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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Day [Month | Year | —|Day | Month Year | 01 | January 2025 | 31 | December 2025 |
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Charity name Ardgowan Square Evangelical Church Other names charity is known _ by _ OC Registered charity number $C002170 Charity’s principal address 25 Ardgowan Square Greenock | Postcode PA16 8NH Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report 1 | Alistair MacKinnon | (2 | lan D McFadden _ +| ___ 3 | JohnC Little | 4 | Dan Alcantara Pastor 5 | Douglas Foster | November onwards | | Csee pose aeeeere 11 | 12 | = Ee | | 15 | 17ai jo —- | | | | 18 19 | | 20 |
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Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name 5 Dates acta itnoetorwholeyear
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|Type ofgoverning document|The church is a charitable unincorporated association and the purposes|
||and administration arrangements are set out in our constitution.|
|Trustee recruitment and appointment|The recruitmentand appointment ofTrustees shall be in accordance with|
||the arrangements set out in our constitution.|
||The Elders ofthe Church shall ex officio be Trustees for the purpose of|
||acquiring byway purchase or lease heritable property in theirnames for|
||the benefit of the Church. The Elders of the Church shall be entitled to|
||appoint Church members to actalong with the Elders ofthe Church as|
||Trustees provided that the Trustees so appointed shall not exceed the|
||number of Elders.|
|Charitable purposes|The purpose ofthe charity is to advance and promote Christianity athome|
||and overseas through evangelism and to provide relief forthose in need|
||through age, ill health, disability and poverty both at home and overseas.|
||Objectives are detailed in our constitution.|
|Summary ofthe main activities|During the yearthe charity received an income from donations and weekly|
|in relation to these objects|collections of£27,450.|
||income from interest of £23, which together with the refund of income tax|
||on donations given under GiftAid of£5,793 provided £33,266 for use in|
||ourcharitableactivities.|
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|Summary|of the|main|achievements|of|
|the|charity|during|the financial|period|—|During|the|year the|charity|paid|out grants|totalling|£1,300|to|support|the|
|Lord’s|work|at|home|and|overseas|advancing|the|Gospel|in|addition|to|the|
|£5,250|contribution|to|Cornhill|Scotland|as|part|of our|partnership|towards|
|the|training|grant|for|the|pastor|based|at|our|church|
|The|grants|provide|benefit|to|children|and|young|people,|older|people,|
|those|disabled|or|with|health|needs|and|other|charities,|organisations|and|
|individuals|whose|work|is|the|promotion|and|support,|financially|and|
|otherwise|of|Missionary|and|Evangelistic|outreach|both|at|home|and|
|abroad.|
|The|local|outreach|work|our|parent|and|toddler|group|has|continued|and|
|we|have|also|undertaken|a|number|of new|initiatives|with|varying|levels|of|
|success|such|as|Hope|explored,|and|‘Rooted’|an|activity|aimed|at|young|
|teenagers.|In|September we|launched|‘The|Journey’|which|is|a|new|
|gathering|of young|workers,|students,|and|anyone|in|their 20s|and|30s|to|
|meet|and|explore|the|Christian|faith,|ask|questions,|and|find|meaning|and|
|hope|in|Jesus.|
|Our|services|on|a|Sunday|continue|to|evolve|and|we|are|seeing|an|
|increase|in|attendance|at|our|combined|communion|/|morning|service.|
|The|church|has|completed|the|steps|to|become|registered|as|a|S.C.1.0.|
|and|has|been|will|operate|from|January|2026|as|Ardgowan|Square|
|Evangelical|Church|SCIO|SCO53946|with|assets|and|liabilities|passed|
|from|SCO02170.|
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|Brief statement|of the|charity’s|policy|The|charity|owns|property|being|the|church|building|used|as|a|local|centre|
|on|reserves|within|Greenock|for the|furtherance|of the|charitable|objectives|described|
|in|the|constitution.|
|At|318|December 2025|the|charity|held|£46,808|at|the|bank|and|the|
|Trustees|consider|this|to|be|appropriate|in|the|current|climate|to|allow|
|them|to|respond|promptly|to|requests|for|financial|support.|
|The|Trustees|are|conscious|of|the|size|of|the|reserves|in|the|unrestricted|
|fund|but|given|the|age|of the|building,|the|engagement|of|a|pastor|and|
|increasing|heating|and|lighting|costs|consider|it|prudent|maintain|this|
|amount|to|cover|increases|in|energy|bills|and|further|repairs|to|maintain|
|the|fabric|of the|property|
|Details|of any|surplus|The|deficit|this|year|of £14,819|is|primarily|due|to|funding|a|full|time|
|pastor.|
|Donated|facilities|and|services|(if any)|
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Original signed Original signed Ayo Full name(s) = Alistair D MacKinnon Position (e.g. Chair) Trustee
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