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The ChU￿h of Scotland
Robroyslon Church of Scotland
34 Saughs Dri¥E. Glasgow, G33 1 HG
Congregauonal Accounts
Y￿r End•d 31 D•cemb8r 2024
Charty Registrali￿ Numt*r.'
SC032401
CCryregau￿ Ref8Mc8 No: 160992
Robroyston Church of Scotland

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ROBRoYsfoN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
cop¥rENTS
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L&3al and Plrnlnbtratlv8 Inlorynalk
Trustees, R¢port
Indep8ndent Examiners R8F#Xt
R•¢olrrtS ond pa￿￿nts
Statement of BalarK*8
Nota8 to the fin8ncJd statèm￿1¥
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RO8ROYSTCIN CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW
LEGAL AND ADMINISTrAT]VE INFORMATION
Rggl8t•rnd ¢)Ilk• and Op￿￿On￿ Addr•
34 Sau9hs
Glasgow
G33 1HG
Charlty R¢gistratlon Numb•r
SC032401
Treasurer
Session Clerk
Ind•wrKl•nt Examlnw
Wb3 Sethc*s LLP
168 Bath Slregt
Gla3gtyY
G2 4TP
B•nkgrn
Bank of Scotland
191 Kithntilloth Rd
Bl$hopbrigg8
GlasEtr*
G64 2LS

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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 adMink8ter￿I in acC￿dan￿ 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 Tr￿68. Tho lfjrk so591(￿ member¥ are the elde￿ of
tho church and are chos•n I￿n th￿ m*rnb8rs of the church are cons￿Or9d 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 StrUc￿r•
Tho Kirk SgSSw)n thith mot 9 limes this year Ss re8F4￿￿e 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 De*1 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$bfvlan In pollty.
exists to glorify God and to wcxk for th8 adVanC￿ent cl Chrlsfs Kngdom throjghout th• world. AB
nallonal Churth. 11 ackrKJ¥V￿g8S a dlsunctfve c211 and duty to bring IIK8 (xdinantss of rellglon to
Ihe people ￿ evwy parish of Scotiand through a territori￿ ministy. 11 C￿oF￿al88 wNh otsr
Church88 in variou8 ecumenical tojies In Scotland and boy￿*. In Robroyston the Church h)Id8
8ervice8 of wtrship 88c* Sund8y mormg. This yeor thero was 8 8eMr* every Sunday moming.
Thrwghout tho y04r regular Bible Studies are hdd, ar￿ addrflon818wrf￿s arn held at Ea￿tsr and
Christm85. Varnus adult ond y(xrth ac1ivilles arn 8180 held thrC￿￿oUI tho ￿or.
Achkv•m•nts #nd Pwfo￿an￿•
A$ 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 al￿g9'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 R￿roYSt0Th 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 a￿￿11ng InibatNes grow, and new initiathves ts￿r￿J r(￿. In 2024 wa hav• b￿un
Implem￿tir¥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 ts￿r8e d the past year, we have continued to achieve the maln gO￿S of the thurch.

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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 wC￿shiP has bgon a busy time when
all the church farnity havg bggn aÈ48 to mg81 w98￿Y. 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 u￿r￿J 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
ir*trucion 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 reSpOn￿bI
fc* È8nJrKJ Ih8 r8fr8shménts tr*3eth8frJK* a month. Alcffyid8 our SLmday ￿orShIp s6Nc8$
our wee gr￿￿6 have ￿lInUed to provhje felhmhlp. blLle teathk)g. and pastoral ca￿. We
ntinu8 lo havts three V**0 group5- Wcrfnen's bt4e St￿Y. 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
O￿tin￿*y 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, ju￿0 and bisc#Jth
l as afv*Ays Ihls ha6 b¢0n a rgalty IME￿rtant￿.rnO of doopeThng exisliThJ relatlon8hw>8 and
making new ones. Folknthip 1$ Integraf to our V•*0 groups, wpth several sooal gvgnts I￿Or
the year for the mon am the ¥￿m￿n, 6uL* 86 10 pln bothiig and dinir¥J out Thgrg have
been MO￿ OPPLYiunlb"es lo those kn cw thurth famlly, 85 yOUThJ8r M￿nber5 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 alk*￿d u3 to c4re for one another
practically, emolK*n81ty and spiritudly. Our people havo bengfrttgJ from 9gtting to
kn¢y•V one anOt￿r 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(x*nmrt￿A lo vtyt the pecple they 8re re5ponsibl8 for wlth
ViV4Y lo tffoviding p8storo1 inwt and enc{wragem￿L We k*Jk 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 I￿￿tiMe 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
m￿darf h86 bèen rnnning al ygar and has at tirn￿ been very busy. After Wee Baats 8hut
dchvn last yesr it has t*èn great lo be able to host a w0￿Y Mothgrs arTrJ t(xJdlers' group-
Ragtots. AllhoLJgh this i4 run indewdtsnffy the [erS￿ is SOm￿ne who atter#Js our church.
s always Chrfstmas pYovid&J great opp￿￿n￿910r 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 p￿de from Ihe many new ￿llSes in
the wish.

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ROBROYSTON CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. GLASGOW
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Achhv•m•nts and P•rf0mlan￿ {contlnu•d
3. Sh*rlng th• lov• •nd knokvl•dg• ol God ¥vlth othws (conthu•d). No ltyers w8r8
distn"buted this ye8r. t*rt 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 ￿n￿nued to be an excdlent reS￿rC￿ 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 $8Ction has remainad
c￿nsIStsnt. and wè are many ol ts older iws have nol droweil off the scwe. The
Glrl's brigade has remained very busy over ye8r- and ne&Jed lo 0￿rat8 a walllw Ilst
aftef the summer. We Y￿re able to run a succw5ful Summw lfjds dub this ya•r- lft thg
8venings wthiL* better suited the yvurvJ fcAky orKJ those volunlegring.
Fkn￿ty, we r9c4lv•Y a Gr8nt fora CommuiNty Workor Irom'S88ds Grovth. and our plan8
fcK our ￿nMunIty 8heJY have been fijther expaThJBd 8s 8 new Miss￿nal oppwtunty. Thls
new membèr of staff - M￿n9 from Wal8$ to RobfOyS1C￿ to 8t8rt her w lob on 6th J8nu8ry
2025. Wo have been lo continue ow wDrfdv*ide 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 L*lldr8n In Tanz8nla that our young folk$
support through C(Knpa8sion Chanty gr*Juated 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 di1￿38nlY 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 1￿js￿p8 of reduclth and m81n18n￿¢e has $8ttl8d a lilU8 but rem8in8
dIsrUp￿Ve In th8 bad(ortyJnd. It contin￿9 to havo a dlrpct Impact on ￿JrI￿andaI 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 lo￿1
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 ban￿n9 and simll
membership numbers In 2023 has kept the fevd afg￿re bro&Jly level. P8ym8nts In 2024 wer8 36%
lowei al £54.054 than that of 2023. Grants were r￿e1ve￿ 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 tr￿n 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 GI￿n9 to Grow was Intro(Juc&J.

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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 ac￿rdanCe wlth Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts
(Scotlandl Regulations 2006. An eXaMina￿n 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 $99k8
explanauons from the trustees ￿n￿MIng any suth matters. The procedures uThJertak8n
do not provide all the evmjence that woukl be required in an audit, and o)nsequenlly I do Th)t
express an audit opinion on the view given by the ￿coUnts.
Indopondont •xamln•fs •Lthm•nt
In Ihe coJr8e of my examlnation, m maller has come to my attentlon
1. which gives me reasonable ￿se to believe Ihat in any rnalerial respects the
requirements:
to k88p accounting r8(x)rds in accordance wlth Secllon 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act
8nd R8oulalion 4 of the 2C￿ Actsjunts Regulathjns. 8nd
to prepare accounts which accord wrth the ￿)untIng records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Al>￿nts Regulation$
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.
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