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2024-12-31-accounts

LISBURN CONGREGATION OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF IRELAND

Charity No.106250

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Receipts and Payment Account For the period from 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Note Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
Receipts
Donations & Legacies 2 99,659 26,707 - 126,366 133,588
Interest 90 28 17 135 222
Other Income 5 - 7,029 - 7,029 9,276
99,749 33,764 17 133,530 143,086
Sale of Investments - - - - -
Sale of fixed assets - - - - -
- - - - -
Total receipts 99,749 33,764 17 133,530 143,086
Payments
Charitable Activities 6 90,925 29,031 119,956 139,892
Sub total 90,925 29,031 - 119,956 139,892
Purchase of Investments - - - - -
Purchase of fixed assets - - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 90,925 29,031 - 119,956 139,892
Net of receipts/(payments) 8,824 4,733 17 13,574 3,194
Transfers between funds 7 (12,838) 12,855 (17) - -
Cash funds last year end 67,640 21,640 10,000 99,367 96,173
Cash funds this year end 63,626 39,228 10,000 112,941 99,367
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LISBURN CONGREGATION OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF IRELAND

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Funds Reconciliation
Bank at start of the year
67,640
21,640
10,000
Net movement in funds
- 4,014
17,588
-
-
-
-
Bank at end of year
63,626
39,228
10,000
Statement of assets and liabilities Period End Date 31st December 2024
Total
funds
99,367
13,574
-
112,941
Last year
96,173
3,194
-
99,367
Funds Reconciliation
Bank at start of the year
Net movement in funds
Bank at end of year

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total
Last year
funds funds funds funds
Other monetary assets
- - - - -
Total - -
Fund to
Current value
which asset Cost (optional)
(optional)
belongs Last year
Investment assets - - -
Total - - -
Fund to
Current value
which asset Cost (optional)
(optional)
Assets retained for the charity’s own use belongs Last year
Church Buildings & Contents - Note 8 Unrestricted - 1,115,646.26 1,115,646
Manse Property - Note 8 Unrestricted - 451,538.94 451,539
Total - 1,567,185 1,567,185
Fund to When due Amount due
which (optional) (optional)
liability
relates Last year
Liabilities - -
Total - -
Date of
Signature Print Name
approval
Mr Mervyn Green 16/02/2026
Mr Marcus McCollum 16/02/2026
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LISBURN CONGREGATION OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF IRELAND

Notes to the Accounts

Period End Date 31st December 2024

1 Basis of Financial Statement

As the total income of the congregation is less than £250,000 the congregation has elected in accordance with the provisions in The Charities (Accounts & 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 congregations discretion; the income derived from the endowment is to be used either as restricted or unrestricted income depending upon the purpose for which the endowment was established in the first place.

Restricted funds comprise income from donations and payments for specific congregation activity intended by the donor.

Unrestricted funds are incomes which are to be spent on the congregations general purposes.

2 Donations & Legacies

Recorded Giving:
Loose Collections
Donations & Gifts
Gift Aid
Legacies & Bequests
3 Charitable Activities (Income)
4 Other Trading Activities
Unrestricted
funds
£
78,651
4,584
-
16,424
99,659
Unrestricted
funds
-
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
Restricted
funds
£
22,802
-
3,905
26,707
Restricted
funds
-
Restricted
funds
£
-
Endowment
funds
£
-
Endowment
funds
-
Endowment
funds
£
-
Total
funds
£
101,453
4,584
-
20,329
-
126,366
Total
funds
-
Total
funds
£
-
Last year
£
105,456
5,232
0
22,901
133,588
Last year
-
Last year
£
-

5 Other Income

Electricity Refund
Bible Reading Notes
Buildings Use - Donations
Covenanter Witness
Sundry Items
Nantes Building Appeal
Unrestricted
funds
-
-
Restricted
funds
230
110
625
6,064
7,029
Endowment
funds
-
Total
funds
-
230
110
625
6,064
7,029
Last year
188
60
605
1,423
7,000
9,276

6 Charitable Activities

Payments to Minister
Donations to Synodical, Mission &
Special Collections
Donations to Charities & Good Causes
Congregational Running Expenses
Other General Expenses
Unrestricted
funds
£
44,095
16,395
30,435
90,925
Restricted
funds
£
23,070
4,198
1,764
29,031
Endowment
funds
£
-
Total
funds
£
44,095
23,070
-
16,395
34,632
1,764
119,956
Last year
£
43,304
34,624
-
19,636
40,698
1,630
139,892

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds

Last year

7 Transfer Between Funds

Ministry Contributions (2328) 2328
Mission Contributions (164) 164 -
Upper Room (475) 475 -
Robert Buchanan Trust Fund Interest 17 (17) -
Transfer to Building & Repair Fund (10000) 10000 -
Caring Fund Transfer 86 (86)
Covenanter Witness 25 (25) -
(12838) 12855 (17) -

8 Fixed Assets

The congregation owns the church building situated at 49 Nettlehill Road, Lisburn. BT28 3HE and the associated fixtures & fittings.