CHURCHTOWN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAIYD Trustees Annual Report and Financial StatLments For the year ended 31st December 2025 Registered Charity in Northern Ireland {NIC 105342-0) an CHURCIITOWN CONCRII GATION OF THE PIiESBYTEIUAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT The Trustees piesent theii. Annual Repoi"l aiid Financial Statements for die year elided 315t Deceinber 2025 including a Staleiiienl of A8set8 aiid l.iabilities as at rl)ai dale. Reference aii(l Ailjninistiytive Detail.4 Chuichiown congiegatioii of the Pre5bytei'ian Church in IIElaiid '] amlaght Rd, Tainlaght O Ci'illy. Maglieia Co. l.ondon(lerry, BT46 5XW Registeied Cliarity in Noi1hem Ireland1105342-0) Chai'ity Ti'ustees The Chai'ity Ti'ustees who served during tlie yeai. or who were trustees at the date of this Irport were Mr Hany Am)strong Mi. Geoi'ge Grahain Mr Willis Ai'msti'ong Mi. William Lainont Mr Robert John Bloomfield Rev Richai'd Moii'ison Mr Slanley Bolton Mi. Cliristopher Rowe . Keith Dundas Mr Jllnior Wliyte PriiicipAI Office BeArei Minister Clei'k of Session .1 reasui'er Rev Richard Mori'ison Mi. Cliristopher Rowe .5 Sylvia Rowe In(lependei)t Ei xaminer lan Johnstoii IA.F.AI Stevenson & Wilson Chai'lered Accountaiits 22~30 Bi'oadway Ave, Ballyinena, Co. Anii'ini, BT43 7AA. BaRilation. The average weekly allendance at nioiMing woiship was 130. and evening wor511ip oji Ilie fii'st and third Sundays was 40. Pastoi*l Lare Members of the congregRls01i arc divided into districts and regulk)i' home visitation is caij'ied out by the Ininister and eldei. foi. theii. giveii are#. Metnbers of tlie coiigi'cgation who are iinable to attend churcli due to sickness orage ai'c visited Inore fi'equently by Ihc niiiiistei., the eldei. for tliat district or by a Ineinber of Ilie congi'cgatioii. We also pi'ovide onlin¢ livesli'ea1n aiid CD Ininistry whei'e each iyoi'ship sei'vice is i'ecotyled an(1 available to Iliose wlio could 210t atteiid or ale Iiousebound. Members of the congregaiioii aiE willing and pi'oaclive iii supportEng tlie pjzclical i)e¢ds of others where they ai'ise. Effoitts are made to engage with membcis of our local communiiy who need pastoral support. Mission aiiil outreach Oui. weekly services of worsliip are open to everyone in our community and beyond a5 they are streamed an(1 made available oiiline. Diiring the course of the year certain worship services have a partlLular theine (e.g. Back to School. Hai'vest, Christinas and Eastei'l pi"oviding an oppoi'tunity to invite inembei's of ihe coniniuiiity to joiii with us on these occasions. Events happ￿)Ing witl)Eii Cliurcli life ale proinoted thi'ough leaflet drops, i)ui' iiionthly announceinent sheet, ChU￿h website and social 11)editt thix)ugh our Facebook page. Oiir varied lange of oi'ganisation5 PIDvided an opportunity to engage witl) yoiing and old fi'oin wiihiii Ilie congregation through their carefully planned pi'ograinines. They also gave an opportuiiity to ¥eaeh out to the local con)Inuiiity with Inany of our youth rnejnbeis having iio connection lo ihe congiegatioii. We enjoy exc¢ll¢nt relations with oiir neighboiiring chui'che5. We shaied soine joint Inidweeks with Di'inibolg Refoi'ined I'i'esbytci'ian and we supported tlie local Chui'ch of Ireland congregations iji 'fan)laght O Crilly and Innisnish al Ihcir special sei'vices held dui'ing tlie yeai.. We also joine(I wit11 these congi'egati0115 a joint oub'each initiative al the local Tamlaglit vintage J7lly and fail.. The annual week of Holiddy Bible Club and Youth outreach on the fii'st week in August provided an oppoi1unity to reach lai'ge numbers of children and yoiith fiDin tlic widei. coii)Inunity. This has piDvcd to be a giEat way of shai'ing the gospel of Jesus Chi'isL with childitn ajid youth, as well as Inaking good connections with fainilies Ill the area. The chiii'ch Seeks to support local s¢liools and engage willi the staff aiid pupils thejr. Our Inii?istei' I'egularly lake5 Pdl'l in assemblies iii two Pj'llnaiy Schools and occasioiially in a Secondary &chool, as well as helpiiig out with biEakfast club once a week. In Dcccimbei. we had a Christinas tree put up in the village and weir ablc to host a 'lights switch on, event anil tsutreRch in the local coininiiiiity. 1 Iiere was singing of Lai-015 ajid a ii)essagc froin oui. Iniiiister, and festive refieshment5 and eiitei'laininent. funding fvoiii Mid Ulstei. Council helped to make this ev¢nt possible. The congegation siippoi'led the United Appeal for Mi%.8ioii wliich is a central ￿nd of tl)e P]esbyterian Chuirh in ljrlaiid ensui'ing that its laiget is Inet eucli year. I'liis ejiables congregations to suppo]1 Ilie widcr inis5ii)n of the denomination and to do Inission and outreach on a denomii)ational basis beyond what the congi'egation could do on its own. Tlie United Appeal Fuiid PiDvides finai)cial support for inission pei'sonnel at home ai1(l ovei'se(15, a5Sj5ts congiEgatioiis with tlie deployjnent of locally based staff, enables chuirh plantiiig, pi'ovides gi'ant support foi. Ihe iipkeep of clillrch preiniscs, asslst with the running costs of Ui)ion Theological College (th¢ Church's training college foi. Iministry students), and fuiancially 5UPPOrts congregation in the Alta5 of worship, discipleship. global mission, outreach, leadership and pastoral cair. an CHURCHTOWN CONGIiEGATION OF THE PREI SBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IREI LAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REI PORT (CODt'd) The congiEgation supported other Mis5ioJi gi'oupslpeople. This included the woi'k of tl)e Belfast City Mission, with paiticulai. interest and focus Andy and Iris Williainson ivho serve in Ballysillan. The coiigregation generoiisly suppoited the BCM Chi'ishiia5 Gift Appeal in D¢ceiiibei'. Cliuichiown also Lulltiiiued theii. gospel partiiership with a chui'¢h in Moldova Ihi'ough E.uropeaJi Missioii Felloiysliip. We welcomcd Phil Dunii, the Northein IIEland representative, to lead a Sunday sei'vice in Maicl) whej'e wc heai'd about Ilie oiigoing iiccds dnd work iii that region. We cominitted to siipport this work pi?yei'fully and tiiiancially. At tlie ciid of tlie year the loial givcn Ihi'oiigli our Inidweek weekly offei'ing and eveiiing seivices was divided ainoiig a i)uiiibei' of other Iiiission agenCie￿gi.0￿pS who had spoken thi'oughout the yeai. Cliild Evaiigelisni Fellowsliip woj'kej's Paul & Cliciyl Mclntyi'e. Belfic St City Mi55on woi'kei. Mai'k l)oiter, Ainbassadors rootball Inissionai'ies Jasiel CHI'dosa & faiiiily. In order to encourage yOLiiig people being involved in short, or lojigei. tei'm, missionaiy woi'k, locally oi. overseas, pi'ovision is Jiiade to fJiiaRcially suppoi't them. Presbyteiy The congregation was i'epi'eseiited at the regulai. n)cetiiigs of Pi'esbytciy by 0111. Iminister and one of the elder5. Tliis pi'ovides iinpoilant link betweeii the congi-e¥£ilion5 and tlic widei. sti'uctures of the chuich. Our Iniiiister took on I'esponsibilily for convening the Youth an(1 Childreii'5 inini5try withiii Presbytery. Geiieral Assembly The mini5tei' and one of olli. eldei's weie nominated to attend tlie nieeting of tlie General Assembly of the Presbyterian chiirch in Ireland lield in Asseiiibly Buildiiigs in Belfast iii Jiinc. Pi'opeity The ConglEgalional committee coi)tinu¢ to pi'ovide ovei'si¥ht for rhe upkcep of oui. ¢huirh buildings, gi'aveyai'd and farni land. Having PTayci'fiilly considered tli¢ need foi- addition&1 and in)provcd facilities, the congiEgation agreed to pi'oceed with plans for a new churcli hall adjacent to the graveyard. This pi'oject is wcll underway with buildi1￿ work having ¢oinmenced in July 2025. In oi'dci. to suppoit this woi'k fii)ancially, funds liave been raised thiDugli a special gift day, ongoing member contributions and tlie salc of the farin land owned by the congiEgation. Organisatloiis Sunday school & Bible CIAs5- Thi'ougliout 2025, with the exception of the sumimci. Imonths, Suiiday schoollBible class iiiet each Sunday moining fi'oin I I..00-11..45ain. Froiii January to June 2025 Ilic childien weie taiiglit tlie word of God in three classesltwo Bible classes. Oiii. ani)ual Childi¢n's t)ay services were held on Sunday I st June. bollowing a summer recess, classes iesuined ii) Septeinbei. 2025, wh¢ii 35 childi'en and young peoplc eiirolled whicli can be broken down as follows.. Sunday school (aged 4-11)- 20 children witli 3 teachers Bible class (aged 12-18}- 15 youiig people with 2 teachers Dui'ing Il)e caleiidaryear, each child rcceived an faster Egg, end of sessiuii pri7.¢ and Christma5 gift. In Decembei. 2025, our Sunday SchoollBible class pupils enjoyed a Christinas trip to Soft Play and Bowling at the Jet Centie Coleraine followed by food at McDonald5. Each yeai. Sunday SchoollBibl¢ Class Iiave a inission pi'ojctt wheiE inoney is collected by the children in Smartie tubes. During 2025, £315 was raised to support European Missionaiy Fellowshsp through the woi'k of Mihai and Irina Chisai. ii) Moldova. an CHUIICHTOWN CONGREGATION OF THE PREI SBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEI Ef S ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd) Cliildi'en's Chiireh - Boys and gii'ls aged 3-7 years join with their fainily in w015hip for the r￿St part of the service. Aftei- the ChildiEII'5 talk and hyinn they are free to leave and allei)(I cliildiei)'s chuicli, whicli is Iield in tlie clioij. roojn. Dui'ing this linie two leadcrs will Iielp to teach an age-appi'opriale bible le55011 usiiig the Jesu5 Stojy Book Bible. Duriiig the yeai. Iliei'e werc bctwceii 2 and 7 cliildi'eii who availed of this eacli week. Creche - We love having babieslinfants joining with us for woi'5hip, but we also have the availability of a supei'vised Creche in tlie rear upstai13 l'oom throughout the sei'viLe fort1105e up to 3 yeai's old. Their air a nuinbei. of age-appropi'iate activities foi. thein to enjoy. Thcie is a live stieain link of tlie sei'vice JElayed to Ilie l'oom. Tliis yeai. tl)ere were between 2 and 5 cliildirn Inakiiig use of this service each weck. Yotsth Felloivsliip- Rciicw youth fellowsliip meets foi1niglitly beiween Septejhber and June usiially in the Cliurch Hall with appi'oxiniatcly 17-25 youiig people fi'om year 8 up., we have 4 leader5. Our niglits usiially staj'l witl) ice brcakei's followed by a bible-based talk aiid bible study to help challenge. encou12ge aiid eqiiip the young people 511 their eveiyday life. Thi5 year we liave been lookiiig at a discipleship course Life With Jesus and Exploriii¥ cliri5tiaiiity. Ovei. this yeai. we also liavc lTrad people cojne in to speak about th¢iJ' involveinent in Inission work in suinniei. oulirach. We liad a water night and BBQ befoir the 511Tnnier and a Chinese night eai'lier in the year to help us fo¢u5 On the peisecuted church. Igt Tamlaght O, Crilly Boys, Brigade- 25 boy5 are enrolled across foul. sections.. I l Anchoi. Boys. 3 Junior Boys, 6 Company Boys aiid 5 Senior Boys. We are part of tlie Coleraine Battalioii of Tlie Boys, Brigade. Tlie coinpany Ineets every Moiiday eyeiiiiig froin Septeinbei. thi'oiigh to Mdrcli, providing a shwclllrcd aiid wclcoining ci)vii'oniiient foi. boys of differeiit age5. Our progiamme includes a vai'iety of activitie5 de5igiied to develop faitl), skills, confidence and teainwoi'k. A typical eveiiing includes bible class, ci'afts, badge work, drill and gaincs, giviiig boys opportuiiities to learn, grow aiid take oil new challenges. Thi'oughoiit the year we also pailicipate in Battalioii cvcnts and coinpctitions including Anchoi. football, Anchoi. & Company Tei)-Pin Bowling (ind Conipany Dodgeb211, allowing the boys to nieet others froin aci'oss tlie Baiialioii while enjoying fun and healthy competition. Tamlaght O'crilly Rainboiws, Ilrowiiies & Giiides All girls in Rainbow5, Brownies and Guides participatcd and ciigaged in (liffcicnt activities each iveek, such as ciaft. spoi'l, gaines, cookeiy and Scripture related activities. In Api'il 2025, wc celcbiatcd 50 years of .1 ainlaght O'cl'illy Bi'ownies with oiii" local conijniiiiity, frieiid5 and fatnily at oui. ciid of yeai. lea evening. FTOM Septcinbei. to Deceinber 2025, we enjoyed joiiling with Tainlaglit O'crilly Boys, Brigade for enroljttenl and Harvest sei'viccs as well as singing ¢aiDls ai'ound the Ii'ee followed by a Chi"ishnas paity. Eacli unit is conlinuinbl lo work towai'ds badges on a variety of diffeiEllt themes such as cookeiy and fii'5t aid. Niiinbeis al'e continuously Changing and we CUiTently have 4 Rainbows, 10 Bi'ownies and 6 Guides. HolidAy Bible Club- this involved a week of outreach fi.om 4 to 8 Augiist in Ihc 'Big tent, iii tlie inanse field. Fi'oin Moiiday to Friday nightly meetings were held foi. Priinary school age childrci) following the thein¢ 'Dare to follow, over the five nights childiEn were presente(I with the gospel by con5idej.ing Ilic lifc of Peter. Oyi. Pi'iniaiy school age childi'eii enjoyed game5, crafts, singing, Ineii)ory veiBes, Bible talks based on Petei., qiiizzes aiid irfi'eshinents. 'fhis nieetiiig was followed each evening by youtl) Incelings fi'on) 8.30pni for those of secondaiy school age4.. This eveiit coini?i'ised of special activitie5, including gaines night, Nerf glin activitie5, Watei. gaines atjd also food, PTaise and an epilogLiC eaLh night froin a variety of visiting speake13. On the Frid£ly evening a family night and baTbeque was eiijoyed by Lliildrcii and parentslfi'iends. Vai'ious player tiines lo coinn)it this woi"k to tlie Lord wei'e held througlioLlt the wcek. In total 143 ciiiN)Ilcd aCiD55 botli age gi'oups- 83 Priinai'y age and 60 Secondary age. Our week of outreach concluded with Holiddy Bible Club faiiiily service in churcli on Sunday IO, Aiigust. Presbyterian Wfim¢n- Lailies met on the second I'uesday evening of the month from Janiiary to April and Septemb￿. lo Deccinber 2025. PW cominittee provided a vai'led pi'ograTninc for the Churchtown ladies. Oui. ladies enjoyed frllowsliip togctliei. and wejr giv¢n ilie oppoi'lunity to heal. bout and sUPPOrt botli local and global nii%sion. Iii January w¢ started off tli¢ yeai. with Shili'ee Gi'egg who introduced the ladies to the world of Biblc Journalling. fcbruaiy was our Presbyter an CHURCI.ITOWN CONGREI GATION OF THE PREI SB YTERIAN CHUIICH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd) aiinual Gift Niglit wlicre our ladies kindly gave tnonetaiy doiiations which will be (livided between Jnissioiiary oi'gaiiisatioi)s at tlie end of tlie yeai.. We had the pleasuie of wclcoiiiiTi& Saiii and Louise Baliiiei. fi'oni Bible Educ1( tionlll Sei'vices to speak to our ladies. We held our arniiial visitors cvening iii March wheie ive invited Ihc ladies troin oiir iieiglibollriiig cliujihes to joiii witli us for a lime ol fellowshii?. Our spefikei. foi. the eveniiig was Breiida Ke150 Bible Couiiselloj.. Iii Apj'il wc had oui. last Ineeling before oui. suniinei. break wlien we met in Meimory Lane Tea Rooni foi. a tiine of praise atid pi'aycr followed by coffee and cake. Scpteiiiber saw the stai't of oui. AuliiinnlWii)lei' pi-ogilliiiine wheiE we liad a Dess¢i'ls Evciiiiig for dll the ladie5. Oiii. aniiual PW service was hel(l on 28 ' SepleTiiber. PW clioii. led tlie worsliip and tlie speakers welc Jasial ai)d D(Inielle Cai-doso fiDin Ainbassadors Football. In Octobei. Paul Daii{Igli fi'oi -isoii fellowsliip gave us ali iiisigl)l iiilo his challenging7 woi'k in HMI, Magilligaii. Dale Buiiieii fi'om OpeTation Mobilisatioii was our speakei. in Noveit)ber 2025. We fini5hcd 2D25 Ivitli oui. Chrisimas Dinner wl)ich was lield in Killygjullib Orangc Hall. A great night was hcid enjoying somc festive fun together Meii's Felloivship - Men coniie¢ted to the congregation met each Inonth froni January to April and September to De¢einbei'. Tlie vai'led progi"anime and Taiibje of g)uest speakei's pi'ovi(led an tspportujiity foi. frieiidsliip and fellowship. The Inen enjoyed Ilieir aiiniial joinl spoits nig>ht in l)riillbolg Chui'ch 111c11 whicli was a filt] b￿t coiiipetitive iiiglit. The half-liinc talk was given by a RefoTnied niiiiislei. on Eric l.iddell. The annual (linnei. iii Febi'uary was lield at 'l'oast in Cullybackcy willi Clii'is Wilsoii shai'ing at it. Soinc imen atteiided Culnady's n)en's evenin¥ in Mairh which proved to be a veiy helpful aiid encoui-a¥in¥ evening. Thc visEt to Cliestnuts Mill in Api'il gave an insight into tlie i'umiing of an aiiiiiial feed Inill. Tlie Inen enjoyed food togeihci., bcfoi'e Alan Simpson broughi a challeiiging ines5age from God's word. In Septcinbei. the Inei) niet in Metnory Lai)c café in Kilrea for breakfast ivhich they all enjoyed. Billy Arrell brought a eliall¢nging Inessage frojn God'5 WOTd. lil Octobei. meii went to the golf di'iviiig range in Toberinoi'e and had a good Iiiglit followed by a BB and message frorn God'5 woixl at Jaines Harfoots. Noveinber's meeting wa5 taken by liab Mccojiib ai)d strotigincn at Churchtown inan5e slied. Wc had pizza aiid testitnony was given by soit)e of the strongmen which was challenging. Avei'age attejidance at eacli event was 20 plus. Frteiidsliip Grtsup-'I'his group mci montlily fi'oin Januaiy to Maich and fi'om Septejhber to DecembeT. They eiijoyed a varied pi'ograinme of speakers and activities which always ended wilh cliat over a cup of tea. 'lThe following dclail% oui. speakei's for the year.. January - Steplicn R￿Iney., Febi'uary - Leali Waltei's., Maich - Eileen Millai" April - Jill CJa%ton- May - High tea in Meinory Lane,. Scptcinber- Diane Mcclelland., October- Derek and Valerie Hibbett., Novcinbei'_ Gabi'iel and Morris Farquhar and the yeai. ended in Deceinber with John Portei. as our speak￿. at oui. Chrishnas luncli in tlie maiise. Choir Praise Band- The choii. leads piaise at our Chi'istinas Carol Sei'vice, Easter and Harvest services compi'ising of18 Inembers. We n)eei foi'piactices on a Sunday afternooi) iii the church building in the lead up to thcse special services id anyone who enjoys sii)ging is welcoiiie to coine. Oui. piaise band consists of a pianist, two violinists, J di'uininei. aiid seven singers who lake pai'l ii) a rota. The band takes part in all special sei'vice5 and lead5 pi'aisc at oiii. noon Sunday services evely other week. Volunteers The'l rL]Stees wisli lo acknowledge their deep appieciation of those who give freely of theirliine by serving on coinmittees and lielpiiig witli oi'ganisations and other church ic Ctivities. Publie Benefit Statement The Presbyterian Church in li'eland i￿eetS the public benefjt requirement by providing benefit io its membcr& and the geneTal public by making known the Chrislian Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ through the advancement of religion. The direct benefits which flow fiDm the pui'pose5 Qf the Church include the gaining of an understandiiig in Chi'istian beliefs as set out in the Bible and ihe Chuirh's siibi)rdiiiate 5tandai.ds (the Weslmiiistei. Coiifes5ion of Faith and tl)e Slioi'tei. and Lai'ger Catecliism5) leading to spiritual and inoi?I development and oppoi"lunities for iesponse to Bible an CHURCHTOWN CONGRFGATION OF THE PRESB YTERIAN CHURCH IN I￿4 LAND TIIUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd) teaching. In tlli'n, this fraTnework leads to practieal expressions of Chi'Estian beliefs aiid stajidai'ds in the local ¢oinJnuiiity 511cli as thi'ougli tlie care ofihose in need (including the sick, disabled aiid bciEaved). Gciierally tlie above benefits are delivei'ed locally by congiEgations aiid theii. Inembei3. oi. are facilitated Ihi'ough pi'esbylei'ies oi. are organised and deliveiEd cen11211y. Local delivery is facilitated by cenlial resources iii alinosl all cases. l>ubli¢ access is Ima(le known thi'oiigh the use of noticeboai'ds, priiited Inaterial. press advertisement, websites. and social media or in other ways. Tlie beiiefit5 al'e deinoiistiated Iliroiigh iegulai. evaluation of the sei'vices and infoTnial and ad-hoc feedback fi'om In￿nbel8, tlieii. faniilies, and members of the public, The pui'pose does iiot lead to liai'in. The oiily private benefit flowing from oui'putyose is IElated to Ministers, Missioiiai'ies. DcuLoiies.%es, Ii'ish Mission woi'kers and Lay Agents who receive beiiefits a5 a iesiilt of theii. holdiiig office oi. cinployinent. Howevei., this is incidental and nece5581y in oixlei. to furthej. oiij. chai'itable pujposc. TlieiE ale 110 otlier pi'ivate bciicfits. The beiieficiai'ies of this pui'pose are mcmbers, their fainilie5, Qtlier individuals tliat the Pi'esbyterian Cliuicli in Ireland Es in diiccl aiid indireet Lont2c Ct with, Ilie COillTnunity iii wliicli pastoi'al sei'vices are provided and other Loniinuiiities througliout Nortliei'n IIEland, the Republic of Ireland, and woi'ldwide wliich beiiefil froin our eiigagemeiit witl) and suppoil for both Christian and other seculai. organisations, ch#i'ities and iiidividual ineinbers of the public. 1The Kirk Session has had irgard to the Cliarity Ctsintni5sions Public bcncfit Jrquirement statutory guidance. an CHURCHTOWN CONGREI GATION OF THE PREI SBYTEI RIAN CHURCH IN IREI LAND TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (cont'd) iinaneial Review Tlie congiegalion's main soiirce of incoii)e is Inembei'5' contJ'ibuli0115 thiDiigh the Weekly FIEewill Offering. There wcrc 92 conti'ibutoi's dui'ing the yeai. (2024.. 95) doiialii)g a total of £69,023 {2024.. £64,838}. Total Incoine of'the coiigregation duj'ing tlie year was £691,919 coinpared to £162.684 iii tlie previous year. Incoine this yeai. included tlie Sale of fai'inland of £475,000. 'rolal expcndituir inci'cased io £230,223 from £145,849. Expenditiii'e this year included paynients of £103,920 relating to the new hall building project. Statcmeilt of Ti'ustee Respoiisibilities 'riie Trustees al'e i'espoiisible for piepai'ingthe annual Irport and tl)e financial statements of the congregalioi) in accoi'dance with applicable law and gejiei'ally accepted accounting pi?¢li¢e. As tlie congirgation'ss total in¢oine does not exceed £250,000 (excluding proceeds froni the sale of as5et5), the Trustees liave elected linder Se¢tioii 64(3) of the Charities Act (Northein Tirland) 208 to prepare a ieLeipts an(1 paynient £lccount and a statement of assets and liabilities. The Tivstees are responsible foi. keeping adequate accoui)ting records tl)at are sufficient to show and explain tlie congregatiOll'5 transactioIis and disclose with reasonable atcuracy at ai)y (lime its fIll￿71¢la1 position. They aiE also responsible for safegiiarding the assets of the congregaiion and hence for iaking ieasonable step5 for the PiEventioii and delection orriaud aii(l oihei. in'egularities. Md Appi"oved by ihe Kijk Session at a nieeting on 22 April 2026 and signed on ils behalf by Name- Rev Richai'd Morrison Naine.. Christopliei. Rowe Date: _22 Apri12026 Date.. 22" April 2026 an INDEI PEI NDEI NT E< XAMINF.RS REPORT TO THE TRUSTFF,s of4 CHURCHTOWN CONGREI C.ATION OF THE I)IiLSB Y'I'LI RIAN CHUIICH IN I￿1 LAND I repoit on the accounts of Chuichtown congregation foi. the yeaF ended 31 st Dweniber 2025. whicl) are set out on pages Respective responsibilities of charity trustees aiid cxaiiiiner As the ¢hai'ity's li'iislees you are respojisible for the pi'epaiation of the accounts in accoi'dance with the Charities ALt (Noi'ihei'n IITland) 2008. It is my responsibility to.. exainine Ilie aL¢oiin15 linder section 65 of the Chai'ities Act follow the pi'occduic5 laid dowji in tli¢ gcneral Dii'ections given by the Commission tJtJder section 65(9)Ib) of the Chai'ities Act state whetlier particulaj. Jnatters have colnc to my attention. B2$is ofindependenl examincr's rcport I have examined your chai'ity accounts a5 IEquircd undci. section 65 of the Chai'ities Act and my examination w&s ca￿1¢d out in aecoi'dance with the genei'al Directions givcn by tlie Chai'ity Cominission for Noi'lhem Irelai)d un(ler section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination incliided a iEvEew of the accountiiig ircords kept by the chai'ity and a coinparison of thc accounts pIEsented with those iecorils. It also included coiisidei'ation of any unusual items oi. disclosure5 in the accounts, and seeking explanaiions fi'oin you as ¢harity trustees concerning any such Inatters. My role ss to State whether any material matters have come to my attention giving tne cause to believe.. l. That accounting recoi'ds were not kept in accordic nce with Section 63 of tlie Charities Act 2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting Ircords 3. That the accounts do not ¢oinply with the accounting i'equiremenls of the Chai'ities Act 4. That tlieiE is further iiiformalion needed for a piY)pth' understandiiig of the accounts to be reached. In(lependent examiner's $tatemeiit I have completed my exainination and have no concerns in respect of the mattels (l) to (41 listed above and, in collnwtion with followiiig the Directions of the Charily Coinmission foi. Northerii li.e1￿Id, I have found iio nialtcis tliat iequire drawiiig to your attention. lan Johnston Stevenson and Wilson 22-30 Broadway Avenue Chyrtered Accouiitaiits Ballymena Dale.. 22nd Api'il 2026 BI'43 7AA io an CHURCHTOWN CONGIiEI GATION ofi THF PRESBYTEIUAN CHURCH IN IREf LAND STATEMENT OF FINALNCIAL ACTIVITY (REI Cli IPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS) FOII THE YEI AR EI NDED 3] S'I. DECEMBEII 2025 Note Uni'e5ti'icted Fund5 Ile5tri¢ted Fiiiids i Iidoivineiit Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Receipts Doiiaiion5 Hiid legacies Charitable activities Giant Inveslmeiit income oihei. inLoine 87,747 120 1,829 3,433 625 110,465 456 1.000 11.244 198,212 576 2,829 14,677 625 144,358 909 2,782 9,322 5,313 93,754 123,165 216,919 162,684 Asset #lid invc&tmeiit sale5 Proceeds from sale of faim 475,000 475,000 Total Reeeipts 568,754 123,165 691,919 162,684 Paynients Raising funds Cliaritable activities Other expenditui'e Capital expenditure 475 74,028 18,885 475 94,278 31,550 103,920 440 94,215 21,217 29,977 20,250 12,665 103,920 Total Payments 93,388 136,835 230,223 145,849 Net receipts l (payineiits) Tiansfei's between funds 475,366 7,953 (13,6701 1,650 461,696 16,835 10 {9,603) Net moveinent in funds Fllnds brought forwai'd 483,319 203.639 (12,020) 185,764 (9,603) 9,603 461,696 399,006 16,835 382,171 Funds caij'ied forwai'd 686,958 173,744 860,702 399,006 li Presbyter an CHURCHTOMIN CONGIiEGATION OF THI PREI SB YTEI RIAN CHURCH IN IREI LAND STATEMENT OF ASSEI TS AND LIABILITIFS AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025 Uiii'e5ti'ict¢d Fiinds Restricted Fiinds Endoivmenl Total Total Funds 2024 2025 Fuiiils Reeoiieiliation Bank. La%li aiid investments al st4rt of ycar Nel moveii)ent in fund5 203,639 483,319 185.764 (12.020) 9,603 (9.603) 399.006 461.696 382,171 16,835 Bdnk, ca511 and inv¢51inciils at cnd ot'year 686,958 173,744 860,702 399,006 Baiik, Cash and Investment Balance5 PJ'o&Tiessive 5aviiigs accoun15 Bank curi'ent dLcount5 68,856 791,846 65,997 333,009 860.702 399,006 Otlicr Assets rixed Assets- Note 9 Chiii'ch building and contents Cliurch hall buildings and cgntents Building of iiianse Buildiiig of open fi'onted shelter Land Gift Aid i'eceivable on donations Investments 1,031,249 263,644 365.444 6,464 41,704 25.456 35,009 ,031.249 159.724 365,444 6,464 41.704 17.000 39,311 1,768,970 1,660,896 LiAbilities 2,196 2.236 Approved by the Icijk Session at a Ineeting on 22 April 2026 and signed on ils behalf by.. Rev Richard Morrison Mi. Christoplier Rowe Minister Clerk of Session 12 an CHURCHTOWN CONCREI GATION of4 THE PRESBYTEI RIAN CHURCH IN IRF.LAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUIYTS 31sf DECEMBER 2025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMEINTS As the total iticoine of the congregation is Icss tlian £250,000 the congiegation have elected in accordance with the provisioiis in The Chaj'ities (Accounts Reports) Regiilations {NoillieiM Iieland) 2015 to prepare its IlCCOUllts on a receipts aiid paymeiits basis. FUND ACCOUNTING Endowmeiit flind5 ajr funds, the capital of which must be retained eithei. permanently or at tlTre coi)¥reg1c tion's discretioii- tlie income dei-ived fi'oin tlie endownieiit is to be used eiilici. as restricted oi. unresti'icied incoine fun(Is (Icpcndiiig iipoii thc pui'pose foi. which ihe endowment W(Is e5tablislied in tlie fii'st place. Restricted funds coinprise (a) in¢oine froin eiidowments which 15 to be expended only on the resli'icted purposes intended by the donor and (b) i'evtnue doiialIotJ5 or gTants foi. a specifI¢ Congregational activity intended by Ihc donoi.. Wiere tliese fi]iids have unspent balances, inlarst on their pooled investjnent is appoi'tioned to the individual funds on an average balance bRsis. Unirstricted funds al'e income funds which are to be spent on the congregation's general puiyoses. Desigiiated funds are general fi]nds set asid¢ by tl)¢ congi'egation for use in the futUlE. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES Unrestrictcd Fiiiid5 Ilestricted Fuiids I ndownieiit Fuiids Total 2025 Total 2024 ReLoi'ded giving.. Loose collections Donations and gifts Gift Aid 3,608 71,943 12,196 3,608 179,021 15.583 4.336 122,704 17.318 107,078 3,387 87,747 110,465 198.212 144.358 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Unresti'ieted Funds Restricted Fiiiid5 Endowmeiit Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Charitable activities- othei. Charitable aclivities- publication 120 236 220 356 215 220 694 120 456 576 909 13 Presbyter an CHURCHTOWN CONGREI GATION OF THE PRESBYfLI RIAN CHURCH IN IRff.LAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (collt'd) INVESTMENT INCOME Uijresli'ictcd Funds Rcsli'icted Fuiids Eiidowineiit Fuiids Total 2025 Total 2024 Deposit interestlRetiiin 011 inve5tnicnt 3,433 11,244 14,677 9,322 3,433 11,244 14,677 9,322 OTHfiR INCOME Uiircsli'ieted Funds Resli'ieted Funds Eiidowment Fuiids Total 2025 Total 2024 Conacre income Sale of books Donation toward pulpit supply NIE Wayleave 120 100 120 100 5,127 45 83 58 405 405 625 625 5,313 RAISING FUNDS Unre5ti'icted Fund5 Resti'icted Fullds EiidoiYmeDt Fulld5 Total 2025 Total 2024 FWO enY¢lopes 475 475 440 475 475 440 14 an CHURCHTOWN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTEIiIAN CHUIICH IN IIiELAND NOTEI S TO THE ACCOUNTS (cont'd) CHARITABLE ACTlVtTIES Uiiresti'ieted Fuiids Restriet¢d Furids Endoivfflent Flin(15 Total 2025 Total 2024 Miiiistry aiid suppoit staff Costs Presbyt¢iy fees Geiieial asscssinent Events aiid catei'itig exp¢ns¢s Statiaiieiy aiid teaching Inatei'ials Pub12cations Donatiojis to Inis%ion% and chai'ities Congregatinii runniiig cost5 54,740 375 7,806 1,202 2,935 54,740 375 8,575 3,050 3,519 220 16,944 6,855 53,542 350 8,552 7,150 3,624 689 14,855 5,453 769 1,848 584 220 12,988 3,841 3,956 3,014 74,028 20,250 94,278 94,215 OTHER EXPENDITUIIE Uijrestriclcd 4 uijds Resti'ietcd Funds Endoiyment Fuiids Total 2025 Total 2024 Goveriiaiice costs Repails aiid Enaintenance 2.224 221 12,444 2,445 12,444 9,514 2,396 8,826 9,188 807 9,514 Equipinent Legal aiid profe55ioiial fees 7,147 7,147 18,885 12,665 31,550 21,217 FIXED ASSETS and CAPITAL EXPEI NDITURC The congregation owns the Church building. Church hall and Chui'th manse situated at Tamlaght Rd, Maghera BT46 5XW and the associatcd fixtuies, fittiiigs and equipinent. These have an insurance value of £1,530.450 at the 3 1st December 2017. Durllig tlie year the Chui'ch disposed of farmland at Drumbolg Road, Uppei'lands for the gross pi'oceeds of £475,000. Tlie legal Costs iiicurred for this sale are included in other expenditure in the State￿ent of Financial Activity {see note 8). During the year tlie Chuirh Spent £103,920 towai'ds the ongoiiig Lonstruction of a new church liall. Thi5 is held at cost in the Statetnent of Assets and Liabilitie5 as at 31, December 2025. Tlie total cost of tl)e ncw hall is anti¢ipat¢d to be £865,672. The balance payable of £761,752 will be Inet by funds held in bank accounts, pledges, fuh]ir donations and Gift Aid reclaijnable. 15 an CHURCHTOWN CONGREGATION OF THEI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IREI LAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (cont'd) 10. FUND BALANCES Fund Balance at start Receipts Payment Siirpliis I (deficit) Transfer Balance al eiid Unre5ti'icted Funds Nuimbei. l account Nuinbei" 2 account Nuinber 3 account Pi-ogi'e5sive I Pi'ogi'e5sive 3 Pi'ogi'es5ive 4 'o¥i'es5ive 5 66,675 40,696 39,874 44,814 3,328 8,252 90,895 85,532 5,363 (6501 71,388 40,696 507,018 46,755 3,472 8,610 9,019 475,000 1,941 144 358 416 7,856 467,144 ,941 144 358 416 8,603 203,639 568,754 93,388 475,366 7,953 686,958 Restricted Funds Nuinbei. l account Nuinbei. 2 account Youth fellowship Men's tellowsliip Fi'ieiidsliip gi'oup Sabbath school pw Boys Bi'igade 223 163.790 473 248 790 16,269 2.371 1.600 10,875 102,099 60 76 857 1.644 3.609 3.945 10,185 116,357 457 160 529 1.850 2,804 4.493 690 (14,258} (397} {84} 328 (206) 805 (548) 913 149,532 576 164 500 150 1,000 16,213 4,176 1.052 185.764 123.165 136.835 (13.670) 1.650 173,744 Endoivmeiit Fuiid$ ProgiEssive 5 9,603 (9,60J) 9,603 (9.603) Total 399,006 691,919 230,223 461,696 860,702 16