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2023-12-31-accounts

The Parish of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley

Annual Report and Accounts

2023

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2023 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley

Aims and purposes

Kildwick, Cononley and Bradley Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of coopera<ng with the incumbent, the Reverend Mike Green, in promo<ng in the ecclesias<cal parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelis<c, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of St John The Evangelist Church Cononley, (and its churchyard), St Mary’s Church Bradley, (and its grounds), and the church complex at St Andrew’s Kildwick, including St Andrew’s Church, the Parish rooms, the Hearse House, and the old and new churchyards.

In addi<on, St John’s, Cononley is part of a Local Ecumenical Partnership with the Methodist Church, (The Airedale Methodist Circuit).

Objec2ves and Ac2vi2es

The PCC is commiOed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our churches and to become part of our parish community in Kildwick, Cononley and Bradley. The PCC, through the worship sub-group, maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes sugges<ons on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into prac<ce through prayer and Scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning our ac<vi<es for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in par<cular, the supplementary guidance on chari<es for the advancement of religion.

In par<cular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the churches of St John’s, St Mary’s, St Andrew’s and the Church Complex in Kildwick.

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Achievements, Performance, Worship and prayer

We are fortunate to have both Licensed Lay Ministers and re<red clergy in the parish who are willing to play a part in our paOern of worship. Our grateful thanks go to the Revd John Lancaster, the Revd John Peet, LLMs Rod Tickner and Kevin Woods and to other local clergy. This has enabled each church to have a service at a regular <me each week. St John’s link with the Methodist circuit is maintained, as one service a month is taken by a Methodist minister. Each church is therefore able to offer two/three Communion services every month, together with one service of Morning Worship which has been led by those authorised to do so.

single act of worship. In addi<on, a said service of Holy Communion is offered midweek at St Andrew’s and a BCP service of Holy Communion is offered once a month at St Andrew’s. The Worship team, led by Janet Clifford and aided by representa<ves from each church congrega<on, has supported this work. In response to Diocesan requirements, lay members who lead services are now being trained for this work.

Alongside the regular rhythm of Sunday worship, the parish has observed other important dates in the calendar: Easter, Harvest, All Saints and All Souls and Remembrance. In par<cular, we noted with gra<tude the large number of people who came to our churches over the Christmas period, whether for school celebra<ons, carol services or Chris<ngles.

The parish has con<nued to be there for our communi<es; our churches have been needed for weddings, bap<sms and funerals. Indeed, there has been an increasing number of families who have chosen bap<sm for their children: a church full of young families is a joyous thing! In all these contacts, pastoral care from vicar and people goes on quietly and sensi<vely.

Deanery Synod

Two members of the PCC sit on the Deanery Synod, we currently have one vacancy for St John’s. This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the Church.

Our Church Buildings

Much work has gone into maintaining the fabric of our buildings and a more detailed account of this is found elsewhere in this Report. A major project has been the arrival in the parish of Coffee and Crumbs, who rent the Parish Rooms at Kildwick. S<ll in its early days, this facility is serving both local people and visitors.

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Work to repair the roof at St Andrew’s has con<nued with the architect and a small team of experts inspec<ng the roof and producing a report to enable quotes to be received. Work to repair the nave is due to happen in July/August 2024, with the chancel in 2025.

Pastoral care

Some members of our parish are unable to aOend church due to sickness or age. Reverend Mike Green has visited all church members who have requested it, to celebrate communion with them either at their homes or in hospital. The pastoral team is reforming and will start prayer loop in 2024, along with beginning to visit those who require it again. The team has con<nued to visit those in hospital this year which has been greatly appreciated.

Mission and evangelism

As we seek to establish ourselves more centrally in the communi<es we serve, we have either con<nued or ini<ated some outreach. The Vicar has visited all three Primary Schools in the parish and has taken assemblies; he has also visited South Craven, the largest Secondary School in North Yorkshire. Exis<ng links with Kildwick CofE School have been strengthened. The MiniRingers are another strong link with the school: they have represented school and church in various handbell ringing ac<vi<es.

A new venture has been the adop<on of St Andrew’s as its base by the Leodis consort, a choir founded in 2023 to sing and share early music. In addi<on, we have welcomed Ad Hoc Baroque, the Leeds Baroque Choir and Orchestra and the Masterworks Chorale. Another musical first was the visit of members of the Bradford Cathedral Choir, accompanied by the Friends of Bradford Cathedral. Choral Evensong was enjoyed by a healthy congrega<on from across the parish and community.

circulated to the congrega<ons. The Worship Team was already well established and the development of the Fun and Funds team has enabled fellowship between the congrega<ons to expand. Other teams are gradually becoming established across the parish.

Other avenues of outreach con<nue in small but important ways; in Cononley, Tea and Toasted welcomes people to the church building for refreshment, friendship and (laOerly) into a warm space. Flapjack Friday at St Andrew’s is well-supported by parents and children on their way to and from Kildwick School, who consume vast quan<<es of delicious home-baked goodies. Chuffs ( Ch ildren U nder F ive) con<nues to meet regularly during term-<me. In each of our church communi<es,

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the work of caring for our neighbours, whether they be churchgoers or not, con<nues in an informal but steady, unassuming and prayerful way. Each church has been awarded an A Rocha bronze level eco-church award.

Other community events included par<cipa<on in a Shoebox Appeal before Christmas, which was really well-supported. Gardening days have again enabled the local community to get involved in caring for the environment, especially at St Andrew’s, with its very large churchyards. Another outreach into the community is the revamped parish magazine, The Pinnacle, available both on paper and online.

Good use is made of social media; our website and Facebook pages are well-used and allow the public to contact the parish in an easy way. The Vicar writes a weekly newsleOer which goes to those who have asked to be kept in touch; it contains a prayer diary and a calendar of upcoming events. A new venture since the advent of Coffee and Crumbs has been the vicar’s once weekly surgery hour each Thursday from 9.00am, when Mike is available to talk with anyone who meets him there.

Ecumenical rela2onships

We have con<nued to work closely with the Airedale Methodist circuit in Cononley, and with the Skipton and Grassington Methodist Circuit in Bradley, celebra<ng a united covenant service and plans for united services at the beginning of every other month.

The Vicar led Lent and Advent study groups which were based in Kildwick, Cononley and Bradley. This represents a growing realisa<on that we will gain much from working together with our ecumenical neighbours, something which the Vicar supports strongly.

Financial review

Walton for their work as Treasurers of the Parish during this year.

Voluntary Income is up this year when the bequest last year isn’t taken into account. However, most of that is GiW Aid that was able to be claimed for the last few years.

Our Charitable dona<ons of £2,895.00 show the growing importance placed on charitable giving and we hope to increase this year on year.

Churchyard Maintenance has increased this year due to the large undertaking of trying to get St Andrew’s churchyard into a state that it is controllable, as well as work that was iden<fied on the QI. The impact of this work has had a real impact on the community, gaining many great comments and good will from the community.

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the increased number of services and ac<vi<es we have had in the colder months. As well as increased u<lity prices, which we managed to reduce from September at St Andrews. A plan to help reduce these costs further will be discussed in PCC mee<ngs during 2024.

There has also been a large spend on capital expenditure this year, nearly £23,500. £15,000 is aOributed to the work done so far on St Andrew’s roof, and £8,500 on the work to enable the Parish Rooms to be let to Coffee and Crumbs, including installing a new accessible toilet.

the Parish Rooms from us. The money they pay us is for upstairs and downstairs, with us able to use the ‘upper room’ 3 <mes a week. The license means that from July 2024 we will have an overall increase in our accounts of over £13,000 a year that is directly aOributed to Coffee and Crumbs, and that doesn’t include extra dona<ons from the greater number of visitors to the church.

Our reserves are set at just over 3 months expenditure, as per current guidance. This equates to approximately £20,000. This leaves over £110,000 in our accounts that has been given to us to further our objec<ves in the parish.

Op2onal informa2on Volunteers

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is. In par<cular, we want to men<on our churchwardens Mrs Joan McCartney, Mrs Sandie Walton, Mrs Janet Wade and Mr Robert Hall, who have worked so <relessly on our behalf. We would also like to par<cularly thank those who have led our outreach groups, Flapjack Fridays, JAM, CHUFFs, MiniRingers, Tea & Toasted and of course our Ringing team at St Andrew’s.

Structure, governance and management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representa<on Rules. Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected by the Annual Parochial Church Mee<ng (the APCM) and holding office for up to three years, or co-opted by the PCC for one year. Members of the Deanery Synod are exofficio members of the PCC, holding office for three years; they are also elected by the APCM. Members of the Diocesan Synod are also ex-officio members of the PCC.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all maOers of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the

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PCC are to be spent. New members receive ini<al training into the workings of the PCC.

The PCC has met six <mes since the last Annual Mee<ng, with an average aOendance of 11. Mee<ngs were chaired by the Vicar, Revd Mike Green.

of the different communi<es which together make up KCB. On each Agenda has been considera<on of Finance and Safeguarding. The Financial Statements of the parish are noted elsewhere in the Report.

The PCC appointed a Standing CommiOee, members of which have been the Incumbent, any three of the Churchwardens, Mr Tim Chapman, Mrs Jane Hall and Mr Rod Tickner. This CommiOee is required by law and has the power to transact the business of the PCC between its mee<ngs, subject to any direc<ons that may be given from <me to <me by the PCC. The Standing CommiOee also acts as the Finance CommiOee for the PCC. In addi<on to these responsibili<es, the PCC has complied with its duty (under Sec<on 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016) to have regard to the House of Bishops’ Guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Mrs Geraldine Sands is the Parish Safeguarding Officer. The PCC adopted the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy in January 2021 and reaffirmed this in September 2023. The Parish Safeguarding Officer has been diligent in ensuring PCC members undergo the required training and that other requirements of the Bishops’ Policy are implemented as indicated by the Diocesan Parish Dashboards Process.

Administra2ve informa2on

The parish of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley is situated in the Bradford Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds within the Church of England.

The correspondence address is Thorn Hill, 2 Wheatlands Lane, Cross Hills, BD20 8SH. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representa<on Rules 2022) and a charity registered with the Charity Commission under number 1203110.

PCC members who have served at any <me from 30[th] April 2023 un<l the date this report was approved are:

Incumbent : The Reverend Mike Green (chair)

Licensed Lay Minister : Rod Tickner

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Churchwardens: (They will serve until the Bishop’s Visitation in 2024)

Deanery Synod Representa2ves: (They will serve until Deanery Synod elections in 2026)

Elected members:

(casual vacancy from May 2022)

Closing Statement

2023 has seen many changes in the life of the parish as we seek both to grow more closely together as one parish and to grow out further into our community. The closing lines of a prayer we use regularly perhaps best sum up what we are about: “God of Mission … …Help our church to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you and in service to our local community.”

Approved by the PCC on 9[th] May 2024 and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Mike Green (PCC chairman).

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Independent Examiner's Report to the members of the Parish of Kildwick, Cononley & Bradley, Parochial Church Council.

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out on pages 10 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and Independent Examiner

As trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to

section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and

Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.

Independent Examiner's Statement

In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention

  1. which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act; or

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records have not been met; or

  4. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Tom Relton MBA, FCMA. Chartered Management Accountant.

22[nd] April 2024

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Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 Receipts and Payments Accounts Unrestiicted Fund5 Restricted Funds TOTAL 2023 TOTAL 2022 Notes RECIEPTS Voluntsry reciepts.. Planned gNing Collection at ServI￿S Bequests All othergrvinglvoluntary reciepts Gift Aid recovered 34,632 9￿94 34,632 9,894 28,353 9,198 67,625 17A86 4,579 127,241 3a 6,311 19,743 70580 6,311 19,743 70,580 Activities forgenerating funds 3b 8fi24 8,624 4,554 Investment income 170 170 urch activities 534 Total reciepts 79374 79,374 132,329 PAYMENTS Church Activities: Diocesan Parish Share Methodist Share Clergy Expenses Church Running Expenses Salaries & Honordria Mission grving and donations Mission & Evangelism Costs Bank Charges Repairs to Parish Buildings Recrultment Costs 18,0 18,CQO 23,200 102 36,351 3c 3d 3e 57,034 1,755 2F95 897 239 23,467 57,034 1,755 2,895 897 239 23,467 1,840 256 3f 1,632 104,887 104,887 64,181 Costs of generating funds 252 252 Total Payments 105,139 105,139 64,625 EX￿55 of reciepts over payments 125,7651 125,7651 67,704 Tran5ferbeI￿een funds 125.7651 125.7651 67,704 Cash at bank and in hand at l January 159565 17,357 176,922 109,218 Cash at bank and in hand at 31 December 133,8C(I 151157 176 922 10

ststement of Assets and Uablltles Unrestricted Notes Funds Restritted Funds TOTAL 2023 TOTAL 2022 Cash Funds Bank Current Accounts caA Funds 64,628 69.172 4,833 12.524 69,461 81.696 95,396 81.526 151 157 176 922 Notes The finandal statements of the PCC have been prepared in attordance wlth the Churth Accountlro Regulatlons 2L using the Reciepts and Paymnets basis. The mcwements In restrlcted fvnds durlng the year were.. Bal bl￿d Redepts Payments Bal elft¥d Restricted Slate Fund Headley Trust Blnns Grave 6,024 2.485 6,024 2.485 Further Analysts of Reclepts and Payments Accounts Unrestricted Notes Funds Restricted Funds TOTAL 2023 TOTAL 2022 depts All other 8lvlrqfvL4wrtary redept5: D)natlons Fli)wer Festival Donations Onllne and Card RÈadèr Donatlons Giveasyoulive D)nr Tert Giving Donatlons Stripe online donations Slate Fund Donatlons DBF Income Cairrt% UFS 383 6.599 2,074 372 19 19 15 19 15 137 2.5C(I 5,620 165 1,554 1.554 bl Attl¥ltlÈs for generat1￿ I￿. Hire of Parish Rooms 4,603 96 4.603 510 Misc IrKomÈ 114 Wedding Fees 3,925 3.925 3,930

un￿trIct Notes Funds Restricted Funds TOTAL. 2023 TOTAL 2022 Payments Church Runnlng Expenses: Music License WeddinglFuneral Expwses Insurance RSCM Gas&Po Water ChurchyardlGarden Maint￿anCe Organist Fee5 Leeds DBF Cleanlng Church Goods Building Maintenance 201 3,021 7,198 127 19,486 S25 10,541 201 3,021 7,198 127 19,486 S25 10,541 154 2,842 6,322 iio 6.205 378 3.680 1,625 3A55 1.050 2.195 8.335 5,371 588 5,371 588 9.976 9,976 57,034 57,034 36.351 dl Thls Is to sep£Yate organist fees from Chur¢h RunnlnKCosts 8fving don*lons: Water Nid Christian Jigsaw ICMSI Chlldren SotiLXy 5t Georges Crypt DiocÉseof Sudan Rotary PeggyWi150n Playing Fidd 8radford Cathedral Leodis Consort Leeds BaroquÈ Skipton Food Bank Refund of Donation Mccabe Education Trust 193 584 590 120 193 584 590 120 184 189 loo 104 104 266 loo 52 280 152 176 loo 52 280 152 176 51 loo loo 50 1.000 444 444 2,895 2,895 1.840 Repalys to Parfsh Bulklln8S: Architect Feas Inspe£tion Fees Furniture Repairs Parish Roorns Repair5 linc toilet replècementl 12,463 2,160 300 8,544 12,463 2,160 300 ,544 23,467 23,467 12