## **The Church of St. Mary  Bishophill Junior** 

# **PCC and Trustees’ Annual Report  and Financial Statements** 

**Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 



The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary Bishophill Junior RCN: 1211917 



## **Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 

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## **Contents** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Aims & Purposes|1|
|Objectives|1|
|Summary of Activities|2-3|
|Attendance|4|
|The Deanery Synod|4|
|Safeguarding|5|
|Independent Examiner’s Statement|6|
|Financial Report and Review|7-14|
|Structure , Governance and Management|15|
|Declaration|16|



## **Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior** 



## **Annual Report, Aims and Purposes and Objectives Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 

## **Aims and purposes** 

The Church of St. Mary, Bishophill Junior, York, Parochial Church Council carries the responsibility to work with the Right Reverend Bishop Glyn Webster in promoting the whole Mission of the Church in the Ecclesiastical Parish. 

## **Objectives** 

Our objectives are to promote  the Ecclesiastical Parish and the whole mission of the Church. 

The Members of the PCC confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s General Guidance on public benefit when reviewing their aims and objectives and when planning activities. 

We aim, through Prayer, Worship and when planning our services and activities to encourage the promotion of the Christian Faith in our actions and by our example. 

The PCC are also custodians of the Grade 1 listed 11[th] Century Church of St. Mary  Bishophill Junior and its Churchyard and Garden and also the Churchyard of the demolished Church of St. Mary Bishophill Senior now largely maintained by the local community and York City Council. 

Because of its great age and beauty the maintenance of our Church is an ongoing expense and our Quinquennial Inspection in 2020 raised many urgent issues which thanks to funds already held by us, the generous legacies we have received and to the Grace of God,  we have been able to undertake all the recommended work, the final repairs to the stonework were finished during the course of 2025. 

Now  that  the  urgent  work  to  the  fabric  is  completed  we  are  able  to contemplate further restoration of our Reredos, Organ, Entrance doors and Tower Room. 

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**Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior Summary of Activities Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 

## **Summary of Activities** 

Parish Priest Bishop Glyn Webster is also the Parish Priest to All Saints Church in North Street York and we have come to join with them for some of our services and activities. 

We  hold  services  every  Sunday  morning  at  9.15  am  and  Wednesday evening at 7.30 pm.  We all meet for coffee, tea or hot chocolate, biscuits and conversation after each Sunday Service and this is an important time to  catch  up  with  each  other  and  meet  any  new  members  of  our congregation or visitors to our Church. 

We try to keep our Church open as much as possible during the week and have  established  regular  opening  times  each  Saturday  and  Tuesday afternoons and a number of people now call for quiet prayer or to chat, as well as tourists interested in our ancient building.  We are frequently visited by various groups from U3A. 

Our weekly Pew Sheet gives information about the forthcoming events, matters of interest and giving. 

We make a monthly donation to York Food Bank. 

Many of our Congregation attend a weekend visit to The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham each year which is an opportunity to meet others from different Churches and share time together in prayer, worship and conversation. 

Our Christmas Carol Service is a very popular local event which fills the Church each year. 

The major fabric works over the last year included stonemasonry repairs to the church tower and other parts of the main building church.  There are issues with the glass separating the Tower Room from the main body of the Church as the glass is not safety glass and is stained and the surrounding wood damaged and decayed. 

Following the retirement of our Church Architect Geoffrey Holand this year Chris  Cotton  has  been  appointed  who  has  a  wealth  of  experience  in ancient Church buildings. 



Kathryn Knibbs retired as our organist this year after service of many years to our Church and we all thank her very much for her music.   Anita Datta has acted as our replacement organist  although sadly she will only be with us for six months. 

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## **Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior Summary of Activities Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 

## **Summary of Activities Continued** 

In recognition of the generous legacies we have received in 2024 have increased our annual giving and donated a proportion of funds to Charities spreading our giving proportionately over local, national and international charities. 

The Church is also used by both the Greek,  Russian and Coptic Orthodox Churches for their services. 

University  of  York  use  the  Church  for  their  MA  students  to  practice Ensemble Singing and are formally examined in the Church.   They have also sung for our congregation. 

The Lords of Misrule and Baron Amateur Theatre Companies perform in the Church from time to time. 



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## **Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior Attendance, Deanery Synod Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 

## **Attendance** 

Our  Sunday  morning  service  has  an  average  attendance  of 18/25  people  and  our  Wednesday  evening  Service  has  an average attendance of around 6/8 people. 

Attendance for our Christmas Carol Service being: 120 

There have been: 

- 2 Baptism 

- 2 Funerals 

- 1 Confirmation 

There were 31 people on our electoral roll on 31st December, 2025. 

## **The Deanery Synod** 

Our Deanery Synod representative Susan Gardner who attended all the three meetings held in 2025. 

The Rev. Luke Tillett stepped down as Area Dean at the end of 2024  and  a  new  structure  has  been  agreed  whereby  Rev. Andrew  Greedy  is  the  new  Area  Dean  with  Liz  Hassell  and Richard Carew as Assistant Area Deans. 



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The  meetings  largely  involved  discussions  and  examples  of Churches whose work has been successful in its reaching out to people in York. 

## **CHURCH OF ST MARYS BISHOPHILL JUNIOR PCC Safeguarding & Health and Safety** 

**YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** 

## **Safeguarding & Health and Safety** 

St. Mary Bishophill Junior PCC continues to be committed to safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church.    Our  policies  and  procedures  are  aligned  to  the promoting  of  a  Safer  Church,  safeguarding  children,  young people and  adults  according  to  the  policy  of the Church  of England  and  the  Safeguarding  Handbook.    The  PCC  has received  safeguarding  reports  at  each  of  its  meetings  and reviewed the safeguarding action plan and complied with their duty under Section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure  2016  (duty  to  have  regard  to  House  of  Bishop’s Guidance in safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults) 

Our safeguarding officer Angela Carter has ensured that all our PCC have taken part in the Diocesean Safeguarding Dashboard and reached Level 3 Compliance.  We continue to review our policy  and  practice and PCC  members  have undertaken  the requisite safeguarding and domestic abuse awareness training. 



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## **The Church of St. Mary  Bishophill Junior  York** 

## **Financial Review  Year Ended 31 December, 2025** 

Total receipts were £34,713 in 2025, compared to £234,697 in 2024 

## This comprises 

- £6,930 (£7,473 in 2024) in donations from parishioners and others 

- £721 (£832 in 2024) from use of the Church by outside organisations 

- £1,293 (£1,240 in 2024) Gift Aid reclaim 

- £208 (nil in 2024) fees for services 

- £8,353 (£5,687 in 2024) investment income 

- £17,207 (nil in 2024) for 2 years of claim from the Listed Places of Worship scheme 

- Nil (£219,465 in 2024) legacy income.  The legacies received in 2024 were “one-off” donations. 

Payments in 2025 totalled £124,316, compared to £117,063 in 2024. 

## This is split 

- £16,000 (£5,500 in 2024) in Freewill Offer to the Diocese – the PCC agreed to a significant increase in this offer 

- £6,052 (£6,582 in 2024) in cost of utilities and insurance 

- £624 (£1,400 in 2024) in cost of cleaning 

- £2,908 (£1,486 in 2024) in cost of services 

- £1,633 (£320 in 2024) in payments to organist and musicians 

- £783 (£667 in 2024) in administration 

- £3,385 (nil in 2024) in clergy expenses – including a share of two years of utility bills for the vicarage 

- £3,712 (£5,708 in 2024) in routine maintenance 

- £1,678 (£1,822 in 2024) in regular charity donations 

- £57,539 on major fabric work (£93,577 – including Garden – in 2024) – notably stonework repairs to the building 



- £30,000 charity donations from proceeds of legacy and previous investment income 

## **Reserves** 

The PCC held £476,620 at the end of 2025 (£540,503 at end-2024) – which is sufficient to fund the maintenance and refurbishment of the Church for many years to come, as well as the regular expenditure of the Church, although it is noted that this figure has reduced during 2025 due to regular expenditure exceeding income, one-off charity payments, and costs of major fabric work. 

The reserves are split 

- £321,707 with Rathbones (£296,695 at end-2024), from an initial investment of £300,000 agreed by the PCC during 2024 

- £31,503 with CBF Church of England funds (£30,548 at end-2024) 

- £25,000 with Scottish Widows bank (£25,000 at end-2024) 

## **Church of St. Mary  Bishophill Junior  Financial Review continued** 

##  

 £88,082 managed on our behalf by York Diocese (£88,327 at end-2024) 

£10,416 cash in Nat West and in hand (£99,933 at end-2024)Total receipts were £34,713 in 2024, compared to £234,697 in 2024 



## **Church of St. Mary Bishophill Junior York – Statement of Financial Activities** 

|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**|**Total Funds**|Total<br>Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|2024|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**||||||
|Voluntary income|**2**|25,430|0|25,430|228,177|
|Investment income|**3**|8.353|0|8.353|5,687|
|Church activities|**4**|929|0|929|832|
|**TOTAL INCOMING**<br>**RESOURCES**||**34,712**|**0**|**34,712**|**234,697**|
|**RESOURCES EXPENDED**||||||
|Church activities|**5**|53,320|0|53,320|9,042|
|Church expenses|**6**|13,457|0|13,457|14,444|
|Major Capital expenditure|**7**|57,539|0|57,539|93,577|
|**TOTAL RESOURCES**<br>**EXPENDED**||**124,316**|**0**|**124,316**|**117,063**|
|**NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)**||**(89,604)**|**0**|**(89,604)**|**117,634**|





## **RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR** 

## **RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS** 

|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Total funds brought forward|540,503|0|**540,503**|**385,473**|
|Net incoming (outgoing)<br>resources|(89.604)|0|**(89.604)**|**117,634**|
|Increase in value of investments|25,721||**25,721**|**37,396**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**<br>**FORWARD**|**476,620**|**0**|**476,620**|**540,503**|



The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year 

All the above amounts relate to continuing activities. 

## **The notes below form part of these financial accounts** 



**CHURCH OF ST. MARY  BISHOPHILL JUNIOR  YORK** 

## **YEAR ENDED 31 December, 2025** 

|**Balance Sheet**||||
|---|---|---|---|
||**Note**|**2025**|2024|
|||**£**|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||
|Cash at bank and in hand||**10,416**|99,933|
|Cash Investments with CBF||**31,503**|30,548|
|Investment assets held by PCC||**346,707**|321,695|
|Investment assets held by||||
|Diocese||**88,081**|88,327|
|**TOTAL ASSETS**||**476,707**|540.503|
|**CURRENT LIABILITY**||||
|Payment due to charity||**87**|0|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||**476,620**|540.503|



These financial statements were approved and signed by the Parochial Church Council on 19[th] April 2026 

Glyn Webster (Priest in Charge) 

Angela Carter (Churchwarden) 



**CHURCH OF ST. MARY BISHOPHILL JUNIOR YORK YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2025** 

## **Notes to the Financial Statements** 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of accounting** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2005 (SORP 2005), the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Charities Act 1993. 

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Funds** 

General (unrestricted) funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. These include funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC. 

Restricted funds represent donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be spent on the specific object for which they were given.   The PCC holds no restricted funds at present. 

The current designated and restricted funds held by the PCC are: 

- Development fund (designated) – provision for future mission and development work in the Parish. 

- Legacy fund (designated) – amount received in legacies and to be used for building and fabric work 

- Giving (designated) – proportion of legacy and investment income designated by the PCC for giving to wider mission 

## **Fixed assets** 

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the financial statements under s.96(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (see also note 11). 

No value is placed on movable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off. 

## **Receipts and payments** 

The accounts are produced on a “receipts and payments” basis.   All receipts and payments are recognized when they are received and paid by the PCC and 



**CHURCH OF ST. MARY BISHOPHILL JUNIOR YORK YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2025** 

accounted for Gross.    Investments are shown at their market value on 31[st] December 

|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Fund**|**Funds**|**Funds**|||
|||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|2024|
|**2**|**VOLUNTARY INCOME**||||||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
||Regular giving|5,315|||**5,315**|4,413|
||Cash collections|657|||**657**|1,371|
||Wall safe|341|||**341**|344|
||Coffee donations|462|||**462**|349|
||One-off Donations|155|||**155**|995|
||Gift Aid reclaimed|1,293|||**1,293**|1,240|
||Grants – Listed Places of Worship||17,207||**17,207**|0|
||Legacies||0||**0**|219.465|
|||**8,223**|**17,207**|**0**|**25,430**|228,177|
|**3**|**INVESTMENT INCOME**||||||
||Income from investments|8.353|||8,353|5,687|
|||**8.353**|**0**|**0**|**8,353**|5,687|
|**4**|**CHURCH ACTIVITIES**||||||
||Lettings|721|||721|832|
||PCC fees for funerals|208|||208|0|
|||**929**|**0**|**0**|**929**|832|
||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|**17,505**|**17,207**||**34,712**|234,697|





**CHURCH OF ST. MARY BISHOPHILL JUNIOR YORK YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2025** 

|**OUTGOING RESOURCES**|**OUTGOING RESOURCES**|**General**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Fund**|**Funds**|**Funds**||Funds|
|||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|2024|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**5**|**CHURCH ACTIVITIES**||||||
||Missionary giving and donations|1,678|30,000||**31,678**|1,822|
||Freewill Offering|16,000|||**5,500**|5,500|
||Cleaners|624|||**1,400**|1,400|
||Organist costs|1,633|||**320**|320|
||Clergy expenses|3,385|||**0**|0|
|||**23,320**|**30,000**|**0**|**53.320**|9,042|
|**6**|**CHURCH EXPENSES**||||||
||Gas and Electricity|2,823|||**2,823**|3,226|
||Water|440|||**440**|617|
||Insurance|2,789|||**2,789**|2,740|
||Maintenance|3,712|||**3,712**|5,708|
||Altar and candles|341|||**341**|732|
||Website|194|||**194**|94|
||Cost of services and other costs|2,567|||**2,567**|754|
||Examination and Treasurer costs|591|||**591**|574|
|||**13,457**|**0**|**0**|**13,457**|14,444|
|**7**|**MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENSES**||||||
||Church fabric and redecoration||57,539||57,539|74,653|
||Church garden||0||0|18,925|
|||**0**|**57,539**|**0**|**57,539**|93,578|
||**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|**36,777**|**87,539**|**0**|**124,316**|117,064|



## **8 STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS** 

Payments were made to the Cleaner and the Organist. Total payments were £2,257 (£1,720 in 2024). Full time equivalent employees are less than 1. 

## **9 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** 

The former Organist is a member of the PCC 



**CHURCH OF ST. MARY BISHOPHILL JUNIOR YORK YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2025** 

## **1 STATEMENT OF FUNDS 0** 

||**Balance at**<br>**1 January 2025**|**Incoming**<br>**resources**|**Outgoing**<br>**resources**|**Transfers**|**Balance at 31**<br>**December 2025**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||||
|General fund|314,253|43,226|36,777|20,000|340,702|
|Development fund|20,000|0|0|(20,000)|0|
|Legacy fund|168,250|17,207|57,539|0|127,918|
|Giving Fund|38,000|0|30,000|0|8,000|
|**Total Unrestricted Funds**|**540,503**|**60,433**|**124,316**|**0**|**476,620**|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|**540,503**|**60,433**|**124,316**|**0**|**476,620**|



## Transfers agreed were 

- £20,000 to close development fund and transfer balance to General fund 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Mary  Bishophill  Junior   York is  a  Charity  Registered  on  29[th] January 2025 under Registered Charity Number 1211917 Official Address:  St. Mary’s Church  Bishophill Junior  York YO1 6EN 

The Charity’s governing document is Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Rules that came into force on 2[nd] January, 1957. Charitable  Objects:   Promoting  the  Ecclesiastical  Parish  the Whole Mission of the Church. 

Our Trustees are: 

Rt. Rev. Glyn Webster Parish Priest Parochial Church Council: Graeme Gordon Thomas Church Warden Angela Carter Church Warden & Safeguarding Officer 

David Edwin Wilson 

Edward Knibbs 

Kathryn Una Knibbs Susan Patricia Gardner Sheila Elizabeth Dickson Lena Schibel Mason Anthony Simmonds Madeline Elizabeth Leslie 

Honorary Treasurer is Adrian Fuller 

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The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including Trustees’ report) above. 

|Signed on|behalf of the Charity’s Trustees|
|---|---|
|Signed:|……………………………………………………|
||Rt. Rev. Glyn Webster|
||Parish Priest|
|Signed:|……………………………………………………..|
||Graeme Thomas|
||Church Warden|
|Signed:|……………………………………………………..|
||Angela Carter|
||Church Warden|
|Dated:|………..……………………………………….|



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