The Churcb of Scodarid
Arrochar Parish Church
2024
IILCLIY'I'S AfiD PAYMLIY'I:S ACCOUN'I'S
Congregation No: 181175
Charity No: SC 008929
Receipts and Payments

Referenetr and Administratii'e Inf&rn]ati¢Jn
Pdr.isF,.ChuT¢h
Chartly Regislr.&tion NTuinb(Y:
sc, o.ot4929
C&nngregation Reference No..
181175
Contact Address..
Siadar
T4rb¢t
ikn.iocliar
Argyll and Bute, G83 7DA
TruytLe
Prin£ipal Clffie.e.-beAre,r8
Indc
Lndent Examiner
Bankers
Royal Bank ofscollan<L
Colquhoun Square, Hqlensbugh

Arrochar P2rish Church
Recei
ts and Pa
ments Accounl
YeAr en
ed3
ece
Ullmtrlcled Restricted Endrnellt
nd$
FDDds
Fund•
2024
2014
Total
2024
Total
2024
2023
Recei
tk)nalions
Leg&cie5
ActLVitie8 for G¢n¢ratins Fulld8
Bank & Deposit inlerest
tnv¢stm¢llt income
Note
24172
20000
44172
20551
3460
3114
6574
3628
298
298
127
124
28054
124
110
23114
51168
24416
Weddirj
780
10
Grant$
Subs¥riptiot)3
Lite & Work
Total Recel ts
28834
23114
J1948
24426
en
Costs of %enerating funds
Charitable Activitie8
Governanee costs
131
loo
129
28494
18760
28496
129
28625
18860
Exccis of Recelpts over Payments
for the ye*r before transfers
338
22985
2J323
SS66
Trangfers from GenerAI to Fabri¢
Excess of Receipts over Paymenti
for the year
338
22985
23323
5566

Arrochar Parish
hurch
Sta
ement of Balances
Notes to the Accounts
l. Trustee Remuner4tion Related Party Tr8nsgCtions
There We￿ llo trallsactions itt this category
2. Movements in Funds
AtlJin
1024
At31 D¢¢
2024
Reeeipts
Paymettts
TraJsfer5
Unreslricted ￿ndS
General Fuud
23908
28¥34
28496
28496
24246
24246
23908
28834
Restricted funds
DÈsiBnated Fabric Fund
129
23TI4
129
23114
129
23114
129
23114
Tota] fwi
24037
51948
28625
47360
Ses of DeBi
aled 14unds
Fabric Fund: The Tru¥tees haveagreed to hav¢ i restricted fund set asid¢ fulldy for th¢ ￿￿1ntenance of the ChuTch property

Unre5trieted Retstri¢tsd Endoi¥meJt
Funds
FBnd8
Fundj
21124
2Q24
T¢)tsl
202)
2024
2024
3. Anatysis of Donations
GiftAid Doll￿10￿8
Orduwy 0￿￿lug5 (OpuLP￿e)
Oth¢r Offerings. DonaliotLS etc
18353
2181
3638
24172
18353
2181
23638
44172
15074
2594
2883
20551
200(X)
200(K)
4. Analysis of Pa￿￿ttts
Costs of generating funds
IAW
Offcrin8 ¢￿ebP#S
30
ioi
30
loi
131
loo
100
ChAritable Actlvitie8
Ministrie5 & Mission alloc&ti
Presbfft tbJ¢4
Cicaning
Pulpit Supply
Othcr $tsifin¥ ¢￿￿tY
Fabric repairs & nJaini¢llatwx
Heat and light
7221
7221
5801
1100
1100
2848
250
834
3283
1677
2284
281
4820
1632
9967
281
4820
1632
9967
Othor buiidill8e(kqts
Tr41inrn
Chil(Ir￿A A¢tivilit
Life dlld Work
168
333
70
286
894
30
8760
EquipTueu¢
ch￿ EvuJt&
Ppnting. Itationeryand posl88e
GenLYal RullninB ExpenK8
Otber expeii8e8
2097
2097
190
847
210
28365
847
210
28365
Governan¢e ¢oyts
Indcpmdcnt cxarniller's fe¢$
Other payments
PLwchase of 8ssds
Purnhw5¢ of iDv(slments
S. Minj8tries and Missioll allocation
Ail Chur¢b of Scotland congr¢gations contributc to the Ministri¢s alld Mission Allocation which bears the costs
of all miDlSt¢rs' r¢muneratiou aud ¢mploy¥¢s contributions for natiODal insurance, pension and housing and loan
2024
2033
6. Collections fDr Third Pirtie8
None

Arrochar Parish Church
Statement of Balances
At 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Restrleted
Funds
Funds
2024
Endowment
Funds
Totsl
Tntal
2024
2024
2024
2023
Iyote
Bank & De
0sAt Balances
Bank & deposit balamccs
brought forward
23908
129
24037
18471
Movement ID year:
Exces5 of Rc¢¢ipt8 over Payments for the year
Transf¢T
Bank & d¢posit balances
arried forward
338
22985
23323
5566
24246
23114
47360
24037
IDveJlmeRl¥ #l. markel value
(cost £ 487.60)
5869
5364
Gift Aid Receivable
2000
2000
The accounts were approved by th¢ Kirk Session & Financial Board who act as the Charity's tThstees on3010-12
For and on behalf of the Kirk Session alld Financial Board
SessioD Clerk
Treasurer
aol3lz

Trustees? Annual Rep)rt
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Doeument
Th¢ Churcb is ttdtninistered in aceordalle¢ with the teIll￿ of the Deed of Constitutioyj
Recruitment and Appointment of Tru5tee8
Members of th¢ Kirk Se&sion are th¢ charlty truste¢5. The Kirk Scssioll ￿eMberS arc thc elder5 of
the ¢hureh and are chos¢n from those mcmber5 of thc church who are con5id¢r¢d ts have the
appropriate gifts Snd Skilk. A Interim Moderator is in pst as we current have no Minister in post at
the momcllt.
Organisational Structure
The Kirk Se9sioii Is respollsible for spiritual affaiTS Within the cburcb atsd meets scvcral times a
year. As the Church now operatcg under a unitsry system, the Kirk Sessioll is now rcsponsibl¢ for
those activffttics fomi¢rly within the remit of tbe Congryegational Board, i.e. all mattets relFAting to the
mana¥¢m¢nt ofthc CliurLh pn)p¢rties F]nt￿claI Affairs.
Objectives Vdnd Activitie$
The Church of Scotland is TrinituriarL in doctrinc, Refomi¢d in tradition and Presb)rteri8n In polity.
IL ¢xists lu glorify God and to WO￿ for thc advanccm¢nt of Christ's Kingdom throughout the world.
As g ￿￿tIOnal Churth, it Acknowledges a di$linGtivc Lall and duty to britig th¢ ordinEnc¢8 of r¢ligion
to the peopl¢ in eNery parish of S¢oilalld tbrougb a ¢eJritoriAI minislry. It Lo-op¢rutes witli other
Churche$ in variou5 KumtnicRI bo(lies in Scntland and he￿nd.
Worship and Fellowship ate at the heart of the conwg8tiony activiii¢s.
Achicvements And Performance
During this year, our kirk $¢8sion hav¢ workcd tir¢l¢3sly to continue to make our Church
welcomin¥ safe eDvirorJrneni for worship and build up our Church tt¢tivitics ag&in. Wc warn]iy
welcome an)vnc to our service￿￿ctivIt1tS we hav¢ had g numbrr visitors during the ycar. Our
worshipping community continiies to remain r¢lAlively stablc with a strong commitmcnt to
developing th¢ ChTistian acts'vity. We eontinuc to Work hard in
rl
fi)r (iur proposed union
with Lus5 and Rhu parish¢s and tbis is progres&ing well.
ontiDues As our
Ordaincd Local Minister and this ts allowing us to have A mc?r¢ iiili¥ri Ill ￿ i>r41111). We rontinue to
engage with all IuLthI re&idenls ￿ld fricnds of our church by the issuing of a parisb new31¢tter. Our
craft group has also recomm¢Th¢¢d weekly.
Our main soiircc trf incom¢ suppnrting the work of th¢ congre8alioTh r¢mains the generosity of it5
me1nbers througb free will offerings and donations. We have a]s() received donatioDS from loc&1
conwaniesl orgaDiSations And other donors conn¢ct¢d to the parislL We 8Fe very 8ratefi]I to our
con8re8atiort and wider conjmunily who ¢ontinu¢d to support vs .
We b&v¢ also h¢ld severd fundraising ￿¢nts including a plant sale und fairs and we are very
g￿te￿I to those who support¢d Ih¢se aclivities.
- Reserves Poliey
It is the T￿Stees, policy not to hold reserves unless there is a particular reason fnr doiT]g. Our
rcgujar incomc is suffi¢i¢nt for our needs and wh¢n athlitional income becomes available we Applyit
thc monner wbich best 5erve5 our con￿¢8atIOn, community and our wider mission.
ststement of Trustees, Responsibilitie8

The rnembe￿ of the Kirk Session I congre￿Il0n21 Bo8yd must prepare financial staiements which
give sufficient detsil io enable an apprctiation of the trr4TlS8¢tio￿ of the L'hur¢h during the financial
year. Th¢ m¢mkrs of the Kirk ￿sion I Congregaiional Btyard are r¢swnsible for keeping proper
Approved by the Trnstees and signed on tbeAr behalf,
Date.........
. 3010312025

Indepelldent Examiller's Report to tht Tn￿tte$ of Arroch¥r Parish CILurch
I rqK)rt on the accounts of the charity forthe ycar c￿]ed 31 D￿c[￿ber 2024 which ar¢ s¢t out onpages hvo to ¢i8ht.
ReSp￿tiVe reS￿￿]bIllI1es of trustees and examiner
Th¢ charitys IT￿￿tte5 are respottsible for the pr¢pardtion of the ￿COunts in afjcixthcc witts tb¢ terms of the ch￿itIeS
and Trustee Inv&8tment (Scotlatld) Act 2(K)5 aThJ th¢ Charities Aeeounts {S¢ntland) Rcgulations 2(K)6.
The clwiry trustees consider that the audit requiretimtof Regulation ioli) {d) of the Ac¢ounts Regulations does not
apply. It ts myrcsponsibiltyto examine tbe accounts 88 requjred under 8ecti(u 44(1) (c) of the A¢t atyj to SlAte whether
particlllar matt¢fs have corne to my attention.
B&8is of indwendcn( txdtniner's slatetnu]I
An ¢xemtnation is C￿rIed out ill acwrdance withRegulatioL I l of the Cbarities Accoullts {S¢ol]andl RegulatioDs 20(I5.
An examination it￿lud¢S a review of the accountfflg rwoTds kept bythe charity8nd a compati50ll of the accounts
presented with tly)s¢ [￿Ords. It 4150 includes Considera￿ll of anyunusua] items or disclosur¢5 ill tb¢ 8cc4MttIs, a
seeks explanations frC￿ th¢ tswle¢5 ¢ODcerning any such matten. Th¢ pr￿ed￿re5 und¢rtak¢n do not providc all th¢
¢VKience that wouki be requithl ill an audil. alld ¢oThsequently I do express an auditopthion on th¢ vi¢w ¥ivcn by thc
accounts.
indopcndont CXaIllinrt'5 8tstem¢nt
thL' coursc of my GxaminTrtion, no matt¢r has ¢ome to ￿Y attentson 10th￿ than di&c105od b910￿]
which givcs rnc reAsonAbl¢ ¢4U8e to bcli¢ve thAt iti any m4tsLial respect tlL¢ rquir¢m¢nts',
to keep accounting r¢¢ords in a¢¢ordance with Section 44 (Ixa) of tbe 2005 Ad ATh1 R¢Bul8tton
4 of the 2(K)6 Aceounts Re8ulations, 8nd
to Prep￿ 8e¢ounts whieh accord with the accountin8 records and eoiry)ly with Re8ulfttion 9 of
the 2006 A¢¢ourtts R¢gulations h2ve noibetll thet, thr
to W￿.¢h, in my opinion, sbouid be drawD in order to ¢nable a prop¢r und¢rsratsdin8 of
the tu bL rL:lilicd.
Addrws..
Si8ned
Dats
3010312025
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