## Easingwold with Raskelf Churches Annual Reports for 2022 Approved at APCM on 21 May 2023
St John and All Saints Easingwold
St Mary’s Raskelf
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**REPORT OF THE EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC)**
## **YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
## **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 2022
The Rev. Margaret Young (Vicar and Chairman) The Rev. Charlotte Cranfield (Associate Minister) Pat Allen (23) (Church Warden from January) Diane Gallon (lay chair) (24) Alan Hake (and Deanery Synod Representative) (23) Ken Gillance (from May 2022) Pat Gillance (from May 2022) Doreen Hayes (also Parish Church Rooms’ Secretary) (until May 22) Hazel Henebury (Hon.Secretary)(25) William Henebury (Hon.Treasurer) (23) Michael Hughes (and Deanery Synod Representative) (23) Christina Hunt (from May 2022 – July 2022) John Kirman (Until March 2022) Alizon Leese (Church Warden and Deanery Synod Representative) (22) Barbara McPherson (24) Lynne Price (until 22) Shirley Shepherd (24) Laura Varney (23) Michael Wansborough (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. They can 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 is in accordance with The Churchwardens Measure 2001.
There is also provision for the co-option of members onto the PCC and the Incumbent is the Chairman and an ex-officio member.
The PCC is responsible for:
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- 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 Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
In order 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 2022 see the separate reports which include comments from the Churchwardens, PCC, Secretary and others.
## **5. FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The net result for 2022 across all funds is a deficit of £1,134 (in 2021 there was a surplus of £24,615). However, without the benefit of a generous legacy in this financial period amounting to £1,000 (2021: £24,218), the net result across all funds would have been a greater deficit amounting to £2,134 (compared to a small surplus of £397 in 2021).
Total receipts on unrestricted funds, including legacies, were £83,432 (2021: £99,432), of which £41,968 (2021: £38,765) was unrestricted planned voluntary donations, and a further £10,051 (2021: £9,354) from Gift Aid. Overall giving to support the work of the two churches has been maintained at a very similar level to 2021.
The Diocesan Free will offering for the year 2022 was £66,000 (2021: £60,000). For 2023, the payment has been increased to £67,000. This contribution goes towards provision of stipends, housing and Diocesan expenses and is a voluntary but expected contribution. The Diocese have indicated that a contribution of £70,000 would be expected by the year 2030.
## **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.
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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 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 2022 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.
## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR**
The full PCC met seven times during the year in addition to the annual meeting held in May.
## **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 Diocese provides information and support, and this year organised a Safeguarding Week, where there was a timetable of discussions and training on offer to Safeguarding officers and PCC members. This proved to be a useful exercise and one that they are hoping to repeat annually.
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.
## **SAFEGUARDING REPORT**
During the past year activities have been re-established after lock-down. This has meant that volunteers training needed to be updated, as well as training for any new PCC members. Basic and Foundation courses can now be found on the Church of England website and are very useful. (https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/). They can be undertaken at leisure and stopped and restarted if necessary.
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Church wardens, Alizon and Pat have undertaken leadership training, as have I. These courses are in two parts and must be booked to take place on zoom.
The Safeguarding week of events in November was run again by Diocese and this has proved to be very valuable in extending my own knowledge of the subject and is open to anyone in the congregation with an interest in safeguarding procedures and processes. This year I attended an event with the Archbishop at Bishopthorpe Palace.
Due to a change in procedures for the Church of England as a whole, DBS checks and training updates have now moved onto a three yearly cycle, rather than the five years it was before. This has meant an update of DBS checks to pull us into line with this change. I am delighted that all volunteers who require these checks are now up to date with the national guidelines.
I have found the new online safeguarding dashboard to be a useful tool for checking that guidelines have been followed and procedures are in place.
Thank you to all members of the congregation and volunteers for their understanding of our
Laura Varney
## **WORSHIP AND PRAYER**
The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week that our community find beneficial and spiritually fulfilling and that everyone will be welcomed at. For example: Evensong provides a quieter meditative space whilst our mid-morning Sunday services provide outgoing worship which is more attractive to younger people.
We continued with Ignite, our Fresh Expressions, for the young people, and we have started a new group for infant school ages on a Thursday night called Little Seeds. Our monthly afternoon family service is better attended.
John Hetherington has stood down from the Men’s Group but it continues to flourish. Marko looks after our meditation group at the Galtres. Our new Women’s group continues with new craft skills being learned at these sessions.
We still hold our 10.30am service on Zoom twice a month and hand sanitisers are available and thankfully masks are now optional.
## **CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE**
## **IGNITE**
Ignite continues to meet on a Friday afternoon during term time. Andrew Neville-Smith and Margaret Young lead this with help from others when one of us is away. In Spring, we met in the church whilst Margaret was away but returned to the vicarage after Easter. This allows for cooking to take place. The session involves a Bible reading, discussion and some form of activity ranging from games on the computer to cooking. There are usually 5 or 6 children with an age range of approx. 8- 14 years old. As the children are getting older, we have been able to start thinking about ethical issues as part of our discussions.
## **LITTLE SEEDS**
Andrew Neville-Smith and Margaret Young, tried to set up a group for the second year running, this time we have it on a Thursday night during term time and 4 children now attend regularly. Their ages are around 4-7 years old. This is a very similar set up to Ignite but is held in the church. The activities and discussions are age related though. We hope that this grows over time.
## **FAMILY SERVICE**
This takes place on the second Sunday of the month in the afternoon. Children who have been baptised and their families are invited to this service. The numbers are slowly increasing. There are always refreshments at the start of the service. This service has a more formal structure than the other groups but is only for 30 minutes.
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## **THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY**
The CHILDREN’S SOCIETY, formerly known as The Church of England Children’s Society, is a UK charity, allied to the Church of England. Its aims are to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, and to create a positive shift in social attitudes towards them. We as a parish have supported it for many years both through direct donations, and through individual collection boxes which are held by parishioners and in which loose change can be collected.
During 2022 a total of £390 was forwarded to the Society accordingly. This does not include private donations by individual members of the parish.
With many thanks, Ian Peel 823548
## **EASINGWOLD CHRISTIAN YOUTH**
Report on JAM (Jesus and me 11-18), churches together youth club Jan-Dec 2022
Once again, we have been unable to open with youngsters on Monday nights. I have put articles in the parish magazine and talked to the group that backs this youth group but I am unable to find other adults who could help run the club. When I was first involved there were 2 American students who helped every week plus myself and Cath Toase. Between us we were able to run the club, we need 3 adults to run the club and clearly one person cannot do this legally or practically. Realistically you need a team of 5 people as you definitely need 3 adults each night and there will be times when volunteers are unable to be present. At Cozie (the village youth club) we now have a team of 5 paid youth workers and 2 volunteers (I am one of them) and we are actively seeking more volunteers.
It would be great to restart JAM but we are going to need to find a team of committed people to work with challenging youngsters. I do not know if there are paid Christian youth workers that we could employ but that might be something we could think about. We have the infrastructure available at Cozie and some expertise and knowledge of the youngsters so we could certainly help a Jam group to restart as and when we can find Christian volunteers. In the meantime Cozie are doing really good work with youngsters who need support.
Alan Hake
## **OTHER SERVICES**
As well as our regular services, there have been 5 weddings, 35 funerals, 5 cremations and 7 baptisms.
This year we had the celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, followed months later by her funeral. These both entailed big Civic events which were attended by the Deputy Lord Lieutenant, along with representatives from local community groups.
The Bishop of Selby joined us at our Café Church whilst Margaret was away, but he was unfortunately ill and had to cancel joining us for our 10.30am Sunday morning service.
Our Harvest service at Easingwold was well attended and the Harvest service at Raskelf was followed by refreshments.
The Remembrance Sunday service in person and on Zoom, and the Armistice Day service was in the Market Place.
Our Christmas Carol Service at Easingwold was online and in person. The Town Band were only able to get to the Raskelf service.
We joined with the Lions to have a Nativity from scratch in the Market Place. This was very well received.
Our Advent Course and Lent courses were organised by Charlotte Cranfield and were well received. Sunday afternoon services have a different feel, the 1st Sunday of the month is Evening Prayer or Evensong, and the 2nd. Sunday is the family service. We have moved Café Church to the 3[rd] Tuesday of the month. This is a service for those new to faith.
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## **CHURCH MUSIC – 2022**
Early in the year, we lost the services of one of our organists, John Kirman, whose sudden death was a great shock. He was a faithful member of the team of organists and a good bass in the choir. He was always so cheerful and willing to help and we will miss him.
I am grateful to our other organists – Bill Henebury, John Dunford and Ray Ross. Between us we have managed to cover all the services at Easingwold and Raskelf. John has played for nearly all the Raskelf services and, in September, he gave us a wonderful organ recital to a packed church on the new electronic organ. Bill has given excellent support both as organist and choir member. Ray has kindly travelled from Harrogate to play when we were unable to provide a local organist.
We had 5 Choral Evensongs - one to celebrate the anniversary of the Queen’s Accession in February, Passion Sunday, Ascensiontide, September and November for Allsaintstide. I conducted the Easingwold Deanery Ecumenical Choir and Peter Fletcher accompanied the services on the organ.
Encouragingly, since we started these services after Covid restrictions were lifted, and with limited rehearsal time, the choir has expanded and congregations have increased in number. We hope this will continue in 2023.
## **BELL RINGING**
Our notable ringing this year has been for royal occasions. In June we rang for the Platinum jubilee, and then in September we rang, fully muffled for the Queens passing and then open for King Charles’ ascension. As the bells are only rung fully muffled on the death of a sovereign, this was a first for most of us. Arthur Rogers, a veteran ringer, has now rung for Princess Elizabeth's wedding, her Coronation, her Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum jubilees and her passing.
Sadly, in April we lost Mike Calaminus who was a faithful ringer at our church and always willing to help out for special services at other local churches.
We are always looking for new ringers so anyone wanting to learn will be most welcome at the tower at 19:30 on Thursdays.
Alizon Leese. Tower Captain.
## **THE PARISH ROOMS**
During the year, the Parish Rooms were sold subject to contract. This was still the case at the end of 2022. The sale is in progress (on track) and will be completed in the near future.
## **PUBLICITY**
With things getting back to ‘normal’ after the Pandemic, we managed to get 30 articles in “The Easingwold Advertiser”, reporting on Parish and CTAE (formerly CTED) events. Again, there was no delivery of ‘Welcome Packs’, though I hope to restart this when the Parish Church brochure has been updated.
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
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## **MISSION AND EVANGELISM-OUTREACH FROM OUR CHURCHES.**
Lottie Cranfield - Assistant Minister and Chris Peel - Vocational Deacon (retired but busy and active!)
We have been pleased this year to be able to move out into the community once again after Covid; it is a joy to meet up and encourage others who had been isolated, visiting in residential / nursing homes. The Open the Book team are pleased to be back into the Primary School.
Visiting is a very important part of our outreach and we have been taking communion to people in their homes, alongside the usual visiting,
Flowers for Mother’s Day were given to the ladies at church but also delivered to the ladies of the church family who we visit regularly throughout the year.
The Monthly services in Springhill Court continue, with many of the residents coming to join in and receive communion. Chris has been helped in this outreach by Sara Beaumont. There are also the special services for festivals, shared with people from the Methodist Church
I visit St Monica’s hospital as Chaplain most weeks, this is a great privilege and I meet patients who are local to Easingwold but also some come to St Monica’s via York hospital to continue their recovery before going home; from as far away as Helmsley, Sproxton and Hovingham.
Story time at the four pre-school nurseries in Easingwold is an absolute delight, the children welcome me with open arms. I visit twice a term to read a story and then we have a song.
The monthly Breakfast-time Prayers held at the New Inn on the 2nd Saturday of every month with a regular group of people meeting together, praying for each of the churches and for situations nationally and internationally.
I continue to co-ordinate 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**
Chris Peel is slowly lightening her workload. She announced that she would not renew her Permission To Officiate in Spring 2023 so this is her last year working as a Deacon. She has worked so hard, her talents as a Deacon will be greatly missed.
She has helped me in so many ways taking on a lot of the pastoral work and helps to keep the church running smoothly. Thank you for all that you have done.
## **ASSOCIATE MINISTER**
Charlotte (Lottie) Cranfield along with the retired clergy held the reins whilst Margaret was on extended study leave. She has continued to flourish as she faces more and more new experiences. She introduced and led the Lent course based on the Greatest Showman which was well received. She works tirelessly for the church alongside her part time job at Chapman Medds. Lottie has been asked to cover at other churches across the Deanery occasionally but she spends most of the time in the Parish. Lottie and Margaret now take it turns to go to Raskelf church.
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## **RETIRED CLERGY**
Thanks go to the retired clergy who have covered the necessary holidays that Margaret has had as well as her extended study leave in Spring. They, along with Lottie covered 12 weeks ensuring that all of the services ran as normal. Robin Davill, John Hetherington and David Senior have continued to be exceedingly supportive in their ministry here. John has stood down from the Men’s group as he has so many other commitments, but thanks to his good leadership, this group continues under different leadership and provides an opportunity for men to discuss their faith together, often in a coffee shop. Easingwold is extremely fortunate that Robin, John and David are here. They are very much appreciated by the vicar and all who attend their services.
## **VOLUNTEERS**
Volunteers are always needed. We would like to thank everyone who 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 but more recently this has included cleaning. Covid meant that some people thought about what they were doing which meant that we lost some people but gained others. I am very grateful to you all and that you practice your ministry to others this way. I would like to thank everyone who helps by name but it is not practicable but there are a few that I would like to mention; our treasurer, Bill Henebury has completed his time as treasurer and is only going to put this annual report together. Claire Harrison has volunteered to take on this role. Bill has been supported by Kamal Antoun and Peter Simpson together they have kept the finances in order. Alizon Leese and Pat Allen have been the church wardens and have worked very well as a team, encouraging one another as they come across difficult situations. Hazel Henebury has been our secretary this last year and has been very supportive whilst in this role. Thank you all, you have been lovely to work with too.
At this point I want to echo Peter Smiths comments regarding John Kirman, he worked hard for the church, not only organ playing but supporting the PCC in many different ways and always with a radiant smile. Our thanks also go the Gerald Edmondson Jones, who worked many years as Lay reader in this church. Our condolences go to their families.
## **OTHER ACTIVITIES**
This year we have some very special activities and services because of our Queen. She was lucky enough to have celebrated her Platinum Jubilee and so we had a special service and a dog show. Later in the year, we came together again for her funeral.
Masks and hand sanitizers have been part of our lives over the past year and now these are unnecessary. Zoom still continues twice a month and this has also been requested for some weddings and funerals and I would like to thank Tim Young and Laura Varney.
Our magazine remains online but is now in print. Many thanks go to those who deliver it, edit it, and provide information for it. Sue Thorn spends her time on the editing, assisted by Kamal Antoun, Margaret Summerscales organises the delivery, Michael Wansborough provides many of the articles and Michael Hughes agreed to liaise with the advertisers. Thank you to you all. Normal activities have been resumed at the end of the year with concerts by both Jubilate and the Easingwold singers.
## **PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS**
Plans for 2023
- To promote the Gospel and Christian understanding in the Parish.
- To make the church as welcoming as possible for families and young people.
- Continue to provide services on Zoom a couple of times a month so that the services are accessible to those who cannot attend in person.
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- To provide a supportive environment for clergy to be trained, develop and flourish.
- To nurture people’s faith.
- To continue to work on the Living Christ’s Story outcomes.
- To continue to run services for new Christians and those looking at the Christian faith and see how this may be adapted to suit the needs of the community.
- 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 care for the lonely and those in despair
- To continue to give to those in need.
- To encourage schools and youth groups to come into church for special services.
- Look at ways to make the church more eco-friendly.
## **CHURCH WARDENS**
## **EASINGWOLD**
The year started with Margaret, our vicar, going for a much-needed sabbatical until just before Easter, when she returned refreshed. During this year we have had ongoing problems with the roof alarm which is still not fully resolved. Also going on for the whole year was the sale of the Parish Rooms which is still in hand.
We also gradually reduced the COVID restrictions and thus the number of ZOOM services.
We replaced the boiler in the vestry, the bell clapper and the flagpole.
Just before Easter we had a flood in the Lady Chapel which was traced to a leaking water pipe in the churchyard. We also had a leak between the choir vestry and the church. Both of these leaks have been mended.
Thanks go to Frank Barugh for his help and advice throughout the year.
In September we had a book of condolence for the Queen and also rang for her passing, funeral and King’s accession.
Alizon Leese
## **ST MARYS RASKELF**
Services continued on the1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 10.30pm with refreshments being served after the service.
At the Harvest Festival in October instead of a supper, refreshments were served after the service which everyone enjoyed. £247 was collected in donations for RABI.
At the service for Remembrance the collection was for the British Legion.
After restrictions last year the Carol concert with Easingwold town band and mulled wine and mince pies afterwards was once again well supported.
Thank you to Lottie for taking the Crib and Christingle service on Christmas Eve. Although there was a smaller attendance everyone enjoyed it. We still need to encourage new families to the village to attend. The collection was for the Children’s Society.
The Christmas Eve Eucharist was again held at 11.30pm with over 25 villagers and friends attending the service.
The Litebite continues on the first Wednesday of the month at The Old Black Bull
Fundraising continued throughout the year. Over the Jubilee weekend we had a wedding dress display in church, cake stall and a Bingo night at the Village Hall. In total £1761 was raised towards the restoration fund.
In September an organ concert by John Dunford was held in the church followed by tea and cakes. Another £1050 was raised.
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Raskelf curry night returned in November and over 60 people enjoyed a three-course meal with a wide variety of curries provided by the villagers. With the ticket sales and raffle we added £1010 to the fund.
I would like to thank everyone who supported our fund-raising events in 2022.
It was decided by the architect (AS) that the structure of the tower needed to be looked at by a specialist. Tim Floyd came in May to do the survey on the tower. He did a detailed inspection, removing wood panels from all sides. Although the west and south sides seemed fine unfortunately after removing several panels from the north side he found that the ingress of water over the years had caused rotting to some of the structure. The architect (AS) looked outside and thinks that it’s the way the water comes off the roof into a hopper between church and tower. With heavy rain it will overflow and so over the years it has penetrated through the panelling.
We received a detailed written report from Tim Floyd.
After discussions with the Architect and MY/ AL/ PA, it was decided that Raskelf needed a full restoration plan and could not take any more patch and repair.
The bells were inspected by John Arthur (DAC advisor) and the Doves report has been updated stating that Raskelf bells can only be chimed.
Keith Halliday (DAC) came in November to discuss the restoration work needed/planned. He gave us some suggestions/ alternatives and was supportive of our plans to restore St. Mary’s. Funding was discussed and he suggested we contact Irving Patrick consultants who could hopefully help us in our efforts to raise £250.000. It is felt that this is the figure required to carry out the restoration.
Volunteers still coming in regularly to tidy and cut the grass around the church. £25 was donated towards the cost of petrol for the mower.
The alarm had an annual maintenance check and the battery replaced in the main control panel. The fire extinguishers have been serviced and the annual lightning protection check has been made.
## **HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT**
Alan Summerscales has stood down from being the Health and Safety representative. He has spent many years caring for the church, and he has performed this role with due diligence, and I would like to thank him for all that he has done.
In the absence of any volunteer replacement for Alan, full responsibility defaults to the vicar. A volunteer to help with this role would be much appreciated.
The policy document was reviewed and updated. Scheduled maintenance was undertaken, within the restrictions of Covid.
Accidents reported this last year: April 2022 someone tripped at the chancel steps by the organ – no injury reported, Oct 2022 someone fainted by the font and hit her head on the stone floor. Her health is being investigated.
## **MOTHERS’ UNION**
This year we were able to meet most months for Communion and coffee/ tea. The Diocesan President Hilary Castle and Barbara Richardson the Archdeaconry Vice President joined us for one meeting earlier in the year. Because of the pandemic many branches experienced difficulty in resuming their usual programme.
During the year we held two fundraising events. The afternoon tea in April was well supported and we were grateful for the help in running this. In December we had a stall at the Galtres Christmas Fair
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selling home baked goods. The tea raised £350.00 for the caravan in Filey and the stall £263.00 for the MU Christmas Appeal. The appeal was to finance local facilitators in South Sudan to assist running groups for families devastated by civil war and violence,
A local family enjoyed a holiday at the caravan in Filey and had a wonderful time. The congregation provided the magnificent hamper and money to travel and the branch paid for the cleaning of the caravan after their stay. The Diocese owns the caravan which provides holidays for those in need who would otherwise not have a holiday.
Thank you to all the congregation and to Vicar Margaret who supported us during the year. We welcome new members especially as we are only a small group.
Margaret Summerscales
## **CHURCHES TOGETHER IN EASINGWOLD AND DISTRICT (CTED) 2022**
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.
Again, another busy year.
Starting with the Joint service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held on 23rd January at the Methodist Church and was led by Rev Elizabeth Cushion. Sadly, very few people attended.
The Good Friday service in the Market Place was arranged and led by Reverend Elizabeth Cushion. The Service of Light at 7.30 am on Easter Sunday morning on the Market Green was led by Rev Lottie Cranfield. Kathryn Lynam from the Catholic church brought the ‘light’ to share with us.
Brian Taylor of the Methodist church continued in his role as Chairman until the AGM in July and on the very sad death of John Kirman on 2nd April 2022 Brian then took on the role of Treasurer; he was duly elected as the new treasurer at the AGM. Rev Lottie Cranfield was Secretary until the AGM and then was elected as Chairman. We were delighted that Rev Ruth Duck the retired Methodist Minister took on the role.
The annual Pet Service took place on the Sunday of the August Bank holiday weekend. on the market green. Sadly, it had to compete with a musician at the Butter Cross organised by the Town Council.
The Priory Garden Service took place on Sunday 11th September, on a very sunny afternoon, and was very well attended, thanks to the RC church for their hospitality, it was organised by Reverend Lottie Cranfield and the speaker was Reverend Ian Birkinshaw Rector of Huntington, York, who shared his experiences of the churches together in his area, where he said that the churches meet to pray but do not have shared services.
At our meeting on 13th October we greeted Alyson Christy, the Lay Minister who is leading services the Methodist Church and Father George who has returned to lead the Catholic Church. At Christmas time, the Crib Service was led by Alyson Christy at the Methodist church. The Secondary school band came and played the music, The children from the Primary school did the readings. The Carols and Nativity in the Market Place, with the Easingwold Lions, took place on Saturday 17th. Several Children dressed up and we had a couple of donkeys at the event, arranged by Margaret. Again, this was a huge success and hopefully will take place next year. The Town band joined us at the joint Carol service in the Parish church on Sunday 18th December.
Reverend Lottie Cranfield
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## **DEANERY SYNOD**
The Deanery Synod met on four occasions during 2022 with the main topics being Living Christ's Story and the Easingwold and Raskelf Deanery Ten Year Plan - 2022 to 2032.
The subjects also included - preparations for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations on 22nd May 2022. Election of the Lay Dean.
Living in Love and Faith. Deanery finances.
Living Christ's Story introduced by Bishop John as follows - Becoming more like Christ Reaching people we currently do not Growing churches of missionary disciples Transforming our structures and finances.
The Deanery Ten Year Plan 2022 to 2032
The Plan was developed by the Deanery Leadership Team covering each Parish in the Deanery for presentation for the Deanery Synod in July 2022 for approval., The Plan then sent to the Diocese for acceptance by November 2022
The Mission priorities for our Deanery Synod are - Grow the flock, feed the flock and care for the flock by -
Maintaining church services to suit the church community and creating new forms of worship to suit all worshippers.
Uniting all Christians within each Ministry Unit* with inter parish support where needed. Create an effective body of Christ under the spiritual leadership of the incumbent Priest Improve church buildings and use of the Deanery churches
Reduce the administrative burden by sharing tasks amongst the laity and perhaps bringing in extra help
Growth in numbers
Transformation of structures and financial budget achievement to work towards a balanced Diocesan budget by 2031
Early development for improved communication and use of social media and the upgrading of the website.
The Diocese has given £8 million from their reserves towards supporting the work and changes that will occur to meet the Ten Year Plan.
*Ministry Units are the Parish representatives under the charge of their incumbent priest.
Elections for the Lay Dean - Margaret Price completed her five years in July 2022 and was unanimously voted by Deanery Synod to continue for a further five years to 2027.
Living in Love and Faith - the National consultation which involved our Diocese closed in May 2022 with the report being sent to the House of Bishops. The report is the response of the Church of England to issues of relationships and human sexuality.
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## **EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022**
Page
- 15 **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS EASINGWOLD FUNDS:**
- 18 General Fund 21 Church Fabric Fund 22 Missions Fund 23 Parish Church Rooms Fund **RASKELF FUNDS:**
- 25 General Fund 27 Restoration & Development Fund 28 **SUMMARY OF FUND MOVEMENTS** 29 Notes to the Financial Statements 32 Independent Examiner's Report 33 Vicar & Churchwardens’ Trusts
14
## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **All Funds Consolidated**
|
**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory (Cash Plate)
7,205.52
C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA
38,038.96
C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NGA
3,916.00
C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes
183.46
C1150 Donations Received - Other
7,637.01
C1160 Casual GA Envelopes
0.00
C1170 Funeral / Wedding collections
824.12
C1180 Baptism Collections
515.89
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
11,906.62
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C1158 Knitted bible 2021
0.00
C3100 Fundraising Income
3,313.85
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
1,729.53
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
13,961.82
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants Received
5,465.00
C2150 Trusts Drawdown
12,467.37
C2200 Bequests and Legacies
1,000.00
C3101 Easy Fundraising Receipts
68.50
C3102 Stewardship
675.51
C3103 DONR Ltd
9.50
C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts
802.70
C3510 Magazine Advertising Receipts
973.34
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Fundraising Trading Costs**
D3200 Magazine Costs
1,976.00
**Charitable Activities Costs**
D5100 Gifts / Grants Given
5,100.00|**2022**
**2021**
5,251.16
36,278.96
4,391.00
72.48
9,001.76
20.00
270.25
366.90
10,822.60
70,227.58
66,475.11
103.83
581.00
3,313.85
684.83
737.80
1,729.53
737.80
11,147.22
13,961.82
11,147.22
3,540.00
14,071.65
24,217.63
203.81
351.56
0.00
16.00
0.00
21,461.92
42,400.65
**110,694.70**
**121,445.61**
728.00
(1,976.00)
(728.00)
3,566.00
(5,100.00)
(3,566.00)|**2022**
**2021**
5,251.16
36,278.96
4,391.00
72.48
9,001.76
20.00
270.25
366.90
10,822.60
70,227.58
66,475.11
103.83
581.00
3,313.85
684.83
737.80
1,729.53
737.80
11,147.22
13,961.82
11,147.22
3,540.00
14,071.65
24,217.63
203.81
351.56
0.00
16.00
0.00
21,461.92
42,400.65
**110,694.70**
**121,445.61**
728.00
(1,976.00)
(728.00)
3,566.00
(5,100.00)
(3,566.00)|
|---|---|---|
|||66,475.11|
|||684.83|
|||737.80|
|||11,147.22|
|||42,400.65|
|||**121,445.61**|
||||
|||(728.00)|
|||(3,566.00)|
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|**Governance Costs**
D9100 Audit & Accountancy Costs
78.00
D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering
66,000.00
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
4,127.12
**Other Resources Costs**
D3500 Churchyard & Carpark
9,154.50
D6520 Travel Expenses
213.85
D6530 Vicarage Costs
965.17
D7100 Gas
3,982.15
D7110 Electricity
1,499.42
D7120 Water
405.94
D7130 Organ & Piano Maintenance
425.68
D7250 Council Refuse Collection
604.92
D7300 Insurance
4,900.79
D7400 Cleaning Expenses
79.66
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
5,802.28
D8200 Printing / Photocopying
254.22
D8300 Postage
57.47
D8310 Stationery
133.20
D8320 Telephone
190.00
D8330 Deanery Cost
582.65
D8340 Secretarial
220.00
D8420 Publicity Costs
42.00
D8500 IT Costs
2,137.10
D8520 Equipment Repairs
588.46
D9300 Bank Charges
159.27
X9920 Office Equip. Depreciation
0.00
**Worship Expenses**
D3300 Worship Expenses
10.57
D3410 Wine, Wafers, Candles
185.31
D3420 Music, Choir, Organists
1,720.00
D3430 Flowers
168.95
D3530 Children's Ministry Expenses
64.20
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**|78.00
60,000.00
533.73
(70,205.12)
9,043.50
170.30
945.73
4,337.97
1,386.64
529.53
262.88
593.03
4,708.56
126.19
4,754.93
68.97
26.28
212.67
210.00
580.00
0.00
65.00
1,233.28
247.50
30.74
195.81
(32,398.73)
334.91
527.38
1,090.00
231.44
12.00
(2,149.03)
**(111,828.88)**
**(1,134.18)**||
|---|---|---|
|||(60,611.73)|
|||(29,729.51)|
|||(2,195.73)|
|||**(96,830.97)**|
|||**24,614.64**|
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## **Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022 All Funds Consolidated**
|**2022**
**Fixed Assets**
B1200 Office Equipment
7,402.35
B1250 Office Equipment Depreciation
(7,402.35)
B2100 Invest Children’s Church 2002S
2,000.00
B2110 Invest Church Fabric 1 1270S
2,500.00
B2120 Invest Church Fabric 2 2001S
1,134.00
B2130 Investment PC Rooms (Jackson)
208.47
B2140 Invest Church Yard 1269S
454.00
6,296.47
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
8,808.29
B5110 Iona 2024 Money Out
1,950.00
B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC
1,146.01
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
33,177.68
B6200 CBF E'wold Church Fab. 2002D
13,813.85
B6260 CBF E'wold General Fund 2009D
126,357.71
B6270 CBF E'wold PC Rooms 2010D
5,039.95
B6280 CBF Raskelf 643104004D
4,829.04
B6300 Cash in Hand
14.04
195,136.57
**Current Liabilities**
B7400 Creditors & Accruals
2,402.15
B7430 Childrens Society
107.13
B7445 Carecent
20.00
B7450 Remembrance Collection
0.00
B7525 YDBF Stipend Fees Payable
206.00
B7526 Audrey Luke, crem 22.12.21
0.00
B8106 EW Bensley Cancelled O/S Balnc
600.00
(3,335.28)
**198,097.76**
**Reserves**
B8000 Reserve - COIF
208.47
FABRIC - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
286.38
General - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(2,514.45)
MISSIONS - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
0.00
PCROOMS - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(877.55)
RASKELF - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(894.08)
Raskelf RD - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
2,865.52
B8100 Retained Surplus
199,023.47
**(198,097.76)**|**2022**
**Fixed Assets**
B1200 Office Equipment
7,402.35
B1250 Office Equipment Depreciation
(7,402.35)
B2100 Invest Children’s Church 2002S
2,000.00
B2110 Invest Church Fabric 1 1270S
2,500.00
B2120 Invest Church Fabric 2 2001S
1,134.00
B2130 Investment PC Rooms (Jackson)
208.47
B2140 Invest Church Yard 1269S
454.00
6,296.47
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
8,808.29
B5110 Iona 2024 Money Out
1,950.00
B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC
1,146.01
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
33,177.68
B6200 CBF E'wold Church Fab. 2002D
13,813.85
B6260 CBF E'wold General Fund 2009D
126,357.71
B6270 CBF E'wold PC Rooms 2010D
5,039.95
B6280 CBF Raskelf 643104004D
4,829.04
B6300 Cash in Hand
14.04
195,136.57
**Current Liabilities**
B7400 Creditors & Accruals
2,402.15
B7430 Childrens Society
107.13
B7445 Carecent
20.00
B7450 Remembrance Collection
0.00
B7525 YDBF Stipend Fees Payable
206.00
B7526 Audrey Luke, crem 22.12.21
0.00
B8106 EW Bensley Cancelled O/S Balnc
600.00
(3,335.28)
**198,097.76**
**Reserves**
B8000 Reserve - COIF
208.47
FABRIC - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
286.38
General - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(2,514.45)
MISSIONS - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
0.00
PCROOMS - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(877.55)
RASKELF - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(894.08)
Raskelf RD - Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
2,865.52
B8100 Retained Surplus
199,023.47
**(198,097.76)**|**2021**
7,402.35
(7,402.35)
2,000.00
2,500.00
1,134.00
208.47
454.00|
|---|---|---|
|||6,296.47
9,695.20
0.00
1,055.02
34,931.29
13,527.47
125,532.12
5,007.02
4,797.49
38.00|
|||194,583.61
1,272.14
0.00
0.00
(10.00)
0.00
(214.00)
600.00|
|||(1,648.14)|
||**198,097.76**
**(198,097.76)**|**199,231.94**|
|||208.47
25.37
22,669.05
(822.29)
44.95
(969.80)
3,667.36
174,408.83
**(199,231.94)**|
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## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022 Easingwold General Fund**
|**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory (Cash Plate)
6,087.46
C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA
32,864.96
C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NGA
3,016.00
C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes
147.66
C1150 Donations Received - Other
6,344.01
C1160 Casual GA Envelopes
0.00
C1170 Funeral / Wedding collections
206.90
C1180 Baptism Collections
448.44
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
10,051.16
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C1158 Knitted bible 2021
0.00
C3100 Fundraising Income
337.70
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
1,378.67
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
12,882.10
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants Received
4,840.00
C2150 Trusts Drawdown
6,137.40
C2200 Bequests and Legacies
1,000.00
C3101 Easy Fundraising Receipts
68.50
C3102 Stewardship
675.51
C3103 DONR Ltd
9.50
C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts
802.70
C3510 Magazine Advertising Receipts
973.34
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Fundraising Trading Costs**
D3200 Magazine Costs
1,976.00
**Charitable Activities Costs**
D5100 Gifts / Grants Given
5,100.00|**2022**
4,033.69
31,204.96
3,526.00
0.00
8,291.26
20.00
270.25
336.90
9,353.80
59,166.59
103.83
47.50
337.70
589.70
1,378.67
10,025.50
12,882.10
3,000.00
6,839.63
24,217.63
203.81
351.56
0.00
16.00
0.00
14,506.95
**88,272.01**
728.00
(1,976.00)
3,566.00
(5,100.00)|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|||57,036.86|
|||151.33|
|||589.70|
|||10,025.50|
|||34,628.63|
|||**102,432.02**|
||||
|||(728.00)|
|||(3,566.00)|
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|**Governance Costs**
D9100 Audit & Accountancy Costs
78.00
D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering
60,720.00
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
564.88
**Other Resources Costs**
D3500 Churchyard & Carpark
8,386.50
D6520 Travel Expenses
213.85
D6530 Vicarage Costs
965.17
D7100 Gas
2,331.26
D7110 Electricity
839.32
D7120 Water
177.91
D7130 Organ & Piano Maintenance
425.68
D7250 Council Refuse Collection
604.92
D7400 Cleaning Expenses
79.66
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
2,329.91
D8200 Printing / Photocopying
254.22
D8300 Postage
57.47
D8310 Stationery
133.20
D8320 Telephone
190.00
D8330 Deanery Cost
582.65
D8340 Secretarial
220.00
D8420 Publicity Costs
42.00
D8500 IT Costs
2,137.10
D8520 Equipment Repairs
588.46
D9300 Bank Charges
159.27
X9920 Office Equip. Depreciation
0.00
**Worship Expenses**
D3300 Worship Expenses
10.57
D3410 Wine, Wafers, Candles
185.31
D3420 Music, Choir, Organists
1,200.00
D3430 Flowers
168.95
D3530 Children's Ministry Expenses
64.20
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**|78.00
55,200.00
110.00
(61,362.88)
8,033.50
170.30
945.73
2,680.10
939.81
258.84
262.88
593.03
36.19
1,992.79
38.98
26.28
212.67
210.00
580.00
0.00
0.00
1,121.03
0.00
30.74
195.81
(20,718.55)
334.91
527.38
850.00
28.00
12.00
(1,629.03)
**(90,786.46)**
**(2,514.45)**||
|---|---|---|
|||(55,388.00)|
|||(18,328.68)|
|||(1,752.29)|
|||**(79,762.97)**|
|||**22,669.05**|
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## **Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022 Easingwold General Fund**
|**2022**
**Fixed Assets**
B1200 Office Equipment
7,402.35
B1250 Office Equipment Depreciation
(7,402.35)
B2100 Invest Children’s Church 2002S
2,000.00
B2140 Invest Church Yard 1269S
454.00
2,454.00
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
6,106.84
B5110 Iona 2024 Money Out
1,950.00
B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC
1,004.19
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
19,295.51
B6260 CBF E'wold General Fund 2009D
126,357.71
B6300 Cash in Hand
14.04
154,728.29
**Current Liabilities**
B7400 Creditors & Accruals
2,105.51
B7525 YDBF Stipend Fees Payable
206.00
B7526 Audrey Luke, crem 22.12.21
0.00
B8106 EW Bensley Cancelled O/S Balnc
600.00
(2,911.51)
**154,270.78**
**Reserves**
Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(2,514.45)
B8100 Retained Surplus
156,785.23
**(154,270.78)**|**2021**
7,402.35
(7,402.35)
2,000.00
454.00|
|---|---|
||2,454.00
6,279.77
0.00
907.62
23,231.86
125,532.12
38.00|
||155,989.37
1,272.14
0.00
(214.00)
600.00|
||(1,658.14)|
||**156,785.23**|
||22,669.05
134,116.18
**(156,785.23)**|
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## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022 Easingwold Fabric Fund**
|**2022**
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
286.38
115.37
286.38
**Other Income**
C2150 Trusts Drawdown
3,010.00
2,809.16
3,010.00
**TOTAL INCOME**
**3,296.38**
**Other Resources Costs**
D7300 Insurance
2,590.00
2,496.56
D7400 Cleaning Expenses
0.00
90.00
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
420.00
312.60
(3,010.00)
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**(3,010.00)**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**
**286.38**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022**
**Easingwold Fabric Fund**|**2021**|
|---|---|
||115.37|
||2,809.16|
||**2,924.53**|
|||
||(2,899.16)|
||**(2,899.16)**|
||**25.37**|
|**2022**
**Fixed Assets**
B2110 Invest Church Fabric 1 1270S
2,500.00
B2120 Invest Church Fabric 2 2001S
1,134.00
3,634.00
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
1,524.00
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
(839.31)
B6200 CBF E'wold Church Fab. 2002D
13,813.85
14,498.54
**Current Liabilities**
0.00
**18,132.54**
**Reserves**
Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
286.38
B8100 Retained Surplus
17,846.16
**(18,132.54)**|**2021**
2,500.00
1,134.00|
|---|---|
||3,634.00
1,374.60
(689.91)
13,527.47|
||14,212.16|
||0.00|
||**17,846.16**|
||25.37
17,820.79
**(17,846.16)**|
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## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **Easingwold Missions Fund**
|**2022**
**2021**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**Governance Costs**
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
0.00
423.73
0.00
(423.73)
**Other Resources Costs**
D8200 Printing / Photocopying
0.00
29.99
D8420 Publicity Costs
0.00
65.00
D8500 IT Costs
0.00
112.25
0.00
(207.24)
**Worship Expenses**
D3430 Flowers
0.00
191.32
0.00
(191.32)
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**0.00**
**(822.29)**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**
**0.00**
**(822.29)**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022**
**Easingwold Missions Fund**
**2022**
**2021**
**Fixed Assets**
0.00
0.00
**Current Assets**
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
127.13
0.00
127.13
0.00
**Current Liabilities**
B7430 Childrens Society
107.13
0.00
B7445 Carecent
20.00
0.00
(127.13)
0.00
**0.00**
**0.00**
**Reserves**
Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
0.00
(822.29)
B8100 Retained Surplus
0.00
822.29
**0.00**
**0.00**|**2022**
**2021**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**Governance Costs**
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
0.00
423.73
0.00
(423.73)
**Other Resources Costs**
D8200 Printing / Photocopying
0.00
29.99
D8420 Publicity Costs
0.00
65.00
D8500 IT Costs
0.00
112.25
0.00
(207.24)
**Worship Expenses**
D3430 Flowers
0.00
191.32
0.00
(191.32)
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**0.00**
**(822.29)**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**
**0.00**
**(822.29)**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022**
**Easingwold Missions Fund**
**2022**
**2021**
**Fixed Assets**
0.00
0.00
**Current Assets**
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
127.13
0.00
127.13
0.00
**Current Liabilities**
B7430 Childrens Society
107.13
0.00
B7445 Carecent
20.00
0.00
(127.13)
0.00
**0.00**
**0.00**
**Reserves**
Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
0.00
(822.29)
B8100 Retained Surplus
0.00
822.29
**0.00**
**0.00**|**2022**
**2021**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**0.00**
**0.00**
**Governance Costs**
D9320 Performing Rights & Prof Fees
0.00
423.73
0.00
(423.73)
**Other Resources Costs**
D8200 Printing / Photocopying
0.00
29.99
D8420 Publicity Costs
0.00
65.00
D8500 IT Costs
0.00
112.25
0.00
(207.24)
**Worship Expenses**
D3430 Flowers
0.00
191.32
0.00
(191.32)
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**0.00**
**(822.29)**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**
**0.00**
**(822.29)**
**Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022**
**Easingwold Missions Fund**
**2022**
**2021**
**Fixed Assets**
0.00
0.00
**Current Assets**
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
127.13
0.00
127.13
0.00
**Current Liabilities**
B7430 Childrens Society
107.13
0.00
B7445 Carecent
20.00
0.00
(127.13)
0.00
**0.00**
**0.00**
**Reserves**
Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
0.00
(822.29)
B8100 Retained Surplus
0.00
822.29
**0.00**
**0.00**|
|---|---|---|
|||**0.00**|
||||
|||(423.73)|
|||(207.24)|
|||(191.32)|
|||**(822.29)**|
|||**(822.29)**
**2021**
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
**0.00**
(822.29)
822.29
**0.00**|
||||
||||
||||
||||
||||
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## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022 Parish Church Rooms Fund**
|**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
32.93
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
14.72
**Other Income**
C2150 Trusts Drawdown
3,319.97
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Governance Costs**
D9320 Professional Fees
925.20
**Other Resources Costs**
D3500 Churchyard & Carpark
343.00
D7100 Gas
1,650.89
D7110 Electricity
400.64
D7120 Water
17.23
D7300 Insurance
908.21
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
0.00
D8520 Equipment Repairs
0.00
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**|**2022**
30.23
32.93
14.72
14.72
4,422.86
3,319.97|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|||30.23|
|||14.72|
|||4,422.86|
||**3,367.62**
0.00
(925.20)
0.00
1,657.87
294.79
201.20
861.50
1,160.00
247.50
(3,319.97)
**(4,245.17)**
**(877.55)**|**4,467.81**|
||||
|||0.00|
|||(4,422.86)|
|||**(4,422.86)**|
|||**44.95**|
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## **Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022 Parish Church Rooms Fund**
|**2022**
**Fixed Assets**
B2130 Investment PC Rooms (Jackson)
208.47
208.47
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
752.45
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
200.17
B6270 CBF E'wold PC Rooms 2010D
5,039.95
5,992.57
**Current Liabilities**
B7400 Creditors & Accruals
296.64
(296.64)
**5,904.40**
**Reserves**
B8000 Reserve - COIF
208.47
Surplus/deficit year to date
(877.55)
B8100 Retained Surplus
6,573.48
**(5,904.40)**|**2021**
208.47|
|---|---|
||208.47
1,540.83
25.63
5,007.02|
||6,573.48
0.00|
||0.00|
||**6,781.95**|
||208.47
44.95
6,528.53
**(6,781.95)**|
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## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022 Raskelf General Fund**
|**Voluntary Income**
C1100 Weekly Offertory (Cash Plate)
718.56
C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA
5,174.00
C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NGA
900.00
C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes
35.80
C1150 Donations Received - Other
124.00
C1180 Baptism Collections
67.45
C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed
1,328.77
**Activities for Generating Funds**
C3100 Fundraising Income
186.00
**Investment Income**
C4200 Interest Received
31.55
**Charitable Activities Income**
C5200 Fees Received
1,065.00
**Other Income**
C2100 Grants Received
625.00
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Governance Costs**
D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering
5,280.00
**Other Resources Costs**
D3500 Churchyard & Carpark
425.00
D7110 Electricity
259.46
D7120 Water
210.80
D7300 Insurance
1,402.58
D7500 Repairs & Maintenance
3,052.37
**Worship Expenses**
D3420 Music, Choir, Organists
520.00
D3430 Flowers
0.00|**2022**
662.47
5,074.00
865.00
72.48
287.50
30.00
1,315.05
8,348.58
45.00
186.00
2.50
31.55
1,107.00
1,065.00
540.00
625.00
**10,256.13**
4,800.00
(5,280.00)
1,010.00
152.04
69.49
1,350.50
1,161.76
(5,350.21)
240.00
12.12
(520.00)|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|||8,306.50|
|||45.00|
|||2.50|
|||1,107.00|
|||540.00|
|||**10,001.00**|
||||
|||(4,800.00)|
|||(3,743.79)|
|||(252.12)|
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|**Transfers between Funds**
X9990 Transfers Between Funds
0.00
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**|2,174.89
0.00
**(11,150.21)**
**(894.08)**||
|---|---|---|
|||(2,174.89)|
|||**(10,970.80)**|
|||**(969.80)**|
## **Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2022 Raskelf General Fund**
|**2022**
**Current Assets**
B5100 Debtors & Prepayments
425.00
B5300 Recoverable Gift Aid from HMRC
141.82
B6100 HSBC Easingwold General
1,245.89
B6280 CBF Raskelf 643104004D
4,829.04
6,641.75
**Current Liabilities**
B7450 Remembrance Collection
0.00
0.00
**6,641.75**
**Reserves**
Surplus/(Deficit) year to date
(894.08)
B8100 Retained Surplus
7,535.83
**(6,641.75)**|**2021**
500.00
147.40
2,080.94
4,797.49|
|---|---|
||7,525.83
(10.00)|
||10.00|
||**7,535.83**|
||(969.80)
8,505.63
**(7,535.83)**|
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## **Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2022 Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund**
|||||**2022**||**2021**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Voluntary Income**||||||||
|C1100 Weekly Offertory (Cash Plate)||399.50||||555.00||
|C1150 Donations Received - Other||1,169.00||||423.00||
|C1170 Funeral / Wedding|collections|617.22||||0.00||
|C1200 Gift Aid Tax Claimed||526.69||||153.75||
||||2,712.41||||1,131.75|
|**Activities for Generating**|**Funds**|||||||
|C3100 Fundraising Income||2,790.15||||488.50||
||||2,790.15||||488.50|
|**TOTAL INCOME**|||**5,502.56**||||**1,620.25**|
|**Governance Costs**||||||||
|D9320 Professional Fees||2,637.04||||0.00||
||||(2,637.04)||||0.00|
|**Other Resources Costs**||||||||
|D7500 Repairs & Maintenance||0.00||||127.78||
|||||0.00|||(127.78)|
|**Transfers between Funds**||||||||
|X9990 Transfers Between|Funds|0.00|||(2,174.89)|||
|||||0.00|||2,174.89|
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|||**(2,637.04)**||||**2,047.11**|
|||||||||
|**NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)**|||**2,865.52**||||**3,667.36**|
||**Balance Sheet as at 31**||**December 2022**|||||
|**Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund**||||||||
||||**2022**|||**2021**||
|**Current Assets**||||||||
|B6100 HSBC Easingwold|General|13,148.29|||||10,282.77|
||||||13,148.29||10,282.77|
|**Current Liabilities**||||||||
||||||0.00||0.00|
||||||**13,148.29**||**10,282.77**|
|**Reserves**||||||||
|Surplus/(Deficit) year to date||2,865.52|||||3,667.36|
|B8100 Retained Surplus||10,282.77|||||6,615.41|
|||||**(13,148.29)**|||**(10,282.77)**|
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## **Summary Movement of Funds & Reconciliation to Net Assets**
|**Incoming Resources**
Easingwold General Fund
[U/R]
Easingwold Fabric Fund
[R]
Easingwold Missions Fund
[R]
Easingwold Parish Church Rooms Fund
[D]
Raskelf General Fund
[D/R]
Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund
[R]
**Resources Expended**
Easingwold General Fund
[U/R]
Easingwold Fabric Fund
[R]
Easingwold Missions Fund
[R]
Easingwold Parish Church Rooms Fund
[D]
Raskelf General Fund
[D/R]
Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund
[R]
Operational Surplus/ (Deficit)
Opening Fund Balances (B/Fwd)
Transfers Between Funds
**Closing Fund Balances (C/Fwd)**
**Assets**
Office Equipment (Less Depreciation)
Investment (at Cost)
Debtors & Prepayments
HSBC Multi-Fund Current Account
Central Board of Finance Deposits
Cash in Hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors & Accruals
**Net Assets**|**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
83,432
4,840
88,272
102,432
3,296
3,296
2,925
0
0
0
3,368
3,368
4,468
9,631
625
10,256
10,001
5,503
5,503
1,620|
|---|---|
||83,432
12,999
14,264
110,695
121,446|
||85,946
4,840
90,786
79,763
3,010
3,010
2,899
0
0
822
4,245
0
4,245
4,423
10,525
625
11,150
8,795
2,637
2,637
128|
||85,946
14,770
11,112
111,829
96,830|
||(2,514)
(1,772)
3,152
(1,134)
24,615
156,785
14,318
28,129
199,232
174,617
0
0|
||154,271
12,546
31,281
198,098
199,232|
||**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
0
0
0
2,454
208
3,634
6,296
6,296
9,061
1,319
1,524
11,904
10,750
19,296
1,446
12,436
33,178
34,931
126,358
9,869
13,814
150,041
148,864
14
14
38|
||157,182
12,843
31,408
201,433
200,880|
||2,912
297
127
3,335
1,648
154,271
12,546
31,281
198,098
199,232|
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**Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **1. 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.
## **2. MARKET VALUE OF QUOTED INVESTMENTS**
|**Holding**
**Relevant 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 General Fund
(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)|**2022**
**2021**
**Cost**
**Market**
**Value**
**Cost**
**Market**
**Value**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
208
1,256
208
1,420
454
1,961
454
2,225
2,500
10,860
2,500
12,318
1,134
3,629
1,134
4,098
2,000
5,786
2,000
6,534
**6,296**
**23,492**
**6,296**
**26,595**|
|---|---|
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## **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.
In general terms, this trust fund provides income from managed investments to support the repair, maintenance and upkeep of the Easingwold Parish Church and of the Parish Church Rooms. The terms of the trust do not allow us to access the investments themselves.
The balance of accumulated income held by The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited as at 31 December 2022 was £6,756 (£4,645 as at 31 December 2021), against which we have claimed and accrued in the 2022 accounts the sum of £752 in respect of qualifying expenses in the second half of 2022.
The underlying investment assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments: the total book cost plus invested cash being £162,059 and the market value being £196,721 as at 31 December 2022 (the book cost was £162,371 and the market value was £225,446 as at 31 December 2021).
## **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.
In general terms, this trust fund provides income from managed investments to support the repair, maintenance and upkeep of the Easingwold Parish Church and for the upkeep, maintenance and replacement of furniture, ornaments and robes for the celebration of Holy Communion in the sanctuary of the said church. The terms of the trust do not allow us to access the investments themselves.
The balance of accumulated income held by The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited as at 31 December 2022 is £56,485 (£59,729 as at 31 December 2021), against which we have claimed and accrued in the 2022 accounts the sum of £2,641 in respect of qualifying expenses in the second half of 2022.
The underlying investment assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments: the total book cost plus invested cash being £111,567 and the market value being £136,492 as at 31 December 2022 (the book cost was £110,876 and the market value £150,404 as at 31 December 2021).
In addition, the Hazel Medd Trust owns a freehold property stated to have a value of £60,000 at the commencement of the trust on 27 January 1994.
## **5. THE KITTY AND MARY SMITHSON ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY**
Easingwold Parish Church is the beneficiary of income from the above trust fund. 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.
In general terms, this trust fund provides income from managed investments to support the repair, maintenance and upkeep of the Easingwold Parish Church and of the Parish Church Rooms. The terms of the trust do not allow us to access the investments themselves.
The balance of accumulated income held by The York Diocesan Board of Finance Limited as at 31 December 2022 is £49,371 (£48,090 as at 31 December 2021), against which we have claimed and accrued in the 2022 accounts the sum of £1,990 in respect of qualifying expenses in the second half of 2022.
The underlying investment assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments: the total book cost plus invested cash being £153,427 and the market value being £182,948 as at 31 December 2022 (the book cost was £152,943 and the market value £198,415 as at 31 December 2021).
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## **6. 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.
## **7. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS at 31 DECEMBER 2022 and to the present APCM**
At Easingwold church, tree roots are making several lengths of path unstable and unsafe. A water leak beneath the pathway to the church south door will require excavation and repair, with the attendance of the County Archaeologist. The storage sheds behind the church will need replacement within a limited time.
There are indications that the whole roof at Raskelf church may be in need of replacement, along with substantial repairs to the wooden tower, which is of major national significance.
## **8. STAFF COSTS**
Organists and, on occasions, retired stipendiary clergy performing ‘casual duties’, 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 £460 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 12/04/2023
Rev’d Margaret Young PCC Chairman
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL**
I report on the Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of St John the Baptist & All Saints Church, Easingwold and St Mary's Church, Raskelf for the year ended 31 December 2022. This examination is carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 ("the Regulations") and the Charities Act 2011("the Act").
## **Respective responsibilities of PCC members and the examiner**
As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements. You consider that the audit requirement of the Regulation section 144(2) of the Act does not apply and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to issue this report on those financial statements in accordance with the terms of the Regulations.
## **Basis of this report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 of the Act. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the financial statements with those records. It also includes considering any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an opinion on the view given by the financial statements.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and
- to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
**Zillah Hopps FMAAT White Rose Accounting Warter POCKLINGTON EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE 2** 8 **[th ] March 202** 3
Approved by the Annual Parish Church Meeting on 21[st] May 2023 and signed on behalf of the meeting by the chairman on 21[st] May 2023.
Rev’d Margaret Young PCC Chairman
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## **VICAR & CHURCHWARDENS’ TRUSTS**
The following Trusts do not form part of the PCC Financial Statements, but the 2022 financial details are listed below for information purposes.
## **Finances 1st Jan 2022 to 31st Dec 2022 Summary**
|**Opening Balances**|**Opening Balances**|**Paid Out**|**Paid In Closing**|**Balances**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Sunday School Charity**|1,509.89|135.40 (a)|76.81 **|1,451.30|
|**Relief in Need**|1,739.15|60.00|91.54 **|1,770.69|
|**George Westerman**|815.35|60.00|135.43** (b)|
890.78|
|**Eccles Charity of Driffield**|7,178.18|662.40 (c,d,e)|600.46** (f)|7,116.24|
|**Education Foundation**|6,802.81|140.40 (g)|218.41|6,880.82|
## **Sunday School:**
Coif £84.32 Bank charges £-60.40 Other expenditure a) 22.11.22 £75.00 Sunday School trip
Other income
** £5 bank refund on all accounts as accounts suspended by bank in error 21.4.22
## **Relief in Need:**
Coif £86.54 Bank charges £ -60.00
Other income
** £5 bank refund on all accounts as accounts suspended by bank in error 21.4.22
## **George Westerman:**
Coif £30.43 Bank charges £ -60.00 Other income
** £5 bank refund on all accounts as accounts suspended by bank in error 21.4.22 b) 4.5.22 £100.00 Donation **Eccles Charity of Driffield:** Coif £114.16 Bank charges £ -62.40
Other income
** £5 bank refund on all accounts as accounts suspended by bank in error 21.4.22
Other expenditure c) 28.1.22 £300.00 Family in need d) 5.9.22 £100.00 Uniform e) 7.9.22 £200.00 Uniform Total £600.00 Other income f) 16.8.22 £481.30 United Charities **Education Foundation:** Coif £218.14 Bank charges £ -60.40
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Other expenditure g) 24.4.22 £80.00 Cricket support
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
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