The Church of Scotland
Stonehaven Carronside Church of Scotland
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
For Year Ended 31st December 2025
Congregation No: 321945
Charity No: SC 013165
Receipts and Payments
Reference and Administrative Information
Charity Name:
Stonehaven Carronside Church of Scotland
Charity Registration Number:
$C013165
Congregation Reference No:
321945
Contact Address:
Mr George Stuart Baird 46 Brae Road, Gourdon, Montrose. DD10 OLX
Trustees
Leslie Anderson
David Macdonald Jennifer Macdonald
John Balsillie
Duncan Begg - resigned 30th June 2025 Ros Marshall Deborah Blacklaw Donald McRae McRae Allan Cairnduff Moira McRae McRae Elaine Craig - resigned 30th June 2025 ~—Hazel Paterson Paterson Samantha Davidson Lynne Pollard Roberta Duncan Brian Sim Carol Eddie Lesley Vass - resigned 30th June 2025 Jean Houghton William Wisely Douglas Knox - resigned 30th July 2025
Ros Marshall Donald McRae McRae Moira McRae McRae ~—Hazel Paterson Paterson Lynne Pollard Brian Sim Lesley Vass - resigned 30th June 2025 William Wisely - resigned 30th June 2025
Principal Office-bearers
Minister:
Interim Moderator
In Vacancy
William Mitchell - 3rd February 2025 to 30th November 2025 David Galbraith - Ist December 2025 to date
Session Clerk
Mr Brian Sim
Church Treasurer:
Mr Stuart Baird
Property Convenor
Mr David Macdonald
Independent Examiner
Amanda Henderson
Precision Accountants and Business Advisors Ltd. 1 Marischal Square Broad Street Aberdeen AB10 1BL
Trustees’ Annual Report Year ended 31 December 2025
Structure, Governance and Management
Governing Document
The Church is administered in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Constitution Unitary Form.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
Members of the Kirk Session are the charity trustees. The Kirk Session members are the elders of the church and are chosen from those members of the church who are considered to have the appropriate gifts and skills. The minister, who is a member of the Kirk Session, is elected by the congregation and inducted by Presbytery.
Organisational Structure
The Kirk Session which meets six times a year is responsible for spiritual affairs within the church.
Objectives and Activities
The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in doctrine, Reformed in tradition and Presbyterian in polity. It exists to glorify God and to work for the advancement of Christ’s Kingdom throughout the world. As a national Church, it acknowledges a distinctive call and duty to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland througha territorial ministry. It co-operates with other Churches in various ecumenical bodies in Scotland and beyond.
Trustees’ Annual Report (cont) Year ended 31 December 2025
Achievements and Performance
RAISING OUR PROFILE IN COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNICATION The purpose of our communications is to connect with and raise our profile in the community . The Stonehaven Carronside Communications team produces a monthly magazine entitled connections. This is produced 9 times a year and is delivered to the homes of all members of Stonehaven Carronside Church. Copies are also available to pick up in St Bridget’s Hall and Dunnottar Church to reach out to visitors. We use social media, particularly through regular posts on our Facebook page Live streaming our services including funerals and weddings also improves our visibility. We have a new website - Stonehavencarronside.org.uk
WORK WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY
Stonehaven Carronside Church organises activities which are not restricted to church members and attract people in the community to participate.
In St. Bridget’s there is a weekly Friendship coffee morning and a monthly lunch club organised by a team of church members and open to anyone to attend. This provides a service to the community in providing a place to socialise at minimal cost. Residents from one of the Care Homes in Stonehaven are brought regularly to the Thursday coffee mornings. There are also weekly indoor bowling sessions and a craft group run by church members. We hold a twice yearly sale and coffee morning for church funds. These are well supported by the community. As St. Bridget’s hall is in the heart of the community, the facilities are used daily by a wide variety of groups and individuals from outside the church ona rental basis. This brings the Community into contact with the church through the use of our facilities.
Trustees’ Annual Report (cont)
Year ended 31 December 2025
Achievements and Performance (cont)
St. Bridget’s is in regular use most Saturdays for coffee mornings such as RNLI, Scouts, Friends of the Open Air Pool and the Kilwhang Ringers. During the annual Folk Festival in July it is used for Folk Festival concerts and it is used on Hogmanay by the Fireball committee for briefing the Fireball swingers and providing a well placed venue from which to go out to take part in the annual ceremony.
It is used by Hanover Court Sheltered Housing for their Community meetings, by Aberdeenshire Council for training meetings and as a Polling Station when required.
On a weekly basis, it is used on a regular basis by various activity groups including the Kilwhang Ringers, a local handbell ringing group, Rock Choir, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Dhu, Jazzercise and the Stonehaven Pipe Band. Other groups book to use the Hall for meetings.
In November 2025 a new 5 Year Plan was implemented. The defined activities and performance identified wthin the plan will be used for future Annual reports.
Financial Review
Due to concerns voiced over previous years accounts, and the need to change these from the Accrual process to Receipts and Payments, 2025 was a very challenging year. We were unable to start the accounts until we had cleaned up the opening and closing balances for 2022, 2023 and 2024. Why did we have to go back to 2022, the last known set of accounts with the correct closing balances was 2021.
The result of all these activities and the subsequent requirement to catch up on Payments and Receipts from previous years, has meant that the accounts for 2025 are not as we would expect, nor that we should see in 2026.
The intent for 2025 was to clean up our accounts and get to an understanding of what is required for us to stabilise the accounts in 2026. This will provide us with a solid base from which we can grow and meet the performance requirements of our 5 year plan of financial growth and sustainability.
Reserves Policy
It is the Trustees’ policy to hold reserves of approximately six months expenditure including designated funds. At the year end the Church held unrestricted cash funds of £50,526
Trustees’ Annual Report (cont)
Year ended 31 December 2025
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees' annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which, on request, must reflect the financial position of the Church at that time. This must be done to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the Regulations Anent Congregational Finance approved by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2007. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Church and must take reasonable steps for the prevention and/or detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf,
IP)=, aa. meat<a| — Pw-Mr. Brian Sim Session Clerk
Date: 18/03/2026
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Stonehaven Carronside Church
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on the following pages.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
An examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: ° to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44 (1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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° to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name Amanda Henderson
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Address: Precision Accountants and Business Advisors Ltd. 1 Marischal Square
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1BL
Date
18/03/2026
Stonehaven Carronside Church Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 31 December 2025
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Funds|Funds|Funds|Total|Total|
|Receipts|Note|2025£|2025£|2025£|2025£|2024£|
|Donations|3|83,691|-|-|83,691|47,293|
|Legacies|-|“|:|=|-|
|Activities|for Generating Funds|3,334|-|-|3.334|-|
|Bank & Deposit|interest|91|91|205|
|Investment income|-|173|173|100|
|87,116|-|173|87,289|47,598|
|Rental of|premises|16.831|16.831|25,067|
|Weddings and Funerals|2,600|-|2,600|1,100|
|Sale|of assets|
|=|=|-|
|Sale of investments|-|-|-|-|-|
|Grants|.|7|ss|“|-|
|Receipts from General Trustees|43,438|-|-|43,438|7,632|
|Special|Collections|1,369|1,369|2,765|
|Congrgational Organisations|11,983|-|-|11,983|11,151|
|Other Receipts|4|16,440|-|-|16,440|11,308|
|Total Receipts|179,777|-|173|179,950|106,621|
|Payments|5|
|Costs|of generating funds|-|-|-|-|7|
|Charitable activities|121,396|121,396|127,524|
|Governance|costs|
|-|7|
|Congregational|Organisations|8,068|8,068|7,109|
|Assets|42,061|42,061|
|Total Payments|171,525|:|i|171,525|134,633|
|Excessfor the yearof|beforeReceiptstransfersover|Payments|8,252|-|173|8.425|-|28,012|
|Transfers|
|Excess|of Receipts|over|Payments|
|for the year before transfers|8,252|-|173|8,425|-|28,012|
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Note: The outstanding Ministries and Mission contributions of £19,218.62 were cleared in 2025.
Note: Gift Aid submissions, for 2021, 2022,2023 (£28,177) and 2024 (£10,117) were all completed in 2025.
Stonehaven Carronside Church Statement of Balances At 31 December 2025
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Funds Funds Funds Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2025 2024
Note £ £ £ £ £
Bank & Deposit Balances
Bank & deposit balances 74333 1,115 5,969 81,417 109,140
brought forward
Movement in year:
Excess of Receipts over Payments for the year 8,252 - 173 8,425 - 28,012
Bank & deposit balances
carried forward $2,585 1,115 6,142 89,842 81,128
Investments at market value
Reserve Fund (cost £8371.02) - - - - -
General Purposes Fund (cost £881.50 - - - - -
Assets
10,000 10,000 38,223
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Liabilities ———
Ministries and Mission shortfall from Previous Years 3,188 3,188 20,069
The accounts were approved by the Kirk Session on the 18th March 2026
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Stonehaven Carronside Church Statement of Balances
Notes to the Accounts
1. Trustee Remuneration and Related Party Transactions During the year 4 trustees received reimbursement of expenses incurred totalling £2,319.13
No trustee or a person related to a trustee had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year.
2. Movements in Funds
| Movements in Funds |
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| At 1 Jan | At 31 | Dec | ||||
| 2025 | Receipts | Payments | Transfers | 2025 | ||
| 3 | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
| DesignatedBowlingClub | 2,311 | 571 | 600 | 2,282 | ||
| Designated Kilwhang Ringers | 2.135 | 1,866 | 1,641 | 2,360 | ||
| Designated Carronside Catering | 12,985 | 8,075 | 5,827 | 15,233 | ||
| JimmyMurdochBequest | 222 | 10 | 232 | |||
| Reserve Fund | 32,875 | 1,461 | - | 34,336 | ||
| GeneralFund | 23,806 | 167,794 | 163,457 | - | 28,143 | |
| 74,333 | 179,777 | 171,525 | - | 82,585 | ||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| KitchenFund | 1115 | - | - | - | L5 | |
| Endowment Funds | ||||||
| Farquharson | 408 | 18 | - | - | 426 | |
| Hugh Forbes | 723 | 32 | - | - | 755 | |
| Taylor | 2,000 | 42 | - | - | 2,042 | |
| Harrow | 1,658 | 35 | - | - | 1,693 | |
| JacTaylor | 300 | 6 | - | - | 306 | |
| John Milne | 880 | 39 | - | - | 919 | |
| 5,969 | 173 | - | - | 6,142 | ||
| TotalFunds | 81,417 | 179,950 | 171,525 | - | 89,842 | |
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Purposes of Designated Funds
Kilwhang Ringers: To be used for Kilwhang Ringers operating costs. Lunch Club: To be used for the Operating Costs for the Coffee and Lunch Clubs operating costs.
Purposes of Restricted Funds Kitchen fund: To be used to provided additional funds for the cost of replacing equipment
Purposes of Endowment Funds
Taylor Bequest: Income to be used for general church purposes. Harrow Bequest: Income to be used for Sunday School.
Farquharson Bequest: Income to be used towards Christmas benefits for needy memebrs of the Church. Hugh Forbes Bequest: Income to be used to maintain the family gravestones. JAC Taylor Bequest: Income to be used at the discretion of the Kirk Session. John Miine Bequest: Income to be used to maintain the family gravestones.
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | ||||
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| Funds | Funds | Funds | Total | Total | ||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| 3. | Analysis ofDonations | |||||
| WFOScheme(non GiftAid) | - | |||||
| GiftAidDonations | 30,627 | - | - | 30,627 | 28,362 | |
| TaxRecoveredonGiftAidDonations | 38,234 | - | - | 38,234 | - | |
| OrdinaryOfferings(OpenPlate) | 9,015 | - | - | 9,015 | 12,083 | |
| OtherOfferings, Donationsetc | 5,815 | - | - | 5,815 | 6,848 | |
| 83,691 | 83,691 | 47,293 | ||||
| 4. | AnalysisofOtherIncome | |||||
| LeaseofSouthChurch | 13,616 | 13,616 | ||||
| Congregational Organisation | 1,400 | 1,400 | ||||
| UtilityRefunds/InsuranceClaim | 1,424 16,440 |
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- - |
1,424 16,440 |
10,800 10,800 |
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| 5. | Analysis ofPayments | |||||
| Costs ofgenerating funds | ||||||
| InvestmentManagers’ fees | ||||||
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| Charitable activities | ||||||
| Ministries&MissionShortfall | 19,219 | - | - | 19,219 | 23,419 | |
| Ministries&Missionallocation 2024 | 28,694 | 28,694 | 26,683 | |||
| Presbyterydues | 1,869 | 1,869 | 1,328 | |||
| Minister’sexpenses | - | - | 259 | |||
| Pulpitsupply | 1,043 | 1,043 | - | |||
| Otherstaffingcosts Fabricrepairs&maintenance |
8,720 9,883 |
8,720 9,883 |
9,166 21,243 |
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| CouncilTax | 1,297 | 1,297 | 2,409 | |||
| Utilities Insurance |
22,462 12,451 |
22,462 12,451 |
20,325 10,693 |
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| Otherbuildingcosts | - | - | - | |||
| Churchofficeexpenses | 1,367 | 1,367 | 1,115 | |||
| Organ&music Congregational Organisations Special Collections |
5,100 8,068 2,514 |
5,100 8,068 2,514 |
5,003 7,110 1,619 |
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| WriteOffofunverifiedaccounts | - | - | ||||
| Accountant ITSoftwareandConsumables |
2,687 164 |
2.687 164 |
362 | |||
| TelephoneandInternet | 1,763 | 1,763 | ||||
| LegalExpenses | 936 | 936 | ||||
| Other expenses | 1,229 129,465 |
- | - | 1,229 129,465 |
3,899 134,634 |
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| Governance costs | ||||||
| Independentexaminer’s fees | ||||||
| Other payments | ||||||
| Purchase ofassets | 42.061 | 42,061 | ||||
| Purchase ofinvestments | ||||||
| 42,061 eee |
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- | 42,061 | - |
6. Minister’s Stipend
All Church of Scotland congregations contribute to the National Stipend Fund which bears the costs of all ministers’ stipends and employer's contributions for national insurance, pension and housing and loan fund. Ministers’ stipends are paid in accordance with the National scale which is related to years of service. For 2025 the minimum stipend was £32,433 and the maximum stipend (in the fifth and subsequent years) was £39,856.
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
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| 7. | Collections forThird Parties | |||
| Compassion | 384 | 320 | ||
| PoppyScotland RNLI |
1.004 - |
156 500 |
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| Trussell Trust | z | - | ||
| SalvationArmy | 1,054 | 407 | ||
| MIS India | - | |||
| BritishLegion Roots |
70 171 |
70 166 |
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| 2,683 aSaSaonmD]BBaaa |
1,619 aS |
APPENDIX
FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF GF THE CONGREGATIGN
BY THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GENERAL TRUSTEES
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|2025|2024|
|£|£|
|CAPITAL ACCOUNT|
|Credit Balances held|at 31|December 2024|at cost|300,310|
|04/03/2025|AV &|Livestream|Installation|43,438|
|Credit Balances held|at 31|December 2025|at|cost|256,871|
|REVENUE ACCOUNT|
|Credit Balance|at 31|December 2024|22,162|
|31/12/2025|Admin|Costs|-|Debit|350|
|31/12/2025|Deposit and Revenue|Interest|13,279|
|Credit Balance on 31st December 2025|35,092|
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|TEMPORARY ACCOUNT|
|Debit Balance at 31|December 2024|2,302.59|
|27/01/2025|South|Church|Stonehaven|Viewing|-|Property Costs|-|Sales/Purcha|42.00|
|04/11/2025|South Church|Stonehaven|Survey|- Property Costs|-|Sales/Purchas¢|2,100.00|
|Debit Balance at 31st December 2025|4,444.59|
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