CHARITY REG￿RATIoN NUhlBEIi. NIC105045
Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterlan Church in
Ireland
Flnancial Statements
31 December 2024

Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterlan Church In Ireland
Flnancial Statomgnts
Yur endod 31 DeGemb•r 2024
Pago
Tru8t88s' annual r8P(xt
Ind8pend8nt auditovs report to the members
Ststsmant of financlal actmties
13
statement of flnanclal p0811ion
ststement of Ixsh Ilows
14
15
Notes to the financial ststements
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterfan Church In Ireland
Trustees. Annual Report
Year end￿ 31 Docwnber 2024
Th8 prn8•nt tholr rwt and tho flnandal atatsmonts of the charty for th• y•ar endod
31 DeB￿ber 21Y24.
R•f•rnnrn and admlnlstrnllv• d•tall•
glAt•r•d ch•rfty narn•
Banwr West C(ryrngatlon of the Prnsbyterfan Church In Ireland
Charlty r•gl•tratlon nurnb•r
NIC105045
Prfnelpal offlcè
91 CrnwforthlxTh Road
Bangor
BT19 1BG
Th• tru•ts••
Mrn C 8011
Dr. M Bennott
Mr D Boland
MrLCor
Mr J Ev08
Mr H Fulton
Mr8 J Fulton
Mr B Knox
Mr l McAl6or
Mr R McAvoy
Rev Dr C Mcmun
Mr B Moorhoed
MIS8 H Ndll
Mr D Polley
Mr B Rlch•rdaon
Mr l Robln8on
Mr R RObIr￿On
Mr R Scott
Mr P Shlelds
Mr8 H T￿Mp•
Mr T WarwlL*
Mr D Wll8on
Mr G Carf6tDn
Mrn K Crockknd
Mr G Hall
Mr M Hardlng
Mr8 R Morr150n
Mr3 C RStchie
Mr8 B Grawf(xil
Mr T Growford
Mr8 S Foryuo
Mr T Hlnds
Mr81 Moore
Mrs E N8Ity
Rev R HouBton
{R•lrad 24 Auglffjt 2(r24)
Ign•d 6 OGtobor 2024)
(DKofjBed 3 Aprll 2024)
(Deceased 9 Seplember 2024)
(Appolntsd 28 Aprfl 2(Q4)

Bangor W8St Congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church in lrnland
Trustees. Annual Report (roRrfrnKdJ
Year ended 31 December 2024
Audltor
Mulr & Addy
Chartered aCc￿ntants & statutory a￿lIOr
427 Holywood Road
8T4 2LT
Bank•r•
Daneke Bank
Dwall Squar8 W￿1
B6lfast
BT16JS

Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Trustees, Annual Report fMnrfnv••)
Year ended 31 December 2024
8fru¢tsry gO￿rnanG• and man4•m•nt
PURPOSE
THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND, a8 a Reformed Church wllhin the wld8r body of Chrlst
19 grounded in the Scrfplure& Oxlsts to lo￿ 8nd honour Gtxl through falth In HIS Son and ty the power
of HIS Sptrlt, and to anabl8 hw members to play tholr part In fulfIl￿ry GortB mlB¥lon to worid.
W••t Pr••byt•rf•n Church IM part of tho Pl••￿•fIan Church In Ir•land (PCI) and ¥ such 14
governed by Its con8tltution. F￿[ detalls of its LX)n6tilution are contalned In Th8 Code: The bwk or the
Con3131utkm 8nd Government of the Presbytwlan Church In Ireland. publlsh8d by the AUth￿lty of th8
Gonornl A888rnbty. The CodB can be oTrllne on the PCI wab81ts.
withln tha lo(xl Church tho rullng body l• the Klrk 8a8•lon, whlt* Is m8d8 up of elect￿ eldgrn who
tw•tsrwlth the Mlnl•t•r In Ihe ovor81ght•AKI govommont of tho congr•g8tlon, forthe uTrbullding
of Gadj poople In 8plrlttAoI fiviifuln•i• and concord, and for the oxtonslon of Chrl8f8 klnrylom
am(￿ an people,. The Klrk S8081￿ meets approxlmately 10 tlmes year, ond Is attandèd by
arKI Btaff members are Invlted to ￿[n Ihe dallbwatlon8.
Wa8t Churth 18 a 8lngle churth two 8tte8 . tho main slte 18 cn the Rathm¢Th Road kn Banw and
the olher ￿ Drurnhlrk Dffrm, Kllcooloy. There on8 Klrk SeBSIL￿ and one Congregatlon81 C￿mIttee
vAth balh 811e# havlng elei*ed rawesentstlon body.
Th• Eld•rn olth• Church •l•o th• Ch•rltyTruqt•M gf th• ChurclKThl¥ Change carno Inlo pl•oo
wlth thoformgl r8918trntlon of the church Ai an Indlvldual charltywllh th• Charltycommlulon of Northem
Ireland. The reglstratlon nuIrt￿r for tho church18 NIC105045. Th8 Ktrk Se881on overse08 the work of
gavan Adlon Team8, each of TNhlch leads dovelops tho maln of the chwch. The Team•
01gciFthNp
Klcookny
Ml881on
Outreach
Pastoral Caro
Youth and Chlldr
Wornhlp and wayer
The momber6hlp l• mad• up of elder8 arml other membgr• of thg WoBt-Kllcaoley congragatlon.
Each Team18 ¢(￿￿nV￿od by a member cf Stsff and an eld•r. Thg Slaff Team mMt8 on a w•okly b8811
d •n8uro8 the co-ordln•lkn of Iho work •MI ￿hOl￿nCe around the alm8 of tha chuvth. Th1•
arrangoment en8ble8 a more effectlve use of the dm8 at SeB8k)n methgs; a more wlde-angled vtew of
Ihe whde of C￿rch Ilfe for S8BBlon members, and a more distrlbutsd leadershlp teem that gamers fra6h
expertl80 and helps develop new lead8r8hlp tr18￿ Durlng 2024, tho Action Toam8 each FY8parBd
devel(wrnpnt plan which sat twt their ro8pectlve prfariti08 for th8 year. They ￿ve 8180 boon askad to
•ubmit a l￿dgeL The plan3 wore appyoved In Fylnclple by thg Klrf( Se8slon subject to a revlew by tho
Stsff re￿ to enBur• cohorenco and icopo. Acl¢X toam Convgnorn rnptjrt to S•sBton key matter•
for decl8lon and on kay d0volopnants.T￿ r8mlB and CLVnPO8lllon oftho Actlon teamu wll b• rovlMd
In 2025.
A Gongrngalonal Commilkelg In p18ce lo edmlnlsler the temporal affair8 of the congr8gotion; these
responslbllltle8 are delegaled to th8 Commltteo by Ihe Klrk Sesslon. whlth retain8 the urfer811
respon51blllty as the Charfty Tnffjt888. All of the Elder8 Can 8lt ￿ the Church Cornmlllee but for
pract￿1 purpose8 8 small nunknor has agreed to attend on a regul4r b881B.
knorva tho cther dutlos that have b8en d818gated to Comrnltlg• by Klrt(8e•slon ara:

Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Tntss, Annual Report
Year ended 31 DoG•mb•r 2024
the admlnlstratlon of all fund8 belonglng to the Lx>ngreg8don;
Ihe adminl81rat1(￿ of 811 the property of the coryregallon.lts malntenanco and Ir￿Urance.
the over8lght of Ihe us6 of any part of the thwch prom1888:
Ihe hnplemantatlon of heqlth and safety r8guladon6;
pltsllty and eaterlry:
the apw)Intment, 8UPPOrt and tr8lnlng of Staff and volunteer8; and
oommunlcatlon wlth the rnembws and th• wider communlty through dlaltal And wrltten rnedla.
Tho cwrent commltteo 18 mado up of tw8lv8 member8 wero eloded in 2022. Tho lollowlrvd 8ub-
group8 hav8 been formod, each wlth approval to Cowopl a nUMber￿0th8r member6 of lh8 c£)ngregallon:
Prop
Human Resowc88
Flnance
CommuniLXtk)n8
Catyriw & Hospllallty
Each of th•Be groupa h ￿1r￿a the 8lgnlficant expertl8e of th6ir mambern to make a pNilive contritrAth
to the work of the churth acro88 both 81188.
ObJ•cllvM •rNI actlvlthj
The ActlvStle8 of the Church Includa:
- W98t Churth hold81Sve 8ervlc88 of worAhlp each S￿daY a range of olher act7￿118• mkl-waak. All
aro open to anyone of approwlaie age andlor pnder whether or not tr￿Y are memb8r8 of our
congrngation. Our fund8merrfal purpo8818 To S8Th8 ChrfBt and to Serve othorn.,
- West Church, Ilka any Chr18tlan Church plaGo8 a 81rong 8mphaJls on prnyor - prayar for our own
m8mber8. our locel rxJmmur4ty, our 80clal, clvlc and p(AIUcal lead•r8 and thaworf(hvlde Chr￿[an Church
and Its aSSQGlatod thwltablo ug•nlgollon•.

Bangor West Congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church In Iroland
Trustee5' Annual Report (eonrf
Year ended 31 DoGember 2024
A¢hl•v•m•nt• and pwforn￿
vl•
Our strap Ilrn18 -8ervlng Chrlrt .. S•rvlng othorn"
Our values are enshrined In an anagram of W88t
Worshlp- we wor8hlp God kn Splrlt snd trulh.
Equlp- grow deeper In Chflst.
8wv•- ￿ Wel￿me 8nd f(* ev8ryone tcg8ther
T￿1 - wfr reach out In lov8 and 8ervlc?.
Thore are elfectfvely fiv8 w(nhl> 8eNlceB across aur two 8ltes every Sunday m¢xnlng, IT￿1￿11ng
Young WeBt & Café Church and a slxth on Sunday wenlngs.ThoBe servlces have Iholr cmn target
group and rnpresenl th¢ dlver8ty of the congregallcm. Over tho cour88 of 8 Sunday. 7(K) peoplg
are In attendance, Indudlry Young We8t (for11-18 olds) aThJ W88t Kk18 { for &11 year dd8). About
16 prHGhcd chlldr8n aro for In the Cr￿￿e. The Sunday mcffnlng Jervlc• In Klkxoley ha8 an
averag• ottondanc• of 40 and 60 adulla. In Kllc4oley Kld8 wntInU￿ to r￿ vAih
tho maln ohurch Jervlca bèts¥¢an 7 and 10 chllthn along 0￿h wo•
W• have o numb9r of 8tratagl•8 In place lo welc<Th new rnember8 on the Rathmrye Road 8118.
Thwe IB a welcome tsam on the doors al every servlce 8nd frequenty durfng a wor8hlp 8er¥lce. the
Mlnlstsr Invlt88 membern of tho (xxwregation ttr kyeet Ihoae 81ttiig al￿r￿1 them. Secondly we provlde
t88 8nd u>ffee between the 8eth and a faw elder8 or memb8r8 tho ¢cmgrng8tlon, aloThJ with th
ffeo aeMr8 ha￿ tholr anknnaa ￿ned to kkntlfy nthv people and Introdu￿ Ihem to olhera who cen
provldo apwoprfate Ilnki. Informatlon or fvrthor IntrDductlon8. Thlrdty. tho offlco 8tsff act a8 a condull to
Introduce or pa86 on lh• Mrn•8 ol r￿W PeDple to the Mlnl•ter or ot￿rstaff mornb￿ and gub••qu¢nlly,
to the leader8 of thos8 grnupj In Tpthlch vlsltor8 or ngw people ffllght ba kn18re818d. FInallY￿ pwkndl(xlly
)kl lor n8w member8, 'Plzza wlth th? Pa8torn' knr 8unday momlng Twornhlp.
The Klkxloloy Church18 smaller and currenty about 80% who attend S￿daY knhlp come for ￿ffee
kn the na￿lY refvrt>lshed Iwlcome area. The acthltl08 In Kllcooley arn delberntely planned to reach out
potontlal new memb8rs 8rKI th088 who 8xprnss an Interest In lewnlng more we met by our
mh81(￿ and Outr•¥h wothr. vtho a crfkal rn18 In Ilnklry vAlh th• communlty tho v•lou•
c¥Jmmunlty group8 In th8 ar•a, Invlung to clvjrch and ensiwlr¥J th•y Mcolve a wami w•lGO
from momber6.
The PaBkYal Care AGllon to3m htts worked ov8r tho courne of the y88r to rovlew bNI care for
our m8mb8r8, Partkularfy those who are hou5￿boUnd ty In188s good heolth. Around 19 dlffwont Car•
hcffies arn vlslted a8 wo11 au Indvlduals In thelr hoThB. Tho paBtoral vl8ltors 8180 follow up wlth
I￿11[8£ who ￿¥6 beon b•r•2ved And vl811 now rnum8. The Pa8t(xBI Care of the Lx)ngrngaOon 18
undortak•n by our mln18tern Wid a180 al•im of around 25 traln•d pa8tornl vlBltor8. Dliclplo8hlp knclude8
our Life Gmup6 (about 25 of thom whlch 9on8rnlly rnegt lortnlghtly), twght cour8•8 a woyamme
of 8OOgeU(￿b￿S￿ s8rnlnw8 (on themes 8uch 08 Scdal media) and nM)Te reCOn￿Y reathlry out to o
2040 year old8. The Ilfe In th8 Splrlf cour88 h85 beon runnlng kn West almost 81nce th8 Church's
fwndalon and was 8 key Iwlldlng-block In Its gru•th: h L8 the CL￿dult for Jlgnlfkant numtm to grow
deeper In fatth.

Bangor W08t Congregatlon of the Presbyterlan Church In Ireland
Trustees. Annual Report
Yoar endod 31 December 2024
Achl•vement• and performance (conthiu•dJ
the Rathmore Road there are severol strand8 to t)ur Outr￿ch. r8fi8Ctkng bolh the 8ke and dlverslty
of tha congr8gatlon. In addltlon lo our ongolng work In West Klds and In our v8ry heallhy unrformed
organlsatlons. arKI parents and tots. we hav8 a nunber of ¥pednG annual events such as EaStsrmi88￿n
(for primary-aged children), and Chrfstrnasf•8t and Brighl and Llght for famlllety, whllo Alpha aThl our
partnarahip work wlth Young Life {w¢yking wlth18rgely unchurche(l young peopla) and Safezone {tho
latter a street mlnlsty on Saturday evenln9B} are moro Intentlonally ev8ng8llstl& W8 would slso I￿1￿Je
In our outrèach work, L￿le Accffns for chlldren and Sycamore Club for aduhs wlth 18arnlng dlfflcultles
from acro88 the Noth Down 8r88. and School AB8emblles and Rellgkius Educallm da88e8 taken by
our Youth and Chlldren% Assodate In Several prlmary Bchools In the area. In Kllcooley our broad
Btrategy in nx)vlng fDfw8rd h88 been to link we ts)uld wlth local groupB, to bulld relatlonBhlps and
to share J89u8. AS wth many cornmunltl88 th888 days ther918 much soclal need, bul our aim h48 b8en
not Iu6t to provldo support whore we could. but always to do 80 ￿th the explanotlon that wo are dolng
tvm do In the name Je6u•. Our prograrnmos Include. work wllh mwns: a parnnt t(xJdlew8 group;
an 8dult drop In: a Ca￿ run by volunteern, a youlh in and a homework club for year 7 chlldren.
Ourworkwlih Chrlutians Agaln8t Pov6ty InGlud08 thework of ourd8bt (x)ach, b81rfer￿erS(ln conjunctlon
wllh Priffl8cy Church) and tho provl8lrJn of tt* Money Cowse and Life Skllls Cour8e. The latter attractad
around Seven paoplo In Kilcool8y; the course was also run in St Andrew8 Presbyl8rian Church for a
group of around 8 young peop18 about to head off to unlvor81ty.
W68t -KllcoW mak88 an erKxmou8 finllnclol C￿trIbUtIon lo Ihe Pr98bYtwl￿ Churth's Unlted App•al
for Mlulon 1£39.891 for 2024), wllich supports varlou8 cha￿lncY work, a prollramm• of soclal
wlthe88, ovgr8083 mi851on and sm811er church08 acro88 Ireland. Saveral WeBt member8 ar8 actlve
members of varlous PCI commltt888 and Ihat, kn turn, has helped to faclltaie Ilnks between the
>ngreg8tlon arKI PCI'8 work aGr05s th818land.
A number ol our clwrch members wryk In diffw•nt mi88lon roles In other part8 of the world, InclL*Ying
New Z8al8nd, Ru88la, Keny8 and Canada; a8 8 church f8mty w8 BUPPOrt them flnanclally and
ayerfully. We have al80 provlded £60k ovar Ihe pa8t three yearn to 8upport El Abrf￿> Church In Cell,
Columbla. We81- KIIG(KJley 9180 contlNe8 to 8UPPOrt Ihe per8ecuied church. and provkl• weeldy
acery donatlon6 to the St￿￿)￿80 Foodbenk In Bangor.
We hav8 a number of other external Ilnk8 - our membw8 Bit on the Board of Governorn Df Ilweo of rnjr
loc818th01B: we also conlrlbute to Ihe Ne￿boUrhOOd renawal grcw In Kllcooley and work wlth one of
the olhor ccthmunty groups to provkle an fifter8￿ club In the area. wa 0180 work Glosaly th Yourwj
Ufa to reach unthur¢h&d young peoplo and 80mo of our m8mber8 $UPPOrt the th 01 salez0￿.
pa8toral and outroa¢h mlnlsty on Ihe 8treat8 of Bangor on Saturday avenlngB.
Property
Conslderablo rem¢dlal work ¢)n the roof of the Rathmore Road Wel(x>me Centrp ha8 been complel8d
over the last fvw ye8rs. Upgradhg of our Ilghts to LED ha8 recently been done along wllh mojor rep81rs
to the rear Garpark Our pr8ml889 are also useLI by variou8 communliy groups 8nd othw char1118S.

Bangor West Congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Trustees. Annual Report(eothMdJ
Year ended 31 December 2024
Achknmonts and p•rformana•
stafflng
Rev Richard Houston w88 appolnted as As8odato Minlster In West- Kllcooley In Aprn 2tr24. He was
prevk)usly Mlnlster of Lucan Pre8bytsrtan Church In Co. Dublln. Hi8 key areas of r8$p￿sIbl1ty are
O) rthlng. encouraglrvj, enablSng and d8veloping the worf( of the 8xl8tlng 8laff p08tor811
mknknty team partl(wlariy In the area8 of ￿treaCh and mknlon, youlh and ohll(tren'8 and
¢ffaclpleahlp;
(11) éncouraging, aqulpplng leadlrya and ovor8e8lng the cl actb)n team c{mvw￿r*.
(rii) wfth th8 8taff t8am and octlon team coNenors, Idontlfylng tor Klrk Se88kJn. key for
tho next 5 years, and preparfng and Implmnllng a strategy to Implemont th06•:
Ov) dlsclpllng and ewwng a new genernupn Of leador8 and volunt••rn to holp ryJn8dld•to ond
grow lh8 MI￿9trY and m1811on of th• church 8cr08fj1ts two alt•8: find
(v) pulplt and other paatrnl dullos a8 a88Ign￿l by Iho Mlnlstsr.
In the c4Jurng of tho year, ow chldren's workor re*néd prlor to re￿rnI￿ to England to IlY6. In ￿ldW0n
lo ourtwo fvn-tlme (FT) rnlnl8ter8we have a part4tme (PT) Mlnl8tsr: 8 ￿yoU1h A580date; a Ff Mlsslon
and OutraAch work8r,' a PT muBk dlrnctor and a port-tlrno IT and AV wDrk•r. Our admlnl•trallV•
Includos a Fr bOo￿ko0P9r. a Ff 8onlor admkn18trat(Y, a PT offlco work•r. Our proporty Btall InoludeB
o ff01nknn8n￿ workar and 2 vr caretakar& W• al80 fund a vr helpor In our Kllowlw caré.
Durkng tho ￿U￿9 of2024 ￿ hD8ted a pre8bybry consultation, whknh ia a prncg88 by ￿leh Pr88bytery
8Th4ulreo Inlo th• Ilf• of a ¢x>NJrng8tlon In order lo d18cover;
encourngemenis to Gelobf81•, for Ihe eutfwlon ￿ th8 COng￿n and to In*0 the rn8t of
ProBlrytory.
Chol￿66 faced by thg cffiwgatlon. ao that Klrk SeB•lon can bo dkert•d and aqulFged lo dwl
th Iho ￿$t pr•88lw188U••;
any cthcam8 tho1 Kkk 8888ion may be 81ruggllrvJ tt> deol **h, requlrlng the uitorventton of
The preparnlt)n for thls ￿lS￿l￿on prompted a h8Wul Internal ovoluallon ol all the koy 8phltuo1 and
materlal a6￿G￿ of chur¢h lif8 and resulteAd In an encouwng and p(xttlve extcmal evaluauor
FlnanclAI r•vl•w
The Incomlry resources for a118BP8CtB of chun* lile In 2024 arnounknl to £811,947. This <xynpri•é8
£501,427 of Incomlw resources attrlbutable to unre8trlctul re8erv88 and £310.520 8ttrlbulable to
re8trlcied ￿￿e[Ye8. We are tyaleful to God eJKI tho genero8Sty of the cAmgregatlon for the Increased
love18 of conirfbutlonB. In l(thl expgndlture 8mourtod to £788,303 commltt88 alm to hokl.
mlnlmum. GaBh rM6rv08 8ulncient to fund tho thurthkn expeTrdllure fi¥ a M1￿muM of thrge month8.

Bangor West Congr8gatlon of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Tntsteos, Annual Report
Year ondod 31 December 2024
Pl•n• lor futum ￿rIod•
W8 ar8 bl8888d 88 a conwegatlon to have been able wlth God's h81p to S[￿1n aur WO￿ and ministry
Our maln mlsBlon18. In our fragmBntBd society, to point people to the freedom from fear arKI n898tlvty
and to thè hop8 that18 at the heart of thg Chrl8llan gospel.
Al of vthat wo do con11n￿8 to be und8rplnned by our alm to Eerve Chrl8t and Serve Olh8rn'. In pracuce
th18 means hèlplng our member8 grthv 8nd m8turo In fa5th, 8UPPOrting arKI mlni8terlNJ to one another,
an¢J reachkng out wlth a mission to 8hwe hope and kJv8 of J88U8 We move forward In that Bim In
Godb strength and look to Him to guide u8 in our ￿lOn for the fviure and a8 W8 888k to expand our
w]tn888 in partner8hlp wth those in tho West Banwjr and Klloooley.
Tr￿¢0•1. r•ipon•lbllltl•8 •tthm•nt
The tw6tfjg8 are re8ponslblg ts pmparfng tha tru8t888' report and tho flnanclal statements In
8c(x)rd8nce wlth appllc8blo1gw arKI UnStod Klngdom Accountlw Standord8 (Unlted Klngdom Generally
Accapted Acu>unllng Practlce).
The 18w applicable to charltlos In NOrt￿m Ireland requlre6 Ihè charity truBtee8 lo prnpare tlnenclal
8tstemonts for eqch year whlch gfve a Iruo and falr vlw of thè 8tat8 of affolrs of the charfty and the
Inc<%ning re8our¢88 application of re8ource8, Indudng th8 kn￿me and 8xp8ndlbn. forthat parlod.
In preparlng theBe flnandal ststements, the truJtee8 are rnqutrad to..
8olect Fultsbh ac¢ounlhy ptsllcl•N and t￿n gpply th•m con818tenty:
ob8erve the metlvJd8 and prlnclpl88 In the appllcabla Charfll88 SORP:
maka Judgements a￿1 8ccounllng 0511mate8 that 8re reaBonable and prudent.,
epare the finand818t8tom8nts on the golng GcYKorn ba811 (nle88 It18 Inapproprfot• to Prn8ume
that Ihe charlty wlll c(Jntirwe In bu8lne88.
Th• tru8tow are r98pon81b￿ for keeplng adaquate accountlng rn¢ord8 that are 8urnd•nt to SI￿ and
explaln the charty8 tr8n8acllons and dlBc1088 wllh reasonable aciJJracy al ary tlma the flnancial
PD6bUon of the charfty and enable them to 8n8ure that the flnandal statemento comply wlth tho Charlt*8
Act {Northern Ireland) 2008. They ar• aloo re3pon8kn1e for Safeguardlng the as88ts of ts charlty and
hpnca for tsklng rea80nable step8 for the prevontlon and deto¢tion of fraud and olher Irr8gularliloB.
The trustees, annual Mport wa8 approved on 10 May 2025 and 8igned on bohalf
2.ts board oftru8t•80
Mr L Conway
Tru8ts8
Mr J Ev8S
Tru$tse

Bangor West Congregation of the Pre8byterlan
Church in Ireland
Indopendent Auditorf8 Roport to tho M•mb•rn of Bangor West
Congregation of the Prn8byt•rfan Church In Ireland
Y•ar and•d 31 D•c•mbgr 2024
MUIR&A
EIIITEHED ICE•••TAITI
Oplnlon
We have a￿lled the financial statemant8 of Barvjor W08t Congr8galKJn of the Pre8byt8rfan Churth Sn
Ireland (IIKq 'charlty) for the year endad 31 Dacernber 2024 which comprlse the 8tat&rnnt of finandal
actlviti88, 8tatsmant of financial posljon, statemert of cash Ibw8 arKI the r8lat8d notes. includlng a
surnmry ol slgnlficant accountlng policie8. The fin8ncl81 roportlng framowort( that hag been applied in
th8lr pwyation 16 appficablb law and Unltsd Klngdom AccountlrvJ Standard•, Includlng FRS 102 The
Flnendal R8POrtlng Standord •ppllcabl8 In the UK and R•publlc of Irn￿nd (Unlled Klnodom Gèn8ralty
Acceptsd Accounting P(acUc•).
In our OFlnlon Ihe flnanclal stawnents..
gfve o true and falr view of the state of the thrltys affairs 80 at 31 De(xmbar 2024 and of tts
Ir￿￿1r￿ r•8ouN6 and applkfitlon of r•wwcu, IncludlrvJ It8 Incixne and eX￿[￿re, for th•
year ended;
have been property prnpared kn accordanc4 wlth Un*8d Klngd¢xn Generally A(ThFtsd A(%ountlng
Prxtice;
hav• been praparod In accordan¢a wlth Il* r4ulrements of Iho Charltle8 Act (Ntythem Ireland)
B••kn fpr oplnlon
We conduGted our audlt In a(￿rdan￿ wllh Intomalknnal Standards on AudRlng (UK) {ISA8 (UK)) and
8pplkablB law. Our re8pon8iblUlle8 under tho88 Btsndardl are furthor d88crlbed In the audltofa
r06ponslbllkns for the audil of the tlnanclo18tatements 8ection of our report. We are Indep￿dent of the
charfty n accordanc• wlth Ihe ethKal r8qulrernnt8 that ar• relavant to our audlt of th8 flnanclal
Statements In tho UK Indudw the FRC'S Ethkxl 8tsnd•rd, the provl8lon8 avallablg lor small
•ntllkn, In tho clrcurntancoo Mt out tjelow, and we have fvmibd our other othlcal re8p0n8lbmll1￿
accordanca wlth th888 r8quIremen￿ We bellevo that the audlt evldence we have obtalned1• 8urnclont
and approprtsta to provlde a ba818 for ow oplnkjn.
In Gommon wllh many other of thij Size and we have been rnquested a6 audnors to a8018t
wllh the wepwatlon of the I￿￿la1 statements.
Condu•lon• r•latlng lo golng cone•m
In audlting the financlal statrnits. we have coThJuded that the trustees, uso ofth? golNJ ￿n￿JM bas18
of accountlrvJ in the preparation of tho fina￿la1 gtatements ts wroprfate.
Based on the vth we have Fyrfomied, we have not identlfied any materlal urrArtalnkn relallng to
8vents or ¢￿dI￿On6 that. Indwidually or coffectivdy, may cast signlficant doubt on the chaflty'8 ablllty to
conthu8 u a golng concern a period of at I•A•t twelvo months from wh•n th• financlal 8tatement8
rae aUthC￿l￿d for I￿u9.
Our r8eponslJllllias and thé re8pon8lblttles of tho tN8tges wlth r08POCt lo going conc8m are de8crlb•d
In the relwant sections of INS reFX)Tt

Bangor West Congregation of the Presbytsrlan
Church in Ireland
Independont Auditorfs Report to tha mom￿rn of Bangor
W￿t Congregation of th• Pre8byt•rlan Church In Ireland
MUIR & ADDY
{eonOftu
Y•ar •nded 31 DeeAmb•r 2024
Oth•r Inform•iion
The other infonNtbn compri8e8 the Infomiallon Included In ￿ annual r8POrt, other than the flnanclal
Btatements and our auditor's r8POrt thereon. The tfU8teeB are responslb18 for Iha other informalon. Our
oplniDn on thè financial staioments does not cover the other Informaik)n and, except to the extent
otherwEse expllcltly ststad In our ropor( we do not 8xpr888 any forrn of aJ8uranco conduslon thereon.
In ￿nneCtIOn with our audit of the fIna￿[al gtatem8nts, our r88pon8iblllty Is to rnad the other Infonnation
and, In doifVJ so, conslder whether tho other Information 18 materfally inconslGtenl wlth th8 financlal
8tstements or our kn(Mledge obtslnéd In the Audlt or otherwise appears to be rnaterfally ml8stat8d. If
we Identify 8uch matarfal incon8iBtsnde8 or apparent matèrfal ml88t8t8ments, we aro to
determlne whether Ihere 18 a materlal m188tatem8nl In the flnanclal Statsments or a materkl
m5sstatement of the other infoffnatlon. If, based Dn the work we have wknnad, we conclud8 that there
Is a nEtsrial mlsststernent of thi8 Other Informalon, we are requlred to r8POrt that fact
We have nothlng to report kn th18 regard.
Matt•r• on whlch w• •r• r•qulr•d to r•port by ￿optIon
In the light of knowledge and und8r8tandlng of lh8 charlty and its environment obtsined In the cour8e
of the audit, we havo rKJt klentlfied rnatsrlal mls8tatements In the tru8tee8' roporl
have nothlng to raport In respect ol the folowlng matters In relation to which the Charftlo8 Act
(Northem Ireland) 2008 requlres u5 to r8POrt to you rf, in our oplnlon.,
th6 Infornmllon glvon kn the trusteos, repDrt18 Incons18tent In ary materlol rew wlth the flnandal
8tatern8nts; or
adequat• aecounting records have not been kept or
th• flnondal slatements are not In agreeI￿t wlth the accounting re¢￿d3 and r8tum8,' or
W8 have not r8cefved 811 the InfomMUDn and explanation8 ￿ raqulrn for our audlt.
•pon•lbllMIM of tru•t••8
A8 explalned more fully In the truste88' re8pon8lblllllas slatomont, tho tru8te8s aro responslblo for th•
preparation of the flnancio18tatements and for being ￿0$fIed that they glve a tru8 and falr vl8w. and for
8uch Internal control as th8 tru8tées determlne 18 necessary to enable the weparatlon of financial
statsrmnts that are free from materlal miB8tat6m8n( whether due to fraud or error.
In preparlng the tlnanclal statsments, the tnot888 are respon81bla for assessing the cha￿ty,8 abllty to
contlnu8 as a golng concem. d18doslng, aB appllcable, mattern relaled to golng corKxn and uslng the
golng concern basls of accounllng unle83 tho tru8tee8 ellher intsnd io Iquldate the chaTSty or to c8a80
operatlons, Qr have no reall8llc slternaove but to do so.

Bangor Wost Congregatlon of the Pre8byterfan
Church in Ireland
Independent Auditorf• R•port to th• Memb•rn of Bangor
West Congregation of the Prn8bytorlan Church In Ireland
MUIR & ADDY
IIIITIII• A(fiiiTIITI
fconthu•41
Y•ar •nded 31 D•cornb•r 2024
Audltots rnpon•lbWld•8 for lh• •udlt of th• Ilnanclal slat•m•nt¥
Our obpctsv88 are to obtaln reasonable assurance about whether tho flnanclal 5tatemerts as 8 whole
are free from materfal m168latemert whether due to fraud or error, and to Issu8 an aurfiloV8 report that
Include8 our opinion. Rea8onobl8 assurance 1$ a hW18vel of aFour￿ce, but18 not a guarantse that an
audlt cOnd￿d In a￿dan￿ wllh ISAB (UK) wll akny8 d6t•ra a matsrfal mls•tat•nwrt vthon ft •xl8t8.
Ml8ststements can arf80 from fraud or error arml are consldered materSal If, ￿nd￿duAl￿ or In the
aggr8g*. they o)uld rea6c￿abty be expeGted to Influencé the econorrdc declslons cf users taken on
the ba818 of financlal ststsments.
Irr8gularth88. Includlng fraud, are in8tsnces of non40mpll8rui wllh laws and regulation8. We design
procedurns kn line wlth our ra6pon8lbilkn8, outllned abo￿, to deteLt materfal mls8talements In respect
of Irf•giAorllle8, InGluding traud. Tho axlent to whlc* our PrO(￿r•I ar• capsbla ol detectlng
Irragularftl#. Includlng fraud18 detalled b•Jw.
W8 dI8￿￿88d laws and regulaffon8 and fraud rl8k8 durlng our audlt planning prcKedur88. The char
mu8t conTJty wlth the Charfti86 Act (Nothern Ireland) 2008 and prew fina￿la1 8taternents whlch glve
a true and falr vlew In accordance with the Act and supplementary regulatlon8. It must meet the
roquiremenis of Ghar5ty re9￿atIOn and 8pply fvnd8 kn accordance wlh any condltlons re8trlcJo
attacfr*d. The tru8t8OS CW8lder that fraud, 11 It were to occur, 18 mBt lik6ly lo iivofve the
ml8approprlallon of Ino¥)m•.
Our 8ng8g•ment tsam collecdv8ly had approprSats experl8nc8 of £P￿*8b10 laws and regulatlons and
comwenca ID rwnlse nrM-(x)mpllanc6. W8 used checklF6ts In ovaiuatlng the presentallon, 8truciure
and contsnt of the Ilnanclal sl8tem8nts. con6lderthat ouraudit h85 a reasonab18 chance of detectkng
materlal non<ompllance wlth law8 and r8gulatlon8. We remaln n￿nd[u1 that fraud, by 118 vary noture.
rmy be d111k￿t to detecL A￿111 pro¢8dure6 were planngd and perforThd to tést cothls In place for
Mcotdong and banklng Income. We al80 undertook analytlcal pro(xdurn8 to klentlfy trond8 that m*ht
Indlcate nl8aPpr￿r*lkn of knMm•. We con8ld8r that ¢Jur audlt a reaeon•ble of détsctkng
materlal fraud In th18 ar•&
A8 Part of an audlt In Kcordance wlth IS48 (UK), w• ￿1¢1?8 professional Judgnwnt and malntaln
profe8BioNqI ￿ptI￿$M throughout the audlL akno:
Idenufy and assess th• rlsks of materlal rnlsstatem8nt of the flnanclal 6tstemeni8, Ythether due to
tra￿1 or érror, des¥n and porform audlt prtt•durns rosp0n8￿8 to thooe rf•k8. and (thln audlt
evthnco that 1$ 8ufflcknt orNI apwowlat• ID provld• a ba•lB kn our opknlon. Tho r18k of not
det￿￿r￿j a material m188tatement resulttng from fraud 18 hlgher than for one re￿It1￿j error,
as fraud may involve ￿llusIon. forgery, inknnal omlssfjons, m15reFwntstion8. or the overrlde
of Intemal contrd.
Obtan an undersl8ndlng of kntemal control relevant to th8 audit n order to de8lgn prccadures
thei we 8PFryrkts In the clrcum8tance6, but not for the purpcAe of expr•sJlng an opknbn on th•
eff•cllvono8• ol tho Intwnd control.
Evaluats tho approprlatanew of ac(￿ntIl¥j polkle8 U88d and the rea8onabl8ness of accountirvj
e8limate8 and related dlscbsur83 made ty tho tru8t88S.
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbytsrlan
Church In Ireland
Ind•pend•nt Audltor's Rgport to the Members of Bangor
Wo8t Congregatlon of tho Presbytorlan Church in Iroland
MUIR&A
DY
Year andod 31 December 2024
Conclude on the approwiatene88 of lh8 tnJ8tees' usa of the golng concern basis of accounllng
and, ba88d on the audit evidence obtalned, wheU)er a materlal uncertainty ex18ts ralatad to events
or condition8 that may casl wJnificant doubt on the charity'8 abillty tr) contlnu8 as a golng concern.
If we conclude that a materlal unc8rtalnty exi8ts, we are requlred to draw attenUon In our auditor'8
report to th8 related dlsckjsures in th6 flnanclal statements or, If suth disclosures ar8 Inadequatè,
lo modify our oplnlon. Our concluslons are based on the audit eviden￿ oblalned up to the date of
our audltor'8 report. However, future ￿onts or Lwndltlons may cauge the charlty to oa8e to
cxjntlnue a8 8 golng concem.
Evalu8le the ovgrall prasentatlon, StruG￿ra and content of the flnanclal thment8, includlng the
dl8closure8, and whetherthoflnandal 8tatemenl8 r8pre8entth? underlylng transockn and events
in a mannor that achleves falr pre8entotlon.
We communlcate wilh those charged wllh governance ragardlng, among othér matters, the planned
•r4OPO and timln9 of the audit and s1gnifi￿nt audlt Ilndlng8, I￿lUdIng any Slgnlficant defid•ncloB in
intemal control that we Identlfy during our audlL
of our rnport
Th18 report 18 made solèty to the chaflty's men*eTS, a8 a bcdy, In 8ccofdanc4 wlth sectlon 65 of the
Charlt188 Act (Northem Ireland) 2008, Our audit work has baen undertakn so that we mlght state to the
charty'8 rnemberB th08e matters we aro requlred to 8t8te to them kn an audltots report and for no other
purpose. To the fullost extent permltted by law, we do not axept or a88ume rosponslblllty to anyone
other than the charlty and the charty's m￿lber3 as 8 body, for our audtt worl for thls report, or for tho
oplnion8 M hav• fomiad.
Muir & Addy
Ch8rt8r8d accountants & statutory audibr
427 Holy￿ Road
Bemast
BT4 2LT
10 May 2025
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Bangor West Congregation of the Prosbyterlan Church in Ireland
Stat•mont of Financial Actlvltl
Year ended 31 D•comb8r 2024
2024
20TJ
funds
fivKls Tolal fund• Total knnd8
Inc4xn• •NI •nd0wm￿ts
Donatlons and18gacl86
Charilable actlvltlgs
Inv•thont Inc(Mno
481,530
26,393
13,504
601,427
183,841
123,194
3h85
310,520
845,371
149,587
11.989
811147
817,037
135,338
4,107
75e.482
Total Incom•
Exp•nd1￿1•
Expendliur• on char5tabl8 adlvlll88
Total q￿ndItUr0
464,235 324,068
464.235
324.068
n8.303
708.303
1,009.885
1,009.885
N•¢ InwMll•xp•ndftur•)
37,192
{13.548)
23,644
1253,403)
Trnn8f•rn bets8en fvnd8
(15,000)
15.OIN)
N•t rnmrn•nt fn fund•
22,192
1,452
23.044
(253,403)
R•Co￿lI11t10n of lund•
Total funth brought fornwd
Totsl fundl oarrf•d forwanl
1.146,015
1,188,207
18B.900 1 J34,910 1,588,318
1￿.352 1.358.559
1,334,915
The 8tstsmant of )Inandal a(*MO88 Indudoj fill gdn8 aNI10880B rwnl8ed in the y81r.
All Ir¢(%Jrn8 and oxwndlturn dorfve frryn contlnuiNJ aclMtte•.
Th• noty• (m ygel 16 to 25 form part of Ihase flnanclal 8tat•m•n
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church In Ir•land
Slatemgnt of Financlal Position
31 December 2024
Flxed a88ets
Tongiblo Ilxed a88at8
13
700.171
700,171
Curr•nl •1•ots
Debtors
Ca¥h at b￿k arKI In hand
14
29.930
642,375
671305
34,732
637,601
Cr•dltor8: amount• lalllng dua wfthln ono y•ar
N•t ¢urrnnt
15
13J17
2,857
634.744
1,334,915
1,334,915
658.368
1.350159
1.358,559
Total ￿l10Th1 I1￿111t)•¥
Fund• of th• char
R8Btrlctod lun
u￿strI¢￿ed fund8
190.352
1.168307
1,358,559
188.900
1,148.015
1,334,915
Total ch•rlty fund8
17
Th080 financial 8tstomonts were 8ppmved by the bo4rd of tru6ta88 and 8Uthor180d for188uo on 10 May
2026, and are slgned on behalf of tho board by:
Mr L Conw•y
Tru8toe
MrJEve
Trustee
Th• nol•• on p•yH 16 to 25 form partof thov fffi•n¢l¥l ¥t•tsment&
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterfan Church In Ireland
Ststsmgnt of Cash Flows
Year onded 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Cash kn from oprntlno athltl•B
Net incomel(expendliure)
23,644
(253,403)
Olhar Interest rece￿ble and slmllar incom•
Af%ru￿1 (Incomy•xpgna88
(18,989)
(2,615)
(4,107)
217
Chang081n.'
Trnde and other d8btor6
Trado and othar crgdltors
14369
4108
22.517
(3,150)
Calh g8nerated from cp8ralh)n8
Inter8Bt re￿1V•d
Nat ca•h froffll(u8•d In) opwaung actlvlU88
(260,443)
16.9B•
39,506
4,107
(256,336)
N•t Incr•a•￿Id6¢r?A$e> In calh and cash •qulvalDnts
Cmh and ¢ash oqulval•nt• at boglnnlng of y•qr
Cash llnd ca•h •qulv•knnt• •t •nd af y•ar
39,506
102.869
042,375
1256,336)
859,205
002,889
Tho noies on pag•• 16 to 25 forni pwt of the¥• limndal gtat•m•ht
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Note8 to tho Flnanclal 8tstsmonts
Year ended 31 December 2024
G•n•rnl Infornmllon
The tharlty 18 a publlc b8nefit entlty and a r8glEt8r8d (*]arlty In North8rn Ire18nd 8rKI 13
unlncoTporated. The addres8 of the prfndpal offlce18 91 Crawfordsburn Rcad, Bangor, BT19 1 BG.
stat•m•nt of Gonwllanco
These fln8n¢ial 8tatements hove been Fyeparad In compllance with FRS 102. Thè Flnancial
R￿orting St8ndard applcable In the UK and the Republic of Ireland, the Sts19ment of
Recommended Practlr* appllc8ble to charllfa? pr8parlr#J thelr ac￿unIS In accordance wlth the
FIna￿l91 Reportlng Standard applkable In th8 UK and Rapubllc of Ir818nd (FRS 102) (Charltl88
SORP (FRS 102)) and tha Charftle8 Act (Northem Ireland) 2008.
A¢￿untIng pollch•
Ba•1• Of preparnuon
The financlal 8talements have bean prepared on the hiatorkal COBt bAs18, a8 modH18d by Ihe
ravaluatlon of certaln finan¢l?1888etB and11obllttie8 and Inve8lm•nt propartl68 rneagured at fair
valua through Incom• or expendlbJr•.
The Ilnanclal 8tatements are prepwgj In fjterflrvJ, whlch18 tho functhjrwl lxrrry of the ontlty.
Golnq c•nc•m
There are no mateflal uncertelntles about the charlty'8 abdlty to ¢ontlnue.
Judg•rn•nts and k•y •oure•• ol e•tlm&tlon uncertalnty
There arg no areu of Olgnin￿tJ￿Qrn0nt or koy 8ourceB of e8Wmatlon u￿ertaInty.
Fund accountlnq
Unre8trlcted fund8 are avallable for u8e at Ihe dl8oretton of tho trustQO8 to further any of the
charlty8 PUfP08e8.
D081gnated funds are umslrlct•d funds 8armark¢d by tha truoteoB fDr Part￿1￿ futurv proJaGt or
conwnltmonl.
Rgstrlclad funds aro 8ubjectad to r88tsttTon8 ontholr W￿dIt￿re declared by tho dorM>r ￿thr￿gh
the térnis of an app•al and fall into on8 of iwo 8ub*a8888: re8tr1cted income funds or endowment
fund8.
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Bangor West Congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Notss to Ihe Flnanclal Statomonts
Y￿r ended 31 December 2024
& Accounllng pollch• (¢th•thu•dJ
Incomlng r•¥ourc
All k￿rnIng resources affj Induded In the statement of fin8ncial actlvlllBS when gntitlamont haB
Pfi880d lo the ch8rity; It18 probable that the economic b8n8fits 888oci8tsd wlth lh8 transadlon WUI
fl(w to the th8rlty and Iha amount can be rnlbbty measured. The fofA)wlng 8P8cffic kxJllcle8 Bre
aP￿*d ts partlcular cAt•prf88 of Inc(Tho:
Incomo from donallons or gr8nts18 rncogn188d when thero 18 Q￿JanCe of •rrtMlom•nt to tho
glft, rec*lpt18 probable and ft8 amount ¢xn bé me88ured re18bly,
IwJacy Incom81B re￿gnI80d when racelpt IJJ probable and gntitlom8nt IB Utab1l8￿d.
Irwme from donaknl ￿￿0d$ Is measwed ot th• lalr value of the wJod8 unle8B thIB
ImpracilGal to moMufe rellatty. In th ca•0 Iha valua la dorfvod from Ihe ¢o•t to the dOr￿r
or Ihe ejllmated rnqalo valu•. DOnfite￿ faclllUe8 and 88rth aro recognl8od In tha acco￿￿
when recelved ff the value can bo rdlobly maasured. No amount8 are Includad for tho
contrllxrtlon of g8ner81 volunteer8.
knwme from contracts for the 8upply of servlces is recognised wlth tho dellvwy of the
contracted 4ervlc•. This 18 da88ffied 88 unrestrlcted funds unles8 Iherg 18 9 contractual
requlremont for It lo be Bpont on a partI￿14r purpo8e and rolumed If unsperrt. In whlch case
It rnay ￿ rogardwl •• Y••trlctsd.
R•wurM• •xp•nd•d
EX￿dIture[S recognlaod on an a¢crua18 •s 8 Ilablfty18 IrKund. Exp8ndlturn Ir￿ludeS any
VAT whlch cannot ba lully r8coveréd, and18 cFasslfled undar headlngB of tho 8tot•mant of flnandal
acllvllkn to Ythl(* tt ￿at•8.
expendlturn on raIBl￿ fund8 Indthl•• tho eo8ts of all fvndrn181n9 actMtlo•, w•nt•, r￿n
cthorltablo tradlry and the •ale of d¢natKI uK)od•.
axpendlture on charfl2ble aBtlvltlo8 kncludes all co8ts InAxred by a charlty In urnlertaklng
actlvltlas that fther ILS tharltable alm8 the benefrt of Ils benefidath, kncludNI9 thoge
sw)port Costs relallng to the ￿￿em￿nCe of thg thartty appOrtIL￿ad to challtable
actMtleB.
olhor•xp0nd￿rn all expend1￿rn that18 nellh8r rdoted to ra￿[ng fund8 forth• charfty
nor part of Its OXPOTMllknre on ch8rftabl• u*lvitkn.
All are allocated to axpèndlture cateporf88 refie(*lng Ihe u8e of the re¥ourc& Dk8Ct costs
8itrIiKrtable ta a 8lngle acttvtty aro alkKaW drectly tr) thAt Octfvlty. Sh8red costs arn apporlonod
bthwn the 8cNtiBs they C<xrtr1￿kn th on a roa8onable. Justlll8blo and ClMIB18tent bfi&B.
TanglbJ• •Mot•
Tanglble a888ts arn Inltlally recorded 8t C￿ and iubgequently8tat8d at¢Nt less ary ac￿MUlated
dapraclallon ar￿ Irnpolrment1058e8.
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Bangor West Congregatlon of the Presbyterlan Church in Ireland
Notss to the Flnanclal Statements {¢Mthu•d)
Y•ar •ndad 31 Decembor 2024
Accountlng polkla• (C￿￿￿•d1
D•prnGlatlon
Depreclatlon18 calculated 80 a8 to wrlte off th8 CO8t orv8lu8llon of an a88et,1088 It8 mldual valua,
over the u8afvl ea)nc>mlc life of thal as8•t as fdlowB:
Equlpmenl
25% gtralght Ilne
Impalrm•nt of Ilx•d a•••ts
A r8vlew for Indlcator8 of Impalnnent18 carrled out at each reportlng dat4 wtth the recoverable
amount b8lng 8811mated where Such indlcotors &x18L Wh8ra Iha carrylrvJ valu8 8xcaBd8 the
recov6rnble wnoun( th• 8660t1s Impaffed accordlrKJly. Prlor Smpatrm8ntB are &lBo reviowed for
P088lblo revernal At roportkng date.
For lh8 purpo8e8 of Impalrment ts8Ing. when It Is not P0881ble to estlmale the re(xJv8rnblo amount
of an Indlvldual a888t. an 88tlmat815 mad8 of the recoverabl8 amount of Ihe ca8h•neratlng unSt
to whlch the 98get bolong8. Thè caBh4aMrating unlt18 the 8mallo8t Idgntlfl8bl8 group of a68ets
that Includgs tho a￿at and gonerats8 cash rfflows that arn largaw Independent Oft￿ ca8h knll
from othor 888Ot8 or gYOUP8 of a88eli.
D•fin•d Gontrlbutlon plan4
Contrlbutlon5 to deflned ry)nlrfbutlon Pla￿ are reGognlwl a• an expanse In the perlod In whlch
the rolatad servlce18 provlded. P￿PaId contrlLwllons grg recogn180d as an ￿4•t to the ￿that
the prepayment wlll18ad lo a reductlon In future payrn8nt• or a cash refund.
When ¢ontsllxrtlon8 are not oxpectad to ￿ Jettled wholly wlthln 12 months (* tho end of the
reportlng date In whkh the ar￿lOyee￿ render the retated 8ervlce, the Ilablllty18 mwLKed an
dlscounted present value ba818. The unwlndlng of tho dl8count1s recognlBod a8 an •xpan80 In th•
perlod In whlch It ar18e8.
4. Donatlon• and1•9a¢l••
UnrestrIC￿ Re81rfcted Total Fund•
Funds
Fund8
2024
Don•llon•
Flegul8r Dlract Glvlng
Donatlon8
MIS￿lIAne0U3 Incorne
Glft Ald
357,431
14,356
18,289
70,676
152,436
1,000
509,867
18,356
18.269
101,081
30,405
L•gacl••
Legade
Grnnt8
Grants fr(xn church oryJanlJatlL
798
798
461,530
645,371
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Bangor West Congregation of tho Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Notss to Ihe Flnancial Statements (￿Affn￿
Year endod 31 Decembw 2024
Don•tlDn• and I•AKI•• (￿lln￿
UnroslrfGted Re5trtct￿1 Tolal FurKI¥
Funds
FutK18
2023
R6gubr DiraGt Glvlng
D(￿all¢
Mhcell•neou8 IrKorno
f31ft Akl
347,303
9,580
757
eo.389
150,584
497,887
12,182
757
88.117
27,718
L•gad••
Legaclo8
15,753
15,753
Grnnl•
Qrnnts trom thwch O￿a￿l•￿)
1341
4¥118
2.a41
817,037
180.924
& Charfthbl• actMtI•s
Unre8trldod Restricted Total Fund•
F￿d￿
Fund6
2024
Coww•gatlonal actlvlU••
0ffdanl8allon8
B￿gor Wegt Nur89ry Playgroup
28,393
17,000
37,781
87,908
123,194
43.898
37,781
67,908
149,587
393
Unr••trlctsd Rothctad Tolal Fund8
F￿d•
Ful￿0
2023
CorvJregalh)nal actMIIo8
Organtsatk>n8
Bangor W88t Nurnary Playwoup
30.875
13,122
32,119
59,222
104.463
43.997
32.119
99222
135,338
30075
Q Inv••kn•nt Incon
Unrestrlcted R85tr1ct8d Tolal Fund•
Furhl8
Fund¥
X124
Bank Inl8re8t rocehable
13.504
3,485
1Q989
unr￿￿cteAI ReBITiCtod T(knl Fund8
Fund8
Fund•
2023
B￿k Interest recelvatrA•
2.437
4.107
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Nol•s to tha Financlal Statements (¢onthiu•dJ
Year ondad 31 Dec•mber 2024
Expendlturo on Gharltabl¢ •Gl1vltl￿ by fund type
Unreslrfthd R68ttl(*ed Totsl Funds
Funds
Fund8
2024
Congregotional Acllvitie8 & Mln18ty
MSB8lon & Outreach
Youth & Chlldren
Nurswy Playgroup
Churth Organlsatlorra
Support (¥)sts
456,250
174,271
53,838
629,521
53,838
5,385
60,713
35346
3.600
788,303
5,385
80.713
35,246
3,8
464.23S
324,068
Unrestrf(a8d RQ8trfC￿ Tolal Fund8
Fund6
Funth
2023
ConBre9ational AGlvftle• & Mlnlsty
Ml88kn & Outroach
Youth & Chlldren
Nursory Playgr<>up
Chureh OrganI8￿orrI
Supp(Mt cxmts
703,900
132,690
80,080
836,590
80.08Q
0,909
52,083
31.483
2,760
1.009,885
8,W9
52,083
31,463
1760
7115e9
298,316
Expandlturn on Gharftablo aGIlYltl￿ by ￿vIty typ•
ActMlle8
undertaken
dlrecty
Support T¢)tol fvnd•
2024
Tot81 fijnd
2023
Coryr8gatkJnAI Pdlvlllas & Mlnl8ty
Ml881on & Outr84ch
Youth & Chllthen
Nursery PlayYJroup
Church Organlsatk)n8
829,521
53,838
5,385
80,713
35.246
629,521
53,838
0,385
00.713
35346
3.600
7B8,303
836,590
80,080
8.909
52,083
31,463
2.760
1,009.885
3,800
3,eoo
784.703
Net Incom￿(0xPendI1Ure)
Nel IMmel{axpendlture)18 sta￿ after c￿rg1w1(Cr•d1t1W).
2023
Fees Payab￿ ft)r the audlt of the fina￿[al 3tstemem8
3.600
2,760
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Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Notes to tho Financial Statements (Mft¥nu•rfJ
Year ended 31 D0￿mber 2024
10. blaff oo•ts
ThD lolal staff CQBts and employee b8nelEts for the reporting per1￿1 are analy8•J a8 fDIIows:
2024
2023
Wag86 and salarl88
Soclal 8￿urIty c06ts
Eryloyer ￿ntrIbutIonS to p8n•lon p18n8 (08a not• 16)
346.890
349.910
27,484
25,791
20,n4 26,952
400.098
402,653
The average head cO￿t of ernployeos duriNJ the year wa8 18 (2023: 18).
The number of empW88 whose romun8rnuon for thè yoar fell wtthln the follwlng bfi Th18. wor8:
2024
No.
£60.&)J to £89,999
11. TN•t•• r•mun•ratlon •nd 0xp•n￿¥
Rav Or Charleo Mcmullen and Rev RIGhard Hou8ton {ap￿inted 28 April 2024), who are employed
by the Pre8bytwlan Chwth In Ireland (PCI) a8 mlnlster and 88JiBtsnt mlnlster of lh• conwegallon,
recdv&d r•munoratlon d £78,319 (2023: £51,280>. pon8lon cmtrlbulYJnF of £18,317 (2023:
£11187) and ￿Pen￿l ￿£11144 (2023: £7.W) durlng tha y80r.
>one recelved remunernfjon for 8ervknB a8 a tru8ts0.
11 Trnnthrs b•tw••n fund•
Tran¥fer8 frrffi the G8neral Fund to a namad ￿nd ere dl•rAvtl(xwy. Such tron8fern are agreed by
tho Ccrnltlao and 8eMlon.
Th• folow1￿ transfern ￿¥r• m•da durlrva 2tr24:
- £15,C4JO from No1 General Fund to No7 Mknlon & Outrogth.
- £4.000 from No1 Genernl Fund to NOB Young Weol Fund.
l& Tanglbl• nx•d ••••ts
Land and
bulldlry8 Equl)ment
Totsl
Co•t
At 1 January 2024 •NI 31 D•e•mb•r 2024
D•pr•clatlon
At 1 January 2Q24 and 31 D•pJmb•r 2024
Cwrylng amount
At 31 Dec•mbor 2024
700,1T1
12,038
711209
12,038
1103
700.171
700,171
700,171
At 31 December 2023

Bangor West Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Nota8 to tho Flnancial Statements (eonthu•¢
Y•ar ond•d 31 D•c8mber 2024
Fre&hold Pro￿ty contain6 bNo (4a8808 of a880ts.' church propety and resldentlal Fyoparty. Church
propertles are the bulkllngs used to carry out th8 activllle8 01 the church. They are carrled al cost
and depredated over thair estimated economlc Ilfe of 50 y88rn. P4 part of the tran￿lJOn to FR8102
th16 das8 of property h dgemed lo be fully WTltten off arKI havlTrJ a nll cerrylng valua cffl a cc•t
bas18.
R￿IdentIal properties Include the m8nBe and the pri¥)8rty 8t 93 Cr8Wf￿d8bLMn Road. Such
prDP6ty Is shown at market value In accordance wlth FRS102. No dgpreclatlon haB bean appll8d
as th6 propertks 8rn subjed tc regular maintenance to malntaln thglr value.
The monBe16 valued at £350.000
The proporty at 93 CrawfordsL￿M Road18 valued al £350,171. The titlè of tho propwty 18 VO8tod
In the Education Board of th8 Ard8 Pre8byt8ry WIK) hold the propety in trust for Baryar W88t
Congregation of the Pre8byierian Church In Ireland.
14. D•blorn
2024
2023
Prepayments and accn￿l Incom8
0th8r dèbtorn
20.759
9.171
20,930
10.110
24.822
34,732
15. Cr•dltor•: amount• falllng du• wlthln one y••r
2024
2023
credltorn
AcGrual8 and daferrod Incomo
4108
2,867
2,857
13017
16. P•n•lon8 and oth•r pD•t Mtlr•m•nl b•n•fit•
D•fln•d eontrlbutlon •¢h•m•
The an￿Unt rocogn18ed In income or expernji￿ra a8 an exp•nqe in rolallon to dofined cthrtrSbution
plan8 was £6.895 (20￿. £8.493).
D•fIn￿ b•n•llt •chome
The mln18ter and a6sodate m]nlster of Ihe congregatlon are MaM￿r8 of the Presbytarlan Churth
kn Ireland Pensk>n Scheme (2009). Th[8 IB a scheme owratad by th8 Pr08bJtsrlan ChLrch In
Irel8nd, a s•parat8 r8ufjsteNI charlty. The ccmoregatlon pays an a88668ment to tho Pra8byterfan
Church In Ireland aquivalent to the employerfs ponslon contrlbutknn foT the Scheme and bas￿1 ¢)n
the stlpend$ pald. The PreFbyterlan ChurGh In Ireland Pension Scheme (2009) 18 a funded
Stheme of the qjefined beneffil typei provldkng defined benefits based on career aver8g8 ravalued
salary. The Schome has 8388ts held In 8 8ep8rately adrnlniBte￿j fund rnan8ged ty a tx>ard of
trustses. The Presbyterlan Church and the Stheme Truste8B h8v8 agreed a funding plan lo en8ur6
th8 Schem8 is Bufficiently lunded to meat current and fvture obllgallons. A formal schedule of
conlrlbutlons was drawn up M 25 November 2015 w￿￿tsY the Presbylerfan Church agreed to
pay from 31 December 2015 contrlbutions of 24% of pensionable 5alari85 to cover th8 aCcrL￿1 of
bonefits for fulure service, expenses, the cosl of imurng death in 88rvice b￿efits and funding tha

Bangor West Congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church in Iroland
Notss to th8 Flnanclal Slatemgnts
Yoar ended 31 December 2024
scheme dthlt. The ccmtrl)ulFons made by the congregatlon dwlng tha y•ar for the mlnl818r,
asociate mintstsr and dea¢￿8$8 wore £19,029 (2023: £20.4591
17. Analy81• of charltabl• fvnds
UN•Jlrlct•d fund•
JI 01￿mblI
1 January 24
Income Expenthjrn Th8r￿￿Ks
Gèmrnl fund
Goneral fund reserv
Flxed a550t fund
BuNthng lund
Young W8•t fund
Kllcooloy fund
Kllcooley fund ra8a
116,134
267.388
700,171
2.608
1.688
52A34
5.824
1,146,015
461,547
<417.968)
{19.orJo)
140,713
70D,171
3.091
493
7,013
32,374
(10.199)
I￿.444)
(5.624)
(464,235)
4.ljlo
$4.364
001,427
{15,000) 1,168307
At
1 January 23
31 D8(*mb8r
Irwma ExpwKlknra Tr￿of0￿
General fund
General ftmd reserv•
Flxed 888et fund
B￿￿JIng fund
Young W•6t fund
Klcooloy fijnd
(xA*y fund rn4•rvo
125,389
280.624
7￿,171
2,080
2,014
45,708
249,940
1,405,926
420,837
7,753
{410,692)
(21,009)
(19,500)
116,134
267,368
7C<I,171
2,598
1.886
$2,424
5,824
{15.LMJO) 1.148.015
518
2,081
37,4e9
(6.909)
(30.743)
(244.316)
(713,569)
4e8,858

Bangor West Congregatlon of the Presbyterian Church In Ireland
Notes to the Flnanclal Ststsments (6•nl
Year ended 31 DoGember 2024
17. Andy•l• of charftablo fund• {¢gntinu•dJ
Restsfct•d funds
Al
31 D•¢•mb•r
At
l January 24
Income Expendlture
Transfers
Benwolent fund
Development fund
U￿ted Appa81
M1881on & ￿tha¢h fvnd
Bangor W88t nurnary &
ploywp fund
Glts, BrlgAde
M8n'8 Felowshlp
Mum8 & Tots
Pa5ntlng for pleasure
Boys, Brlgade
Pre8bylwlan women
SatLKday Men's
Folluw8hlp
Sycamorn Club
Badmlnton Club
KPC Square Centr•
KPC FrfBrMl8hlp Group
KPC Sunday School
KPC Pro8bWerlan
Women
KPC othw organ18atlons
150,168
99,984
40,983
50,544
(117.155)
(39,891)
(53,838)
132.997
1.390
20.538
8￿30
15,OC#)
6T,908
15,085
4.774
1.990
110
12,668
1,171
(eo.713)
(14.144)
(S.￿8)
{584)
{134)
(12,527)
(1.074)
11580
7,440
1067
1590
35
1089
315
8,519
2,301
1,184
59
1,948
218
431
1,800
{44)
{1.081)
1,719
6,837
424
13,320
256
(17,180)
(380)
1977
300
767
<335)
1,023
188,9CKI
310,520
{324.088)
15,0fA)
190,352
At
31 Dec8mb8r
23
1 January 23
Incomo EXp￿dIture Tran8fer8
Bonovolont fund
Development fund
Unlted Appeal
Ml8slon & outre8ch fund
Bangor W8xt nurnery &
playgroup fund
Glrw Brlgade
Men'8 FollO￿hIP
Mum8 & Tot8
Painllng for pleasurn
Boys, Brlg8de
Pr8sbyi8rfan wmn
147,452
83,071
39,359
63.517
(80,355>
(39,081)
(80.080)
150,188
298
8.830
10,393
16.000
2.504
7279
1,327
59,222
14,887
4,579
155,341)
(15,647)
{3,805)
(317)
(95)
(7,352)
(1.430)
6.385
6,619
2,301
1,184
24
1,993
130
7,307
1,386
1,948
218
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Bangor Wast Congregation of the Pre8byterlan Church In Ireland
Notss to tho Flnandal Statoments(owthn>J
Yoar ended 31 Decemb8r 2024
17. An•ly41• of chKftabl• lund•
s￿rdaY Mgn'8
Foknhip
Syc8rnr8 Club
Badmlnton Club
KPC square Centrn
KPC FHandihlp Group
KPC 8undBy 8chool
KPC Pr8sbytdan
Woman
KPC (thar orgarfsa
455
(410)
<374)
(420)
(10.016)
431
1,365
420
10,536
416
,317
6,837
424
247
(247)
188
216
1,186
(763)
P16)
{296,318)
182,392
287,824
15,(Y)O
188.900
18. Andy•l• of n•t •i••t• I￿n lund•
Unr¥trlGtsd R88irlcted Tol•l Fund•
Fund8
Funds
2024
TangltrAe r￿ed a888ts
Current a880ts
Cr6thiof81••i than 1 y•
7￿.171
480.243
(11322)
1,187.002
71)0,171
672.300
<13.917)
1.3S8,509
192.062
(595)
191,487
Unre8trk*ad Re8trlcted T¢Jlal Fund8
FundB
FundB
2023
Tanglblg flxed a88ets
Cufferl a808th
CradJtsir8 than 1 yow
700.171
441&)4
(2.780)
1.1W015
700.171
637,801
<2,857)
1,334,915
188,997
(97)
188,9fM)
19. ATh•ty•l• ol thangm kn n•t ea•h
1 Jan 2fJ24 Cagh IIM 31 D•G 2024
Ca8h at bAnk and In l*NJ
802.089
39.51
fy42,375
25-