Scoltish Charity No.SC040583
storehouse
Trustees, Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 July 2023
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Contents of ¢he Fingn¢iAI StAtementsfor the year ended31 July 2023
Page
Report of the Trnstees
Report of the Independent Examiner
Re￿Ipts and Payments Acwun¢
Ststement of Balances
Notes to the Financial Staiements

The Storehouse
Report of the Trnsteesfnr the year éndéd 3] July 2023
The Ttijstees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the church for the
y¢ar ended 31 July 2023.
Siatus of Charity and Governing Dfjcumenl
'I'h¢ Storehouse is established by Conslilution. Th¢ legal fomi of the church is a SCIO (Scottish Charitable
Incorporated Organisation) and it is a re8lStered Scottish Charity (No. SC040583). It is a two-tier
org8nisation with Trustees and Members (known gs Partners in the constitution).
landr
islered addreJ&
Bankers
Virgin Money
Shawlands Branch
21 Kilm&mock Road
Glasgow
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Alms andaffiliatio
The aims of the ChU￿h are as follows..
The advancement of the Christian falth primarily in Ki]s￿h but also throughout Scoiland and
further afield by all means consistent with ihe teachings of the Christian Bible. This includes
worship. ministry, mission, prayer, witness, educalion. community service and the SUPFX)rt of
agencies and individuals and other charilable organisations involved in Lhristian mission8ry work
or oiher aclivities that are in alignment with the objectives of 'Th¢ Siorehouse"
The relief of those in need by reason of ag4 ill health, disability. financial hardship or other
disadvanlag¢s.
To support and help people and families who are affe¢teA by dru& alcohul or other depend¥nci¢s.
Th¢ provision of recreational facilities or the organisation of recreational activities with the Dbject
of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whorn the facilities or acliviti¢s are primarily
intended.
Th¢ prevention and the relief of poverty.
Truslees and ojjlce lJearer.f
During the vear.
resigned from her position as Trustee and Administrator. Sirnilarly*
Il'pped do￿,11 <1% Triislce. At ihe qdm¢ riine Iherc wcrc some new Trustees appointe
At the momen( current
Names of the charity trustee5 on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report..
| Oth* Ofvny) IIWIWI aefvd KDo*forwJHth year
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Report of the Tnlsteesfor ihe year ended 3] July 2023
Name5 of all other charity tNStees during the period..
Appointment of Trubyeav
TrusteC5 are appointed from within the Membcrs (Partners). Trustec5 are apFointed by Ihe Members at a
Church meeting. Elected Trustees serve for a fixed period of three years. Retiring Trustees are eligible for
notnination for re-¢lection.
ActIviil￿ andachievemtnts
A significant change this year to the Storehouse ¢huTch has been as a result of a desire to come under the
UTnbr¢lla ot-a larger church family grouping. After discussions with several such Broups the decision was
taken at a church EGM (Date 6 Sep 2023) to become part of the family of churches known as Go Global
bascd in Edinburgh. Until now this had no practical or noticeabl¢ impact on the wnning of the church.
(Thi5 change is a significant one so is being reported in thi5 report although it falls oul with ihe financial
ye8r). Th¢ PLErpose of this transition is to ￿ceSS a potential sour¢¢ of experience, advice and experienced
personnel to help pr8clically.
We have run regular Sunday services and prayer Meetings throughout the year. Most speakers who eome
to speak are from recommendations from similar fellowships and groups. We continue to shAre comrnunion
twice a month, those being led by Trustees. We also slarted our weekly aftemoon prnyer me¢ting again as
well as a Wednesday evening meeting. There is now a Children's Church on a Sunday mornins known as
Jam (Jesus and Mc) to calcr for thc small nurnbcrof childrcn attending but with cxpcctation that this numb¢r
will grow. There was a large Christmas pro8ramm¢ again with a Winl¢r Wond¢rland attracting over 1,000
visitors including one complete Primary school complernent of pupils. A Church Christmas Meal (Dec
2022) for around 50 people was provided in the church h&ll, catering [￿ing pr()vided by a l(Kal company.
In addilion. with Friends of Ki15yth we delivered around l 00 Chriblmas meals to homes und dn)und 80 N¥w
YeaT meals alsa to home5 around Kilsyth. A Christma5 eve carol Service was also held. We continued our
we¢kly cafe again, it being op¢n on a W¢dne5day from l 0-1..30pm. This wa.s successful and welcomed by
the community. Duriiig the year we have continued providing pastornl care. Our pastoral care team have
supported several of the church family and the wider community through bereavement, ill health and other
diffi¢ult situations. Th¢r¢ is &lso a growing idenlificalion of ¢ommunity And individual needs through
Fri¢nds of Kilsyth which is based in the church, ne¢ds which can be rnet through Friends of Kilsyth, the
StrJrehou5e Church or both.
This yw. we 5UPPOrted Friends of Kilsyth as they made the decision for operational reasons to sel up an
independent pantry foT the people of th¢ town. For a SMFAII weekly fee of £3.00 anyone can pick up a shop
of I l items from 8 wide ¢hoic¢ of groceries. canned food5, fresh fruit and veg, frozen food5. toiletries and
more. This is open several days each week and has supplied up to, al a peak, over 200 families in one week.
In addition, our building continues to be used weekly by Stsrlets Cheerleading Group, an Unmasked Mental
Health support grou￿ A ladic5 aftcmoon kllitting group and a Storc Tot5 playgroup. We also 5UPPOrted the
Fri¢nds of Kilsyth community group with the distribution of packed lunches during the summ¢r school
holidays and spa¢¢ lo store their donations. Again, thi5 year in November we supported the Rotary "Wrap
Up Lanarkshire" project, and ma]iy winter coat5 were donated for dislribution lo thc comJnunity. Th
chur¢h had a very suceessful Coronation lunch in the chureh hall this summer welcoming local residents as
well as our own Partners.
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Report of the Trnsteesfor ihe year eryded 3J Jtsly 2023
Aelivilies and ochievements (conl'd)
As was the case las( year, our support of missions continu¢d throughoutthe year. We supported. by regular
monthly givin& Compassion UK, Release International and The Haven. W¢ also financially supported at
diff¢ienl linies Outr¢￿h Europe, Guod N¢ws for Everyone Ifonnerly Gideoiis UK). Mission Aviation
Fellowship, The Community Pantry, Tearfund. The Scriplure Union. The Bethany Trusl ¢ind ihe Swttish
Bible Society. (We detennine to donaie IQ /0 of our gross income each month to various rnissions as
decided by a small missions team.) We had a sp¢¢ial Missions monih in September and we coniinued t
develop our relalionships with Release International, Compassion UK and The Haven. We had a special
visit on a Tuesday evening in September from 2 missionaries who worked with Release Int¢rnational in
Asi4 the visit was a real insighi to their work in very difficult siiuations.
Duriiig Ilie year, Ihe chur¢h ￿ntInued to live stream our Sunday s¢rvic¢s. a Service which is extremely
successful in allowing the housebound to particip&le in our worship and ¢ommunion wher] il IS Larri¢d oul.
There is also the opportunity for donations to the church to be given with a QR Code on screen at the offering
point.
Addilional informalion
We continue ro experience proportionately high costs for our Building rent and our ¢nergy bills. This is
constantly being moniiored and any possibility of reductions in these explored as opportunities arise.
Through our close Cooperation with Friends of Kilsyth and their use of the pr¢mis¢5 and with iheir helps
we are able (o access grant funds for propety mainienance such as a new front duor and professiundl Larpet
cleaning etc.
DoualedJacilili*s andservlces
The Siorchouse received the following material donalions during ihe year..
Materials for children'5 activity packs for Sunday services
Hardware for projection system
Resuli,flor iheyear
Tlie ReLeipls dnd Puytnents Acwunt page 5 r¢flvL15 a surplus for the year of £3,745 (2022.. d¢fi¢it of
£81). The ¢hur¢h h¢ld unr¢stri¢ted general funds amounting to £57.533 (2022.. £59.320}. desi8nat¢d fund5
of £1.487 (2022.- £89) and reslricted fiinds of £5.041 {2022-. £997) 8t the year end. The loial funds held at
the year end were £64,061 (2022.. £60,316).
Reserves
The Trustees aim to hold a 6-month reserve to cover all running expenses (rent, salaries. insurance, utilities,
administration costs). The levcl of unrestricted rcscrvcs as of 31 July 2023 was £57,533 (2Q22: £59,320)
which is more than 50 /0 of ihe expenditure for 2022-2023 and 50 we are Satisfied with the lev¢1 of reserves.
Approved by the Trustees And signed on fheir behalf on
2024 by..
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Report uf the Independ¢nt Examlner to the Tru$tsesfor theyear ended 31 July 2023
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 July 2023 which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
Regpectlve responslbilities of Trustees and examiner
The Charity's Trublees are responsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounis in aLLordance with the lenns of
the Chariiies and Tnjstee Investment (Seotlandl Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland)
Regulations 2006 (as amended). The Charity's Trnstees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation
l O{ l ) {dl of thc Accounls Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as
required under section 44(1) {c) of the Act and to sthte whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent examlner's statement
My examination is Carried out in accordance with Regulation I l of the Charities A¢¢ounts (Scotland)
Regulaiions 2006 {as amended). An examination includes 8 review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and & comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes ¢onsideralion of
any unusual itcms or disclosures in ihe accoutits, and secks explanations frorn the Irustces Concerning such
matters. The PToccdur¢s und¢rtak¢n do not Pfovid¢ all the ¢vid¢nc¢ that would be required in an audit, and
Lon&equenily I du not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examlner's Statement
In the course of my cxamination. no matter has com¢ to my attention
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements..
io keep aLcounting recoTds in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 20Q5 Act and Regulation 4
of the 2006 Accounts Regulations (as amended). and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting re¢ords and comply with Regulation 9 of th¢
2006 Accounts Regulations (as amcndcd)
hav¢ not bc¢n met. or
to which. in my opinion. attention Should be drawn in order io enable a pmper understanding of th¢
accounts lo be reachcd.
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Chartcred Certificd Accountants
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Livingsion
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Date...........
2024
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Recelpts and Paylnents Accountfor theyear ep7ded 31 July 2023
Notes General Designated Restrteted
fund
fund
funds
2023
Totsl
2022
Totgl
Receipts
Gift aid offerings
Gift aid tax reclairn
Freewill offerings
DonalioTh
Café
Rental income
Clranl income
Bank interest
Other income
28.781
9.803
8.860
5.499
28,781
9,803
8060
73N8
3J28
4,172
31.077
9.675
9,949
3.200
1,627
1,779
1.335
454
3,528
4.172
9,000
284
69
284
69
106
29
Total recelpt5
57.968
1,335
12.982 72,283
57.442
Paymentg
Hire of premises
Heat and light
Insurance
Repairs and renewa15
Equipment
Administration, printing and other costs
Provisiong and refreshments
Donations and grants
Fellowship gifts
Sunday school
Visiting spcakcrs
Cornmunily 5UPPOrt
Cleaning Costs
Café cxpenses
WAM expenses
Legal and professional fees
Independ￿t ¢xamination f
Total payments
(Deflclt) for the yeAr before transfers
Transfer between funds
31,748
14.603
1.210
1,844
31,748
14,603
1210
IW4
30,799
9.017
1,152
501
1,493
2,898
1,334
7.010
351
193
.390
2.476
1,265
2,476
1,265
7,035
376
6,285
750
376
2,363
2,363
3,714
3,714
167
443
1,123
1.123
60
600
783
783
56,668
6,285
(4,950)
6J48
5,S87 68,540
7J95
3,745
{3J51)
4,044
3,745
997 60,316
57.523
iJoo
(2,997)
(81)
(Deficit) for ille year after transfers
Tot&1 funds brought forward
Total funds ¢4￿1ed forw4rd
{1,697)
59,230
lJ98
89
(81)
60,397
60,316
57,533
1,487
5,041
64,061
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Slatement of Balances us ai 31 July 2023
Notes
2023
2022
Opening Surpluj
bAlan¢¢ for year
C105ing
b41one¢
Opening (Der￿At} Closlng
balanee for year
balance
Cash at bank and hand
60,316
3,745
64.061
60,397
(81) 60.316
(81) 60,316
Total cash bAl&nces
60J16
3,745 64,061
60,397
Represented by:
Unresiricied fund
Restricted fun(ts
59,020
5,041
64,061
59.319
997
60.316
Statement of *ysets it 31 July 2023
C￿rrent assets
Gift aid reclaim due
883
977
883
977
Statement of liHbilitieJ a¢ 31 July 2023
Independent examination fee
726
660
726
660
The finAnci#l statements on pages 5 to 8 were approved by .1 rustees on
2024 and
LnaiT oj the I rx¥le*s
The note5 on page 7 10 8 form part vfthvse finanLiiil statements.
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Notes to the Financial Stydtementsfor iheyear ended 31 July 2023
l. Accountlng pollcies
Accounting convenlion
The financial statements have been prepared under Ihe hisiorical cost convention, and in accordance wilh
the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (As amended).
Basis offinaneial slalemenls
The financial statements have been pr¢p8r¢d on a r¢o¢ipts and payments bas1S.
Recelpis andPayments Accomnl
For th¢ pury)ose of tl)e Receipts and Payments a¢￿￿nt as shown on page 5, funds are dcfined as follows:
Unreslrlcted funds Comprise grants and other income received for ihe objects of ihe church without further
specified purpose and are available as genernl funds.
DeBign&ted funds cornprise grants and other incorne received for the obJ￿ts of the church without fijrther
specified purpose bul which the Trustees have designated for a 4Kcific pury)ose.
Restrict¢d funds ¢ompri5e inwm¢ which has been r￿c]ved for the objxts of th¢ church and 5p¢¢ifi¢d for
a restricted purpose within ihe5e objects by th¢ donor.
2. Trgn$Action5 Wlth Trn$t￿ And reimburnement of expenses
No Trustees received remuneration or reimbursement of expenditure during the year {2022: nil) in their
capacity as Trustees.
3. Rela¢ed party trnnsa¢tions
There were no trAnsaciion$ made with relaied parties during ihe year (2022.. nil).
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Notes to the financial statements Jor (he￿ar ended31 July 2023
4. Donitlon8 and %rants
Donalions aKdgrants comprise all
fu￿d& paid ￿ Mission gijks,
doKalions andcommunity
Unrestri¢ted DesigDat¢d Restricted
fund
rund
2023
Totsl
2022
Total
Haven
Compassion
Release Iniernaiional
Community donation
Bible SuLiely
SIM International
Outreach Europe
Donation5 < £100
1.585
1,200
,200
200
300
1.000
1,585
1,2(M
1,200
2011
3011
1.000
1.200
1,460
1,300
550
300
300
800
750
1,550
7,035
Total donatio￿ ••d grants
6,285
750
7.010
S. Unrestrlcted thnds
B91anee At
01.0&22 Recelpls
Bglanee At
31.117.23
ymejbts Transfers
G¢n¢ral fund
Desi%naied Mission fund
Total unre$tTlcted fundj
59,230
89
57,968
1.335
59J03
(56.668) (2.997)
(6.285)
6.J48
162,9531
3J51
57J33
1,487
59,020
59J19
The Generalfund repr¢5ents all income and expenditure relating to the primary focus aciivities of the
charity, other ihan those for which fundin% is desiRnated or Teslricled.
Th¢ DeJignaled mi.fsionfund represents funds all(Kai¢d by the Trusl¢¢s for supporting Missionary work
and IfKktl LUTnmunitV I￿01eCt5.
6. Restrlcted funds
BalaDLe at
01.08.22 Rectlpls
Bal¥Ke gt
31.07.23
Pa.yrneD(s TraDsf¢rJ
Chri5tma5 fund
Café
Prison Ministries
Families in need
Storehouse cafe
312
684
312
293
3.982
11.123) (3,250)
5,250
3.750
12,982
(1,268)
(3.190)
(5,587) (JJ51
1100)
3,882
554
Total Tejtricled funds
997
5,041
Explanalion or.r4n¢ts
The Chri51mas fwid represents inco￿£ and expenditure raised and utilised for providing Christmas
Hamws lo fatmilies in n¢¢d in K11s￿h and the l(Kal corr]rnunilies in association with ColrunL￿lty Council
and ihe I￿al NHS health visitors.
The Cafefvnd reryesenls income and expernliluTe raised and utilised for PToviding a café for the public.
The Prison MiniJlrie5 fvid represents income and ex￿ndItUre rais¢d and utilised f¢)r th¢ purp)s¢ of
supporting woman who are newly released from prison.
The FaTr7ilies in need fund repr¢s¢nts monic5 rcccivcd from thc Corra Four¥Jation for familics and
children in n¢¢
The Storehouse ca]efvnd represents moneis received from Voluntary Action North Linarksh1￿ for The
Storehouse Café.
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