Parlsh Church of St Lawrenca, Frodlngham Reglstered Charlly Numbor 1135445 Flnal Account8 for the year ended 31 December 2023
Ann ort for th 1 December 202 rend St Lawrence's r8malns as part of the Bonefico of Frodlngham and Ngw Brumbywhich means w8 contlnu8 to work logether wlth All Salnls parish. We remain a part ol Churches Tog8ther in North Lincolnshlre, whlch Is formed by drawlng from th8 denominallons In North Lincolnshire. As part ol the DIoc&s8 01 Lincoln's Time for Change Together program (ThCT) we are to bo part of the North Manlake Local Mission Partnershlp. Th8 PCC has sp8clllc r8sponslblllt188 lor Ihe church bulldlngs and the church hall and Its mernbgrs are ellher ex offlclo or elected al the Annual Parochlal Meetlng In accordance wtth the Church Represenlatlon Rules. At present the PCC has 11 lay membars and 8 ex officio members {19 in totall. li The PCC u8ually meet8 6 tlme8 a year In nomal clrcumstanc88 but only m815 tlmes In tho past year. The Siandlng Commltte8 a180 mggt8 6 Ilme8 a year prlor to the PCC rneetlngs and 18 r8sponslbl8 for s8ttlng tha agenda lor m•atlng$ ol tho Coun¢ll. obvlously thls only mot 5 t5m&s In 2023. The Wothlng Groups r8spon8lbl8 to the PCC.. Mlsslon and Mlnlstry, Flnance and Slawardshlp. Soclal and Fundralslng, and Fabrlc. Alongsldethe Slandlng Commlttee they are af80 responslble for thè conduct of all PCC buslno88 belwaen meetlng8. St Lawrènce's was open all year for sepAca8 and VK have hosted events agaln, however, tha lear PO th• pand•mlc remalns an understandabl8 factor and has kepi many of our older congrogants away and ha8 m8antthat we hav8 had to work hard lo estab118h evenls Ihatpeopie are comfortabl8 attandlng. We have malntalned Evenlng Prayar vla Zoom on 8v8ry Tuesday and Thursday evenlngs throughout the year and Ihls has conllnu8d to attract a steady Intere81 and lollowlng. Zoom has conllnued to be a means of communlcallon, social oalherlng and worshlp as well as a means of holdina meetlngs too although less so than beforg. We have also continued dolng almost dally btogs to ke8p folks In touch, to olfgrsplrltual advlce and support, and to cetebrats the Salnls and Holy days. These havo conllnu8d to prove qullg popular and hopefully useful too. Bamisms antj Weo¢Jlnos were conducled In Church allhough Ihe number3 comlng lorward for Weddlng8 has sllpped masslvely due lo lh8 dslng co818 and the cosl-of-llvlng crlsl8. In December, we h081ed the St Lawrence Academy lor thelr Chrfslmas Servlcas agaln a8 well a8 h0811ng Bushflelds Infant School. the Hospltal and the Chrlstma$ $ervi¢8 for St Hugh's Sp8clal School. It was a Y lo hosl 9 Lessons and Garols In Church and our Chrlstlngle servlce was a mas8lve success and exlromely well attended. We atso hosted Midnight Mass Ythich agaln wa5 well attended and appr9clatgd.
mber contln Ourllnances have contlnued to struggle again thls yearas It has been dllllculllo malntaln regular giving apart from those who gfve dlreclly to th8 Bank bui, as alway8. wo hav& b8en well supported and looked after by our Treasur8r, Chrfstlne Hall ar the Plann8d Glvlng olllc8r Angela Sturman who, after Ihe sad death ol Michael Cropper has become our Staward8hlp Ofllc8r looklng after tha Glft Ald clalms. We have purcha8ed tsvo Sum-up machlnes-on8 forth8 offlce and on8 for¢hurch- which have enabled people to pay for weddlng8 and hall hlre electronlcally and people lo glv8 that way loo. Thls ha8 been succèssful and has seen an Increase In glvlng atth8 occaslonal offices and blgoor occaslons too. Our AGM and APCM woro held In May. We conllnuè to ¢on8lder how to dèal rf1h the thomy Issue of dralnage around the Church. Wa are, a8 over, gratelul to John Veall who has worked hard io do many essentlal maintenanco works In and around the Church and the Hall. We are al80 gra18ful to Steven Kelsey for revamplng tho nollce board In the hall grounds. The hedge8 on th& perlm8ièr ol Ihe hall orounds have had a much-nè8dad trim and re8haping. and the area at the rear of Ihe church was also cleared and looks so much better a8 a r88uII. Flnalty, we have a newAssistant Curate. Revd Robert {Bob) Fr8w who l0Sned u8 In June, and ha and hls larnily have Settled In really w811. Aevd Julle Mlles compleled hertralnlng wlth us In June and was rellcansad to Iho Benoflce by Blshop Davld In Juno. She contlnued to worf¢ full timè al tho St Lawrence's Academy as well as supportlng and •nhanclng our mlnlstry here. Part of Ihal mlnlsty was lo start a very 8ucce88lul Youth Emmaeus courso whlch has sean 7 young8ter8 orow In lalth supported by a small amiy of adults. Kelth Farrnery conllnues to blossom and grow In hls mlnlstry amongsl us, whlch Is much appr8clat8d by conareoatlons In Church and at Randolph Care Home especlally. As Vlcar I have conllnuod tho Roconclllng Ml8slon whl¢h18 Starung to produce Iwll In our local $8ttlng. Another busy yearl Seasonal and 8pecl81 servlc08 Our patt8rn ol seasonal and 8pe¢lal selwlces has conllnued: Ash Wednesday, MaundyThursday, Good Friday, Ascension Day and Corpus Christl w8r9 all shared wllh our slsters and brother8 al All Saints Church. On A8c•n8Son Daywe ho8tod th• D•anory Sorvlce whlch wa• a great o¢¢a61on and was wo11 attended. Llnks across the Parlsh The Men'8 Breaktasl coNlnue8 and thls year th8 venu& wa8 shared belwoon All Salnts and St Lawrence'8; tl conllnue8 to encourage men from both congregatlons and a fewv18l1o from outslde the congregatlons. The Beneflce also 8tart8d a Knll and Natter group. agaln sharlng thg vonue bet9n the two churehes. which has proved succasslul and Is 8nJoy8d by many from wslhln and wRhout Ihe congregatlons as well as helplng support other charltles and organlsalions with its produce. The Soup and Sandwlch lunch for those affected bythe cost-014iwng crlsis morphed Inio a Coff09 and Chat group on Thursday whlch, agaln. has been succe88tul. We hava been able to host several Afternoon teas, lunches as w811 as th8 Harv9sI Supper and Now Year lunch 100. Our Summer Fayre Saw u8 lolnad ty th8 local Flre Servlco and tha Wlnlar FayTr 8aw u8 [ned, once agaln, by Sanla Claus.
nual Llnks wlth school8 and un1f0md organlsatlons I remaln Chalr of th8 Local Board of Trus160s at St Lawrence's Acad&ry as It move8 towards bacomlng a multl Acad8my Trust. and Jana Holma8 Is Vlc8 Chalr of the Local 8oard loo. We contlnua io offer Support and I have recorded several addsSeS for thelr reflectlons which are held In tutortlme and hosted thelrchrfstmas Services. Revd Julle continuas In her Chaplalncyrole atth8 Academy as well as her teachlng role. The Academy had Its Ofsled in8pectlon in 2023 which was not a positlvg gxperignce and we also Saw tho Head Teacher. Phll Dalow8ky. mov8 on lo pasture8 new. The Inl8dm Head, Matt Hlre, has been a breath ol fresh alr and there Is a new energy and dlrgcllon that Is really po811Sve. We look to appolnl a naw lull-llme Head Ihl8 year. I look tha chsta6 Servlco lor Chr181ma8 at Sl Hugh'8 Speclal School and a180 took HaN981 and Chrfsllngl8 8ervlces for Bushflekl Inlants too. We also had vlslts to and from Frodlngham Infants and Scunlhoryje C of E too. GFS coniinues It8 good Ilnk and Ihey are now up and runnlno as normal. We have al80 reopenèd UP Ilnks wlth our local Brownles and Guldes whlch meel In Ihe Hall and hope we can bulkt on thls, which18 a massive posEllve. Pastoral C•r• We have restarted Home Communlon8 and a tranch8 ol Pastoral vl$ttlng as w811 a3 malntalnlng our car8 ol th8 b8r8av8d and lh8 hous8bound. Kellh's vlslts to Randolph House have proved posltlve and enjoyed by the r8sld8nts and appr8clat8d by the stall too. We also have restarted slllng Ihose In hospital too but romaln Inclebted to tha Chapialncy for th8lr excellanl all round care. Looklng to the luture We contlnue lo relhlnk and reimaglne howwe do mlsslon and how we can be more involved and aclfve wlthln our local communllies: mggtings and trainlno to Llo thls are ongoing. We havo had Ilnks wlth new folks and vllh the wlder communlty that we wlll bulld on movlno lorwards. As our Dloce8e looks at new way8 of bgSng a chur¢h w8 know that our 8trong Ilnks wllh our fellow Angllcan Churchés In Scunthorpe and the Deanery wlll remaln Importanl and are thlnos we need to keep buT[ng upon. Our Ilnk8 and work wlth Church88 Togèth8r In North Llncoln8hlrg aro a mean8 of supportlng, helplng and worklng wfth those In need In our communlty. We 11 also look al way8 of wort<ing evèr closor wlth All Salnts and contlnue to wor8hlp togelh&r vtherè po8$lblg, and $har9 soclalty and In lerms of minlsty together. We havo seen Sever nawpa00In 0urcongregknn In rgcenl Ilmes, som8 vlrtually and some in pgr50n, so there are sorne positive stgns of new Ilfe. Bob has settled In well and Is, obvtously. enng hls tralnlng experlence wtth us. He has brought Joy, humour and Some 8xcellont pastoral 8ensllfvlty whlch havo enhanced our mlnlslry. Jull8 has, currently, r8duced her Sunday worklng wlth us but has broughl an Inlecllon of Int8r8St and passlon to ourwork wlth young adults and leenagars. Har pasloral heart has sgen hgr Invofved In our care and support ol many folk In Ihe past year. Kelth Fa8¥ mlnlstry Is growlng and wtll contlnue to gn)wamong8t us. H18 organ18atlon ofthe lay lead servlces. alongslde Judlth Barrow and Rlchard Holllngsworth (who sadty dled al the end ol thls year), shows som8 of the many glfts he can brlng io our churches mlsslon and mlnlsty. Llsa Mlller r8maln8 the Ilrst contact for the Par18h In the offlce and Contlnues lo flekl many enqulrlas concomlng weddlngs, baptlsms and funerals lor us. Shg has had to be a Ilstenlng 8aT Io wedding couples and baptism famllL9s. We are deeplylndebted to herfor her hard work. herefforts and care. Whllst the short and medlum term ptclur8 Is undgar Ihe fulur8 Is stlll brtghil The mlnlstry and grov*1h ol Bob. Julle and Ketth In th&lr role8 among8t U8 has been a shared blesslng an(1 loy. It remalns my prlvllege to b8 your Vlcar. hw hl vi
DE I report lo the PCC members on my &xamlnation of the a¢counts ol the ¢harlty lor the year ended 31 December 2023 whlch are set OLrt on pages 5 10 11. As membgrs ol the PCC y(w aro re$PJnsRe for tha preparatlon ol tho accounts In accordanc• vAlh tho Chariiigs Act 2011 {'Ihe A¢t'l. I report In rasp8Ctol myexamlnallon of the ¢hadtys accounts carrfgd outundersectlon 145 ofthe Act and In carrylng out my examination I have followed all the appllcable Dlrecilons glven by the Charlty Comml$glon under 88Ctlon 14515)Ib) ol the Act. I hav8 comk4&t0d my oxamination. I conftrm Ihat no malerfd mattorn havo coma to my attanon In connectlon %*fth the examlnallon giving me cause to beliove that In any malerlal respect.. accounllno record8 were not kept In rospèel ol the charty as requlrad ty sectlon 130 of the Act; or the accounts do noi accord 1 re¢ord8. I havè no concein8 and hAVg comg acro88 no Other matter8 In connen wlih the examlnaiion lo whlGh attenllon should be diawn In th18 rgport In order lo onablts a proper underslandlng ol tha accoun18 to b reached. John Heeney BA (Honsl FCA 50.54 08wdd Road Scunlhorpo DN16 7PQ
PARISH ndPa Voluntary Contdbullonj: Planned Gmng Tax Recovered from Glft Akl Platea Collection8 27.475.32 7,320.23 4,052.34 29,429.23 5,561.91 4.480.90 38,847.89 39,472.04 01Pr Colloeiloni 15,940.58 5.053.80 3.248.87 5,720.49 7,240.12 148.00 50,702,01 9.092.63 7,476.56 2,695.00 7,888.55 237.66 Church Fees Glfts, Donallons arKI Bequests Parfsh Hall Fees Spgclal Furbd RAl8lng Parfsh Oltlce Charge Church Heailng Fee Clergy Travel EXn5&s Current I£Unt Inlore61 Tea Money Sundry 350.00 32.85 103.33 1,049.95 817.78 87.57 499.00 1.00 78,248.06 118,35a.37 Opgnlrvj BalarKo 88.640.11 41.048.37 £166,817 £159,401.74
dPa 023 1 Decem Mainlgnan¢e of Church Church Requ181188 ChUh Fees 10 Mwntenance ol Parlsh Hall 11 Clergy Expgll89B Parfsh Share 12 SpgclaF Fund Ralslng 13 Parf8h Offlc8 and Admln181ratlon Eynses 14 Mlsslon and Chadty Payments 15 mi91[anuS 18,258.11 1,427.76 11.163.12 898.34 2,836.76 9.356.04 1,345.75 35,511.IXI 221,32 4,492.35 6.247.08 1,070.33 35,510.76 172.44 8.828.54 2.069.71 310,96 12,457.05 1.608.76 82.47 83.105.02 70,761.63 Closing Balar 83,783.15 88.640.11 £166,888.17 £159.401.74
WREN oun 1 Deeem Wa(hJlngs, Bapt18ms and Funerals Glft Alded Donatlon$ L8gacl85 2,200.53 740.00 13.000.00 £15,940.53 Wgddlno Depo8118 ar+d In8talment8 PCC Fees Organlsl F888 Vlcar F889 Verger Fo08 2,352.30 1,447.00 800.00 14.50 440.00 £5.053.80 Ggner 3.246.67 £3.246.87 Annual Charlty Spocial Parish Colléctions sped Parfjh Evonls Summer Falr Wlnter Fatr Small FurKI Raiglng 800.00 720.76 3,818.12 997.40 939.27 166.57 £7.240.12 Prfniing and Statlonery Rgcharge 148.00 £148.00 Church Heaung Fee 350.00 £350.00
Mus 1.727.00 4.163.29 3,584.00 335.02 5,178.84 81.98 893.98 2.404.00 90.00 Ele¢Ity Water Insurance Flre Equlpmenl General Repalrs Sp8clll¢ RepalrB Burglar Alarm £18,258.11 tar Requiromenls Muslc C¢JpyrkJhl Ucer Chlldren$ Work Charlty Funeral Paymonts $48.07 462.28 8.76 408.65 £1,427.78 Fe88 to DIo¢o8e Organlsi Veffj8f 8glls Fl¢)wer8 VSd80 Cholr 916.00 915.00 880.00 90.00 80.00 5.76 150.00 £2,836.76 Gas E19ctrrcty Water Insurance Flre Equlpment G8neral Repalrs Spe¢lllo Repalrs Cleanlng Materf9 2.735.78 1.188.00 60.00 1,884.18 119.95 367.60 2,809.99 190.54 £9.356.04
1 Decem r20 Tiavel Exp8n888 Telephon8. Postage and Stsiionery Book and Mlscellangous Ilems 744.29 437.50 163.96 £1,345.75 Summer Fair Expensos Wlnttsr Falr Expen888 Ev8n18 Exp8nseB 86.00 115.32 20.00 £221.82 13 PhOtocopr and Pdntar Papgr Prlnler Ink Telephono, Pogi&ge and Slallonery Admlnlslralor Salary Parlsh Cleth Expenses Miscellangous EXnseS Parish offi and Admlnlslrallon ExpenJa# 1.898.23 73.14 94.98 700.55 8,358.56 81.38 3,151.79 98.40 £12,457.05 Annual Charfty Speclal Chartty Collection SpKlal Pari8h Ev•nts 748.76 260.00 £1,808.78 Church Rèpalr Scheme Tealcoffee Exp¢n888 30.1]0 $2.47 £82.47