Link Christian Fellowship
Statement of Accounts Year Ended 31st March 2025
Scottish Charity Number SC006937
Link Christian Fellowship Statement of Financial Activities Year Ended 31st March 2025
INCOME
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
| General Offering & Donations | £51,814.55 | £51,814.55 | £36,790.19 | £36,790.19 | ||
| Gift Aid Receipts | £9,064.45 | £5,187.05 | £14,251.50 | £8,780.12 | £1,863.63 | £10,643.75 |
| Restricted Offering & Donations | ||||||
| Community Fund | £305.00 | £305.00 | £866.00 | £866.00 | ||
| Youth and Children's Work | £140.00 | £140.00 | £95.00 | £95.00 | ||
| Building Fund | £1,650.00 | £1,650.00 | ||||
| Ukraine Warm Spaces | £180.00 | £180.00 | £50.00 | £50.00 | ||
| Mission Trips | £100.00 | £100.00 | £200.00 | £200.00 | ||
| Zimbabwe Fellowship in Christ | £2,480.00 | £2,480.00 | £2,725.00 | £2,725.00 | ||
| Zimbabwe Orphans | £5,165.05 | £5,165.05 | £4,198.50 | £4,198.50 | ||
| Grant Funding - Stairclimber | ||||||
| Baird Trust | £2,000.00 | £2,000.00 | ||||
| Benefact Trust | £750.00 | £750.00 | ||||
| Carnegie Dunfermline Trust | £1,000.00 | £1,000.00 | ||||
| Other Grants | £700.00 | £700.00 | ||||
| Grant Funding - Other | ||||||
| Fife Council Building Fund | £22,590.00 | £22,590.00 | £6,466.00 | £6,466.00 | ||
| Fife Warm Spaces | £2,375.00 | £2,375.00 | £2,365.00 | £2,365.00 | ||
| Health & Wellbeing (Fife Voluntary | Action) | £5,500.00 | £5,500.00 | |||
| Ukraine Warm Spaces (Faith in Community) | £500.00 | £500.00 | ||||
| Fife Council - Community Recovery | £43,298.00 | £43,298.00 | ||||
| National LotteryCommunityGrant | £5,000.00 | £5,000.00 | ||||
| CommunityFund | £1,257.94 | £1,257.94 | ||||
| Rent | £4,059.00 | £4,059.00 | £3,390.00 | £3,390.00 | ||
| Bank Interest | £914.91 | £914.91 | £56.89 | £56.89 | ||
| Amazon Smile | £0.00 | £20.39 | £20.39 | |||
| Total Income | £65,852.91 | £50,122.10 | £115,975.01 | £49,037.59 | £68,885.07 | £117,922.66 |
Link Christian Fellowship Statement of Financial Activities Year Ended 31st March 2025
| Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024 2025 EXPENDITURE Building Building Insurance £1,850.64 £1,850.64 £1,362.23 £1,362.23 Building Maintenance £1,389.23 £28,074.20 £29,463.43 £1,247.07 £7,113.69 £8,360.76 Kitchenware £0.00 £0.00 Utilities - Gas, Elec, Phone & Internet £4,712.17 £4,712.17 £4,168.56 £3,067.79 £7,236.35 Depreciation Building £1,800.00 £1,800.00 £1,800.00 £1,800.00 Home Ministry Alpha £78.49 £78.49 £0.00 Bereavement Group Resources £131.92 £131.92 £0.00 Breakfast Church £251.32 £251.32 £344.41 £15.17 £359.58 Catering £399.00 £2,877.46 £3,276.46 £215.90 £2,604.33 £2,820.23 Gifts & Hampers £30.00 £30.00 £52.79 £1,202.86 £1,255.65 Hardship Vouchers £0.00 £3,929.00 £3,929.00 Kintsugi Hope £360.00 £360.00 £360.00 £360.00 Sewing Group Resources £1,148.67 £1,148.67 £0.00 Starter Packs £0.00 £111.08 £111.08 Storehouse £41.52 £1,076.81 £1,118.33 £3,576.30 £3,576.30 Youth and Children's Work £318.16 £104.60 £422.76 £400.13 £45.00 £445.13 Youth Club £157.15 £157.15 £0.00 Overseas Ministry Mission Trips £0.00 £0.00 MissionarySupport £2,741.00 £2,741.00 £2,978.00 £2,978.00 Zimbabwe Fellowshipin Christ £1,919.68 £3,023.35 £4,943.03 £3,599.31 £3,050.09 £6,649.40 Zimbabwe Orphans £5,255.77 £5,255.77 £7,597.23 £7,597.23 Personnel Allowances £37,183.64 £21,708.60 £58,892.24 £33,254.59 £14,169.82 £47,424.41 Sundries Advertisingand Publications £781.15 £781.15 £507.40 £147.20 £654.60 AOG MembershipDues £743.00 £743.00 £913.00 £913.00 Audit Fee £250.00 £250.00 £250.00 £250.00 CleaningSupplies £465.71 £114.02 £579.73 £115.71 £456.29 £572.00 Computer & AV Equipment £205.12 £205.12 £527.83 £22.99 £550.82 (1) Computer Software £483.93 £483.93 Evangelical Alliance £100.00 £100.00 £0.00 General Church Expenditure £554.02 £35.50 £589.52 £837.65 £145.76 £983.41 Music Licence £579.12 £579.12 £984.32 £984.32 Postage,Stationery& Printing £88.48 £88.48 £84.39 £19.07 £103.46 Scottish Network Churches £550.00 £550.00 £0.00 Speakers Gifts £135.00 £135.00 £0.00 Website Hosting £243.00 £243.00 £243.00 £243.00 Total Expenditure £58,253.38 £63,708.05 £121,961.43 £54,246.29 £47,273.67 £101,519.96 Surplus / Deficit for year £7,599.53 -£13,585.95 -£5,986.42 -£5,208.70 £21,611.40 £16,402.70 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward £75,370.49 £43,601.52 £118,972.01 £80,579.19 £21,990.12 £102,569.31 Transfer between funds £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 Total funds carried forward £82,970.02 £30,015.57 £112,985.59 £75,370.49 £43,601.52 £118,972.01 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024 2025 Building Insurance £1,850.64 £1,850.64 £1,362.23 £1,362.23 Building Maintenance £1,389.23 £28,074.20 £29,463.43 £1,247.07 £7,113.69 £8,360.76 Kitchenware £0.00 £0.00 Utilities - Gas, Elec, Phone & Internet £4,712.17 £4,712.17 £4,168.56 £3,067.79 £7,236.35 Building £1,800.00 £1,800.00 £1,800.00 £1,800.00 Alpha £78.49 £78.49 £0.00 Bereavement Group Resources £131.92 £131.92 £0.00 Breakfast Church £251.32 £251.32 £344.41 £15.17 £359.58 Catering £399.00 £2,877.46 £3,276.46 £215.90 £2,604.33 £2,820.23 |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024 2025 Building Insurance £1,850.64 £1,850.64 £1,362.23 £1,362.23 Building Maintenance £1,389.23 £28,074.20 £29,463.43 £1,247.07 £7,113.69 £8,360.76 Kitchenware £0.00 £0.00 Utilities - Gas, Elec, Phone & Internet £4,712.17 £4,712.17 £4,168.56 £3,067.79 £7,236.35 Building £1,800.00 £1,800.00 £1,800.00 £1,800.00 Alpha £78.49 £78.49 £0.00 Bereavement Group Resources £131.92 £131.92 £0.00 Breakfast Church £251.32 £251.32 £344.41 £15.17 £359.58 Catering £399.00 £2,877.46 £3,276.46 £215.90 £2,604.33 £2,820.23 |
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| Gifts & Hampers Hardship Vouchers Kintsugi Hope Sewing Group Resources Starter Packs Storehouse Youth and Children's Work Youth Club Mission Trips MissionarySupport |
£30.00 £30.00 £52.79 £1,202.86 £1,255.65 £0.00 £3,929.00 £3,929.00 £360.00 £360.00 £360.00 £360.00 £1,148.67 £1,148.67 £0.00 £0.00 £111.08 £111.08 £41.52 £1,076.81 £1,118.33 £3,576.30 £3,576.30 £318.16 £104.60 £422.76 £400.13 £45.00 £445.13 £157.15 £157.15 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2,741.00 £2,741.00 £2,978.00 £2,978.00 |
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| Zimbabwe Fellowshipin Christ | £1,919.68 £3,023.35 £4,943.03 £3,599.31 £3,050.09 £6,649.40 |
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| Zimbabwe Orphans | £5,255.77 £5,255.77 £7,597.23 £7,597.23 |
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| Allowances | £37,183.64 £21,708.60 £58,892.24 £33,254.59 £14,169.82 £47,424.41 |
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| Advertisingand Publications | £781.15 £781.15 £507.40 £147.20 £654.60 |
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| AOG MembershipDues | £743.00 £743.00 £913.00 £913.00 |
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| Audit Fee | £250.00 £250.00 £250.00 £250.00 |
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| CleaningSupplies | £465.71 £114.02 £579.73 £115.71 £456.29 £572.00 |
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| Computer & AV Equipment | £205.12 £205.12 £527.83 £22.99 £550.82 |
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| Computer Software | £483.93 £483.93 |
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| Evangelical Alliance | £100.00 £100.00 £0.00 |
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| General Church Expenditure Music Licence Postage,Stationery& Printing Scottish Network Churches |
£554.02 £35.50 £589.52 £837.65 £145.76 £983.41 £579.12 £579.12 £984.32 £984.32 £88.48 £88.48 £84.39 £19.07 £103.46 £550.00 £550.00 £0.00 |
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| Speakers Gifts | £135.00 £135.00 £0.00 |
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| Website Hosting | £243.00 £243.00 £243.00 £243.00 |
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| £58,253.38 £63,708.05 £121,961.43 £54,246.29 £47,273.67 £101,519.96 |
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| £7,599.53 -£13,585.95 -£5,986.42 -£5,208.70 £21,611.40 £16,402.70 £75,370.49 £43,601.52 £118,972.01 £80,579.19 £21,990.12 £102,569.31 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 |
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| £82,970.02 £30,015.57 £112,985.59 £75,370.49 £43,601.52 £118,972.01 |
Notes:
(1) In previous years, Computer Software was included in Computer & AV Equipment , but has been separated out as of this financial year.
Link Christian Fellowship Restricted Funds As At 31st March 2025
| Fund name Community Fund Youth and Children's Work Building Fund Zimbabwe Fellowship in Christ Zimbabwe Orphans Mission Trips Fife Warm Spaces Ukraine Warm Spaces Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fife Council Community Recovery Duloch |
Brought forward Income Transfer Expense Carried Forward £3,478.90 £3,610.74 £1,232.15 £5,857.49 £118.75 £150.00 £268.75 £0.00 £0.00 £29,102.50 £28,074.20 £1,028.30 £1,335.85 £2,925.00 £3,023.35 £1,237.50 £3,748.72 £6,108.86 £5,255.77 £4,601.81 £1,903.71 £125.00 £2,028.71 £612.10 £2,375.00 £2,471.65 £515.45 £297.43 £225.00 £392.99 £129.44 £0.00 £5,500.00 £1,280.59 £4,219.41 £30,856.06 £21,708.60 £9,147.46 £1,250.00 £1,250.00 |
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| £43,601.52 £50,122.10 £0.00 £63,708.05 £30,015.57 |
Link Christian Fellowship Balance Sheet
As At 31st March 2025
| As At 31st March 2025 | ||
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| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Fixed Assets | ||
| Property at cost | £90,000.00 | £90,000.00 |
| Less cumulative depreciation | £47,700.00 | £45,900.00 |
| £42,300.00 | £44,100.00 | |
| Current Assets | ||
| Bank CurrentAccount | £63,000.38 | £34,001.39 |
| Cash | £38.72 | £113.94 |
| Kingdom Bank Savings Account | £5,226.55 | £5,163.97 |
| BOS SavingsAccount Fixed | £0.00 | £25,000.00 |
| Accounts Receivable | £1,329.57 | £10,524.01 |
| Prepayments | £1,689.09 | £1,451.75 |
| £71,284.31 | £76,255.06 | |
| Current Liabilities | ||
| Accounts Payable | £598.72 | £1,383.05 |
| £598.72 | £1,383.05 | |
| Net Current Assets | £70,685.59 | £74,872.01 |
| Net Assets | £112,985.59 | £118,972.01 |
| General Fund c/f | £82,970.02 | £75,370.49 |
| Restricted Funds c/f | £30,015.57 | £43,601.52 |
| £112,985.59 | £118,972.01 |
Approved on behalf of the trustees of the Fellowship.
| have prepared the foregoing accounts on pages 2, 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with the books and aa
ACCOUNTANTS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE LINK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
| have examined the records for the year to 31st March 2025 and found the accounts to be an accurate and- statement of the financial position of Link Christian Fellowship.
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts
Report to the trustees/members of Link Christian Fellowship.
Registered charity number SCO06937
On the accounts of the charity for the year to 31/03/25
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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To keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
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Link Christian Fellowship
Trustees’ Report (Presented at the AGM, 19th November 2025)
Charity Name - The Link Christian Fellowship
Other name the charity is known by-The Link Church
Registered Charity Number - $C006937 eep
Type of Governing Document - Provisions governing The Assemblies ofGod known as The Link Christian Fellowship Trustee Recruitment and Appointment. — Anyone appointed to the Church Council (the oversight)
of the church becomes also a Trustee
Charitable Purposes — a) Advancing the Christian faith by sharing and teaching the Word of God b) Being active in charitable purposes in relation to the above c) Helping further the work of Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland
Summary of Main Activities
A Sunday morning worship service, which includes activities for children, community groups for teaching, outreach and fellowship, and a central prayer meeting were held on a weekly basis. Once a month we hold a Breakfast Church, when we meet at 10.15 am for breakfast, followed by a short, more informal service. This is attended by some families who do not normally attend a church. Some of those who attend do not have easy access to food just now and come for breakfast.
Speakers were brought in from time to time to broaden the scope of teaching. Audio recordings were made of these and other meetings and made available to members and visitors for help in their advancement of learning regarding the Christian Faith. Teaching is also now available online.
The Link Church runs a 'Storehouse Ministry’ collecting money and food from member's donations and distributing to any folk that we hear of who have need. Storehouse is often utilized by Local Authority support workers to help people in difficulty in our region
The church also provides Starter Packs for people moving into their own tenancies. These contain essential basic household items such as crockery, cutlery, kitchen utensils, kettles, toasters, etc. We continue to see a great increase in demand for Storehouse, Starter Packs and other urgent needs, as a result of the cost of
living crisis, as many more families find themselves in crisis, and we were pleased to be able to meet all the requests we received. On other occasions individuals have contacted us directly to ask for help which we have been able to do after meeting with them to find out what their needs are.
We have hosted a fortnightly Ukrainian support group for the past 3 1/2 years, where people come together to meet others in a similar situation, establish friendship and community and support one another. We continue on an ongoing basis to provide clothing; help with household items, housing and grant applications; a weekly English class, and advocated on their behalf for various reasons. We have regular contact with around 25 families who find this space invaluable. The group aims to develop a community where the Ukrainians can feel they belong, are supported and where they don’t feel isolated and alone. We also seek to provide support to mitigate the pain of the trauma they have experienced and continue to experience. The group provides a space where people can speak their own language and enable the group marked the anniversary of the war in Ukraine by holding | to Scripture sharegether their culture.in the evening. Last ChristmasItwas well attended we held a and Christmas much appreciated.a day of meal forprayer theThis Ukrainian summer followed people. we by worked shari O n g ace alongside me ag a inl we Lendrick Union to enable two of the Ukrainian families to go to a holiday run by Scripture Union at 30 Muir. In August we again held a special meal to celebrate Ukraine Independence Day and around people attended. Two representatives from the church are part of the Cross Party Ukraine Group which was set up the Scottish parliament and this gives us further opportunity to advocate and raise the issues and difficulties being experienced by the Ukraine people.
We continue to hold our weekly Community Café on Mondays for 30-50 people per week offering an inclusive, dignified space which includes offering help to families and individuals experiencing trauma, poverty, isolation or substance misuse. Practical support given includes food, clothing, benefits checks and wellbeing support. We have visits from other specialists into our activities including Fife Council welfare support workers into the community cafe. Crucially the informal but also consistent nature of the community café gives the opportunity to build friendship and connections with other members of the wider Dunfermline area and these friendships extend beyond the café . Because the community café is either free or donation based, where people are able to make a contribution, the impact of the cost living crisis on opportunities for connections with others is significantly reduced.
We were also a venue for Café Inc which provides free school lunches for children during the school holidays.
Last winter we collected and gave out well over 400 winter coats to people who needed them. This year we are again collecting coats and have had an excellent response to our requests, with coats being dropped off at the church, homes of our members and also at Asda St Leonard’s, who have been very supportive and have agreed to be a drop off point for coats. We make the clothes, shoes and coats available to anyone who needs them at all of the events we have in our building.
We also accepted donations of school clothing again this year and distributed it to families who needed this support at the end of the school holidays. This year we provided this support in partnership with the Pars Foundation who received funding for the supply of school clothes. We were able to contact them to request items which we did not have in our stock and they supplied these from their own donated stock, or by purchasing them using the funding they had. We have also received requests from some of the local primary schools and gave school uniform to a small number of families who attended café inc during the October holiday. We are continuing to work in partnership with the Pars Foundation to meet these requests.
We run a monthly bereavement support group and café called Hope Haven. This group aims to support those who have lost loved ones and are dealing with grief, loneliness and any resulting mental health
issues, and it offers a safe space for those who come to talk about their experiences of loss and grief and to meet others who understand their feelings. Hope Haven meets on the last Thursday of the month at 7 pm in Priory Lane, and also on the second Wednesday of the month in Inverkeithing Baptist Church. Contact with group members is maintained outside of the meetings via text messages, the group Facebook page and meetups with individuals who need additional support. For the past year we have held a fortnightly "Sew Much Fun Sewing Group" working with some of our Ukrainian group and others in the Dunfermline area. This has proved very popular, and we have seen huge benefits in providing this space where people can engage in sewing projects, form relationships and have the opportunity to talk. It has been described by one member as “a lifeline”. The aims of the group include to enable people to connect with others and to reduce social isolation. The group also provides a space where people can be creative, reducing stress, improve self-esteem and express their feelings
We are an active part of the DPAG (Dunfermline Poverty Action Group), , the Dunfermline Food Forum and the Cash First Pilot Programme. We also work with, lead and coordinate the Faith Based Forum alongside the local council community development team. One of the recent tasks we have coordinated on behalf of the Faith Network is to map and present details of the many community support activities provided by the churches in Dunfermline. The hope is that by having this mapping document it will be easier to connect and signpost people to sources of support. We were also successful in obtaining a Warm Winter Welcome funding grant from Fife council to support management, coordination, administration, and development of our community support activities. The church supports a Christian Mission Group in Zimbabwe with around 3000 members. Monthly financial aid averaging £325 is sent to help the Pastors and to help alleviate poverty and suffering among the people. A sponsorship programme helps to financially support around 40 children, who are orphans, so that they are able to attend school. This amounts to £1,833 per term and covers tuition, uniforms and shoes for the children plus exam fees for those who need it. A couple from church travelled to Zimbabwe in April and November and were able to meet the Pastors we support and some of the children we sponsor to attend school. As a church we provide financial and prayer supportTT[0][work][ with Soul] Action in South Africa. As part of their work in South Africa,have established an inclusive, affordable school which provides quality education for children aged 3 — 18. Until September this year we supported’, who are both from the UK, financially and in prayer I: from Dunfermline and worked for several years with [ris Ministri¢!p e ds Globalwith the in Footprints Children’s Home in South Africa. The money we sentHE purchase of clothes for the children, school resources, taking the children on outings, buying Bibles for outreach, helping to meet needs in the local communities as well as helping with their living costs which enabled them to be there.<< to live in the UK in September 2025 and we continued to support them financially until December 2025 to help them in this time of transition.
The work of Assemblies of God nationally is supported by a financial levy from us each year.
In addition to the list above
One of our members is the local leader for Street Pastors who go out in the Streets around the centre of Dunfermline on a Saturday night into Sunday morning, and at other times, offering a listening ear, a safe support for peoples who may be more vulnerable after having a drink and practical things such as flip flops for sore feet and picking up glasses.
One of our members has trained as a counselor and meets with clients in a room in our building.
The Buildin
The church meets in our B-Listed buildingae: there is an ongoing commitment on the part of both the church feaders ip team and the congregation to seeing regular and proper maintenance, repair and upgrading works undertaken and as required, to ensure the overall condition of the building is suitably maintained/ improved over time.
We were awarded a grant to improve the energy efficiency of our building and this allowed us to install interior secondary glazing placed on many of the windows in our building. There is also an ongoing programme of smaller scale repair and maintenance type works throughout the building which are attended to during the course of each year, which in most cases are carried out by volunteers from within the church congregation.
Policy on Reserves - The reserves policy is to aim to hold minimum of £5000 in general reserves to cover unexpected expenditure. Financial Review -Total income was Steady at £115975 (£117923 - 24) and with expenses increased to £121961 (£101520 -24) a deficit of £5986 resulted. Funds carried forward at 31/03/25 are General £83095 plus Restricted £29891.
Restricted Funds- The church will allocate gifts for specific purposes to the relevant restricted fund and will not use this for any other purpose without the direct permission of the donor. However, at times the Trustees may transfer funds out of general funds to a restricted fund, in these circumstances the Trustees can authorise these to be transferred back at their discretion.
At present we have restricted funds for handling grants we have received to support our community work:
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¢ Scottish Government Health and Wellbeing Fund. e Bank of Scotland Foundation
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e National Lottery Community Fund ¢ Robertson Trust
We also have restricted funds for:
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e Community Fund (support local needs)
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¢ Youth and Children's Work
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e Building Fund e Zimbabwe Fellowship in Christ (a church we support) ¢ Zimbabwe Orphans ¢ Mission Trips
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¢ Fife Warm Spaces
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e Ukraine Warm Spaces e Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing ¢ Fife Council Community Recovery
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¢ Duloch