The Church of Scotland Stornoway Hlgh Church of Scotland Congregatlon No: 442347 Charlty No: SC010164 2024. Trustees. Annual Report And Recelpts and Payments Accounts stornoway Hlgh Cthurch of Scotland Trustees, Annual Rewt Year ended 31 Decemb•r 2024 The ￿slee$ present the annual report a￿1 aCco￿t5 for the Stornimay thurd) for thf.. year pnded 3L December 2024. Reference and Admlnlstratlve Information Qiarlly Name.. Slomoway Hi911 Churth of Scotlatm ljiarfty Wleijlstralion Niiniber; SC010164 O)ngregatk)n Refe￿nce No: 442347 Inclpal Address: Matheson Road stornowav I￿e of l ewis HSI 2NQ Trustees Mlnlster and Teachlng Ewer Rulln9 Elders Sesslon Clertt rch Tr￿j￿rer. Independ¢nt Ex•mlner 63 Keiii)etl) Slreet StOrn￿WaY I￿e of Lewis HSI 2DS Bankers Bank of S(otlan(I 47 Cromwell Street st￿￿?WaY ol Lews HSI 2DD Stornow￿Y High Churth of Scotland Trustees. Aniiual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 Structure. Governance •nd Manauement Governlng Di>cument Storntsway Higli Church of Scotlaiid congregatk)n Is administered vr￿er the Unitsry F(xm of Constitution. Un(ler this ft)fm of Constitution, the Kirk Sesgon Is resw)nslble f(* all areas but can tE a595ted In the delivery ol Its dutie5 by an aPPK)Inted Coinmittee (without txiwers). Throughout 2024. an l 1 5tTOTrJ Maiidgen)ent (￿mmIttee was In lo ddiver this functi￿, Lsnder the direction of the Kirk Session. managetfv.nt Committee is Ilrawn from MemtErs and Adherents. youThJ and old. n)ale arid female ancl. generally, Me[n￿r$ are ap[K)inted by 11)e Kirk Sesgon to reflect their partlCLilar skills or iiptitudes. Recn•ltment and AppOIntm￿lt of New Trustees Mwnbers ol the K&rk Session a￿ the tharity Trustee5. The Kirk Session is corn￿5ed of the TeèchiThJ Elder {Ministerl and Ruling Elders of the congrryatKin. Additional Ruling ￿derS aro selected by the Kirk Session from tho* members of the congregation who are considered to have tlie appropriate gifts and skills li* Office. Organlsatlonal st￿CtUre Under thp Unitary Constitution, the Management Committee has no exeLUtive w)wers, all deo'%ons arnved at by tle Management corw￿1ttee are referreKI to the Kirk SessKJn for ratificatK)n. Risk Management Ttrv: Kirk Session has a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Chanty Is expAYl and to ensure that ai)propriate controls are In place to provide reagjnable assuraiKe against fraud lind ertor. The Kirk Session also has resp0115ibility lor ensuring that the (hurch and Manse are fit lor purpose and present no danger lo the he6lth and safety of offi￿ bearers, worshippers ènd casual VI￿tOrs. The Kirk seS￿on has I"esponsibillly for the obseNation of Safeguarding requireinents and a Safeguarding,, Coordinator is in place for the cungregation to ensure that volunteer5 are cleared to work with children and vulnerabli: adults. A Congregational Safeguarding Panel is in place to deal with any Issue5 whith may aflSe frorn tinie to time. Objectives and Activltles The aiiirch ol Scotland is Triniiarian in doctrlne, Reformed in tradition and Presbyterian in ￿lIty. It ex15ts to glorify Gcxl and to work foi the advancement ol Clirist'5 Kingdom thro(Jghout the world. As a National Church, it acknowledgLS a distii)ctive ￿11 and duty to bring the Ordinances of religion to th people in every parish ol scodar￿ througli a territorial ministry. It cr)-operates with other aiurches In Var￿U5 eLUrT￿.niczl ixKlie5 in ScotlaThJ atyj beyo￿1. Following ten years of consol¢dation and growth, the Stornoway High thurrth corNJfegation is now'sdf.4 SUPlX)rting' (raising sijfficient ints)me to pay the entire cost of it5 Minister in the form of the new'Givln( to Grow, allttatioii to the Central (hurthl. This ha5 been ach¢eved by a doublin9 of income over the las nitie yeai's, tvstimony to the kicrificAI genefosity of Ihe congr£galion and Its heart for miiistry an( mission acros> the wider Cl)urcli. Attendan￿ al worship, in-person and online. continues to grow wlth a eorre5wndlng expanqon In th suite of aCtI￿tieS offered by the cOngregat￿n as the Manage￿￿nt Commitlee actively pursues a poli of 'faith-in-a(tion' communlty engagement. Messy Churcli, the 'Sounds Familiar. Deinenlia-friendl singing group, a well-used Fcrtyj Bank and the Alpha Course and similar DisuNeship courses cr>ntinu4 to run throu(Ihout the year. Some of those. who have join￿1 our fellowship testsfy tliat it was thig enga9einent and warm sense of welcoFne that drew them to Stornoway High Church and 5ever310 them are now adive In deliveriiig the very activities that first drew them to Church. Stomoway High Churth of Scotland Trustees, Annual Report Ye)r ended 31 Deceml>er 2024 Objectl¥é$ and Actlvldes (contd) During 2024. the AudiTrv￿l system ii) the main Satthry was conwrehen51vely Upgr￿Jed, Servicing a new perfoimaiice area wired for 16 separate aiJdio inputs. The main Sanctuary fnedia desk was extendfyj fitted oul with new equitMnent while the a￿10 and camera system throughout the S￿r￿u<1ry Wa5 Utxjraded. These upgrwle5 follow similar improvements In the Church Hall aiiij Ilie v.ntiie Church complex Is now fitted out with the latect au(l￿VISUal techndogy for tjse by the coThJre9abon and other u*rs of buildiws. SlorrK)way High Church is now tlie only Cliurch of Scotland In Stornoway offering Gaelic Servi￿$. With Its reputalion a5'the cuiiiilry Churcli In Stomoway, the Iligh Churdi is sustaining and gmwing ils tsadlc offerinre than the full cost of rts Minister to Centsal Funds. In ternis of its contribution to wider thurch life and ￿ciety, Stoynoway High Church is home to a RLJader. Car￿Idate for Ordained Local Ministry and the National Victrchair of ihe Guild as well a5 prtswding two Assgs501 El(lers to supwrt a struggling iijral %irk Session. AnOt1￿r ffiained Local Ministry candidate Irorn t1￿ coi)9regation 15 due to ￿ ordalned an(1 set agde by Presbytery early In 2025. lkne Churili Halls are reiiularly let for NHS traithing, Safety at Sea trainlng and to community groups. The Ministei" serves as 1nle.rim M¢Jkrator of a neighbouring Kirk Se1&10n and as a)aplaln to a l(tsl Primary School, the loia1 Hospice, local Merchant Navy A5yxiation as Bank Chaplain ti) Western Isle5 Hospital. Tl* well- estab115hed'SourKJ5 Familiar. Dementia-frlefk11y siroing grwp prowdes vila1 cofflfort to IoEal Care Home resideiits other5 affetted by Dementia. leams are in Pla￿ for Welcome. aean1ng, Visitation, Catelli￿ and Media and Alpha and Christy'anity / DiSci￿e$hip Explored courses are run regularly. In partnership w11h NFIS Western Isles, sto1T￿aY High Churth of Scolland runs a much-appieciat& annual service for th￿ 1rD￿cted by sU￿de. I he Churth food Bank continues lo priwlde an esspntlal Ser￿￿. to the local community. The ci>ngre9ation Is In g4yxI heart ar￿ on a dear growth tra)￿ry with all largets to date met and exceetled. Wilh the agreement of the Church's fipnpral TT115tees anil Ministries Council, the Manse has i*en tefflpuraiily lel to a pavate fami￿ wl)11 owri home serve5 as the desgnate(l Manse ol the Charge. stornoway Hlgh Church of Scotland Trustees. Annual Re￿rt Ye•reDded 31 December 2024 Flnandal Re¥1¢ The prindpal J)ul.￿ of inccmne Is the weekty offtrkn¥Js, UYTE wirr*￿ty in the Freewlll Olfering envp.Iq)es. Standing orders ar￿ throjgh Flate cdlErtms. The receip15 and ￿YmentS account the yearls Set (MA on pages 6 lo I l. rirwJ the year 31 Dxt*nter 2024 the ￿co￿ts shthv an oNvall gjrp￿5 LI £4.26'1 (2023 - gJIVus [14,0151. Resèr¥es Pollcy 11 Is tl)e Trust￿ to ￿￿1 su￿berrt rtrJerve5 to meet its Commitn￿nts. At the cThJ of 2024, the coiwregatiori lield unrestricled funds ol E47.968120?1 - 140,7771. Tlibs liwd of reserve is f onydered pnJ(lent io [ll￿t the anticipated arKI unloreSe￿ maintenarKe r￿ul￿e[l￿ntS of a rna￿￿ buikling which Is now over 100 years dd. Rest.'rve5 are also require£J to the cost ol the conskIeratp￿ ￿S1[￿l f( Mlswoii wliich ttr￿ cor0￿9a￿l￿ has M mlThJ. Futur• D•v4lopments Siiice Its.{￿1th. ten yea15 a￿, StorfK)way High aiurdi I￿S growii inlo a Str￿ aTKI unrtfxl lellowthlp, I krK>wn loi the waiinlh of its Welco￿ the IlKlusvity of its feiknwship. A h￿hty capablo. Manage1￿nt Team is followng a deli￿￿ate slrategy to leach the of St¢ywway with the love ol Cl)ri￿t thrcwh enga¢wrwt with the c¢￿nMInrtY while ￿rk Se59on has iwfft huml)led by the deytli of lolent enierging across the congregdition. IrKon* atlerKlan￿ con!Inue to grow stea(Jily and t1￿. coThJregatk)n's t1￿Jh quality, online y￿rShIp t*￿￿￿_nce 15 enjow*l by ynany near aii(I lai. Recently upgratled m£%lia laolities ha￿ IransfNnied -.yrfe JrKJ It5 Capa￿lIt￿%. allffi￿ng the u)ngi%atinn tci lel tl)e biiiklwgs to ItKal Inu5K groups, clubs arnl so on. rehliqng an a(klth"onèl incorTE Stream. In a first foi. the Chiirth nf scotl￿d In st￿￿]w3y. Ser¥￿es a￿ ncm I￿estre0r1￿1 rcgvliirly to an apprefkntive aLMIlen￿ In Scotla1￿ aThJ twcxxl. (kn"iig Irito 2025. St¢Jm¢Tryay Flgh Thiffirch aims lo tAJlhY its current se￿￿ and achlevements to a real hub lof tl* c¢ynrrMJntty, derr￿5tratIrrfJ the of Christ mt lust thr￿17 we¢lCt*ng and BrtAe SIiAdy through arts ol kjviw kirbJr*ss and sell-¥thfKe. Lew15 Piesbytery Is likely lo awove its live yw Pte51yttyy MI551￿ Flan early In 202J. Kirk Sek%1￿7 of Stori￿￿al, Higli Cliiirch ￿S proactively prow5ed Ihal c(4)yrL¥JèiK>n be Ilnke(I wlth Ihe Iiei(IhiKiuring coThJregabon ol K￿￿k, Poinl, where tlie Mii)Islew alreaLly serves a5 Intenm M(xJerafor and an ￿￿aIned l ttal Minister from StorrK)way Hwh Chlrrch seNes as L(￿urn. As a true'AII Mln15try' fellNship, Storn(way High Chiirch relishes this thlleroe, ￿kr￿1r￿j tliat Ihe Minister canrK)t L eipected lo do everylhing ar)d that a tslent&l and cunmitted group d t￿liever5 can sustain hrMI grow the IinkLxI coiMJregatsons' even unthr a shared Minister. Tlif re. is a palpaue cylitn15m an¢J a C￿)fiden￿ atxxrt Ythal h& yp.t lo do in Slorrway Fli(Ili Church. Tlie sense of urmty and t(yJetliefT￿ cornes Irofft o(Jlside U)e r*oDle," like the Aw>St￿ Paul, they "kry)w wlkit It 15 to ￿ In need. and ihEy know what bt Is to have plenty. Thp¥ have ￿arned tlie secr*al of beiThJ content In any otKt every gtuation. whetlv hving In pknty tr In want. aiid can do all thinijs Ihrc)iJtyi Clirist wlio gives them strength- {PhiliptAans 4). CO￿regatI￿1 has proved to ￿ stable. uiiiteil. rtsll*nt, byal aThJ extre￿lY ￿￿)eroUS In temis cl tin*, Ident atx) n￿￿V arwj 15 set for son￿. npw initSatives in M15s1￿ and the* VAII t￿ del￿ dunng 2025. 2025 Storn(Miay High Churdi of Scotland Annual RepTht Year el￿ed 31 December 2024 lTrdepend•nt Exaffllner's veport to the Trustws off the Stornow•y Hl9h chU￿h ol Scotland I retx)rt the accounts of the Ilbarity the Year enthd 31,Iknmt￿¥ X124 wNch set Imjt in pa9es 6toql. Respectlve r•spwlbllltleJ ol trust￿ •nd examlner (harltrfs trustees are reS￿￿'ble for the pre[￿lat￿)n of the ￿COUnts In acoxdance with the terms of the (Tharit￿5 and Trustee Investrw)t (Scdlarwj) Art 2005 aTKJ Uie Charities AccoJnts {Scotland} Regulatlolls 2006. TIE Charity Irusrees cc¥)sthr that the audit requIrer￿t of Regulati()n 101 I) (al to {c) of tl* Accounts Regulations does atvly. 11 Is my resp￿51b111tY to exam1r￿ the accounts as uireil ijnder 5ettion 4411 l (c) of Ad and lo slate vknether part￿￿￿r matters have come tu Iny attent*￿. Basls of Independent examlnerfs ststement My exaininatw)n Is carried out In aC(tydan￿ with Regulation 11 of the Okintbes Accoiints {Scotland) Re9ulations 2￿6. An exaM￿alk)n Indu￿$ a rewew ol the accountlng re(ords kept by the charity aryj a compan501i 01 the accoLmts ryesented wlth tho* rec(xds. It al.o Indudes consideration (Il any uiiusual Items or d15d05uies in the a￿￿[It5. aThJ seeks eX￿ana1￿M)S fron) ts)e trusiees ioncerniwig any Such rnalter5. The procedures urmlertaken do not provitle all Ihts ￿ce that woiild required in an a￿lit, aixl consequenlly I do txst exw&s an Iyini(x) ￿ Ihe v*w given by the acc(wJnts. Ind•pendent eJcamlnèr'• ststement Lil Ihe crjjrstb ol my exanwl1atl￿ M m)ttew has lo mwattenlk WhKh gives ￿ reo5(MKryble cause to that In any mattylal respect the rffjUlr￿Trents to keep ￿countIng rÈY¢yds In 3ccor¢Jano wih Section 4411}lal of the 2005 Act aTh ReguL41th 4 of the 20l￿ Accounts IkoilarKI1 Re9Ldatknns. aThJ to kyepare acccxmts whlch accord wlth the acC￿￿thig records ar%J (vniply with Regijlhtim R nf the ￿06 Acccxints Regulat￿￿5 ha¥E not toen met, (* To whlch, In my opnlcffl. aitentlcfi slwld ￿ drav¥n kn order to enatrAe a W0￿r urKlerstaThJir4J of the accounts to be reached. Address: aB SeMce5 rtere(l 1£co￿tants 63 Ken￿th Street Sl(wrKMay Isle of Lems HS12DS Date.. 21*yLÈ. 15 rn ei en em 24 Unrestrfcted Restylrted Endowment Funds Fun4$ 2024 Total 2024 Total 2023 2024 2024 Not• Volunfary IrKome ALtiwtie5 for Gen•atlng Fut￿5 Investment ItKoxne Inc(xning Res(XKCL% fr 5. Inv¢stment Income 74 93 665 159 166, T• Z025 1024 1024 1074 2014 Analvs15 ol P•vfflont¥ Costs ol gen¢r•tFno t1￿0* IIF Charltsbk •dlvltles rrfwj to alkna¢ 37.612 Mii&e¥'5 E• 2.155 2237 2.155 15.1 593 I070 12.951 161 12J97 12J97 1.•75 551 354 167 DVD 6J•J B27 zi J.634 12)6 6n 1.051 iyhtr EX￿leS 572 470 Governance costs 618 m1n1s￿6 Stlpend 9. Colledlom forThJrd Partles Z024 65 910 10 2024 J023 ai 31 t*(È)thrat cost 275 275 Marw ol 31 tkn B&llry￿e èi 01 Jènuary Intertst Rect r￿* al 31 atol JMMWry 13.625 13.555 Intwest ReCe￿￿a ot 31 ale behaKoflts (hutth Irht5tlWS TIL￿1. & s￿￿ent t*pc61 rewtsto the ￿ A I1(C￿ pl￿ Er*JO￿l￿nI FL￿ a5 deta￿ ￿ FkAe 2 to the &t(w*s.