REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBEIi.. SC331490 {ScotlaudJ FOR Th8YEARENDKD 30 SKFTEMBER21J25 FOR
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REPORT OFTJIF TRUSTEES OR THKYEARENDED 30 SEvfEMBER2025 The tNstee5 wbo ate N]so di of thc cbaftty forthe pu4)08 of the C0j)l Ad 21W Pent their Tq with fi]JBpciBi statements of thc chlty forthc ycar ettded 30 Sept¢mbet 2025."Ibz tru5tee5 adopt the provisions of Acliag and Reportillg by (IrItieS.. StstemeFLt UK &ttdRepJblicof Irclalld IFRS 102) (effttve l Jtllu8ry 2019). ObJe¢tlves and alrns ThBobitttoft1cbrth isto advgnce the ChrilaTe8lo fOrtheblbt¥fil itt theunitd Kin¥dtMU4ndworldwid¢througb: The provision of su¢h fÈci]iti¢s •ud savicw approprtate for a thiBtian Church the beefit ofthe tnembets of the Chu visikn)Ys th the Cbut¢h#ttdth¢ local commuwty •bathc widcr Co0]ntyp*ti buiuol ¢xGIu5iv¢ly. iD th¢AbErd¢¢llaTra" Th¢ Blda5' Group is oftheviewthatthe a¢tiVÈli¢$¢ledtslltbY thedlUb&re allinthe ffijrtheranceofthe statsd objeciiv%8. Th¢ ac¢ivitiGs of tbe chutch dep&ui trj a $Ilfi(•ttt ¢xt¢nL OD th¢ work of aDd from witbin the clknttdj who volutrtcer theit Urth the lea&rsb4) of ow CbwGb Elders (fTUSteu), our vaTiOL8 churcTr& wue led by (tmitity volllntrer81 with th¢ April 2024. Ad.hoc conbnitkee5 are e5tabli%hed fmrn tiJTJ6 to lirne to focuB on wific tasks Hnd goals (for exwe. to or80tiise ¢v¢È&s. womcn's (Irw-ill (zDtre h&s %CD good attendgmce and is Well-te1Ve4 wtth from hth with wlLQm ¢iDY ¢x¢¢Ut T¢lati Café our monthly iLformai wvsc¢ tb8t we knld ill a"caf¢ 5tyld'. also Contin to thrive a1 aftrxt those who do not 81ted our regular Suod&y wtyship servic& Wc cncowagcd bythc rc8thr attdAnCe èt our SundAy mOrniti8 wxyer Wei)ined a city.wide group of cbwcb, as Wt of the LIe Alde¢ll E)roi¢¢l to distrib# Jokn's G05prts Éo knu%holds in Abcrdeen. of our CoDll¢ci contsnuiog to deliver tIx¢s¢ 8ospe]s attd were also able to hold att FAster 8ervi¢e the r¢sidEnts of Loth Court sbEItEr¢d how1 Door Baptist thur£h corfinues to use part of our f1&ity wbi18t Ihey wait to putcbN5r their ¢Jwn buih]iD& th¢ building is wed by a vsriety or Theatr4 N¢ighixKMbood bible tiDX We ¢ontiDu¢ to 8UPPOrt th¢ ChristiaD Union fiujll thc Robcrt GordoD Ullivu5ity who meet in the FAst Wills ofthe Ch¢. Pyl
GERRARD STrKKT BAFrnTCFIURCll REPORT OF TllE TRUSTEES FOR THE IE4REf4DED311SEFTEIVIBER2025 FTrlANCL4LREVw Flwdntlal pD5ithb UmKstricted fid4 $howiti8 a d#fj¢it for the Ye of £5.1)26 {2024.. £78.021 dcfi¢it} thc R¢strictcd fiJll& arc 8kniin8 a surplus For thc year of £15AOO (2024.. £5,015 deficit). The dwrch'8 UJJrestri¢ted futtds It th¢ yeAr od w¢tE £1,7l7.464 god atso hold Restri¢t¢d fimds of £75,549. The reTWeat theba]Bttce shed d2t¢8nk)uodto £1.793.013. Re5erYe5po]icy The church Girrics fil¢1 [ve& at a levEi it call5]de sllitsble 01 the firtWE WOTk of (h¢ thwclL B¢ing a city C¢Dtr¢ chwch with 4¢t#di¢ioual buil¢thllgthe &Dellty to Dwintain fund8 to alevel Iwhichwould ptrnhit Majorrepaiorrtlocatio Tr Ela5, Gr[A a95<d th¢ major risk5 to Twhich the church iy expose4 iti particul&r thwe relitittg to the 0[tati sd fioallces of the (kr prioritie5 for dje comiog year ate to continue to fo¢05 (m cbu¥¢h proyer lifv Ébtough regstht wc¢k5 aDJ tkn Sulld8y ]lloming ptay We s(illhopetotontinuewiththe dev¢kwentof (Wowdltotlu 7j thr WE5t P]w¢ofDurbuilthDgproje£L srRucfuR4 GOVERNANCL AND MANAGFMFNr Th¢ chuTC]L origiY constibjtcd as Gi]cotnstoL Park Ba Chwth 1894 ¢honged its G¢mtd Strc¢t Bwpti5t Chw¢b TApJtt 1¢ twk OLxupstiun tsf p[DiSc5 iu GerdTd St[¢¢4 Aberdeen in 1988. Oll 26 September 2)7. a private conyny ]imttd by guarantee and not having 4 share capil31 (numb¢r 331490) named Geard Stteet BaptisÈ CIMtch was fonned OD l 0¢tOb 2007 the wb)l¢ ass¢ts athl of the (scwi The Elders (ust&%) of the ¢hurch t as directs of the MpanY. The Elders, G(oup eompris¢s eldvs. who ar¢ ¢l¢¢t41 byth¢ ¢hw¢h for • tho¢ of the compw. The Elderf (Trow) dppoiat th¢ conyny sccw aDd church t[Ca5ur oll bchalf of thc churck Tr normal proc for clcction ucludes steking nomi[tiOnS from the Coll10 B]d¢r8 Ot¥ th whtsm Ibr Eiikns midEr to m¢¢t th¢ BI11 qu4ilfica(¥ foT B]da4 deemed by the Eldu¢ (k0. will have th¢kt Put fonv0 to thc church ith Gcnual fvtecting for el¢etiO]L Elder¥ ele¢tiOJkS will normally F Eithts, meetiDg togeth¢r. Th¢ Bld¢r8' GTOUP thB l¢gai wsibilIti68 of thre¢toTh of th¢ COTllP8Dy and ar¢ aLw 1¢ for th¢ itratw di111&dpstQTrl wdlkiDg of th¢ chu althgh thcy ar6akn. itttlividually. partofthebmadet of thethurdk'&li Au[nrIe&lL0nsm bchcld cnablÈD8the cbuEth to uld tothe EldEII Gro< a8lar b[5 tlrysee fit. Th¢ ¢hurth is affitilltcd to th¢ Baptisi Union ofscotland. The Union i8 lTrde y of completely alltonottxoua chur[1 8t so the church is free to aUowWK¢5pdoUreu)PIQYed sta REFERENCE AIW ADMIP41STRATIVEDETAILS SC331490 {ScottAnd) SC006310
REPORI, OV THF TRUSTEL8 FOR THK YEAR ENDED30 SEvfEMBER2025 AB25 IHA TTh8tee8 Mr b l Ande[5{ Solycitor MrJP Reej Glob8lCoreAnaEysis m•ser Mr B suth18nd Software Developer MrL MTsyOkh TreasuryM•w Drj ScottRetitVAI (appointed IW25) CompaDy Secr¢t MrFI Andff50D IndependentEwolner IlaillHeDryReid 4 W¢st ckne Street ABERDBEN ARII 6YL ApproveA by orderoftkn oFttusle¢s on......... ... and 8iRn&l onits behalfby.. Pa8¢ 3
INDEPELIIDENf EXAtlSREPORTToTHK TRUST£ES OF lryorton th¢accounts forthc weDded30 Segtenkn 2025 set on pag&% fiveto si¢ Respectlve reSpo[bIlttles of trustees alld esathr (Scotland) Act 25 attd th¢ C&ItieS (Scotland) Regulation5 2006 (as amcndcd). The cbaritys ttustees Coder tbat the audit Tquirtht of R¢8uJation LO(IXa) to {c) of the Accoullts Re8v]ations do¢$ apply. It 1$ my r¢8ponsibiiity to th¢ arwjuts &8 rrquir¢d ullthr Se<tion44(IXc} of theActAlld to stateWhdpI¢UjJrattffls hV¢¢t0 alttIO Basls of thelnd¢p¢nd¢nt¢x#thinf¢$ rtport My ¢xttthitWtioD was canicd out in accordallct RG8U]atiDll J l Df the aw111 ArLiJunts (Scod8Dtt) Re8ulati¢)ns 21x16. An eXla¢10 includcs & review olthe a¢¢oti]S k4rt by th¢ tharity 8Dd 8 corn50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also illctudes Ocedre4 do not povide all the ¢videJJce tbBt would rcquired in audi4 and consequently I th) not express audtt opioion o the vi¢w 8iTh iyth¢ aociyu llldependemtexaDthier'8 Statement (i) whichgiv&Snte&tbl¢Clset0bel1¢vcthlll in Y m*iial rcspecl thcEequtrcnK tokw accountitigrwdsits A[1¥1th Sr&tion 44(IXal ofthe 2005 Act andRegu1l4Ore2{A¢Collts RelatI(s. aod Bain Henry Reid 4West c75$tO¢ Strut ABII 6YL
STATEMENT OFFINANCIAL Acnvi'riES FOR YEAR ENDED 30 SEvfEMBER2025 2025 2024 Totsi fwids D4)nations alld le8a¢i&% 168296 19,075 187Jn 208.257 7.729 7,729 3,882 013 To 177J17 19.1175 218,152 Staff costs 3@005 96W7 $1719 399 YJ,719 399 43.W3 930 2.115 1.528 City snd5uthtThjtild¥S PyalIdpTr75 Missionto owworld S766 3.766 33355 247 3095 9,749 3304 247 1,185 3,119 7811 2326 479 W4 1675 Office and cieaniDg Le4detsknip 876 IJSI 876 IP51 7J45 77 10,914 182043 675 18A518 301,188 r4ET INCOhlFJ(KXPENDTfURK) (S,O26) IOJ74 (83.036) RECONCILIATION OF FiINDS 6•.149 1.784fj39 1.865,675 ,717464 71549 1,793,013 1.782.639
BALANCE ST 30 sEvfKMBLR2•25 2025 Totsl fiwdg Note Tajjgible ass¢ts 92L920 921120 947.168 io 84305 721,723 9.174 66J75 93J79 7M1198 127.927 71&606 74549 846,533 (iOa84) OJ84) (11.062) 74549 t71,093 835.471 1,717A64 7W9 1.793.013 1,782,639 14ET AssrIs 1,7A7 7S549 L793,013 1.782,639 12 1,717A64 7S549 1.722,490 60,149 L79SOI3 1.782,639 ThecharitablecDWyi5 ¢Dtid¢dto eXernpti ftom audstwth S¢ction477 oftheCompanie8 A¢t2(KJ6 forth¢ywcJthd 30 Swkth2025. ith Section 476of the Art21)06. (a) (bl eSrAgthatth¢ thilable¢0Mp8llYkrW acCoJre¢0cd5thatcoDjty with Se¢ti0ts386 aT 387 of thE Co[[]e$Act2Q06 atyd pr¢pHring fmanciAI statcmwts which 8ive o ITU¢ and foir viw of th¢ 5tst¢ of affai[5 of th6 chEritabl¢ COrnP8Dy &8 at the end of cath fio&ncial year attd of its surphw or d¢fi¢it for ¢aclt finallciai year I accokn wxth the of SECtiOll5 394 aDd 395 alld whtth otknwis¢ ct)wly with thc rcqlli of the Cowies Act 2006 reMing ta financial 4at¢tnents, 50 gpplicabk to thc ¢h8ritabl¢ Pw6
BALANCE SHEET. contInl 30 SEFfJoMBI£R 2025 fitLanci81 stpt¢TDcnts have bee prep3r&l itk ac¢orth¢ with th¢ provisw)ns appiic4bk to charAtable compgDi¢s subj1 to the $ll MrLMT
NufES TO THE FINANCIAL STAIEMETr4TS FOR TH& YLIRENDED SRPTEMBkR2025 ACCOUNTING POIICIES Bw15 ofpTeparkng therand•I 5t8tements The fiDallcidl statwBfflts of th¢ ¢hwitthle Collvlly. svhicb i5 a public bellefft entity under FRS 102, bav¢ be¢ll pr¢pu IL arcord0% with th6 tharities SORP IFRS 102) Accoutttr attd R¢wting by Clwitiw: Stthtrjll of R¢¢vllMtL¢n Prn¢ti awlicabk to clMn"ti&s preparing their &ecourt8 arLordanetr with th¢ FiDawial Stallda appjicablc iti thc UK and Republic of Itejalld (PRS 102) (effective l JBllU8ry 2019y. Financijj Reporting Stalldd 102 Th¢ Finall¢i41 R¢poitiMg St4lld4rd appJi¢abl¢ ill thE UK aud R¢publiG of Ir¢Id, and the ConwesAct 2006. The finallci #atements hav¢be<nprcparcdundcrthGhistorAcal costconventioll. Flnandal reporllng stand8rd 102-rtdll¢ed dlsdosurc ¢xeMpdolls The charitable compw ha5 tak¢rL advW of the followin8 knlosur¢ ¢x¢mption in prying &8 pctnJi(tcd by FRS 102 Th6Financial Reporting Ststh1Ard 4pp]i¢abl¢ inth¢ UK 8ndRyblÉc of Jrclard.. Jncon All is rrt0gDcd iD thc StatcrllcDt of FiJJallciAI ActivitiB5 otte th¢ rknrity bas t[tI¢m¢t tts the fiujds, it ]% probable that the perf0¢¥ ¢0tyJitioS rrquirg d£far8J of th amouthL Illcome tsx recoverable in relatiott to donatioD8 rt¢iv¢d Ulld Gift Aid or dct41 Liabiltr Hr¢ I%)85ed as expenditsre as soDJk &s th¢[¢ is 4 1¢801 or kWIruyr objigatson comrnitting the charity to tIAt expelldib it is Probable that a tsaDsf¢r of ttOm1¢ b¢ttefits vrill bc requircd setticment the arnollnt of thc 0bbBati[ call be relizbly. Exp¢Ddittwc is a{Unted for on att attnwls and bp5 be b¢4diTJg5 that 88grcgats au cost to T8Dglble fixed u8¢ts foltowin8 bAs¢8: Nll 20A 8tYafjRhtJine 10% fftglglltlllle 20% 5tra*tstMRe Btiilditi88 Fixtire6 #od fit¢iti88 lowerthaTkf•5L
FOR YKAR ENDED 30 SEFfEMB£R 2025 AccotINTINC POLtClES. T8nll• Th¢¢h&rity is CXCEDPtftom cotionon its cbaEitableactivities. Fund accowithig UDrEslriGtd fith wbcused im the Laritsble objectives atthe discr¢ti(th ofth¢tntee& Pen51oB e•Jts and otber p0stsreliremI benefits The clwilable COTppaTJy operots a thfincd contribution penston ContrAbutioJll pwbl¢ tl) ll* ¢batitthl¢ Fwioll Ilalle alvcbatgedto the StateDkntofFiDaociaiA¢tiwilies inthe petiThltowhichthoyTrla Employeebenefits Thec05tof anyunw1ldaY entitlemart isreco8Dised iothewiodithwhi¢htkn p10Yth s¢¥Yicc8 aT¢ £¢IVe Ch at bxllk ITh I1 Ca5tt at bank and An induts c&8b attd sknrt tsrtn wy liquid lnvc8tsllts with a skn m8tsJrity of thrte or kss from the CrtdltW8 CrnJit0 are reco80is¢d Wb th¢ dwity ljas a PT¢5eDi obligation rtill8 from a evenl that will pmbably R%uit Ibe tratysfrr of 2024 7,729 3.882 Pa8¢ 9
NOTES I'O THK VINANCIAI. STAIEMEfas- conliDue41 FOR TEEyLENDED 30 SRPTEMBKR 2fy25 cosL8 (see x¢4) Staff costs 36,5 25J48 S9.719 399 8SY 3,766 33J55 247 3095 9.749 $9.719 399 3,766 Childten and yollth Mis8iontoour slte¢t 247 3095 9.749 Kit¢bett I] c&terinB 876 lJ51 870 1951 7J45 7J45 179,173 7J45 186J18 SUPPORTCOSTS 7J45 Netincme1{¢xp#nj1ttyti) 18sta afterchvzwn[CIedItis). 25,998 dltY M&dep10ClltrblltsoI5 of&lll (2024: 273>0 bis bel7£. Page 10
NOTES TOI'HE FIIYANCIAL STAfFMETffS- continlled Duting th¢ ye4r £nil [.. £3,612) patd lniespt of Trt¢8 oty b¢h#]f of * 1¢ of th¢ir &8 an empioyec tKTrt as • Tesdt oftheirrde STAFF COSTS 2025 2tr24 31268 771 82,458 8,793 5,006 SLKial Security costs 3AIOS 9&857 2025 loy8 Noen4Trloytts feceivedqw>lumeAts ID excess of£60.000. 194277 13,980 208257 3.882 013 3,882 6,013 2172 13.980 218,152 Charitabk ardTIIIES 96I57 25.998 431M)3 930 1.615 lJ28 31,860 1.185 3,119 éo,iio 2226 479 1486 77 96.8S7 25,998 43.3 930 1115 1.328 31,800 1.185 3.119 78,611 2226 479 500 mi10ntO ourworld Missionto stffd 18,495 Pag¢ll
NUTES'fo THE FINANCIALsfATEMENfs-conthilled FOR YLIRENDED 30 SEVIEMBER2025 STATEMEwf OF FINANCLIL AcfivITILS FOR THE YEARENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024. coDtlnv¢d 10.914 10,914 281193 18.995 301.188 (78.021) (5,015) (83,036) RECONCILIAI'II)N OFFUNDS Total fuDdsbrought forward 1.8IN511 65.164 1.865,675 1.72149) 60,149 1,782,639 Tota15 COST At l OcS)l%r2024 and 30 S¢pt¢mbff W25 1,05V22 V21 IJ3A72 L25UIS DIcPllATION At l (ktober2024 124784 19,148 54276 IN15 14987 3U5,1M7 25248 At 30 S¢pt¢llth¢r2025 143932 s91 13Q672 3311395 NET BOOKVALIJE 914N90 2IIMI 921,920 933,638 045 7A85 947.168 In¢hdedill¢ostorvaluation of ]sttd buiMing5 firehold Ior£S0368 (2024. £50568) whtch isnrtdqxeci 2024 115.976 11,951 4772 93J79 127.927 Page 12
FOR ThEVEARENDED30 SEVTEMBER 2D25 ii. 2025 2024 &Ki81 sty a[ othert& 108 10376 107 10,955 11.062 Net At iiio At 3019r25 GelleTrl FuDd 03776 24762 838.152 18,956 (4034) 0gJ48) 656A32 241.928 819,1104 1,722A90 (s16) 1,717A64 R¢atrl¢t¢d fvnds Bullditt8 Fund 7&777 51 1,721 51 1,721 611,149 ISNOO 75S49 1.782hYJ IOJ74 1.793,013 Mov¢m¢tLI iti futttts 177017 (158061) {W4) (19,148) 18956 (4W4) {A9.148) 177117 (l8W) {&OZ6) 19J175 (75> 19W2 (IWl8) IOJ74 Page 13
NOTES TO EFINCIAL STATETI3- conllnued FOMTHE YEAR EIYDED 30sEvfKlER 2025 12. Nct At iiior23 3019n4 UnTestrltte41 funds 691,082 251131 857.298 (53,506) (5.369) (19.140) 637,576 246,762 838.152 gD&ed Building Fulld 17&021) 1,721490 RestrActed lunds BuildingFuJyl 61892 51 2221 (4J15) 58.377 51 1.721 (500) 65.164 (5,015) 60,149 TOTAL FUDIDS 1.865.675 (83.036) 1.782.639 2(4,172 (257ffi78) (5,369) (19.146) (53,506) (5,369) (19.146} DeSigDItBts*ldltt Fuud 2151.172 (281193) 178.021) BulldtogFund 13.980 (1&495) (500) {4J15) {500) 13980 (18995) (5,015) 21¥.152 (301,188) (83,036) Page 14
NOTESTO ThE FINAI%CIAL STATEMENfs. tontlnu¢d FOR THK ENDED 30 SEFfEMBER 2025 li MOVEMENfIN FUNDS. conthiued A ywr 12 and prioryear 12 rnontbseombindpoBitiort is &8follows: N¢t At VIW23 3wn5 Ullrestrltted fundj GelleDtFund Djgnat BuildiDgFuDd Dcsi8Lated FixcdAssetFund 691,082 252.131 857298 134550) (10203) P8.294) 656,532 241,928 819.IMM I,8.511 (83.047) 1.717,4 Rwtrltte41 BuildingFuttd 62.892 51 2221 10.885 5] (500) 65.164 10385 75549 TOTALFUNDS 1.865ffi75 (72,6621 1.793.013 381389 {416.539) (10203) (38.294) (34,550) (10.203) (38,294) DesiBnaidBui]ditig Fw 381.989 (405.036) (83.lJ47) Bui]diDgFund 33055 (21170) (500) 10,885 (51KI} 33.055 (4670) IOJ85 415.(h44 (457,706) r12,662) Thegwaifwth ar¢ UDf¢8tri¢bJ fiuvJ5 vknithth¢trusts ar¢ frc¢tOWC ID wknwithlbe th1(ble ObJIlve$. U8•1fortt* re1¥111)0f thc ¢hurdL andadjactnt bwldi FuDthngspecifi¢allytobeu8eAfoEthe ttation of th¢ehllrch 8ttd &lpwtbuiidio8S. Page 15
NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMEM. contlDued FOR1EE YEARENDED 30sVrMBER21j3S 12. ULTIMATE coiYfROLLINGPAirrY LECAL STATUS Pagc 16
DYfAILED sfA'fEMKprf c)F FJNAF4CIAL AcfIvTr FOR THE YEARENDRD 30 SEPTEMBER2O25 2025 21124 Do5tIon8 #ndlegadea 159,002 28J6 172,680 35.577 187J71 Nnv&4tmentlneome Dwit accountinterast 7.729 OtherlDcome 1,792 6,013 19 218,152 ChArttabIe 8cthhle5 saIAes & WAge4 &id1 S¢¢UTity Pension Ratrs andvRter 31368 1771 iJ66 602 778 322110 82.458 8.793 5.419 27.905 I J20 418 528 Light gmdhe4t Postsge ond 8thtionc4y Sutidri¢s Wider (Jmryh 478 54S 14104 169 3W4 231 2.486 676 31.8&) 1,185 266 79.580 33255 247 561 9,749 Youth & f*llilyministrts$ 87 .958 li2 367 25.998 Cof6GJJurch DeprecI100fkngib[e fixed &wts 24248 179J73 290274 Swrt tosts Thispageiknsnotfornipartof the statytoryfjD8tt¢ial 8tat¢llK Fage 17
DETAILED sTATEmEr OFFINANCLILACTIVITIES FOR YLAR£NDED 30 SEYIEMBER2025 2024 pOrtcts Ctsvtrnance cwts 4920 2A25 7J45 10.914 18fj518 301,188 NetlneonhpJ(eJptDditsre) JOJ74 (83.036) Pag¢ 18