APPENDIX 1 oscr,- Period start date m(￿th Year January Period end dale Month Year 0￿mber 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 se￿iCeS (if any) The Minister is paid for 80 hours per month and donates his Se￿ice5 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 **funds**
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**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**|**-**
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**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 Additional notes