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REGENT STREET CONGREGATION OF
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
Trustees Annual Report and Financial Statements for
the year ended 31 December 2022
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105068)

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REGENT STREET CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND
Trustees Annual Report
The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended
31 December 2022 including a Balance Sheet as at that date.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Regent Street congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
48A Regent Street, Newtownards, BT23 4LP
Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105068)
CHARITY TRUSTEES
The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of
this report were:
Mr Norman Armstrong
Mr Roy Brown
Mr John Joseph Alexander Bell
Mr Andrew John Crawford
Rev Paul Thomas Dalzell
Mr Harvey Hamilton
Ms Joan Catherine Hamilton
Mr William Hosford
Mrs Karen Elizabeth Glass
Mr Ivan Logan Hamilton
Mrs Joan Hosford
Mr lan Macdonald
Mr Ronald Martin
Mrs Julie Sarah Mcclelland
Mr Robert Malcolm Mcconnell
Mrs Anne Louise Mcconnell
Mr Neil McGurk
Mrs Helen Moffett
Mr Charles Robert Orr
Dr Gale Samuel John Moffett
Mr David Murdie
Mr Alex Palmer
Dr Michael Park
Mr David John Thompson

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REGENT STREET CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYfERIAN CHURCH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS
Minister
Clerk of Session
Treasurer
Rev. Paul Dalzell (Vacancy Convener)
Mr lan Macdonald
Mr Andrew John Crawford
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
Mr William McAdam, Stanley Woods & Co, Alexander House. 49 / 51 Church Street,
Newtownards, 8T23 4AN
BANKERS
Ulster Bank, 22 Frances Street, Newtownards, BT23 7DP
SOLICITORS
Russell & Co Solicitors, 11 Lower Mary Street, Newtownards, BT23 4JJ

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
STRucfuRE AND MANAGEMENT
The Kirk Session
The charity trustees of the congregation are the members of its Kirk Session. Under the
congregation's governing document, The Code, the book of the constitution and
government of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Kirk Session seeks to watch over
and promote the spiritual interest of the congregation and of persons not connected
with any congregation who are within it5 bounds. It ensures pastoral care is in place in
the congregation and seeks to further the contribution of the Church to Christian
witness and service in the local comrnunity. The Kirk Session has delegated to its
Congregational Committee the temporal affairs of the congregation including
administering all funds and property belonging to the congregation. Members of the
Kirk Session are ex-officio members of the Congregational Committee.
The Kirk Session consists of the ordained minister and the ruling elders of the
congregation. All members are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at
meetings, except that the Moderator, the ministers in active duty in the congregation,
has no deliberative but only a casting vote.
Stated meetings of the Kirk Session are held at least twice, but more typically eight
times each year, The Kirk Session met on twelve occasions during 2022, twice in
February, October and December once in January, March, May, August, September and
November.
To be chosen for the office of the eldership in the congregation a person must be a
voting member and a regular attendant on its ordinances. The selection of those
proposed to be called to the office can be either by the congregation or by the Kirk
Session. Members are elected if they obtain two-thirds of those who vote.
Presb
Under the Presbyterian Church in Ireland form of governance the corporate oversight
of a congregation is the responsibility of a Presbytery which superintends generally the
spiritual and temporal affairs of the congregations assigned to it by the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Regent Street congregation of the
Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the Ards Presbytery of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland. The membership of the Presbytery consists mainly of the active
ministers of congregations assigned to it by the General Assembly, ministers who have
retired from active duty and an elder appointed by the Kirk Session of the
congregation.

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The General Assembl
The General Assembly is the supreme court of the Church, representing in one body the
whole Church and acting as its supreme legislative, administration and judicial
authority, in dealing with all matters brought before it. The General Assembly is
normally constituted during June for worship and to conduct its business. At the end of
business, it is dissolved. The membership of the General Assembly consists mainly of
the active ministers of each congregation, retired ministers and a representative elder
appointed by the Kirk Session of each congregation.
DESCRIPTION AND PURPOSE
The charitable purpose of the congregation is the advancement of religion.
Regent Street congregation of the Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland. The Presbyterian Church in Ireland, as a Reformed
Church within the wider body of Christ is grounded in the Scriptures, and exists to love
and honour God through faith in His Son and bythe power of His Spirit, and to enable
her members to play their part in fulfilling God's mission to our world.
The congregation's mission purpose is by the grace of God, to be a welcoming
community of Christ's people who are "Living and Sharing God's Good News
The congregation aims to live out its Mission as a family of God's people by being:
A Covenant Community: where our relationships are rooted in the promises of
God by living faithfully toward him and toward one another.
An Intergenerational Community: where adults intentionally take the lead to
engage with, encourage and nurture younger members to maturity in Christ.
An Outward looking Community: where we want the blessings of God that
belong to us in the gospel to become blessings for others beyond the bounds of
our community.
As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, we believe that the
Bible is the supreme authority over all we do, and that the Westminster
Confession of Faith, along with the larger and Shorter Catechisms set out what
we understand the Bible teaches on key matters of Christian faith and practice.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
AcfiviTIES AND OBJECTIVES
The congregation meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are always welcome to
join. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is typically observed on five occasions during
the year and all those who have been baptized and who have made a profession of
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, are admitted to the Lord's Supper. During 2022 as things
gradually returned to normal following the Covid 19 restrictions we obsenied the
Sacrament of the Lords Supper on three occasions.
The congregation has held a number of more informal services throughout previous
years called 'Cafe Church, in order to try and reach out to families and individuals who
perhaps are less comfortable with a more tradrtional Sunday morning service. At
present we conduct only one worship service each Sunday, it is hoped, when a new
minister arrives, we will develop opportunities for more and different styles of Sunday
worship.
The congregation has a wide range of organisations including:
Sunday School {Beginner5 and Senior)
Crèche
Bible Class (known as "Quest")
Various youth groups
Badminton Club
Thursday Club (Senior citizens)
First Friends (Mothers and babies)
Bowlin8 Club
Regent Ramblers (walking group)
Presbyterian Women
The congregation also allows its premises to be used for a number of young people's
organisations administered and run by the Scout and Guiding Associations.
We have a history of community involvement and are more than happy to make the
premises available for use of local organisations.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Worshi
and
ra
er
The congregation meets for worship each Sunday at 11 am.
In the past there would have been evening services on the first and third Sundays of the
month, the third Sunday evening being a Café Church. This is a more informal service
which explores different aspects of faith and worship. However due to the restrictions of
the Covid 19 pandemic in 2021 and finding ourselves in a vacancy situation, at the same
time, these services did not take place in 2022. It is hoped that with the arrival of a new
minister we will develop different styles of worship service.
In addition, Christian education programs take place on a regular basis.
Prayer is an intrinsic part of church life, and time is set aside prior to the Sunday
morning service each week and again on Monday lunchtime to focus on this aspect of
our witness.
There were no marriage seniices during 2022. However, we did celebrate one
baptism during the year.
Regretfully we did lose a number of members during the year, and we found ourselves
giving our grateful thanks to God for their faithful service to our congregation and the
wider world.
At 31 December 2022 there were 237 communicant members and 296 families
connected with the congregation. The average weekly attendance at morning worship
for the twelve months {January/December 2022) was 65.
Pastoral care
All members of the congregation are visited on a regular basis by the minister and elders.
With particular emphasis on those who are unable to attend church due to sickness or
age.
There is also a 'CD' ministry where recordings of services are distributed to those
members of the congregation who are unable to regularly attend services. This service is
also available to family and friends of the funeral service of those who have passed
away. We also offered the choice of live streamed services.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
Mission and outreach
The congregation supports a number of charitable programs and agencies, both
financially and in more practical ways.
Locally the congregation continues to support the work of The Link Family and
Community Centre. There is a150 an ongoing collection for a local food bank, which the
congregation supported generously in 2022.
The 'welcome' area at the front of the church (known as the 'Hub') is open every
weekday for tea, coffee and a chat. It is open to ALL members of the public, regardless
of whether they belong to our congregation, a different church, or have no church
affiliation whatsoever.
A very successful 'Holiday Bible Club, and 'Easter Outreach Scheme, were held during
the year.
Overseas mission was supported in a number of ways. The Presbyterian Church in
Ireland's United Appeal is the congregation's core method for financially supporting
the work of the church overseas.
The congregation also generously supported a number of other charities:
Christian Aid: An annual Christian Aid lunch has traditionally been held during Christian
Aid week. Raising funds and awareness of the importance of overseas mission.
However, this event could not be held in 2022. Members of the congregation also
participated in a revised door-to- door delivery of Christian Aid envelopes.
Samaritan's Purse: This is a Sunday school led project, but whTch is supported by the
whole congregation. It involves filling wrapped shoe boxes with small gifts of toys,
sweets, toiletries and knitted items, which are then transported to disadvantaged
children, mainly in Eastern Europe and Africa.
In 2022 some 91 shoe boxes were filled and supplied to our local collection partner,
along With a cheque for £450.00 towards helping with their distrubition costs.
Brown Mone
Collection: This is another Sunday School led project where members of
the congregation are encouraged to donate any spare 'brown and silver, coins. A total
of £555.95 was donated to the Nl Childrens Hospice.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
The congregation supports the United Appeal for Mission which is a central fund of the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland. This fund enables congregations to support the wider
mission of the denomination and to do mission and outreach on a denominational basis
beyond what the congregation could do on its own. The United Appeal Fund provides
financial support for mission personnel at home and overseas, assists congregations
with the deployment of locally based staff, enables church planting, provides grant
support for the upkeep of church premises, assist with the running costs of Union
Theological College, the Church's training college for ministry students, and financially
supports congregations in the areas of worship, discipleship• global mission, outreach,
leadership and pastoral care.
The congregation also contributes to the denominations annual World Development
Appeal, Sunday school project and any other special appeals.
Presb ter
The congregation was represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our
minister and one of the elders. This provides an important link between the
congregations and the wider structures of the church.
General Assembl
The minister and one of our elders, nominated by Kirk Session, attend the meetings of
the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland held in Assembly Buildings,
Belfast. In 2022 the General Assembly met fully in-person in June for the first time
following the Covid 19 restrictions.
Pro
ert
During the year we completed the purchase of our new manse at 25 Manse Gate,
Newtownards, just a couple of minutes, drive from the church.
During 2022 major work was carried out to the roof and exterior of the building and
long overdue replacement lighting in the Sanctuary. This work was carried out
successfully and ahead of schedule.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
anisations.
While the following section describes the organisations that the trustees are
proud to support, they spent most of 2022 rebuilding following the impact on
meeting and numbers of the Covid-19 pandemic. Data regarding attendance was
not gathered and was deemed inconsequential.
Sunda
School.
The Sunday school meets after the children's address at each morning service, then the
young people exit to their classes. The Sunday school provides a Christian education to
the younger children in the congregation. There are currently 2 age groupings
a) Beginners (Pl-P3)
b) Senior (P4-P7)
Crèche.
A crèche ser4ice is provided each Sunday morning for any babies and toddlers.
uest.
Quest meets each Sunday morning. This is for young people from Year 8 to Year 14
and explores the benefits and responsibilities of having a Christian life centered on
being part of a church family.
Connected
Connected is a youth club that meets on alternate Friday nights. It is open to all post-
primary children. It is encouraging to note that there are over twice the number of
attendees from outside the congregation as within.
Badminton Club
The badminton club is for over 18s. and meets each Monday evening for some
exercise, coaching, and fellowship.
Choir
The choir meets on a Wednesday evening to prepare for Sunday services and other
special events during the year.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
Bowlin
Club
The bowling club meets each Thursday evening for friendship and a bit of friendly
competition.
Thursda
Club
The Thursday Club is for our more senior members to enjoy a chat, some refreshments,
and various activities (talks, quizzes etc.). The club meets every 2 weeks.
First Friends
This is a toddler's group which meets every 2 weeks on a Friday morning.
Re
ent Ramblers
This is the congregation's walking group. There is typically one walk organised each
month, apart from July and August.
Presb terian Women
pw
PW is open to all ladies in the congregation. It meets once a month when they enjoy a
wide variety of events and talks.
Volunteers
The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of all those who give freely
of their time by serving on committees, helping with organisations, outreach
initiatives, and other church activities.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland meets the public benefit requirement by providing
benefit to its members and the general public by making known the Christian Gospel of
the Lord Jesus Christ through the advancement of religion.
The direct benefits which flow from the purposes of the Church include the gaining of an
understanding in Christian beliefs as set out in the Bible and in the Church's subordinate
standards {the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Shorter and Larger Catechisms)
leading to spiritual and moral development and opportunities for response to Bible
teaching. In turn, this framework leads to practical expressions of Christian beliefs and
standards in the local community such as through the care of those in need (including
the sick, disabled and bereaved).
Generally, the above benefits are delivered locally by congregations and their
members, or are facilitated through presbyteries or are organised and delivered
centrally. Local delivery is facilitated by central resources in almost all cases. Public
access is made known through the use of notice boards, printed material, press
advertisement, websites, and social media or in other ways.
The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of the ser4ices and informal
and ad-hoc feedback frorn members, their families, and members of the public.
The purpose does not lead to harm. The only private benefit flowing from our purpose is
related to Ministers, Missionaries, Deaconesses, Irish Mission workers and Lay Agents
who receive benefits as a result of their holding office or employment. However, this is
incidental
and necessary in order to further our charitable purpose. There are no other private
benefits. The beneficiaries of this purpose are members, their families, other individuals
that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is in direct and indirect contatt with, the
community in which pastoral services are provided and other communities throughout
Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and worldwide which benefit from our
engagement with and support for both Christian and other secular organisations,
charities and individual members of the public.
The Kirk Session has had regard to the Charity Commissions Public benefit requirement
statutory guidance.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT {cont'd)
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The congregation's main source of income is members, contributions through the
Weekly Freewill Offering. There were 182 contributing families during the year (176 in
the previous year, 2021) donating a total of £82,665 (£87,521 in the previous year,
2021).
As the total income of the congregation in 2020 was more than £250,000 the
congregation had to prepare its accounts on an accruals basis, in line with the provisions
in The Charities Account5 and Reports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. The same
basis is still followed.
Total Income of the congregation during the year was £216,148 compared to £197,713
in the previous year.
Total expenditure during the year was £479,941, compared to £139,309 in the previous
year.
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally
Accepted Accounting Practice.
The Trustees are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year
which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the congregation and the
financial activities for that year. In preparing the financial statements the
Trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
inappropriate to presume that the Funds will continue in operation.

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT {cont'd)
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are
sufficient to show and explain the funds transactions and disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the congregation and
enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Statement
of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities (l January
2015)". They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the congregation
and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregularities.
For the year ended 31 December 2022.
GOING CONCERN
The activities of the congregation are dependent on ongoing contributions from
its members. The Trustees are of the opinion that the congregation has sufficient
resources at the date of approval of these financial statements to meet
commitments which will arise in the year from the date of signing this report and
subject to the continuing support from members to fund on an ongoing basis the
congregation's current activities and other financial commitments.
RISK REVIEW
A review of major risks has been undertaken by the Trustees and systems and
procedures implemented to manage identified risks. The principal risks are in
relation to the likelihood or reputational damage and financial risks associated
with the expectation of ongoing financial support from members. These risks are
mitigated by the Trustees, and the Congregational Committee, regularly
monitoring the various activities of the congregation at stated meetings and by
encouraging members in their regular giving.
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Approved by the Kirk Session at a meeting on 13 March 2023 and signed on its
behalf by:

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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd)
Rev Paul Dalzell (Vacancy Convener)
Signature:
Date: 15 2.2g.
Mr. lan Macdonald (Clerk o
Session)
Signature:
Date: 13. z 14