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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

For the year ended 31 December 2024

Parish Church of All Saints

The Pavement Pocklington York

Bankers:

Lloyds Bank, Newmarket

Independent Examiner : Karen Wood ACMA CGMA

Outsource Accounting Services & Independent Examinations Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PR

Architect:

Alexa Stephens, Pearce Bottomley LLP Roman Ridge, Main Street, Aberford, Leeds, LS25 3AW

PARISH OF POCKLINGTON AND OWSTHORPE AND KILNWICK PERCY In the Diocese of York

AIMS AND ORGANISATION

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a charity established by Act of Parliament and is exempt from registration with the Charity Commissioners. The principal object of the charity is the advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the teaching of the Church of England. The PCC is responsible for the insurance, maintenance and general care of the parish church and for the proper administration of the financial affairs of the church.

All Saints 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).

MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

Revd. Jacob Belder Ex Officio Vicar, Chair
Ian Ryder To 2025 Church Warden
Tina Morley To 2025 Church Warden , Vice Chair
Nigel Laws To 2026
Gillian Knight To 2026
Karen Hoop To 2025 Safeguarding Officer
Kathy Gilbank To 2025
Steve Logun To 2024
Neil Horton To 2025 Treasurer
Wendy Voke To 2026
Pat Herbert To 2026
John Nichol To 2027
Revd. BronnieBroadhurst ExOfficio AssistantPriest and Curate

VICAR’S REPORT TO THE APCM 2025

I know this is a report that focuses on last year, but I want to begin by noting that there has been news recently of a ‘quiet revival’ beginning in the Church in this nation. We have seen church attendance decline over many years and finally stabilize in the last couple of years. But many churches are beginning to see a rise in attendance from a largely unexpected group: Young people, especially young men, under the age of 25. As our culture continues to slowly crumble, the despair and disillusionment faced by the generation that will bear the brunt of cultural decline is driving them to look for hope elsewhere. And what is unique about the churches they are being drawn to is that they are marked by robust and serious faith, taking Scripture and the claims of Jesus seriously.

We may not see this happening here yet (at the moment, the reports are more concentrated in urban centres), but as we look back on last year, and see the ways that God has been at work among us, perhaps we ought to be encouraged that he is preparing us to take part in this ‘quiet revival’ in some way in the years to come. In the last year, we continued to see new faces among us, and people being warmly welcomed. We continued to see our Bible study groups digging into Scripture, drawing closer to God and growing in faith and love for Jesus. We had the delight of seeing Bronnie ordained priest, and two of our young people choosing to be baptized. We continued to see faithful ministry in our Sunday Saints and Big Saints groups. We continued to offer open doors and a place for people to pray and reflect, and to serve our community through our coffee mornings, Little Saints group, craft fairs, school visits, and other events. We continued to see the evidence that the more we commit ourselves to Jesus, the more his Spirit will work in power among us.

But this has also been a year of challenges. We continued to struggle to some degree to get the volunteers we need for various events and groups, and are becoming increasingly aware that we need some fresh ideas for our outreach that will make it possible for new volunteers to step forward. We continued to struggle to take full advantage of the mission and evangelism opportunities presented to us, and are becoming increasingly aware that we need people with particular gifts for outreach and prayer to help us carry this forward. Please let me ask you to be earnest in prayer for God to send us the right people to help grow our mission and ministry in this community.

We also faced some significant fabric challenges, which have taken their toll financially. With such a historic building, these things are unavoidable, but they have caused the PCC and Fabric Committee a great deal of frustration. Some of the financial pressures have also resulted from reduced income (for example, nationwide, the number of church weddings continues to decline quite significantly, and we have seen that here), and from reduced giving. In light of that, please let me ask you to be earnest in prayer about your own giving, and to listen to how God might be calling you to use the resources he has blessed you with for the good of his church and his kingdom in this coming year.

Because it has made such headlines last year, I must also comment on the significant challenges facing the Church of England as an institution. The issues around safeguarding have not gone away, and there are still a lot of unresolved questions plaguing the central church. The presence of all this in the mainstream media has brought the church under much greater scrutiny. We also continue to face significant financial challenges in our diocese, and our deanery will see some upheaval in this coming year as a couple of incumbents retire, and reorganization plans begin. It is hard to be positive about any of this as long as questions remain unanswered and priorities remain misguided, and I think there are serious concerns about the future of the institution. Do pray for the church.

But we are not called to discouragement, and so we remain focused on the ways God has been, and continues to be at work here. My prayer for all of us in this coming year is that we continue to ‘live our lives in [Christ], rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving ’(Colossians 2.6-7).

Revd. Jake Belder Vicar of the Pocklington Group of Churches

CHURCHWARDEN’S REPORT

Introduction

Ian Ryder and Tina Morley were elected as Church Wardens. The informal role of Assistant Church Warden, was continued and the Church Wardens are grateful for the support of Nigel Laws and Kathy Gilbank

Mission

The Church Wardens meet on a regular basis with the Vicar to discuss the day to day functioning of the parish and their role in the church’s mission.

Safeguarding

The Church Wardens support the safeguarding officer, Karen Hoop, in her role and pay attention to the specific needs of children and vulnerable adults. 2024 saw an increased activity in reporting, especially following the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The PCC are extremely grateful for KH’s work.

Church building

The church was open daily from 9.00am – 4.00pm and there have been a significant number of visitors throughout the year, a number of whom write complimentary remarks in the visitors’ book. It was agreed to open the church at every possible opportunity including Christmas.

Illustrations of work completed

The Chair of the Fabric Committee prepared a comprehensive report for each PCC. Illustrations of key works are as follows.

Conclusion

The Church Wardens are extremely grateful to the administrative staff for their support throughout the year and appreciate the support of the congregation.

Tina Morley & Ian Ryder

SAFEGUARDING

Introduction.

The past year has been a difficult one for the church of England, I’m sure we have all seen the headlines regarding catastrophic safeguarding failures and harm caused by those in positions of trust. This highlights to all of us the importance of safeguarding for everyone and to remain vigilant, ask questions and not be afraid to challenge. Here at All Saints we are committed to ensuring we offer a welcoming, safe and caring environment for all who attend.

Policies and Practise.

The Clergy and PCC at All Saints continue to meet the requirement to have due regard to the guidance issued by the House of Bishops on matters relating to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. The PCC has adopted the House of Bishop’s “promoting a safer church” policy and statement, and these are displayed on the noticeboard at the back of church and also downstairs in the meeting room. We also display details of organisations that offer support to those who are currently or have previously suffered abuse. Safeguarding policies and procedures are reviewed and agreed by the PCC and safeguarding continues to be a standing agenda item at each PCC meeting. All groups and activities follow the guidance recommended in the Parish Safeguarding Handbook and Safer Environment documents; and activities are carried out with reference to the code of safer working practise. All these documents are available to volunteers in a Safeguarding folder located in the church office. We continue to use the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard to ensure we have the correct policies and procedures in place to meet our safeguarding responsibilities and that these are regularly reviewed. The dashboard enables us to produce an action plan highlighting priorities to discuss at PCC meetings. Anyone is able to view the dashboard if they would like to, just let me know and I can arrange it. I have recently undertaken training and begun using a new addition to the dashboard called the HUB. This is designed to help keep track of individual records for church officers, noting their current roles; what DBS checks are required (and at what level); what training needs to be undertaken, as well as recording when these have been completed. The HUB then issues reminders when new DBS or training updates are required and manages this information securely. This should make it easier to ensure everyone is up to date and gives a secure but

easily accessible record for passing on information in case of change of safeguarding officer or incumbent.

Training

We held a full day safeguarding training in the church at the end of October run by Jenny Price safeguarding training officer for the Diocese. Other members of the deanery were also invited and it was well attended with 16 people. It was great to join with people from other churches and excellent discussions took place. We received lots of positive feedback both on the day and afterwards about how useful people had found completing the training together. Keeping on top of training is an ongoing issue as people complete training and require updates at different times. However overall, all PCC members and children’s group helpers have completed some online training and many have completed it all. This should be less time consuming to monitor over the next year with the addition of the HUB which will send email reminders when training or DBS needs updating.

DBS & safer recruitment

All Saints follows the safer recruitment policy, all workers/ volunteers complete a confidential declaration and undergo appropriate level DBS check. These are updated every 3 years. We have recently identified issues with collecting some references which we are chasing and I am currently working with the office to develop a recruitment pack which can be sent to all new volunteers containing role descriptions, application form, reference request and Information regarding need and process to complete DBS checks alongside training requirements.

We are currently awaiting one DBS update for one of the children’s groups.

Action Plan

Ensure all required DBS are updated – review other churches in benefice. Complete recruitment pack.

Continue to send individual reminders of training updates needed – we will turn that light fully green eventually!

Offer dashboard support to Great Givendale and Millington

Complete the safeguarding HUB and offer training to other PSO’s within the benefice on how to complete.

PCC to finish reviewing activities on the dashboard.

Safeguarding concerns and incidents.

One safeguarding concern has been raised during the year. Please keep aware and vigilant as it is all of our responsibility to ensure the protection and wellbeing of everyone in our community.

Karen Hoop Parish Safeguarding Officer

ELECTORAL ROLL REPORT

This year we were required to create a new electoral roll. The current totals stands at 97 members. Of these, 88 are residents in Pocklington and 9 are other parishes.

Robin Belder Electoral Roll Officer

SOUTH WOLD DEANERY REPORT

There have been no meetings held in the period from the APCM in 2024 until 2025. Much of the work on Living Christ’s Story and Deanery re-organisations has been carried on the Senior Management team and will filter down to Deanery synod in the near future now that a new Area Dean has been appointed. We give The Reverend Mark Poole our wholehearted love and support in this important and onerous position.

Revd. Bronnie Broadhurst Deanery Synod Representative

PASTORAL TEAM REPORT

The Pastoral Team includes clergy, readers and parish visitors and continues to provide support for members of the congregation but also in the community.

Currently, monthly Holy Communion is shared with approximately 12 people regularly at home, 15+ in Wold Haven Care Home and a similar number in William Wilberforce Care Home, and one with Holy Communion, at Stoneleigh Bielby also. Our 2 Parish visitors regularly see 4 people.

In addition, regular visits are made, often with Holy Communion, to those with short-term illness. Bereavement care is undertaken by those who take the relevant funeral service. Requests for visits and/or Home Communion need to come via the team co-ordinator so that records can be kept and safety protocols followed.

I am very grateful for the care and concern shown by all our Pastoral team, in whatever capacity as they follow Christ’s call to serve Him and love their neighbour.

Bronnie Broadhurst Coordinator

MOTHER’S UNION REPORT

I can’t believe it’s been a year since Bishop John came and spoke to us after our 2024 AGM. Over the course of the year, we have had some fascinating talks arranged by our very own Rev Bronnie, and we are grateful for all her planning and are greatly looking forward to the forthcoming meetings, Bronnie has organised speakers such as Rev Glen Hocken talking about his work as a Prison Chaplain, we’ve heard from Rev Maggy Ellison about her work as Chaplain for the Auction Mart, we’ve had a talk about Fairtrade and also from the British Heart Foundation, and our very own Kathleen Nicholson told us stories of visitors to the vicarage, and events to mark special events such as Advent, so thank you very much.

Our meetings are a highlight in our members’ month, and it is always wonderful to gather, to learn, and to share our care and support with each other, and to know that we do this as members of a loving and nurturing part of our church family. Thanks to Jill carefully monitoring our finances, we have been able to keep personal subscriptions down and make charitable donations towards AFIA and the MU literacy and development programme in Burundi, the York Diocese donated over £12,640 to the Big Give.

The Lent Soups changed in 2024, with the introduction of the Sharing Caring Café, but I’m proud to say that MU members have made a strong contribution to this monthly provision, our MU have also stepped up and supported at events in the Church, including a coffee morning, the All Saints Open Day and the Craft Fair. Whilst MU participation in baptism prep has evolved, I believe our members continue to show a strong presence, particularly in attending baptisms and being part of the church family supporting baptism families.

In November, the 16 Days of Activism were held, in the past this has been launched with a vigil held in York Minster to raise the profile of the United Nation’s intent to bring an end to the 1 in 3 women suffering gender-based violence, this year the vigil was held at the end of the 16 Days of Activism and was well attended, there was also a Service of Thanksgiving, Prayers and Rededication in York Minster, in October, this was also well attended. In December, we decorated a tree for the Christmas Tree Festival, the MU tree was kept up for an extra two weeks for thoughtful prayer and reflection for anyone coming to the church.

We have a new member this year, Carole Laws, and I would like to welcome her officially and we shall commission Carole at the beginning of our next meeting. Whilst this has been a difficult year, with some members no longer well enough to attend, and our dear friend Geraldine died just last month, and our former Branch Leader Betty Henderson, I would like to note that I am so proud of how our members have responded, caring for each other and checking in, you are an outstanding team. We have had a wonderful year of fellowship and look forward to that continuing in the year to come. I am exceptionally grateful to you all for your support, love, and laughter, may we long continue to gather, worship, and pray for His strength in all our efforts. God bless,

Annie Harrison Secretary

TUESDAY COFFEE FOR MISSION REPORT

Our members have picked up again recently. It is hoped that as the weather improves so will our numbers. We get our regulars every week who enjoy meeting up with their friends and perusing the book stall. We also get visitors who enjoy looking around the church. We have a loyal group of volunteers who work of a rota basis as and when they can, but due to sickness we are quite short on numbers and could do with more help. We also need help setting up and taking tables down as we have lost our regular volunteer. The Fair-Trade stall come once a month to sell their goods. We have also had four different charities holding coffee mornings in church which they appreciate.

On average we manage to raise between £60 and £80 each week, over £2700 a year which is a welcome addition to our church funds. The filter coffee has been a success. We look forward to more people volunteering to help with what we feel is a very worthy cause. Do come and join us.

Pat Herbert Coordinator

200 CLUB REPORT

Through one reason or another by the end of the year we had lost 11 paying numbers. The total of numbers now being paid for stands at 71. Due to this, the quarterly prize amount has had to be dropped to £20 but keeping the monthly prize at £25. The Christmas bonus prize will be determined nearer the time as members may join during the year. We feel, at the stage, that something can be put in the weekly Newsletter to advertise this very good way of helping to boost church funds. As many already know, half of all money collected goes to church with the remainder being used as prizes.

Coordinator

CRAFT GROUP

The Craft Group is held every second and fourth Friday of the month. We ask for a donation of £1.50 towards refreshments.

The attendance varies from week to week, but we can have anything from 4 to 9 people. At this stage I am very pleased to report that we are near to another £100 for church funds bringing the total from the start of the group to £400

Carol Taylor Coordinator

LITTLE SAINTS REPORT

Little Saints still meets every Thursday in term time.

We invite mothers, grandmothers, sometimes grandfathers, and anything from 2- 10 children. We start by ringing a bell and lighting a candle. We have a story and sing worship songs. The children who are old enough will interact with the story, smaller ones might just play. We try to get everyone involved in the singing, even if they are only learning to clap along, or shake a percussion instrument. The adults all enjoy joining in with the singing and usually help with the craft activity as well.

After the story we say the Little Saints Prayer together.

Little Saints has been running for over 20 years, and we still do our best to bring stories of God's love to all who attend each week. We work to make everyone feel safe and welcome.

The adults are all friends, and share problems, and questions, advice and stories together.

From the Team: Barbara Myerscough, Wendy Voke, Mary Childs, Revd Bronnie Broadhurst

Barbara Myerscough Little Saints Team

SUNDAY SAINTS

‘Sunday Saints’ is our church Sunday School, mainly aimed at primary-aged children. Younger children are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or carer. (Older children are also welcome, however, they are encouraged to attend is ‘Big Saints’, which is led by Laura Bolton every other Sunday before the church service begins). Claire Jarvis & Robin Belder alternate leading the group every month and require at least one volunteer for each session. We currently we have 9 very much appreciated volunteers (a big thank you to them!), in addition to the 2 leaders, but we could always use more to spread the workload a bit further. We would also be keen to hear from anyone interested in becoming a Sunday Saints leader, which could lead to us possibly being able to keep sessions going throughout the summer holidays. Robin organises the volunteer rota & Claire organises the Sunday Saints noticeboard.

Sunday Saints has been running successfully for a little over two years now and uses the Foundation Resources ‘Journey Together’ materials, which generally follow the same Bible passages as the church. We have now subscribed to this scheme for a full 3-year, so no longer need to subscribe as we have all the necessary materials, copies of which are kept in files in the Sunday Saints cupboard in the meeting room. At times we source additional materials on-line to add variety &/or better meet the needs of our group. Feedback from all involved in the sessions is always welcome. Keeping the sessions as simple as possible has been an effective and successful strategy, due to the varied ages & backgrounds of the children, the variable numbers on any one Sunday, the mixture of children attending from one week to the next, and the restricted time period we have - the session starts before the Bible readings & ends during the Offertory hymn.

Whoever is leading the church service says a prayer for the Sunday Saints children & team before they head down to the Meeting Room where the sessions are held. To date, 70+ children have attended the Sunday Saints sessions, however, this past year has seen a lull in attendance of regular primary-aged children as quite a few children have moved onto Big Saints & new babies & toddlers aren’t quite ready to fully appreciate & understand the teachings yet. We adapt as much as possible & know that parents and carers can also benefit from the group.

Each session starts with a general greeting and a register is filled in to keep track of how many children are attending and who they are. After this is usually a prayer of some sort, such as “Two Eyes to Look to God” - a good one as it’s easy for all the children to join in with, whatever their individual needs are. Next comes one or two Bible-related children’s song(s), such as ‘The Wise Man built his house upon a rock’ or ‘My God is so big, so strong and so mighty!’ New songs are added every month or so with the aim of relating them to current sessions teaching & learning. After the song is the all-important Bible passage of the day, which is then discussed. Finally, there is a time-dependent activity related to the teaching and learning – such as a colouring sheet, playing a game or completing a craft activity. This structure is by no means rigid and is often mixed up as & when appropriate.

At the end of the church service Claire or Robin, with the help of the session volunteer(s) support the children to feed-back to the congregation about their learning from Sunday Saints, except when there is a Baptism, or if only 1 primary-aged child. We have all been very impressed by the courage of the children, even the youngest and newest ones are usually confident enough to do this, and it is wonderful that we can report much positive feedback from the audience. It is worth looking at the Sunday Saints notice board, which displays some of the teaching, learning & creations the children have made during sessions.

Claire Jarvis & Robin Belder Group Leaders

BIG SAINTS

Big Saints is our youth ministry focused on high school aged people. It's aim is to assist in transitioning them from ‘Sunday Saints’ to fully integrated members of the church. Helping them navigate the scriptures and how them and the sermons can help and grow them not only in their spiritual but daily lives.

The youth group has grown from natural progression from Sunday Saints to Big Saints. We now have twice as many youth as this time last year. With growth has come the requirement for strengthening our leadership and I am happy to report that Karen is now one of the leaders.

In this time Big Saints have also worked at creating their own space above the office for them to focus on their learning and spiritual development. We continue to meet in week 1 and 3 every month. Our time together focuses on what was in the previous weeks sermons, exploring various topics mainly dependant on the sermon and the observations and questions the youth may have.

Laura Bolton Leader

POCKLINGTON CHURCH FRIENDS

The Friends was started in 2012 to raise money from the community to contribute to maintaining the town’s most historic building, to preserve it’s heritage and further research it’s rich history. It has raised about £50,000 so far thanks to the generous support of the members.

Last year Phil Gilbank gave an interesting talk about the Sotheby family to a joint meeting of the History society and Friends.

David Stanton

WARM ROOMS INITIATIVE AND SHARING’S CARING CAFE

The Sharing’s Caring Cafe was chosen as the title and for the Monthly Lunch at All saints Church

A representative from SpecSavers comes along to check if people need any adjustments with their spectacles and a representative, from East Riding Council, who can help with money queries.

We are extremely grateful to all the volunteers who prepare soup and serve those attending. Initiatives such as this would not be able to take place without this support. It was agreed that we would continue into 2025 and throughout the year.

These initiatives have been greatly supported by the Pocklington Community Health Action Group and their regular meetings have been helpful in sharing practice

Tina Morley and Carole Laws

TRUSTEES REPORT

Aims and Purposes

All Saints Church Pocklington, Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting the ecclesiastical parish and the whole mission of the church, pastoral, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also responsible for the fabric of the church building and the church finances.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to enable as many people as possible to worship at All Saints and become part of the church community.

The PCC maintains an overview of worship, with the incumbent, and considers how services can involve everyone living in the parish.

The services and worship aim to put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning activities for the year we have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We endeavour to enable everybody living out their faith as part of the parish community through providing:

  1. Worship and prayer – learning about the Gospel and developing knowledge and trust in Jesus.

  2. Pastoral care for those living in the parish

  3. Mission and outreach work.

It is important that we maintain the fabric of the building in order to facilitate these activities.

Achievements and Performance

The church has continued to grow during 2024.

Worship and prayer Services are held at 10.45 am on Sundays and a Book of Common Prayer communion service is held twice a month. Sunday Saints, a group providing Christian

teaching for primary school age children is held on three Sundays in the month. There have been an increasing number of families joining the congregation with children attending Sunday Saints. A memorial service is held in October, especially for those who died during the year, but it also provides an opportunity for others who have been bereaved, to join in a special service. Morning and Evening Prayer is said each day, Monday to Saturday. This is led by members of the Ministry Team. A Bible Study programme, held throughout the year, has again proved popular. The Sunday service is recorded and available on YouTube. Little Saints, is held weekly for pre-school children and their guardians, is well established. Over the Christmas period there were a number of carol services held in church by a variety of organisations, including the Town Council. There were a number of baptisms during the year, following the new policy of celebrating the baptism during the Sunday morning service. Some families preferred a separate blessing and thanksgiving service. There were Baptisms – four infants and two teenagers, Thanksgiving Services - 1, Weddings – two, Funerals - 25 in church, two at the crematorium and Ashes – two. services at 27 at church and 19 at crematoria. There were two committals of ashes. The Ministry Team played an active part in these events. There were 148 on the Electoral Roll. 125 residents in the parish, 12 non-residents. At the end of 2024 there were 170 people who worshipped on a regular basis. Pocklington School hold services in church. These are led by the School Chaplain. The local Church of England Infant School hold services, both at school and at church for special occasions. Deanery Synod One member of the PCC attends Deanery Synod and there is close cooperation between churches. Pastoral Care Members of church who are no longer able to attend services are visited by the Pastoral Team and services are held in local care homes. Some people receive communion too. Mission As an expression of our faith 5% of our regular giving goes to charity. We give to three charities, one local, one national and one international. Ecumenical Relationship We are members of Pocklington Churches Together and hold occasional services with the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church and Pocklington Christian fellowship. There is a joint World Day of Prayer Service too. Church Building The church is open each day from 9.00am to 4.00 pm when a number of people visit for private prayer. The church is an historical building and also draws visitors who are interested in its history. Routine maintenance was carried out throughout the year. One faculty was applied for painting lines on steps. The meeting room is used by a number of groups including U3A. The church runs a weekly group for preschool children. The church supports the Fair Trade initiative and holds regular sales in church. The PCC employs Administrators who are an invaluable asset. Financial Review The Receipts and Payments Account This shows the receipts from planned giving, loose collections, donations and income generated through the Gift Aid Scheme. There is also income from other voluntary receipts including fund raising events and fees from funerals and weddings. Payments include the Diocesan Parish Share, fund raising costs, utility costs and other expenses relating to the work of the church. Statement of Assets and Liabilities The Unrestricted Fund is the Accumulated Fund which is used for day-to-day expenses of running the church, including the Diocesan Parish Share and this had a year-end balance of £45,579. The Designated Fund represents funds set aside for donations and youth work and this had a year-end balance of £12,737. The Restricted Fund is the Fabric Fund which had a year-end balance of £55,318.

This all gives a total church fund of £113,654.

In addition, there are Endowment Funds, which are investment assets, totalling £92,821.

Reserves Policy

It is the policy of the PCC to maintain a balance on the Unrestricted Fund which equates to six months unrestricted payments. This takes account of the commitment to the Diocesan Parish Share and the employment of the administrators, the cleaner and the organist. It is also held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies.

This is presently partially covered by the net cash balances and the investment with the CBF and held as unrestricted funds at year end and total £39,952.

Investment Policy

It is the Policy of the PCC to keep monies required for its day-to-day purposes in the bank and invest the surplus funds in the Church of England Deposit Fund administered by the CCLA.

There are two long term endowments which are managed on our behalf by the CCLA and two permanent endowments managed for us by the York Diocesan Board of Finance. The capital of the funds cannot be spent, and the income is used in line with the terms of the original bequest.

Independent Examiner’s Report

This report is attached. This was outsourced and the work carried out in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance.

Volunteers

The volunteers carry out invaluable work on behalf of the parish in so many ways. There are too many to name.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Church Representation Rules set out the method of appointment of the PCC and Church Wardens. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of concern and importance to the parish, reviewing church governance policies and decisions on how money is spent. Safeguarding is a standard item on the PCC agenda, and this is presented by the church’s Safeguarding Officer.

The PCC usually meets six times a year with an average attendance of 90%. A Fabric Sub Committee has delegated responsibility for the fabric of the church, and there is a Finance Committee led by the Treasurer and a Social and Fund-Raising Committee.

Administrative Information

All Saints Church The Pavement Pocklington YO42 2AX, the postal address, is part of the Diocese of York, within the Church of England.

The PCC is a Body Corporate, PCC Powers Representation Rules. The registered charity number is 1186023; accepted by the Charity Commission in October 2019.

PCC members who served at any one time in 2024 are:

Ex Officio members

Elected members

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