**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: 

- Worship and prayer; learning about the gospel; developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. 

- Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish 

- Missionary and outreach work. 

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) 

- Robert Hall 

- Joan E McCartney 

- Sandie Walton 

- Janet Wade 

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

- Andrew Symonds 

- Sandie Walton 

- _Vacancy for St John’s Cononley_ 

## **Elected members:** 

- Jane Hall to serve un<l APCM in 2026 

- Anne Hunt to serve un<l APCM in 2026 

- Andrea Baxter to serve un<l APCM in 2024 

_(casual vacancy from May 2022)_ 

- Eileen Boothman to serve un<l APCM in 2026 

- 

- _Vacancy for St John’s Cononley un;l APCM in 2024_ 

- Tim Chapman to serve un<l APCM in 2026 

- Geraldine Sands to serve un<l APCM in 2026 

- Jill Wright to serve un<l APCM in 2024 

## **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 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners 

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

- state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **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 

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

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

2. 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
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