Skye Bible Church SCIO Scottlsh Charlty Number: SC022309 Trustees Report to Accompany Accounts l January 2023 to 31 August 2023 Skye Bible Church has operated as an independent religious organisation on the Isle of Skye since February 1994. In 2016 it changed its charitable status to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Or8anisation ISCIO) registered with the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR). Since it's inception in 1994, Skye Bible Church has been affiliated to the Aposto14C Church, UK IACUK). By 2022, the SCIO was finding it increasingly difficult to appoint trustees. A5 a result of this, the trustees ente￿d discussions Wlth the ACUK about becoming fully incorporated into that organisation. The ACUK would then assume the overall governance of Skye Bible Church. On 25 June 2023, the membership of Skye Bible Church SCIO held an extra-ordinary meetin8 at which it was agreed by majority vote. to dissolve Skye Bible Church SCIO and to transfer its assets to the Apostolic Church UK ISC037835} with whom Skye Bible Church would fully incorporate. On 26 June 2023, formal application was submitted to OSCR to dissolve a solvent SCIO; formal th consent to proceed was received from OSCR on 15 August 2023. It was agreed that the financial assets of Skye Bible Church SCIO would be transferred to the Apostolic Church UK operating as Apostolic- Skye Bible Church with effect from 00.OOhrs on 1° September 2023. On this date. the £41.386.00 held by the Royal Bank of Scotland in the name of Skye Bible Church SCIO was transferred to the Apostolic - Skye Bible Church, subsidiary of the ACUK. Thefinancial dealings of Skye Bible Church SCIO between istjanuary and 31 August 2023 are detailed in the accompanyin8 accounts. Between those dates, Skye Bible Church continued to meet on a weekly basis to share Christian fellowship and to fulfil the purposes set out in its constitution namely the advancement of religion as follows: By preaching, teaching and publicising the Christian Faith a5 revealed in the Holy Bible. By providing a church community in which people can grow in their knowledge and understanding of the Christian Faith and to apply it to their lives. To bring relief to people in physical, emotional or spiritual need. By supporting other churches, charities and organisations who share Similar objects and beliefs On 1 september 2023, Skye Bible Church SCIO had no employees. At the beginning of 2023, th there were 2 part-time pastors, but their period of employment had ended on 30 April 2023. After this, and by 31SI August 2023, noti￿ had been given to HMRC and NEST penslons that the organisation would cease to be an employer. S8C SCIO has a 21-year lease with Highland Council for the use of the Old Library Buildin Bayfield Road, Portree. A solicitor has been instructed to request re-a55ignation of the remainder of this lease to the Apostolic Church UK. Signed by the trustres of Skye Blble Church SCIO Date: 27IJM1 Li 2024 Date: Its) J ULKL. Tc l* Skye Bible Church SCIO Charity No. 022309 Pa8e I Accounts endlng 31 Au8USt 2023 for d15solullon of tharlty Openiry bal•ces at ljarnwry Roy31 Bank olscotland Less uncleared transadions Less unpresented cheques 31618 24128 Total closing balances 31648 24128 N•tassets atstart of year 31648 24128 Income General offerfn8s Oèsignated Funds Mission Fund Room Hire 33207 495 221 2649 48491 561 Total Inc(xne 36572 5&721 Eynditur• Glfts to Missions Oesl8nated Glfts Ministry Other Gifts Gencril EXp￿Se3 Youn8 Peoples Ministry Employment 6120 574 12430 650 1383 - iooo 7625 919 9978 10301 io li 23737 T•tsl ExpÈndture Net IExpeThllturel Inoxne n20 Total ao51nKbalan￿s 41336 31648 Closln8 balab%es at 31 A￿U$l 2023 Royal Bank of Scotland Less unclear￿1 cheques Totsl atyng balanos 413¥6 -50 41336 31648 Add Outttandlng banklng assèts transferredtoApostolk- Skye Blble Chwch 41336 31648 Sig Date.. 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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Skye Bible Church SCIO Report to the trUste￿IMembern of Reglstored charlty SC022309 number On the acc¢)unts of th• charlty lor Ihe penod Penod start date Month Perlod end date lknth Year 01 2023 31 2023 Set out on pages 18nd2 sheets) Respgctlv• The charity's trustees are respjnsible for the kyeparation of the accounts in accoréance responslbllltles of with the lems of the Charities and Trustee Inveslment (Scollandl 2005 Act and the tsu8t•os and examlner charit￿ Accounts ISKollandl Regulations 20C6. The charty trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulatsons does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under sects.on 4411 } (cl of the Act and to stste whelher particular matters have come to my attentiw. Bas16 of Independent My eXaMinat￿n is carri￿ out in accordance wth Regulation 11 of the Charl￿S oxamlne￿ts Statement Accounts {S￿tIand) Regulations 20[￿. An examin*'on includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charty and a compwison of the accounts presented with those rec(xds. It also includes con&deralion of any unusual items or disclosures in the Junts and seeks exrAanatsons from the trustees concerning any such rnattets. The procedures undertaken do not prowde all the evHlence that would be reqimred in an audit and, ￿nSequently, I do notexpress an 8udf( opinion on the ac¢ounts. Inde￿ndent examln•Vs In the couvse of my examination, no matter has comg to my attèntion statemert wh￿h gives m• rèasonable cause to beli8Vè that in gny material respect thè requirewents". lo keep ac￿￿nting rttords in ac£ordance wf(h section 44(1) la) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 20C6 Accounts Regulations, and lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and compty with Regulation 9 of the 20LE Accounts Regulations have not tÈen me( or 2. to Wh￿h, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a iyoper understhding ofthe ￿luntS io be ￿a¢he(l. Slgned: Name: Relevant professional qualificatlon{sl or body (ff any): Address: 'Hoas• dokte the t1￿ ￿C￿4￿ rf thgydD not gppty. Ifth• wros appty. W 4Yrt Ihos• matters wlfkh ha¥0 m to your att￿$y1 on Ihe foNth*ing pago.