The Church of Scotland
Dalinelllngton ParlBh Church of Scotland
Church ol Scotland Congr•gatlon No: 100545
R•gl•t•r•d Scoltl•h Charlty No: SC031474
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
AND
RECEIPTS AND PAY%IENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025

Dalmelllngton P•rl8h Church of Scotland (SC031474)
Roforenc• and Admlnl•tratlv• Infomiatlon
Dalmellingion Par¢sh Church ol Scotland
Ch•rty Name..
Ch•nty Rtyistratson Numb•r.
Con9ryalK)n Ro1•￿n¢• NUrnb￿:
c￿taLl Addr8$8:
SC031474
100Y5
5 Shalltxh Plac•
Dalmolhnglon
Ayr
Tru3tee8
Mr D Chalmers
Mrs J Kerr
Mr W M¢Pha
Mrs J Barclay
Mrs M Lesl
Mrs S Sturgeon
Rev. Dr. A Vmt
A Miller
Mrs H M¢Creath
Mrs C M¢Phail
Mrs A Orr
Mtss S Slevenson
Mrs H Yates
Principal Office Bearer8
Interim Moderator.
Rev. Dr. Allan Mnt
Sessw)n Clerk:
Mrs J Barday
Treasur•r.
Mrn H Yat6S
Partsh A6sthnL'
Rev. Dr, B ￿￿"n$0Th (left 29.06.25)
Ind•p•nd•nt Examlnor
Mr8 Wilma Mccann
7 Bellsbank Road
thhn•lllngton
KA6 7SN
B•nk•rn
Bank of s￿liand
30 Sawah
Ayr
KA7 1BY

almelllngton Parl•h Church of Scolland (SC031474)
Tru8tO•a' Annual Roport
Year •nd•d 31•1 D•c•mb•r 2025
Stru¢tur•. Gov•rnaiic• •nd Man•g•m•nt
Gov•ming D￿￿m•nI
The Chur[* i• thJminisl•r•d In *corthnc* T*rth ￿ t•rm• ol Chuth ol Sc£ii¥K1 Uhllary
D•od of CTr)SMulK)n
R•ernitm•nt •nd Appolntm•rf of Tw•l•••
of lh• KTrrk S•s$￿n •r• th• ch*rity tru$tett. w• •kJws of tr* church
arv ts)n$kJ•red to hav• m• •pwopib*t• 8kill8 for offu. Thè lfttefim M¢*Jèrator. 8
memtw of the kirk SOM￿, hai l)oen appJ"ni•¢ thè Pr•strfvy 0¢ Ayr.
Orpanl••tlon•l Struetur•
The seS5K￿ meèts a minknum of thrn• tim* • year mc##er#te*J by ￿ Intérrn
C%Jorator. Th• Kwk Sessth b respL¥1511￿ for the wrrtu* affairs wrthm fv partsh aTrJ thè
congwatw, inc$4bJing and ffi)arKe m*rs.
Pr•sbytsry Pl•n
The Presbytery plan was passed at Sess[￿ and cc￿greg#tKln fcff the un*)n ol the coTrJr*Jath
of Dalmdiin9ton. Patha Waletsvje a￿j Dalrympbè. The unTh ￿1& cy)mmefKe cn 1st January
2026 under the th of D￿n Valley Church of Scotrand. inibattyvlth Datrne$Irytr￿ and Pa
W*ers￿e but in deferred Un￿ Ddrymple unbl the rebrenwrt of the mffttster trern.
ObJectlY•• and AcllvStles
The Church of Scotland is Triftitarian in doctrirn. RefCfft￿d in tradthn and Presbyterran in
11 ￿lsts to giorify God and to work for the advancerrtht of ChrBfs Kingdom throu9h¢)Ut the
As a nat￿n￿ Church, tt ac*no￿geS a dL%tsn(XNe cam aThl duty to brirrfj (KdinarKes of
rel￿￿ to the people in every Parish of S¢￿tIa￿a throwh a terriwol ministy. It CTrOFerts *rth
other Churches in vaiious ￿uMan￿1 t43d￿ tn Sojttand and t￿y￿K1.
Dalmellington Parish Church serves several communit*s within the DcrfJn Val*. namety
Bellsbank. Bumton and Dalmellin9ton. Publ[¢ th￿￿h[p LS Overy Surthy momfflg at 11.30 am
in the Beusbank ctturch buthjing.
to 11.00am.
Pastoral care was offered to the c4)mmunity at krge through Rov. Dr. B Jenkinson untyl she left in
June, kuffl Glenn RI￿aId vas ap[￿th trj b)ok after the pasthl nwjs of Ihe owtgwalK
and to lead wt)rship. ChaFthcy services are offered to sdK￿Ls in Bellsbank and Dalmollingtt)n as
roquested.
A"Murns and Churn" tcéd* group l¥ hehj th B￿tsb￿k tsJikJ¥w ofi a Tt*sday. The am ol th•
group h to offer fr*ndshQ and guthJ￿ to >Thn9w rr*nt*rs of partsh. The gr￿p enjoy
Tho L￿uffl, Interim mL>Jern￿ and othw mrMst¢rid o)Mea9W¥ c¢rt￿t fvnorals for mombers ol
both th• ¢￿9T0081#￿*.

Dalmelllngton Par18h ChurGh of Scotland ISC031474)
Tru8t008' Annuol Roport (contlnugd)
Year •ndod 31st December 2025
Achlevgmont8 and Porfomianc•
All kral sthools ar• offored tho use of Church buildfflgs for assemblies and any other seryices
they may wish to hold.
ASS￿18nCe ￿ also offered to the two nu￿Ing homes wrthin the community.
The Chu￿ building is also available to let for birthday paities. It has been used for training
C4X)ur5es run by the local trusL
ScrTPture Union also ran a week long activty for children durin9 the school holidays.
A youth club for secondary schod age chikjren ran for Ihe first half of the year. This was run by
Bellsbank Initsative.

almelllngton Parish Church of Scotland {SC031474)
Tru3teeg' Annual Report (contlnuod)
Yoar onded 318t Decembor 2025
Flnanclal Revlow
The Church's prinopal *ourc• ol IiKom• eA)ntmue* kn b• tr￿n donakn$- £7.012 in 2tY2S
<£9.1712024).
Thè total incaxne for the year h £18.147 (2024 £20.457).
The total expenditure In year is £17.718 (2024 £33.542) i￿lUdeS V&iThacM and rtr)f repairs.
The deficit of receipts over Pa￿nents for the yoar was £1.569 {2024 £13,085 ¢Jeficit) when
deducted from the cash. bank and dep)sits brought fomard of £56.160 knes £54.591 to be
camed forward to 2026. (£36.168 unrestrKted. £17,823 reStr￿ted and £6W endowment furds)
Investrnents wrth a market value of £1,378 were also hekl at the year end.
The Trustees are satisfied wth the financial results lor the year and the thufch's financial
po￿)n at the year end.
Reserves Policy
It is the Trustees. policy to ideally hold reseNes of at kast six monlhs expendiiure induding
designated unrestricted funds.
At the end of 2025 the Churth held unrestrided cash. bank and deposit fvnds of £36.168. Th
represents more than six months exFenditure but the Trustees belwe that this ts to be
welcomed in these difficutt economic times.

D41melllngton Parlsh Church ol Scotland (SC031474)
Tru8teog Annual Roport (conllnuod)
Y•ar •nded 318t D•c•mbor 2025
Stat•m•nt ol Tru8to••' ReBpon8lbllllleg
n￿mt￿￿ ol the Kirk Session musl prepaie financial statements which give sufficient
dtrt•￿ an apprnoath)n of th8 tronsactions of the Church during the fi'nancial
>w. The ol the Kirk Sessh)n are responsible for keeping proper accounting
wfirh. t)n rth4uest. must rellect Ihe financial wsilion of the church al thal tirne.
musi be dme to ensure th* the finanual slalements compty wrth the Charitses and Trustee
In¥￿￿rent (Scottandl Act 2005, tho Charities Aco)unts (Scouand) R8gulations 2006 and the
RtyLtstons Anent Congregatwal FN)anc8 approved by the General Assembly of the Church of
knjand m 2C(J7. They are also res{￿&bIe for safeguarding the assets of fhe Church and must
take rea$￿able steps for the prevention anthr deteGtM)n of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by Ilbe Trustees and syned on their tehalf.
Session Cle

Dalmelllngton Pari8h Church of Scotland (SC0314741
Independent ExamlnoV• Roport
to the Tru8t0&4 of Dalmolllngion P4rl8h Church of Scotland
On pagos 7 to 12.
I report on the Wints of the c*arity for th• year tnded 31•t l)ecemb8r 2025 whth are set out
R•gp•¢tlv• r•4pon¥lbllltl•• ol tiu•t•o •nd •umln•r
The chanty's trustees are reswnsible for thè preparatK)n ol th• ￿uftts n attordance with lth•
tèmis of the Charitw and Tnjstee Investrwt (Seowand) Act 2Cx)5 and the Chan1￿ Ar￿￿nts
(sCot￿nd) Regulations 2LTh.
The eharity trustees con*der ihat the atyJit rtyuirement of Regulatkx 10(1 Xd) of the AcctsJnts
Regulations d(*s not appty. li is my res[h)n&￿.Ity to exam1r￿ the aexounts as wuir&l under
Seth'on Hl11(c> of the Act and to stste whether partKukr matt¢ts h￿e to my attent￿.
Basi8 of Indep•ndent •xamln•V$ statem•nt
My examination is carl￿d out in actordance wth Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts
ISo)tland) Regulations 20C6. examinatson includes a revw of the accountsng reffjrds kept by
the tharity and a comparison of the accounts presemed with th¢)se records. It also indudes
n&deration of any unusual items or disdosures in the ac￿unts. and seeks eXpk3￿3tiCns from
the trustees concerning any such matter& The prc¢edures undertaken do not provide all tho
eviden￿ that WOLrld be required in an aud¢ arKI consequenty I do not express an audrt opinion
on the view given by the a[x>￿Trts.
Indo￿ndent examln•ff$ Statement
In the course of my examination for thè year ended 31 D￿mber 2025. no matter has come to
my attention
1. which 9ives me reasonable ￿U$0 to beli&ve that in any matenal rosp•X the requirement&.
- to keep accounting reo)rds in acuKdance Sect￿ 44(1}(a) of the Chart￿$ and Trustee
Investment (Sccuand) Act 2005 and Regulalion 4 of the Charities ALxounts Iscotsnd)
Regulations 20CIry. and
- lo prepare accounts accord wth the xcountsrKJ re¢ords and compty with Regulation 9
of the Charitss A£(Y￿nts (Scotsnd) RegulatAJi$ 21x6 have not been or
2. to *thich, in my ow'nion. attention sh(wld be dr￿M in order to enable a proper understanding
of the accounts to bo reathd.
Wdma Mccann FCCA
7 BeNst>ank Road
Oalmelknngton
Ayrshire
7SN

Dalm•lllngton Parl•h Church ol Scolland (SC031474)
R•c•lpl• and Paym•iil• Accoiinl
Y•ar •nd•d JIBI D•c•nib•r 20115
Unrn•irl¢t•d R••lrl¢t•d Endowm•nl
Pund•
Fvnd•
Fund•
2030
2028
2020
Total
2025
rot•l
2024
Plot•
7.012
7.012
9,171
Gr*n• DPDT ￿N￿n0 pr•
OPDT 9r¥nl
DvDf gr•s8 Wttir¥ grant
1,128
2S6
255
1.263
256
393
1.263
238
410
138
Fr¢fft Gvw•i TnMkn¥
G•r￿￿ T￿$1￿3 ts •r*rw
5.241
145
2.276
975
3,965
2.276
97S
oi•l Recej
136
16.009
138
16.147
20,457
on
Charrtsble A¢Xivitios
vemance Costs
17.666
17.666
so
33.492
en
17.716
Exce*• ol Paym•nts over Receipts
for the year b•for• tran•fer8
17.716
33.542
(1,70n
130
Tra￿lera
(1.569)
(13.085)
138
1.569
13,085

iiington Parish Church of Scotland (SC031474)
statement of Balances
At 31st December 2025
11nr••￿¢I•d R••trl¢t•d endty*m•nt
Fund•
202$
Fund•
2026
Ftsnd•
202fj
Totsi
202S
Balance$ bro¢Jghi forward
Mov•m•nt In
ExB65s of P8yments over Rfjthpts
for the year
Totsi
2024
37.876
17.18S
loo
.180
89.245
Balances carried fonyard
(1,707)
131
11.$89)
(13.rA5)
800
S4.S91
Inv8stm•nts at Market Valu•
Churth of Scotland Investors. Tntst
- Grtr•+th Fund (cmt £100)
200 units
1,376
The ac¢x)unts ￿re approved by the K¥k Session and Finwml 8oar(I
For and on bfjhalf of the Kirk Session and Finanlxal Bwd
J Barday
Session Clefk
H Yate•

f. Tw•t•• Romun•rntlon •nd R•l•t•d Party Tr*n•actlon•
No trust8• roc8iv6d a remun•f8llon 8or¥icos provided during the year.
Thrne Tnotees wer• r•imbur8•d for expen•89 lotslling £523.57 kn year.
2. Mov•m•nt In Fund•
A11J•n
2020
R•c•lpt•
2025
Paym•nt•
2025
Tran•fern
2025
At 31 Dec
2025
Unrnstrfcted fund•
O•$ynAted RosoTh• Fund
DO￿￿1￿j Fabn¢ Fund
Dwnalèd Sunday School Fund
DewnAled TrnilblAzer8 Fund
DesKinated Suntwm8 Fund
Chanty Slwi Fund
Lurth Cknb Fund
Mwns and Chums Club
11,192
980
10.902
325
355
12S
11,317
980
11.024
122
(325)
(355)
87
104
13.930
37.875
87
66
12,894
36,168
276
15,486
16,009
{314)
16,722
17.716
R•strict•d Funds
John Smith Mem￿Tal Fund
Janet Hopes Armour Fund
495
4,516
814
500
4,516
814
11.993
17.823
133
138
17,685
EndO￿Tront Fund
Smth Window Fund
6iXI
Total fvr•d¥
600
17,716
stri
ed
un
Resvve Fund: The TN8lee8 have set aside fijnds as part of reseNes Wi¢y.
Falxr Fund: The Trustees have set aside fiJnd8 for the maintenance of the Church property.
Sunday &￿0￿ Fund: Th• Trnstees have 8el aside funds for Ihe operalion of Sunday School activities

Dalmelllngton Parish Church of Scotland (SC031474)
Notes to the Accounts (conllnued
3. Anaty•l• of DoMuon•
Unff••w¢t•d R••ffietsd Endowrn
Fund•
Fvnd•
26
Fund•
2021
28
Toi*l
2010
Total
X124
Gll AIJ l GK8DS kn41
r*x on Gfft Ak￿￿Os
C*•n p￿te Off•ihgS Irw GK AthA4SDSI
720
7x1
2.313
4.••2
4.•92
An*1￿* of P4Th•nl•
Unf••trkt•d R•*trlcl•d Endo*in•rt
Fund•
Fund•
Funds
2024
2024
2024
Totsl
2023
2024
Cost of Gen•r4Un9 Fund•
GIT
237
237
353
Oll*r slafflrg
Fabrr R•pan a Main*narK•
18.
7.618
3.207
J.207
288
4.970
97
1.733
17.6S6
Orw Equ¥¥ThntMaln*nanc•
4970
7.2
1.733
940
10

Dalmellington Parl$h Church of Scotland (SC031474)
Notes to the Accounts {continuod)
J. Minl•tsrf• Stip•nd
All Churth of Scotland o)ryregatrons con￿￿￿8 to the Natthal st1p￿d Fund t*ars the cijst
ofall mtrnisters, Slwrtds and *mpbyrf$ Cmul￿S for naiwl insurance. penycffi and Iwing
and loaTr fvnd. Ministers. stjpends aro pa￿ in aecordarth tmth natKThl Siir*nd scale, ¥thith LS
related to years of servic*. For the year urthr revi*• $lwvJ £32.433 and tr
M￿MuM ￿[peThJ in Iho fifth •nd 5ubs8qWrt years of was £39.th8.
6. C•ll•¢tlons lor Thlrd P•rf••
2015
2024
7. Gov•man¢• Costs
Atbjit fee
tt•m8 Included lft r•c•ipts exempt fr(xn Givlng to Grow Calculation
Grnnts DPDT grart
DPDT fl¢X)ring grant
DVDT grass ¢xrttsng grw
Frcx)) Gon•r•l Trusts•s for chaw5
From G•rwal Tntsto•s kn •rwy sw
Ff£ffi G•noral TtpJst••J for h)surnn(•
1.128
5.241
2,276
3,965
.241
7.914
regular Incorm.

ogimelllngton Pari8h Church of Scotland (SC031474)
Not•• to tha Account• (contlnu•d)
APPENDIX
Fund• h•ld by lh• Church ol 8¢oll•nd G•n•r•l TnMt•M lor th• b•n•fft
of th• congr•gatlon
2025
2￿24
REVENUE ACCOUNT
Creort balan￿ at 31st De¢eml)er
TEMPORARY ACCOUNT
Debit balance at 3st Decemter
CONSOLIDATED FAB FUND
Credit balance at 31st ￿rnber
1.189
34RS
12 Iré2
88106
12