Assembly of Christians at Holburn
Hall
Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts
For the Year ended
30 September 2025

Contents
Trusteerf Annual Report
Ind•p•nd•Tht Exafflln•rfs Reputto theTr¥steesof AssthnblyalChr15dwbs at Holburn IW

Tru5t¢¢< I￿n￿lI Repwt aNI I￿Untr
Trustees, Annual Report
The trustees present thetr report and accounts lortheyearended 3Q September 2025.
The accounts have been prewed in a¢￿d31￿ with the accounting pol￿e5 set out In Note I to the accounts and
comply the tharitys Deed ofTn& and the Charities Iscotkndl Rwlation5 2rA)6. in partlcular Schedule
The Trustwas establtshed through th*gran￿r% ofa Deed ofTrust on Ivjanuary 1934.
The Trust was created fty tharitable Rellgk)us wrpw. the f01hmi￿ w5ncipal purposes explliidyspecilled.
namelv:
(a) ￿akfjn8 ofbread weekty.
Ib) Holdiry prwmeèltr*s
{cl Exposition of thesuiptures
{dl Prodamatlon of the Gospel
PRINapALAtKJRESS
Holburn Gospel Hal
220 Hdburn Street
Aberdeen
ABIO 6DB
Geor8e Cheetham
Andrew Adams {Secretsryl
Noel Roberts
The trustees recefve no remunerati￿ for their seNces. are wlllw*to devote time and skill for the benefit of
the CharSty. The Ch¥lty also benefrts from the serviw of the members of the Assemb￿1 who help out at events
¢)r8anised by Holburn &)5pel Hall. Thetsustees are immenselygratefvl for all such contributions.
A SUMMARY OFTHE MAIN ACTNtnESOF THE CHARffY UNDERTAKEII AND AOIIEVEMEIITS IN ThE PERKID
The Charity owns and operates Holbum Gospel Hall, which Is a thri5tian Brethren Assembly meetlrvd weekly for
worship and outreach. The truslee5 are also Elders at the thurch al￿ meet monthty to plan. discuss buslness and
monltor progress.
The Charfty organi5es ertnts fof your8 people. famlies and older people. weekty Sunday Sthool, a weekly
thildren's meetingat Garthdee. monthty sevvices In Dirthle Pa￿ WmterGardens aswell as thesundayand midweek
church meetings. There is also a Ladles. Mb￿￿try dass who organise knlrted dothln& napp￿5 and other parce15
for Medkal Mlsslonary News and. annually. shoeboxes for Btythswood. We also hokl monthty Bible Teaching
evenin85 overthewinter, an Annual &bleTeachingconferenceand various otheroutreath and BibleTeachln8 events
during each year as arraryd. We have. this year. our Wble EVIen￿ where schools are invtted to brin8 P6 &
P7 classes to the hall to see rooms explaSning the history and stories from the Blble. For thls we fund buses, If
necessary.
Donations are Wven by members of the Assembly and thls is used for running costs for the churth. Costs of events
and dlstril)uted to Christians (Tetired and a¢tfve5y workin8) both withln the UK and abroad. No requests are made to
the general public for funds.

TnNtee< Re￿Ind A¢£wits
30 5eN•mb•r 2025
In addlilon. the Charity has ¥arlo¥s polcles arKI ￿￿t￿jre5 in connectlon wlth le8tslatlve requirements. These are
re8ularly revie**d and. where ne¢etsary. upthte(L
HNANCIAL REVIEW
Charltles with a gross Income of less than £250.IXKI can prepare acCo￿ts on the Recelpts and Payments ba515 and
thls Is how the Trustees have prepared these accounts.
It ts the poll¢y of the Trust to not retain a reser￿ t*rt to Use fvnds as are pro¥lded. Howerfer. a £72.0￿) legacy
received duri￿ last year resuhed In a si8nificant surptU5 and we ha¥e cornmitted £50.￿) to a hlgher Interest 31>
day notlce accounL Rethaed hKome earnwkd for to Chrfstians e15e*here inueased by 30% and weekly
Sunday offerIn￿ Increased by 8%tO 8lve a total In￿Me 01£38.430. Total expenditure of £49,725 comprised of 8lfts
of É13,658 and operatin8 costs of £36.L%7. Operating costs increased approximately £4.000 compared to the
prevlous year. largety due to spend to repair the roof arml new floorln8 and the puithase of a dishwasher. All
restricted ￿ft5 recevrtd were rftsbursed as restricted expenditure in the year resuttbnE In a net decrease In
unrestricted funds of £11.295 ￿111 leavi￿ theTrust In strong financlal p)sition at theyear end.
the tntstee5 and swd on thelr beha
J)L
George c￿ethaM
11 May 2026

Statement of Finandal Activitse5
Totsl
Tot•1
2024
Notr
Fu
Income
Glfts and Oonatlons
Totsl Income
32.309
6.121
106.739
106.739
38A30
Expenditure
Glfts
Operatlng Costs
Total EMp•ndlture
7.537
36.067
13.658
36JJ67
49.n5
15,177
32279
47A56
Net {e4)enthwelllncome ftK the
111295
(1¥951
59,283
The note5 on pages 6 to 7 f(Thi part ofthese accounts.
Approved by theTrustees and $l￿d on ￿1r behalf:
Geor8etheetham
Trustee
Andre* fvAlam5
11 Moy 2026

gtySept•mb•r2025
Note5 to the Accounts
loj BOS￿ of preporotkn ond assesfftntofgw.ry cLy￿rn
Cost or transaction Va￿ unless Othe￿tse ststed in the relevant note(sl to these ac¢ounts. The finènrial
Statements have been prepared in acwrdarKe with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounllng
and Reporting by Charltfies preparin8 their accounts in accordance wrth the Financial Reporting Standard
appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 issued M 16 Juty 2014 and the Financial Reportln8
Stsndard applicable in the United ￿ngdoM and Republ1¢ of Ireland IFRS 1021. the Charitles and Trustee
Investment Iscotlandl Act 2(K>5 and the Chaiilies Acc(wnts {Scotlandl Regulatlons 2006 las amended).
The Trust constllutes a publk benefft entlty as defined ty FRS 102.
The Trustees c<K￿lder that there are no material uncertsinties ab(wt ￿ Trusys ablllty io contlnue as a
80ing concern.
(bj Fundsstfurtu
The Charity dISti￿l$he5 between the Unrestr￿ funds and restrthd fvrKIs. Un￿strkted funds are
aVaila￿e at the dls(Tetlon of the trustees in furtherance of the genwal objectives of the Trust and which
have notbeen deslenatedforotherpurposes. Restrlrted fundscomwtsecertainspeufK recdpts earmwked
to partfi¢ular purposes.
(c) Income recognltloft
All Income Is reco8nised once the charity has recelved the incorne. Donations, are rewgnlsed wfien the
Trust has been notified in writirvd of both the arn¢￿nt and se￿ementdate and fvnds are lod8ed In the bank
account. Interest on fuNJs held LM deposit Is induded when rethable and the amount can be measured
rdlabty by the dwrlty: thts ts nNmalty upon notlfi(ation ofthe Interest pakl or payable by the bank.
(dj Expenditilft ￿1￿0￿
LlabSlldes are reco8nlsed as expenditure payments are made onty. A51 expenses including support
costs and govemance costs are allocated ¢y to the ap￿Kable expendSture P*adlrqs.
(ej Ifrtcovernble VAT
Incomefrom 8ffts and ￿ty￿10n$ can be anal￿1 as follows."
Glfts for Misslonaries &
Homeworkers. NECYC and
Summerhill Ire5tr1ctedl
SubscrfptlLW Irestrirtedl
Jrmlay offerln85 lunrestrictedl
Sundry wfts {unrestrk¢ed)
5521
6.662
31.113
1.196
27.482
72.011
106,739
In 2024 we rec•ved a le8aty of£72m) whkh ts Induded In sundry Oft

A55•fflbty gtChrhtlans* Hollwrn
Tr￿1￿$, Annu•l bl•p&* •nd Att¢*nts
30Sept*rnb•r2025
Thegffts can bÈanaWd as folows:
m￿onary Gifts
6.143
6.925
5.558
Summerhill
NECYC
1.025
Subscriptions
15,177
Opwatlrycosts
The operating costs can bè analysed as folkrws:
Children's work
Ne* YearConferen¢e
Annual Confwence
Books, tracts, outreath
Caterin8
Ildlng repalrs
Heat &118ht
Insurance
Telephone. Intemet & zoom
Sundry
3.629
973
667
4.652
5349
4,232
L799
230
11.975
2.879
1.257
2.625
YIZ79
8A14
8.673
3.(M)I
955
3.614
361167
Idlng repalrs Incbjdes £2.730for roof repatrs & É5.176 for Ik)orlThA In the back hall.
Heat & light has stabilse
Chlldren's work inclLbdes the &ble Exwlence.
Sundry included £l.SIS for a dlsh¥Rsher.
Furbds
Bankond Cosh in Hond
Openln8 balan￿S
Net lexpenditurevlncome for the year
67.499
111.295
67.499
111.2951
204
8.216
59.283
67A99

Independent Examinerf5 Report to the Trustees of Assembly of Christians at Holburn
Hall
l report on the accovnts of Assembly of Christians at Holburn Hall IRe8iStered Scottish Charities No. SC 009WI for
the year ended 30 September 2025 whith are set out on pa8e5 5 to 7.
Respertlve reSpon￿bn￿les of trustees and examlner
The Chari￿5 trustees are responsible for thè preparation of the accounts in accordance wlth the term5 of the
Charities and Trustee Investmeni Istotlandl 2(K15 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulation5 2CK)6 las
amended). The Charity Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 lal to Icl of the 2LTh)6
Accounts Regulation5 does not appty. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required undersection 44111
(¢1 of the Art and to state whether particular mattÈrs havè to my attention.
Basls of Independenl examifierfs statenwrt
My examln¥tion is carried out in accordance with RegulatK•n 11 of the Accounts Regulations 2006. An
examination includes a rewew of the accounting records kept by the Chartty and a comparison of the account5
presented with those records. It also indudès tonsideration of ony unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and
seeks explanations from the Tru5tee5 concernin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all
the evidence that would be required in an audit and. consequentty I do rtot expre55 an audit Opin￿Tr on the vlew
glven by the a¢wunts.
Independent examlnerfs ststement
In the course ol my examrrhation. no matter has come to my attentl
whlch Bives me reasonable cause to believè that in any rnaterial respect the requirements=
to keep accountlng record5 in accordance with Section 44111 lal of the 2CK)5 Act and Re8ulation 4
of the 2tsJ6 A¢¢ounts Regulations. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the aCCoun￿nI records and compty with Re8ulatlon 8 of
the 2(X16 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
to which. in my opinion. attention shouhl b? drawn in order to enable a proper undwstandin8 of the
accounts to be reached.
Alistair Buchan
Memberof the Institute of thorteredAccountants ofkotlond