Gartco•h Parlsh Church of Scotland
Rfrc•lpts and Paym•nts Accounts
lor th• y•ar •nd•d 31 D•c•mb•f 2024
Chw*y ltr. SC007b41

Gartcosh Parlsh Church of Scotland
R•fer•nc• and Adminl8traUv• Irforn￿￿Qn
Charfty Nirne:
Charity RrylstratSon Number,
Conzwatlon Roferenco Number.
Contaet Addr•ss:
Gartcoth Pan'sh Church of Scthlwml
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16n8$9
Sas510n Cletk:
Clak to the Board & Prestyery Eld•r.
Cbwch Treuwer.
Indep•ndort Ex•n￿n¢T
Vir8tn Nknney {ClydesdJle Bauk PLC)
Cbry&on Br*nch (previously at Cumbqnwld bY4a¢l4 now 4180 dosfyj) '
I Iocowpts
'rkintslloch
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Gartcogh Pirf•h chU￿h ol Scotland
ft•l•ry•nu and Adrnlnl•tYaUv• trrfomiadon
IY).%IT10NS ￿TIlIN Tllti. CHIIRCH

Gartcosh Parlsh Church of Scotland
R•f•r•nc• and Admlnl•trnllv•
DISTIUCTS AND RESPONSIBILinES
DisfRtCT
ELDER
BOARD MEMBER

GartCO8h Parlsh Church of Scotland
Tni•t•M' Annual R•port
for th• •nd•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2024
The Churyth is *dmknlstered In •ctNd*ne* ih• twms of the Model Deed ol Consthulion.
Th• Mlnhter. ¥lrth m•mber5 of the Xlrk se$sh￿ and the Conyry4tlonal board are the chartty
trustee& Th• Mnlster Is el8¢ted by the conlreytlon and Inducted by Presby1ery. The Kjrk Sesslon
mefflber5 •re th• èldws ofthe thurth •nd are ¢hosen from those member5 of the thvrth who are
(Y￿bdered to have the •pproprfate ths and sklws.
ar• inMt•J l• nryTrin•te ￿d￿Idual$ 4re bell￿d to have the skth *ftd fA)mmitmeftt to corttr*¢rte to
the m•n4Fment •ff•irs ofthe thurdt. to beC￿￿e fflembth5 ofthe Boml. Bts•rtl Memb￿5 *r• then
•ppoknted * the Stat•d Annual Meetlng and serve fef • perknd of three swrs aft•r ¥thhth thry may seek
rtreleakn at the next Stated Annual Meetln& 8oanl Member5 ran also be co•pted belween tlme5 and
hrn the* electlun omilrrned at the Statqd ADnu•l Mertk
The cry*p￿ID•1 B￿rd ts ordkn•rfyth•knrd by the mknlster•nd m•ets •rouTrd Ilmes In • y••r. or
•ddltlonatty I roquired. Th* Cwaatlon•l Br••rd looks •fter the templ￿1 afvlrs ofthe thurth,
parncul•rty Fln•nu and FabriL
Th* Klrk Sesslon is moderated bythe mlnlrter*ftd meets •ftyJ#d sl¥ drn*5 kn • for ordinary buthw.
or •ddftIW￿ tt r4qulred. arNI genernlty meets • fUrtherfl￿rtIMes • year 41 Comrnunlon. The 11
Setsbon k ro5pans*Jle for splfftual iff41r5 the thurth. kn •ddlllon ther•15 fbm•Hyan *nnu•lioknl
mMtin8 of G•rt¢vsh •nd Gknbo* Sesslorls.
Th• thufth of Scotland IsTrinh•r￿￿ In dtith*, li•1(¥￿ In tr•dltloD and Pr•sbytttknTr In pollty. ft
extsts to Gd and to tArykfor the advan￿￿ of thrlsfs throughout the world. ￿ •
n•tlon•l CIKxth. h acknowledps a distifKtrM and duty to ththo ordlTr•nctt d rew iothe
peopl• kn erfery parf5h of Scotl•nd throuth • lerTttofi•l mlnlstry. It cwier4tes v•lth other Churdbes In
G•rtaxkn Ckn<h •Mts￿to th•nd thjoy God,.to strenaihen splrltu•l ththrouth tho
si*t•malk •xposltkn ofsulptur•; to suppffi e•th 4)ther thfouts fellowshlp.. to offerJesus chrlst •s
S•vwr •nd Lord,. to sep4e and Inllueftce our c4mmunlry In a Chri5tlan TV•V.
Gart0￿ P•rtsh Church ts knked wilh Glonbo* Parlsh (hurth and share5 • mlnlthr wlth them.

Gartcosh Parlih Chur¢h of Scouand
Tru•tM•' AThnU￿ R•port
for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 D•c•mlJ•r 2024
Athlevemffits Md Ptrfmln
WLY5hippinB numkn In pmon eontinuod to T¢￿Ver yome¥that through th¢ year re￿rnIn8 to
usual ILWel$ •Tound JAnuw 2025. Online whén Provid￿ &nra¢ts a few regulars ￿ well. Hall l¢ts
Ind other ¢huTrth *¢tsviti¢s h&v• Wlltinued to rejume and 8row. There W•T• no bJptwm5 (wo
WBddin85 waduGt￿I by the mi01￿¢T. and 7 fUj￿Id9 (l of i ehur¢h mcmber) ¢onduoed by or on
behalf of the minjsitt or pwish. 2 people joined. one by profcsston of fwth Ind one by c•rtifiat¢
unable to ¢ontinue
era could b¢ foLmd to tak¢ ove
to whom dons with
ion and Chur¢h ar¢ m(M sta
d other h¢Rm It￿ leaders
Fabrk: Wo remau) gr￿f￿1 ever to membw3 of the F4bti¢ Cofftimitfet Work Paty
donats th¢ir skn'115 4Dd time thft>u8hout the y￿. saving the chureh thOUs￿d3 over the yearn
Ongoing 7nAirJteTrxnc• cottductcd ts fEquired. The maJ(Y V4Drks eonduthl WWE rent￿1 of
the wÈ4t ￿1] rou8hosiiAB, new Edernal church h411 dooT4 and fiArthvr emergrney ind saf•ty
Iwhtin8 Nmthin •nd ou¢%id& the ￿11. There N•s additional bollor mainleMn¢• ￿nduCted on lop
of th? 1ftnu￿ servie4
o%'er
Flftandd
The weekly offen.np contsDu¢ to show increases Mryth rnore again 8iVm8 by stalldin8 OTd¢r. Hall
lets ine•me Tvnains &n importsnt str￿￿ although reduced som•wkn frorn 20Z3. 4Hd other
re8ular in¢ome also held up Dr inLYew
Our eXp￿ditUTe has betn full iDduding Givin8 to Grow (foTm¢r ￿.￿18111* ￿'s910n>
alloeatw>n. L4TB•r thon us￿] fabri¢ spend io (wr *<c491 of wm¢nts ¢ver recthpts.
R•s•Thw Pollry
futtre li•bihti¢8. It is th¢ T￿￿. mlicy to bohl reservts of •&yoximat•lY 3 kn 6 mrnths,
In athliti￿ tlK¥E is a of£85.orJo I¥￿a In the Lw.4 FuThi Th¢ £600 of

Garteosh Parlsh Church of Scotland
Tnkn, Annual R•port
ltsr th• yHr ended 31 D•c•mber 2024
5t*ement of Trnsteej, Responslbllnle3
The Trtsstées Must prep•reflnandal st*ements vthlch suffld•rt d￿411 to enablt an appredatlon of
th¢iran￿￿1(￿5 ofthe Church durlni the financ*•l yt¥. The Trullees ar• respon￿ble tor keepthi proptt
accountlng records whkh, on request murt rellect th• Ilftanoal posttion of the ChuT(h at ihat tlrn•. Thls
rnust b• done tg ensurè that lh• fiftand•l st•lernents (ompty 7ArfTh Ch•iltles and TNstee ￿n￿$tm•rrt
(5wtlandl Acl 2005. Ihe Ch•rltles A(£Wts1Scotlandl Pawkntlons 20D61•s arn•ndedl 4nd the
Conve￿tk￿41 Flnance Regulallons approved by ihe Geneial Assembfy of the Churth of Scotland bn
201& They •lso re5ponslble lor safewardlngtho issets ofiht Churth ind i•ke re•son•ble
stéps for tht preyerrtion arKl/or detectlon of fraud ind ¢)ther Irregularlti•s.
ApprovAI by th¢ Trwtera on lo /¥>{ and siwl on th¢ir behalf by.

Gartcosh Parlsh Church of Scotland
Yoar •ndgd 31 Dèc8mbgr 2024
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Indop•nd•nt Examlnetr# R8port 10 tho Trusta•s of Gartcosh Parf8h Church Df Scolland
I Ter￿ on tlK wunts of ihe charity for ihe year cndcd I l De¢anb¢r 2024 which are sct out on
pa8es8 to 12.
Respethe rÈspa•thllttkn of tTUSt•es and eMamln•w
ThE ch•rity's trustses •r• respoTrsibl• for the preparation of th• •ceounts In accordance with the terms
of the I￿•ritieS •nd Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 •nd the Charlties Accounts {Scotl•ndl
Regu14tlon5 2c<￿ las arnendedl.
The charlry trustees consider th•t th• •udlt requirement of Re¢ulatl¢)n IDII)Idl of the Accounts
Régulltions does not apply. It Is rny r•sponsibllityto examlne the •c¢ounts as required under section
4411)Icl of the Act arld to state wheth•r partlculir matters have come to my attention.
B•Jts ol Indèpendent examln•¢s statement
My ex•mination is carri•d out in accordance wlth Regulatlon 11 of the Charlties Ac¢ou nts Iscotland)
Re¥ul•tion$ 2(Th (•5 am•ndedl. An examination includes a review of the accountin8 records kept by the
ch•rity ind a comwrison of the •ccounts p￿Sented with those records. It )Iso lficludes consideration of
•Thy unusual items or d15closures in the accounts. and seek5 explarwtion$ from the trustees coftcernin8
ny such rn•tters. Thi wrx•dures undertaken do not provide all the evidenee th•twould be required in
•n audil and con5equ•ntly I do not express an audit oplnion en the view 8iven by the accounts.
Independent ex•mlnerfs st•tefflÉnt
In the course of my exarnination. no rnatter has come to my •ttentlon
which Blves me r••son¥bl¢ cause to bell•v• that In any materlal respect the requirements.,
to k••p •c¢ounUrYd records In K¢ordanc• wlth Sectlon 44 (11(a) of the 2￿5 Act and
Regulatlon 4 of th¢ 2CQ6 Axwnts Re8ul•tlon$ l•s •m•ndedl, and
to prepaie accounts which accord wlth the •ccountin8 records ind tomply with
Re¢ulation 9 of the 2006 Aecounts Rqulatlons (as amended) h•ve not been mè¢ or
to whKh. In my oplnlon. attention should be drawn in orderto eftable a proper understandlnq
of the accounts to be reached.
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Rteei
sh Parish Churnh of Scotlv4nd
tsandP
ments Account
Year ended 31 December 2024
Unrtstrirted
Rutridtd E•dowment
F¥Ad$
1024
Tat
2024
Totsl
2•24
22541
21M7
JrJN)
4(A9
17n
44
2439
2439
9350
9350
12601
17YJ
13JQ
40144
1330
40144
410
46JiS
S•k of 4&**5
40144
4U144
46325
Cmts of geDeratiDg fund•
Cbxrit•bk actlvllk¥
CovernAnee costs
IDve41ment
42725
Exeem of payments over recelpts
for the year before lrnnsferj
4611
4,611
Trnnsfen
Exce4$ of payments over recelpts
for year
4618

Cjartcosh Parish c.hurch of Scotland
Statement of Balaiices
al 31 Detembcr 2024
Unrtsiricted Rt51ri¢ieql
Endowmtni
Fuiidj
2024
2024
2024
TotAI
21323
4•te
2024
BaDk & De
sit Bala
Bank & deposit balan¢es
brought forw7Td
95024
571
95595
91995
Movement In Y￿r.
EXC￿ of Pa￿llents oveT Receipts r¢r ihe year
4611
4618
& deposii balan¢es
amed fonwd
J406
571
90977
Inv
iabilsti
Thc accounts were approved by the Kiik Session and Financial Board on 2025
For and on bcha]f of the Kirk Session and Financial Board
Sesslon Clerk
Treasurer

h Parish Chureh o
N tes forniln
art of the accounts
31
l. B￿13 of A¢counti
These a¢wunts have been pr* on the Receipts & Pa)rynMts basis io x¢orthLX with the (]witi¢s
and Trustee Investtucnt (Swtlaud) Act 2005. the ChaTitses Accounts Iscotlad) Regul*ions 2006 (as
am￿ded) and the CoDWi0n￿ Finance RegDlations approved lry the Genernl knanbly of th¢
Cburth of Scodand ill 20] 6.
2. Movements th Funds
AtlJ••
At 31 Der
TrAorfers
UnreJtri¢itd funds
5195
121
74
4645
19
619
524
146
5188
12IX¥)
95024
1272
31719
2439
40144
348
31493
IQ70
2014
15339
FuThl
44762
Restrlcte41 funth
OTW Fund
571
571
571
571
EndoTrineJt fuDd•
Totsl fundj
95595
40144
44762
' Fabric Fuod: The Tnste¢s 1￿C set aside fimds for the maintrnaDC4 of the Church prop
Small Chur¢h Fund: The Tn￿teeS I￿e set aside fimds x¢umulatyJ lry pw>le savuw cokns in aiu to be
Ministrt$ Fund: The Tn￿ have srf aside fiDMls donated to the mini#¢T to b¢ used Whe￿ ne<tssary.
M&M Fund: The Tntstees hav¢ set aside Inveslmart Inc4)m¢ to 80 tow￿ MAw'Yn'¢s & MASS￿ Corytribith'ons.
General Fuud: Deals with the day w day nffjniD8 of the church
Iij
Organ Fund: This is a fimd to assijt with the cost of pwthin8 OT Tq>WD¥ thc organ 0￿Y
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Garteosh Parish Church o
Notes forniin
art of the XeeOURts
r 2024
Unrtstrirled Rutrictel EAdowmtn¢
Funds
To¢*1
2024
20
An•lysu of Don•iionJ
WFO Gift Aid)
Gth t)(XWi(ffts
Tax &'ft Aid
Orthnv) Offtrin8s {0￿ Pla*)
Note
24$4
715
2141
7256
3625
5¥70
7150
3W•lJ
61178
39411
68714
30)
300
N￿lO￿al GivmB Da>
1811
22541
475
2W7
22541
Angtyjh of Payments
4. Colts of generating fumdi
Offmn8 ffjVtIop¢s
Cbarlt•ble a¢tlvllles
Gi*inR to Gnmi IM&M) allocalx
Prubitcry, th
Minislws, ENpuLec¥
Pulp* ruppl!.
Other (xmts
10
102fA
10264
9124
225
605
114
87J
4458
14916
224
fi7.5
75
4445
12153
162
4445
12153
162
F•bnc repwn & mAIlltena￿ Man
COU￿1] T&x
6277
1745
389
H￿t 4t41118h¢. Church
10054
1818
423
ILK)54
423
244
1620
475
42723
CAthI Elps DTrina8c MAilli¥Yw
' &¥p￿¢S
1200
574
i?NJ
574
44762
44762
42ns
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Corniin
Church o
Art f the ateouDts
5. 'frwttr R•Tr.Dneration and kthted P4rty Tra￿￿10￿5
Inis1er). MBnse Council of £1 l(XJ ..--
paid through Edinbty ptyroll }
Church/Hall Cleaner during the y ,
his 6ernces as pulprt supply.
14 phL8 exp• of£605 {￿￿￿&0¥ tr4va extMxs
£2200 f(r Fffovldi￿ her s¢rncu Is
ry of TrL¢¥ £50 fcr FYovidm8
6. Mlnhter'l Stipe*d
All Church of Scotknd cffjThth"on8 cffthlxtte to the N*10n￿ Sts[￿d Fund which bran the ￿51$ of
all Mini￿￿8, Bts'ptsMIJ 8nd unpl¢)yerfi Crntrilxth.o￿ for nats.onal inAmc4 pw"Im and b(xMn8 •d loan
fund. Ministcn. stipcnds are ID ac¢4rdw the ￿lch ￿ rdate4 to y¢4rs
of aeTri￿. For the ye& ￿der review thc minimum Szipend £31642 the m&XLmwn in tb¢
5th and 8ub8¢quent years of S¢Tvice £38884.
7. Collectlom for Thlrd P•rtla
Worfd Dty ofpray¢r
GlasAow City Mi*ioo
Lodwn8 House ￿&%10￿
CHAS•
50
50
250
157
75
420
545
457
•lncluded in Note 3 Other 0ffrykn.ons Pl￿ c<mtrit•Jts'on fnxn G￿￿1￿. p8)me4rt to be made 2025.
Don*th)D• kntluded kn Other Expett•a
OartC05h Developma)t Tn￿ '
Donation for Min• .Stud￿l SuppM (A Johnaonc)
3(rf)
2(X)
SIKI
InvaM¢nts
Bhould nol be th'3cJosed within the Pffish Church (scoi 1353). How¢v¢¥. an inv&%tsJxrt
of 50.000.vm nudo in May 2017. and held on behalf of the
belov4 in nolc 10 . for 2024 £1237 wa5 Tettiv￿ (2023.. £1237)
l Q Gfvlry ts Grow Contsibutkn (fonnerly MIAhtrn• & Mlsthn)
Givin8 to Orow C¢)ntribuIi(￿ for 2024 w&$ £1 7320. Th1"$ theo rel1￿￿1 by ￿￿{riC
ineorne of £1202. other ￿d0￿me￿I of £1237 from investh￿nE Pr￿ery allowzKe of £617 •Dd
tran&tional fiwding of SAOOO. requirt¥nffits of £10.264 in full ty bonkas w&¥ in t￿
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