CHARITY REG15TrATION IIUMBER: NICI06045
Bangor West Congregation
Of The Prosbyterlan Church In Iraland
Financlal Statements
31 Docembor 2022

Bangor Wost Congregatlon Of Tho Prnsbyterian Church In lrnland
Flnanclal Statemonts
Year énded 31 Deoembar 2022
Pago
Truste8s' annud report
Independent audltorfs report fo member8
Stalament of flnancl818cllvllles
13
Statement of financlal posltlon
14
statsfflent of ca8h flow8
15
Note8 to tho flnandal statements
16

Bangor West Congrngatlon Of The Prnsbyterlan Church In Ireland
Tru8teos' Annual Report
Year anded 31 Dec•mbor 2022
Th8 Iru8teoB prfj￿nt th8lr report and Ihe finlln¢kni 8tst8m8nts of the chaTIty lur the yaar 8rK18d
310ocembar 2022.

Bangor West Congragatlon Of Th• Pr88bytgrian Church In lrnland
Trustoés. Annual R•port (Mnunwd)
Y•ar andad 31 D8cemb•r 2022
Rafor•ncg and admlnlshtlv• d•t&l
R•gl•t•rnd eh•rlty n
Banpr Wesl Congrwon 01 Thè PrnBWerfAn Ct•Jrch In k•land
Chorlty Mgl$tratlon numb•r NIC105045
Prlnclp•l offlgo
91 cra*fords1￿￿ Road
BT19 18G
Th• truJl•o9
Mrn C Bfjll
Dr. M 8•nnètt
r D BOl￿d
MrLCon
Mr J Ev•8
Mr H Fultan
rs J Fulton
Mr l Gllke8on
Mr B Knox
MrJ Logan
Mr l McAlaar
Mr R VKAvoy
Mrn G McAvoy
Rov C M¢Mull
fr 3 Moothoad
Ml68 H Nelll
MrDPd
Mr B Rl¢hardgon
MM J Rlehirdjon
Mr D Rkld811
Mr l Roblroon
Mr R Robknwn
Mr R Scott
Mr P Shloldj
MrB H Th(xnpryon
Mr A Ward
Mr T
Mr D Wll8on
Mr G Carf8ton
klrfj K Crockford
Mr G Hall
Mr M Hardlng
Mw8 R fvlorrl8on
Ar8 C RStchl
IArB 8 Cra4
klf T Crawford
klrn 8 Fergus
MrT HIr￿a
Ml85 M Kally
Mrnlmoo
Mr8 E Nèllly
Rev Dr C DAd(Bon
(Rdred 1 Aprll 2022)
(Rellrod I September 2022)
(Retlrod 1 Februwy 2tY22)
{Appolnted 25 Felxuary 2022)

Bangor Wast Congrngatlon Of Tho Pre8byterfan Church In Ireland
Trust008' Annual Report f¢orfmxdJ
Y•ar •nded 31 Decèmbor 2022
Mulr & Addychartered Accountants a statsrtory A(
427 Holyw<)od Road
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Audftor
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Dan8ke Bank
Donegall Squgrn Wesl
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Bangor West Congregatlon Of The Presbyterfan Church In Ireland
Trust•g8' Annual Report foonthu•41
Yaar endod 31 D￿mber 2022
8tru* govOM*nc• and minaB•mont
West Pregwrlan ChJrch18 part of the Pre8bwarlan Church In Ireland 8rn198 Buch18 govamed by Its
con8titsrtl¢￿. Fun del811 g of Et8 0)nslltutTon are contahgd In The C￿10. The book ol Ihe Con8tliutlon and
Govemm8nl of th• Prn8b>tsri8n Church li IMl•nrt publl8h8d tythp Althorlty of th8 General A88ambty.
The Ccxl8 OAn be VIV￿d on-Thne on the PCI TA￿lt8.
wrthin the local Chur¢h Iho Nllng bDdy18 ts Klrk $6881orn h made up of elected olderi
work twier wlh thè Mlnlster kn 1ho over81ght aml govssmmont d th• ¢￿￿￿trI)n, for ts u
bulldlffj rf God's people In 8p1rf￿al frullfvlne88 and ￿lY oortord, and for Iho exten81on of Chrlbfs
klngdom among all people,. The Ktrf( Sosslon moets apwothat•ly 10 tlme8 par ￿r. and18 attended
by elderJ arKI staff rn8mborn are Invtted to JolTh tha delb8ratkin8.
Weat Chffth18 a drwl• rtiurdi wlth 8188 . the maln 8tta IB on th• Rathrnorn Road kn Ban￿r ond
th¢ other on Dnrnhlth Drfve, Klkoolay. Thorn kn (me Klrf( sèss1(￿ and ¢n• Congregallonal Commltso
lfft both 8lécl8d T0prn8anthI￿ eaoh boty.
Thè Eldorn cf th• Churth or• 4190 th• Chorlty TnMtffi8 of the Ch(Noh. Thh clw• came Into pla(•
lth tho fomMI re￿stra￿ Df the Ghurch al an kndfvkluaT (• Charly Commlstslon of
Northern Iralarrfl. Tho reg18trth number for the thurGh18 NIC105045. Th8 Klrf(888¥lon 0￿ra88$ tho
trt of sthn Athn Te8m8, each of whkth le8d8 and dovelDPS tho mah ml8Blon of tho ¢hurch. Tho
DheWo8Np
)¢Aey
M1&8kJn
Oulrea¢h
Paoloral CAr•
Youlh and CNldron
Worghlp and prnyer
Tho m•mb8rnhlp18 mad8 up bolh of elders and Olhor memben of tho west￿lIe001•Y congregthn.
Exh Toam 18 {#>Con￿ by a mwnber of Stsff and in elder. Th8 Staff T•om m80ts on 8
b811* and en8urn8 Ihe cO￿rdInatIOn of thv vth and coh8rerrA around the alms of tha church. Thts
arraryement orwbl88 a m¢Ye effth Df tho Ilme at Se88lon moatlry8: a m¢xo ￿ld￿l￿glad
of the ￿￿01• of church Ilh lar Sesslcm mernbffs, And A morn dlotrf1xrt￿ leoderthlp team that gomer8
Imh oxpertl8e heJpB dewknp row loadornhlp tsl•nL Durfry 2022, th• Acuon Teams ea¢h
Fryarnd 8 d•vglopm•nt plan whlch set out thdr mpaelfv• prlorflles for Ihe >wr. For tho fk81 tlme Ih•y
hpve also been asked to 8ubmlt • budgeL Tho plans ￿ty1• approvod In prln*le by tha Klrk Se881on
8ubJ8ct to a rev1￿ by tho Btaff Toam to en8ure collerence Acllon team Convenors rewl
to Ses8lc*) on key matters fty al￿ on key dewknpm•nts.
A Congr8gaUonal Commkn Is In placé to admknljter the twnporal affair8 of th8 ￿ng￿gatIOn. 1ho8
ro8pon6lblllde8 ar• d81ogal8d to tho commltteè ty th• Klrk SeJ8lon. vthlch r6taln8 the overal
responBINtFty as t￿ ClMTIty TN81608. All of Ekler4 can 8ll on th• Commlttoe tArt for
prnctlul pjrpws a 3m•ll nwnber ha8 agrépd tC* attond M a ragular bos￿.
Among the (ther dutFeJ Ihal have be•n d•l8gated to Commltteg ty Klrk ar•:
' the thlnl8lratkn ofall fundB to tho ￿8110￿.
' tho admlnlstratlon of all the propoty of th8 congrffjaUon,lts maInl￿ah¢o and InBwanGe:
' Ihe overslght of Ihe use of any part of Ihe clwrth premkt8;
"Ihe Inv￿mM1&fion ol hgalth and safety reg¢Aatsng;

Bangor West Congregatlon Of Tho Presbytsrlan Church In Ireland
Trvsts•s' Annual R8POrt
Yoar ondod 31 D8c•mber 2022
. h06pltaUty and caiering;
' the ap￿￿￿trnBnt, Bupport and tralnlno of staff ond voluntéOrn', fffjd
' communkath)n wmh tho rnombw6 and tho vjldw communilythrowJh dlLilal and *ffRten n78dle.
Durlng cour8e 012022, deciions for a commlttee w*r8 held. Twefv8 Mom￿r& ￿re eledad
Inc4udlng exlstlng The followlng su￿&￿0UP8 have been f¢xmed, each *llh approval to
Cl￿Pt • numbor of olh•r m•mber8 of thg congrogallryl:
. Human Rwurc•8
. Flnanc•
. caterf￿ & Ho8pllaNty
Each of Ihe#o oroups IJ ublng tho 8kJnllk8nt wrt180 ol tholr to mak8 a ¢cntrlbutlon
to tho work rf Ihe church acrfm l)oth iiie8.
ObJ•¢iiv•• 4atlvltl••
THE PRES8YfERIAN CHURCH IN IREIAND. 09 a Raformod wlthin tho ￿dar body of Chrfst
grounded tn Ihe 8cWwo3. exl8ts to lova and hontyjr God thr￿gh fAllh In Hlg Son and ty lh• power
of HIS splrft, and to •n•N• hw rn•mb•rs to Play th￿r part In fvlThllng GotY8 ml8•lon to our K>rfd.
Th• Athlila8 of tho Chur¢b Indud•:
- Wo•t Church holds fve 8•th1 0f￿h1p ba¢h &nd8y and a Mgo ol oth•r a¢trrfltlos ml&weok, All
Ire ts￿n to ansfjne ol apprcyrlate agB andlor gonthr vth8th•r or rnt Ih8y •r• mwib8rn of our
¢owregatlon. fundomentsl purpo8•18 To 8orvo Chrfst and to Sm Oth8rn.'
. We8t Churth, Ilk• any CP¥l•tknn Chwch kI00•8 a 8trcng amphaBl8 on prnyor - prayer for our ¢)wn
m•mborn. ow lo¢al communlty, our 8¢clo1, ￿ and pollllcal lead￿ ond tho ￿￿TkIl￿ Chrfjtlan
Chur¢h and118 888oclaled ch8rllabl• organI￿lI0n9.

Bangor West Congregatlon Of The Presbytorfan Church In Ireland
Tru*t#*' Annual R?portfvDnUnL
Year ènded 31 D•c•mb•r 2022
Athlovomonts and pwfomMnc•
DLKhw 2022. thoro hgb been a 8tr(*y fo¢u8 b(th on bJHdkng back of our and th8 developftmnl
of n8w rnlnlstrbs, whilo gtrthayb remalnlng falthful lo our motto of 'S&rvk¥ Chrls( SeTvlng Olhorn.. Thè
lftlng of Ihe Covld restridth and ts enhanced ataff tèam alBO •fAblad th• dgvelopment of oulreach
k In Klkooley. We are hwty gratafLI lo God for tho cont8ct maintalned wllh m•mber8 durlw tho
dark days of Covld. Ily￿9h th8 telophonlrvd of elder6 and church ￿SItOrs, through LSfe Grwps < our
8mall prayBr and BlJl6 Stuty Groupe) and thnmwh thè dMIw8 work of our Pasts81 &laff •s 80wht
to th8W Al¢xykle m8rnbers 08peclalty 1h080 •ufforfng Illn•88. aNI ber8avfflnenL We 8
bplleve that the pray•rfvl Bupport Of our members God has ￿e0￿aged us In many wa>ff over
thè p80t sear.
Th• numbern att8n(Ing Sundty wrvlc48 gnhYuaNy Inuawd ly￿ tho Cour￿ of th• year M dld Iho
at J club and Young WegL Atthwh ￿ are not back at the prtrcovkl loval8. Iho •maller nurnbern
hav8 8nabJ8d In 80mè In8tanc88, a focus on tr￿r￿a r•lakn8hlN follo￿￿P and d18dplèÈhlp.
W• also held a wall4tt•nd•d Awftlnv on Iha Ih8m8 c1￿hore1* God In a 8ulfth workl?.
ThBre h08 been a rnvI￿ of ow pa8tor•J care lolknwkw Iho oxt•n8lve telephone arrangern•nts
Ihat In duwlng COVID. Th1¥ rthrfthy kn on•N.
Tho rtre8Wll8hlng of a (*lldrerf8 Eost•r MIMlon on the R8thmore Road end a 8poclal outrofjch y
ovent M the Klkoolty Sfto. alw wllh tho ralwn to helping wlth gohool aaB￿bIle5 and the 8cceptwKe
nfftv lTrvltallon8 to Part￿P* In ¢la8J and ￿h0o1 888omNIM at lQlcooloy School, has been
encavroglng. West ace8ptsd an Invllafjon to 811 on the GtY¥wnkng Bo¢ty of Kll¢¢xJky Prlmory Seh¢)ol and
to P*lp a Its￿1 pwents, gr￿p, A Mmmunlty Chrf8tsnas evenl on •Kh Lrf 8lte8 bwht
InLxe88ed numb8rB and owlunltle8 to Ilnk In portlcular. *llh n6w famlle8.
lTrpef¥on Alpha Cwrdg and a Fre•dom In Chrf8t Courn• held durkya Iha >wr.
W•Jt Cbjrch￿ accept•rKe a8 a partn•r ehweh wllh Chrl8tlan8 ￿1n$t Poverty, ha8 18d to the
appokntrnent and tralnlng of A do￿ coath and the appoTMmont and tralnlw of téami to l￿d a Momy
Courne and 8 Ufe Skll8 Cour40.
Th8 ￿rk In KIIcoDley t￿1 has b•en 08tsb118h8d thrW our ml8Blon and outreach worker knrAude8 0
rnNJo of good wrJt1dr¥ relallonahlp8 *4th 8 number ol communlty. edu¢alonal. 8oclal workern:
•(The of Iho manif8th11ono of thlo wcrfk Indud• th• dl8trlbulk>n of 72 CM8lma8 8r)d
ctynmunlty W￿rf8￿￿$ cupboard In Conj￿clIc￿ wfih StrJrehou8•, and tha parlldp8llon In varkn
Ctymiunty growJ8 and B￿nts. Tho thU￿h 118olf •8labllBhod 8 vmnn a pamtlng progrnmme.
mum8 and tots group *NI e monllty l<lw)Joy lQd8 c￿r¢h. Tho oppo￿nIty kn 2021 to work along8ld8
comrnffilty gnNJP to pvotrld• an Aftw School Club for ya8r 7 thldron has tyjntlnuod and In
S¢ptamber.11 wa8 extended to a nthy dwrch wowammo fDr >*ar 8 chlklrnn.
Th• Ralhmoro prnml806 contIn￿ to bo u88d by Ihe YMtt4 In conjurth vlth kkjal Rathmore
Prfmary Sch)ol kn an afl•r 8Ghool dub. Tho Clwrth al80 conurnw lo b8 Used bythe loo81 h￿Ilh clnlo
Th mamborn of W•8t end Klcooloy 8 8Igr1fi￿nt arn(wtht of money (£24k Incl￿ GNt Ald) In
8UPPOrt d the Presworlan Mtsd•r8tor￿ Appeal for 8UPP)rt In Ll(ralng *hlle also n￿alIng our larget of
I￿lOur kn sWjp￿ of th8 wlrk of the Prnsbfvw ch￿ch In Ireland trwough the Unlled Appeal for
Mls¥lon; members rahod 8 lurthor £27K wlth pledg88 for another £28K to Bupport a church bulldlng
progrommo end ￿uth wt*kér8' ￿lary h a ehurch In Call, Cok)mbia Wa8t Chur¢h ha6 had
8lwlfkant Ilth over many yearn.
8tafflng
rfng a nthmbar of nv•V Staff look up posts

Bangor West Congregation Of The Prnsbytorlan Church In lrnland
Trustees. Annual R•port
Year endèd 31 December 2022
. Rev. Dr Colkn Dkk8on {0880clate mlnlJl¢rl , W 2022
- M5 Clare wattl￿ (mlBslon & wtr94th wkerl. Jun? 2022
- Mr8 Roz ￿lI1&kar (ternp￿ry Chlldren'8 ￿￿rker> . Dacember 2022
Flnan¢lal rovlv
The net Incomlng ra8our¢g5 for All a8pécts of church Ille 8mounknJ 10 £7CO.907. Thls Gomprl808
£454,757 of inGomlng r8sourtés altrfbulablè ts unregtricled ro8or¥8s and £246,150 attrlbutabla to
reslrlcted rn8wv88. W• ar• grateful to God and th• gonar08ty of th• coTrw0gatlon lor the kncr¢a8ed
level8 ol confrlbuOon8. In tstal expondllura oxc•eded Incomo by £33.403.
Th8 commlttw alm to hold 8ufflcleni cash ro8em8 to fund Ihe clwrcWB pxp¢n(Ilure for • mlnlmum of
prans for fylw• p•rlod•
W• ara bhned a8 a corytyakn to hwo bgAn Jblfj wlin Go¢ro help Io •u8tath our work and mlnlBty
throughwt tho pandomlc and now, Ilyouth a cwt of chlB . Our main ml•8lon h, In ow
frngmentsd s•. lo polnt p￿1• to the fre8dNn from loar ind n8plMty and to the h¢)pe that b at
th8 heart <rfth8 (Xvtsthn g￿pol.
All of what ￿ do corrtlrnM to ￿ underplmed ty our alm to *erv• ChrEst and Sm Olhw8'. In
wacflc8 th18 means helplng our memborn mgturè In fallh. supportlw and mknlglèring to one
Inothor, arKI roochlno out ¥th a rnllslon to 8har• the hopa and love of Jes￿ Wo mova ftrnrd In Ihat
alm In Go(f8 8lrnn9th and look to HIM lo guld• ul In our vl8lon for th• future and a8 ￿ 8•ek to oxpBnd
our vAtna8B In p8rtnersNp wlth Iho89 kn the W￿t B￿or and Kllcooloy.
Tru8t•M' 1•Bpon￿l￿11•¥ •iatsm•nt
The tru8t808 are re8pon8lNo lor prep8rfng ts tru8tee8' report 8fid Ihè lln8nd818talernents In
accordance applbabl8 law Unltsd KIngd￿n Aowmting Standard8 (Unltsd Klngdoffl Oanw8lly
Accepted Acryjuntlng PracWc•).
Tho IAW appNcaJl• to tharraes In NOrI￿rn Iral￿d raqulre8 Iha ehArfty Iru818e8 to wepar8 Ilnancjal
8lalem8nts for oach yoar vthlch g1￿ 8 INe and fair vlew of the 9t￿ Df th• chwity and of the
Incomkng re80urc•a ond applkalkn of r•gourc88, tsf th8 for that peTk)d.
In pr8p8rfng th￿0 finoncjal slalam8nt8. tho trustwo ar8 requlred lo:
l•¢t accounury polklu •nd Ihen apply thom ￿mI￿t￿,
ob8eTve the rn￿￿1$ pr1nc1p1￿ h th8 appllrable Ch8rltkn siiRp:
Makej￿mentS and acC￿ndr￿j 8StJmato• that rea8onabb aml F%udgnl;
praporn Ihe Ilnonckl 8tatsmnl8 on th• golrq ￿nI￿rn b8818 unle86 ￿1$ Inopmv* to pr¢•umo
that the CharIty￿11 e￿wnu8 In bu8lno88.
Th8 tru41098 WB re#pon81blo ts keeplng adequate accountlnp r8fxJrd8 that 8uftld9nt to Show and
explaln the chaws Irans8Ctions and dS&clos& reaeorwble accw8cy at w tlmo Ihg flnarKial
pasitKJn of the charlty and them lo •n8wo that the finHndal stslemonts cOm￿Y wlth lh8
Chdritles Act (Northem IrelBnd) 2008. are abo re3ponsK)l• for 8afeguardlng tho asséts crf tho
charfty and h8rKa for tskinu rea60noble stepJ for the preventlon and dgloctbn of frBud arKI oth
IrreguiarllEe8.

Bangor West Congregation Of The Presbyterlan chU￿h In Ireland
Trustees. Annual Roport
Y￿r •ndod 31 Decemb•r 2022
Thg tru8ta•s' annual report Was 8pprov8d on 24 Awfl 2023 and slgmd on behalf of th¥ board ol
Irust8eS by.
Mr L Conway
TNstee
Mr J Evés