Genoan SP3k￿g Congrègation ￿ GlaBgov
R•gi$tered Charity SC014274 ** TO WA UP **
I Chal￿er3 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 prc￿lanatiott of the Gospel, its pastoral care and
social work, the Congregaticn recogni8es it3 re8Frt)nsthility tcrrfards
all Gerrnan-speaking persons resi￿ng permaneD.tly or tempovarily in the
westeTh half of Scotl&nd. the eaBtern half being the responsibility 0£
Our 818ter congregation in Edink￿rghIAbeIdeeD.
dThini2tEatioTh
The ul*iyoate governing body 0£ the Chati*y 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 cc*TrThttee 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 contiDU￿4 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 S￿aknng 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 go￿9 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 Edin￿rgh. W
retalnèd only sowe E632k in fixed terjrl xnvestrnents that to
rnaturÈ during 2025.
We nevertheless considered even those assets
transferred by V￿tue of the fact that the new corlluttee con818ted of
all committee Nelli)ers of the orIg￿allY 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 Ed￿bUrghIAb￿rdeen
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
Transt*r 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£ scrtI*￿d Trea¥urer3 account
0.00
30850. 50
InvaBtm•nts
Bank 0£ Scotland 324ay acc(￿nt
E&v￿3hIre 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 150*4 #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•lu*t&on.
3} Organ on loan to St 3rld•'B Bpl8eopal Chllrch In Hyndland, Gl••gov
4) Th• car lacqu*r•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 3d*nburgh.
5) Tblo tlgur• Inelud•o accrued intere8t of 4593.84.
61 Flxed kx*ndg ]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 n￿r SC014274
I report on the aceount8 Ot th• ak*)v• charity for tho year ended
31st Daceknr 2024 wh￿b 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
InVeSt￿Tht 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 exa￿￿￿tIon 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 require￿ent8 Ito keep accounting racorda i
accordance wlth S￿tIOn 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, attent￿trn should be drawn in ord•r to enable a proper
nd8rBtandlng of th• accounts to b• raaeh•d.