## **The Church of Scotland Penicuik Trinity Community Church** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** **for year ending 31[st] December 2025** **Congrega�on No: 030231** **Charity No: SC005838** 1 / 11 ## **Reference and Administra�ve Informa�on** Charity Name: Penicuik Trinity Community Church Charity Registra�on Number: SC005838 Congrega�on Reference No: 030231 Contact Address: Dr J Cape, 63 Carlops Road, Penicuik EH26 9HR ## **Trustees** ## **Members of Kirk Session** Mrs M Black Mrs J E Cape Dr J N Cape Mrs M Darling Mr I Dickson Miss A Haggart Mr D Hogg Mrs J Hogg Mrs C A Jackson Mrs E Jacobs Mr G MacDonald Mrs J MacLean Mr J D Paterson Rev J C C Urquhart Mrs M E Webster Mr W T Webster ## **Principal Office Bearers:** **Minister: Rev J C C Urquhart Session Clerk: Dr J N Cape Church Treasurer: Joyce MacLean, 11 Balfour Terrace, Penicuik EH26 0LY** **Independent Examiner: Rosalind Paterson, 177 Mountcastle Crescent, Edinburgh EH8 7SY Bankers: Bank of Scotland, Penicuik Branch, 163A John Street, Penicuik EH26 8AT** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2025** ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Governing Document** The Church is administered in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Cons�tu�on (Unitary Form). ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees** Members of the Kirk Session and the Congrega�onal Board are the charity trustees. The Kirk Session members are the elders of the church and are chosen from those members of the church who are considered to have the appropriate gi�s and skills. The minister, who is a member of the Kirk Session, is elected by the congrega�on and inducted by Presbytery. ## **Organisa�onal Structure** The Kirk Session which meets approximately 10 �mes a year is responsible for spiritual and temporal 2 / 11 ## **Objec�ves and Activities** The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in doctrine, Reformed in tradi�on and Presbyterian in polity. It exists to glorify God and to work for the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom throughout the world. As a na�onal Church, it acknowledges a dis�nc�ve call and duty to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry. It co operates with other Churches in various ecumenical bodies in Scotland and beyond. ## **Trinity Community Mission Statement** The congrega�on recognises the importance of developing posi�ve pa�erns of church life for the future and commits itself to building a church that is: - **Mul�genera�onal** - **Mission focussed** , reaching out to those in the community. - **Pastorally a�en�ve** , ensuring that members are nurtured and supported in faith and life. ## **Achievements and Performance** The present congrega�on has a membership of around 140, with 70-80 people worshipping regularly on a Sunday morning. Over the course of the year, we have seen a con�nuing number of new worshippers – some returning to church a�er a long break, others wan�ng to find out more about Chris�anity, and some families with children/young people. We have con�nued the weekly recorded YouTube service, which is made available online a�er each Sunday morning service, extending it to a complete recorded service (except the songs because of copyright reasons) in place of the previous audio service with addi�onal s�ll photographs. Thanks are owed to our church officer for the extra camera work involved and the edi�ng of the video of the services. We also con�nued the real-�me transcrip�on of the spoken word during services. The monthly newsle�er is distributed by email or as a printed version to all members and a�enders, and is available, along with recordings of our services, from our website: www.penicuiktrinitycommunity.church. The weekly prayer mee�ng takes place each Sunday evening, in the hall. We have 6 regular Bible Study/House groups and host Penicuik Guild, which is a�ended by people from all the Penicuik churches. The hall is used by community organisa�ons (Brownies, Rainbows, dance and fitness classes etc) for weekly, monthly or occasional events. permi�ed the occasional modifica�on of the sea�ng arrangements (for example: for a family walk through Christmas event, involving cra�s and story telling). Having been out of use for some months, the ageing sound system and video projectors needed to be replaced, with a marked improvement in audibility and visibility. We were able to host the Town Remembrance Service as usual, a�er not being able to do so in 2024, and provided a venue for the Kevock Choir to give a concert in the church in the run up to Christmas. The hall has been used regularly by church and community groups throughout the year, despite some disrup�on during the hall improvements, which saw new storage space constructed, and the small mee�ng room completely refurbished, including the remedia�on of damp in the outside wall, installa�on of new double-glazed sash windows (also in the ladies’ toilets) and redecora�on, to make a more comfortable space for mee�ngs and small groups. We also had to replace the old gas central-hea�ng boiler at short no�ce. completed, and the protec�ve fencing removed, along with the bright blue workmen’s hut which had been obscuring the view of the church façade for over a year. The manse also required significant repairs to the floor and shower in the downstairs toilet, following discovery of a water leak under the floor. /con�nued 3 / 11 ## /con�nued Despite the various repairs and improvements to the fabric of our buildings, church life con�nued without major disrup�on. We saw new worshippers arriving throughout the year, and ins�gated a welcome supper for ‘newcomers’ which was well received. We con�nue to support those in need locally through our Hardship Fund, which the minister administers, and our Good Causes Fund helps many chari�es at home and abroad to reach out to those in need. During the year we also ini�ated special offerings for those in poverty and those whose countries are devastated by famine, war or flood, including Chris�an Aid and Comfort Interna�onal. Most of our ‘outreach’ ac�vi�es are organised jointly with other churches in the town, under the auspices of Penicuik Churches Together, represen�ng most of the denomina�ons in the town (details can be found at www.penicuikchurchestogether.org.uk) - as in past years we have ac�vely par�cipated in ’trypraying’, distribu�ng booklets, and making them available to people passing by the church (www.trypraying.org); - we have also encouraged the ACORN project, as a means of sharing our faith (see h�ps://ascend.churchofscotland.org.uk/2022/03/acorn-the-simplest-way-of-following-god-inmission/) - Messy Church (supported by all the Penicuik churches, but led by Trinity Community Church) met monthly un�l May 2025, open to families with primary-age children, and featuring cra� ac�vi�es, worship and a hot meal – all free of charge. We have been encouraged by the commitment of the few families who a�end regularly. However, we temporarily ceased opera�on through the autumn but hope to restart in 2026. - Penicuik Churches Together organises weekly services in a local care home, Aaron House, and in Cowan Court (a sheltered housing complex), with a rota including our minister and other worship leaders; - ‘Renew 26’ (‘a place where it’s OK not to be OK’) had to stop mee�ng at the Glencorse Centre, but has con�nued to meet weekly at Penicuik North Kirk, staffed by members of Penicuik churches (h�ps://midspace.co.uk/services/renew-26-penicuik-churches/); - clientele, mostly from the congrega�on, but with occasional visits from the general public; - the Young People’s Bible Group on a Tuesday evening, which started in 2024, has been well a�ended, and has led to a growing group of young people of High School age. The new Scripture Union groups which were established in local schools have con�nued to meet; - as in 2024, a successful summer Holiday Club was run in Penicuik Trinity Community Church hall by Scripture Union, with assistance from members of Penicuik churches; - members of the congrega�on con�nue to be ac�vely involved in the local Food Community Hub (Food, Facts, Friends), and we also support the North Kirk’s provision of ‘emergency’ food through Midlothian Social Work Department; - cer�fica�on of volunteers from the churches, but has eventually started on one day per week, and it is hoped that the remaining issues can be resolved to permit opera�on on 4 days per week. We give praise and thanks to God for his grace in guiding us, and seek his blessing and direc�on for our con�nuing work for his kingdom in Penicuik, in conjunc�on with the other Chris�an congrega�ons. We look forward with a God given confidence to fresh expressions of outreach and witness in the Community. 4 / 11 ## **Financial Review** Church. We had extensive expenditure on Church buildings once more of approximately £120,000, with addi�onal expenditure being in the region of £100,000. We were able to cover some of this by withdrawing monies from our investments with the Church of Scotland. Other items rose in price, the major one being, as always, our u�li�es bill. The Kirk Session extends its grateful thanks to all our members for their faithful giving throughout the year and to their response last year when we asked people to consider increasing their dona�ons. The giving did rise. The 2024 figure was £58,699 and this year saw an income of £66,512 – an addi�onal £8,000. Further work will be ongoing, of course, in the coming years and we trust that members will con�nue in their generosity. We give thanks for answered prayer that we are involved in outreach especially to children. Work with teenagers uses Youth for Christ material, Kidspace for the younger children require materials to bring learning about Jesus to their hearts; thanks to all the Church members who volunteer there, and we have started to run a Breakfast Club for the pupils of Penicuik High School, where the a�endees receive a morning snack. Thanks, as always, to the members of the Finance Commi�ee who oversee the expenditure and to all those who count the offering a�er Church. Finally, thanks to our accountant for always being there to take telephone calls and for the efficient compila�on of the Church Accounts. ## **Reserves Policy** The charity trustees have considered the reserves required and have considered their current and future liabili�es. It is the trustees’ policy to hold reserves of at least 6 months’ expenditure including designated funds. At the year end the congrega�on held cash funds of £42,977 in addi�on to cash reserves on Deposit with the Church of Scotland of £513,331 ## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities** apprecia�on of the transac�ons of the Church during the financial year. The members of the Kirk Session are responsible for keeping proper accoun�ng records which, on request, must reflect the financial posi�on of the Church at that �me. This must be done to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Chari�es and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Chari�es Accounts (Scotland) Regula�ons 2006 and the Regula�ons Anent Congrega�onal Finance approved by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2007. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Church and must take reasonable steps for the preven�on and/or detec�on of fraud and other irregulari�es. Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf, ## J Neil Cape ## **J N Cape Session Clerk** ## **Date …21 April 2026………………………..** 5 / 11 ## **Independent Examiner's Report** I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on the Financial Statement pages 7 - 11. ## **Respec�ve responsibili�es of trustees and examiner** The charity trustees are responsible for the prepara�on of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Chari�es and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Chari�es Accounts (Scotland) Regula�ons 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regula�on 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regula�ons does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under sec�on 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether par�cular ma�ers have come to my a�en�on. ## **Basis of independent examiner's statement** My examina�on is carried out in accordance with Regula�on 11 of the Chari�es Accounts (Scotland) Regula�ons 2006. An examina�on includes a review of the accoun�ng records kept and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considera�on of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explana�ons from the trustees concerning any such ma�ers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In the course of my examina�on, of the statement of accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025, no ma�er has come to my a�en�on, 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accoun�ng records in accordance with Sec�on 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regula�on 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regula�ons, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accoun�ng records and comply with Regula�on 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regula�ons have not been met, or 2. which, in my opinion, a�en�on should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Rosalind J Paterson Date: 29[th] May 2026 6 / 11 ## **Penicuik Trinity Community Church Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 31 December 2025** |**Penicuik Trinity Community Church**
**Receipts and Payments Account**
**Year ended 31 December 2025**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts**
**Note**
Dona�ons
**3**
Legacies
Ac�vi�es for Genera�ng Funds
Deposit Interest and Investment income
Rental of premises
Sale of assets
Sale of investments
Grants
Other Receipts
**4**
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
**5**
**Costs of genera�ng funds**
**Charitable ac�vi�es**
**Governance costs**
**Total Payments**
**Transfers from reserves**
**Excess of Receipts over Payments for the year**
**Excess of Receipts over Payments for the year**
**before transfers**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
72982
-
1036
26276
100294
2018
-
-
-
12768
115080
220567
0
220567
**-105487**
**71525**
**-33962**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
-
-
1281
-
1281
-
-
-
-
3285
4566
617
617
**3949**
**3949**|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
72982
-
2317
26276
101575
2018
-
-
-
16053
119646
221184
0
221184
**-101538**
**71525**|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
64692
-
1410
39857| |||||105959
2364
-
-
-
17794| |||||126117| |||||257458| |||||257458| |||||**-131341**
**121810**| ||||**-30013**|**-9532**| 7 / 11 P¢ni¢uik Trinit Commun Statement of Balances At 31 December 2025 Church Unrestricted Restricted Fund5 2025 Funds 2025 Total 2025 Total 2024 Note Bank & De sit Bala￿e$ Bank & deposit balances bfoughtfonvard 72991 82523 Movement in year: Excess of Receipts over Payments for the year -33962 3949 -3W13 -9532 Bank & deposit balances carried forward 24939 18039 42978 72991 Investments at market value Cos DEPOSIT Funds COSIT Investment Funds Icost E 5659681 7 513331 513331 682559 542795 682559 E43948 1195890 1195890 1186743 The accounts were aPPr￿d by the Kirk seS￿on on 2110412026 For and on behalf of the Kirk Session Session Clerk Treasurer 8111 **Penicuik Trinity Community Church** ## **Statement of Balances** ## **Notes to the Accounts** ## **1. Trustee Remunera�on and Related Party Transac�ons** During the year no trustees received reimbursement of expenses incurred. Mr James D. Paterson, who is a member of the Kirk Session, received £1932 for providing his services as church officer during the year. ## **2. Movements in Funds** |**Unrestricted funds**
Designated Fabric Fund
Church Guild Fund
General Fund
**Restricted funds**
Religious Knowledge Society Fund
SU Holiday Club Fund
Pipe Organ Restora�on Fund
Good Causes Support Fund
Hardship Fund
Gi� Day 2023
Na�onal Giving Day
Youth Worker
Specifc Outreach Projects
**Total funds**|**At 1 Jan**
**2025**
**£**
1448
2480
54975
58903
89
423
24
1039
657
1240
577
970
9071
14090
72993|**Receipts**
**£**
1027
185576
186603
179
715
566
3105
4565
191168|**Payments**
**£**
854
1619
218094
220567
50
250
317
617
221184|**Transfers**
**£**
400
-400
0
0|**At 31 Dec**
**2025**
**£**
994
1888
22056| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||24938| ||||||39
352
24
1754
1223
1240
577
970
11859| ||||||18038| ||||||| ||||||42976| ## Purposes of Designated Funds Fabric Fund: set aside funds for the maintenance, renova�on and extension of church proper�es Church Guild Fund: used to account for Guild receipts and payments separately from the General a/c Purposes of Restricted Funds Religious Knowledge Society Sunday School Grant Fund: grants made by RKS for Sunday School SU Holiday Club Fund: fund held on behalf of Penicuik Churches for financing Holiday Club Pipe Organ Restora�on Fund: to cover costs of restoring parts of the Church Pipe Organ Good Causes Support Fund: to support chari�es and/or good causes chosen by the Kirk Session Hardship Fund: to provide emergency payments in case of need, disbursed by the Minister Gi� Day 2023: funds awai�ng disposi�on Na�onal Giving Day: funds awai�ng disposi�on Youth Worker:: funds donated to support appointment of a Youth Worker including monies held on behalf of Penicuik Churches Together (‘Gather on the Green’ and Penicuik High School Breakfast Club) 9 / 11 |**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**3. Analysis of Dona�ons**
Open Plate oferings & Gi� Aid Dona�ons
66512
Tax Recovered on Gi� Aid Dona�ons
6470
Ac�vi�es for genera�ng funds
1036
1281
74018
1281
**4. Analysis of Other Income**
Life and Work Dona�ons
294
Insurance Claim
3444
Online giving
5390
Weddings & funerals
40
Guild income
1027
Other income
2573
3285
12768
3285
**5. Analysis of Payments**
**Charitable ac�vi�es**
Giving to grow alloca�on
57892
Presbytery dues
1262
Minister’s expenses
0
Other stafng costs
3817
Accountant
1250
Minor fabric repairs & maintenance
1254
Church hall repairs
41076
Bell tower repairs
65493
Church repairs
13985
Manse repairs
7006
Manse Council Tax
3494
Heat and light
8934
Insurance
4077
Guild expenses
1619
Life & Work
172
Bank charges
417
Church ofce expenses
795
Outreach expenses
2517
317
SU Holiday club
250
Other expenses
5508
50
220568
617
**Governance costs**
Independent examiner’s fees
0
220568
617|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2025**
**2025**
**£**
**£**
**3. Analysis of Dona�ons**
Open Plate oferings & Gi� Aid Dona�ons
66512
Tax Recovered on Gi� Aid Dona�ons
6470
Ac�vi�es for genera�ng funds
1036
1281
74018
1281
**4. Analysis of Other Income**
Life and Work Dona�ons
294
Insurance Claim
3444
Online giving
5390
Weddings & funerals
40
Guild income
1027
Other income
2573
3285
12768
3285
**5. Analysis of Payments**
**Charitable ac�vi�es**
Giving to grow alloca�on
57892
Presbytery dues
1262
Minister’s expenses
0
Other stafng costs
3817
Accountant
1250
Minor fabric repairs & maintenance
1254
Church hall repairs
41076
Bell tower repairs
65493
Church repairs
13985
Manse repairs
7006
Manse Council Tax
3494
Heat and light
8934
Insurance
4077
Guild expenses
1619
Life & Work
172
Bank charges
417
Church ofce expenses
795
Outreach expenses
2517
317
SU Holiday club
250
Other expenses
5508
50
220568
617
**Governance costs**
Independent examiner’s fees
0
220568
617|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
66512
6470
2317
75299
294
3444
5390
40
1027
5858
16053
57892
1262
0
3817
1250
1254
41076
65493
13985
7006
3494
8934
4077
1619
172
417
795
2834
250
5558
221185
0
221185|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
58699
5993
1410
66102
252
0
9872
1245
2795
3630
17794
54261
1740
0
3351
1000
10870
93396
64941
0
3236
8140
3904
1562
340
341
756
0
227
9395
257460| |---|---|---|---| ||1281||| ||3285||| ||3285||| ||317
250
50
617
617||| ||||0
257460| 10 / 11 ## **6. Minister’s S�pend** All Church of Scotland congrega�ons contribute to the Na�onal S�pend Fund which bears the costs of all ministers' s�pends and employer's contribu�ons for na�onal insurance, pension and housing and loan fund. Ministers' s�pends are paid in accordance with the na�onal s�pend scale, which is related to years of service. For the year under review the minimum s�pend was £32,433 and the maximum s�pend (in the 5th and subsequent years of service) £39,856. ## **7. Funds held on behalf of the Congrega�on by the Church of Scotland General Trustees Consolidated Fabric Fund** |**Capital**
**Revenue**|**31/12/25**
**31/12/24**
£ 59291
£ 68887
£ 8291
£ 16360
£ 67582
£ 85247| |---|---| 11 / 11