Blantyre Old Parish Church of Scotland Annual Report and Receipts and Payment Accounts for the year ending st 31 December 2024 Congregation No: 171081 Charity No: SCOI 8492
Trustees Annual Report Year ended 31at Dec¢n)ber 2024 Referenee and Administrative Informalion Charity Name: Charity Registrntion Number: Ci)ngyregation Reference No. Blantyre Old Parish Church SC018492 171081 Independ¢nt Examill¢r Bank¢rs Virgin Monev 135 Almada Street Hamilton ML3 OEX Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page I
Structure, Coyernance m#nageent Governing Document Ellantyre Old l)8rish Church is adminisl¢r¢d in a¢coTdance with the terms of the Unitary Deed of ConstitutioftL R¢eruilmenÉ Ydnd Appointment of Tru8t¢¢8 Memkrs of the Kirk Session aiE the Charity Trustees. The Kirk Session mernbers are the ¢lders ot the church and are chosen fi'om tho8e memlKrs of the church wh(J are considcred to have the appropriale gifts and skills. The Minister, who is a member of ihe Kirk Session, is elecled by thc LoiLgr¢g(ItAoii alld inducted by PreSbYty. Organfi8atAonal Structure The Kirk Session which meels appr(Iximatcly iiinc tiincs a ycar is r¢sponsibl¢ for Spiritual and temporal affairs within thc churcty attd certain responsibilÉtics arc d¢lcgatcd to the Pastoral Care Tew the Church Development Teiun and the Finance and Property Ten. Each of these teams report to the Kirk %'e%sion on a regular ba51.8. Objeetives and A¢tlviti¢g The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in doctrine. Reformed in tradition and Pr¢sbytetian in policy. It exists to glorify God and to work for thc advanccmcnt of Christ's Kingdom thToughnut the world. As a national Cburch it acknowledges a distinctive call and duty to bring the ordinance5 of religFion to the people in every paiish of Scotland through a terrilorial ministty. It co-operates with other (:hurches in various CCUTncnical bodie.8 in scotland and beyond. The parish of Blantyre l)Id covcrs prcdominantl>' what is known as High Bluntyre and works within Blantyre aloAgsid¢ Blalltyre LivingOne Memorial and BlantyTe St. Aiidrews, both Church of Scotland. Athievement% and Performance The Lhurch family of Blantyrc Old is varied w'ith peopl¢ of all agcs and ¢xp¢tience involved. numb¢ring arouttd 100-110 each Sunday. Sut)day worship is held at I lam and we offer activiti¢s for the childTeii wiihin th¢ Sanciuary Lit thc bebiinnin ofthe 8ervice, whcrc w¢ provide written Material and crayons ctc. for their plea%LWe. includes them in the Childr¢ns' addr¢ss, thereafter they leave with the Sunday Llub leaders and u)nlinue th¢ir spiritual journey in the Church IMIIS. Worship is varied wlih a mixture of traditional and ¢onlemporary Style& thereby meeting the needs of differing gcncrations and personalities. joined us ai1he beginntng uf 2021 as d loLn rninistCT and has IK¢n in this posi ion ever since. 15 wclcorncd by all who att¢nd and ¢X1$ himself in Pastoral Care. Wc have seert art ithcrease An attendanc¢ and rIcOme many visilors un ¢1 weeL io week basis. also bas links with the local schools and youth groups in the Blantyrc arca. W6" oft¢n have the.school seThqce h¢ld within the Church. Blat]tyrc.. 01(1 Parish Cliiii'rli 2Q24 Page 2
Disci leshi We hav¢ varAOUS group activities within the Church. We hav¢ a Bible study group who mc¢t foitiiightly, we have a I,eisuTe group who mcct weekly. we have a Warni Hub Eroup who aTe open to ihe public weekly and we have a Craft gruup who ineel oil a Saturday morning. We also do after Seivi¢e refresl]menLs on a Sunday aftcr worship and this is welcomed and very well attcnded by the congregation. Thesc groups ar¢ found to be welcoming and appreciated by all who aitend. The Warm Welcome has been going now for just ov¢r 2 }'curs and is gettinb7 morc popular. We open on a Wednesday between 12-2pm and s¢rve free soup, tolls with sauwe. ts&coffcc and sweet treats. We now have a local company olyering fr¢¢ bus trav¢l to and from the event on a weekly basis. We have various gTOUPS attending offtring advice and guidance to tlie gucsts. W¢ can now be accommodating ar()und 60+ on a weekly basi8. Our halls are busy with wcck]y bookings from th¢ loLal community and outwith. Our halls are booked Monday tv Friday evenings and most afternoons with regular group8. We joined the looftl Churches for the Remembrdnce Service at th¢ Cellotaph where Ilev. Jim Murphy and 2 otlier local ministers conducted thc S¢rvice. followed by refie9hmÈS, fellowship etc. atl¢nvlli'd8 in the local halls. We w'el¢()m¥d ilie local Primary school for Service8 Within thc Sanctuary. Conducted by on a few occasions throughout the school y¢ar. We hosted/joined other C.hheS for a christnS Carol Servic¢ which would usually be atound the C.hT18tmas tree at the Minerg Monumenl however with weather we held it in our Church halls where we sang? celebratrd and then sliared refreshments, hot mince pies alld hoine baking. This was enjoyed by all. We held our annual Christinas Fayre within our Ilalls, although this y¢tw it was doubtful whethcr it would go Ethead as it was Éaking place (Trn onc of the 'snowiest' days of the year. Matty of thc stallholder We unoble to make it due to the weather condilions, liow¢Nei' the local community Faced thc WCdth¢r, and it was Surprisingly very well attcrtded considering the conditions. Wc offcrcd frec scjcction boxes to a]1 Children who attellded 8nd a fLYe visil to Santa. W¢ raised a staggering £4749.41 {£2,000 of this was an anonymnus donation) and this was put towards Church funds. A massiv¢ thank you to all who attendoa and all who put the hard work in to making it happen. ce @ I I pm on Christmas Eve followed by a Service at weRcoming in C]lllStmas Day. We held a Christ 11.30pm takcn by We also held a SeiCe on Christmas D&y @ I l aTn. We held an afternoon Memorial ScrvÉcc conducted by ndthis was attended by membcrs of the publi¢ who had lost a fami ymem L'or lend r¢cenily or in the past and watst to rem¢mber them ill Prayer and song. This Service was open to anyonc wisl)ing to attend tor ivhatever re&son. 'I'hc S'crvic¢ included some of the local undertakers and staff. Blantyre Old Parish Cl)urch 2024 Page 3
Stewardshi We have seen an incrcase in our regular Sutlday WOT8hippers. We live stream our SeTvic¢s on Factbook each R'eek and we have rebyiilar viewers hurnc and tthroad. as far as Canada and nerica. This enable8 anyone unabl¢ ti> attend morning Worship. to vi¢w online at their convenie.nce. as done a number of weddings and funerals outwith our Church alld this has ¢nc4)uragcd some of those family members to join us in Church on a Suoday on a regular basis, We welLomed our new Inl¢rim Moderator, S¢%sion look fonvard to working alongside her. to Illantyir ()Id and the Kirk Mal<iWi C.hurch'l catn We still exchange news with our Missionary Partn e continu¢ to send 'baiiana boxes, via l)iindee- for shipping lo Malawi. A numbcr of ladies takc part ill this venture, both through Imitting garments. receiving donations of wicils, pens, books, medicines, walking aids, glasses ctc. to meiltion a tew. 'Ihese are packed in 'bdnana Ix)xes' and dcliv¢red to th¢ dcpot in Dundee for the next shipment ta Malawi. Many thanks to alj the volunteers and chh members who give generously and carry out this worthwhile work. Thdt)ks' also to volunleer drivers for theii timc and ¢fforl. The Kirk Ses.%ion decided that a contribution from the Church tea monies would be given moi)thly to the Malawi app¢al alongside the contributions of the 'J i)f grace. which helps wlth th¢ cost of shipptng the goods from Dundee. Sunda Club The Sullday Club has now restarted. This had been ceas¢d thi¢ to a reduction in ihe number of children attettding Sunday sei'vices. For that riod, we offerd activities within the S(In¢tu4ry during Sunday worshtp where the children cA)iild gather and draw. play, .%ing and take part in thc S¢rvi¢c. The numbers increasing) and leaders are preparing a¢tivilies and workshops for the children when they leave th¢ Saucluary and go to the halls for religio$ aGtiviti¢s after the C'hildren's addLfSS by the Minist¢r. The LeisuLE Grou The Group has prvv¢d ¢xceptRon£dly successful. The group meets every week and has eiiher a speakei, a particular theme trom ihose Ivith various talenLs, mu%ician$, Singe. crafts ctc. thcrc is lots of fun, fellowship, followed by refre%hments. Wc have been blessed with people sharing their varioub talents both from th¢ Church family nnd trom other organised gri)ups. Usually. we would havL a C1wistll oiitin& but this year it W4L8 decided that ive would have a C.hri¢4tmas 70's themed lunch in the halls. Many of the regulars participated with their costumes and fun, song, dance and a delLLLOUS lunch took plac¢. It was a nIa1ve succe&8, and it might be diificult to top Lt with n¢xt ycgr's ¢v¢nt? We have seen the numbers increase week by week, ospeciaLly with young¢r m¢mber5 of the LOTmnunity and congregation. This is a most joyous event for manji who attend on a Monday afternoon. BlaJiLyrp Old Parish C.IiiJi-ih Z024 Page 4
OCAI Ch&rAIi¢s Susan Hcnderson, one of our r,Iders is a trL]Stee with HamÉlton Dislrict Foodbank and cootdinales the donations tIMt members bring to ChurLh. Susan has been a volunte¢r Tilh the Foodbank for many years. Along with our r¢gulaT donations, we asked for non-p¢tishabk foods for our Harvest ServÈce, which was shared betwven the Hamklton Foodbank and the fi)odbank wilhin (iAln]our and Iwhitehill Lhurch. We had our Annual clStmaS Tov Ap1. This is usually iiew toy8 which are gcnerou81y doiiated by the congregation and givcn to th¢ Hamilton Advertiser Toy Ap and Hamilton Foodbay. However. this year th¢ Masons offered donat¢ the toys as they Ere having an vvening CLUVI Service which Rev. Jim Murphy was conducting and those atlending brought nutn¢rous gifts. The number of gift.8 donated was phenomcnal and we were abl¢ lo give to the abovc two appeals as USU and also give a largie number of gjifts to Bowiie Blithtyre 'foy Appeal who were supplying the local schools with gifts and selection boxcs for all the local hool children. Another appeal we takc part in is th¢ HC.DIC. We have 2 teoms of approx. 4 members who attend I lamilton Drop In Ccntre once a month to provide m¢als to the homeless and hungry. This centre is open every evening from 7pm- 8pm for anyone wishing to attend to have a hot m¢al, receive articles ot. clothin& toilctsies ctc. if required, and have a chaL This is all by volunleeys and provtded through public. charitable donations. A]1 visitors are really appreciative of the volunleerl and it is nice to welcome them regularly and get to know them. We are veiy grate1 to all Irom the Church&% who are willing to gkve up iheir evenings, make and scrve Lneuls and welcoLne those who the need to attend. Blantyre ()Id also hcld a Dtrffodil Tea in aid of Marie Curi¢. This was well attended and supported by the Congregation. and several membeiE of the M&rie c.urie organisation att¢nded to give a preseniation. A massive tharjk you to th¢ baker5 from the Congregation and community and the Tca tAdies for all their ht]rd work to be able to llke thits hdppen. The Congregation are regular sUprter3 of the Mdric Curle events within the (:ommunity too, as one of oill ChurLh membcrs is heavily involved with this chc2ri1able organisation and works tiyelessly to support thcm. A massive thank you to or 311 hei li work on the day and h¢r contiiiual supp)rt to lh¢ Charity. Church Develo cnt Team 'I'his TS the twn who pN)mote fundraising. We had the Christmas Fayre as a fundraising evenL We have a Car Boot Sal¢ beinLY orgbanised aud the team are considering othcr ideas o furthei fundraising event.s. We have iiot Iiad our Sumlncr fete over Ihe last fcw years but this is something that the leam will be discussing again in the foreseeabl¢ future. Pasioral Car¢ The Pusloyal Ce Team within Blatttyre Old Parish ChuTch 13 a small team of dedicated pe()ple who cndeavour to support people 11] a variety of scttillgs. These include Hospital visiLs, homc visits. care home visits and wider visits tn the community as Tequir¢d. oes many visiLs and nnY ViSits regularly. BLantyre Old Parlsh ChurLh 2024 Page 5
P2wish and Communit School Chaplaittey.. regularly attends the local Primary school and youth bryoups througlhvui Blantyre. He ha4 also attended TOllPS Wlthin Asdd Blantyre whcre vario8 serYice%, advicc is offcred to thc public. is forcver visiting wiple in hospital and in their owrt hOtS. Whas conducted weddings outwith the Church and n)ally funerals WAthin and ouhvith the c.hurch over the p2.qt year. HIGHLIGHTS of2024 Most of what we did is highlighted in oiber Pdrts of the TeEK)rt. One of the biggest highlights was wl)cn Blantyrc Old hostcd (ircatcr Glasgow NHS Choir in the Satsctuary in Novembet, in aid of 'Maggie's' Lanarkshire. This was Cowordinatcd by our Ministei and with our Deputy SestsiorA Clerk al was an incredible evening of Lhrislrnas fun and 50ng. lkne concert w&8 well attended with all monies going to 'Maggie's'. In March 2024 we hosted the Caley Choir and Coalbum Bronze Band's kinnual concert, Again, thi4 wag an evening of mu8ic and song and wus well attended by the I1 ei)mmunity, the congTegation and members of the choirlband's friends and families. The takings from thÈs cvcni helps both parties finare ihcir conlinual success. The Caley Choir have bcen in touch again to arrange anothcr cvcning of song for 2025. This 1.8 somcthing that is in our diary and something we look forward to hostin& again. We werc delightcd to ablc to start making plan.s for thc Mcmorial Gardcn which wc have taIked about for tnany years. Bkntyre Old received a grant of £4,000 towards this ftotn South lAnark8hire Coiincil and with that sum and a few legacies left to f41antyre Old, this ha8 been made possible. The WOTk is due to start in January 2025. weather perEnitting. Ort tbe 18, June 2024. Blan re Old hosted the locat high school's Leavers Service. ThAS was conducled by the but the mqiority of the Service was ¢n&eted by the pupils thernselve& Il was d on er and 'hing, Servictr, klnd Ihe pupils were a credit to thcir tcachcrs and their school. It was wcll attendcd by the whole school, thc teachers and many parents, gralldparenls and siblings. W¢ wcte bl¢ssed to be able to bc part of it. A.$ mcntioncd, we are very proud th partake in OUT Voluntary work, with the I lamilton Drop tn Centre, the Warnk Welcome, the Collllnl1ty Chrisimas Fayre, the regular Foodbank donations, the Ilamilton Advertiser and wider Christmas Toy APalS, our annual Harvest Appelll Service for the foodbank, our Mal&wi connection and supplie8 td with all other good work that the Church reprentatiVeS and Congiegation contribute too. Blaiityir Illd Parisli C.hiirch 21)Z4 Page 6
FUTURE PLANS We are strengthening our faith by pmmoting the Sunday Club again and encouraging more Children back on a Sunday. We aim to continue our multi-faceted worship and look ahead to how we can continue to support and encourage our local community and play our part in the life of the wider Church. We have seen a massive incr¢ase in our Hall lets and through this w¢ hope to encourage growthlattendance at our Services. Our aim is to carry on th¢ good work that we undertook in 2024 into the coming year and foreseeable future and support and nurture our community contributions. As mentioned, we are hosting a furtller concert by the Caley Male Voice Choir and are r¢ally looking forward to the event. There was discussion about possibly hosting the NHS Choir again, so as they say 'watch thks space,. We are starting our long-awaited Memorial Garden for th¢ community, which will be housed in thc Church grounds. This will be a work in progress for some time, but we are delighted to have the initial start date and discussions with the congregation and the local communxty groups e.g. Bonnie Blantyre for their gardening expertis¢ and th¢ Men's Shed group for their knowledge re planters etc. will follow. This is an exciting opportutiity for the Church to share this Project with the corLllnunity as a whole. This is not just a Church Memorial Garden, this is a Community Memorial Garden as previously detailed in last year's report. Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page 7
Financial Review During the year due to the generosity of the congregation Blantyre Old received £49,828 by way of givings and donations, this figure also includ¢s tax recovered on Gift aid of £7.021. Income from hall rental amounted to £14.025 an increase of £2,873 on last year. Fund raising at £6,554 again an increase on last year due to a successful Christmas Fayr¢, tealcoffee donations on Sunday mornings following church and a very generous anonymous donation from a rnember of the ¢on8regation. We received a grant of £4,000 from South Lanarkshire Council towards our garden project. £15,113 was transferred from our Consolidated Fabric Fund, this is rental money we receive from the Manse and Beauty Salon, and we received £7,015 investment interest. Total income for the year was £98,163. Expenditure for th¢ year amounted to £68,278. Largest expense was our Giving to Grow contribution of £21,897. as detailed below. Repairs and nMintenanc¢ w¢r¢ l¢ss than the previous year at £5,908. Heat and light show a marked increase at £7,123 which was due to renewal of our gas and electricity contracts. All other expenses wer¢ on par wilh last year. During the year we were able to meet all ongoings costs of the church and the accounts for the year show an excess of £29,885. Both Complexions Beauty Salon and the Manse continue to m¢et their monthly Tental commitments. Going foThvard, this year our Giving to Grow contribution will increase from £21,897 to £33,844 an increase of £11,947. Due to a revlew by the Church on how locum ministers are paid we no longer receive a vacancy allowance. In future Edinburgh will m¢¢t locum costs up to I Sunday servRce and 2 pastoral days per week (£1,129.33) however as we incre&sed Rev J Murphy's hours Edinburgh will invoice us for the difference, W¢ will also see a significant increase in our gas and ele¢tri¢ity Invoices. Giving to Grow Allocation Blantyre Old Giving to Grow Contribution 2024 Less: 8, tipend Endowment Income Net Contribution £43,744 £10651 £33,093 L£ss'. Va¢ancy Allowance Net Requirement £11196 This was paid by 10 monthly payments of £2,189.70. Reserves Policy It is th¢ TTUSte¢s' policy to bold reserves of approximately six months, nonnal expenditure. At the year end the Church held unrestricted cash funds of £74,787 with £276,330.56 at Current market valu¢ invested through the Church of Scotland Offices, 1210eorge Street. There are stri¢ted funds of £7,139 for use by named organtsation& The Trustees are Satisfied that, tsking into account the amount which has been invested, suffKcient reserves are available. Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page 8
Slatement of Trustees? Responsibililies The members of the Kirk Session must prepare financial statements which giv¢ sufficient detail to cnablc an appreciation of the transactions of the Church during the finanLi(Il ye. The members of the Kirk Session ar¢ responsible for keeping proper accounting rccords which, on requcst must reflcct the financial position of ihe Church at that time. This must be doT)c to cn8uI'e that the fjnancial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investhient (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scoiland) Regulation8 2006 and thc Rcgulations Anent Congregational Tr inanee approved by the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2007. They are also responsibl¢ for SafegUding the assets of the Church and must take responsible steps for the prevention andlor detcrtiou of fraud and other irr¢gularities. Approved by thc Truslees and signed on their behalf, Blantyrc Old Parish Church 2024 Page 9
Blantyre Old P*rish Chur¢h SC018492 Report of the independenl Examiner to th¢ Trustees Blantyre Old Parish Church $t I report on thc account of the ¢harity for the y&qr ended 31 December 2024. Respeetive respon5ibiliti¢s of trn$tee8 and examiner The charity's trustees are responsiblc for th¢ pr¢parntion of Ihe acLounts in a¢eordance with th¢ temis of the CharitAes and Trustee Investment (SLodand) Act 2005 and th¢ CharitA¢S Accounts (Scotland) Ilegulation$ 20116. The Lliarjty Irustees consider that the audit rqiiirement of Regulation l O(] ) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does nol apply. It 1% my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Aot and giate whether particular matters have Lume to my altention. Ba818 uf indi'p¢nd¢'nt ei2miner's stalen)ent My examination is carTicd out in ac£(Tridancc with Regulation I l of the C,haritics ACunts (Scotjand) Regulation8 2006. My cxamination included a review of the accounting records kept by ihe charity and a comparison of the aLLounls presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or di%closurcs in thc accounL8 and 8ecks explanation8 from the tllLslee8 concerning any such lltters. Independent examiner's st&ttment In th¢ course of my examination no matter has to my attention, l. Which givcs m¢ t¢asottable cause to believe tIMt in any malerial Tespect the Lrouirements: .1 o keep accounting irwrds in aw)idanc¢ with Section 44 (1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare a¢¢ounts which aiLoTd with th¢ a¢countRng records and comply WAth Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Rcgulations hav¢ not bc¢n md, or To whicL in my opinion, attention should be dralvn in order lo enabl¢ a prop¢r understandftn&> of the accounls to be reaLhed. Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Pagc 10
Blantyre Old Parish Church of Scotland Receipts and Payments Account Year Ended 31st December 2024 Unreslricted Funds 2024 R¢stricted Fund5 2024 Total 2024 Total 2023 tieceipts Note 3 Donations Organisation Dons Weddings/Funerals Activities for Generating Funds Rental of premis¢s Miscellaneous Charities Or8&nÉsations Mcssy Church Sunday Club Extra-ordinary Inwme.. Grant~ SLC Legacy Gen. Trustees Fab Fnd LPW - VAT Refund Investment Int Total R¢eeipts 49828 1350 215 6554 14025 63 49828 1350 215 6554 14025 63 41596 310 790 4089 11152 500 7059 721 12021 4000 4000 iioo 5000 16082 597 5657 99115 15113 15113 7015 98163 7015 105722 7559 Payments Note 4 Costs of generating funds Charitabl¢ actfftviti¢s Investments Organisations M¢ssy Church Sunday Club Total Paym¢nts 146 68132 146 68632 139 67821 31000 5718 500 8925 8925 51 9476 51 77754 68278 104793 Ex¢¢ss of Receipts over Payments for the year 29885 -1917 27968 -5678 lantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page 11
B1¥4ntyre Old Parish Church of Seotland St&temell¢ of Balances Year Ended 31st December 2024 Unrostri¢t¢d Funds 2024 Restri¢ted Funds 2024 Total 2024 TolHI 2023 Not¢ Bank and Dep. Acc at1111124 Messy Church Incl In Bank Sunday Club incl in Bank Organisations at Illn4 44902 44902 56768 480 202 2186 59636 480 87 8489 9056 87 44902 53958 Movement in year: Excess o(Receipts over Payments f¢)r 2024 29885 29885 -1917 -1917 27968 27968 -5678 -5678 Bank And Dep at 3111212024 M¢ssy Church included in Bank Sunday Club iThcluded in Bllttk OrganitionS at 3111212024 74787 74787 4130 44902 480 87 8489 53958 480 36 6623 7139 6623 81926 74787 Investments 276330 276330 236511 Ass¢ts due 2024 Gift Aid R¢c¢ivabk £4.085 The Account¥ wer¢ approvcd by thc Kirk S¢sion o ror and on bohalf of tho Kirk Session Blantyre Old Parlsh Clwrch 2024 Page 12
Blantyre Old Parish Church of Scotland Notes to the Accounts l Trustee Remuneration and Related Party Transllctions During the year Rev Jim MUhy, our I0M Minister received received salary of £16.857 and £1,850 in 1MbUl7¢m¢nt of travel expenses. 2 MoY¢m¢nts in Funds Atljan 2024 At31 Dec 2024 Receipts Exp¢nses Unrestricted funds Bank and Dep Acc 44902 44902 98163 98163 68278 68278 74787 74787 R¢stricted funds in Church Acwunt Messy Chur¢h Sunday Club Charity Fund 480 87 480 36 51 500 551 500 500 567 516 Restiicted Funds Leisure Group Festival Group The Church Team (Ekwendeni} Warm Welcome OrganisationsTotal 1391 988 438 1813 3820 7059 1139 564 1000 6222 8925 1240 418 1163 3802 6623 350 6204 8489 Totsl funds 53958 105722 77754 81926 Charity Fund.. These monies 't from spla1 coll¢Gtions for specifjc chariti Purposes of Designated Funds Messy Church. Sunday Club Fund, Leisur¢ Group Fund (F¢llowshtp Group), Festival Group Fund (Church Flowers), Church Team (Ekwendeni Hospithl. Malawi). Warn) Welcome {Outreach} are held and operated by the respected groups. Th¢ TStee$ reswnsible for overseeing these funds. Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page 13
Blantyre Old Parish Church of Scotland INotes to the Accounts (Cont.) Unrestricted Funds 2024 Restricted Funds 2024 Total Totsl 2023 3 Analysi5 of Don&tions FWO Scheme (non Gift Aid) Gift Aid Donations Tax Recovered on Gift Aid Dona. Ordinary Offerings (Open Plate) Doiiations etc 10519 23277 7021 7542 1469 49828 10519 23277 7021 7542 1469 498211 10148 19050 6949 5229 220 41596 4 Analysis of Paym¢nts Costs of generating funds Offering envelopes etc.. 146 146 146 146 139 139 Charitable activities Giving to Grow Prcsbytery du¢s Wagcs Tax&NI Pulpit supplylLocum Minist¢r's expenses & travel Fabric repairs & maintenance Heat and light Insurance Cleaning Materials l Grounds Printin& stationery, postage and t Charitics (Collections) Miscellancous Messy Church Suiiday Club Investments 21897 1276 3567 1281 16857 1850 5908 7123 3462 3273 1031 21897 1276 3567 1281 16857 1850 5908 7123 3462 3273 1031 500 607 16460 1120 3777 891 13706 1963 16318 3859 3264 3857 827 721 1058 500 607 51 115 31000 98936 51 68683 68132 551 Church Expenses 68278 551 68829 99075 Organisations Expenses 8925 8925 5718 Totsl Payments 68278 9476 77754 104793 Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page 14
Blantyre Old Parish Church of Seotland Notes to the Accounts (Cont.) 5 Minister's Stipend All Church of Scotland con8r¢88tions contribut¢ to the National Stipend Fund whi¢h b¢ors the oosts of all ministcr8' 8tip¢nds and employer's contributions for national insurance, pension and housing ad loan fund. Ministers, stipends aye paid in accordance with the National Stipend Scale which is related to years of servi¢< for year under review the minimum was £31,642 maximum stipend in 5th and subsequent years of s¢rvio¢ £38,884. 6 Collections for Third Parties 2024 2023 Christian Aid Turkey/Syria Earthquake Poppy Scotland 500 675 46 721 500 APPENDIX FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF THE CONGREGATION BY THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GENERAL TRUSTEES 2024 2023 REVENUE ACCOUNT Balance at 1/112024 Consolidated Fabric Fund R¢ntal Income 16248.00 Interest 75.63 61.53 1019.9 15816 76.14 16323.63 15892.14 16912.04 Ikss: Repayment Admin Costs Closing Balance at 3111212024 15112.84 1321.21 16082.61 767.9 16434.05 -48.89 16850.51 61.53 Blantyre Old Parish Church 2024 Page 15