APPENDIX 1 oscr,- Period start date m(th Year January Period end dale Month Year 0mber 2024 To 31 2024 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address NORTH UIST COMMUNITY CHURCH. SCIO SC046298 Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person lor body) entitled to oint trustee ifan Trustee name 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
APPENDIX 1 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 Structure, governance, and management Type of governing document scio Trustee recruitrnent and appointment Trustees are appointed at the church Annual General Meeting by the members of the congregation. Objectives and activities Charitable purposes To promote the Christian faith by providing religious services and similar meetings to help people in the congregation and within the local community, develop a deeper personal relationship wlh God through His son Jesus Christ and by supporting Christian missions throughout Scotland and throughout the wodd. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects We hold weekly worship services every Sunday morning. There is a weekly Bible Study and prayer meeting held each Wednesday to develop and deepen farth in the members of the church family. The minister visits those within the congregation and local community who are suffering due to bereavement. illness, or any other stressfvl and difficult circumstances, whether that is in their own homes, in hospital or residential care homes.
APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period In addrtion to nurturing and helping develop and sustain faith in our members, both adult and children. we conts'nue lo operate a practice of all people being welcome to come to church just as they are, where they will be met wth friendship. love and understanding. Throughout the year we provided a ministry lo new mums, irrespective of marital status, social status, number of children etc by providing a baby box containing some basic essentials Inappies, pes, toiletries, toys etcl lo help wth their new-bom child. For those bereaved throughout the Year and those who were ill, or in drfficult circumstances, we provided 44 'Thinking of you" parcels al Christma5 2024, and 3 Christmas food boxes. During 2024 Sunday services were held in Lochmaddy Village Hall and on a Wednesday night a bible study and prayer meeting was held. An online prayer meetings continues to meet 3 nigh15 a week. During 2024 we continued a ministry initiative to provide gift bags for those going through ehemotherapy, filled with appropriate items. We continue to have strong links with Re."Hope, Glasgow and A Jesus Church, Portland, Oregon, who visited us in July 2024 when we held a mission to the local teenagers and children al Lochmaddy Hall, and concurrenuy ran a crafts afternoon for adults in Bethel- we held a ceilidh on the last night. We continue our su ort of the local foodbank with a regular monthly donation. We continue to prayerfully support missionaries with Operation Mobilisation. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves North Uist Community Church has a policy of keeping funds in reseNe in our bank account to meet at least 3 months of expenditure.
Details of any deficit Not applicable Donated facilities and seiCeS (if any) The Minister is paid for 80 hours per month and donates his Seice5 in excess of these hours without charge. The Minister's home is used by the congregation for meetings outoith the nomial Sunday seNice. This includes the weekly Bible Study and prayer meeting. fellowship meals, trustee meetings, ad hoc Easter and Christmas activities APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature{sl Full narne{sl Position le.g. Chairl TRUSTEE TRUSTEE Date
APPENDIX 3 OSCR Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the Chartty natne tru$t¢eslmembers of p { .K i t Registered charity SC D Lk-6 L ¢1 number On the a¢¢ounts of the Period start dale charity for the period Mortth Period 8nd dale Monlh Day Year Day Year to Set out on pagos <ièm8rnbFrto Incbdg pag numb?rsoladdthl &leetsi ReSpecve responsibilities of trusto9$ and examiner The Gharily's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the 8ccounls in accDrdance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scollandl 05 Act and the Charities Aecounls Iscotlandl Rogulalions 20[ las amended). The ch8rily trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regjlations does not apply. 11 is my restx)nsibilily lo examine the accounts as required under section 4411) Icl of the Act and to stale whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examinalion is carried out in 2ccordance with Regulation 11 of the 20[ Accounts examiner's statement Regulations. An examination Includes 8 review of the aCcntIng records kept by th8 Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consideration ol any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the Iruslees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provKle all th& evidence that would be required in an 8udit and, consequently, I do not exyess an audil opinion on thè view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's In urse of my examination. no maller has come lo my allenlion lothei than that statement disclosed on the attached pagel which givas me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material respèct tho requirements.. lo keep accounting records in accordan with section 44111 lal of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been mel, or lo which, in my opiniorn, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper e rgached. Date: Signed": Name: Relevant professional qualification{sl or l)ody (if any): Address: 'Plea$e delete Ihe words #i the brackets rflhey do not apply. 11 Ihe words do apply, set out those matters which hawe come to your attenbon on IhÈ rc4[ovll page. OSCR wll awept thBital ortyped Bignatures
APPENDIX 2
NORTH UIST COMMUNITY CHURCH SCIO
SC046298
Additional analysis (1)
Analysis of receipts and payments
| 1 Donations | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freewill Offerings | 4,707 | 1,533 | 6,240 | 6,492 | ||
| Covenant. Offerings | 15,235 | 650 | 15,885 | 12,897 | ||
| Donations - other | 200 | 200 | 1,760 | |||
| Total | 19,942 | 2,383 | - | - | 22,325 | 21,149 |
| 2 Grants | - Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
- Restricted funds to nearest £ |
- | - | - Total current period to nearest £ |
- Total last period to nearest £ |
| - | - | |||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | ||
| 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activitie | - Unrestricted funds to nearest £ s |
- Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
- Total current period to nearest £ |
- Total last period to nearest £ |
| Gift Aid Claim | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | - | reference error |
| 4 Payments relating directly to charitable activi | Unrestricted funds ties |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ |
Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ |
Total current period to nearest £ |
Total last period to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Salary | 8,078 | 8,078 | 8,078 | |||
| Employee tax and national insurance | 1,274 | 1,274 | 1,201 | |||
| Hire of hall | 2,303 | 2,303 | 1,473 | |||
| Babyboxes | 1,350 | 1,350 | 944 | |||
| Minister's mileage re-imbursed | - | - | - | |||
| Office comsumables | - | - | _ | |||
| Church copright licence | 93 | 93 | 87 | |||
| Slavic Gospel - Ukraine Relief | - | |||||
| Flowers | _ | _ | ||||
| 31.8 Church's Childprotection advisoryservice | 150 | 150 | 145 | |||
| Thinkingof Youparcels | 950 | 950 | 1,186 | |||
| HardshipGifts | _ | - | ||||
| Pulpit Supply | - | - | _ | |||
| Gift - Operation Mobilisation | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Tea/Coffee/Cakes/Biscuits |
T 372 | 372 | 366 | |||
| Gifts - Student/New Home/Birth/Anniversary | 196 | |||||
| Zoom. Fees | 187 | 187 | 130 | |||
| Uist Foodbank support | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||
| Mission Team visit | 1,162 | 1,162 | 1,219 | |||
| Gift. - Blythswood | 500 | 500 | _ | |||
| Church broadbannd | 660 | 660 | 660 | |||
| Books | 1,120 | 1,120 | 141 | |||
| Postage | _ | - | ||||
| Platform 67 | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Mercy Ships | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Barnabas Aid | 500 | 500 | ||||
| Ipad purchase | 819 | |||||
| Miscellaneous | 658 | 658 | 208 | |||
| Microsoft Subscription | 80 | 80 | 80 | |||
| Operation Blessing-Ukraine | - | 1,000 | ||||
| 22,137 | - | - | - | 22,137 | 19,133 | |
| Total | reference error | reference error | - | - | - | - |
December 2007
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