WOODSIDE CONGREGATIONAL (F) CHURCH Hihon Community Ccntre. Hilton Roa¢ Woodside, Ab¢rdeen. Scottish Charity Number SCO 027838 Origin211y opened 1818 - 1993 Re-EstablISh August 1997 ANNUAL GENERAL MEEfiNG 1" April 2024 to 31¥t March 2025 Sunday14th June 2026 at I1.30am at Hilton Conununity Centre Hilton Road. Woodside. Abcrdeen. uircmcnt and as good an att¢ndance as ssible is Our AGM is a le alre uired. Constitsti•n And organ1tIOn Woodside Congregational Church is a member Church of th¢ Scottish Congrcgational Churches Fellowship. Congregationalism is a forn] of Church government where each Church is independent in the management of its own affairs. AGENDA R¢ports Finances Appointments Children I Vulnerable Persoos Policy Prdyer Close meeting SENIOR PASTORI MINisfER- Rev AAY Cowie MINISTER Rev TAMUNOIPRWYE ALLISON GBOIUOH ( Frrxn ]# DEC 23) APPOINTMENTS CHURCH SECRETARY / TREASURER Ona Greig CRA CLUB Margaret Cowie BOYS, BIUGADE CAvfAIN Rev Andy Cowie
WOODSIDE CONGREGATIONAL (FEDERATION) CHURCH FINANCtAL STATEMENrs 31 MARCH 2025 Coletn Murpby Admin Services 175 Counlesswells Road Aberdeen AB15 7RA
Rwstered Chjrity Wood8ide CoDgtegational (F¢d¢Tation) CFwrch Cbarity TegistrllDn number The Trustees SC 0278 The tn]sttts who S¢Tved the ctwity during the year were as folknvs.. Revend Anthw Cowie Senior Pastor (From Au8USt 1997) Rev Tamunoiprinye Allison Gknioh cfammy) Minister (Fmm I. Dec¢mlKr 2023) Ona L Greig Tre¥surer I S[Cry (From 3111 M4Tch 2023) Indewdent Examiner Coleen Murphy Admin Services 175 Countes5wells Road AB15 7RA BaDktr• Bth of Scotland Bridg¢ of Don Branch Ellon Road ABERDEEN CONSTITUTION AIYD ORGANISATION Woodside CongregatioD•I Church was re-¢Stablisbed in August 1997 and th¢ Church is now only atTi1iated ¢0 th¢ Scottish CowegAtional Churches Fellowship, (SCCFI. a sm811 Group, with 17 Chur¢h¢s. stretching from Balmedie in the North to the kottssh Borders. Tr Church is part of the Aberd¢¢n Shared Tcam Minislly. conglOalIsM is a fomi of Clllrch govemment eacb Cbutch 18 independent in the m8n48ement of its own affairs. De m¢mbers make the }$1.) The principle charitsbl¢ puryose is the adVaement of religion. ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS Th¢ flrst Ctrlurch established in the Burgh of Woodyid¢ w&$ a Conegatio1I Chwch, on the 24th Nov¢mber 1818. That Churcb closed in 1993 and revop¢n¢d in Aug 1997. This report cov¢rs the 28th year of Wcx)dside Cowegational Chu sitiee it Was re<8tsblished. December 2023 we welcomed T8munoipriny¢ Allison Gi)]ioh B.Sc.. M.Sc. (Tammy) as our Minister. She and her hballd 'Femi' Gborioh, are l)oth from Imjr Sister Chwch at Cove. She held Office in her Nigerian Episcopalian chUh.8 Woman's Or8anisation of I women and led Worship. Prayers, Pastoral Car¢ I Visithtsoas and Cou$t]Itn8. Ort 23 March 2024 the Church ordain Tammy. The Church appreciated the suPrt of all the Scottish Congtegatio#AI Fellowship Churches. Thetr family Laura, SthdentofLaw at Abcrdeen University and David Matth¢w and Simeon r¢tnain at Cov¢ although they do 'vi$it' W£51d¢. Jim Smith has again .lIe. and th¢ Chwch is Very 8rntefi for his ongoin8 SeThices. Our Craft Club and Boys. Brigade srill continue Margaret and Andy Cowie &% Staff. NumbeTS are snJall. They arc supported by our new MinisterT8mmy GtrM)]ioh. Thc Cburcb Tan a su¢w&sl Summu Club one afternoon wweekduring s¢bool sunbOlid8Y5. The group joined with similar groups 8t Northfield and Kittybrewstr Congrytional Churches - Day out to Alford Ski slope for thbin& followed by a n]¢al- it was a great succtss.
Ourchwch aDdyouth woikcontinue tome¢t in Hilton Community Centre. Hiltoll Roa( Aberdeen AB24 4HS. We are very grdt¢ful to the Management Committee, form#king us very welcon)e. We now meet at I lam on SuDdays, for Services. Church merllbership ai the end of th¢ year stood et 8. During the Y we held All Age Wothip and were delighted when (m Boys, Brigade joineAJ for setvRc¢s. Our membeT5 are very ¢omrnitted and loyal. The Chur¢h ¢ontirÈues tobave a vision formission athome and oversea5. YOUTH Our Church over the year had a footfall of over 50 childrw in a Ctaft Club, and the Boys. Brigade Company. plus sun7mer play-sch¢me and Chw¢h. l)Jring th¢ year. the Church Arccived financial h¢lp forchildr¢n's l youth work from and Aberdeen City Cowicil and Trades Widow Fund and a I8] Radio Ststion, North Sound I Cash for Kids. At Chrislm&s ume. Casb for Kids pwovided wfts to b¢ handed out to needy children. JOINT YOUTH CAMP - Thi5 year, our 8i5W Churches did not nm a Camp. But the older youth parn'cipattd m a week of events for them. AFFILIATION During ¢h¢ year our sister Churches and Woodside individually UniO$1Y to change th¢ name of the Scottish Congational Fellowsh to the Scottish cOn880nal Churches Fellowship (SCCF). to which we are affiliat¢d. It is a sm411 Group. with 17 ChUb¢S. sttChIng from Balmedie in thc North to the Scottish BoTd¢r5. CURRENT MINISTRY We arc extremely blc&ged to hav¢ Tammy J5 our Mintst¢r. (Support by her familyk she 1$ paid more as a sc88ionfil wwker, than a Stipend. We work at how we ¢an pay mor¢. FUTURE MINISTRY (SCCF) Apprentlwhlp Six y¢&TS a80 we reported an issue that our Scottish con8rtg8tl (chu) Fellowship is of. the18¢k of ffijture Ministry, and the wssibilityof a NoTrStipendiary Apprenticeship fOrPtiCal Mini5ty - style schem¢. It was established and 85 a tesult w¢ now have Ministers at L•w Congr¢gational Churc ID Dundee, and Northfield and Kittybrew5t¢r. and our owrt Woodside Church (¥nd durin8 2025 a couple were called to become Minisl¢is At Balmedie. We still have an apprnittee on the 8¢heme.) HELP AND PRAYER Our Prnyers for Peace for Uknaine. 8atheriDg8 by telepho 8till happ fortnighdy. Many of ow plans were put on hold wben our Minister's youngtsi cbil& sim) w¥s dia8nos¢d as having a growth on a kidncy. Much proycr w&$ said around our sistcrChurCh. He und¢rwent surg¢ry, had & kithiey removed. From Sep(cmbcr 2024 till Dec¢mber 2024, our Mini5t¢r Tammy w&$ given paid compassionate leave of absence. SimeoD made a rrnwkknle recovery. We wye thaDk8 to God. Two yeots our Senior Pastor, ADdy Cowi< was diwos¢d with 'A 8ymPtomatic' Myeloma- a EK) marrow cancer- thakfullY this year it is still llwtiv¢. We gi thath to Gc. It was gwd to again hold in January, ow Joitjt 'Mid Winter Meal, at Bucki¢ Farni R¢5tsuTant and to meet our friends from t)aD¢Stott. Ballnl< Pottertoty Northfiell Kitybrewster and Cove. Great fellowship. MISSION Despite oursize we Continue to 5UPPrt". Tear Fund- is used as our Mi58ion'IHitner' LOCALLY help is given to pw)ple inD¢¢d and local Cbarities. Watcr Aid monthly lady Haig Poppy Ap missi is jointly financedmatnlythtough the D&nestone Mission F financedprimarily by donations frorn Baptisms, Weddill8s, and Funerals dollations donated from our unpaid Ministern. With Éhe gcnernl decline in ChUh attcndanc¢. we aTe asked to conduct feweiaThl f¢werBapiism, Weddings and Funerals - which ljas had an effect on th¢ DCC Mission- Help Fund.)
SPECIAL SERVICLS Our Chub, througb th¢ S¢nioT P¥. contiDU¢S to be involved with Baptisms - O. Weddings . O and Funernis- l. The Cburcb is governd by 8lar tlleetlDSS. Financialty theurCh th"d well for its size a4 fd1Sll futtds in th¢ area is (b'fficulL but d¢dited giving by m¢mb¢K5 is Cornudabl¢ FINANCES Overthc Ye of the outrcacb ofthc Chutch. the agreed to'pay. all of the expenses of th¢ Senior Pastor Minist¢r, who is also the Senior Pastor at 6 sister Churches. The Church agreed he ould claiTn every expetse. The Minisier. Rev Andy Cowie. plouslY ad and coniinuc5 to. tepay mi)st of th¢ ¢xp¢ns¢8 back to th¢ Chu to ttllow the church to claun Aid on thai donation. tn effertthe paen10f exp¢nscy ultimatelycosts iheelwTch zero, while the SeniorPastorp*tuallyTep8yS 750/0 of his expenses back to th¢ church (which in effect meaA% he is paid 25% of his expenses without costing th¢ Church anything.) As Mini3ty u ¢X[dl thi% amn8unentmay h&ve to transfer to another Chur¢h. We ar¢ very grntsfvl to C1 thai d¢spite various difficulties our Church is looking forward to adv8ll¢ing Christ's King(tom. Our Chur¢h ¢ontinuts serve Chnsi and as we move forward in HisNarne, we must keep Faith in Him- it is ccntral lo all do. We give thanks (knd for that which He has given and in Faith we continue with our 207th ycar (29th year. since w¢ 5rtLy1}. FINANCIAL 'POLICY' Th¢ Chur¢h holds £25.) for A fith]xe building l tre projecL The aim is to add •t least 5•A annualty to that totsl. Dunng the period the charity a d¢fi¢it of £10.397.18 which hLq teduced rtserve8 resultsng in totsl reserves at 31 Mah 2025 of £ 31,567.29. Th&se reserv&$ 8re IIng cattied forward to supwl the ttwe work of th¢ Church. This figw¢ 8180 includes the pvIOusly mentsoned gr8nl money to ¢omplete funded projects and the buildin8 I project I ministy fuDds £25.0. Th¢ Reserve Policy Aim is to olso hold l year's exdItU in reserve. ID athlition to Projects above (now £25.¢XK)). We have a long way to go. W¢ give thanks God for what He h&q done in Woo&side and look forward the ¢h•ll¢nge of the next year. Our Chu Continues to Serve Chrisi and &8 we move fotward in His Name, w¢ rnust keep Faith in Him- it is centr81 to 811 w¢ do. We wve thanks to CKMI for that wbich He bas given in F#ith we coniiuue with our 29th year. Approved by the trust¢¢$ and $i8tsed on theirbehalf Andrew Cowie Trstee Tamunoipirinye Allison G]0b B.S¢.. M.Sc. Minftstcr l TnL%tee ..21Y26
INDEPENDEMf EXAMINEWS REpoirr TO THE TRUSTEES OF WOODSIDE CONGREGATIONAL (FEDERATION) CHURCH FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2ff25. Respertlve responslbllltles of tnee5 and examlner The charitvs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in Bccordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investmenr Iscodandl Act 2005 and the Charitses Accounts Ikotlandl Regulations 2rx)6 las amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the 2()6 Accounts Regulations doe5 not apply. It Is my responsibility to examine the accounts as reqylrèd under section 44111 1¢) of the Act and to state whether partlcular matter5 have m to my attention. 8asls of Independent examhws r•wl My examlnatlon is carried out in accordance with Regulayon 11 of the 26 Accounts Re8ulions. An examlnation Includes a review of the accountlng records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those record5. It also Includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concemin8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that would be requlred in an audi¢ and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view 8lven by the accounts. Independ•nt examlnerfs statement In the course of my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon which gives me reasonable cause to believe that In any material respe¢r the requlrements: to keep accountlnB records In accordance wlth Sectk+n 44111 {•) of the 2W5 kt aNI ReBulatlon 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulatlons to prepare accounts whKh a¢cord wlth the accountin8 records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2( Accounts ReatiOnS have not been mel or 121 to whKh, in my oplnlon. attention should be drawn In order to enabk a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. Coleen MLtrphv Independent Examiner Admin Services 175 Countesswells Road Aberdeen A815 7RA
WOODSIDE CONGREGATIONAL {FEDERATIONJ CHURCH FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMEpirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Unrestricted Fund5 General Fund 2025 2024 25,022.46 13.025.13 Receipts Payments 35.419.64 8,903.07 Surplus/{deficitl for the year 10 397.18 STATEMENT OF BALANCES AT 31 MARCH 2025 Cash Fund$ ricted General Fund 2025 2024 Opening cash at bank and In hand Surpluslldefictil for the year Closing cash at bank and In hand 41,964.47 37.842.41 110.397.181 4,122.06 31,567.29 41,964.47 Bank balance Treasurer5 Account 31567.29 41964.47 The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for iswe on ..and are signed on behalf of the board by: Andrew Cowie Trustee
WOODSIDE CONGREGATIONAL (FEDERATION) CIIURCH FINANaAL STATEMEr YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Analysis of Raceipts Unrestricted Funds General Funds 202S 2024 Donatlons FWO Open Plate Gfft Ald Gift Aid Repayment Interest Other Donations 2.454.50 1,561. 14.C(I 1.207.$0 17.67 11.865.12 Recélpts from fundralslng activiti Charity Shop Sponsored Walk 912.49 140. 1,283.76 273.cil Grants Bauer Radio Cash for Kids Aberdeen City Council Festive Fund Aberdeen Csty Councll Fairer Aberdeen Fund Trades Widows. Fund Charity 2.701.45 5,836.70 206.$0 625.IX¢ 2,IJXJ.CKI 695.IXI 6.253.90 Totsl Recelpts 25 022.46 13 025.13
WOODSIDE CONGREGATIONAL IFEDERATION) CHURCH FINANCIAL STATEMEKtS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Analy5t5 of Payments Unrestricted Funds General Funds 2025 2024 Payrnents relatlnz directty to charitsble actlvfties Boys. Brigade Expenses Girls Brigade Craft Club Expenses Christmas Party Summerclub Salary Salary for Outreach Rent Adminlstratlon SCFICF - Affiliatlon fees Insurance Postage & Stationery Miscellaneous Expenses 419.75 441.45 446.16 2.116.80 5,866.16 4,lJ)4.04 453.60 520.00 1.192.68 2(Kl.CXJ 243.67 218.95 17,CKM.53 460.69 1,052.75 1,050. 1.857.94 530.(KJ 1,195.13 70.00 243.67 26.81 634.63 Grants and donatlons Donatlons: WaterAid Tearfund Poppy Scotland Danestone Community Church Danestone Community Church - Mlssion Account Kittybrewster Community Church Northfield Community Church Cove Community Church Balmedle Communlty Church Potterton Community Church Charitable Donations 240.00 so.00 240.IKJ 50.QKI 150.IJ) 150.IXI 150. Iso.(K) 150.QM) 150. 150.CK) 98.05 98.05 98.05 98.05 98.05 98.05 1,560.00 Governance tosts Accountancry Fees 295.(M) TOTAL PAYMENTS 35 419.64 903.07
Bank Re¢onclllatlon Bank openlng balance Add income Less expenditure totsl 41,964.47 25,022.46 35.419.64 31 567.29 8ank Statement as at 31 March 2025 less outstanding ¢heques 35.597.16 11219 11220 11221 11222 11223 150.C 20.1 16,086.15 Add deposit not yet showing 105.50 85.66 12,056.28 31 $67.29 Trust•• r•mun•r•tl PastorTammy GI0h Gross Salary 2025 2024 1857.94 PastorTammy Rev Andrew Gborjoh Cowie 2025 2025 15,820.15 2,541.15 71.16 30.00 31.75 398.53 18 892.74 Trustees expenses Ona Greli 2025 Travellmlleage Summer expenses Craft Club expenses Charltable glft expenses Boys Brlgade expenses Admin expenses 19.20 19.20 890.00 89).CQ Tr•ns•cllons wlth Trustees •nd connerted persms There has been no reimbursement of expenses to persons connerted to a trustee Name Nature of relationship 14ature of transartion 2025 There has been no payment to dose family member during the year Name t4ature of relatsonshlp Nature of transactlon 2025