REGISTERED CHARITY NO 1192265
TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES &
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year ended
31Au
st 2025

TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON
ADDRESS:
Trinity St Andre￿S Church
Westmoreland St
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 2EA
CORRESPONDENCE
ADDRESS:
Revd S Mclvor
3 Park Wood Close
Skipton
BD23 IQW
MINISTER:
Revd S Mclvor
BANKERS:
CAF Bank Ltd
25 King5 Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Central Finance Board
of the Methodist Church
9 Bonhill Street
London
EC2A 4PE
INDEPENDE
EXAMINER:
Julie Bridgford
Keith Bridgford & Co
Chartered Accountants
The Rainhall Centre
Rainhall Road
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 5DR

TRINITY
T ANDRE
Kivr
REPORT OF THE CHURCH MEETING forthe yearended 31 AW 2025
A Local Ecumenical Partnership {LEP} in which members of the Methodist Church and the
United Reformed Churth share in Worship. Fellowship. Service and Mlssion
Administrative Information
The name of the church is Trinity St Andre￿s. It is a part of the Skipton & Grassington
Methodist Circuit127118]. 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: ministerskiptonandgrassington@gmail.com
All correspondence should be addressed to the Church Correspondence Secretary IRev S
Mclvorl at the above address.
Aims and Organisations
As the people of God meeting at Trinity St Andre￿5, 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 worshippin& working and praying together will result in a relevant, growin&
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 prioritie5 will include:
Welcome and h05Pitality
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 partnership with our ecumenical friends.

We seek to put these M￿s1On priorities into prattl￿ through the work of the whole people of
God led by an ordained minister and a team of Steward-Elders and trustees appointed by the
Church Meeting
The trustees have complied with their duties under Section 4 of the 2C(16 Charitie5 Act to pay
due regard to theguidance issued bythe Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what
activitie5 the church should undertake.
Governance
The affairs ofthe church are managed bythe Church Meetingwhich meets quarterly duringthe
year. All those holding Methodist membership. United Refomied Church membership and joint
membership are entitled to attend meetings and to vote.
The Minister in pastoral charge of this Church is the Revd Susan Mclvor.

Review of progress and achievements
Number of Church Members: 107 Members, of which 80 Methodist, 14 URC, 13 Joint.
In the twelve monthsto 31108125 we have been excwted to see ourfellowship growtogether and
the vibrancy of worship in a smaller building has been a particular joy. We have welcomed new
attendees. some of whom have become new members. We continue to maintain two sites and
progress ha5 been made in the Sale of our old site. New building work is scheduled for early 2026
and we pray that this will help enable renewed energy to engage in God's calling to share his
transforming love.
Currently around two dozen community groups regularly make use of the buildings on the two
sites. Our Newmarket 5t. site hosts Skipton Food Bank. We provide a Warm Space Hub at
Westmoreland Street during the cooler months, which provides something to eat and drink,
games and opportunityto connect with others. This continues in the warmer months. rebranded
as Welcome Space. Both sites host U3A classes and community groups as diverse as Alcoholics
Anonymous. Wellbeing Café. Exclusively Inclusive, Avalon, 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 CommunityAllotment which is visited bv
a number of local groups= young and old. Among the many other church activities including
prayer group5 and bible study house groups, we run a Coffee Shop three times a week. Men's
Fellowship. a Ladies'monday Group". services including music and communion are held at local
nursing and residential homes.
Well over 500 followers 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.
We continue to support Skipton PRIDE and the church was represented at the Skipton PRIDE
2025 weekend with a stall on the High Street and a PRIDE service. Regular communion services
are held at the Mill House Care Home. across the road from our Westmoreland Street site. We
have continued to support a Refugee weekend with members of the congregation hosting
refugees on a weekend awayfrom nearby cities and sharing a Servi￿ together.
We have raised money for Mercy Ships, Wycliffe Bible Translation. Christian Aid and Action for
Children among other organisations.
Looking ahead into 2025-26 we continue to raise money to improve the facilities at the
Westmoreland St. site, so that we can expand our offering to the community and start to move
some of the activitie5 from the Newmarket St. Site across. with an eventual plan to close the
Newmarket St. site. To date we have raised the majority of the money through local fundraising
and grants. We expect the extension to be built in the latter earlier half of 2026.

Financial infom)ation
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 ourvision. as to our future areas of mission and the best way to
use of our buildings.
TRINITYST ANDREWS CHURCH SKIPTON
OFFICERS: Minister
Revd Susan Mclvor
The officers elected by Church members at the AGM are".
CHURCH SECRETARY:
TREASURER:
PASTORAL SECRETARIES:
Neil Platt
Martin Bendall
Jane Holmes
Angela Walls
Revd Roger Fox
Neil Platt
Karen Bendall
Eileen Uoyd
Marie Hickman
Helen Coombes
STEWARD ELDERS:
OTHER TRUSTEES
Judy Rogers
Alistair Hey
Stephen Coombes
FINANCE & PROPERTY COMMIThEE:
{Newmarket St. Site)
Jean Bedford
Peter Bedford {Chalr)
Martin Bendall
rim Crossley (Secretary)
Judith Duxbury (Property steward}
Jane Holrnes
Property Steward, Westmoreland St. sfte."
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
organisations on leases terminating within five years. The property on Newmarket St. is vested
in the Yorkshire Congregational Union as custodian trustee.
Any full member of our church can attend our church meetings and vote. Membership is via a
commitment to a Christian style af livindworship 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 (Trustees of Methodist Church Purposes) as custodian
trustees.
Reserves pollcy
Background
Reserves 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 definition of Reserves means that our restricted and endowment fund5 are excluded.
The policy
The church aims to hold liquid reserves of the approximate equivalent of three quarterly circuit
assessment payments plus £5k. This is approximately £54k. 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 condurted a review of the major risks to which the
church is exposed and systems have been developed to mitigate those risks. Procedure5 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 Trustees. 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 chariws financial
activities during the year and its position at the end of the year.
In preparing those financial statements. the trustees are required to-
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 statements of recommended practice
have been followed. subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial
5tatements,' 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

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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
by:
Revd S Mclvor
Mr M Bendall

TRINITY ST ANDREVfS CHURCH. SKIPTON
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF TRINITY sr ANDREW'S CHURCH. SKIPTOII
I report on the financial statements of Trinity St AndrN¢s Church. Skipton. for the year ended 31 August
2025 which are set out on pages 9 to 14.
Resperttve responsibilities of the church members and examiner
The church trustees are responsible for the preparation of the finaTrcial statements. The church trustees
considerthat an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011
Attl and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to-
examine the financial statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act-
to follow the procedures laid down in the General D1￿CtionS given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act.. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention
Basis of independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity
Commission. Arb 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 include5 consideration of
any unusual items or disclosure5 in the financial statement5 and seeking explanations from you as
members Con￿rning 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 whether the financial statements
present a "true and fair Vie￿ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent eKarninerfs 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 material respect, the requirements..
to keep proper accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Art: 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 statements to be reached.
Julie
ridgford FCA
Keith Bridgford & Co
The Rainhall Centre, Rainhall Road
Barnoldswick
Lancashire
BB18 5DR
Date

TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnMnES frjrthe year ended 31 August 2025
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
Note
Total
2024
Incomlng resources
Incoming resources from generated funds
Voluntary income
Activities for generating fund5
Investment intome
Incoming resources from charitable activities 2d
2a
2b
99,892
37,749
18,245
3.925
lo3￿17
37.749
18.564
106,117
36.039
14,446
319
Resources expended
Cost of generating *unds
Investment management costs
Charitable activities
Governance costs
172 630
240 S02
3a
3b
50,632
1.133
91,588
50.632
1,149
96,250
57,434
1,366
101,026
16
4.662
3d
160 666
Net Incomin￿101rtgoin8) reSoUr￿S before
transfer5
24.193
14341
23,759
79,936
Transfers
Net incomingjloutgoinglresources before other
recognised gains and losses
21,435
5.582
13,2581
23.759
79,936
Revaluation of functional property
Gains/llossesl on investments
15.804
15.804 15.722.2551
8,149
10,203
8.140
Net movement in funds
37,239
5.591
4,882
47.712 15,632.1161
Total funds brought forward
2,297.502
87.867
214.639
2,600,008 8.232,124
Total funds carried forward
2 334 741
219 521
2 647 720 2 600 008
The attached notes fom) part of these financial statements

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TRINITY ST ANDREWS CHURCH SKIPTON
BALANCE SHE￿ 31 August 2025
2025
2024
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Investments
2,158,640
2,142,836
216 689
2,359,525
2,383,235
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
Cash at bank and in hand
17.097
18.289
223 034
241,323
265,325
Creditors". amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and actrued income
Net current assets
264,485
240,483
Total assets le55 current liabilities
2.647.720
2,600.008
Net assets
2 647 720
2 600 008
Represented by:
Unrestricted funds
General fund
URC Property fund
176,101
2,158,640
154,666
2,142.836
Restricted funds
Prize funds
Croft and Robinson
Coffee shop legacy fund
Building Fund
1,176
5,536
1.125
5,450
4,789
76,503
93A58
87,867
Endowment funds
io
219.521
214,639
2 647 720
2 600 008
Approved on behalf of Trinity St Andrev/s Church, Skipton on
Revd Susan Mclvor
Mr M Bendall
The attached notes form part of these financial statements

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TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS forthe year ended 31 AuEUSt 2025
Accounting Policies
Basis of preparation of financial statements
The account5 hBve been prepared in accordance with the Charities Att 2011 and applicable accounting
standards, under the historital c05t accounting rules and comply in all material matters with the Statement of
Recommended Prartice -Accounting and Reporting by Chartiie5- revised 2(KJ5.
The Financial Statements are prepared under the historical cost convention except for fixed and investments
assets, whith are included in the Financial Statements at their rnarket value at the balance sheet date and the
gain or loss is taken to the Statement of Finantial Attiviiies.
InGornins resoyr£e5
Volunta
Income
Collection5 are recognised when re￿ived by or on behalf of the churth.
Planned giving under Gift Aid is recogni5able onfy when received.
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is estimated and recognised at the end of the finantial year.
Donations arbd legacies to the church are accounted foras 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 is accounted for when receivable.
Dividerhds are accounted for when due and payable.
Gains and losses on investments
Reali5ed gains 011055es are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses a￿ accounted
for on revaluation of investments at 31 August.
Otrtgoing resour￿$
Donation5
Donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded. if that award creates a binding obligation to
the church.
Activities direttl relatin to the work of the church
The payments to the Methodist Church are accounted for when due.
Funds
Unrestrirted funds represent the funds of the thurch which are not subjert to any ￿triCtiOnS regardlng their
use and are available for application on the general purpose5 of the church. Fvnds designated for a particular
purpose bythe churth leg. The URC Property Fund} are also treated as unrestrirted.
Endowment hjnd tapitsl must be maintained except where the church members detide to convert endowed
capital into income for use on the property- Any income on thi5 capital can be applied for any purpose.
Restrirted funds are those funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the fund5 held and
restrictions are provided in note 10.
Fixed a55ets
Tangible fixed assets le¥cluding inve5tmentsl are functional assets used foi charitable purposes and are Stated
at a valuation based on the most re￿nt insurance valuation_
Investments
Investments are valued at market value.
Current assets
Short term deposits include cash held on deposit wrth The Yorkshire Congregation Union, The Trustees for
Methodist Church Purposes. the Central Finance Board of the Methodist 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 Au8USt 2025 contd.
Unrestrirted Restrirted Endowment
2025
2025
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
2. Incoming resources
al Volunta
Income
Collections- cash
Collettions- envelopes
Covenants
Income tax recoverable
Legacie5 and donations
2,050
4,056
39.299
16,022
2,050
4.056
39.299
16,022
5,779
4,366
39,532
21,195
103 817
106 117
bl Activities for
eneratin
funds
Rents receivable & room lettings
Coffee shop sales
Fund raising events
33,688
4,061
33,688
4,061
32,228
3,811
cl Investment Income
Qvoted investment income
Income from 501ar panels
Bank interest & dividends
5.498
2.235
5,498
2,235
4,654
2,057
319
319
dl Incomin
Grants
3. Resources expended
al Costs of
eneratin
funds
Coffee shop costs
Property repairs & maintenance
Heat, light & water
Cleaning & materials
Publicity
Insurance
resources from charitable activities
961
6,580
19,421
16,159
823
961
911
15,120
25,132
7,137
2,349
19,421
16.159
823
bl Investment mana
Management fees
ement costs
16
I Charitable activities
Payments to United Reformed Church
Payments to Methodist Circuit
Wages lay worker
Community support projects
Refund from Pension Reserve Fund
Expenditure on building work
Mission & charity donations
Junior Church
Office & administration costs
Sundry expenses
1,792
68.750
12,289
2,088
1,792
68.750
12,289
2.088
1,996
68,750
11,440
13,2001
10.985
6,279
205
2,094
4,662
4.662
4,493
211
1.575
390
4,493
211
1,575
390
101026
dl Governance costs
Independent examination fee
840

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TRINITY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON
NOTIQ18 IUE IlllllllAL S
TATEMENTg for Ihe year endd 21 August 2025 contd.
Staff costs
No employee earned more than £60,(XKI pa.
No officers of the church received any remuneration or expense5 from the church.
The Church employs a lay Worker whose salary is part fvnded by grants.
5. Tangible fixed assets
Land &
Buildin
Value
At I September 2024
Revaluation in year
At 31 August 2025
2.142,836
Depreciation
At I September 2024 & at 31 August 2025
Net book value
At 31 August 2025
At 31 August 2024
2 142 836
The church buildings and hall at Newmarket Street have been included at their estimated market value.
The church buildings at We5tmoreland Street are recognised in the accounts at their insured value.
6. Investments
2025
Carrying market value at I September2024
Add surplus on revaluation
Adjustment
Carrying market walue at 31 August 2025
216,689
8.149
243
224 595
At market value..
Investment funds
Quoted stocks
Cash in hand of fund managers
2025
2024
6,024
199,425
19,146
6,013
191.294
19.382
Market value carried forward
224 595
216 689
The historical cost of the investments is £172,93812024.- £172.9381
7. Debtors
2025
2024
Income tax recoverable
Prepayment
Mission Group
16m2
18.187
67
103
8. Liabilities".
Amounts falling due wtthin one year
Accruals
2025
2024

TRINITY sr ANDREW'S CHURCH SKIPTON
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 August 2025 contd.
Unrestricted
Fund5
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Total
9. Analysis of assets by fund
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
2,158.640
176.941
18401
5,074
88,384
219,521
2,383,235
265,325
18401
2 334 741
219 521
2 647 720
10. Funds
Unrestricted funds
Funds included in the balance sheet amounting to £41.83712024= £19,192) are designated for
specific groups within the church. The URC Property Fund is unrestricted and can be used in the
same way as the general fund.
Restritted fund5
The Prize fund is held to provide income for prizes. The Muriel Hyde fund can only be spent on
Coffee Shop issues as determined by their Committee from time to time. The Croft and Robinson
fund's income can only be used for Triniws property.
Endowment funds
The General, School and Inglis fund provide income for general purposes. The Prize fund 15 held
with the endowment to provide income for prizes. Transfers from Endowment can only be used
for the repair/improvemenVupkeep of the buildings and this is conscientiously policed by URC
Head Office.
Fund anal
Balance
Incomin
Brou
ht Resources
Fornard
Resources
Ex
ended
Transfers
ains
Losses
Balance
Carried
Forward
Unrestrirted fvnds
General fund
URC Property Fund
154,666
2.142.836
168.386
144.193
12.7581
176,101
2,158,640
15,804
Restrirted funds
Prize fund
Muriel Hyde legacy fund
C Croft & CE Robinson
Building Fund
1.125
4,789
5.450
76,503
51
161
107
3.925
1,176
4,990
5,536
81,756
16
4.662
{141
5,990
Endowment fvnds
General purposes
School
Inglis Bequest
Joan Hollows
Prize fund
84,330
116,933
8.970
3.258
4,557
3.581
88,887
120,514
8,970
13,2581
172 630
2 647 720
11. Related party transactions There were no related party transactions during the year except for fees
of £68.75012024= £68.7501 which were paid to the Skipton and Grassington Methodist Church1271181
of which Trinity St Andrev/s Church is a member.