2025-12-31-accounts

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	Period start date				Period end date
	Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
From	01	01	2025	To	31	12	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Barrhead Churches Kibera Project Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC041915 Charity’s principal address 26 Fern Drive Barrhead East Renfrewshire

Postcode G78 1JE

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11	James Mitchell	Chair
	David Miller	Treasurer
	Debra Mitchell	Secretary
	Agnes Brown
	Neil McClune
	John Glover
	Myra Rose
	Helen Kavanagh
	Angus Leitch
	Maureen Leitch
	Frances Corrigan

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

N/A

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment	The charity was set up by representative from churches in Barrhead and was recognised as a Scottish charity with effect from 24thNovember 2010. The charity is administered in accordance with the terms of our Constitution.
	The trustees were those appointed on the establishment of the charity. Appointment and removal are in accordance with the Constitution, which requires that they be approved at a formal Session meeting of the parent charity, Barrhead Bourock Parish Church SC016467.

Objectives and activities

Objectives and	activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects	The purpose of the charity is the advancement of religion by developing a Christian partnership between the communities of Barrhead and Kibera; the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by encouraging and promoting the advancement of education and health programs within the Kibera community, and the advancement of citizenship and community development within both communities by offering members of both communities the opportunity to expand their awareness and knowledge of different cultures.
	During the last year we had 11 trustees, and 1 co-opted member on our committee, along with Bourock’s minister. Our committee members come from 3 different Churches in the town. The congregation at Silanga are still meeting in temporary accommodation, whilst they try and sort out a new site for Silanga Church. On the PCEA Emmanuel site, along with the Church building, there is a primary school, and a further education training college called the PCEA Emmanuel Technical College. Emmanuel Technical College is supervised by a Board, whose members are selected from both members of the Church and of the local community who are qualified in different fields. The Parish Minister is the patron of the college. The college is supported from the fees charged to students and also sponsorship from donors. At the beginning of June 2025, we held a zoom meeting with members of Kibera Parish Kirk Session. These Session members are also on the Board of Emmanuel Technical Training College. Following a very informative discussion, our committee decided to support students who could not afford to attend this college and give them a chance to enrol in one of the courses offered. PCEA Session members had identified over 50 young people who have expressed an interest in attending Emmanuel College. Following discussion at our committee meeting, we agreed to forward £3000 (Kes 519,600) to begin the sponsorship process. This has allowed 10 students to register for courses, which started in September. The courses offered include Hairdressing, Fashion & Design, Plumbing, Mechanics, Electrical installation, Catering, and Computing. We look forward to hearing about the progress of these students in due course. If this sponsorship program is successful, we will look to repeat it again in 2026. At the end of November, we again ran our Christmas Greeting leaflet in Bourock Church to raise funds for the project.

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period	Income in 2025 was £1,062 arising from sponsorship and donations of £292 and Bourock’s Christmas message appeal which raised £770.
	During that summer we used some of our accumulated
	balance and transferred £3,000 through the Church of
	Scotland head office to the PCEA Church in Kibera.
	In 2025 the Bank of Scotland changed the type of account
	we operate and charged £43 for its operation.
	Our other expenditure in 2025was £52, to maintain our entry
	on the Data Protection register.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy The charity holds unrestricted funds, earned from previous

on reserves fundraising events and donations, which have not yet been utilised in supporting charitable activities. The balance at the end of the year was £3 ,686 .

Details of any deficit Expenditure in 2025 exceeded our income by £2,033, however our accumulated balance funded our expenses.

Donated facilities and services (if any) N/A

Other optional information

None.

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) James Clark Mitchell Debra Mitchell Full name(s) Chair Secretary Position Date