REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1192265 TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES & UNAUDITED FINANCIALSTATEMENTS for the year ended 31Au ust 2023
TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON ADDRESS: Trinity St Andrew's Church Newmarket Street Skipton North Yorkshire BD23 2JE CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS: Revd A Webb 3 Park Wood Close Skipton BD23 IQW MINISTER: Revd A Webb BANKERS: CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church 9 Bonhill Street London EC2A 4PE INDEPENDEP EXAMINER: Julie Bridgford Keith Bridgford & Co Chartered A'ccountants The Rainhall Centre Rainhall Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 5DR
TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON REPORT OF THE CHURCH MEEfiNG forthe yearended 31 August 2023 A Local Ecumenical Partnership {LEP} in which members of the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church share in Worship, Fellowship. Service and Mission Administrative Information The name of the church is Trinity St Andre5. It is a part of the Skipton & Grassington Methodist Circuit1271181. The church is a LEP between the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church - the ownership of the buildings on Newmarket St. being vested in the United Reformed Church and on Westmoreland St. being vested in the Methodist Church. Correspondence address= 3 Park Wood Close, Skipton, BD23 IQW Email.. andrew.webb@methodist.org.uk All correspondence should be addressed to the Church Correspondence secretary IRev A Webbl at the above address. Aims and Organisations As the people of God meeting at Trinity St Andre$. we share the conviction that God has a purpose for us to fulfil in our town and wider community. In seeking to learn more of God's will and purpose for us these are our mission priorities= That we will know Christ and make Christ known That worshipping. working and praying together will result in a relevant, growing,. inclusive, all age church. That we will continue to be a Christian presence into the future and recognise that people are more important than buildings. That our mission priorities will include: o Welcome and hospitality Social justice o Worship and prayer o Encouraging and enabling growth in relationship with God (individually and together). That we will be known as Christians working for good in our community. That we will have a base which provides the right facilities and resources to enable the work of God's kingdom. That we will have the courage to lay down the things we can no longer do and be open to the new things God may be calling us to do. That we will continue to work in p3rtner5hip with our ecumenical friends. We seek to put these mission priorities into prattice through the work of the whole people of God led by an ordained minister and a team of Steward-Elder5 and trustees appointed by the Church Meeting
The trustees have complied with their duties under Section 4 of the 2006 Charities Act to Pay due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activitie5 the church should undertake. Governance The affairs of the church are managed bythe Church Meeting which meets quarterly during the year. All those holding Methodist membership. United Reformed Church membership and joint membership are entitled to attend meetings and to vote. The Minister in pastoral charge of this Church 15 the Revd Andrew Webb.
Review of progress and achievements Number of Church Members= 117 Members, of which 90 Methodist, 14 URC, 13 Joint. The 12 months from August 2022 to 2023 have seen St Andrew's Church and Trinity Methodist Church come together as one church, now called Trinity 5t Andrew's. In this process a new LEP th constitution was signed at 3 special service on 16 July 2023 by the Chair of the Yorkshire West Methodist Distritt, Revd Kerry Tankard, the Moderator of the Yorkshire Synod of the United Reformed Church, Revd Jamie Kissack, the minister of both churches, Revd Andrew Webb, Eileen Lloyd of Trinity Methodist Church and Neil Platt of St Andrew's Church. From the outset we have been excited about coming together as one congregation= it is an opportunity to share resources and refocus on mi55ion activitie5 in our local community. Ultimately. we are hoping to reduce our number of buildings and management roles to give renewed energy to engage in God's calling to share his transforming love. The coming together of the two churches has meant trustees are responsible for the buildings on the Newmarket St. site and the Westmoreland St. site. We have been engaged in a period of reflection on our mission as a church and the use of our buildings. The church on Westmoreland St. now being our primary place of worship and we are looking towards a future of community mission work expansion from that building. Currently around two dozen community Eroups regularly make use of the buildings on the two sites. Our Newmarket St. site hosts Skipton Food Bank. We provide Warm Space Hubs at both sites during the cooler months, the project at Newmarket St. is a Wellbeing Café attended by up to 70 adults who are vulnerable or in need of support or Social interaction. Some are referred by GP'S or Social Services. Wellbeing Café runs all year round, while our Open Door Warm Space hub at Westmoreland St. run5 in the winter months and provides a hot meal and an opportunity to connect with others, as well as the church community. Happy Mondays is a weekly group at Westmoreland St. attended by around 40 adult5 With special needs, disabilities and mental health needs. This is run in partnership with Exclusively Inclusive. Both sites host U3A classes and community groups as diverse as Alcoholic5 Anonymous. Dementia Support, Rainbows and Brownies. A part-time Community Worker 15 employed by the church to work from Westmoreland St. As well running the Warm Space Hub, he has established a Community Allotment which is visited by a number of local group5- young and old. Well over 500 follower5 and subscribers access our content on Facebook and YouTube. Our weekly worship is livestreamed which allows people to access it even when not attending. Currently there are over 100 views each week. Daily reflections are posted five days a week, in an initiative which was Started at St Andrew's, Skipton, during the pandemic, and now has daily reflections from contributors across Yorkshire and beyond. Looking ahead into 2023-24 we are raising money to improve the facilities at the Westmoreland St. site, 50 that we can expand our offering to the community and start to move some of the activities from the Newmarket St. site across, with an eventual plan to close the Newmarket St. site. Financial information
The church continues to be financially viable and offers a considerable -share" towards the costs of ministry and maintenance of the work in the Circuit. The Church Treasurer is a member of the Finance and Property Committee and reports regularly to the Church Meeting. As a church we are working out our vision, as to our future areas of mission and the best way to use of our buildings. TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON OFFICERS: Minister Revd Andrew Webb The officers elected by Church member5 at the AGM are-. CHURCH SECRETARY: TREASURER: PASTORAL SECR ARlES. Neil Platt Martin Bendall Jane Holmes Angela Walls Revd Roger Fox Neil Platt Karen Bendall Eileen Lloyd Marie Hickman Helen Coombes STEWARD ELDERS: OTHER TRUSTEES Judy Rogers Alistair Hev Stephen Coombes FINANCE & PROPERTY COMMIThEE: (Newrnarket St. Site) Jean Bedford Peter Bedford (Chairl Martin Bendall Tim Crossley (Secretary) Judith Duxbury {Property Steward) Jane Holmes Property Steward, Westmoreland St. site: Richard Waller
Trusteeship The church buildings and hall on both sites are occupied on a formal basis with full running and maintenance costs being borne by the Church Meeting. Parts of the hall are leased to various organisation5 on leases terminating within five years. The property on Newmarket St. is vested in the Yorkshire Congregational Union a5 Custodian trustee. Any full member of our church can attend our church meetings and vote. Membership is via a commitment to a Christian style of livingjworship and the church 'receives" new members via a formal part of a service. The investments are vested in the Yorkshire Congregational Union or the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church and TMCP (Tnjstees of Methodist Church Purp05esl a5 Custodian trustees. Reserves policy Background Reserve5 are money lincomel given to the church which is freely available for our general purposes. Therefore, this policy covers our bank account and Central Finance Board ICFBI accounts. The definrtion of Reserves meansthat our restricted and èndowment funds are excluded. The policy The church aims to hold liquid reserves of the approximate equivalent of three quarterly circuit assessment payments plus £5k. Thi5 is approximately £52k. The church holds well in excess of this in a deposit account administered by the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church. Risk review The Finance and Property Committee have conducted a review of the major risks to which the church is exposed and system5 have been developed to mitigate those risks. Procedures are in place to minimise internal risks and these procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the church. Statement of Trustee responsibilities Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial Statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and its position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to: o select Suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently", o make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,- o state whether applicable accounting standards and statement5 of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the
financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed on behalf of the Church Meeting on 13 by: Revd A Webb Mr M Bendall
TRINITY ST ANDREWS CHURCH, SKIPTON INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OFTRINITYST ANDREWS CHURCH. SKIPTON I report on the *inancial statements of Trinity St Andre5 Church, Skipton. for the year ended 31 August 2023 which are set out on pages 9 to 14. Respective responsibilities of the church members and examiner The church trustee5 are responsible for the preparation of the financial statement5. The church trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my respor)sibility to.. examine the financial statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act,. to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act- and to state whether particular fflatters have come to my attention Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directiorbs given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the church and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from you as members concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whetherthe financial statements present a "true and fair view~ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statetnent below. Independent examinerfs statement In connection with of my examination, no matter has come to my attention= 11 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any Fnaterial respect, the requirements: to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act- and to prepare financial statements which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met, or 21 to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statement5 to be reached. 11 2L)i Date Julie ridgford FCA Keith Bri(5gford & Co The Rainhall Centre, Rainhall Road Barnoldswick Lancashire BB18 SDR
TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITiES for the year ended 31 August 2023 Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Funds Funds Fund5 Note Total 2022 IncominE resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 2a Activities for generating funds 2b Investment income 2c Incoming resources from charitable activities 2d 70.177 29,576 7.555 73,177 29,576 7,766 77,669 25,885 28.324 120 91 129 456 120 132 667 147 138 Resources expended Cost of Eenerating funds Investment management costs Charitable activities Governance costs 51,878 1,251 96.389 780 150 298 51.878 1.251 96.389 780 150 298 44,392 1,4(K) 89,5(X) 780 136 072 3b 3c 3d Net incoming/loutgoing) resources before transfers Transfers from Trinity Methodist Church Gross transfers between funds 120.8421 1,434,924 44.925 120 4.899 iii 3.091 117.631) 1.439,823 11.066 io 144,9241 Net incoming/loutgoinglre50urce5 before other recognised gains and losses 1.459.007 5.018 141.8331 1.422,192 11,066 Revaluation of functional property ILossesl/Gains on investments 691,796 691.796 {1.875) 427,035 132.2521 11.8751 Net movernent in funds 2.150.803 5,018 143,7081 2,112,113 405,849 Total funds brought forward 5,866,017 5,6S3 248,341 6,120,011 5,714,162 Total funds carried forward 8 016 820 8 232 124 6 120 011 The attached notes form part of these financial statements
io TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON BALANCE SHEET 31 August 2023 2023 2022 Note Fixed assets Tangible assets Investments 7.865.091 5,764,959 248 341 6,013,300 8.071.577 Current assets Debtors and prepayments Cash at bank and in hand 11.396 149 931 161.327 11,499 110.961 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Creditors and accrued income Net current assets 160.547 106,711 Total assets less current liabilities 6,120,011 6.120,011 Net assets 8 232 124 6 120011 Represented by: Unrestricted funds General fund URC Property fund 151.729 7,865,091 101,058 5,764.959 Restricted funds Prize funds Croft and Robinson Coffee shop legacy fund 1.063 4.944 1,015 10.671 5,653 Endowment funds io 204.633 248,341 8 232 124 6 120011 Approved on behalf of Trinity St Andrew's Church. Skipton on ¥13(¥ by Revd Andrew Webb Mr M Bendall The attached notes fom part of these financial statements
li TRINITY 5T ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023 Accounting Policies Basis of preparation of financial statements The accounts have been prepared in accordance th the Charities Acl 2011 and applicable accounting standards. under the historscal cost accounting rules and comply in all material matteTS Wlth the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" revised 2005. The Finèncièl Statements are prepared under the historical cost convention except for fixed and investments a55et5, which are included in the Financial Staiements at their market value at the balance sheet date and the gain or loss is taken to the Statement of Financial Attivities. Incoming resources Volunta Income Collections are recoEnised when received by or on behalf of the church. Planned Eiving under Gift Aid is recognisable only when received. Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is estimated and reco8nised at the end of the financial year. Donations and leeacies to the church are accounted for as soon as the church is notified of its legal entitlement. the amount due is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the church is reasonably certain. Income from investments Bank interest 15 accounted for when receivable. Dividend5 are accounled for when due and payable. Gains and losses on investments Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses ère atcounled for on revaluation of investments at 31 August. Outgoing resources Donation5 Donations are accounted for when paid over. or when awarded. if that award create5 a binding obligation to the church. Activities directl relatin to the work of the church The payments to the Methodist Church are accounted for when due. Fund5 Unrestricred funds represent the fund5 of the church which are not subject to any rest¥ictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the church. Funds designated ftsr 3 particular purpose by the church leg. The URC Property Fund) are also treated as unrestiicted. Endowment fund capital must be maintained except where the church members decide to Convert endowed capital into income for use on the property- Any income on this capital can be applied for any purpose. Reslrirted funds are those funds that must be spent on restricted purp05e5 and details of the funds held and restrictions are provtded in note 10. Fixed assets Tangible fixed assèts lexcluding inve5tment51 are functional assets used for charitable purposes and are stated at a valuation based on the most recent insurance valuation. Investments Investment5 are valued at market value. Current assets Short term deposits include cash held on deposit with The yo$hire Congregation Union, The Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, the Central Finance Board of the Methi)di5t Church or at the bank.
12 TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023 contd. Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2023 2023 2023 Total 2023 Total 2022 2. Incoming resources al Volunta Income Collections- cash Collections- envelopes Covenants - envelopes Income tax recoverable Legacie5 and donations 4.705 6,468 40,997 11,396 4,705 6,468 40.997 11,396 3,238 7,122 36,460 11,500 bl Activities for eneratin funds Rents receivable & room lettings Coffee shop sales Fund raising events 23,765 4,409 23.765 4,409 22,428 3,197 260 cl Investment Income Unit trust income Quoted investment income Insurance claim re COVID Bank interest & dividends 171 5,995 48 219 5,995 io 7,135 21,064 115 72 120 91 91 dl Incomin resources from charitable activities Playgroup fees Grants 9,620 9,620 15,260 3. Resources expended al Costs of eneratin funds Coffee shop costs Property repairs & maintenance Heat, light & water Cleaning & materials Equipment Insurance Legal & Professional costs 2.207 5,338 25,683 11.507 2.207 5.338 25,683 11,507 971 7,470 14,893 10,370 5,592 4.196 900 5,693 5,693 bl Investment mana Management fees ement costs cl Charitable activities Payments to United Reformed Church Payments to Methodist Circuit Wages lay worker Payment to Pension Reserve Fund Mission & charity donations Junior Church OfFice & administration costs Sundry expenses Playgroup staff 2.114 53,125 1,655 2,114 53,125 1.655 2,090 55,000 1,700 4,522 8.394 502 2.603 3,082 8.394 502 2,603 3.082 3,209 3,427 dl Governance costs Independent examination fee 780 780
13 TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023 contd. Staff costs No employee eained more than £60.0 pa. No officers of the church received any retnuneration or expenses from the church. The playgroup had three full time rnembers of si3ff during the year until May when the group closed. The Church employs a lay worker whose salary t5 Part funded by grants. 5. Tangible fixed assets Land & Buildin Value At I September 2022 Transfer from Trinity Methodist Church Revaluation in year At 31 AuEUSt 2023 5,764.959 1,408,336 691796 7 865 091 Depreciation At I September 2022 & at 31 August 2023 Net book value At 31 August 2023 At 31 August 2022 7 865 091 5 764 959 The church buildings and hall are recognised in the accounts at their insured value. 6. Investments 2023 Carrying market value at I September2022 Disposals Transfer from Trinity Methodist Church Less net deficit on revaluation Carrying market value at 31 August 2023 248.341 {44.9241 4.944 2023 2022 At market value: UK Bonds Quoted stocks Cash in hand of fund managers 5.581 182.511 18.394 7,710 230,584 10,047 Market value carried forward The historical c05t of the investments is £172,93812022= £198.5561 7. Debtors 2023 2022 Income tax recoverable 8. Liabilities: Amounts falling due within one year Accruals 2023 2022
14 TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2023 contd. Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Endowment Funds Total 9. Analysis of assets by fund Fixed assets Current assets Current liabilities 7,865,091 152.509 1780} 4.944 5,727 201,542 3,091 8,071,577 161.327 17801 8 016 820 8 232 124 10. Funds Unrestricted funds Funds included in the balance sheet amounting to £17.58512022= £21.2521 are designated for specific 8roup5 within the church. The URC Property Fund is unrestricted and carb be used in the same way as the general fund. Restricted funds The Prize fund is held to provide income for prizes. The Muriel Hyde fund can only be spent on Coffee Shop isstjes as determined by their Committee from time to time. The Croft and Robinwn fund's income can only be used for Trinity's propertv. Endowment funds The General, School and Inglis fund provide income for Beneral purposes. The Prize fund is held with the endowment to provide income for prizes. Transfers from Endowment can only be used for the repairlimprovementlupkeep of the buildings and this is conscientiously policed by URC Head Office. Fund anal sis Balance Brou Forward Incomin Resources Resources ended Transfers Gains L055es Balance Carried Forward Unrestricted funds General fund URC Property Fund 101,058 5,764.959 129.456 150,298 71,513 1.408,336 151,729 691.796 7,865,091 Restricted funds Prize fund Muriel Hyde legacy fund C Croft & CE Robinson 1.015 4.638 1,063 4,664 4,944 26 46 4,898 Endowmentfunds General purposes School Inglis Bequest Joan Hollows Prize fund 79,226 116,157 51,840 11,7501 12,1401 2.054 77,476 114,017 8,970 3,091 144.9241 3,091 39 689 921 8 232 124 6 120 011 132 667 150 298 1439 823 11. Related party transartions There were no related party transactions during the year except for fees of £53.12512022- £55,0(XJl which were paid to the Skipton and Grassington Methodist Church1271181 of which Trinity St Andrew'5 Church is a member.