THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31st December 2025
Contents
P*ge
Trus¢ees' Annuul R¢por¢
Reference Ydnd Administrative Det#il¥
Structure, Governance and Management
Financial Review
Rl$k M#n¥gemenl
Objectives, Activities, Achievements Performance
Future Developments
Independent Auditors, Rcport to the Truytee
Statement of Financial Activitle
13
Balan¢¢ Sheet
14
Statement ()f Cash Flow%
15
Notes to Financial Statements
16
Scottish Charity Lyo SC020269

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
I. RFFF.RFNCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS
cotti8h Chari
SC02U269
Number
OffieeB
121 Lieorge S'trcet
Edinburgh F.H2 4YN
Names of Trustee8 durin
.eon Marshall. Chdlr;
Morag) Angus. Vice Chair;
'I'hom45 L Watsun.
Angus W 14eihune;
John P C'halmers..
John M I lodge.
E Lnrna Flood;
Christopher N Mackay.
(jLorge J Whyle.
Valerie Macnivcn and
John Cowie (Frnm l JunL 2025)
ear and ay at the d4te hcreof
Banker8
Royal Bank of Scotlund
36 Si Andrcw Square
F,dinburgh EH2 2AD
Mercantilc Discount B￿￿k
1113 All¢nby Sireei
Tcl Aviv-jaflil, Israel
Auditor
RSM UK Audil LLP
Third Floor
2 Semple Sire¢l
Cdinburgh P.113 8BI,
Secreta
and Clerk Mnd knlicitor
Madelainc Sproule
Church uf Sc(>ilund Law Department
121 Geor&J¢ Sir¢et
F,dinburgh EH2 4YN
TrcAsurer
Jenny Simpsun (Retired 12, December 2025)
Leanne Thompson {from 15 December 2025)
Church ol. SLoiland Stewardship and F inance l)epartTnent
121 Gcorgc Strcct, Cdinburgh, El12 4YN

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TRUSTEES, AINNUAL REPORT
2 STRUCTURE C:()VF.RNANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT
Const&tution
Th¢ Chur¢h ofscoiland Trusl is a slalulory corporation. established by the Church of SLUtland Trust Ordcr
Confirmation Act 1932. as amended by the Church of Scotland Trust (Amcndmcnl) Ord¢r Confimiaiion Act
1948, Ihe Church of SLoiland 'lrus1 Order Confirmalion Act 1958, the Church of Scotldnd Trllsl
(Amendment) Ord¢r Lunfirmalion Act 1985 and iliL ChuTLh of Scotland (Properties & Inveslm¢nls) Order
Confirmation Act 1994.
The 1932 Act tran5ferrL'd Ihree types ofpropcrty lo the Church of Scotland Trust as it had be¢tt a¥rccd that
thc newly unitcd Church would create a single body of Irusle¢s to hold such prop¢rti¢s and inveqlmenls..
Her11￿ble prupertie5 and invLslmenls held by lh¢ Church of Scotland Ci¢ncral Trustee.4 under the
Church ol'S¢oilaiid {General TrusleLS) Order Confirniation Acl l 921 so far as they did nol f811 within
thc provisions of Ilie Church of SLoiland (Property & b.ndowmenls) Aci 1925.
Heritabl¢ propcrtic.% and invL4tmenis held by ihu Generdl -1 TU51LLS of the UnilLd l.rL'e chU￿h and
thc Ilniled Free Chur¢h ofscoiland 'l'riist.
Heritabl¢ prop¢rtics and inv¢slments held by or vested in individual IruslLLs.
In tLrms ofthL. 1994 Act, on I st January l 995 the investment funclion of Ihl ChurLh uf Scotland I'rusl was
Iransfurred lo a nuw slalutory corporation. the Chureh uf SLOtlund Invc%lors 'l'rust.
Trust
The Tru.ql currently has ¢lLven Trustee5 und in terms ol. ils consliiLiiion ihe number of TruslLes must not
¢x¢L'¢d twenty. 'I'hc .1 ruslees must bc members of IhL ChurLh of SLuiland and arc appi?intcd by the General
Assembly ol-the LhurLh of Sloiland un IhL n()Ininalion ol'ilie Trusl. Two Trusie¢s, oihLr ihaii IhL Ch<iir or
the Vice Chair. retirL annuully on 31 %t May each year bul are eligible (or reappointmLnl by th¢ Cycncral
Asscinhly. 'I'hc '] ruslees due lo relir¢ by rolulion on 3141 Muy 202 S were 'fhomas L Walson and Valerie
Macnivcn. iloih were reappointed.
NLW 'I'ru%lLLS kirL' soughi wl)en Il)e I'rusiees idLntify a nLLd f(Ir & pdrtiLuldr skill or ¢xp¢rtise and are
appointed through PLr.%onlll rLLI)mtnL'nddti(In. New Truste¢5 re¢eive un induLlii)n pa¢k whiLh in¢ludos Ihc
rclcvanl l¢gislalion, th¢ 1&41 finanLial report and accuui)1s, minulL% uf rcLcnt mLetingJs, last rcport lo th¢
Gcncral AbsL'mbly, a Declar&lion ol. Intere5ls furni and a list of contaLt d¢tails.
'l-h¢ day to day running ofthe Trust is delegated to ils Sccrctary and Clcrk.
In carrying out ils dulles. the Trust works closcly with thc IlnincoTpnralcd F.ntities (UF.) of the General
Assembly ()f the Church of Scotland al both .1 rustee and staff levels, inclliding ihe Faith Aclion Pr(ILyrammL
Leud¢r5hip T¥am (Tr API.T) which is a compoTrcnl part of the lJE.
Trustees. Hes
unsibilitieb
Th¢ 'l'rusi¢cs arc rcspunsible fur prcparinbT ihe -frustees' report and Iinancial statements in aLLOTdance wilh
appliiable law and Ilnited Kingdi)m Accounting Standards (lJnitcd Kingdom Cjcncrally Accepted
Accountingy l)ractice).

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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
Trustees, R¢5
onsibililits
eontinued
The law applicable to charities in Scotland requires ihe Trustccs lo pr¢pa￿ the financial statements for each
rinancial year which give a true and fair vicw of Ihe slale of &ff&irs of the ¢harily and of the incoming
resourees and application of rcsources of the charity for that period.
In preparing these financial Statements, the'l'rustces are required 10:
sclccl suitable accounting polieies and apply them con8islently'
obscrve the methods and principles in the Charity SORP.
make judgicTnciits and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
state wh¢thcr applicable AGcouiitin¥ Standards havc bccn fi)Ilow¢d. 5ubj¢cl to
any malerial dcpartures disclo%cd and ixplained in the financial statements: and
preparL' thc finanLial slatemcnts ()n the going concem ba%is, unless il is inappropriat¢ to
presume that thc Church ol. Scntlaiid '] rust will conlinue ils a¢livili¢s.
The Truste¢s aT¢ fLspunsible for kLcping proper a¢counlinLv rL'Lords, which dis¢lo%e with reasonable
ac¢iiracy al any lime the tinanLial position ol. Ihc LhurLh (It. Scotland .1 rust and which enable it l() cn%urL'
that the fiiian¢ial statcinLnts comply with IhL C.harilies and Triistccs InvLstm¢nl (Scoiland} ALt 2005, Ihe
Chariti¢t& A¢¢ounts l.8cntland) Reg?ulaiioll4 2U06 and lh¢ TTUSI'S fi)unding documenl. Th¢y arc alsu
responsible far safL&Fuurding ihe &45Lls i)f the Church of Scotland .1 rust and for illking reasonable sleps lor
lh¢ prcvenlion and deteclion of fraud and oiher irregularilics.
So far as each uf IhL I'rusiees is awarL', there is no relevant information of which thc chariry's audilor is
unawarL' and Ihey have lakLn Mll Ihe sleps Ihcy nULiht lu have taken to makc ihcmselves awarc of any
information and iu esiablish that th¥ uuditor is &ware of that infurmalion.
The General 'l-rcasurer of Ihe ChurL,h of Scotland is c)x iJJTici() the Treasurer of th¢ '] rust. Jenny Simpson
relirLd ay General Treasurer of the Lhurch of Scotland with effeci from 12 Dcc¢mb¢r 2025. Leanne
Thomp%on was #ppoinl¢d as the CJLneral Treasurer ot Ihc ChurLh of Scoiland with cff¢¥l from 15 D¢G¢mber
2025. Madclainc Sproule, Solicil(Ir in thL Church ofscoiland Law Dcparlmenl, was c()nfirmLd as Secrelary
and Llcrk to thL 'I'rusi al it% In¢¢ling on 20 February 2020.
Mectin
and DeLi$iOn M kin
Struelu
'hc'l'i'us1 Ine¢ls iii FcbruarylMdr¥h and S¢pt¢mbcrlOclober eAch year and on oihcr o¢casions wh¢n rcqiiired.
The chair and Vice Chair huvl dilLLJaled powers lo makL day lo day decisions bclw¢Ln meelings. Such
decisions arc rcportcd i(} Ihe nexl meeting of the Trust. The rcspoiisibility for the approval of grants and
assesstnent of funding applicalions ar¢ del¢gal¢d to various'l ru5tees.
Related P
'lkne Tru51 is a componciil eleinent nf 'lThe ChurLh ofscoiland (Scottish Churity Number SCOI13531 and. as
such, the Trust is part of a l)csignal¢d Rcligious Charity. The Trust rewrts to Ihb (ieneral Assemhly LaLh
May.

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TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Investment Powers Polic
and Performance
Under powers Lyivcn hy Ihe Lhurch of Scotland (Propertics and Investments) Order Confirmation Aet 1994.
the Cliurch of Scotland Trust is pcrmittcd to invcst, to an unliinitcd cxtcnt, in thc funds provided by the
ChLirch of Scoiland InvLsturs Trust.
At present. all the invested funds ofihe Church ofscoiland Trust are held in the Chiir¢h of Sc()tland Inv¢slors
'I'rust Growth llnd InLome l.und5. '1-1)e tunLtiun of thL InvLStors I rust is to provide ai) investment service to
bodies within or ¢onnecled lo Ihe Lhurch ol- Scoiland. li does Ihis Ihroug¥h its Cirowth. InLoinL and tk'posit
l.unds. Investors in thcsc thrcc l. Linds ()btain thc bencfits of professional mandgement, conliiiLlOUS Portfolio
supcrvisiun. sprcud of invcstmciit risk and ccunumiLS of 5Lalc. 'fhe Invesiors I rLlS( has an eihical inve51ment
policy and docs noi invest in coinpanies subslanlially involved iii al¢oh(Il, lobacc(). giumbling, arn)amcnts,
and Ihe extraction andlor sale ot'thern)al coal andlnr oil exlracled froJn lar saiids. 8ub8lanlially is intcrprL*tcd
as resulting ii) 150/0 or more 05'iolal turnover being derived Irom Ihcsc sti'Ltor5.
The (irowth fund is ai) equity based. unilised lund and is inlendcd li)r langT_tLrm invLstmLnl. It sLLks to
providL a long-teTin inLrea%e in thL VdluL of cllpitdl and a Lyruwing annual income.
'l-hL uiiil priLL uf tliL Gruwth l.und illLfkndYL.d by 7.840/D frum £6.38 at 31 sl r)e¢ember 2024 10 £6.88 al
31 t)ecember 2025. The Growth Fund's inLume dislTibutiun for 2025 was 13.5p PLr unit.
The Income Fund is mainly invested in fixed inleresl seciirilies and aims lo providc su8tainabl¢ inLom¢ and
l() prolL¥I thi i)Iimii)al vuluL of Lapilal.
'lThe unit priLL of thL InL()mc l.'Lind inLrL'd%Ld by 2.980/0 from £1 1.06 ut 31 sl DLLLmber 2024 10 £11.39 at 31
D¢Gembcr 2Q25. 1.hc In¥um¢ Fund'5 inLomc di.stTibutian IDI. 2U25 wa% 60.op PLr unit.
Inc(ImL. for 2025 is £21,660 mi)rc tlian 2024, £808,054 Lumpdred to £786,394. Iiiveslinenl income is in line
wilh (he agreed loan repayment and lease paymeni schedules for 21125 with Si Andrcw's Cjalilcc Limircd
and Sl Andrew's Scollish Ccnlre l.imiLcd - no paymenls have beei) made during the year, th¢y arc accrued
and remaiii due al Ilie yeAr end. The Asscmbly 'frusleeq agrcld that ihL Iius¢ paymLiils dui iii 2025 by Si
Andrcw's (ialilcc Liini(cd and %1 Andrcw's %¢otti.sh Lcnlrc LimitLd should be paid when Ili¢y had Ihe abilily
lu d() sv - all lease paymLnt5 rLmain outstanding at 31 December 2L125. The On￿OIng siluatii)n in Israel has
resulted in boih eslablishmenls operating below capacity, Iherelorc impa¢linLy Ihcir ability lo mak¥ IhL lias¥
payments at th¢ Currcnl time. 'I'hc lolal l¢asL paym¢iits duc in 2025 arL r¢kogni5id in Oih¢r I rading
Aclivilies and Accrued Income.
.xp¢nditurc f()r 2025 is £20,879 more than 2024, £%10,899 comparcd to £790,020. The majority of the
expeiidilure relates lo Ihe donalioi) lo the Ul and is in line with th¢ ag>r¢imLnl b¢lwi¢n thi l-ruNI #nd IhL U
over thc donation of interesl and leasL paymLnl% rcLcivLd by thi -1 rust. N(> puymLnls have been made lo thc
UE in the year, bul will Ix made when nioni¢s are receiv¢d from lh¢ ¢stablishm¢nts in Isracl.
In 2U25 no Lapital and interest payments were reLeived from St Andr¢ws Cialilee Limiled and SL Andrew's
8¢Dtti8h Cciilr¢ LimitLd i() Ihc 'l-ru%l with r¢gards lo thi l()ans, and as a resuli ihe Trust made no loan
r¢paym¢iils lo ihL UE- IhL ¢apilal paymin15 dnd donaled int¢r¢st paym¢nls will b¢ paid to th¢ IIF. on r¢ceipt
of the loan repaymenls from the eslablishmenls in Israel. These repayments remain outstandiiiLT lo the IIE
at 31 Ik¢emb¢r 2025- the donated interest payments are includcd in Crcditors (Loan Intcresl) and the loan
r¢paym¢nts wiihin Cr¢dilors #nd Long l¢mi Liabilili¢s.

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As no lease payments were received by the Trust in th¢ year from Si Andrews Galilee Limited or St
Andrew's Scottish Cenlrc Limitcd, these donalions remain outstanding to the UF. at 31 December 2025 and
arc includ<d in Other Lredilors.
Reserves PDIIC
Thc reserves of the Church of Scotland Trust stoud at £72.058 at 31 Dc¢¢mbcr 2025 {2024- £69.597). Th¢s¢
funds are held for unforcsccn ￿tUre costs and special projccts.
RISK MANAGF.MF.NT
MHn
ement ufRisk
The Trust conlii)ues lo he awurL' of its responsibilities to minimisc risk and undertake an annual Tevicw of
lis exposure to risk. It maintains u risk asscssm¥nl register. The Trust uses a 'Trallic Light Sy.stcm' to
analys¢ risk, with nnly onc risk classified as highlred. lThis is"Encroachmenls - fvr¥ign pruperty, which
is manabpLd by {d) relying on partner churches andlor altorney$ lo preservelpmt¢¢i Idnd und buildings. (b)
selling surplus land and buildings and (c) inslrucling IoLal Luurt actions for vacant possession.
As part of this risk mandgemenl the Trust has an annual review programme for th¢ 48 -1.hird I'arty Trusts
which it governs and Adminislers and 3 '1'ru&l¥ where li is one uf ihc tru.stccs. The Trust's S¢cr¢lary un
Clcrk rcviLws the trus15. producing repnrts ()n bLhaif of the ihird party tr￿81 wrtfolio for each ol. the
I,cbruarylMar¢h and S¢ptemberlO¢lob¢r Trust meclings.
'I'he'l'rust holds lln indemnily trom the Church of Scotland ur. in respect of th¢ ovL'rscas properties held on
behalf or ur.. This indeTnnific8 IhL Church of Scoiland 'l'rusl uf all liability and expenses of any kind
rcsulting from it8 (IwnLf8hip of these properties. In additi()ii, th¢ Trusl also holds indemnili¢8 from the UE
in rL'%pLLt uf the shares it l)olds on bchalf i)fihL UE in Si Andr¢w'b LTalil¢c Liniitcd and Si Andrew's SLDltish
Lenlre l.imited. -I'he8c indL'mniliLS indemnify the Church ()f SLotland Trust ofall liability and expens¢'s ()f
any kind rcsuliing frum these shareholdin&s.
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5 OBJF.CTIVF.S ACTIVITIF.S ACHIf.VEMEI NTS AND PERFORMANCF.
Princi
al Activities
-rhL priiiLipal funciion ofihe Trust is co act &$ adminislrative Irustee.g. The Trustees hold prop¢flie5 Qut with
S¢oiland on behalf of Church of Scotlalld bodies and act as Trustees in a numbcr of Third Party l-rusts which
benefit #reas of work undertaken by UE and fAPLT, Lommittees and Coi)gFregatiuns of ihe Church or
S¢otlalld. The Trust ulso lullils governance responsibilitics on thc dircLtiun of(he General Assembly of the
Church of Scotland.
The -frust dealt wilh issu¢5 r¢laling to propertics abroad as they arosc during 2025.
Isrnel
-rhL. I rust continues io he consulicd hy ihe Israel Palestine Committee (formerly hy FAPLT prinr tn Changcs
made al G¢n¢rul A55¢mbly ?024) r¢bpyrding onLyoingi and fuiure devclopmenls r¢lating lo properly in I.￿r￿gI.
Thc prop¢rli¢s owned by thc I rust arc all Icased and the rents are paid io ihe c.hurch ()t' %coiland -I'rusl. 'I'he
Trusi has agbr¢¢d lu dondt¢ yll r¢iil r¢¢eivcd for ihLse IsraL,li praFKrties lo the Church uf SL()(land
Ilninc()I'poratcd Entities lo furthcr the woi'k ofihe Church of Scotland UninLorporaiLd Eniitics.
'I'hc TrLisI conlinucs lo bc a party l() a niimber of court cases involving its pr()pLrty intLfLSts in
Pakislan. Some cases hawe been found in Favour of the I rusl but arc ni)w subjeLt tu appeal. The Trust is
legully rLprLsL'iiled in all these cases bul. due lo th¢ nalurc ol'ihe Pakistan l¢kyul syst¥m, il is anlicipal¢d ihal
thL ¥as¢'5 wi15 bL' ongoing lor some lime.
A nLW SucLcs4inn-I rust wa5 8&yfLLd bL'lween the Trust and World Mission Council in 2019. DI￿lcultieS with
thc rcgistr4ltion proLL'S5 in l)uki%lan havc meAI)i ihat some furiher changes arc rcquirL'd to Ihl trust de¢d beforL'
it can b¢rom¢ orKrati(Trnul. 'I'hL. '] ru¥tL'L% are working witl) their allorney for l)aki.%lan, Dr PLILr David, lo
re501vL thL%L d1￿1¢￿711eS and will eoniinue lo irtvc.stigale ihe option of iransfcrring ihe properly lilles lo local
govLrnmL'nt authurities in Pukisllin.
lJnlortunatcly, no pr(>gr¢s.q haq bccn mad¢ with the Iransf¢r of Murray ChrisliaTt Loll¢8c in Sialkot lo an
aliLrnalivc Chri51i4in LollcgL. 'l-hL Cjuvernmenl in Pakislan have slill io pri)LL8.% IhL dLlldti(Inalisalion whi¢h
is a prerL'4LliSite for Ihe transfer ofihe College to anoihcr Christian LduL'ational eslablishmenl.
Represlnlulives of the Trust and FAPI,T continue to meet with Dr Peter DRvid regularly lo monilor
developmenls and agree future slralegy. -l-h¢-I'rust will conlinuc lo ¢nd¢avour lo achi¢ve ils obj¢ctiv&8, with
Ilie hLlp of Dr David and his many conla¢ls in Pakistan.
The ChLirch of Si()Ilund 'l-ru%l holds hLrilabl¢ propertiLs on behalf of the Llnincorp()ratcd EnLitic.4,
Cotnmittccs, CongrcgFations and othcr agcnLi¢S ofihe Church ofs¢oiland. 'I'hcsc propLrties arc nol recorded
in Ihe Accounis of the I'rusl bul are recorded in th¢ A¥L()unts of th¢ bodies on whose b¢half the titles are
hcld. Thc Trusi holds propcrty as a bar¥ Iruilce and ihe bencficial owner must indcmnify any losse.%.%uffercd
by the Trus1 due lo its P05ilion as tille holdcr.

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TRUSTEES, AIYNUAL REPORT
5 OWEC'fIvES, AcfiviTIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE (continued)
Third Parl Trusts
'l-hc Trust adminislers various'l'hird Party 'l'tw.sts which benefit different areas of the work of the Church of
Scotland dnd which have a combii)ed value as at 31 D¥LLmbcr 2025 of £9.0 million (2024 - £8.3 million).
As indicllted previolisly the Trust rLvicw% all of Ihe Third Party Trusts il adm iniqlers on an annual ba414.
Thc valuL' of the funds is reflecled within the mi%LLllanL(>u.% funds of (he UninLorporaled r.nlilies of the
Church of Scoiland (Scottish Charity NumbL T SCO 11353) as Ihe purposes for which these fiinds Can b¢
utilised are not the purposcs of thL .1 rust, bui purp)ses ol. the UF., FAPI.I' and CommittcLs of the General
Assembly of the Church of Scotland. ConL)r¢Lyalions ofihe Church and olher Church related work.
{¢) Act 112016- Thc Inlernalion#l Pre¥b le
Ac
Since the Qieneral Asscmbly uf 2016 all cungregalions in the Inlernational Prc8bytcry rcquirc thc appruval
of both IlrcsbylLry and the Lhurch of Scoiland '[ ru%t f()r Id) any L'xtensivL alteriidtions lo their buildingls:
(b) any property purchase and (c) thc Ica8c of any property in ¢xc¢s5 of one year. The Trust ¢ontinucs to
work with Ihe Inlernalional l>rLsbyl¥ry lo fulfil Ihese responsibiliti¢s. The 'l'ru41 biivcn approvdl for
numhcr i)fpr()pcrty relaied mallers in the last year.
bvcry LongprLL?iilion in the Iiiternalional Pr¢5bytL'ry is rcquired tu produce a Property Rewrt to Presbyiery
ach ycar with dllllils of the management, maintcnunLL and insurttncL l)f LollgTfLgalional buildings. The
Trust r¢vi¢w8 the Lonlents uf the Propefly Report% on an annual b&si.%.
6 FUTURE DF.VF.LOPMENT
The Trust will endeavour lo rccruit new -l-rusl¢cs wilh the requisile exp¢ri¢n¢e and skills and will continuc
lo deal with matters ofadminislrulivn rL'luling lo the h¢ritable property it own¥ ovcr.SLas and thc'l'hird Party
'l-ru818 a8 and whLn rLquired.
L Marshydll
Ch￿Ir
M. gprouls
Madelaine Sproule Secretary and Clerk
F.dinbur2h
Date..
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
INDEPENDEwf AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRU.8TEES OF THE CHURCH OF THE
SCOTLAND TRUST
Opinion
We have audiled Ihe financial statements ofThe Church ol Scotland Trust (the 'charily') for ihe year
ended 31 DecLmbcr 2025 which comprisc thc Sialemenl ol- b inanLial Activities, the Halance Sheel, the
Statement ot'cash Flows and note5 to the linancial slalemenls, including) siginificanl accounting policies.
'lThc findllLial rcporting framcwork that ha5 bLcn applicd in thcir prcparalion is applicablL law and
Unitcd Kingdom Accountin¥ Standards, including FRS 102 'Thc Financial Rcporting Standard
appliLdblc in Ihc UK and RcpubliL uf Ircland" (Unilrd Kingidom (i¥ncr<illy ALLeplLd ALLounting
PraLtice).
In our opinion the finan¢ial statements..
give a true and lair view ol. the st¢ile ol. Ihe churily's iill&iifs as al 31 Deccmbcr 2025 and of its
inLominb? rLsourcL5 dnd application ol. rL'soufLe5, for IhL year then Lnded.
hav¢ bccn propcrly prLparL.d in aCLordililLL' with Unil¢d Kinbdom Generally A¢cepled
A¥Lountin¥ Prii¢ll¢C,' 41nd
have been prepared in accordance wilh the requiremenis of the Charitie8 and Truslce Inve51tnL'nt
IS¢otland) Act 2005 and rebyulaiion 8 ofihe Charities A¢¢()unts (SLOtland) RLbJulalions 211Q6 (as
umLndLd).
Basis for opinion
Wc h&lVL bL'cn appointcd &lS auditor undcr 5CCtion 44(1){L) ot. Ihc CharitiC5 and TrusleL Invcsimenl
(Scotland) Acl 2005 and report in aL¢ordan¢e wilh regulalions made under Ihat Aci,
Wc conducted our Rudil in accordance with Inlernalional Standards on Auditing IIIK) IISAS (IJK)) and
applicablc law. Our rcsponsihililiLS undcr those standards are furthcr dcscribed in Ihe Audilor's
rL8ponsibililics tor Ihc audit of thc financial slatLmLnts' sLLtion ot-our rcport. WL. arc indLpLndenl ol'the
charity in aLLordanLe wilh lh¥ cihicul rLquiremenls that are relevanl lo our audil of the financial
sldl¢m¢nls in (he UK, inLludin&i ihe FRC'S F.IhiLul Standdrd Lind w¥ have tuifillcd nur Lthical
responsibililivs in accordance wilh thesc requirements. We believe ihal the audil evidence we have
obtained is surricieni and appropriaie to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conelu$ions rclatinE to Roin% concern
In auditing? lh¢ l intin¢i41151al¥m¢llls, w¢ have ¢onclud¢d Ihai th¢ trust¢es' us¢ of ihc going concern basis
ofacLounling in thL preparalion ofthc tinancial 5tatemenls is appropriale.
Based on the work we have perfomied, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating lo
ev#nl5 Dr Londilion5 that, individually or colleLLiv#ly, may Lasl sigpnificlint d()ubt on the cliarily's ability
lo continue as a going concern for a pcriod of at Icasl Iwelvc monihs from when the financial stalemenls
are auihorised for issue.
Our responsibililiLs and Ihc responsibililics of the tNstees with respect to going concern are described
in the relevant seclions of ihis report.

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
INDF.PF.NDF.NT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THF, CHURCH OF THE
SCOTLAND TRUST (eontlllued)
Other information
The other information comprisc5 thc infomation included in Ihc trustees, annual wort other than the
financial statement.s and our audilor's repurt Ihereon. The trustees are responsible for Ihc other
information contsincd within the Iru51ees' annual report. Our opinion on thc financial statements does
not cover th¢ othcr infor]nalion and, we do not exprcss any torm of assurance conLlusi()n thL'reon.
Our rcsponsibility is to read the othcr infornialion and. in doing so. considLr whether the other
information is materially inconsislenl with thL financial 51alement5 Or our knowlcdge obiained in the
coursL of Ihe audit or oiherwise appcars lo be mat¢rially misstalLd. If WL idcnlify such material
incon8isicncies or apparent malerial mi%slat¥m¢n15, we are ￿qUIred lo dLtLrmine wheiher Ihis gives
risL lu a malerial misslatcmcnl in IhL financial siaiements IhcmsLlves. If, based on the work wc havc
performed, wc ciinLludL thill Iher¢ is a malerial mi%slatLmcnt uf this other infomiation. wc are
rL'quired lo reporl that fact.
We havL nothing lo report in Ihis regard.
matte￿ on which wc are requlred tfj report by cxccplion
WL have noihin&v lo rcport in rLspLLI ofihe followinbF matter5 whLrc Ihe Charities Accounts (Scotland)
Reg)ulalions 211116 {(IS iimended) require us lo rcport to you il,, in our opinion..
Ihe inforniali()n givLn in the financial stalemcnts is incvn5islvnl in any m#t¢rial rLSPLLt with IhL
Iru51ees' annual rcport,. or
propcr aLcounting records have not bccn kcpt. or
thc fin¢illLial siatements a￿ not in &grccmLnt with the accounting rccords. or
we have nol receivcd all thL infomiation and explanations wc rLquirc for our audil.
Responsibllities of tru$ttes
As explaincd morL lully in Ihe 51&l¢m¢nt nf trustees, rcspon5ibililie& sel out on pagcs 3 and 4 the Iruslee5
are rc%ponsible for the pr¢paration of thc finanLial stalemenls and for bcing salislied (hal they give a
Irue and f(iir VILW, and for such inlernal Ll)ntr()l the truslees delL'rminc is nLLL5sary lo vnable (he
p￿paratIon or rinancial statements that arL' frce from malerial mi5Stalcrncnt. wheiher due lo fraud or
error.
In prcparing the financial statemcnis, Ihc Iruslees are responsible for assc.s.sing Ihe charily'5 gbiliiy to
coniinuc a gi)ing Luncern, disclosin&Y, a.4 dppliLablL', malters relaled to gToing conLLrn and u%in8 ihe
going conccrn basis of accounling unlcss Ihc trustees either intend to liquidatc thc charity or lo cease
npcrdlions, or have no realistic alicrnative bul lo do so.
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
INDEPF,NDF.NT AUDITOR'S RF.PORT TO THF. TRUSTF,F.S OF THF. CHURCH OF THF.
SCOTLAND TRUST (continued)
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the finan¢ial statements
Our objcclivcs arc to Obtain rcasonablL as8urance about whcthcr the financial 8lalemenls as a wholc are
frec Irum m￿tErial Tllisstdlcmenl, whethcr duc lu Irdud or error, and iu issue an auditor's report that
includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranlee Ihal an
audil conducled in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always deiecl a rnalerial misstatement when it exist5.
MisslalLmLnls can arisL from fraud or ctTor and arL considerLd miilLrial if, individually or in the
aggrcgale, thL"y Lould rcasoll¢ibly be expeLted lo influLnce ihe euonumiL deL'isions ol'users taken on Ihe
basis of the8e financial slatcment%.
Th¢ extent to whieh the audit was eon$idtr¢d eapable of detecting irregularities, including fraud
Irregyularilies are inslan¢e% of non-compliance wilh law5 and rcgJulation8. Thc objLcIivLS ol- our dudil
arL' lo ubiain su￿ILl￿nI appropriaie audil LvidLnLL regurding compliance with laws and regulations that
huvc a direLt eflccl un the delermin&lion ol-muleriul amounls and disclosures in the financial slalemenls.
to perform audit proccdurcs to hclp identify instanccs of non-compliancc wilh oihcr laws and
rLgulaiions Ihai m¢ly hav¢ a maierial elyeci un IhL. financial slaiemenis, and 10 respond appropriately 10
id¢nlil led or suspccli.d non-compliance with laws lind r¢&>ulalion5 idenli fied during the audil,
In rLlalion to fraud. thL' objectives ofour audit are lo idenlify and assess the risk ofmalerial misslalement
f the financial stulLmcnls due to fraLid. to obtain 5Liificienl appropriale audil evidence regarding the
assesscd risk.s of material misstalcmcnt due lo Iraud through dcsigning and implcmL'nlingJ appropriatL
responscs and lo respond appr()prialcly lo fraud or suspcclLd fraud idcnlificd during th¢ audil.
I lowever, il is the primary responsibility of management, with the oversight of Ih<)%c Lhargcd with
govum&nLL, tu Lnsurc (hal IhL Lnlity'% Upcr￿tIonts arc L()nduL'ILd in acLordanLL With the provisions ol.
laws and rcgulations and tor IhL' prevLnli()n and dclLLlion ot traud.
In identifying and assessing risk5 of malerial mi5Stalement in rcspecl of irregiularitics. including fraud,
Ihe audil engvagemcnl leam:
obiained un underslanding of Ihe nature of the seclor, including) Ihe legal and regiilatory
rrameworks, Ihal ihe charity operates in and how Ihc charity is complying with IhL ILgF(Il and
regulalory Irameworks;
inquired of management, and those charged with governance, aboul their own identification and
iISSLsbmLnl uf IhL' risks of irreguluritiLs, inLludinLv any known aLtual, suspecled or alleged
instanc¢5 of fraud;
di.scusscd matlcr5 about non-c(Trmpliancc with law5 and rcgulations and how fraud Tllighi occur
including a4%c.s8mcnl ot how and whLrc ihc finunLial 5tal¢mcnts may be 5uscepiible lo fraud.
As a result of th¢sc pmccdures we ¢onsid¢r thc mosi significant laws and regyulations that have a direct
impact un th¢ financial 5tatem¢nls are FRS 102. th¥ Chariti¢s SORP (I.'RS 102) ¢lleclive O l January
2019, the Charities and TruitLC Invcslmenl (Scotland) Act 2005 and thc Charilic% Acciiunl4 (SL()Iland)
ReLiulations 2006 (as amended). We perfomied audit proLedures to deteLt non-complianLes

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
tNDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S RF.PORT TO THE TRUSTF,F,S OF THF, CHURCH OF THE
SCOTLAND TRUST (continued)
which may have a material impact on the financial stalemcnts which included reviewing the financial
statemcnt.s including the Twstees, Report.
The audit engagcmcnl Icam identified the risk of management override of controls IhL urea where the
rinancial statemetjts were most susceplible lo material misslalemenl due lo Iraud. Audit proccdures
perfornicd included but were not limitcd to t¢sting manual journal ¢ntri¢s and other adjustments.
evaluating the business rationale in relation 10 5ignifiL41nl, unusual iransa¢¢ions and transaL'lions entered
into outsidL thL nurmul course of business and chAllenging judgments and cstimalcs.
A further description of our rc5ponsibililies for the audit of the financial stalements is located on Ihc
rinancial Reporting) CounLiI's weh.site at hitp.'/lwww.fw.org.uklaudilorsrL'sponsibilities. 'I'hi5
descriplion tomis part of our auditor's rcp()rt.
U8¢ ofour report
l-his rcpnrt is madc solcly to Ihe Lh£trity's tru.%lccs, as a body. in accordance with scction 44{1)(¢) ofthe
Charities and 'l'ruslee Investmenl (Scotland) Acl 2005. and rebFul£ition l O of the Charilies Accounts
(Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amcndcd). Our &iudil work ha5 been ulldcrtdkcn so Ihul we might stale
lo the charity's Lruslees ihosc matlcr.s we are required lo state tn them in an audiior's report and for no
othLr purpose. .1 o ihe fullest extcnt permitted by law. we do not &CLLPt or assume responsibility to
anyone other than Ihc chiirily and ils trusiees as a l)ody, for uur audil work. for this rep()rt, or for thc
opinions we have fonned.
4¢ts¥it LLF
R5M UK Audii l.l.P
SiatLilI)ry Auditor
Chartered Accountants
Third F loor
2 Semple Street
F.dinburgh
F.113 8HI.
RSM UK Audit LL,P is ¢ligible to aci as auditor in terms ofseclion 1212 of thc Companie5 Acl 2006
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2025
Stalement of Finan¢lal Activlties
For the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestrlcted
Funds
Funds
Note
Income from:
Donations
Oiher'l rading Activilics
Inveslmeni Income
72,461
357.218
378,375
808 054
54.900
335,512
395,982
7116 394
Expendlture on:
Charilablc Activili¢s
810,899
810,899
790 020
Net Expenditure
(2.845)
(3,626)
Gain on Investmen15
CJiiinl(Loss) on Foreign
Curren¢y
5,305
5,836
5,306
Net Movcment in Fund5
Fund5 broug?hi forward al l January
unds LArried forward at 31 December
2,461
69,597
72,115 8
2.209
67,388
69,597
All operations are continuin8.
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2025
Balance She¢t
As at 31 Dcc¢rnb¢r 2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
Note
Investments
72.997
67.692
Current Agsets
Due trum the Church of
Scotland
Accrued Income
Loans
Bank & Cash
11,034
13,243
1.819,273
10,045,310
27
1.0¥5.112
10,045,310
11,875,644
11.143,667
Current Liabilllles
Due to Church of Scotland
Accrued exp¢nsc
10
(2,427,717)
12,000
(1,481,739)
(2,43Y.717)
(1,493.079)
Net Current Asgets
9,435.927
9.650,588
LonR Term Liabllities
12
(9,436,866)
(9,648,683)
Net Assets of the charity
72,058
69,597
Funds of th¢ ¢harity
Unrestricted Funds
72.058
69.597
'I'he financial stalcmLnt5 wer¢ approved and authori8Ld for issue by Ihe'l rustees on
and signed on its behalf by..
26102126
L Marshall
Chydlr
M. Sproule
M Sproule
Secretary
Edinburgh
Date:
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2025
Statement of C&sh Flows
For the year ended 31 Deeember 2025
2025
2025
2024
2024
Cash Flows from Operating
Activities
Cash R￿ciptS from Donalions
Lharitable Expendiiurn.
N¢t C¥sh from ()perotln% Aetivltl
21
16
21
(16)
Cash Flows from Invcsting Activitie5
Bank Interest Received
Net Cash from Inveyting A¢tlvltl¢$
Cash Flows from Fin4ncin8 Activities
Gain on Poreign CurrenLy
Net Cash from Finaneinx Activities
(i)
(i)
Nct Increawel(Decrcasc) in Cash &
Cash Lquivalents
25
(17)
Cash & CllJh Equivxlents Br()ught
F¢irward
Cash & Cash F.quivalents Cllrrled
Forward
19
27
Other Non-
Cash
Changes
2tlJan
2025
at31 Dee
2025
Analysls of Change$ in Net
Debt
Cash Flow5
Cash & Cash F.quivalenls
25
27
Borrowings
Debi duc within Onc Year
Debt due in more than One Year
(396,626)
9 6411683
10045 309
10,045,307
(211.817)
211,817
(608,443)
9.436.866
10045 309
10.045.282
Total
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAIYD TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEiYfs 2025
Accounting Polici¢s
Legal Status
'I'he Church of Scotland Trust was incorporatcd by Ihe Church of Scotland '[ rust Order Confinnation Act
1932. The Church of Scotland Trust holds the titles lo thc properti¢S Out with Scoiland ol-Ih¢
Unincorporaied F.ntitics. It also holds, for behoof of the IJE, all the shares in St. Andrew's Galilee
Company Limited in l-iberias und St. Andr¢w's Scoltish Centre Limited in JeTusalem. both of which arc
incorporated in Israel as'foreign inslilution.s"
The Regislered o￿l¢e of the Charity is 121 CJL'orge Sireel, F.dinburgh EH2 4YN. 'fhe prinLipdl activilies of
the churily are de.%cribcd in Ihc Trustees, Report. Thcsc financial .statcmcnts are presented in £ Sterling.
Busis ofPYeparu¢ion
'I'hc financial 51dtemen15 have been prcparcd in aLLVTdance with Accounting and R¢porling by C.harities'.
Statemenl ol. Recommended PraLtiLL appliLdbl¢ io charities preparing their aLcounts in aLLordance with the
l.inanLial Reporting Standards applicablc in Ihc UK and Republic of Ir¢land {I.'RS102), Ihc Charities and
Trustee Inveslmenl (Scotland) ALt 2005 and the Charities Account.5 (Scotland) Regulations 2006 las
mended).
'I'he charity InLLts thc definiliun of It public bL'ncfit cnlily ('pBr.') as sel out in FRS 102 and th¢reforc applies
IhL PBF. prefixed paragraphs in l.'KS 102.
GoinK Cl)ncL)r
'I'he financial %tulLmLnts have been prepared on a g<)ingy LunLern basis with consislently applied a¢¢ounting'
poIiLies. The Truslees Lun%id¢r ihat Ih¢rL atL' n() nial¢rial un¥¢rtuinli¢s about thL Lharity'.4 ability to continue
s a UToillgi Loncern. The ur.. conlinu¢s ti) indLmnify ihe Trusi for the operation% in Israel and the 'l'ru%l will
only doiiale actual rent and invLslm¢nl inLome r¢¢¢ived lo th¢ Ilnincorpi)rdtLd EntitiLs uf the Church of
SLoiland, thus other than the administration und suppori costs. which ar¢ covLrLd by ihL annuul don21ion
from thi Ilnincorporaled F..nlilie.s of thL ChurLh nf SLotland, oulgFoiiigys will always match the aciual inLome
re¢eiv¢d. The Trust has thL COlltinuLd support of the Unincorporated Lntitic% of thc ChurLh of Scoiland lor
al leaql 12 mi)nih% fr<)m th¥ approval of (he financial statements.
Incf)me
Income is recogniscd in the Stulemenl of Financial A¢tivili¢s whln ihLr¢ is legal ¢nliil¢menl lo Ihe incomc,
it is prohablL' that IhL' ii)Lome will be receivcd and thL amount can bL' quantified with reasonabl¢ a¢curaLy.
Eypendilure
'.xpeiiditur¢ is a¢¢ountcd ff)r in lh¢ Sialement ol- l.indncial ALtivitiCS Dli uii accruals basis and is presentcd
on an activity basis &¥aii).%l thL &ppropriat¢ headin¥ in the l.'inai?¢ial StatLmLnts.
Cos15 alluLatLd lo the Trusi Irom lh¥ I,aw and SI¢wdrdship & Finan¢¢ Ikparim¢nls of Ihe Chur¢h arc based
on an approximaiion ol'slaff limL and uss(IiiatLd costs spent on the work of thc .1 ru%t.
lrtv¢simc)ni.%
Investments are stated at markct valuc al the Fjalance Sheet dale. Rcali.qcd gains and lo.gscs on dispos&1 are
recorded in ihe SObA at tlie dilTeren¢e belween Ihc salL pril¢ and Carrying vali1¥ of Ihe inv¢slm¢nl.
Unrcaliscd LFain5 and losses are recordcd in Ihe StdtLm¥nl of Finanii&l Aclivilies ￿ the difference between
fair value al Ihc start and ciid of the finRn¢ial year.
Unrestricted Fund5 are 5penl or appli¢d al th¢ discretion ol-lhe Irust¢¢s in furtherance of any of the
purposes of tliL Cl)urLh of SLoiland Trusl.
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINAIYCIAL STATEMENTS 2025 (continued)
Reeogniiinn ofLiubiliiie.Y
Liabilities are rccogni5ed as rcsources expendcd as soon as there is a legal or constriictive obligation
comi￿ltting1 th¢ Charity lo th¢ ¢xp¢nditur¢. it is probablc Ihal 5cttlem¢nt will b¥ rcquir¥d and th¢ amount or
th¢ nbligalion can be mcaqurcd r¢liably.
TAxation
The Church ol. S¢otland Trust is ex¢mpl from laxolion on the income and gains falling within Part I l of
the Corporati()n Tax Act 201 O or section 256 ofihe I'axation of Chargeable Cjains Act 1992 ins()far as such
income or gains are applied exclusivcly for charitable purposes.
Rel#tcd Partles
Duringy the y¢ar, thc lJiiincorpuralcd Lniilic.q of Ihc Church ol. S¢oilai)d mad¥ a gyrani of £72.461 lo thu Cliurch
of Scoiland 'frusl (2024 - £54,YOO), including £7,440 from FAPI.T lo cover lh¢ increased audi( cosls ol-lhe
Trust. The Unincorporaied r,n¢ities charged £64.716 to the Trusl for management services {2024 £58,721).
At 31 D¢¢ember 2025. Ilie Trust had a debior balance of£ 11,034 due from Ihe Unincorporated r.nlities (2024
£13,243).
Leu,i¥ puymenl.%
LcasL paymciits due in thc year Ircjm St Andrew's (ialilce Limitcd werc £291,845 - thcsc remain outstanding
ai 31 Deceinber 2025. l.ease paymenls of £545.638 TemBin oulslandiiig from prior years. Both amouiit5 are
inLludLd in NolL 8. LLa%L PaylllLnt.% duc ti) bc donalLd t() thc IJE in thL yLar WCTL £291,845 (2024 - £274,111)
ai)d are included within the Donation io the ur,. in Note 7. Total lease paymenis oulsiandingT at the year end
wL'rL £837,483 (?Q24 - £545,638) and arc inLludLd within Other Crcdilors in Ni)tL I O.
LLa5L' paymcnts dlle in thc ycar from St Andrew'.4 Scolti.%h ('entrL Limitcd werL £65,373 - thL'SC rcmuin
oulslanding ai 31 t)ecemkkr 2025. 1.L'aye payments ofL155,044 reinain oulsianding Irom prior yeArs. Both
amounls urL included in Note 8. 1,¢11SL PUyITi¥iIIs due lo bL dunaled lu the ur.. in the year were £65,373 (2024
£61,4U I ) and are incliided wiihin the t)onalion lo the ur. in Nole 7. Total Icasc payincnls oul.slundinb> al Ihc
ylar Lnd wLrL' £220,417 (2024 - £155,044) atid arL inLludcd within OihLr Cr¢dilors iii Note l O.
Lr)un.Y
Loan Capital and intercsl paym¢nl.$ 01.£516,UOO (2U24 - LS16,000) wLrc duc trom %1 Andrcw'q (ialilcc
l.imiled in the year. No puymenls were made in 2024 or 2025. The loan capital ol'£156,505 whilh was duc
ill 2Q25 (2024.. £150,528) rcmain% within loanE {Nolc g) and thc unpaid inicrlst diic ()f £724,967 (2024..
£.3()5,472) is within A¢¢rucd Inconie (Note 8). The loan capital paym¢nl8 du¢ to th¢ IIE in 2024 and 2025 arL'
iniludLd in IhL L()an RLpuymLnl in N()IL I O und Ihc donulld iiilLrL%t duL lo thl lJ& in 2025 is included in
l.oan Inleresl in Note l O.
I,Odn ¥apilal and intere51 payinenig of £63,000 (2024 - £63,000) were duL from %( Andrew's Scoiii.8h Ccntrc
l.imited in Ihe y¢ar. No payments were made in 2024 or 2025. The loan ¢apilal of£45,552 which was du¢ in
2025 {2U24.. £44,041 } remains wiihin loans (Nole 9) and the unpaid iiilerest duL (If £36,407 (2024: £18,959) is
within Accrued Inlomc (NotL 8). -rhe loan capital paymcnts duc io Ihc IJE in 2024 and 2025 ari includLd in
Ihe I,oan Repayment in Note l U and the donated iiiieresl due to the UE in 2L)25 is includcd iii Loan IiitcrLst ii)
NolL I O.
At 31 December 2025 the balance on the loan from the Trusl to Si Andrews Galilee Limitcd was £9.439,574
(2024 £9,439,574). Th¢ balance on thc loans Ii'om Ihc Trust to Si Andrcw'5 SioliiSh Centr¢ l.imiied were
£605,736 (2024 £605,736) {scc notc l O}. Ai 31 Dcccmbcr 2025 thc balallcc on Ihc loans from the
un1ncor￿ra1ed Entities to the .1 rusl lor all loans was £10,045,310 {2024 £10.045.310) (5¢¢ nol¢ 9).
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
NOTES TO THF. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2025 (eontinucd)
4 Heritllble Properties
Thc Church of Scotland -I'rust holds hcritablc properties on behalf of ihe UE. fAPLT. Committees,
Congregalions and other agcnLiCS ol'the Church of Scotland. Thes¢ propLrlies are not recorded in the
AcLounts of the 'l'rusi but are rccordLd in the Accounts of the bodies on whosc behalf the titles are held.
5 Investments
'he invested funds are held in the Growth and Income Funds of the Church of Scotland Invcstors I rust.
2025
2024
Total
Total
Investments Investments
Markct value ai l January
Ncl Gain on Revaluation at 31 Dccumber
67.692
5,305
61,856
5.836
Markct Valuc at.3 l December
72,997
67.692
I listorical Cost 31 Dcc¢mber
30,769
30,769
Reeonelllatlffrn of Funds
oi-
Jan-25
Inv¢stment
Galnj
Foreign
Curreney 31-1)¢c-25
(Lo&ie¥)
Income
F.xpenditure
Unr¢$¢rict¢d
Funds
General Fund
69.597
69,597
808,1154
811%,1154
(810,lJ99)
(810.899)
5,305
5,305
72,058
72,058
The gicncral lund of£72,058 will be used in the tullilmLnt ol'the charity's objectiv¢%.
Chgritable Expenditure
2025
2024
Donalion to Ih¢ UE
Bank charges on Isracl bank account
Stewardship and Finance Dcpartmcnt Chargc
Audit Fee
l.aw tkpartrncnt Chargc
Committ¥e Meeling Expenses
734,161
(3)
7,951
12.WO
56.765
25
719,943
16
3,104
11,340
55,617
810,899
790,020

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMF,NTS 2025 {continued)
Accrued Income
2025
2024
l.ease Income due from St Andrew's Scottish Centir l.td
Lease Incomc duc from si Andrew's (ialilec Ltd
Loan inlcresl due from St Andrcw's Scottish Ccntrc Ltd
l.oan interest due from St Andrew's ti&ilile¢ l.ld
837.483
220,417
724,967
36.407
155.044
545,638
18,959
365,471
1,819.274
1.085,112
Loans
2025
2024
,van lo St Andrcw'5 Cjalilee l.td
.oans lo St Andrcw's S¢olti5h Lenlrc Ltd
9,4.39.574
9.439,574
605,736
605.736
10,045,310 10.1145.310
'rhe loan lo .Si Andrcw's Galilee l.td 1% repayable to the Trust over 40 yLars at 3.9Q/o per annum.
£8,969,822 is due in more than one year.
ThL Iviins to St AndrLw's Scotlish Ccnli'c Limilcd arL' rLpayablc l() IhL Trust uvvr 10 ycdrs. 'fhe fir51
aiiracis Inte￿51 of 3.90/0 per annum and £383,423 is due in more Ihan one year. 'I'he second b¢ars no
inlere5l and £¥3,623 is due in more Ihiln onc year,
'I'he Trusl has agreed lo donate the inlerest received annually on all loans to ihc IIE.
io
Duc to Church of Scotland
2025
2024
LoÉin Repuymcnl (NOIL 12)
I,oan Inlerest
()thLr CrL'ditors
608,443
761,374
1.057.900
2427717
3Y6,626
384,431
71111,6X2
1.481,739
li
Aecrued Expenses
2025
21124
Audit fees
12,000
11,340
11,340
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THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAIYD TRUST
NOTES TO THF. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2025 (eontinued)
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Long Term Liabilities
2025
2024
Loans frorn Ihc UE
9,436,866
9,648,683
As noted in Note 9 loan agrLcmcnts exist between the Trust and Si Andrews Galilee l.imited. and th¢
Trust and St Andrew's SLottish Ccnlre Limited. All payments rcccivcd by the .1 rusl from St
Andrews Galilee I,td and .St Andrcw's Slollish Centre Limilcd ￿re paid annually by Ihc Trust to the
UE in line with the repayment profile included below with each annual inslalment being a part
rcpaymenl of ihc loan.
2025
2024
Due wiihin onc ycar (NolL. I O)
l)ue in morc thiin one year bui les5 ihun two
Due in more thun tw() ycur5 bul less ihan five
Due in more than fivc years
608,443
396.626
234,543
211.816
781,640
753,405
8,420,684
8.6113,463
10,045 310 10.045,310
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Tru8tees' Remuneratlon und FJxpenses
No I rustees received remunL'ration during ihe ycar (2024- none). One 'l'rustee was reimbursed for
out of pockel expenses during the ycar £25 {2024 none).
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Employee5
Thc Trusi ha% no employees. Administratii)n work is carried out by desiLynatcd stafl'within Ihe l.aw
Departmcnl and thc Stewardship and Financc DL'partmenl of Ihe Church of Scotland.
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