## Ballywatt Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Financial Statements Year Ended 31[st] December 2025 NIC ## **BALLYWATT CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY (Receipts and Payments Account) for the year ended 31 December 2025** ||**Note**||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds**|**Total 2025**|**Total**
**2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||£|£|£|£|£| |**Receipts**|||||||| |Donations and legacies||2|78,856|48,313||127,170|111,996| |Charitable activities||3|585|15,472||16,057|14,991| |Other trading activities||4|6,000|7,111||13,111|6,500| |Investment Income||5|0|202||202|160| |Other Income||6|46|500||546|1,066| |Sale of Investments||||||0|110| |Sale of fixed assets||||||0|0| |Loans Received||||||0|0| ||||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**Total Receipts**|||85,487|71,598|0|157,085|134,823| ||||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**Payments**|||||||| |Raising funds||7|424|0||424|455| |Charitable activities||8|82,754|54,276||137,030|129,390| ||||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |Sub Total|||83,178|54,276|0|137,454|129,845| |Purchase of Investments||||750||750|0| |Purchase of fixed assets||||7,800||7,800|0| |Loan Repayments||||6,000||6,000|10,000| ||||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**Total Payments**|||83,178|68,826|0|152,004|139,845| ||||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |Net receipts / (payments)|||2,309|2,772|0|5,081|(5,022)| |Transfers between funds|||1,363|(1,363)||0|| ||||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |Net movement in funds|||3,672|1,409|0|5,081|(5,022)| |Funds brought forward|||35,071|41,922|0|76,993|82,015| ||||----------|---------|----------|----------|----------| |Funds carried forward||11|38,743|43,331|0|82,074|76,993| ||||======|======|======|======|======| Page 1 BALLYWATh CONGREGATION OF THE PREs8￿ERlAN CHURCH IN IRELAND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES As at 31 December 2025 Unrestricted Restritted Fund5 Funds Endowment Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Funds Reconciliation Bank and Cash at start of year Net movement in funds 35,071 3,672 41,922 1,409 76,993 5,081 82,015 15,0221 Bank and Cash at end of year 38,743 43,331 82,074 76,993 Bank & Cash Balances Bank Account5 Cash in Hand 82,074 76,993 82,074 76,993 Other Assets Fixed Assets - Note 9 6.534,550 6,534,550 Investments- Note 10 Gift Aid receiv8 ble on donations 5,372 14,000 4,698 13,500 6,553,922 6,552,748 Liabilities Loans 20,000 26,000 20,000 26,000 Approved by the Kirk Session at a meeting on 22 2< and signed on its behalf by Name Name 455 Date 11-65-A6 Date 22 Page 2 ## **BALLYWATT CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** **for the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** As the total income of the congregation is less than £250,000 the congregation have elected to prepare its accounts on a receipts and payments basis, in accordance with the provisions in The Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015. ## **FUND ACCOUNTING** Endowment funds are funds, the capital of which must be retained either permanently or at the congregation's discretion; the income derived from the endowment is to be used either as restricted or unrestricted income funds depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established in the first place. Restricted funds comprise (a) income from endowments which is to be expended only on the restricted purposes intended by the donor and (b) revenue donations or grants for a specific congregational activity intended by the donor. Where these funds have unspent balances, interest on their pooled investment is apportioned to the individual funds on an average balance basis. Unrestricted funds are income funds which are to be spent on the congregation's general purposes. Designated funds are general funds set aside by the congregation for use in the future. ## **2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES** ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds**|**Total 2025**|**Total**
**2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||£|£|£|£|£| |Recorded giving|65,671|23,028||88,699|83,693| |Loose collections|1,526|7,082||8,608|8,741| |Donations and gifts|1,365|13,744||15,109|5,293| |Gift Aid|10,295|4,460||14,755|14,269| |Legacies and bequest|0|0||0|| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||78,856|48,313|0|127,170|111,996| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| Page 3 ## **BALLYWATT CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES** |**3.CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds Total 2025**||**Total**
**2024**| ||£|£|£|£|£| |Income from charitable activities|585|4,200||4,785|5,447| |Fees from weddings and funerals|0|0||0|87| |Fundraising events|0|2,212||2,212|2,942| |Membership fees|0|3,360||3,360|3,315| |Grants|0|5,700||5,700|3,200| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||585|15,472|0|16,057|14,991| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**4.OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**|||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds Total 2025**||**Total**
**2024**| ||£|£|£|£|£| |Letting of premises|5,600|0||5,600|5,900| |Trading income|400|7,111||7,511|600| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||6,000|7,111|0|13,111|6,500| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**5.INVESTMENT INCOME**|||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds Total 2025**||**Total**
**2024**| ||£|£|£|£|£| |Bank interest|0|149||149|160| |General Investment Fund|0|53||53|0| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||0|202|0|202|160| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| Page 4 ## **BALLYWATT CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (cont’d) for the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **6. OTHER INCOME** |**6.OTHER INCOME**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds **|
**Total 2025**|**Total**
**2024**| ||£|£|£|£|£| |Insurance claims|0|0||0|502| |Other income|46|500||546|564| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||46|500|0|546|1,066| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**7.RAISING FUNDS**|||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds **|
**Total 2025**|**Total**
**2024**| ||£|£|£|£|£| |FWO envelopes|424|0||424|455| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||424|0|0|424|455| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**8.CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Endowment**
**Funds **|
**Total 2025**|**Total**
**2024**| ||£|£|£|£|£| |General Assembly Assessments|12,386|0||12,386|15,464| |Presbytery fees|471|0||471|456| |Ministry and support staff costs|58,283|653||58,936|56,216| |Premises Costs|7,647|7,129||14,776|14,577| |Congregational running expenses|1,215|15,809||17,023|17,794| |Repairs and Maintenance|696|12,510||13,206|11,573| |Donations to Missions and charities|920|17,265||18,185|12,675| |Governance costs|1,137|909||2,046|635| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||82,754|54,276|0|137,030|129,390| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| Page 5 **BALLYWATT CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (cont’d) for the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **9. FIXED ASSETS** The congregation owns the Church premises situated at 14-26 Ballywatt Road, Coleraine BT52 2LT together with the associated fixtures, fittings, plant and machinery. These have an insurance value of:- |These have an insurance value of:-|| |---|---| |Church
Church Hall
Manse|**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
3,701,430 3,701,430
2,066,314 2,066,314
766,806
766,806| ||6,534,550 6,534,550| ## **10. INVESTMENTS** The congregation has the following investments. Amounts are shown at market valuation. ||**2025**|**2024**| |---|---|---| |**Endowment Funds**|**£**|**£**| |PCI General Investment Fund|2,698|2,024| ||----------|----------| ||2,698|2,024| ||----------|----------| |**Other Investments**||| |3.5% War Stock|2,674|2,674| ||----------|----------| ||2,674|2,674| ||----------|----------| |**Fund Summary of Investments**||| |Unrestricted|4,610|4,698| |Stipend|762|0| ||----------|----------| ||5,372|4,698| ||----------|----------| War Stock redemption has been delayed pending proof of ownership. Page 6 ## **BALLYWATT CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (cont’d) for the year ended 31 December 2025** ## **11. FUND BALANCES** |**Fund**|**Balance at**
**start**|**Receipts**|**Payment**|**Surplus /**
**(Deficit)**|**Transfer **|**Balance at**
**end**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||£|£|£|£|£|£| |**Unrestricted Funds**||||||| |General Fund|33,796|84,882|83,178|1,704|1,363|36,863| |Funeral Fund|1,275|605|0|605||1,880| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||35,071|85,487|83,178|2,309|1,363|38,743| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**Restricted Funds**||||||| |Property Fund|12,028|26,963|34,607|(7,644)||4,384| |Adams Farm Fund|0|6,511|0|6,511||6,511| |United Appeal|0|6,830|6,830|0||0| |World Development Appeal|0|410|410|0||0| |Outreach Fund|213|0|30|(30)||183| |Royal British Legion|0|354|354|0||0| |Christian Aid|0|730|730|0||0| |Presbyterian Children's Society|0|522|522|0||0| |Cedar and Circle|0|622|622|0||0| |Holiday Blible Club Grant|0|500|541|(41)|41|0| |Farm|0|600|600|0||0| |Minister's Bequests|750|53|803|(750)||0| |Girls' Brigade|6,105|9,497|6,802|2,695|(360)|8,440| |Boys' Brigade|4,174|4,039|3,595|444||4,618| |Bowling Club|1,217|6,070|5,435|635|(669)|1,183| |Presbyterian Women|11,817|2,808|3,226|(418)|(300)|11,099| |Tea & Tots|106|608|637|(29)||77| |Children's Church|796|95|0|95|(500)|391| |Youth Fellowship|247|0|42|(42)||205| |Children and Youth Suport|3,276|0|543|(543)||2,733| |Friendship Group|974|2,282|2,155|127|(75)|1,026| |Sunday School|59|2,104|342|1,762|500|2,321| |Ladies Bible Study|160|0|0|0||160| |||||0||0| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| ||41,922|71,598|68,826|2,772|(1,363)|43,331| ||----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------| |**TOTAL CASH FUNDS**|76,993|157,085|152,004|5,081|0|82,074| ||=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======| Page 7 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Ballywatt Congregation of The Presbyterian Church in Ireland** I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2025, which are set out on pages 1 to 7. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 65(2) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 - for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9) (b) of the Charities Act. My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the next statement. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 2008 have not been met or - (2) to which, in my opinion, further information is required in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Olive K Wallace ACMA, CGMA OK Wallace Accountancy and Bookkeeping 101 Coolyvenny Road Coleraine BT51 3SF 26 March 2026