The Church of Scotland
St John's and Newton Parish Church
RECEIIryS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNrs
Year Ended 31 Dttember 2024
CongrtgAtion No: 030260
Chtdrity No: SC 008958

Dalkeith St John's and Newton Parish Churth
Referenee and Administrative Informati(
Chatity Name".
DalkCi1￿ Si Joh&s New1￿ Pwish Church
sa)08958
Charity R¢gistrtioD Nurnt￿:
congrcgats.on R¢farnLf No..
Cont*t Address..
030260
The Thur¢h Office
31 Egkbank Road
Dalk¢Jth
EH22 IHJ
Royal Bank ofseotlald,
63 High Street
Dalkeith
EH22 IJA
of Scotlattd,
47 Hi8h Street
Daik¢ith
EH22 IJA

Dalkeith, St Jolw's and Newton Parish Cburch
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 202A
Strnttur& Governance and Mxnigement
Governing Document
The Church is athninjst￿ed in accordance with the tams of the Deal of Constitstion (Unitary Fonn).
Reernitment and Appointnwit of Trnstees
Members of the Kirk Session are the charity t￿￿ The Kirk Swton membets are the elders of the
church and are chosen from those manbers of the thurch who are Lx)nsidered to have the appropriate
gifts and skills. The ministtt. who is a melnber of the Kirk Session. is el￿ by the congregation and
indu¢t&J by Pr&8bytery.
o￿an1$￿tIOnal Strneture
The Kirk Session meets four times a year and is r￿p0￿1b}e for the spiritual affairs within the chwch.
Certain r&8ponsibilities are del¢8ated to the Finan￿ Committee and the Propty Committee as
appropriate.
Objectives and Artivitie
The Church of Scotland is Trinitsrian in doLXrin4 Refonned in trath'tion and Presbytenan in polity. It
exists to glorify God and to Work for the advancement of Chnst's ￿'ngdoM throughout the world. As a
nats'onal Church. it acknowledg￿ a distinctive ￿11 and duty to bring the Ordinan￿ of religion to the
people in every Fxrish of Scotland through a territorial minlsty. It Lwrat¢s with other Churches in
various ￿UMeniCal bLxh'es in Scntland and bcyond.
Achievements and Perforniance
Another year and another year older! We are gradually he&din8 Out of those wilderness years of the
pandemic and all that it entail￿. with the gnef and so￿oW as well as time to refiect and see where God
is leading us. As we emerg4 we see farniliar Fa￿ returning and the Joy of seeing new ones!
In this annu￿ report you will see much of wlwe we use our r&sources. vA￿t is nece￿ry. what is
important and what IS VI￿ to the life of the thurdL

Trnstees, Annual Report (conL)
Year ended 31 December 2024
My desi￿ for as V￿ o)nb'nue to grow &8 a thurch is to grow deeper with God and one another, but
also to grow outwarib and be known as-a thurth that loves-.
We must continue to seek GC￿ in all we do. to continue to seek God's plan and purpose for our lives
and that of the Church, to take risks and to enjoy the journey that God is taking us on, for the year to
come. I hope we will continue to think about how we grow to be more like Jesus, in relation to
God, to each other and to the world around us.
IDAncial Review
The congregation is generous and continues to support the ongomg work of the Church Fx)th I￿llY
and nationally. Congregational giving de{Yeas￿ by £1 Ok to £180k. This is enthrely due to the late
receipt of &'ft Aid refunds (£18k) Ongoing expenth'ture oxcluding prior year Ii)An r￿￿ents {£45K)
inGreased by £28k. The Generdl reserve deficit was (SAI315) prior to transfers and receipt of capital
funds totsllingy £23.882. The Restri&ed funds surplus was £13,786.
Reserves Policy
The charity trustees have Consider￿ the reserves r￿Uired and have taken into acwnt their current
and future Iiabilitios. It is the Trustees. policy to hold reserves of approximately 6 months expenditure
including designated fithds. At the year end the Church held unrestricted funds of £30,026. This
represents 3 months normal churth ￿penditUre. Hovffter a capital tra￿sfer of £30.Tr)O will be
r￿e1Ved during the 1st quarter of 2025. Notwithstsnding this trartsfer. and the trustees will cnntsnue to
look at ways of building up this resuvo
Statement of Trustees, Responsibiliti£s
The membtts of the Kj'rk Session must prepwe financial statements which give sufficient detail to
enable an appreciation of the tTrLsactsons of the Church during the financial year. The members of the
Kirk Se&8ion are r￿ponSible for kee￿n8 Pro￿ acc4)untsng r￿dS which. on r￿U￿( m￿t refi￿ the
financial position of the Church at that time. This must be done to ￿SUre that the financial ststements
Comply with the Charits&s 2nd TnLStee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. the Charities Accounts
(Scotland) Regulations 2￿ and the Regulatsons Anent Congrwtional Finance approv￿ by the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2(Ki7. They are also responsjble for safeguarding the
assets of the Church and must take reasonable steps for the prevention andlor dete(*ion of fraud and
other irregularities.

Trnsteesg Annual Report (conL)
Year eDded 31 December 2024

Dalkeith St John's and Newton Parish Church
SC008958
Indep￿dent Exallthier's Report to the Trustees of Dalkeith. St John's aod Newton Parish
Church
I r¢port on the a(wunts of the chan'ty for the year ￿ded 31 D￿]ber 2024 wlll'ch are set out on
pages 7 to 12.
Respective responsibllAlitt vftrystees and eumiDer
The ¢harity's trus￿ are responsible for the pre[Arats￿ of the acL¥￿ts tn accordance with the ternis
of the Chantses and Tn￿lee thv&ttnent (Scotjand) Act 2005 aod the CharIts￿ A{￿Unts (Scotland)
Regulatsons 2(K)6.
The charity tnste& consider that the audj't wuirement of Re£ulats'on l(41) (d) of the Accounts
Regulats'ons does not apply. It is my ￿ponsIbIlity to examine the accounts as r￿Uire￿ ￿der seetion
44(1) (c} of the Act and to #tate whethtr F4rticular matt¢rs hav¢ ￿m¢ to my attention.
B&8ig of independajt examiner's $(atement
An examination is carried out In accordance with Regulation l J of th¢ Charities A￿unts (Scotland)
Regulations 2006. An examination i11clud￿. a Teview of the 8co)unts"ng r￿ordS kept by the charity
and a wmpaTison of the accounts presa)ted th(￿¢ r￿oTd& h also includes (x)nsidetation of any
unusual itsms or disclc6ures in the a¢Lx)unts. and seeks explanations from the tnstees ctsnL*rning
any such matters. The pr(￿ure4 undertaken do not provide all thc ovidence that would be rtyuir
In an audil and consquently I do not cxpra%s an autht opinion on the view ￿'Ven by the a￿￿nts
Independent examiner'# itst•mfflt
In the ￿urSe of my examinatio￿ no mattu tHs come to my aiienbon
whi¢h giv￿ mc rcasonable ￿USe to believe that in any resFttt the requ1￿ments.,
to keep acL¥)untsn8 r￿rdS in acwrdance with S￿tIon 44 (Ixa) of the 2005 Act and
Rwlation 4 of the 20115 A(rx>unts Regul&tions. and
to prepor¢ accounts which aLwid with the a￿O￿nti￿ [￿OrdS and rA)mply with Regulation 9 of
the 2(K)6 Accounts Regulats(￿S have not m¢ (r
to which. in my Opinio￿ atto)tion Should be drn￿l in (Kder io fflable a pro￿ undwstsnding of
the accounts lo be reaclKd.
Date

Dakelth
t John's and Newton Parish Church
ment of Financial Activiti
Year ended 31 December 2024
Total
Funds
2023
FuThJs
Furn15
Furxls
Donats'or
Ac*vrties for g￿eratir9 lurth
Investment inccffle
111397
68,429
180.826
1￿.071
4.080
113,9S3
5.732
13.875
68,429 182.382
195.153
2S.315
10,734
9)0
Rental ol Ha116
Café
Grants
Guild
other ReceiFts
General Tnjstees
Total R•¢olpts
14.257
1915
5.11S
1,943
6,162
239,807
171,041
71,051
242,CW2
Paynxnts
Costs of generattrvj fijr
Chantatle acaivrties
T¢>tsl Pa￿nIS
213.6
213,632
,W2 270.S24
.992 270,￿24
287,382
287.382
Excess I (Wcll) ol Rec•lpts ov*
Paymgnts for th& Y￿ bdore
tr8n8l•rs
{42.S91)
14.059
128.532)
147.5751
Tran•ler•
Excess I (Delldt) cl Rwxlpts
Payments lor the >wr
142,5911
14,059
(28.S32}
147,5751

Dalkeith St John's and Newton Parish Church
statement of Balan
Unre5trth1 Restricted
Funds
FuThJ8
Total
nk&
2024
2023
Bank & Oepxt èalanceyj B
39,713
95.315
142.890
Exrxs I ID8ficitl ofRe¢e#B C
Payments for the year
142,5911
14.059
(28,S321
147,5751
Bank & DeFfA* eat￿CeS
13.011
537T2
.783
.315
Bank & Dwft 8alancaB CJF
Balan¢es 81D
Cathl Rer*pts frcffi G¢n8
Trustees
13.011
.783
,315
23.8S2
.893
53,7T2
95.31S
Pr¢pwd•• veJt•l loraly:
Church arvj small hall
Large hall
vA￿e
155,249
105,1
15S.249
10S.100
155,249
105.11XJ
400,OQJ
4ry),C¥)O
260,349
InvMtsn•nts at mark•t vak
Gro￿ Fund
Inwme Fund
DeF(ert
.349
13,168
14.150
14,986
1.103
3J.239
12.93)
14,850
1,048
28,828
14.046
49
15,077
1&182
D•btors
Gfft Aid RoluThJ
18.0
18.COJ
18,CKQ
18,OC(I
6.637
6.&37
Llabllilles
Energy
[r￿￿￿ta%
Watsr rat68
Giving to Gr(hY
m1n1ste￿ tr8Vd eX￿r6e8
1.443
2,248
1.400
674
13,431
3.250
3.250
The &co￿t8 ￿Te aFV0v￿ by ￿ Krk Se66m Marth 2
sessi¢￿ aerk
Treasurer

Dalkeith St John's and Nevknn Parish Church
Notes fomiin
art of the financial ststements
For the
r ended 31 December 2024
Dunno ts y•8rth• rec4N•d tr￿1 exp8r*sofQ337 ¥KI tha thslsof £3948nd Coun¢Jl Tax of£3,869
2 Movgrn•nt In Funds
01
At31
2024
R•strkted Fund*
Aud•) V￿1
Church Ernryy Fund
Eneroy AuL*t
Foth'c
28.975
(13.946)
15,029
10.¢)JI
{10,(Krf)I
{?3.￿)
Lo(•l MiE*Jn Staff
Mens Group
Mlwonary
Mtsth•r8 of Prfrmry S¢h)ol Clikhn
IMOPSI
N8vA¢*n Hal Ocor FLnd
Outr•*th
Pion•or Mlnknty
St JJhn% SrrAII H•ll R•fwbiul
9.764
1S0
11.X()I
1.714
12751
(T.Nl
4.2S9
1,124
Youth D￿h3￿￿nt
39.713
71.051
{16.•921
53.772
Unrn•tylcl•d Fund•
117.
1183.$33)
J,024
D••lgnatsd Fund•
142T)
$46
C810- StJohn'•
3.795
9.271
Ca￿. Nwrton
4.551
14.C84)
115.3411
1423)
14871
(213.8321
I3.¢￿)
I22.￿1>
Ront
Hoh"day Ch
SuThJay Club
3.813
55.802
171.041
23M2
Tol414
95,31S
242,092
1270.624)
23,812
80,885

Dalkeith St John's and Nevknn Parish Church
Notes to the Accounts
For the
r ended 31 December 2024
2 Mov*ment In Fuknds Iconllnuedl
Autho 188 b) as8i&tMitr lh• ¢x8t of iwr*rwl"ng now •ty5)-￿￿ •wFYr¢nt
Chwch Enewy Fund.. 15 a feJats$ tts sp￿th¢ r05trK*Bd frJrth by of th• aJThJrwb)n ty hBlp •nergy couts folbvang tho
substsntial irKrDase (XQ%) in tanffs ftJlo*ing t￿ oftha T￿ corthrtttjrn year
Enorgy Autht FuTrJ& r6¢xv*d bj an c4¥Jrth in orthrb ow footyint
Fabric FuThl.. Ths is a fvrKI trj a￿81 It￿ o)•t ol caplal as orojry yoperty rnpairs
nd rnairttsnon¢•.
Loc41 Mirnsty #atr. wJpport• #* •Thl riY4•try ofwrf•ndy
Mons Group.. Futh r•c•fvedlD •atsblth and •t N*•rton ChJrt* H•1. D4ndoth
Mhw"onAry FurKJ.. Thi* fvNJ in Ih'rd b•*c food r*•Js•nd •d￿1)n.
OutroBth.. T￿"* l• • lo ￿p￿t FWF4• roq￿ b••B l¥JrMn n••J8 ol ￿quIt4 lood •r¥J for thrro•fv•8 and
Ihoir f*mIl￿8.
P¢'on8or Ministy. <¥ont rec•¥*d trj a•••t in •rfpkYyr￿t of l) lThtitho• in Mlll•thAII and
Sh8wlar•. FuThJing r•￿1¥•d fDrtsv rirnM)dr¥J 1 ￿.120T3.
8t Srrnll H&N Tll•* a fuThY ts aw*ttAth t* rA>rt• oli•tyJrbthr4 th• 1*1.
y￿th C*veh¥rnnt T*1• i• a luThJ Iht wovvJ8• 4•••l•r•x trJr trAt Mil Iknkp tr• Ind
ch•Tactsr.
Purpo¥•• ot Il••lgn4t•d Fund*
Alph•.' TN• rd do￿10P nm thè •nrxMI c*•Jth wowarTn tr*tlr•* •ypb)rn¥ bg8*x oftho Chrikn faith.
C•f6.. Th• cofé h minApJ by a rroNlJ•r byvoknntsernofts ¢MEr* ar¥J IB w•d by lh• aThJ ¢¢rnwJnth4 within the
4r•a.
R•nt. Th•ftmd 4caKwL•tss It* r•ntw* rnc•v• lor i# u*d b) rAyts •#knri•801O* C•r•ts
Hts￿daY cl￿$.. Th I￿￿ i& LMd fortx¥lKl•y dL*Io)rdfft￿ti￿ s￿1 •Xp0￿•.
Sunday Club.. TN•lur¥J tr) #wistwth tho o)*401 dvnk>r*r¥ >TrAh dwr¢* aThJ *Tthr (orfrftxmty.

Notes to the Accounts
For the
ear ended 31 December 2024
3 Donations
Unrestricted
FuThts
Restn
FUTh
Total
2￿2
Totsl
Donations
Weekly FTeev+ill Offeriros
1,420
84,617
13,675
9,970
7fy3
650
105.516
32.166
7,857
25.695
9,750
110.312
23,425
9.970
13.680
20 039
Tax recovefed on Gift AKI
O￿n Plate OfferlrKJ$
Thanksgwing Gift ServKe
Other offerirg5 and donatb)ns
12,980
18,024
43 881
190 071
112397
4 Analy81• of Paymonts
Costs of Generatlng Fund8
DITe¢t Fundfaisir@ Costs
Fu
Chailtable Actlvlu
Giving to Grow
Prestytery Du
Prestytery Staffiry
Mintsterfs expenses
8ank Charge$
Repairs aThJ Ma￿eTran¢
Salary Costs
Council Tax
1rn8urance
Energy
Church Office exFenses
0rganly.ano Maintenanf
Church Cleaning expews
Mwion and WKler Work
Guikj expenses
TrainirYJ
Coffees and Teas
Equipment
Water
Cafè expenses
Café donot¢or5S to third part
other expnse8
Repayment of loars
Governance Costs
Charltsble Activities
84,420
2.403
84.420
2,403
64.746
1,203
83
1,485
2,731
373
36,611
41.465
2,731,
373
46,611
70,175
10,C4)0
28.710
67.199
51.942
3,786
5.638
10,563
4.108
190
795
3.424
3,967
110
5,450
5.411
5.450
19.357
4.148
555
13,946
$55
726
1,926
3.569
200
167
167
420
4,343
9.138
13.348
13,352
3.045
10,651
7.455
45,000
213.632
56,992
270,624
287,382
Total
213,632
270,624
li

Notes to the Accounts
For the
ear ended 31 December 2024
5 Minlster's sti￿nd
I ChuT¢h of congr8Jations contn'txrte to the NatiOr￿1 StiperKI Fund tears the costs of all
ministers, stspends and employevs contritrArtions for nakn"¢￿al insurance, pension aThY housing and loan fund.
Ministers, sts"pends are pa￿ in a¢ccwdance wth the natKfflal sty"Fend scale, is related to years of seNice. For
the year uThJer review the mmirwm stipwKI was £31,642 aThJ the maximum {In the tenth a￿1 $4Jtrwuenl
years) £38,884.

APPEND
2024
2023
AP￿AL A
couNr
Credit Balances held as at 31 Detember (at Cost)
Cors Deposil FuDd$
Cofs Investor Trnst Growth Fwids
Cofs Investor Trust Income Funds
18.377
76.110
76.097
170.585
42.259
76.110
76.097
194,466
Market Value
Cot3 Deposit Funds
Cofs Investor Trust Growth Funds
(Units & Price)
15ffj98
Cofs Investor Trnst Income Trknnds
(Units & Price)
6A20
18,377
l(Ki.153
42,259
91.519
6.38
71.459
11.06
190,641 205,238
TemFmry Funds
121.931
121.931
Credit Balances held *s *t 3] Detember 2024
&918
Ineome on Revenue Aceount
Lntffest
Cofs Inv￿t0[S TnLSt Dividend Income
1.030
1257
7.357
Total ReveDue Income
7,549
3387
Athninistration Fees
Fabric ExF¢nditure
345
3,5
Totsl Revenue Expendithr¢

Dalkèith St John's and Newton Church
Bud
et - 2024
Income
Funds
Funds
W••kty Freowill Offerings
Grft Aid
Tax recovewl on Grfl A￿￿
Opèn P￿te OfferH)g5
Rental Incow
Café Inco
SuTrUp Payments
WeddingslFunèr•15
General TnJstfj¢s
Cther offèrings Ind donations
87,000
40.CLK)
2,400
1Q2,600
32.000
7.200
30.000
18,LXJO
3,WO
1,000
4.000
12,000
127,000
9,IxJo
30,000
14.tNxJ
2,400
14.OCK)
Totol In¢om8
191
212
Expendftur•
Charttabl• ktlvltkn•
GMTrg to Grow
Presbylèry Dues
Ministers expanses
Repairs and Maint•nanc•
88lary Costs
Council Tax
Insuranc•
Enorgy
Chur¢h exp6ns8S
Organlpkgno Mainlenanee
Church Cle8ning èxpensas
Mission and WKlerWork
Guild axpensos
Training
Coff8•5 and Teas
Equipmant
Watèr
Calé exr￿se8
Café donath'ons to thKd p•rt
Other èxpenses
MlscelLaneous Expenses
Governance Costs
Charltable Athili
1.712
1,712
1,203
1,485
67.200
53,312
3.788
5,638
10,563
4,108
190
795
24.Crf)O
28,000
24.OCQ
79,5(h)
S1.500
24,000
1.CiJO
110
634
724
110
134
224
420
4.343
10,138
16.(X)O
16.1
10.(hJO
10.C(Q
7,8
217A92
271,3SO
247,190
surp1u￿Def1rt
13.858
14