L4•dsm¥lrPaYlsh thu
JI D•¢ernt￿ 2024
Coryegatirm No. 030202
fjladsmuv Parlsh c￿[th Rece•)i andPaW¥￿t Acc(wts

Charity Name..
Glad5rnuir Parish Chwch
c￿rIty Rewstratlon Number".
SCO)5996
Refwence No..
Contxt Add￿$%
INd•wnd•ni Exim**r
9 Al￿￿￿e Plat•
Edinbur8h
EH3 6AT
Royal Bank d kotla*)d.
Hhddiwon Braoth
32 Court 51reet
HADtXNGTOM
EH413NS
Gladsfflur Parlsh Clvjrth Re￿tyt ènd Pawnernt Acccwnts

Y*•1*￿￿ •13L Ooc*mbtr2024
The Church is admlrdstered in xcordirKe wththe*nrs(*tl* Mr4ltl Deeilof Corstiiu¥cfft.
Mernbers of the Sesstors and the Coreregatfjnkl Board are the chariytrustees. The ￿rk Sessior mtmbers are the
elders of the church 3ThJ are thosen frorn those rnernbers of the church who are considered to have the appiopriaie
gift5 and skills. The minister, who 15 a rnernber of the Kirk 5essK)n, 15 elerted by the C￿8fE8at10n and iThducted by
Presbytery. The congre8a￿Onal eoaid Is apwiTrted from ￿thOrI the con8re8atk)n and rnernbers of the coTr8regailon
are ifNited to indmduals who are beSeved to have the skills and commrf¢mwt to contfitrwte to the
manaeemeni affairn of Church. to t*comÉ¥ Members ol the Pthrd 8¢Mrd Wr*ibÈrs are then appointèd at the
Stated Annual ￿etinE and sefve for a peric#J of three¥e¥s alter v•h*h thev must seek ￿.tkn￿n at the next Stated
Annual Meetyn8.
Th• Cony•g>tiaial Board Ss chaired th• rnint5ter ¥Thd rn*s a rninunum of four rime5 in ¥ ￿¥r. finaThr* •ttd
property maners consh4ered the fvll Board viith 8foLW5 formed as reqLNre
The Kirk ￿5510￿ is resp￿51y1￿I0#$￿vtV￿l aTrdifsTAfilhifi and ftwts a of SIM times a
ObJectlve5 and AcUYltlts
The Church of ScotLind is Trinitarian in donrine. Ref(rned ia trndthon and PreS￿erian in pDlity. It exists to Èlorify
God and to Work for 3dvanrern￿t of Chrisvs King6xn th0￿hout the world. N5 a nati￿￿1 Church. it
acknowledges a disiinrtNe cam an(1 to t>nffl8 the ordinaKe5 of reliiion to Ihe p￿¢ In every of
Ihrouih a i¢rrityial rninisiry. It ctroperate5 Wlth othet Chu￿he5 in vario￿5 e(umenKal btrjies rTh ScotlèDd and
beyond.
To lullil these d)jertNes Glad5muir Parsh Churth holds repjlar Suvjèy wcffthip swwces as well as several spec
services throughxtlhe year.
In additi¢x). the ChLwch is deeply Involved in thlage lile in Ik)th Cjathuir and m￿rner￿, wth rtrry xthertions to
the peop￿ olow si#er¢on8re8ation in Lo￿*1￿ry.
Athlevements and Perfovrna￿t
Gl•d5myir ¢hurih contnued with Week￿ ￿r¥I￿ momiw S*￿￿% at Ilan and se¥eral s￿(la1 5er4fres duriD8 the
British Swnmerbme rnonth5 of AprTI to SÈw.errber. The thdrch 31$0 hv.d •Yd¢ional acts of w0￿h1P specific to Good
FrKlay, thE winter solstice la bereavement ieriice Christrnas E¥e. Summer sery￿e5 took t5 their theme a book
entitled The Wud'5 Out. written by ￿ Our Athent Christma5 services thi5 year were.
l*ke lastyear, based3rtyJnd stones Inspirèu by ￿stage stayps
GladsmvSr P¥tsh Church Ileceipt ￿ Payment P£tounts

TThstees' Report Iwntl
Yearofth at 3l 0•Um￿rI￿14
A¢hle¥•ments •id P•rforma￿ Icormwedl
We continue to prooute our four.oaee l4orthipsywler￿nI. The SvTrlav F￿¥￿e¥ch wee*- a Wr￿en 9JffjmJry ol the
latest seNite. Thls Is Issued ￿ more thèn 30 of whorn are rnember5 01 Gkdsrnu r thurch. We are
blessed with bolh a Ministe¢ and a Lay Pbstor also a dedicated Worship Te•m. all sharedwith iorwiddry Chvr¢h,
somany different voi¢e5 contnbute to our 5eThi(e5 durnliheyear.
In March 2024 GL￿rnU1￿ Clwjrch hg51ed the World Day ol Prayer for Gladsrntslr. Wniddry. GullJne and
Aberlady churc￿5.
10rt8 With Irl4fid& Lon8Thlddry. w• pr5•t and Easter thrknna% c•r65 toe4*tyhom* th the
alerting the local cr*))Trwnty 10t￿ sffwce5 being ￿ld.
Oui Remembrance sunday 5eTh*e 15 lrnportart In thE vMla8è. fèatudry in Novemtr*r 2021 Rreaiiy •ppFeclJled
a second year si¥dent Irom fvom the P￿StOn Lodse Hi$h Sclthl Pipe Band. A lew weeks
lèter The Church UClOlJted for Chr15tmas Jnd 50 we l*kl a fesii%* coffee mornln8wIth ST•IIs a•)d Il¥e rnuslc. Man
of our n¢18￿Vr5 Iplu5 v4SittrrS fwm Lo*8nlddry •né other W1￿£e5 •fid 117vm51 c•me t(b thl•v Idltswsh* at
whichth• Iru• rn•#i*i• oIChrtstnla#wa* px%•d oh toyoury •nd 01¢ all*•
AS ever ine conife￿I10n responde¢ mwir*eTrtly to C•l)Pal8ns fan durine iDe Yew 10 hdp QThefS. Flisf
wès our Lersi 'Jar5 01 ￿ra￿. 4ppt•l whKh, ioirther w+th Lorynlddry Churth. rnljed ju>t over t2,(KX) lor-bo(4(s, 8a1
nd ￿nEleS.. a Chtyr¢h ol k•t1￿d %uw>rt•d prOl•¢t a Khool brt É•#*rrth Wim•liya lernembrante S*Wie•
raJs•d É55 for POFOY SC￿$•￿￿. In •uluMn w• Cfffjtiibut￿ rnary lilled sho*boxe5 of ioods plus som* nKJn*f¥ry
donatsons Wyth5wood charit¥ io send ro vkrèhie. Wo d￿ated pacKs ol b￿Cult5 to Easi Loihian Foodbank lor
Chrlsimas p¥¢els ehlklreff*'s boc*s 10 tr￿511n ￿ ei¥e io inl•n15 Ind their parenis to Èncoura8e lamily. Festive
Coffee Mornini rii%d El.1201or Roots & Fiuits è 1x4 food thariiy. And l*tty our tdlettior6 over Chrsstrnas ser¥ice5
l•lS¢d £352 tor letbany Christyan Tru5fs 1￿m￿*S$￿t$s￿e¢k m tDe LOtn#nS¥nO Deyofya.
Glad%ffrtu* Chur<h supports Chrls*l4n Al& tfvouoh *% annual •t 6.W s•￿¢•% Vihlch h•w • •ffiph*iit o
muslc This Involves our chuich oriin. oui t**•ire orian and our pilno. 4lDni with ¢uest mustians and sinKers.
Includin8 rhis ytar The Heart & so￿ Swini Ban¢. (h*r li¥e semces the cor8Te8ation Iplus rnany VISIt￿l enjoyed
worsllppn8 God In different Styles an¢J approachts. whKh raigTrB É1.359 lot Chiistian ￿d. sirth ind finll xt ol
e¥enini WOf5hiploi the year res￿¢¢4 in Wions iotsllww £474foriheChurch 01S￿l•n(l HIV Pwrlmmt.
As a yes￿ of nThJlry wr hospitalrty 10 bè ¥try ai ai 6 31r, extend te*. tthee afvj biscu*s to al
ovr ffwnin8servl¢es as wtll.
hav* b+on worklN8 as o rapidly •¥gl￿n6 -paiiKh 8fOuF•n8' our %$t•r Chur<h. LOn8nKldty. and Our
nv*hbourlni t￿l£h ol and Port Seton on rnisx)nal tyjlre￿hto new i¢wn beknll bulk at 81ind4•tlls. We
have delwered Eas*r and Christma51an15 lo *ery househobj afid held ewents aIrr￿st every mrlth. These vaned
from • Rtmemt*artt SeThiceto carc4 sithw.￿ uaft ind ￿la1 dropins and havt attracted a smaH number of
fomill¢s frgm the new towrl.
Our 5iinifttant gjpporr for the ￿￿nE 15 the work thai our Mlnister Ooes wth local wvnary ind setondaryschoo
across both Glad5muii and Lo￿￿1￿￿ty. W￿re he is {ha￿al￿ (Macmerry Primary LonIn￿ary Pnmary khool
and PrestonLD*e Hi8h Stbo¢41.
Pa%e 4
partsh (trrtKth ftecew arKIPa¥rn￿l Acctyjn

TNstees'AMual A*i)Nt
Yearwded è131 O•¢ember1O14 I￿rtI
In terms of conire8atw)nal membership. we be8an 2024 145 nernbers. The number ol removed
from the roll w35 IB. This means we ené year with 127 membets and 3 omen who are activety er8a82d with the
Churth.
Flnanclal R•Yknw
The m•iTr Joyrtt¥ of unrE¥twKtc(l •rt 4l¢rNtd Irtyh w¢¢k￿ gfferiny •rtd Glt Aid. There •r¢ only twts
unr•itrict•d fund% in op•l•t￿.. th•5• b•iry tth• luTrd * 41Mi•ty**•d tsl*ie lu•d lor th• m•ltht•h•Ae•
Church Prooertv.
Th• Accc4Jnts •vid•nc• an •￿•5¥ r•c•ik*s ov•r of fa￿74. folbwni r•ceipt of an I￿￿ranc9 clairn and
caichinÉ UD on ilft ald clakns. The Wbi¢yK4 inMYst￿nE irKoff* Of £2,735 whKh ￿ thÈ rea115ation ol the
stiate8Y to place fwds In ihe Ch￿r(h of kdl•rd Incon? Furnl to fftde an income Mi l¥turt y*ar5 to htlp offset the
tncrt•sini operitiw f05ts of GlJd5muir Parish Churth.
•s•rv•s Pollcv
1115 the Tru5tees' poliry tts hohj restTht501 apwoxmaieiy Ml¥* mofiThS e￿￿hUrt Plus th4naTed fabNc
Ai Ihc ye•r Ihe Chyr¢h htkl ¥nrtst¢¢¢ed fthdi 01174.973. ￿ lrtreiseol *pproAimatdy on the posltion It
•Ad ts12D23. Th1* amouni of i•wrv•S 16 to cow•r th• COniine•nry allowa￿• in th• o•neral luTrJ maniainiTha
thE labricfund to tov* potent￿1 rep•in•Thd ImprtnTemertsto o¥r ¢•t•yy 8 hsied lyjlldry.
5ts1•ment al TpJstqes'R•wwilblNf*5
The members ol the Klrk se55k￿ I Con8rewional Board mu* thn•nri¥ Ststwefits whlth 8we sufficiersl ietail
tu yii•lJl¥ •ri •ypi¥Cl•i￿r? vl thy trdfr*dLllui)s vl itir ChutLh duiliw YE&¢. Trbe Inwil￿r5 of itie Klik 5e$31
I Cor*rrf•t*h41 Boa¢d •¢e iesptsnsible lof keepin¢ proper ac(ountSni records whi¢h. on request, rnyst wllvct thp
fin*Thti*l ol th• Church at that Tim• This rnu%t be done to enwre thai the financi4 slatefflents cornpty with
the Charrtits ènd Tiustee It)¥tstmeni IS¢otlèndl An 2CiJ5. the Charttle5k¢oynt5 Is￿11a￿dI ReAulaik*n5 ind thÈ
Re8ulatloDs Anenr Conve￿il￿n￿ FinarKe appioved Ly thp GEneral AsSeM￿Y ol the Churthol Scoiiand in 2￿7. They
are also responsible l¢r sble8vardire tkne assets ol the Chwth and tr￿st tale reasonable steps lor the prtventi
andlor d•tutior* of fraud 1nd0t￿ irrrful*ititS.
Approved by '.he Trustee5 •rxl
Oate
L￿Mar-2$
Pige S
G￿￿￿￿1r par￿ Church Receipt and PaYment￿t￿nts

Gl•dsmL*Y Parish CMrch
5C005996
pendent Exafflknee$ Heport ty the Tn*ee5 OtGlxlsThiirPartshChur
l Yeoort the ￿(tyJ￿ts ofthe thaf1tyl￿ the %*arended 3111212024 whKhare set out on 7 to 11.
The charitys trnstees are responsit4e for prep¥aiti)n of the acfounts in xcordance *ith the tvrns of the
Charffjesand Tfustee In¥esEment15coiiandlAa ICI15 and theCh¥itieskcwnts IScoitsnOI Regubtions 2(kn.
The chorlty trustees Con￿￿er that the aL¥lit re(wirement of Re¢￿•t￿l 10(11 Idl ¢)f thE A￿t￿nts Rewlètions does
app￿. It is rny responsibility to exambne the accounts as rtquwed urwJET 5ertion 41111 Icl of the Art atyj to state
whether particu&r matter5 have u)mo io my aneniion
Basls of Indepe•deftte¥arnlnerfsswenY
My exarnination is tarrEd clut in acctyd•)ce %•ilb ￿￿ètion Ll of the (Thanties A(comts (Scot1￿) Rrytsi*ion$ 2006.
An eKamirtatyon indudes a review ot thè accountnig recwds kepi by ch￿ry and a rcffiparison of the xcounts
presented With *hose rec￿1$5. It also Intlyies consideratK)n of an¥ unusu31 Iterns or dlsclosures In the account5, and
seeks explan&LIW5 IrDm Ihe LIy5[Ee5 contetnin6 any 5Uth rnatter5. The procedure5 undLTtaken du not provide all the
ewdence th•t k¥ould b¢ required In ￿ •udii consequentw I wtexFTe55 a&Klit tsp1￿￿0￿ on the view 8iven by
the xcotsnt¥
Ind•p•n*Jeni •xarninrfs st*•mw
In tho course of my @Karnination. Tro rnatter tr> nwattèrt
11 Wl¥ch gives me rea$0￿ble¢aL￿Èlo thatin arryt))aieri•l reswt the W¥$r￿eThts.'
il To keepacrDUnting records in ac0rdarKeT￿ Settithi 44111131 olthe 2(n5 Art Re8utsbon4 01 the 2(Q6
Accovn15 Regulatior15, and
bl To prepore atCOurtS whith a<cord withthebccouThtiry rttordsand cornply With RegLdatkn 9olthe 2￿
Accounts A￿￿￿tionS hav• not rn•t, Or
21 To wh*th. In thy ty)irMon. 3ttentth sh￿1￿be drawn Ary ¢yder toenaljlea prO￿r understsnLSTrAof the accourtS
to be reacl*d.
Gladsmu* Parish Clwrth Ilecew aThdPawn&it AcC￿nts

Gtsdsmu* Parfsh Churth
Recelpts at)d Payrner¢tskcoiirts
Year ETrdtd 31 t*wmbef lQ14
RECEIPTS
Fwk15 2024
2014
2023
an3￿￿n5
£24.989
£0
£0
£0
£24.989
£l5,483
£5.LX*)
Acfivltie5forBe￿T￿tin1lUThd$
Ihvi¥stment incomè
£2.735
7.724
£0
£0
J.7as
É27.724
£2.￿1
£23.289
WÈddin8sftuneral thnation5
RvLvlpls Irorll Gtnvfdl Trusiee501Co5
f 550
£19.43?
£0
£0
55D
t19,4J7
£1.250
£15,128
Sble ol invesfmwts
Otherrecelpts
Transfer ￿l￿ndS fwm Chlwchof
Scotland Investmeni Tntst
£0
£6.¢J94
£12.768
E250
6,094
£0
£0
£0
É53.805
Eo
£53.￿&
£52,685
PAYh*NTS
Costs of ynerotini fvnds
Charltable artlviiies
oo¥er￿n(¢ cost5
£163
t45.8Z8
£12
EO
Éo
E163
£45.828
£i,ico
£163
£34.475
£14QJ
£47.191
É47.191
£37,038
Excess of receiptso¥er pl￿￿ntS
loi ihe ye•r belore iioDsler>
£6,614
£6,614
£15,647
Gladsmur Parish Clpjrth Recew andPaW￿l

Gladsmutr ParLsh Chyrth
ststemort of B4ancos
At 31 De(¢rrthr2024
Vnr•strltt•
lunds2024
R•siVtt•d
2014 Totsl X124
T¢rtal 2021
Bank and D•po%ft BaLafft
Balance5 brought f¢Yward
£17.446
E17,446
El.799
P•lov•m•Tri lfi y•ar
Excess of Receipts o￿Tpl¥Ments
E6.614
£6.614
£J5.647
Bank and Oepos* babèr*es
cairie& fc*ward
£24.060
£24.(
£17.446
lThvHtmqnts•t m•vkqtV•h￿w•th C•$
F•brl¢•nd Geneial Fund
£11.3
Ell,31
£11.306
Growth F￿n￿
£0
Incon* Fun
13,581 ¢•# £39.865
9.606
£0
£39.
£39.2
174,972
£0
E74,9n
68.rJx)
ilabllltl•s
Indepen(knt eximlners let
£1.44)
£i.iTr)
Thp accNnt% wwe approved bythe CwwewK)nèl an
O>Mar-25
Fttr and w behalf tsl th* Kitk SÈssion ifidCo*yeiatloNI Ooa
dsmu* p*sh c￿T(Th Rece*t and Pawni kcuunts

Gladsmulr Pirlsh Churth
Not•giotheA¢¢ouTrrg
Nott l. T￿￿te*Re￿lU￿r*t1Ort flelattd P•rty Tran&Xt4ons
Our Church OrBanists, whoarfr both Elde's.
Èceiw•d
pavmentsof £1.030and El.6CO ¢esoettiNel¥. lox '.i£.¥ SE-.b -esol a4¥..Tr4 I.￿ or&anaL Liuith.
Note Z. No¥prn¢m lfi Funds
A5aLI
January
?￿4
As•t)I
Derembet
?024
lTh*estme•i
Ga
U•f•xrfrt•d F¥•ds
General Fund
£53
£47.191
£358
£46,162
Oe54nai¢¢ fabrtc fund
£24810
EIB.8JQ
Totsi
£53
£47.191
tJS8
£74.972
Éo
fo
£0
Éo
Cndowm•ntFufftd
Éo
£0
Total Furrtls
68.Q
53
E47.191
£358
E74,972
Purposesol Oesqnated Fund5
Fabilc F¥nd.' Th¢ Tr￿slee& ha¥e the rrwln1e￿r￿Q vf church wopvrty.
Gladsmyr Parish cl￿rth Retewt afid Payment P£counts

Gladsmulr Pirlsh Churth
NotestotheA¢¢ouft¢s
Note J. ofDLmtknn5
FWO S¢hemt It)on Grft Aid
Gift Aid OflÈfi•B$ 3rd tknnat¥>ThS
Communion en¥tlope5
Ordinary offering5 Iopen Watel
FrErTd5 01 GPC Fufidrai5in8
HMRC Gift orj tk)natTrorts
OlherdoftaTk)nsiinc. t￿9￿$ts>
FuThJ5 ZOZ4
Fvnds 20Z4
£0
£0
£0
202J
£0
fo
£8.497
£3,625
£0
£0
£3,365
£15.488
£0
£0
£10.148
£2.476
£0
£0
EO
EIO.1*18
E2.476
£0
£0
£9.3
£3.063
£24,989
E9.302
E3,063
£24,989
Note 4- Anatys15 ofpaymeftts
2024
Fund$ 2(Q4
2014
Co5t50f 82neratnB fund5
Oflerint tnvtlopes
£163
£163
£163
Charitable artNYt
Mn151ries ard V$55bJn
Pre$b￿ery dues
MB)ister's tr8veland eyroes
Elecrricit¥
Cleaner'5 salary
ELC Groundckre
£15.127
f529
ELS.127
E529
E288
£2.418
É89J
£la.787
£233
£144
£751
£1.320
£0
to
£0
£0
£2,418
£850
fo
£8.10?
E4.796
(2￿4?
É2.149
FabrK repairs & manteTr3n
Heating Ilnc.ser*iciwl
Insurance
Manse Costs
Strathalmono Ro8dCOSts
£0
£0
£0
£0
£8.107
£4.796
£2.847
£2,149
£0
£0
£1.6a)
£0
£0
£0
£6,￿7
£0
£45.B28
£8.906
£2.106
É2,668
É2.562
£0
Éo
É3,41YJ
£I.C￿8
£0
£0
£530
£0
E34.475
Me55y Churc
Oryanist sal¥y
Organ Tunin8
Printin& 5tatonery & Fu5ta8e
P￿pItsupp
Other expenses
tlonaiions tOOEbet tharntyes
¢0
Éo
É2,630
£0
Eo
£0
£61M7
£0
t45.828
Eo
£0
£0
£0
Governanc? costs
Indepenthntexaminerfs feEs
£12(X)
£L,2(YJ
£2,4Q)
TOTAL
£47,191
£0
É47,L91
E37.038
Pèle 10
GI￿$mur Parish Cfrwrth Recept 4rKtPav￿nt ￿t((￿nts

G￿dIm￿[r PIFIth Churth
Ntste 5- MlThster'$ 5UPethd
All Churth ol S<oiiènd ¢oDgreytsns C￿nbUle to StpeThl Fund which be•r3 the pf •ll rniniSterJ'
%tIpond% and •mpbyw's contributiODS for Datvial insurance. pens*)DS and housirh8 and k)aD fwd Ministers.
stlpends are 00￿ In atcoidance With the nail¢v￿1 stynd sca￿. *hich is reL)ted to vears of Service. For the vear
under rewew tht mithimum stipend w•s £31.642 3r#J Ihe M#in￿M lin Ihe flfth and subsequent yearsl
£38,884.
P4vl• 6. cv1l•rtkn3k¥wThlr￿ P•rlbv¥
1024
2023
Poppy Scot
8ethan¥ chr￿lian Trust
GrassmaTket Comffwnrty P¥oit¢i
CrDssreach
Winter CoatAppe•l
£ss
J52
£0
Éo
£0
El,359
£333
£40
El.110
ÉBI
£155
£332
E45Q
£1.670
Christmas Food Apppal
Roots & Frulr
£0
£0
Tol•l
£3.259
£2.87B
61)dsTruir Parlsh Recapi arKIPayfflent Ac((wDt5

APPENDIX
Hdd on bEhalfofthe Coryesatlon d Gtsd¥r*Parlth the{hU￿ vl ScotbM
Con501idated Fabri
Fun
At No.5
Cos Certificate d Balance rtefeTen￿ No. 550301022
2024
2023
Credit balances helé at 31 Deomberat a)5t
£0
Market value of £r*ditoalathces at 31 December
£0
ons
Furtd Aevenue kcount No.50
Credii balan(es helé at 31 Detembei
2024
£13.913
2023
£10.798
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lidate¢ Fabric Fund Ca it31 Accoun: P40.
Co5 CèrtifitatÈ of BalartÈ Rèferente 1*0. 660a02026n
2024
2023
Credii balances held at 31 L)ecemberat tost
£5B.968
£65.
Market Value ofcredtrt balances hekl at 31 (￿£￿ber
£57.572
£59,988
Credit balan<es helu èt 31 Decernber
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Total Matkth vauÈoI COrtsoibi¥tEd Fabth Furbts 50. $5
56
1024
1.485
£70.7
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