Kilbride CoDgregation of the Presbyterian Church ID Ireland
Financial StatemeDts
for the year ended 31 December 2024
Charity Nos: XN47272
NI Charity Commission Registration No: 104986

Kilbride CoDgr¢galion oftht Prejbvttria￿ ch￿rth in Ireland
Contents
Pag¢
Contents
Tn￿te£s. Annua] R¢port
Audit RetM)rt
Stht¢m¢nt of Congregational Con]min¢¢
12
Statement of Financial Activities
13
B￿an(C sheet
14
Notes to the f]nan¢ia] statements
15- 17
Th¢ following pages do not fonn pan of the Financial StstemenLS
Dethiled Stst¢ment of Financia] Activities
18-20
F4LCONEN C-EIN4&T

Kilbride CongrwtiOD of tbe PresbTr*¢riiD Church in IreknDd
oles to the FiD*Dei*l Stst¢m¢nts
for the ytlr ettdtd 31 Dff¢mber 2024
The Trustee5 present their Annual Report and Financial Statemertts for the y¢or ¢nded
31 Decemtr*r 2024 incltsdin8 a Ststement of Assets and LIab￿ltieS as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMIYISTIL4TIVE DETAILS
Kilbride Congregation of the Presbytrrwi Church in treland
Address.
12 Moyra Roa
Ballyclare
BT39 OSD
Registered Charity in Northern I￿1&￿1 (NIC104986)
CHARrrY TRIISTEES
Th¢ Charit). Trustees who seN¢d (turiD8 the year or who w'ere tslLSte¢s ￿ the date of this report
were..
Names..
Mr Da￿ld Annett
Mts Adrainne Bowden
Mr Darryl Bowden
Mrs Christin¢ Craig
Mr Ivor Cromie
Mr James Grant
Mr Stsnl¢y Holland
Mr David Hoy
Mr Desmond Humphries
Mr William Alistair Lamont
Mis5 Josephine Lorin￿r
Mr Elliott Martin
Mr Mar¢ Mccallion
Gareth McFadden
Mr Richard McGeagh
Mr Philip Mcmaster
Mrs Denise Milli
Mr Robert Rankin
Mrs Maureen Stirling
Mrs Ann Wilwn
Mrs Jayn¢ Wright
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Rev. Gareth McFadden
Clerk of S¢s5ion
Mr. William Lamont
Acting Tre&surer
Mr. Satnuel Campbell
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Fa]coner Stewan
248 Upper Newtowmards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
BANKERS
Danske Bank
18 The Square
Ballyclate
BT39 9BB
SOLICITORS
J.￿".mCNIn¢h & Son
5 Th¢ Square
Bailvclare
Co Antrim
BT39 9BB

Kilbride Congrtg*tioD of ih¢ Presbyteriall Church ID Irel*ttd
otes to the Fin*Dci*l Sl*t¢ments
for the yt*r ended 31 Ikcember 2024
STRUCTURE AND MANAGEMENT
Tb¢ Kirk SeMioTh
The charity trustees of the conwgation ar¢ the members of ILS Kuk Session. Unikr the
congregation's governing docum¢nL The Code. the t￿k ofth¢ constilutson and go￿ernMent of
the PresbN¢rian Church in Ireland, the Kirk Stssion s¢¢ks io w￿ch over and piomot th¢ spiritual
int¢rest of the congrewion and of ￿$ not conneaed ￿'1th an). COngr¢￿10n who are within
its FM)unds. It ensures pastoral care is in plxe in the congregatson and seeks io fi￿ther th¢
contribulion of the Church to Christian witress and 5¢rvice in the local Community.. The Ktrk
Session h&8 dele￿ed to its Congwationa] Conunittee the tempcd affair5 of the congre￿100
including administering all fi]nd5 and property belonging io th¢ ￿n￿gatIon. Members of the
Kirk Session are ex-offirio rnunbers of the Congregation21 Comrnittee.
Th¢ Kirk S¢s5ion corLSists ofthe ordained minister and the ruling elders of th¢ Congre￿10n. All
members are entided io propos¢. SF¢ak and exercise equal votes al meetings. except the
Moderator, the minister in active duty in ￿ congregatsotL ha5 no delibe￿1Ve but onlv a th4ting
vote.
Stst¢d m¢etitw of the Kirk session are h¢1¢ * least eight lin￿s in each yo or as appropriate.
To be chosen for th¢ offic¢ of the eldershtp in the congreg&ion a person musi ￿ a w￿1n8 mernF*r
and a r¢guiar attendant on its ordinances. The s¢l¢¢tion of those proW io ￿ called to th¢ oifice
¢an be either by the congregauon or by the Kirk Session. Membets are ele¢ted if they obtain
tWovth￿(ts of those who vote.
F￿$bytery
Under the PreSb￿erlan Chwch in Ir¢land fonn of governance the corrm* oversight of a
congregation is the responsibility of a Presbytery which suwt¢nds generally the spiriftd and
temporal affairs of the congregations assigned ￿ it by th¢ CEneral AssemblN' of the Presb)t¢rian
Church in Ireland. ￿.]bride congreg8ts.on of the Presb)lerian Church bccn assi￿ed io the
Templepatn'ck Presbytery of the Pr¢Sb￿eTlan Church in Ireland. Th¢ meTnbership of the Presb
consisis maujly of the active ministers of congregabons assi￿1 to it by the General Assembly.
minst¢r5 who have retired from active duty and an ¢lder aprM)ln￿d by the Kirk S¢s5ion of each
¢ongregation.
The Generll A&qembty
The General Assembly is th¢ Supreme coun of the Churcty r¢prcseTJting in one bod). the wthole
Church and acting a5 its supreme legisl￿1Ve, athnuTristrati(m and judicial authority. in dealing with
ail matters brought before IL The Gen¢ral As%¥nbly is nonnally consiitu*d during the fwsl week in
June for worship and to ¢ondud its business. Ai the end of btLSinCSS il is dissolved. The membership
of the G¢n¢ral As5¢mbly consists mainly ofthe active Tninisters of each congregats.oo ret]r
minster5 and a representaiive elder aprM)inted bv the Kirk Session of each congregation.
DESCRIPTIO￿ AND PLIRPOSE
The charitable pwtmise of the ¢￿￿10n is the thancerneni of religim.
F￿LC￿7￿Eq STEIEAR-.

Kilbride CongregitiOD Dfthe Prtsb>fftrian Church in Irehnd
Otrs to the FiDanti*l St#lem¢nts
for the year tnded 31 Derewber 2024
Kilbrid¢ COn￿¢gatIon of the PreSb￿eTlan Church is a congregation of the Pr¢sbJterian Church '
Ir¢land. The Presb)terian Church in Ir¢lan¢L &$ a Reforn)ed Church the wider ￿Y of Christ
is ￿Unded in the Scriptur¢5, and exists io love and honour God through faith in His Son and bj the
jwer of His Spiril and to enable her members to ploy their pan tn fu]f￿]ng G(xl's mission lo our
world.
The con8r¢gations mission purwses: To know Christ aTMI to advance his K]ngdom.
- 1$ increasingfy chGracieri¥edfy lovefor God a￿￿10ve andconcernfor oihers..
- is commiiiedio ihe hisloric Christian gospel revealed in the Bible,.
IS Televanl ¢0 people ofihis lime ondplate.
The ¢ongregation aims to live out its Mission and Vision &4 a famil}. of God's pwle b). being..
- A CovÉpthi Community.. where ow relaii0rtship5 ore rooied in ihepromises ofGod ty lryingfaithfyl
¢owardhim andit)wardone anoiher
- An Inlergeneraiional Community.. where adults inieniionolly ihe leadts engage WI￿ eprournge
al￿ nurthreyowiger rnembtrs lo malurity in Chrisi.
- An OuA¥ardlooking Communiry." wh£Te we Wa￿ ihe blessings ofGOdd￿l belong io w in ihe gospel
io become blessingsfor oihers beyondihe bounds ofour commwiity.
- As a congregaiion ofihe Presbyierian C1M￿ch in Ireland. we believe ihai the Bible is the sweme
ouihoTity over all we do. and ihai ihe Meslmiwler Confession ofFaiih. along wilh ihe Larger and
Shorler Calechisms sei oul whai we wthrsMp￿the Bible tsa¢hes on key mailers ofChri¥iian
fviih ondpracli¢e
ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES
The Con￿8￿tiOn meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are WelCon￿ ￿ Join. The SacrdmeDt
of the Lord's Supper is observed on five or Six oc￿10nS during the )'¢ar and all those who have
been baptised and who have made a profession of faith in th¢ Lord Jesus Chn'si are admitt¢d ￿ the
Lord's Supper. The congrewion hol(ts rwdar bible 5tud!' m￿IngS and has a ￿.￿de rdnge of
organisations and activities lisi¢d below;
EventlOrgxni541io
Sunda
rnornin
'orshi
Sunda
school
ReTr'ive
Age range
Frtquenf
3- 10
Bible class
'eekl}
Il'eekii
I'eekii
Monthli,
"eek]
'eeW
Crèche
Children s church
Café church
CE
BB
GB
Youth club
Vari¢s
7- 18
4-19
3- 18
10- 18
'eek]N'
'ariable
Bible swdy groups (fribes)
'clists
Mum and t(xldl¢r5
Soul Sist¢r5
18-7(IF
30-65
Il'e¢kli'
18-7
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Kilbride CoDgrtgatiDn of tht Pr¢sbTrteTiXll Church ID I￿11￿d
Notu to tbe Fin*Deiil Stst¢mettts
for the ytar ended 31 D¢f¢mber 2024
Evtnvorganisatio
Age r•ngt
Freque
c).
MonthlN'
Monthl
Praver breakf￿t
Men's Bible stud
rida
fellowshi
Youth Fellowshi
Thursda tM)wls
12-70
3045
50-9(kk
18-25
50+
'¢ckli'
I week
A[￿U3]I
Month]
Holiday Bible Club
4- 11
Burnside Lunch club
5frF
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Wor8blp and prnyer
The congregation normally meets for worship each Sundaj. * I lam. Dunng the week the Bil)k
Sntdy provides an opportunity for members io meet together for fello*shJ"p, io stydy thc scriptures
and for a time of pray¢r. ￿,¢ hav¢ r¢sumed our norniai panern of me¢iing Th)w covid restriaions
have be¢n removed
As well as our regular s¢rvt¢es during the vear we acknowled8¢d GCMJ'S ￿'ft of new life at one
Sacrdm¢nt of Baptism. we conducted one marriag¢ service and gave thanks for faithful servants
and soughi io comfort those who had been b¢r¢aved during the year. Due io Covid-19 we did
not welcome new members Mqthkn th¢ congregation io the communion roll on profession of faith.
We welcomed two n¢w people to the congregation on transfer.
At 31 December 2024 there were 371 comjnunicanl memtrKrs and famdies conn¢¢*d with the
congTegatson. Th¢ average weekly attendance at mornin8 *'orskn"p is 250.
Pastoral c*re
It has always b¢¢n th¢ ¢ase that members of the congregatson ￿th0 ar¢ unable to at*nd church
due to si¢kness or age are visited on a regth basis by th¢ minisier. elders or b}. one of the
ongregation's pastoral visiws. Pastornl care h&s now returned io the thsu8] pat*rn we h
befoTe Covld resth¢tsolls.
Mission outre*eh
At a local level the COngreg￿lon giv¢s donations to GB YFC (Greater Ballyclare Youth for Chn'st}.
The Big House, Opth D(K)r5, Gideons. Latin LinL Chrlstian Ai4 T￿r Fund and NeWowi￿1beY
F￿d Bank.
The congregation supm the Uni*d for Mission which is a central fund of the Pre$b￿erlan
Church in Ireland. This fund enables congreg￿lOnS to supw the wider mission of the denomination
and to do mi￿lOn and OUtr￿h on a denomi￿l0nal basis Iyond wh* the conwion ¢￿Id th)
on its owi. The United Appe￿ Fund provides fmancial supp)rt for mission personnel ￿ home and
oversea8, &SSiSLS congregations with th¢ d¢plo)Trent of locally based stsff, enables ¢hurch plantin&
provides grant supp)rt for the upkeep of church premises, ￿siSt with th¢ Tunning costs of Union
TheoloEic41 College. the Church's training college for ministry students, and fllwAcially SUPWLS
ongregation in the areas of worslll"p, d￿lpl¢s1￿"p. global rnissioo outreacty le*tskn"p and pastoral
The Con￿<gatIon a]so conln'butes to the denominations annual modera￿ ApF*aL Sunday Schwl
proj¢ct and any other special appeals.
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Kilbridt CoDgrtgition of tht Pre$b￿cri￿Tr Church in Irel*Dd
oles to tht FiD*nei*l Stsl¢m¢nts
for tht ve*r ended 31 D¢reMber 2024
Presbytery
Th¢ congregation was repres¢nt¢d ￿ the regular meeiings of PresbJtrr%' bj our minisier and lor
one of the elders. Thts provides an imtM)rthni link between th¢ ￿n￿L¢￿Ls and the Hryder
strucDJres of th¢ ¢hurch.
Genernl As￿mbty
The minister and on¢ of our elda5 were ￿NnIn￿ io the meetmg of the Gener￿ Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland h¢ld in Assembly Buildings, Belf&si in June.
Volunteers
The Trustees wish to acknowled8¢ thekr deep appreciation ￿ those who ￿ve freely of their time by
serving on committees and helping with OTgan1Sat￿ and other church activities.
p[rBLIC BEP*EFIT STATEMENT
Th¢ Pr¢sb￿erian Church in Ir¢land meets the public benefit requirffln￿ bv providing benefit th its
members and th¢ gener￿ public by making th¢ Chrisiian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ
through the advancement of reli￿on.
The direct benefits which flow from the PUTP(ws of the Church Includ¢ the gaming of an
understanding in Christian beliefs set in the Bible and in th¢ Church's sutrMKdinate stsndards
(the Westhiutsi¢r Confession of Faith and the Short¢r and Larger C￿eChiSmSI leading 10 5piritt]
and morat d¢velopment and OPPOÈfJniti¢S for r¢spon5e to Bible ieachmg. In tt]rn. this framew'ork
leads to practical expressions of Chnstsan beliefs and stsndardq in the l(Kai communit). such as
through the care of those ift need (including the SICK dtsabled and bereaved).
Generauy. th¢ above benefits are deliver¢d l(Kally by congregations and their m¢mbers or are
fa¢ilitsted through presbytrri¢s or are organised and delivered centrallj.. Local delivery is facilitsted
by central resourccs in almost all c&8es. Public a¢¢es5 is made knoMry] through th¢ use of noticeboards.
printed material, press advertis¢m¢nL Websi￿S, and social media or in other N'avs.
The benefits are demonstrated through regular ¢vaJu*ion of the services and infornjal and ad-lwc
f¢edback from members, their fatnilies. and members of the public.
The pu4h)s¢ d(%s not lead to harni. The onty privat¢ bcnefit flow'ing from our purp£￿ is related io
Minist¢r5, Missionaries, Deaconesses, tn.sh Mission workers and Lay Agents w'ho receive benefits as
a re5u]t of their holding office or ¢TnploiThent. However. this is incid¢ntal and necessary in order
further our charitsbl¢ PUTpose. There are no other prIV￿e benefits. The beneficiaries of thts purpos¢
are members, thcir families, other individuals th¢ Pr¢sb}Terian Church in Ireland is in direct and
indir¢ct contact WI￿ the community in which pastoral services are pioNid¢d a￿d other communities
throughout Northern Ir¢lan(t the Republic of IrelaniL and worldwryik which benefii from our
engagement with and 5UPtM)rt for both Christian and (Kher 5ecu]ar organI￿Ons, ¢han"tie5 and
individua] m¢mbers of the public.
The Kirk Session has had rewd to the Cbarity Comnwions Public benefit reqtstrenkn￿ statttt(
guidanc¢.
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Kilbridt Congrtgatiott of tht Pre5b￿CTi￿n Chunh in I￿1#￿d
Note5 to the Finantial Ststtmtnts
for ibe ytar ended 31 Dttembtr 2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregthon's main source of income is members. contributions through the Wc¢kIJ Fr￿WIll
Off¢ring. There were 295 families donating £158,465 during the J'¢2r, 252 ID prnryous year donating
£131.447
Total Income of th¢ ¢0￿￿EatIOn durtng the year w&$ £276.407 compared to £254,5(K) in th¢
premous year.
Tota] expenditure incre&sed from £245,456 to £259.640. Although we th"d les5 work to our property
the price of utiliiies increased significantly this y¢ar.
STA TEMENT OF TRL'STEE RESPOJSIBILITIES
The TTUStees are responsible for preparing the annual report and th¢ F￿ancIal statements of the
ongregatii)n in accordance with applicable law and 8¢n¢raily aCcep￿d accoun(ing practice.
As the ￿n￿egatIOn'S total income exceeds £250,(KM), the TT￿￿¢¢5 have prepared full
SORP based accounts comprising a Stat¢ment of Financid Activiiiies, Bal￿ce she
and noi&s.
The Tr￿SteeS are responsibk for keeping adequate accouniing records are suffi¢i¢nt to slM)w
and explain the congregation's tr￿IonS &)d disclose rea8ffiable ￿C￿racY ￿ any time its
financi￿ position. They are also reswible for safeguarding the assets of the congregation and
hence for taking reasonabl¢ st￿$ for th¢ pr¢venTion and deieciion of fraud and other fftegu]arities.
Approved by the Kirk Session on 31￿ March 2025 and sipKd on its ithaif by.
},1/7'4
William Ali5tair Lamont
Trustee
Clerk of Session
Rev. Gareth McF8dd¢n
TnL8tee
Chw of TtU5tees
ILLuK-, R 4 1 4RT

Kilbride Congregation of the Presbyteri•n Chureh in Irel*nd
Report of tbt IndependeD¢ Auditors
to the members of Kilbride Presbyterian Church
year ended 31$1 Deeember 2024
(a charity rcgislcr¢d M'ith the Charit) Commission of Northern Ireland)
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Kilbride Prebyterian Church for the year ended 31
December 2024 which comprises the Statement of Financi￿ Aciivilies and the Balance SheeL
and the notes to the ￿Counts, including a Summary of significani accounting FKylicies.
The financial reporting frameM'ork that has been applied in their preparatiott is applicable law
and Uniied Kingdom Ac¢ounting Stsndard& including Financial Reponing SL￿dard 102
and Sthtement of Recommended Praclice for Charitics. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable
in the UK and Republic of Ireland {Uniied Kingdom Generally Accep1￿ Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial ststements:
- give a true and fair vkew of the state of the charitsble compan￿5 affairs as ￿ year ended 31
December 2024 and of its incoming r¢sour¢es and application of resour¢es including its
income and expendiiure, for the year then ¢nded"
- have been properly prepared in accordance with Uniied Kingdom Generally Ac¢epl
Accounting Practice. and
- have been prepared in accordance with the requircments of the Companies Act 2(MhS and the .
Charities Act for Northern Ireland 2￿8
B*si5 for Opinion
We conducled our audit in accordance with Internationa] Siandards on Auditing (UK) IISAS (UK))
and applicablc law. Our responsibilities under those standards are fiffther described in thc
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the accounts section of our repon. We are independcnt
of the charity" in accordance with the ¢thi¢ai requirements that are relel'ant to our audii of the
accounts in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Stsndarf and u"e haTre fulfilled our other ethica]
responsibilities in accordance with these requir¢m¢nts. We believe that the audit ¢vidence we
have obtain¢d is sufficient and appropriate to provid¢ a basis for our opinion.
Con¢lusion5 relating to going concern
In auditing the financial 5tatement% we have concluded the trustees, use of the going concern
b&sis of ￿coUnting in the preparation of the fllwicial sthtements is appropiate.
Based on the work we have perfonned we have noi identified any M￿Crial uncertainties relating to
events or conditions thaL individually or coll￿tIVe&y. may c&st significant doubt on the charity's
ability to continue as a going concern for a p¢riod of at le￿ twelve months from when the
financial statements are auth0ri5cd for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustee5 with respect lo going concern are
described in thc relevant sections of thts r¢porL
CTEI%4RT

Kilbride Congregation of the pre$b￿trIan Cburth in Ireland
Report of the Independent Auditors
to the members of Kilbride Presbyteri•n Church
year ended 31st December 2024
(a charÉty registercd W'ith the Chariry, Commission of Northcrn Ir¢land)
Other information
The other information comprises the infonnation included in the annual r¢porL other than the accounts
and our auditor's report thcreon. The Trusle¢s are responsible for thc other infornialion.
Our opinion on the accounts doc5 not cover the other inforn)ation an¢1 cxcept to the extent otherwise
explicitly stated in our report we do not express any forni of assurdnce conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the accounW our re4Jonsibility is to read the other inforniation an￿ in
doing so, consider whether the other inforniation is mat¢rially' inconsistent ￿'1th the accounts or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appcars to be materiall). missthted. If we idcntify such
mat¢rial inconsistCllCiC5 or apparent material missthtement& we are required to deierniine wh¢thcr
there is a rnateri￿ misstaiement in the accounts or a material misstalcment of the oth¢r infornmion.
If, based on the work w¢ have perforn)e& ￿'e conclude that there is a matrrial mi5slatement of this
other infomi￿10n. we are required to repon thai facL
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Opinions on other matters prtseribed by the CompaDies Art 21K16
In our opinion, based on the work undertakcn in the course of our audit..
- the inforn]ation given in the Trustees Report for the financial y¢ar for M'hich the accounts are
prepared is consistent with the accounts. and
- the Trustees Report has been prepared in accordance with applicable lega] requirements.
Matters oft whieh we are required to report by txetption
In the light of the knowledge and understhnding of the Trustees and its ￿vironMent obtained in the
Course of the audiL we have not Identifi￿ mafrrial misststemcnls in the Trusfr¢s Report.
We have nothtng lo report in resw of the follo￿.]ng rnatt￿S in relation to which the Companies Act
2006 requires us lo report ￿ you if. in our opinion=
- adequate accounting records have noi been kcpl or returns ad¢quate for our audit have not been
received from brdnches not visited by us: or
- the accounts are not in agreement with the accounting r￿rdS and returns; or
- certain disclosures of trustees. remuneration specified by law are nol made; or
- w¢ have not received all the inforniation and explanations we require for our audiL
Responsibilities of Trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of TrU￿tt$ Responsibilitie& th¢ Tn￿ee5 are responsible
for the preparation of the accounts and for being satisfied thai they" give a trne and fair view, and for
such int¢rnal control as the directors dctemiine is ne¢¢ssarv lo enable the preparation of a￿oUnts
that are free from maleriai misstsiemenL whcther due to fraud or error.
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Kilbride Congregation of the Presbyteri*D Chyrcb in Ireland
Report of the Independent Auditors
to the members of Ktlbride Pre5byterign Church
ye8r ended 31$¢ December 2024
{a charity regI￿ered with thc Chariry. Commission ofNorthern Ireland)
In preparing the a￿oUnts. the Trustees are reS￿)nSIble for assessing the charity's ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosin&. as applicable. matters rela￿d to going concern and
using the going concern basis of a¢¢ounting unless the Trustees either intend to liquidatc the
Company or to cease opcrdtion4 or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's re5PODsibilities for the audit of the fi￿￿ncl￿1 ststements
Our objectives are ￿ obtsin re&sonable assurance about whether the accounts as a whole are
free from mat¢riai misstaiemenl w'hether due lo fraud or error, and to issue an auditofs rewgrt
that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurdncc. but is not a
guarantee that an audil conduct￿ in ￿cOrdanCe with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material
mi5Stat¢ment when il exists. Mi5Statements can arise from fraud or crror and are Considered
material if. individually or in the aggregate. the), could r¢asonably be expected to int]uen¢¢ the
economic decisions of users taken on the basi5 of these accounis.
Irregularities. including frau(L are instances of non•compliance with laws and regulations. We
design procedures in line with our responsibilities. outlined aknve, to delect Materi￿ misstatetnents
in respect of irregularities, in¢luding fraud. The extent to w'hich our procedures are capable of
detecltng irregularitie5, including frau& is dethiled below.
We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framem.ork applicable to the company
through enquiry of managemenL industy research and the appli￿lon of cumulativc audit
knowledge. We identified the following princip￿ laws and regulations relevanl lo the company-
Companies A¢1 2006 and the Financial Reporting Swidard applicable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland IFRS 102).
We developed an understanding of the key fraud risks to th¢ entity (including how fraud might
occur), the contro15 in place to help mitigate those risks. and the accowiw balances and
disclosures within the financial statements which m&N' be susceptible to management bias. Our
understanding was obtaincd through review of the financial statements for significant accounting
estimates analysis of journal entrie& walkthrough of the key controls cycles in place and ¢nquiry
of management.
Our pro¢edures to rwnd io those risks identified included bul were not limited to:
Enquiry of manag¢menL those charged with governartce and the entity's solicitor5 around aclual
and potential liligation and claims.
Enquiry of tnanagement to id¢niify any instanccs of non•complianc¢ with laws and regulation5.
Reviewing minutes of meetings of those charged with governance.
Reviewing financial statement disc105ures and testing io supporting documentalion lo assess
compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Auditing the risk of management override of controls including through testing journal entries and
other adjusttnents for appropriateness, and evaluating the business rdiionale of significant
transactions outside the norn￿ course of business.
-CCNER sTE￿￿ART
P•ao 10

Kilbride CoDgreg*tion of the Presbyterian Cburch in Irel*nd
Report of the Independtnt Auditor5
to the members of Kilbride Presbyterian Churcb
year ended 31st December 2024
(a charity regislered m.iih the Charit%" Commission of Northern Ireland)
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the accounts 15 Ii>cated on the
Financial Reporting Council's website ai.. http:Ilwww.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibilities. This
description fornis part of our audito¢s reporL
This report is made solely to the charitable company's member5, a Erf)dy. in accordance with
Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Ath 2(K)6 and regulations made under that Act. Our
audit work has been undertaken so that we might stsie io thc charitable company's members
those matters w¢ are required to stale to them in an audiior5' report and for no other purpose.
To the fullcst Lxtent pennitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone
other than the charitable company and its members &$ a body. for our audil worL for this reporL
or for the opinions we have fomied.
31st March 2025
Dated
Falconer Stewart
248 Upper Nt￿ownardS Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
P*J&11

Kilbride Congrtgation of the Presbyttri*n Church ID Ireland
Statement of Congreg*tional Committee's responsibilities
for the Fin*ntial Ststements
The purpose of this sthtement is to distinguish the Congregational Committee's
responsibilities for the accounts from those of thc auditors as stried in thcir rcporL
The Code p¢rniils the Congrcgational Committee to preparc accounts for each financial
year which give a trne and fair vicw of the cOngre￿I0n.S financial activiti¢s during the
year and of its financial position ￿ the end of the year.
In prq)aring the financial statements the congregational ￿mmine¢ should follow best
practi¢¢ and..
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently"
make judgements and estim￿e$ that are reasonable and prudent:
follow the recomm¢ndations of the accounting professiona] M'ith regard to the
fom) and content of th¢ financial thtemenls or to disclose and explain any
departures therefrom. and
prepare financial statements on the going concern basi& unless it is
inappropriate to assume the congregation will be able io coniinue
meet its obligations.
The congregational committee are responsible for kecping proper accouniing records
of all the ¢ongregationa] transactions whi¢h disclose with re&sonable accuracy the
financial p051tion of the congregation and which ¢nable them ￿ ensure that the financial
slatements comply with the disclosure regulations.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the congregational asset& and hence for
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of frau(L error and other
irregularilies.
Mr S Campbell
Signed on bebalf of tbe Congreg*tion*l Committee.
3 1st March 2025
Dated
P•ao 12

Kilbridt Cottgreg•tM)n of the Prtsbyteri*tt Chur¢h Ireland
Ststement of Fin•n¢i*l A¢¢ivitie8
IiDeorpor#tlDg th¢ In¢ome Expenditurt A¢¢ount)
for the veir tDdtd 31 Deeember 2024
Property &
InTr¢strnents
Unrtstricted Restrieled Re5tTiCted
2024
Totsl
2023
Tot*1
Income from:
Specified Sourres
Collections and Wider Work
Investtneni Incom¢
Other Income Sources
Property Account
Church Orwisations
Total Income
158.465
158,465
26,010
4.711
28,924
22,925
35,372
276.407
131,447
24.463
26,010
2.588
22.039
22.925
35,372
108,934
2.123
6,885
24,899
44,812
25,873
167.473
ExptDditur¢ ott:
PCI A5scssmenis
Allowances
Salaries
Collections and Wider work of the chwch
General Exyens¢s
Property Account
Church Organisations
Tot•1 Espenditu
84,708
.563
49.922
84,708
1.563
64.922
36.469
30.422
10,185
31,371
259.640
71.455
15,(KK>
36.469
2,381
10.185
31.371
95,406
59,569
25.244
36.626
25,937
24.494
244.456
28.041
164.234
Net (Exptndifvre) I Income for the Ye*r
3.239
13J28
16.767
10.044
Transfers
&5
Net IDeome before other r¢¢ognised
g*ins or losy¢s
3.239
13.528
16.767
10.044
ReCo￿lsed (lossygains on investm¢nts
Net movemen¢ Funds
3239
13J28
16.767
RO.044
Re¢onciliatiDn of Futtds
Fund Balances Brought F(rwaTd
(1.042)
73,509
515,248 587.715
577.671
Fund B*l*n¢es Carried Forw*rd
&5
2.197
87,037
515J48 604.482
587,715
All income deriv¢s from continuing aaivitiffj th¢r¢f(*e no statement of reCOws￿ gain5 or105ses is ￿Ven
loss¢s is giv¢n.
Tht notes on p*ge% 15 to 17 form #n integr*l pxrt of ¢bese fin*nrial sl*ttmtDtL
sfEkE' R-.
P495 13

Kilbrmle CollgregatiOD of tbe Prnbvt¢riiD Church in Ireland
BaknThce Shttt
*s at JI Decembtr 2024
Notes
2024
2023
FiIed assets
Tangibl¢ fixed assets
Investments
457.505
57.744
515.249
457,505
57.744
515,249
Current *Mets
C&sh w bank & in hand
89.233
89,233
72.466
72.466
Net Current Assets
89,233
72.466
Totsl Assets L¢sJ Curr¢Th¢ Liabilities
604.482
587,715
Crediton: Amounts falling after (rt y
Net A85ets
6(H,482
587,715
Funds
Rtslricted Funds
602,285
588.757
UDrestrieted Fund$
2.197
1,042
6(H,482
587,715
Th¢s¢ f￿ancial statements were approved by th¢ members of the c(￿grega￿.0￿al ¢omnutt¢e
8nd are signed on their behalf by..
31 si March 2025
D*t¢d
Mr S Campbell
Trn3t¢¢
The llotes on pages 15 to 17 forn in¢¢grnl of these fin*n¢iil staleJpenl&
.ALiuN'ER 41 Ik%ART
Pw14

Kilbridt Congregation orth¢ Presbvterian Cburch ID lttland
Notes ID Ibe Finaneial St*t¢theDts
for the vtar ended 31 December 2024
l. Accounting Polki¢s
*) Basis of Pr¢p4r•tioD
The fmanciai stat¢m¢nts have been prepared tn accordantt wtth A¢¢ounling and RetKJrting by
Chariii¢s. Stat¢ment of Recommended Prathice applicabl¢ io charities preparing their acc4)unts
accordance with the Financ￿1 R¢portin8 Standard applicable in the UK and R¢public of Ireland
{FRS 102) {eff¢¢tiv¢ l January 20191 and the {Chariiies SORP IFRS 1021. the Financial Ret￿nIg
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of I￿land IFRS 1021.
The fm8n¢ia] stWements have been prepared ￿ a receipts and pa)Thents basis.
Kilbride PreSb￿eriaA Church meets th¢ (kfinition of a public benefit entity uD(kr FRS 102.
Assets and liabilities are initially r￿)gniSed at historical com or tr&)wtion value un]ess i)therwise
stated in the relevant accounting p)lic)' notrs.
b) Preparation of tbe *¢¢ouMts on a going conttrn b*sts
Kiibride Pffsbyt¢nan Church has prepared the accounts (￿ a going c1￿Cern b&sis. The bal￿¢¢
sheet is strong with continued support by the members.
e) Income
In¢ome is reco￿)]sed by the chwity on a receipts b&sis.
dl DonAt¢d service5 •Dd facilities
In accordantt the Chariiies SORP (FRS 102), the geT￿ra1 volunteer time of the Charity's
volunteers is not recognised fu￿1¢1￿1Y in the Statement of Financial Activitics.
¢) Interes¢ rtteivable
Interest on funds held on dwsii is in¢lud¢d when received.
D Fu￿d Accounting
Unrestricted funds are avwlable fw use at the discretion of th¢ Congr¢gatsonal C(Knmittee
in fiffth¢ron¢e of th¢ objectives of the chariry.
DesI￿ated fi]nds COM￿ unreMri¢i¢d funds that have been set aside by the COn￿lonal
Committee for particular purKKts¢s.
Gen¢ral fund5 may be tr￿ferred io deS1w￿led fwids WI￿re the Congre￿10￿21 Commiltee
wish io use these funds for a specific purpose. Such funds mav be transferr¢d back to general
fun(Ls once the ¢rii¢ria for the deS1￿10n have been met or a￿ no longer applicable.
Restricted fun(Ls are subjectrd ¢0 resthdions on their extthdiwre imp)sed by the dO￿r (Y
thTOU8h the tem)s of th¢ #p￿1

KilbTide Congregation of the Pr¢5byterian Cbunh ID I￿11nd
Ole5 to the Financial St*temtttts
for Ibe year ended 31 Drfember 2024
l. Aecountlng P•li¢ies (continued)
g) ExptDditsr¢ *Dd irr£¢overable VA T
Expenditure is reco￿lS¢d when paid.
Expenditure is cl&8sified under the following actÈvity Imdtngs..
- Expenditur¢ on ¢har]"tsbl¢ activities includes the COSLS of central ¢hurth assessmenLS, minis
and support stalT. core team and or￿lS8￿.0￿$ exrtnditure, church running costs and
athniniStr￿IoQ donwions and other support services ts) fiffth¢r the Purp￿5 olthe chariry and
their &sso¢iat¢d support Costs.
. Other expenditure represents those falling into any other he&Jin&
The church is not ye￿s1¢re￿ for VAT purposes. therefore irrecov¢rabl¢ VAT is chty ￿ the
Statement of Financia] Activities. or capitsjised as part of th¢ c05t of the rel￿ed asw wher¢
appropriate.
b) Alkxaliou ofsupport costs
Support costs are those fijnctions that assist the work of the chan.ty bui do not directly under
chariiable a¢tivitics. Support costs irÈclude back office ¢osts, fu￿1¢e, human resources, payToII and
govcrnance costs which support the charity'5 activiiies. These costs have E<¢n all(K￿ed agatrLSi
the expendiDJre on ¢hw]"thble activities.
l) T*ngible fixed Asstts and deprttlatwn
Th¢ building are shoHn at cost less itnpaiTment to date. ImpairnKni of bwldings is considered
on an annuai b&8iS.
j) C*sh at ba and h*ttd
Cash at bank cash in hand includcs cash and shon m hi8h]J liquid investments with a short
maturity of thr￿ rnonth5 or less from the datr of a¢qUisItK￿ or owiing of the de￿slI or sllndar
a¢wunt.
k) Tai*tioD
The church is a tegisiered d)an"ty and the charitable tax exemptiotts are therefore being claimed
to the exieni that income andlor gains are applicable and appli¢d to charithle purposes only.
These exetnplion5 Nill remain in place as long as Incl￿ and exF¢ndthre is applied ￿ charitsbl¢
purposcs only.
l) Critieal a¢eouDtiDg estimates and judgements
In the appli¢atson of the Ctwity's accounting ￿11¢1¢$, th¢ Tn￿teeS are required to make judgements.
¢stimatC5 8JJd assumptions about the catryujg amount of &ssets and liabdities th* ar¢ not r￿dI]Y
apparent from other sour¢es. Th¢ eslimates and a5￿)C1￿ed assumptions are based on historical
experi¢nc¢ and other factors are consikn¢d ¢0 bc r¢levanL Actual resulL8 may ditr¢r from these
¢5tsmates.
-R ITEb%4RT
Pw16

Kilbridt Congreptiott of the Presbvterian Cbunh ID I￿11￿d
Notes to tbe Financial St*t¢ments
for tbt ye*r tnd¢d 31 Decembtr 2024
2. TAI%GIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Frt¢hokl
Prop¢rlY
Total
COST
Ai l jallu￿ 2024
At 31 De¢ember 2024
823,(K)O
82J.IMMI
823,1
823.000
1MPAtRME￿Ts TO DATE
At l January 2024
Charge for th¢ )'¢ar
At 31 D¢¢¢mber 2024
365.495
365,495
365.495
365,495
NET BOOK VALUE
A¢ 31 Dttembtr 2024
457.505
457J05
At 31 D¢¢ember 2023
457,505
457.505
3. INVESTMEiYrs
2024
21123
Opening M*rket V*lue
Additions
'sposals
Realised gain/{loss) on inv¢slments
Closing Market V*lut
57,744
57.744
57.744
57,744
Inveslments at cojt
28.238
28.238
AiLC".E4 CTE..I.IR-
P•p17

Kilbride CoDgreytiOD of the Presb>t¢ri•D Cbwrrh in Irel*Dd
D¢tsii¢d Stalemeul of Fin•nei*l Activities
for tbe ye*r ended 31 Dttember 2024
INCOMING RESOIIRCES
l Drestricted
Gentr*l
Restrieted
Property Org*nis*tiDn Other
2024
Tot•1
2023
Totsl
Specified Sourees
Freewill Offering
Sunday LA)ose Collections
Gift Aid
133.670
1.938
22.857
158.465
133.670
1.938
22.857
158.465
109,359
3.282
18.806
131.447
Collectlons 4nd Wider Work
Orphans & Childrens Society.
Orphons & Childrens Society Gift Aid
World tkv¢loprnent
World Development Gift Aid
United Appeal
United Appeal Gift Aid
Mission Supw>rt
Mission Supix)rt Gift Aid
Short Terni Mission
Choir- Latin Link
Spark
Flower Fund
Collections & Wider Work.. R¢id Family
Colleclions & Wider Work.. Nl Hospi¢¢
Other Income Gift aid
Tear Fund
Local hardship fund
Moderatols Appeal
2.027
254
10.587
2.519
6.172
714
643
330
2,027
254
10,587
2,519
6,172
714
643
330
.912
10.909
2,449
3,766
788
774
208
58
136
2,570
58
136
2,570
2.035
140
733
50
700
26.010
26.010
24,464
Investment Ineome
Investment Intere
2.123
2.123
2.588
2,588
4,711
4,711
3.006
3,006
Othtr Income Sourtes
Sundrie5
PreSb￿trI*n H¢ralds & Word for Today
Church WttkendlDan¢¢
REND Tickets
GBIBB LAY)se Collections
Bank Interest
Parent & Toddler Bank Trdnsfer
NIE- Grdni IT Equipment
Bryson CA￿ - Ukranian House sUp￿rt
Clothes Recycling
Fleeces
Christmas Card51Gifts
ANBC Youthwork Grdnt
Youth C￿7rdinal0r Grant
830
830
630
2.760
1,413
315
3.805
591
630
2240
520
289
289
179
.124
1.500
179
500
1,124
1.500
356
356
491
491
190
575
15,0
22,039
575
15.(K
28.924
2,025
16,250
24,899
6.885
Property AccoiiDt
22.925
22,925
44.812
Organii#tionJ
35.372
35.372
25,873
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
167,473
22.925
61 J82
24.627
276.407
FALiONE* S-&INA4T
Pap 18

Kilbride Congr¢g•lion of the Presbvttrian Chur¢b in Irel*Trd
Detailed Ststtment of Fin*D¢i•l A¢¢ivi¢iu ¢ontinMed
for the ye*r 31 Dttembtr 2024
RESOLfRCES EXPENDED
Llnr¢stricied
Restritttd
GtTrernl Prnptrty Other
2024
Total
2023
Total
PCI As4$stiient$
PCI Assessments
PCI Pension Fund
N￿lon81 I￿urancE
Stipend
Ministels Car Allowance
Minist¢I5 Duties Allowance
Cost of Living I Commincations t)eparn￿t
ER NIC on Ministen￿k Allowanc¢s
Apprenticeship L¢vy
11.343
10.487
4.774
4),694
7,236
4,826
1.158
971
219
84,708
11.343
10,487
4.774
43.694
7.236
4.826
1,158
971
219
84,708
12,568
9,987
4,556
41.614
1,005
670
848
207
71,455
Allow¥tt¢es
Minist&s Expensos
Youth Cth)rdinator Expet
Pastoral Assistani Expenses
1,563
,563
233
56
842
1.563
1.563
Satsrits
Church Officer
Church Administrator
P￿tOr￿ Assistant
Wages Administration
HMRC
8,740
6,678
20.212
975
4.759
8.558
49,922
8.740
6,678
20,212
975
4,759
23,558
64,922
8,840
6,534
17.040
780
5,261
Youth Co-orilirtator
15,1XK)
15.(X)O
59,569
FALiOXJErt IT EIVARI
19

Kilbride Congregation of tbe Presbyterian Ch￿reh in Irel*nd
Detailed Ststement of Finanti*l Activities continued
for tbe year ended 31 December 2024
RESOURCES EXPENDED ctd...
Unrestrirttd
Gentr*l
Restricted
Property Organisation
2024
TotAI
2023
Total
Other
ColleetiOll5 and Wider Work of the Church
GBYFC
World Development
Orphans & Childrens s￿Iety
United Appeal Fund
Chur¢h l Youth weekend
Global Mission
Parents & Toodlers
Pr¢sb￿crian Hernld
UCBI Spark I Sundry
GB I BB Loose Collections & Bequest
Teacher5 Residence
Short Temi Mission support
Wider Work (Reid & Nl Hospice)
Latin Link (choir)
2,281
2,281
13,226
13,226
2.202
7,528
1,124
400
962
453
4,541
650
2,806
296
36,469
12.694
2,202
7.528
1.124
4(K>
962
453
4,541
2,817
5.008
4,395
330
25,244
650
2.806
296
8,401
28,068
General Expenses
Rates and Ground Rent
Sundries
Pulpit Supply
Presyb)tery Fees
Office Expenses
Property insurance
Cleaning & Maintenance
Electricity
Telephone
Bank Fees
Heating Oil
Heralds and Word for Today
Music Li¢en¢¢
NIE Grant: IT Equipment
N.l. Water
TV/Enlertainment Licence
ANBC Grant Spend Youth
Other Fees I Sundry
Technology
Church weekend & REND Tickets
Christmas gifts
Gifts
TBF Thompson Grant spend
Sundry
Unpresented Chequc5
Defibrillator
2,456
2,456
162
711
1.552
1,841
5,551
452
8,159
1,087
451
2,077
387
895
,554
142
220
455
120
954
2,576
162
711
.552
550
1.561
2,243
5,262
547
8,050
.007
450
2,657
1,557
814
5.551
452
8.159
1,087
451
2,077
387
895
1.554
142
220
209
1,570
455
120
954
768
4,395
1.113
59
408
568
497
598
36,626
986
210
1.196
28,041
2,381
30.422
Property Account
10,185
10,185
25.937
Halls RenovAtion A¢couDt
Orginis*tions
31,371
31.371
24.494
Total Resources Expended
164.234
10.185
59,439 25,782
,456
FALCONER STEWART