Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Annual Report
For the period 1[st] January 2025 to 31[st] December 2025
Scottish Charity Number SC039112
Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Reference and Administration
Charity name Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO] Registration Number SC039112 Address 22 Queen Mary Street, Glasgow, G40 3BB
Board Representing Bridgeton St Francis in the East Church Glasgow Presbytery The Community Co-opted
No member of the Management Committee received remuneration or expenses
Chair Secretary Treasurer
Independent Examiner
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Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Structure, Governance and Management
Background
Church House, Bridgeton was set up in 1942 in the former London Road East Church in Boden Street by the local parish minister in response to the poverty and deprivation in the area and the lack of opportunities for young people. For over 80 years Church House sought to build positive relationships with the children and young people in the surrounding area, providing facilities and activities from its premises in Boden Street to help enable the staff and volunteers to get alongside and encourage the young members to grow and develop, at their own pace, into young adults. In 2014, following a detailed review of the work of Church House and an assessment of the needs within the local area, it was agreed to develop Church House into an Integrated Family Support Centre that will deliver support to children, young people and their families. Following a successful RCGF bid, Church House moved into a new annexe built onto Bridgeton, St. Francis-in-the-East Church of Scotland in July 2016 from where it continues to develop into an Integrated Family Support Centre.
Governing Document
Church House, Bridgeton became a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) in July 2015 following OSCR’s approval of an appropriate constitution reflecting this.
Organisational Structure
Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO] is administered by a Board, which meets not less than four times a year. The members of the Board are appointed in terms of the constitution.
Objectives
The objectives as stated in the constitution are:-
1 To provide recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for children, young people and families in the Inner East End of Glasgow through an Integrated Family Support Centre which will offer activities and trips, all within a safe environment and in the context of seeking to develop positive interpersonal relationships
2 To provide relief to people who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by helping children, young people and families in the Inner East End of Glasgow find fullness of life, physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally and socially.
3 To advance citizenship and community development.
4 To advance informal education.
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Manager’s Report
2025 was another year of development, adventure, challenge and fun here at Church House. We have been privileged to learn and develop alongside the young people, adults and families who share their lives with us.
Throughout 2025 we continued to deliver a wide-ranging programme of activities and support from our centre. This included children’s groups, youth groups, family groups, ESOL support, ASN support, Duke of Edinburgh Award, cooking groups, fitness classes and outdoor activities among many others. We have also continued to deliver our holiday programmes which run the full length of the school holiday periods thus ensuring there are opportunities and activities for young people and their families during what can be a long and challenging period when the schools are closed. A highlight of the year as every other year was our Christmas programme which saw young people and families offered Christmas trips and a Christmas meal.
In 2025 we continued to deliver a wide range of residential opportunities and expeditions for young people and families. This included trips to areas such as the Lake District, Ardvullin, Lochwinnoch, Aberfoyle and Edinburgh among others. These residential experiences give participants the chance to explore new areas and experience new opportunities alongside their peers.
We continue to offer a high level of individual support for people of all ages, and this has included supporting people as they face challenges or issues such as mental health challenges, issues with school, employability, cost of living challenges and many others. By building positive lasting relationships with people, we can offer the most effective support for the individual as possible. We are forever grateful that people let us into their life and allow us to journey alongside them in the good times and the bad.
2025 saw some staff changes at Church House as we welcomed James as our new MDS to the role of Youth and Family worker, has settled in well and we look forward to seeing the opportunities he develops for the local community in the future. We were sad to say goodbye to one of our programme leaders who had grown through the project from young person to volunteer to staff member. We hope they learned lots through their time with Churchy and wish them the best in their future career.
Looking forward 2026 will be an exciting time for Churchy as we continue to deliver and develop our offering of activities and support for people of all ages and their families. Throughout 2025 we have been fundraising towards our next international trips with groups heading off to Paris and Abu Dhabi in 2026. These opportunities provide invaluable experience of travel and new cultures for the young people who take part. These opportunities are fully funded by the young people and their families’ fundraising efforts and we applaud them for their commitment and energy in making these dreams a reality.
Churchy would not be able to run the quantity of high-level service and support without our dedicated volunteers, young leaders and youth committee and board members. We thank them hugely for their continued commitment to Churchy and look forward to seeing their continued development as they support others.
I would also like to thank our dedicated staff team who regularly go over and above to provide opportunities and support to the local community. Quite frankly without the staff team regularly providing extra time and giving up chunks of their own lives many of the opportunities we provide would simply not happen.
Churchy is looking positively into the future in 2026 and we look forward to continuing and developing our service.
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Church House , Bridgeton [SCIO]
Prospects and Finance
For the period 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025
Future Prospects
Church House continues to build on the outstanding performance of previous year's particularly in developing new projects to offer to all children and adults in the Bridgeton area.
As always, this will depend on grant funding and it is encouraging to note that we are in a position to restore some staff positions, previous not replaced when funding ran out. Each year brings issues requiring attention but in the light of the quality of our staff, we have every confidence thatind his team will expand our operation and overcome all barriers which arise on the way.
We particularly thank |
the success he has achieved in his first full year as manager.
Finance
The successful year detailed in the manager's report was also reflected in our finances and we are pleased to return a surplus in the non restricted account of £21,215 (2024 = £2,482)
Towards the end of the year we invested £3,000 in an upgrade to our IT systems which will strengthen our security in the coming years.
A less welcome cost was a roof repair costing in excess of £5,000. Despite this our overall expenditure was considerably less than budget, mainly due to staff vacancies not being fulfilled.
Income was in excess of budget mainly due to successful grant applications and high returns from bank interest. ,
Once again we recognise that we could not offer the facilities we do without the generous help of our donors and grant funders. We extend our grateful thanks,
Reserves
Our policy is to build up reserves to cover the likelihood of the Project Manager position and others being unfunded, as well as necessary financing of 6 months working capital. The current reserve of £157,918 in the unrestricted account is considered sufficient for these contingencies.
On behalf of the board of trustees
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Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Statement of Financial Activity
For the period 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Unrestricted|Restricted|
|funds|funds|funds|funds|funds|Total funds|
|2025|2025|2025|2024|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Income|
|Donations|(incl.|Gift Aid)|28,601|28,601|23,813|23,813|
|Interest|8,919|8,919|4,792|4,792|
|Sundry|284|284|1,274|1,274|
|Restricted Accounts|201,984|201,984|178,369|178,369|
|37,804|201,984|239,788|29,879|178,369|208,248|
|Fund transfers|142|(142)|0|196|(196)|0|
|Total Income|37,946|201,842|239,788|30,075|178,173|208,248|
|Expenditure|
|NIC|rebate|(10,500)|(10,500)|5,070|5,070|
|Insurance|5,188|5,188|4,979|4,979|
|Repairs|7,468|7,468|2,524|2,524|
|Minibus|1,371|1,371|2,425|2,425|
|Camps|0|0|0|0|
|Gas|709|709|963|963|
|Electric|2,495|2,495|2,485|2,485|
|Water|163|163|1,027|1,027|
|Cleaning|4,040|4,040|3,805|3,805|
|Group|Costs|127|127|596|596|
|IT|Costs|4,000|4,000|1,317|1,317|
|Printing and|Stationery|777|777|1,063|1,063|
|Phone|331|331|306|306|
|Sundry|562|562|1,033|1,033|
|Restricted Accounts|199,507|199,507|177,909|177,909|
|Computer|
|Total|Expenditure|16,731|199,507|216,238|27,593|177,909|205,502|
|Surplus|21,215|2,335|23,550|2,482|264|2,746|
|Brought Forward|136,703|24,398|161,101|134,221|24,134|158,355|
|Carried Forward|157,918|26,733|184,651|136,703|24,398|161,101|
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Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Balance Sheet
As at 31st December 2025
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fixed Assets | ||||
| Cost | 36,323 | 36,323 | ||
| Grant | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||
| Depreciation | 2 | 1,323 | L323 | |
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||
| Cash & Bank | 292,033 | 282,843 | ||
| Add: Prepayments | 4,288 | 4,110 | ||
| Less: Creditors& Accruals | 3 | 111,670 | 184,651 | 125,852 |
| NetAssets | 184,651 | 161,101 | ||
| Represented by: | ||||
| Unrestricted Funds | ||||
| Designated | 0 | 0 | ||
| General | 157,918 | 157,918 | 136,703 | |
| Restricted Funds | 26,733 | 24,398 | ||
| TotalFunds | 184,651 | 161,101 |
Treasurer Date
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Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Summary of Balances
As at 31st December 2025
| General | Restricted | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | Funds | |
| Opening Balance 1/1/2025 | 136,703 | 24,398 | 161,101 |
| Income in year | 37,804 | 201,984 | 239,788 |
| Expenditure in year | 16,731 | 199,507 | 216,238 |
| Transfers | 142 | -142 | 0 |
| Surplus | 21,215 | 2,335 | 23,550 |
| Balance carried forward | 157,918 | 26,733 | 184,651 |
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Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Notes to the accounts for the 12 months to 31st December 2024
1. Accounting Policies
The accounts have been prepared on an Accruals basis Irrecoverable VAT is included in the expense heading to which it relates.
2. Depreciation Policy
Assets in excess of £5,000 are capitalised. Minibus depreciation is 20% per annum, straight line
3. Creditors
Grants awarded relating to future years £ 110,612 Accruals £ 1,058 £ 111,670
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Church House, Bridgeton [SCIO]
Notes to the accounts for the 12 months to 31st December 2025 (cont'd)
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|Unrestricted|||||||
|General Fund|136,703||37,804|16,731|142|157,918|
|Restricted|||||||
|3 Robertson Trust|||5,500|2,596||2,904|
|4BBC Children in Need|||26,487|26,487|||
|5 Abu Dhabi|6,351|||246||6,105|
|6 GlasgowCommunity||518||518|||
|7GlasgowLife|||8,568|7,831||737|
|8 Glasgow CityCouncil|||49,122|49,122|||
|9 GCVC Health andWellbeing|5,646|||4,562||1,084|
|10Area Partnership|||421|421|||
|11 FamilyCommunity Fund|||773|772||1|
|12 Childrens HolidayScheme|||1,000|537||463|
|13 Cash forKids (radio Clyde)|||3,588|3,420||168|
|14ToyTrust|||2,500|||2,500|
|15 Ironmongers’ Company|||3,814|1,545||2,269|
|16 GarfieldWestern|||13,389|13,389|||
|17 Clyde Gateway|||500|500|||
|18 Hugh Fraser|4,420|||2,752||1,668|
|19 Paris|||3,521|||3,521|
|20Area Partnership residentialand equipme||852||484||368|
|21 Communities fund -youthworker|4,000||8,223|12,222||1|
|22 Adventure Trust|||500|||500|
|23 GlasgowCityCouncil|||9,568|9,496|-72||
|24 Cash for Kids||131||131|||
|25 Foundation Scotland|||5,000|3,092||1,908|
|26 DukeofEdinburgh||940||406||534|
|27 Postcode Lottery|||25,000|25,000|||
|28 Foundation Scotland|||600|600|||
|29Area Partnership|1,440|||1,372|-68||
|32Area Partnership|||2,910|1,217||1,693|
|36Youth Scotland|||1,000|984||16|
|34ImpactFunding||100||100|||
|35 Cash for Kids (Clyde)|||5,000|4,998|-2||
|39 Robertson Trust|||25,000|24,707||293|
|Total Restricted|24,398||201,984|199,507|-142|26,733|
|AllFunds|161,101||239,788|216,238||184,651|
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Church House , Bridgeton [SCIO]
Notes to the accounts for the 12 months to 31st December 2025 (cont'd)
6. Purpose of funds
General Fund
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Unrestricted operational income and expenditure
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3 Robertson Trust
4 BBC Children in Need
5 Abu Dhabi
6 Glasgow Community
7 Glasgow Life
8 Glasgow City Council 9 GCVC Health and Wellbeing 10 Area Partnership 11 Family Community Fund 12 Childrens Holiday Scheme 13 Cash for Kids (radio Clyde) 14 Toy Trust 15 Ironmongers' Company 16 Garfield Western 17 Clyde Gateway 18 Hugh Fraser 19 Paris 20 Area Partnership residential and equipment 21 Communities fund - youth worker 22 Adventure Trust 23 Glasgow City Council 24 Cash for Kids 25 Foundation Scotland 26 Duke of Edinburgh 27 Postcode Lottery 28 Foundation Scotland 29 Area Partnership 32 Area Partnership 36 Youth Scotland 34 Impact Funding 35 Cash for Kids, Radio Clyde 39 Robertson Trust 43. Young Start Youth Leader
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Minibus training
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- Trainee supervisor
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Outdoor adventures
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Activities
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Skateboarding activities
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To cover staff salaries
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Activities 16+
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Equipment
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Family activities
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Summer Trips
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Spring programme
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- Residentials
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Projects
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- Projects
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Holiday Activities
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Outdoor activities
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Outdoor adventures
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Residential & equipment
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To fund a youth worker
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Residential
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Holiday programme
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Christmas activities
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Outdoor Activities
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Training and Equipment
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- Staff salary
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Summer programme
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Christmas activities
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- Christmas activities - Christmas activities & laptop
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- Adult outdoor activities & staff development
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- Voucher Support
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- Community & family support activities
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Youth leader costs
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independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Church House, Bridgeton (SCIO)
| report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31° December 2025 which are set out on pages | to 11.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities
Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
- which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations.
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