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| From | 01 | 01 | 2022 | To | 31 | 12 | 2022 |
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name Milestone Christian Fellowship Other names charity is known Milestone by Registered charity number SC044295 Charity’s principal address
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
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Trustee name Office (if any) (or body) entitled to
not for whole year
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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 | Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
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| Structure, governance and management | ||
| Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment |
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| Constitution | ||
| Nominations made by membership, reviewed by leadership team, decided by Members’ General Meeting. |
Objectives and activities
| Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects |
The Fellowship’s objects are to advance religion and to prevent and relieve poverty through: The Worship of God as the Creator of the universe and of his Son Jesus Christ who died and was raised from the dead to bring salvation and hope to all people The sharing of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through services and personal witness Social action within the community Being a strong, viable evangelical church |
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| Regular worship services Bible teaching and discipleship groups Counselling sessions one-to-one as required Operation of ‘drop-in’ to provide social context for isolated people Operation of Girvan’s foodbank (part of Trussell Trust network) Provision of free weekly community meal Joint operation of Scripture Union at Girvan Primary School Running of parents and toddlers group three times weekly Operation of youth-oriented community activities |
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| Achievements and performance | Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period |
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| Continuing growth in Sunday morning worship services. Livestream online attendance now significantly greater than in- person. Mostly from people outwith Girvan, though this continues to be a vital link with local folk who are not well/mobile enough to attend in person. Maintained community-oriented services including Parents and Toddlers (twice weekly), Food Bank (twice weekly), Drop-In (daily), Cinema Club (fortnightly), community meal (weekly), men’s brunch (monthly). Continued to expand youth activity including after-school electronics club, summer holiday club, silly movie marathon. Developed and delivered successful ‘Gunslinger’ electronics holiday bootcamp (also delivered to a group of underprivileged young people in South Africa). Continued to host weekly recovery group. In spite of alarming increases in energy costs, managed to maintain a warm welcome to all. |
| Financial review | |
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| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any) |
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| The charity prefers to retain a reserve of 3 months’ operating expenses. | |
| Energy costs rose significantly, resulting in a deficit. If electricity costs had continued at 2022 levels, we would have had a small surplus. With energy prices renegotiated, we aim to return to a surplus in the year ahead. |
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Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Position (e.g. Chair) Pastor Date 30 September 2024
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Statement of Cash Flows
Milestone Christian Fellowship
1 January – 31 December 2023
| Income 2022 2023 |
Income 2022 2023 |
Income 2022 2023 |
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| Designated Giving | £1,842.70 | £610.00 |
| Donation | £4,300.00 | £852.17 |
| General Giving | £41,811.34 | £38,634.74 |
| Total Income | £47,954.04 | £40,096.91 |
| Expense Type | 2022 | 2023 |
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| BuildingLoan Payment | -£4,534.80 | -£4,534.80 |
| Donations | -£500.00 | -£20.00 |
| Electricity | -£3,427.00 | -£10,071.00 |
| Payroll Management | -£312.00 | -£322.80 |
| Insurance | -£953.59 | -£993.53 |
| Missions | -£1,536.20 | -£1,715.00 |
| Outreach | -£621.52 | -£39.81 |
| Pastoral: Income Tax/NI | -£2,826.81 | -£3,109.71 |
| Pastoral: Net Salary | -£17,819.38 | -£19,834.75 |
| Pension Admin Fee | -£396.00 | -£396.00 |
| Pension Contribution | -£1,738.53 | -£1,807.56 |
| Phone/Broadband | -£373.21 | -£397.59 |
| Property/Equipment | -£3,410.55 | -£222.50 |
| Pulpit Supply/Guest Expenses | -£300.00 | -£225.00 |
| Scottish Baptist Fund | -£1,280.04 | -£1,280.04 |
| Social | -£162.56 | -£768.70 |
| Sundry | -£166.33 | -£89.61 |
| Worship/TeachingResources | -£484.26 | -£620.45 |
| Total Expenditure | -£40,842.78 | -£46,448.85 |
| Totals | 2022 | 2023 |
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| Nett Cash Flow | £7,111.26 | £6,351.94 |
| Bank Account Summary 2022 2023 |
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| Bank Account Opening Balance £14,415.66 £21,526.92 Bank Account Closing Balance £21,526.92 £15,174.98 Nett Cash Flow £7,111.26 -£6,351.94 |
APPENDIX 3
’ Independent examiner s report on the accounts V2
| Report to the trustees/members of |
Charity name Milestone Christian Fellowship, Bridge Street, Girvan, KA26 9HG |
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| Registered charity | SC-044295 |
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| On the accounts of the | Period start date Period end date |
| charity for the period | Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 |
| Set out on pages | Single page only (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) |
| 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) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees |
| consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 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, I do | |
| not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts. | |
| Independent examiner’s statement |
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that disclosed on the attached page*] 1. 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, and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
| Signed: | Date: 25 September 2024 |
| Name: | |
| Relevant professional | • MBA (University of the West of Scotland) |
| qualification(s) or body (if any): |
• PG Dip Marketing and Business Management (UWS) • Member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists |
| Address: |
*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose
Noted very significant increase (294%) in costs of electricity. Decrease in designated giving of £1,232.70 for year. Decrease in donations of £3,447.83 for the year. Decrease in general giving of £3,176.60. Negative cash flow for 2023 explicable based on above parameters, but bank account still healthy.