Genoan SP3kg Congrègation GlaBgov R•gi$tered Charity SC014274 ** TO WA UP ** I Chaler3 cre8cent, Edlnburgb. EH9 ITII Trustee3' knnual Report for the year ended 31at DÈceTrber 2024 s and obj&etiv•B Tle are a church conqrè9atAon. (r objertives. as enshrined in our eonstitution of 1st )lay 1961. as sub3equently allended, are to proclaull the gospel of Je8118 Cbrist aB thp. Word of Cod in the strength of the Holy Spirit and on the basis of the Old attd Elev Testarents. Specificallyy 111 Its prclanatiott of the Gospel, its pastoral care and social work, the Congregaticn recogni8es it3 re8Frt)nsthility tcrrfards all Gerrnan-speaking persons resing permaneD.tly or tempovarily in the westeTh half of Scotl&nd. the eaBtern half being the responsibility 0£ Our 818ter congregation in EdinkrghIAbeIdeeD. dThini2tEatioTh The uliyoate governing body 0£ the Chatiy IB its JwDb•rBhip in tho forJTh of the Congtegational AsBeJrbly. which wakes dgeisions at its Annual or Extraordinary Ceneral Meetings. Yhe day to day Tranagernent of the Charity'3 affairs is vested in a eornrllttee known a8 the Church Council. All rnethrs of this ccTrThttee act aB frust&s and thu8 as formal owner8 of the congregatson. s a8set8 on its behalf. 14emE*rs ot the colmittee vere: Aetivitie8 R•gular chijrch contiDU4 to place Thonthly in the Belmont Rooln 0£ Xelvinsidè vill&d Chureh. ]KJ8tly ott Saturday aftern¢)OfLS. Cots8ent frrm oseR wa8 glven OD 22Dd Novabtr 2023 for the ehange of nawe of our sistèr congregatiOD in EdinburghlAberdeen Isc009066) to °Gernan Saknng CongregatioTh in Scotland", and for our uThion with that congregation. by way of Glasgcm congregation kelng wound up after having tsaD8ferred all our assets to that eoLgregatxon-
Following prepatatory work go9 back sevèral year8. tlus union flnally went ahead tbis yeai. taklng effect de facto frorn January 2024. ThiÉ wa8 duly fonTralizad at our first joint on 4th Hay 2024, when a rèvision ot our COD8tltutlon vas adopted. Methrshlp ot th&s Jolnt e0wJregatlc stood at 113 (20 Gl4sgv¥, 93 in EdubuEgh/AbeideeH}. Flnaxciallyp all our expenses throughout tbe year vere mat dirertly Erom Edljthurgh. vhil• all out teadlly accessible funds vara r4m do¥ to a z•ro balanca at yaar attd. and transferred to Edinrgh. W retalnèd only sowe E632k in fixed terjrl xnvestrnents that to rnaturÈ during 2025. We nevertheless considered even those assets transferred by Vtue of the fact that the new corlluttee con818ted of all committee Nelli)ers of the orIgallY separate eongregatlDn8. Freanvhile {at of writingi Septemb2r 20251 those funds have also been transf erred. Fo= the Trustees
GerJDan-Speaking Congregation in Glasgc Rogistered Charlty SC014274 Receipts and Payment8 Account for the Year ended 3111212024 Receipts 2024 2023 MeTrber8hip Bubscriptions Donations Gift Aid CollectioxB (own purpo8e81 CollectionB (external purposeBI Grants Xnvestment incoll 1700. 00 2025.00 93.00 545.60 486.15 296.20 836.00 9105.02 455.00 25949.79 Ordinary Recelpts Transf er f rom ReBerveB 28104.79 370000. 00 13386.97 Total RecelptB 398104.79 13386.97 Payjnènto 2024 2023 Insurance Pari8h work Travel P08tage ete. Synod contslbutlon 350.80 33.13 555.59 512.84 21850.00 Ordlnary Payrn•ntB TranB£er to EdbUrghIAbrdeen 0.00 428955.29 23302.36 Total Payment8 428955. 29 23302.36 Ordinary Surplus (Deticit I plu8 Transfer from Re8erve8 28104.79 370000.00 13772.441 28162.28 N&t Surplu• l Def Iclti 398104.79 24389.84 i tund8 are unreBtrlcted.
stat•ment of B•lanc•B as at 3111212024 IPunds Reconclllatlc 2024 2023 Ca8h at bank at start of y•ar surplu8 ID•flcltl for year Transtr to Edinburgh 30850.50 398104.79 1428955. 291 43261.52 112411.02) cash •t baDk at gnd ol year 0.00 30850.50 Bank Balattcej Bank 0£ scrtId Trea¥urer3 account 0.00 30850. 50 InvaBtm•nts Bank 0£ Scotland 324ay acc(nt E&v3hIre Trn¥t Bank Sklpton Bulldlng Sog&•ty 174593.84 Ilot• S 200000.00 631837. 72 14otfj 6 631837.72 631837. 72 1006431. 56 Mlse•llanaou¥ Other AJ8et• NotsB Church Organ Cc4EhwnioD 9obl•t patten Frejentatlon tzovel Ford Focu3 cjr 1504 #h•> 50000 350 1800 350 3927 50000 350 2 1800 2 350 2 3927 Not••: i) Ali tund• are unr•Btrlrt•d. 21 Yh•B• It• #hown at 2019 v•lut&on. 3} Organ on loan to St 3rld•'B Bpl8eopal Chllrch In Hyndland, Gl••gov 4) Th• car lacqur•d 2016 for £13195. vthlu•d In 2018 at £78541 x shown at halt thlB value becauN• It wa 501 co-tund•d by our Jlgter congregatlon In 3dnburgh. 5) Tblo tlgur• Inelud•o accrued intere8t of 4593.84. 61 Flxed kxndg ]naturlng 2025. These have N*anwhile been transferred eo Edlnburgh. For the Trustees
Indep8ndant Exaiuner'8 R8pDrt to the TroBt0•9 0£ the Gernan Speakltsg Congregation In Glasgcr•7 I ChalTd•rs Cr•se•nt, Edinburgh, EE19 ITII Scottish Charity nr SC014274 I report on the aceount8 Ot th• ak)v• charity for tho year ended 31st Daceknr 2024 whb are set out on tho attached two pages. The charity's truBt•es ar• re8wn8ibl• for the prèp•ration of the accounto accordance wlth the terns of tbe Charities and Trustee InVeStTht Iscotlandl Art 2005 and the Charltles Accounts 1 Scotlandl Re9ulation8 2006 (as amended) . The charity truttt•es consider that the audit rwj1rell¢ of Regulation lo(11 Idl of the Accounts Regulatlons does not apply. It Is ny re5ponslb1lity to examlne the accounts as requlred uDd¢r ¥ectlon 44111 Icl of the Act f4nd to Btate whether particular MtterB bave Coll to MLY attention. My exatIon IB carried out in accordance vith Regulation 11 0£ the 2006 Accow)tB Re¢Julatlc+ns. An examlDatlon Lncludè8 a ravléw of the accounting re¢ord8 kept by the charity and a comparioon 0£ the aceountB preBented With thoBe record3. It also include )ns&deration of any unusual Ittms or dlsclosures in the accountp. and Eeeks explanatlons frcfjTh the trn8t•Je8 eon¢erning Buch rnatters. The procedurÈs undertaken do not provide all th• evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not expr•Bg an thudlt on th• glv•A by th• aceount8. In the course 0£ my examlnatlon, no matter ha3 come to rny 24ttentaon which glv•B raasonabl• cauBe to boli•v• that in any aterlal respect tha requireent8 Ito keep accounting racorda i accordance wlth StIOn 4411) ia) v£ th• 2005 Act and R¢9ulatlon 4 of thè 2006 ACCOUiItA R•gulatlons. and to prepare accounts whlch accord w*th the accountlng recordB and cornply wlth Regulation 9 of the 2006 Aecount8 RegulationBI have not been mat, or co which, ]ny opinion, attenttrn should be drawn in ord•r to enable a proper nd8rBtandlng of th• accounts to b• raaeh•d.