PERTH GOSPEL HALL 

Annual report and financial statements For the year ended 

31 December 2024 


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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
CONTEKrs
Tru8tees' annual report................................
Independ￿1 oxamin*s Tepyt.....
Statement tsff8CthPts and payThents.................................................
Statement ofbalan¢e8......................................... ..
Notes to tha finanaal statements........................... .
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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The I￿￿tee5 pre￿nt their report and finanGial stalements tO￿ther wth the indeFerKlenl examiner's report for
the y&ar ended 31 Decemb8r 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEFAILS
Charfty nom•
Perth Gospd Hall
Charfty numb
SC006180
C(mlact sddr•s$
1 Franco5 (3(¥d￿ R(wl
Perth
PH2 8EW
W•bslt• addms
¥￿￿.perthgospaIhall.c￿l
Curr•nt tru•l••s
Oth•r tru•t••s vtho
rv•d durfng th• y•ar
<None>
TY•uur•r
B•nk•r•
TSB Bank plc
King Eth%Èrd Street
Perth
PH15UB
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Klnos Hlll Avenue
lfjngs Hill
West Malling
ME194JQ
Skityon Buildlno Sodety
179 Hlgh Street
Perth
PH1 SUN
Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r

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STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEP
Goveming Documwrt
The charity an 1n(knpend￿t evangelK21 thurth. also krthm as an Assembty. It is an unincorporated
asstioation ￿erned by its c￿￿tU1)￿ ajqknd on 26 May 2010.
Appolntm•nl of Trusto
The trustees are the Eldtts of the Church and are apwjnted fr(Kn Iwihin the members d the Churth.
or￿ls￿lI0nal Struclure
The truste￿ are dIr￿Y resp￿&ble for the daWTrday management d Ihe Churth and meet regularfy
throughout the y8ar.
Rlsl( Assessm•nt
Th& trutstees regularfy revw the risks to wthich charity is eXp￿d and are satisfied that Ihey have policieB
and procedures in pla￿ to minimw Ihc6e risks. In addrtw to putrjic 1kn8bilty aThJ property insurarw,
comprehensive [￿l￿eS and ￿￿edureS are in t4ace for heaf(h and safety,. child protsction (including PVG
Disdo8ur8s tr all key Ycth w￿kers). fc#Jd h>yiene and WofesS￿ maintenance of the trAJldirwJ.
OBJECnVES AND ACTivmES
The ot4oGt of the Churth is the advancem&* of rdigion. The winapal aC1p￿tieS during the year in furtherance
of this oty'eGt induded:
SFYeading th8 G05pd in the Qty of Perth and dsthth8re
Holding regular servic66 for children. young p￿46 and addts
Offering ￿treach seTvirth in sheltwe(I hthjsing. residential hs)mes and sthods in Ihe City of Perth and
elsthvhere
Giving of financad supt*xt to ￿￿rkerS travellirrfJ in the United ￿ngdorn lo preach and teach the Word of
Grxl
Giving of financial suprmyt to Missi(Ywies abroad and sending rell8f supF4ies to areas of the
world affected by natural disasters
ACHIEVEMENTS AND peRFORMANCE
M•mborshlp
In 2024. the number of Church mernt>W5 was alyyJl the Same a5 21)23, lyjt there were a fww thanges in Ihe
individuals that C￿n￿Se the Churth.
Regular Servlcos
The regu18r programme of everts in Perth Gosp81 Hdl:
Sunday
10.30 Breaknng of Bread (&ynmunion). Chrtstians meet to remember the Lord Jesus as he
instru¢Xed.
12.15 Bitle Tead)ing. Leaming 7knt the BiNe has to say to LS today.
14.30 Sunday Sc*KJd and 8it4e Classes (during schod term). Singsng. quizz86 and Bible
stories for th"Mren and young PeOF4a. For dass wcrt use is made of tha Upstairs
in Gospel H811.
16.00 Gc￿￿ Nff4VS
4 (refre5hrnents are served to W￿ce). Put4ic presentation of the
Bit48 G(NYs love in S￿￿1ng his Son to Ihe Saviour of the wyld.

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Wednesday 19.30 A tlmg (rf Prayer and Bible Teathing. A rep(yt friyn 8 Christk9n *brker either in the UK
Th4￿daY
Q9,ao 'killlo TreA&urK (tothllerl Group. (durirw Efknod term), Singing, slerw and litno f
dlers (age up to 3 to Elay Vlith selecticm of toyz. Parents. grandparents and
Gqrers can enjoy refreshment and L*aL
The Church contSnued to IxoadrAst wwces on ZLM)m albaryng those are unat48 to meet wilh us
physlrally to loin Ihe services. The Churth oxtinued its socjal malia. Facebook and YouTube, to
cc*nmunicAta th8 Christian rnessage.
Actlvltl••
Th8 annual repcKI meeting for Church fnemt*rs hdd on S*urday 23 March 2024. This gave an
opportunity lo pr8sent on the V•DTk of the year as as the trea6urer presenting the annual accounts.
Thè Church hdd its annual Bible &udy Week at the teginning of Juty. This 18 an OPlMXtunty for Christi8n8 to
a week log8th8r and thm from Gcrfl's word, ts 8it4e. The annual Christian Conference on the third
Saturday in September was hdd at the 8ankfoot Church Cenlre.11 was 9ocrfI lo *h￿cOMe I￿81 Chrtstl8ns,
well as Christians from olher arw, for a Ilme of Bible leaching and friendship. The Gtyrference weekend was
followed by a series of evening sessions in Perth Gospel Hal.
In May 2024, tha Church oryanised 8 Bible Study w8ekw)d vthere the Chrk8tlan8 Jpont Ilme toaelher and
enloyed 8es8i(M78 of &'bla leathing.
Children's wtrea¢* a)nlinued during 2024 vnth the regular Sund8y sch￿4. Youth adivities and The Litile
Treasure Toddlers Gr￿Jp. SLYne Churth m•nters the opportunty during th8 year to help some w'mary
Sch￿18 ddiverfng the religiws and p8rt of the curriwlum.
Several 'Family Fun Days, and 'Ladies Evenings, wwe ￿JaniSed for the rA)mrnunity In the Goswl Hall and
grounds durtn9 2024.
In 2024 the monthly Community Lunch al P•rth Gospel Hall conl1nL￿. Al these evenl8 soup, pudding. coffee
and biscuits are served and there is a ih(Yt quiz and Thoughl for th? Day., The Church 81so organised a
'M8n's F8slive Br8aklast' in December. The form* was 6imi18r lo Ihe community Lunch wth a Short quiz and
Thwt fcK the Dal as a8 a cocknl Lveak188t.
The work of the Gwd N8w8 'Cuppa in the Car Pa￿., U￿ng the GCKAJ Ne￿ Trailer. continued in 2024. The
taller 16 situated at ThlmtrAeru4V CAr park on Monday evenings and at D8lr•och Place car park on Wednesday
evenings. A $rnaH learn Ihe Goskd Hdl atrAe to meet ￿1th those attending, distribute bags of
groc8ries and some thoUghtw¢J￿.ng literature about Chnslianity. A shcAt thought for the day from the Bible
was a1$0 8har8d those galhernd.
The ChurGh ¢{￿tInued rngular monthly wsils to some of the Care H(Ynes and supwted comFlexes in 2024.
Thls gives an OPFQrtunity lo meet *ith dderly pe￿8. ¥Awld not be atAe to attend regular Churth
activities and 8hare the gry)d GC￿'S1￿4e.
Tho Qhurth oontsnued wlh a ragular fry thg wnmunty. Thp. &anp(rt Th$& 16 aditad by ono of tho
men In th8 fdlowshlp and ¢ontsin$ 8 varidy of intereth.ng artides, induding a 'C4ynmunity Comer, which giv88
detaik of local events. The Signpost is ￿￿tributed to many homes in the community. emailed to other contacts
and posted on GO6￿ Hdl Facet￿￿ and ¥￿b page.
Ev•ry Sunday thrwh the year a short message was stroemad ￿ Ga8pel Hall Facebook and
YouTube page wesenls Ihe slory (rf G￿6 Im in gNing son, Jesu6 ChrisL
During December, g)SP81 Cal￿dar5 *we dotributed in Perth ar￿ severd surrounding villages. The Church
held Chnslmas Carol Seryices in Perth Gospd Hall. Br*e of Eam Instrtute and the Vlhite Church. Cthmrie.
Thg Church is active in a paStC￿ ministy. This InV(￿veS ho5￿1a1 ¥i￿ts, visiling tK)mes to help peoFle in need,
supp)rting older (￿nstI8nS and bwng available lo hdp. listen and enrAMJrage Mem￿r5 of the Churth and
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Most of the Church ￿b¥S invfd%vl in the atxy48 are PVG checked. The Church acltvely encourages
and supprrfls younger memters to be invdved in the Church activf(ie& They aTe helped to identrfy the grfl and
ability given by G￿. m8nlore(l as ihey b8c(*ne inv(knd in a and. ￿there the Wemial is evKlent, traln8d
forfuture leadership in the Church.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Summory
In 2024 Perth Gospel Hall (￿tinUed to financially by th8 membws of the Churth. Most of
financtal giving in 2024 c4)ntinued to make use of elertr(mic rn￿S e.g. glft aKJ via L(xd's W¢yk Trust and bank
transfers. RemovirvJ l&3acy gtfts rewved in 2023 demonstrates that in¢crfne for 2024 is largely unth8nged
from wey1￿￿% year. The ￿¥1￿9 to Ihe General Fund (L)nlinued lo the running co&ts of the chartty.
The ChurGh has G(Krtinued lo finanaally supwrt Christian ￿ and •ADrkers not only in the Perth area. but
also throughout the UK and overseas. Each monlh a drffwenl Mi55MJr￿ry ￿ mi55ion is identif￿. and
D)118Ction is laken to sUp[￿t thy6 rnwor￿ l
There werg some sMJntfieant extwMiitsJre rtems in 2024. A 0)ntribulK￿ to tha purthase of a new GIM)d Ne*s
tr￿ler and r8wNnting of wall almg car park entrance £18 896. As a result. t4ql8nce at Ihe end of 21Y24
was signrfiranly18SS than opening trAlance in January.
The 'rnaint2nance ￿0up, has develo￿ a programme of Maintenan￿ for the falxiG of bjikling and the
grounds.
The followng is a summary of our rec4pts and payrT￿ts f(r the ￿r.
2024
2023
Receipts
Paym8nts
su￿usI￿DefiCitI for the y
280
96,716
(109.508) {87,9011
125,228)
8,815
R•s•rves Polky
The tnjstees, pdicy to maintain suffiaent reserve5 to meet operating ccfjts and to utilise the remainder in
th8 work of th8 Church. Unr8stricted reserves at the erxi of the year IAere £49.995 (2023.. £75,048). The
trLLgteeg are aware that r88erve8 are higher Ih8t L9 ftyLured to narm81 runntry CLKgts and have tlan8
to gradualty deCr￿e the 8¢X￿nI t£lar￿ by rr*ns of gffts to Cknnslian ¥4tyk and wtykers tr¢at regLI8rty
support ovgr the next few years.
FUTURE PLAN8
The tr￿st8es ￿an to G(Xrtinue the regL4ar ser¥Kes and many of the actiwties mentic￿￿j abovp into 202S.
APPROVAL
This report w approved ty truste8s on 16 MaTth 2025 and syned thar by.
Trustee

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•rfs Report to the Trust••s of Perth GospEI HaN
I report on the flnanoal slatemert6 01 (*￿Ity far year ended 31 December 2024, wthich are Set OLrt on
pages 8 to 12.
Resp•ctlv• rnspon•lblllll•• of Trust••s Examlnw
Th8 Ghadws trustees are reS[￿nSIb[e for Ihe prepaTats'on of the finanrial slalements in accordance wth the
le￿& of the Chantias and Trustee Investmeni (sc￿and) Act 2005 Dhe 2005 *£fi and the Charities
Accounts IScot18ndl Regu18tityB 2006 (as amended) fihe 20Lk8 Regulab(Th"). The twstees conslder that the
audlt raquirwnwrt of Reg￿8110n {101{1Md) d the Reg￿$11[￿￿ does not ar¥Ay.
It Is rny ro6pJn&itslily lo examina th* finaDo4ai stale￿￿￿ undw (MM1MG) of Iho 2QOS Art and lo slalq
whather parti￿laT matter5 ha￿ wne to my attention.
BMI• of Indepmd•nt Examln•rfs Stat•m•nl
My examination 18 c4fTied <yJt in acGordance with R&Julat￿n 11 of the 2fJJ6 Regulatlons. An examlnatt'c
indudes a review of the accAwnbng rec4rds kept by the charty 8nd a comparison of the financial Jtatemen18
presented wilh those rec(ffd6. It also indudes c(nshJeTation of ￿Y un￿ual ilems or disclosums in the
flnancial stalem8nts and seeks e*anations frcrfn the Irust88s conc•ming any such rnatters. The proc•Jure8
undartaken do not p￿de all the evldenGe thal bo roquired in an audit. and consequently I do not
8xwass an audit on vivw glven by th8 finandal 8latem•nl&
Ind•p•nd•nt Exwnln•e• 8tat•m•nt
In Connec1t￿ Vllth my exWnlnafj￿, matter c4rne to My attentth..
whl¢h gNe8 me rea$￿able cause to bdi•v• ihat in any mstensl rospect. lh• requlrements
to keep accounting recryth in ac£¢xdance wth sectlon 4411)la) of the 2005 Act and R8gulation 4 of
the 2006 RtyulatKrt. an
lo prepare financial staterr￿lI vthich ac(xJrd wilh the aCc￿nI1￿J rec(Yd8 and comFly wth Regulatlon
9 of Ihg 2006 Reg￿1￿
hav8 not been met. or
2. to vthich, in ry ay'nKA), alt8ntiM shcAAd trAJ dravm to enatle a prcw underslanding of Ihe financlal
slat8mwtl$ to be reath&l.
20 Marct4. 2025

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Unr8Stn'cted Restn'i*ed
Total
Total
Note
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
R•c•lpts
Donats'ons
41.882
40.724
82,606
84.278
11,624
814
Legacies
Inve61mont income (Bank intWBStI
1.674
43.556
1.674
84,280
40.724
96,718
Paym•nls
Donations IMis6ion arml gfts)
Cost of Ghadlabla activitieB
15,797
28.051
61,058
4,1Lf2
76,853
32,153
59,123
28,378
Gov&manc8 costs
Donatlon lo Gharity In 11¢
of independenl examlnatlM fee
500
soo
41x1
44.348
65.160
109,508
87,901
Not mov•m•nt In fund¥
(7921 {24,436) (26,228)
(24,436?
24,436
{25,228)
8,815
Transfers betvmen funds
surplu￿1(1•￿¢1t) for y•ar
(25,228
8,815
The Not88 on Fwes 10 to 12 form an integral rArt d the￿ financ￿ statements.

STATEMENT OF BALANCES
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
Totsl
2024
2023
Funds Reconcilialion
Balanc& as al 01 January 2024
Surplusl(Defiatl fcf yaar
B8lanGe as al 31 Decwntr*r 2024
73,845
12&228)
48.617
65.030
8,815
73.845
Bank & Caih Balanc
Bank current Alc
14,724
33,893
48,617
21,599
52,246
73,845
8uildln9 soGigty ￿C
(Xh•r cmh
Insurance wepayment
1,33
1,203
Flx•d as••t8
964,536
964,536
Llobllttl•s
All funds aro unrestrtded.
The Not88 L¥) pages 1010 12 fom) an inttyr81 F8rt crf these finanaal 8tatemth)ts.
Th•8• flnan¢id ststèments wer8 approved by th6 Injstees cn 16 March 2025 and signed on Ihelr behalf by:
Tru51ee
TreasLrer

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Bash of Pr•parntlon
T￿88 financial statements have been wep3r&J on the receipts and pa￿ents basis in 8cc(xdance
{a) The CthaTili8s and TTUStee Inve51meTft (ScrAlarHI) A(12005
(bl The ￿arItieS Accwnis {Scdland) Regdatsons 2006 (as amendtsj)
There have been no changes to the baws of YeparatW￿ or to the w￿louS y*5 financial ststements.
Fund Accountinq
(al Unrestricted lunds are thctse that ¢xn be expended at the dis(¥eticm of the trustees in the
fvrtheranr4 of the 0tr4ects of the chanty.
Ib) Reslricted funds are those Ihal May only be used for sperific purrK>ses. Reslricltons arise vknen
sp8crf￿j by the donor, or *then funds are raised for SFeufic wrpM)ses.
Ic) Tho purprths of Ihe furth arB in Note 11.
Taxatlon
lal The charity is not liatde trj tax or gawts tax rts tharitaLle actrvib'es.
Ibl The Gharity is not r4istered for VAT. thus all c¥)sts are showi indusive of VAT charged.
Trnn¥aG¥fM tiy.#qos and rfjl•t9d portl
la) No remuneration was paid to trustees during the year or in the pmiws year.
Ib) The charitys insurance p￿IcY indude5 trustee indemnty insurance for all its trustees.
Ic) No expenses vRre reim1￿rS8d to the trl￿teeS during year or in the previous year.
Id) There were no trwwctKffiS V•ryth rdated Part￿ during ts year or in the Previ￿jS year.
Donations
Unrestricled Re￿iCted
Total
FurKIs
Funds
2024
2Q23
Lord's Wuk Trust
25,234
16,648
41.882
28.693
12,031
$3,927
28,679
82.606
57,765
26,513
84.278
Other gfts & offerings
40.724
The Lord's Trust in Ifjlmam￿ fLwf) ts a Stixish cfArity (SC008740) whose principal objert is
to aGt as a thannd fcK fvnds from A6semL4ies and indmduals lo Assembly based workers and related
works. Where apF*oprfate Lv￿ daim Grfl Aid on funds rec*Ned and this on to Assemblles or
w<Ykers, thus saving AssernL4ies the ￿3rk that wouki b8 invthed in administeriry Grlt Aid themsefvos.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Mission Glfts
2024
2023
Number
Number
Gifts lo thers Iravdling in the UK lo
and teach the Word of God
40,200
32
38,100
Gifts to misstonaries wking abroad and the
sending of rdief SUPFlies
Gifts lo the Lord's Work Tnjst and other
individuals
25
20,858
18
18,130
16
14797
2,893
79
76,855
59,123
Cost of cha￿abl0 Actlvlllas
Unre8trided Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2024
2023
Bank tharges
Broadband
91
91
83
383
383
419
Catering and e￿Ing8
Hall hir8
4.016
612
4,016
612
4,595
612
Heakn'ng and lighting
Insuranc8
5,355
1,690
177
S.3S5
1.690
177
6,017
1,520
36
Missionary parG8Is
Printing and tracts
Re￿IrS and maintenance
Sp&a%ers' expenses
study Week
Sunday Scho
1,780
11,289
1,780
11,289
2,452
5,614
760
4102
2,658
32.1 $3
3.843
2,427
2.658
28,051
4.102
28,378
Other Ass•ts
The tharity owns the building known as Perth GosFd Hall, Huntingtower Road, Perth, PH1 2LH. The
building was purchased in 2008 for £450.000 and has sinc8 been extensively refurtmshed. No reliable
market vaSua is avalatAe,' insurance values are as folows..
2024
2023
Buildings
Gontont6
919.047
45,449
919.047
45,489
964.536 964,536
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Mov•mnts in Funds
Balance
Balanc•
3111212023
Receipts P8yments Transfers 3111212024
Unre5Mct•d funds
General
73,845
43,5S6
{44,348) 124.4361
48,617
R•strlct•d tsnds
Home ￿￿)rkS and worker6
18.781
20,578
1,385
40,724
<40,200)
(20,858)
{4,1021
165,1601
21,419
280
Mlsslon8des
Study week
2,737
24,436
Total fund•
73.845
84,280
{109,5081
48,617
ID. TranAf•rn b•tr4••n funds
Transfers tolalling £19,983 were made to thè various re8lrict8d funds. as above, lo maet payments not
GOV8red by the related ￿stricted rec8ipl&
11. Purpo•• of Fund¥
General
An unr88trlcted fund that be expended at the dlscrnllon of the
Iruslees in furth&rance of the objects of the charty.
A re81ricted fund for th6 r6celpt of glfts and offerlng8 for people
Ing in Ihe UK pendlng di81ribullon of the funds.
Teslricled fund for the recelpl of gifts and offering8 lor
ml881onari88 working abroad pending dlstrlbullon of the funds.
A T851rict8d lund for the T8ceipt of gifts and offeTing5 towards the
061 of Ihe tharity's annual Study week
Home works and WOTker#
Ml8slonarf88
Study week
12-