APPENDIX 1 oscr Periott slart dale onih Year 2024 Per,ocJ end (Jale Day Oay 31 onlh Year From To 2024 Office of the Swttish Charity Regulaior Reference and administration detsils Cttarity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Ruihefglen Unrted Refor1 Church SC017385 69 Johnslone Drive Rulherglen Glasgow Postcode G73 2aA Names of the charity tnJstee5 On date of approval of Trnstees. Annual Report N•m• of qor body) trtl¢d to appoint lff anyl Church AGM,'Meeting Church AGMIMeeling Trust•• nam• Olllc• Irf any) Dates acted il not tor whole y•ar PreSent Secretary Minisler Church AGMIMeeling Church AGMIMeeling Chufch Deauns Resoned 1111124 Session Clelk Church AGhllMeeling Church AGNIIMeeling Church AGMIMeeling Church AGWMeeling Resyned 1119124 Appointed 2518124 PresKJenl-Elect 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
APPENDIX 1 Reference and administratlon detalls Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, Ifor examplé, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Structure, governance and management Type of govorning document The charity has a conslilulion and is an unincorporated association. The charity's governing body Is the church meeting. Four ctxjrch meetings are held each year. An Annual General Meeting Is also held in the month of June each yeaT The Annual General Meeting leceives a report from the trustees. the accounts of the charily and a150 make5 appoinllnenls lo the Iiuslee tx)dy and other appointmen15 wlhin the charity. The charity Is a congregation ol the United Relormed Church and functions in accordance wilm Ihe Basis of Union and Plan lor,Partnership in Ministerial Remuner8lion Trustees are recruited from within the membership ol Ihe charity Ilhe congregalionl when a vacancy occurs. Trustee appointments are usually made al the Annual General Meeting of the ch8rily Ilhe congreg8lionl, Trusi•e rncruitment and appointment Objectlves and actlvltles Charitable purposes The charitable puipose ol the charily is the advancemenl ol CF*islianrty. The Church seeks lo support a range of Iocol community aclivrfles Ihfoughoul the year. Summary of the rnain activities in relation to thèse objecis The main aclivilies ol the charrty include the provision of public Fhrislian worship al leasl once a week, and addrtional acts ol Christian )rship Ibaplisin. weddings and luneralsl as required. There is provision lor Christian educalion and nurture lor children. Pastoral care Is provided for those in need. particulady the eldedy and sick and there are rewlar social activities for the members of the congregation. The charrty participates in the life of the local community by making ils building available for local communrty groups and through the involvement ol the minister and members in local organisalions and schools. The charity also participates in the activilie5 of the wider United Reformed Church.
Achievements and performance Summary of the fflain achievements of the chafity dunng the financial period On 31 $1 December 2024 the church roll stood al 83 with an 4verage attendance ai worship of around forty adurts an¢ 2-3 young peDplelchihlren. 'The Hub, Ilhe Trustee body ol the Church) continues lo act 15 a conduit of infomiation and overspJhl for the vanous ctturch worting group5 ie Deacons. Adrnlnlstratft. Fin8nce Fellowship and IndivKJuals who psOn1 the church on a WdrEly of loc1 community and church Inrtialives During Ihe past yeai the Deacons have looked al Ihe formal ol Communir)n Ser¥es and Ihere has been some experimenlalion wrth the formal in order lo create a more refleclive atmosphere for communion.. The Adminislfalion group continue to have oversuhl of Ihe h•ll bookings and the church and h811s We l)Olh well used lttroughou1 Ihe year The Fellowship GfOUP coniinue 10 Ofoanise lelbwship events- among Ihem, summer coffee. SouplS8nthYich Sundays. 8n¢J Ihe very SL¢cessful Candle-lil Dinner The Finance Group coniinue lo have Il oÉ'f411 I (Thl Ilif. r.hiirch'S finances as well as dealing with property matte onlinues lo convene the group as Ihe Hub conliill. onvenor. In 2024 Ihe Finance Group ovefsaw further repairs to the exterior stonework ol ihe buibJing and mosl of the con9 slones al the rear of the buik1ing have now b8en covered wrth a brtumen based material lo prevent water Iiiwess A gianl was received Iiom the Synod ol Scotland lo Impfove the energy •fticiency ol Ihe building afKJ Ihis moiiey was used to feplace Iwo ohy 8nd drafly exterior oors The VdnesdaY Woikers, conlinue lo meet and 8 pair ID the drains was undertaken by Chuich members Ihus saving Ihe church a sthslanlial sum ol rnoney Both a church owned propemy and the flat Iwhith is Inlpgial lo Ihe church buiklingl continue lo be 1 and both are managed by Lel'g Let. Al our Aulumn harvest serwce all the produce donaied by both Ihe cororegalion ano by members of the local cornmunrty was dona14d lo Ihe Ioc81 foodbank. an organallOn wrth whicl) a numbei of the Cong gaii¢n are 8clively involved. Al our Christrnas gift serw¢e we collected a large number ol toys and gifls which were taken lo the S8Iv8lion Anny in Rulherglen lo be dis1rilIed lo lamilies in Ihe Rulherglen area As 8 church we continue to suprK)rt Chnslian aThJ we have Iwo representatives In our fellowship who are on the local Christian Ail comrnittee The church has aeveioped a strong relationship with RuthergI Rotary Club and provxles the Rolary Club wrth free use ol the church Premises for any fundraIng l irtliveS Ihey undertake in 2024 this included their annual school quiz. their annual plant sak and an inili8live lo colle¢l18ckOls and coals for dll1blI0n lo people In need over the winier monihs The minister continues to be Involved In chaplaincy work Rutherglen High School IAddrtion81 Support Need51 and wrth Rulherulen Community ca[S where he serves on the Management Commrttee In December 2023 he look on the iole of Convenor of Ihe Steering Group lof the Church Relaled Comrnunrty Worker who Is based al Prie51hill URC Conversations wrth Hamilton URC and East KilbrK1e URC su•{j In an agreefflenl io lomi a joint paslorale The Synod ol Scotland has scoped the paslor8le al one lull lime milliSler and one part lime Comrnunrty Mknisler. The soinl pastorale will come Inln erfecl once the vacancy for Ihe full time minister as been filled Al that time Ilie current minister d Rulherglen URC will lake on the part tlllle knvllllliuiiily ithii)Ibler role. Dunng 2024 Ihe Church re-Inve51ed monies received from Ihe URC Synod of Scotland Investment Fund in 2023 The receipt ol this money in 2023 and rt's inveslmenl {wrth CCL41 in 2024 has meant that both the 2023 arKI Ihe 2024 annual accounts have shown a large imbalance between income ald eXpelrtu1e.
Flnanclal revlew
Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves A reserve w)licy was Wfrtlen in 2016 staling that 20% of the annual ovlgoing sfioukl be adIlY acrE55ibk This amounts lo aporoximalely £16,000 and is held in the Royal Bank ol Scolland Rese8 Account As al 31112124 the Reserve A(tsunl hekl £14.459 83. As of 3151 t)ecember 2024. the valuation of our inveslmenlts wewe.. CCL4 £65.082.07 M&G DIvK1end FuThJ £16,090.37 M&G Chanfund £18.405 00 Details ol any deficit The 2024 A(xounls show a defrt 01 £59.082 68. In March 2024 we ieinvesled £65.000 wrth CCLA Ihawng re¢eived £64.641.33 from the URC syn of Scotland Investment Fuhd in 20231 Donated facilittes and services Irf any) APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaratlon The trustees declaye that they have appmved the tmstees, report above. Signed on behalf of the chanty'5 trustees Signaturel. Full namel: Position {e.g. Chai Dale
Rherglèn United Refom)ed Church SC017385 Receipts and payments accounts Sc(tth Chdrty Re8th1(x oi 24 1024 Section A Statement ol receipts and paYnIS PiMrt¢rtl uni¢Stri¢W TDtal Funds Tvtsl lutM15 last R¢slrthd end<>v4mÈm Ir fvnd A1 Il•c 461 411 .14B Gratst$ 5.575 li(rfn IneSt5 IDan ano trJikJrys Rwis Gro&6 crwrtab 6.017 •.2q1 14,010 Al Sub tot•1 117,4 AZ R•c¢lptsfrcAn •s••t4 Inv•5tr11•rrt %•1•% PrrK£y15.'FDm dss PrL£aS from std brTrt$ A2 Stsb tot41 To¢4 117M#J 117m) AJ Payrn•nts ¥se5 fy IJr Ji Payr(wis tehatbry oKedwtoch¥rtat 104.472 104.4TI 7.110 7,110 677 AArt I wmin 276 rl annual cyr1 A3 Svb tor•1 111 10D,144 Al P•ym•nts r•14Onq to4SS•t in¥•%lm•nt mov•m•Thb k)UTrl1&5e¥ tst Iix£¥J A4 Svb toral Totsipymnts 176 176 159.wl A6 TrnAfèr to I (from) lurMIs Surylu8/ fd•llcirJ Iwythv 81.
Rutherglen United Rtformed Church Section 8 Statemenl of balances SC017385 Ind lund* B1 CJshfuDds Ca%M ii•.J M.474 ¢•bh 99 11U.314 51J 82 Inv•strn•fftts 15.9741 L306K k4&G LIdend LknITs . 12W InGoffwUDIts uThf¢4 I•Aos 17mT. 21044 4524 ccJunrt5 rMtriclétt 15.B02 .497 03 Oth•1 ass•ts T¢141 Trf41 apptoval
Rutherglen Unlted Refonned Church SC017386 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 Nawre and purpom ol ntls be stot9d on n•ty51s off lunds wrrksh••t51 All fvrés art mre9tr¢tsd Tyi>E nl acli¥ily prvpci Siipwirle ¥kJtsal I grnTrts rnid• C2 Grants D¢Wb>)s Frtym IMWJu•ls Prc¢¢wJ 8 Church 1.110 Tolal 2.110 C3• Trust•• remun•r•llon 11 rn rmun¥i¥ith was perKJ to any chartytW5ts+ u F•rtM ¢WMCl•d 1¢ • true cioss Ihm ittere tomthie #¢Jn 3b} C3b Tru•lee remuner•tlon. d•tsiis C4• TruBt•• •xp•n• C4b Trust•• exP8n5 . d•iiN5 •*l•K• Nalure ol transaclion CS Tran5aGtloni wlth Irust••s and conn•cted ws¢)ns C6 Other Inforni•tknn
Rutherglen United Refo¥med Church SC017385 Additional analysis111 AnAIysii ol i•c&pts ind p•ym•nts l Oonaoons nr•ilr1¢t•d P•nn•ft•Tht To14114 pwi04 p•tlod .312 48.312 Aid 2 Qr4n15 ta n•¥• L&n4ik5nire Cryi1 7$ URCS Ical 3 Qrws rKelpts fiom otTh•i Char1• icllvttl•s Exp•nd&bl• ionw•M E Toljl 4 P•ym•nts r•loln9 dirlctly to Chor) aCil¥ttl•s Exr1¥bI• fund• prl( Miniww & ¥iSlion 92,615 18.507 1.867 12.2$0 52.645 so.oj ZQ.62 1.867 12.260 3.e47 .4fVt•vr fj.67 3.348 34D FelIp.P 340 3,7F) M.ni¥tof Hguwcourtcil Ta Ti1141 lQ4,4n 104A72
APPENDIX 3 OSCR kcllrth (kny Regu Independent oxamlnefs report on the accounts R•port to th• Ctrty namo tru¥t•Mlrn•mb•r• of K2.111t., ,/ CJIL'4( 11 R•glsl•r•d chartty sc numb•f On tho aonts ol th• charfly for the p•rlod -c (117385 Perkxj stsrt date Perk)d end dale Y•w S•1 out on p•g•• gSP•CtIv• The carity's trustees are r¢s[nsIA8 for Ihe preparntK)n of the xcounts In accordance rn•pon•lbllftlM of with the lemis of the Charities Trustee Investrnenl {Scolland} 2CK)5 A¢1 and tho trn•t and •x•mln•r Ch81ities ActA)unts IScoUaTrJ} Regulats$ 21x6 {as ameThJedl. The charity trustees conslder that the aLMlil requirem&nl of Regulatii)n 10(11 Idl of the Accounts Regulat$ dofrs not apply. 11 Is my resp(sibIlIty to examine the accwits as required UfKler sectknn 44111 Ic} of Iho ki arKJ to $lal8 whether parb'cular matters have come Io rny attenllon. 8•s11 of Ind•p•nd•nt My exambHl)n is carried oth in arxordance with RegulatKJn 1101 the ACcnts •x•mln•e• •lat•m•nt Rogulalions. An gxamination )cludtss a rewew ol th8 acCntIng rwds kept by Ihe charity and a C(ffipwiS of the tnts resented wilh those records. 11 a150 indudos onsld8ralJft ol any unusual rtems Of tjisclosures in the 8ccA)unl8 and seeks OXFdanalions from the Iruslees COM13 any such matters. The Pr(dUleS undertaken do no¢ provide 011 Ihe 8vidence th81 VIkj btr required in an a111 and, cort8quenlly, I do t ?xw•ss an audil opTrnw)n tho vlow given by the aCc(nts. Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r'• In thè courne of my examin81w)n. mattor h8$ ¢(xno to my attentK•n 10t than that •14l•m•nt dis(g09¢d tho attached p8ge1 whth gives m8 re8$able caus6 to believe that in any mat&rial res the requirements.. to keep accounting rec(th in ardance wth 5eclNJn 44(11 (al of th92005 kl and Regulat#)n 4 of Ihe 20L% Accojnts RegLAalns. and lo prepare aCCnIS wfiith accord wth the nting reconls and rAyDF4y with RegulalK)n 9 of the 2(K6 Acwjnts Reg have not been mel. lo vthich. in my opini, attention shwld be drawn In order lo enable a proper Nam•: R•hvant prof•••lonl quallllGallon{•l or body {rf anyl: Addr•M: pagg.
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section 0Y CCHnle rf Ihe examiner n86ds lo high1h1 material probl8ms. Glv• h•re brfef d•tslls of any ltsms th•t th• •xamln•r WISh to dl•do••