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 Andre￿5. 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 Andre￿5 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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.