The Church of Scotland
STANDARD STYLE OF CONGREGATIONAL ACCOUNTS
for
Ochiltree Parish Church of Scotland
st
1st January 2024- 31 December 2024
Congregation No.. 11)0582
Scottish Charity No.. SCIXK)130

Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" December 2024
The trustees present the annual repon and accounts tor Ochiltree Parish Church of Stotland for the
year ended 31" December 2024.
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name-
Ochiltree Parish Church of Scotland
Charity Reg15tiation Number..
SC000130
Con8reAation Reference Number".
100582
Contact Addre&s=
12 Mauchline Road
Ochiltree
Cumnock
Ayrshire
KA18 2P2
Trustees
Trustees who have seryed at any time during the year and up to the date of signing the aicount5=
Church Treasurer..
Session Clerk".
Minister.
Independent Examiner
Banker5
Bank of Scotland
43145 Townhead Street.
Cumnock. Ayrshire
KA18 ILF

OCHILTREE PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
Charih. lio. SC000130
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ending 31. December 2024
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The Church is administered in accordance with the temis of the Unitary Deed of Constitulion.
Recruitmenl and Appointment of Trustceq
Members of Ihe Kirk Session are the charity trustees. The Kirk Session members are the elders of the church
and are chosen from Ihose members of the church who are considered to have the appropriale gifts and skills.
l-he Minister is called and elected by Ihe Congregalioii and hL.1shc is ordiiin¢d/induclLd by thc Pr¢sbylery or
Si)uili WLbl Scoiland. Rev Georg¢ t+ iddes 15 thc Int¢rim Muderdior and ￿'aS appoinied io servL from 12th May
2021.
Or2#nis#tional Structure
The Kirk Ses.%ion is chaired by the Inlerim Moderator and mel six limes during ihe year. The Kirk Se55ion is
fully responsiblc lor spiritual and financial affairs within Ihe church.
()bjL'ctiVL'$ Activitie¥
I'IIL C'liurLI) i)l- SL()Ilai)d 1% 'l'riniiarian in doctrine, Refornied in tradition and Presbyterian in polity. li exi%is l()
glorify (y()d and to w()rk for the advancement of Christ's Kingdom ihroughoul the world. As a naiional (.'hur¢h.
il a¢knowlLdgy¥5 a dis1inctiVL' call and duly io bring the ordinances of r¢ligFion lo thc penplL' in evcry Pdri.%h ol.
Sioildnd ihrough a l¥rrilorial minislry. li Lo-operates ￿'1th other churchL5 in various eLumcniLiil bodiL5 in
SLoildnd lind b¢yund.
In line with Govemment and Church policy Ochiltree Parish Church adheres to the legislation on
safLguarding younb people and vulnerable group5 and has a Safegiuardinbi o￿lLer in place.
SL'rviLes of Wor%hip arc held each Sunday morning. Extra servicLS are held al Easter and Christma5.
l)ue Ic) IhL Presbyterv l)lan making hub?e changcs to the Charb?es within il5 bounds. a Union is io bL
rormed with Coylion. Drongan. Siair and Ochiliree Churches. This encouraged sharing worship by
holdingi lJniiLd SLrvices in edch of ilie churclies during the year.
-I'weli'L' meniber5 of the Kirk Session aiiLnded ihe Presbylery ol the Souih We51's Safegyuarding
-rraining in Nldy.
Tlie Guild h4id been active in Ochiltree Parish Church for 94 years but. due lo the decrease in numbers
allending, in 2021 members were invited io allend Stsir Guild M¢eiing75 where they have been warmly
wLILunied.
The l.unch Club is held weekly during (he winier months and caters for many people within Ihc
ongregation and local communily. Thi5 has proved to be very successful and is well altended. A g?ood
numbL'r uf children from Ochiliree Primary School also enjoy coming across from the school at
lunchiim¢.
The F lower Group is managed by th¢ elders who organises a rota of people to arrange tlowers in the
church each week afier which the flc>w¢rs are delivered lo ihe sick and elderl! wiihin the communily.
Six groups of volunteers are responsible for cleaning the Church weekly througThout the ysw.

Trustees, Annual Report (cont)
Year ended 31, December 2024
A Prayer Communicalion Chain is used as required to allow the Kirk Session to pray for people in
need.
The Interim Moderator is chaplain lo the school and has an open invitalion to visii the staff and pupils.
The school used the church for their Easler and Christsnas Nativiiy Services.
'lThe Annual Burns SuppL'r was held in February 2024. A large number of local ￿ople, and friend5 from
neig,hbouring lowns and villages. supported the evenl.
The new Pr¢5byiery Plan has yet lo IK adopted. Much discussion took place during the year but,
Icillowing volingj in all churches in December, the Union of Coylion. Drongan, Siair and Ochiltree hds
not yet been fully agreed. Presbytery to lake re5ponsibiliiy for ihe next steps required io move towards
the Union...
Aehievem¢nts and Performance
Sunday morning worship brings people logelher to prais¢ God. Members participate in the Service by
reading the chosen Bible Passage5 during worship.
An exLcllL'ni organist provides thc music cvery Sunday. Members who are housebound are kept
intormed 41bout Ihe lifL ol the church. Every week the Interim Moderaior shares his Sunddy RellcLlion
on OchilireL' Church's facebook page.
ThL SaLramenl of Holy Communion Service was celebrai¢d in February. May and Oclober. The
l.larvest Thanksgiving Service in October included a "Back io Church" invilalion.
A Spring? edition ol- Ochilire¢ Church 14ulletin was published and made available to members. li was
also distributed throubhoul the villagye for the local community's infornialion regarding church
(ICtiviti¢s. The Church Magiazine was not prinled in 2024.
An I￿n￿al dppeal 15 made to Ihe Longregiaiion and members of the Communiiy for Christmas gifts.
OchilirL¥' Church has now supponed Easl Ayrshire Women's Aid lor iwenty two years. 1-hL charily is
exlrL'm¢ly gratelul lor the church's continued support as this allows them lo supply and purlhase
suilablL' ¥ills for the women and children. Ochiltree Hub supports the church by appealing lor
donaiions.
Chri%lian Aid and the Ayrshire Hospice received rtnancial donations during the year.
Finllncial Ilei'iew
ThL principal source of income is the weekly offerings.
During 2024 iwo fundraising aclivilies were held; the Burn5 Supper and the Thursday Lunch Club.
Th¢ Church Hall. which is available lo various ouiside organisalions. raised some income in 2024.
'I'hL Church. Flall and Manse buildings are continually. monilored and maintenance work is carried out
as rcquired. Inlerior and exlerior repairs were done on the ChurLh and Hall buildings. A contract is in
plaLe lor the annual service of ihe Church, Hall and Manse boilers.
Thc Manse was fully refurbishLd. lo a very high siandard. in 2021. li was let to a member on a
Cdretdker contract for Se￿eral months during the year as he had io tnove out of his honie due to a
SLrious fire,
'rhe Manse is once again unoccupied.

Trustees, Annual Reporl (cvnl)
Year ended 31" December 2024
Iles¢rve¥ ljoliei,
li 15 Ihe -I'rusiees' polic!. lo hold reser¥'e5 for expenditure. At the )'car end the Church held unresiricied funds
01. £21.117 to be used for gcncral ¥Kpendilure as well as maintenance and repairs of the marL%e and ihurch
prL)pcrry.
Stalenient of Trustees, Respunsibilities
The members of ihe Kirk Session must prepar¢ Iinancial slalemenls which give sufficient dclail lo enable an
dpprciialion ol. the Iransaclions of the C'hurch during the financial year. 'fhe members Df ihe Kirk Scssian ure
r¢%pé)nsible fc)r keLping pri)pLr accounting rec(Irds K%'hich. on request, must rell¢ci Ihv lini￿lIa1 PL)%ili()n ()I' the
C hurLh $11 Ihal tiniL. -l-his inust be donL" to ensure ihal Ihe finanLial slalenienl.% Ll)mplN H'iih th¥ L'liaiitiLs and
Trusicc Ini'Lsin)cnt (Scoiland) Aci 2005. the C'haritlL'S AccounLs ISLoiland) RLgulaiions 2006 and ihe
Regulations Aneni Cnngrebpaiiondl I'-iniince aPpru￿.¢￿ b), th¢ GL'IiLral Assembly of ihe Churcli ol. SLoiland in
211117. 1-h¢y Jr¢ al.%0 r¢5pi)n%ible for safcguarding ihe asscls of Ihe Lhurch and mu%1 ijke rL￿￿)nabIL slcps for
tl)¥ pr¢v¢niion andlor deleclion ot" fraud and oiher irregul&￿111¥5.
Approvcd by Ihc Trustccs and signed on Iheir behalf,
l)utv...

Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Ochlltree Parlsh Church of
Scotland
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31" December 2024 which are sei out on
the following pages.
Respectlve Responsibllltles of Trustees and Examlner
The charity's trustee5 are responsible for the prep•fation of the accounts in accordance with the terms
ol the Charitie5 Trustee Investmènt Iscotlandl Act 2CiIS and the Charli5es Accounts (Scotlandl
Re8ulations 2(L)6.
The charlty trustees ¢onsider th•t the audit requirement of Regulation Iolllldl of the Accounts
Regulations doe5 not apply. It is my responsibility to examine th* at¢ount$ 35 r¢quired under 5ertion
441111 cl of the Ail and to state whether pèrliculai matters have come io my attention.
B3515 of Independent Exarnlnerfs Statement
My examination 15 carried out In accordance wilh Reeulation 11 of the Charitles Accounts (Scotlandl
Re8ulations 2006. An examination in¢lud*s a revSèw of the accouniing records kept by the charity and
a compari50n ol the aciounts presented with those fecords. It also includès considewation of any
unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeks explanations ffom the trustees concernini any
such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence thai would be required in
n audit. and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examlners Statement
In the course of my examlnaiion no matters have come to my aitentlon.

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
Year Ended 31st December 2024
Note Unrestrirted
Funds
Restrltted
Endowment
Funds
2024
Funds
2024
Total
Total
2024
2024
2023
Recei
22498
6901
501
22498
21890
A￿￿￿e5f0[ GEnera￿n•FUn￿5
Inwestment Income
6901
6562
161
501
Fabri( Alcount Profit
29900
29900
28613
Sale of Investments
Re¢ehPts General TfU5tee5
Transfe¢ from Chufth o15coV4nd In¥estmeni
Other Re(IEPts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
29900
29900
28613
Pa ment5
Cost o16eneiatin8 Fun05
200
z(K)
27496
182
26237
1259
241586
Govefah¢t Costs
Olhtr
TOTAL PAYMENTS
26437
1259
27696
24768
Transfer Between Funds
Exces5 of Receipts over Payments
3463
-1259
2204
3845

STATEMENT OF BALANCES
Year Ended 31st December 2024
Note Unresirlcted
Funds
2024
Re51rlrted
Fund5
Endowment
Funds
Total
2024
Total
2024
2024
2023
Bank & DÈ
oslt Balances
Bank & Deposii 8alanie5 biou8hi lorward
32654
1259
33913
31327
Exce$5 of Receipt5 over Payrnents lor Ihe year
3463
-1259
2204
2586
Bank & Oep05it 8alance5 carried forward
36117
36117
33913
Investments at Market Value
A55et5
Gift Ald Receivable
C95t of repair not yet billed
The accounts were approved by the Kirk Session/Congre8ailonal Board on

Notes forrnin
art of the financial statements for the
eai ended 31st December 2024
Unrestricted
Re5tri¢ted
Fund5
Endowment
Funtls
Funds
Total
Total
2024
2024
Z024
2024
2023
I DDnatSon5
OlltDnss
OthnatyOFteriwlOpeTr
16983
16983
16843
Z146
2146
1713
3149
3149
3146
Corttributirmsfrom
Or￿&Sa￿an5
Other
120
Ic#J
120
128
Fuf¢tt¥s
100
22498
22498
21890
2 Acrlvltie5 for Generatin8 Funds
Fundi*yn¢E¥En
3225
322S
3770
1533
Use ol Prernis
1675
1675
le and
Manse Rent¥
Churth GL4LW.
tD Owrth
Arc¢wt
1259
6901
6901
6562
3 Investment Intome
Oepoyt Intsrfest
501
501
161
ETrdtrwment In¢rrfne
501
soi
161
4 An•ly$15 01 Pa￿ents
Unrtslritled
Restricted
Endowment
Funds
Funds
Funds
Total
Toial
2013
2024
Z024
1024
2024
OffviniEn4Ylo
2Tr)
200
182
200
200
182

Notes formin
art of the financial statements for the
ear ended 31st December 2024
S (h•rit•ble AUl¥fjlle5
Unrestritted
Reslrirttd
Fund5
Funds
Toial
Total
2024
2024
Z024
1023
Minisvie5 Ind Wlocaty
7894
7894
5890
Pitsèytery DUÈS
423
423
423
Ministei's Trb*lini
705
705
548
In1s￿STelerth0Tre. eti
Iinisttr'5Counol T
176
6054
176
218
Lotu
60S4
3300
719
4793
txher SI￿YC0s￿
33C
3427
Fabflt Rtpaiii &
719
115
Heatand
3269
3269
2941
Matsse eknriuty &
208
1141
Insurnty(*
2386
2386
2266
Prin￿n& Siavonaty Po
524
524
716
Lile & Work
io
1343
an5¢ Aefvrbi5hment
Churth fyJild
1259
1259
579
579
455
26237
1259
27496
24586
6 Truste¢ Romtsneratlon Rel•1￿ Party Trans￿￿￿
ChuTch of Scoriond
Investors Trusr
7 Inv*sbments
2024
2023
Maikttvalue * 3L%t Oetymber 2023
4425
4425
uni¢alsed plnRIo5S M investrn¢nts
Tr•nsftrfrtyn F4bii¢A(¢Wnl
Tran5fvr C￿e￿Il
IOS75
Transfer roGenwal A<￿￿nI
¥11t￿ul al 3151 DEt*mbtr Rth4
Is(M)o
4425
In¥estrt*n*at mst
IsocK>
4425
io

Notes formin
art of the financial Statements for the
ear ended 31st December 2024
8 Analy51s off Net A55et5 Between Fund$
G¢neral
Desl8nated
Restrlcted Endowmerbt
Totol
FIxEd Asiets
Inve5tmtn15
15(KJO
15000
21117
Curient Assets
21117
Nel AlS•tS bt Jlst D•( 2012
36117
36117
9 Movement5 In Funds
Atljan
Incomln8
Resources
OutKoln8
Re50ur(es
Tr•nsfers
At31
2024
Dec 2024
RMtrfct•d Fund
Churth Gullo BankAicaynt
1259
-1259
1259
-1259
Funds
28229
4425
3265A
29399
501
-26437
-10074
21117
15000
G￿e[￿l Fynd- 111 Georie 51
10074
29900
-26437
36117
Total
33913
29900
-27696
36117
io
Alllhurcholscotland £QniT¢latlonsCWtTlbuie to the tlaiional Stlp•nd Fund whlth bears the cv5ts01 the rnlnlsters,
Mlnlmum Stip•nd É31.642. M•xIffluffl Illptnd In the nlth SubseouentV•als ol wiv1¢¢ wlll be £3U.8Y
11 Colle<tlons for Thlid Party
2024
106
Ayishlr* Hospke
iio
216
li