2024-12-31-accounts

The Church of Scotland Thornhill Parish Church Year to 31 1)eccmber 2024 RTr:C&: Il'T.4i AND PA YMF.N"I'S ACC.'()UN'I'.4i C.'()nxrcRatifjn Ni 0: 1111114111 Chariti. ,Ni): SC." 012722

Reference and Administratii'e Information Chariiy Ndme.. Thi)rnhill Pdri4h Churih L-haniy Regisiraiion Number: SC'OI 77?2 Conbrrebvaiion R¢f¢r¢ni¢ Nl C"ontaci Addr¢ss'. Trustees Princip*l Office•be4rers Fiill limL' i.% Vdiani. AKsi%tanr niini.%tL'I inist¢r_ Inienm M()derat(Ir %ession C'lerk- Icrk ro ihc Board.. C'hurch TreJsurer= DuiiilihL% Enlitpriii Pdrk I)IllT)frii Banker5 Ildiik ol. Sc()Iland h3 DtuiiilanriL Sti¢¢t Thun)hill 35LY

Trustces, Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2024 Structure, Governance and Managemenl Cwol'crning l)ocumcnt I'h¢ c.hurch 1.4 admini%lcrLd in accordance wilh ihc ILrms c?fihe tked of Constitution. Recruitment #nd Appoinlmcnl ofTrustees MLmbcrs ol. the Kirk Session and ihc Cc)ngTILgaiional Iloard arc ihc charili. Iru%lLLS. 'I'hL Kirk SLs%ion mLmbLrs arL Ihe elders ol IhL church and arc chi)%L'n from ihose membcrs ()l- Ihc churLh i%.ho arl Lc)nsidLrLd io havl ihc JpproprialL gifi% and skills. -l-hL minislLr. %￿h0 1% a mLmber of the Kirk Ses¥ion. is LILCtcd b!. the conerLgalion and induclLd b!" l>r¢sb!ierN'. -rhe Congrcgational Iloard is appoinlcd from ithin thc congirLgalion and m¢mbers of Ihc congrcgalicin arL inwilLd io nonanalc individuals ￿h0 are believed to havL thc skills and iommitment io contributc to ihL manab)¢mLnl alTdirs of ihL (-hurih. to bLL()me mLmb¢rs of the tjoard. Iloard Mimh¢r% are then appointcd • thc StdtLd Annual Mecling and SLri'c for a pcriiKI of ihrLX' ! Cars afier which ihc!. musl %LLk rL-LIL¢IIL)n at thL nLxl %tatLd Aniilial K1LLling. Or2ani$#tion#l Structure -I"hL C'ongrcgialional Iloard is Lhaircd b!. IhL minisier and meets ai Icasl cighi iimcq in a l'ear. The Kirk SL%sion whiLh mLeis ai leasi six timcs a %car is rc4p()n%ible for spiriiual aflairs ￿'Ith1￿ thL churih. Objective5 and Aclivilie5 .1 hl (-hurch ()l- Siulland i% I rhniiarian in d()Ltrine. Rcformcd in Iradiiion and Presbllerian in po li L.xists (o glc)ril!' 6￿￿ and to ii"ork" for thL ail&'aniLmLni of c.hrist s Kingdown ihruughoui Ihe w'Drid. As a nati()nal Chur¢h. li acknoii.ILdgLS a dislinctilc Lall and dull l() hrinbTr ihL ordinanccs of rLllvjcin to thc pcoplc in cN'Ln parish of Scotland ihruugh a iLrriiorial minisir).. li co-opcralcs M'ith oihLr ChurihL% in varic)U% LLumLni¢al Ix)diL% in SLI)Iland and FKiond. cr&'iLLS uf w'()r%hip arL hcld in thc ohur¢h ever¥" Sunda%. morning and communion services are quJrlLrl)'. ('hri%ima_% l-.I'L %LfviLe is iradiiionall%' sharcd iih Iiur link¢d churLhes. -I'he L hurch has resumed joint serTr¥ ices and ihcsc lakc placc on ihL first Sunda!. of cach month. altirnaling IK'Ii%¢Ln linkLd Lhurih¢%. l-rom Januar%. ?0?5. all scTr'icc5 m.ill bL linked w ith altcrna vLnuL%. Id ing Monthl). coffee mornings have been held ovcr ihc w intcr months and have been wcll supportcd.

Truslees, Annual Report (cont) Year ended 31 December 2024 AchAev¢ment5 and l)erformance An updating and i'crifiiali()n (?rthL roll iV¢lS undLrtakL'n in 2021 and ai ihc L105c ol'ih¢ iurrLnt Jldr IlicrL iILrc V? ii)LinbLrs un ihL ri>1 I120?3.. 95). 'hL cniigrlbbldliuii undLriakLS dl)i)ual fundraising for C"hristian A id. pl'ii'% il)c i)r2I1ll fiLTrilldrl￿. and ihc ci)ngregali(In gTrcatli' VdluL his contribution (o 'Il¥ra(Ls ihL I)i¥ijlal I l) mnal at oihLr limes. Financial Rei'iew 'I'hL priiiLIPisl sourL¢' ()fchurch in¢c)Ine 15 1¥'LLkl)' ()flirings. Il significant numbcr of rnenibcrs hdlL' %igJnL'd monthl!, bank standinb7 orders both lor Gill Aid and l.reewill nffcring purp()sL_%. 'FhLfL arc 24 (illi A id donDr% <iiid 15 51andiiig ()rdLr%. Non C"hurch all¢iidir% arL' extr¢inL l). gL'nL'fou5 (u ihL Church and ihe F inanLL CommilteL is JrdtLlul li)r IhLir %upporl. RL'¥Cn'e% Pulley 'I'hc .1 rublLLS cILLtLd li) prodLILL RI'¢L ip15 and l)d)ymLnts bascd accounts. which thL' church is Lntitlld ic7 pfL)dLILi duL' io ihc %ii.c ol. lis inLomc. in order t() .%implili' th¢ aLiL)unting pr(bLL%%. l-he 'l"ruslLLS hl Id rLsern'cs orLI)7 411012U23.. £81.6R41iii unreslriLlid lunds ai ihL Lnd of 2024. L l 0.349 {?0?.3.. £4.47.31 bLingi d¢%igJnilicd liir IliL l.abriL l.iind and £53.9_i I l?11?3.. £53,931 I fi)r the ( i)ntiiigLn¢i l. IlllLI. I'hL rlindiiiingi £28.?QO1202i.' £23.4601 rLpr¢%Lni4 rnone J. h¢ld in ilic (icncr#l1 l.und. ()rgian l.und and %unda% S¢h()()I l. und. Rc5triclcd funds 01- £2.456 (202.3.. £5861 and I'.nduwment funds of £180120?3.. £180) ￿'lfl hcld al ihL yLar end. 'I'hL C()nlinLiency l.uiid i% usLd io m¢¢i any shortfdll in Giving li) (IrnI￿ pa)'InLnis. It 18 Ihc 'l"rustecs' polic). Iv hi)Id rLSLrvL"s ofai ILci%l d VLdf 4 L'IPL'nditurc.

Trustees, Annual Reporl (cont) Year ended 31 December 2024 Slatement of Tru%tees' Respon%ihilities 'l-hL' mLmbLrs uf ihL Kirk SL5%ion , CungirL'b7ati(Inal Bodrd IiiLisI tTrrLparL finanLial staliiiiLnls ii.hiih g)ivi %urriLicni dLlail ii) enable an apprLL iaiion of lh¢ transaLtiUlls uf ihL Chiirch durinLb ihe financial !'eunt% l%cotland) RcgJulJlions ?11116 {as amended) nd thc KLgiulalioiis AIiLllI ( ()iigTrrLgJtiiinal l. inanLL appr1)￿Ld thL (JLnLral A%NLmblN ol-thc ChurLh ol. SLI)Ilan¢J in ?007. '1'IILN drL a150 fLSP(1115iblL IL)r %c2fLg)Llc?rding ihL assLl% (>l' thL ChurLh and Inutst take rLa£ondhlc steps for ihc prcvcnii()n andli)r dL'tL'Llion L)r Iraud and oihcr irrcgulariliL5. Approi'ed h!. Ihc -I'rustLLS and 5igncd i)n ihLir bchalf.

Independent Tr".xaminer's Report to ihc Tru%lrcy uf Thurnhill Parish C"hurch I report L)n thc acLounts ol- thc Lharity for ihc )'car cndcd 31. tkn¢mbcr 2024 w.hich arc scl oul ()n pag¢_% 6 [() 9. Reypi*lii'e resi￿nsibIlitIeS of iruglees cxamincr 'I'hc chariiv's Irusiees arc respcfrnsible for ihc preparalion ()r ihc a¢iounts in accordanLc 'iih ihL ILrm% (jr ihL l-liariliL4 I ru%1¥¥ InvL%iincnl ISci)tland) Act 2005 and ihe Q"liariliL5 ALLounis {SLoiland) RLgpulatii)n% ?006 las iimindLdl. 'hi ihsiriiN. Iru%l¥L5 ¥LillsidLr ihai Illl iudil requirLincni ()f RLEulalii)n l 01 l J Idl ()fih ALLI)unls Regiulation% d()LTrS ni)t dppl!.. li is m¥. rLsp(In4ihiliiN tu Lxaminl thL dLLounl% as rLquifLd undLf SLClii)n 4411 l (Ll Ill. Ihe Act dnd li) stali whiihLf PdniLular n)aiiL'rs havc Ll)mL li) m) 4illLiilion. Ila%i% lif indepcndent ci4mincr'.i 4l#tcm¢nl An L.IdiiiinJiion li LdTfiLd out in diLordaniL th iih RLguldiiiiii I l Lil- IhL Chiirili¥% AILiiunls l%¢i)Iliiiidi RigTulJiiiir)s ?Illlh (as aincndLdi. An c.xaminali()n inLludL% d rLviL v. ol. Ihl Ll)unling rLiI)rds kLpi hi ihL ih&iril!' and a Lumpdfis011 Lil. IhL aiL()un(s pfL%Ln¢cd w iih Iliotsi rLiL)rds. li dls(I tll¥lud¥s L()115)dLfdiiibn of unusuiil iicm% (11 di%cli)%urLS in thL accoiints. und %Lck.s cxplanalic)ns from ihL Ini.%lLL% Li)n¢erninbY any SULh mallLr%. I'hL priiLiduris undifiJKin di) n(Tri pri)i'idL Jll IhL Ii'idLnLL ihal M()uld hL' rcquirid in an audit. and con%cquLntl!' I do ni)I cxprcss an audii opinit)n nn ihc view given b), thL ULL()unl%. Indcplbnilenl eiMminer'¥ %talemtnt In thL Ll)ufiL l)I' m> Lxamindliun. no mdtlLr hd5 L()mi Iv m> aiiLnlion hiLh Inl rL'JM)iiJbli idU%L to bL"liLI'c ihal 11) an> InalLrial rL'SPCCt thc rL4uirLniLni%'. li) kLLp ¢lLLI)IiiiiinLI rL'LI)rds in a¢cordancc ii'iih SLLlii)n 44 1 l M¢il ()[ IhL ?1111S Ail Jnd RLbTuldliLTrn 4 1)fihL ?006 IlLLI)unls RLgTrulali(Iii% (a4 Jiiiindidl. dnd li) prLP4lfL ALLI)ulli% ￿ hiLh ￿)LC1)rd w iih ihL aiLI)un[in￿ rLLI)rd% dnd Lunipl), iih Ri¥iuldlii)n Y Ill. IhL ?00() 2liLOlllits Rcbpuldlj(Ins (a% amciidLdi hai'L n()1 tK'Ln mci. ()r lo wl)iLh, iii my ()pinii)n, altLllti()n shoiild dra￿'n in ()rdcr Ic) ¢'nJblc a pr()pLr undLr4landingi ill- IhL 4LLouni% io bl rLIILhLd. AddTes.s'. l.JrriL%. Kirk and MLI'ean. C"hartered Accoun￿￿15 l)IimlriLS l..niLrprisL Ilark I ILJ(hhall l)IiinfriL% txil 35J l)dlL'.

Thornhill Parish Church Recei ts and Pa 'ments Account Year cndcd 31 December 2024 I nre5tricttd Rtslriclrd .ndowment 'knnd5 'und5 TDl¥l 2024 2U24 2024 2024 202J Rccci 211.449 2(1.44Y l.L'¥d¢lL% 1.057 1.057 Iliink &. l)LrMi%it IlllLrLs1 In%Lsim¢ni iniiimc 7.787 ?9.293 9.997 311.7gY '.ndc)wmLnl InL4JmL CJlL'ix. RLnl l.n)m (IlllLral -I'ru%lL'% fl pa>mLni i?I' In￿ur￿LL I)rLmium 'A'l' Ril'und 5.182 5.IXty 5.23(1 1.010 1.010 olal Ri'lri 15 3&.9X5 2.210 39.195 (.i)Iti kPI'ni'rutin# fund C'hariluhlc. #Llil-itio 25? ?6.IlX 252 26.45X .14 ()Ihcr l>ai'mcnl 26..170 .14 'xcc.55 of lii'ccipl.4 o%'¢r fi)r ihc )'e4r hc.fore fr#nf¢r 10.615 l.N7(b 17.4¥(1 4.yx I Trun¥frTS i)!"mi'nl% flir Ihc )"i'Ar 10.h15 1.87

Thornhill Parish Church lalcfftent of IlJlAnces Al .11 l)ectmber 2024 IlthrtSlriet¢d Kc5trl¢iod b'thdow'ment nd$ und5

'und5 2(124 2U24 2024 21124 21123 IL. lIu￿k & l)c Ilar5k &. dLrx)sii halanLL'I bnitsghi l4 3¥(J 77,041) 12.4Xh .¥lm¢ nl% *1 mdrkc,l i'AIuL' •IK}.I)!7 -3114.43 2XlI.4X4 1.(Tr4V ILLouiIIs WLfL dppfovLd by ihL Kirk %L%%iun dnd l.-ilidnLidl Ilodrd ()n

Th()rnhill Parish C.'hurch Stytemcnt of Il#lanLe tc% lo th¢ A¢r¢Trunls l. I'ru.slcc Kemuncraliun and Reldled l>arti fransactinn N() tru%tLL l)r cl pLr50n rLILIILd iu Iru51LL hdd dliy FKrsonal intcrcst in any cnntract or Irans*iinn cntcred illlo bv the cliJrily during IIIL VLdr. 2. Mui'ements in 2U24 Rcreip15 Pa)'menls "I ransftr5 2024 Unrestriclcd fund.¥ 4.473 6.805 930 10.349 l)e%ignalLd Org7an l-und l)L4iginaiL'd Sundd). %ihiioI l-.und 3Y3 53.9_11 393 30.180 25..14 11.¥65 36.Y1¢5 26.370 92.4XQ lieitricled 24.3 343 2.177 33 SX( 2.21n 340 2.45fi F.ndowment fund 123 56 56 I'nt#1 fund5 112.6_Rl 39.195 76.710 Pur ()SC5 of r.nd0￿Incnl P und5 'l-hLrL is hardly aiiy inciTrmc froi?I Ihc Kev l) Illack 13urial tiround l.und or ihL Mrs BIu(Idli)Iil Ilurial Ciround [' und dnd thL J hdVL not bccn U%Ld for man), }'Lar% as the l)uinfriLS and (JaIla￿a￿, Q ouncil dllLnd% li) IhL birav¢5 in i)ur Church C¢in¥i¢ri¥s. -%Ls ol. KLslriLlcd l.-unds Rnof and RL%iof£llion l.und.. 'l-his a lund to h¢ uEcd spccilica15y for repairs to ihL church roor iiiid rcfurbi%hiiiLiii of ihl LhurLh. Ilcqucsi l.uiid.. 'I'his is d lund li) hL uEcd for charitablc purpo%cs. In the pasl it i¥as uscd lo purchasc cthJl in Lc15LS of hard%hip but 1% now USLd for chdfiidblc causcs Jnd cnllLciions in the L hurch. sc% of l)esi TnillLd l-.unds 'dbric l.'und.. .1 hL '[ rustLLs havL SLI asidc lund5 fur thc Tlldinlcndllcc of thc church propcrty. ()rgpan l.-und-. 'I'hL 'I'rustccs havc sLt aside fund.s to be used as rLquirLd for ()rbTdn rLpairs. unda}' Schovl l-und.. -I'his a lund for ihc gTrcn¢Tal running of a %unday School.

Restricitd Trund5 Total 2024 2024 J. Analvsi5 of i)onlions 2.88! 9.349 2.812 9.349 2.X6_S 4.144 3.4$7 g.J39 Itift Aid l)4)naion l RLLOWLred on liill Aid tknn*iiin5 Ilrditw IIITciirLB% It￿.￿ pl￿¢) ()th¢r ()tterLn8s. I)onaiions eic 4.144 !U,449 20 444 4. An4li%is of I'aiments C'o%14 of%eneratinR funds

undrai%i#8 ('i)SL% Illl¥iing ¢nv¢lthp¢s 25? 252 126 152 2$? C'hrit#bl¢ a¢tii iti 476 476 476 Inisier 5 LXPLllsc5 1.093 47_ 2.U05 I'ulpii %uppl% CXPLYUt$ 1.224 1.237 I"ahriL IiPUIN & { iiwicil I. .140 7.253 1.97 4.77$) 5(A 1.979 4.77 ?.461 4.4h4 I'huich iil)IiL ¢xrKrisC5 (Iiher ex￿¥)￿¢% 1.603 26.117 .140 26.4%7 (JO)'rrnn¢c ¢0115 ()Iher p41mtnt S. Mini%ter'% 4itipcnd All ('huwch ill %LiiilJnd LiiobfLgalltth4 lo#iri￿1¢ 10 lh¢ y￿10nd .%iipcnd Fun¢J ￿hlih kaf% th¢ ws15 111- ￿1 niini%lcr cmpl<i)If's ri)IllTihuiiiTrn¥ li?[ naiional inswan¢t. p¢nsion knu51llB and loan luThJ Minisltt4' siip¢nds thr¢ paid In Jcciir nuiiiinal ￿l￿n¢j %iale. ￿hIch Is ¥¢1￿1(￿ lo L?f s¢Th l<i For the l'eu undcw ic¥1¢￿. th¢ minimum %iipend £3 ma¥imum Niipina (in Ihc ana 5uh4u¢ni )¢w%l %%Js (38.X14 Iip¢nd% gn 14'11h th¢ .642 lh¢ 21114 21I2J 6. Colleelion5 for Third I'arti 87 l)l.'C I'urkl) App¢g1 265 352

Al)l)b'yI)IX 'IINI)6i 11 b: l.l) l)N Ilb:11A1.b ()F 'fii Tr: c()N(' Rb:('A'l'I()N iiy 'i'i Ib: c.'I i iiiici i ()b" %C.'()'I'I.ANI) (:Tr"NTr"RAI. TIII l.&i'l'F:Tr"S 2U24 21123 C'Albl'l'AI, AI'I.'I)IIN' Crcdii Ilalanccs held ai 31 1)LLcinbcT al Cl)Sl 17,360 IlTr'.VlI NIIF: AI'('()IIN' C'TLdii Ilaliinic ai 311)LLLinbLr