**REPORT OF THE EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC)** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** ## **1. REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** St John the Baptist and All Saints Church is situated in Easingwold and St Mary’s Church is situated in Raskelf. It is part of the Diocese of York within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, Church Hill Easingwold, York YO61 3JT. ## **Members** The following persons served as members and trustees of the PCC during 2020:- The Rev. Margaret Young (Vicar and Chairman) The Rev. Charlotte Cranfield (Assistant Curate (until Nov and Associate Minister from Nov)) Pat Allen (21) Kate Barugh (21) Diane Gallon (lay chair) (21) Alan Hake (and Deanery Synod Representative) (23) A Doreen Hayes (also Parish Church Rooms’ Secretary) (22) Hazel Henebury (secretary from Nov) (22) William Henebury and Hon. Treasurer (23) Juliette Jennings (Church Warden) (20) John Kirman (from Oct 2020) (23) Alizon Leese (Church Warden and Deanery Synod Representative) (22) Lynne Price (22) Susan Thorn (also Council Secretary until Oct) Laura Varney (from Oct 2020) (23) Michael Wansborough (and Deanery Synod Representative) (23) Safeguarding officer: Laura Varney All clergy in the deanery are Ex Officio but only the above take up their right to come to this PCC. ## **2. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT** The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission. Elections to the PCC are held annually, all members of the church electoral roll are entitled to vote and stand for election, and to serve for either one, two or three years, with the exception of the ex-officio deanery synod members who are elected for a period of three years. A person who has served as a churchwarden for six successive periods of office is disqualified from being chosen for the office until the annual meeting of parishioners to elect churchwardens in the next year but one following the date on which that person vacated office at the end of the last such period, this being in accordance with The Churchwardens Measure 2001. However, on the 15[th] of January 2014 it was agreed at an Extraordinary Annual Meeting of PCC Members and Parishioners that for a period of 3 years the restriction of Church Wardens terms of office to 6 years will be lifted in the Parish. There is also provision for the co-option of members of the PCC and the incumbent is the chairman and an ex-officio member. 1 The PCC is responsible for: - the financial management of the church - the care and maintenance of the church fabric - the care and maintenance of the churchyard ## **3.** ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The object of the PCC administering the affairs of St John the Baptist and All Saints Easingwold together with the Church of St Mary at Raskelf is to further the work of the Church of England in the Parish and to do this in co-operation with the Vicar in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. To discharge these responsibilities, under the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, powers have been conferred on the PCC to: - acquire, manage and administer property for ecclesiastical purposes affecting the parish. - formulate and approve an annual budget for the maintenance of the church work. - levy and collect a voluntary church rate. - make representations to the Bishop with regard to matters affecting the welfare of the parish. ## **4.** ## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** There has been a regular weekly pattern of worship throughout the year and the general work of the parish has been maintained. For the details relevant to 2020 see the separate reports which include comments from the Churchwardens, PCC Secretary and others. ## **5. FINANCIAL REVIEW** Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £165,243 (including a legacy of £80,000) of which £33,808 was unrestricted planned voluntary donations, and a further £9,164 was from Gift Aid. Restricted grants and donations of £14,125 were also received, the majority of which were from grants and trusts drawdown. Planned giving through envelopes and bankers’ orders decreased by 14%, largely owing to church closures during the Covid epidemic, but that loss was somewhat mitigated by an increase in casual donations of £4,807. Excluding the one- off legacy of £80,000, the net result across all funds shows a deficit of £16,771 compared to a surplus of £10,044 last year, in other words, a drop of £26,815. This directly reflects the impact of Covid- related restrictions. The Diocesan Parish Share, which increased by 1.5% to £66,000, was fully met. This was agreed before 2020 and was honoured throughout the year; but, in light of subsequent events, the PCC decided to reduce the payment for 2021 to £60,000. This contribution goes towards provision of stipends, housing and Diocesan expenses and is a voluntary but expected contribution. ## **5.1 Restricted and Other Designated Revenue Funds:** Under the Charities Act accounting regulations, the restricted and designated funds must be identified separately. The restricted funds are the Church Fabric Fund, Missions Fund and the Raskelf R&D Fund. The designated funds are the Parish Church Rooms Fund and the Raskelf General Fund. 2 Full details of income and expenditure are provided in the financial statements and a summary with reconciliation figures to the net assets is shown in the report. ## **5.2 Investments & Capital Reserves:** These are shown at cost value in the PCC Balance Sheet of the Financial Statements. Market valuations, where available, are shown in the notes to the accounts, for information. ## **5.3 Revenue Reserves Policy** It is the PCC policy to maintain a balance on non-restricted funds (if possible) which equates to approximately six months’ unrestricted payments, to cover emergency situations that may arise from time to time. The balance on unrestricted and designated funds as at 31st December 2020 is satisfactory for this purpose. ## **5.4 Other Accounting Considerations** As in previous years, the accruals basis of accounting has been applied in the production of the Financial Statements and the PCC is registered with the Charity Commissioners in accordance with The Charities Act 2011, the registration number being 1145021. ## **6. ELECTORAL ROLL REPORT** The number of persons on the Electoral Roll as of 31 December 2020 was 173. (Easingwold 138, Raskelf 35). 3 **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** The full PCC met seven times during the year in addition to the annual meeting held in October. ## **AIM AND PURPOSES** Easingwold and Raskelf Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Margaret Young, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Parish Rooms on Tanpit Lane, Easingwold. ## **SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT** Easingwold and Raskelf 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).” The PCC has put processes in place for the assessment of the Disclosure and Barring Service through the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service. All members of the PCC are required to have DBS clearance. ## **WORSHIP AND PRAYER** The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. For example: Evensong provides a quieter meditative space whilst our midmorning Sunday services provides more outgoing worship which is more attractive to younger people. We continued Ignite, our Fresh Expressions, for the young people, but owing to people moving away, our Inspire group folded. This year we have had to legally suspend services due to Covid, these were restarted in August with restricted numbers attending. We started in Holy Week to use Zoom to make our services available. ## **CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE** Our Children’s Ministry has been affected badly by Covid restrictions. Church Mice, like other church services have been suspended since March and have not restarted. We hope to restart these when lockdown is over. Ignite has managed to continue on Zoom and we have managed to continue with the usual format of starting with a drink and quiet prayer and discussion on a Biblical theme. There follows an activity which can be craft or music based. Our family service on the second Sunday of the month in the afternoon has continued on Zoom, but our preschool members of the congregation find Zoom difficult and are looking forward to being back in church. ## **EASINGWOLD CHRISTIAN YOUTH** ## **Report on JAM (Jesus and me 11-18) churches together youth club. Jan - December 2020** In January and February, we opened on Monday nights 6-8pm. Alan Hake led and was supported by Caroline Charters and Charlotte Cranfield. We had a challenging group of 15-20 mainly 15-17year olds. We have been engaging these youngsters by playing pool, sitting and chatting and providing them with refreshments. We had quite a good relationship with the youngsters, but it was proving difficult to do our mid-session input. Meanwhile Cath Toase and Chris Geeson with input from a professional artist were doing artwork with Create (art group) on Tuesday nights. Towards the end of February there were some problems with behaviour for the Create group, so we agreed to shut that group down for 2 weeks. A meeting for the Create, Jam and Cozie (village youth club) staff was arranged to discuss the problems and provide support for each other. Our intention was to reopen Create towards the end of March. Well, we all know what happened then! Sadly, since then due to 4 COVID we have not been able to reopen the Jam and Create groups. It is unlikely that we will be able to reopen either group until after Easter 2021, but we will finish the Create project with Chris Geeson when COVID allows. JAM group likewise will reopen as soon as possible. I have managed to keep in touch with the youngsters due to my involvement with Cozie youth club (village youth club) where I am the chairperson. At Cozie we managed summer outdoor activities and we have been able to keep in touch with a new younger group. I feel confident that some if not all of them will attend JAM when we are able to reopen. Hopefully this time next year we will have better news. _Alan Hake_ ## **OTHER SERVICES** As well as our regular services, there have been 1 wedding and 40 funerals between the two churches. Most of our additional services did not take place but we were able to have VE and VJ Day events in the Market Place which were recorded and then played as part of the main service on Zoom. This modern technology has allowed films to be easily shown during the service. The Remembrance Sunday service was run along the same lines, with the addition of Alex Cranfield singing Pie Jesu, accompanied by Peter Smith on the organ. We were able to hold Harvest Festival services with restricted numbers which were also on Zoom. We were unable to have our usual Harvest meals with the Methodists in Easingwold, or at the Old Black Bull in Raskelf. Our Christmas Carol Service was online with a small choir in the Parish Church. Technology means that the sound quality was not as good on Zoom as it is in person. Our Advent Course and Lent courses were organised by Churches Together in Easingwold and District (CTED). ## **CHURCH MUSIC – 2020** Organists and Choir members continued to support the regular weekly church services, the organists being Alfred Boddison, Bill Henebury, John Kirman, and Peter Smith. It is pleasing to add to this organist list the name of John Dunford, a musician residing at Raskelf. Peter Smith continued as organists’ co-ordinator and Alfred Boddison arranged the choir matters and practices. Services from March were only provided by the Zoom system ‘on-line’ for those at home who could connect to this procedure. The organists continued to provide music, but with no congregational singing except in the parishioner’s homes. The annual Carol Service in Easingwold Church was on the 20th of December and the ‘Boot Shop’ Carol Service likewise that month and both under the Zoom procedure. New singing members for the church choir are always welcomed and it is hoped practices will again be held in 2021 - normally Mondays at 4.00 pm in the choir stalls - as soon as the pandemic is beaten and music arrangements can return to “normal”. Should any further details be required, or any clarification needed please do not hesitate to contact me – home telephone 01347 821668 or email address alfred.boddison@boddison.co.uk _Alfred Boddison_ 5 ## **BELL RINGING** The year started quite normaly, we were discussing ringing for VE day when we went into the first lockdown. We rang a single bell at Easingwold for VE day and tolled the tenor bell 75 times for VJ day. We started limited service, ringing at Easingwold when the church opened in August, no practices were allowed, and this was again suspended when the second lockdown came into force. We have lost one ringer, Catherine Sturdy, to Malmsbury and look forward to a more lively year in 2021. _Alizon Leese, Tower Captain_ ## **THE CHURCH PARISH ROOMS** Unfortunately, we have lost many bookings at the Parish Rooms and this means that they are no longer viable. We have had to close the Parish Rooms, and this meant that we had to make Mrs Moss redundant as caretaker in the Autumn. We thank her for her hard work over the year. The use of the Parish Rooms was declining before lockdown and this has only exacerbated the situation. The long-term future of the Parish Rooms has yet to be decided. ## **ADMINISTRATION** Sally Dixon has been our Parish Administrator over the past year, we thank her for all that she has done. Unfortunately, due to Covid, her workload has decreased. We hope that she will be able to return to full duties as soon as possible. ## **CHURCH CLEANING** For personal reasons, Elaine Rodgers has had to give up her cleaning job at the church. We thank her for doing a good job over her time here with us. We are looking to reappoint as soon as possible. ## **PUBLICITY** Due to the Pandemic, there was naturally a dearth of occasions on which to report. Nevertheless, we managed to get 14 articles in “The Easingwold Advertiser”, reporting on Parish and CTED events. Photography was, naturally, somewhat restricted, but a method was found to download, edit and use pictures from the ‘Zoom’ screens in some cases. I had started delivering ‘Welcome Packs’ to the new developments on Crabmill Lane and Stillington Road, but this came to a standstill as Lockdown struck. This was unfortunate, as quite a few houses have subsequently been occupied. It will probably be rather too late to cover these when restrictions are relaxed. But new buildings are springing up all the time, so there will eventually be the need for more Welcome Packs! In the meantime, our Parish Church brochure needs updating. I have continued to post brief news items and pictures on the churches’ Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Easingwold-with-Raskelf-Anglican-Churches Tim Young has set up and continues to develop the Churches’ website. The site can be viewed on the link: http://easingwoldraskelfanglican.org/ Let us know what you think of these two links and if you can suggest any additions! _Michael Wansborough – e-mail: mickgill@talktalk.net - phone 01347 822166_ 6 ## **MISSION AND EVANGELISM – OUTREACH FROM OUR CHURCHES** ## **DEACONS’ REPORT** Vocational Deacons in parish are, Lottie Cranfield (Assistant Minister) and Chris Peel (retired but busy and active!) 2020 has been a very different year but still a busy year for us. It started as normal but with the addition of the Bishop’s Mission Weekend during mid-March. Lottie was involved with the Deanery Committee organising events in Easingwold Parish to enable our visitors to join with us in outreach. We started on the Friday with some of the team mingling in the Market day crowd and then having a ‘Lent’ soup lunch at the Methodist Church and then in the evening for a Karaoke night at the Angel Inn. Other successful events were held throughout the Deanery. The Covid-19 Pandemic changed the way we have been able to worship. Not being able to have services in church from March until the first weekend in August. We continue to support Margaret our Vicar on a Sunday with the services which have been on ‘Zoom’ or hybrid, with up to 20 in the congregation and a good number joining on their devises on Zoom. Sadly, since March, the Family Services held at St Mary’s, Raskelf have not taken place. Home communions when permitted, were taken to the usual people in their homes and Springhill Court. Visiting is a very important part of our outreach. Instead of the usual visiting, Chris and I have been assisting Margaret with phone calls to all the members on the electoral register, keeping in touch, delivering prescriptions and groceries if needed. In September I completed my four years of IME and on 22nd November was licensed in a ‘Zoom’ service by the Bishop of Selby as Assistant Minister to Reverend Margaret Young. Another aspect of the Deacon role here in Easingwold is co-ordinating the Prayer Circle. The Prayer Circle is made up of a group of people who feel that prayer is part of their ministry. Each month, requests received from anyone in the community and the church family, and those requests, are circulated confidentially to this team. If you would like us to pray for you or someone close to you, please make contact with me. _Rev Lottie Cranfield_ Mobile: 07807 941528 or email: charli.cranfield@yahoo.co.uk ## **CLERGY** ## **Deacons** Charlotte Cranfield completed her training and remains here in Easingwold as Assistant Minister. Charlotte has worked hard during her training and we are fortunate that she is staying. Chris Peel continues to work hard in her retirement and her work is much appreciated. ## **Retired clergy** Thanks go to the retired clergy who have covered the necessary holidays that Margaret has had. Robin Davill, John Hetherington and David Senior have continued to be exceedingly supportive in their ministry here and have also taken services from their homes on Zoom. John’s Men’s group has had to be suspended due to Covid, but it is hoped that this will resume in 2021. ## **Volunteers** We would like to thank everyone who volunteers and works so hard to make the church a lively and vibrant community. They include readers, intercessors, sidesmen, transport, flowers, visiting, teas, etc… the list goes on. So many people do jobs that are not known about by others. Some of these 7 roles have been put on hold during Covid but I have been very grateful to all the readers and intercessors who have joined by Zoom and continued exercising their ministry in this way. Our Church secretary, Sue Thorn, has decided to stand down after 15 years of service. She has been extremely good in her role as secretary,, and we thank her for all that she has done over this time. We are fortunate that Hazel Henebury has taken over as secretary as of November 2020. Special thanks also go to our treasurer Bill Henebury, supported by Kamal Antoun, for the many hours that they put in on a weekly basis. Bill's life would be made far easier if people could give their offering by standing order. Thank you to our church wardens Juliette Jennings and Alizon Leese who also work many hours day in day out for the church. Juliette stood down at the end of the year, we thank you for all that you have done. ## **OTHER ACTIVITIES** After careful planning for a series of events throughout the next two years, by Hazel Henebury, Diane Gallon, Lottie Cranfield and Michael Wansborough, Covid restrictions came into play. It is hoped that these events can be put into place over the coming years. Before this came into effect, we had a visit from Bishop of Lancaster’s team as part of Come and See, this was a mission weekend across the deanery. The church has been open for private prayer during part of the lockdown: hand sanitizer and masks have been available. On Mothering Sunday and All Souls there was the opportunity to light candles during the prayer times. On Shrove Tuesday, pancakes were available at the Feedroom in Raskelf: thanks to Annie and all at the Feedroom and to everyone who cooked, washed up and supported this event. As we have been unable to deliver the magazine, it has remained online only. We hope to start with paper copies as soon as we are able. Sue Thorn and Kamal Antoun continue to put the magazine together and we are grateful for all that they have done. ## **PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS** Plans for 2021. - To promote the Gospel and Christian understanding in the Parish. - To make the church as welcoming as possible for families and young people. - To continue to expand youth work, such as the St George’s Day service. - Continue to provide services on Zoom so that the services are accessible to those who cannot attend in person. - To provide a supportive environment for Deacons to be trained, develop and flourish. - To nurture people’s faith. - To continue to work on the Leading your Church into Growth (LyCiG) outcomes. The main intention is to remove the pews and replace with chairs. This will only be investigated and acted upon if we have a leadership group able to put the time and energy into this huge project. - Investigate what we can do with the Parish Rooms resulting from their closure. - To run a course for new Christians and those looking at the Christian faith. - To investigate further general improvements for Raskelf Church. - To continue being an inclusive, welcoming church community to all who walk through the church door whatever age, gender or social background. - To continue to give to those in need. 8 **CHURCH WARDENS** ## **Easingwold** It seems a long time ago but last March the alarm was set up on the church roof. It is continually monitored, and I have received a couple of calls when the signal stopped. It was serviced in December and we, the church, must remember to phone the alarm company before any work is done on the church roof. In late March we went into lockdown, in June the church reopened for personal prayer, the Vicar and I set up the social distancing measures within the church, blocking off pews and whole areas. August the church reopened for limited services but most of the services including many of the Christmas ones took place on Zoom. In the summer the PCC decided not to reopen the Parish Rooms which need refurbishing, have no car park and are not attracting many bookings. We have been looking into the possibility of selling the building and perhaps extending the church with another useful room. Also, in summer the flagpole in the churchyard was taken down as it was no longer safe. _Alizon Leese_ ## **St Marys Raskelf** What a strange year 2020 turned out to be. The year started well, and lots had been planned. The security cameras were fitted to the roof in March. In June we had engineers out twice and a new battery had to be fitted. We were initially charged for this but did recover the money as the battery was still under warranty and should only need changing every two years. The cameras are monitored 24 hours a day by a security company in Lincolnshire. We managed one fund raising event in 2020, a pancake event held at the Feed Room. This raised £550 for the development pot. The last service to be held before the first lockdown was a wedding blessing. We have replaced the electric organ with a secondhand Viscount Vivace 40. Thanks to John Dunford for sorting this out. This is a better quality organ to our previous one. We had been planning various fundraising events to help cover the cost, but these have all had to be put on hold. Risk assessments per COVID 19 were carried out by myself, and the vicar ready for opening the church for prayer and then services after lockdown was eased. We decided to only have one service a month on the first Sunday of the month at 4pm. One of the planned weddings did take place in September but the other two have been provisionally deferred to 2021. A funeral also took place, and I would like to thank Tim Young for setting up Zoom for both these services so they could be shared with more people than is allowed under COVID restrictions. Portable appliance testing has been carried out. The lightning conductor has been tested. A fire risk assessment has also been carried out. Restrictions were still in place in December, so we were unable to hold any of the usual Christmas services. _Juliette Jennings_ 9 ## **HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT 2020** The policy document was reviewed, and nothing seems to have changed. Scheduled maintenance was completed as follows, - the Parish Rooms central heating boiler - fire extinguishers - fire safety inspection - portable appliance testing. - first aid box inspection - lightning conductors Feedback was given at the time of maintenance for fire safety inspection and portable appliance testing. Currently we are looking at the yearly maintenance of the Church central heating boilers which is due now, and we are in discussions with British Gas. There have been no accidents reported. Once again, thanks to all who have helped this year. _Alan Summerscales_ ## **MOTHERS’ UNION** In January we all met for our annual Sunday Lunch at "The George". At our AGM in February, we recalled our fundraising event for the Summer Appeal; an Afternoon Tea, and looked forward to repeating that in the coming year. We also arranged to make soup for the Christian Aid Lent Lunch. That was the last time we met because of the pandemic. Within the Diocese the caravan opened in July and provided holidays for a few families, this was greatly appreciated by them. 2021 marks the 130th anniversary of Mothers' Union in Yorkshire. We hope that we may be able to come together at some time to celebrate. _Margaret Summerscales_ 10 ## **CHURCHES TOGETHER IN EASINGWOLD AND DISTRICT (CTED) 2020** Reverend Margaret finished her term as Chairman, and we started the new year with Brian Taylor of the Methodist church taking up the reins as the new Chairman. - We are a committee whose aims are; - to enable the churches in Easingwold and District, as pilgrims together, explore the Christian faith together, to develop mutual relationships, to seek a common mind and to make decisions together. - To encourage the churches to worship, pray and reflect together on the nature and purpose of the church in the light of its mission – each church sharing with the others the treasures of its traditions. - and to take further steps towards fuller unity. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – January 18th to 25th The main Sunday service took place at the Parish Church, led by Rev Margaret Young on Sunday 19th January at 3.30pm. Church members from all the churches were encouraged to pray at home on a daily basis as there were no daily lunchtime services. In March 2020 the Pandemic hit us and stopped us in our tracks. Lent Course on the theme Tenants of the King and Lent Lunches were stopped after a couple of meetings and the following were cancelled completely. Palm Sunday and Easter No joint services were possible. Annual General Meeting – July A full AGM was not possible, and the speaker was cancelled. A meeting was held via Zoom. The officers remained in post for another year. ## The Pet Service This service did not take place due to the lockdown. Priory Garden service (formerly Byland Abbey Service) – September The Priory Gardens service was planned and able to go ahead and was well attended and the weather was dry and sunny, if a little breezy. (it was also streamed through Zoom). Father James led the service and Father Henry spoke. Kathryn Lynam sang the hymns for us. Advent and Christmas An Advent Course called “Watching and waiting” was a community course offered with leadership from each of the churches on 24 Nov, 1 Dec, 8 Dec, 15 Dec. The feedback was very positive. The Crib Service – sadly due to the second lockdown this service was not possible. Although the Crib figures were put in place on the Marketplace Green. Margaret put together a quiz, with families invited to walk round the town and find the letters in some shop windows, once all the letters were collected those taking part were then to work out what the slogan was. _Lottie Cranfield_ 11 ## **DEANERY SYNOD - MAIN ACTIVITIES** Deanery activities were, of course, greatly affected by the Pandemic. We had a ‘normal’ meeting in January, which Bishop John attended. He spoke to us, as preparation for the ‘Come and See’ Mission, about the 5 Marks of Mission – Tell, Teach, Tend, Transform, Treasure – and the 5 types of church – Osmosis, Open Door, Web, Stepping Stones,and Budding. We discussed this further in benefice groups. He encouraged us to take this further in our PCCs during the year. The ‘Come and See’ Mission went ahead in March, though Social Distancing measures were starting to come into effect, when the Right Reverend Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster and her team from the Blackburn Diocese came. They were leading and speaking at a range of events over the weekend, including one of the CTED Lent Lunches, hosted by various churches in the Easingwold district. Full Lockdown then ensued, curtailing further activities, apart from some outdoor events. However, members of the Deanery clergy, including our own Margaret Young, Lottie Cranfield and Catherine Toase, contributed to a series of on-line ‘Lockdown Reflections’. These can be seen on: - www.easingwolddeanery.org.uk/news/lockdown reflections/ and are well worth reading. The Synod members got together again in November via Zoom, when we were able to share our experiences of church life during Lockdown. The main part of the meeting was a presentation by Rev’d Jan Nobel, the Diocesan Green Ambassador, entitled “Reaching net zero carbon by 2030”. This target was set by the Church of England General Synod in February 2020. Jan talked to the Synod about – why we need to reduce emissions; where we need to reduce emissions; and how we will reduce emissions. A short- animated film explained what Climate Change is and what we can do about it. The General Synod has charged each Diocese to develop and implement a plan for all parts of its estate (churches, schools, clergy housing) to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, reporting on progress every three years. In the Diocese of York,a Green Steering Group will be established which will prepare an Environmental Policy and Action Plan for adoption by Diocesan Synod. Every Deanery will be asked to appoint a Deanery Green Champion and pilot an Eco-Church. All Parishes will need to complete the Energy Footprint Tool as part of their annual parish returns to enable tracking of progress towards the target. Another busy year for the Synod, despite the restrictions. _Michael Wansborough_ 12 **EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020** Page ## **14 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS EASINGWOLD FUNDS:** - 18 General Fund 22 Church Fabric Fund 24 Missions Fund 26 Parish Church Rooms Fund ## **RASKELF FUNDS:** 28 General Fund 31 Restoration & Development Fund - **33 SUMMARY OF FUND MOVEMENTS** 34 Notes to the Financial Statements 38 Independent Examiner's Report 13 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 All Fund Codes Consolidated** |**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory/Cash on Plate
C1110 NGA Envelopes
C1120 GA Envelopes
C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA
C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NGA
C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes
C1145 Tea / Coffee Donations
C1150 Donations Received - Other
C1160 Casual GA Envelopes
C1170 Funeral / Wedding collections
C1180 Baptism Collections
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C1156 Christmas Fair Nov 2019
C3100 Fundraising Income
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants / Trusts Drawdown
C2200 Bequests and Legacies
C3101 Easy Fundraising Receipts
C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts
C3510 Magazine Advertising Receipts
C3600 Letting Fees|Turnover year to date
3,133
1,155
5,857
28,945
3,897
0
151
12,064
238
755
57
10,370
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66,622
0
581
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581
901
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901
10,922
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10,922
26,873
80,000
42
904
880
742
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109,441
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**188,467**|Turnover last year to date
7,055
3,073
15,184
25,005
3,123
243
438
7,257
1,999
695
402
16,543
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81,017
441
4,359
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4,800
1,069
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1,069
11,399
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11,399
21,332
0
74
772
1,013
2,761
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25,952
----------------
**124,237**| |---|---|---| 14 |**Fundraising Trading Costs**||| |---|---|---| |D3200 Magazine Costs|490|1,452| ||----------------|----------------| ||(490)|(1,452)| |**Charitable Activities Costs**||| |D5100 Gifts / Grants Given|3,050|350| ||----------------|----------------| ||(3,050)|(350)| |**Governance Costs**||| |D9100 Audit & Accountancy Costs|60|60| |D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering|66,000|65,000| |D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees|813|448| ||----------------|----------------| ||(66,873)|(65,508)| |**Other Resources Costs**||| |D1161 Christmas Decoration Making|0|5| |D3500 Churchyard & Carpark|17,919|10,443| |D6100 Salaries and Wages|1,528|3,505| |D6150 PAYE/ Employer NI|216|350| |D6520 Travel Expenses|91|581| |D6530 Vicarage Costs|914|881| |D7100 Gas|3,704|4,160| |D7110 Electricity|1,315|2,109| |D7120 Water|518|453| |D7130 Organ & Piano Maintenance|144|383| |D7250 Council Refuse Collection|581|605| |D7300 Insurance|4,953|5,318| |D7400 Cleaning Expenses|364|507| |D7500 Repairs & Maintenance|2,505|6,367| |D8200 Printing / Photocopying|253|368| |D8300 Postage|188|81| |D8310 Stationery|221|591| |D8320 Telephone|180|190| |D8330 Deanery Cost|410|175| |D8340 Secretarial|335|1,125| |D8350 Room Hire|0|81| |D8500 IT Costs|1,055|987| |D8510 Equipment Purchases|15,374|4,030| |D8520 Equipment Repairs|30|82| |X9920 Office Equip. Depreciation|196|196| ||----------------|----------------| ||(52,994)|(43,573)| 15 |**Worship Expenses**||| |---|---|---| |D3300 Worship Expenses|53|4| |D3410 Wine, Wafers, Candles|312|613| |D3420 Music, Choir, Organists|1,146|2,378| |D3430 Flowers|174|216| |D3530 Children's Ministry Expenses|146|99| ||----------------|----------------| ||(1,831)|(3,310)| ||----------------|----------------| ||**(125,238)**|**(114,193)**| ||----------------|----------------| |**TOTAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|**63,229**|**10,044**| 16 ## **Balance Sheet Report – 31 December 2020 All Fund Codes Consolidated** ## **Balance** ## **Last year** ## **Fixed Assets** |B1200 Office Equipment|7,402||7,402| |---|---|---|---| |B1250 Office Equipment Depreciation|(7,207)||(7,011)| |B2100 Invest Children’s Church 2002S|2,000||2,000| |B2110 Invest Church Fabric 1 1270S|2,500||2,500| |B2120 Invest Church Fabric 2 2001S|1,134||1,134| |B2130 Investment PC Rooms|208||208| |B2140 Invest Church Yard 1269S|454||454| |||----------------|----------------| |||6,491|6,687| |**Current Assets**|||| |B5100 Debtors & Prepayments|12,091||14,688| |B5110 Iona 2021 Money Out|6,125||0| |B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC|1,071||2,712| |B6100 HSBC Easingwold General|24,614||40,491| |B6110 HSBC Raskelf|418||1,218| |B6120 HSBC Easingwold PC Rooms|224||188| |B6200 CBF E'wold Church Fab. 2002D|23,412||23,213| |B6260 CBF E'wold General Fund 2009D|101,260||21,157| |B6270 CBF E'wold PC Rooms 2010D|6,004||5,979| |B6280 CBF Raskelf 643104004D|4,795||4,775| |B6300 Cash in Hand|16||45| |||----------------|----------------| |||180,030|114,466| |||----------------|----------------| |||**186,521**|**121,153**| |**Current Liabilities**|||| |B7400 Creditors & Accruals|1.107||9,765| |B7410 Iona 2021 Money In|10,797||0| |||----------------|----------------| |||(11,904)|(9,765)| |**Reserves**|||| |B8000 Reserve - COIF|208||208| |Surplus/deficit year to date|63,227||10,039| |B8100 Retained Surplus|111,180||101,140| |||----------------|----------------| |||(174,615)|(111,387)| |||----------------|----------------| |||**(186,519)**|**(121,152)**| 17 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 Easingwold General Fund** |**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory/Cash on Plate
C1110 NGA Envelopes
C1120 GA Envelopes
C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA
C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NGA
C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes
C1145 Tea / Coffee Donations
C1150 Donations Received - Other
C1160 Casual GA Envelopes
C1170 Funeral / Wedding collections
C1180 Baptism Collections
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C1156 Christmas Fair Nov 2019
C3100 Fundraising Income
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants / Trusts Drawdown
C2200 Bequests and Legacies
C3101 Easy Fundraising Receipts
C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts
C3510 Magazine Advertising Receipts|Turnover year to date
3,017
862
5,568
24,246
3,132
0
151
11,704
213
755
57
9,164
----------------
58,869
0
0
----------------
0
620
----------------
620
10,894
----------------
10,894
19,034
80,000
42
904
880
----------------
100,860
----------------
**171,243**|Turnover last year to date
6,328
2,731
14,494
20,884
2,358
177
438
7,167
1,919
582
353
14,868
----------------
72,299
402
11
----------------
413
683
----------------
683
9,671
----------------
9,671
13,458
0
74
772
1,013
----------------
15,317
----------------
**98,383**| |---|---|---| 18 |**Fundraising Trading Costs**||| |---|---|---| |D3200 Magazine Costs|490|1,452| ||----------------|----------------| ||(490)|(1,452)| |**Charitable Activities Costs**||| |D5100 Gifts / Grants Given|3,000|150| ||----------------|----------------| ||(3,000)|(150)| |**Governance Costs**||| |D9100 Audit & Accountancy Costs|60|60| |D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering|60,720|59,796| |D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees|107|448| ||----------------|----------------| ||(60,887)|(60,304)| |**Other Resources Costs**||| |D1161 Christmas Decoration Making|0|5| |D3500 Churchyard & Carpark|17,009|9,681| |D6520 Travel Expenses|91|581| |D6530 Vicarage Costs|914|881| |D7100 Gas|2,511|2,269| |D7110 Electricity|920|1,227| |D7120 Water|253|240| |D7130 Organ & Piano Maintenance|144|323| |D7250 Council Refuse Collection|581|570| |D7400 Cleaning Expenses|353|448| |D7500 Repairs & Maintenance|1,368|4,161| |D8200 Printing / Photocopying|253|368| |D8300 Postage|188|81| |D8310 Stationery|221|577| |D8320 Telephone|180|190| |D8330 Deanery Cost|410|161| |D8340 Secretarial|335|1,125| |D8350 Room Hire|0|81| |D8500 IT Costs|871|987| |D8510 Equipment Purchases|0|390| |D8520 Equipment Repairs|30|0| |X9920 Office Equip. Depreciation|196|196| ||----------------|----------------| ||(26,828)|(24,542)| 19 ## **Worship Expenses** |D3300|Worship Expenses|0|4| |---|---|---|---| |D3410|Wine, Wafers, Candles|312|613| |D3420|Music, Choir, Organists|866|1,723| |D3430|Flowers|0|200| |D3530|Children's Ministry Expenses|0|66| |||----------------|----------------| |||(1,178)|(2,606)| |||----------------|----------------| |||(92,383)|(89,054)| |||----------------|----------------| |**TOTAL**|**SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|**78,860**|**9,329**| 20 ## **Balance Sheet Report – 31 December 2020 Easingwold General Fund** |Balance
**Fixed Assets**
B1200 Office Equipment
7,402
B1250 Office Equipment Depreciation
(7,207)
B2100 Invest Children’s Church 2002S
2,000
B2140 Invest Church Yard 1269S
454
----------------
2,649
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
8,612
B5110 Iona 2021 Money Out
6,125
B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC
926
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
26,443
B6260 CBF E'wold General Fund 2009D
101,260
B6300 Cash in Hand
3
----------------
143,369
----------------
**146,018**
**Current Liabilities**
B7400 Creditors & Accruals
1,104
B7410 Iona 2021 Money In
10,797
----------------
(11,901)
**Reserves**
Surplus/deficit year to date
78,859
B8100 Retained Surplus
55,257
----------------
(134,116)
----------------
**(146,017)**|Last year
7,402
(7,011)
2,000
454
----------------
2,845
7,510
0
2,438
28,572
21,157
45
----------------
59,722
----------------
**62,567**
7,310
0
----------------
(7,310)
36,098
19,159
----------------
(55,257)
----------------
**(62,567)**| |---|---| 21 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 Easingwold Fabric Fund** |**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants / Trusts Drawdown
**Other Resources Costs**
D7300 Insurance
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
D8510 Equipment Purchases
**TOTAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|Turnover year to date
199
----------------
199
3,529
----------------
3,529
----------------
**3,728**
2,784
745
8,749
----------------
(12,278)
----------------
**(12,278)**
----------------
**(8,550)**|Turnover last year to date
270
----------------
270
4,385
----------------
4,385
----------------
**4,655**
3,120
1,154
3,640
----------------
(7,914)
----------------
**(7,914)**
----------------
**(3,259)**| |---|---|---| 22 ## **Balance Sheet Report – 31 December 2020 Easingwold Fabric Fund** |Balance
**Fixed Assets**
B2110 Invest Church Fabric 1 1270S
2,500
B2120 Invest Church Fabric 2 2001S
1,134
----------------
3,634
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
1,792
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
(11,017)
B6200 CBF E'wold Church Fab.
2002D
23,412
----------------
14,187
----------------
**17,821**
**Current Liabilities**
0
----------------
0
**Reserves**
Surplus/deficit year to date
(8,550)
B8100 Retained Surplus
26,371
----------------
(17,821)
----------------
**(17,821)**|Last year
2,500
1,134
----------------
3,634
2,620
(3,096)
23,213
----------------
22,737
----------------
**26,371**
0
----------------
0
(3,260)
29,630
----------------
(26,370)
----------------
**(26,370)**| |---|---| 23 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 Easingwold Missions Fund** |**Income**
**Charitable Activities Costs**
D5100 Gifts / Grants Given
**Governance Costs**
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
**Other Resources Costs**
D8500 IT Costs
**Worship Expenses**
D3300 Worship Expenses
D3430 Flowers
D3530 Children's Ministry Expenses
**TOTAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|Turnover year to date
----------------
**0**
50
----------------
(50)
582
----------------
(582)
184
----------------
(184)
53
174
146
----------------
(373)
----------------
**(1,189)**
----------------
**(1,189)**|Turnover last year to date
----------------
**0**
200
----------------
(200)
0
----------------
0
0
----------------
0
0
0
34
----------------
(34)
----------------
**(234)**
----------------
**(234)**| |---|---|---| 24 ## **Balance Sheet Report - December 2020 Easingwold Missions Fund** |Balance
**Fixed Assets**
----------------
0
**Current Assets**
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
822
B6300 Cash in Hand
3
----------------
825
----------------
**825**
**Current Liabilities**
B7435 Water Aid
3
----------------
(3)
**Reserves**
Surplus/deficit year to date
(1,190)
B8100 Retained Surplus
2,012
----------------
(822)
----------------
**(825)**|Last year
----------------
0
2,013
0
----------------
2,013
----------------
**2,013**
1
----------------
(1)
(234)
2,246
----------------
(2,012)
----------------
**(2,013)**| |---|---| 25 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 Parish Church Rooms Fund** |**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants / Trusts Drawdown
C3600 Letting Fees
**Governance Costs**
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
**Other Resources Costs**
D3500 Churchyard & Carpark
D6100 Salaries and Wages
D6150 PAYE/ Employer NI
D7100 Gas
D7110 Electricity
D7120 Water
D7130 Organ & Piano Maintenance
D7250 Council Refuse Collection
D7300 Insurance
D7400 Cleaning Expenses
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
D8520 Equipment Repairs
**TOTAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|Turnover year to date
61
----------------
61
15
----------------
15
2,170
742
----------------
2,912
----------------
**2,988**
124
----------------
(124)
270
1,528
216
1,193
216
197
0
0
760
11
216
0
----------------
(4,607)
----------------
**(4,731)**
----------------
**(1,743)**|Turnover last year to date
80
----------------
80
15
----------------
15
3,049
2,761
----------------
5,810
----------------
**5,905**
0
----------------
0
182
3,505
350
1,891
561
180
60
35
669
59
492
82
----------------
(8,066)
----------------
**(8,066)**
----------------
**(2,161)**| |---|---|---| 26 ## **Balance Sheet Report – 31 December 2020 Parish Church Rooms Fund** |Balance
**Fixed Assets**
B2130 Investment PC Rooms
208
----------------
208
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
1,159
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
(859)
B6120 HSBC Easingwold PC Rooms
224
B6270 CBF E'wold PC Rooms 2010D
6,004
----------------
6,528
----------------
**6,736**
**Current Liabilities**
B7400 Creditors & Accruals
0
----------------
0
**Reserves**
B8000 Reserve - COIF
208
Surplus/deficit year to date
(1,744)
B8100 Retained Surplus
8,273
----------------
(6,737)
----------------
**(6,737)**|Last year
208
----------------
208
2,158
524
188
5,979
----------------
8,849
----------------
**9,057**
577
----------------
(577)
208
(2,161)
10,433
----------------
(8,480)
----------------
**(9,057)**| |---|---| 27 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 Raskelf General Fund** |**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory/Cash on Plate
C1110 NGA Envelopes
C1120 GA Envelopes
C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA
C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NGA
C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes
C1150 Donations Received - Other
C1160 Casual GA Envelopes
C1170 Funeral / Wedding collections
C1180 Baptism Collections
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C1156 Christmas Fair Nov 2019
C3100 Fundraising Income
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants / Trusts Drawdown|Turnover year to date
76
293
289
4,699
765
0
160
25
0
0
1,146
----------------
7,453
0
28
----------------
28
20
----------------
20
14
----------------
14
440
----------------
440
----------------
**7,955**|Turnover last year to date
727
342
690
4,121
765
66
90
80
113
49
1,675
----------------
8,718
38
493
----------------
531
36
----------------
36
1,713
----------------
1,713
440
----------------
440
----------------
**11,438**| |---|---|---| 28 |**Governance Costs**||| |---|---|---| |D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering|5,280|5,204| ||----------------|----------------| ||(5,280)|(5,204)| |**Other Resources Costs**||| |D3500 Churchyard & Carpark|640|580| |D7110 Electricity|179|322| |D7120 Water|68|33| |D7300 Insurance|1,408|1,528| |D7500 Repairs & Maintenance|176|560| |D8310 Stationery|0|14| |D8330 Deanery Cost|0|14| ||----------------|----------------| ||(2,471)|(3,051)| |**Worship Expenses**||| |D3420 Music, Choir, Organists|280|655| |D3430 Flowers|0|15| ||----------------|----------------| ||(280)|(670)| ||----------------|----------------| ||**(8,031)**|**(8,925)**| ||----------------|----------------| |**TOTAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|**(76)**|**2,513**| 29 Balance Last year ## **Balance Sheet Report – 31 December 2020 Raskelf General Fund** ## **Fixed Assets** |||----------------|----------------| |---|---|---|---| |||0|0| |**Current Assets**|||| |B5100 Debtors & Prepayments|400||400| |B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC|145||274| |B6100 HSBC Easingwold General|2,737||4,346| |B6110 HSBC Raskelf|418||663| |B6280 CBF Raskelf 643104004D|4,795||4,775| |B6300 Cash in Hand|10||0| |||----------------|----------------| |||8,505|10,458| |||----------------|----------------| |||**8,505**|**10,458**| |**Current Liabilities**|||| |B7400 Creditors & Accruals|0||1,877| |||----------------|----------------| |||0|(1,877)| |**Reserves**|||| |Surplus/deficit year to date|(76)||2,483| |B8100 Retained Surplus|8,581||6,098| |||----------------|----------------| |||(8,505)|(8,581)| |||----------------|----------------| |||**(8,505)**|**(10,458)**| 30 ## **Income and Expenditure Report – Year to December 2020 Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund** |**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory/Cash on Plate
C1150 Donations Received - Other
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C3100 Fundraising Income
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants / Trusts Drawdown
**Other Resources Costs**
D8510 Equipment Purchases
**TOTAL SURPLUS/DEFICIT**|Turnover year to date
40
200
60
----------------
300
553
----------------
553
1,700
----------------
1,700
----------------
**2,553**
6,625
----------------
(6,625)
----------------
(6,625)
----------------
**(4,072)**|Turnover last year to date
0
0
0
----------------
0
3,854
----------------
3,854
0
----------------
0
----------------
**3,854**
0
----------------
0
----------------
0
----------------
**3,854**| |---|---|---| 31 ## **Balance Sheet Report – 31 December 2020 Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund** |Balance
**Fixed Assets**
----------------
0
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
128
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
6,488
B6110 HSBC Raskelf
0
----------------
6,616
----------------
**6,616**
**Current Liabilities**
----------------
0
**Reserves**
Surplus/deficit year to date
(4,072)
B8100 Retained Surplus
10,687
----------------
(6,615)
----------------
**(6,615)**|Last year
----------------
0
2,000
8,132
555
----------------
10,687
----------------
**10,687**
----------------
0
3,854
6,833
----------------
(10,687)
----------------
**(10,687)**| |---|---| 32 ## **Summary Movement of Funds & Reconciliation to Net Assets** |**Incoming Resources**
Easingwold General Fund
Easingwold Fabric Fund
Easingwold Missions Fund
Easingwold Parish Church
Rooms Fund
Raskelf General Fund
Raskelf Restoration &
Development Fund
**Resources Expended**
Easingwold General Fund
Easingwold Fabric Fund
Easingwold Missions Fund
Easingwold Parish Church
Rooms Fund
Raskelf General Fund
Raskelf Restoration &
Development Fund
Movement Surplus / (Deficit)
Opening Fund Balances
(B/Fwd)
**Closing Fund Balances**
**(C/Fwd)**
**Assets**
Office Equipment (Less
Depreciation)
Investment (at Cost)
Debtors & Prepayments
HSBC Bank Community
Accounts
Central Board of Finance
Deposits
Cash in Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors & Accruals
**Net Assets**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
165,243
6,000
171,243
98,383
3,728
3,728
4,655
0
0
0
2,988
2,988
5,904
7,515
440
7,955
11,438
2,553
2,553
3,854| |---|---| ||165,243
10,503
12,721
188,467
124,234| ||86,383
6,000
92,383
89,054
12,278
12,278
7,914
1,189
1,189
234
4,731
4,731
8,065
7,591
440
8,031
8,926
6,625
6,625
0| ||86,383
12,322
26,532
125,237
114,193| ||78,860
(1,819)
(13,811)
63,230
10,041
55,257
17,061
39,070
111,388
101,347| ||134,117
15,242
25,259
174,618
111,388| ||**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
195
195
391
2,454
208
3,634
6,296
6,296
15,663
1,704
1,920
19,287
17,401
26,443
2,520
(3,707)
25,256
41,896
101,260
10,799
23,412
135,471
55,124
3
10
3
16
45| ||146,018
15,241
25,262
186,521
121,153| ||11,901
0
3
11,904
9,765
134,117
15,241
25,259
174,617
111,388| 33 ## **Notes to the Financial Statements** ## **For the Year Ended 31 December 2020** ## **1. MARKET VALUE OF QUOTED INVESTMENTS** |**RELEVANT INVESTMENT**
**FUND**
Charities Official
Investment Fund:
(69.04 Income Shares)
**Parish Church Rooms**
The Central Board of
Finance of the Church of
England - Capital Trust
Fund:
(95 Investment Fund
Shares)
**Easingwold Churchyard**
The Central Board of
Finance of the Church of
England - Harnby-
Jackson
Bequest:
(526 Investment Fund
Shares)
**Easingwold Church Fabric**
C B F Capital Reserve
Fund
(175 Investment Fund
Shares)
**Easingwold Church Fabric**
C B F Capital Reserve
Fund (279 Investment
Fund Shares)
**Easingwold General Fund**
**(Children’s Church)**|2020
2019
Cost
Market
Value
Cost
Market
Value
£
£
£
£
208
3,746
208
3,521| |---|---| ||454
1,946
454
1,821
2,500
10,776
2,500
10,083
1,134
3,578
1,134
3,347
2,000
5,705
2,000
5,336
6,088
22,005
6,088
20,587| 34 ## **2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards and under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies of the PCC have remained unchanged from that of the previous accounting year. ## **3. THE KITTY SMITHSON ENDOWMENT TRUST FUND** Easingwold Parish Church is the beneficiary of income from the above trust fund, the trust deeds being dated 17 January 1992. The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited is the sole trustee of this trust fund and therefore this fund does not form part of the Parochial Church Council's Balance Sheet. The value of the accrued income held by The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited as at 31 December 2020 is £2,789 (£6,894 as at 31 December 2019). The underlying assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments, the total book cost plus invested cash being £158,104 and the market value being £202,890 as at 31 December 2020 (the book cost was £157,443 and the market value £196,627 as at 31 December 2019). In general terms, this trust fund provides income to support the maintenance of the Easingwold Church Fabric including the organ, central heating, furniture and ornaments. ## **4. THE HAZEL MEDD PERPETUAL TRUST FUND** Easingwold Parish Church is the beneficiary of income from the above trust fund, the trust deeds being dated 27 January 1994. The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited is the sole trustee of this trust fund and therefore this fund does not form part of the Parochial Church Council's Balance Sheet. The value of the accrued income held by The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited as at 31 December 2020 is £59,917 (£51,553 as at 31 December 2019). The underlying assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments, the total book cost plus invested cash being £110,852 and the market value being £133,217 as at 31 December 2020 (the book cost was £110,911 and the market value £135,223 as at 31 December 2019). In addition, the Hazel Medd Trust owns freehold property stated to have a value of £60,000 at the commencement of the trust on 27 January 1994. In general terms, this trust fund provides income to support the maintenance of the Easingwold Church Fabric including the organ, central heating, furniture and ornaments. ## **5. THE KITTY AND MARY SMITHSON ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY** The Kitty and Mary Smithson Ecclesiastical Charity - the beneficiary being the Easingwold Parochial Church Council - is for the maintenance and improvement of the Parish Church Fabric and also the Parish Church Rooms’ Fabric. The book cost of the portfolio of investments plus invested cash at 31 December 2020 is £152,943 (market value £177,055) and the accumulated income available for grant at that date is £46,518. The comparative figures as at 31 December 2019 being £150,088 (market value £180,136) with accumulated available income of £48,863. 35 ## **6. VICAR & CHURCHWARDENS’ TRUSTS** The following Trusts do not form part of the PCC Financial Statements, but the 2020 financial details are listed below for information purposes: M Whytehead Charity, R Whytehead for Sunday School Charity, John Raper Charity and William Raisbeck Charity ## **Finances 1[st] Jan 2020- 31[st] Dec 2020 Summary** ||**Previous**|**Previous**|**balance**|**Paid out**|**Paid in**|**Current balances**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Sunday School Charity||1428.48||44.17 (a-b)|68.58|1452.89| |Relief in Need||1572.15|||82.68|1654.83| |George Westerman|||756.59||29.09|785.68| |Eccles charity of Driffield||7198.54||150.00(c)|390.39(d)|7438.93| |Education Foundation||6381.29|||208.69|6589.98| |**Sunday School**||||||| |Coif|£68.58|||||| |Interest|£ 0.00|||||| |**Relief in Need**||||||| |Coif|£82.68|||||| |Interest|£ 0.00|||||| |**George Westerman**||||||| |Coif|£29.09|||||| |Interest|£ 0.00|||||| |**Eccles Charity of Driffield**||||||| |Coif|£109.09|||||| |Interest|£ 0.00|||||| |**Education Foundation**||||||| |Coif|£233.09|||||| |Interest|£ 0.00|||||| |**Other details of Income**|**and Expenditure**|||||| |a) 14.5.2020|£ 37.42||
children’s work books|||| |b) 9.11.20|£ 6.72||children’s work books|||| |c) 28.8.2020|£150.00||school uniform 3 children|||| |d) 25.2.2020|£281.30||income from United charities|||| N **ote** : The Vicar is ex-officio trustee of Easingwold United Charities and also the William Jackson Charity for Help in Education and Relief from Poverty at Raskelf together with the Raskelf in Need Charity. The other trustees in these charities are appointed by the Easingwold Town Council and Raskelf Parish Council respectively. 36 ## **7. FREEHOLD PROPERTY** The Parish Church Rooms building was surveyed for insurance purposes in 2005 and the value of the freehold was stated as £175,000. The Parish Rooms have been making a loss for some years and have been closed since March 2020 due to Covid virus restrictions. The Church Field is now used as a car- park and no freehold land value is currently known. The above assets are not included in the Balance Sheet or Financial Statements. ## **8. FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS at 31 DECEMBER 2020** Reinstatement costs for insecure gravestones in Easingwold churchyard have so far amounted to £9,612, paid in 2019; but additional work is needed at an estimated cost of £4,500. A significant number of leaks have occurred in the roof of Raskelf Church, resulting in temporary repairs and assessment of future implications by our architect. Full replacement of leadwork on the north side of the roof is considered necessary, at an estimated cost of some £30,000. ## **9. STAFF COSTS** Our only employee in the year 2020 was the Parish Church Rooms part time Caretaker, whose payments were not sufficient to require employer Social Security or State Pension contributions. Her employment was terminated on 31[st] October, since a caretaker was no longer required. Total cost of employment in the year was £1,744 having taken account of government furlough reimbursement. Organists and cleaners are paid on a self- employed basis. Payment to PCC members: During the financial year, as one of the parish organists, Mr W J Henebury was paid £160 in respect of Sunday services. No other payments or expenses were paid to any other PCC members, persons closely connected to them or related parties. W J Henebury, Hon Treasurer 2 Regent Drive Easingwold York YO61 3QX These financial statements and PCC report were approved by the PCC on 19/05/2021 Rev’d Margaret Young PCC Chairman 37 INDEPENDElff EXAMINER'S REPOltr TOTHE MEMBERS OF EASINGWOLD & RASKELF pAR￿LCHURCH COUNCIL I reF*Xt ￿ the Staprn￿ts of the ChLvth Courril of St Jthn Baoi5t & ￿ Sarts ch￿￿. arKI Sl Mary's Churth. R35ke[ffQrtt￿ YEarer￿ed 31 Decem￿ 2tY20. This exarninalion is caried irk *ith the Church A￿￿unlin￿ Reu4Aalron5 2tK)6 (Ihe RewlaliDn5l and Charblies Act 2011CtrbE Ad- Respe¢livE ￿5p￿￿11¥￿tie5 af PCC MEM￿ and Ihe examinor I￿nsid￿r that the audit rewiremeni of ￿ Reuulatinn section 14412) of Ihe PLt d025 ¥y arxl tlwt an irOyndont examination is neÉdpd. li 15 my reSP￿S1￿￿ty to issue t1¥5 le￿Xt those ffinawal statem&nts in 3C¢>Jtlance ￿1th the ter￿ ofthe RegLdatior Ba5T5 of 1hi5 report My examinaknn was canied OLrt ￿ ac&ydance ￿1th Ihe Genera Dire¢*ions ￿Ven by the Ch￿lty CoMmi55C￿ undersec110￿ 145 ofthe Art Thai exa￿l￿tIc￿ indud2sa the acc￿[￿ re￿(d5 kept by the PCC arKI a ￿MPaI150n of the fina￿*31 ststemEnts *ryth th>5e record5. It also ind Consid￿ing any unusual itan5 Ori￿5￿05￿res in the ffi￿af￿a staternEnts and seek*)u explanati￿5 fri*m yOLf a5 trLFA*5 Wll¢efrMng 3￿Y matter& The prc¢edures Undertak￿ dD W[w￿de al the eviden￿ WOLrtd Ee requiTrd in ￿ auclt and corsewendy I do nc* exF￿eSS an the view en by financÈ31 slatements. lodependpTbt txaminrf5 5tateTr* -kn keep aLTOLnting rec4￿5 in aC￿￿r￿*￿ith 5ectiDn 13D of theA¢ arKI +++ requI￿nents of thè Act arKI the Rewl*ion5 have nTrl t￿en met.. 4X 2. towkwch. in my attention should inffdÈr kn en3b5e a proper wKler513ndiw ( the fwwixal staisnenb to be read￿. ah Htyps Fht4AT White Rose A￿￿￿TrI1￿0 POCKLINGTON EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE 28th AFxil 2021 Jproved by the AMual Pdrish ChETch r¥I￿ling on.?3 t￿h￿f of the n￿ting chaim on.. ar ..hiand Sr￿ed c 38