The Church of Scotland Renton Trinitv Parish Church Receipts and Payments Account 31 December 2024 Congreggtion No: 181213 Charity No: SC0148.1.1
RF.FF.RF.NCF. ANI) ADMINISTRATIVF. INFQRMATI()N CharitN Name: RENTOP¥ TRINITY PARISII CHLIRL'II C'haril> Rcgislralion Number: SCO14833 C'ongr¥'¥diiL)n Retir¢L Ni): 181213 C'ontact Addrcss: KLnlv l)vinbarton (182 4LY Principal ()Ili¢e IleareTS: A$8islani Minisier: l.IKum: Interim Mj¢r81r. 'ilin c'l¢rk.. Church 'freasurer: ankirs: Vir¥in Mi)ncy 3? % J'ltranid Wa). S()uih Cl)'dcbank (J81 IRP Pa%e I
TRIISTF.F.S' ANNUAL RF.PI)RT YF.AR F.NDF.D 31 DF.C.F.MIIF.R 2024 Iructure. Cyovernance and MHnagemen¢ Governing Document The ('hurch is admini%l¢red under the tern15 01.the ljnitsry Constiluliun. Reeruitment nd Appoittlment nf Tru$tee8 M¢mher4 of the Kirk Session are the charilN' tru%iees. The Kirk Seqsion memberN are th¢ elders i)I' thc Lliurch and ar¢ Llioscn from thosc members of th¢ khurch M'ho are considered to hai'e the ppri)priate byjtl.% and skills. The minisier. H,hi) is a member lil- IhL Kirk %e%si(In. is elL"Llcd b the congreg81ion and inducled by Pre8byt¢ry. ()r%tti4Atioo•l Strueture 'lThe Kirk SL'%8icin h1¥h Tneeis six limes a vear is responsiblL lor spiritual allairs wiihin the church and alsn ha% sub Lc)mmitiees which in¢lude member5 of the Ccin8rL'walion Ic) dL"al wilh finance. prOrt). and outreach. {)bjecliv nd Activities -l-h¢ C'hurch of Scotland is-l-rinilarian in doctrinc. refornicd in tradition and Presbyicrian in wlitv. It L.Xi515 lu blc)rifw li(MJ to wurk for the advanLem¢ni of Christ'% King)dL)m througjhout th¢ orld. As a nalional C hurlh. it acknowlcdgcs a distinclivc Lall and dul) to bring the ordinanLCS io religio til thL PLX)pIL" ill l.lr} pari%h ()l- %LVlld ihr(iu¥h a l¢rriii)rial ministry. It CO4operates 1th other Lhurihes in i'arious ¢¥um¢ni¥al t)odies in Scotland and be>'oTrd. In Renii)n Trinity. Parish Church these activities are dernL)n5trated thruugh SrrviLfS of Worship. %IKial l.. vcnt.8. l. undrai5ing and C ommunity ALlivili¥.s. AehieTrements and Performance 'lTh¢ L L?ngrLgalion is linkcd wilh Bonhill. The Trustees main objeclii'e is to sustain the CongtT8alions 'ilness to the Parish. rved as l.OLum until 28 August and we thank hL'r fi)r nol onlv l(Kikingp after the )1 Ihi L()ngrcgation but for hclping driv¢ our outrcach io th¢ lo1 vommunity. was app(Trin(cd as As5iStani Mini51rr fr()m 28 Augiusi and %he h&% bn)ughi hLr i)wn kill% li) bLI)Llii ihe Congregaiion. Wr arc dclightcd thal the local Youth Group continucs to use vur premises. l-rum JanuaTr' th¢. Tontine r(XMI Pantrj. dnd Cumrnunity I lub arc using thL Q'hurLh I lall io run ihL IoLuI f(x)d bank. A vLry posilivc vLntur¥ whiLh has 811owe(I the Ci)ngregation to enknce our Lommunity outreach. lThc Longregation held a number of events which were attended by boih mL'mbL'rs and ihc local L()mmuniiN. 'l-he¢£ inLluiled a l)affLNlil Tea dnd a ¥ery' %ULLes%lul L hristm&% C"rali faN re. P*R¢ 2
TRU5TEF.S' ANP4UAL RF.PI)RT YF.AR F.Nt)F.l) JI DF.C:F.MHF.R 2024 (continurd} Fin¥ni'i#l Review 'I"he ci)nlinuLd b?enerosity of ihc m¢mber8 MnI we wcrc ablc to mccl our financial commitments lor IhL yLar and indred a .%mall %urplu5 W&5 aLhtrvrd. 'l-hL fund5 fL'LeivL'd Irom thL' sale ()I'the Man%e are held in ihe Conx)liddtLd I'abriL I'.und c?I'thL. LL'neral Tmstees for the use of ihe Ci)ngregaiion fi)r Fahril Repairs. Rwrves Pnlicv li is thc 'l'rn%tees policy to have a rcscrvc fund to meet extrnc)rdinary expendilurc which may ttcur in the fulurc. 'I'he balwiLL hcld is £15.1)(KJ whiLh represcnt8 appmximately 6 m()nihs eXnd11c. tatement uf-l-rustee'5 Kespnniibilitiej 'IIL iiiiiniK'r% ill. IhL Kirk 4L%siiin Inu.%i pfLparL linaii¥ial %ldlcinenls wl)ILh ¥ii'L lull iiienl d¢ldil t() LnablL' tsn dpprL'Lialion (?I' th¢ Lran%aLli£)n% i)I'thL Q'hurch durin¥ ih¢ liniin¥ial y¢'ar. 'l-h¥ mLmhL'r4 111. lh¢ Kirk %L%%I()n drL rL%P()nsil)l¥ l()r kL'cpin¥ pn)p¢r aL¥()uniin¥ rLXI)rd% whiLh, ()n rLyuLSt. miist rcllect IhL. lindnLial p()sitii)n i)I' th¢ I'hur¢h ai ihat time. 'I'hi% mu%t h¢ d()ne In en%ur¢ Ihoi lh¢ finuncial Slalements Lomply with the ('harities and 'l"nisiees Investment (scotland) Act 21)0S. the Charities AcLiILints l%LL)l11 nd) R¥gulaliL)ns ?006 and Ihc R¢%bTriilaiji)ns Aniiii ( i)ngrcbyalii)ng1 F inaniL iypfi)VLd hy ihL (iL'I)L'ral As%L'inbl)' ()l- thl L'hurch 01. 4iLL)tlond in tyUU7. '1'h¢v arl a150 fLSP(bnsiblL liir ligiii4irdingi iliL l%L.15 É)I' IliL ('liiJrih ai)d must lukL' reaMin¥blL' %l¥ps li)r ihL prc'ventiiin andl(?r dLILxiii)n tsl- Iraud und LTrthL'r irr¥giuluriliL4. 6 April 2112.5 P4g¢ 3
Independent F.xamiHfr'5 Report of ihe Trntees ofRenton TriDity' Parish Church I r¢purt on ihL' aLLuunL% uf thL Lharil). for the )ear ended 31 tk.cember 20?4 which arc sd oui on pagcs I to 9. Respective mponsibilitiu of tr•s1tt4 exminer The charily's Inj%t$ ar¢ T¥nSible for the prcparalinn of ihr L()uniS in aLLc)rdance wilh ihL terms ol" thc Charities and Trustees Invesimeni IS¢oiland) Act 25 artd the Charilies AL)UnIS I%LI)Ilandl RLgulali()ns looh. "l-hL Lharily Im4lLY8 con%idLr ihal ihc audii rcquiremeni of Regulaiion l O( l } Idl nf ihe AccounLS R¢¥ulaliiins nui apply. It 1% my rvP)nsibiliiy Io L".xarninc ihc acLounis a5 rcquircd undcr 5tt1ion 44111 1¢) of ihe Act and 10 5L11e whethcr partiLular matlers have comc to mv ancntion. Ilqi% of independent examiner's JtAlement Mv Lxniiiinaiii)n 1% iurriLsd Iiui 111 aLLiirdaiiie w'ith Regulation I l of the C'harities A¢Liiunl.s (SL()Ilandi RL'giulaiiiTrn4 ?iKJ6. An examinaiilin inLludL¥ J rei'iem i)rthe &ii)untin¥ reii)rd% kLP( hi, Ihc Lh11) and a Lompari%on ()f ihc acLI)unt.5 pwynlcd M'ith th re¢ords. 1( a15U inLludc's ¢nnsider4ltinn nl- an)" unusual items nr disclosure% in thc aLLI)unl%. und %Lk% explanali()n% lTrim ihL IsIl'l.5 LunLerning such matters. 'fhL' pr(Kedur¢s undertaken do not provide all the evidenLe thal iv()Iild k. rLyUirL in an audit. and consL'quenil)' I di) nc)i exprcss an audit ()pinion on the view Im41ependent timintr'y ¥ltemtnt In thL Li1up. ol. m) LxaminJii()n. no maiicr ha5 come ii) my aiiLmtion which 8iVe& me onable LIIiI4L li) IK'IiLL ihal in mal¢rio1 rL"spLiI ihl rcquirL.mLIS'. lo kccp 3ccounling rccords in acci)Tdan¢c H'iih S¢Ytion 44{1) (al ol. thc 2(K)5 Act and RLgulJtiiin 4 ()l-thL ?IK)6 ALi(Trunts RL¥uldiivn5. and io prepare aLLI)unts *hich aLcc)rd 1th ihL ¥wunting rewrds and Lurnpl%' w ith RL'Bululion 9 ()I"Ihe 21)06 A¢u?unt% Regulaiinn% have n()t been mel. 4 Glenward Avenue (i06 7LI Ji Jul). 20?5 Pa%e 4
RFNT()N TRINITY PARISH CHURCH RF.CF.IPTS AND PAYMF.NTS ACCOUNT YF.AR ENDF.D 31 DECF.MBER 2024 Unrestricted Funds 2024 Restricted Fund5 2024 Total 2024 2023 Receipts l)c)natii)n AiiiviliL's fi)r Cienerating I'und4 Investment Inci)me ?8.625 2.012 62 1.326 29,951 2.012 79 2.9n9 44 17 -30.699 1.-343 32.042 PAWMetI { ii%l i)I'IjLnerating l-unds C'h1tblc Activili¢'s (i()vernunLe L'()%ls 95 32.376 95 32,376 -13,422 .1 otal I'aym¢nts 32.471 32.471 | 33.512 r.xcess ill. Relcipls ()vcr Paymcnts fc)r the Ycur ri}r(. Trunsl¢rs 11.7721 1.343 {429) 1.2118 '[ ransfLrs '.xLess ()I' RecLiPts over Payments f()r Ihe Ylar {787) 5$6 1.2811
RENTON TRINITY PARISH CHIIRCII STATE.E OF BALANCF.S AT JI DF.C.F.MBER 2024 Lnrn8tri¢ted Restricted Tts¢l 2023 2024 IIAnk & l)epo8il Ilulxn¢¥s 14ank & Ikp()%ii Balanies hroughi lorward 21.122 89 21.211 19.923 Moltment in Yer: ol- R¥Y¢ipls ov¢r Paymeni for the YcaT 17871 556 1.288 Hiink l)¢.11 Ilalances carried forward 21.767 21.211 'I'hL aLcuunis wer¢ appn)v¢d by th¢ I"rustees (bn 6 April 2025. ion C'lerk Trea%llrer Pa%e 6
RF.wroN TRINITY PARISH CHURCH NOTF.S TC) THF. AC".COUNTS YF.AR F.NDF.D 31 DF.CF.MBF.R 2024 Trustee Remuneration and Relted Partv TraBsactions No "I"rustcc reccivcd an!. remuneralion or cxpcnscs during the year. The Interim moderVr$ trnvellin¥ expenses w'ere £135. Movements in Funds At l JaDua 2024 At 31 1)eeember Receipts Pavments Transfer 2024 Ilnrestricted FuDd5 tk%i¥?nated l.abriL Fund Designatcd Reserve Fund General Fund 477 15.000 5.645 477 15,000 5,205 -12.471 1.3.12 21.1?? 30.699 -3?.471 1.332 20,682 Restricted Funds I0er Fund FabriL Fund Benevolent Fund 89 330 17 996 1330) {17) 89 996 89 1.343 (3471 1,085 Tothl Funds 21.211 3?.042 32.471 985 21.767 Purpo8L8 of DesiRn¢ed FuDd5 l-abriL l. und.. "rhc I'rusteL'S have set &side funds for the mainlenance of the Church property. Reserve Fund- The Trustees have set &side funds to meet anv shonfall arising on the g¢n¢ral fund and ii) mea extraordinarv eXdilUre. Purposes of Restrieted Funds Ic)wer l.und- This is a fund to provide flowers for displa). during services of worship. Fabric Fund: This fund 15 Uscd for spccific fabric projccis. Ilcnevulcni Fund.. This fund is used io help those in need 1th1n the parish. Pa2e 7
RF.NTC)N TRINITY PARISH CHURCH N(ITF.S TO THF. ACCOUNTS VEAR F.NDF.D 31 DECF.MBER 2024 Unrestrieted Funds 2024 Restricied Funds 2024 Total 2024 TiJt*l 2023 Analysi5 of Donations WFO SchemL {ni)n Ciift Aid) Gift Aid Donations Tax RLrovcrcd on Gift Aid tk)nations Ordinary ()fferings (Open Plate) Other Offerings and Donations 657 18.048 6.570 2.454 896 657 18.048 6.570 2,454 2.222 1,015 18.?86 6.954 2.069 3.523 1.326 28.625 1.3?6 ?9.951 31.847 Analvsis of Pavments Costs ibf Rener#tin2 funds Ofiering envelopes 95 95 90 Charitable A¢tivi¢ies (living tc) Grom, Pre%bvlen, l)uL"s Minister s Lxpenses Pulpit Supplv Other Sialling CL)sIs FahriL R¥pair% & Maintcnancc Ilcai & l.ight Insurance l-'l()wcrs ()rgban & Mu%ic Printing & stationery Other F.xpLn%Ls Audic) Visual 14.037 14.037 158 135 135 2.710 2.710 3.135 4.881 4.972 2.950 7.209 3.058 4.640 4.881 4,972 858 213 1.4.15 858 213 1.435 810 588 65 32.376 32.376 33.422 Miniqler'i Stipend All C'hurch ot. SLOtland congregvaiionq contrihute to the Naiional Siipend F"und whi¢h bears thc ¢o%lS C)f all minislL'fs' Stipends and L'mplover'4 contribulic)ns lor natii)nal insurancL. pensiÉ)n and housing and l()an fund. Mini%lers' %tipends arL paid in aLLC)rdanLe wilh thc national stipend scale. which is rclated to years of service. For the year under review the minimum slipend was £31.642 and the mlMuM stipend lin the fifth and subscqucni ycars) £38.884. Page 8
RF.NTON TRINITY PARISH CHIIRCH YOTF.S TO THF, ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DF.CEMBER 2024 2024 2023 Collection5 for Thtrd Parties C.'hri%tian Aid Lrnkine F.mbrace the Middle Ea41 DF.'c 'furkL'J & S>ria F.arthquake Sightsavers Cjlasgyow l.odging 14ousc Mission .1 c)ntine l-CK)d Pantr) and C'ommunity Hub 348 100 230 291 201 173 120 194 497 1.175 979 APPF.NDIX FIINDS HELD ON BF.HALF OF THE CC)NGREGATION BY THE CHIIRCH OF %COTI.AND C'Tr.NTr:RAI. TRUSTF.F.S C".4pital Aceount Credit Balances held ai 31 December 2024 al cost 82.185 78.454 Market Valuc ol- Balances at 31 December 2024 82.185 78.454 Page 9