St Mark's Scottish Episcopal Church
East Kilbride
Scottish Charity No SC002244
St Mark's Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Charity No SC002244
Year Ended 31 August 2025
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St Mark's Scottish Episcopal Church
Scottish Charity No $C002244 Report of the Vestry
Year Ended 31 August 2025
Introduction
The vestry is pleased to present the annual accounts for St Mark’s for the year ended 31 August 2025. We are a small congregation based in East Kilbride. We have been looking for a new rector since August 2022. We have had all our Sunday services covered by visiting clergy and have enjoyed worshipping with them however since January 2025 the m ajorityid-week of Wednesday our servicesservice have beenhas covered bybeen temporarilyspecsuspended. ases appointedled us through as ourAdvent interim andpriL e st.nt Study Our groups,September encouraged 2025, completed both pevisitserrto our sick and housebound, completeled us the with Spiritual some all-age Leadershipfamily courseservices, fromlinked in with many of the groups that use our halls and been a tremendous support to our congregation and Vesty. It is appropriate at this time that we thank her for all her work which she has done and continues to do at St Mark's.
The laity is actively involved in church with readings, intercessions, music, pastoral work and chalice bearers. We gather in the church hall after Sunday service for coffee. Our hall is also open to other groups and for church social and fundraising events. Our Church magazine is produced six times a year. This annual report and accounts present a summary of our financial activities during the year and gives an overview of the general activities which have taken place in the life of the church in the past year.
Activities and Achievements
During the last year we have continued with regular coffee mornings and our lunch club has restarted, however due to over-stretched resources we have not been able to have any other congregational activities or fundraising events. We have several external groups using the hall on a regular basis.
Our links with the community have continued under the Christians Together in the Murray group. The Smarteenies Toddler Group and the Foodbank, previously located at the South Parish Church, have continued to operate weekly in St Mark’s and during the last year the Murray Community hub was also set up and operates weekly from St Mark's. Whilst the South Parish Church no longer meets within the Murray, they are all very keen to keep these groups within the Murray community and also work with Connected EK to make sure we continue our outreach to the people in the community. Our link with St Cuthbert’s in Cambuslang has diminished.
Income
St Mark's relies mostly on the generosity of its congregation for the day-to-day funding through regular giving and supporting of fund-raising activities. In addition, rental for the use of the hall provide a significant amount along with the tax claimed back from the Inland Revenue on Gift Aid giving and under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS).
We are working hard to ensure we continue our monthly coffee mornings and lunch club and our hall is being used several times a week by dance, craft and wargamers groups in addition to the groups that have joined from South Parish. During the year we lost the yoga group that met on a Friday morning however the dance group continues to increase their hours and usage of our hall and is our main source of hall rental. Our ongoing concerns about our future ability to meet all our expenses in a timely manner continue although with less concern at the moment as we are not paying stipend. We are a small congregation and we look forward to having a new Rector to lead us going forward.
Structure St Mark’s is governed by a constitution. As a member congregation of the Diocese of Glasgow & Galloway in the Scottish Episcopal Church, it is also governed by Canon Law of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The management team of the church is known as the vestry. For the purposes of charities law, the members of the vestry are the Charity Trustees of the church. Apart from the Rector, members of the vestry are elected by the congregation at the annual general meeting. The Rector is appointed by the Bishop of the Diocese and the vestry.
Vestry Responsibilities
The vestry is responsible for managing and safeguarding the assets of the church and to assist the Rector in matters affecting the spiritual welfare of the congregation. They are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records and ensuring that the accounts are prepared in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
Relationship with the Diocese and Province
St Mark’s is supported by the Diocese and the Province through the pastoral oversight of the Bishop, central support functions provided at Diocesan level and grants from central funds. The church is represented at Diocesan level by the Rector and the Lay Representative. As a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church, St Mark’s has an obligation to contribute to the costs of the Diocese and the Province through payment of an annual “quota”. The amount is based on the relative level of income of the church in comparison with that of other churches in the Diocese and Province.
Conclusion
The members of the vestry would like to thank all those who contribute their time, energy and money so generously to ensure the continuation development of St Mark’s as a centre of worship. Our thanks also go to our independent
Signed on behalf of the Trustees:
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St Mark's Scottish Episcopal Church
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Vestry
For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
| report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025 which are set out hereafter.
Respective responsibilities of Vestry Members and Examiner
The church's vestry members are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosure in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given in the accounts.
Independent Examiner Statement
In the course of my examination:
No matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
(a) to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts regulations, and
(b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met.
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St Mark's Scottish Episcopal Church
For the Year Ended 31 August 2025
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|RECEIPTS|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Congregational|Giving|
|Open|Plate|1,750.84|1,556.88|
|Free|Will|Offerings|1,190.00|1,140.00|
|Tax from|gift aid|2,317.31|2,149.00|
|Tax from|Small|Donations|scheme|807.17|745.00|
|Standing|orders|9,044.00|9,039.00|
|15,109.32|14,629.88|
|Donations|
|General|300.00|2,370.00|
|300.00|2,370.00|
|Hall|Rental|
|Gamers|1,600.00|980.00|
|Karate|.|2,420.00|
|Dance Group|10,710.00|7,560.00|
|Yoga|(Pauline)|-|120.00|
|Yoga|(Laura)|660.00|740.00|
|Craft Group|880.00|240.00|
|Social|Dance|Group|2,000.00|480.00|
|South|Parish|Groups|(Connected|EK|grants)|4,576.00|-|
|Loss|of income|insurance|claim|-|1,170.00|
|20,426.00|13,710.00|
|Congregational|Activities|
|Coffee|Morning|776.90|749.50|
|Magazine|84.00|66.02|
|Lunch|Club|11.00|180.00|
|Tea|Money|200.00|217.50|
|1,071.90|1,213.02|
|Other|
|Ecclesiastical|Insurance|floor|repair claim|-|4,897.60|
|Connected|EK|grant support|.|585.00|
|Bank|complaint|compensation|40.00|-|
|Bank|Interest|226.18|-|
|266.18|5,482.60|
|GRAND TOTAL TOTAL|37,173.40|37,405.50|
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|PAYMENTS|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|Clergy|
|Deputising|Priest|3,069.56|1,872.59|
|Priest|expenses|172.80|-|
|Quota|2,556.70|2,605.70|
|Church|5,799.06|4,478.29|
|Electricity|2,244.00|1,792.00|
|Gas|9,120.00|8,640.00|
|Insurance|1,319.42|1,227.23|
|Viridor/Biffa|Waste|656.14|487.01|
|Gardening|2,052.00|1,431.60|
|Cleaning|1,500.00|540.00|
|Key|Cutting|24.00|63.00|
|Hall|floor repair|70.00|4,997.60|
|Paper cups|54.53|67.79|
|Boiler|service &|fit detectors|250.00|160.00|
|LED|Light|fitted|.|96.00|
|Hall|radiator|repair|-|190.00|
|Paper hand|towels|19.99|110.35|
|Thermostat|repair|-|120.00|
|Fire|checks|extinguishers|400.80|202.80|
|Toilet|repair (gents|cistern)|-|400.00|
|PAT|Electrical|Testing|-|120.00|
|Mops & buckets|-|37.50|
|SEC|Liturgy|books|120.66|-|:|
|Paint|39.07|-|
|Hand|drier ladies|toilets|144.00|-|:|
|Lights|hall &|corridor|96.00|-|
|Car park|entrance|repair|1,860.00|-|
|Window|repair|295.20|-|
|Printer|ink|16.49|-|
|SEC|Church|sign|118.89|.|
|Hymnal|Plus|player|2,629.39|-|
|Bishops|lunch|189.79|-|
|Hymn|books|568.00|-|
|Misc|17.47|118.22|
|23,805.84|20,801.10|
|Other|
|Free|Will|Offering|Envelopes|25.00|17.81|
|Independent|Examiner's|gratuity|30.00|30.00|
|Altar supplies|307.22|226.18|
|Quinquennial|Survey (LBG|Waterson)|-|480.00|
|Guild|of Servers|donation|~|25.00|
|Bishop|Farewell|gift|-|50.00|
|Vacancy Advert|.|525.00|
|Misc|12.50|-|
|374.72|1,353.99|
|GRAND TOTAL|29,979.62|26,633.38|
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St Mark's Scottish Episcopal Church
Accounts for the Year Ended 31 August 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Opening Balance broughtforward | 36,847.15 | 26,075.03 |
| Receipts | 37,173.40 | 37,405.50 |
| 74,020.55 | 63,480.53 | |
| Payments | 29,979.62 | 26,633.38 |
| Balance at31 August2025 | 44,040.93 | 36,847.15 |
| Represented by bank balances | ||
| Current account | 2,814.75 | 36,847.15 |
| Savings Account | 41,226.18 | - |
| Refurbishment Fund account | - | - |
| 44,040.93 | 36,847.15 |
Notes
All funds are unrestricted.
Accounts completed on cash in cash out basis with no accruals.
Approved by the Vestryon <% \ 1O \25 and signed on their behalf by: - ee
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