REGISTERED CHARITY ullIBER. 1clO4336 Report of the Trustees #nd Unaudited Financial Statement5 lor the Year Ended 31 December 2024 for First HolV00d Presbyterian Church Mcllveen Flowai-d Liniiled Chartcred AcLountantq 169a Upper Newtowiiai'ds Road Beltast BT4 3HZ
First Hol)Ivood Presbyterian Church Contents of the Financial Statements ror the year ended 31 December 2024 Page Report of the Trustees 10 14 Independent Examlner's Report 15 Statement of Financial Activitie5 16 Balance Sheet 17 Ilotes to the Financial Statements 18 10 24 Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 25 to 26
First Holyivood Presbyterian Chureh Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Fii'st Holywood Pi'esbyteriaii Chui'ch 1.8 a Christiaii oiganisatioii dcrived li-om a Declaration ot Tnist aiid il is a I'egistered cl)arily, registration nuinber NIC 104336. The trustees pi'esenl Iheii- report with tl)e finanLial stateiiients of the charity for the year ended 31 December 21124. Tlie liwslees have adopted Ilie pi'ovisioiis of the Accounlii)g and Repoiting by Cliarilies.. Sialemeni of kecommended Practice dpplicable to chdritics prcpaiing thcii. accoiints in accoi'ddncc with the Financial Rcpoiting Standard dpplicdblc in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 errective l January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objeetlves and #ims First Holywood Congregation is a conLTrecTation of tlie Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Tlie Presbyterian Cliurcli in Ii'elai)d. as a Refoimed Chuirh wiihin the widei. hody ol. Chi'lst is grounded in the Sci'iptui'es. aiid exists lo love aiid honour God through faitli in His Son and by tlic power ul His Spirit, and lu cnablL hcr meinbers lo play Ihcii. part in fiilfi11ing God's mission to oui. world. The congregaiioii's mission purpose is lo seek lo enable people of all ages lo discover Chi'isl and lo follow Him. lo celebi'ate Him togethcr and to Icam how God's hth can Lhange anLI equip us lor effcctiiwe scivicc in the community and the wider world. The congre¥aiion aims to live oui ils Mission and Vision as a faiiiily ofcJod's people by being.. A Coveiianl CoinmLinity'. whei'e oui. relalionsliips are rooted in the pi'omises of God by living fairhftilly toward Iiim and toward onc anoihcr An Intergenerational Community.. wliere adults inlentionalSy lake the lead lo engage witl), encourage and nurture youngei- members lo maliirily in Christ. An Oulwai'd lookin¥ Community.. Ivhere we ivant the bl¢ssin¥s of God that belong io us in the gospel lo become blc5sing5 for others beyond ihe bounds of oui. commuiiily. As a congi'cgation uf IhL PrLsbytcrian Church in Iitland, we believe Ilial the Bible is IIiL supreme auihoriiy ovLr dll we do, and tl)at tlie Weslminsler Confession of Faitli. along with Ilie Larger and Slioitei. Catecliisms set out what we understand the Bible teaches on key mattel's of Chi'istian faith and practice Signifjcant aetlvliies Tl)e congregation Incels for worship cvery Siinday and visitors ai'c welcoinc 10 join. Tlic Sacraniciit of tlic Lords Slippcr is ob4erved on several occasions diii'ing thc ycai. and all those who havc been baptiscd and who havc madc a pi'otcssion of faith in IhL Lord Jesus Chris1 al'e adiiiitled to th¢ Lord's Supper. The coii&Fregyation holds Irgular bible btudy Ineelin¥s and has a widc i'ai)ge of oi'ganisations iiicliiding Childreii's Mi inislry ConncLI Ifoi. teenagLrsl Tots R Us IIMoil)ei's and Toddlers) Wonien's Moiiiiiig Bible Stiidy HoinL and fLllowship group5 Presbytei'ian Woinen Thursday Club Itor senior citizen.4) Lunclieon Club Ifor senioi- ciiizensl Girls Bi'iLFade and Explorcrs Arts & Crafty Folk Yoiing Life Cirche Page I
First Holyivond Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Dcccmber 2024 OBJECTIVES ANI D ACTIVITIES Public benefit The Pi'esbyterian Chiiwh in Ircland Ineels the piiblic benefit requiiEinent by providing benefit to its meinbers and the general publiL by Inaking known thc Christidn Gospcl ol the Lord Jesus Clii'ist througli thc ddvanLcmenl ol religion. The direct benefits wl)icli flow from the purposes of tlie Cliurcli include ilie gainingy of an understanding in Christian beliefs as set oiil in the Bible and in thc Chui'ch's SLibordinale standards (the NVestmin%lcr Confession ot Faith and the Shoitcr and LargLr CalLLhisms1 leadingT to spiritual and moral dLvelopmenl and opporiLinitiLS for rLsponsL lo Bible leaLhin&. In tum, thi% fraimewoi'k Icads lo pi'acrical expi'essioiis of Christian bcliefs and standards in the local comniunity such as Ihrougli IIIL care ol'ihose in need liiicluding ihL siuk, dibabled and bei'eaved). GenLrally the above bcnclits al'e delivered IoLally by congi'cgations and their members, oi. al'e facilitatcd through presbylei'ies oi. are orgYai)ised and dclivcrcd cenli7lly. Local delivery is faciliialcd by cenii'al resoiirces in alin05t all cascs. Public acccs5 15 Inade kiiown thi'oiigh thc usc ol- noliceboai-ds. piiiiled Inatci-ial, pi'css lldvcrtisemenl. web%iles, aiid Socidl media oi. iii other ways. Thc bcncfits arc demonslraled Ilirough rcgular evaluation of the serviies and infornial and ad-l)OL feedback from nieinbei's. tlieir fainilies. and meinbers of the Pliblic. The piirpube does not lead to Iiar111. The only privale benefit tlowing from uur purpose is relaled to Mi inistcrs. Mi55iOI)ai'ies. Deaconesses. Ii-ish fvlission woi'kei's and Lay Agents who receivc bciicfits as a resiili of their holdiiig oifice or cmployiiienl. Hoivever, Illib is incidental ai)d llCCCSSdry in order lo funher our cliai'itablc puiyosc. Tliere dre no oilier private benefits. Tlie beneficiaries of this purpose are meinbei's, Iheir fainilies, otliei. individlials tlial the Pi'esbylerian Churih in li'eland i.s in dii'cct and indiirLI contact with, the community in whiLh pastoi'al seiviLes are providcd and other coinniiiniiies Ihrougliout Northern Ireland, Ihc Republic of Ireland, and worldwide which beiiefit from oiir eiigagemenl with and SLlPPOrt loi. both Christian aiid othei. secular oi'ganisations. ¢haiities and individual meinbers of the public. The Kirk Session ha5 had regard lo ihe Charity Coniinissions public benefii I'equiirment statutory guidance. Page ?
First Flolyivond Presbyterian Church Repnrl of the Trustee5 for the year ended 31 December 2024 ACHIEVEINIEYTS AND PERFORlk IANCE Cliaritable Activities IIYISTER'S REVIEW We give thanks lo God OLir Faihei.. for the gl'ace by which we have been called lo faith in Jesiis: led and empowered by IIIL Holy Spirit to live ds mLmbers of his Chui'Lli univcrsal, and blLssLd lo be gatliered in the fLllowsliip of First Holywood Presbyterian Churcli. We have jouiiieyed willi one another IhroiiL?l) scasons of sickness and bei-eavemenl, new birihs and new growth, both physically ai)d spirittially. It was a pai'licular joy oli Palm Slinday, lo baplise Ihi'ee adulis and welcome them along with Iivc oihLrs into full mLinbcrsl)ip of thL churcl) Ihrough profcssioii ol- laith. What d ivondcrful Iliing lo see and hLai' liow God has called these Iriei)ds and family meinbei's into hi5 etemal familyl Amidst the celebratioi) of welcome iii tliat serviLe, we also marked Il)e relireinent ol- Kathleen Spenie, giving thanks lor Ilie iniredible blLssing sl)e bi'oughi lo First Holywood. Ihroiigli nine years of faithful service as our part-lime pastoi'al ivorkei.. l ivant to iiole again my personal thanks for the ivonderful siipport that Kathleen ivas in the pastoral care of our church tamily. 20?4 saiy the retirement of two loiigslanding elders of our chiirch, Paul Mcclenahan and Jeremy Harbii)soii, and the ordination of five new Lldet Cliristina Baillic, Hazcl MLCrca, Arthur Parkc. Jcnny RussLII. and Mark Walson. The Clerk's report will give fiiither detail in I'elatioii to PaLII and Jeretny's seivice, as well as the addition of Qui. new elders. want lo reLord my thanks lo Mai'k Baillie loi. the vision and wisdom that h¢ ionlinues lo bling lo the IDle ot Clerk of Ses81011. vas blcsscd to cnjoy a sabbatical bi-cak in June and July, and vcry tliankful lo Ihc eldci's, mcnibers, and fi'iends of ihc hui'ch. who took oli pastoi'al and preaching diities in my absence. Late in tlie Auluinii term of ?0?4, we successfully rai) an election for a new cliurch comniiiiee, thanking all the oiilgoing mcTnbcrs who sei'ved so effectively, and pl'aying the Lord's blessing on oui- neiv committee cohort. including a new seLretary and nLW Ircasurcr. Thaiiks Inust bc noted lo Trevor Rcaney, for his cxLmplary wurk in Lli¢iiringF tIIL church Committee. which hc has agrccd to continiic into 2026. In Novembei- we wei'e deli .hted to call Cathy Smith as full_time Deacones5, and shal'e in the celebi?tion of her coinmissioning and inslallalion io thai role, by the Pi'esbytery of East Belfasi. I want lo thank our 5tatf tcaiii for ?024 (Maria Lopcz-Illc1115. Kaihleen Spcnce. Chi'istinc Mi cclenahan. HLlen Jeffrcy. Charles fvlaginnes, Amy Hunter and Cathy Sinithl, Kii'k Ses%ion, Lommittee InenibeiN, treasurer, organisational leaders and hclpers for Ilieii. dedication, inspii'alion and ci'eativily. Thanks are also due to all oiir menibers. who faitlifully suppoit and enthiisiastically participate in the many aiid vai'led aspeLls of oui. chui'ch lite. Ive pi'aise God foi- Ihc taiigiblc signs of his gracc ai)d powei. al work, iii aiicl Ihroiigh the coinmliiiily of oui. chuith. aiid VL LLI)u Ilie Psalini%t in declai'ing 'the Lord is good and his love Lndui'cs lorevi'r; liis laithtulneS5 continu¢% Ihrougl) all enerations IPS l 00'.51. I pray these repoits will niove us lo fllrtlier praise of tlie Lord for his goodness and faithfulness, and inspire us lo spiir one dnotlier on. in the work ()f his kingdom mission through the lit-e. wilnc%s and fLllowship ol- Fii'st Holywood PrLsbylerian Cliur¢li. Grace and PLacL to you. Rev. Siuait Mi Lcl'ea Page 3
First Holyivnod Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 KIRK SESSIOi 111 2024. Se55ion Inel oli eight occasiolis to Lleliberaie aiid provide spii'iriial leadership tor the Congregation of Fii'sl Holyivood PrLsbyleridti. BLforL thL suillinLr. the Longregation electLd fivc new elders lo join the Session of First Holywood.. Christina Baillie, Hazel l¢Crea, Artliiir Parke. Jeniiy Russell aiid Mark Walson. Oiir new eldeis l)ave ali'eady brought tlieir Ixlenls. wisdom and cnihusiasm lo Sission. Wc al'c gi'aletul lo IhLm tol. tlieii- willingncss to scrvc as cldLrs in oui. congi'egation. We also pul oil rcLord our Ihank5 to tlie Presbylcry of East BLifasl lor ilieir giuidance, suppo11 and Icadciship ihi'oub'houl Ihe pioces.q ot electing aiid oilaiiiiiig oiii. new eldei'5. While we liad five elders join Session, we also liad Iwo elders I'eiire froni their roles Il)is yeai.: Jeremy Flai'binsoii and Paul lLCIeal}an. The Session of First Holywood is hugely gratel.ul to boili Jereniy and Paul tor tl)eii' illany years of service. Jereiny ivas ordained as ali elder on the ?6tli of September 1999. During Joe Cainpbell's tenure as Clerk of Scssion, Jci'cmy bccame the Deputy Clerk of Sc5sion and diligently pi'oduced the minutcs of thc mcctings of SLssion foi. several years. Jei'einy has bccn a consislent ¢ncouragieinLnl lo fvlinislLI'S and elders dui'ing, Iiis timL on SLssion. fvlany Session meinbei's have been iipliftcd by Jeremy's evident faith and tiiist in God and in the powei- of his Spirit. Pxiil Mccleiialian ivas ordaiiied as an eldei. 01) Il)e 4th of December 201 l. Paul has been a voice of calin and considered wisdom.NLvcr a man to seek ihe limelight. he has playcd a partiLulai'ly impoitanl iole in maitci's of pastoiml Lai'e foi. the Church, botli in his own disli'ict aiid in tenns of the wider congyrcgiation. Boili Paul and Jei'einy will bc Inissed on Scssioii we have been £0 ble%scd to havc had people ol. thcii. calibrc sciviiig with us. bul J know Iliey will both I'einain dclive and suppunive Ineinbers of ihe Church in IhL Inonihs and yearq lo coine. We WLI'e dL.lightcd lo bc able to appoint Cathy Smitl) as our full-time Deaconess in lalL 2024. Cathy l)ad bLen oui- student Deacoiiess ii) 2023 into 2024 and consistently illii%traled her own deep laiih and .'fting foi. pastoral care as she continued on the iY)ad to gradiiation from Union Collcgc. As a Scssion. we were pleased that Cathy applied foi. the full-lime role on her biraduation. It is our hope and prayer that God will continLie lu work IhroiigFh Catliy to bless our congi'egalion ai)d ihe wider Holywood commuiiity in the lime she speiids with LIS as our Deacoiiess. In 2024, First Flolywood supponed foiir charities Ihi'ough OLir Mi ission Partnerships initiative= Thiiiiai., the Irish Bible Institute, Floui'ish Nl and Alpha in Mi aghabLry. Oui. congrcgation has been regularly praying for the work ot thcsc four organisalions and Iliey liave been pi'ofiled iii our Church Inagazine. Gra¢ine Thompson slcpped down as Treasurer uf First Hulywoud in 2024. The congregation are gralLlul lo Graeme for all of thl lime. effort and skill lie bioLight to tho rolc dui-ing hi5 lime of service We are Ihaiikful to P¢tcr Woods foi. liis willingnLbS lo lake on the rol¢ aiid for all ul his work Ilius tar. We al'e gi'atetul to Caroline Thompson and Andrcw Nugenl for Iheii. Lonlinued service as child protCLtion dLsignated pLrsons. Cliild pioleclion reniains a maller ol. niajoi- impoitaiice for our congregaiion and we are blessed lo l)ave individlials likc Caroline aiid Aiidi'ew williiig io serve iii this way. As well as child protection considcrations being a I'egiilai. item of session agei)da. we I'eceived iiseftil iipdates from Lynda FranLis as our Prcsbylery elder. Lynda scrvLd d5 our Presbytery Irpresentativc at tlic Gencral Abscinbly. Our lii)isler Stuart Mi ccrea was on sabbatical dui'iiig the Assembly this year. We iv¥rL gJldd lo juin IugJLiher agyaiii willi oiir biuilierb and sisILrs in High Sirc¢l LOllgTreg?alion fur four Siinddy SLI'viLes in JLily. We al%0 elected a nciv Comniiiiee in 20)4 and they have l)it thc groiind ninniiig oli £evci'al diffci'ciit n)attei's of i)racliLal iinpui'iance loi. th¢ CIIui-Lh. WL are gralel.ul lo all of oui. LoiniiiittCL IIILinbLrs for Ilieir willingn¢tsb lo serve. IVL al'e Ihanklul to Cjod fui. how he ha8 blesscd us in su Inany ways in 2024. First Holywood Pi'esbytci'ian is noi a SOLial cliib. bill one parl of tlie body of Christ seeking to glorify God in ? 1st ccnrury Holjwood. Ive ivill togeih¢i' ¢ontiniie to .£eek his fdcc ds we go lonvard togcthcr. Page 4
First Hol)'Jvood Presbyterian Church Repnrt nf the Trustees ror the year ended 31 Dccember 2024 'Giral is the LORD and iiiosl wortliy of praise.. his gyreatness no oiie can fa(hom." IP5alin 145'.31 lai-k Baillie Clcrk of Session CHURCH COININIITTEE Tlic ChuiLh Cominiltee is re5punsible foi. a ranbTe of pracliLal affairs ol. Ihe congJiLgalion, as deleg?ated to il by Ihe Kirk Sessii)11. fvlcmbcrs are elected to scive for a three year teiin. Eleciions wei'e hLld iii the aLittimii of 20?4 aiid a iiew Cuiiiinillee look up ol'ficc iii Noveinber 2024. During tlie yeai- thc Treasurer, Gi'aeme Thonipson, stepped down after live years of serviLe and Peter Woods willingly look LIP the role iii June 20?4. The following office-bearei's served during the year- Chaiiyers01i - Ti'evor RcanL'y Secretary - Cl)I'islina Baillie Iio November) and Joxi)ne Ilendersoii Ifroin Noveinberl Ti'easurcr- Gi'aeme Thnmpson (to June) and Peter Woods (from June) The diligeiit aiid t:aiihftil service ot all office-beareiB, coiivcnors of Sub-coinmittees aiid members whn were appoiiilcd rroin 2021 to 2024 is ¥rLaily appreciated, as is IhL willingneqs of Ilie new Cuininittee meinbers Io SCiVL Ilie con¥reLFation in this role for the ne.xt three years. The essential work of tlie Office Adininislralor I[arIa Lopez-melus) and Cleanei'lcaretaker (Helen Jeffrey) continue lo be ol-gi'eat assisl<illLe lo the practical work of the Congi'egation. Thc Coinimiltee is also gi'dlefvl lo the many volui)reei's, both seen ai)d ui)seen, who at limes usc their own iiiitiative to ensurc Ihti smooth I'unning of IliL Lhurch preiiiiscs aiid Lvenls. Sub-coiiiniittees The Church Committee conducts its biisiness thiDLigh foLir Siib-committecs and the puipose ot each is as follows.. Finance to ciisui'c the effe¢tivc Inanagemenl of cliui'ch finances aiid lo suppoit Sessioii and Conimitte¢ in financial planning dnd ovei'sight. Property lo eiisure the effeciive day-to-day Inaiiagemenr and maintenaiice of all church property and to suppoit Session and Committce in long-term planning for the d¢velopment. acquisition and disposal of all propety. Hospilalily to SLlPPOrt Ihe iliinisti'ies ol Ihe churcli Ihi'ough tl)e provision of hospilalily and assist in ¢i'eating a welcomiiig alinosphcrc at chLirch seivices. CLiiiiinuniLalionb to support ihL work of Sessiun and CominiltLe Ilirougli erreLlive intenial and exlern¢il olmiiiiinicalions Biisiness of tlie Yeai. The FinancL Sub-CoinmiltCL dnd TrLasiiri'r havc uvcr5cen the findllLidl affdifs of the cliiir¢h dLaling? Iviih boih the I'OLiliI)e maiiagcmcnl of accoiiiils diid longei-_leiTh Iiiiancial planning. The Ti'casurcr presenis a sepai'ate delailcd rcport on IIIL lindiiLLS ol tlic con¥rLgalioii. ThL Piopcity Sub-cominittcc Lontinued to ensui'c Ihc Lhurch pi'einiscs and Inansc were In<iintaincd in a safc and .Ippi'opi-iale conditioii lo siippoi't tl)e varioiis ii)inistries of tl)e churcli. Reviews of fil'e I'isks. health and satcly and enilironillcnldl iqSilLS wcl'e conducled duriiig the year and actioiis fi'oin each ol. the£e rcvicw5 arc being progres4ed. In addition Iu I'ULiline (Ind iirgent rLpai13, a neiv fire alaiin syslLin was inbtallLd. IliL iiianse chiiiiiieys were rLfurbibliLd and til'5t aid training piovided. Page 5
First Holyiyood Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustees for the year cnded 31 December 2024 The Hospitality Siib-conimiltee contiiiucd lo oi'ganise I'otas foi. stcivai'ding ai)d relreshments to assisi Ihe chiirch iii providing ¢1 welLoming cnvirunmenl. Calering was provided al a montlily lunch Llub and. wlien necebsdry, fui. speLial events and fiinerals. Essential ti'aining of volunteers in hygieiie also look place diii'ing the year. ollowing the sigiiificanl redesigt) of a new logo aiid web sile, the Comniuiiications Sub-coiiuniltee developed a design toi. a ncw roadside sign which will be ci'ccled in the ne<ir fiiturc. Trevor Reaney Chaii. TREASURER'S REPORT Overall inLome, within the Gencrdl aLcount, decreascd £694 to L213,766 trotn previous year. This decrease iliLluded a £5.379 decrease in Freewill offering. Tliis deci'ease was partially Iniligaled by an increase iii income from otlier Sources (mainly a legacy received) and an inci'ease in Donations li'om Chui'ch Orgdlli5iilions. Expendittiir wiiliin tlie General account inci'eased by £20,4C)6 {10010110 £2?5,986. The main di-ivers iii tlie increased expcndilui'c froin 2023 al'e Repairs and Upkeep increasing by ovei. £7,000, increased Accountancy aiid Payroll I"ceb. siindry expeiiscs ai)d employment costs. Duriiig Ilie yeai. thei'e has beeii invesimei)l iii tlie i'epair and servicing of tlie boilers and fil'e alann systems. Thc reqiiliiiig dLCI'easc iii iiiconie aiid iiicrease in expendillire, has resulted iii a defieil of Ll 2,220, a niovcmei)l of £21,160 froiii prior year sUlUS of £8.940. InLorporating thL annual depreliation chargc (If £54,792, Ilie total dL.fiLit for the year on tlie GLneral ALLounl sits at £67,012. a £23.167 worsening froin pi-evious year. InLonic lu ilie Buildinb? Fund dccrL'ased £736 to £13,574. Signiticant iiiveslinenl in iinproving our facililiets has been approvcd by Committee during 2024. rcsulting in an increase in expenditui'e within the BLiildiiig tund ot £8.299 1620/DI to L21.747. E.xpendittire dliring the yeai. iiicliided a new tire alaiim syslein, intei'LOm syslcm. manbe repaii's, roof I'epaiis and Iloodlighting. This has I'CSLiltcd in a delicil ot 18.173 compared lo a small siiiT)Ius 01 £862 in the previoiis yeai.. Ui)itLd Appeal doiiations and eolleclions foi- othcr i'cligious and ch<iritablc donatioi)s dLCI'eased £3.038 to £14.164. This I'eduction was IiowL ver 0ft5cI by a i'Lduclion in expLndilurL inLILiding a I'educlion in tliL UiiilLd Appeal Absc551llLllt ur £4.892 to £14.119. In¢oine wiiliin Ilie Oiitreacli Account increased £1,842 10 £7,045 froin the pi'evious ycar. Donaiiunb I'eindillLd siinilar lo previou% yLar aL £9.250 and includL% £7.000 donaliuiis lo our lI,blO Pai1ncrs. Payiiicnls from tlie Fair Fund inci'ease to L1.308 Lompared to £862 in pi'evious year. Consolidalcd income aci'oss all the fLinds has deci'cased £18.2?6 10 £248.549. Oiwei'all expenditiirL. exclliding dLpreLialioii lias iliLfLasLd £21,988 tu L275.723 leading? lo a dLfiLiI fui. IhL yLar of £27,174. If wc add Il)e annual non ash dcprecialioii chargc of £54.79? Ihe total dcficit for the yeai. is £81,966. I woiild like to take this oppofftinity to say a few wol'ds of tlianks. Firstly I would like to thank the congregation for oivin¥ so freely, especially iii tliese uncertain economic tiincs. We iiiay gLI lo%t in diSCLlS5iiig increased rcpair cost4, hut we mLisI rcmcimbcr ¢111 monie% given to the ehiirch help us live out our vision to cn(Ible o(licrs lu 'DisLovei', Follow SLrve Clii-ist,. Page 6
First Holyivood Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustees for the ycar cndcd 31 December 2024 l ivould also like lu thank our previous treasurer Gi'aeine Tliomson foi. his help and advicc duringy Ilie year, Mai'k Ballie aiid Trcvoi. Rcaiicy for il)eir siippoi't in sctiiiig up neiv g¥ovcniaiice protocols. the couiit tcdms who recoiicile aiid baiik donation% dnd Fiona Woods for hei. work as Ci111 Aid ScLI'Llary. Finally l ivould like lo thank Mi aria, for her baLk offiie suppoit, maintcnanLe of systems and hcr patienue in ansMi¢ring all my quei'ies. Pcler Woods Hon Trcasui-cr ORGAYISATIOINS U.NITED CHOIR ALI D WORSHIP GROUPS 'Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in IhL assLmbly of His people" (Psalm 149) In ?0?4 we continiied lo pi?ise and woi'ship God togethLr as a church family iising traditional hymng and modern worship 8ollgTS Thi5 is fLpresentative of how we worsliip as a ivliolc laniily tobTreiher tiny lols, Ll)ildreii, teens and adiilis. It is siich a blcssing wheil 80 many chui'cliLS have adopted scparatc Services 10 Cdtei. foi. diffei'ci)t ages and styles of wor%liip. We brinb, glory lo His nain¢ as wc lift oui. VOlLeS lo Him each week. Wc bLgan the yedr as in the past. with a special qClVILC singing favourile hyinns and worship songs chosen by somc ot our chiirch meinbers. We liear tlie storics of liow tliese hyiniis liavc iouclied individual lieans and appreciate tliein, perhaps Imm a ditTerenl perspective. Wc worship each week, Icading willi a small group of talented musicians and singers. A.8 always, wc give grateful thanks to lill uur musicians and siiigei's foi- their eiitliusiasm ¢ind coinmilinent. Sadly, due lo ill health, we liavc grL'aily missed Amy tliis year and we ¢oiitinue lo eamestly pl'ay for an improveiiient to her l)ealih into ?0?5. Charles leads LIS week by week with his sensitive playing and we would Lncoui'agc you to listen as he stills our heaits and prepai'es us for worship beloi'e service5 or skiifully plays a volunlai'y as you Icave. Thatths also lo our talcnted pianisls Li£, Sheeiia, Eniina and Jiidiih, who occasioiially play bcforc seivices begin. We also Ihaiik the AIV leani tor their dcdicatioi) aiid expLrtise cach week. At Easter, Harvest and C.Iii'islmas, tlie UnitLd Choir and Youtli Choir illLLt together for a few weeks to rehearse speLial items of praise for tl)ose higlilighis in Ilie cliiiirh's year. This yeai. numbei's grew as Ilie year went on. when finally al the Chi'i5tmus SeiviLes we had an aclult Lhoii. of 23 and a Yullth c.huir ol. 12. If yoii don't want the regiilar cominitmenl ol leadinby eacl) week, thi5 is a wonderful opportuniiy to ¢oinL IDgJeihci' ULLasionally to singy and it is also gireat fun. The rcgulai. iiiusic leam mcct al 9.30 ain CdLlI Sunddy Inoining lo I'ehcarsc. United Choir mLLts foi. 51() fvlonday evenings iii tlie iiiii LIP lo a special seivice. Yoiitli Clioir meet atTrei' chLircli tor a few weeks also betoi'e a special seivice. IVL ai'L <ilways kLen to gcl mol'e lolk involvLd, eiihei. on Sunday nioimings Iband oi. singcrsl oi. in the Uniied Choir and Yoiiili Clioii.. A SPLLi(Il word of that]ks Iv SILI(Ii'l, for liis spii'ilLial guidaiiLc lo us. His oivn talents as a iniisician arL d greul blcssing Iv the cliurcli family ai)d oiir r¢pLrtoii'e of niiisic is gi'adlially incrcasing, laiE¢ly tlianks to his prayerfiil inpiit. Tlianks 10 all our cl)Lll'eh family, wl)o offer lis support and eiicoui'ageinenl Ihroiigliout the year. It is very miicli appi'eLiatcd. Chi'isiiiie Iccleiiahan I lusic Co-ordinaioi. Pagc 7
First Holyivood Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Deccmbcr 2024 CHILDREIN'S IIINISTRY Childi'eii's Mi inistiy is for childi'eii dged 4-1 I ycdfs dl)d Idke.q place upsiaii% dliring thc moiiiiiig Service. We tnllnw as closely as possibly to Ihc inain IhLmLb whiLh al'e beinLF covcrcd in IhL iiioiming service, usingy a Inixture of inlLfaLIivL and presented malei'ial silitable to the age of Ilie cl)ildreii atiending. We are ciiri'ently working Iliroiigh Tlie Biggest Story al thc saine tiniL as those who reinain in Ili¢ seiviLe. PILasL Lontinue lo pray for Olir childi-cn and Iheii. pai'enis that each may know thL nearness and faiihflilness of God. and roi. the leadci's and hclpcrs 11)al they Inay di4Ltyrn yoiir will in plaiiningj the teaching. Fiona Woods CRÈCHE Our Creche is located in thc [in01. Hall and we welLoinL all cliildren from birth lo 4 years. Our spaLe has beLn scl up to lake in Il)e iieeds of tlie cliildreii w'iih a desiginaled play area foi. babies and vai'ious sections for older childreii with ihe aim to stimiilale their imagination. Thiq year we wclcomed 2 1)ew babies. Emily, boni 19th Mdirli and F.I'iii, boin 14th Jiii)e. It has becii a deligh( to watch these liiile girlb devLlop and il)L oldL'r kid51)ave enjoyed connLcling wilh Iliein loo. Plcasc pl'ay for oui- dedicated leadets and childi'cn, as ihey Lonlinue to dcvclop and grow within our church family. 'Then He took the children in his arnis. He put His hands on them and blessed them, {Mi ark 10..161 Sandi'a Gallaghei. YOLJI G LIFE Yoliiig Life coiitiniies to see encoiii'aging numbers of yoiing people allend on Sunday evenings, niost of whom do not belong to First Holywood. Thc pi'ogramiiie is high enei'gy <ind rclatiunal. Loncluding eaLlI 'eek wilh a Llcai. Gospel pr¢sentalion. We were encoui'aged by thc i)uinber8 of young people attendiiig camp in Ihe suiiimcr, particiilarly Wyldlifc camp In 2024. which has seen niorL yoiing pcoplc coinc lo faith in JLSil% and many start to attend chLlI'ch. Young lite LDiiliniiLs lo be ¥VLII led by DGLJ Daisy SliJnnon aiid Eiiiiiia iwlabyowan, wlio werL juined iliis SLpILinbLr by Luke I cAlcei' along with a gi'eat tcam of iwolunleer leade13 foi. whom we are very grateful lo the Lord for tliis pailncrship in the Gospel. Gi'acme Thompson COINSECT Connect mccls weekly li'om Septeinbcr to Jline toi. ye<?rs 8-1 ? to hLlp cqiiip Ihcm to undci'sl<ind the Chi'istian taith and rind IhLir place ab pdrl of Il)e widLI' cliiirch fdinily. Rou¥hly IwiLe a Inonili ive l¢avc the servicc al Ihc saine IiiiiL Ilie childi'cn foi. specific te£i¢hinB and thc other weeks ive tiy to cqiiip tlic yoiiiig pLople lo bL in chiii'cli witli the rest of the LongrLgalion, including d monihly seiiiioii rLVILW at IliL Lnd ol" Ilie service lu cliLLk Ih<it iliL young peoplL havL bLLn able to Lindersland aiid apply tlie leael)ii)g. Our numbers liave eonliniied lo grow and we iiow liave 35 on our list, Inosl of whom comL rL'gulai'ly. with about 25+ Loming on the avei'agc week. In lacl. allendance ovei'all has becoinL much Inorc consislent ovei'all and we have beeii grcaily LnLuuragTed by Ilie levels of engiayiemetti by ilic yoiing, peuple in the Conne¢l progi'ainme aiid also in chiii'ch. Growiiig nuinbei's ol" yOLing PLople play a part in cliui'ch litc thioligh seiviiig coffee, welcoming. IILlping witli AV, pai't ol- Ihe iiiusic Ininisliy or Iliiough prayers and l'eadings. Thib l)elps us Inccl our goals coniiecliiig them 10 God, each oihei. and the ehLirch. Graeme Tl)ompson Page S
First Flolvivond Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustee5 for the year cnded 31 December 2024 DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS Evciy Thursday. four gi'oups nieei lo stiidy God's Word tiyo girls, gmups aiid two boys, gi'oiip5. They dre led by Inixlui'c ul tnLmber5 of Fii'si Holywood and thL Young Life DGLS and ive IidVL seen in¢reasL.d allLnd<ince and engagement whicli lias been a real aiiswei. lo pl'ayer. Tlii& is a vital part of the overall pi'ograimnie for yoiing people in the congrLgalion and we have secn encoui'aging progiL'5s Iliis year. Gi'ueme Thompson SOTH INI COIIIPANY GIRL.S' BRIGADE Oiir CJirl's Bri¥dde qessioii ruiis fi'om Septembcr lo April. The Exploi'er Sectioii {ages 3 to P41 Ineels on Fi'iday aftLrnoons froin 3.30 pm lo 5 pm - tliis is a very noisy scssion as tlie girls are very enthubias1iL in everytliing IhLy do. They follow a Bible ¢oiirse similai. io the Compaiiy Section and also do ci'aft aclivilies. They had their usual Christmas party with a visit from Santa. The Company Section IP5 and up) mLcts on Tiiesday evcnings fi'om 7 pm to 8.30 pm. Thcy begin with Biblc clabs and have a varied progjraininc arLhin¥', drill, dusler liockey. cookery, Lrafts, %ing7ing'? elL. On the third Tuesday nigJhi in Septcmbci- we had ice-creaiii iii Holywood aiid theii ivent for a ivalk along thc coasial path, which Ihe gil'ls I'cally enjoyed. Wc would like to thank all the pai'enls and fiiends foi- their support and cncoui'ageniLnt ovci. the last year and ask tor your continued prayers for lis. as we Inist in God io acliieve our aiin lo help girls become followers of Jesiis Christ. Roseinary Fei'guson GB Captain TOTS R US Tols R Us welcoined a iiew genei'aiion of 11]iims. cliild mindei's, grandparents and toddlers on Seplembei. 2023 and nun)bei's soon built LIP tu around an avcrage ot. 30 childi'cn and at least as many adults. Wc gather in thc Imain Hall on Tiicsday Inomings froin 10 am lo 11.30 am. aliliough liclpcrs start the set up cai'lier. Ive provide a variety ol ioys and activilics.. doiigM)aking tablc, home conici.. Ilooi- play, drc%siiig up. sott play <irca. baby mat and Idble lop activities whiLli inLludLs Pdinling and Lralls. Diiring ¥naLk linic, we providL Iruil, ioasl and dritLks for tli¥ cliildiin (ind lealcotTeL and biscuits foi. thc adLilis. WL end tlic nioiming ivith Rhynie Time. songs aiid actions. As a group. th'e support an orpliaii pi'oje¢t in Malawi, Toybox - a charity working iviili street ¢hildi'en around the world, and the Ni I Childi'LlI'S Hospi¢e, as wcll as Lonti'ibuting lo oiir Chiii'ch funds. Join lis iii prayiiig that God's name ivill be hoiiouird iii all wc do. as all coine into oiir Chui'ch. i ai'garel Flewitt Tols R Us Icadei. Page 9
First HOlwOd Presbyterian Church Repnrt of the Trustees ror the year ended 31 December 2024 ONI IEIY TOGETHER Oiir 20?4 year bcgdn with a good IiiiinbLr ol. all-dgcd girls having fish aii(S chips aiid Wdichii)g a light-hLdlted movic. Next, WL fLLeived a vciy infoiinative visit fi'oin 'Prison Alpha,, wl)icli Iiighlightcd IhL iinportdnce of sprcading the Chi'islian faith. This W£iS followed by an enjoyable evening ivith Ihe lopi¢ of 'llals ovei. tlie decades,. A visit fi'oim Floui'ish, one of our mission partnLI'S, made us realisL how privilL'gLd we are, aftLr heal'ing about tliL struggles ot" survivors of liuii)an traiCking. We li¢ld a Imay Day event in the Mi aiii Hall. lo help us raise fiinds for all tl)e projects we siippoit as a groLIP. Videos of our iiew .%easoii's projects stai'ted u8 oty in ScplembLI-, With oui. iiew Ihcmc bcing 'F.nirusted'. A floi'al deinonsli'ation got U5 into the mood for autumii and Lolder days. Tl)L meinber8 ol Women Togeilici. donaied pyjJnias 101. Ivonieii's Aid, which was veiy mucli appreciated. We held a Chi'istmas gaiherinu at I lolywood Golf Cliib, Ivhere we Lhatted. had a few brain teascrs and lors ot laugliler. Our varied progi'ammc shows that in all 5ilualions, all agcs together can pi'aise God and have fun al the samc time. Anne Galway Secretary IVONI IEN'S BIBLE STUDY The Woiiien's Bible Study Cjroup Ineels eaLh Wednesday moimin¥ froin 10..30 a.m. until 12 noon in the Ininoi. hall. Around twelve ladies currently join rcglilarly eacli weck. Atler KaihlLLn Spence ihL. Pastoral Absi51anl relired, Clii'is HLwill l¢d thL gruup ea¢h weelc uiilil Ni ovember 2024 when I began leading tlie study. Since Ni oveinber wc have beet) following the PCI study guide Fiiidiiig oui. Voice in Prayci.. Ive begiii witli coffee and ¢hat weekly before we pray Ilie Lord's Prayer. We then have a short time wlieii we sliai'e. rhis has been an encoui'aging lime to gct lo know each other. Finding oui. VoiLe in Pi'ayci. has been a gi'eat resour¢L, it h¢iS encouragcd us io exainiiic our pl'ayer lilL, aiiiiing to devclop aiid Iiclp deepen oui. 111)derslanding aiid confidence iii Pl'lc yiiig to God. We also have a sniall hoTllcivork aiid pi'ayci. ei)coui'ageillCllt for ihe week ahcad. Before we finisli, we have a short lime for silent I'efleciive prayer and pray a piece of scliptui'e together. Catliy Smith Deaconess ART AIND CRAFTY FOLK A gi'oLlP of ladiLS conlii)Iies lo mcct on the SLcond diid foiirth Thui'sday iii cveiy Imonili for fellowship. chdi and ci'eative ci'aft work. whiLh incliidLS painlingj, skilLliiiig, knittiiig, ci'uLIILling (Ind jeivLIILry Inakiiig. Wc organise a Clii'isliiias Sale caLh year, IvhiLh gcncrales ft)nds foi. dunalions to Llidiilics. Al%0. an annual outing is arr2( iiged to otlier places wliei'e ci'afts are niade. whi¢li provides inspiration foi. all. An exainple of Iliis ivas oui. visit to CIuLi¥hmills Pi'esbylLI'ian ladics Ll"ali gi'()Iip. to SLL IIIL knitted MOLILI ol. theii. village thai thcy had LrealLd, and ivhich liad fL'alurLd on ILlevi%ion. Evciyone woi'ks on Iheir oivn projLcl of inlLrLsi, aiid we always appiELiatc new ideas tor gruup iniii(Iliv¢s. niembei's of aiiy age gi'oup air Inade veiy w'elconie New Roseniary Logan Page 10
First Hol.}'Ivood Presbyterian Church Repi)rt of the Trustees for the year ended JI December 2024 TEA ANI D CHAT Diiring July aiid August, wc hcld OLir l01liiightly Tca aiid Chat gioLlP. We had 20-30 pcople attend cach SL%SiOlI. Thc bLSsionb included an outside spedkLI' ancl a fLiV meinbcrs froin our chiirLII LongregFation. Wc NVLI'L enLouragL.d when the Ilolywood Facebook P£ige advertised one of the events, Iliis eiicoui'aged others lo join wilh us. Tea. cortee aiid ti'eats were provided and enjoyed by all. Caihy Sniitli Deacoiiess LUNCH CLUB The Liinch Cliib meets on the foiinh Thiirsday of the month at 12.30 pin. A tasty two coiirs¢ niec21 is folloived by ILalLtsffeL and SOlllLihing sweLt. Thurb is always a buzz, I'e¥ulai' mLiiibLrs Lal¥h up witli LdLli other. TIIL lIrt0r Hall is usiially quiie full, bul there is always room for more, please consider joiiiiiig us. A big? tliank you 10 the teain of volunteers wlio provide the service - Eliiior, Anne, Lynda, Ni athena, Joy, Dorothy and Lynne. Cheryl Ilarbinson FINANCIAL REVIEW Financial position The i'esults for the yeai. arc sel oiit iii detail on pages 16 to 24. The results show nel oiitgoiiig rc50urces foi- tlie year of £81,965 (2023.. Nei oiitgoing rcsoui'ces 01 £59,838). Reserves policy The Tiiislees l)ave coiisidered Ilie level of Lll)Itsli'icted i'eserves thai it is appi'opi'iate lo hold lakii)g account of CillTent and on<Foing eoniini1illLnts. It is the policy of IliL Ti'uslees to hold ai least 6 month's noiinal expcnditui'e. Ai ihe ycar Lnd uni'cstricted I'cservcs cxcludii)g Il)c property, wci-c £176,?70 11,liicli rcpresent.8 ali adcquaie level of rescivcs. Gi)ing Loniern ThL acti111CS of the congrcgatii)n are dependLnt on ongoing contributions fi'otn ils membei's. The TrLislees al'e of the opiniun that tliL Lung*rn"galion ha5 bu1¢Ient resourLLS al ilie ddte ul approval of ihLSL financi¢il 5talLmenls lo Ineet omniitmenls whicli will ari£c iii thc year fi'om the datc of Signing this rcpoi1 and siibjcct to IhL continuing suppoit fi'om Ineinbers to fund on an onguing basii ilie Luiigi'egalioii's currcni aLliviiies and oihLr financial ¢oinmilinLnls. Risk Revieiv review of Inajoi- risks has been undei'lakei) by the Tiiistees and sy5tenis and piocediii'es impleii)ented to niaiiage idcnlitied risk%. Thc prin¢ipal I'isks al'e in relcltion to the likelihood ol- repulalional dama¥e and IinanLial risks as80¢iatcd witli tlie expectation of ongoing financial SLlPPOrt from menibers. Tlicse risks are miligaied by Ilie Tiustees. and Il)e Cungregationdl Committcc. I"egLildl'ly mDnit(Iiin¥ the vari011s activities ot" thc coiigrL'galioii at slatCLI mLelings and by encolirdJlngTr InLimbLrs in Ilityir regjular gTiving. FLTLRE PLAINS The Chiirch plaiis coiitlllLiing the activities oiiilined witliiii the Aiiniial RLPOlt in the foithcoinii)g ycars. Pagc 11
First Holyivood Presbyterian Church Report of the Trustees for the year endcd 31 December 2024 STRUCTURE. GOVERNL ANCE AND I¥IANAGEMI ENT The Kirk Session The charity tiiisiees of the congi'egatioii are the members of ils Kirk Session. Undei. the congi'egalion's govcn)ing doLuiiicnt, The Code. thc book of Ilie ionstitutiun and govei'nmenl ot tlic Prcsbytciian Cliurch in Ircland, the Kirk Session seeks to watcli over and pi'oiiiole the spiritual iiiteresl of the coiigregation and of pei'sons not ¢oiinected with any congr¢gation who dl'c within ils boiind%. 11 cns111i's pastoral cai'c 15 in plalc in the congi'eg1£ tion and seLks 10 fuithei. the Lunlribulion of Il)e ChurLh tu Clirislidn ivitnes5 and serviLe in the local cominunily. TIIL Kirk Sessiun Inonilors and OVLn'iCWS at each nieLling coiiipliancc iviih ils cliild piotcciion and safeL)11(11'ding proccdLlI'LS aiid appioi(c% all ILailers within cliui'cli 01-gaiiisaliuns. ThL Kii'k Se%%ion has dLlegaled to ils Congi'Lgaliunal Coininillee ihc ILinpoi'al allaii'4 of IliL congregalioii iiicluding adininistering all ftiiids aiid properly belonging to tlie congregation. Imembei's of tl)e Kirk Sessioii are ex-otlicio mLmbei's of the Congregational Committee. The Kirk Session coii8ists of the ordaiiied ministci's aiid the ruliiig eldci's ot the coiigirgdiioiis. All mcmbeis al'e eiitiiled lo propose, speak and exercise equal vDIL's al meetings, excepl thai the Moderatoi., Ihe niinislLf5 in active duty in the congregation. has iio deliberative bill only a casting vole. Stated meetiiigs of the Kirk session are nonnally l)eld at 7.30pm al the cliui'ch on tlje first Wednesday of each monil) (save usually in Janiiaiy. Jiily and August), and additionally whcn requiird. To be choseii for the Olee of the eldership li) the congregation a pci'son mLisI be a voting nicinbei. aiid a regiilai. al(cnddnt on ils ordinancLS. Tlic sclcLlion ol. Iliobc proposcd 10 be called to Ihc OlLe can be eiil)er by tlic congregation or by the Kii'k Session. Mi einbei's al'e elected if they obtain two-lhii-ds ofthose who vote. Presbytery Under IhL Presbyterian Churcli in Ireland fonn of govemance the corporatc oversight of a congrLgalion is the i'esponsibility of a Presbytery wliicl) siiperintends generally the spiritual and temporal affairs ot tlie coiigregalions assigned to it by the Gen¢ral As.scmbly of the Presbytei'ian Church in Iiyland. First Holywuod Congirgation h¢iS been dssig>ned to the East Bellast Pre.8bytery of thL Presbyterian ChurLh in Ireland. The illLinbLiship of tlie Presbylcry consists Inainly of the dclive minisiers of coi)gi'egations assigncd lo it by the Geiiei'al Assembly. minsters who have IElirL.d fioiii active duty and ali elder appointed by tlie Kii'k Sebsion of each congiL'galion. The Genei'al As5embl}' Thc Gcncrdl Aiscinbly is Ihc supitnie Lourt ot tlie ChurLlI, representing in one budy tlie ivliole Church dnd avling as its supreiiie legislaiive, adininisli'ation aiid jiidicial autlioi'ity. in dealing witli all matters brouglil before it. Tlie Genei'al Assembly is normdlly constituted during the fii3t week in Junc foi. woi'qhip and to conduct 115 business. At Ilic cnd of bLisinLs5 il is di5solvLd. The iiiLI?)b¢rship of Ilie Geiieral Assembly Lunsis15 mainly of the aLtivL ministers of eaLh congi'egalioi). relii'ed iiiinstci's ai)d a I'epi'esenlaliiwc cldei. appointed by Ihc t(ii'k Sessioi) of each congiigation. REFF.REYI CE ANI D ADTrI IINISTRATIVF. DETAILS RekFi5tered Charity number NIC104336 Princip#l address 7 Bangyor Road Flolywood Co Down BT180NU Pagc 12
First Hol}'Ii'ood Presbyterian Church RepDrt of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Trustee5 Rev SM ILCIEa Ir R Mi ccall li. P IWlcCILiiahaii (resigned 1216124) r J Fei-gFuson Mi. J I l¢?I'binson (Irsigned 12161241 Ms E Laing Mr A Nugeiit Ir C RLis4cII Mr M SIIiLlds liss L Fraiicis 11.5 F Woudb I Ir D Kennedy I Ir5 S Gallaglier li. CJ C Thompson Mr B Broinlby 1 s J Rlissell (appointed )116124) I i- Mi Walson lappoinled 21161?41 Irs C Baillie lappoinied ?1161241 18 H MLCI'ca {appointcd ?116124) I Ir A Parke (appointed 2116124) Independent Examiner CharteiEd AccoLintdn15 Ireland ILllveLn Hoivard Liniiled Charteird Accoiintants 16C)a UppLr Newlownards Road Belfast BT4 3HZ Solicitors Hewitt & Gilpin Solicitors Liinited 8 HibTh Strcct Holyivovd BT189AZ Bankers Danski Baiik Donegal Square Wesl Bcllasl BTI 6JS lini5tLr Rev Siiidrt Mi ccl'ca Clerk of Session lark Baile¢ Church TrLasurer CJl<lLinL. 1 l Thoinpsoll Page IJ
First Holyii'ood Presbyterian Chureh Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 December 2024 Appi'oved by Ol'der ot thc board of trustees 011 anLI signed 011 ils 6¢halt by.. I rCRusscll Ttustee Page 14
Independent Exaniiner'5 Repnrt to the Trustee5 of First Holyivood Prc5byterian Church rLporl oil Ilie accoiinls of Ilie charity for Ilic year ended 31 Deceinber 2024, wl)icl) are sel oul on pagTes sixteen to twcnty four. Respective responsibllilies of charity trustees and examiner Ilie chariLy'5 1i.u51eL% you dl'L I'espon%ibl¢ for ilic prLparalion of Ihe aLcL)unts iii accoi-dance wilh IliL requii'enicn15 or the Chai'ilie5 Act {Northem Iland) 2008. It is niy I'esponsiblity lo.. examine the aCCOLinls iindLI' Scction 65 of the Chai-ilie5 Act follow Ilie procediircs laid down in thL' gJLnLral Direllions gyivcn by the Charily Coimillission for Nortlicrn Ireland Iiiidci- Scciion 6519llbl of the Chai'iliLs Act slalL wlieilici. parliLular InaltCl'5 have Loiiie lo Iny allcnlion. Basis of the independent eiaminer's report I h<ive e.xainined youi. chai-iiy accoiints as reqiiired undei. Section 65 of tlie Charities Act and my examiiiation was carried out in accorddnLC with the gencral Directions given by the Chai'ity Comiiiission tor Ni ortl)ern Ireland under Section 65191(bl of the Cliarilies Act. The examination included a review of tlie accoiinting recoi'ds kept by the cl)ai'ity and a comp<ifi50n of the accoiint% pi'esentcd with those I'ecoi'ds. It also incllidcd conqidei'ation of any iinLISLial items oi. disLlosiires iii Il)e accoiints, and sLLkiiigF explanalioiib Iroin you as Lharily ti'ustee5 LonLerningtr aiiy Slich mallers. y role is to slate whLilier any matcrial mallers liave comL lo my alteiilion giving Ime causc to believe.. That aLcounting rccoi'ds were not kcpl in acLoifjance with SeLlion 63 of the Chai'ities Act Tliai ilie accounts do noi accoi'd ivith Il)osc accounting recoi'ds That Ihc accoiii)ts do iiot comply with the accoiiiitiiig reqiiii'cmenls Ot the Charities Act That there is fui'ihei. infoniialion nLLded lor a propLr undei'%tanding ufihl. aLcounls lu be reached. Independent examiner'5 Statement I have complctLd niy examinatioi) and have no coneerns in I'cspecl of the niatrers 111 10 141 listed above and. in cunncLlion witli following the DitL"Liion5 01 the Chai'ity Cominission f()r Triortheim Irclaiid, I have found no Inaitei's tliat Itqiiire drawiiig to yoiir attention. I Ir.8 Pauline McDonnLII FCA Chaitei'ed Aecouniants Ircland I ILllveLn Howard Limited Cl)ai'tei'ed Accoiiiitanls 169a Lppci. Newlownards Ruad BLlfasl BT4 IHZ Date.. 3.1.7.1.15.......... ...- Page 15
First Holvivond Presbyterian Church Statement of Financial Actii'itie5 for the year endcd 31 Deeembey 2024 2024 Total ftinds 2023 Total ftinds Uni'cslricled li]nd Restricted liiiid No(L INCOII IE AIYD EYI DOW'IWIENTS FRONI Don(ilions (Ind ILgaLi¢s 213,407 34,785 248,192 255,144 Investment in¢ome 359 359 930 Total 213,766 34,785 2421.551 256.074 EXPENDITURE OY Charitable activities Charitable Activities I linislry & Support Si(IfrYCosts Congre¥ational Running Expenses General Assesmbly Assc5smenls Donalions lo Missions and Charilies 11.197 123.934 136.906 44,608 13,871 4,545 129,823 114.185 30,795 36,564 123,934 108,673 30.489 28.233 14.119 13,871 Total 274,?93 56.223 330.516 315.912 NET INCOIl.IEI{EYPENDITURE) (60,5?7) (?1,4381 181.9651 (59,838) RECOINCILIATIOI OF FLNDS Total fuiid5 bi'ou¥hi foiward 1,312,206 147,948 1.460.154 1,519.992 TOTAL FUINDS CARIUED FORWARD 1,2i1,679 126,510 1,378,189 ,460,154 Tlie notes foiin pai1 of tliese tinanLial btallinenls Pag?e 16
First Hol)'Ivood Presbyterian Church Balanee Sheet 31 Deccmber 2024 2024 2023 Notes FIXED ASSETS Taiigible asscls 1.135,770 1,190,062 CURRE,NT ASSETS Debioi's Cash al bank and in hand 10 43.999 241,630 78.232 264,089 285,629 342.321 CREDITORS Amounis falliiig due within one yeai. 142.7101 (72,229) ET CL'RREINT ASSETS 242.919 270,092 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,378,189 ,460.154 NET ASSETS 1.378,189 1,460.154 FUIYDS Unrestricted funds Restricted fiiiids 13 1,251,679 126.510 ,312,206 147,948 TOTAL FUINDS 1,378.189 1,460,154 The In al si emenls Hiei'e appi'oved by thc Boai'd of Tnislees and authorised foi- 03fui120.............. issiic on and ivere signcd on ils beliaifby-. I []' C Russc Trustee Mr M Baiifk - Trusiee TIIL notes loi'tll part of Il)cse finanLial statLimcnt5 PagTe 17
First Holyivond Presbyterian Chureh Notes to the Financial Statements for Ihe ycar ended 31 Dccember 2024 ACCOUYTIYG POLICIES Ba5js ol. preparing the finaneial slalements The lin<inLial sldtcnicnts of Ilie Llidrity. whiLli i.s a publiL benelil entity undcr FRS 102. li¢ive been prcparcd in accordance with tl)e Cliai'ilies SORP IFRS 1021 'Accouniing and Reporting by Chai'ities.. Sialeineiit of Recommendcd Praciice applicablc lo chai'itie5 preparing thLiI' dCCOLinls in accoi'dance with the Financial Reporting Standard appliLablL in IhL UK and RLpubliL of Irel(Ind (FRS 1021 leffL'LIivL l Januilry 20191,, Finc111Lial Repoiting Staiidai'd 102 'TI)c Financial Repoi1ing Staiidai'd applicable in the UK and Repiihlic of Irel¢iiid' and Ilic Cl)ariliL5 Acl INoAhLm IIL.landl 2008. TIIL finanLial slaleincnlb liavc bLLn pi'epai-Ld undLr Il)e hisloi-ical cost conventioii. Income All inLoIMe is reuognised in the Si(Ilement of Financial Activities onLe Il)e charity has entitlLmcnl lo the tunds. it is probable that the income will be received and the aniount cali be nieasured reliably. Ciift aid clainis al'e i'ecognised in the period lo which they I'clale. Expenditure Liabilities are recog?nised as expendilui'e as soon as Ihere is a lebjal or constructive obliu¥alion ¢omniilling the chdrity 10 that expciidittii'c. it is probablc that a Iransfcr of ccoiioinic beiiefils will be I'equircd ii) settlemcnl and Ilic amouni of Ilie obligalion can be iiieasui'cd rLliably. Expcndilure is accounlcd fur on ali aCLruals ba51.% and lias beeii classified iiiider hecldings Ilial alEgate all cost I'elated to tlie calegoiy. Wliere costs cannot be dii'ectly alliibuted to partlLular headings they have becn alloLated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of I'esources. Tangible fixed as5els Tangible tixcd asset5 ai'¢ initially measiired at eust and subsequcntly measiii'ed at cost or valliatiun. nel of depreLi(Ition and any imp¢¥innei)t10sscs. Property is LarriLd al its revaluLd amuunl l¢ss aLcumulalLd dLpreLialitsn. DeprLLiaiion is providcd ai Ilie following annual rates in order lo write off eaLh assel over ils esliinated usLful life. Fi'eehold property Fixrui'es & tittings ?D/o on cost ?51)/a on cost Taxation Fi151 Holywood PresbylLI'ian Churcli is rLLogFiiised as a Lharily for the PLIFposes of appliLable l(IX¢ition ILgislalion and thei'efore is not 5ubjLct to lax on its chdl'iiable actiiwities. The charity is not registei'ed foi. VA T aiid resoiirces exp¢ndLd IliLrefore include ilTCLUVLi7ble input VAT. Fund accounting Uni'esti'icted fLinds can be iised in accoi'daiice iyitli the cliaritable objectives al the disci'eiion of the tnislees. Restricied tunds can only be used for pai'iicular restri¢ted puiyoses witliin tl)e objects of ilie charity. Restriclioi)s aii%e ivhcn specified by th¢ di)nor oi. when fiinds are raised lor particiilar reslricted putyoses. Fiirthcr cxplanalion of thc liattii'e and piiiposc of each flind is inclLided in the notcs to the financidl slalemeiits. Page18 conliniied...
First Holyivood Presbyterian Church i ates to the Financial Statements - continued for the year endcd 31 December 2024 DOINATIOIS AND LEGACIES 2024 Total liiiids 2023 Total fuiids Unreslricled Rcslricted fuiids Freewill Offei'ing Building Fund Cliurcli Collections United Appcal Weddinb)s & Funeral Usc of Halls Lega¢ieb- Books World Dcvelopment Appcal PCI - Student Bursary Earl Haig Fui)d tiLnLral Missions Fund Fail. Fund Suiidi'y reccipls Presbyterian 0a1]S and Children's SOLILIY To(s R Us Girls Bi'igdde Lunch Club dunalion Woman's Bible Study donatioi) Youtli donation Deacoiiess training Ladies Bible Cliib Storeliouse 197,387 197.387 13,575 3.085 10.852 1,000 5.031 4,000 669 1,980 572 209 4,815 200,007 14.310 5,486 11.782 620 3.986 13,575 3,085 10.85? 1,000 5.031 4,000 669 856 4,645 1,980 572 ?09 4,815 5,203 5,600 1,124 50 50 280 280 600 350 705 30 500 252 1.400 850 775 750 600 350 705 30 500 1,400 850 213,407 34.785 248.192 255,144 INVESTIllEYI T IINCOIME 2024 Total fiinds 2023 Total fi]Tkds Unirslri¢ted fiinds Resli'i¢ted fiinds Dcposil accoiint intcresl 359 359 930 Page 19 continued...
First Holyivood Presbyterian Church i otes to the Flnancial Stitemenf5 - continued for the ycAr ended 31 December 2024 CIIARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS Support cosls {s¢e iiotc 51 Direct Costs Totals Chai'ilable Activities i inistry & Support Staff CuslS Coiib?regational RLinniiig Expeiises GLnLral Assesmbly Asscssmcnts Doiidlions lo IWli.%sion% and Cliarities 123,()34 130.893 44.608 13,871 123,934 136.906 44,608 13,871 6,013 324,503 6,013 330,516 SDPPORT COSTS GovLrnanLe osts CongFrekJdtional RiinniiigT E.xpenses 6,013 TRUSTEES, REIfvlUNERATION AND BEINEFITS There ivere iio tiuslee5' remuiieration or othei. benefits for tlie year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the yeai. ended 31 DeLcmber 2023. Rcv S Mccrea I'eceived a stipend in his i'ole of minislLI-, bul did not reeeive any remunei'alion for his iolc of TruslLL. Trustec5' expenses Thcrc were no INsILes' e.xpcnses paid lor the year cndLd 31 DL'LLmber 2024 nor loi. tl)L year endcd 31 Deceinber 2023. STAFF COSTS 2024 2023 WagLs and salarics Social sccurily costs 106,989 5,013 104.896 4.783 112,002 109,679 Tlie average moiiihly nuiiibei. of eiiiployees duriiiu tlie year was as follows: 2024 2023 Minisrei'ial Adinin No eimployLLS fLLeiv¢d eilloluinentS ill CXLes5 01. l60,UOO. PagL ?0 continiied...
First Holyivood Presbyterian Church i otes to the Financial Statements continued ror the year ended 31 December 2024 COTrIPARATIVES FOR THE STATENI IENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrc811'lLted FLind ReslriLted lund Total fuiids I.NCOTrI IE Af4D EINDOWTrI IE.YTS FROTrI I Donati()ns and Icgdcics 21? 829 4?.315 255.144 Invcstincnt income 930 930 Total 213.759 42,315 ?56,074 EXPENDITURE OIN Charitable activities Charitable ALliviiies Ministiy & Suppoit Staff Costs Congi'egaiional Ruiining Expenses Geiieral Assesmbly Assessinenls Donations to lISsi0nS and Chai'ities 1,870 129.823 93,299 30,795 2,675 4,545 129,823 114,185 30,795 36,564 20,886 36.564 Total 255.787 60,125 315,912 NET IINCOLTrIE/{EXPENDITURE) (42.028) {17.8101 (59,8381 RECONI CILI.4TION OF FUINDS Tolal fuiids broii&?Iii forwai'd 1.354.234 165.758 1,519.992 TOTIKL FUNDS CIKRRIED FORWARD 1.31? 206 147,948 1.460.154 TA.NGIBLE FIXED ASSETS IiiiprovemLnls to FixtLllfS and fittings FrLLhold propei'ly property Totals COST Al l Jdiiuary 2024 Disposals 1,300.000 81,896 93,034 13.132} 1,474,930 13.132) AI 31 DLLeinb¢r 2024 1,3UO,000 81,8gC? 89,902 1,471,798 DEPRECIATION Ai l J<lllLlilry 2024 CliJr¥L for year Eliiniiiated on disposal 207,731 26,000 27.415 8.190 284.868 54,792 13,13?) 20,60? {3.13?1 Ai 31 Deceinber ?0?4 ?33.731 3).605 67.192 336,528 I ET BOOK V.4LUE. AI 31 DLLembci' 2024 1.066,?69 46.291 22.710 1,135,?70 Ai 31 Deccimber 20?3 1.092,269 54,481 43.312 1.190,062 Page ?1 continucd...
Flrst Hol)rivood Presbyterian Church Notes to the Financial Statements - cnntinued for the year cndcd 31 December 2024 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS- continued Fi'cchold properly includes the Chui'ch land. buildings and lialls aiid in the opinion of thc TNsiees is staled at lair V¢11iie. The fair valLlC Iiicludcs £1,050.oon repi'esentiiig thc iiplilt froiii oi'igiiial cost nt the propcitics. The TrLisILeb L0115idLr that legFal title to all ol. IIIL Idnd and pioperiy coiiiprisLd in tIiL undci"lying dceds relatiiig lo IIIL vai'ioiis pi'opei1ies al'e iiliiimalely held by the Trustees on behalf ol the Tiusl IG. DEBTORS: ANIOUNI TS FALLING DUE NVITHIN OYF. YF.AR 2024 2023 OthLI' dcbtoi's Prepayments 39.019 4,980 78.232 43,999 78,232 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONI E YEAR 2024 2023 Trade creditoi's Otliei. crcdiioi's 5,563 37,147 36.815 35,414 72,229 12. AN.4LYSIS OF NET ASSETS BF.TWEENI FUNDS 2024 Total lunds 2023 Total fijnds Unrestricted fund Reslricled fund Fixed asscts Current asscls Current liabilities 1.099.294 160,402 {8.0171 35.976 125,227 134.693) 1,135.270 285,629 142,7101 ,190,062 342,321 172.229) 1,251,679 126.510 1,378.189 1.460,154 Thc iini'eslricled ft]nds repiEscnt Ihc fi'ec funds of he church which arc not dcsigi)ated foi- paiticiilar piirposes. TIIL uiifL'sII'iLILd fund inLludes £1,050.000 bLing the Iransfei- ot" Ihe iiplitlLd iiiai'l<cl value of Ilie Chai'ily's properties in 2017. 13. I IOVEMENT INI FUNDS movenienl in tunds Ai 111124 3111?1?4 Unrestricted fiinds GLncral fLind 1.312,?06 (60.5271 1,251,679 Restricted fund5 Rcsli'icted tiind 147.948 121.4381 126.510 TOTAL FUNDS 1.460,154 181,965) 1.378,189 Pagc ?? cunlinued...
First Holylvood Presbyterian Church Notes to the Financial Statements - continued ror the year ended 31 Deccmbcr 2024 13. IOVETrI IELNT IYI FUNDS- continued Nci iiiovemeiil iii lunds, included ii) Ilie above al'e as folloivs.. Incoinin resoiirces Resoui'ces expended Moveinent in funds Lnrestrieted funds G¥iiiral iund 213,766 1274 ?93) (60,527 } Restricted t'unds Resii'icied itind 34,785 156.2231 {21.4381 TOTAL FLIYI DS 248,551 (330,5161 181.9651 Comparatives for moveTnent In funds Net movement in fuiids Al 31112123 At 111123 Unre5trict¢d funds General fund 1,354.234 (42,028) 1,312,206 Restricted funds Restricted tund 165,758 (17,8101 147,948 TOTAL FUIYDS 1,519,992 159,838) 1,460,154 CoiTiPdfdlive net moveniLnl in liinds, included in tlie abuvL arc as folloivs: InLuining resources Resoui'LLS expended loveinlnl in funds Unre5tri¢ted funds General fund 213.759 {255,787) (42.0281 Resti'icted funds Reslricied fuiid {60.1?51 (17.810) TOTAL FUINDS 256.074 1315.912) (59,838) continiiLd...
First Holyivood Presbyterian Chureh i otes to the Financial Statements - continued ror the year ended 31 December 2024 13. I IOVEIMENT IYI FUIYDS- continued A CLin'ent year12 Inontlis and prior yeai. 12 montlis coiiibined posilioii is a.s follows.. iiiovemenl in fundb Ai 31112124 At 111123 Unrestricted funds General tund 1.354.?34 (10?,555) 1 ?51,679 Restricted funds RcsLriLtcd lund 165,758 {39,248) 126,510 TOI'AL Tr-uf4DS 1,519,992 1141,8031 1,378,189 A CLllI'ent year 12 Inoiiths and prior year 12 moiiths combiiied iiet movcmciit iii fuiids. incliided iii ihe above are ab follow5.. InLoining rcsources ResourLes expcnded i ovcmenl in funds Unre5triclLd funds Genei'al fiind 427,525 1530,0801 (102.5551 Restricted funds Reslricted fund 77,100 (116,348) {39,248) TOTAL FUNDS 504,625 1646.4?81 1141.8031 14. KELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There ivei'e no rL"laicd party Iransactions for tlie year ended 31 DLLeinber ?0?4. Pagc 24
First Hol.ywond Presbyterian Church Detailed Statement nf Financial Activities ror thc year ended 31 Dcc¢mber 2024 2024 2023 INCONIE AND ENI DOW'INIENTS Donations And Icgacies Frccwill Ollering BiiildinLI Fund ChLlI'ch Collections Unilcd AppL'al Weddiiigs & Fiinei'als USL of Halls Legacic5 - 197.387 13,575 3,OX5 200.007 14,310 5.486 11,782 620 3.986 1.000 5,031 4,000 669 1,980 572 ?09 4,815 856 4,645 World DLvelopnient Appe<il PCI - Sttident BLirsary Earl Haig Fund General imissioiis Flind Fail. Fund Sundry receipts Pi'eshytei'iaii Oiphans and Childi'cii's Soeieiy Tol%RU Gil'ls Brigade LunLh Club donation Woman's Biblc Study donation Yoiith donation DLaLoness training Ladics Bible Club Sloi'cliuube 5,203 5,600 1,124 775 750 50 280 600 350 705 30 500 252 1,400 850 248.192 255,144 Investment incijme Deposit account iiiterest 359 930 Total incoming resourLLS 248,551 256.074 EXPEYDJTURE Charitable activlties Wagc5 Social scciiriry Inslirancc Light and heal TLILpl)one Postage and statioiiery Pulpit Supply GLneral A%.%eiiibly Assessments East BLlfa%l Pi'esbytcry Fee Cari'icd lorwai-d 106,989 5.013 i.623 104,896 4.783 4.155 17,430 2.264 2.241 3.276 3.739 581 29.535 954 172,122 30,795 9011 167,472 This paue does nor fonn pait of the stattilory financial slalements Page ?5
First Holyivood Presbyterian Cliurch Detailed Stalenient of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 Deeembcr 2024 2024 2023 Cliaritable activitie5 BroLight fonvard liiiistcriiil Expenses Yoiitli fvlinislry Genei'al lainlei)anee Bouk5 oil)er Expeiiditure PCI - UniiLd Appeal PCI - Cliildi'ens Society PCI - Studciit Bursaiy Fuiid Woi'ld DLvelopmLnl ilppeal Earl Elaig General Missions Funds Sioi'eliouse li55ioii Pannei'ships Tens Foundaliuii PIPS SuinmLr Nladiityss and Other Catnps Deaconess Iraining Ladics BiblL Club - donations Freeliold propcrty Improveinents to pi'operty Fixlurcs and filtings 172.122 167,472 10.589 8.647 20.211 3.035 7,850 19,011 775 11,197 35.877 2,558 8.616 14.119 280 572 1,980 209 1.328 850 7,000 4.645 259 862 1,615 6,000 800 800 2,675 252 1,400 26,000 8.190 20,602 26,000 8.190 21,574 324,503 311.010 Support C05tS Governance costs Accountan¢y and legal fees 6,013 4.902 Total rc50urces expendLd 330.516 315,912 et expenditure {81,9651 (59.838) This pa&ye does not foi'm pait of the stcittitoiy financial slalemeiitS Pagc ?6