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$8islani Minisier:
l.IKum:
Interim M￿j¢r81￿r.
'￿ilin c'l¢rk..
Church 'freasurer:
ankirs:
Vir¥in Mi)ncy
3? % J'ltranid Wa). S()uih
Cl)'dcbank
(J81 IRP
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TRIISTF.F.S' ANNUAL RF.PI)RT
YF.AR F.NDF.D 31 DF.C.F.MIIF.R 2024
Iructure. Cyovernance and MHnagemen¢
Governing Document
The ('hurch is admini%l¢red under the tern15 01.the ljnitsry Constiluliun.
Reeruitment *nd Appoittlment nf Tru$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.
prO￿rt). 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- %LVll￿d 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¢ lo￿1 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.
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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 M￿nI 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 eX￿nd11￿c.
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
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Independent F.xamiHfr'5 Report of ihe Trn*tees 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 ex*miner
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 2￿5 artd the Charilies A￿L)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 rv*P)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.
Il*qi% 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 Lh￿11) 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 %L*k% explanali()n% lTrim ihL
I￿sIl'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 ti*mintr'y ¥l*temtnt
In thL Li1up￿. ol. m) LxaminJii()n. no maiicr ha5 come ii) my aiiLmtion which 8iVe& me ￿onable
LIIiI4L li) IK'IiL*L ihal in mal¢rio1 rL"spLiI ihl rcquirL.mL￿IS'.
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
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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
PAWMe￿tI
{ ii%l i)I'IjLnerating l-unds
C'h￿1t￿blc 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 Ye*r:
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
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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 Rel*ted Partv TraBsactions
No "I"rustcc reccivcd an!. remuneralion or cxpcnscs during the year.
The Interim moder￿Vr$ 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
I0￿er 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 eX￿dilUre.
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.
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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 m￿lMuM stipend lin the fifth and subscqucni ycars) £38.884.
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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
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