Kirkwall East Church
Church of Scotland
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 DECEMBER 2023
Congregatlon Yo: 452370
Charlty Wo: SC018002

KirkTrvall East Church
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Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2023
Tlie InbSieCS present the annual repon and accounts for the KIrk￿.all East Church. Church of Scoiland. for the year ended 31
Deccinbci 2023. Thc financial siaiements have been prepared in accordance with ihe a¢couniing policies sei oui on page_% 9 10 11
of the financial staicmenis and comply with the chariiy's dccd of ¢onstilulion. the Cieneral Assembly Kcgulalions for
Coiibyre￿aI7ona] Financ¢, th¢ Charities and TnLSitt Inveslment IScoilaNII Aci ?IK15. Ihe Charilics Accounis (Scoilandl
Rc¥ulaiion$ 21M)6 las amcnded) and Accounting and Rcponing by Chaniies." Siaiemcni vf R¢coDinicndcd PraLIILe appliLable 10
charities preparing ihcir accounts in accordance ￿1th ihe Financial Reponing Siand8rd applicable in Ihe UK and Republic of
Ireland IFRS 1021 IEff¢eiiie l January 20191.
ObJo<tlves XDd Attfviiles
The Church of Scorland 15 Triniiarian in di)cirinc. R¢fOrn￿ in iradiiion and Pr¢5byi¢rian in poliry. li exists to glorify Ood and io
work for ihc odvancemeni of Lhrisl's Kingdom throughou( Ihc world. As a naiional Church. il acknowlcdgcs a disiinciivc call
and duty io bring ihe OTdinan¢¢s of religion io ihe people in every parish of S¢otland Ihrough a teffitorial ii)Inisiry. li Lo-operaiLS
wilh oih¢T Churches in various wurnenical bodies in S¢oiland and beyoTrJ.
"Oiir prioriiies ar¢ W(Trrshhp and Outreaih. Ev¢rythin¥ we plan and do will refkci these prioriiies.-
Aehlev¢ment$ #nd Perform#nee
Kirkwall Easl is An outward Iwking and Inclusivc con8re8aiion. Ini¢rc51 Jn ihe widcr work of Ihc Church has bccn dcm¢)nsirai¢d
by memb¢ Th. partiLipaiion in the a¢iiviiKb of ihe General Assembly of ihe Lhurih of S¢oi14ind. the North lait und NorthLm I￿1¢5
Presbyl¢ry. Kirkwall Cuuncil of ChuT¥hes. Isi Kirkwall Company of the Boys Brhgadc and ihe Mission Group. This Involve% bui
is noi Iiniilcd lo supp)rting Chr151ian Aid. Ini¢rnalional Jusiice Mission. and Fairtrade. Thc widcr comimuniiy makc use of IliL
Kin¥ Sircei Halls which arc availabl¢ for hirc by ¢OTnmunity 8roups and pnvaic indiNiduals. includiDB ihc AA. and the L:a%i Kirk
I'i)ddl¢r8.
Groups wilh delegated rcsponsibilily (Finance Lommiiiee, Propeny Commiiiee. Halls Mana¥em¢ni Cominiiiee. Mi$sion (if4)UP
and Coiiiinunicytions Group). report io ihe Scs$ion with updates on Ihe work of Ihe ￿0￿p and any reques15 for deLisions ur
8uidanc¢ Iroln Scssion. Rcports are cir¢ulaied pnor lo s¢s5￿n meetings Iwhcn po%sibl¢l w lh￿ ￿f￿nn¢￿ deci510ns can bc iak¢n.
To enable us io m¢ei our objecii%'cs and priorities we provide Worship each Sunday throu¥h ihe Worship Tcam IMinisi¢r plus l ?
mcmb¢rs of lh¢ congre8a(ionl. A family com¢ io ihe scrvic¢s and ihc TThJihcr wilh h¢r ihrce children ihcn go down io Ihc Comer
Ri)om lor a¢Liviries. W¢ are linked wilh Shapin5ay ch￿￿h of Scoiland and hcld a joini Kirk Session mecling on the 16ih of
Scpiember. The Minister leads worship in Shapinsay eN'ery 3rd Sundav 6nd ihe Worship T¢gm Ihen leads worship ai Kirkwall
Ea51 which is challenging and deepcnin8 our faith experience. In lh¢ sch(K)I summei holiday ￿riod. the Minister takcs IWO
services every Sunday.. in Kirkwall ￿.￿1 ai 10 am and 12 noon in Shapinsay. Every Sunday wheTC ihe minisier is oil anL)ual or
siudy ILave. a guesi p￿#ther Icad5 worship. W¢ med in ih¢ church building for in-PCTson service cvcry wcek and wc sircatii i(
live 10 YouTubL a5 WCII as ihrough our (kdicaied phonc line. Work is ongoirt8 10 updat¢ the use of projeciOTS and ihc sound
yslcin during services.
'e had appeals lor funds for thc Malawi Music Fund and our pann¢rs in the Thyolo PTesbyL¢ry in Malawi 8s WCII aq a couplc of
fundraiscr5 for the church funds.
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Trustees, Annull Report
Year ended 31 De¢emb¢r 2023
Kirkwall EkL51 is a member of th¢ Kirk¥%all Council of Churches which encourag￿ ihc churches irt Kirkwall to WO￿ log¢i￿r.
This work includcs the evcnis for Holy W¢¢k. includin8 ihe Wdlk olWilD¢&s on CJoTrJ Fr•day.
M¥inbcrs of the congregation and ￿her% who aitcnd worship and support thc work of knTkwall Easi cared for by ?5 pa*ioral
vi%iiors, The* Pasioral Viiiturs visil ¢b¢ry household throug￿￿1 lh¢ year ￿ &liver pasioral c4rc a5 well as inviiaiions 10
¢oinmunLOn. They k¢ep in tOULh uvei the phone and iu p¢rson.
A ncM' saf¢suardin8 coordinalL)r h8s been appoinled this ye*r.
As ¢COvcon¥re8aiion we explored the posgibility of i￿5[allIng &olar pancls on ihe manse r(wf. bui hai'e noi been UTranie
pcrn1i￿sIVn fToin ihc Orkncy IslaThJs Louncjl as the maNc Is In a conserv&iion atca.
FinAn¢5AI Rei'lew
TIIL prinLipyl svur¢es ol. Inconie lo%er £l.IM>D} for Kirkyall F.asi are otferings. made up of £5.94h ijpen plaie. £7.246 Trreewill
Offerin¥ Enwelop¢s and £25.69< standing orders {InCludin￿n1nbYil0lIs l() Mission Grotspl - a iolal uf Ll%.Xll7.
Tax rcfuNl4 and Clift Aid £9.384. Fundraisin8 Iin¢ludinB ihe plani.salci raiscd £4.359. Halls Inco￿ £14.085. InvcMm¢nt incoine
L¥.(b4O. Klll paymcrtis for the Manse ￿11111￿ £1.903. Di)naiions ioia1ll￿d £3.604.
ThL' tvial incom¢ for ?0?3 ￿ats £81.577. Comp#rwJ io ihe Incon￿ of £X5.206 in 207? Ihi5 IS o decrease of £.1.629. AlIM)UbTrh
offLring% hall income hawe decrcas¢d. incomc from ini'estments has iTKrt&sed significanily du¢ io a rise in inlcrest raics and
improi'cd %ioLk niarkds.
ThL iiiajar iicnis of expenditure ioYeT 12.(KM)I for KiTkK'all East are Naiional Siir*nd Fund paYmi￿LI £34.(MM). Iluilding
Insurance £'.3.641, and Nl £15.464. Elcciricilv and ￿11•n8 oil £10.25¥. Re￿IT$,, replacemen1$ io Kin¥ SirLei Hallb. nat
&. Ihe M4n$e £6.631. Fixiureb, fiitings & equipmeni addiiions. in¢l￿1n8 kiichcn and audio ¥isuo1 equipmeni. £0.5(b6.
Tl)L toiul CXP¥Lidiiure for ?023 wa% £92.722. Compared io th¢ ¢X￿di1￿rC of £96.710 in 2022. Ihis is a dccrcasc of £3.98A.
ON¢rall thiye wa5 a defi¢it of £4.370 in !0?3 coinpared to i defilit of £?*.9CKI In ?011
Plaiis io ihc bcque515 from previous years hav¢ now resunied and att ongoing Repairs io Cittrdcn R(K)m aiid Flat H'all% In
2024 arc Jnticipaicd 10 cosi £30.0￿. The in$rallanon of solar panels arKI baiiery. on the Manse w'ill cos( £25.000. I'he paynicni
tOT the r)igi181 Or¥an will bc £37.IMX).
Thrcc mcmbcrs tsf slaty are Lmplu%'cd. HiLlls Nfana8eY. organi81 and Dir¢ctor of P￿$¢. Auihorily has been @ranted 10 employ an
a4S151anl carctakcr. but to da¢C w¢ havc ￿)¢ been able 10 recruii anyone 10 Ihis rffjs(.
Inwesimeni Pgllry and Pcrforman£¢
Invcsiincnt5 Are managed by the ChurLh uf S¢(Nland Inveslor5 TNSI - on &posit. for growth and fur iniome accordinB iu ihe
reason for the funds being held. The finance ¢ornmiiiee r¢¥iew the per(unnance of the Investments to cnsure ihey arc held in Il)e
appropr13tc fund aiid will meet the putF05¢ for which they are being held and rcpon to Session.

Klrkwall East Church
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Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2023
Risk Management
The PTin¢ipal risks to the congTcgation arc declining membership. incom¢. increasing energy and mainienance co81%. Alihough
membcrship has okclined sttrddily over ihc pasi 30 years. incornc has remained sufficient io me¢[ ihe annual costs for Kirkwall
E"ast most years ro produce a surplus. A reserve has been built up io hclp with future building mainienancel replacemeni costs.
The Kirk Scs5ion is investigating whai use can bc made of our le￿ie5 to expand Worship and ouw¢a¢h.
Reserve5 Pollcy
It L5 the Trns¢ees' policy to hold re5erve5 of approximai¢ly six monihs ¢xp¢nditure including desiullliied funds At ihL end vfthl
ycaT th¢ Church held unr¢s￿l(led fun(ls of £464.062. of which £15.853 had been des1w￿l¢￿ for th¢ mans¢ arhd L3relakers Ilat diid
oihcr specific purp05e¥. The remaining b8lance of £448.208 Tepresenis undcsi8naied rcs¢rv¢s hcld. Thc ChuT¢h also held
£81.361 of rcsiricied funds which have been provided for ihc purpoKs spccifjed in rM)ie I l.
Governlng Documenl
TIIC LUrt¥regaiioD is a rcgisi¢r¢d charity. rtumbcr SC018(K)2 and 15 adminisi¢red in accordance wilh Ihc lemis of Ilic Unitary
Dccd of Con$iitUlion Idaied 27 March 20171 #nd 1$ subjeci 10 ihe Acts and Rc8ulations of th¢ Gen¢ral Ass¢n)bly of ihe I".hurch
of S¢oiland.
Or%#Dl8atlonAI Siru¢iure
M¢mb¢r.% ()f the Kirk Session aTQ the charily trijyices. Thc Kirk Session membets are Ihe elders of ihc church and arc ehoscn Irom
Ihosc rnembers of Ihe church who arc considered io hav¢ lh¢ approprialc 8Lfts and skills. Thc minisi¢r. who is a meinber of iliL
Kirk Scssion, 15 cl¢¢t¢d by the congregaiion and inducicd by Pr¢5bY￿ry.
I'he Kirk S¢ssion which meets five limes a year 15 respon$ible for ihe spiriiual and temporal affhirs within ihe ihurch.
C¢nain r¢sponsibiliiies ar¢ dele8aied io ihe Finan¢e Committ¢c. Halls Managemeni Commiiitt 8nd the Property Coiiiiniiicc as
appropriaie.
Otl)cr group$ Teporfing io Session arc Edueatiot). Communications. PasioTal Cjre. Il'orship and Mission.
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Kirkwall East Chureh
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Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2023
RLfcreN¢e and Adminislr%liYt InloTm*ti•n
Chariiy N￿ne..
Kirkwall Ea51 Chmrch. Church of Scutland
Chariry Regisiraiion Number. SLO1800?
Congrcgation Refffence No-.
45?-711
Conlacl AddTe55".
Indcni Lx&miner
Albert StrtLt
Kirkwoll
Oikney
KW15 IIIP
B*Akers
Royal L4ank of Scoiland
I Vicioria Sirc¢l
Kirkwall
l)rkn¢y
KW15 IDP
Othtr trustees xho served io the perlod
o other irusices serNed during thc period.
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Trustees, Anny21 Report
Ye*r ended 31 December 2023
Si*temtnt of Tru$tee$' Resp•niibilities
TIIL Charity tyusi¢es are reswjnsiblc tor preparing a in￿leC5 annual rewym and financial stsicmcnis in a¢¢ordance wilh appliLable
law and unli￿ Kingdom Aocounting Siandardg (Uniied Kingdom Generally Accepted Accouniin8 Prdciicel.
The law applicable lo chariiies in Scoiland requires th¢ charily Irusiees 10 prepare financial 51aiem¢nts lor each year H,hiLh sh4)w
*h trne and tair view. of the state of affair5 of the chariiy al￿ of ihe irjcomittg res(xw¢es and applicaiion of r¢suurc¢s. of Lharily
for ih41 p¢rioJ. In preparing the financjal STaiemens. thc mLsiee5 ￿t required io..
selw suitable accouniing poli¢ie8 and apply them consi%icnily:
obscrvL ihl ni¢ihod and principles It) the applicable Charilies SORP.
mak¢ judyeiiienis aTrJ estimai¢s thai are reasonable and prudenl:
stale wheiher appliLabl¢ aL¢04Lntin¥ siandards aml yaiements of rttommended PTafflicc have been follow￿. subject to any
depdrlures di4clused and ¢xpiainvJ in the financial siaiemenrs: and
pr¢pare rh¢ financial.%tat¢menLS on ihc going coneem b￿1% Unle￿ it 15 inpppropria* to presume ihai Ihc chariry will ¢ontinu¢ in
op¢rulional exibie￿e.
The iN¥tccs arc rcsponsible for keeping prorKr i¢couniing records which dixlosr with r¢Asonablc accurxy ai any lim¢ rh¢
rinancial posilioll of ihe charily and iu ¢nable ihem io ensurt ihai ihe financial sthienKnls comply with Ilic C.liuriiics and Tru51CC
IiiYc£imeni ISL'oilandl Aci 2(K)5 and ihe Charitl¢s AcL￿unts (Scoilandl ReBulaiiort% ?(M16. They arc also rcsp()nsilTrlc for
sale￿UmTd1rt￿ the as$c15 ofttrK chanty and he￿¢ for thking r￿On￿b]e sieps for thc prcw¢niion and deicction of fraud and oihbr
irr¢¥ularilies.
Thc ¢ru$i¢is are resp)nsiblc for tIK' main(cnancc and intC8rit) of ihc ¢￿IlY and finaD¢ial Infornuiion on thc congregaiion's
Wib%iie. Ixgi518liun in the Uniied Kingdom guvernin¥ ihi PT¢parJ¢ion and disscminaiion of financial sraienicnts may dil'tcr froni
ILsTislaiion in oihcrjurisdieiiorts.
Approved by the T
qiees and signed on ih¢ir behalf.
Dal¢'.
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Truslees of Kirkwall East Church
I rcport on the accounts of ihe charity for th¢ ycar ended 31 Dcccmbcr 2023. as s¢t out her¢in.
Re$peetive responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's truslccs are responsible for the preparation of the accounis in accordance with ihc tcrnis of
Ihc Charities and Trustee Invcsm)cnt (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charilies Accounis (Scotland)
Rcgul&tions 2006 las amL'ndcd).
The charily trustees Consider that lh¢ audit requiremenl of Rcgulation 10(11 la) lo (c) of the Accuun15
Regulaiions docs noi apply. li is my respon.sibility lo cxAmine the 8¢¢ounts as rcquired under scciton 44(11
{cl of the Act and to state whether particulaT matters have com¢ to my atteniion.
Bgsls of Independent examlner'$ $t4temenl
My examination is Ca￿led out in aL¢vrd8nc¢ wilh Regulaiion I l of ihe Charilies Accounis (Scoilandl
Regulaiions 2006 las anicnded). An exaniination includes a review of ihe accounting rccords kcpl by the
charity and a comparison of the accounis presenied wilh ihose records. li alw Includes consideration ol.
dny iiniisual itcmi or disclosures in thc accounr5. and seeks cxplanaiions Irom thc Irus(ccs conccrningi any
such mallcrs. Th¢ proccdures undcrtakcn do nol provide all ihc evidence thai would bc rcquircd iii an
audil, aiid consequently I do Thot express an audii opinion on thc vicw given by the accoun15.
Independent examiner's $tiiemeni
In Ihc Lourse ofmy cxaminalion. no maller has corne io my atteniion
which 8ives mc reasonable cause to believe ihat in any rnalerial respect ihc r¢quirements'.
'io keep accounting rccords in ac¢ordancc wilh S¥clion 44{1) la) of th¢ ?005 Aci and Rcgulalion 4 of
th¢ ?006 ALcounts R¢gulaiions las amended), and
•.' io pr¢parc aLLiJunts which accord with thc a¢¢ounting r¢cords and comply with R¢gulalion 8 of the
?006 Accounts R¢gulalions (as amended) haye not been mci. or
lo which. in my opinion. artenlion should bc drawn in order lo cnabl¢ J propcr undcrslanding ot thc
accounts to bc rcachcd.
liidLPel)dei)i Lxaminer
A J.B. Scholes Limiled
8 Albcrt Street
Kirkwall
KW15 IHP
DatL'. II, (I
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Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 December 2023
ote ijnreswided R￿rItted
Fwnds
Funds
2•23
U#re￿rIC¢td Restri¢led
Funds
Fullds
Tui*l
2•23
2021
2022
In¢orn* Irtd tndoviments fro
l)(>naiion5 and Icgg¢ic5
()th¢T ZTBdinB O¢livLlies
Inv¢>imtni$
52.675
5?.675
I4.￿5
53.7?4
17.957
2.326
8241
53.724
17.957
14.085
41IJ
2.S58
2.726
10.799
ChHTiiabl¢ ￿11¥1￿¢3
5.524
6.777
TotAI
77.624
3.953
ai.577
Exp¢ndltur¢ o
Lhariiable a¢ii¥iues
91.808
914
92.7?2
93.245
3.465
Y6,710
TolAI
91.808
914
92.722
93.245
96.710
Plei In¢orntl(eAptndltyrtl brfore i1Sths xttd
lositt on Invttlmenls
-14.184
3.039
-10.997
.507
(iainsl Ilossesi ort invesimethi asseis
6.775
6.775
et lrtcomellexptndllurel bel•rt Ir44¥ftr¥
J.039
4.370
*2. JQJ
.$07
-?).•nu
Trallif¢r$ b¢Thveen lunds
83
-83
4.0(KJ
N¢t mtsv¢m¢nt la ThLnd¥
-7.326
2.956
4J70
J,493
.72.y
Total fw•d* brought forwArd
471.3811
71.405
549.793
497.781
572.fv9.1
TotAI fundi tarrl¢d forw*rd
464.062
81.361
471.388
78.404
$44.7Y3
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Balance Sheet
As at 31 December 2023
2013
2022
Note
Ixed knseis
Tatlgible Fixed asse
Inve8unenis
216.074
97.344
217.(M)O
90569
313.418
307.569
C•rrenl knsets
Trade debrors
3.107
5.033
855
Chher debiors
Bank wnd c*sh
5J66
311.73X
CurreAI LlabIll￿¢S
CrcdiluT% falliii¥ due withing ￿11..
- TradL' crcdittsrs
-3.433
-1.098
4RI
179
. Oihcr Cr￿lIOTS
-9YS
'raxaiiun
D¢f¢rT¢d granis
-800
Nti Current Asstll
232.(4)5
242.?24
Net A8stt•
5.423
549.793
Unr¢5tTl¢t¢d Fundi
Gcncrhl tunds
Dcsi¥naied funds
li
448209
15.853
451.966
464.U6?
81.361
471..IllX
7¥.405
R¢Jtri¢ied Tr'ynds
Tgtlll Funds
54!.4?3
549.79.1
The accounts w¢r¢ approv¢d by Ihe Kirk Session o
and.%ioned on
half b%.:
S¢ssion C l¢1
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Notes to the financial staternents
Year ended 31 December 2023
Accounting policies
The principal accountlll8 policies. which have been applied consistently in the cu￿ent and preceding
ycar in dealing with items which are considercd matcrial io thc accounts. are sel out below.
B*%ls of preparation
The financial slalemenls have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by
Charilies.. Siaiemeni of Recommended Praciice applicable lo charilies preparing iheir accounis in
accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndards applicablc in ihc UK and Rcpublic of Ircland
IFRS102) issued on 16 July 2014 and Financial Rewrting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ircland (FRS102), the Charilics and T￿SiC¢ Investment (Scotland) Act ?005 and th¢
Charities accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (&% amended).
Thc accounls are prepared in sterling. which is Ihe functional currency of th¢ charity. Moneiary
amounts in Ihcsc financial ststemcnis are rounded io ihe nearcsi £.
Al the lime of approving th¢ a¢¢ounis. Ihc Iruslccs have a rca50nable expc¢iaiion that the Charily has
ad¢quaie resources lo conlinue in opcraiional existence for the forcsccablc fulure. Thus Ihe trusiees
continu¢ 10 adopt th¢ going conccrn basis of accounting in pr¢paring ih¢ a¢¢ounts.
Funds
F unds are elassificd as either resiricied funds or unreslncted fun(ts. defined as follows.
Rcsiriclcd fund5 arc funds subjcct to spccific rcquiTcmcnlS as to their usc which may bc dcclarcd by
Ili¢ donor or with tl)eir auihorily OT crealed through legal processes. bui slill wiihin the wider objecls
of ihL' charity.
Unr¢siricled funds arc cxpendable at ihe discrnion of the iNstees in furtherance of ihe objects of the
charity. If parts of the unrcsiricicd funds arc earniarked ai ihe discreiion of Ihc irustccs for 3
parlicular purpose, they are designated as a separaic fund. This designation has an adminisiralivc
purpos¢ only and does noi Icgally rcstrict the I￿steeS, discrciion lo apply the fvnd.
Incoming re50UT¢e$
Ineome is recognised when the charity has enlitlemenl to the funds. any perforniance conditions
attachcd to ihc iicm(s) of incom¢ havc b¢en mci. li is probablc that Ihe income will be rcccivcd and
the diinounl Can b¢ measured reliably.
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Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
Donated services and facilltles
Donalcd profc5sional services and donated facililics aTe rccognised &s incom¢ whcn the charily has
ontrol over the item, any conditions associated Y¥ith the donated iteTJ) have been met. the receipi of
cconomic bcncfit from thc usc by ihc charity of thc item is probablc and that cconomic bcncfit can bc
mca.%ured reliably. In accordance with the Charilies SORP {FRS I02) the general volunieer time of
congregation members is nol recognised.
On receipt, donated professional serviees and donaied facilities are recognised on ihe basis of the
value of ihe gift to the charity which is ihe amouni the charity would have been willing lo pay io
obtain services or facilities of equivalent c¢onomic benefit on the open market; a corresponding
amount is then reeognised as expenditure in the period of receipi.
Interest receivAble
Iiitcrc51 On funds held on deposil is iD¢lud¢d when ffeeivable and ihe amount can be me&sured
reliably by thc charity,. Ihis is nornially upon noiificalion of Ihc inicrcst paid or payabl¢ by th¢ Bank.
R¢$ources expended
Liabilili¢s arc rccogniscd as cxpcndilurc as soon as thcrc i5 a leg81 or conslrnciivc obligaiion
commiiting the charity lo Ihai ¢xp¢ndiiure. li is probable ihal seiilcmcnt will be requI￿d and Ihe
amuunt of ihc obligation can bc mcasurcd rcliably. Ex￿ndItUre is recogniscd on an accrnals basis.
Flxed assets
The Lhdirity has the rT8ht to occupy and use for ils charil8bl¢ objects ¢¢rtain iaftgible fixed assets,
including Ihc Church. halls and manse. vestcd in the Church of Scotland Gcncral Trustccs. No
oiisideration is payablc for Ihe use of th¢sc asseis. Expendiiur¢ in¢urred on the repair and
maintcnancc of ihcse asscts is char8cd &s r¢sout¢¢s ¢xp¢nd¢d in ih¢ Staicmcnt of Financial Activities
ii) Ihe period in which (h¢ liability arises.
All tangible fixed assets cosiing in excess of £250 having a value lo th¢ charity gre3ter than one year.
oiher than ih05e acquired for Sp￿lf1¢ purposcs. are capiialised. Depreciaiion is provided on a
straight-line basis io write otr Ihe cost or injlial valuc. less residual valuc. of tangible fix¢d asscts
over their estimated uselul lives..
Fixiures, fillings and orric¢ cquipmcni
Motor vehicles
5 years
5years
Investments
F'ixed assel inveslmenls are stated at maTket value at the balance sheet date. Unrealised gains and
losses repre5¢nt the difference beiween the market value at the beginning and end of the financial
year or. if purchased in the year. Ihe ditTerence between c05t and market value ai the end ol the year.
Rcaliscd gains and losses represent ihc difference between the proceeds on disposal and thc markct
value at the start of the year or cosi if purchased in the year.
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Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
Taxalion
Kirkwall Easi Church is recognised as a chariiy for the purposes of applicable taxation legislaiion
aiid is therefore not subject to tsxation on its charitable aclivities. The charity is not registered for
VA T and resources expendcd ih¢r¢fore include irrccoverablc input VAT.
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Notes to Ihe finfin¢ial Staternents
Year ended 31 December 2023
L•resiYl¢wd Rwricitd
Fy]Mls
Toi*l
L•rtstrrkied Rtsirf¢ttd
Ttyial
2013
F¥nd5
Fund5
I DoMAiloyi •nd le%*ci
OIT¢rin85
Tax r¢coveTed on Gift Aid
Oiher donaiions
oniribuiion$ frnm Congr¢ga¢ion41
Grants rcccivcd
L¢8ocie5
38.887
38.887
9.384
4?.378
9.665
9.384
9.6(15
550
550
57.675
51.7ty4
53,7:4
2 Tr*dirti
Use of Pr¢niist5
14.085
14.085
17.9S7
17.Y57
14.085
14.085
17.957
17.¢)57
J Invtltmenti
Ikposii inicre81
Dividtnds Te¢¢iw¢d
Bank Intcrest
271
2.275
2.911
2.275
204
1.83
397
? J?
23 J
x.(Mo
400
4 Ch*rliible *cllvllles
W¢ddin&% ind Funer•l$
Fayres. S•lc% & Sociil A¢iiviii¢A
515
515
4.359
390
6.238
2.558
Other
1.413
1.593
1.59J
5.5?4
1.253
6.777
8,241
?.55X
10.794
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Note$ to the financial 5tatement$
Year ended 31 December 2023
5 Anxlyili Of exptrtdlillre
Uoresirlrfed R¢stylM¢d
T*
1023
Unrtsirfr*d Rtslrl¢ied
Toial
2022
F￿￿•1
Fuods
Funds
ChxAtablt Act￿￿¢1
Min15rries and Mission AIIo¢aTiOrt
Prtsbyi¢ry Du¢$
Minist¢r$ Exp¢nKs
Pulpji Supply
OiheT salary cvsis
F•brii R¢p•iTS & Maini¢n*n¢e
Council Tax
her Buildings Cosis
Otb¢T ¢xp¢nses
DcprrcialiuTh
Don81ions
34.(KK)
34.777
34.777
2.712
2.712
1.036
69
2.5SO
6.69%
2.213
1.036
69
2.550
6.651
!.550
6.651
2,-4$0
7.678
2.213
9A0
14.520
21.0•2
7.432
1.250
14.520
21.9)
7.4J2
914
1 %.1%4
7.677
?.4%5
?1.3hQ
7.677
i.uixj
1.250
41.808
914
92.722
¥3.245
3.465
V6,710
T•141
91.¥U8
914
93.243
3.465
96.710
Support Cosu have not bt¢n separnrtly IdtntifLed ￿ tht rrwiets ihtre 1$ onfy otte th￿￿￿]e aerivity. Theref¢
suppon costs Tela* wholly ￿ rh81 xiii'iiy •nd hal't been xp¥rniely ￿e￿Ilr1ed.
6 StilT<oJii Ind ftumbe
2•2J
2022
Salaties and wA8es
Social 5¢cufiEy tos
Toiil
15.482
15.48:
The ii'er3gt numbeTofemploytts dunn8 Ihe ythr. cileuJ￿ed on the h$tsof i kne￿ CLKthI. wis Is follows..
2012
Mu$1¢ %r8
Prem15es mainienince
Pasioral #ssi$tsnts
All ChuTch ofscotltsnd con8Te8aiiotL* contribule 10 the Naiional St4*nd trund *hielL belts thE e05ts ofall mim151er5'
SILp¢nd5 and ¢mploy¢rfs ¢¢ntnbu¢ions fot n8iJoTral p¢nsion and housing loao fi￿J. M¢nisws' stit
are paid In accordance wilh ihe naiioh*l $iipend 5Lale. which 1$ relaicd ro yeu5 of Krvic
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Iyotes to the flnanclAI s¢#tements
Year ended 31 December 2023
7 TThM¢¢ R¢nbwn¢rition •Thd Rtl•ied P*rty Trus*di•hi
2•13
2022
P*i'meDt Ill rtsprti ofw•rk or Kr¥ku pr•Wid￿ by • Ir￿let
S Lir¥#nisi
or ga5 safdy ehttks
1.524
1.524
16
1.524
1.6W
TtU5E¢¢ rcimbutscmeDT of Expo￿5."
Tru>i¢c rv¥rtibuts¢iii¢nt ofcipcAqes.'
Minister
Sess￿￿ CILYk
2D3
65Q
Ilh2
1.449
2•23
1022
Tothl numb¢r ofiru¥1￿5 ￿1mb￿rFAd.
fluring 2021 a ioi•l of£8.351 tQ EIK ¢L￿rnI¢0 by intyw.
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otes lo the financial stattments
Year ended 31 December 2023
8 T*nglble Flxed AJstlS
T*al
Coit
Ai l January 2023
Additions
DISPO￿1$
AI 31 D￿¢mb¢r 2023
2(X).¢XKI
64.351
?64.351
2(XI.(WMI
70.857
?70.857
AÉ¢umulJled Deprt¢lAthfy
AT l January 2023
Char¥¢ for y¢4r
l.-limIrta￿d on Disposals
AI 31 DK¢mb¢r 2023
47.351
7.432
47.351
7.432
54.783
54.783
Net Book V•lue
At 31 D¢¢emb¢r 2023
20D.O
16.074
216.074
Ai 31 Ik¢¢mb¢r 2022
17.IKX)
Otbtr
Aiirfi
Al l Janwary 2022
AddiLlUnS
Disp05815
Al 31 De¢ember 2022
2￿.(K￿}
51.53J
251.535
12.818
2￿.(￿X)
64.351
A¢¢umylJl¢d DepT¢d•tl
Ai l January ?022
Char8c lor yeaT
Eliminaitd on D15posals
Al 31[)￿￿]b￿r 2022
J9.674
7.677
39.674
7.077
47.351
47.351
Book v￿￿¢
Al 31 De¢ember ?022
17.(KMJ
217.(
Al 31 De¢emt*r 2021
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Notes to the finan¢l21 Statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
2•23
2•22
Markli value ai 31 D￿ernber ?022
Additional investments PUTchased
Unrea115ed gain I Ilossi on invtsttnents
M￿ke1 value 4131 Dttember 2023
.569
101,Y65
775
-11.396
90.5&9
97.344
Inve$imen¢s 91 ¢051
47.479
47.474
The followin8 inv¢sirnen15 arc held..
Churth of Scoilathd Inveswrs Tru$i'. Funds
10 4nily¥ls of liel Aisds Amohl Fuods
T•t
Fix¢d Assets
InvcsThcnt5
216.074
97.344
210.074
97.344
Nti Current A5StIS
Nel 855el¥ it 31 DK 2Q23
15.853
44%.2UY
545.4!3
G**tr*l
Fixcd A35eis
Inv¢51ftKrtt$
Lurreni As*is
217.IKK)
IXl.569
144.397
451.9féTr
?17.1
90.569
19.422
19.4??
78.405
7A.405
242224
549.791
Nei •uerJ It 31 De¢ 2012
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Notes to the financial statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
11 MovemeDts itt Fu•di
4t l Ji*ury Incomlnl
2023
Resouttes Ru•yr¢es
Tr•wl¢rs
A131D
2013
RÈJtrlethd fufjds
Main*n4n¢¢ Trund
Fair Trnd¢ Fund
77.542
2.7
1.253
914
Th¢ Guild Trund
83
78.405
3.953
914
-83
Vnre$irl¢itd fun
D¢$i8naied FibnL Pund
Desi8Mi¢d Social Commill¢¢ Fund
CJ¢neral Trund
Desi8Mled Flower Ftsnd
Dc$i8Mied Oumch Fw
7.051
6.360
451.966
107
327
107
83.897
7..1711
-J.454
3.144
-107
.798
44X.2O9
471.38¥
84.349
91.¥08
¥3
464.0fy2
Totsl fyudi
549.793
88,357
92.722
545.423
Tranlfort
AI31D
2022
2122
Resirleitd fundi
Miinien4n¢c Furtd
F'air Trade Fund
Th¢ (luild Fund
74.1!2
707
83
980
2.485
77.54?
780
2.558
74.912
2.958
3,4bS
7¥.4115
Unrtitrl¢ted f¥ttdi
Dc51¥naied F4bric Fund
De518naied s￿111 Commitiee Trund
General Fund
Desi8¢)ai¢d trI0￿¢r Fund
Lks¢gTh¥cd Outreach
5.643
5.Y07
480.637
127
5.461
497.7%1
?88
771
7,051
6.36U
451.96h
318
103.848
20
75
104.641
%1.177
471.3R
TotAI futsdi
57?.693
5.206
10%.106
549.791
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Notes to the fin*ncial statements
Year ended 31 December 2023
of R¢siriried Funds
MOllli¢nance Trund.. ThJ5 Is a tund ¥dministrral EO a"Life Cycle WoTks- King SIi¢¢E IlalLs.
FBIT Trade Fund.. foi the PIOn￿rion of fair trade P￿il¢e$.
The (iuild Fund.. funds for the purw)5e uf involving th¢ wthr con8t¢8ation in ￿la[ aciiviiies
oses of D¢si
naEed Fut
abrLC Fund.. The T￿￿tte5 have ¥1 asid¢ fvnds forth¢ rniin1cn￿￿e of ihr chwch w)perty.
Sotial Comtnittet Fund.. The Trus¢tts h•v¢ s• D5idE fvnd5 (or the of involVu￿ th¢ wider congr¢8•i¢on
Ill g￿la1 and chwriiabl¢ XiivLtJes
Flower Fund.. The TnJsLees kn4vc sei asidc fwyjs fu th provision Dfjkni tributes.
Outreath Furtd.. TheTNsiees •sid¢ for the sNMJsorthi'pof J ¥Al￿w18th sntslethL 16 well 85 other
¢ommiimet)Is.
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