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2025-12-31-accounts

DRUMQUIN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND

Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025

Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105388)

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DRUMQUIN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

The Trustees present their Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 including a Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at that date.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Drumquin congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland 2 Castlederg Road

Drumquin Co Tyrone, BT78 4PH

Registered Charity in Northern Ireland (NIC105388)

CHARITY TRUSTEES

The Charity Trustees who served during the year or who were trustees at the date of this report were:

Dr Paul Booth Mr David Hemphill Mr Ross Hemphill Mr Ross Hunter Mr John Nethery

PRINCIPAL OFFICE BEARERS

Minister Vacant Convener Rev Edwin Frazer (to 30 June); Rev Robert McFaul (from 1 July) Clerk of Session Dr Paul Booth Treasurer Mrs Alison Irwin

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

R Cathers & Co Chartered Accountants 107 Main Street Fintona BT78 2AH

BANKERS

Danske Bank First Trust Bank 5 – 7 Market Street 8 High Street Omagh Omagh BT78 1BN BT78 1BH

SOLICITORS

AF Colhoun & Co Units E13 & E14 Omagh Enterprise Centre Omagh, BT78 5LU

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STRUCTURE 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 its 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 community. 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 congregations. All members are entitled to propose, speak and exercise equal votes at meetings, except that the Moderator, the minister in active duty in the congregation, has no deliberative but only a casting vote.

Stated meetings of the Kirk Session are held at least three times in each year.

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.

Presbytery

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. Drumquin congregation of the Presbyterian Church has been assigned to the Omagh 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 Assembly

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 the first week in 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.

Drumquin 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 by the 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 help people of all ages become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Our vision is, by the grace of God, to be an inclusive, welcoming community of Christ’s people of all ages, which:

The congregation aims to live out its Mission and Vision as a family of God’s people by being:

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, sets out what we understand the Bible teaches on key matters of Christian faith and practice.

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ACTIVITIES AND OBJECTIVES

The congregation normally meets for worship every Sunday and visitors are welcome. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is normally observed on two occasions during the year and all those who have been baptised and who have made a profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ are admitted to the Lord’s Supper. The congregation holds regular bible study and prayer meetings and has a number of organisations including

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

2025 was the congregation’s fourth year without a minister, although it has greatly benefitted from the care and oversight of its vacancy conveners, Rev Edwin Frazer up to 30 June and Rev Robert McFaul from 1 July onwards. The General Assembly approved the dissolution of the congregation’s longstanding linkage with the Dromore congregation and its replacement by a new linkage with the Second Castlederg Congregation, and this was effective from 1 July. On 24 June the PCI’s Linkage Commission granted the new linkage leave to call a minister. The search for a suitable candidate is ongoing.

Worship and prayer

With the inception of the new linkage, the congregation’s normal Sunday worship time changed to 11.30 am. As with the previous linkage, there are joint services together with the Second Castlederg congregation in July and August and on various other occasions such as Christmas Day. In 2025, midweek meetings with Dromore continued through the summer months, and a new midweek Bible Study and prayer meeting, alternating between Drumquin and Second Castlederg premises, began in September.

There were two baptisms in 2025, and three new communicant members were admitted into church membership.

At 31 December 2025 there were 87 communicant members and 62 families connected with the congregation. The average weekly attendance at morning worship was 37, a small increase compared with 2024 (34).

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Pastoral care

Members of the congregation who are unable to attend church due to sickness or age are visited on a regular basis by the minister, elders or by one of the congregation’s other members. Also letters from the vacancy convener have been distributed to members and adherents.

Mission and outreach

The Holiday Bible Club was held again in June, with materials and teaching provided by the local CEF worker and with volunteer help from our own congregation and other nearby churches. Several children came from other churches, and some with no known church connection at all.

Annual collections were also held to support the British Legion Poppy Appeal and Presbyterian Children’s Society. The annual harvest collection is also given to a number of local and foreign missionary societies.

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, assists 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 contributed to the World Development Appeal as organised by PCI, to the Sunday School project and to any other special appeals.

Presbytery

The congregation is represented at the regular meetings of Presbytery by our minister or our vacancy convener and one of the elders. This provides an important link between the congregations and the wider structures of the church in the local area.

General Assembly

Generally the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is attended by the minister (or vacancy convener) and a nominated elder.

Property

Routine repair work was completed on the Church buildings during the year; there were no major projects undertaken.

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Organisations

With the new linkage arrangements, Sunday School normally takes place on Sunday mornings from 10.45 to 11.30 am from September to June. The Sunday School has ‘adopted’ two children in Tanzania and pays for their care and education.

A mid-week Bible Study and prayer meeting (or, until April, prayer meeting only) was held every other week (apart from short summer and Christmas/New Year breaks). Combined attendance by members of the linked congregations ranged between about 6 and 15.

The Presbyterian Women’s Group continued to hold regular meetings from October to March.

Volunteers

The Trustees wish to acknowledge their deep appreciation of those who give freely of their time by serving on committees and helping with organisations and other church activities.

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 noticeboards, printed material, press advertisement, websites, and social media or in other ways.

The benefits are demonstrated through regular evaluation of the services and informal and ad-hoc feedback from 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

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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 contact 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 Commission’s Public benefit requirement statutory guidance.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The congregation’s main source of income is members’ contributions through the Weekly Freewill Offering. There were 54 contributors during the year [58 in previous year, 2024] donating a total of £23,433 (£23,601 in previous year, 2024).

Total Income of the congregation during the year was £54,250, compared to £53,301 in the previous year.

Total expenditure increased to £64,793 from £33,228. The main increase was due to refurbishment work to the Church hall, entrance way and to the graveyard. This work cost £34,939 in total and was complete at the end of the year.

RESERVES POLICY

The reserves of the charity are set by the Church Committee which includes the Trustees. The reserves will be held primarily as cash. The level of reserves will be reviewed annually as part of the management process.

The Trustees aim to maintain to sufficient free reserves in unrestricted funds to bridge any funding gaps experienced by the Church, and to mitigate the risks and costs of unplanned closure of the organisation.

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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.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements of the congregation in accordance with applicable law and generally accepted accounting practice.

As the congregation’s total income does not exceed £250,000, the Trustees have elected under Section 64(3) of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2018 to prepare a receipts and payment account and a statement of assets and liabilities.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the congregation’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time its financial position. 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.

Approved by the Kirk Session at a meeting on 24 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by

[Name] Ross Hunter [Name] Paul Booth
[Date] 24 February 2026 [Date] 24 February 2026

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Independent examiner’s report to the charity trustees of

Drumquin Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (Charity no. 105388)

I report on the accounts of Drumquin Congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and 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 charity trustees concerning any such matters.

My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:

  1. That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act;

  2. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records;

  3. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act;

  4. That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.

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……………….…………. Richard Cathers FCA Chartered Accountant 107 Main Street, Fintona, Co Tyrone, BT78 2AH Date : 28 April 2026

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DRUMQUIN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY (Receipts and Payments Account) For the year ended 31 December 2025

Note Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Receipts
Donations and legacies 2 38907 10001 - 48908 46966
Charitable activities 3 - - - - 10
Other trading activities 4 127 - - 127 687
Investment Income 5 506 4539 - 5045 4263
Other 6 170 - - 170 1375
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39710 14540 - 54250 53301
Sale of Investments - - - - -
Sale of fixed assets - - - - -
Loans Received - - - - -
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Total Receipts 39710 14540 - 54250 53301
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Payments
Raising funds 7 273 - - 273 253
Charitable activities 8 16490 47843 - 64333 32782
Investment costs 83 104 - 187 193
Other 9 - - - - -
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16846 47947 - 64793 33228
Purchase of Investments - - - - 5000
Purchase of fixed assets - - - - -
Loans repaid - - - - -
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Total Payments 16846 47947 - 64793 38228
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Net receipts/(payments) 22864 -33407 - -10543 15073
Transfers between funds -6657 6657 - - -
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Surplus/(Deficit) of 16207 -26750 - -10543 15073
Receipts over Payments
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DRUMQUIN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As at 31 December 2025

s at 31 December 2025
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Bank and Cash Reconciliation
Bank and Cash at start of year 79521 157992 - 237513 222440
Net movement in funds 16207 -26750 - -10543 15073
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Bank and Cash at end of year 95728 131242 - 226970 237513
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Bank & Cash Balances
Bank Deposit Accounts 90000 90000
Bank Current Accounts 136970 147513
Cash in Hand - -
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226970 237513
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Other Assets
Fixed Assets – Note 10 - -
- Church Premises - -
- Fixtures, Fittings & Equipment - -
- Vehicles - -
Investments – Note 11 27943 24047
Gift Aid receivable on donations - -
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27943 24047
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Liabilities
Loans - -
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- -
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Total Assets 254913 261560
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Approved by the Kirk Session at a meeting on 24 February 2026 and signed on its behalf by

[Name] Ross Hunter [Name] Paul Booth
[Date] 24 February 2026 [Date] 24 February 2026

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DRUMQUIN CONGREGATION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN IRELAND NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

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 in accordance with the provisions in The Charities (Accounts and Reports Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 to prepare its accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

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 Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Recorded giving:
Loose collections 714 967 - 1681 2054
Donations and gifts 31993 7453 - 39446 36966
Gift Aid 6200 1581 - 7781 7946
Legacies and bequest - - - - -
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38907 10001 - 48908 46966
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3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Income from charitable activities
Fees from weddings and funerals - - - - -
Fundraising events - - - - 10
Membership fees - - - - -
Grants - - - - -
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- - - - 10
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4. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Letting of premises 127 - - 127 687
Trading income - - - - -
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127 - - 127 687
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5. INVESTMENT INCOME
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Deposit interest 161 4174 - 4335 3661
General Investment Fund 345 365 - 710 602
Rents investment properties - - - - -
Other investment income - - - - -
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506 4539 - 5045 4263
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6. OTHER INCOME

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Insurance claims - - - - -
Other income 170 - - 170 1375
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170 - - 170 1375
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7. RAISING FUNDS

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
FWO envelopes 273 - - 273 253
Fundraising events - - - - -
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273 - - 273 253
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CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
General Assembly Assessments 3641 - - 3641 3388
Presbytery fees 321 - - 321 286
Ministry and support staff costs 500 - - 500 4374
Congregational running expenses 11596 35442 - 47038 13140
Donations to Missions and - 12401 - 12401 11174
charities
Governance costs 432 - - 432 420
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16490 47843 - 64333 32782
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8. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

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9. OTHER EXPENDITURE

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Investment properties expenses - - - - -
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- - - - -
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10. FIXED ASSETS

The congregation owns the Church premises situated at 2 Castlederg Road Drumquin and the associated fixtures, fittings, plant and machinery. These have an insurance value of £993,014. The congregation is also the joint owner of the manse at Dooish Road Dromore, which has an insurance value of £595,353.

11. INVESTMENTS

The congregation has the following investments. Amounts are shown at market valuation.

2025 2024
£ £
General Investment Fund 27943 24047
Property - -
Other investments - -
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27943 24047
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12. FUND BALANCES

Fund Balance at Receipts Payment Transfer Balance at
start end
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General 79521 39710 -16846 -6657 95728
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79521 39710 -16846 -6657 95728
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Restricted Funds
Repairs 132025 8872 -35125 9000 114772
Missions 8007 4460 -11605 6657 7519
Sunday School 4178 287 -407 - 4058
Organ 4410 99 - - 4509
Graves 9177 207 - -9000 384
PW 195 615 -810 - 0
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157992 14540 -47947 6657 131242
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Endowment Funds
Deposit account - - - - -
Current account - - - - -
General Investment Fund - - - - -
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- - - - -
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Total 237513 54250 -64793 - 226970
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The congregation has reviewed the basis on which it prepares its accounts and in order that these are prepared on a strict receipts and payments basis it has eliminated from its fund balances any funds which are not held in bank or cash balances. Any other funds which the congregation holds, in particular investments, are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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