Annual Report 2015 AGENDA ANNUAL VESTRY MEETING Sunday 24th April 2016 1. Appointment of Secretary to the Meeting 2. Apologies for absence 3. Election of Churchwardens 4. Minutes of the 2015 Vestry Meeting 5. Any Matters Arising 6. Churchwardens’ Report 7. Announcement of Appointment of Churchwardens (if an election was required) All persons whose names are entered on the electoral roll (prior to the end of the revision period: 5th April 2016) and all persons resident in the parish whose names are entered on a register of local government electors by reason of such residence are entitled to attend and vote at the meeting. AGENDA ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING Sunday 24th April 2016 1. Appointment of Secretary to the Meeting 2. Apologies for absence 3. Presentation of Minutes from the 2015 APCM for approval and signing 4. Matters Arising from the Minutes not raised elsewhere on the Agenda 5. Election of seven members to the Parochial Church Council: two to serve until the APCM in 2017, one to serve until the APCM in 2018, a further four members to serve until the 2019 APCM 6. Re-Appointment of Deputy Wardens for the coming year 7. Appointment of Ian Pickup as Independent Examiner 8. Report on changes to the Electoral Roll since the 2015 APCM 9. The Annual Report and comments on any matters contained within it For an informed response it is helpful if questions can be forwarded to the Priest-in- Charge at least 48 hours prior to the meeting: [email protected] 10. Financial Report of Year Ending 31st December 2015 11. Rector’s Remarks & Closing Prayers Note: All persons whose names are entered upon the electoral roll of the parish (prior to the end of the revision period – 5th April 2016), and such persons only, are entitled to vote at the election of parochial representatives of the laity. 2 Reference and Administrative Details The Leeds City Team Ministry comprises the Churches of St. Peter-at-Leeds (Leeds Minster); Holy Trinity, Boar Lane and St. Mary’s which meets in the premises of St. Peter’s Church of England (Aided) Primary School in Lincoln Green. The redundant Church of St. John the Evangelist, New Briggate, is located within the Parish and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The Parish of Leeds City is part of the Diocese of Leeds within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St.Peter’s House, Kirkgate, Leeds LS2 7DJ. The charity registration number is 1135593. PCC members who served from 1st January 2015 until the date that this report was approved are: Interim Priest: The Revd Charles Dobbin MBE Until 30th September 2015 Priest-in-Charge & The Revd Canon Sam Corley From 6th October 2015 Rector Designate: Lecturer: The Revd Dr Simon Robinson Lay Reader: Canon Ann Nicholl Until 31st August 2015 Lay Reader: Mrs Kay Brown (Vice-Chair of the PCC) Parish Wardens: Mr Peter Hart Elected 26th April 2015 Mr Graham Platt Elected 26th April 2015 Representatives on Mrs Ann Clark Deanery Synod: Mrs Kay Brown Miss Lesley Enoch Elected Members: Mrs Angela Brocklehurst Elected April 2013 for 3 yrs Miss Fiona Connor Elected April 2013 for 3 yrs Mrs Noreen Connor Elected April 2013 for 3 yrs Mr Harry Facey Elected April 2013 for 3 yrs Mr Peter Edson Elected April 2014 for 3 yrs Ms Prue Haynes Elected April 2014 for 3 yrs Mr David Hawkin Elected April 2015 for 3 yrs Mr Peter Mason Elected April 2015 for 3 yrs Mrs Shirley Parker Elected April 2015 for 3 yrs Mr Tom Samwell Elected April 2015 for 1 yr Miss Rhoda Wallace Elected April 2015 for 3 yrs Co-opted members: Mr Owen Turner Co-opted September 2015 Ex-officio members: PCC Secretary Mrs Irenna Howell Elected 26th April 2015 PCC Treasurer Mr Trevor Parker Elected 26th April 2015 Principal Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Ave, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ NatWest, PO Box 666, Waterloo Street, Bolton, BL1 8FH CCLA Investment Management Ltd, The CBF Church of England Funds, 80 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DZ Independent Examiner: Ian Pickup, Garbutt & Elliott, 33 Park Place, Leeds, LS1 2RY 3 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 PCC is a registered charity. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Statement of PCC members' responsibilities in respect of the Annual Report and the Financial Statements The PCC members are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Church and of the excess of expenditure over income for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the PCC members are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in its activities. The PCC members are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Church and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. They have general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Church and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. Objectives and Activities Leeds City PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Rector Designate of Leeds in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church of St. Peter at Leeds; the St. Peter’s precinct buildings comprising St. Peter’s House, the Church Hall, and the Verger’s House; and Holy Trinity Church. When reviewing the aims and objectives of the charity, and in planning future activities, the trustees have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission. Review of the year 2015 saw the start of a period of significant change in the life of the Parish. The new Diocese of Leeds, the Church of England in West Yorkshire and the Dales, came into being on Easter Day 2014 and since then the new structure of five episcopal areas has continued to develop, with the Minster regarded as the principal Church in the Leeds Episcopal Area. Thus it was in the Minster that the new Bishop of Richmond, with responsibility for the Leeds Episcopal Area, was announced in June and, less than two weeks later, where the Bishop of Leeds ordained four new priests to serve in the Episcopal area. 4 Following Canon Tony Bundock’s move in October 2014 to become House for Duty Priest in Lacey Green, Princes Risborough, the Reverend Charles Dobbin MBE was appointed by the Bishop as Interim Priest-in-Charge of the City Parish from November 2014. Charles served in this capacity until 30th September 2015 and the parish owes him a debt of gratitude for his diligence in providing clergy cover for services, for his work in developing pastoral care and nurture within the main Sunday morning congregation and for his successful efforts to secure a grant from the Friends of the Music of Leeds Minster of £310,000 towards paying off the accumulated deficit of parish share. Charles’ last Sunday at the Minster was marked by a service to which various faith communities in Leeds were invited, in the presence of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Dr Ingrid Roscoe. Canon Sam Corley was licensed as Priest-in-Charge on 6th October 2015 and came to the parish charged with encouraging the spiritual and numerical growth of the congregations; enriching the variety of worship offered; establishing adequate support and supervision of lay staff; developing robust governance; improving the financial situation and increasing the connectivity between the Minister, Episcopal Area and the City. Ann Nicholl has served the parish in a multitude of different capacities over the years and her retirement from activity in the parish, particularly as Lay Reader and as Chaplain to St Peter’s School, was marked during the morning service on 30th August 2015, when particular mention was made of the support Ann has offered to many in their spiritual journey over the years. Ann has retained oversight of the day-to-day running of Holy Trinity Church for the time being. Preparatory work for a Quinquennial Inspection Report on the fabric of Holy Trinity has been undertaken and the report is expected soon. The Quinquennial Inspection Report on the Minster was published in December 2015 and discussed by the PCC in January 2016. An application to the Roof Repair Find was made in February 2016 to secure sufficient funds to replace the roofs of the Minster tower and Lady Chapel; both roofs have failed and need replacing. We will be informed of the result in June. In February 2016 the Church Buildings’ Council of the Archbishops’ Council began work on producing a conservation management plan for the Minster.