Scoo&+o31. 20 L4. 1 APPENDIX 1 oscr,- Period slail dale Morth Y Pefiod end dale M¢)nth Year Dty To oi n. 2024 31 2ry24 OffKe of Ihe Scotti8h Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charlty name Othèr nam08 charity is known by Registered charlty number Charlty's prln¢Spal address United Reformed Church Annan SC004037 14 Station Road Annan Dumfries & Galloway Post¢ode DG12 6BB Namès of the chafity trusteès on date of •pproval of Trustees, Annual Report Tru•lM nam• Ornc• (11 any} Datej aded rf not tor wholfr ye•r lor body) •nlltloa 'Aini$ief of Reti￿4) rreasL•rer Church Maelng Church m08t￿g Church Meeting Church Meeting -hurth Eldef -hurth Elder hurch Elder Church Meeting Church Mèeting hurch Elder 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Namès of all oth•T charity truste•s during the ptrriod. 11 any, Ilor ox•mpl•. th080 who rn8Sgnod part way through the financial period) Structure, governance and management Type of governing docum•nt I hc ¥vv¢ming ixxly ul lh¥ Uniied Kelorm¥uJ C'hll￿h i* CJLnLrul A%%&mbly. I"hL Uniied R¢formcd Churih Ails 197• 191Q l and ?(KX) gi%'es ihL auth()rily und¢r whiLh lJ¢n¢rdl Assembly oci%. Thesc ALL4 of Parliament logcihcr wilh the Hasis. StnJLiur¢ and Kulcs i)l- PriKedur¢ of thc Ilnilld Refomcd C'hurLh L()ni&in¥d in liony A4. of the m￿U41 4)f thc Unilc¢J R¢furni¢d C'hurLhl LUN￿)n ihc foundaiic)n d(Kumcnls i)f ihe ihurch. I'hc Tjile l)¢tds for thc'l'rusl kn()wn ihe Uniied R¥formcd ChurLh Annan Ifomrrly ("ungr¢8&1ional C"hurLh Anndnl w¢r¢ iTrnslilUti￿ under Fcu C"han¢r and reLonkd wilh ih¢ Cien¢ral Rcgiit¢r of Sh$in¢y, Couniy of Dumfries on 5th July 1902. Tru8teo r•crultmont •nd appolntrn•nt Those r¢sponsiblc for ihe general ￿ntrol and marth¥¢m¢nt of ihe •Jminisir&iion of the Lhariiv in relali()n IL) Unii¢d Reformcd C"hurchc% are lh¢ Llthrs (Trf Ihc ihurih and Ihc Minislcr. The Longregalion Lbll ihc Mini%l¢T. who i& an Lirdaincd Minjstrr of Word & SaLram¢ni in Thi Unilcd Rcfvtmed Churih.. thc l.'Idcrs urL eltticd by th¢ church m¢¢tin¥ 8nd orthined as Elders of ih¢ Unkied Refom¢d Churih Objectives and activities Charftablo purpos To further the reliBious •nd Charitable work of the ¢hurLh within lh¢ I￿￿1 Ix)mmunity and ￿Yon￿. Thc charity'5 friiri¢tions and Org￿l￿tIOnal struclure can bc found w ihc MJnual of the Uniled Rcfvmi¢d Churrh IScctLon5 B And Dl. Summary of tho maln adivities In relatlon to th•3e objects The ¢hur¢h a wogramme of WoTship & Non-Wor5hip ev¢nls. (Xlr worship 8¢rvi¢es are al preseni h¢ld at I I.￿arn cach Sundgy. During 2(Tr24 Elders huve ¢oniinued 10 re%'tcw how. Ihev might rL￿trUCtUre Ihe churLh ltsr its. mission in thc n¢xi deL-ade. Wc committed to explunng th¢ faith as faith for the ? I" Ccniury. We tske exploring ihc faith io be a journcy in whi¢h wc can engage & allim Ihc struggle to live in uniry M'ith a i'ariety i?f vi¢w's & insights about G(Kl W¢ ar¢ e8ring Christian Community I(￿￿king Io Larc for each oihcr & in the community. We endeai'our w make our building available for the cornmunjiy & •% SULh have over the la51 fcw y¢ars refurbished the w>und floor of the church & the hall w ihai our wemIs￿ can be51 bc utilised to suit the requircmcnts of iodty's s￿iety. APPENDIX I Achievements and performance Sumrnary of the maln achlev•ments of As part ofthe church's'outi￿h. io th¢ world church the congre8ation give thè charlty durlng the financlal period regularly & gcncr()u%ly to Christl8n Aid & Cjlvbal Ju5ticc Ihrou¥h ihc URitttf RLfomcd Church Conwmilmenifilr l.ife (ilobal Justice Programme IL5(Xll and to oihLf dppcals e. g. SLullt5h ￿1￿1¢ Si)Lieiy ILI 101. Annan C'hurihes To8ether1£751 & Mcrcy Ships ILI U1..501. Thc church i5 nalionally reLu8nised as d 'Foirtrnde' church. Throughout the vear our Lhurrh prcmis¢s hus bccn used hy both Lthurch. l(Kal or¥an1￿(lon5 & Schools thus allowing us 10 'oulreach' further into thc local Lommunity. OrgTanisalion5 5uLh as I" CompuNJ' The Ciirl.%' Bri%￿de, Anil & N4tter.Sfftial CiroHp and thL Flornl Art Club arc all urbTanisaiions alldLhcd to Ihe LhurLh and the LhuTLh is thL reLI)8ni4Ld parcni FM)dy. W¢ pn)i'idc acLommodation on a ￿l¢kI) ba%is 1 The Rain1￿￿ Tribe ecMRwen1rdl￿I4lh.l¢nKImg %roMp d .SpeclrM• Ceilidh Bond and thc r Bniwnie.s & Ci4iile. We have also prLividul ¥LcummÉNJa(iL)n 10 Hecklegirth PrrJnory.Vché￿I during lh¥ past y¢ar. Financial review Brief statem8nt ol the charlty's pollcy As of June 2016. all thc churLh fund% h¢ld solcly in our General Account. on resèrves Tru*tee's guidelincs rcquirc thal th¢ LhllrLh cndeaTrour io maintain the level ol rc5erves hcld ￿lIhin ihL (Jeneral Account al appToKimalely .SOO/o uf the LhurLh's annual cxpenditure. Detalls of any deficit In 2024 thc Unresltjcted Futmls i.e.. IhL GLneral A¢￿Un[ %hows a of 112163. The Lhurch b¢en fully OPLn IhrL)ubhc)ui 20?4 wilh Fund-Rai4ing 4Jii'ili¢Th laking place. Althi)ugh did ni)I haTrc a mini%iei dunrtg 2024 hgI'¢ ioniinud lo niakc aur pledged pJymenL% lo ihL URC Minislry & Mi.qsion Fund and although still In YB£￿¢Y Ihis payJnL'ni h&% b¢ffl Increa￿ from Ihai 012023. Ovcrdl rcLeipi% In 2024 4rL higher than Ihat of 2023, Ihi% js M￿nIY due Iv the church having recLivcd u g*rani ol"1.5(MM> linm Ihc Nalicinal Synod of Scoiland lo h¢lp wilh IhL' CCTSI In making Ihc church & hall rnoTr' enryy L'tTicicni. WL have &n InLre&4¢ Jn thc FrL'I Will Offcrin¥ & Plail which loB¢th¢r with thL HMRL. R¢pthymeni our Pund Raising. and t)onalions has led til Ihl linal fiBur¥ b¢ing marguuLlly kiici than that of2023. APPENDIX I Other oplional infomiation Flnanclal Reviow In JLLiir(laniL ￿11￿ IhL ¢unrni 8Liouniing regulaimms governing Scottish clwiiie5, the accounts are presenied on * ReLeipis and l)a%'tncnis Thc ihariTN'% StdlLm¢ni ul- Bthlan¢¢s is enclosed wilh thLS document. ,%'alieniJe014m é)lthe I"he church's main ￿urCe of Jncome is from the Freewill OtTering And Plaiell l 85831. The ihurih 411%0 IK'EILlil% trum thL Inland Rci'cnuc C'hanlv Ficpaymeni. M'hich is ma4k ￿ a r¢suli of our claim for monies receiN'ed a5 (iitl Aid donalLUliS IL44?Yl and dotLaiiutLS ￿.hILh ￿thI1¢d L5111)6. 1 h¢ church has Also rettlved a grani of from ihc Nuiionol Syn￿1 ol-%LoilEnd lo hclp w'lih Ihc cost in maklng the churih & hall more ¢n¢rgY ¢tTi¥J¢ni. I'¢ii iiji'iii) lij ( hiiriii Ir*￿￿.. I)uring ihe year under revie* pa>Thents Mer¢ m8(k 10 d i. reLetvcd u pulpii supply fee of £40 on five (*c&%ion% for leadin¥ WOT5kn1p. .1 li¥formcd L'hurch Annan is tn varancy. we coniinue 10 Contribute io ih¢ Uni*d Rcfonn¢d Church Ministrv %1ii*itsn ￿'￿tsd whi¥h In l&l)?4 loiall¢d ii11125121)23 £ IV3(MJl < li¥n'h HuildinK.i owd.11oM.%e.' HavÈng b¢en advised by th¢ Naijonal Synod of Scoiland ihal Is Unli4>J Reformed C*urch Annan T¢¥141111id ih¥ ('Iiurih'T ill¢ Ik¢&* fji lh¢ lim¢ of i InifiL4iion in •(MM) then Ihc church buildin¥s & martK 4)wned by thc ILKal khU￿h and as %uch ihe Lhur¥h Iluildings & Mans¢ ar¢ included as an ort ihc S¢atrm¢ni vf Llaldnics. The l()L#l LhurLh i* resp)n%ihle IcTrr ¢h¢ muinien#nLY vf ih¢ huildin85 cnswing thal ihcy rcmajn *ind and whi¢rti¥hi. Any Yiruciurnl vr LosmLlii LhanbVL* tLb thL buildin¥5 Lan only k LYrriLMI oui wilh ihe apprvval i)f ihe National Synod of Scoiland. Declaration Th• truste￿ dKl•r• thal th•y hwM approved th• trust•e•' rnport abov•. Slgned on b•half of the ¢harfty'$ trust••• Slgnaturnlsl Full nam•l$l Position le.g. Chairl Church Elder Dato 15- 7- 2> S"L 0014037. ZoZi4. 1 oscr United Refomigd Church Annan SC004037 Receipts and payments accounts For th• perlod oi 14nuary 2024 31 2024 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Fxpendable PEimaneDt Total fwd* lunds A1 Rec• 37,120 37,120 211 Legac4es Grarts Rw*yt9 fmm ILThlrBi9ty7 actkths Gross tradry recepts ome fTs Ilwwrn zrwa ¢0 u￿rn nVmy.Iwbe. Unbt•d R•fornwd Church Annan SC004037 Additional anatysis111 mty•holr•uW4Tra p•ym•mB T**1 20r• Tr*1 2.774 i•>) H•* & LWt 1.417 i•0 1.672 2t2 SC004037 Addilional analysis121 3T.120 i• 4•.iT• .iY• 41.•OJ 4&17• 110 Trnfi*f•rntol 111 ScooL4037. ZOZ￿. / APPENDIX 3 oscr Offie6 of the Sc£Jttish Charlty Regulator Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the C￿ty narne trusteeslmfrmbern of Unrted Refoffned Church Annan Regist•red charity SC004037 numb8r On the accounts of the charity lor the peri4xI PefpJd start datè Period end d•le Day Ye•r To 01 2Q24 31 2024 Set oul on page b) ttwp4g t•r• ol bh4•ts1 1 b)5 Re8PeCtive The charty's trusta8s ar8 responsi￿8 fc¥ the pr8p8ralion of the accnunls in accordance ro$pon$lbllitlg8 of wth ihe terms of Ihe Charith?s and Truslee Investmenl {Scollandl 2005 Act and the trustoes and examlngr Charrt￿S Accounts (Scotland) Regulat￿lS 2006. The charity truslees con￿￿ that the audit requirement of Regulati(￿ 10111 Idl of Ihe Accounts Rggulalion$ do&1 not apply. It is my resp)nsibilty to examine the accL)unls as required undor S8cli￿ 44111 (cl of the Ad and lo state whether partitsjlar matters have come to my att8ntion. Basis of independent My examination is Carr￿ out in 8cc(wdan(* wrth Regulation 1101 Its Chanties examinerfs statement Accounts IScottand} RegulatTh15 2Crf)6. kn examination in￿L￿¢S a review of the accounting records kepl by the charity and a (X)Mpari￿ ol the accounts piesenl8d with those vecords. It also indudes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclojures in the accounts and seeks eyplanations frc¥n the trustees conceming 8ny such Thttars The procedures urKlertak&n do not wovide all the evidence that would ￿ required in an audit and, consequently, I do not expies$ an audil tyibnKJn on the 8wunls. Indgpendent examiner's In the e￿Irse of my examinalion. no matter has c(yne lo my attontson. stal•ment which giv85 ffle reast￿ble cau88 to b8li8ve that in any malenal respecl tha requirements". to keep am)unting records in accordan￿ sectK)n 44111 lal of the 21)05 Act and Regu18tion 4 of the 2(K16 AC￿Unts Regulations, and lo prepare Bc£ounts which accoid wth the aLxyyJnting records and c£xnply wrth Ragulatr)n 9 of Iho 2Crf)6 Accounts RegulatK* have not toen met, to vthKh. In my opin*)n. attentIl￿ should be drawn in order lo enable a proper upderslanbing of +hp acwunls lo be reached. Dat•: Signed.. Name.. Relev•nt professional qualificatton{sl or body Irf any): Addro8s'. 'ple￿ ddele Ihe **yds In ￿ bffac JI Iwe matters *tMch have to ywr a•Èrkn on the APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight malenal prOb￿M5. Glve here brlef details of any itoms that the axamlner wlshes to di•clos•