En%0p& ID.. BE758W_7FE24t614B2W4207SB741613 The ChUh of Scotland Robroyslon Church of Scotland 34 Saughs Dri¥E. Glasgow, G33 1 HG Congregauonal Accounts Yr End•d 31 D•cemb8r 2024 Charty Registrali Numt*r.' SC032401 CCryregau Ref8Mc8 No: 160992 Robroyston Church of Scotland
rwn Enwok¥ ID.. 8E758GAF_7FE248614B2W42975B748813 ROBRoYsfoN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 cop¥rENTS PAGE L&3al and Plrnlnbtratlv8 Inlorynalk Trustees, R¢port Indep8ndent Examiners R8F#Xt R•¢olrrtS ond pants Statement of BalarK8 Nota8 to the fin8ncJd statèm1¥ 9-11
Enb•lop• ID: BE758CAF.7FE24161-8B2W175B748613 RO8ROYSTCIN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW LEGAL AND ADMINISTrAT]VE INFORMATION Rggl8t•rnd ¢)Ilk• and OpOn Addr• 34 Sau9hs Glasgow G33 1HG Charlty R¢gistratlon Numb•r SC032401 Treasurer Session Clerk Ind•wrKl•nt Examlnw Wb3 Sethcs LLP 168 Bath Slregt Gla3gtyY G2 4TP B•nkgrn Bank of Scotland 191 Kithntilloth Rd Bl$hopbrigg8 GlasEtr G64 2LS
Ootsn Ehh•W ITr. BE750CAF-7FE241814829429758718613 ROBROYST(M4 CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASG¢YII TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Structur•. Gov•rnanc• and Man•g•ment Gov•rnln9 Docum•nt Th8 Churcth k8 adMink8terI in acCdan with tums d the Deed of Constituknm Unil&y Form. R•crultrn•nt Appointm•nt of Tnmte Mgmb9r$ of the Klrk Sgssw are Ihe tharity Tr68. Tho lfjrk so591( member¥ are the elde of tho church and are chos•n In th mrnb8rs of the church are consOr9d lo hav8 tho approprlat6 glfts and skllls. Thè mlnt5tw who 1$ a merthr of Ihe Kffk Session, by the CXJngragall¢n and tnducted ty the Ftresbytery. ganl•atlonal StrUcr• Tho Kirk SgSSw)n thith mot 9 limes this year Ss re8F4e for all thè worf( wtthln thè Church. R9sponsiblltie8 8re ddegated lo the Fin8nc8. Propety. Worship •¥J Y¢xrtFV Children's Minigty as approprtale. The Ccffjrty81ion rnov8d to th8 De1 of Constrtutth {Lk)it8ry F(Th) at th8 b8glMlng of Jung 2017. ObJ•¢tlm •nd A¢tlvltl•• Tha Church ol Scotland Is Trtnltarlan in ckxtrina. Rgformed in traditlcffl and Pre$bfvlan In pollty. exists to glorify God and to wcxk for th8 adVanCent cl Chrlsfs Kngdom throjghout th• world. AB nallonal Churth. 11 ackrKJ¥Vg8S a dlsunctfve c211 and duty to bring IIK8 (xdinantss of rellglon to Ihe people evwy parish of Scotiand through a territori ministy. 11 CoFal88 wNh otsr Church88 in variou8 ecumenical tojies In Scotland and boy. In Robroyston the Church h)Id8 8ervice8 of wtrship 88c Sund8y mormg. This yeor thero was 8 8eMr every Sunday moming. Thrwghout tho y04r regular Bible Studies are hdd, ar addrflon818wrfs arn held at Eatsr and Christm85. Varnus adult ond y(xrth ac1ivilles arn 8180 held thrCoUI tho or. Achkv•m•nts #nd Pwfoan• A$ 8 ¢horrty and mlnlsty Ihwe has been over the past yW8r, and this h88 not yet Showed ilsdf nLwwricalty in momtsership or financialty. Ihorg Bro now FW)ye att¢TrJirvJ the thurch. The Sunday seNces have continued to ts the eènlral adNty of the thurth. gathering many of thg Partlclpanls of the weekty acti¥ril*S. and alg9'de many smallar goals our primary focus eontlnu88 to be on worshipping the God (rf the tsIe. We are ar8tsful trt Sunday sgM¢8$ h8Vo boen busy over the cours8 of the year. and the reath of our fdlowship is extsnding iwrto the - evw syowtng - p8risl of RroYSt0Th by variou$ rrwn8. Over the year the parish has ¢))ntinu&d lo grow th now famili86 moving into the arè8. and this hBs present8d us vhth the opwrtunity of an expanding pari8h Into whlch wé can r8ath. Mi$gion has continuod to Integral to 811 w8 do. snd ov8r the yoar w• hav& seen some a11ng InibatNes grow, and new initiathves tsrJ r(. In 2024 wa hav• bun Implemtir¥a the plan lor a new thurch plant and mlssbon intstN8 using The Shèd for which we have recwited a newc¢Jnmunity worker. keepir#J mission fronl and centr8 of churth famlly. Ov8r tho tsr8e d the past year, we have continued to achieve the maln gOS of the thurch.
tkYu8vJn En4kip• ID.. BE758G4F_7FE24t614B2W42&75B74a613 ROBROYSTON CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Achl•v•m•nts and PwfofflwnG• {Gontlnwd 1. Knowlng •nd lovlng the God ol th• Blbl•. Sunday wCshiP has bgon a busy time when all the church farnity havg bggn aÈ48 to mg81 w98Y. Wo ltInu9 lo stream our servi1 live. and make re)rdingS available. every ¥8k there a &gnffit4nt nLmbers who watch th8 seM(8. The gJpwtiTrJ Avteam workwj hard lo malntsln thls Ve1 ofyAJpFKJrL We have also Impl&nerrte(l urJ rgL¥>rdings for the music every fourth Sunday- to give our resident music4ans a tKeak. Childrwj and ywng people hav8 (£4)tinued to join the thurth famlly during the first half of seTrica, before heading to the other h811 for apappr¢)wats kn'blo irtrucion 98mè811. Youth church for our okJ¢r thikjrgn haB gro% over the year. aryj we ha att8mpt8d to fost8r rèlationslips wrth YC maaliry fcy oTrJ bw'ThJ reSpOnbI fc È8nJrKJ Ih8 r8fr8shménts tr3eth8frJK a month. Alcffyid8 our SLmday orShIp s6Nc8$ our wee gr6 have lInUed to provhje felhmhlp. blLle teathk)g. and pastoral ca. We ntinu8 lo havts three V0 group5- Wcrfnen's bt4e StY. Mgn'$ blblg Study, and Sunday nlghl weè group. [61 tho year we have ¢onlw&J to suwort parents in thè congregation roise theirchildren Ihrouth Parnntiry M8ttws- a dayknm8GYOUP covetlng v6rypr8ctic£l arèas whore we can support one another to aFyty vA)at know al Gc¥J. AttoThJanco at this group hos graduamy orcmm. Z Knowlng andlovlng each otlw. On sund felhxshlp 1Sme ovw rofrgshmonts havo Otiny aft&r the servKos. Thè88 have Varie In lev61 ol organisatlon requlred, wlth tholr 80metimes belng a 8th8t8ntlal lunth or a 88Q. and oft¢n btsng tea. c(%tse, ju0 and bisc#Jth l as afvAys Ihls ha6 b¢0n a rgalty IMErtant.rnO of doopeThng exisliThJ relatlon8hw>8 and making new ones. Folknthip 1$ Integraf to our V•0 groups, wpth several sooal gvgnts IOr the year for the mon am the ¥mn, 6uL 86 10 pln bothiig and dinir¥J out Thgrg have been MO OPPLYiunlb"es lo those kn cw thurth famlly, 85 yOUThJ8r Mnber5 have lost a parent, and several of our older membws ve been unwdl ovw th8 year and in and out of ho¥1. Those 8ad but h8ve alkd u3 to c4re for one another practically, emolKn81ty and spiritudly. Our people havo bengfrttgJ from 9gtting to kn¢y•V one anOtr t•tt6r. through reguLqr tablè t)18 games after services. We have had tyenty of vduntws to help this year whth has been a blessiro. Chjr prayer meting remalns a central part of our mtnlstry aThl encour8glrrfJly18 0ft8n ty mor8 ¢hiklr8n than adults. Our leajers have reV(xnmrtA lo vtyt the pecple they 8re re5ponsibl8 for wlth ViV4Y lo tffoviding p8storo1 inwt and enc{wragemL We kJk forward to Seelng the nafrts thiB in th8 fdlowshlp over th8 (nIng year. 3. Sharfng lh• lov• and knowl•d9• of God wtth othets. Ajpha. ThrowJhwl 2024 wo ha¥• maintslned both our cafes and naw p60p havè W atlraclgd abng. On a weekly basis Friday Café operates over ItiMe peop lo In ILY biter) for lunch. and on Tuesday's tswce per m(nlh Creative Café mns for lo practise their rJeelivity through a varl8ty of medlum. a8 wdl a8 eat g¢x)d fc)J. ()Jr Eekly exercise ¢lass'Movemenl mdarf h86 bèen rnnning al ygar and has at tirn been very busy. After Wee Baats 8hut dchvn last yesr it has tèn great lo be able to host a w0Y Mothgrs arTrJ t(xJdlers' group- Ragtots. AllhoLJgh this i4 run indewdtsnffy the [erS is SOmne who atter#Js our church. s always Chrfstmas pYovid&J great oppn910r s*Mca In thè c£ffimunrty, Ilrsljy through our annual givlng trea tn assodatK)n wtth Walla(ell primary was much Lxtslw than last year. Thity.threg rtmldren in need were rfiscretety provided wilh a substantial wrapped Christmas grft toilorgd lo their own taslgs. We re able lo wel(xme the communty lo o Christmas café and (nft evont- whth we hope b develop for next year. We had our usual Christmas SeThi and primarity swghl to welc4me pde from Ihe many new llSes in the wish.
C¥)$1 Erpe ID.. BE758CAF-7FE248814B2W7W48813 ROBROYSTON CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Achhv•m•nts and P•rf0mlan {contlnu•d 3. Shrlng th• lov• •nd knokvl•dg• ol God ¥vlth othws (conthu•d). No ltyers w8r8 distn"buted this ye8r. trt events w8re advertised on our website aThl scod media. Members of the congregalon and glrts fr¢M GB weni into St Joseph'6 nwslng h)me arKI were ddighled to bo ablo to TrI siry fur the re5idwts. Our Boy's 8rfgad8 has nnued to be an excdlent reSrC for Ws n the pari8h, and publicity in the loc41 wea and al the schocA hag frurthjl arnong the ycyjnger boyE. Th anchor tws and Junlor sactknns have gr(y41m. Th8 coryany $8Ction has remainad cnsIStsnt. and wè are many ol ts older iws have nol droweil off the scwe. The Glrl's brigade has remained very busy over ye8r- and ne&Jed lo 0rat8 a walllw Ilst aftef the summer. We Yre able to run a succw5ful Summw lfjds dub this ya•r- lft thg 8venings wthiL better suited the yvurvJ fcAky orKJ those volunlegring. Fknty, we r9c4lv•Y a Gr8nt fora CommuiNty Workor Irom'S88ds Grovth. and our plan8 fcK our nMunIty 8heJY have been fijther expaThJBd 8s 8 new Missnal oppwtunty. Thls new membèr of staff - Mn9 from Wal8$ to RobfOyS1C to 8t8rt her w lob on 6th J8nu8ry 2025. Wo have been lo continue ow wDrfdvide missKm thrcMJgh wular prayer and financial support for a thther vthh YWAM, worklng in Amèrka and In South Amwlca. We dolighte(I that attho end of the year on8 ofthè Llldr8n In Tanz8nla that our young folk$ support through C(Knpa8sion Chanty grJuated from Ihg prc¥rommo. * we havo bggn able to chooge anothor ¢t#hJ lo supwt. Throughoulthe year Sef&3uardlno trairwng has rwn8inwJ a prhxity. and cw safeguording cxx¥dlnab)r has di138nlY been thasiro up references and makjro Fvle aware cl tralning nged$ and opportunil83. Our188der8hlp taam ha8 been grth¥ing togeth8r in faith arKJ woll 88 8 t&am. We hovo ba&n ablo to $h¥o vthh arvther the impact God ha8 made to our live6. The dgn¢ynln8llJnal 1jsp8 of reduclth and m81n18n¢e has $8ttl8d a lilU8 but rem8in8 dIsrUpVe In th8 bad(ortyJnd. It contin9 to havo a dlrpct Impact on JrIandaI sliuallon lch we hope lo address Ihrough a st8wardshlp campaign In 2025. We hcw th8 s1luab" wll Settle more over the 1¥8 of2025 as Ihe wesbytery p18n o)nlinues trj te imfvlemonted. The minister has been able to serve the presbfvy by being Interim InoderalLY for a church In Cumt¢mauld, 8nd the lo1 church contnu88 to Suppcrft hls mlnisty in HMP Badfftnitr two moming 8 a ¥%gk. Flnan¢lal R•vl 0¥8rn11 rec8ipts forg8nwd churth wry)oses in 2024 were sinilarto the prevK)u8 year. In 2024 Ih8re h88 been 8 dècrease in Grft Aid to £24.955 frcrfn £26,515 representing B 6% docrease In Grfl d. Hall Lots ar• 60% low•r at £915 tomparèd to £2.300 in 2023. Open Plate Offwing6 8re &milar lo 2023 at £3.212. Tho ¢grega switchirvJ from open pLgto to electronic bann9 and simll membership numbers In 2023 has kept the fevd afgre bro&Jly level. P8ym8nts In 2024 wer8 36% lowei al £54.054 than that of 2023. Grants were re1ve Irom Swjs for Groyrth ts £20.¢XIO for a ew Mission Csynmurity Wther and from the Area Partnership Glasgow for £5,470 lor the Church Cafes. A tsx ietum ts Gift Aid was $ubmltt8d it Is e8llmated th18 wlll result in 8 repaym8nl (rf £1,845 in 2¢y23124 Tax Year. Thern was a transfw ol funds the In¥8stors TN51 to Congr&Jation Genero1 Account in order to pyovide a reasonable swn to enwjre any emergency costs could deam with in ftjture years. There was a fut1her shortl811 of £7.617 In ptyng the Giving to Grow (fomioty Mlnlstrtes and ML8$) c1)ngregats'C wuiremenl trn Churth of Scolland aTrJ this in athJitK)n to the prov)$ year t¢Xal is £11,008- the main re880n Iha shortfal was th8 sknlftsnt InGrga8e when GIn9 to Grow was Intro(Juc&J.
Ernthpo ID.. bE758ePF_7486lBIM2•?JB?4$8l3 Indopondont Examlnerfs Raport to the Trusteos of Robroyston Church of Scotland, Glasgow for tho yoar ondod 31 December 2024 I report on the ac£ounts of the charity for the year erKled 31 December 2024, which are set outonpasEs7to11. Raspectlvo rnspons1bl1iti of trustso8 and •xamln•r The charity's twslees are responsible for the preparatIC ofthe accounts in accordance Nmth the terns of the Charities and TNstee Inveslment (So)tiand) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts {Scollandl Regulations 2006. charity trustees +x*nsider that the audit requirwnent of Regulation 10{11 {dl of tho Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibilty to examine the accA)unl8 as required under8ection 44(11 Ic) ofthe Acl and to state wheth6r particular matters have corne to my attention. Ba•1• of Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•e• •tat•mort My gxarnination is carried OLrt in acrdanCe wlth Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. An eXaMinan includes a review of the acccwnting records kept by Ihe charity and a o)mparison of the accounts pr8senl&J wlth those records. 11 a15Q SnGludes Considerat of any unusual itewts or disclosure5 in the aKounls, and $99k8 explanauons from the trustees nMIng any suth matters. The procedures uThJertak8n do not provide all the evmjence that woukl be required in an audit, and o)nsequenlly I do Th)t express an audit opinion on the view given by the coUnts. Indopondont •xamln•fs •Lthm•nt In Ihe coJr8e of my examlnation, m maller has come to my attentlon 1. which gives me reasonable se to believe Ihat in any rnalerial respects the requirements: to k88p accounting r8(x)rds in accordance wlth Secllon 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act 8nd R8oulalion 4 of the 2C Actsjunts Regulathjns. 8nd to prepare accounts which accord wrth the )untIng records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Al>nts Regulation$ have not been mgL or lo thich, in ry opinion, attention should be drawn in ordor to onabL9 a propor understandin ol the accounls lo be reached. Wbg Services LLP 168 Bath Strèet. Glasgow. G2 4TP Dale.. 10 March 2025
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