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APPENDIX 1 OSC r

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period	Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
	Period start date				Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	09	2024	To	31	08	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name THE EAST OF SCOTLAND METHODIST CHURCH Other names charity is known Perth Methodist Church; Dundee Methodists; Blairgowrie Methodists. by Registered charity number SC016818 Charity’s principal address SCOTT STREET PERTH

Postcode PH2 8JN

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14	ADAM JAMES STEVENSON	SUPERINTENDENT MINISTER	SCOTLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT – ex officio
	DAVID ROGER BIDNELL	MINISTER	SCOTLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT – ex officio
	HELEN ELIZABETH JENKINS	MINISTER	SCOTLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT – ex officio
	AUDREY WATSON	CHURCH STEWARD	CHURCH MEETING EX-OFFICIO


	ELIZABETH DRYSDALE KAY	CHURCH STEWARD	CHURCH MEETING EX-OFFICIO


	THOMAS ALAN ANDERSON	TREASURER	CHURCH COUNCIL EX-OFFICIO


	SHEILA LAMONT	COUNCIL SECRETARY	CHURCH COUNCIL EX-OFFICIO


	SHEILA MARY ANDERSON	SAFEGUARDING OFFICER	CHURCH COUNCIL EX-OFFICIO
	JAN ANN MILLER	CONGREGATION REPRESENTATIVE	GENERAL CHURCH MEETING
	KEITH PARKER	CONGREGATION REPRESENTATIVE	GENERAL CHURCH MEETING
	LORNA MARGARET DEWAR	CONGREGATION REPRESENTATIVE	GENERAL CHURCH MEETING
	ROBERT LINDSAY SIBLEY	CONGREGATION REPRESENTATIVE	GENERAL CHURCH MEETING
	ELSPETH CHRISTINE MACLACHLAN	CONGREGATION REPRESENTATIVE	GENERAL CHURCH MEETING
	LESLEY MARGARET BIRTWELL	PROPERTY CONVENOR	CHURCH COUNCIL – EX OFFICIO

APPENDIX 1

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
ANDREW MORTON BAKER	1stSeptember 2024 to 31stAugust 2025
JENNIFER HELEN EASSON	1stSeptember 2024 to 18thJuly 2025

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment	THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRACTICE AND DISCIPLINE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH
	EX-OFFICIO WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GENERAL CHURCH MEETING ENSURING ALL AREAS OF CHURCH LIFE ARE PROPERLY REPRESENTED.


Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINAL STANDARDS AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE METHODIST CHURCH AND ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE TIME BEING OF ANY CONNEXIONAL, DISTRICT, CIRCUIT, LOCAL OR OTHER ORGANISATION OF THE METHODIST CHURCH.
	• MISSIONAL ACTIVITIES • SUNDAY WORSHIP, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND OTHER MEETINGS FOR FELLOWSHIP • PASTORAL CARE OF MEMBERS AND ADHERENTS • MAINTENANCE OF CHURCH BUILDING • FINANCIAL MATTERS INCLUDING MEETING OF ASSESSMENT FIGURE SET BY OUR RELATED BODY, SCOTLAND METHODIST CIRCUIT (SC002159) • SUPPORT OF METHODIST AND ECUMENICAL ACTIVITIES IN SCOTLAND, UK AND ABROAD • SUPPORT OF OTHER ACTIVITIES, APPEALS AND FUNDS, WHICH VARY FROM TIME TO TIME

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the financial period

•
REGULAR SUNDAY WORSHIP
•
MAINTAINED PASTORAL CONTACTS WITH MEMBERS AND
ADHERENTS
•
MAINTAINED REGULAR HOUSE GROUPS
•
MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH CHURCHES OF OTHER
DENOMINATIONS
•
CONTINUES MAKING BUILDING AVAILABLE FOR USE BY
COMMUNITY GROUPS
•
CONTINUED TO OFFER SUPPORT TO WIDER COMMUNITY
THROUGH MONTHLYCOFFEE MORNING AND SOUP
LUNCHES
•
CONTINUED THE RENEW WELLBEING PROJECT MEETING
TWO HALF DAYS A WEEK. DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH
OTHER CHURCHES IN PERTH AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH TEAM
•
MAINTAINED THE CHURCH BUILDING
•
MET OUR FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT WITHIN METHODIST
CIRCUIT
•
SUPPORTED OTHER METHODIST FUNDS
•
SUPPORTED A VARIETY OF OTHER CHARITABLE FUNDS

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	THE CHURCH AIMS TO HOLD RESERVES AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS’ AVERAGE EXPENDITURE
	N/A.

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information eee

Declaration ee

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Decl & baba T Clan Full name(s) DAVID ROGER BIDNELL THOMAS ALAN ANDERSON Position (e.g. Chair) MINISTER and CHAIR OF THE TREASURER CHURCH COUNCIL Date 12[th] February 2026 12[th] February 2026

Enter SC No. below SC016818

Enter charity name below

APPENDIX 2

The East of Scotland Methodist Church

Receipts and payments accounts

				Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date	Period end date
		For the period from	01 Day	09 Month	2024 Year		to	Day Month Year 31 08 20252024

Section A Statement of receipts and payments
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds		Expendable endowment funds			Permanent endowment funds	endowment	Total funds current period	Total funds last period	Total funds last
		to nearest £	to nearest £		to nearest £			to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		62,652	10	10,994						73,645	97,069
Legacies										-
Grants										-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities		2,939								2,939	6,208
Gross tradingreceipts										-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings		5,825								5,825	7,021
Rents from land & buildings		14,724								14,724	15,048
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities										-	300	300
										-
*A1 Sub total*	*A1 Sub total*	A1 Sub total 86,140	10,994	10,994	-	-		-	-	97,133	125,646
A2 Receipts from asset &	A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets - Proceeds from sale of investments 164 A2 Sub total - - - - - 164 Total receipts 86,140 10,994 - - 97,133 125,810 ~~—_--——~~
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities										-
Gross trading payments										-
Investment management costs		170								170
Payments relating directly to charitable
activities		74,100	5	5,925						80,025	107,749
Grants and donations		2,460	4	4,289						6,749	7,556
Governance costs:
										-
Audit / independent examination										-
Preparation of annual accounts										-
Legal costs	Legal costs									-
	Other	Other
										-
										-
*A3 Sub total*	**A3 Sub total **	76,730	10,214	10,214	-	-		-	-	86,943	115,305
										error
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets
										-
Purchase of investments										-
*A4 Sub total*	**A4 Sub total **	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-

**Total payments **		76,730	10,214	10,214	-	-		-	-	86,943	115,305
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*		9,410 780 9,410 780 ~~===~~				- -		error - 10,190 10,506 - - 10,190 10,506 ~~===>~~

APPENDIX 2

SC016818

The East of Scotland Methodist Church

Section B Statement of balances

Categories	Details	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Expendable endowment funds Permanent endowment funds Total current period Total last period
		to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	82,287 5,608 9,410 780 91,697 6,388 Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account Cash and bank balances at end of year Cash and bank balances at start of year ~~SSS Se~~				~~Se~~	87,894 77,388 10,190 10,506 - - - - 98,084 87,894 ~~Se~~
	(Agree balances with receipts and payments
	account(s))	-	-	- -	-	- - - - -
	Details					Market valuation Last year Fund to which asset belongs
						to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Investments	46,273 46,419 2,283 2,186 Total 48,557 48,605 McFarlane Bequest Perth Model Trust Bequest ~~=~~ ~~=~~
						~~=~~
	Details			Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (if available) Current value (if available) Last year Fund to which asset belongs
						to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B3 Other assets	3,582 3,575 Total - 3,582 3,575 Endowment McDonald Endowment ~~=~~ ~~2a~~
	Details					Amount due Last year Fund to which liability relates
						to nearest £ to nearest £
B4 Liabilities	~~= ~~					Total - - ~~=~~
	Details					Amount due (estimate) Last year Fund to which liability relates
						to nearest £ to nearest £
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Contingent liabilities	Total - - Signed by one or two trustees on Date of approval 12 February2026 T Alan Anderson Signature Print Name ~~—-~~
OSCRAccounts2024-25.xlsx / Statement of balances		2				December 2007

APPENDIX 2

The East of Scotland Methodist Church

SC016818

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

Type of activity or project supported	Type of activity or project supported	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £





		Total	-

If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)
Authority under which paid			£






If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)		this box
	Nature of transaction	Number of trustees	£





Nature of relationship		Transaction amount (£)	Balance outstanding at period end (£)

C6 Other information

OSCRAccounts2024-25.xlsx / Notes

December 2007

APPENDIX 2

The East of Scotland Methodist Church

SC016818

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Offertory	53,715	10,994			64,709	65,689
Gift Aid	687				687	26,394
Other	8,250				8,250	150
Legacy			-		-	5,000
Total 2 Grants	62,652	10,994	-	-	73,645	97,233
	- Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-	- Total current period to nearest £	reference Total last period to nearest £

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Total	-	-			-	-
	-	-			-	-

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
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					-
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Total	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	reference error

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Circuit Assessment (Ministry Stipends etc)	49,050				49,050	65,400
Other Ministry and Mission Costs	1,742				1,742	1,609
Rentals for worship in Dundee and Blairgowrie	2,163				2,163	2,078
Property costs for Perth Church	21,145				21,145	12,453
Refurbishment at Perth Church					-	20,890
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					-
					-
					-
					-
					-
Total	74,100	-	-	-	74,100	102,430
	-	reference error	-	-	reference error	reference error

OSCRAccounts2024-25.xlsxAdditional notes (1)

December 2007

APPENDIX 2

SC016818

Additional analysis (2)

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Receipts	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below Perth Methodist Church	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below Dundee Methodists	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below Blairgowrie Methodists	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations	43,642	14,245	4,765		62,652	81,789
Legacies					-	5,000
Grants					-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	2,939				2,939	2,623
Interest	4,648	431	747		5,825	7,021
buildings					-
Rents from land & buildings	14,724				14,724	15,048
Gross receipts from other charitable activities		-			-	299
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	65,953	14,675	5,512	-	86,140	111,780
					cross ref error
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	65,953	14,675	5,512	-	86,140	111,780
					cross ref error
Expenses for fundraising activities	21,145	863	1,300		23,308	12,453
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs	170				170
Payments relating directly to charitable activities	32,988	13,630	4,174		50,792	69,327
Grants and donations	2,220		240		2,460	3,970
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
Refurbishment Costs					-	20,890
					-
*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	56,523	14,493	5,714	-	76,730	106,640
					-
Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
	56,523	14,493	5,714	-	76,730	106,640
					-
	9,429	182	202) (	-	9,410	5,140

					-

	9,429	182	202) (	-	9,410	5,140
					cross ref error
Nature andpurpose of funds

OSCRAccounts2024-25.xlsxAdditional notes (2)

December 2007

APPENDIX 2

The East of Scotland Methodist Church

SC016818

Additional analysis (3)

Receipts 6 Breakdown of restricted funds	Restricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below Benevolent	Restricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below Renew 23.3	Restricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below Methodist Charities	Restricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below Other Charities	Total restricted funds	Total restricted funds last period
Donations		6,705	2,710	1,579	10,994	10,280
Legacies					-
Grants					-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities			-		-
Gross tradingreceipts					-
Income from investments other than land and buildings			-		-
Rents from land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	6,705	2,710	1,579	10,994	10,280
					-
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	6,705	2,710	1,579	10,994	10,280
					-
Expenses for fundraising activities		-			-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relating directly to charitable activities		5,925			5,925	4,735
Grants and donations			2,710	1,579	4,289	4,634
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
					-
					-
*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	5,925	2,710	1,579	10,214	9,369
					-
Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
	-	5,925	2,710	1,579	10,214	9,369
					-
	-	780	-	-	780	911

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	-	780	-	-	780	911
					cross ref error
Nature andpurpose of funds

OSCRAccounts2024-25.xlsxAdditional notes (3)

December 2007

APPENDIX 3

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

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| Independent examiner’s report on the accounts =
trustees/membersReport to theof HE”THE nameEAST OF SCOTLAND METHODIST CHURCH
Registered charity | |S$C016818
number |
On the accounts of the | Period start date Period end date
charity for the period | Day _ Month | . . Year | Day Month : Year
01 09 2024 te 31 08 2025
Set out on pages 1, B1-3, C1 Soccer
Respective the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the
audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It
is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the
Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities
examiner's statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with
those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit
Independent examiner’s !n the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other trranthat
statement -diselesed-er-the-attached-page”]
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
tO prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: aaLS ao— Dates VT -J AN -2026.
Relevant professional |
qualification(s) or body Foca
(if any):
Address: - Dundee186GlamisRoad
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*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.

APPENDIX 1

OSC r

Reference and administration details

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Reference and administration details

Structure, governance and management

APPENDIX 1

Achievements and performance

Financial review

APPENDIX 1

Other optional information ~~eee~~

Declaration ~~ee~~

Receipts and payments accounts

The East of Scotland Methodist Church

Section B Statement of balances

Section C Notes to the Accounts

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

Additional analysis (2)

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds

Additional analysis (3)

APPENDIX 3

Other optional information eee

Declaration ee