The Church of Scotland
KILBIRNIE NEW PARISH CHURCH
RF.CF.IPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
('h4rity No: SC, 111.17S0

Referenee Ydnd Admblll8tralive Information
Charity Name-.
Kilbimit Ne￿ Parish Church
C harity Regisirdiion Numkr=
SCOI 3750
cOngTe￿li0n Reference No..
07(H39
C(Trni#ii Address..
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'Iru*t¥es
Inlerim M<MJenior 151111?0?4 10 3111 ?170:4
Inierim N14NJerdiC)r ? 111 I Il*O*I li) n4102111174
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Prineip*l Office-bellrers
linis(cr'.
Rev. Fiona Rc)55
Session Clerk
Q hur¢h I'reasurers..
Rui'al Iliink ()l- %ii)Iland.
l M()riLriLII- %ir¢¥l
Paislci,
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Trustees. Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2024
Structure, Governanee and Management
overning Document
The C'hurch is administered in accordance w'ith the ternis of the Deed of Conslilulion or DLYd of
L onstilution (UnitaTr' Forni l.
Recruitment and .4ppoinlm¢nt of Trustees
Members of the Kirk Session and Ihe Congregaiional Board are ihe charit! Irustees. ThL. Kirk
SL%%ion members are the elders of Ihe church and arn, chosen from ihose members of thL cllurch
whi) arL L()n.%id¢r¢d to haN"e the appropriale L)ifts and skills. Thc minister. ￿.hO is a mLmbL"r ol. the
Kirk Session. is elecied b>. the cong?regJation and inducied b! Presb!1er%'. The C'ongFregyaUonal
Board is appointed from ￿'1th]n the congregalion and meM￿rS of the congregalion are ini'itrd to
nominate indifv'iduals H'ho are belie%'ed lo hai'e the ski115 and commitsneni io contribule tb Ihe
managTcmeni atTairs of the Chur¢h. io become members of Ihe Board. Board Member% a￿, IhL'n
appointed al the Stated .4nnual Nleetingi and sen"e for a ￿riod ot. three J'ears afier which! the!
musl s¢¢k r¢-¢ILciion ai the nexi Siaied Annual Nleeting.
Orggni54tional Structur¢
ThL C'ongregaliona] Board is chaired by the minisler and meels eight limes in a year. C"¢lrtain
rL'%ponsibililie5 are delLgaied io the Finance Commiltee and thc Prop¢rtN" CommillLi' as
approprialL. ThL Kirk S¢'s5ion kn'hich meeis eighi limes a l'ear is responsible for 5pirilual affair
"ithin ihL Lhurch.
Objectives and Activities
l-he Church ol" Scoiland is Triniiarian in docirine. Relormed in tradition and Pre%b￿le￿￿ in
polil!.. li exists to glorih. God and io M'ork for IhL adi"anLemeni of C"hrist"s Kingdom throu4hout
the world. As a national Church. il acknoM'ledges a distinclii-e call and dull. io bring the
ordinances ot" religion io ihe people in ei'erN' parish ol- Scoiland through a terrilorial minislrn.. lil ¢o-
op¢rdies w'iih oiher Churches in various ecumenical IK)dies in Scotland and bel'ond.
Worshtp is held ai 11:00 am ei'er%' Sundai". also ai F.L%ier and Chrisimas. A SerN"itr of
RLmLmbranLe is held ai 10'.4iam lo enable us lo obsep+'e the ? minule silence al I 1-00. ani.
Thcreatier the local Churches gFather ai ihc local Cenotaph for community remembrance. 'I'hore is
Wednesdai. Club held monthl!. lor fello￿'ShIp. Rain1X)￿'S and Brothmies meet w'eekl%. d•ring
Lhool tenn. Our Choir leads ￿'orShIp on a SundaN' M'ith N'arious concertslei'ents duringy IhL' >¢￿.
We also haN"¢ a iNewsleiiLr group. Flow'¢r Commitlee. LAdies tr"elloM"ship and a F'undr
sing,
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Trustees, Annual Report (cont)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Achievements and Performance
'I'hL SLrn'ice appeal supponLd the local PrimaTh SLhix)l BrLak.fasi C lub KNhich proN'idLs
brLaklas1 at IhL schn()I lor Lhildrcn ￿"hO nL'L'd nourishment lo slart thc da!.. We also SUPfv)rtL'd
Ilillhead (iii'es ElQl?F.'
local charil). rLL¢nil!" s¢1 up to proi'ide SUPFK)rt lo N'oung ￿0p]e
5ulli'ringi with mLnial health issues. 'lThis was foundL.d b!. Él member of our conbyr¢gpalion. We a150
support a local Lharilv ￿'Ith donations at our C hrisim&s El'e Ser%'ice.
'rhL' IoLdl UranbiL' L￿gL currenily reni ihe C'hurch on a mi)nihls' basis proi'iding) a rL"gular Inl￿Me.
Variou% l.'undrai%ing ekents lake place involving the community e.g.. Cotyee morning. F+.hion
how. ljingio Ni ight.
Financial Review
()ur main source of Income is our weeklylmi)n(hlN' ufferings. As VIL are a nL￿,lY united chur
ar¥. al pre*ni promoling the use of monihlN stsnding orders. This is an ongoing activity.
LurrL'nil)' revil￿ ing7 (illi Aid th'L.11.
'I'hL pur￿)￿L. l)I' thL SpeLial Appcal F'und is lo b inanLL luturL' repair and expenditure ol. the c'fyurLh
R()i)l- &ind Il'ind()wS.
hwe
Re%en'e% Polic
li is ihi Tru51e¢s p)IiLV lo hold reserves of approximalcll. six monihs exrKnditur¢ inLl4din
dL'4ig¥nal¢d fund.%. Al thL' year L'nd thL' C hurL'h hLld unrL'striclcd L(￿h fund% ol- L4?.9114 1)f Which
£1.331 had EK'en dlsigynaled for labric lund and £759 lor IILllL'I"(IIL'nl F und. ii'hiLh is li) bL' u*.d dt
IhL minislLrs disLrLilion. l-hL remuining balanLe 01 £40.814 reprL"s¢nis alx)Ui six mlnihs
LxpL'ndiiufL'.
'I'lIL C'hU￿h al￿) hcld £74.7.17 1)f rt'sificiid lund% ￿'hICh hdl'L bL'en pniN'ided li)r the purrrt)$L Iir
financing t"ulurL' repair and expvndilure of thL' L hurch RLK)I' and lA"ind0￿.5.
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Trustee8' Annual Report (cont)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
'I'hi mL'mEK'rs of (hL Kirk. SLs%ion
Cong?regTational Board musi pr¢parL" financial stal¥n*nlS
.hiLh gFive sufticicni deiJil 10 enable an apprLLiaiii)n of thL Irans<￿tIOnS of IhL Churih durin8 IhL
linancial i'Lar. "I'hc rnLmlK'r8 ill- lh¥ kirk. %Lssion
Conbireg)aiional Board are re%ponsibld liTrr
kL'L'ping pn)rLr accountinbl rcL()rds w"hiLh. i)n requesl. musl rvflLxl the finanLial tK)silion i)f IliL'
C'hlirch at Ihal limL. This musi bc done lo ensure ihai ihe linancial sldlemenL% Lumpl!, with IhL'
C'haritiLs and TruslLY Inl'cstment (Scoilandi .4ci 2(X)S (he LharitiL's tlL¢ounts ISLoilindl
RL'g?ulaiions *006 and thc Regiulalions Aneni LongrL"gaiional Financc appri)vcThd b!, Ihe lieneral
Assembl!, ol. the C'hurch of %LI)Iland in ?0117. -IhL)' arL' (Ilso rL'swnsibl¢ lor sofLgiuarding IhL
L'ls c)l- Ihc C'hurlh and must takL rLax)nahlL sicps for the prei'ention andlor deleLiion ol. fraud
and i)ther irregiularilics.
Appr()ved bs ihe -1 ru.%iees and %ign¢d on Ih¢ir tK.hdlf.
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Inqjependenl Examiner's Reporl to the Trustees of Kilbirnie New Parish Church
rLwTrn on thi acci)Linl4 1)l- Ihe Lharit!. Icir (h¢ fvear ended .) I l)eiiili￿.r )0?4 %iliiLh dfL %LI Oui on
RespeL*iv¢ reypon¥ibililies of iruyti'es and ci¥min¢r
"I"hL iliaril> s Iruslils Jri r¢5ponsibl¥' lor thL prepar<lti(In of th¢ dLC()un15 in aLLc>rdanLe with Ihe tem)s
()1" Ilii CliariliL'4 dnd -fru51¥e Inveslmenl (SLull￿d) Act ?OU5 and ihe Lhariiies .4Lcounls (SL
landl
Rcgiulaliuns ?006.
I'l)L Lharitv IruslcL"i coiisidlr Ihal Ihi audii rLquiremeni ol. RegFulalion 111{1 l {dl ()I' thL ALO(ILini
IILgpLiliilic)ns d()L'% niTrl Iippl).. li is my re%pnn%ihilit>' li) cxaminc ihL' dLeoiinis a.s rcqiiircd undLr s¢clion
44111 l Ll nl. IhL Acl and to slalL Il'heiher particiilar matlcrs havc comc 10 m). attention.
1)f independent i'xaminer'y ytthtemi'nt
An L.%dininali()11 1% LdrriLd Iiiil in aLLI)rdaiiiL l¥itlI KLgiulalion I I c)r IhL. Charities ALLC)unls I%L()114inill
Rebiulalions 2n06. An examinalion includes u re￿ le￿ ()I' the ￿L()uni1n¥ reLI)rdi kLpl by. IhL' Lharify diid
a L'()mpariM)n i)I' IhL &lLLI)Liiil.% prL%L'iiILd wilh Ih(Tr%¥ r¢cc)rds. li al%0 incliidLS coii%iderali()ii A aiiy
unii%iial iiiiiis i)r di.%Lli7%iir¢'s in ihL aLcoLini%. and %L'ek.% e.xplanali()n% Irnm IhL tru.stLX'% CI)1ILcrni￿Y aiiy
uLh m(IItL'r%. 'I'hL pr()LL.durL'% undLrtakLn di) ni)1 pr()vidc all IliL LvidLncc thal would bL' fLquif¥d in an
aiidil. Ai)d cc)nNcquLnilv I do ni)l e.xprc44 on oudil apinii)n Iin thL' VIL'￿ gjiven bl IhL' dLLI)unlty.
IndL'Pi'ndent examiner's %tatLment
In IhL coursc ol. mv examinalion. no maner has cnme tn my aiieniion
i¥hiLh biive% me rL'&sTrnahlL' lau.￿ li) k.1 ILVC Ihal in any jn4ii¢rial rcsp¢¢i Ihe rcquircmcnls..
l() kccp aLLounlinb? rccurds in uc¢c)rdanc¢ with Scclion 441 I Ila) ot- the ?005 Aci and R¢'bFiil jl
i)l- Ih¢Th ?IIUO tlLLI)Iilli% RL%byulali()ns. lind
• i(1 prLparL aLLI)iinl% i¥hiLli aLL()rd wilh Ihc accounting record￿ and comply ￿lIh Regiilniind 9 (Ir
Ihl ?1111() ALiiiiini4 IILILyiilaiions haNL ￿￿'(n mel.
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KII,BIRNIF, NF.W PARISH C'HURCH
Ri'cL'i
Is and I'#
'ment% Account
Yi, #r ended 31%t l)eeemher 2024
(Jentr#l
Htn¢iibltnl Sptf ixl.tppeRI
uthd
Mhric b'und
I nrtsiricttd I nrc>lri&t¢d
litstri¢itd
I rirtstrict¢d "Ihii PtAod l.*yl Perbod
2U24
2U24
21124
2U24
2V24
IU23
Ref ei
4617
4$
bxs
27
l RL'LW%L'r
61)41
RLnMI iil'pr¢niI￿%
V1144
i)IhLr RL*LIPI
S!77
3(Ml
84IMI
147
'rolal Reiei
H51K)
C ii%ty (Jf %eneratinK fundy
hric Ri'puip+
L'nc'i'ijlcnee p#>'menl
(JOVI'rn#nce ci)8ty
4144
77J.I
77
4Y
Total Pa
'ments
4Y
7751
51111_16
F.xcé'¥s i)r R￿(.5111￿ oi'é'r l>#} mcnt
for the )'e#r l)tfore tr4n5fer
.72h!
4Y
615Y
747
Tran¥fers
F.xcc¥s of Rceeipl¥ oicr ltravmi'ats
for the %ear
-411
4hSiP
747
859
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KILBIRNIE NF.W PARISH CHURCH
Statement of Balances
At 31 December 2024
IlnrtStricted I'nr¢itrlrtEd Rtitrleied lIn￿SIr1¢ttd
F-ahrlc
tner•l fr'und BeTheioltnt
Funil
pe¢i41
ApiJr41 Funil
2024
T+t&l
I'ot*l
'und
2024
2024
2114
2023
.Yolt
B#nk & De
osii Il*l*nces
IlJnk &. diPI)s11 hdldnLL'
brijughr li¥r%4drJ
55576
M118
70078
5214
71146 1217(M}
Moi'emenl in i'emr:
.xiL%% i)I' KLiiipi> Il¥Lr IlJ%tn¥ni% lur IhL )LW
.44)
4h.5£)
747
4?4h
IJ4Lnk &. dLpii4il hul(InLL4
cJrriL'd l()N&rd
7SY
74717
Invi'¥tment4 At mArk¥t vMIui'
LiAbililies
Tlie aLLounls were dpprowed by thL. Kirk Session arid F'iiiancial Board on 051031?0?5
F()r,Iiid oil heh111'fil' the Kirk Se%sioii .iiid Fiii?nci,Il E4nard
'93iun C'lerk
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KILBIRNIF. NEW PARISH CHURCH
Statemi'nt Ibf Balances
P*oies io the ..Iccount5
l. Tru4iee RemuTher8tion and Relxied P*rtTr' Trnttsxttions
Durino Ihe Near ? Trn4lL'L4 fLYei%LQ the Sum of £1"%4 In iotsl..
Re% Nornian W h)1¢ InleTitN ￿l{)denl0r £554
.4T¢hie Currie £18(M) pulpii suppl
2. Mo>ements iu Fund5
.It JI l>er
2024
l¢¢rripts
TrnHJffrJ
2024
I nrtririeted fuDds
l)csiFnaicd l Fw
(Teneral l.und
£84
8S(KJ
55*76
808
87239
501
-751M)
4U114
C￿£￿)ILTh1 Fund
49
759
17239
10230_7
4)
R¢5trirt¢d funds
SFeC)al Appea2 Pund
61£9
74737
F.ndo*ment funds
Totil funds
1?7(U6
IiJ?i03
se% of Desi
aied Funds
Fabric Fund.. The TTU51tes haie sd aside fvnds for Ihe maknienan¢e of the Church pror*rt.%'
Benevolent Fund = To bv u5¥d at ihe discretion of ihe Ilinisier
ses of Keslricted Funds
Special Appeal Fund.. lo Finance future rqHir and expenditure of the Church Roof and Il'iTMIow5
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prei*l
I nrrJlri¢ted
Tr Ahrir
Lajt
prrTr￿l
P¢riwJ
F"thnd
2074
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3. Analvsis of l)on4tions
914
8084
24!
7U4(1
..'() Gift Ai¢J
224¥h
214!7
l H¢LM)%'4Yed
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4YMI
4S¥S
9W
4%44
12
31
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h7A
678
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4(X)
4(x)
132
l liTI)UP
C hiiir L'iin¥vE
1320
321
2(WJ
2￿
1727
IrJiLY¢Y f¢i¢Jved
IU42
61
(i&S R¢lund
H7
ul ()Ih¢r Income
34Y7
4402
l iTrll lllv1￿l.,¥Ml￿ F ¥¢1
I￿1P11 %uppl! f¥xub%¢r¢d
6$9
92WiI
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l artsiritttd l •rtstridfd R¢51rirlrd
l *[rJiA¢t￿ C urrelt
frlbrir
Prriryj
Prriijd
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2nT4
2024
•o•J
4. .4nali%is of PAI'ments
('h#ri¢able *¢ii%iiivJ
2Y(12X
l¥esht¢r)
745
2410
7NI
83
634
Ifavel l.Kpenses
5 4bnL ry)#if4 & mwnt¢n
J579
7753
10!59
ioijj
1024
l i)un¥il l &x & In5urllnLY
4144
201
72
i•lli)nu
3(K
I MUiLT￿lS
59
103
$61
19
l.'IIl%%LT% Iiir N l 3yruLkn4
IlillhLh%l114rK illoTh*41 C
Mix￿pArk I￿lm￿ L'ollMYiw
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15¥
)1
2111
JIv)8
l apt¢lP
unLtr¥
474
2by
%(Ki
l Ur￿5)'r l.arth4U4k¢
I r￿¥r¢[
4V
4£7
49
77*3
1023U2
(Jowern*n¢e ¢ib4ti
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6. Minister's %lipend
..111 (-hurih lit- Sioiland congregations cortthb￿C io the N'aiional Siipend Fund which beaT5 the costs
of all mini%l¢rs' Stipends and emploNer's coniribuiions for nationtyl Insurance. penston and houstng
an(1 loan fund. ￿littl5¢¢r5. stipends are paid in accordance with the Xaiional Stipend SL'ale. which is
relaiLd io Jears of seTrice. For the sear under r¢%i¢w. Ihe minimum Siipend wa5 £RI.647 and
maximum £38,884 in 5th and subsequent )ear5 of smice.
1024
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7. C.'ollections for Third P8rties
Harnesi
Chri5tma5 Fve
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APPFNDIX
FUYDS HELD ON BEHALF OF THE CONGREGATIOYI
BY TIIF. CHIIRCH OF SCOTLAJD C'F.NF.IL4L TRLISTEES
2024
2023
CAPITAL ACC"OUNT
C'rLdil Balances hLld at 31 December 2024
CrLdil Bal¥inLe hLld ai 31 DL'Lember ?0?4
3466
39009
11
Tolal
4?475
REI'F.NLIF. AC"C."OLINT
Credit BalanLe al 31 ￿L￿l.Mber ?0?4
478
Note.. All ofthe aEKTri'e relate to transfer of Union
TTr"IIVORARI' ACCOI'NT
Dchil Baldn¢e ai 31 DLLemb¢'r 20?4
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