## **Parochial Church Council of St Oswald's Sowerby Annual Trustees Report for the year ended 31 December 2020** 

Incumbent: in vacancy Assistant Priest: Revd Pauline Percy 

Independent Examiner: Mr William Pearson ACA, FCCA Bankers: HSBC Church Architect: David Beaumont Independent Financial Advisor: Ellis Bates Group 

Website: www.stoswaldsowerby.org.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/stoswaldsowerby 

## **Administrative information** 

St Oswald's Church is situated in Sowerby in North Yorkshire. It is part of the Diocese of York within the Church of England. The current correspondence address is: 162 Front Street, Sowerby YO7 1JN 

## **Members of the Parochial Church Council** 

Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. In 2020 the APCM was on 22 November 2020. 

During the year the following served as members of the PCC: 

|Churchwardens (_ex officio_):|David Tucker (joint Vice Chair)|
|---|---|
||Simon Birkbeck (joint Vice Chair)|
|Assistant Priest (_ex officio_):|Revd Pauline Percy|
|Reader|David Brooke|
|Recognised Parish Assistants|Cecily Rands|
||Helen Irving|
||Yvonne Bowling|
|Deanery Synod (_ex officio_)|Gayle Hartley|
||Sue Binns|
||Jill Drew|
|Elected Members from 22 November|2020|
|_Retiring 2021_|John Kennedy|
||Maureen Carr|
||Pauline Alderson (Standing Committee)|
||Morna Stoakley|
|_Retiring 2022_|Yvonne Bowling|
||Richard Halkyard|
||Andrew McCormack|
||Graham Merriam (Treasurer) (Standing C’tee)|
|_Retiring 2023_|Helen Irving (Standing Committee)|
||David Brooke|
||Jane Jackson|





## **Structure, governance and management** 

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is registered as a separate charity with the Charity Commission. 

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. 

In normal circumstances the full PCC meets six times a year or more as needed. (During the Covid-19 pandemic the PCC has met using Zoom.) The PCC is supported by the Standing Committee, consisting of Church-wardens, Treasurer and Secretary and Children and Youth Worker. In addition, there are a few working groups which report to PCC. Our Deanery Synod Representatives attend meetings during the year and report back to the PCC. 

## **Objectives of the PCC** 

St Oswald's PCC works during the vacancy with the Area Dean the Rev Fiona Mayer-Jones in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the management and maintenance of Sowerby Parochial Hall and Annexe. The Church, the Parochial Hall and the Annexe are normally well-used and valued community assets and a base for our service to members of the congregation and wider outreach to the parish as a whole. Sadly, during the pandemic, we have not been able to use the buildings to their normal extent. 

## **Our Mission** 

At St Oswald's our Aims and Purposes are that we try to live out Jesus' call to love God and to love our neighbour. 

## **Review of the year: Achievements and Performance** 

It can fairly be said that 2020 was a year unlike any other in living memory because of two factors: The Coronavirus pandemic and the continuing vacancy. 

It was dominated by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic which emerged at the start of the year. Almost all aspects of church fellowship, such as a greeting each other, sitting together, the peace, taking communion and singing, were potent spreaders of the virus and were, therefore, largely proscribed during the year. The national response to the pandemic imposed massive restrictions on the normal freedoms of movement, association and worship and disrupted normal church life immensely. 

St Oswald’s is normally open every day during daylight, but from 17 March 2020, following Government guidelines and on the advice of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, it was closed for all regular services, and later in the year only open for private prayer on Mondays and Thursdays. When services resumed, a socially distanced seating plan was implemented, no singing was allowed and all attending had to wear face coverings.  Late in the year a small choir was permitted, pursuant to advice from the Diocese. 

The St Oswald’s weekly news-sheet and the monthly Saints Alive magazine, which had been circulated as paper copies, were very rapidly and effectively converted to email format, giving new opportunities for input. The news sheet was expanded to include reflections, prayers and internet links to hymns and songs in order to facilitate worship at home. Printed copies were delivered to those without internet access. 

Several services were pre-recorded and published on YouTube.  We then began live, on-line services using the Zoom video-conferencing service.  We have held Zoom services at fortnightly intervals since September 2020. ‘Morning Praise’ on the 1[st] Sunday and ‘Worship for All’ on the 3[rd] Sunday. These are followed by ‘virtual’ coffee time in breakout rooms. Many people have valued the opportunity to talk to each other which this provides.  A special mention must be made of the work of Lay Reader David Brooke in organising this and in providing the leadership at many of these services. Christingle, Carol and Crib services were also held on Zoom in December. 



These fortnightly services alternated with services of Holy Communion every other week in church.  We are tremendously grateful to both Rev Pauline Percy and Rev Sandra Howells in being able to hold these services along with a mid-week communion service. Funerals were only able to take place with very limited numbers of people attending, at one stage at the graveside only, in order to reduce the chance of transmission of the virus. Crematoria were similarly extremely restricted in how many people were allowed to attend. Grateful thanks are due to Rev Pauline Percy, Rev Sandra Howells and other visiting clergy for conducting these services and to John Kennedy for his commitment and service in the role of sexton, and to the sidespersons who assist. 

Confirmations, baptisms and weddings were entirely deferred. 

Youth work and work with children and families has always been a strength of St Oswald’s, and this was very much the case during the pandemic. Pauline Alderson and Helen Irving along with their supporting team were responsible for maintaining this work to a very high degree, and even to increase contacts. Making use of Zoom, delivering bags with craft materials, Bible stories and creative prayer resources for each youth & kids club member, and even running the annual Holiday Club by Zoom. We held a Messy Church in a bag at Pentecost, a family Treasure Hunt around Sowerby and a celebration of Saints as our alternative to Halloween in October which ran alongside a Saints & Light Treasure Hunt in Sowerby village. 

The Little Wonders toddler group set up meetings on Zoom for parents or carers with preschool children and a private Facebook group for keeping in touch. Craft & activity bags were delivered to all the families who meet weekly during term time.  Some new families have joined. 

‘Open The Book’, taking Bible stories into primary schools in the form of short acted-out dramas, continued in Sowerby, Sessay and Keeble Gateway Schools through January and February.  This was then suspended as no visitors were allowed in schools. However, the ‘Open The Book’ team managed to record a Nativity in December 2020 which was then shown in four primary schools. 

Godly Play, which makes use of the new Godly Play room in the Annexe and also by visits to schools, was unable to function in this form. However, the Godly Play leaders from Sowerby Methodist Church have led two of the Kids Club sessions per month via Zoom, using Godly Play stories and Feast sessions. 

A number of events which are both a means of contact with the wider parish and a source of income were impossible during 2020. The Daffodil Festival at Easter and the autumn Coffee Cakes and Crafts event both had to be cancelled. There was however an outdoor, socially distanced Summer Fair held on the field near the annexe on 31 August. 

Although there was no public service on Remembrance Sunday 8 November a small Act of Remembrance took place at the war memorial and the church was beautifully decorated with flowers and the outside walls with knitted poppies. Many thanks to Barbara Thornton and her team for continuing to provide flower arrangements and to Kath Reynard for tending the outdoor planters. 

A Lent course was commenced in Orchid House, but this had to be curtailed as the pandemic intervened.  A small study group amongst members from the 5 parishes was held in the autumn using Zoom which proved to be successful and will continue in 2021. The annual meetings, which should normally take place early in the year, were postponed and eventually took place by Zoom on 22 November. 

## **Giving, Mission and Community** 

We continued to support Jigsaw Kids Ministries in the Philippines through regular gifts to CMS (to support their mission partner Tim Lee) and to Jigsaw directly. This project was also adversely affected by Covid-19, and the support of churches in the UK was vital to their continuance. We were inspired to hear from Tim Lee at one of our Zoom services about the ways in which Jigsaw had responded and adapted during the pandemic to meet the needs of the community it serves. 



We regularly support Thirsk Community Works in their service to the wider community. Our harvest gifts and occasional offerings on special services (e.g., Christmas) have been given to them. We have a box in church available for non-perishable food donations towards their food bank. 

A diocesan mission weekend was held between 13[th] and 15[th] March with the title, ‘Come and See’. We organised or participated in various events in the parish including an event with Bishop John at Orchid House, a Men’s Breakfast, a special Messy Church and a ‘Ladies Pamper Evening’. 

The Parochial Hall is a valued community asset. During the pandemic almost all activities there, both church-related and community bookings, ceased. The 100 Club which raises funds towards the running costs was able to continue. 

**Pastoral work:** The disruption caused by the pandemic, including the postponement of some hospital operations and radical changes in GP and dental services, together with loneliness caused by being unable to have visitors or get out to socialise, contributed to a high level of anxiety and distress in the community. Our pastoral Recognised Parish Assistants (RPA), Cecily Rands and Yvonne Bowling continued their support of elderly and vulnerable people as far as the Coronavirus restrictions allowed. A telephone support line was set up to keep in regular touch with members of the congregation during the first lockdown. 

The ‘Singing for Joy’ sessions at Orchid House, Sowerby took place in January and February and a ‘This is my story, this is my song’ event (part of the ‘Come and See’ weekend in March) was enjoyed and well attended.  Sadly, these sessions had to be stopped as a result of pandemic restrictions, but an out of doors half hour of carol singing brought a bit of Christmas cheer to residents in December. 

The Mothers’ Union remained in touch with members by letter. Meetings were not possible. The Prayer Circle continued to operate throughout 2020 to support those in particular need of prayer. Many thanks to Jill Drew for coordinating this. 

**Farming chaplaincy** : Yvonne Bowling continued her work as an assistant chaplain working under Rev Dianne Gamble to provide support to the farming community at the Auction Mart located in the parish. 

**Ecumenical relations** : St Oswald’s values the covenant with the Methodist Church, but the pandemic prevented most ecumenical activities, including the Easter and Harvest parish leaflet distribution. However, a joint Christmas card (with the Salvation Army) was distributed using the delivery team.  The children and youth team have continued to work ecumenically and joint online services were produced to celebrate Pentecost and Harvest. Churches Together: the normal Easter Walk of Witness and Christmas carol service could not take place. There was however a community drive-in carol service held at Thirsk Auction Mart on 20 December. This was very well supported with up to 100 cars attending each of two sessions. 

## **Safeguarding** 

Elizabeth Allen continues as our Safeguarding Officer. All PCC members are DBS checked and must complete a Confidential Declaration Form and complete an on-line safeguarding training course. St Oswald's PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishop's guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). 

**Financial review** : 2020 has been a challenging year. The PCC recognised early on that Covid-19 was likely to impact heavily on not only the PCC’s finances but our ability to meet our Freewill Offering of £61,200 to York Diocese. An appeal to the congregation raised just over £15,000 including Gift Aid. This enabled us to meet all our commitments with the consequence that our normal operating surplus for the year is £322 (2019 - deficit £9,703). 



Our portfolio, in medium to low-risk investments, suffered a downward re-valuation of £3,250 but we still derived £1,286 dividend income. Our Hall income fell by some £7,000 and Plate Collections and Fees for occasional services also suffered. However, the finances at the end of the year are on an even keel although the Freewill Offering for 2021 has had to be significantly reduced in the light of ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. The congregation have, as ever, risen to this challenge most generously. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

It is the PCC’s intention to spend those Reserves that are Restricted on their defined purposes, in due course. Unrestricted Reserves include an amount that is Designated for the Parochial Hall and the PCC aims to safeguard these for an ongoing plan of refurbishment. The remainder of Unrestricted Reserves represent approximately three months income which the PCC feels is the minimum that it should aim to hold for normal levels of activity. 

## **The Vacancy** 

Advertising and interviewing for an incumbent took place twice during 2020, despite pandemic restrictions, and on each occasions the successful candidate declined the offer of the incumbency. The parish was without an incumbent for the entire year. A review towards the end of the year identified that the pattern of a large “urban” or non-rural church with one set of activities and aspirations linked to a cluster of smaller rural churches with different aims is problematic. The deanery has now proposed a re-shaping of parish ministry within this area as the present arrangement of multiple smaller benefices is no longer working effectively. A decision was taken that a priest in charge (PIC) should be sought, as part of that reshaping process. It is proposed that the new PIC will work with the 5 parishes of this plurality and within the deanery to work towards a new, larger team structure. The Vicarage remained unlet throughout the year as estate agents failed to find a tenant. In extremely difficult circumstances the Area Dean, Revd Fiona Mayer-Jones, provided frequent and valued support to the leadership team. We are very grateful also to the Revd Pauline Percy (Assistant Priest) and the Revd Sandra Howells (Retired Priest) for their ministry to us. 

## **Thanks** 

Grateful thanks are expressed to all at St Oswald's who have worked so hard, sometimes in different ways from normal, and with so much dedication for the benefit of the church and wider community. May we continue to love God and our neighbours near and far as we seek to serve Christ in this place. 

As the year ended, the prospect of a mass vaccination programme to suppress the spread of the virus and the further advertising of the vacancy offer hope for better in 2021 and our hope is always in Jesus Christ, our Saviour. 

Approved by the PCC on 16th March 2021, and signed on their behalf. 

David Tucker Simon Birkbeck 

Churchwardens 



Pamchlal Church Councll ol St O¥wald'¥ sO￿r
Slat•rnent of Flnanclal Actsvlllos for th8 ythlrwthd 31¥t 0ocombpr2020
2020
2019
Total
FundB
Fur
In¢omlng and fvum:
Volurrtary Incomg
Gi￿r￿j Ihwh GrftANI
T&% ReluTr18
Other p1anr￿d GNbvJ
40.395
10.971
4.399
1,953
10.971
12.858
5.307
4,675
12.734
3.451
15.112
16.6&8
783
12.933
Inccffi8 Irom aoJMXrt 8
Wall bo¥ & 8ookstall
13
13
353
832
•9.545
F•98 Rocélved
pcc
Organ￿1 & C
8ell Rirmjers
YDBF
9.574
9.574
10,378
1.570
682
5.1S4
110
110
4.533
InGOfflO from Events
rKlay Coffee
FuTh1 Rawro & Salè of
370
4.127
516
270
653
R•currlng Grant8
Wa**ave & Rent
121
120
19,131
19,131
25.280
Parothial Hall Ir￿ IrKrte 121
Parotslk81 Hall Eornir¥s from 11KJ CI
Paroch￿1 Hall D￿alm￿￿ Recewd
5.517
1.071
5.517
1.071
12.453
2.708
2.708
1.201
13.444
Saints irKune
Luncheon Club eamirvJs
1.201
1A89
1.286
1.286
Total Incomlng RHOU￿0¥
116.158
474
121632
144,817
Exp8ndhur• on
Charltable acWvJU08180• 31
115219
7.012
14311
154.520
N4t IT￿M￿l•*￿￿dIkU1BTr b•for•
gaIn￿b￿&S4￿) on Irivosim
939
321
-9.703
Nat gaIn￿l01￿) ¢)n In¥o8b
4250
-3,250
4809
Not mo¥•m*rt of Funds
.1311
418
4929
4.894
BalarK•¥ lthd 1 January 2020
35.807
171
45.872
Balan¢•8 ellwd 31 0ocwnbor20X+
33h96
4553
JS.049
41,978

Parochial Church Council of St Oswald's Soworby
8alan¢e Sheet
as at 31 Drtembar 2020
2020
2019
Flxed Assets
3.653
Current Assets
Investments
Debtors
Bank Accounts
P¥epaymenls
Cash Balances
28,329
3.292
12.416
31,695
4,453
916
673
450
44.573
Creditors
Sundry Credrtors- YDBF
100 Club Deposits fof followng year
Candy donations received in advance
119
1,620
3,140
4879
2.772
6,000
8.7T2
Net Current Assets
39.049
41.978
Repr8sentsd by:
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
33,496
5.553
35,807
6,171
10
Net Funds
39.049
41.978
Approved by the Par(Khial Church Counul on 16 March 2021 and signe(I by..
Simon Birkbeck- Churchwarden

Parochial Church Councll of St Oswald's Sowefby
Notes to the Finaneial Statements
for tho year ended 31 December 2020
Accounting Policies
Accounting Convention
The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Church
Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of
Recommended Practitr applicable lo Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102
(Charities SORP IFRS 102} and the ChanbesAct 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost &)nvention ex￿pt for the
valuation of investrnent assets which are shown at market value.
Funds
General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restn'th'ons regarding their
use and are available for application on the general purwse5 of the PCC. Funds designated for a
particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.
The accounts include all transath"ons, assets and liabil￿eS for which the PCC is responsible in law.
They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body or
those that are inforynal gatherings of church n￿mbers.
Incorning Resources
Voluntary income and capltal source8
Collections are reeognised when received by or on behaff of the PCC. Planned giving receivable
under Gift Aid is recognised only when receNed. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is
recognised when received. Grant5 and legacie5 to the PCC a￿ accounted for when received. Funds
raised by events are accounted for gross. Sales of tr￿kS and magazines are accounted for gross.
Other income
Income from the Parochial Hall is recognised when due.
Income from bank investments
Bank interest entiuements are accounted fof as they accnje and appear gross.
ResotsTces expended
The diocesan parish share is accounted for when it is paid. The PCC has paid rts full share within the
year.
Balance Sheet- Fixed Assets
Consecrated property and moveable church furnishings
Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the ac￿Unts by S1012al of the
Charities Act 2011.
Moveable church fumishings held by the VKar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and
which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They
are listed in the church's inventory which can be inspected at any reasonable time. For inalienable
property acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost infomiation available and therefore such
assets are not valued in the accounts.
Expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, indrvidual items undef £1000
or on the repair of movable church items acquired before 1 January 2CMJO is wrttten off.
other Flxtures and FittSng8
Depreciation is provided al 10% of cost on Hall Fumrture and Equipment which is calculated lo write
off the cost less residual value of each asset over its useful lrfe_ Indivtsjual rtems of equipment with a
purchase Pri￿ of £1000 or less will be wrttten off as the asset is acquired.
Net Incomingloutyoing Resources
2020
2019
This is slated after charging-.
Depreciation and other amounts written off tangible fixed assets
405
405
Reporting ￿ountanYS fees
250
250

2020
Total
2019
Tot•1
Fur
Fun¢ts
Pr￿￿11 OfknTrJ
61.200
61.200
Salarlgs, HOn￿rI• and YDBF
YDBF
C8ThJY Sataiies aThl (￿￿¢081S
5.184
11.095
11.&12
11.332
Organi%t and ch￿r. Oco Ser¥Kxs
1.185
3.325
705
21.214
14,ri85
18.08S
VTh¢arage Costs
M¥eage
1.127
243
381
1.127
243
381
913
815
784
)fKars
Mwion (AJbEa(*
Trainiry & Restyj
282
1149
1149
3.400
Church Runnlng Costs
Ckanirg
InsurdrKe
1.357
1.150
3.762
272
1.016
1C#)
1.498
050
272
1.016
Repar5
gan
1.978
100
4.498
11.74B
Church Ullll
Gas
Waier Rates
Ewrioty
3.702
2.731
201
1.470
4,402
494
4562
Church Admlnhtradon
¢￿pUter. Phone & BroadbaTh
PrOfeS￿nal Fees
Brokwa9e and c¢)Mmi5sh￿ Fees
iicen(*s ar￿ subs￿￿*
1.154
738
276
276
452
870
659
4.105
7.274
218
3.347
4633
218
3.347
Copler Costs
rseas Missian. from c*¥n Furx15
3.451
3A51
3.451
7,251
5.756
9.606
Co¥ts olgonoratlng funds
Parothial Hal Inote 121
Operatiry costs
10.814
10.814
11.650
Ca￿y mO￿Y pathj to Churth
Cost ofcopymw Saints the
Luthn Club Costs
cl￿ Pa￿ o¥er ¢0 Hal
2.708
2.708
301
232
8.196
232
1.264
11.676
3.641
14317
26,646
Fabrk Costs
Architecl's Faes
Fabric Costs
10.230
10,230
115,219
7.092
14311
154.$20

Investments
During 2009 the Church became ents￿ed to the Arthur Dreyhelter Thomp50n Trust Fund following the
death of the residuary lrfe tenant. The investments are quoted in the ac￿￿nts at market value as at
31* December 2020. The use of this fvnd is unrestricted.
Debtors
2020
2019
Hall Hire
GiftAid and Tax Credits from HMRC
Due from Benefice parishes & others for administrative costs & copying
Due from elec￿lty as a result of excess direct debit payments
785
780
809
918
3.292
2,623
652
1,178
4N53
Bank Accounts
Church
Parochial Hall
Deposit
'&)werty Candy {Nole 10)
1,578
1,834
3,004
6.000
12,416
2.179
147
3,140
5.466
Creditors: Falling due within one year and more
Sundry Creditors-YDBF
Hall 100Club- 2021 subscripb.ons
Donations from Thiisk Methodist Circurt
to be spread over 5 year5 commencing 2017 (see note 10)
119
1,620
2.772
6,000
8.772
3,140
4.879
Analysis of Ngt Assets by Funds
Unrestrlcted Restricted
Total
Fixed Assets
CurTentAssets
Current Liabilit
Fund Balance
3,248
33,020
2,772
33.496
3,248
44,573
8,772
39,049
11,553
6,000
Unrestrleted Funds
Designated funds are induded in unrestricted fvnds and are for the maintenance and improvement
of the Parochial Church Hall. See note 11
10
Analysis of Restricted Funds
111r2020
Movernent
In
Movement
Out
3111212020
Bells
Charity
SaintsAive
Mexico 2021 Trip
Oakes Weekend
Martin Ridsdale Lighting Fund
Lunch Club
Sowerby 'Candf
898
898
3,451
1,201
1.168
3.451
301
900
1,168
1,951
614
2.708
6.171
1,951
250
268
632
2,708
7.092
6.474
5,553
Saints Alive is the residue of money handed over from the Saints Aive account that has not been
used for production costs in 2020. The Bells account 15 a long-standing fund from which repairs are
taken over lime. Mexico 2021, The Oakes weekend, Lunch Club and the Lighting Fund are all held
as fund-raising inwrro or deposits against projects suspended by Covid-19 which will be spent in
due course.

11
Sowerby Candy
This account is a ioint venture be￿￿n Sl Oswald's Church and Sowerby Meth￿J1$t Church. It is
vehicle for raising money to support children's and youth work. The activity is reflected in St
Oswald's accounts as a restricted fund ft)r convenience and transparency.
Gifts have been received from the Thir5k Methodist Circuit which. for prudence, have been spread
over current and fvlure years. A gtft of £5353.75 recetved in 2018 was used in full for the
development of the Annexe. As at 31112r2020 the status of these gifts is as follows".
Year In which Gift Received
2017
Gift Received
Paid over to St OswaFd's by 31112r20
5,197
4,197
To pay over in 2021 and beyond
2020
5.177
177
Total
10,374
4,374
1.(h)O
5.000
6,000
12
Parochial Hall
2020
2019
Income
Lettings
Earnings from 100 Club
Donations received
Totsl Income
5,518
12,453
1,071
480
7,069
13,706
Operating Costs for the year
Caretaker
Cleaning Materials
Gas
Electricity
Water
Insurance
MI￿lIaneOuS repairs
Gas cerbficate and boiler repairs
Fire Protection & PAT Testing
Grass Cutb'ng
Depreciation of Equipment
5.026
147
1,788
583
310
672
935
324
4,965
357
2,243
763
278
408
1,077
432
109
613
405
588
405
Total Operatlng Costs
10.814
11.650
Exceptional Expendiiure for the year
New Kitchen- not transferred to Fixbjres and Fith"ngs
Remainder of expenditure in Annexe
748
114
5,296
240
Total Exceptional Costs
5.536
D8ficit for the year
4,607
4,480
Fund Balance at 1 January 2020
7.599
14,732
Sub-total
2,992
11,252
Krftchen equipment transferred to Fixtures and Ftitings
al Nel Book Value
3.653
Residual Fund Balance at 31 December 2020
2.992
7,599
This fvnd is designated birt not restricted.

Independent examinerf5 report to the Trustees of The Parochi?I Church Council of The
Ecclesiastical Parish of St Oswald Sowerby
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
which are set out on pages 7 to 12.
Respective responsiblllties of the Trustees and Independent Examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees
consider that an audrt is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the
Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Dirertions given by the Charity
Comrnission (under section 145{51{b) of the Charities Act}, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examlnerfs Statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission.
An examination indudes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison
of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes con5i(leration of any unLssual items
or disclosures in the accounts. and seekir¢g explanations from the management committee
concerning afty such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that
would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the
accounts.
Independent Examlnerfs Statement
In o)nnettion with my examination. no matters have come to my attention which gives me
reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect=
accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth s. 130 of the Charities Att; or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records- or
statutory fees were not accounted for CO￿ectlY
I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which, attention shcmjld
be drawn in order to ena￿e a pr
r understanding of the accounts to be reached.
William Pearson FCA FCCA
The Barker Partnership
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
17 Central Building5
Market Place
Thirsk
North Yorkshire
Y07 IHD
Date:
ZE/oK /2oLI