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
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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), success￿11Y 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.
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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 th￿n. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 Ca￿led out in April, the fire extinguishers have
been serviced and the annual lightning protection check carried out.
Pat Allen
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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.
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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.
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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 Se￿ices.
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.
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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
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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
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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 ReCeI￿d - Cxher
C1160 Casual GA En￿lopeS
C1170 Funeral I Wedding cdlections
C1180 Baptism Collections
C1200 (3ft Tax ClainEd
C1210 ()fl￿d Recei￿1 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 & ln1ftstff￿nt 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 ReCeI￿d
C2150 Trusts Drawdo¥Nn
C2200 Bequests and Legacies
C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts
C3510 Magazine Advertising Receipts
C3800 You and ￿ E￿ntS
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
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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 E￿nts
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 Co1￿Ction
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
ToT￿L EXPENDITURE
152 221.62
121657.60
TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFicin
£35 131.50
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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 R￿Q￿rable 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 E￿nts
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 Res￿9 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
I￿2.19)
30 132.00
3,669.69
35,131.50
CONSOLIDATED RESERVES CIFWD
£236 480.71
£233 229.26
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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 ReCeI￿d - Other
C1160 Casual Gq En￿lopeS
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 ReCeI￿d
13,535.00
12.678.10
13,535.00
12,678.10
Other Income
C2100 &ants Received
C2150 Trusts Dra￿o￿n
C2200 Bequests and Legacies
C3500 Magazine Sale Receipts
C3510 Magazine Ad￿rtiSIng 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
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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 CO1￿Ction
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 Be￿en Funds
5,785.49
5,785.49
0.00
TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFICID
£6 209.91
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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 & Prepay￿ents
B5110 lona 2024 Money Out
B5300 Reco￿rable 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 ￿ E￿ntS
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
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Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024
Easingwold Fabric Fund
2024
2023
Investment Income
C4200 Deposit & In￿strEnt 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 BIF￿1
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 E￿ntS
337.12
216.50
337.12
216.50
TOTAL INCOME
337.12
216.50
Charitable Activities Costs
D1155 You and ￿ E￿nts
135.38
{135.381
0.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
135.38
0.00
Transfers between Funds
X9990 Transfers Be￿en 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 SUrp￿us 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 & In￿strEnt Income
79.69
279.92
79.69
279.92
Charitable Activities Income
C5200 Fees ReCeI￿d
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 Be￿n 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 Gi￿1ng SchenE - RegU￿r
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 & In￿Stn￿nI Incon
266.26
187.33
266.26
187.33
Charilable Activilies Incon
C5200 Fees ReceI￿d
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 consU￿ancY & 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 Tra￿1 Expenses
D7110 E￿ctricity
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 Ho￿erS
680.00
15.CM)
775.00
0.00
1695.001
1775.(X)I
TOTAL EXPEND￿uRE
7.980.1
lo.04￿69
TOTAL SURPLUS I IDEFICITI
£1225.67
£902.19
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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
Raskelf General Fund
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
0.00
0.00
Current Assets
B5100 Debtors & PrepaytTEnts
B5300 ReCo￿rable 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 sUr￿u$ BIF
1,225.67
5,739.56
I￿2.19)
6,641.75
RESERVES CIFWD
£6 965.23
£5 739.56
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Income & Expenditure For Year Ended 31 December 2024
Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund
2024
2023
Voluntary Income
C1150 Donations ReCeI￿d - 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
ToT￿L INCOME
19 978.13
32 756.00
Fundraising & Trading Costs
D3100 S￿181 & 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 (DEF￿1￿
£7 623.85
£30 132.00
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Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2024
Raskelf Restoration & Development Fund
2024
2023
Fixed Assets
0.00
0.00
Current Assets
B6100 HSBC Easing￿ld & 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
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Summary Movement of Funds & Reconciliation to Net Assets
Unrestricted Designated Restricted
Total
2024
Total
2023
Incoming Resources
Easing￿ld General Fund
Easing￿ld Fabric Fund
Eas1r￿￿dd Missions Fund
Easing￿ld Parish Church R{X)￿ Fund IDI
PaSke￿ General Fund
PASke￿ Restoration & DeVelop￿Ent 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
Easing￿ld General Fund
Easing￿ld Fabric Fund
Easing￿ld Missions Fund
Easing￿ld Parish Church R{X)￿ Fund IDI
PaSke￿ General Fund
PASke￿ Restoration & DeVelop￿Ent 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 ￿ets￿en 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￿$t￿Ent 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
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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
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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 De￿mber 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}.
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6. 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.
7. 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. fInan￿S 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.
8. 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 Financ￿1 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 R￿￿alIanS 2006 llhe
Re￿ations") aNJ the Cthgrfti￿ Att 2011 fthe kl'l.
members of the PCC yw are resP￿Sible for the prePWat￿ of the financial statern￿ts. You
conslder that the wdit requirement of the ReguiatiL¥I section 144121 of the Act does mt aFWy and that
an irty8ndgnt ox￿1nat￿n is noedad. It % my responsiblty to Is$￿ this row cm those finar￿￿q[
$tatsm*nts in aC￿rd￿ with the tem￿ of Ihe R4gJat*)M.
Basis Df thls r•pr
My examin#lk>n was canied ¢yJt in accord8{￿ wth th• G￿￿81 DIT*￿10n$ 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 ￿￿ed￿re$ und8rt•ken do
not provide all the evidenoe that be required ￿lt arKI ￿¢¢q￿￿11Y 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 (Acc￿nts 8rrtl ReFatsl Regulation8 2008 other than any
requirement that aCC￿nts 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 ena￿8 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
L￿alf of the me8tlng by Ihe chaimian on..S....H.p. y...Y.l*..
Chainnan........
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