St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 Conareaatlon No: 291715 Scotttsh Charity No: SCI5210
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Year ended 31 December 2022 Contents Contents Trustee< Annual Rewrt 2-11 Independent Examinerf.s Report 12 Statement of Receipts and Payments Statement of BalarKes 14 Notes to the Accounts 15-17 Appendlx 18
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry . S¢otrlsh tharity No: SC005210 Year ended 31 December 2022 Trusteeg Annual Rep(rt The trustees have pleasure in presenting their port together wlth the finarKial ststements forthe year ended 31 December 2022. . Roférence and AdmlnlstTaOve InforThtIo. . .. Charftyname ' StJames Church of kntlaThl". Brou8hty Ferry ChorftyReglstrotlon Number . SC005210 Conqreqotional Refvence Numl . 291715 Prlndpal OAJice . The Church Office. 5 Fort Street Brou8hty Ferry, DurKlee t)D52AD . The trustees of St James Churd) of Scotland: Broughty Fery comprise all members of the Kirk Sesslon. Detai15 of all those who have served as a trustee durlng the year to 31 Dember 2022 and until the date of. approval of this report are as follows: Kirk Session- Prlndpol Office Beore Interim Moderator . Sesslon Clerks Treasurer . l*endent Examlner ' I¥(1paI 8¢inke Bank of Scotland 327 Brook Street Broughty Fery Dundee DD5 2DS
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry S¢ottish Charlty No: SC(K15210 Year ended 31 December 2022 Ethos of St Jame< Church: St Jome5 continues to promote ourvalues of being a livin louqhing, loving, learning church and to be known for these qualities as we continue to demonstrate thern as much as possib. Structure. Governance and Management .. GoverniTnq Document The Church 15 administed in accordance with the terns of the Deed.of Constrtutlon Iunitsry Forml and 15 subject to the Atts and Regulations of th'e General Assernb of the Church of Scotland. Reuuitment ondAppolntmertof Tntstees Member5 of the Kirk Session are the charity truste They a the elders of the (hurch and are chosen from those rnernber5 of the Church who are considered to have the appropriate gifts and sklll& The Interim Moderator, also a member of the rk Session. is appointed by Presbytery. Appropriate indurtion is provided for new elders. Organi5ationalStrurture The Klrk Session normalty meets approxlmatelyfour tlmes each yearto fvlfil its responslbllltles for all matters, both spiritual and temporal, within the con8re8ation. The Kirk Session is supported by four committees: Admlnistration, Mi55ion. Stewardship ond Youth whid) oversee the day-to-day business and actNlties of the church and report back to firk session. Church activities were reduced slnce the Covid lockdowns, and the continuing priorities of union ne8Otlation continue to disrupt our recovery. As a re5uIt, fewer committee meetings and Kirk Se55ion5 were held over thi5 last year. Each committee is cor)vened by a rnember of Klrk Sesslon, and essentlal actiwtses are Ongoi wthin or outside of a fornial meetlng settin& . The'congregation operates under Guardianship status Wtthln the Church of Scotland. formal]y approved by the Presbytery of Dundee and the thurch of So)tland authoritie5 in 2015. The Presbytery guarantee of this status ended in the summer of 2020; howw4er, we still receNe a Vacancy Allowartt untll Èt will no longer be avallable to us once a union of the Broughty Ferry churthes Is finallsed. Obiertives and Activitie&" The Church of Scodand is Trinitsrian in Doctrine, Refomied in tradition and Presbyterfan In Fx)Ilty. It exists to glorify God and to work for the adVanrnet of Chrisvs Kingdom throughout the world. As a nOtnal Church, it acknowledges a distinctive call and duty to bring the ordinance5 of religion to the people in every parish in Scotland throu8h a territorial ministry. It Co-operates with other Churches in various ecumenlcal bodie5 in Scotiand and beyond. On 31 December 2022 there were 121 Communint WMberS on the Roll of Brou8hty Ferry Stjames. The Klrk Sesslon and congregation are indebted to the support and expertise of our treasurer Gordon Coupar. who manages and advises us on our finances. Our seNices of worship put faith into prartice through a ministry of consistent biblical teachin& proclaiming the Eospel and Lordshlp of Jesus Christ, through prayer and scripture. music. and sacrament. We enable people to Irrfe out their falth as part of our parlsh communlty through: Worship and prr. leamlng about the Gospel. and devekplng thelr knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provislon of pastorzl tare for people Ilvtng in the parish.
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry . Scottish tharlty No: SC(*)5210 ' Year ended 31 December 2022 Continuin8 to provlde support for missionary arKI outreach worl which has all.but recovered since the ' Covld lockdovm5. Our thurch support practi5 are operatlng as before, now restrlctlons are reduced. We hope our efforts In these areas will delop to become more adrdntageous for all once a union is finally agreed upon. St James wlll endeavourto improve and extend this essential woth as required to suit the needs of the people we are 5ervlng. . Interconnertlons.. . The Interconnertion newsletter is dlstrfbuted weekty among the three congregatSons of the unttlnB charges as well as Barnhill St Margareys. Previously known as Keeping Connertions. it changed its name in November 2021 to expand its distribution base across the 3 COregatIonS as we needed a unified method of communication. It has been used to Intimate any important inforniation from the Presbytery and rk Sessions about the Union, and other essential everyday routine infomat]on. The email list is now over 60 people In the St James distribution. It continues to be hand4elivered weekly to about 28 people from the St James roll who are housebound or othen¥ise unable to attend church. Paper copies are also available across the thrtt ¢hurthes on a Sunday morning and to pick up during the week. It also contlnues to be uploaded onto the BF Stjames Facebook page every vek. . The rids Connections weekiy is also dlstributed across the St James congregatK)n both in the deliveries and by email a5 the puzzle5 are appreciated YOU and old. Fellowshlp.. St James people like a good long chat afterthe Sunday ServIS freShMents. , Some enjoy New firvs monthly film event& . We gather at St Luke's wami spot with crafts on Monday afternoon. Some of us enjoy coffee and chat on Wednesday momiw, arKI durin8 our wam spoL oh Thursday. The Guild meetings are usualty at St Luke's and Queen Stet, but we had... A Guild Scots night at St James with haggis. neeps. and tattie5 and then entertainment by the.Carnou5tie Trdditionals who played a selectton of authentic Scottish music. which continued a trddition overyears at St James. ' The 64 Ralnbovts and Brownies leaders and helpers- su( of us a from Stjames and havea weekly chat . together duringour ofTKial dLrties in temi time. Zoom Prayer and Share continued veklY overthe year. highlighti any local congregational need. and ts source of prayer forthe Interconnectt0 The prayer needs have developed, changed, and expanded over the year: for our churches. the union. our communtty and society. our country. and the continulng extreme needs of many parts of the.world. The prayer times are led by Rev Brodie. St"James people usually tske part. but others are welcome and could Join at any ttme. WorldDoy oA.Proyer. The 2022 World Day of Prayerwas held in March at Brohty Ferry Baptlst Church and was attended by several St James members. Toward5 the end. a candle was passed to the St James representatNe as they . would be the 2023 hosts. On March 3rt 2023, Stjames hosted this event. the materiol written bychrlstlan women of Taiwan on the theme"1 have heard of your faith.. The service was very V11 attended, with Broughty Ferry Churches. the Roman Catholic church, and Baptist and Methodist Churches. A candle was again passed in thi5 case to the representrtive of St Luke's and Queen Street Church as they will host the next World Day of Prayer.
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottish Charlty No: SCIXIS210 Year ended 31 December 2022 Broughty Ferry Churches 6roup.' Throughout 2022 St James has continued to foster ond strengthen links with our neighbouring churche5 in Brou8hty Ferry Churches Group, IBFCGI The group welcornes Church of Scotland members and other denominations as a long-established ecumenical grouping of local churches. Meetlngs are held every three months and St James currently holds the chair. Through BFCG we are inVoed in the plonnin& organisation. and coordinatlon of a range of inter-church attwlties acr055 our local aa. e.g., the renewal of joint services permitted Our meetlng up with old friends and making some new ones. Through worklng with the community development worker for our a3 we have helped coordinate efft)rts to ensure a °cosy space" available in a local church every weekday. With Refugees Broughty Fery IWRBFI- 15 a small group operating under the umbrella of BFCG that supports refugees Sn Dundee and Eastern Europe. Our churche5 5UPPOrt the cafe for Ukrainian fUgeeS run by Broughty Baptist Church at thelr centre in Panmuirfield. Zoom Blble Study.. 8FCG was spOnSible for starting our Zoom Blble stuthi three years a80 whlth now contlnues through 202212023 led by Rev Brodle. together wlth Mr. and Mrs. Graham Vghtman from Barnhlll and St Margat'S. We use book-based studle5, and recently moved on from "Christian Di5cipline< to a six-week Lent studles serles. which restarted on Ash Wednesday, and Is based on the .1 AM saylngs of Chrlsv We have agaln welcomed new friends and renewed frfends to our group Sin the serles restarted. This Ecumenical blble study group has the Church of Scotland and RC Chrlstians learnlng together. Our Roman Catholic frndS supplement our knowledge vAth details of thelr Chrlstlan background. We now have around eight study people regularly attendlng. The studles have provlded fellowship, laughter, frlendship, arKI discu551on leadlng to greater knowledge and under5tandlng of the lrfe of Chrlst and the blble. and how threads of blbllcal Inforrnatlon are tled tO8ether. There often is a different subtle explanatM)n enhancin& developln& or perhaps questloning what some of us believed before. °Bounce" tultlon has been occaslonalty required- rf the person who set the meetin8 up does not have a full zoom account, when the Zoom sesslon is neady at an end. out YOU 80, and you bounce back In a8ain as you did at the start. The 5tudie5 are advertised on Interconnettlons $0 con8re8ations In Broughty Fery and Bamhlll St Margarets churches can take part. Pq5tornl cpre qt Stjomes.. Our Pastoral Locum and her team vlslt and telephone people as regularfy as posslble. especlally durfng illness, or loss, to provide comfort, supporL conversation, and rnuth-needed company. The care has been maintsined and includes support from members of the con8re8ation not officially wfthin the Pastoral team. Flower fellowshlp continues to gift flowers each week from friends and members of the congregation to people we know. especially those with a birthday. a need for theer. or whom we do not See regularly. Telephone contsct remains essential in 2022123, but visits have increased, and doorstep conversations reduced. We continue to be in touch with members who have not yet been able to return to worship Since the Covid lockdown. CovidAwarene5s.' Covid levels are still rising and fallin8- 50 we continue to exercise caution, using Keep your Distonce reminder signs at the pews. and hand santtiser is av5 available for use. We are maintaining a balancing act with Covid risk versus retuming to nomial.
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottish Charfty No: SCCIJ5210 Year ended 31 December 2022 . Mlsslon ondEvanqellsm ty5tJqm We re1ve photographs and videos of our sponsored.family showirE them all thrfvin& and the three children looking smart in their School untform& We are grdtefvl forthe corrtinued support shown to them by our congregation and others. Our St James knitter5 and crochet experts continued to (Teate hats. scarves, and other cosy Items which were used to complete the filling of 150 shoe boxes for Blythswood. Thirty Christmas Parcels were wr4pped and sent to the Sailors Society as gtfts for.seamen and women away from home. £273.00 wa5 donated to the Ukraine Appeal in April. Easter eggs In knttted chkkershèPed ccNers were glven out for Easter at St Luke's coffee time. ' In May. a group from each of the unttln8 churches again walked the three parish boundaries raising £365.00 for Christian Ald. Good opwrtunities were se for a chat tO8ether with risking wsslble future muscle pain over three and a half hours. Some took part in a Christlan coffee rnoming at Barnhill St Mar8areVs church. Our three-church Open Church Vek was during the first week in July which is Broughty Ferry Gala Week. It was well supported by people vtsiting StJame5 to see the Acorn Quilters Exhibityon. which included alternative art pieces. These reminded us vtsually of some of the histories of Broughty. Ferry and Dundee. Refreshments were provlded as nornial. so our8uests could have a 5t and a chat. The sum rnlsed was É1026.iX) including a generous donatlon from Acorn Quilters. This was dfvlded equalty between the Scotttsh Association For Mentsl Health and Tear Fund {£513.00 to each charltyl A church lunch was held forthe three CongationS in St James on 8th September, rdlslng £166.00. for Dundee Youth for Chrlst. A collection for Poppy Scotland amountlre to £180.00 was raised at a joint Remembrance seNice in St James. StJame5 $ted the RNU Carol Concert in Drnber. ra1 £571.(K). One of our younB members took part In the Loony Dook on l January 2023 raising £1,030.00 which Ivas presented to the Coxswain arKI Fund-Raising leader of Broughty Ferry RNU. The young tady has already booked to do so again on Jan 1¢ 2024. Wami Spot atStJame&' In response to concerns amongst peopte who Ilve in Broughty Ferry about the rising cost of electrlclty and gas for home heatin& a %¥arm was initiated in October. offerlng soup with bread followed by tea or coffee at lunchtime everyThursday thrOugUt the coldest months. It is expected to be provlded till the end of March. A grant was secured from Dundee Partnership. and the arni spov Is being staffed by volunteers from the three uniting congregations. So far. It has been a great sutcess, Partlcularly among older members of the communty, some members of the local churches. some supporter5 of Stjames but members of other churches, some with no church connettn and some just dropping in. Every week. Most of those attending a olderfolk with several in thelr nlneties and many in thelr elghties. They say that they appreciate not just the soup and hot drinks. but the.wanm welcome and the company. Numbers a judged to be"never loW 25 arml can be up to and over 30: we welojmed 35 in the last full week of February. We have been able to provide comrnunty placements for pupi15 from Grovp Academy undertaking Personal Development Award. The young people have proved to be very popular wlth the olderfolk who
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottlsh Charity No: SC(M15210 Year ended 31 December 2022 have enjoyed telling them their life storie& One young man $ke of his appreciation as he wa5 leaming how to chat with older people and looked forvrdrd to tslklng wlth them agaln. The regular attendance of the young people Is excelSenL stewordshlp within StJame5.' Bulldin Let Property Our Lettin8 agents from 2019 continue to prIde a good serv1. efficFently deallng wlth and shadng Issues back to Stewardshlp. Any points requlr5ng a declsFon are communicated with the Kirk Session vla the Stewardship commlttee. Our current tenants have enknd usln8 the IK)use slnce 311t July 2020. Glvlng: We are grateful to the loyal member5 of our congregatlon who have contlnued to glve generousty. The pastoral vlsltors often have cash. envelopes. or cheques for Stjames pressed Into thelr hands to add to the plate at the next St James servlce. Some donors have 8lven up us]n8 donor envelopes and started usln8 the automated banklng system. The Stjames blue and p5nk envelopes can st511 be used Sn any of the churches. Achlevemerts andPerfofmance In developlnq the Unlon. ' As far as 8ettin8 to know each other, St Jame5 people do try to soclallse and befrlend as far as posslb1e wlthin and out with the Sunday worshlp and aftenvards. There has been progression mède over the last vear In terms of Jolnt work e.g., the Chlldren's Hollday Club, the vlami spots In St James and St Luke's and Queen Street. as well as the Gulld. The Interconnectlons and Chronlcles produrtlon team and the Worshlp team work hard together but wlth no lead mlnlster. an Interlm Moderator with hls own charge. there was a lot of psSUre on all who were involved in the slow progression to*prd a union. We welcomed our supplv .organist who plays our organ and piano beautlfulty, and the cholr san8 at St Jame& Presbytery ond Devewnq Unlon oA8rnuqhty Fenychurches.. Rev Dr. Roderlck Grahame became our Interfm Moderdtor IIMI on Jan 1 , 2022. He, our Pastoral lJ)cum, and one Elder are members of Dundee Presbytery, proNidlng the Kirk SeSSn and congregatlon wlth an.. Important Ilnk between the parish and the wlder structures of the Church. The Church of Scotland qUIreS every Presbytery to re4lse Its plan annually. taklng account of natlonal flnanclal pressures and a reduced allocatlon of mln5stry numbers. The Presbytery Mlsslon Plan must Identify how the allocation of pald mlrtlstrles wlthin the Presbrftery is to be used: In Dundee's case, the number will be 18, whlch Is a reductlon of 10. . The Developlng Unlon.. . The Interim Moderator bfds not as Invofved wlth the three unftln8 churches as hls predecessor but arranged two Jolnt Kirk Se551on meetings, the first led by Place for Hope. The stated aims of the meetln8s were l. Name of the future church. 2. Declde on bulldln8 prefen$. Presbyteryls preference wa5 to propose and confinn the building decisions by the end of 2022 when Dundee Presbytery was Solnlng wlth other Prestyteries to forni the Presbytery of Perth. Place for Hope dld not have the knowledge of Church Law regardlng church names. and as there Vre dlfficulties wrth their already commttted holidays, they were not available in the short time space preferred by the three Kirk Sesslons to malntsin the pa of dlscusslon and eventual decision makin8. The advantage of havlng Place for Hope lead more Jolnt Klrk Session meeting5 could have been that, a5 a service. they try to"navigate change and prevent conflict from escalating."
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottlsh Charity No: SCQ05210 Year ended 31 December 2022 The Session Clerks invited the IM to lead the second lolnt meet]n8 lon 16 July at St Aidan's) a5 he had knowledge of Church of Scotland law gardIng church names. The IM rushed through a preamble for hls suggested Indicative vote, 5ettin8 VOtln8 choices of church buildings and church names with an insufficient discussion of voting option5. particularly on the buildin8 cholces. The second meetlng that the Sesslon Clerks had su88ested dld not take place, The IndlcatNe vote took place on 16, October, and the results announced formed the Basls of Unlon, wlth St James, New Kirk, and the St Aidan's Centre being retained while St Luke's and Queen Street was to be disposed of. The vote for the Basls of Union took Pla on iilh December. The vote of St Luke's and Queen Street showed a discrepancy at that tlme so it had to be repeated on 22 January 2023. As Dundee Presbytery should provlde the Klrk Sesslon and con8re8atlon.with an Important Ilnk between the par15h and the wlder structures of the Church, as It Is now known that the requirements of Presbytery In votlng for the bas15 Of unlon were flawed. There was nelther votlng wlthln the Klrk Sessions nor votin8 within congregational meetings permlttin8 dlscu551on5 and question1 so the votlng must be repeated withln that context. Bylnqlnq the Three Ferry Conereqotlons toqether.. Where we are now: l.a. Worship andprayerln three churches,. 2022123 We continue to worship tO8ether every Sunday In a rotatlon within the three Ferry Churches- St James, St Luke's, and Queen Street, and New Klrk churcheswho were Intended to form a union and are now gettin8 to know each other more. Worshlp andleodershlp.. Rev Dr. Grahame and Rev. Carollne Taylor provlde worshlp and leadershlp. Ken AndW and Davld Murie contlnue to lead serv5ces as lay worshlp leaders. Rev Brlan Oxbur8h has recently preached whlle Rev Brodle has reduced her tlme recently to support othèrs. The leadèrshlp team malntalns an oveNlew of worship within the three unltlng churches Inclusive of possible ecumenical Ilnks with other worshlppln8 congregatlons wilhln the communlty and beyond. me of the Sunday reflectlons in all three churches have been uploaded onto Facebook vla YouTube enabllng others and our own to vlew them later. Shared Experlences.. Rev Gardner, Interim M5nlster of Barnhlll St marsa5 church Iwithln the Broughty Ferry Grouping) was our guest preacher on I" January 2023 In St Luke's and Queen Street church. He and hls congregatlon were wamily welcomed to be part of our New Yearfs Day servlce. The church servlces can be well attended, partlcularly on Important occasions, althou8h some members still prefer to priorltise their attendance in their horne church. &)me of the more musical of us have l0Sned the church c)Ir and our muslclans contrlbute to the praise band and other accompaniments as requested. We are pleased to welcome our supply or8anist and pianist to play on most Sundays. We enjoyed the build-up to Christmas Day worship in St James wlth dlfferent styles of service, withln sanctuary or a garden of the other churches. The Covid levels pemiitted the Chrfstingle service this year in St Luke's and Queen Street which allowed a ferun of the Nativity Show, a particular pleasure for some who could not attend on the orlglnal date. 2. Governance - proposed governance arrangements are now agreed upon by the group underthe leadership oflm 1n 2021. 3. Basis of Unlon documentation- had progressed from an early start to nearer completion wlth Rev Dr. presiding. The Clerk of the Presbytery of Perth has decided that Joint Kirk Sessions will
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scothsh Charity No: saK15210 Year ended 31 D.ecember 2022 be arranged to enable disCU55ion of issues including other Churthes In the Groupin& A Joint firk Session rneerE of five'churches of the Broughty Ferry Groupin8 namely: Barnhill St Margarevs. New KirK St James. St Luk¥s and Queen street. and St Stephens and West has rnw been intimated. in St Stephens and West church hall on 23 March 2023 at 7.IX> pm. The voting must be redone in the context of a vote wrthin Kirksessions as well as in separate co'ngregational meetings when discussion and questions are permitted before the vote. 4. Group meetlng arrangements-A 5tsrt was made wtth the work done ty groups orranged byRev Strachan in 2021. 5. Session aerks £roup mn£$-The dixus51ons ntinued, and time pa$5ed wfth no ststed framework shared by our Interim Moderator to conclude the agreement of a Ba515 of Union. 6. The Guild: There has been a good turnout at the meetings sintr the newty amaigamated Guild met first In September 2022. The meetings are 4n opportunity to meet for fellowshlp with others. The Guild meetings follow a pattem of worship time. di5CUS5ing business. a Speaker. or activity followed by tea, coffee, with a chat together. Fundraisin8 is an Important part of the work of the Guild, as money is being rdised for the chosen Guild Projert5. At the very successful Christmas Fair in November £1.800 was ratsed. The proceeds of the Guild Scots Night hosted by St James went into Gulld Funds. One meeting allowed Gulld attendees to ring handbells and at another. they were infomied of curfty and data Tssues COnmIng thelr mobile phones. The Guild had a Christmas party in December. 7. The Sunday schools and Junlor church group5 have united very SUSsfully. The home church Sunday School leaders pro%ryde the teachin8 materials forthe whole group. and the other leaders support the whole. The weekly Kids Connections can be used as a worksheet in Sunday khool. We are enjoying the company of other children when they vlslt. e.g., at events such as the chararterful NatNity In New Klrk at Christmas. The children a150 enjoyed tsking part in the Christingle service at St Luke's and Queen Street. We contlnue to encourage thildren to attend Sunday School, to make Sunday Sthool time as fvn and interestin8 as possible. e&- at Chrlstmas treat our church children wlth chocolate advent candarS to tske home to enjoy. . Glvlnr. We are grateful to the loyal members of our corwe8ation who have.continued to give generously. The St James blue and pink envelope5 can still be used in any of the thurches. 9. Attend[ worship: We are now back to regular nomial services In ourthree-thurch rota, the uncertalnty. and feelings about visiting a different place of worshlp, have led to the loss of attendantr of some fornerly regular members of our Con8Eation. Only time wll tell IK>W the new union will settle with its comblned congregation. Movlngfonward: l. Involved thurches: St Stephen's and West contlnue to be actTve observers at most of our group meetings. BarnhS11 St Margareys 15 involved particularfy through their Interlm Minister and others attending meetings. We await the Group meetings to stsrt again. A Joint Klrk Session Irwltatlon to the fNe churches in the Broughty Ferry Grouping will tske place later in March. 2. Mlssh)n 0rea(h and Communlty partne-The fNe Marks Of Mlsslon Plan Is wrltten but not artivated a5 a piece. Communty Partner5 are yet to be deaded. 3. Use of premise5 oryani5ations: We have some demand for our hall Spa as well as the use of our sanctuary for worship whlch will be Conside as plans are mode. 4. Financiali physical. and human re50urces- arrangements are not developing as well a5 some would prefer. 5. Communication- Weekly lnterconrtlon5 and thretrmonthly Ferry Chronlcles are in clrculation between the three churches. Intertonnectlons Is used.by all th congregations as an intimation
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry . Year ended 31 December 2022 sheet and has Mceeded in ImFxovin8 communlcation across the churches. St Luke"'s and Queen Street and New Kirk di5trllMrte It separately. Ferry Chronlcles Is a Newsletter produced by a joint communication group from the three unltin8 charges. It Es produced 3 tlmes a year and provides more detall about the work of church. It ha5 had artides from Wtth Refugees 8roughty Ferry. the Gulld, updates on the Koroma fam1 in t1 Gambia who are sponsored by the Sunday School with others from the congSatIonS, scouti reports on fvndrals1and other artlcles of interest Pastoral- what we Tr5h to do furtlw pastoral is linked in with our Misxin plaMin8 and will be again actlvated, continue to be develo, and carried out as we pro8re55. 7. Partsh Profile-the group developi the Parish Profile is likety to resume work Shortly. & Fellowshlp- Continues after church, in the new formed Cog1 Spots. and in the various soclal, charstsble. and Guild events. There is a Craft and Cosy spot in St Luke's on a Monday vthlch many attend. The'warni spov in St James Is belng stsffed by ¥Y)lunteers from the three unitlng congregations. Fellowship Suggestion-some of St James would fke to promote a Fellowship and Soclal 8roup, to include people who wish from all the thurches with Fople willln8 to artae and attend social events over the year. e4.. A Supper dub. a dIk. and other $eSted get-togethers? To allow church sodal life away from church buslnes& A fUtIOn1r "all the churches" social club coukl emerge after the unlo'n is reed upon. One of the maln thants8es of a union of churches could be that we all can support each other. 9. of Unlon documentatlon-once all is confimied and a8reed the completed documentstlon will be verified by 121 In Edinburgh. 10. Name of the new churth- If the voting procedure was acceptsble the new unlon now has a confimied name of 8rou8hty Ferry Parish Church. The maln areas ol uncertalntr. . We lacked sufficlent leadershlp and support from Dundee Presbytery, particularly the lack of Presbytery unk)n procedures and sharln8 of essential informatlon. Many a dissatisfied wtth these failures of rwssary provisn, partlcularly as there wa5 no Klrk Session nor Congregational InteractM)n. . The voting procedure must now be peated in the context of Klrk Session aThl Congregatk)nal meetln85 and separate wfthin each clyjrch whith was rnt carrled out in the first Instsnce. People are not attending untess ivs thelr church and so are not belr8 made aware of . devekjpments. The is established eM of makiThJ the COreSa110rs aw¥e as we have had . no meetlry. The number of mlnlslrles orInt mlnlstrfes or team minlstrles- We have no Infomatson on- al What the system is, bl How the system VAII operdte. cl Who and how they will provlde leadership for the union and the other churches with whkh the union Is I[ke to be associated. By March 2023 the Basis of Union Is t yet a8reed upon. we caftt fomiulate any plan as there is no Kirk Session yet In pla.
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottlsh Charlty No: SCLMY5210 Year ended 310ecember 2022 Financlal Revlew: The principal source of Income continues to derive from memberf offerlng5. All members and adherents. are encouraged to gfve through weekly offerirva erNelopes, Month standlng order or by annual donations. according to preference. Details are given at note 2. The use of Gift Aid is encouraged where approprfate aryj the relevant ¢la#ns under both Glft Akl and GA5DS are kept up to date. Totsl recelpts of £38,494 are lSht1¥ higher than last yearfs figure of £36,663 due, prlmarfty, to the recelpt of grant a551stsnce from the Llsted Places of Worship Scheme in relation to the dry rot rEpalrs Caled (t In the prevlou5 year. Income from offeriry and other donatlons held steady but dld not recover frorn thelO% fall In the previous year. Total payments of £23,996 reflett a reduction of £15.423 on last figure of £39A19, due malnly to the . inclusion, last year, of a dry rot repalr blll of £15.Tr36. A clear plcture of our 00[4 expenses, together wlth the prev10 yearfs comparative figure5 15 8iven In note 3 on pa8e 16. The resultlng surplus of £13,82512021- £L868 deflcltl on unre5trlcied funds lexdudln8 deslgnated furKlsl is reflerted In the congregatiorfs General Fund. Reserves Pollw. It Is the Trustees, stated pollry to hold 'free' serveS of rn less than 12 months 8eneral fvnd expendlture. At the year end, the Church held total unrestricted cash funds of £83,n9 {2021- £70.0481, of whlch £439 12021- £8411 related to De5i8naled Fund5 as Shown In note 6 on page 17. Thls leaves a yearnd General Fund balance of £83,2(202l- £69.2071 whlch contlnues to meeL comft)rtabty, the trusteeg reserves pollcy. Re5trlcted Funds of £1,43912021- £6221 were held at the yearnd for the purposes set out In note 6. Statement of Trustees, ReSPw1bllltIQS. The member5 of the Klrk 5esslon must prepa flnanclal ststements whlch give sufficient detail to enable an appreclation of the transactions of the Church during the financial year. The members of the Klrk Session are responslble lor keepln8 proper accountlng cordS whkh, on qUest, must reflect the financlal posltlon of the Church at that tlme. Thls must be done to ensure that the financlal ststements comply wlth the Charltles and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2Crf)5. the Charfties Account5 Iscotlandl Regulatlons 2006 and the Regulatlon5 Anent Congregatlonal Flnance approved by the General Assembty of the Church of Scotland in 2C07. They a also responsible for safeguardlng the assets of the Church and must take reasonable steps forthe prevention andlordetectbn of fraud arKI other irre8ularitles. The foregolng report was approved by the Trustees on 22 March 2023 and signed on thelr behalf ty: Session Clerk Session Clerk li
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry ". Scottlsh Charlty No: saMMIo Year ended 31 December 2022 lrnkpendent Examinerf5 Report to the Truslee5 of5t James Churth of Smthnd: Broughty Ferry I report on the accounts of the charrty for the year ended 31 Deomber 2022 which are set out on page5 13 to 17. . Respedlve responslbllttles of trustees ar examiner The charitys trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scoiland) Art 2CM)5 and the Charities Accounts15cotlandl Regulations 2006. . The charlty trustees consider that the audlt requirement of Regulation 10(11 Idl of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to exarnine the accounts as required under Section 4411) Icl of the Art and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. . Basls of Ind•p•ndent •xamln•rfs stat•ment My examination is carried out in"accordae with Regulation 11 of the Charrties Accounts (Scotlandl Regulatlons 2CM)6. An examinatw)n includes a leW of acrounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not pffjwde all the evmlence that would be qUIred In an audiL and . consequentty I do not express an alIt opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent emIne$ siatrment In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attention which gives ine reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirernents: to keep accounting records in accordan vAth Section 44(1) (al of the 21J)5 Art and Regulatlon 4 of the 201% Accounts Regulatlons, aNI to Ppare accounts which accord with the Kcounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2(Xi6 Accounts Re8ulatton5 have t been meL or 2. lo which. in my opirion. attention should be dravm in order to enable a proper understandlng of the . accounts to be reached. . 23 April 2023
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottlsh Charlty No: SCIXI5210 Year ended 31 December 2022 ReIpts and Payments Account Totsl Funds Total Funds 2021 Fund$ Funth Recelpts Donations Weddlngs and fvnera Bank interest Investment.Incorne 19,082 19,973 20,614 2(M) 41 217 217 19,379 891 20,270 20,855 Use of church halls Manse rental l¢roMI FundralslnB Oryanlsatlon< actfvltles Elertrlclty refvnd , Grants (LPOWYDCC) l(K) ' . 14m] 100 14.41x1 1,145 . 14,4(Xl 102 2516 3,516 Total r•c•lpts 36,fA)3 1,891 38,494 36,663 Payments Costs of generatln8 fvnds Charltable actmtles 22*78 L074 23,952 39,336 Totsl p•ym•Thts 22,922 1,074 23,996 39,419 , Excess of rnulpts over pryments 13,681 817 14,498 (2.756) Transfers Excess of recelpts o%•r payrnnts for the y••r ,681 817 14.498 12,7561
. St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Year ended 31 December 2022 Statement of balances Unr•strlcted Funds trfcted Funds Total Funds 2022 Total Funds 2021 Cash at bank and In hand Balances brought forward 70,048 622 70,670 73A26 Mo¥ement In year: . EXcessI(def1tI of recelpts over payments for the year 13,681 817 14,498 12,7561 Bala forwa'rd 83,729 IA39 85,168 70,670 Glft A5d/GASDS clalm5 Grant: Listed Places of Worshlp Schem• 489 2.516 Uabllltles Accrued expenses 249 249 307 The financlal statements re appnp4ed iry the trnstses. as a W. on 22 March 2023 and sl8ned on thelr behalf by: . Sesslon Clerk
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Seottlsh Charfty No: SC005210 Year ended 31 December 2022 Note5 to the flnanclal statements l. Accounting policies: Basls of accountlng The finanaal statements have been prepared on the recelpts and payments bas15. tsking account only of funds 1Ved and pald durlng the flnanclal year. Herltable propertles comprisin8 the Churth, hall and manse are not recorded in the finandal statements, tltle to these propertles vesting in the Church of Scotland General Trust$. Normal fabric repairs and malntenance are charged agalnst th.e General Fund. Extraordlnary repalrs and Improvements are met from the designated Fabric Fund. from other reserves or by speclal fundralslng efforts. Fund$ Funds are classified as either.'re5trirted' or"unrestricted' funds. defined as follows: Restrlcted funds are funds subject to spectfic requlrements as to thelr use whlch may be declared by the donor or with their authority, or created throu8h legal process, but stlll within the wider objects of the charity. Unrestricted funds are expendable at the dlscretlon of the trustees In furtherance of the objects of the charty. If parts of the unrestricted funds are earmarked at the discretion of the trustees for a partlcutar purp)se, they are desi8nated as a separate fund. Thls designation has an administrative purpose only and doe5 not legally $tritt the trustee< discretron to apply the fvnd. Taxatlon St James Parish Church Is recognised as a charty forthe purposes of appllcable taxatlon legislatlon and Is. therefore, not subject to taxatlon.on Its charitable actlvities. The charity is not registered for VAT and, therefore, payment5 include irrecoverable input VAT. Where appropriate. application is made under the sted PlaS of Worship Grant Scheme for funding equivalent to the VAT charged on ellglble exFendlture. 2. Analysls of donatlons" Unrestr.Icted Funds Restrkted Funds . Totsl Funds 2022 Totsl Funds 2021 WFO Scheme Inon-Glft Aided) Gift Aided donations Income tax recovered on Glft Aided donations/ GASDS Ordlnary offerings (open platel Other offerings, donatlons and collections Uniformed organ55atlons 2,518 10,690 2,518 10.690 2.326 11.473 3,831 1.528 3,831 1,528 3,569 1.760 515 891 IA06 1,486 19,082 891 19,973 20,614
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Year ended 31 December 2022 . Notes to the flnandal statements {contd) Total Funds Total Funds 2022 2021 Funds Funds Costs of generatlry fun Offerin8 envelopes 83 Ch3rltable acdvftl Mlnistry and Mlssion contrlbutknn Presbytery dues Pulpit supp Pastoral Assistsnvs salary Interirn Moderatorfs travel Organ suppty Fabric repairs Ichurch i Manse repalrs Factorfs commlsslon knt) Heat & li8ht InsurarKe Office expenses Llcences Mlscellaneous expenses Con8re8atlonal or8anlsatlong activftles 7AIO 710 620 L239 7.787 317 317 6,489 20 270 499 1.281 1,656 20 270 499 L281 1.656 15.376 958 1.656 1,293 2.539 145 144 73 2,572 2,572 129 129 144 L074 1218 22.878 L074 23,952 39336 Account4eyamlnatlon fee No trustee recelved any remuneratlon or relmbursement of expenses durfng the year. No trustee or person retated to a trustee had any personal Inte5t In any contract or transattlon entered Into by the charfty durlry the year. . 5. Mlnlsterfs sttwnd All Church of Scotland con8re8atlons contrlbute to the National Stlpend Fund whkh bears the cost of am ministerf stipends and employerfs contributions ft>r national insuraKe. penslon and housin8 and loan fvnd. Ministerf stipends are ld In accordante wlth the naOnal stlpend scale whlch Is related to years of service. For the year under revlew, the minimum 5tiperMI was £28,7CKI and the mwmum stiperKI {in the fifth arKI subsequentyearsl was £35,269. St James Parish Church currendy has no minlster In post and, accordiNaly, reIVeS a Vacancy Allowan against Its Mintstits•nd MiSsn Contribution.
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottish Charlty No: SC005210 Year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the flnanclal statements (contd) 6. Movements in funds Balance at l Jan 2022 Balance at 31 Dec 2022 ReIpts Payments Transfers Unrestrfcted funds General fund Designated funds Guild fund . Sunday School fund 69.207 36.603 122,778} 258 83,290 347 494 189) 155) 12581 439 70,048 36.603 {22,922) 83.729 Re5trlrted fund5 Helen's Pennies fund Wami Spot 622 891 1872) 1202} 641 798 Total fvnds 70,670 38A94 (23,996) 85.168 Purposes of deslgnated funds.. Gulld fund ndayschool fund fvnd5 ralsed by the Gulld to support both Its actlvltles and the wlder work of the Church. fvnd set aslde to cover the operatlnB costs of the Sunday School. Purpose5 of restrt¢tedlurrtl& Helen's Pennles fund Warrnspot fvnd to provide educatlonal support for children in Afrfca. fundlngto 5UPPOrtthe provtslon of a'warm spoy wthln the Church PrnIseS at 5 Fort StreeL grou8hty Ferry. 7. Collections for thlrd party charitles: 2022 2021 Tear Fund Christian Aid RNLI Ukraine Appeal Scottish Association for Mentsl Health Dundee Youth for Christ Poppy Scotland 513 365 571 273 513 166 215 300 192 17
St James Church of Scotland: Broughty Ferry Scottlsh Charity No: SC(X)5210 . Year ended 31 December 2022 Appendix Funds held on behalf of the congregatlon by The Church of Scotland General Trustses 2022 2021 Con5011dated Fabrlc Fund: Revenue Balance at 31 December Capltal 9049 unlts at cost Market value at 31 December