G•rMn Speaklng Cotsgregatlon Scotland Registered Charity SC009066 ** PENAMRD qT)pakinu fnar4o0atlon in Scotland ** Tru¥tees' Annual Rert foi the Calendar Year 2024 Al]ns and thjectlves we a church cotsgregatlOll our objectlves• enahrlned In our constitution of 1st May 1961. as JubBequently ornnded, are to procla¢ thÈ yo81 0£ Jettu8 Chrit as thè Wotd 0£ Cod in the strèngth of the Holy SPlt and on the bas 0£ the Old and Te8tawentB. Specifically. in its pr{laMatiOtt OE the Spe1. its pastoral care and 80cial Trk. the congregat11 reCniseS it8 respon8xbility toward8 all Gerrnan-Sk*aking perscns residing permanently or tewjrarily Scotland. holding regular 3ervices EdbUr9b. Aberdeen and Glasgow. Ad]ninutration The Ultmte governug body of the Charity its ]arShIp in the forrn of th8 Con9regatJODal A8Bemblyi which ]takes decisions at its AnThal or Extraordinary Goneral BleetlrLg8. Thè day to dav Aanaaernènt of the Charlty's a£falr8 vested In a co]hblllttee known as the Cxurch Councll. All Members of tbls ccxrnlttee act a8 Trustees and thus a8 £0[]1 of the congregation's assets on its behalf. Ccrnmittee rneMber8 are elected by and fro]n ajwng thè AethrBhip to four-year tenRB of office. These altiOnS gerserally tak61 placa at •Vory 88cofAd ACM in sueh a way that at each elartion apprDZillately halt the is elect. On 22rd blovember 2Q23, consent frcqll OSCR was glvèn tor us to change our naEne to -GerJDaD Speaking congregation In Scotland" to reflect the PTOPggd unlon 0£ out slster coThgregation in Glasgow ISC014274} with ourselves. Consent vas likewise given for th union to go ahead by way of Glasgow congregation beug 7rfound up oncè aLI Its assets were traT)8ferred to UB. Both namè eharA9è and tho unloA took e£tect de facto from January 2024, both were duly foDaa112èd at our flrst Jolnt P1 held on 4th May 2024. Memterc ?f tle cc)Tri-.tep. were-
MÈM[-shID Staod at 113 congregatlOD. includir.g 20 froi thè forner Glasaow ActLVltie8 2024 va8 a year ot Jor tsan8&tlon for onr eon atlon. It began wxth the election of a new pastor who off icially 8tarttsd in Augu8t. Another ¥xgnificant event waB the U0 of the EdinbutghlAberdTh and Glasgov congregations 18ee above). In SuLyi TATa bid far8wo11 to pastor nine years in officÈ. Throughout thg. yèar, our roncre¥ari?n celebrated anY eventE acro88 all thrèe locat- on8. including eonfinnation of nine yolltsg mèmter Beryice at Thanksgiving. the inauguratlon of nc nuwerous festive Sèrvices and activities for Easter ac piartin, vent and Christsa8. Etoz The bulk of our chatitttble expenditure goes t¢wardB maintalning our property (we UATn tha church bllilng and attached vonBe at I Chalmer£ Crescent. Edinburgh} and towards supp)rtiag the %h)rk of out pastors. AccOrn91Y. make a sigraficant annual donation (£43 800 thks year, Includlng T#bat would have Len Glasgov Congregation's share) to our parent charltyi the synod ot Gerwban-speaking Lutheran, Retormed, and Urdited Congregations IXL Great Brita Iieg15tered in England E40 266600) I which acts as fornal eD¥loyei LO OUK past913F whose dutie5 are divided brtween aDd our suter congregatlon kn NcA8tIe. Expenditure on property ytta1ntenae wa£ £ignifi¢ant thiB year. vith a rna jor renovation of our pwnBe necessary# no signifieattt work havlAg baan done to the property Sinee it wa.8 bullt in 1966. The change of pastor presented an ideal opportunity for thi5. but the duration of the works (which continued Into 20251 wjade it necessary to house the new pastor and his family elsewhere tellwrarxly. We were eble to rent a flat fto]n the Church of Scotland for this. rn keeping with tsadition. 201 ot the picteeds of our fundrai8ing event of the year our annual thristmas Fair. la Sum of E5001 was donated to a local charity (th year the Edinbllrgh eharity Fresh Starti. other charities that SUprted by way of collections frc40 servlce8 Included unlcef Christll knd, the SalvatlOD Armyi and dlmburgh City Mi381011. R#rve# 05Jf total reBerveB amunt to akyroxuDately £1,685k. hè elJntrttOQ règularly JKllitorg th• leval 0£ reBaryaB. The year 2024 8aw a deficit of circa £188k. For the Trnstees (Hon. Treasurer) 30th tseFcewber 2025
Gerwi-speaking Congregation In Scotland I forrnerly G8rnan-Spaking Congregation in EdiTthurgh and Aberdeen} Registered Charity SC009066 Receipts and Payllnts Account for the Year ended 3111212024 Aecelpt8 2024 2023 la Mewbership subscriptions Ib Collection8 lown purp08es) Ic ColleetionB lexternal purpoBe81 Idl Donatlon5 (use of hall) Id2 Donations {guest room) Id3 Donation8 l other) le FundraI8ing 8ale8 2a Rent Grants 4e Relmbur8ements (heating etc) 7702.00 1693.50 1745.91 5211.00 570.00 1163.42 2564.07 3432.50 2192.53 1050. 00 9197.00 1719.41 1539.18 3845.00 839.32 710.00 2106.47 2604.75 2384.00 1800.00 Receipts 27324.93 26745.13 Payment8 2024 2023 staf f (cleaner, orgazkl8t) 3b Council tax 3c In8uranee l•xeludlng carl 3• Repair8 and maintenance 3f Electricityw gas, and water 3g Inventory purcha8•8 3p Temporary manBe 38 Man8• renovatlon 4a Motor •xpn8e8 Ilnc. in8urane•i 4b Other travel 4c Postage, of f Ice 4d Telephone. Internet 4e General parish work 5b Sl0d contribution sc External collectloD8. donationB 3260.00 2188.48 1332.74 2730.91 4288.06 1549.78 7255.28 138048.60 1649.53 7JO.73 192.38 3417.79 3657.16 43800.00 1067.08 3270.00 2341.50 127B.18 5229.00 3842.76 99.99 4744.56 797.87 540.77 444.36 3470.50 2228.19 20300.00 1669.42 PaymentB 215168.52 50257.10 Surplu8 (Deficit) 1187843.59) 123511.971 All funds are unréstricted.
stateTrent of Balances aB at 3111212024 Funds Reconclllation 2024 2023 Cash at bank at Btart of year Surplus (Deficit) for year FundB transferred from GlaBgo¥ 220076.84 243588.81 (187843.59) 123511.971 428955. 29 Note 5 Cash at bank at end 0£ year 461188.54 220076.84 Bank BalanceB current ACC£ 461188.54 220076.84 Inve¥twitz Aberdeen Standard Life t 591601.34 565725.25 Note 2 oth•r Church bulldlng General content8 ManBe Motor caz 1137472 61743 462716 3927 1099007 Not• 3 58525 Note 3 447068 Note 3 3927 E4ote 4 Notej i l) All fund8 ar• unr••trict•d. 21 Shown at publsh•d unkt valts•o at y•ar •nd. Orlglnal acqulstkin coat kn 1996 was £lOOOOO. 31 BulldngB azxl c¢)ntont8 8h(r4n at In•uranc• valu?. 41 Car 8h¢Mx at hair 2018 valuatloj), b•ng 50• eo-owned our $*8t•r eongregatlon In Gla8go¥. Orlglnal acqulsltlon cost 2016 was £13195. S) Yhis funds transfer ia in connection with the WrgIng of thtr GerThJn Spaklng Congrègation In GlaAgo¥ Isc0142741 nto th• Inty41 G&rnan Sp8aklng Conyr•gat&on In Scotland. For the Tyustees Hon Tiea5urer I 2nd SepteThber 2025
Indewndènt ExamIn'S R•port to th• Trnst•es of th• Gerrnan Speaking Congregation in Edinburgh and Aberdeen Scottish Charity number SC009D66 I r?rt on the accounts ot the above charity tor the year ended 31st Decertier 2024 whch are Bet out on the attached pages- The charity's trustees are resnlb1e for the pteparatloD of the accountB in accordance with the terjns of the Charitie¢ and Tru8tee Inve8trnent (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulation8 2006. The charity trustees con2bider that the audit requ&rerent of Regulation 10(1 l (dl 0£ tbe A¢¢ounts Regulat2 doés not apply. It my responBibllity to exaThlne the accounts a8 requ&red under 8ertlon 4411) lei of the Aet and to state whether particular tter8 have Comè tr• ay attention. exajllinataon is ettrried out in aeeordane• wlth Regulation 11 of the Charltlés Account8 Iseotl&ndl RègulatÉon8 2006. An aXanatIon xncludeo 4 revx•w ot the a¢¢gunexng recozdB kept by th¢ ¢h•rity and compari8on of the account8 presented with thooe records. It alJo ncludeo ¢on8ld•ration ot any unusual it•m or dl8elo8ure8 the accounts and Beeks axplanations trca th• tDJ8teeJ conetsrning Ouch matcerB. rhe procedures undertaken do not provld? all the evldenco that rnuld be requlred In an audlt, and consequently I do not expr8BO an audlt oplnlon on the vl8w glvon by tho •ecotsntA. In ehe courBe ot my exanlnaelon. no Jpatter haB cone to my attentlon which glves r•a8onabl• eau80 to lIeV• that any JThat•rlal ra8wt the r8quir8m8ntB Ito keep aecountltsg reeordg In aeeordan¢• th S8Ctlon 4411) Id) ot the 2005 Act and legulation 4 of the 2006 hceountÉ Règulatlon•. and to pr•par• aecount8 whleh accord vth tho ccounting r•cord8 and collyly with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulation81 havo not baen wet. or to whicb, in wy opinLOD, attention should be drawn order to enablt a propér undér8tandlng of th• accouDtE to be reached. Nam• i Addre8 Signat Date= Z(oloql202