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 organ1￿tIOn
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 A￿AY 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 Tegistr*llDn number
The Trustees
SC 027￿8
The tn]sttts who S¢Tved the ctwity during the year were as folknvs..
Reve￿nd 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￿[C￿ry (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.
con￿g￿lO￿alIsM is a fomi of Clllrch govemment eacb Cbutch 18 independent in the
m8n48ement of its own affairs. De m¢mbers make the ￿}$1￿￿.)
The principle charitsbl¢ puryose is the adVa￿ement of religion.
ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Th¢ flrst Ctrlurch established in the Burgh of Woodyid¢ w&$ a Con￿egatio1￿I 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 h￿balld 'Femi' Gborioh, are l)oth from Imjr Sister Chwch at Cove. She held Office in her
Nigerian Episcopalian chU￿h.8 Woman's Or8anisation of I￿ women and led Worship. Prayers,
Pastoral Car¢ I Visithtsoas and Cou￿$t]Itn8. Ort 23 March 2024 the Church ordain￿ Tammy. The
Church appreciated the suP￿rt of all the Scottish Congtegatio#AI Fellowship Churches. Thetr family
Laura, SthdentofLaw at Abcrdeen University and David Matth¢w and Simeon r¢tnain at Cov¢ although
they do 'vi$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&s￿l Summu Club one afternoon wweekduring s¢bool sun￿￿bOlid8Y5. 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 I￿8] 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 U￿ni￿O￿$1Y to change th¢ name
of the Scottish Con￿gational Fellowsh￿ to the Scottish cOn￿88￿0nal Churches Fellowship (SCCF).
to which we are affiliat¢d. It is a sm411 Group. with 17 ChU￿b¢S. st￿tChIng from Balmedie in thc North
to the Scottish BoTd¢r5.
CURRENT MINISTRY
We arc extremely blc&ged to hav¢ Tammy J5 our Mintst¢r. (Support￿ by her familyk she 1$ 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 fOrP￿tiCal 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- tha￿kfullY 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. Balln￿l< 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 ChU￿h 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 Chu￿b, througb th¢ S¢nioT P¥￿. contiDU¢S to be involved with Baptisms - O. Weddings . O and
Funernis- l.
The Cburcb is governd by ￿8￿lar tlleetlDSS. Financialty the￿urCh th"d well for its size a4 fd1Sll￿ futtds
in th¢ area is (b'fficulL but d¢di￿ted giving by m¢mb¢K5 is Cornu￿￿dabl¢
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. pl￿ouslY a￿d 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 pa￿￿en10f 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[￿d￿l thi% amn8unentmay h&ve to transfer to another
Chur¢h.
We ar¢ very grntsfvl to C￿1 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¢ ￿5￿rtLy1}.
FINANCIAL 'POLICY'
Th¢ Chur¢h holds £25.￿) for A fith]xe building l ￿t￿re 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 Ma￿h 2025 of £ 31,567.29. Th&se reserv&$ 8re I￿Ing cattied forward to supwl the
ttwe work of th¢ Church. This figw¢ 8180 includes the p￿vIOusly 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 ex￿dItU￿ 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
Tr￿stee
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 tn￿ee5 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 2￿6 Accounts Re8ul*ions. 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 Re￿atiOnS
have not been mel or
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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 GI￿￿0h
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