Kirkmichael, Tinwald & Torthorwold
Church of Scotland
Congregational Accounts
For the Year Ended 31st December 2025
Church of Scotland Rcfcrcnce 080468
Scottrsh Charity NumbcT SC030785

Kirkmlcbael. Tlnwald & Torthorw*ld Chur¢h of Stotland
Reference and AdMknI$￿tIve InforniAtio
Charity Name..
Ktrkmichael. Tinwald & Torthorwald
Church of Scotland
Charity Re8lStration Numbcr..
SC030785
Congregation R¢ferert¢e No:
080468
Contact Address:
PaTk5 View
Tinwold
Dumfries. DGI 3PL
Trustees
Yvonn¢ B¢ckly
May Copeland
Judith J8rdine
Sandy Mitchell
Frank Wilson
Ne85ie Carson
David Findlay
Andrca Houston
Hetbert K¢nncdy Flora Little
Sheena Mitchell Elatne Morgan
Jean Wilson
Margaret Conway John Conway
William Houston Barbara Hyslop
Loma Mccronc
Audrey Matshall
Caitlin Robinson Irene We15h
Principal Offi¢tsbe#rer5
Int¢r¢m ModcTator.'
Locum Minist¢r'.
Session Cl¢rk'.
Church Trea5urer.'
Rev Mhairi Wallace
Rev Mhairi Wallat¢
Mrs Andrea Hguston
Mrs FIoTence Little
lttd¢pendent ExAmlh¢r
Gtrald Michael McGill CA
FaTrie5, Kirk and Mcvean
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall. Dutnfri¢s
DGI 3S
B4nker5
Virgin Mon¢y
84-86 High Street
Dumfries
DGI 2BJ
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Kirkmlthael. Tinwald & Torthorw21d Church of Scotland
Tru5t¢es' Annual Report
Y¢ar Ended 31 DtceTDbeT 2025
Strutture, Goverinet and Managernent
Governing Dotvment
The Church is administered in accordanrx with the temis of the Decd of Constitution, which changed to A
unitary forniat on 31s¢Mar¢h 2018
Re¢rnltment Ind Appointment of Thistees
Members of KiTk Session are the charity trustees. The Kirk Session rn¢mb¢rs are the elders of the church
and chosen from those members of the Church who are Considered tts have the appropriat¢ gift5 and skill&
The minister, who is a mernber of the Ksrk Session, 15 elecied by the ¢oti8regaiion and induct￿ by Presbytery.
Members of th¢ Congr¢gation and Previous Board members are invited to and encourdged to attend session m¢etln85.
Ory*nlsAtlonAI Stru¢tur¢
The Kirk Swion is chaired by the Moderator. Th¢ Kirk S¢ssion h¢ld th¢iT main mcetrngs with additional meetings
when required.
The following Committ¢¢5 have been established-
Finance CO￿]ttee. Fabri¢ Committe¢- Social Events Te&rn- Magazine Committee
The Kirk Session, with additional short meetings, as required. is r¢spon5ible for the spiriwai affairs of the
Church.
Session meetings have be¢n Chaired by Intenm Moderator Rev. Mhairi Wall2ce. wh0 15 ￿80 QUT Locurn Minister.
Objectlves and Aetfvltles
The Church of Scotland is Trinitarian in doctrine, Reformed in tradition and Pr¢5b￿crian in polity. It exists to
glorify God and to work for the advanccrncnt of Christ's Kingdom throughout the WOTld. A5 a national Church.
it a¢krtowledges a distinctive call and duty to bring ordinances of religion to the peoplc of every parish of
S¢otland through a te￿itOrIal mini5ty. It C￿>perateS wtth oth¢r ehur¢hes in vorious ecumenical bodies in
S¢otl8nd and beyond.
The Parish of Kirkmichael, Tinwald & Torthorwa]d Church of Scotland IKTh Church) covers an area in the
northern outskirts of Dumfrics and rural communities w¢ll io the eas¢ and northeast of the town. Each of these
aTe8s of Kirkmichael. Ttnwald & Tonhotwatd used to be a PaTi5h in their own right but come together in union
in 1999.
KTT Church applies the principle of territorial ministy io the united parish through the work of ourLocum
Minister Rev. Mhairi Wallace. who h&5 taken over u our minister since May 2016.
Mhairi also tIM)k over as our Interim Moderaior in August 2020
We are very fortunate to have Rev. Mhairi Walla¢e &$ our Locum Minister, who also presides over wedding& baptisms
and fi]nerals in all three churche5. Wc would like to thank her for her hard work and dedication to Krr and beyond.
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Trustees. Ahrtual Report Icoit.)
Year ended 31 DtCEmber 2025
ACHIEVEMENT
AND PERFORMANCE
The fornial membership of the church comprises ihose on the main Toll togcther with thos¢ on the supplementary roll.
At the stsn of the year th¢r¢ W¢Te 234 wrntnunicant member8 on the main roll and 44 on the 5uppl¢mentary ￿11. in
addition ther¢ were a nurnber of individuals Énvolved in the life of the church,but were not communicant members.
DuriDg thc yrar 8 communicant member8 P&8sed awayy chang¢5 meAnt that at the end of th¢ yeAr th¢re W¢T¢ 226
comrtJunGi8nt members and 44 5upplemcntary roll members.
We held our three Communion Services in February, June and Noyembcr along with a Bnjnch in Kirkrnichael Hall
in Junc.
We Temembered the fajlen at our Remembrance Servt¢e at Timvald Church on thc 9th of November.
We held a Songs ofpraise on 2nd February in Tinwald Church
We crlcbrated thc World Day of Prayer on 9th March
We held a Daffodil Tea on 13th April in Kirkmichacl Hall
W¢ had a Communion Bnmch in Kitkmich&el Hail on 29th June
We ¢¢l¢brated Horvcst with &Bn]nch in Kirkrnicha¢l Hall on 5th O¢tober
Our finat celebration for th¢ y¢ar was CaTols for Chri5tm&s on 7th Drf¢mber in Torthorwdd Hall
The Church M￿ntainS a w¢bsite www.kttohurcKor&uk on which furth¢r detsils of Church 5ervice$. people 8nd
activitC5 can be found.
AN
IAL
VERV
During the year to 3 IBt December2025. our prirt¢lpoJ source of income continues to be thatof weekly offerin8s and
Standing orders.
VES POLICY
All reserve5 are held by the g¢n¢ral tru5t¢¢5 of thc Church of Scotland. At the year cnd there were unrestrict¢d
funds in the general reserv¢ of £33.300 and 8 rcstrictcd Fabric and Capits] Funds of £1,283.
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Trustees, Annual Report Itont.)
Year ended 31 December 2025
ststtment of Trustr¢sT R¢5ponsibTlities
Charity law requires th¢ TTU5t¢e5 to prepare financial staiernents for each finarttia] year whirh show
a m]e and fair view of the $tAte of affairs of th¢ ¢hdrTty and its financial activities for that p¢riod.
In Preparing those fLn2ncia] statements. the trnst¢es are required to..
I Select suitable at￿)unting polici¢s and th¢n apply them ¢onsistently*
2 Make jud8cments estimates tha¢ ar¢ reasonable and prudent:
3 Statc wh¢th¢r applicable accounting stsndaTds and statemet)ts of reeommertded PT&tiGr hav¢ be¢n
followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements,. and
4 PrepeTe the fiTwi¢iai statements ott the going concern b8sis uDl¢$s it is inappropriate to presume that
the charity will continue in operntional ¢xis¢en¢e.
Approved by the Tru$t¢es and $i￿¢d on their khalf
S¢s5ion Clcrk
Date
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Kirkrnich4tl, Tinwlld & Torthonvild chU￿b of Scotlin
Charity No. SC030785
lrtdtptDdent Examiner's Report to the Trustees ofKirkmiehael, TlnwAld & Torthorwold Chwych of Scotland
I teport on thc &cGounts of the charity for the year ended JI Decemb¢t 2025 are set out on
pagc82to 11
Ruptelfvt R¢5ponsibilitie8 of Trusttts and Ei4mineT
The charity's twstee5 are responsible for the preparntion of the accounts in aetordanGr with thc
terms of th¢ Charities and Ttusiee Investsn¢nt (Swiland) Aci 20D5 and th¢ Ch8TitiCs Accounts
{Scoiland) Rcgulalions 2006.
Thc charity tnjslees consid¢r thai the audit rcquirement of Regulation 10(Illa) to Ic) of th¢
Accounts Regulation5 docs not apply. It is my r¢sponsibi12ty to exainine the accounts as
TeqUITed uThJcr section 44(l¢l of the Act and to state whether particular rnattcrs have come
my ait¢niion.
Ba515 of Independ¢ttt Examiner's Skntement
My examination is carried oui in a¢¢ordan¢e with Regulation I l of th¢ Charitles A¢￿Unts
(Scotlandl Regulation5 2006. An ¢xamination include8 a review of the accounting Te¢ord$ kept
by the charity and a ¢ompari8ion of the accounts PTesent¢d with those records. It 21s0 includ¢5
consideration of any unusual items of di5closur¢s in the accounts and secks expldnations from
the Tru5tces concetning any such matter5. The procedure$ uod¢rtak¢n do not provide all th¢
evidence that would be requI￿d in an audit and, ¢onsequ¢nt]y* I do not exwess an audit
opinion on th¢ view given by the accounts.
Independent ExAmlM*r'$ Ststement
In the course of my ¢x8mination. no maller has com¢ to my attention
l.which 8IV¢5 Jne reasonable cause to beli¢v¢ that in any material resprctihe Tequircmcnt:
To keep acwunting records in aecordan¢¢ with Section 44IIKa) of the
2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Awounts Regulation$,
To prepare accounts which accord with th¢ accounting recor(ts and comply
with Rrgulation 9 of the 2006 Account5 Regulations have not been m¢L or
2.to which. in my opinion, attcntion should be drawn in order to enable È proper
undeT5tandin8 of th¢ a¢¢ount5 to bc reached.
Gerald M. MCGIII, B.A. C.A
Charter¢d Accountant
Farries, Kirk & M¢Vean
Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DGI 3SJ
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Kirlunlthg¢1, Tlnwald & Torthorwild Church ofs¢otlrtnd
Recelpts and Payments Aecount
Yur ended 31 De¢tmber 2025
Unrestricted Uorestri¢tcd
Church
Other
Funds
Funds
2025
2025
Note
Total
2025
TDtAI
2024
Resource5
Intomlng Resourtes from G¢￿trIte￿ Fund5
Voluntary Inwme
Activities for Gener8ting Funds
Investment Income
ChArlt8bl¢ Attivitlej
Other Incoming Resources
48,310
48.310
32.843
2,423
390
390
2,522
4a
l Jntornln
urte5 Ex
endtd
Costs of Generating Funds
Charitable Activities
Goveman¢e Costs
187
61,JlO
1,440
187
61,310
1,440
187
37.926
1,320
TotAI R
re# Ex
ended
62.937
62.937
Net Incomingloutgolng before TrAnsfe
-14,237
-14,237
-1.645
TrAllS(ers betwteD Funds
Net Movement In Fund5
-14.237
-14237
.1,645
Totsl Funds Brought Forward
33 JOO
1,283
34,583
36,228
Total Funds
led Forward
19.063
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KirkmiehA¢l, Tinwald & Torthorwald Chureh of S¢otl4Nd
Balance Sh¢ct
At 31 December 2025
note
21125
2024
Cunent Assets
Debtors
Bank and Cash
20.346
20J46
34,583
34,583
Cr¢d5tor5
Falling due within one year
20J46
34,583
Net A$sets
34,583
Unrestrlcted Funds
General Funds
Desrgnated Funds
18,263
81M)
32,500
800
19,063
33.300
Restrleted Funds
Endoivment FuTrds
10
1,283
1.283
Totsl Fund$
34.583
The Accounts were approved by ihe Kirk S£55ion
for and on behalf of the Kirk Session
Iq
Session Clerk
Church Tre&surer
Date
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KlrkmlchaeL Tlnwald & Torthorw41d Chureh of ScotlAnd
Aeeountlng PoIlcles
The principal accounting policies. whÉch have been applied ¢onsi5tent]y in th¢ ¢UTreni and preccding year irt d¢aling with items
whi¢h are considered material to the accounts. are set Qui below.
The charity has adopted the requirements of the Ststement of Recommended Praetie¢= A¢counting and Reporting by Charities
{i55ued Febrnary 2005)
Basls of Preparation
The accounts have been prqwed in accordance with opplicablc aceountin8 S(￿dayds and under the htstrjri￿I ¢ost ￿nVention.
motifi¢d to Teflect the inclusion of invcstments at market valu¢ and in accordance with th¢ Charitits and Trustee 1nv¢stsneni
IS¢olland) Act 2005. The Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulaiions 2006, the Regulations anent Congregational Finonce
approved by the Genera] Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2007 and the Statement olRecommended Practice.. Accounting
and Reporting by Charities {2005).
Funds
Fund5 are cla5sifJ¢d as either restricted funds or unrestrtcted funds. defined &8 follows.
ResiM¢ied funds are funds subl￿t ¢0 spe¢ifi¢ requirements &s to their use which MAY be declared by the donor or with their
authority or ¢reo¢ed through lega] process¢s bu¢ siill within the wider obj¢¢is of the charity.
Endowment funds are funds which have been given on th¢ condition that the original c&pital sum is not reduced, bui the incom¢
there from is used for the purpose defined in accord￿)Ce with the obj¢¢ts of the GhaTity.
Unrestricted fijnds are expendable at the discretion of the trustee5 in furtherdnce of the objects of the chsrity. JfpaTLs of the
unTe5tTiCted funds are eamiark¢d Ht Ihc discretion of the trustees for a particul￿ purpose, th¢y are designated a5 8 separate
fund. This designation h&5 an administrative purpose only and does noi restrict the trustee5' dis¢r¢tion to apply the fund.
Incomlng Resourees
All donations and gifts are included within iD¢oming re50urce5 under either unrestri￿ed or restricted fijnds a¢¢ordinE to the
ternis under which the donation 15 made and when the amount can be quaDtified with reasonable certainty- Donations and gift5
In kind are brought into the accounts at their maTket value to the GhaTIty.
Rtsouttes Expended
Expenditure is recognised on an ￿￿ru41S basis as the liability is incurred.
Tanglble Flxtd Assets
The charity has the right to o¢¢upy and use for its chariiable object5 certain tangible fixed assets, including the Church. halls
and manse. vc5ted in the Church ofsGotland General Trustees. No ¢onsideration is payable for the use of these &ssets.
Expenditurc incU￿¢d on ihe repair and maintenance of these 2ss¢ts is Charged as re$ouK¢s in the statement of finan¢ial
activities in ihe period in which the liability OTISCS.
No Tangible Fix¢d Assets are held
Investments
Fixed asset investments are stated at market value at ihe balance Sheet dat¢. Unrealised gains and losses represent the diff¢r¢n¢e
between the market value at the beginning and end of the fjnancial ycar or, if purd)ased in the year, the difference between Cost
and mwket value at the end of the year. R￿liSed gains and losses represent the difference between the pro¢eeds on dlsposal
and the market value at ihe start of the year or ¢est if purch&4ed in th¢ year.
No Inve5thients are held
Taxatlon
Kirkmichael. Tinwald & Torthonvald Church of Scotland is Tecognised as a charity for the purpose5 of applicabl¢ taxation
legislation and is therefore not subject to taxation on its chartiable 2Ctivities. The charity is not register￿ for VAT and
r¢sources expcnded therefore iThclude 2rrecover8bl¢ input VAT.
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Klrlunlchael, Tlnwkld & Torthorwald Church ofstotland
P4otes Formlng Pgrt of the Fin•neial Stitements
Ytwr ended 31 December 2025
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Chur¢h
Other
Funds
Funds
2025
2025
Total
2025
Tot#1
2024
l. Voluntgry Ineome
WFO Scheme (non Gift Aid)
Gift Aid Donations
Tax Recovered on Gift Aid
Ordinary Offerings {op¢n Plate)
Other Offerings, Donations etc
Currie Bequest
2.569
15,686
4,416
644
2,569
15,686
4.416
1,930
15,114
9,476
1,136
5.187
18.000
18,1>(Xl
48.310
2. Actfvitlts for Generiting Fvnds
Other
2,423
2.423
3. Investmtnt In¢om¢
Bank and Deposit Int¢r¢s¢
4. Incoming Resources from Chgrltable A¢tlvltl¢s
Lif¢ & Work
Wedding & Funeral Fers
Tran5feTred from Other Source
Magazine Advertisements
Endowmeni Inwme
Insurance Claim Proceeds
40
350
40
350
126
2,296
390
390
4a. Other Intorne Resourcej
Total Incomln
Rtsour¢es
48.71x1
48,7Th)
37,788
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KlrkniichaeL TinwAld & TorthorwAld Chureh of Seotlattd
Note$ Formlng Part of the Finantial Statements
Year ended 31 Dteember 2025
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Chll￿h
(hh¢r
Funds
Funds
202S
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
S. Anglys15 of Resources Expended
Cost of Genemdng Funds
Offering Envelopes
187
187
187
187
187
187
Ch4rStablt Activities
Give io Grow
Presbytery dues
Minisiels Expenses
Locum
Pulpti Supply
Laptop & Computer Costs
Organist and Organ Costs
Donations
mOder￿or,$ Afternoon Tea
Maintenance
PA System
Music Licence
Heat & Light
Insurance
Priniirig, Stationery & Advertl5in8
Other Expenses
Life & Work
9,140
914
3,659
12,422
650
664
3,319
225
9,140
914
3,659
12,422
650
664
3,319
225
4,571
741
3,812
9,055
807
548
2,590
460
18.164
18,164
4.672
268
4.914
5,552
541
795
84
268
4,914
5,552
541
795
84
259
4,426
5,107
558
195
126
61.310
61,310
37,926
Governance Costs
Ind¢pendent Examin&5 Fe¢
1,440
1,440
1,320
,320
Totsl Resowrets Expended
62.937
62.937
39,433
Support costs have not been 5¢paratrly identified &8 the tn￿¢¢¢5 ronsidcr therc 15 only one eharitabl¢ actiwty. Therefore
SUp￿rt ￿Sts relate wholly io ihai activity and have not been separately ideniified.
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KirkmithAeI, Tlnwald & Torthorwald ChuNh of scot￿￿￿
Notes Fornilng Part of the Flngnc141 Statements
YeAr ended 31 Dtcernber 2025
6. Minister'j StApend
All Church of Scotland congregation5 contribute to the National Stipend Fund which bears Ihe costs of ail ministers,
S¢ip¢nds and employer's Cotstributions for nationa] insurance* pension and housin8 and loan fvnd. Ministers. stipends paid
Èn a¢¢ordan¢e with the national stipend s¢ale. which 15 relat¢d to year5 of service. For the year under review the minimum
stipend £32,433 and the M￿]MUM stipend (in ihe fifth and subsequent years of 5eTvice) £J9,856
7. Trustte Rernuneratlon and Relited Party TrA1158Ctlon$
During the year no trustees r¢¢eived any Temuneration and no trustees received reimburs¢m¢nt of expenses {2024 nil)
Ministerfs expenses and travel amounted to £3.81212024 £3.812) and M8nse Council t&K £nil12024 £nil)
819 No Tangtble Flx¢d Assets or Investments are held
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Klrkmichael. Tlnwald & Torthorwald Church of Scotland
Notes Formlng Part of the Financial StAtemetkts
Yeir ended 31 Detember 2025
AtlJ¥n
2025
In¢orning Outgolng Transfers
Resources Rt50urces
At 31 D¢¢
2025
10. Movements In Fund$
Endow)n¢nt Funds
Restrlcttd Funds
Garden Fund
Tinwald Car Park Fund
50
1,233
50
1,233
1,283
Unrestrftted Funds
Gcneral Fund
31500
48.7
62,937
18,263
Designated Krr Guild
81K)
33.JIK>
800
19.063
Total Funds
34,583
62,937
20.346
05e of De
unds
Krr Guild is the United Guild for Kirkniicha¢l. TIn1￿[d & Torthorwald Chur¢h.
The Garden Fund is to be used for developing and tnaintaining the manse gATden.
The Tinwald ¢aT park fund is to be ￿5¢0 for developin8 and mainiaining the w park ai Tinwald.
11 Colleetlons forThird Partks
2025
2024
Poppy Scotland
Nith Inshore Rescue
General HaiB Fund
V¢teran5 Garden
WoTld Day of Prayer
155
225
160
200
100
380
460
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Kirkmlchael Tinwald & Torthorwald Church ofscotland
App¢ndlx I
FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF THE CONGREGATION
BY THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND GENERAL TRUSTEES
2025
C$
ital Account
Credit Balances held ai 3151 December 2025 at ¢o$t
12,964
Market Value of balances at 3 1st December 2025
18,975
Revenue Aecount
ric
Credit Balance at 3 1st December 2025
33,623
31,882
Revenue A
General
Credit Balance at 31st December 2025
18,285
18,285
Paton Memorlal Fund
683
683
R¢v. F.1. MacDonald Fund
277
277
CroTrvth Fund
Jac1￿0￿ MortRfication Trust
909
909
Market Value
1.901
1,901
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Klrkml h l Tinwald & Torthorw8ld Church of Scotland
Appendix 2
FUNDS HELD ON BEHALF OF THE CONGREGATION
BY THE TRUSTEE5 OF KTT
Trust Fund5
2025
2024
Currie Be
u¢$t Fund
Income on Investsnents
Profit (Los5) on Realisaiion of Investsnents
17.462
30,839
48.301
16,256
165.501
181,757
Net Capitsl Additions￿]Sp0sa1S
48.301
181.757
Expenditure
Transfer to Church Account
Management Fe¢$
18,000
4,464
22,464
5,225
5.225
25,837
176.532
Balanee 4t 1st January 2025
566.817
390.283
Balance at 3 1st December 2025
592,654
566,817
Investrnents
Lisied Investments-currie Bequest
565,282
543,958
At Market Value
593,957
544,752
Deposlts
Standard LTfe Wealth
27,372
22,859
592,654
566,817
The Investments under th¢ Currie Bequest Fund5 are in tn￿t for the Church with only the In¢ome belng
available for transfrr to KTh.
Th¢ TTU5tees of the Currie Bequest Fund are the Kirk Sessi(&n of KTT.