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ORCHARDHILL PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GIFFNOCK
SCOThISH CHARITY No: SC009774
CONGREGATION No: 160860
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Orchardhill Parish Church is now a linked charge with Merrylea Parlsh Church

Orchardhill Parish Church of Scotland, Giffnock
Trustees. Annual Report
Year to 31 December 2024
The trust￿5 prè&gnl th•r anwal ra￿1 financial stat￿n￿nIS ol lh• Charity f¢rthe year ended 31 December 2024.
Th• finanoal $t8lWrten15 have bBeD piopared In accorda￿&V￿1h Iho8¢¢OUnting W1￿￿$£et out ￿ Ihe BccouThtg 8nd
4Yith the Gonefal Ass8fflUy Re9ulalionsforCowrey•tswal Finance. Ihp Chanbe5 and TrusleÈ In￿9￿￿￿t
IS¢olatvJl 2t¥)S, the Chatitie5 Accoun13 ISts)Ilandl R8gulaiion$ 2CIJ6 las afflendedl and Accounliry RepotbTrJ
by Charitie5". Statefflenl ol RecommondÉd Pra¢tth applicablg lo chafitie6 pr8panng the1rar￿uThts in att4rdaruYalh
the Financial Rewrtiry Standard appll¢abl8 In th• UK ar￿ Repu￿￿ ol Ire￿nd IFRS 1021 as am8n#8d
l¢raccouTrliw ￿0d5 comrnan¢ing f￿rn 1 Janu8ry2019.
Acdvltles, Achlevements and Perfonnance
OuroY4rrldlng aMbltlon181o •n8ure that'orchardhlll" cont*nu•s. for th• fore8qoabl•futur•. lo bè
hou9¢ •fchrfjgO•n worshlp, 8er¥sr•, mlJJion and celebrntoon., that In all that we do.
T￿ChUrch Of&￿￿￿d ￿ Tn￿t￿rk9n in docthne, relotThed Pr¥byt¢n8n In polity.11 exist8togloiify GtsJ
and to work farihe advanr*wl of Chri$f$ Kingd4m Ihroughtyjltheworld. As a nation81 Chwch ita¢krnwfedge5 a
d￿nCt￿e CAII and dLty to bnng the Qrdlnancesd rehgion to the p￿E In w parish Of Srolland Ihrowh a ierriiori
rn￿1&ty. 11 CO￿￿￿teA￿￿h oth8rChufch85 in various ecwmn￿I both89 In S¢odan& bwnd.
The Church nowhas one dietof worship at 10.15am on Sundays. which combines the ￿ernentsQf a farnityser¥w
cantempordry pras8 1098lhwYéilh Iraditicfflal itemsof Y￿rShiP Or9￿ and thoir. The Chufth M akn oyn an
Wethe$d•y oveniny$ for 8 Poriod of quiet rneditalion and reflècton starbny at T.￿￿Th.
Sunaay 1$ $iieam8d li￿ and 15 also ava￿&ble fori•er vwng On the ￿ternet. The Wednesday evening
rn8di8d¢n and refle¢t￿n bme &lso be accqs5edeleeboni¢alty. By th88• rneans, 3eNcey reach o much wder wd*n¢•.
The Chw¢h ha$ • tradIN0n￿ choir ar￿ CroasWordBwhich OLJr ¢oni•npornrywvrnhip group ol mu9￿14n9 and *rGerJ.
A$ 88 leadlng. or patb¢ipaiing, in worship they ha¥eA v&wd i¢pertoirtr alld love U￿nI what they've been ￿e¥¥¢#￿71￿
io 0thor8 The m8mbats come Irom mllTrywdks ofkfe vmth v8rfed ages and abilibe5.
AtEa8terfortr*188ttswy8ars the Church ho5 lumed th8 S8ndu8ry Irrto an Eastsr Labyrinth ind Invited the lo*xpoN•rt+
Ea81or8t¢ry In an innova1￿￿W4Y Similarty a fayd8￿ betore Chrisim8s. thB GommuThty is wekomed In to tyjr
Christma$ Ehtrav898nzt*t*re the Christmas 5tOryis browhl io lrf$vé*hthe help of thuich rnembern Bctsng out the
rol•s p8rV¢ipani$ in th&Chrl$knas story. These e¥ent5 briro ￿$$8 iw¢rt8nltirnes in the church calendorto
IKfr dlwifvj th8 ￿MmUnitY 10 oxpiore rrAtters offarfh and 5pinbJ•lity. have bo8nwdl Sup￿ed in the Wk
commuDlty wllh 300 poop￿ attendiw eath e¥￿t
Th￿Wa91he e￿h*h year ofih? free of Kindness" we in¥ile every¢Tro kn ourcommunltylo lake a grft tag from
the Iree outs￿£ our budding buya PT98entfor a childor ieeTra9er bi wed $0 th*t Ihty o*pErience theioy of
Christma5 by reeelving 8 gfft. Thiq ¢ommvnity outreath Wol￿t parfnerswth 12¢Pt8rifj89 10 holp lack￿ ihe grave issue of
po¥erty atfading so many in S¢oU8nd and we are d&lighted thHI Giffncck Pnm•ry S¢hwd, Thufflli8bank PrKn3ry Scho￿.
Vvwdlarrn High School and Whiiecrlgs Rugby Club ¢onbTr￿ io take part by hosliw 8 In th•rprernis85. Because 01lhe
g?nerosty kir￿n9550f pwlo h our¢rynmunity, morè ihan 1.750 c*￿￿ren And YOU￿ wopfe roeew at ChrislmH&.
One ol our wncipal aims Is to gwo sucr￿ur4nd as$i$18n¢• 10 In need of hety and PASt¢F81 C8retsam wo
elly b9h1￿J ihg scone5to gwe as much hfrlp As pO￿lt￿8 10 athlava wrth manyworkhig ￿18thg •nd
foi 1th5e In ne8d. TheGenerAlion Story proioct •mbra¢o8 d￿$￿￿tythr￿gh our irtW92nerabonAI 8ctivittes*ith thldro
from Giffty)ck Primary Sthool and Nurgery and ChLYch m8mb8rn. Th98e 8¢¢ral and creatve£ngagenwl$ briw toqeth8r
youngerand 0￿e[generationsfor a common purpos• T￿*Y build on the slrengthlthotdfferenl ge￿rat￿n$￿ve1O offer.
nuiiurg uDderstandiw, rnuiual resp< tackle and ¢halleng• agatsm.
. Th¥or¥J￿#1 Grffnwk PfimarySth￿I 5tartaJ in the tWmOrn8oftho thjfth in 1WY2 a￿￿ 50th15 led to aioht pr¢l8Ctto
recraat• th8 Old *h￿l[00M as a Sm￿1 museum shwAng th8 ¢hawe$ in 10aM￿9, technowy, IAmltylK¢, toy4 P8stim•s
Cornnwn￿ Ill< er(. Tr musgjm In 2022 ￿ is avallatle to all to
Conwwsih•i many d the Iqdw member5 oflhe c￿g￿gAt￿n mnyofour otherrnerthrgcoNUnu• tr) mak
ul•r ¢oni* 10 6wvlre of the￿ needs ond generalwdlbthng.
A 9￿YPty¢hId￿n Irtyfr Primary Scthc4 nuFseryoJn•to th•Chwth to patbLypate in'8ookbu9" to onioy 910
and $lryiro." tWo¥otessl￿s Qrganisqd by thp Smtbsh Book Trugl. An *ldthnai sethon run5 on a W￿nE￿￿&yOnd
18for th8 *ider¢unffwtyty Both Ih85e se66￿S areled by th•Yothh ar￿ FamiliBs worker.
Ourons and ab￿￿0$ 818 frO￿Y owen WnwOu￿yoffered t0othgrthurchfj8￿d LwJaniBathn& AtUmD•ourchtK
has ts￿n u¥d by Gwow Prn8by¢8ry and h awalkb￿ farotherwu
TF*Oi¢hard Caia nty¥opon$ Tuesday. WednesdayaThttThursday offoAn9 Mt$n¥¢ks*d drfnk$and a friendty oor fordl
Orthard Tcts L4 a Qutre8¢h vonwre forfamil￿5 pie Sch￿ chihlren.. Ih•ChuFeh pro¥id8$4 wekorring spaco
forchlbjren to ￿•Y and f¢r Ihok¢ar8tsto socialise. Toy5 a￿j hospitaityAr4 prwdod.
VV& hAve ln1rodu￿d Co$y C8féwhi¢h a G￿tsfor 8ecoThYary sthord chib*on to w0￿de a spac*f¢rthem to rneet
aft¢rsthoc4 io gather and tak8 p8rt ￿ a Variety0f￿tsyI￿8S. th•Chur¢h 10 rn14d¢nshpts.

Orchardhill Pari¥h ChurGh of SGodand, Giffnock
Trustses. Annual Report
Year to 31 December 2024
AcJvitres khlevements and P•rforn)anc• (Continuedl
M&$8y Church w¥$ row ￿415 ago and itcontinue& tow•kxme ¢hihknn and th•rfatnllEes ID in a way thDt
inyows rnalmty, c£lebraUon and hogPit811ty'. aclvlU8s are arranw around a blwtsl theme t￿¥ a shared meal.
b) all w 8th1￿, Orrthord Tol& Coiy C8fé and MeJJyChurth arv open1041.
On a Frhjay afteinoun IrDtn S.7wn ￿￿y. wg a￿0 Introdur*d OY Iortrardhlll Yr#Jthl ￿ ertouragé cNb*en from
PrinN4ry 7t0 Wior61o me8t and bKorne ￿￿Ved in • vari•ty ofactivrfw.
W• aro in psrtwrnhip 4ThJ have dqvjbped u chae rdatb?n6hip Cgrnw&4rK ¢￿Jr¢h and there ￿ awe*k
PJod C￿￿On trorn the l(Kal CA￿unIty everyW&Jnesday for ¢nw¥d delfft 10 C8rnW*Jr￿ day
Work (K ihe COm￿￿JnIty hubca1￿￿ the Blac* Docf Shop hasbeqn CLYnpletul and thi$ larylty cpen to YIL Thi5 corryrmes
a wNk5hopwheie many 3thilie5 can t4ke Flac• 4n arga 301 aslde fc* reTre$hments aThJ chall8r. vVh1￿ Ih
Vgnlur8 was orlgin81ty Started as a fundt8Y6ing acbwty furthe861h G13sgDw BOYB Brigade ty a￿pI￿n9 second hand 10
r&5ellw these. itwas realised ￿41 9e¢ond t¢y8 and vther items cO￿d be used lo rnEqt the needs of olhw5
oui communty. Th1$ hats ¥xtsnded lo such a degFee that every atsam ol ￿lUn188r9, InCI￿lIn0 yowo peop￿.
accqpt larg• amounts of ￿8@hOld goods. to￿, dothing and furrnture from a w*Je area. Each wo4k van qr• cdlod•O
by MaslDw's c￿￿rrMInIty, a charitylhat Ihen distrwes Ihese£oods 10 refugee$, asylum seeketsand Inose e>pet*nciny
h¥dship In ts gr8alerGlaBoowcommLnty. The B￿ck OtyJrShop sDlunteors 4150 &qrry out &tt•r pthng w•èkty lo&ly.
As In pFewou8 Churth mernbe￿ ￿ene￿u5 in Iherhelp tolh05e ￿95 fortunalo In souoty.. nDtsbty by
donaliro in cash or in kiThl io the Lo•"rvJ House Mission. ￿1890￿ City Mission. Ma51ow5 las menlioned abo¥el.
WalerAiJ. Prostate Cancer 8rKI tha Camadric Food 8ank. There Also a sutr*lADbal collèctyon made for the
christ&￿ hjd Oaza appeal and Blble Sodety ofpakis
are stron9 badrThnten dubs. trlwk)rs b¢t*trn lh* a90¥ of 10 nnd 16, and a aenp)Tclubforthoae over 18
8nd thwe also a ¥*ry%*l atiended cbJb.
Thevthklong Sutniner Club related e￿nIS tske Flqct in Augu¥l aThY ihe youwsters enp)y Ihe 8¢Jvtlle8.
The Youth aTrJ Famlll88 wrylorconbnuesto ene4yJragelarrlt•s iheirchtdren to P8rtKyle th Ih8 and
%thofth• Church. ThiB bidudgl A S¢Pthl Mossy Churth and￿ OYI groLP.
Wo doll with manyoth•r psrish r•BPon￿￿1kti•BWhl¢th 4rfBo.' tho60 ndude b•req¥qmerth, MunBallrg And
8s8is18n¢e. Sc*th Chaplalnty fomis part DfthèTrth suppthed *Qr¢harthll.
The faL*Kof Ctyjth ￿ kppl in go(¥J otdoryhith essential rewrs and Mantonor￿ rarried ou188 qulthty a¥ po$￿tle
We regularly enquye r4 hAM uyers ifty aré 981￿￿ fy)8lr aceoffrtaatit• and any ctrfnpLI'nts ate knked nto
8¢ted immethatdy.
k* evtsry ￿h¢r owaniithn wo relyon the gojdwm and ¢folhers. V¥eshell Seek to c*%￿u8
to nLYture In ourdelerrrinallon lo ensure Ihal our Cmrch remains an energetic and exL?ting cÉrtt￿ of Christian
wtY8hip and 8 pl&e whBre al mBrnberè ol the feel wekcthe We gho11 obo seektowoth ￿ pattrxr5hip
ihp W ￿rr￿jnty to help su5tan. impro¥e, enhan￿ and deveknplhe lives ofall those iThthe area.
We ¥trNe Ip keep 4breaBt cldevdowwnts in wor*ip8nd in *￿a&pectofC1v￿th znd cvntinuDUy rvrfi•VOW
work a#we pJ8n forthefutLT*.
Nw•T Info￿￿bUn aboutthe Church and be otA8ined 08 foll
A Chur¢h lor¢hardhlll.org.uKI eomb*ios infonallon from thè Churth m8wD¥ and
mitiTri sheets lo brirvJ IheChurcW¥ rrB$sage lo a *lder au¢*entè. Churth wehde¥$o r4rrie
Infomat￿ at¥JulOlllaT#5aIo￿% and groups Ihal meet ￿ the Churth •nd cmnxmityne¥
Wa Aso usa metha $1ts5, dgtgl$are'.
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Awelrnme Oeskis sl•ffed by votht8Wg 818%Wd￿l ofworship. pThdng a rdry2 olinformAl￿ And
n8*8 for￿$itorS and wUL¥¥￿￿¢s*￿6.
C¥ders ol SeNcèatvJ Chu¥th NLWJ dla¥*xJted e&lronicaly
AquarteNy magaJne. the Orc*ardhll Record. b producèd by *tsamaf¥oluntwr5 ond ￿ noww*We
online with ? printsd copyfor th08eTr*tho
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Orchardhlll Parlsh Church of Scotland, Glffnock
Trugtees, Annual Report
Ygar to 31 December 2024
Flnanelal and R080rve8 Revlew
The TnJst60s' polky 18 to btyl annvally wilh a en8uring, a8 far as p)3sible, that inojmg wtll, all9￿1, gx¢8ed e￿ndIlUrE.
Th¢ir intention is not to ac￿mUlate signffic8nl 888e¢s but to ingother fuTrJ$ to fvther the obie¢tive¥ of the Church. Thèir
policy to hold rgserve& of approximatsly nine rnonlh's expenditur8 iogeth8rwith an amount suffici8ntto eovarany Calls on tha
r•sknrted funds which at 31 DBC8mber 2024 were £35,781 12023 £32.9501.
Th9 ￿88￿e6 of thg Church aR hekl to provid8 for the ongoing work OF th8 Church forthe short to rnedium term future at least
and to rnake prowsion for arw unforeoegn gvèntu01￿.9SWh1¢h moy ariso sudi as èssèntial wirs nacassaryto maintaln
ths Tab￿ of ￿urCh Pro￿[t*s.
At 31 Dacémbar2024, th8 Church hald unrestrictsd funds of £308.190 12023 £294.1011 and detaik of all fuTrJ8 org gNen in
Not8 14 to Ihe accounts. Datails ol mov8m•nts In thasa roserw are th shown in Note 14.
There has been an incre8Be in total fvnds of £16.920 12023- inue88e £13.4091. Total donations 8nd I￿tt•s. induding GrftAKJ
re¢¥)very at £29.&8112023 £28,429), Incre858 of £16.01712023- lficreaBe £5,683). There has been an In¢￿ased in regular
giving5 bui818o sorne extra on8 off gfi5 that hav8 Nnprovèd tho rèsutt. Whib reeognisirfj the ge￿r08￿ ofthe gNing
In th• yèor. it is consld•red Ih8t aener81 offerlrYJs ￿11 have to Increase to meet edd￿"on81 eynses suth as enepay costs ond to
allow the existsng work undgrtak8n by the Church to Contin￿ and liourtsh.
Invèstm8nts *ith tho Churth of Sc•land sh(￿d unreallsed 9ain8 af£14,￿2(2023- £13,875).
Hall rental Sncome from oulsidg or98ni$ations has tonbn1￿ ata hvJh 18v•I allhoL&h d•¢r•AS￿ $113hly frcm tha pr￿tyj$ ypar.
Gonor81 o¥pnditurefoT whith the Churth ts respo￿￿)￿ r¢maia$ fairfy cjjnstsfit with èvèry •ffort t•ing mad• to ach
beslv81ue for money. Where p(￿b￿9 eV8ry effort i4 made to f8d#im VAT on ehureh repoirs ma1Thtenar￿e costs underth¢
Lr4tsd pla￿ of WorBhip Schama.
InV￿tm8nt Pollcy and Perforniance
IrbV861rn8nts arè madè with th8 Chuich ofScoUand Inveskys Trust, are regularfy Rviowed, and are d¢svJned to
Bn 4)propriate mt% of income and 8190 an OFWrtunity for c8prf81 grtyth. Thi8 pjlicy is *parat• fr*)m thè r•s•rv8$ pol*.
Rl8k Man89oment
Th8 Kllk Session revrew rrsks that are wtinentto the Charity incfvding finana81 reP￿￿tran81 risks wilh régu18r T￿1$
beirg r￿l￿ed. The property and financa commltteos managg the risks re lunding of cornrnthents to thg ma￿te￿an￿ of
thlwch ar¥J facilitteg ar￿ w¥ler addre88ing any rosues vthich 8ri8e
Stru￿￿1￿, 13ovemance and Management
Dbcv88ion8 cont*nued during 2024 abouttho inwlw•ntatson oftho Pr•sbytory Plan lortha Gl88gow8rea.
Tha concluslon of these di$cu$siorffj wa$ th*lha Churc* con5hI8red Ihatth8 ￿5t way l¢Avard to onler a lomial
linkage Merry1¢8 Parish Church. On 27 0dtsb812024 the congregations ofboth churches oveThthelmingly voted for
thi8 linkage arys. following tho approval of Glasgow Presbytery, thi8 bec￿8 gflectivg Irom 16 J8nuary2025.
As time gees on the two churches wll incre88sngly work together.
Thè congre9alon Is a regi8tsrgd charity. nurnt¢r SC009774, is subjèdto tha Aets arKI regulallon6 of the General
Assembty ofthe Churth ofscolland, and was &dm•iist•rnd In aceordance *ith tenrn ofthe Unitary FO￿ of Conjlilutson.
The S•ssion M*￿berS are the EklerB ofthe Church and are ch058n frorn Ih08e ￿MberS ofthe Church th are
o)n61der&J to have Ihe appropriat¥ grfts and skills. Thè Mlni$t8r. who Is a membgrolthe Klrk Sesslon,18 ebcted by the
corvJregaltoTh aTrJ inducted by Presbytsry.
The Kirk Ses¥ion. which m•&is. on a¥era9e, eyht time8 8 year, 16 ¢haired by the Minrater and is re5ponsib￿ forall
Aff81ts wlhln Ihe Churth. Certain re8ponBibilitr98 oflh$ lQrk 8es8lon ara to e0mm[ttee￿roups (tho maln ones
teing the ￿Tranc• Group and thg Property Group) a5 rnmkond oxpenditijre protocots teing opwo¥ed
during the year. Th•* roport to thè Kirf(
Govamance matter8 are cO￿nIty revi9￿ed.

Orchardhlll Parl8h Church of Scotland, GSlfnock
Trustees. Annual Report
Year to 31 Decembor 2024
Tru8tO08
Th? TnJ5tees are the Sesslon h1embers as belw.
PTInc1￿1 Ollk•
Ch811ty Nam•.'
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Orchardhlll Parish Church of Scotland. Glffiiock
Tru$to98' Annual Report
Year to 31 Decamber 2024
IndePend￿t Examlnor
Bankorn
Virgin fr*kney PLC
Rq(knod Bank Limit
Nexu8 8uilding. Brn80*•y.
Letchworlh Garden Cty
SG6 3TA
GlasgL)W
G413YW
Trust•••' RMpon•lbllltle• In R•latlon to the Flnanchl Statthnents
4*ority tn¢&teeg 8Te responsib￿ for pr•parlna a TnJst••s' Annull ReFQrt and Finart4al Sl3twnBnts Nl ￿￿[dan0 WAth
a￿li￿ble law aDd Uruted lQ"ngdcffl Alt￿ntir￿ Standards (Unmed JQngdc*n Gan8raI￿A(**p1￿JAc￿Un1￿￿j Practi￿1.
Th• lawapplie￿• to in Seolland rBWiTrS the charitytru¥te98 to PTepaR finan081 gtotsments treat*year¥thth
8h(w a tDJe aThJ fair¥￿01 the st8te of affalrs oftt* chArtty 8nd of fv in(tyniTrJ re8our￿ apFlc¥tron of rescurn ol
tha ¢h8rtyfor that Feriod. In prepartng the finan¢ial statem•nts, tho tyustott or• r•qu*thJ to.,
8eK8Ct 8Utabkn &(WJn￿ng p)lths an¢1 thon 8Fptyth8m cor*l8knnty,
ot6erv8 th8 m81troJ8 and princsp188 In the opplvbb thorltles SORP.,
mak•ludg•monts and •Étimat•8 that ar• r•atstsnab￿ and pFud•nt,'
state whetherapplThble 8¢counlino Slandards aThJ sta￿￿t$ ol reKLffimend8d pYadc• ha¥• b8•n
fc4hThwY, subiact to any dopartum dixbxe(l ewained in kn fInana￿ 0￿te￿nts.. and
prepare finan(¥al 8tstemenls on Ihe swirvJ Ix￿￿ baSiB unle38 it 18 inaFpfLpriatg to pr•5wr•thJl
lh• Ltsrty WAII c1yrf1￿ In OFw•loMI ox16t•nr*.
Th¢ Tru*•e¥ ¥r¥ ￿¥pon81b1e for kggpw propgr a￿oUnting recotd$ which dBdo8e, vith reasOna￿e acc￿ at arrylhTh•.
tho fin8ncial 8t8temonts wlth thè Charib81 and Truste•& IrN8slmeTrt Iscouand) Acl 2005 aTrJ thg Chortyg8
Accounts IScolarkYI ro9ulath￿$ 20C6 las Thay also Ytsponsible for $8leguardinglh• 8s58ts of thè dwrity
and reBBonat4e s*ps forthe pre¥entbn arKS de*Gtrcffj offr8￿1 and th irreoulanlles.

Orchardhlll Parfsh Church of Scotland. Glfftiock
Independent Examlnetrs Report to the Truste88 of Glffnock Orchardhlll
Parhh Church
Ymr to 31 DKombor 2024
I rw on ac4Y>unts oftho thaity f¢* Iha parend&￿ 31 2024, ar• sot OLrt￿ pages 7 to 15.
Tru¢to98 In¥e6bme*rt IS¢xdandl Act 20)$ and thè Charibts Accounts (Sco1￿) Rggulstion¥ 2C(fj (￿ 8Trwnded).
Th• chaitty truste88 con*dgrthallhg oUdrtwuirw￿Tht of RgJutallon 10(11 la to c l ofthe Acc￿Jnts Regulaiions doas n
appty. h 16 my ￿$pc￿1bl1ify to examine a97￿nts as rwuirod 11￿r8e¢￿￿ 44111 Icl ofth&Act and to Stalè￿1￿￿￿r
matter8 have cx)me t) rny atbntion.
BMI• of th￿p•￿RtEX1Mln•rf• R•port
K6fexamination is ￿rrIed ovt in accordanL* %Wth Reaubbon 11 of the CharSUesAccounts ISeoUandl ReouLgtions 2(MJ6
108aThpnded}. An ewin8tw￿ indudes 8 Tfjvvwofthe aco)unling r8ccfjth k8Pt bytro tharity and A oJmpari50n ofth8
acLDunts F¥858nted wilh th988 r8cryd$. It 8180 irKludes con8ideratbn ol arty unusual rtems and dr6dosur6s in th•
atttyjnts. and 88d(5 eXp￿nall0nB frorn lh8 tDJst888 conc8min9 any ¥uth rnallws. Th? voc&Ju￿$ undertaken do nc4
Provide &ll the ewdenc• thatwtyjkj b8 r•quirnd in an auditBnd corAequ8nly I do notexpres8 8n audrt on the
gNen by th? acc¥unt8.
Kl•pon(knnt EXth￿• St•t•m•nt
In the coum ofmy 6x*Trnth). no matior h88 f£th• to myattention..
wthich r80wnablo to thot In gny malor*l rn6F*Ctthe Wulr￿8n1#'.
tc* koep a¢￿unti￿ recorts in a¢￿d￿ce Imlh Section 44111 lal ofthe 2C05 Act
R•gulation 4 ofth8 20C6 Accounts regulations laj grr*ntsJl, and
to awxnts whth accord vrith thè aeetyJnl)ThJ r8eords and c£ryly vAlh
RegulatK)n e ofts >)06Accounts R&3ulatSons189 ameThJ&Jl have not beffi mo(
(21
to In ry fffjWon, 8tt8nbon Shtrtld bè dwawi in order to*￿ts￿? a propgr uThJgTrWrg
of th8 accounls to be reached.

Orchardhlll Parf•h Church of Scotland. Glffnock
Statsm8llt of Flnanclal Acllvlti
Year to 31 December 2024
Fuh
Fth
TOTAL
FllAd•
Furtd•
TOT
tb]naUons and Lffjades
167,725
46.718
167,725
46,718
152,333
375
710
152,708
OtherTradw Advlues
8.970
223.413
10.314
224.757
Totsl InGom•
209,839
2,180
212 019
R81skng Funds
222,599
1962
196,239
16,248
16.24•
12,
12,
Total Exp•ndliu
In¢on*￿EMP9w11￿r￿l t
814
14.C
Lthraalised G&n on Rovalua
13275
14.762
12.4T2
13.B75
16.920
12.663
13.409
R•¢0￿111￿ 01 Fund•
Tolal Fthas 8rW
294.101
.99)
327.051
4S,613
313,642
Tow Fund• Carrf•d FoNMr
308.1S¥J
35.781
343.971
291.101
32.89)
527.051

Orchardhlll Parlsh Church of Scotland. Glffno¢k
Balance Sheet
A8 at 31 December 2024
2024
70TAL
FyndB
Tangib* A88•ts
Inv•8ts11ont8
28,C40
207,272
28,040
243.CO3
31.865
195.341
31,865
228.291
35.781
32,950
Tolal FIX￿ *A••lJ
2fl.206
OBbtors
Cash at Bank and h) H8nd
Depojit FUTr
12.0)7
12.C4f
11,393
33,822
28,138
33.622
28.138
Tt¥lal Curr•rtA•••t•
eo,510
,510
73.353
73,353
L￿11kn .
Due Om•Yw:
Cred*ors
11
,8321
18.4561
18.4581
Tol•l ￿bIlIt￿l
.458
308,190
32,950
327.051
Th• Funth of th• Chailty:
G&*#•l Fund$
14
.190
308,1
35,781
294,101
294,101
35.781
32,950
Tof•l CP•rty FwKI•
306.190
35.781
343.971
294,101
32,950
327,051
Thv AG&xmtSTA*n •FvMd by the Twustees ffi19 1¢6¥&14¢f
2025 and *oned on Ihew bvham by..

Orchardhlll Parfsh Church of Scotland, Glffnock
Not08 fomiing part of the financial statements
Year to 31 December 2024
1). A¢countlng Poll¢lo8
Inopal accounting policle8, twhlch hav• t••n con6ist8nUy applk8d In ts currnnt and prvi*dlrvJ ￿al In dealiro wbth
rterrffj whil* are c•n8idefed material to the afxounts, are aet out tekm.
B*•lB of Prepar¥tlon
acc¢)unts have bew prepaRd under the hi$toric81 ¢0st Convgnlion, modffigd io refiec4 the induston of iftrV8strrkents at markat
V81ue. and in 8cwdaTkce with applicgbb 8ccoun¢irvJ 8t8nd8rd8, Amjnting and R¢Forhng by Charits￿.. StBtement of
Rgcomff*nded Practic8 to char￿.8$ preparing their a¢￿Unts in a￿Ordanc• thg Finanaal ReporbThJ Stsndard aFf4Kabl# in
the UK and Rew*lic of Ireland IFRS 1021 lefts¢tive 1 January 20191, the Financaal Reporhng StsndBrd applicabkg in the UK
and Rwublic of IrelaTrJ IFRS1021, the Ch8rits6 ar¥$ Tru6te8 Investment (SC￿la￿j>A¢t 2(K15 and the Charitieo AccoLtnts
{ScOlla￿l R8gvlation$ 2(￿(88 amrthdl.
GWhwd( Orchardhlll Par&h Church mwl8tho doll￿￿On ofa publk beMfrt•nlty undgr FRS 102.
TruBtses that therg oro no mater￿1 un¢ortointi88 th￿tthe ch8rityB a￿lty to continu8 as a going conc*m.
Fwd Accounllng
F￿)dI arn daulfied a8 efther rebtrfjctsd funds or unre8trlcted fuTrJo. defi￿d aBloJlow8'.
Restricted funds are funds 8uWto specifi¢ requirgment% 8$ to U88 which rnay be dedared by IhB ¢JJnor orwilh
theirauthth orcrgat8d through legal proc88588. buts*ll ￿•thin lh8 wdèrobiècts of d)arity.
Unre8thded fund6 a￿ atthg dBu81ron ofthe in fvrthtr￿ ofth8 ob18et1v￿ ofth• tharity. 11 parts
of Ihe unrestricted fvnd5 are earnark8d atlhe di5cr8thM of t￿ trusteas for a p8rttcular purpose, tw are designatsd al
8 5opar#te fuTrJ. This dèslgrsAbon has an &am￿L￿tra￿"ve purpose only and do88 not Wlly r061rict the truthe$' discrets
k) appty th6 frJThJ.
Ineomlng R••our¢
Inecffiè iti r•c41gni*Y wh8n th8 h88 8nltkn￿t to lh8 fund8, ￿rf0Mlanc8 coTrJthnJ atlached itwnls)
of irKom• have been met. it18 probat4e thatthe incorr* wiN be r￿e1ved and fv wnountcan b8 ￿asured r8li8bty.
Lg9o¢y grfls are considared on a casè by case basts lollwng confimi8lon whon the admlnlstrator1exe￿rtorI0Tthg
85tate ha5 eommunie&ted in writsvJ both the amount and setuement date. In event th8t Ihe gfft in the fr)mi of an aBiet
Othorthan cash or a finanoal ass8ttraded on a re￿niSed 8tod( ex¢hang8, recognthn 1$ subi8Ct to the value ofthe grfl
being relk4bly m•asurabl• wilh a d8g¥* L* r•8#on8￿ atturacy and to the asset having teen tran8fe¥redtrJ
to thp th8rity.
Dcffjatod pwfe8s5onal 8eryw and facilths are rec￿nIsed 08 irKom8 th8rity ha8 eontrol o¥•rth8 it￿,
any conditions associat•d wth the donated rtem have been met, the recwpt ol eC¥)r￿￿1C benafrt from th8 Use by thB
charfty ofthe item 18 probaNe and the ￿orniC Wefit ¢an b8 m888urgJ rdiabty. In ￿l))rdanc$ lh8 Ch8tlb8s
SORP IFRS 1021 Ihg general txn8 ofcongregation m8mtérs is not roc(4nkwJ.
On roc•iF¢ Ilonat&4 ￿V￿￿$S1On8l SeNIC￿ and donated farilrtw arg rewwi88d on th8 ofth8 value tsfth8 grfé to
lh• chanty which is the amount Ihe tharity would have ￿en willing to pay to ¢)bt#in stifyi￿$ orfacilitios of eoulvaknt
onomic t¢n8ffton tho Op￿ mathot,. a corrosponding •nounl is b*n re￿nI8¢d 8$ gypgnditur8 in th8 Feriod of rptsipt
Int•re8t on fund8 held on dep￿rtIS Ind￿jed rvmvabkn and tha amount on ￿ mè85ur8d mliabty by th8 th8flty,'
this is nomwlty upon notificati￿ oftha interest paid or Payab￿ by th8 bank.

Orchardhlll Parlsh Church of Scotland, Glffnock
Notes fornilng part of tho fl￿8￿181 8tatsment8
Yoar to 31 December 2024
11. Accountlng Polklo8 l¢ontlnu8d)
Olsclo8ur• &ornpllon#
Th• entity 58tisffi•s lh• erit•ria of b8iThJ a qualtfylng entity a$ dofined in FRS 102. AB ¥uth. odvofitsp hgj tAk•n of
th6 Idl¢Mng dtsdosur• exemptlons avallable under p8r8gr8ph 1.12 of FRS 102..
l¥) no ca8MI(sW¥tatsmènt has b8•n Pla￿ted foTtho charity.
R••our¢u Expandod
Eyndtture 1$ regJgni¥8d cffl an aeeruals basis as tho liabilty is irKuffed.
The tharity gF4ratsg a d8ffned eontrlbuuon ￿nsiOn SCherr￿ for ￿￿Olfi of 8mpToyeès.
In acc0rdarth￿th Govemment wubtionsw9 0f￿red a118mployee5 lh8 OPPOrtun￿t0 partidpate in the state eamirq¥
related panslon Scheme.. ￿rtain ernployeo5 have entgod into ¢his sth8ma. Thg total cost io th8 chartty of all contribution5
is induded withln tharilabL8 actsvitles as di8dcé•d in nota 7 to Ihe a¢￿￿nts and are tharged to Iho unre8trided fund5 of
thè tharity.
Tanglbkn Flxed AB88ts
Tha charfty has the right to occupy and use for Its ch8rltAble obfvcts certaln tanglble awts, induding the church. hal
rnan88 and church ¢>ffieerfs ￿)use. No ¢ons*Jeratsn ss payable for the usa of thes& 8988ts. Expenililure incurred on
repair and malntenanc* ofthe8e 888ets w thargad aè r•souK*s •xp8nd8d In th8 Statement ol finarKHI ac*V￿¥S in th•
period in **¢¢h the liability ari58S.
All lan￿￿ r￿d assots c4)slng in exce8s of£3,(￿ exdL•JiTrJ thosè relaliNJ to Church buildinos. having & Val￿ to th8
chaiity greater than one year, otherthan th¢Xè aquirèj lorspeafic purposes, are capitali8ed.
Depreaation is providad on a straloht.line l)asIs lo writs off Ihe costor initial value. Jess residual value, of langibh fwl
as1•ts mr theSrest4mated u8efvl livo5.'
40s*ars
Fix•d asset in¥e81menl8 arg stated at m#rk•tv8lue 4ttl* b8larK4 sheet date. Unreali*d gains aTrJ108s•s repregertthe
d￿fe￿nCe b8bveen the Ma￿￿t Value atthe ￿9*Dn1rfj and end year or, rf purch#58d durfng the year, the dlfferen¢g
Jth8n c05t and mathet value atthe end oflh8 year. Realised gain5 and10s5es ￿Present the ￿rffe￿nc& l)eMwn
prDc*8ds of dlsposal and the market Valua atlh8 stsrtof tho ￿ar or¢JMt If purchased durin9 th? year.
T￿110
Grflno¢k Orchardhill Parish Churth 15 reccgniged as a thority fvthe pu￿ of8ppll¢able tsxaUoTr bal￿?1¢>n •r*Y
therefom not subJ8Ct to tsxalion on rfs th?ritsbl8 8L*wti8s. Tha charfty is not rectrJni6ed forVAT and r8sourt8S
•ynded therefore tncfud8 irrecoverabl8 input VAT. Where VAT k8 recover8t4e tho reJat￿ eX￿n5&S shown netofVAT.
10

Orchardhill Parish ChU￿h of Scotland. Giffnock
Notss formlng part of the financial statements Icontlnued)
Year to 31 December 2024
￿￿￿trI<lad thtrkt•d
F¥￿dI
2024
roTAL
2023
roTAL
Fund•
FUD
21. Donattoni and Leuackn=
Offerfngs
Tax Reco¥er&J on Gfft oiforfngs
Legach
Contribubonsfrom Cowregaiional o￿n$
Sundry Otr)er Donabons
Tax f•co￿red on Oonations
123,N)
29,561
123.090
29.561
119.451
28.354
119,751
28,429
75
17
17
9.449
1.925
167.725
3.7C
9.449
1.925
167,725
3.483
1.045
1.045
152.333
375
1$2,708
al. Incom• Ir•m Ch•rllablB A¢tlvlll•o.'
all Rentsi8
Weddings Cht*tsning8 and Fun8ra
Fwdiardi
Tax recovered on Fundraislng
GTantsfor'knrm spa(*s' and ￿MIlar
i5cellaneous
41.141
697
2.471
41,141
697
2,471
45,407
625
2,130
66
2,412
137
1,420
710
2,200
209
2,412
137
48,718
46,71B
50.087
710
41. Incomofrom th•rlrndlno act￿1
ND
Sl. In¥•slmoni lth¢om•
Diwdend$ Recewed
Dep¥)sit Interest
6.454
2.516
8.970
7.798
2.516
10.314
5.595
7.439
1.095
The Inwbmenl In(4me Dlwden¢s i¥ atlribu*d to r¢slrlthd ar￿ uwe¥bidedfvnd$ ¢yi 4 bth.
Unr••lrk
202
Unmtrfthd
P•i¢rkt•d
Fund•
2O2J
TQTAL
Fundi
61. Analg118 of Exp•tbd￿I•
R•iwng Funds
Off￿￿g EnvelopBS
Ch8rilabl&AciiwY*s
ng lo Grow
Pre5byttry Dues
Ministers Expens0¥
Salary C031¥ and OigahL41 Cowr
Fabric Repaus a Ma4lllBnarte
Manse Rep&r5 & M8lntenan
Fire ProtscbDn
Security & AGce¥8 C¢ntrtsl
H2aliw. Light￿9 & Waler
Insurance
Counul Tax
Organ, Thano M￿n￿nanCe. Mu*Ac & Lk8n
Slalionery. Printing & Postage
Telephone. 8roadband & Webspace
& Church Equiprnenl
Oeprgdat￿ll
Chnslhin ÉducHlbn. Outrtath. CrXNNI￿fy H￿)
Mscellaneous Exwn*B
SpecKql Donation
90,th)
5,392
90.680
65.129
5.039
85.129
6.039
67,492
8.816
67.492
8.616
1.191
2,280
781
16,$25
8,420
6,196
2.643
3.725
1.074
51.049
14.49)
85.539
3.039
3.039
2.280
781
18.525
8.420
8.196
2.643
3.725
1.074
1.203
11.523
7,942
6,390
2,463
3,437
11,523
7,942
2,463
3,437
3.825
3.825
1.603
1.973
3,825
3.825
1.368
1.973
400
212.485
222,599
222.599
196.239
16.246
TOTAL
222,599
222 59
16
196 239 ￿46
Supwrt costs have not been seporatety klenliThed asthe Irusiees conslder Ihwe ￿ Dntyone charkat4e adwty, th¥elore SL¥wI
costs ielatevlholty 10 th81 •ctk4ty and notbeen 8op•fAt¢ly thlrf*d.
212 465
11

Off hardhlll Parlsh Church of Scotland. Glffnock
Notes fomilng part of the flnanclal statsments (contlnued)
Year to 31 Dgcember 2024
71. Staff Costs and Num￿r$
2024
2023
Salaries and Wages
Pension Costs
60,882
4,207
2.403
4.428
Org8n cover cost after death of organi8t
Social Seojrrfy Costs
67,492
85,539
The average number of ernpl¢)yee$ during the year wa5 four being."
Number
Number
Ministerial Support
Adrninislration
Music Staff
No employee had employee benefiis in excess of £e4J,or)012023 NOTr81.
All Church of S¢¢llan¢J ¢ongregati¢n$ ¢ontribute lo the Nalignal Stipend Fund whl¢h bears
the costs of 811 ministers, $lipend$ and empK)ye¢s Contributior￿ for national insurance, pensKJn
and hOU￿ng fund. Ministers, sts'pends are paid in accordance with the national stipend
scale, which is re18ted to years of service. For the year under rev￿ th8 minirnum stipend wa8
£31.642 and the Ma￿muM stipend lin the fifth and $ubs•4uont yearsl £38.884.
81. Trust￿ R•mun•ratbn and R•latsd Party Tran8acUon8
No trustèe othor than the minl$ler, recelved any remuneration or ¥elrnbursement of ewn$è$
durfng the year. This tolalled £ nll 12023- nil) and in addition £3.68212023. £3.6081
was paid for council tax.
No trustee or a person related to a trustee had any personal inter88t in sny ￿￿trac1 or
transaction entered into by the charity during the year.
Rekted Party Transactions whith Consist solely of remunefatson a￿..
Relation to
2024
2023
Church Organist
Son in law
3,103
There have been no ¢laims forexpenses by any trustee during the year. however, it should
be noted that many tru8t￿$ contribute material goojs which benefit the Church wthout
seekin9 reimbursement. No Irusle8 has waived remuner8*'on or expense5.
Of the offerings total of £l23,0￿*(2023- £119,751) shown in Note 2 to the Ac£ounls, the
don8tlon$ by those who were trustees Ouring th8 year. elther by way of Grfl Aid or WFO. amounted
to £61.18212023- £61,099). Of lh8 Gift Tax recovered of £29,561 12023- £28.4291
shown in Not8 2 to the accounts £14,59112023- £14,5971 referred lo the current and fO￿tr
trus*ees' donations The comparatives has been adiusled from those quoted in the 2023
accounts a$. during 2023. the church Changed to the Unitary Forn of Conststuty'on which meanl
that membgrs of th8 fom8r Congregational Board were no longer tru5t888.
The anonyrnty of Open Bag conlributKJns prevents the church from quantfyirrfj Trustees.
donation$ In¢lude¢l in thi$ category.
12

Orchardhlll Parlsh Church of Scotland. Glffnock
Motss formlng part ofthe financlal 8tatem8nts Icontlnu8dl
Year to 31 Decomber 2024
91. Tatvjlblè Flx8d A880ts
Bdldlngs
Cost
Al 1 January2024 and 31 Decemt*r2024
A￿￿ulated 08prrtlatlon
Al 1 January2024
Charge foryear
At 31 Decamber 2024
121,135
lat Bookvalu
At 31 Decernber2024
At 31 D•*fibor20rJ
101. Detlors
2024
GdiAid tax Rfund d
H811 rental$
VAT Trfund from Li8ted Places of Wornhip SchE
other8uTrJry debtors and prepaym•nts
8.025
2.578
2,449
976
442
11). Credlto
2024
2023
Du• Ylllhln Ono Year.
Ub"ltybllJ5 Outstandin9
Wom space$ grant lor lutuffj u
Sundry amounts due
4,991
2.761
2,641
2.149
12). An8￿15 of N•tAuets Among F￿d
2024
Tolal
Gonernl Restrtctsd Totsl
28,040
207,272
28.1)40
243,053
31,e85
195.341
31,865
228,2Y1
Inve$lmeTIts
CurrentAsaets
35.781
32.950
315,822
35,781
351,603
300,559
32,950
333,509
Loss Cl￿nt knabArtiBs
At 31 D8cemb8r
Tr*re we no D8JbJnated Funt1s.
131. Volunt•￿$
Irb l￿mOn wKh all g)ngwgalons of1￿ C￿(r* ol S¢otLgrKI the congrBgthn bonth from the Corthbu￿On
made ty volunteer5 4Yho gNo thetr thne and I8￿￿ts willinglyfor tho bgnefftof th¥ Chwth. The areas ol
congreg8t￿n81 lrfe whith retyon the contribulion pf volunteers many and varied #rrtt mu¢h oflhe actb
wouk1 be umblg lo ¢onllnue It not fw IIN8 commitment shty*n.
13

Orchardhlll Parfsh Church of Scotland, Glffnoclt
Motes fornilng part of the finan¢lal gtatsm8nts {contlnued)
Yoar to 31 December 2024
141. Ilowm•nis In Fund•
1 Janwry
tncomlng
Outgolng
31 D8C8mt
Restdcted Funds:
Rtyif Fund
John Smth Fund
28270
1.276
211
30,890
4,891
Unrnstrfct•d Funds:
General Congregaléonal Purp)8e8
Unallocated
13
75
TOTAL FUNDS
222.599
l January
2023
InGomlng
11¥BOU￿
0￿01￿9
Rgsour
31 Oecom￿r
Rmlualon
2023
Roof Fund
Learning & Cofiwnunty Trust Fu
John Smilh Fund
Time4hy TN$l FUNJ
25,288
1,862
4.854
13,609
1,805
1,1n
28270
11,8621
14fyJl
113,9841
375
Unrntht¢d Fund8:
Gen8r81 Congregalknnal Purpx05
UnAlki￿ted
209 839
TOTAL FUNDS
212019
13.87$
Roof Fund
Swdftalty set ￿tr) aCC￿ul8t¢ fin8wTrJ forfirtur• •xwndftur• on th• Churth roof.
Loornlng a Cthnmunlty
T¢wtFund
Thb fund, re￿￿1 frorti the Trust, had been set asbae to be used ts)
accordanc8 *ith the lenn5 of the tru¥l. Tho rtm8inln9 balance In thls fvnd wa9
luliv usod up in 2023
John Smlth Fund
To bg u88(1 ot lh8 dtscretion of thè Mintst•rtsrthog0 In n•ed.
Tlmothy Trust Fund
The encourngwngnL suppryt promotbjn ofmhbtrfes, kntjuaing Mlnlsith And
and M58kin %%ithlrb thB Church of sto￿nd. Thv remaining bothrKe th thly furx1 WAS
fijlty used up in 2023
14

OKhardhlll Parlsh Church of Scotland, Glffnock
Notes forming part of the financial ststemonts Icontinuodl
Year to 31 December 2024
151. Invéstmènts
2024
2023
Market Value Brought Forwattl
Unreali$8d L-"aln on ravaluation
228,291
t4,762
214,416
13,875
Market Vatue Carried Forward
243 053
228 291
The following investrnents are held..
Income Fund 7,254 units12023- 7.254 units)
Growth Fund 25,521 units12023- 25,521 untsl
80.229
162,824
79.504
148.787
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228.291
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181 818
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161. Collaetions for Thlrd Partiés
2024
2023
Turkey I Syria Earthquake Appeal
Christian Aid Gaza
Lodging House Mission
St Rollox Church
Maslows Communlty Hub Ik*cal refugees)
Water Aid
Quarrier¥
Gl85gow City Mission
Prostate Cancer
Camwadric Helping Hands Food Bank.
Bible Society of Pakistan
1,187
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503
245
143
184
255
2110
176
207
110
2,357
' The church has weekly donations of gmceries and toll&trfeg to support th1$ ¢aus$.
2,499
171. Contributions fr<)m Orgonisations
2024
2023
2nd A Giffnock Browni
2nd Grffnock Rainbows
2nd A Giffnoek Guid¢$
86th Boy5 Bilgade
Badminton Club
Orchardhill Café
Crosswords
Ladies Badminton
900
700
400
200
400
200
983
1,000
1,200
1.200
3.700
3.483
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