The Church of Scotland ST BRIDE'S CHURCH Church of Scolland Account Number 080478 Charity Number SC000845 Trustees Annual Report Year Ended 31st December 2024 SIBrtdè¥ R6F*Xt Year Er￿ 31￿ t*(W￿2Q24 Reference and Administration Inforniatlon Charity Name St Bride's Church Charity R8gistration Number SC000845 Congregation Reference Number 080478 Contact Address Redcmft Sanquhar DG4 6BS Trustees Kirk Session Elected Members of the Con regatlonal Board Principal Offlce-bearerg Independent Examlner Bankers Roy31 Bank of Scotland John Finnie Streel lfjlmarnock St Brid&* Church 'Ttu*a&'$ AnnLo1 R¥( Ye8rEnded 31* Detèrtèw2￿4 Structure, Governance and Management Goveming Document The Church is administered in al￿rdanc8 With the Model Deed of Consttiution Recrultment and Appointment of Trustees Members of the Ktrk Session and the Congregational board are th8 charity trustees. The EQrk S8ssior. members are the elders of the church and are chosen from those members of the church who are considered to have the appropriate gifts and skills. The ministsr, is a member of the lfjrk Session. is elected by th8 congregation and inducted by Presbytery. The Congregational Board is appoinled from within the congregation and members of the congregation are invited to nominate individuals. who are believed to have skills and commitment to contribute to the management affair5 of the church, to become members of th8 board. Board members are the appointed as the Stated Annual Meeting and serve for a period of three years after which tki8y must seek re-election at the next ststed Annual Mgeting. Organlsational Structure The Congregational Board is chaired by the moderator and meets as and when necessary. Certain respOn&bil￿eS are delegated to the finan￿ Committee and the Property Committee as appropriate. The lfjrk Session. which meets as and when necessary. 18 responsibl8 for spiritual affrdirs within the church. ObJe￿veS and Activrti85 The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in Doctrine. reformed in tradition and PreSbY￿rian in policy. It exists to Glorify God and to work for the adVan￿rnent of Christ's longdom throughoLrt the world. As a national thurth. it acknowledges a distinctive call and duty to bring ordinan￿S of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through territorial ministy. It Co-operates V￿th other Churches in various ecumenical bodies in Scotland and beyond. The principal activty of St. Bride's Churth is to provide a selv1￿ of Public Worship on every SLEnday of the year. together ￿￿th other seasonal diets of vKJrship at Christmas and Easter. There are kn outdoor acttvihes of worship (called 'Conventicles') or9anized at the beginning of July and August A monthly service is heid in the local nursing home. The Church. represented by members and the Minister, participates in Signifi￿nt communtty everrts suth as Rernembran￿ Sunday. the annual Flding of the Marches and others. There.are a number of related organisations: • Th8 Guild. which meets monthly vrith a series of speakers, also organises various events and takes part in other activtlies organised by the Dumfries Presbyterial Council ofthe Guild. .St. Bride's B0￿Ing Club meets wee￿Y and provides a than￿ for men of the ngregation and communty to join in fellowship. From time to time. social events are organised. A quarterly newsletter is produ￿1 and distributed to members of the congregation and is made available to the public. St thurth 'Tntr.8e's Annual Report Y8ar Ended 31st Decents Members of the cx)ngregation are activeiy involved in many ￿rnMunty aotivibes. 0ft8n in an organisational capacaty. The lfjrk Session has under ujntrol funds designated for the poor of the parish. and for Sunday School outings within the parish. Achievements and Perforniance Attendance at Moming Worship continues in the regton of 50 members. with special services raising that number considerably. Attendan￿ at the quartety Communion Service continues to be satisfactory. The celebration of Holy Communion held in a local sheltered housin9 complex, continuess to be app￿ated vrith up to 12 eldedy people attending. During Holy Week. we co-operated tith the Congregational Churth to provid8 servic8s of worship. Our annual Conventicle (open air serm￿) and Church picnic was again held at he beginning of July and the lQrkbrtde Preaching, a similar event held in asSo￿ation wtlh Durisd88r Church, continues to be held on the first Sunday in Au9USt. This.year'St Bride's continued to host the lQrktng of the Comet seN1￿. The Comet- elect with his Lass and Ensiqn and many supporters were qiv8n a wam wel￿me. The usual Remembrance Day Serwicces were hekl at the War Memorial at Sanquhar and Mennock. Following the Sanquahr tsremony and the Silence: the British Legion, unifornied youth organisations marched to the Church led by the Sanquhar Silver Band. A large congregation was led in worship by the Minister and a r8pfysentattve from the10121 Congregational ￿urCh. All Christmas Servi￿ were well attended by people from the community. The eady evening Christmas servi￿ vrds very well attended by adults and children. with th e Primary School Choir perfomiing some Christmas songs. The midnight candlelight service continues to be popular with the communty. On Christmas Day people were welcom@d for Min￿ pies followed by worship. We continue to offer a short monthly Family servi￿ whith is followed by a chance for fellowship and refreshments and is attended by a small number of children. Pupils and staff from both schools attended Christrnas School servI￿s in Church. The St. Bride's B0￿Ing Club has a membership of 15. meeting weekty for a round of soaal activities. The St Brlde's Badmington Club Lx)ntinues to be SUC(￿1 in attracling a goLKI number of players of all ages. Our Guild.ha5 12 members. induding some from other thurthes. and meetings are held once a month in Ihe afternoon. The guild also organise5 an annual Daffodil Tea to raise funds. The Autumn Fayre is organised by the Congregational Board to raise funds and provides an ex￿lIent Opportunity for people to meet. StBrid¥s thdrch Rorrrtt E￿d 318t t*￿t￿￿O24 The Kprf( session disper8ed gifts to th8 neady from the designated fijnds in its possession. The congregation of St Bride's continues to support an orphanage for A]DS orphans and others in Matats818. South Africa and we re￿]Ve regular updates. A special, designal&J co118Ction is taken each year at the Harvest Thanksgiving for this ￿USe. Flnancial Review The Church had a surplus of £4,440 for Ihe yBar. Totsl funds held were £55,704 R•s•rv•s Policy The balance on the aeneral acc>Junt is £41.751 St Brlde's lQrk Session has ample resources in its Trust Fund to Out its duties os assisting the pcwJr and needy, as w811 as supporting bcal Sunday Schcds in Iheir summer outings. It also holds some funds designated for Fabrf Statement of Trustees. Responslbllltles The members of the Kirk Session I Congregational Board must prepare finanGial statements which give surricient detail to enable an appreciation of the transactions of the Church during th8 finanual year. The members of the Kirk Session I Congregational Board are responsible for k8eping proper accounting records which, on request, must reflect the finanual pjsition of the Church at that time. This must be done to ensure that the financial statements ￿MPty the Chartties and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scodand) Regulaknons 2Q06 and the regulations Anent Congregatiorral Finance approved by the Generat Assembly of the Church of s￿tland 2007. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and must take reasonable steps for Ihe prevention andl or detectlon of fraud and other irregulariti85. Approved by the trustee5 and svJned on their behalf St Bride's Chvrch Tru5tee¥ knnual Report Y&arEr¥J8d 31s1 December2￿4 Independent Examiners Report I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 7 to 12 Respectlve responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the temis of Charities and Trustees Investment ISc4Jtland) Act 2005 and ihe Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement regulation 1011 }(d} of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 4411 Ilcl of the Act and lo state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent examlnors statsment My Examination is carried out in accordan￿ with regulab'on 11 of the charities Accounls (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounling records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes o)nsideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seek5 explanalions from the Irustees concerning and such matters. The prO￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accoun15. Independent examlners statement In the course of rny examination no maller 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 accordan￿ with Section 44 (11(al of the 2005 act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting record5 and comply vwtth regulation g of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met. or 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to 8nable a prop6r understanding of the accounts to be reached. StBridt'È ChLrch TnJstee's AnTh￿ Repxt Yesr Enw 31stOecember2024 Recelpts and Payments Account tLYth 2024 ￿rA￿s ar24 fuTyJs 3]24 2023 Recei Donations Legacies The Guild Bank & Deposit Interest Investment Income 30.976 30.976 26.￿2 793 2.752 34,521 793 2,752 34.521 140 29.431 Rental of premises Receip15 Gift Aid Kirk¢onnel Parish Church Misc 2.400 2,400 9.050 2.795 2.795 2.570 1,494 6,689 1.920 13,541 6.689 Total Recol 41,210 41210 42,972 en Cost of generatlng funds Charitable actwities 245 36.526 245 239 36,526 43,394 The Guild Sundry Expenses Total Pa ents 36.770 36,770 43.633 Excess of receipts over payments for the year before transfers (661) Sl Br￿$ Ctrrtr Year Er￿ 31%t Decertw 2D24 Statement of Balanc85 As at 31 Pecember 2024 2023 BankaD It Balances Bank & DeFK)sil bdanc88 brought f(m￿rd 34,958 10.609 5,699 51.264 51,925 Movement in year. Exce55 of receipts over paym8nts for the year 661 Bank & Dewsit balanL%S carried fonwdrd Investments at market value (cost £40.656) The accourts were apFKoved by the DQrk Session and Congwation￿ Bo*d on For and on behalf of the Kirk Sesslon and Congregatiorral Board Sl Brfdeb Chur 'Ttustee's Repit Ythqr Enthd 31sioeL*rt￿ 2024 Notes to- the accounts 1. Trustge Rernuneration and Related Party Transactions No tnjstee or a person rdated lo a trustee had any p￿sonal interest in any contr&t or transaction entered into by the ¢harity during the year. 2. Moyement in Funds Unrestricted Funds Designated Fabric Fund General Fund 1.637 28 39,018 39,503 40.655 39.531 1,665 41,751 43,416 36.770 36.770 Re8trfct8d Fund5 Church Roof FurKI Clock and Chimes Fund The Guild Fabric Fund Fabric Legacy Fund 3.851 403 2,210 4,145 10,609 3,907 2.210 5.768 12.288 1.623 1.679 Endowment Funds Trust Fund Total Fund8 41 10 Pur 05es of Desi nated F Fabri Fund.. The trustees have set aside funds for the m￿ntenan￿ of the church property. Genera Fund: This is for the general expenditure of the Church. Pu osas of Restricted Fund5 Clocks and mes Fund: This is a furKI to mairtsin and repair the church dock and (srillon. Pu oses of Endowment Funds A portion of these funds is alIc￿ted for fabrlc purposes and olher income from the Trust Fund is to be Ltsed to support the PCMY of the pansh. and to suprxKt the Untted Surmlay Schools {of all denomMalions}. st Brideschur ' Trusteè￿ Amu81 RBport Year Ended 31S1 Dac*rnFw2024 Notes to the accounts {contd) 2028 3. Ana is of Donations WFO Scheme Inon grft aid) Gift aid donations Tax recov8rBd on gift aid Open p￿ale Church Boxes Weddingsl Funerals Fund raising Minitws l Taxi Other Donation5 Legacies Other Incom8 8,804 8.300 8,922 8.020 2.949 93 2.949 93 1,300 2.980 1,705 4.329 4,329 3.153 155 155 126 4. Anal Pa ents Cost of generating funds WFO Scheme- Envelopes 245 245 245 245 239 239 Charltable Activittes Ministries & Mission Allo(ztion Presbytery Dues Ministers Travelling Fxpenses Other StaffiTrJ Costs Fabric repairs & tnaintenance Heal and light Insuranc8 Oth8r Building Costs Church Office expenses Organ & music Printing, Stationery & Postage other Expenses Manse heating Interim Moderator exp Council Tax BT Telephone Chartiable Donations Locum costs" 13.567 525 13,567 525 11.124 525 775 2.672 165 10,905 5.895 213 4.061 6.1 TT 213 4.061 6.177 2.820 3,220 134 134 8.068 300 7,814 Church of S(x)U8nd Kirkconnél f8e 36.526 36,526 43,394 Other Payments Purchase of Assets io SIBrt