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← Pilgrim Community Church

2025-04-05-accounts

Registered Charity Number

SC008743

Pilgrim Community Church

Report of the Trustees

and

Financial Statements

for the year ended

5 April 2025

Pilgrim Community Church Report and Financial Statements Contents

Page
Charity information 1
Trustees' report 2
Independent examiner's report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7
Notes to Financial Statements 8

Pilgrim Community Church Charity Information

Trustees

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Contact address

1 Victoria Place Airdrie ML6 9BU

Independent examiner

Bankers

The Royal Bank of Scotland 5 Graham Street Airdrie ML6 6AB

Clydesdale Bank PLC 23 Bank Street Airdrie ML6 6AD

Registered charity number

SC008743

Pilgrim Community Church

Report of the Trustees

The trustees present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2025.

Trustees

The trustees who served during the year under review were:

Recruitment and appointment of Trustees

All of the Church's trustees are appointed or reappointed by the members at our annual general meeting.

Governing documents

The Church is a charitable unincorporated body and the purpose and administration arrangements are set out in our constitution.

Objects of the Charity

The purposes of the Charity are briefly outlined as follows:

The advancement of God's Kingdom in Airdrie and surrounding districts; The promotion of peace in the community;

The advancement of community development; The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation.

The charity is recognised by H M Revenue and Customs as a charity under reference number SC008743.

The Trustees met on Monday 14th October 2024 withi andHR present. The following items were discussed and commented on.

The Church and Centre remain fairly unchanged although a small decrease in the Sunday morning service

attendance was noted. During the year a valued member of the Servants Council, GB was a lovely person and will be missed for her amazing contribution.

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Report of the Trustees

(continued)

Activities and achievements

We have been unable to make a successful application for a grant from Awards Scotland but hope to do so during the present financial year.

The finances of the charity remain consistent and efforts are being made to increase them with some extra events including a Christmas Fayre.

The servants Council continues to meet on a regular basis.

A number of new members were noted and two baptismal services were held throughout the year.

Groups using the Buildings

The groups using the buildings has remained unchanged although the Recovery Café folks have moved to another venue.

Sunday ... Church service including junior church in the morning and children's parties in the afternoon.

Monday ... Toddlers group in the morning and After school group (Oscars) in the afternoon. At night a group use the building for creative arts including drama and film making.

Tuesday ... In the morning the facility is used for an AA meeting, In the afternoon a slimming class runs from 3.30 to 6.30 p.m. Oscars is held every week day. The bible class uses the facility in the evening.

Wednesday ... The slimming class uses the facility in the morning, Oscars in the afternoon, and a Cocaine Anonymous in the evening.

Thursday ... The food bank and the slimming class use the facility in the morning, in the afternoon Oscars and the ladies fellowship, and in the evening a drama group.

Friday ... In the morning a Breakfast Club meets group, in the afternoon Oscars, and a martial arts group in the evening.

In the main hall on Friday evenings a Judo club is organised by a former Scottish international champion.

Other groups using the facilities include Oscars group for AGM, Love and Light group for teaching seminars.

The future looks encouraging for all of the groups including the Church.

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Pilgrim Community Church Report of the Trustees

(continued)

Trustee remuneration and expenses

One trustee, Sam Pattison received a remuneration of £16,348 (2024: £16,098) by virtue of his role as minister and Community Pastor. One trustee, Scott Pattison was reimbursed expenses totalling £7,150 (2024: £6,000) by virtue of his role as lead Pastor.

Reserves policy

The Trustees recognise that Pilgrim Community Church is a "not for profit" organisation. However, they are cognisant of their position to ensure that the organisation is managed in a manner which acknowledges the inherent responsibilities, demands and structures which form the reality of operating in the Scottish economy. To this end, the trustees desire to create a "Reserves Policy" which will seek to establish, over a period of time, a reserve approximating to six months running costs.

The trustees are responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the Statement of Financial Activities of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements can comply with the Companies Act 1985. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2005.

Approved by the Trustees, and signed on their behalf.

Trustee 26 August 2025

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Pilgrim Community Church Independent Examiner's Report

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2025 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.

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's trustees consider that the audit requirement of the Regulation 10(1)(d) 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

  1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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Pilgrim Community Church Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 5 April 2025

Incoming resources
Freewill Offerings
Ordinary Cash Offerings
Christmas Fayre
Bingo Night
Gift Aid
Gift Day
Intergra Insurance Claim
Income from Community Donations
Reimbursed Expenses (Samuel Pattison)
Other - Ginger Wine
Interest
Total incoming resources
Resources expended
Samuel Pattison (incl NI Contributions)
Centre management remuneration
Centre management costs
Ministerial expenses
Heat and Light
Congregational and General Insurance
Evangelical Alliance
Stationery, Postage and media
Telephone/broadband/internet
Travelling expenses
Repairs and Maintenance
Property improvements
Accountancy fees
Cleaning
Donations
Catering
Equipment
Sundry
Interest
Hospitality
Manse Expenses
Software
Total resources expended
Surplus/(deficit) for the year
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 2025
£
10,739.00
10,074.01
1,093.22
876.60
13,553.26
4,833.00
2,760.00
26,438.00
3,814.00
325.00
36.38
74,542.47
16,348.34
1,463.33
100.00
16,750.00
4,844.10
2,062.78
80.00
-
1,602.98
930.25
7,219.58
7,111.00
642.00
290.99
223.51
-
284.23
981.04
9,600.00
406.46
70,940.59
3,601.88
33,927.06
37,528.94		 2024
£
11,565.00
10,172.26
-
-
14,986.99
1,510.00
-
25,460.50
4,378.63
255.00
36.35
68,364.73
16,098.18
189.00
300.00
15,600.00
10,959.58
2,164.67
80.00
206.75
1,528.36
1,392.10
7,366.85
2,861.00
624.00
100.00
320.00
1,830.00
33.34
663.66
335.09
2,187.76
7,100.00
440.77
72,381.11
(4,016.38)
37,943.44
33,927.06

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Pilgrim Community Church Balance Sheet for the year ended 5 April 2025

Notes
Current assets
Debtors
Current account
Current account
Deposit account
Cash on hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
Net Current Assets
Creditors: amounts falling due
after more than one year
1
Net assets
Funds
Unrestricted Reserves brought forward
Surplus/(Deficit) for year		 2025
Total funds
£
2,637.01
601.40
45,609.56
16.99
124.97
48,989.93
1,127.35
47,862.58
10,333.64
37,528.94
33,927.06
3,601.88
37,528.94		 2024
Total funds
£
1,000.00
1,175.38
44,678.36
226.99
124.97
47,205.70
945.08
46,260.62
12,333.56
33,927.06
37,943.44
(4,016.38)
33,927.06

The trustees are satisfied that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit and that no members have requested an audit.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(i) ensuring that the charity keeps proper accounting records; and

(ii) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of its surplus or deficit for the financial year, so far as applicable to the charity.

Approved by the Trustees, and signed on their behalf.

Trustee

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Pilgrim Community Church Notes to Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2025

Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2005) and the Statement of Recommended Practice (Accounting by Charities) October 2005.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Gift Aid claims are submitted twice per year, and the sums received are as shown in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Resources expended

Expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis, and all receipts and payments have been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to that category. Where a cost can not be directly attributable to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of the resources.

Taxation

1 Creditors: amounts falling due after one year
Bank Loans		 2025
£
10,334		 2024
£
12,334

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