oscr
Period start date
Period end date
Month
Year
From
01
12
2023
To
2024
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name
other names charity is known
Old St Peters ￿"1k Preservation As￿)cIat￿n
Registered charity number
Charity's principal address
SC048879
73 Upper Bumshde Drive
Thurso
Caithness
Postcode KW14 7XB
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report
Trustee name
Office {rf any)
Dales acted if
not for whole year
lor body) entitled to
aH￿Int Intstee lit any)
ChaiThan
Resigned 31.5.24
Treasurer
Secretary
ReS￿ned 31.5.24
Resigned 31.5.24
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Reference and administration details
Name5 of all other charity trustee5 during the period. rf any. (for example. those who resigned part way
through the financial period)
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document
The f￿Mer uninc(w*ed a55wation became a SCIO and registered
charity on 29 November 2018.
The charity 15 govemed by ils C￿stitU￿On as a one tier SCIO operating
under OSCR guhdance.
Trustee recruitment and appointment The trustees are elected by a member vote at the Annual General
Meetng.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
The advancement of the art5, herrtage, culture or science induding the
preservatKJn, induding restoratNe works, of Old St Peterfs Kirk, Thur50
and tts graveyard for current and future generations.
The advaneement of ettrzenship or communty development lineluding
rural or urban regeneratK)n and the promtion of eivic responsibility,
volunteering. the voluntsry sector or the effectiveness or efficiency of
d)artbes).
Summary of the main activilies
in relation to these objects
Working with The HNJhiand C(yJnul to acquire the Kirk under communlty
asset transfer legislation.
Research the Kirk's hiskny and interpret rl for citizens arKI visitors.

Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements
of the charity during the financial
period
Last yw, re[￿rt￿l ￿ Ihe condrtirm surveys ￿ had rAanned as one of our main
d￿ltab￿ obJ"ective5 bel￿ presetvalion of ￿K)nUr[￿t and f(K ￿telp￿et8￿"0n atKI
8ducatKXh. We Secu￿ lurmjing ¢￿ty f(x Ihe suws 81so to (Jevelop 8 websrt8.
We have 4W)t many m¢mths in the C(￿¢11 and Historic Environment
sco1￿MI Wh￿ Np￿1 by 1x￿n(￿l r8o1gan1satK￿ and staffing changes.
We finalty tloser lo seemg some phY￿tal restc*atN)n wcKk carr￿d out We
h8ve twb ￿n￿￿[ag￿l by HES lo subrThi sCh￿vI￿1 hknuwn8nt Consentfor r8P81t5 to
the n￿)nW￿lS ￿s￿le the kyk. This should allow On￿ again which will allow us
to weed the 8tea arKI than any Irt1￿. (hji fi￿t structural pri￿rtY wth pie5etvats.on
of th& ￿rk are the to the riM)l of Ihe BLshops Apartment which wll nee(J a
5eporale petm15sic￿ as a 5trucbJtal be requwed for this and *ill take tirne.
FtJrKJing V￿11 h8ve to s￿11￿￿ forthL8. Th8 sethg up of 8 ￿tIS￿8 has been s8tb8ck
UÈ lo ill￿5 ol our w￿r, aThl we need lo restari with a new provhler We do,
h(r￿ver. have a skdeton of 8 ￿b5rte already In ￿8C8. ar￿ rt's a rAs8 of ￿￿tInuIng to
[￿resS this crte a de¥ek¥￿ has been asSI￿d We have had a full year of
Visits thank5 to our vdunteet5 try to be we5ent f(x a few hou￿ every day
Iwvdther permilkngl. VIsrt￿s sur￿￿1 8rKJ deli￿tell to 8 per%Thl tour plus
afiet in tTvJNyle I￿uages. have add￿ Spanish Catalan to our
IXAl8C￿. a￿1 hav8 many ￿8at (x)mm8nls In vsrtors. book. Don8tKms a18
healthy as a reyjl We have ￿¢01¥J￿ over 21NJO visit￿5 to the ￿rk over the past year,
tmrt ￿ ktK>W th8re ar8 rrmny rrK)re ￿ v￿rt 8t8 fK)t pt8sent. (h8r th8 year
we had 15 cruise shy visits, pOtent￿lty 12,O￿tO￿n5ts, ￿t01t￿n the srnaller shps yiek1
mote ¥￿￿0[5 than laiy (￿s. We t(x)k part in the nabonal 'D(x)t5 Open, days
Sept&mber 24 and ￿11 so ag￿n Wh 2025. We hekj a speckql St Peters Day Open
Day on 2￿ June 2024 aWIK)ugh ￿t. wa5 well attended. For rt we produ(Ed a
afftetthan￿ng ourfuM8rs h￿jhI1ghtsng Ihe I￿kS bet￿n the ￿tk an(J Ihe town of
Thur50 We a150 launth￿j (NJr Aurora Dotelets atKJ 3D cards foi sale ar￿ Sales of our
exclusNe 2024 chr￿trn8S C8fd. d8signed by 8 kul atbst 818 g(Mng very w811. Th8nks
also to a authN wyrighl r*miissDn for the* twk on Ihe h61ory of the kirk.
whith we wll get re[￿ted to ra￿ futmls. the next 12 [n(￿th$. In addibon to
pUrsUir￿ rKeser¥alicm ths wdiJ)mmg visrtors, we ho￿ to laurth our websrte,
wnp4erTth a QRixNk fLY (kThIN￿ ￿¥j souice a rTthMJ oftskw ¢xrd peyTTrents tK)th
Financial review
Brief statement of the charitys policy No set pcAicy bul we I￿k to have slrffi￿ent on reserve to allow the
on reserves
chartty to work towards achieving its obj'ectwes.
Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)

Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved Ihe truslees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿teeS
Signaturels)
Full namels)
Position {e.g. Chair
hairman
reasurer
Date 16 Juty 2025
16 Juty 2025

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Old St Peterfs Kirk PreseThation Association
SC048879
Receipts and paymenls accounts
FNthep¢￿)d
oi
2023
Seciion A siatement of receipts and paymenis
To1￿ knndl
AlR￿
4.450
6.lYI
A* ￿ tgt•l
InY8ylrnwt
A2 Sub total
614
10JIO
10.JID
11.J35
1.OIT
A4 Sub lotal
10JID
11.335
1.011
Its1rn￿lptsI1prym•￿ts1

Old St Peler's Kirk Preservation Association
Section B Staiement of balances
SC048879
EXWr￿le
od
TotsllaitPWKMI
B1 eashfunds
1149
&7
111.599
1936
IH9
159
1.328
10,599
TCIII
TL
8OCorbttng•nt l&bllM•5
Pvlnl
Dllta ol approv
16
16

Old St Pet8r's Klrk Preservatlon Assoclatlon
SC048879
Sectlon C Notes to the Accounts
C1 Nature and purpoge of
fund8 (May￿ stat8d on
sorrunds Wtyk$￿$)
Type of activity or proje¢t supported
C2 Grnnts
Total
C84 Tru•ts• r•munw•¢lon
A￿rtty urthr ¥tythb¢h ybd
C3b Tru•t•• r•mUm•r￿On.
C4• Trustw •xp•n
C4b Tru•t•• •xp•nI￿.
d•tall•
Natur• ol r•Wn5hl
CSTransaetlon$ wlth tru•¢¢es
and connected pernons
O Other Informatk)n

Old St P8t•f8 Kirk Pr•8ervation A8socia*"on
SC048879
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## OSC **r** 

Office of the Scottish **Charity Regulator** 

## **Independent examiner’s report on the accounts** 

**Report to the trustees/members of** Old St Peter's Kirk Preservation Association 

||**Independent examiner’s report on the accounts **|**Independent examiner’s report on the accounts **|
|---|---|---|
||Old St Peter's Kirk Preservation Association||
|**Registered charity**<br>**number**<br>**On the accounts of the**<br>**charity for the period**<br>**Set out on pages**<br>**Respective**<br>**responsibilities of**<br>**trustees and examiner**<br>**Basis of independent**<br>**examiner’s statement**<br>**Independent examiner’s**<br>**statement**<br>**Signed:**<br>**Name:**<br>**Relevant professional**<br>**qualification(s) or body**<br>**(if any):**<br>**Address:**|**SC048879**||
||Period start date<br>Period end date||
||Day<br>Month<br>Year<br>Day<br>Month<br>Year||
||01<br>December<br>2023<br>**to**<br>30<br>November<br>2024||
||**6 to 9**|(remember to include the page<br>numbers of additional sheets)|
||||
||The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance<br>with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the<br>Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the<br>audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It<br>is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the<br>Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.||
||My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities<br>Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the<br>accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with<br>those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the<br>accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The<br>procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit<br>and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.||
||In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:<br>1.<br>which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the<br>requirements:<br>•<br>to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and<br>Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and<br>•<br>to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with<br>Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations<br>have not been met, or<br>2.  to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper<br>understanding of the accounts to be reached.||
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