Scottl8h Charlty No. SC0004587 SCOThISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH DIOCESE OF ABERDEEN AND ORKNEY ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. BUCKIE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2025 Contents Pago Trustee5 Annual Report IReport of th8 Vestyl Independent Examin8rfs Report Receipts and Payments Account Staternent of Balances Nolg$ to the Awunts
I Saints Episcopal Churth, Bu(%le Trustees Annual Report Nom? of Charlty All Saints Episcopal Church, Buckle S¢otti5h Charity Number SC0004587 Prln¢lpal Addr•ss 14 Cluny *uare 8u¢kie A850 1 HA Email.. 8llsaintsbucki8 Inlernet.. allsalntsbuck.è0dloQe.Org.uk Charlty Tru8t•as Alembers olthe Vesty R8vd CarKJn Jeromy Paisey Prie5t-in-Charge and Chaim)an Hon Secretsry Hon Tr$asur¥r and Lay Representative Atternaliv8 Lay Representstive Mrs Sheila Sti¢kle Dr Lorraine Paisey Mr Cart T)r Mrs Margaret Cowi8 Mrs Tiaa Thorpe Ms J8anni8 Whytg Mr5 Lynette Farquhar M5 Jan&lLq Piri8 From 8 December 2024 All members of the Vestry serv8d as V8slry members throughout the financK31 year. apart from Ms Pine. who was elected at the AGM on 8 Dec8mber 2024. Al Saints Epi5copsI Church 15 an unincorporated a$so¢kqtk)n. govemed ty Constitution dated 11 January. 2000. For the purFO58S of tharities law. the members ol the Vestry are the Charity Twstees of the Church. The Church is a m8mb8r congregation of th8 Dioc888 of Ab8rd88n and On6Y in the S¢ottish Epi5Gopal Church. The Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney has pastoral oversight of all coryr8gations wlthin the Diolzse. and all Congregat)n6 are subj8¢t to the Code of Canon5 of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The memb8rs of the Vestry are elected at the Annual General Meeting. They nomalty hold office for three years. and are elwible lor re-electh)n after that p8riod of time. The Lay RepSentiVe who represents the church at Diocesan Synod is 818cted annually by the lay members of the rxin9gatIOn al the Annual General Meeting. The Ve51ry Secretary and Treasurer are appointed by the V8Stry. The Priest-in-tharge is appK)inted by the Bishop of th8 DDcese in ¢onsuMation with the Vesty. The Priest-in-charge is responsible for the Spiritual affairs of the GhurGh for matters liturgical. 11 is the duty of the V8sty to manage temporal affalrs ol the ¢ongregats"ons. Charltsbl• Purpo8•8 The ¢h&ritable purpy)se of the Church th8 8d¥8ncemenl of rellglon. Page12
Al Saints Episcopal Church, Bucki8 Summary of th¢ maln •¢tlvitlo8 The main actiwtN88 of the Church In the finandal yearwere public worship in sacrarnent and prayer and pastoral care. In carrying out its obj8cIiv8S the Vestry depends UPDn the Contribution of many volunteer5 from the eongregation. A¢tivitie5 carried out include contributions to the eonducl of worship, floral decoration of thè ¢hur¢h. Maintenan of premises, a varty of pastoral and social 8Ctivilies and contributions lo the e¢umeni¢al and Gwic lrfe of the local community. Regular Sunday and weekday church senrice$ ar8 held, with additional seTrice5 for important day5 in the Church'5 calendar. Appea15 are organised for funds for ch8Atable caus8$ that provitje benefits to disadvantaged indivua1S and eommuniles in S¢oJand. the rest of the United Kingdom and ov8rseas. Achlovemwrt8 and Pwfomianc• The main actwity of the Church during the year was the Parf$h Eu¢harist on Sunday moming at 11..30am. An 8arlier said Èucharist is held rnost Sundays al 8am and th8 r8gular Wadnesday eucharist continues. Fomis of worship for use al home tailor to the litUTgTcal season and written 5errnon5 have continued lo be supplied by email or post for the hous8bound and those unable lo gtrt tts Church regularty. and the Facebook page eonlinu88 to be u58d for cornmunication$. A shortened version of the traditional Nine Lessons and Carols was held on Sunday 22nd Dernber 2024, folbw8d by refreshments in the Church Hall. Mernbers of the congregation met for lUh on Sutyjay 12 January 2025. in a local hotel. Th8 priest in charge and members ol the congregation tcok part in th8 Hoty Week 8cumenical Communion 8reakfasts in the North Kirk. There continue to be a small number of hall l¥t$ for comrnunity use during th8 y88r. The hall was used by local charities during th8 Kr8cker on 16 November. Flnan¢lal R•vl•w Re3ulls for the y88r The General Fund had a surplus of £1,865 in 2024125. after transferring investrnent incoffle frorn endowments of £896 to support th8 Cost of ministry. However. the payment ol stipend for September 2025 was made on l Octob8r 2025 and had payment been on lime tt)e outtum would have been a defiat of £632. Congr8gational giwng is £7,720 m(Ke than Sn 2023124, r8fKgCting a number of generous grfts during the year and also incom8 lax covered relating lo 2023124. Grant fundiNJ or t3,000 was given by the Dr John Anderson Trust. Hall lel$ gen$rated 1012024.. £17518nd funds of £70212024.. £8401 were raised by number of initKqtiV88. CO expendUre de¢rea5ed by £3,631 compar8d to 2023124. The decrsase is largely due to th8 delay in paying stipend but also reflects a decreas8 in the cost of h8aling and lighting the church. Th8 General Fund stands at £277 $h in bank plus investments of £1,633. There are three hypoth¥caled funds which are included in Unr8Strict8d Funds.. th8 Repairs and Maintenanc8 Fund is lo be used to fund the programme of works recommended in the Page13
All Saints Escop81 Chureh, Buck quinquennial In$pe¢tion. The wa5 no expenditure duriThJ 2023124 and baLqnce stsnds al £4,035. A donation made to the church in 20191 was set aside lo purchase Iwo sets of new vestments gnd lo renovate the church sacristy. The v8slm&nts have been purchased and the sacristy carpet replaced in previou5 years and there has been no further exp8nditure. The balan on th15 fund is £2.253. The Paying Office¢s account had a balance of £1,205 at the y8ar end. There is a balance of £535 on the Property Fund, which is a re51rict8d fund. Ther8 ar8 Still few task5 outstsnding Ipainterwork and shelving) to compl8t&ty finish the hall renovation. I Saints has a bank balan gt the year end of £7,137 plu5 funds of £1,205 held in Sl John's bank account. being funds where St John5 is acting as an agent of All Saints regardIr th8 Paying Officer fund. All Saints also ha5 Investments in th8 Scottish Episcopal ChurGh Unil Tru51 Pool worth £31.116 as 8130 S8p18mb8r 2025. The Vestys Resetves kK)li¢y is lo maintsin re5erve5 in thg G8neral Fund 8uffi¢ient to meet the woj8Ct8d c28h flow requlrement for the Current finanoal y88r. ON BEHALF OF THE VESTRY The Revd Canon Jeremy Paisey Vestry Chalrman 07 May 2026 Page14
All Saints Epseopal Church, Buckle Independont Examinor's Report to the Vestry of All Saints, Episcopal Church, Buckio wllh St John the Baptist, Portsoy I report on th¥ accounts of th$ charity for thts year end8d 30 September 2025 which ar$ 681 out on pages g to 19. Re8PeCtI ro8ponsibllltl88 of truste•8 and exarnin•r The ¢harity'5 trustees are re5ponslble for the preparation of the accounts in sccordance with the temis ofthe Charity and Trust&e Investment (slIand} Act 2W5 and the Charitie5 A¢¢ounts ISGOtlandl Regulations 2006. The Gharily trustees Gonsider that the audit requiretn8nl of Regulation 10111 lal to 1¢) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. 1118 my r8sponsibility to 8xamine the accounts a5 requir8d under 5eGtion 44111 IGI Of the Act aThJ lo st8t$ wh81her particular matters have come to my att8nlion. B5$ of Indewndont oxamin•l$ $tstement My exarninabon is carried out In ao))rdance wth R8gulation 11 of the Charitiss Accounts (SQLtnd) regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the aecounling records kept by the Gharily and a comparison of the 8¢¢ounts presenta with these records. 11 also include5 consideration of any unusual items or disc105ur$s in the acGounts, and seeks explanation from the trustees conMIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe $vid8nc8 that would be required in an audit, and ¢onsequently I do rK)t expres5 an audit opinion on th8 vw given by the accounts. Ind•p8ndent Examln8r'8 Statomont In tho cour$8 of my examlnation, no matter has come to my attentKin 1 whi¢h gwes me asOnable cause to b81i8ve that in any material SpeCt the re¢uir8ments.. to keep accounting records in a¢¢ordance wth se¢ts"on 44111 lal of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Aceounls Re9ulalion8, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting r8cords ¢omply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 A¢¢ounts Regulations have not b88n mel, or 2 lo which. in rny opinion. att8ntk)n Should bg drawn in order ¢0 enabltr a proper understandirg of the aclInts to be reached. Alan Long FCA Independent Examinor The Long Partnership 4 North Guildry Street Elgin IV30 1JR 07 May 2026 Pag¢15
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