The Churth of Seotland irdrie Ckrkston Parish Church of S¢otland CongTegatthal A¢¢ounts For the year erKlod 31 Dember 2024 Congregthn No.. 171 Charrty No.. SC011239
Airdrle CIArk810• Parisk of ScotlaDd SC 011239 Tnlets. Amn•al Report Yegr endpAI 31 December2024 The T5 tfesent the annual r9 and alroynts for Airts Clarkth Parish Church of Sc(rtland for the year ended 31 Dee¢mbtr 2024. Reference and Administrative InfomJatK>n Charlty Name: Airdrie Clthston Parish Church of Scotland Charity Registr8tion No: SC011239 Congregation No: 171066 Conta¢t Address: Th¢ Church OITic¢, Forr¢st Str¢¢L Aird ML6 7BE Websit¢ address wwwAirdrie¢larkstonp8rlsh¢hurth.org.uk Minisier: Session Clerk: Clerk to the ljoard: Church Treasurer: rk S¢$810n: Board only: Independent Examiner: Ballk¢rs: Royal Bank of Scotland plc, 80 Main Strrt Coatbridge. ML5 3D£
Airdrie Clarkston Parish chrth of Stotland SC 011239 Trustees, Annual Report Yegr ended 31 Dettmber 2024 Strnctur4 Governance and Management Governing Document The chh is administered in a¢)rdance with the lern)s of the Deed of Constitution. ReeruitnbeDI nd Ap1¢tl of Tr1¢¢3 Members of the Kirk Session and the COnggational Board are the charity trustees. The Kirk S¢ssion maniKrs are the elders of the Church and are chos¢n fr(Mn those members of the chUh who ar¢ ¢on5iderryJ to have the appropriate gifts and skills. Th¢ Congregational Board is appointed from within the congregation and members of the congregation are invited io nominate individuals who are beltevcd to have the skills and commitment to contribute lo the management atTairs of th¢ Church. to become memtrs of the Board. Board members are then apwinted at the Stated Annual Meetin8 and serve ft)r a period of three ye8TS after which they must seek reole£tion at th¢ next Slated Annual Meetin& Board members may be c0p(ed during the year and such ethoption shall be rntified at the subsequent Annual Meeting which will be considered to be the stsrt of thetr thre&y¢ar terni of office. OrggAi8atioul Stru¢ture The Congregational Board is chaired by the minister and meets for regular business monthly other than April, July. and Au8wsI. Tr Kirk Session also meets on the same monthly b&sis and is spOnsible for spiritual affairs within the Church. Certain responsibtlities are delegated to various Working Groups including Worship. Finance. Communications, Property. Social & Fcllowship. and Mission and Stewardship appropriat¢. The Board and Session may be 1¢] to meet for spe¢ial business as required. Obje¢dve and A¢tivities The Church of Scotland ig Trinitsrian in dtrI]K Refornied in trJition and Presbyleri•n in policy. It exists to glorify God and to work for advancanent of Christ's kingdom throughout the world. As a national Church. it acknowledges a distitIVe rnll and duty to bring the ordInanS of religion lo the people in every partsh of Scotland through a teTritorial ministy. It ¢perat¢S with othcr Churches in various ccumenical kndies in Scotland and iwond. Locally. th¢ Church plays a regular pari in the Airdrie Council of Churches and wiicipates in the World Day of Prnycr and the Week of Pt3yer for Christi8n Unity. Sunday Worship takes pla(t at I lm every Sunday and The Sacrament of Holy Communion ts held three tim¢s pery¢ar in Church. Home Communions have b¢¢n availabl¢ for those who cannot attend the regular Sunday morning communion. Other special S¢Tv1 have included Service of Hope. Arni¢d Forc¢s Sorvice, Remembrance Sunday. Son8s of Praise and Christhias Family Services. There have been 4 issues of our Church New51etter, which have t*en delivered to all members. Our Youth organisations include Rainbows and Brownies forthe girls and Anchor Boys. Junior Section and Company tIOn Boys Brigade. All leaders working with our young ppIe are ¢I¢d through the Protection of Vulnernbl¢ Groups S¢h¢m¢ as are those working with vulnerable adults. The Youth organisations have had regular me¢tings in the Church ha]Is.
Airdrie Clarkston Churcb of Subtland SC 011239 Ttee8, Rert Year ended 31 Dettmber 2024 For aduh4 the Church has a Guild group who meet in the aftern(x)n on a monthly basis. The wid¢r community ts represented by group5 such as Indoor Bowling and Keep Fit groups. our halls are also available for private groups and family nCtionS for the I1 Community. Keeping our halls and outside areas in tiptop condTtion for all these activities is an ongoing sk in any organisation. We ar¢ very fortunate to have i)ur OV -Dad's Arniy"" a group of volunteers who have been meeling weekly. to ¢arry out building maintenance. gardening duties. tidying up and preparing the halls for events. Dad's Arniy does a tremendous amount of WOTk and has true fun and fellowship at the same time. Dad's Amiy alw caS for our (iardcn of Rcmunbrdn¢¢. which is to all, encournging people to come and remeEnber a loved one in peaceful surroundings. OLTr Church continues to be involved in the Warni Spftces initiative. helped by funding from the LA)cal Council. Our Churth halls are open on a Thursday. providing a warni space, fellowship. refreshments and a warn) lunch for anyone in the community. This initiative hLs now a communTty cafe with a wid¢r mix of people of all ages coming along for a chat and lryitaiity. In December 2014. the fwst Messy Church event tLJ)k place in Clarkston and it IS DOW a r¢8ular feature of our calendar of oulrea¢h and mission. During the two years of Covid restriclions. contacl with our Messy Church families continued in various fomiats..- Messy Church in a 'Ba8' delivered to doorsteps. fun times with the group through ZOOM meeting4 Muddy Church Walks and adventures with workshc¢ts. Facebook and WhatsApp activities and challenge¥ and finally a BBQ outsid¢ in the chujrh wounds wh¢n restrictions began to e. During this time. our Me&sy Church fwnilies also hel in the creation of vidws for the Christmas and Eastcr cclcbrations by 5cnding homc rccordin85 of their children Singing to our organist for compilation. In 2022 we were able to rebjrn to the nomial wactice of 'all are welcome. to OUT M¢ssy chUh and have now held three events from October 2022. Many families frthn the wider community are involved in Clarkston Messy Church. Messy Church is a fast-8rowing worldwide ministty that ¢(tinUeS to engage and build relationships with thousands ofpeopl¢ outside th¢ usual Church conl¢xt. Messy Church aimsto help famili¢s ¢xperienc¢ what it m¢3ns to be part of a Christian Community outstdc of Sunday worship. It is a new exprelOn of worshipping to compl¢mcnl trnnsitional Sunday services. The initiativc is thoroughly cnjoycd by both thc 8ll¢nd¢¢s atid th¢ organis¢rs. It is notabl¢ that many of the attendees are not those that attend Sunday worship. This d¢monstrales th¢ swcess ofthe venture and of providing 8 worship programmc that meets the needs of today. Pastoral eare h&g LThtinwa Fyovided kn local sch(K)18 hospitsl4 and c4re home4 as much as possible. The Church is actively rewesented in the following organisations: _ World Day of Prnyer, Hamilton North Guilds Together. Council ofchurches in Airdri¢' Airdrie Batta]ion of Boys Brigade. Guidc Movement at County Lxvel and c(Mitt$ at Hamilton Prc5byt¢ry. Volunteers who serve on a)mmitte¢s and W4)rking groups are a vitsl part of the work of the Church. In addition. there are (ksignat¢d roles of Session CleTK Clerk to the Bo8r¢ FWO and Gift Aid Conveners. Treasurer, Property Convener. Safeguarding clOrdInatOr. 14ealth and Safety Convenor, Data Prolection Adviser and tEarning Disability ConlaL'i. Eld¢rs and Pastoral Visitor5 of the Church regularly visit p¢ople in the c(4nmunity and a range of members tsk¢ leading parts in Worship services. Our Prcsbytery Elder keeps the Se&sion fully of Presbytery work.
Airdrie Clarkston Parish Churclk of Scolland SC 011239 Trustees, Report Year ended 31 D¢¢ember 2024 Fellowship and being a welcoming Church are very imFx)rtantto the Congregation and many people comment on how welcome they feel Is visitors. This fcllowship is greatly aided by the untiring and untailing commitment of our Social and Fellowship group through s[lfie events wised by them including CO a1 afttr church hMKlw" Imrt a by w(king in the boUnd to give sutTMXt to other Organilon$ or by woviding catering at 5cial servic¢s and Thtre is also a smaIl 8TOUP of volunteers WIK) &Yovide coffeeJte4 and fri¢ndship after Sunday Service. FollowinR th¢ IntrU¢ll0n of Airdrie FIMXI Bank. Clarkston Church h&8 been a strong supporter and with great regularity provides substsntial amounts of supplies to the Fotrj Bank which is organised through another local Airdrie Church. In August 2024 the Church held a Fun Day at which several hundred people from the IIKal community enjoyed an excellent afternTh)n. Money raised from this allowed b¢en deS1ted to be used for the hall refurbishment which is planned durin8 2025. Thc Church plays an a¢tive part in 5UPIMYti118 other charities through Collectio at regular seryices and donating to The Children's Society in 2024. During 2024, OUT desi8natd Church websi was regularty updated 1visIng of news. services, evcnts, and the like. A Chuwh Magazinc, The Clarkston Rrd, w&s distributed to members, homes during the year and is available by email as requ¢&d. (hher aSlts of shwing news now includ¢ Banners. leafle and the use of 1"'al)k. A¢hievemeDts PerformaD¢e There are 263 (previously 273) Chuzth M¢mbus including 7 adher¢nts. There are 31 wsons on the Supplementary Roll. There are 90 names on OUT Gift Aid list with 65 regulgr Gift Aid Donors. Weekly worship attendance averages 50. Sunday Sch1 aver8ge$ 3 in attendance. Guild members number 16. High pastoral needs within th¢ parish in res of visitations of the $ick and eldcrly. funerals for congr¢gational members &KI others within the parish. tog¢ther with two schwl chaplaincics have been met. Regular assistance with the high pastoral n¢ds ha5 been given freely and gencrously by qualified r¢ader5 and members of th¢ ngregation. Th¢ 01¢£ bearers of Session and Board h8v¢ worked together throughout the year as a team and are all commitled to the Church's future. Stewardship Our fundraisin8"Pi88y Banks- hav¢ rai1 over £IO.(M)O since they were introduced. We are grnteful for the continued supw>rt from the congregation Is w¢ continue to rais¢ funds for the repairs and maint¢nonce x)sts in church budgets. Living Wage The 0ITice Be?r$ noted the National Church c(xnmi¢m¢nt to paying a living wage to th(w in Church employment and confllm thkt os a Board we currently meet this and give a cotnmitment to paying the appropriate rate. Fin*Dcial Review We md all our financial ¢ommttments and our Ministy and Mission contributioll for 2024 was paid in full by Stsnding Order. Overnll donations to the Church are in line with the [VIouS year. Other income of £764 been generated from Rntal of the halls dwiDg 2024.
Airdrit Clark8ton P4ri5b CkuT¢b of S¢otland SC 011239 Ttee8, Annnal Rtport Year elld 31 DttYmber2024 At the end of the year, we had a swplus of rtteipts over payrnents of £3&(85. The surplus is due to re¢eTPt of community grants aThl dOtionS from our C1)n%l whKh have been designated to be used for th¢ r¢furbishrnent of our halls for iKTrth Chuwh m¢mkrs and the I41 community. Roervej Policy It is the Tru5tees' policy to hold reserves of aHJroximately three months expenditure including designated funds. At the year end the Church held total eash funds of over £80.783, of which £71289 are uDro8trictal. 11)ose fjjnds are ¢nough to general 4)enditure fcr over four months. Excegs s are 8enernlly h¢ld within tho d¢si8n#td fthi¢ fid in line with the policy as a1 by Trust¢¢8. PI•D In Octokr 2022. th¢ first draft of the Mission Plan was issu¢d fr(Mn the Presbytery of Forth Valley and ClydGsdal¢. this w&stotak¢ inlo accounla nativnal shLYtage ofministers and a 30Yo rcduLtiun iii thl nUin.r ofchurLh buiklings being used for mission. The plan has seen a few changes since oCEtr 2022 and has now been approved by Presbytery and The General Assembly F&ith Action PrO]Me tLadership Team and the General Trustces. The Prcsbfft of Forth Valley and Clydesdalc h&8 now MOV the plan into the implcmentstion slage. Statement of Trnstees. Re8ponsibiliti Charity law wuires the trusiees lo prepare finamciai tements for each financial year which shows true and fair view ofth¢ slate of affairs ofth¢ chtrity and its financial activities for that period. In preparing those financial slalernet& thc trustccs are requirJ to seicct suitable tccounling wlicies and then apply them consistcntly. make judgements and e&imales th are reasonable and prudent: stale whether Applieablc COuntIng stsths and Slements of recommenthd practi¢x have b¢¢n followed, SUbjt to any dcparttErG% diwlnl 4nd expTAinfyl in the finAncial atementS. and prepBre the finciAl stameDts on the goin8 ¢oncem basis unless it is iMppropriate to presiime that the charity will ¢ontinue in 011<[ existen¢¢. Thc rncmb¢rs of th¢ Kirk S¢sSioNIConWicj Board must prepwe fin¢1 sthtem¢nts whi¢h 8ive ¢nOU8h detail to ¢nable an appreciation of the traItiOnS of the Chur¢h durin8 the financial year. The mrynb¢r$ of the Kirk ScsSiODICongr¢gational Doard ar¢ rESnsIble for ke¢ping proptt accounting r¢¢vrds' whiknli. on r¢4u¢sL Inuit refleLi fiiiwLial Wiiliun of di¢ Lhuruji ai t11 liiiic. Tliis Iiiusi I done ensur¢ that the financial atrmenLs COTnply with the Charities aJMI Tnk%tee Investhieni (S¢otlund) Act 2005. the Charities Acwunts (Scotland) Regu70n$ 2006 8nd thc Regulations An¢nt Congre¥uiiornl Finance approved by the Genernl Awmbly of the Church of Scland in 2007. They arc a150 rcswnsible for sateguarding ISts of the Church and must take reasonable stq)s for the prevention andlor dete¢tion ot. fraud and other irregulant1. Approv by the TnLStees and $i¢d on their behalf by..
Alrdrle Clark%ton Partsh Churth ofscotknd SC 011239 Trnstees. Annygl Report Year ended 31 Deeemb¢r 2024 llldependent Ex2min¢r's Rert to the Trnsttt8 of Airdrie Cl2rksto# Pari%h c.hurch of Seot]and I re¢ on the 1counts of the charity for the yeAr ended 311)ernber 2024 wbieh #t o•t OD pages 7 aDd 8 plus appended PAga 9 to 12. Respective restM)ttsibilitie8 of truBt••B nd •xaminet The charity's trustees ar¢ responsRble for the prepOrn1ion of the A¢¢ounts in acwJdanGe with tl)e lernib of the Charitios and True¢ Investm¢nt (Sccrtland) Act 21x15 and thr Charilies A¢¢ounts (Scotland) Regulations 21X)6. Th¢ ¢h#rity trnst¢¢5 consid¢T that th¢ audit requirement of Regulion I1) (d) of the Acc(MJnts Re8ulati(fft8 d(x$ not appty. It is my IC5FKNisibiliiy io examine the aw)unts &$ rqu]red under secti( 44{1) (c) of th¢ 2005 Act and to stai¢ wkthcr prti¥ular tnatters have come to my aiiention. Basis ofkndepeDdelll ex4mJner'$ ststemtni My examination is wricd out in accordanee with Regulation I l of the 2(K)6 Accounts R¢gulalions. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a cornparison of the ac¢ounls presend with Ih)se records. It also includes consideration of any unusual ilerns or disclosures in the accounts and eks explanations from the ¢on¢eming any such matters. 'the procedures undertaken do n(X Frovide all the evtdence ihat would be requid in an audi( and consequently I do n(x express an audit opinion OA the view given by the accounLs. Imdependent ex4miDer'y ylatemenl In the cowse of my examination. M matter hkq cx)me kn my attention which gives rne reasonable cause to helieve ihat in any mgterial resw the requiremth)ts'. to keep ac¢ountin8 re¢ords in aeeordance with Stion 44(1) (a) of tk 2(5 Act Regulation 4 of the 2006 A¢counts Re8ulation4 and to Prepa aOUnts which Accord with thc ac¢ountin8 recoTds and comply with Rcgulatiim 9 of the 2006 AccOts Regulations have not been m¢L or to whic14 in my OF4nion, att¢ntiLm sh(wld bc drawn in OTd¢r eble a proFr uThleTstsndin8 of the ,leC4711nth tii I'L,. 2P Marth 2025
AiTdrie Clatkston Patish Church of Scotland Receipts and Payments Account Y¢ar ended 31 D¢¢¢mbet 2024 Totsl Total Don#tTr5 FuttdtaiSLng Eveors Bank & DepoSLt mi¢reJt Inve5tsnent income Other 39.660 1507 721 39,660 4.087 721 42,719 6,010 265 1.845 48.499 92.969 38,842 87.953 91,124 Renrat of premr8 764 764 595 Retctpts &om assets & invcstmenr laks Proceeds from sales of investmcnrs 91,888 1,845 93.733 98.-548 Cost of gcnerAtin% fw LhAatabk acuvtstits 770 56.878 53563 3315 80.767 oth 54,053 3595 81 57.648 42 Exctt8 of Receipt8 over Paymeot• for the yer befo TrAll•fe 37.835 (1.7SO) 36,085 Trnwfe Ex¢¢• of Reeeipts over P*ym¢n¢• for the y¢¥T 37.835 .7Y) 36.085
Airdtle Clarkston ParAsh Church of Scotland Statement of Balances Ycar end¢d 31 Dcc¢mbet 2W. TotAi 2)23 Note Funds 24 Baknce5 b/fwd 34.454 &057 2187 44.698 37.491 1Ce0t in year Excess of Recet& cwei I)entS FDr the year 37.835 (1,750) 36.¢M5 7207 Balaxw c/fwd. 71289 307 1187 IXl.783 44.698 Apprnvl CTfAni Fiindin8 Cctstral I,'•bric fuod 1063 NoA3e The accounTh were approved by thc Sesswi/Cthwegattul 15owd <)n 18th MCh 3)25 F()r And nn behalf of the Kirk Sc%$/(.fcrAtir)ft Bna
Airdrie Clarkstott Pgtish Church of Seotknd Note8 to the Aecouttts Y¢gr ¢nded 31 December 2024 At lJ4nuary Incorning OtIOTr8 R¢90uwe6 Tt•tyt 31 Dec 20 Bndow¢ueJt FuodB JM Alsttm B¢qwJr .Ilston Ikquest Brattr Bequest Forr5¢Totnb Beyst Mius Bqucsr 563 146 146 97 10 io 666 202 150 Jss Innfs Bequest lan Amistrong Jamrj Smith Beque8t 202 150 53 4187 1187 Rt•tri¢ttd Fund DefibnU*tot FJow#¥ C.Ds Commurtlty ou¢reach & cduc¥i&)n Boijer fi]nd Fuft Dxy yji 15 319 lJ15 182 4.750 4,750 nther '[ ear F.'und W#rm P]8( 33 139 159 1718 &057 1,542 3595 1,176 6.31)8 1.845 Unfcrtrithd The Guld wkdgy Club oall C(>n]n]itttt Mcssy c.hurch DesJRn2rcd Fabnc Fund Church H4ll Renowatioti Benevolent Fut 339 510 3521 354 19.460 io. 711 225 510 3.$21 511 20.057 41.19S 270 72,289 628 59J54 31.195 471 51757 270 34,454 91.888 54.053 TotAI f 44.698 93.733 57.648 .783
Noges to the Accounts Year emdefl 31 Dc¢¢mber 2024 Notes to the Accounis cont, ses ofEndowm Endowmcnt fimds the sum ol £1187 are hdd. The above Fwuests all have speafic putpostt Twhid) were sd out. No funds have been disttibuted in the year. Resthcted funds in thc sum of £6J08 are helti The restritted funds are in respect of thiryl pany donaiions to the church with SPIfiC uses intended artd were not fully utilised before the yex effjd 31 December 2024. All funds arc transferred to the De5ignatcd Fabric Fund with the exception of organisatioft nds (other funds) T4Tkn'ch are guKrally held by the Group fur exp$¢$. Fund created in ?0?3 to dcsignate fijnd to irrwe the fale and fxci]iti¢s of the church hall5. ntF "IhL Brncvolcnt I'und to bc used at thc sde discretion of th¢ Ministcr. 'The C,uild.. Ihese are the fimds Collec and disbursed throUght the year for the wodL of The Guild. Sunday C.lub.. Thcsc are the ELU)ds collected And disbursed throut the yeAr for the work of the Sunday Club The Social C.ommitttt: These are the 6Jnds collecied and disEMJrsed thrOut the year for the work of the &xial CommitteL Messy ("hurch ftd$ ate those collected and distributed thrrt the year in connection with events. The Church holds total funds of £80,783 Indud& sufficifflt unrestricted hjnds to meet thc tunning ¢osts for over four rnonths. 10
Aitdtie Clark8ton Patish Church of Scotland Notes to the Accounts cont'd. Yw end¢d 31 De¢eTnbet Year ended 31 Ikcembet 2024 To¢aJ Tofal 24 FW().%dLcmc (non Gift Aid) Cjift Donations .1 ix RvovLYrd Gift Ami (or thtyeAr2022 And 2023 OtdLnary nfferingj l)ther <)ff¢w. Donatiorts 39.071 39.071 40.604 48233 87.893 1.936 43,128 87.893 C061 of %ettetti funds FUndrg costs Chti¢obk #11ti¢l 770 1.3(Kl 34.411 1.017 34.411 1,017 41096 1241 897 360 5,975 .350 9,458 Pre$l)ytery d linijter's expem Pulpit 54)ply ()thct 5taEfLn8cout8 Yi)uih Work Bui]dLng rcpatts & niaintenrt¢¢ Inmtranct/W•ier RAtes/CothKil T•x H¢iing and Cleantsw Expe$ Church o£rC ¢xPUeJj ()ther expenses Ml£ll1 Cost5lCopyDght F.g1uPnt Web sjre Stati 5.695 379 5.683 5.695 .379 3205 11,101) 3205 (1.101) 8,339 2.843 326 1.098 2,196 5()4 1402 839 376 494 157 828 10 625 625 1,542 1.233 139 1542 1233 139 NIc5sy thurch The Guild expcnses and dongtio The Swjday Clb expenxts 471 471 53,563 3?1.5 56,879 80.041 Govtrn#nce co814 Independent ex1mll8 fee Other Pallen t4th¥e of a5¥ets
Noits to the knouots coned. Y¢Ar ¢llded 31 Dec¢mb¢t 20 ro yeAts ()f hErvc. For tbe ytst urtdcr thc mjrthhwrb £N).135 4tsJ sora in 5th and sulwuent ye£ of8etyicc. £37.031 139 £ 120 -Iy4r fund AMnt hckl in Cth11>td b¢ tryund 12