Scotd8h Charity No. SC0114297 SCOThISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH DIOCESE OF ABERDEEN AND ORKNEY SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST, PORTSOY ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2025 Contents Pag Tw8tees Annual Report (Report ofth8 Vestry) Independent Examlnerfs Report R8C8lpts and Paym8nts A¢cDunt Sla18mont of Balances Notes to the Accounts
St John th8 Bapt15t Church, P Trusteos Annual Report Name of Chadty Saint John the Baptist Church. Portsoy Scottl$h charlty Nurnbor SC0114297 Prlnclpal Addr•ss 14 Cluny Square Buckle AB56 1HA Email.. allsaintsbud¢kg mail.wrn Internet.. al1sainlst)uekie.sodc8So.org.uk Charity Trust888 mbers ofthe Ve$ty Th8 Re Canon Jer$my Paisey Priest-in-Charg8 and Chairrna Hon Secretary Hon Treasurer and Lay Repre5efit8tive Altsmative Lay Repres8nlalive Mrs Shèlla SIIGk Dr Lorrain8 Pai88y Mr Carf Thorpe Mrs Margaret Cow8 Tina Thorpe Ms Jeannie Whyts Mrs Lynette Farquhar Ms Janella Piri8 From 8 December 2024 All membets of the Vestry s8rv8d as Vestry membets Ihrou9hout th8 financial yaar apart from Ms Pine, who was elected at the AGM on 8 D8cember 2024. Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church 1$ an unincorporated a5SOCl81ion and dependent church of Al Saints Episcopal Church Buckle, governed by Constitution dated 11 January, 2000. For th8 purposes ol ¢harilies law. the mernbers of the Vestry ar¥ Charity Trustees of the Church. The Church 1$ a member congregation of the Diocese of Abgr¢Jeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church. Thè Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney has pastoral oversight of all congr8galions within the Diocese, and all congregation$ are subject to the Code of of the Scottish Epi8eopal Chur¢h. The Tnernbers of the V8Stry are elect8d at the Annual Generèl Meeting. They normally hold offi¢e for the years, and are eligible for r8-8lectvn after that period of ts'me. The Lay Represenlalive who represent5 the church at Diocesan Synod 18 electsd annually by the18y members of the cOnggatIOn gt the Annual General MeetiThJ. Th8 Vsslry SeGrelary and Tre85urer are appointsd by th¥ Vestry. The P*St-ln-Char9e is apkK)inted by the Bishop of the DISe in ¢on5ultation with the Vestry. The Priest-in-charge is r88ponsible for the spiritual affair5 of the church and for matters liturgical. It is the duty of the Ve5ty to manage the temporal affairs ol the congregations. Charitable Purp088$ The charitable purpose of the Church is th8 advancement of r¥ltyion. Page12
St John the Baptist Church. Port$oy Summary of tho maln actlvStl•s The main aotivity of the Church in th8 financial year was $upport of public worship in saeram8n¢ and prayer and pastornl care in the a8 fmertY assigned to St Johns. Achlevemonts and P8rfornn¢• The main acliwty 5UPPOrted during the year w8s Ihe Parish Eu¢harfst at 8u¢kie on Sunday moming at 11..30am. An earlier said eucharist is held most Sundays at 8atn and the gUlar Wednesday eu¢hari5t continues. Forms of worship for use at home tailored to the Iilurgi(£l Season and written s8rmons have eonlinued to be supplied by email or post for the housebound and those unable to get lo Church reguLgrty, and the FactrKK)k pag8 cOntinS lo be used for communications. FSn8n¢lal R•vl•w Results forlheye8r The G8n8ral Fund had a deficit of £197 in 202412512023124.. surplu5 of £3131. Congregational giwng continued at a similar level as In 2023124. wth the bulk of income ing relum on investment in the Scottish Episcopal Church Unft Trust pool. The balance on the G8n8ral Fund a$ at 30 September 2025 wa5 £2,310, 811 held in c2sh at the bank. In addition St John's bank account holds fund$ of £1.205 as an agent of Al Saint5 relating to the Paying Officer account of All Saints church. St Johns also h88 Invg$tments in the S¢ottish Episeopal Church Unrt Trust Pool worth £76,655 85 at 30 S8pl8mb8r 2025. R8sekves Polky Thg Vestry's Reserves policy 15 to maintain reserves in th8 General Fund suffifient to m88t th8 proj8ctsd rAsh flow requ1MenIfOr the ¢uTrenl financral year. ON BEHALF OF THE VESTRY The Revd Canon Jeremy Paisey Ve¥lry Chaiman 07 May 2028 Pag¢13
St John the Baptist Church. Portsoy Indepgndgnt Examinerfs Report to the Vestry of All Saints. Episcopal Church, Bucklo wlth St John the Baptist, Portsoy I report tsn the accounts of the charity for the year eed 30 Septembgr 2025 which are sel out on pag8s 9 to 19. R•sp•ctlv• r•spon•lbllltlB5 of tru5t•O8 and •xamSner The cknanty5 trusleos ar8 r8sponsib18 for the pparaOn ol the accounts in accordan with the tefms of the Charity and Trustee Invgstment Iscouandl Act 2005 and the Charitie5 A¢¢ounts (Scotlandl Regul8tion5 2006. The charty Iruslees ¢onsider that the audit raquirement of Regulation 10111 (al lo Icl of the Accounts Regu18tions does not apply. It is My sK)nSIblllty lo examine th8 accounts as required under section 44111 Icl of the Act and to state wh81h8r particuL8r matters have to my attention. Basis ol Indepondent 8xamlnerf8 8tatomgnl My examination is Garried out in accordanc8 Wth R8gulation 11 of the Charities A¢¢ounts (Scotlandl regulation8 2W6. An ¥xaminalitsn itTrcludes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts pSented with these reGord5. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual ilerns or disclosures in the accounts, and saeks explanation from the trusl88s coneernirvJ any su¢h matter5. The procedures undertaken do tt provide 811 the evid8nc8 that would be reouira in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the vw given by the accounts. Indopondont Examlnorf8 statement In the coursg of my examlnalion, no matter hs5 com8 to my attention 1 which gives me r8asonable cause to b&lieve that in any material r88pecl th8 requir8rn8nts.' to keep accounting records In acrdan with seGtion 44(11 lal of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 A¢untS Regulations, and to prepare accounts which a¢¢ord wth the accounting r6coré5 and compty with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts R8gulations have not been mel. or 2 to which. in my oplnion. attentlon should be drawn in ordar lo enable a proper understanding of the acttjunts to be r¥a¢hed. Al8n Long FCA Ind8pend8nt Examiner The Long Partnership 4 North Guildry Street Elgin IV30 1JR 07 May 2026 Page14
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