DOcusn Envelope ID. 91199C03-5C91.8165404E.F1674B2D8546 The Church of Scotland The Parish of Traprain CONGREGATIONAL ACCOUNTS for year ended 31 December 2025 CongFregTalion Number: 030257 Chariiy Number: SCOI 2277
DOcusn Envelope ID. 91199C03-5C91.816S804E.FT674B2D8546 Charity Name: The Parish of Traprain Charity Registration Number: SC012277 Congregatlon Reference Number: 030240 Contact Addre5S: Crdigroy, Stcnton, East Lothian, EH42 ITE Trustees as at 31 December 2025 Fiona Byrnes Pat Carmichacl Chloe Clark Elizaheih Cowan Calriona Diekson Joc Harpcr Irene Heron Margarei Jeffrey Hclcn Napicr Angela Simpson Bill .Siei'en.%on Jill Wareham (Jill Waison James Wyllie Rev Douglas Hamilton Principal Office-be4rers". Mini.st¢r'. Se55iun Clerk.. Treasurer.. Rci, Douglas Harnilton Bill Stevenson Chris Clark Independent Examiner: Jetf Dockins, 6916 High Street, Dunbar Bankers: The Royal Bank of Scotlan(L Court Street Haddingion
Docuslgn Envelop& ID 91l99C91-816mE-F7674B2D8Y6 Structure, Governance and Management Governing Document The charity is administered in accordance with ihe ternis of the Deed of Constitution approved by the Church of Scotland. Recruitment and Appointment of Trustee5 MembLrs of thc Kirk Session arL ihc chariry truCeS. The Kirk Session mcmbers arc thc ruling cldcrs of the congrcgation and arc choscn from thosc mcmbcrs of ihc church ivho arc considcrcd to havc ihc appropriatc gifts and skills io lead (he affairs of ihe congregation. The Rei, Douglas Hamilion is Moderaior of the Kirk Session. During the year Mrs Mary Miller resigned as a member of ihe Kirk Session and was warnily thanked for all her service. Organisational Structure The Kirk Session. which usually meets fivc limes a year. is responsible for ihe spiritual life of thc church as well as other matters such as mission, properry maintenance and community links. The parish is also well represented ai mcctings of ihe Loihian and Borders Presbyiery. Rei'iew of the Year Throubihout 202$. w¢ have continued io s¢¢ ¢n¢ourdging growth across many areas of ¢ongr¢gational lif¢. Und¢r the leadership ol- Ihe Rev Douglas Hamilion. nem. iniiiaiives hake been iniroduced. contribuiing to increased attcndanLc at wcckly worship and a broadcr progrnmmc of aciivities across thc parish. We wcrc also pleased to w¢lcome nin¢ new m¢mb¢rs into th¢ ¢ongr¢gaiion. Our calendar of worship has remained cenirdl parish life. wilh special services marking Holy Week ond EdStCT, Ildrvcst, RLmcmbranLc. St AndreH' s Day, and Chrisunas. These inLludcd well-supp()ncd LLnt such as IhL Easter sunri.%e service on Traprain Law and ebbb rolling in Aihelqianclord. boih follo.ed by qliarcd brcaklasts. This year's Saliirc Scrvice on Si Andrew's Day marked the 6Uih annivcrsary ol'ihe Saliire Mcmorial. PaniLipanis in IhL SLtvice included the Moderator ofihe General Assembly. the Firs1 Mini%ler and ihc Sccrclary of Sithti for S¢otland. Midw¢¢k pray¢r &yaiherin&ys at Whiiekirk Church have ¢oi)linued alonbjside a few h()me_ based prayer und fLllowship bTroups. We experimented wilh Ciile Chur¢h¢s s¢Thi¥¢s. #nd thc%c ar¢ now bcing n on a regular b&gis. Our parti¢ipaiion in th¢ Pr¢sbytery Growing Young Pn)j¢¢i has now Nn its Cou. We were pleased with th¢ results dnd continue to see partiLipdtion from children. younb pcople. and lamilies. Messy ChurLh coniinucs to run rL¥ularly, and our summLr Holiday Club with IhL ihLmL of RLS(ofdiion Staiion waq fully subsLribL.d. The W¢dn¢sday ¢i'¢rting Youth Club for young p¢opl¢ from Sl upw#rd.s is now finnly ¢Stablih¢d and fr¢qu¢ntly r¢aches capacity ai The Stables. Alongsidc this, w¢ rcmain committ to 5UPtxTrrting oldcr mcmbcrs of our community. A wcckly fricndship group continue.s in partnership w.ith the Lynton Day Centre. M"hile our community café bring8 togetl)er sei.eral local organisations. including the East Lothian Foodbank. Dunbar Debt Advice Service, and Tlie Ridge. Colourful C onnections. an an-based group aimed al supp)ning wellbeing. encouraging crealivily. and building rclationship5 Wlthin th¢ community a150 a grrdt Suc5$. Other activities during the year have included Guild meeiings. local pilgrimages, and suppori evenings for Ukrainian families and th¢ir hosts. Our minist¢r continu¢s to scrY¢ as chaplain to th¢ thr¢¢ primary schools in the pati.%h and has strcngthened links Wlth Dunbar Grammar School. A pastoral support group ha% al0 been estdbli5hed. We trialled d "Village Vestry- in The Mdrt at Eas't Lintvn but there wa5 insutYiLient interest to justify thc costs for this. We value our intemationAI Pdrtnetships, particularly w.ith our hvinned cong¥regation in Naxdlbdti, northern India. Regular messages are exLhanged and we hope to faLilitaie further N"isi(s 10 and from Indi& 11-'e have also tried to nurturc our conncction with First Prcsbytcrian Church in HolL Michigan, USA. The Resources Committee continues to support ihe Kirk Session in overseeing financial and property matters. We finally completed the sale5 of both thc Whittingchatne and Whitekirk buildings during the year. The
Docuslgn Envelop& ID 91l99C91-816mE-F7674B2D8Y6 procccds from thcsc sal¢s w'¢rc transfcrrcd to our C(Trnsolidatcd Fabric Fund. Unfortunatcly. W¢ndy Brock decided to stand as PaTish Adrninistrnior. but 't were delighted io recruit Lesley Kelly to replace her. Lesley has already contribuied much io help sirvdmline and improve our governance processes. Our seKond Eld¢rs' Ass¢mbly w'as h¢ld in August- this was anoth¢r fitfUl gath¢ring wh¢r¢ w¢ draft¢d a Vivid Vision for the Parish. This helped identify ihree Prioriiies io guide our work in the future. These are.. Building faith and discipleship Developing a 'whole M'eek. approach io church life Having open and inviting buildings that are used throughout the week Th¢ ass¢mbly also r¢V1¢w plans for an ¢xciting nrnv CJl¢b¢ Proj¢ct at Prstonkirk, w¢ hop¢ this will allow us to Co[e¢t with many more communiiy groups as well Lg creating a special new space in the heart ofthe parigh. Communication rctnains an importanl part of our outrcach. Our parish magazine Contact Continu to bc delivered aLross the parish, while ourw¢bsite and Fa¢¢book pageg pmvide regular upd21¢s and 2¢¢¢gg lo g¢mioi)g and other resources. Future Plan$ WL fLmain commiii¢d io sir¢ngth¢ning our mission wiihin lh¢ parish and ¢xploring new ways to ¢onn¢¢i with those not CuentlY ini'olved in church life. Decning ihe prayer life of the coi)¥regation is a key priority, alonuTside creatlngT Inore opportunities for p¢ople to enbTagTe meaningfully u'itl) laiil) and community. Plans are in hand io ¢ontinu¢ io r¢%'i¢w and ¢nhan¢¢ our buildings io off¢r more ¢tre¢iiv¢ worship spii¢¢s. Our paltem of worship continues to cvolvc. with a desire io otTer sen'ices ihai are Ixith acccssible and releant to a wider rdngc of pcoplc. We now aim (o Pul Olir Vivid vi.sion plan into aciion and be a church wiihoui wall8- alive in orshIp, ri)oted in Jesus. and wclcomin&J to all. A church wherc every genernlion finds faith. friendship. and purpobe: where love is lived out daily- and whcre Christ's hopc shines at thc hcart of our communitics. FlnanclHI Review Totul Rcccipts for ¢he yeyr endcd 31 December ?0?5 decreased 411/0 to £130.501 {?024.. £135,895), with ov¢rnll don#Ltions r¢maining rcldlii'cly stabl¢ y¢ar on y¢ar. During th¢ y¢ar. thc Parish was abl¢ (o rc¢ov¢r a total of £40.0()O from the (ieneral Trustecs. 18 compared 10 £49.509 in 2024. Toial P4?yi)¢nis for ihe year ended 31 tk¢¢mb¢r 2025 increased by l Oty/0 10 £142.940 12024.. LI 29.773) larbTely due io 8 50/0 in¢r¢& in the Giving to Grow balan¢¢, in addition to a full y¢ar'5 ¢OSt of th¢ Parish Administrator. As a r¢5uIt of th¢sc mov¢m¢nis. Exr¢ss of Payments otr¢r R¢ccipts for th¢ year totall¢d l£12.4381 v¢rsU5 a surplus of £6.126 in 2024, Thiih the overall Statement of Balances decre&%ing by 0.5•/o to £297.35fi (2024.. £29,77[1. Thanks We are most grnteful to all our members who have supported the WO of ihe church over the pasi year and for their generous offcrings which sustain the WOTk of the church. We are thankful for all the time and energy that Ihe Rev Douglas Hamilton has devolcd to the parish during 2025. Thanks. also go to the other olTice-bearers. elders and the many other volunteers who do so much to help maintain and del'elop the life of the congregation. By ord¢r of th¢ Kirk S¢55ion Ae¥33YOE¢7490 Bill Stevenson Session Clerk 26 Jun¢ 2026
Docuslgn Envelop& ID 91199C9l-8l6E-F7674B2D8Yfj Reeei t% and P# ment% A¢¢outtt Unrestiicted Restritted 2025 Endom'ment Totsl 2025 Total 2024 2025 2025 Re¢elpt$ IX)nations 69.729 69,729 70.523 Lcga¢i¢s Subtotal donations 69.729 69.729 70.523 Activitie5 for (ienerating Fund5 4.601 4,601 3.755 BaDk & tk'w%it In1¢[ 069 79 74S 97n Ini'cstmeni inLome 6.221 1.045 7.)66 9.0(19 TtIl 111220 1.125 82J45 84.256 Rcnial of prcmises 1,765 1,765 798 SalL of a5S¢ts SulL ()f invL.4tmLnt GrnnL4 RecLipib from Gencrol TNsiccs 40,IMM) 40,000 49,5(19 Oih¢r RLY¢ipl 2.486 2.486 1.084 C'harity collections 3.W)5 3,905 248 Totil reetlpt5 129J76 130.401 134,894 Payments Chariiabl¢ adiviiies 141.132 1,158 300 142.5 129.773 Govcrnance costs 350 350 Tot*1 Payments 141.4 1,158 300 142,940 129.773 Exce%s of Receipts over Paymcnts bcforc Iransfcrs 112.1051 825 112,4381 6.123 Transfers 89 (891 Exce55 of Receipt5 over P#vment5 for the year 112.016 11.247) (12,4381 6.123
Docuslgn Envelop& ID 91199C9l-8l6E-F7674B2D8Yfj St4tement af Bal•n¢e$ Uttrestrfcted Re$trkted EndoM"metst Totgl Total FUdI Futtds 2025 21124 Note Bank & Dep051t Balances Bartk & dep()%it balartces brought torward 158.538 5.371 13.609 177,518 171,396 Movement in year EXLLSS of Rcceipts over Payments for Ihe Jear (12.0161 11.247 825 112,4381 6,123 llaiik & deposii balances ¢arri¢d forw'ard 146522 4,124 14,434 165,IIIMI 177,519 Investment$ it Market Value 45.768 44.376 42.131 132.275 121.252 Tiitil Bank Dt Investment$ oslt$ & 192,2fXI 4&500 5&565 297.355 298,771 Gitl Aid Rcceivablc 3.203 3,(Jfi6 Llibllliles * Bdnk & d¥posii b4ldni¢s h¢ld by G¢n¢r41 tru¢¢$ on behaifofth¢ Poribh The Account.8 were Approved by the Trustees on 21 April 2026. bor and on behalf of the Kirk Session, tb8lBfiECAPA3C Sesslon Clerk Treasurer
Docuslgn Envelop& ID 91199C9l-8l6E-F7674B2D8Yfj Notes to the Accounts l Trustee Remuneration and Related Party Transactions During the year six trustees received reimbursement of expenses incurred totalling £1.615 2 Movements in Funds At31 December 2025 At I JAnuarv 2025 Receipts Payments Tr4nsfers Urbre$trlc¢ed fund$ General Fund 155.597 2,942 129.373 lJ8.5371 {2.9451 89 146,522 Dcsibinated Fabric Fund 158.539 121).376 1141.4821 89 146,522 R¢strl¢t¢d funds (' A M StLIl'drt Lc¥acy Minister dirccled lunds 89 1891 Naxalbari 4,435 848 13101 1114x1 4.12.1 Lady Cirix.11 A a)I]lL Hamilion 5,371 1891 4,125 End0ment funds 9.326 30 131JOI 9.056 302 BonaT RcqLies1 Mary Cockburrt I lenderson J & G Williamsun 299 1.1138 2,146 13,609 246 2.084 2,91J2 14,434 846 1.125 13001 Total funds 177.519 130.501 1142.9401 165,0111 oseb of Desi >nated Funds Fabric Fund.. The Trustees have set aside funds for the maintenance of the Church property 05es of Rcslrictcd Funds Mi%s C A M St¢wart Lcgary Fund.. This 15 a fund for maintcnanr¢ of Whitting¢ham¢ Church. Lady Cjrisell A Baillie Hamilion Fund. This fund was initially Created to support the Sunday Schi)ol al Whitekirk Church 0se& of EndoNTrThent Funds Incomc from thc Bcncvolcnt Fund is to bc uscd to pro.1d¢ granls for th¢ ncedy of the parish. Income from th¢ Bonar Bequest is to be US to maintain two burial plots. Income from the Mary Cockbum Henderson Fund i% to be used for the benefit of the comtnunity of Stenton. Income from the John & Georgina Williamson Fund is to be used for the general funds of the Parish.
Docuslgn Envelope ID 91199C9l.8l6$8(mE.FF674B2D8Yfj Unrestricted Restrieted Endowmellt Funds Funds Funds Tothl Total 2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 3. Analysis of Donations FWO Scheme 4.379 31.780 11.1¥8 10.573 4,379 31,780 5,963 29.952 Gift Aid DonatiOll5 Tax Recoi'eTed on Gift Aid th)t)aiions Ordinary Offerin8s (Open Plate} Legacies Other Offcrings, D(M)aiions etc 10,573 12,068 11,810 11.439 69.729 69.729 70.523 4 Analysi5 of Pay'ments CharitAble Aetivities liivinB lo (ir()w PrL%bytLry (IULS Vnlunlliry Additi(bnal Siipcnd Minist¢r'5 ¢XnSeS Pulpii supply Siaflinki costs Fdbril r¢'pair% & mainl¢nanc¢ C'uunLiI Tdx 54.832 1.537 54,8.12 1,537 36.645 1.809 644 3.753 450 150 150 12.6x7 10.250 12,687 10,250 4.OIK> 7,281 ¥.4311 10.083 12.067 I.3 5.651 7.065 3.848 7.905 10.1183 12,007 1,6113 6,499 7,0fi5 3,848 7.905 3(M) 12,4¥0 17.784 1.562 In8urartcc M7 nsc F.xpcn5CS Me.%%y Church, Youth & Iloliday Club Orbtan & Music 114% 2.943 7.467 2.234 897 C.hdrity tk)nations Benevolent Cjrdnts Jon Profcs5ional Fce5 586 586 Printing, Proj¢ction and S¢allery (ilclK Projccl Othcr ExnsC5 2,983 2.067 3.0513 2,983 2,067 3,093 2,356 310 6.657 141.132 -iou 142,5 129,773 Gol'ernance costs IndcpcndLnt cxaminer's fces Other pai'ment* Transfer of asbeis 350 350 141.482 300 142,940 129,773
Docuslgn Envelope ID. 91199c0s91.8l6S8(mEI674B2D89fj Minister's Stipend All Church of Scotland eongregaiions coniribuie 10 ihe Naiional Siipend Fund u,hich bears the costs of all mini5ter5' Stip¢nds and ¢mploy¢ls contributions for national insuranc¢, pension and housing and loan fund. Ministers, siipends are paid in accordance wilh ihe national stipend scale. which is related io years of service. For thc y¢ar und¢r r¢vi¢w th¢ Minitnum Sti is £32.433' ond th¢ M&xitnum Stipcnd in th¢ fifth and subsequent years of service is £39,856. CollectioThs for Tbird P3rtie5 ID 2025 Cross Reach Poppy Scotland E&LSt Lothian Foodbank Christ)Trn Aid £1.861 £144 £394 £3,905 Th¢ db()ve 41mounts represent amounts collecied for ihe above ihird parties that passed ihrough the Chur¢h bank account and exclude cheques from parishioners ihai are made payable io the third parties and collections paid dirccily into a charity's bank account. In iddl(lrt lo th¢5¢ ¢harily pacAl, two dddilional donaiiuns ioialling £4.000 w¢r¢ inad¢ to Pr¢sbyt¢ry in suppurt ol'the Blindwc115 PrujeLt an¢J in support of a nciuyhbouring P41rish that rcquired InULh nccdcd support for a capital proj¢¢i. Total ¢haritablc paymcnts for thc ycar werc £7.905. Appendl Con5011dated Fabric Fund (CFFI Th¢ markct value of thc Consolidated Fabric Fund Capital Account hcld on bchalf of thc Pari%h by thc G¢n¢rul-I'rust¢¢s ai J l D¢¢einb¢r 2025 was £924.1177.71112024.. £7112.251.911. Th¢ i'alu¢ of il)¢ CF F R¢v¢nu¢ Account at 31 December 2025 was £13,183.0812024.. £16,656.67). During thc ycar ¢hc Parish sold iwo church buildings. being thc sale of Whit¢kirk Church and Whillinghamc Church, with the net proceeds being added to the Consolidaied Fabric Fund Capital Account. During the year the Parish earned £36,846 of CFF Revenue and £40.(KK) was drawn down to support variou5 cxp¢rtdilur¢ itcms including Gi%'ing Grow. The CFF Capital Account can only be used for major capital repairs or refurbishment and require approval from both Presbytery and the G¢neTal Trustees to drnw do.n.
Docuslgn Envelope ID 91199C9l.8l6$8{ME4F674B2D89fj Independent Examiner's Report. I report on the accounts of the charity for ihe year ended 3 1st tkcember 2025 which are set out on the above pages. Respectlve responslbllltles of trustees xlld ¢imkner The charity's Trusiees are responsible for ihe prepardrion of ihe accounts in accordance wilh the tern)s of th¢ Chariti¢s and Trust¢¢ Inv¢stm¢nt (Scotland) Act 21K15 and th¢ chariti Accounts (Scotland) R¢gulation. 2006. The Lhdiily trustees consider that the audil requirement of Regulation 101 I I Idl of ihe Accounlg Regulations does not apply. li is my responsibiliiy io examine ihe accounts as required under section 44{1) (c) ol'ih¢ Act and ¢0 8tat¢ whcihcr particular mati¢rs havc com¢ io my aticnlion. Basls of Independent examiner's statement My examinution is larr1 out in accordance M'iih Regul10n I l of thc Charities ALL()unts ISLotlynd) Regiulaiions 2U06. An Lxaminaiion ineludcs a revie. of the aceouniing records kepi by the charity and a comparison of (he accounis presented with ihose records. li also includes considerdiion of any unusual items or di%clo%ure% in the account5 and seeks explanations from the Tru.%tee% coi)cerningT any sucll mdllers. The pro¢LdurLs undLrtakLn do JK)¢ providc yll ih¢ cvid¢nc¢ thyt would b¢ rcquircd in an audit, ond ciTrnswuently I do not cxprL'SS an audii opinion on th¢ i'i¢w given by th¢ a¢¢ounts. Independent exmSner's st4i¢meDt In the coue of my examination. no mailer has come to my aiicniion . which gives me reasonable ¢ause io believe ihat io any material respe¢1 the requirements.. ¢0 k¢¢p accounring r¢¢ords in accordance wilh Scciion 441 l (al of thc 2005 Aci and R¢ulaTiOn 4 of the 2006 A¢counl8 R¢gulaiion$, and to prcparc aLLounts which a¢Lord with Ihc ac¢ouniing rttords and comply with R¢¥ulalion 9 of th¢ 2000 Aecounis Regulations have not bccn me( or 2. to w'hich, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in ordLY to enable a pmpcr understanding of the accounts to be reached. 49439CEB4EJ4AT J¢ff Dockin 6916 High Strcet, Dunbar 26 June 2026 10