Easirtgwold with Raskelf Churches 2024 Annual Reports For APCM on 25th May 2025 st John the Baptist and All Saints, Easingwold st Mary's. Roskelf
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 REPORT OF THE EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC) GENERAL & 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 Parish Administrator, Easingwold with Raskelf Parish Office, Easingwold Parish Church, Church Hill Easingwold, York Y061 3JT, or office easin woldraskelfan lican.or PCC Members: The following persons served as members and trustees of the PCC during 2024 The Rev. Margaret Young (Vicar and Chair until the end of October 2024) The Rev. Charlotte Cranfield (Associate Minister until end of February) Pat Allen (Churchwarden from May 2024) (26) Diane Gallon (Lay Chair} (27) Alan Hake (Deanery Synod Representative) (26) Ken GIllance (25) Pat Gillanee (25) Hazel Henebury (Hon. Secretary) (25) Peter Simpson (26) Michael Hughes (and Deanery Synod Representative until May 2024 (27) Kamal Antoun (Hon. Treasurer) (26) Alizon Leese (Churchwarden until May 2024 and Deanery Synod Representative) Caroline Small (27) Lynne Price (26) Laura Varney (Churchwarden from May 2023) Sara Beaumont (26) Safeguarding Officer: Laura Varney All clergy in the Deanery are Ex Officio but only the above have the automatic right to come to this PCC.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT The Parochial Church Council is a coryorate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operales under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is registered with the Chality Commission. Elections to the PCC are held annually. All members of the church electoral roll are enlitled to vole and stand for eleclion. They can serve for either one, two or three years, except for the ex-officio Deanery Synod members who are elected for a pcriod of thrce years. A person who has scrved as a churchwardcn 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. Ther¢ is also provision for the co-option of members onto th¢ PCC and th¢ Incumbent is the Chair and an ex-officio member. The PCC is responsible for- the financial management of the church the care and maintenance of the chuich fabric the care and maintenance of the churchyard 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 cooperation 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 puryioses affecting the parish. foniiulate 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.
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 ihe delails relevanl to 2024 see the separate reports which include commenLs from the Churchwardens, PCC, Secretary and others. The numbers on the Electoral Roll for 2024 were 167 (Easingwold 131, Raskelf 36). FINANCIAL REVIEW The net result for 2024 across all funds is a surplus of £3,670 (2023: a surplus of £35,132). Total unrestricted receipts were £97,808 (2023.. £88,969), of which £42,491 (2023.. £41,269) was unrestricted planned voluntary donations, and a further income of £10,545 (2023.. £10,274) from Gift Aid. Overall giving to support the work of the two churches has been maintained at a very similar level to 2023. In 2024, we received two generous legacy paynents amounting to £3,000 {2023: £25.000), success11Y applied for and received grants amounting to £20,490 (2023.. £6,124) and drew down £22,098 (2023.. £21,494) from accumulated income in th¢ three Easingwold trusts. In the same year, due to increased repair and restoration activities in both churches (see Churchwardens Reports), there were significant increases in Consuliancy & Other Professional Fees (£11,590 vs £1,428 in 2023), Churchyard Upkeep (£26,168 vs £16,468 in 2023) and Repairs & Maintenance (£11,211 vs £6,855 in 2023). The Diocesan Free Will Offering for the year 2024 was £68,000 (2023: £67,000). For 2025, our parish contribution has been increased, with PCC approval, to £69,200. This voluntary but expected contribution goes towards provision of stipends, housing, training and Diocesan expenses. The Diocese have indicated that a contribution of £70,000 would be expected by the year 2030. 5.1 Restricted and 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 Genernl Fund.
Following the sale of the Parish Church Rooms (PCR) in the 4th quarter of 2023, the PCC passed a motion on 20th March 2024 to close the no longer needed PCR Designated Fund and to transfer its balance (around £5.5K) to the Easingwold General Unrestricted Fund. Full details of income and expenditure are provided in the financial statements and a summary with reconciliation figures to the nel 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 are shown in the notes to the accounts, for infonnation. 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 aris¢ from time to time. The balance on unrestricted and designated funds as at 31 st December 2024 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 Commission in accordance with The Charities Act 201 I, 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 churchwardens and PCC are responsible for the day to day running of the church in the interregnum beginning Novemcer2024 and in recruiting and appointing a new incumbent. 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. 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 ar¢ required to have DBS clearance. SAFEGUARDING REPORT During the past year all DBS checks have been processed in line with the Church of England's new guidelines. A couple of renewals are outstanding and will be renewed shortly. Training is now online and can easily be undertaken in manageable chunks at home. Basic and Foundation training is renewed when DBS checks are updated, keeping all PCC members and those working with children abreast of the latest procedures. Dioceses have introduced regular sessions for safeguarding leads in church and these take place on zoom. It is possible to sign up to these sessions when convenient enabling all members to share good practice. (htt s://safe uardin trainin .cofe ortal.or This year attendance at safeguarding week was low, due to time and attention needed to prepare our parish profile. These sessions are largely also online, and very useful. Due to the interregnum as well as my own absences due to illness, our safeguarding dashboard is out of date, but hopefully in the summer I will be able to attend to this. During my abscnccs duc to illncss, Sara Bcaumont has been availablc to takc any safeguarding issues froin our Benefice and redirect them to the diocesan office.
Thank you to all members of the congregation and volunteers for their undergtAnding of our safeguarding procedures and for completing the online forn]s and webinars when requested . Laura Varney WORSHIP AND PRAYER The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week which our community finds beneficial and spirilually fulfilling and to which everyone will be welcomed. For example: Evensong provides a quieter ineditative space whilst our mid-moming Siinday serviccs providc outgoing worship which is morc attractive to youngcr people. We continued with Ignite, our Fresh Expressions for the young people, and we have started a new group for Junior school ages on a Thursday night called Little Seeds. Our monthly afternoon family service is better- attended. Marko looks after our meditation group at th¢ Galtres. Our new Women's group continues with new craft skills being learned at thcsc sessions. We held our 10.30am service on Zoom twice a month until the end of October and hope to recommence in January 2025. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IGNITE Ignite continued to meet on a Friday afternoon during tern] time. Andrew Neville- Sinith led with Margaret Young. Andrew was helped by several volunteers during Margaret's absence owing to illness. The session involved a Bible reading, discussion and some forni of activity. There were 5 or 6 children with an age range of approx.14- 15 years old. It became no longer viable with no-one to lead it. LITTLE SEEDS Andrcw Ncville-smith has takcn thc Icad along with voliintcers. This group was set up in 2022 and has grown, it takes place on a Thursday night during tenn time and 6-8 children now attend regularly. Their ages are around 4-8 years old. and is held in the church. The activities and discussions are age related. We are at the stage where it would be difficult to accommodate more children. FAMILY SERVICE This took place on the second Sunday of the month in the afternoon. Children who havc becn baptiscd and their families were invited to this service. The numbcrs slowly declined during Margaret's absence to the point where it has become no longer viable.
THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY The CHILDREN'S SOCIETY, fomierly known as The Church of England Children's Society, is a UK charity, allied to the Church of England. Its aims are lo improve ihe lives of disadvanlaged children and young people, and to create a positive shift in social attitudes towards thn. 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. I am pleased to report that in the past financial year a total of £810.76 has been fonvarded to the Society accordingly. This does not include private donations by individual members of the parish. Ian Peel EASINGWOLD CHRISTIAN YOUTH As last year we have not been able to run a youth club for 11-18 yr olds . We would need 3 volunteers to run such a club and at the moment there is only myself. In previous years we had 2 American students from a Christian scheme based in Middlesbrough. I continue in my role as chairyerson of Cozie which is open on Tuesday and Thursday nights and alternate Mondays for a wellness club. When we previously ran the club the youngsters who came were mainly the youngsters who attended Cozie. I know Tollerton church is attempting to start a youth club. J am going to keep in touch with them. Alan Hake OTHER SERVICES As well as our regular services, there have been 4 weddings, 19 funerals, and 5 baptisms at Easingwold, and 4 Baptisms O Weddings and 2 Funerals at Raskelf Our Harvest service at Easingwold was very well-attended as it was Margaret Young's last service. It was followed by a lunch of soup and a roll. Donations collected were sent to Carecent. The Harvest service at Raskelf was also followed by refreshments. The Remembrance Sunday service in person and on Zoom and the Arn]istice Day service was in the Marketplace. EASINGWOLD AND RASKELF CHURCH MUSIC I am grateful to our other organists - John Dunford and Ray Ross. We have managed to cover all the services at Easingwold and almost all at Raskelf. Thanks are due to Geoffrey Coffin for his continued maintenance of the pipe organ in Sl John's.
At Easingwold a small number of volunteers have sat in the choir stalls at the Sung Eucharist and given a good lead to the singing of the hymns and Eucharist setting. My thanks to them for their valuable support. We had five choral services sung by the Deanery Ecumenical Choir. This choir is Inade up of representatives from Easingwold and the surrounding villages. I am pleased to say that we have Tecruited more gingers this year and this has resulted in a higher standard of perfom]ance. Peter Fletcher decided to retire from accompanying the choir after many years of faithful service. John Dunford has kindly stepped into the breach very competently. An Epiphany Carol Service in January went very well with a good congregation. We did a meditation in words and music on Palm Sunday entitled 'The Cross of Christ,. In July we had a Choral Evensong to mark the centenary of the death of Charles Villiers Stanford, a giant composer in the field of church music. On Michaelmas Day there was a festive Evensong, which marked the last service taken by our Vicar, Margaret, before her retirement. I am pleased to report that the congregations at these special services have risen in number and we have enjoyed refreshments aftenvards on several occasions. Some members of the choir were able to sing at the Annual Christmas Carol Service which was again augmented by the services of the Easingwold Town Band.The church has also been used by other groups to hold concerts. Peter Smith (Organists, Coordinator) BELL RINGING The state of ringing in Easingwold has not improved over the last year. We are grateful for the support we receive from the Thirsk and Kilburn ringers; without them we would not have sufficienl numbers for a regular practice night. Unfortunately, we are not always able to raise a band for Sunday ringing. We have been unable to do any work on the bells over the pasi year. Sadly, we lost a member of the band, Robert, in March but, he left us money in his will to have a meal out together. We are always looking for recruits. Anyone interested please come to the ringing room (off the balcony) on a Thursday evening around 19..30 or contact one of the band, you will be most welcome. Alizon Leese
PUBLICITY Tim Young set up the church's website and continued to develop it until November 2024. The site can be viewed via the link: http:/leasingwoldraskelfanglican.orgl. ASSOCIATE MINISTERS and DEACONS, REPORT Lottie Cranfield - Assistant Minister (until February 2024) and Chris Peel - Vocational Deacon (retired but busy and activel) Sunday the 4th February was Lottie's last Sunday at St Johns. She was welcomed at St Peter's Brafferton. On Monday 12th February at 7.30pin, supported by many of the congregation from this church. Visiting is a very important part of our outreach and we have been taking communion to people in their homes. Alongside the usual visiting, Pastoral Care and Outreach in the Parish Prayer undergirds all that w¢ do. We ask for prayer for the community in our monthly magazine. There is a confidential Prayer Circle. Individuals are encouraged to pray with the help of a leaflet which has a suggestion for prnyer for ¢a¢h day of the month. Ecumenically there is the opportunity to come together each month to pray for all the churches, the communityj country and world. Visiting A small team are responsible for visiting the sick housebound and newcomers. We take Holy Communion to those who cannot attend church. There is a monthly communion service in Springhill Court (the flats for the elderly), plus an ecumenical Songs of Praise there three times a year (shared with the Meihodist Church). A more recent addition to our visiting team has been our Auihorised Lay Minister / Anna Chaplain. Anna Chaplain We have a newly commissioned Anna Chaplain whose ministry focus is the spiritual support of older people in the parish. She is available to the congregation at Sunday worship and in the wider community for home communion and visiting. 10
Church Volunteers We are extremely fortunate that we have a large number of people who serve the church and the town in a variety of ways. These folk support the daily running of the church; support each oiher according io their inleresls; and suppori folk in ihe wider community. Children Chil(Iren are most welcome at our services, and we have an afterschool primary-age group - "Littlc Sccds" (Scc scparate rcporl). Those coming for bapiism are cncouraged by whoever is taking the service. Other Outreach As well as individuals volunteering, the church hosts different events during the year e.g. several cominunity group carol services, orchestral and singers, concerts. We also offered to host Warn] Spaces on a Wednesday for those in need. We col lect clothes and bedding for the Middlesbrough Asylum Project and encourag¢ Samaritans, Purse Shoe Boxes for overseas.. Chris P¢¢1 CLERGY There was no Lent Course thig year as the vicar was on sick leave.. Our services at Easter were well attended, and the churches in Easingwold, all symbolically brought the same light into their churches. Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday and Ascension Day services were not as well attended as they could have been, which was sad as they are some of the most important days in the Christian calendar. Bishop John of Selby visited us on7th January for the Epiphany Carol Service.. This was the last service that Bishop John attended as it was announced that he would retire in July 2024. Sara Beaumont continued the D¢epening Discipleship programme to develop in faith and service. Anna Chaplain details in the Associat¢ Ministers, and Deacon's Report. RETIRED CLERGY Thanks go to the retired clergy who have covered the necessary holidays, sickness from which Margaret suffered, .and the start of the interregnum. They, along with Lottie had ensured the services ran as normal. Robin Davill, John Hetherington and David Senior hav¢ continued to be exceedingly supportive ill their ministy here along with Trevor Lewis who is often in the area and helps out. Easingwold is extremely fortunate that Robin. John, David and Trevor are here. They are very much appreciated and all who attend their services. We have also much appreciated the help of visiting clergy.
VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are always needed. We would like to thank everyone who works so hard to make the church a lively and vibrant eoinmunity. They include readers, inlercessors, sidesinen, transport, flowers, visiting, leas elc. l am very graleful lo you all and ihat you practice your ministry to others this way. The PCC would like to thank everyone who helps by name but this is not practicable. Chis Peel however deserves a special mention as she has organised the Sacristy, the readers, and other rotas, and rotas for helping with Ignite and Little Seeds, and has liaised with many different people arranging cover whilst Margaret has been on sick leave during the interregnum. Kamal Antoun continues with the Tole of treagurer but would like to stand doThq] as soon as possible. Kamal is now being supported by Bill Henebury, Peter Simpson, Laura Varney and Sara Beaumont. The PCC would like to thank Christine Hake for her hard work and dedication in setting up the Parish Giving Scheme. Alizon Leese and Pat Allen, and latterly Laura Varney, have been the churchwardens and have workcd very wcll as a tcain, cncouraging onc aiiother as they come across difficult situations. Hazel Hcncbury continucd as PCC sccrctary this last year, OTHER ACTIVITIES Zoom continued twice a month until the end of October.. and this has also been requested for some weddings and funerals Thanks to Tiin Young and to Alan Summerscales who has volunteered to take over this role in the New Year. Our magazine remains both in print and online. Many thanks go to those who deliver it, cdit it, and provide infom]ation for il. Sue Thorn spends hcr timc on thc ediling, assisled by Revd David Senior. Margarei Summerscales organises the delivery, and Michael Hughes liaises with the advertisers.. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS Plans for 2025 To prepare a Parish Profile To appoint a new incumbent. To proinote the Gospel and Chrislian 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 limes a month so that the services are accessible to those who cannot attend in person. To provide a supportive environment for clergy to be trained, develop and flourish. To nurture peoples, faith. To continue to run services for new Christians and those looking at the Christian faith and see how this may bc adapted to suit the needs of the ommunity. To investigate further general improvements for Raskclf Church. 12
To continue being an inclllsive, 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 lo give lo ihose in need. To encourage schools and youth groups to come into church for special services. Look al ways to make the church more eco-friendly. To think about the future and how the church members can work together and plan for thc changcs that have takcn placc, are taking place and will take place in the ture. CHURCHWARDENS, REPORT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST AND ALL SAINTS, EASINGWOLD January-march 2024 In January we were all relieved and thankful that the Christmas services had been fine, and we thanked Lottie for all her hard work. We reported that the Parish Room sale had gone through and that the clock was working at last. March was mostly a report on the Raskelf meeting and all their planned fundraising events, and also noting that we had services covered until the end of April. Alizon Leese This past ycar has been a challenging on¢. For much of the y¢ar Margaret Young has been sick and in November retired as our incumbent, due to her ill- health. During this period w¢ have relicd h¢avily on rctircd clcrgy, Robin Davill, John Hethcrington, Trevor Lcwis and David Scnior, as w¢ll as visiting cl¢rgy including Adele Rees With all the help that has surrounded us we hav¢ kept our church open and many extra activities going. l am grateful to Alizon Leese for her help in arranging the clergy rota over the period of Margaret's illness and in interregTnum. I am grateful too to those colleagues on PCC who have worked to prepare our Parish Profile, to make arrangements to advertise our vacancy and to interview shortlisted candidates. All of this has been achieved at an admirable pace and it is hoped that our new incumbent will be in role within a few months. Work on the church building and churchyard has been largely undertaken with help Irom Peter Simpson and I am grateful for his knowledge, experience and time (not to mention coffee) in achieving much this year. Pcter has workcd on the churchyard, rernoving a yew hedge that had never properly established and laying a new footpath through the area. The area has been cleared of left- over topsoil and some overgrown hedges trimmed right back. This has enabled burials in the churchyard extension. 13
We have had the dead ash tree removed from the old graveyard and have made arrangements for the main path to the church to be re-laid early in the new church year. Following a tree and shrub plan undertaken on our behalf by Bartlctts, wc havc rcmovcd dcad branchcs from somc trccs as wcll as undertaking a plan for the monitoring and improvement of all trees in our churchyard and car park areas. A faulty window in church will be closed, and following a particularly destructivc storni, we removed branches from th¢ cypress trc¢ that borders the church path and made good th¢ electrics, with a view to replacing a lamppost that was blown over in thc same stonn. We look ah¢ad to th¢ new year, when w¢ intend to make arrangem¢nts to rcdircct our water supply and replacc som¢ old pipes. W¢ will mak¢ arrangTements for repairs to th¢ church roof in lin¢ with th¢ most r¢cent quinquennial report. All in all it has been quite a year and I am more than grateful for all the help and support during my own health absences. I am astonished at what we have achieved together over the last year and now look to future challenges with hope and positivity. Since taking over the role of Churchwarden in April, I have attended a Churchwarden workshop in Clifton Moor, where the diocese aLTanged talks about money, building requirements and possibilities, and spiritual leadership. Repairs to a broken stained glass window were undertaken, and tree surgeons have trimmed and lopped three lime trees, removing dangerous and broken branches and raising their crowns. The dead ash tree in the graveyard has also been checked out and plans are in place for its removal. Work will commence as soon as planning approval has been received. It was agrccd by PCC that Bartlctts would undcrtake a tr¢c and shrub survcy of the churchyard, but the date for this has not yet b¢¢n fixed. Work continues with our architcct, Alcxa Stcphcns to rcpair the footpath from the lychgat¢ to the porch, r¢dirccting our wat¢r supply as well as an elcctricity supply to the lychgate for installation of a defibrillator. Laura Varn¢y 14
ST MARYS, RASKELF Services continued on the I st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 9.30pm with coffee and tea served after the service. Thank you to all the clergy who have takcn our rcgular and spccial serviccs. Thc Harvcst Fcstival in October was also Margaret's last servic¢. At the end of the scrvice refreshments were served and several gifts giv¢n to Margarct and Tim to thank them for all they had done for St. Mary's and the Village. £354 was collected for RABI. At thc s¢rvic¢ for Remcmbrancc th¢ coll¢ction was for the British Legion. The Carol concert with Easingwold town band and mulled win¢ and minc¢ pies served afterwards was well attended. Unfortunately we could not have the Crib and Christingle service on Christmas Eve as there were no available clergry but everyone was invited to Easingwold. The Christmas Eve service led by Revd. Adele commenced in The Old Black Bull where carols were sung inside accompanied by two instrumentalists, before the congregation made its way to the church accompanied by Abby the donkey. After stopping enroute to sing and hear readings, the group entered the church to join the rest of the congregation and to partake in Communion. The Litebite at The Old Black Bull has been cancelled for the time being due to lack of numbers. We continued to fundraise during 2024 towards the Restoration. The Bingo evening raised £657 and the Cury night £1,135. I would once again like to thank everyone who supported our fundraising events in 2024. The application made for a grant to UK Shared Prosperity Fund North Yorks was succcssful and thcy gave us £16,990 for thc fcasibility study into the tower up to RIBA stag¢ 2. In addition w¢ were awarded £3k from the National Churches Trust towards thc same projcct. In Novembcr both th¢ Measur¢d building, Topographical site surv¢yor and the Structurdl engineer cam¢ to the church and submitted reports to the Architects so that plans for the tow¢r can bc drawn up. Volunteers still come in rcgularly to tidy and cut th¢ grass around the church. £20 was donated towards the cost of petrol for the mower. The 5 year Electrical test was Caled out in April, the fire extinguishers have been serviced and the annual lightning protection check carried out. Pat Allen 15
MOTHERS UNION This past year we met monthly at Morning CoffeelAfternoon Tea on a Thursday morning, except for December. The staff were very hospitable and we are sad that the cafe has closed. Our annual lunch at The George was in March. In April we held the yearly Wave of Prayer. when we join with members in the link Dioceses of Guyana & Suriname, and in Africa, Aru, Kigezi, Ikeduru and Ho to share stories of their lives and pray for their work within Mothers Union. Our main ndraising event was a Coffee morning held in August. The congregation provided bottles for the bottle stall, which on the day was organised by Caroline & Martin Small. Our thanks to them and to everyone who contributed. We raised £250.00 for the caravan in Filey. The Christmas Appeal this year was to raise funds to expand the existing Adult Literacy & Financial Education programme in Burundi. Donations were requested after a Sunday service in December and scones were provided to go with the coffee. £63.47 was donated and together with Branch funds £ I I 0.00 was donated to Big Give TLUSt who double the amount given to noiiiinated charities. Our donation was therefore increased to £220.00. Nationally MU received £88000.00. At the end of the year Vicar Margaret took early retirement on health grounds. She was always very keen to assist us and we will miss her. We wish her all the best in the next stage of her lif¢ Margaret Summerscales. CHURCHES TOGETHER AROUND EASINGWOLD (CTaE) We are a committee whose aims are: to cnablc ihe 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. to take further steps towards fuller unity. It has been a busy and difficult year because of Margaret's illness and resignation, but we have managed to fulfil all our commit]nents to CTAE with the help of OUT local Retired Clergy and volunteers. Some of us meet together monthly for prayer for our churches, town and further afield. During the year we have been part of the services in the town centre at Easter and Chrislmas, and helped with the stall advertising our churches and their work at the Christmas Fair. 16
The sung Evensongs at St John's have continued, and it has been most positive to welcome singers from the Methodist and Catholic Churches in the area into the choir. Pre-chrislmas we have enjoyed hosling Tiddlywinks Nursery, the Bool Shop and the Primary School. The Crib Christingle Service on Christmas Eve was well-attended. We have all enjoyed the Quiet times arranged by Father George which have enabled us to come togcther in silent prayer followed by discussion. The Meditation group, which meets weekly in town, goes across all denominations and is well received. It has now been running for over 10 years. We hav¢ joined with the Methodist Church for two special services and an event arranged for Christian Aid. Hopefully more of our congregation will join in the CTAE happenings in the coming year, 80 that we are seen by the wider community to be working more closely as Christians Together. DEANERY SYNOD The Deanery Synod mei 4 times during the year as well as organizing 3 developinental days in January, April and Seplember. Many imporlanl issues were discussed including: Generous churches Help with social media and communication. The role of the deanery S}0d and how we fit in Supporting lay and ordained ministy Growing our deanery York Diocese Rhythm of life Funding Making our provision as effective as possible across the deanery Planning for future whole deanery activities At all the meetings there is an element of worship and fellowship that is always uplifting and the chance for all members to learn what each individual parish is doing. 17
Report from Easingwold Deanery Synod 2024 Parish Contributions Synod was advised to assume that parish contributions for 2024 would be similar to those of 2023. Events In January the Deanery facilitated an IT session with Jonny Hedges from the Diocese who explained all the databases available to help manage facililies and Seices. In April thc Dcancry facilitated anothcr dcvclopincnt half day in Stillington Village Hall this time wilh the focus on Mission. The meeling was led by The Venerable John Day and Easingwold with Raskelf was represenled by Sara Beaumont. At the spring Synod Sara Beaumont spoke about The Deepening Discipleship programme she was attending. She spoke of her enjoyment of the programme and the support she received from the PCC and that she would encourage anyone who felt called to sign up to the programme. The summer Synod focused on Eco Church and representatives of several churches in the Deanery told of iheir experiences applying for and achieving Eco Church awards. Synod was infornied that the awards focus on 5 main areas: worship and teaching, buildings, land, community and global engagement and lifestyle. The Autumn Synod was presented with a table of proposed financial contributions and the budget allocations explained before proceeding to discuss 'Growing the Church Younger, It was suggested that the inherited model of church is 'broken' and at the end of lively discussion it noted that growing younger does not necessarily mean youth but can mean people younger than ourselves. This was Revd Steve Whiting's last Synod as Area Dean and he was ihanked for all his work. ointments Revd Nikki Eastwood was appointed to the Parish of Strensall and became Area Dean in November. Revd Lucy Brencher was appointed to the West Galtres Benefice. Mission During Easter week the Deanery organised a production of The NaLTOW Road at The Galtres Centre. 140 people attended the play which was generally well received. Unfortunately, the planned Hog Roast was cancelled due to lack of interest and the Quiet Day postponed until a leader could be found. YOU AND ME 2024 saw You and Me grow in numbers as more people supported the programme of events. There We a variety of events to pick and choose from,some being more popular than others . The most popular events were the Curry night at the Cricket club and the Beetle Drive. Some of the other events held were a film afternoon,lunch at Thirsk Garden centre, an afternoon of Music and Poetry, a Picnic in the Park, Drinks at the George,and a Quiz. 18
HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT Applicable to both Easingwold and Raskelf. l. The lightning conductors, the gas boilers and the fire extinguishers have been tested. 2. The fire safety inspection has been carried out and minor changes noted. 3. First Aid boxes are present and correct. 4. MG Electrical tested the electrical circuits and no issues were found there. 5. Portable appliances were tested in part. These are selected items chosen on the basis of how long ago they were last tested. It was decided that yearly testing was too often lor all of them but it is a difficult judgment and needs further discussion. Other churches can vary quite widely on this issue. Kenneth Gillance and Alan Summerscales 19
EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Page CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS 21 EASINGWOLD FUNDS: General Fund 24 Church Fabric Fund 27 Missions Fund 28 Parish Church Rooms Fund 29 RASKELF FUNDS: General Fund 31 Restoration & Development Fund 33 SUMMARY OF FUND MOVEMENTS 35 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 36 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT 39 20
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 All Funds Consolidated 2024 2023 Voluntary Income C1100 otfertory al Regular Sermces C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NG4 C1137 Parish Giwng SchenE - Regular C1138 Parish Gi)Anq Scherre - (he Off C1139 e-Gi)Ang Demce Donab'ons C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes C1150 Donations ReCeId - Cxher C1160 Casual GA EnlopeS C1170 Funeral I Wedding cdlections C1180 Baptism Collections C1200 (3ft Tax ClainEd C1210 ()fld Recei1 from PGS C3101 Easy Fundraising Receipts C3102 Stwardship C3103 CAF Anon Donations 5,220.91 23,380.30 3,867.00 15,756.83 19.70 640.04 118.55 2.532.83 0.00 2,007.45 609.37 8,147.56 3,747.96 64.77 428.18 14 300.00 5,582.63 36,752.96 5.050.00 1.00 116.02 1.73 4.355.20 405.28 2.155.09 562.58 11,394.95 25.(X) 108.58 1,022.86 80,841.45 76,731.88 tivities for Generating Funds C3100 Fundraising In¢onE 2,087.00 5,471.41 2,087.00 5,471.41 Investment Incon C4200 Deposit & ln1ftstffnt Income 10,876.07 6.479.01 10,876.07 6,479.01 Charitable Activities Income C5200 Fees Received 14,538.00 13.327.82 14,538.00 13,327.82 Other Income C2100 &ants ReCeId C2150 Trusts Drawdo¥Nn C2200 Bequests and Legacies C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts C3510 Magazine Advertising Receipts C3800 You and EntS 20,490.00 22,097.81 3,000.00 864.80 759.06 337.12 6.164.00 21,493.58 25,000.00 914.80 9.10 216.50 47,548.79 54,778.98 TOTAL INCOME 155 891.31 156 789.10 21
Fundraising & Trading Costs D3100 Social & Fundrai&ng Costs D3200 Magazine Costs 1,769.53 1,963.00 137.05 1.913.00 13,732.531 12,050.051 Charitable Activities Costs D1155 You and Mè Ents D5100 Csfts l Grants Given 135.38 3 792.29 14,180.381 13,792.291 Governance Costs D9100 Audit & Accountancy Costs D9310 DI(esan Free Will offering D9320 Consultancy & Other Prof Fees 90.00 68,000.00 11,589.95 67,000.00 1,428.26 179,679.951 168,518.261 Other Resources Costs D3500 Churchyard & Carpark D6520 Travel E4)enses D6530 Vicarage Costs D7100 Gas D7110 Electricity D7120 Water D7130 Trgan & Piano Maintenance D7250 Council Refuse Co1Ction D7300 Insurance D7400 Cleaning Expenses D7500 Repairs & Maintenance D8200 Printing I Photocopying D8300 Postsge D8310 Stab"onery D8320 Telephone D8330 Deanery Cost D8340 Admin & Secretarial D8500 IT Costs D9300 Bank Charges X9920 office Equip. Depreciation 26,168.27 452.70 1,108.00 9,140.55 1.553.11 493.41 302.22 556.41 5,262.16 396.53 11,211.04 439.51 62.83 227.14 150.00 600.00 1,820.00 1,021.37 187.59 180.96 16.468.16 325.80 1,043.86 6.687.29 1.870.67 6(K).51 464.20 661.22 5,322.22 357.25 6.855.47 603.73 7.49 450.34 216.83 540.00 1.123.73 194.47 161,333.801 143,793.241 Worship Expenses D3410 Wine, Wafers, Candles D3420 Music, Choir. Organists D3430 Flowers D3530 Chiklren's Ministy E)penses 570.80 2,380.00 158.28 185.88 6(b.45 2.524.00 238.28 135.03 13,294.961 13,503.761 ToTL EXPENDITURE 152 221.62 121657.60 TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFicin £35 131.50 22
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 All Funds Consolidated 2024 2023 Fixed Assets B1200 Otfice Equiprrent 81250 Office EquiprrEnt Depreciation B2100 CBF COE Inv Children CB3037727 B2110 CBF COE Inv Fabric 1 CB3018021 B2120 CBF COE Inv Fabric 2 CB3037725 B2130 CBF COE Inv PCR(x)ms C03055959 B2140 CBF COE Inv Chrchyrd C83018020 2,714.40 1180.961 2,000.00 2,500.00 1,134.00 208.47 454.00 7.402.35 (7,402.351 2.0(K).00 2.5(1).00 1,134.00 208.47 454.00 8,829.91 6,296.47 Current A8sets B5100 Debtors & Prepayments B5110 lona 2024 Money OLrt B5300 RQrable Gift "d from HMRC B6100 HSBC Easinwld & RaSke PCC B6200 CBF COE Dpsl Fabric CB3037726 B6260 CBF COE Dpsl (kneral CB3037728 B6270 CBF COE Dpsl Pcthms CB3037729 B6280 CBF COE Dpsl Raskelf CB3037749 B6300 Cash in Hand B6305 Cheques in Hand 1.013.50 0.00 365.64 66,546.02 15,420.24 139,867.77 5,578.83 5,282.63 40.36 0.00 14.103.65 16.110.00 1,046.91 61.420.67 14,365.97 131,259.30 5,235.47 5.016.37 670.06 611.33 234,114.99 249,839.73 Current Liabilities B7400 Creditors & AccruaL8 B7410 lona 2024 Money In B7430 Chiklrens Society 87450 Remembrance Cdlection B7470 and Ents B7525 YOBF Stipend Fees Payable 5,668.64 0.00 377.31 0.00 418.24 0.00 3.856.56 19.047.85 1458.471 461.00 16,464.191 122,906.941 NET NSSETS £236 480.71 £233 229.26 Reserves Consdid8ted Res9 BIFwd 232,811.02 198,097.76 Surplus l (Deficit) Year To Date Easingwold (neral Fund Easingwold Fabric Fund Easingwold Missions Fund Easingwold PC RoorrB Fund Raskelf Designated Fund Raskelf R & D Fund 1,885.22 11,560.991 1216.501 15,287.561 1,225.67 7 623.85 6,209.91 1116.351 216.50 1408.371 I2.19) 30 132.00 3,669.69 35,131.50 CONSOLIDATED RESERVES CIFWD £236 480.71 £233 229.26 23
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 Easingwold General Fund 2024 2023 Voluntary Income C1100 otfertory al Regular Sermces C1130 Bankers Standing Orders GA C1135 Bankers Standing Orders NG4 C1137 Parish Giwng SchenE - Regular C1139 e-GiiAnq Demce Donab'ons C1140 Half Yearly Parish Boxes C1150 Donations ReCeId - Other C1160 Casual Gq EnlopeS C1170 Funeral I Wedding cdlections C1180 Baptism Collections C1200 Csft Aid Tax ClainEd C1210 Cift Received from PGS C3101 Easy Fundraising Receipts C3102 Stewardship C3103 CAF Anon Donations 4,617.08 20,955.30 2,847.00 14,071.83 640.04 98.05 2.380.83 0.00 1,388.55 166.70 7,122.45 3,422.96 64.77 428.18 14 300.00 4,664.40 33,174.96 3.330.00 1.00 116.02 71.19 4.071.20 346.28 2,1(M).09 476.83 10,249.30 25.00 108.58 1.022.86 72,503.74 68,856.71 Activities for Generating Funds C3100 Fundraising In¢orYE 0.00 394.41 394.41 Investment Income C4200 Deposit & Investrrpnt Incory 9,145.79 5,134.63 9,145.79 5,134.63 Charitable Activities Income C5200 Fees ReCeId 13,535.00 12.678.10 13,535.00 12,678.10 Other Income C2100 &ants Received C2150 Trusts Draon C2200 Bequests and Legacies C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts C3510 Magazine AdrtiSIng Receipts 3,000.00 14,978.53 1,000.00 864.80 759.06 3.040.00 12.092.85 914.80 gg).10 20,602.39 17,037.75 TOTAL INCOME 115 786.92 104 101.60 24
Fundraising & Trading Costs D3100 Social & Fundrai&ng Costs D3200 Magazine Costs 124.53 1,963.00 62.05 1.913.00 12,087.531 11,975.051 Charitable Activities Costs D5100 13fts l Grants Given 4,045.00 3.792.29 14,045.001 13,792.291 Governance Costs D9100 Audit & Accountancy Costs D9310 Diwesan Free Vvill Otfering D9320 Consultancy & Other Prof Fees go.00 66,640.00 785.63 61,640.00 924.26 167,515.631 162,654.261 Other Resources Costs D3500 Churchyard & Carpark D6520 Travel Eypenses D6530 Vicarage Costs D7100 Ggs D7110 Electricity D7120 Water D7130 (>gan & Piano Maintenance D7250 Council Refuse CO1Ction D7400 Cleaning E4)enses D7500 Repairs & Maintenance D8200 Printing I Photocopying D8300 Postage D8310 Stslionery D8320 Telephone D8330 Deanery Cost D8340 Admin & Secretarial D8500 IT Costs D9300 Bank Charges X9920 office Equip. Depreciation 22,264.47 146.70 1,108.00 9,140.55 1,090.09 383.22 302.22 556.41 396.53 3,362.73 439.51 62.83 225.89 150.00 600.00 1,820.00 1,021.37 187.59 180.96 12.512.40 309.60 1,043.86 5,891.94 850.38 263.88 185.80 661.22 357.25 1,533.91 603.73 7.49 444.84 216.83 540.00 1,123.73 194.47 143,439.071 126,741.331 Worship Expenses D3410 Wine, Wafers, Candles D3420 Music, Choir, Organists D3430 Flowers D3530 Chiklren's Ministy Ewenses 570.80 1,700.00 143.28 185.88 6C6.45 1,749.00 238.28 135.03 12,599.961 12,728.761 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 119 687.19 97 891.69 Transfers between Funds X9990 Transfers Been Funds 5,785.49 5,785.49 0.00 TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFICID £6 209.91 25
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 Easingwold General Fund 2024 2023 Fixed Assets B1200 Otfice Equiprrent 81250 Office EquiprrEnt Depreciation B2100 CBF COE Inv Children CB3037727 B2130 CBF COE Inv PCRooffts C03055959 B2140 CBF COE Inv Chrchyrd CB3018020 2,714.40 1180.961 2,000.00 208.47 454.00 7.402.35 (7,402.351 2.0(K).00 454.00 5,195.91 2,454.00 Current Assets B5100 Debtors & Prepayents B5110 lona 2024 Money Out B5300 Recorable Gift from HMRC B6100 HSBC Easingw)Id & Ra$ke PCC B6260 CBF COE Dpsl (kneral CB3037728 B6270 CBF COE Dpsl PCRooms CB3037729 B6300 Cash in Hand B6305 Cheques in Hand 513.50 0.00 314.24 13,791.22 139,867.77 5.578.83 17.36 0.00 9,310.78 16,110.00 935.91 21.648.61 131,259.30 611.33 160,082.92 180,510.79 Current Liabilities 87400 Creditors & AccruaLs B7410 lona 2024 Money In B7430 Chiklrens Society B7450 Remembrance Cdlection 87470 You and EntS B7525 YOBF Stipend Fees Payab 2,327.14 0.00 377.31 0.00 418.24 0.00 3,296.72 19.047.85 1321.471 461.00 13,122.691 122,484.101 NET ASSETS £162 156.14 £160 480.69 Reserves 88000 Reserve - COIF Surplus I (deficit} Year To Date B8100 Retsined SurFAus BIF 208.47 1,885.22 160,062.45 6.209.91 154,270.78 RESERVES CIFWD £162 156.14 £160 480.69 26
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 Easingwold Fabric Fund 2024 2023 Investment Income C4200 Deposit & InstrEnt Income 877.13 1,384.33 877.13 Other Income C2150 Trusts Drawdo¥Nn C2200 Bequests and Legacies 7,119.28 2,000.00 6.353.90 9,119.28 6,353.90 TOTAL INCOME 10 503.61 7 231.03 Other Resources Costs D3500 Churchyard & Carpark D7300 Insurance D7500 Repairs & Maintenance 3,180.00 3,621.40 5,263.20 3.099.42 2,804.00 1,443.96 I12,(.60) 17,347.381 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 12 064.60 7 347.38 TOTAL SURPLUS I (DEFlCln £1 560.99 £116.35 Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 Easingwold Fabric Fund 2024 2023 Fixed Assets B2110 CBF COE Inv Fabric 1 CB3018021 B2120 CBF COE Inv Fabric 2 C83037725 2,500.00 1,134.00 2,5(K).00 1.134.00 3,634.00 3,634.00 Current Assets B5100 Debtors & Prepayments B6100 HSBC Easingw)Id & RaSke PCC B6200 CBF COE Dpsl Fabric CB3037726 0.00 12,599.041 15 420.24 2.865.96 12,849.741 14 365.97 12,821.20 14,382.19 Current Liabilities 0.00 0.00 NET ASSETS £16 455.20 £18016.19 Reserves Surplus I (deficit) Year To Date 88100 Retained sur[Us BIF1 11,560.991 18016.19 1116.351 18 132.54 RESERVES CIFWD £16 455.20 £18016.19 27
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 Easingwold Missions Fund 2024 2023 Other Income C3800 You and Me EntS 337.12 216.50 337.12 216.50 TOTAL INCOME 337.12 216.50 Charitable Activities Costs D1155 You and Ents 135.38 {135.381 0.00 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 135.38 0.00 Transfers between Funds X9990 Transfers Been Funds 418.24 (418.241 0.00 TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFIC £216.50 £216.50 Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 Easingwold Missions Fund 2024 2023 Fixed Assets 0.00 0.00 Current Assets B6100 HSBC Easinw)Id & Ra$ke PCC 0.00 216.50 216.50 Current Liabilities 0.00 0.00 NET ASSETS £0.00 £216.50 Reserves Surplus I (deficit} Year To Date B8100 Retained SUrpus BIFWJ 1216.501 216.50 216.50 RESERVES CIFWD £0.00 £216.50 28
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 Easingwold Parish Church Rooms Fund 2024 2023 Investment Income C4200 Deposit & InstrEnt Income 79.69 279.92 79.69 279.92 Charitable Activities Income C5200 Fees ReCeId 0.00 14.72 14.72 other Income C2150 Trusts Drawlown 0.00 3,046.83 TOTAL INCOME 79.69 Governance Costs D9320 Consultancy & Other Prof Fees 0.00 504.00 1504.001 other Resources Costs D3500 Churchyard & Carpark D7100 G3S D7110 Electricity D7120 Water D7300 Insurance D7500 Repairs & Maintenance 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 270.00 795.35 907.39 234.18 951.86 87.(% 13,245.841 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 0.00 3 749.84 Transfers between Funds X9990 Transfers Ben Funds 5 367.25 15,367.251 0.00 TOTPL SURPLUS I IDEFicrr) £408.37 29
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 Easingwold Parish Church Rooms Fund 2024 2023 Fixed Assets B2130 CBF COE Inv PCRCh)ts C03055959 0.00 208.47 208.47 Current Assets B5100 Debtors & Prepayments B6100 HSBC Easinwld & Ra$ke PCC B6270 CBF COE Dpsl PCRooms CB3037729 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.426.91 11,064.981 5.235.47 5,597.40 Current Liabilities B7400 Creditors & AccruaL 0.00 {309.841 NET ASSETS £0.00 £5 496.03 Reserves B8000 Reserve - COIF Surplus I Ideficitl Year To Date B8100 Retained SurrAus BIF 0.00 15,287.561 5,287.56 208.47 1408.371 5.695.93 RESERVES CIFWD £0.00 £5 496.03 30
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 Raskelf General Fund 2024 2023 Voluntary Incomè C1100 Offertory at Regular Sermces C1130 Bankers Stsnding Ckders GA C1135 Bankers Standing (Trders NG4 C1137 Parish Gi1ng SchenE - RegUr C1138 Parish Gimng Scheme - Che Cyf C1140 Ha Yeady Parish Boxes C1150 Donations Receiled - Other C1160 Casual GA Envelopes C1170 Funeral I Wedding co1¢110nS C1180 Baptism Collections C1200 Gift Aid Tax CLgimed C1210 Gift Aid Received from PGS 603.83 2,425.(X) 1,020.(X) 1.685.(K) 19.70 20.50 27.(K) 918.23 3,578.00 1,720.00 0.00 0.00 29.54 154.00 59.00 55.00 85.75 1,145.65 0.00 442.67 867.88 325.00 7,436.58 7,745.17 Investment Income C4200 Deposit & InStnnI Incon 266.26 187.33 266.26 187.33 Charilable Activilies Incon C5200 Fees ReceId 635.00 1,003.00 635.00 Other Income C2100 Grants Recei¥ed 500.00 575.00 500.00 575.00 TOTAL INCOME Governance Costs D9310 Diocesan Free Will Offering D9320 consUancY & Other Prof Fees 1,360.(X) 95.04 5,360.00 0.00 (1,455.041 15,360.(X)) Other Resources Costs 03500 Churchyard & Carpark 06520 Tra1 Expenses D7110 Ectricity D7120 Water 07130 Organ & Piano Maintenance D7300 Insurance D7500 Repairs & Maintenance D8310 Stationery 723.80 306.00 463.02 110.19 586.34 16.20 112.90 102.45 278.40 1,566.36 1,241.54 5.50 1,640.76 2,s85.11 1.25 15,830.131 13,909.69} Worship Expenses 03420 Music, Choir, (Trganists D3430 HoerS 680.00 15.CM) 775.00 0.00 1695.001 1775.(X)I TOTAL EXPENDuRE 7.980.1 lo.0469 TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFICITI £1225.67 £902.19 31
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 Raskelf General Fund 2024 2023 Fixed Assets 0.00 0.00 Current Assets B5100 Debtors & PrepaytTEnts B5300 ReCorable Gift from HMRC B6100 HSBC Easinwld & RaSke PCC B6280 CBF COE Dpsl Raskelf CB3037749 86300 Cash in Hand 500.00 51.40 1,299.70 5,282.63 23.00 5(K).00 111.00 189.99 5.016.37 35.20 7,156.73 5,852.56 Current Liabilities B7400 Creditors & AccruaLs B7450 Remembrance Cdlection 191.50 0.00 250.00 137.00 {191.501 {113.001 NET ASSETS £6 965.23 £5 739.56 Reserves Surplus I (deficit} Year To Date 88100 Retained sUru$ BIF 1,225.67 5,739.56 I2.19) 6,641.75 RESERVES CIFWD £6 965.23 £5 739.56 32
Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024 Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund 2024 2023 Voluntary Income C1150 Donations ReCeId - Cyher C1170 Funeral I Wedding c(Jlections C1200 13ft Tax ClainEd 125.00 618.90 157.23 130.00 )1.13 130.00 Activities for Generating Funds C3100 Fundraising InconE 2,087.00 5.077.00 2,087.00 5,077.00 Other Income C2100 &ants Received C2200 Bequests and Legacies 16,990.00 0.00 2.549.00 25 000.00 16,990.00 27,549.00 ToTL INCOME 19 978.13 32 756.00 Fundraising & Trading Costs D3100 S181 & Fundrai&ng Costs 1,645.00 75.(K) 11,645.001 175.001 Governance Costs D9320 Consult2ncy & Other Prof Fees 10,709.28 110,709.281 0.00 Other Resources Costs D7500 Repairs & Maintenance 0.00 12,549.001 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2 624.00 TOTAL SURPLUS I (DEF1 £7 623.85 £30 132.00 33
Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024 Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund 2024 2023 Fixed Assets 0.00 0.00 Current Assets B6100 HSBC Easingld & Raskef PCC 54054.14 43 280.29 54,054.14 43,280.29 Current Llabilitles B7400 Creditors & AccruaLs 3,150.00 13,150.001 0.00 NET NSSETS £50 904.14 £43 280.29 Reserves Surplus I (deficit) Year To Date B8100 Retained SurrAus BIF 7,623.85 43,280.29 30.132.00 13.148.29 RESERVES CIFWD £50 904.14 £43 280.29 34
Summary Movement of Funds & Reconciliation to Net Assets Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total 2024 Total 2023 Incoming Resources Easingld General Fund Easingld Fabric Fund Eas1rdd Missions Fund Easingld Parish Church R{X) Fund IDI PaSke General Fund PASke Restoration & DeVelopEnt Fund IR] IUIRI IR] IRI 97,808 17,979 10,504 337 115,787 10,504 337 104,102 7,231 217 3,341 9,143 32,756 156,789 80 8,706 IDIR] 500 9,2 19,978 19,978 49.297 155,891 97,808 8,786 Resources Expended Easingld General Fund Easingld Fabric Fund Easingld Missions Fund Easingld Parish Church R{X) Fund IDI PaSke General Fund PASke Restoration & DeVelopEnt Fund IR] IUIRI IR] IRI 101,71Y 17,979 12,065 135 119,687 12,065 135 97,892 7,347 3,750 500 7,980 10,045 12,354 12,354 2,624 43,033 152,222 121,658 IDIPJ 7,480 101,709 7,480 Qjeralional Surpknsl (Deficit) Q)ening Fund Balanc&s (BIF) Transfers etsen Funds 13.gY)I 160,481 5,576 £162.156 1,305 11,236 5,576 £6.965 £67,359 £236,481 £233.229 6,265 3,670 61,513 233,229 418 418 35,132 198,098 Closing Fund Balances ICIFwdl Unrestrlcted Deslgnated Restrl¢ted Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Assets orfice Equipm&nl ILess Depre¢iationl In$tEnt lat Costl Debbrs & PrepayrrEnts HSBC Multi-Fund Current Account Central Board of Finance Derosits Cash & Cheques in Hand 2,533 2,662 828 13,791 145,447 17 2,533 6,2 1,379 66,546 166,149 3,634 6,296 31,261 61,421 155,877 1,281 70,509 242,945 256,136 551 1,300 5,283 23 51,455 15,420 165,279 7,157 Liabilities Creditors & Accruals 3,123 192 3,150 6,464 22,907 Net Assets £162.156 £6.965 £67,359 £236,481 £233,229 35
Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 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 those ofthe previous accounting year. 2. MARKET VALUE OF QUOTED INVESTMENTS 2024 Market Value 2023 Market Value Cost Cost Holding Rglovant Fund Charities Official Investment Fund.. 69.04 Income Shares Easingwold General Fund (Parish Church Rooms) 208 1,401 208 1,370 The Central Board of Finance of the Church of England - Capital Tmst Fund: 95 Investment Fund Shares Easingwold General Fund (Churchyard) 454 2,197 454 2,148 The Central Board of Flnance of the Church of England - Hamby-Jackson Bequest.. 526 Investment Fund Shares Easingwold Church Fabric 2,500 12,163 2,500 11,890 C B F Capital Reserve Fund: 175 Investment Fund Shares Easingwold Church Fabric 1,134 4,046 1,134 3,956 C B F Capital Reserve Fund: 279 Investment Fund Shares Easingwold General Fund (Children's Church) 2,000 6,451 2,000 6,306 £6 296 £26 258 £6 296 £25 670 36
3.THE KIThY 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 Finan 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. The temis 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 Limiled as at 31 December 2024 was £9.5641£10,315 as al 31 December 2023). The underlying investment assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments with a market value of £214,308 as at 31 December 2024 (£199,833 as at 31 Dember 20231. 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 Balan 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 2024 was £67,083 (£74,806 as at 31 December 2023). The underlying investmenl assets of this trust fund consist of a portrolio of investments with a market value of £152,121 as at 31 December 2024 (£140.993 as at 31 December 20231. 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. S.THE KIThY 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 inveslments to support the repair, maintenance and upkeep of the Easingwold Parish Church. The lemis 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 2024 was £45,211 (£48,792 as at 31 December 2023). The underlying investment assets of this trust fund consist of a portfolio of investments with a market value of £203,087 as at 31 December 2024 (£188,350 as at 31 December 2023}. 37
- EASINGWOLD PARISH ROOMS & CAR PARK The sale of the Parish Church Rooms was completed in the 4th quarter of 2023. The net proceeds from the sale after expenses amounled to £277,718. Those net proceeds plus interest earnd upon are currently invested in a Trust Deposit Accounl with CCLA Investment Management. The balance of this trust account as at 31 December 2024 was £289.281. In accordance with the York Diocesan Trust Deed of 1896, the whole amount linilial capital plus reinvested interesll can be used for a wide variety of purposes with the approval of the YDBF. No freehold land value is known for the Church Field, which is currently used as a car park. The above assets are not included in the Balance Sheet of the Easingwold & Raskelf PCC.
- FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS at 31 DECEMBER 2024 and to the present APCM Footpalh repairs at Ihe Parish Church will now take place in the current financial year. This work has dragged on due lo planning concerns about the removal of a tree. Whether we are allowed to remove the tree or nol, work to the footpath will be compleled in 2025. Changes to the alarm system supplier will have a cost implication, as this will mean a change from CCTV equipment to sensors. This work is expected to take place late Spring 2025. We have a quotation for work to service the bells and the bell tower, but no start date has been scheduled for this work. We are hoping to begin the process of seeking quotation for work to repair the church roof Ihis financial year, and we would hope lo appoint a contractor and plan Ihe work. However. fInanS for this are unlikely to be needed until the next financial year. It is possible that there will be a reprioritising for building improvement when a new vicar is appointed. The project of refurbishment to St Mary's Raskelf continues. The Quinquennial Inspection report highlighted several areas which will be covered in the Restoration and Development IR&D) project. A feasibilily study of the wooden tower and tower room to RIBA stage 2 is being funded by grants from the National Churches Trust {£3kl and UK Shared Prosperity Fund (£16,990). In 2025. we intend lo apply, with the help of Irving Patrick Consultants, to the National Heritage Lottery Fund for up lo £250k towards the completion of the R&D work at St Mary's Church. Fundraising will continue as before with various events planned for 2025.
- STAFF COSTS As Parish Administrator, Mrs S Beaumonl was paid £1,820 for administration servi$ she provided in 2024 while being a member of the PCC. No other payments for seNices were made from church funds to other PCC members, persons closely connected to Ihem or related parties. As a general rule, payments to individuals are made on a self-employed basis, where income declaration and related taxes remain Ihe responsibility of the receiving individual. Kamal Antoun Hon Treasurer 4 St John's Mount Easingwold York Y0613HG These financial statements and PCC report were approved by the PCC on 2310412025 Diane Gallon Vice PCC Chair 38
INDEPENDENT exAMINEifs REPCXIT TO THE AIEAIBERS EASINGWOLD & RASKELF PARIKtrMAL CHURCH COUNC I reFQrt on the Financ1 Statements (rf the ParrKhwl Church CourKiI of St Jthn the Baptisl & All Saints Cmrth, Egslngwokj #nd St Ma$ Churth. Raskew the pr er¥Jed 31 December 2024. This examination k8 carried out in a¢coTdance ilh the Cknh h£cryJnty RalIanS 2006 llhe Reations") aNJ the Cthgrfti Att 2011 fthe kl'l. members of the PCC yw are resPSible for the prePWat of the financial staternts. You conslder that the wdit requirement of the ReguiatiL¥I section 144121 of the Act does mt aFWy and that an irty8ndgnt ox1natn is noedad. It % my responsiblty to Is$ this row cm those finarq[ $tatsmnts in aCrd with the tem of Ihe R4gJat)M. Basis Df thls r•pr My examin#lk>n was canied ¢yJt in accord8{ wth th• G81 DIT10n$ given by the Charity Con¥ni$$ion under se¢ticffi 145(5Kb) of the Kt. That examinatity) indudes a review of the a¢coLbnting reGords kept by the PCC and a of ts financial slateThwts with reoyds. It also indudes c4)nsidenng any unusual ilems or dis¢k)surts in the $18twnents and 8oeking explwab'on$ from you a8 trustees ¢(¢¢M1 ar)y ch mattets. Tr edre$ und8rt•ken do not provide all the evidenoe that be required lt arKI ¢¢q11Y I do not expr•88 an opirmcffj on the •W w¥en by finarK•al staknmthts. InWid•nt •Mmln•rfs st•t4m•nl I have Completed my txamffialion. l ¢¢nfim that no m•lerial mattern hwe to my atten1b Th) aGcounting rocords were not kept in fespect of the Twst as fequirgj by seclion 130 of Ihe Act: or 2. the (#)nIS do fKJI ac¢>)rd with tfKis8 re(x)rds'. or 3. th• accounts do not compty wlth tho apF4utA• r8quiremgnts coiltsrnlng th8 lorn gnd (xNtsnt ol acc¥)unts #et oul in the Charitie8 (Accnts 8rrtl ReFatsl Regulation8 2008 other than any requirement that aCCnts give a Inj8 a$ fair vl8w Ls not a mgttef (%)nsid•r•d as part ol an Independent exam1nallc. I have no concems and have come auoss rK) other matters kn connecllon wlth t examlnatton lo which attonlion shoukl t drawn In Ihls rep in oroor lo ena8 a pn)per undgrstsndiTrJ of Ihe aco)wts lo bg roachod. IL•h Hopp8 FMAAT White Rose Accounlir¥ Warter POCKLINGT( EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE 2V Marth 2025 Approved by the Annual Parish Church Meth'NJ on......'?..¥.. M.. .y. gand signed on Lalf of the me8tlng by Ihe chaimian on..S....H.p. y...Y.l*.. Chainnan........ 39