.4 Lhurch 40 25P7* 11,025 43.151 3.19) 9.576 4.815 Chn71iiv*'lwep vul1￿7 Car Olhrr J9.448 975 9.975 932 ALL Il[tro￿lctthl Pw 315.1 529- fji 202,732 267.VA HUBQ, Li%htsnF Fun J.733 ?2¥ 144 (k8un'A' (Choirl Choir ￿￿suICi￿j 2218 1374 VL¥ixCek5 KncLILfs J3Y 43J 433 Oihcr 31626b 270.419 21.611 10.(*M) 22J Jl513 31114 25.047 o.(w 611 r4brir l.-urtd B312 TrusL turd Nidd 111,410 2a,110 29.951 1289 19333 rabTl¢ fRF Fun(1 Trust luyKI 29.399 31 151.597 pcc C￿e￿L 25.g73 31911 45,534 Pu 5! Ikn) 32. sundry I I 79.iY4 79.594 7232 7.232 Genetal lunds [ksig￿t￿ fur ]iestricied luti 374.187 0.626 05.Il4 79.394 265.918 208.417 11579 6248 1.462 242J16 IOJJ83 5.177 391.tul 147,447 7P.402 86.626 23 7232 ALL FI5ND 9.421 ?JJz 1576 702.$16 KMARESBOROUGH PAROCHIAL fJiuRCH COUNCIL Notes to the Financial Statemer•ts Note 13- SL John the Baptlst Knaresborough- Smèll Restrictsd Funds These comprise: Choir re5tricted- for future touts Note 14- DeS￿nated Fuftds Designated Fund5 exist where the PCC /Church Vestry Committee has indicated their intention to spend funds for a specific project I purpose. Such funds may, however. be re-designated If necessary, having been acquired for general purposes {i.e. from sources that have not placed a restrittion on iheif Usel. Note 15-Tnfjtee< Remuner*l¢)n, 8eneffts and Expel There were no Tnjstees, Remuneration or other Benefrts during the year ended 31 OecembeT 2023. Expenses totalling £4,314.38 were paid during the year ended 31 December 2023 to 3 Clergy Trustees in respert of travel and out of pocket expense5 incurred in the perfo￿anCe of their ministry. Note I￿ Staff Costs 2022 SalarylEmployer Penslon Contrlbutions £11270 £9.315 Average number of Employees During the Year. the PCC employed a Parish Administrator. no payments were large enough to attrart Employers National IrSUran￿ Contributions. A Pension Scheme is in pla￿, the Admini5tratorwas below the Threshold for Aut￿ Enrolment opted to join the Scheme with effect from l JU￿ 2019. Note 17- Accountan￿ Fees 2023 2022 The PCC must indude a Note showing the Fees incurred to have theAccounts Examined. The amount shown in 2023 is in respett of the Ex3minatK)n of the 2022 Accounts. The amount shown in 2022 is In respect of the Examinatvjn of the 2021 Accounts. The rM)tes forn part of thesefirsan(ial stat￿neTrts 24