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CHURCH OF SCOTLAND SLATEFORD LONGSTONE PARISH CHURCH TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024 CoNaREQATrON No: 010104

aielord L4YWton•Partsh Chutth ofkotlrf Éthiburgh Trusteos'AMual Re Year eNled 31 Decernber2024 Charity Name: Slateford Longstofte Parish Church of kntland. Edlnbur8h Charlty Re8lstratlon Number: SC030896 Con8re8•tlon Reference No.. 0￿¢ Contact Address: 52 Kingsknowe RoadNorth Edlnbur8h EH14 2DF Trustees Klrksesslon Members

SktefwdLonpton¢ Plrfsh Qwrtholsrolknl, Eththr Trusteerf Amud Yended 31 tre¢eo¢r1074 Prlndpal Offl¢e•bearefs Mlnlster: S054on Clerk.. Church Tre•surer". Enmrltus Elders No Tnth•e rw0n￿lI￿￿sj Inde mlner Hollls A¢countlng Chart¥red Acrnuntants 3. Mel¥ille Cresc•rt Édlnbur8h EH3 7HW B•nk•rs Bink of Scotland, 206, St. John's fload Edtnbvr8h EH12 8SH

Slfvd Lo￿t￿• Piflsb Chur¢h •15coEirt £thl¥Jr Trusi••< AMu•I Reporr Y•rended31 P¢om blend creths c(>mmunlty because the 8•therth8 55 small enou8h ind lo¢al enouth for people to Im￿ld real f•llowshlp and thls ts deepty valued and would be In a lar8¢r ¢omin8 108ethèr. On èvern8e ther• are 4>50people Sn the room and 12 onllne, Our Churth H•lts havt been busy In 2024. used ty both Churth and Communlty8roups prfvate Ind1￿￿￿15 •rtd by the Elettor•te T•4m forthe Genernl Electfoft. Church 8roup5- Gulld, Kkndne55 Kafe. ￿￿t'n. Natter. T•p Into tt and Messy Church. Q>mmunlty Groups-arowntes, Cr•ft a155. Mother & 8aby8roup, N& Lonistone Commtsnty Coundl, Real Llfe Optknis, Malorette5 •nd Westender5 Dram• youp.

Y•¥￿thd JI Oe£tmbw 2014 Group ActlvltieJ- In thelr own knd•y Club.. The Sund•y Club Continue to meet In the Actfvltles Hall •ftor ss>endlno t part of 5unO•y servke wlth the con1reg4tli￿. In 2024 the numlxr ol ¢hlldren in¢re45ed to 4 children attenth￿ wulafly. On Ilrst Sunday of the month thlldren enjoy a Veuietsles thYJ with bible storle5 ind actmtjes on other Sundars. two SuNlay Club leadefS have deferred thelr r•tlrom•nt due to the In¢rea5ed numbers itterKIIry. Krtt w•ktr. 2024 arK+tPw kn ￿•r lor the kn6tt1ry ygup, mifnly knIttI￿ hats, scarves, 110￿1, pendl ujes. tsndtrw arnl puppets for the Shotbox Appeal. kn the ¢up to Igk If we would con51der knIt￿ blankets for tht premiture baty un6t •t Sknpsons. We are ntyAf supporuty th15 worthwNle cause {45 well is ttr Shoebo¥e51 wlth help Ilso frorn members of the ¢owe8atlon. As the FestNe Season pproKhod • f•w l•des knthd Christmas beNs and thucotste or•y co¥trs, •tc. These re sold to r•6se fvnds for one of the other Churth 8roup5. Tlwe wa5 a $14ht In the umber of ladles who came •low In 2024 and t)ur now totats 14. We tlKJr0￿fy gett1￿3 wether on i Frlday afterrrt)on •rKI took lonHfdto i tsw2025. Ch. Tr choir effltinue5 to supprt the sIrq1￿ durlng seres thkh h particular 1ppre¢iated when we IH¥e a hwm thatmaybe unfarnlllar to us. Thank you to tr chotr for rnlnrf up every Sunda nd leadlnl tt sl1￿ durlni worship Chrtslm•i Sho• Opi appe•l: The Shoe Box ream support Blythswood Qre ty filllfiq 5tbx Jxes UStTh% don•tlon$ from the and around the Pirish and a (kop-off venue ind checklry sta￿Oft two weekends. We •lso hold two coffee momi to ra15e fvnd5 for pgstaie. We ha¥e many people who drop off donatkns arKI help ¢he¢k boxes. In 2024 ** m￿￿ed to 701 bows for deswvfj￿ chlldrm and adults. T sijpport r¢c•lved from the and frlends Ss knmens• ￿th $0 my th)natton5. There arealso knts of items Ilfted fromour Knlt 'n' Natter 8roup and so mafty. miny ottr￿ t￿t it makes the hard work Mythwhlle. Plannlr s already started for 1025. Tap Irt• IT: We ha¥e completed tyjr thfd year wlth Tap Into tr. run two len tAek courses ￿th Se￿ ￿￿dpafjts •N en5oyed leim1￿ more Ibout Usw¥ tsI￿ets •nd n￿bIle ￿￿$. An Impothnt pxt of tr course Is to Itarn to connert lo the Synd•y Church sere by Zoom. Tap Into Ir tontlnuos to lend ta￿ets •nd t•rn•t onnertors t¢ learners If thry don't hwe ttirown tsbhtorbr0ad￿￿dcQnTrlrt1Oft We ha¥p four wihJnt•ers WIK the plrt6dp￿ts In their ttt)mes to •55iSt with the ttn week course whith runs on ZoNn. We have also had monthly ifOUP ffleeti￿5 anyo￿ can drop In lo learn mgre abouf yslrq th¢ Internet or to resolve any problems tl rnay have wlth thelr tatmets. We erKour•yd ¢he partklpants to shire what thry been le4rrA￿. We look ftyward to con￿￿U￿¥ thts $￿Id. We stirted the AUt￿nn/ Wnter 5essbn 4th the Gulld Dedlc•llon Swvke taken by Rev. Sim Torrens and ¥btlcomed a few new fflembers. We ts￿an the se5$1on heafln8 èb TV proyamme5 the 19SOs 4nd 19605, It v•$ d to see the pro8nmmes we en10￿. We ttr*n had t•lks about The Trus( Tile5 about The Reneiide Monk and R￿￿￿•¥ Nun •nd a Chri5tm15 Journey. OurChr15tffla5 Dlnner w•s once aln held at The ljyknowt G¢ll Uub.

Sloteftrd Lor4stontP•rfShCh￿r¢￿ olScoY￿d,Ed1llb￿ TrustWAI￿aIRe￿?rt Yureth31 Oé¢emhw 2024 Xlndnws Xaf: The Klndrtss Xafe has be• runnin¥ for almost three Trtaf5 and has cantlnued lo growarrfl a wami welcomlrqenvlronment for peopk to ¢ome and enloy sDcl•l thterartkm whllrtsharfnfj twe made lood. It Nns fortn￿￿y0n è Tuesday and numbers attendlw Iwrn 8r ernnt from TOR ChrlstJ•n Foundatlon was Instturnentsl In •irowl￿ us to buyvjtalequlpment to allow tNs projttt to st•rt •ftd gww we ha cottt(Med to InvtSt In equlpmtyrt suth as newcooker, frldge, crrkkery. to ensuTr the smooth rvnnlw of the cafe In a ￿els￿nt •￿￿nment lor e¥eryvrt th4ttend& Ths ai 5•w us offera thrfstrnas eve 5e551on for the flrjt tkne. W2 felt thls was an opp¢vtiJnltv to •nyfft who otherwtse m•y h ¢QMpany over the Chrlstmas perlod * wm wekome anda tlme iocelebrate •nd 5h•re In the festl¥FtS•s We were ￿hIlY o¥wwWmed •t nurnllerof wplewho èttendtd lyjt all reed th•t thls w41 oneofour8re4tsst ¢hle¥emnts so far, The h￿1 ￿45 fflbjwlth ¢hatter ur01s1￿1￿ and knuKhter fmm the 45 peop￿ WI￿ at￿￿d. Th[$ h•5 set • new chw•r for ￿ndnesS Kafe and we look fon¥ird to cofttlnulngto Mxt ￿¥r, Gcd wllllr*, Thank y04J toevepmne who supports Kindness C•f• •nd 4ttend5 our fothiihttysejslorts.

Athlevem•nts and Perform In k•eplng wlth the need to provlde a Mlsslon Nafratlve for Presbytery Plannlng the followlng Narratlve refiects the pals and oble¢tlves set by the Klrk Semlon, r•c•lved by Presbytery •nd refiected In the Presbytery Mhslon Plan. Ivjlon arratlve for Slateford Lon Rellglon that God our Father accepts as pure and taultless Is thls.. to look after orphans and wldows In thelr dlstress and to keep oneself from belry polluted bythe world. Jarnei 1:27 L The Kltrk Session of Slateford Longstone weks to moblllse •nd fflotfvate a small thurth to be finan¢lally ￿ble and M￿Onalty tffertlve wlthln Its own loollty and bey￿d. 2. To do th15 there needs to be a ¢l•ar Its￿5 and ourpartl¢ular fo￿5 Is on Yulnerable •klerty and vulnerable ¢hlldreJ. alI￿lfis our521s K4rfth th• rnlss1on￿ all to for ￿lI0w5 and orph•ns" In thelr dlstre55, 3. To do this the Churth d￿n't hive tobe blq but tt dots h•w• to be spirltuHy h¢41thy, ftnanrlalfyvlable. and mis￿OnI1￿C￿p•b1e. Any adlustment needs to eonsldertht Imp•c¢ on these three es5entlai& Supportlng the Elderly l. Tap4nto4t Lockdown propeued us tnto thé world of dl8ital ¢ethndo8yand lrto the l•p of Tap Into IT, an Award Wlnnlng Chartty that tralns Ind mentor5 ¥olunteers to h•lp the •ld•rlyfraH overcome lsolatlon thruW ￿rtUal medla •nd pastor•l supporL Sltdord Lon85tone alms to have 30 people (OnnertI￿ Iwer a 3 year perlod. M•ny ¥•tho are currentty In a uoup also eonnert to the blended roomlloom thurch seThce on Sund•y. Thè rnost nlfi¢•nt developmént In 2024wu sKc•ssful ￿P￿katIOn tothè Seeds For Growth FuTrd th4t WIU secure the contlnu•tkn and delopm•nt of thls Mlsslonal Commthitty ntwl known is The Tappers. l Lunth Cl4 Staffed by a Team 01￿￿nIe￿$, •pptslnted by the ￿r Sesslon and supported by the Gulld. wlth 8uld•nce frtyn Bftyjnhoux Hub. •nd fvnded ty a TOR Chr1rtI￿ Foundatkx15tart Up 8rant. The Lua¢h aub tslortnwtty on Tu¢sdays from 12noon to 2pm iTrd15 open to th05tt ¥rt￿ feel th• need fofW•rnI food •nd sod•l conne¢dDn. The team pro¥ldes a slmple openlft8 devothin •nd encour•6es •tt•Kl•nee It Its meetln8S.

gthrtyd tsnyton•P•rtsh tJwrth •fS¢othrt Edlnbur#t JI l)ecvnb¢r2024 The Elephant Fn the Room ofEvéry People are vulnerableto the Ilttle talk•d •bout real￿- de•th. Many lfve In the f•ar of It. EDATH (DEATH)15 4 Prepara￿0# for Dyin8 COu￿e that was wrlttÈn wtth membets of Slateford Lon8rtone •nd15 based on￿ell Prnpar•d Course Ioxftyd DI￿ese1 and adapted to rnake It x¢•ssible to hesltant and fewfvl people. The k•drshlp Is now In the hands of a new team who brlni their0￿ &tye aftd add to the content. Supportln8 Chlldren Sl4teftTrrd Longstone hosan estsbltshed 5ho•box mlnlslry wth a wlde web of connectlons that extend beyond the d)urch Into the ￿mMun￿. Thls mlTrtstry Is more thin • churth wr•ppln8 a fewboxes at Chrfstm•s tlme. Th1$15 •n annual collabontfve effort that Involves Coffee Mtynln65, weekty Kftlt'n, Nattorwherth8s. coNalJorbn wlth th• 8rownles. Sthool4 shops and • conrtartt 8athwrlniof the ctsntents of theStr4)eboxes into rtor¢ room5 •nd packln8 t￿mS wlthlft the ehurch wtth ti¥er 650 boxo5 ftlled e•ch y•ar. The Mlsslonal Chall•￿t is to shire more fully thi 8fythswood Story behtnd the miTristy and of how the dlstr•ss of thlldr•n was firjt entounttred on the streets of Gra5￿W ladln£t¢ an awar•noss that fath wtthDUt works ts de￿. Messy Church contlnuesto8rowwlth n•wfamllle5 lofnknt. Its #Dal Is to offer loe41 thlldr• hureh they c•n cill thLwrtrffj th•t provldes what they ne￿ ¥lrltualty. Joaalty •nd creatlvly. C￿erth1 summerxhool hofkl•yMwChurth and KSndness Kale teamed up to provlde Messy Mells hot tamltymtd$ INI offerfng f¥n actl￿tIeS on a weekty basls Home For Good Is • Chrfrtl•n Ctharttynow pr•sfft lft Srthland and TA￿TkIn8 wfth chufches Ind local authrltles to everythild • home that neqds It. It has IN 2024 m¢ryd wth Safe Fimllles )dSlateford Lffitsone currenlty has 9 ￿￿￿nteer behw by Sife Famllles as FJmlly Bofrknd•rs. Al>), 2024 Mwthe emeryence ofinothermtsslo￿I Q>mmunltyciNed SPACE26whtth alms to Support c•re experIe￿ed •d￿ts alon8slde Hom• Fer Good/Safe Fimlll¢ 51•toford Lontsone Ch￿ch rnmalns * Hoftm R*r Good Churth •d￿catInG forthb needand sUpportknspeop￿ we un.

f￿d 1￿¥￿093￿1hthltItholsmd•rKl. Edlrt)U￿h TnTr5te•nthly at the Sund•y serylce. and Messy Church to attend thurth a¢tlvltles. The mn8re8atlon Cofiilnue to support Fr4th Stwt. We have a desfjgnatd cupboard •nd d¢natlons from the con8re8atlor4 and poople In the parfsh ill yearround which are then delivpJed to the Fresh Start Shop. Thls h45 been • parttcul4rfy h•rd ￿ar lor everyone, tspeeialty wlth the rlsln8 Cost of livln8 and ftsr peopfe who are experlendn8 hardshlps for whatever reason, thts ontlnued sUPPOrt Is very muth 4ppr4dated and doe$ make a dlfftrence to people< Ilves. Many people enfvy the fellowship of the varlous iro￿$ In the Church $4Kh as GUN4 Klndness Kafe, Tip into IT and Knlt'n, Ilatter. Stowrdsh." The con8re8tlon Is encournyd to ¥￿e proportionally for the WQfk of the church, th0￿h fund- rilsln8 events are usually needed to 4sslst In ra151n8 fvnds forp•rtlcular projects Cwfim4mk•tlon: The ¢hurch Facebook paoe15 used by the Messy Church •nd Shoobox Appe•l teams. Kk New51$ the qu•rtth thurch magazlne, delblerod to members, homes or by emau on a quarterly basls. Our webslte p•se • refro5h kn 2023 15 now lft * more uSer-f￿e￿dty fornut wlth an up-ttr date ¢i14ndar for p•opl• ts see wthat Is plngon In the Church. The Property Team havv urrted ttdy ups tothe thurth 8Munds/wdM and a Sprfnl Clt4n of the Churth bulldlrb8S. PAT TeJtln& Boller Cheé Roof Check and Emtf8ency & Fir•Al•mi rn4lntenan¢4 w•re all mpléted. We completed small malnteMfKe fixes kndudln8 fi￿n8 lock5. repl•dn8tllrys •nd repladni s8nltaryware. We r￿eCorat¢d the klt(hen, sesslon room. entr•n¢e and rear wlndows. We dealt wlth 5e¥eral plumblni tssues Indi￿1n8 a le•kln8 radlator mlorleak In the l•dks and acce551ble tollets. W¢ purthsod art addltk¥nal frkl8e forthe thyrth Kltchen ind replac￿ ourAudlo Vtsu equlpment. The upstalrs hall at the Man5ewa5 re41¢¢or•ted and a new urpet laid andwt urrfed out tthm•l p4lntln8 to the front door. garage door and to th• ￿t(hen extenslorn 8oll¥r •nd Roof thecks at ihe Manse wern completed. Our Conqre¥atlon contlnue t?lelp us ljoth *4th donath)ns •nd ¥olunt•ry h•lp and ￿ Ke moty 8r•teful.

TrU5trfAm￿l It Ywwded 31 Z024 FIMndJl Revlew The unrestrlrted Incorn totH•d £68,346 arbdynrestrlrte(l e>¥eftdfture tot•led É69Y5. Gfvln8 • dellclt for th• yeir of £1,239. ijnrestrlctsd reservesat 31° Oeceffer2Q24 amountedto £19,926 (2023. £21.165). The bt¥J8•t for 2025 ows Genernl Expend￿￿re01 £59,8S8 whlch w¢ •￿•¢% to be met from offerlnij, hall lets •ndfvnd ￿1n1 actlvltl•& R•ser¥es Pollcv Th¢ ¢ongre8ation h•d unrestFted fwids of £19,926 at 31 Decemb•r 202412023 £21,1651 Th151s conldered to be adequate to contlnuè the current artth. Statement ol Trustms, (I•spLwlbllltles In coMn￿lI wlth all tharfttes the trustees retognlse their responslblllty to prepar• f5nanclal statements whlth glve gJfhdentdetsl to enable an apprecllon ol th4 transattlons olthe ch•lty durln{ the ye•r. In preparlrythosefin•nclalstatemehts, the trurt•es •re requlred to.. S•lect 5ultable accountlnlpolldes and appty them conslstentty,. M•keJudgmentsand estlmltes th•1 ar• wsonabh and pnJd¢ft¢; St•tÈ whether appllcabloac¢ountln8 rt•ndards•nd statements of r¢commended pra¢tl¢eha¥e bfjen lollow•d; Prepare the fln•nd•l ststtmeiits on tht plna concern basls unlss It Is Inapprcyrf*e to presume that the charttyvlllMntlnue In operatlonal e¥15tence. To keep prop•ratt¢yJnthry re¢￿d5 vthlth, on requert, must refiertthe ftnindal posNIM of the th•rlty It any ttme. Thi5 must be done to erhwre that the flnanclal statements compty wtth the Charftles and Trustee Investwt (Scotlandl kt 21X)S. and the tharitles AcccAFnts IS¢otlandl Re8ulatlon5 2006 as ￿ended. lle responslble for safquardlng the asstts of the tharlty and to také rnason•bh steps for the prtrrtntlon ind detectlon of fraud Jnd other Irre8ularttles. Approved by the trustees and slined on thelr behal, D•to:

Slat•fw¢ Patsh Chwthofscotlartd. EdlnbJrBh Trust•es' Anrtual Pwrt YeareAded 31 2024 Slateford Lonytone Partsh Church of Scotland. EdlnlMf8h Ind•p•n•J•nt Eximlnees Rem to the Trust•u ol Slt•ford Lonpton• P•rL%h Churth I report on the accounts of the charlty fortk ye4r ended 31 December 2024. whkh aré 5Èt out on pages 11 t¢> 16. ftesp¢¢u￿ responslblljdes oltrustw •nd exambr The tharftvs tfU5tee5 ate Tesponslble for the preporatloft of the accounts In accordance wtth the term5 of the Charftles and Trustee Investment 1Scotlandl Act I(￿5 and the tharitles A<counts 15cotlandl Re8ulation5 2CI16 as amended. The charlty trustees ton&der that the audlt requlremorFt of Regulati￿ 10(11 (dl of the Accounts Regulhtlons does not appty. tt 15 my responslt411ty to e¥amine the •ccount5 45 requlrnd under 5ectlon 4411) (cl of the Art and to state whetherpartlcular matter5 have come to my attentlon. Basls of Independmt •x•mlnerfs st•t•mnt My examination Is carried OLrt In accordance wlth Reluiatlon 11 of the tharltles kcounrs IS¢otlandl Regulatl￿$ 2006 as amended. An examlnatlon indudes a revew of the at¢ountln8 records kept by the tharfty and 4 C•)mpari50n of the 4crounts presente<f wlth those record$. It also inclydes consideratton of any unusual Items or d15dosures in the actounts, and seeks explanatlon5 fn)m the trustees concemln8 any such matters. The procedures undertaken lo not provlde all the eNldence that woukl be required in an audlt. and consèquently I do not ewe55 an audlt oplnion on the view8iven by the x£ounts. Independent ex•mlnees statsN*Dt In the course of myexamlnation. no matterhas come to mvattentlon other than dlsclosed abovè L whlch give5 me ￿sonable cause to belleve that In any materlal re¥Ject th• reqvIren￿nts'. to keep accountln4 records In accordance wtth Sertlon 44111 lal of the 2￿)5 Act Ind Regulatlon 4 of the 2(￿6 ¥kn)unts Regula￿n$ as amended, and to prepare accounts which attord wlth the a¢¢ounting records and cffnpty with R¢8ulation 8 ofthe AC￿fits Re8ulatlons a5 amended have nrt been met. or 2. to whleh, In my Opinto￿ attentlon should be drawn In order to enab￿ a proper undeT5tandln8 of the accounts to be reathe Relevant profe55ional btsdy: The Institute of Ch4rtered accountsnts of Scutland Hollis A¢£ounting Charterèd AccLwntants 3, meI￿lIe Crescent Edinburgh EH3 7HW Date. 1.1.4.1 ,. io

Slateford Longstone Parlsh Church Recelpt5 and Payments Account Year ended 31st December 2024 Page 11 Unrestrlrted Restrlcted Funds Funds 2024 2024 Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Note Voluntary Income Legacies Bank & Deposit interest Investment income 44,027 9,911 53.938 43,830 200 145 44,172 3,687 13,598 3,832 57,770 2,924 46,954 Organisation5 Use of premise5 Grants Income for3 Parties Receipts from General Trustees Other receipts Total Recel 1.693 12,581 1,693 12,581 13.000 8.373 1,350 12,363 15,550 9,634 13,1XJO 8.373 1,527 1,527 2,203 ments Charltsble actlvlties Govemance costs 68,817 768 18.074 72 86.891 87,029 762 To alPa ments Excess of Receipts over Payments for the year before transfefs 11,239} 8.452 7,213 5,263 Transfers Excess of Recelpts over Payments for the year.

Slateford Longstone Parish Church Statement of Balances At 31st December 2024 Pa8e 12 Unrestrlcted Restiicted Funds Funds 2024 2024 Totsl 2024 Total 2023 Bank&D Balances Bank & deposit balance5 brought forward 21.165 59.147 80,312 75,049 Movement In year: Exeess of Re￿iptS over Payments for the year Bank & deposit balances carried forward 11,239) 8.452 7,213 5,263 Investments at mark Ic05t £58,076> 53,796 53,796 53,309 Assets Gtft Ai(t Receivable 630 630 1,338 Ua Sundry Credltor The accounts were approved by the knrk Session and Financial Board on .... For and on behalf of the Kirk Session and Financlal Board

Slatsford Longstone Parish Church Yearended 31st December 2024 N¢t*5 to the Accounts Page 13 Unrestrlrted Restrlrted Funds Funds 2024 2024 Total 2024 Total 2023 l. Anafys15 of Income Voluntary Income Offerings- Freewill Offerings- Gift Day Offerings- Donations Offerlngs- Church Boxes Tax Recovered on Gift Aid Donations Messy Church & Holrday Club Messy Meals Mission Grant Messy Meals Lunch Club IKindness K3fel Tor Chrlstian Foundation Tap into IT Mlssion Fund Home for Good Carpet Donations Tappers Fundin8 Leia¢les Investment Income 29,448 5,440 1,199 464 29,448 5,440 1,199 464 28.494 1,918 656 7,476 7.476 463 122 500 1.746 12,668 25 6,190 445 752 4,5CK) 952 463 122 5(J) 1,746 12,668 25 6.190 445 752 1,762 15,550 5,548 200 2,924 62,504 145 44,172 3,687 26,598 3,832 70,770 Con8regatlonal Oryanisations Guides Brownies Rainbows Lunch CIL¢b IKindness Xafe) Guild Sunday Mornin8 Coffees Messy Meals Use of pyemlses Grants recel¥ed Income for 3 Partles ank Compensation Income from General Trustees Other Income 577 600 577 600 400 843 116 12,581 350 843 116 12,581 12,363 8,373 8.373 9,634 1.323 93,054 68,346 26,598 94,944

Slateford Longstone Parish Churth Yeaiended 31st December 2024 Notes to the Accounts Pale 14 Unrestrlrted Restrlcted Funds Fund5 2024 2024 Totsl 2024 Total 2023 2. Analy$15 of Payments Charftable activities Giving to Grow Locum Salary Locum Costs Presbytery dues Minister5 Travel expense Mlnister's other expenses Pulpit supply Or8anists' Fees Cleaner Salary Fabric repairs & maintenance Cleaning materials E￿ctriCIty Gas Insurance Garden & Tree Sur8eon Manse Fabric repairs Manse Council Tax Pririting & Stationery Congregational Organisations Cost of Music & Llcences Supply Organist Organ Tuning Website Broadband Talk Talk Bank charges (Hutton Trustl Holiday club & Messy Chyrch Messy meals Mission Grant Messy Meols EDATH Lunch Club (Kindness Kafel Home forGood Tor Chrlstian Foundatlon Tappers Funding Hutton Trust Beneficiaries Mission Grant Fund Third Parties 22,385 22,385 18.793 429 960 583 200 3,128 4,024 7,567 429 960 583 2fy) 3.128 4,024 7,567 372 305 520 2,773 5,385 11,219 3.210 4,946 1,994 1,980 2,611 3.728 744 58 389 462 360 215 471 3,210 4,946 1,994 1.980 2.611 3.728 744 58 389 462 360 215 471 1,846 2.862 1,893 1,980 1,423 3,627 619 335 341 348 233 429 64 728 769 122 SC 37 1.646 I,(J)o 13.190 596 769 122 SC 37 13,190 596 16,541 2,630 105 9,634 150 150 8,373 8.373 Ga¥ernan¢e cost$ Independent examinerfs fees 768 72 762

Slateford Lon8Stone Parlsh Church Year ended 31st December 2024 Notes to the Accounts 3. Minlsterf$ St5pend All Church of Scotland congregation5 contrfjbute to the National Stipend Fund which bears the costs of all ministers, stipends and employer's contributions for natFonal insurance, pension and housing and loan fund. Ministers, stipends are paid in 8ccordance with the national Stipend Scale, which is related to years of seNicè. For the year under review the minimum stipend was £31,642 and the maxlmum stipend lin the fifth and sijbsequent years) £38,884. Pa8e 15 4. Trnstee Remuneratlon and Related Party Transartlons No trustee other than the minister received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during the year. nor had any personal interest in any Contract or transaction entered into by the charity during the year. The minister was relmbursed expenses of £1,543 in the year 12023 £1,265). arKI the Manse Council Tax of £3,72812023 £3,627) was paid. Atljan 2024 At 31 l>e¢ 2024 5. m0￿ments in Funds Restrkted fvnds Summer Holiday Club Messy Church Messy Meals Mission Grant Messy Meals M Henderson Organ Tuition fund EDATH (Presbytery Mission) Carpet Donations Mission Fund Lunch Club IKindness Kafel TOR Christlan Foundation John Hutton Trust Home for Good Tappers FundlnB & Expenditure Rwlpts Payments Tra￿lerS 445 674 445 463 122 500 17691 11221 15001 1.471 1.471 363 445 566 1.392 2,278 49,377 10,738 156 67,599 137) 445 25 1,746 12,668 3.687 6,190 691 1,292 11501 1,6461 113,1901 11361 11,0001 596 18,146 45.826 5.548 59,147 26,598 Unres¢rlcted funds Church Fabric General Fund 2.057 19.108 2,057 17,869 19,926 68,346 69,585 69.585 Total funds 80,312 94.944 87,7311 87,525 Pur oses of Re trlcted Funds Summer Nollday Club.. Funds set aslde to meet expenditure on children's actNlties durin8 the school holidays. Messy Church: Funds for the Messy Church programme. M Henderson Oryan Tultk>n fvnd: A new fund Set Ltp in rememberance of our dear organlst Marion Henderson who died 2019. This fund will be used for orgon tuition. EDATH IPresbytery Mlsslonl.. Thi5 is a grant through presbyrery for mission work. Mlsslon Fund.. This is a grant through presbytefv for mi55ion Work TOR Chrlstlan Foundatlon: Funds for Yap Into Ir and pastoral tare assistant John Hutton Trust: The object of the fund is to relieve the poor within the Slateford Longstone Parish Boundary area in the lo¢al education catchment area. Pur oses of Other F nds Church Fabrk.. Funds set aside to meet future expenditure. Generdl Fund is the main operating fund of the church.

Slateford Longstone Parish Church Year ended 31st December 2024 Note5 to the Account5 Pa8e 16 & Collectlons for Thlrd Parties (in¢ludin8 doTratlons passed on from Indfvlduals) 2024 2023 Christian Aid Dodo Home for Good Blythswood Care Winifred Kisitu (funeral costl 1.240 1,788 509 5,548 1.910 2,133 85 4,458 9,755 £85 fo￿3$ donated str3i8ht to family, this amount is included above. 7. Bank Balan￿$ at 31 December Z024 2023 Church of Scotland Deposit Fund General Bank Account John Hutton Trust Accounts 2,928 35,220 49,377 87,525 2.783 31,702 45,827 80.312 8. Investments 2024 2023 Opening Market Value Unrealised gainlloss on investments Closing Market Value 53,309 51,364 1,945 53.309 53,796 Investments at cost 58,076 58,076 Investments represent 4.864 12023 4,8641 units of holdings in the Church of Scotland investors Income Unit Trust. These funds held in investments are shown as an asset on the Statement of Balances, but are not included in the balances. Deposit fund balances are included in Bank balance5 above.

APPENDIX I Funds held on behalf of the Congregation by the Chuych of Scotland General Trustees 2024 2023 Consolidated Fabr1¢ Fut Balance at I" January Additions during the year Less: Capital released to Congregatlon by General Trustees 11.577 11.250 327 Balance at 31 December 11,577 11.577 Market value of underlying investments General Ledger Card Balance at I" January Additions during the year Less: Capital released to Congre8ation by General Trustees Less.. Administration Costs Balance at 31 December 15,861 1.432 19,778 i.iio 15,CM)01 (27) {791 17,213 15.861

APPENDIX 2 Budget for the Year Ended 31st December 2024 General Account lex¢ludln8 Fabr1¢ Reservel 2025 2024 Natlonal Minirtry and Ml55ion & Wlder Worf¢ Ministries and Mis&on Fund Presbytery Dues 22,477 22,385 429 Local Stsffln8 Cosrs Mlnister's travel expenses Mlnister's other expenses Pulpit Supply supp￿ Organist Other salaries and National Insurance 960 960 583 600 462 7.711 462 7,152 Bulldlng Costs Fabric repairs and maintenance Electricity Gas Insurances Grasscutting Manse fabrlc repairs Manse councll tax 7.567 3,210 4,946 1,994 1,980 2,611 3,728 1.780 3,800 Other local Costs Printing and stationery CongreBational Organisations Cost of music and licences Organ and piano tunin8 Website Independent examiner's fees Thlrd Partles Broadband Talk Talk 620 50 359 360 230 768 744 58 389 360 215 768 8.373 471 500 Totsl Ordinary General Expenditure Less.. Other Ordinary General Income Activities for generating fund5 Investment Income Other incoming resources 59,858 2,660 20,CMX) 69,585 44,172 26,652 Leavln8 a balance to be met from Offerings and Glft Aid of Offerings and Gift Aid Surplus IDeficltl on General Account 37,198 11,2391