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CHARI'I'Y REFERENCTr: NIIMBER- SC'017258
ST DAVID OF SCOTLAND EPISCOPAL CHU
CH
ACCOIINTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
30th SEPTEMBER 2024

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T DAVID,
EPISC'OPAL CHIIRCH
RLPORT OF THE VESTRY
YEAR EN'DED 30 SEPTEMBER
024
Thc niembL'f5 1)f the Vestry prc5cnt tl)eir annual repM)rt together witl) lh¢ financial stsi
year cndLNd .10 September 2024
ent.5 for the
.1 Structure 4nd Go%'ernonce
li) Icrms of th¥ ('harilicb and Tru%tce In¥'esimLnl 18Loilai)dl ALI ?IM)S and Ihc Cl)dri
{Sioilandl Reb?IilaTions 200f>. thL Ve4try report.% 10 Ihc LongFregi.1tion a.% follow'%'.
St David of Scotland F.pi.%Lopal C'l)urch
E"dinburgh 1% a re81Ste￿d Scu
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It is a mcinber of the Dio¢¢se of E￿inburgh of the Scc)Itish Epi4copal C'.hurih
Lommunion with ihe Anbyli¢an Church
'hc %uperior auih()rity is the Bi.4hop of i.'diiiburyh
All of it$ affair4 arc 8ov¢med by thc Ve¥try.
cs A¢count
tish Chariiy
nd is in fiill
1.2 Appointment of Vestry. Members
VL%lry InLinbLr% arc elLcILd or appoii)ILd by Aniiual C¥cllLral MLCting) L%iJblishLd by L(Tr
undLr C-dn()n Law, of th¢ S¢utti%li Epi%copal C'liurcli. Thlrc 1% nci lorinal induLlion pr
onyoing ¥uidaiiLc is ¥iv¢n ¢0 cnbure Ehai Vcslry mcmbcr% atl. lamiliar with IhL L-huiLh'
diid re%pc?n4ibiliti¢s as ihc designhled Irusices Ot'J Lharily.
.Iiiuiiun and
rrninniL but
.3 AdministrAtive .Strueture
li 1% Ihc duty iTrl' IhL V¢slry to mdiia¥TrL Ihc i¢inpi)ral dfliir.4 of Ihc Lonb>rL'¥ation with rL'
kLLP IhL labnL dnd prc)PLrty of ih¢ LhurLh dnd oih¥r buildings In ¥0￿1 workin8 order and
lh¢ Iinai7cL5 of th¢ Lhurch.
n4ibility to
o luok dfter
2 .St8tement of Risk
ThL Veslry kLcp% uiidir r¢vicw the major ri.%ks ¢0 which th¢ ("hurch Is cxpnsed and hay establishcd
proLcdurc.s io Initigpatc any risk% idLlltifiLd iii linL will) C)%C'R rLxommcnded prdLtiL¢S. Vc%t
MLmb¢p*
arc also aware LTrf PVLt pfdLti¢¢ in line wilh Scotli%h Episcopal C'hurch guidclin¢s
3.1 Charit*ble C)bjective% And Activitiej
The Q hurch'% principal JLtivilics iiicludL publi¢ w()r5hip in ￿Lra￿)CnI and prdyLr, Chri%liao edlliation,
Lharitable work and fuiid raisiiig for loLal. i)alioiial and inilrnationdl needs. solia
prcdominantly vl- Ihe youth. th¢ cldcrly and Lominui)ily gmups ol. dll abiLN.
mLelin¥s.
3.2 Volunteers
Thc ifestry is &Fra¢cful for the timc frccly given by a numbcr of volunteers, without whom
aLlivilies would be unable lo op¢rat¢.
any of the

4.1 AchIeven￿ntS and performance-
Priest in Charge Report
St David's has been a significant part of the IoLdl C"
d',Iil l)Ilton since ils foundation in 1941. Thc RCK 'd
was appotnted as Priesf-in-charge in Octobi r _
oad Nonh) established al the same lime. Si t)a%'id's rcmdins ioinmitted iv lay iDvulv¢incnl
in our community Ille al Si DaN'id's.
Buildings
The building is cared for and maintained by members, with re
with as they arise.
Crumbling lintels in 189 and 191 Crewe Road North were repijced with
assistance from the Diocese of Edinburgh's St Andrew's Fund.
airs dealt
Worship
Sunday worship last yeaf saw average attendance of around 2$ lan
increase of five since last year). Thi5 increased markedly on spècial
occasions such as Christmas (when 45 attended) and Easter Ivlhen 47
attendedl.
The Eucharist 15 celebrated every day and the Offices of Morni
and Evening Prayer prayed in Church.
On Thursdays the Eucharist is followed by lunch and is consistjntly
attended by at least eight people.
We continue to use Powerpoint for our services, enabling the tsse of
images in worship and making worship more accessible.
A local African congregation worship in Church on most Sundatrs and
meet on other occasions.
g Prayer
C.'ommunity
We continue to support the Food Bank organised by Granton 8aptist
Church.
The Franciscan Brothers assist at the Granton Baptist Foodban
and the
Community Food initiative based in St Salvador's Church in Stenhouse.
We have begun a breakfast initiative where folk from the local
community {and further afield} can come into Church on Saturday
mornings for a bacon roll and up of coffee.
We host a baby weighing clinic in partnership with our local Health
Practice.

The Franciscan Brothers are volunteers at the Ferrywell Youth Ftoject at
which they participate tn youth clubs, offer support to young people and
help with residential activities.
The Vestry continue to support important social projects both lècally and
overseas.
We are active Ecumenically within the area and have particularfv strong
links with Granton Baptist Church.
Diocesan sUPPOrt/ Team Development.
The Diocese continue to support the financing of a full time mirtisterial
post.
Our current Treasurer has announced his intention to retire but: he will
be replaced in January 2025. The Treasurer will be supported by a book
keeper.
The Vestry will conts'nue their development in support of our clérgy in
mission and in caring for the needs of our congregation.
Futurc plan
The Vestry look forward to continuing in partnership with the society of
St Francis.

4.2 Financial R￿'le￿ b). TreaSU￿r
This h&¥ bcen thc fiT5t full Y¢￿ of St David s operation as a church revitali5cd by Ihc prcs¢nc¢
and ministry of thL SSF Financially this would be imtK)&sibl¢ withoui the financial supp)rt of
thc Dio¢es¢. ThLSe a¢coun15 %ho4' Ih31 the church suffcred a small defs¢ii of 804 s* lalong8idc
rLscrv£s of 47.(KX>sig) Diocesan means that St Dai'id's docs carry the costs of a
slipcnd for IL% full time priest Currenily if thai support wcrc not ¥vailablL' the chfych rescrvc
would bc uscd up Rn ￿me 18 months (YCC commL￿Ls on Reserves below)
There are signs howeN"¢r that this situaljon Is improi'ing. Dcspitc the 10&8 of
'enuc (rom
property rentals lonc prop¢rry suffered thc lus% of a tenani for a short p¢riod an
IhL odier is
now giN'en over lo SSF as a l-.riaryl Ll is notablc ihat plcd¥¢d giving has Incrcascd Signif1&7ntly
reflc¢ling the intLnded re￿,1￿1)￿311on of the congrcgation The net effect of ihis 18 ihal In¢om
has actually slighily incrcased
There were a numb¢r of 2023 propertv r¢furtiishment expcnse& ￿.￿l¢h were pai4 al thc I'ery
start of thc )'car. li was explained in l&%t vear's accounts thal th¢ ¥USis of these M'o
Id th¢￿for¢
havc to he carried in 2024 Th15 15 furth¢r commentrd upon in the notes bel
bui il Is
reasonabl¢ to explxi that SULh cos15 H'ill noi impact St David s in 2025
The def￿11 lor thc ycar 15 iherrfore Ihc r￿Ul1 (Jf si¥nifiLanil)' Inircascd ¢xp¢ns¢s.' particul￿]).
in ielaiion to the continucd refurbishmeTrl of the Friar). and mainlcnanL¢ L0514 of tho other rental
prvpLrty. It is also notable that ihe C-hurch building* is rK)W OPLn e¥ery day and in ￿ar congtart¢
usc fvr w'ur5hLP and supporl of the Lommunitv Thc cxpcnscs associatcd ￿lih thcs¢ actii'ilie5
ha*¢ 2150 significantl). incr¢ascd huw'eier tbcs¢ co>ls are in a sense mosl w'clcome
Reserves
The veitry h&% pre￿.10￿SEY adopied a pilicy of maintaining a Icvcl of unr¢striLled
seTrcs Such
that. in ihc e%'cnr of a significanl drop In incomc. lh¢ church would be abl¢ tv thdiniain its
current Ici'cl of aciii'ities for thc n¢ii 2 ycars at Ic&sl. HowcN'er this is nol suststhable in the
future IgiNcrb thv lus5 uf inLom¢ from pro%'idmg a house for the Friary). Dcspltc the ILK'el of
suprA)rt proN'ida b}. Ihe Dioc¢se deiailed above ihere is a Lontinuingp for ifftesimcnl in
pn)pcrty and Lyuipment to %upport a rc¥italised pr¢sen¢¢ m Pilton. For the shorl to medium
ierni m). ¢xpeLtsfion Is ihai we seek io mainlain rcsm'p> 10 SUPEK)rt I v&ir of adivity In ihc
cv¢nt of a sig7nificant drop in Income (%uch as the loss of Diocesan suppon which wc CXFKCt
would be given M'ith a y¢ar s notice). The nei effect of ihis thould be io enable ffic oui¢ome
sought by ihe previous w)licy.
Statement of the V'estn. Member's Reiponsibtlities
Th¢ members nf thc V￿try must preparc finanLldl sthtements which gil'e suITici¢nt dctail to
enablc an xpprLYiaiion of the IransaLiions of the Church during thc financial year.
c mLmbcrs
f rhc ￿'¢￿tr5" are responsibl¢ for k¢L'ping proper accounting rccords whiLh. on
u¥%1. mu51
rcflcLi ihe curreni financial posiiion of the Church ai ihat timc. This must bc do•c 10 ensure
that the fi￿nCl2￿ stsietncnl% complv with th¢ Chaniity and TTustr¢ Investmcnl {S4otlandi Acl
2005 and ihc C-hanties Acc()unts {Scotlandl R¢gulaiions 20(b. They are also respoii%ible for
safegiiarding ihe as￿15 of the Chur¢h and musi tak¢ r¢asonable steps for the preN'e*tion andlor
dcteciion of fraud and other iTr¢gulaniies.
On beh*lf ofihe %t5tTh

IP4DEPENDEliT LXAMINER'S RTr'PUR'I'
TO TEIE ￿'ESTRI. OF ST DAI'ID'% EPISCOPAL CHURCH
FOR THE I'LAR ENDED 30 SEPTE,NIBER 2024
I report on ihe accounts of Ihe charity for the ￿ear ended 30 S¢pt¢mbcr 2019 whi¢h are sel oul
un pages 5 10 7.
Re%i)ective respon$ibilities of v￿trY Members and examiner
ThL L'hurch's Veslry Inembers are responsible for the preparnlion of th¢ accounts i
accordance
with ihe ternis of the Chunties dnd Tnjslce Investment {Scoilandl Acl 2005 d Charilies
Acci)unl.s ISLotlandl Regulations 9006. The Church's members of Ihe vestry con
idcr that the
audit requirement of Regulation l 01 l ) {dl uf Ihe ALL()un15 Regulationq does not atplv. It is my
re5tx)nsibilily lo examine the accounis as requir¢d under scction 44{1 l (c) of tht ALI and lo
siatL whether particular malters have come lo my attention.
Bfi$is of independent exxminer's $tgtemenl
My examiniltic)n is LamLd out in accordmnce with Regulation I l of lh¢ Charities Accounts
l%iotlandl Regulalions 2006. An examination include5 a rei'iew of ihe accouniinby record.s kL'pl
by the chdrily and a comparison ol the aciounls prcsenled wilh those record.s. 114150 includes
consideration ot'any unusual IleTllS 1?r dtsclosurcs in th¥ accounis, and seeks cxplanalions from
the Iruslees concerning %uch matters. The procedures undertaken do not pnJvidL' all the
ei'idence thal would be required in an audit. and con%equ¥nil> I do not cxprcss an audit opinion
on th¥ vieH' giv¢n by thc accounts.
Dale 12th December, 2024

ST DAI'ID OF SC.OTLAND EPISC'OPAL CHLRCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENfs ACCOUNT
FOR THE I'EAR E.NDED 30 SEPTEIIBER 2024
Receipt5
40tes
2024
2023
Volunlary InLf)mL
PILd8ed Giving
Open Plate
Gift Aid claim¢d
Gifi Aid receiN'ed (for 2023)
Special Collfftions
12680
3669
8$16
-3023
2610
40
2331
Donation
Receipts from property Income IN¢tt for 23)
930
9507 14400
Bank Interest
Granls
313
Total Receipts
29749 28608
P•yments
Stipend - pan time including NHI ¢ontributions and Pcnsion
Payments To Charitsble a¢iii'ities (N'oic 5)
2188
Quots paid to Diocesc of Edttiburgh (includcs £2.320 for 2023)
Trustees ExpLnscs
Other clergy and supernumerary Costs
4825
221
58
Property Cosls 189 refurb
Property Costs other
Altar and Worship C0515
Administrative Expen5eS
4760
4422
7629
1139
1468
Noie 4
15087
1*6
2549
No￿3
Total paymenls from charitable activities
Totil payments
30593 14880
Exeess lttcome over Expenditure
444 13728

ST DAVID OF SCOTLAYD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
I%OTES TO AC'COII.YTS
YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTENIBER 2024
TRUSTEE EXPENSES
Remuneration
None of the Vestry members received remuneration or expense reimbur*menls in
respect of their position as Vestry members.
Therefore expenses paid io members of the Vestry were as follows:
2024
2023
£0
HMRC - Gifi Aid
Gift Aid lor 2023 was received at the starl of the financial year and is shown above, Gift Aid
has now been ¢laim¢d for 2024 (expected to be approxiinalely 26001 As is our poli
this will
not bL accrucd but rather reflected in our dccounls when rcceived.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
2024
2023
Church Insurance
Stationery Posta8e Conferences
Copyright Licence
Bank Charges
Sundry costs.. altar. retiral.
equipment, priest expenses
Youth support
Total
1122
426
759
473
93
144
126
875
2549
1134)
2607

PROPERTY EXPF.NSES
2024
2023
Heat and Light
Church maintenance and cleaning
Church
Repairs/lmprovements/signage
House Electricity
Church House5 Insurance
Emergency Cover
Letting Agents fees lincome 2023 is
nettl
Church Houses Maintenance and
Repairs 189 1191
3814
876
945
2284
395
347
736
3321
1079
8919
4423
Total
15087
12052
Ileai and Light include¥ a lar8C
'(>verbillin¥" by SSF. Icaving ihe (hU￿h
iurrLnily in ¥T¢dil
Plca.4e iii)i¢ ihai Ihc coyly ideniifi¢d wilh
the rel'urbi%hm¢nl ol. 189 Crewc Rua41
North Iihc Frinryl w¢rL billcd in this
finHniial year and indcLd ihc i(Ixt ol-
thiSL work% wer¢ $18nifiLunily 8feAicr
th8n JnliLipuicd
S GIL4IYTSIDONATIONS RECEIVED Y4nd PAID
2024
2d23
Received
Charitable Donations
2188
PIca5c nL)le ihot paymenis for th¢ Iwst finanLial year end include £750 io
thrce seleLied ¢harilies al[)n￿gid￿ a further six d£inution% for lh¢ curyent
ycar

PROPERTY
The church, and houses are not shown in the stalement of balances as the Vestry belibvcs thal
it is not possible lo place a market i'alue on them. Church furniture and fittings are al shown
as "nil, value.
The valualion of the buildings for insurance is..
Church £763547,
Houses I603000.
Church Contents are insured at £65347
CLOSING BALAYCES
Reliance Bank 35 day notice alc
Reliance Bank Current al
11938
Tolal
47106