Scott18h Charlty No. SC0004587 SCOThISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH DIOCESE OF ABERDEEN AND ORKNEY ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. BUCKIE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30" SEPTEMBER 2024 Contents Pog? Trustee5 Annual Report IReport of tho Veslryl Indewndenl Examinerf5 Report Receipts and Paym8nls A¢nt Slal8m8nt of Balan Notes to the Accounts
All Saints Epis¢opsl Churth, Buckk? Trustees Annual Report Nam• of Charlty I Saints Ep&copal Church, Buckle Scottlsh Charty Numb¢r SC0004587 Prln¢lp41 PAklro88 14 auny Square Buckle AB56 1HA Email.. intsbuckie mail. Inl8rn8t.. allsaintsbuck.8odKJcese.org.uk Charfty Tru$t••s MAmhPr. (rflhA Voptrv Prie$l-In-Charge 8nd Chairman Hon Se¢retsry Hon Treasurer 8nd Lay Rewesenlalive lèrnative Lay RepSentiVe All members d the Vestry ser¢ed as Vestry liielT1brs Iliruuyliuul Ihe finanoal year. I Saints Eplsttspal Church Is an unincwrated assocolK)n. GK)verned by Conslilulion éaled 11 January, 2000. Fort purposes ofcharilies law. th8 rn8mbers ol lh8 V88try ar8 the Charity Truste85 of th8 Churth. The Church is a member coryregation of the Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church. The 815hop of Aterde8n and OrkrY has pa51or31 oversvjhl of all congregalions wlthln the DI0$e, and all Gororeg81ions are Subject to tho Cfjde Df CatK)n5 01 the Swllish Episcop81 Church. Th8 members of Vestry ar elected at the Annual Gen8ral Meeiing. They normally hold offiTr for Ihree years, and £re eligible for re-election after that perJd of tim8. Th8 Lay Representative who represenls the thufth al Oioc8san Synod is el&¢led 8nnually by the lay rnemb6fS of th8 congregation al the Annual Gener81 Meebng. The Vestry Se¢retsry and Treasurer are appoinled by Ihe Vesty. The Pri8sI-in-tharg8 IS appointed bythe Bishop of the DioGese in consuMatK)n with the Vgstry. Th8 Pri8St4n-Charge ts wspon5iblB for the spiri81 affairs of the (*ur¢h and for matters liturgical. It 15 the duty of the Vestry lo manage the lemwral affairs ol the congreg8lions. Charilable PuryJo8e8 The tharilable purpose of ts Church Is the advancement ol relluion. 8ummory of th• main activfjtlo5 P8ge12
All Saint5 Episcopal Church. Bucki8 The main activities of the Church in the financial year were public worship in sacram8nt and prayer and pastoral ¢are. In carrying out its obje¢lives the Ve$try depends UkK)n the cOntributn of rnany volunteers from the congregation. Activities carried out includ8 conlributsons lo the ¢onéu¢l of worship. floral decoration of the ¢hurGh. Maintenan of prerDise5. a variety of psstoral and social activities and contributions lo the ecumenical and civic life of the loGal cotntnunity. Rular Sunday and weekday Ghurch servi5 are he. with additional serwces for important days in the Chur¢h'$ ¢alendar. App88ls ar8 organised for funds for eharilable ¢au$8s that prowde benefits to disadvantsg8d indmduals and communities in Scotland, th8 r88t of the United Kingdom and overseas. Achievements and Perlormance The main activity of the Church during the year was the Parish Euchari51 on Sunday ffltsrning at 11..30am. An eadier said eu¢harisl 1$ held most Sunday5 at and the regular Wednesday eucharist continues. Fomi8 of worship for use at home tailored to the liturgical season and written Sermons have continued to be supplied by email or post for the housebound and those unable to get lo Church regularfy, and the FaGebook pa9e Gontinue$ lo be used for communications. A short8ned version of Ihe Iradftlonal Nine Lessons Carols was he on Sunday 1 December 2023, followed by refreshments in the Chur¢h Hall. Member5 of the GOn998110n mel for lunch on Sunday 28 January 2024, in a local ho181, and there was a parish lunch in th8 church hall on Penl8COSt119 May 20241 to welm& our visitin9 ActirvJ Bishop The priest in Gharge and members of the congregatk)n took part in th8 Holy W88k 8curnenical CommunKJn BakfaSt5 in the Methodi51 Church. There continu8 to be a small number of hall lets for community use during the year. The ¢harily stslls in the hall during the Kracker were once again held in D8cemb8r. Flnancial Roview Resulls for the year The General Fund had a deficit of £6,655 in 2023124, 8fter transferrSng Investment income from endowments of £788 to support the ¢ost of fflini5try. Cingregalional giving 15 £3.018 less than in 2022123. Gr8nl funding of £3,000 was given by the Dr John Anderson Trust. H811 lets generated £175 and funds of £840 wer8 raised by a numb8r of initiatnies. ¢ororegalion. Core expenditure in¢ased by £2.652 cotnpared to 2022123. Th8 increas8 is largely due lo th8 Cost of h881ing and lohling the ¢hur¢h, The General Fund 15 overspent in cash lemis by £1.336. off5el by investments of £1.495. There are the hypothecated funds which are included in Unr8Stri¢ted Funds.. th8 Repairs and maintenan Fund 15 to be used to fund the programme of works recommended in the quinquennial inspe¢tion. There wa5 no expenditure during 2023124 and the balan stands at £4,035. A donation made lo the chur¢h in 2019121 wa$ Sel aside to purchase two Sets of new vestments 2nd to renovate the church sacristy. The veslmenls have been pur¢has8d and the sa¢ri5ty Garpet plaCed in previou5 year5 and there has been no further expenditure. The baLqnce on this fund is £2.253. The Paying Offl¢s¢s a¢¢ount had a banGe of £2.097 at Pag¢l 3
I Saints ESCI)p8I Church. Buckle Ihe end of 2022r23 and this balance has been rArtty used lo r&ju the call on the linked charges IAII Saints. St John$ and St Andrew'5 B8nffj. The balance al the year end 18 £978. natn5 of £168 were made lo the Property Fund. which is a reslricied fund. The balance on th4 Proporty Fund at th8 ygar end was £535, There arè no projects planned but there are a lew tasks oulstandiw Ipalnlenvork and sh8fvingl lo compl818ly finish IhÉ hall rénovaiK)n Al Saiffls has a bank balarKe at the year end of £5.762 plus funds of £913 held in St John's b8nk account. fvJnd$ where Sl Johns acting as an agent of All Saints r8garding th8 Payiro Offic8r fund Al Salnts also has Investments in the Scoltish Episcopal Church Unit Trust POL4 worth £28.492 as 81 3D September 2024. Re80e PoIY Th$ Vestrls Reserves policy is to rnainlain reserv$8 in Ihe Generol Fund suffiuenl ID moel Ihe proj8c18d rash flow r8quiremenl far the ¢wrgnl finatKial year. ON BEHALF OF THE VESTRY 17 SeptEfflber 2024 Pa8e14
I Sthinls Episcopal Church, BLK4Li8 Independent Examlnor's Report to tho Vestry of All Saints. Episcopal ChurGh. Buckle with St John the Bapllst, Portsoy I r8POrt on tho aoUnt$ of the (harfty for the year ended 30 September 2024 which are sel out on pages 9 to 19. R•sp•¢tlv• rèsponsibilities of tru8ts88 and oxaminvr The rthantys trustees a responsible for the preparatty)Th of the accounts in accord8nr wth the lem$ of the Charity and TStEe Invesknent (Scotlandl Act 2005 ancl the Charilles Accounts (Scotlandl RUlatIonS 2006. The trustee8 nSIder th81 the 8udit rul[ement of Regulath?n 10111 lal to Icl of the Accounis Regulalons does noi apply. It 1$ my r8sponsitslity to oxamine the a¢¢ounts a5 required under section 44111 Icl of the Act and to state whether pariicular rn8llers hav8 com8 to my 8ttenth)n. Basls of Indondant •x8min•rfs $tatgmgnt My examination is Carr out In atcordance RulatiOn 11 th8 Charities Accounts ISrA)118ndl r8gul¥tion$ 2006. kn examination includes a r8vi8w of a¢¢ounting CordS kept ty the charty and a comparison oflhe accounts presented wilh these records. 11 also Includes (x)nsvJeralion of any unusual items ordiscJosur&8 in th8 accounts, ar seeks explanalon trom the Injstees o)ncorning sny such rn8tters. The procedures und8rt8kn do not prowde all tha edence Ih81 would be requireé ill an audit. consequently I do not express an audit opinion on th8 eW glven by the a¢wunts. Indopond•rrt ExamSn•V$ 8tst•m•nt In the COU of my 8X8rnin81iDn. no matt8r ha8 come to my attention 1 whi¢h gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any mal&rial r8sp8cl the r8quir8menls.' to keap accounting reo)rds in acCOrdae with Section 44111 lal of the 2005 Act and Regul81ion 4 of the 2006 Accounts R&9ulallons. 2nd to prepare attwnts which 8ccord with the 8ccounting records and compty with RUlation 8 of Ihe 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been m81, or 2 10 whi¢h, in my opinion. attention shouhs be drawn In OFdertoenable A proper undÈtstÈndino In(Jependeni Examiner LO Partn£Tship 4 North Guildry Street Elgin IV30 1JR 17 Septemb&r 2025 Pw15
l Sain15 Episcopal Church. Buckle RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024 Unmtri¢t Fund¥ 2024 Re5trlcted Funds 3024 Èndowmont Fund8 2024 Totsl Fund* Total Furvjs 2023 2024 Recobpts Conyregaiional GDiing arKI thr donations Grdnts 23,893 24,061 27,079 14.4B2 1,015 25 12.159 14.482 1,015 B13 12.159 19,307 1,015 813 12,682 Fund rai%ing Irweslmenl Ir(ome Gross re¢8ipis from othèr chantable 8CIMty Total 81pts 51.574 7B8 52.530 80.898 Paym•Thts Payments relating directlyto charitable purp05e5 Total paym•n¢s 59,017 $9,017 59,017 $9,017 Nel receipts 17W31 788 16M71 14881 Transf•r btheon funds 7BB 17881 SufpIu5 1 Idoficltl for y•4r 1&6SSI 144871 Page16
I Salnts Eplscopal Church, BudLi8 Statement of Balances Unrtstrkted Funds 2024 Rostrl¢ted Funrfs 2024 Endowmqni Funds 2Q24 Total Fund• Total Funds 2023 Cash and Bank Balanees at of the yoar Sutplus I Ideficitl Cash and Bonk 8al4n¢o$ at •nd ofthe yegr 12,557 367 12,924 9,732 16.6551 5.902 16.4671 16,4871 14881 12.924 535 Invostmen s1$h El*scol crCh Unil TruBI Pool Imarkal Valuel 1,495 28.997 28,492 23,448 Othgr A88•t8 Income tax du 1.340 LiHbiliti• T8xes due 1.429 1.398 Approv¢d by the Vestry on 21 Septsmbei, 2025 and signed on their bahalf b on. reasur Thè not•s on Prle8t-InvCharg• ages 8 forni part of t8• a¢¢ount$. Pa8¢17
I Saints Episcopal ChuTch, Buckle Not¢$ to the Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024 Trusts0 remuneratlon. bonefrt8 and 8xpen$•s No tru5te8 received MuneratIon in their ¢apaGty as Irus188. The Priest4n-Charge is 8% 0ft7¢io a tnember of th8 V8sty a trustee, and receives remuneration, benefits 3nd reimbursement of expenses in r8SP8Ct of services a5 8 stiP8ndiary ¢leri¢ in line with SCaS delem)ine by th8 General sync of the Seottlsh Epi%opal Church. During the year, no vestry member reNed r8mun8ralion for 5eTvice5 provided to the charity or reimbursement of expenses 12023.. nill. Clergy Stipend and trav&1 ¢ost5 are rnet through th¥ Paying OfftC8rs Fund, to which All Saints and St Johns Port50y and St Andr8W$ Banff contribute. As the prs1-in-charge is a150 int8rim priest-in-charge of AJI Saints. Strichen and St Peter, Fraserburgh contributk)ns al80 fall due from those ¢harge5. Grants 4nd sp8clal coll•etlon No grant 5UPWt from chur¢h funds was prOved during the year. 2024 2023 Duriw the year th8re wer$ 212023..21 spech?I fX)IIe¢tns'. Harvest Appeal Carol serwiGe 183 52 236 212 The funds above are treated as ag8ncy payments and so ar8 not Induded in the Rec8ipts and PayFnents Account. Page18