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CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: SC049968
The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints Financial Statements
31 December 2024
CHARIOT HOUSE LIMITED
Chartered accountants & statutory auditor
44 Grand Parade Brighton BN2 9QA
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2024
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent auditor's report to the members | 9 |
| Statement of financial activities | 13 |
| Statement of financial position | 14 |
| Statement of cash flows | 15 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 16 |
| The following pages do not form part of the financial statements | |
| Detailed statement of financial activities | 27 |
| Notes to the detailed statement of financial activities | 29 |
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2024
The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Reference and administrative details
| Registered charity name | The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints |
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| Charity registration number | SC049968 |
| Principal office | Lunga Cottage |
| Torloisk | |
| Isle of Mull | |
| Argyll | |
| The trustees | |
| (Appointed 3 June 2024) | |
| (Appointed 3 June 2024) | |
| Senior management personnel | |
| Auditor | Chariot House Limited |
| Chartered accountants & statutory auditor | |
| 44 Grand Parade | |
| Brighton | |
| BN2 9QA | |
| Bankers | National Westminster |
| Leeds Customer Service Centre | |
| 1 Victoria Place | |
| Holbeck | |
| Leeds | |
| LS11 5AN | |
| Solicitors | Turcan Connell |
| Princes Exchange | |
| 1 Earl Grey Street | |
| Edinburgh | |
| EH3 9EE | |
| Burness Paull LLP | |
| 50 Lothian Road | |
| Festival Square | |
| Edinburgh | |
| EH3 9WJ |
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Structure, governance and management
Constitutional Form
The Charity, The Orthodox Monastery of all Celtic Saints SCIO (SC049968), was established on 19 February 2020 to replace the Charity, Kilninian Trust (SC045473). All assets and liabilities were transferred to The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints SCIO (SC049968) during the year to 31 December 2021.
The Trustees have prepared fully accrued accounts given the level of income during the year and expected income in future years.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
There should be at least 3 trustees, and apart from the first trustee, every trustee must be appointed for a term of 5 years.
When recruiting new trustees, the Board consider and approach individuals within the Religious Community who they believe have the appropriate skills to develop the objectives of the Charity.
Governing Document
The Charity was constituted as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) on 19 February 2020 and is governed by its written constitution.
Objectives and activities
The objects of the charity are to
(a) to advance the Orthodox Christian religion by the formation and development of Orthodox Christian monastic communities and settlements through the creation of monasteries on the Isle of Mull and elsewhere;
(b) advancing the traditions of the Orthodox Church through the conduct of services, providing a place for prayer and the promotion of faith;
(c) providing and assisting in the provision of retreats and pilgrimages (including accommodation); religious events such as workshops and exhibitions; education concerning the Celtic Christian religion and cultural heritage;
(d) supporting other Orthodox Christian monastic communities in Scotland and elsewhere
The Orthodox Church is often referred to as the Eastern or Greek (or Russian/Serbian/Romanian etc) church. To its adherents, it is the living continuation of the original Christian Church, whose unity was broken in the 11th Century, when the Great Schism divided the Western (Catholic) and Eastern (Orthodox) Churches. The Orthodox Church remains the principal Christian denomination for Eastern Europe, and has a growing number of western adherents.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Objectives and activities (continued)
This brief background explains why members of the Orthodox churches are keen to preserve the memory and traditions of the Christian Church in the British Isles during the first millennium. Throughout that period, the Christian Church was united, with no distinction between east and west. In the north and west of the British Isles, the local Christian Church of that era is often referred to as the 'Celtic Church'. Its influence was profound and it expanded through the formation of monastic communities, which provided a base for the religious focus and for the education and cultural enrichment of the native Celtic and Anglo Saxon peoples of northern and western England, Scotland and Ireland. During the age of Viking invasions, many important figures came to Scotland and England and established monasteries and communities which promoted and preserved Christian beliefs and culture of the area using monastic communities as centers for religious, artistic and cultural life.
The trustees believe that preserving and promoting Christianity as lived during the first millennium when Christianity was not torn and functioned as one united Church, will contribute to the social and religious tolerance between the various ethnic Christian groups in the UK.
Monasticism in the Orthodox Church remains an important - even essential - element in its life up to the present day and Orthodox monasticism has always retained the character of these Celtic communities, in providing centers for the promotion of faith professed, and for pilgrimages and retreats for the nonmonastic wishing to deepen their spiritual lives. Small communities are often a common feature of monastic life in the Orthodox Church.
Establishing monastic communities in the Scottish Isles (such as Mull and Iona) would re-awaken the tradition of the first millennium. Celtic monasticism developed and expanded in this area particularly during the 6th through 10th centuries. Great monasteries were established on islands such as Iona, Inch Kenneth and, undoubtedly, on Mull itself.
The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints aims to establish and support monastic communities on these islands. These communities would cater to the needs of Orthodox Christians, as well as Christians from other traditions, who appreciate the history of the Celtic Church and its associations with the Western Isles (a tradition which is also characterised by care for the natural surroundings and beauty of the landscape). Representatives of the Celtic tradition include those who founded the monasteries on Iona (St Columba), on Lindisfarne (St Cuthbert and St Aidan) and Whithorne (St Ninian). This tradition formed the subject matter, and the basis, for the great historical account of the British Isles
The Monasteries
These monasteries will support pilgrims, they will strive to integrate with, and support the local community. They will seek to respect the traditions and values of the Celtic church, which are those continued by the Orthodox Church today, and would promote dialogue with other faith communities.
The monasteries would provide a means for the Charity to fulfil its other objectives. They will engage with the public, both with members of the various ethnic orthodox Christian groups in the United Kingdom and those of other faiths who would be inspired by the awareness of the Christian Celtic tradition. They will arrange pilgrimages, retreats, courses for education, exhibitions, art and crafts workshops which would promote awareness of all Orthodox Christianity in the context of this Celtic Christian past. The monasteries will publish books and pamphlets to educate those interested in the Orthodox Church, in the Celtic traditions, and in the religious life.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Objectives and activities (continued)
Whilst the formation of monastic communities requires the provision of accommodation, food and other basic necessities of their monastics, Orthodox monasteries are never isolated from the context in which they function, but are always ready to receive guests and pilgrims.
Anyone would be able to benefit. The Charity and the monasteries will encourage pilgrims and will promote awareness of the traditions and history of the Celtic tradition in particular and the Orthodox Church in general. They will seek to work with the local community and promote inter-faith relations and dialogue with anyone interested in the Orthodox and Celtic Christian traditions.
The Orthodox Church welcomes all pilgrims and enquirers. Whilst Orthodox and Celtic monasteries may house either only men or women, they will welcome, provide accommodation, and arrange pilgrimages, programs, workshops, exhibitions and retreats for male and female visitors without discrimination.
Operations & Public Benefit
The monasteries would be open to all and would look for projects which could expand and promote Orthodox Christianity, monastic life and the cultural heritage of the Celtic Christian tradition.
The Charity will seek to raise funds primarily to finance its purpose and objective, rather than make grants or donations to other organisations. However, the Charity's aims allow it to promote similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees think fit, in accordance with the doctrines of the Orthodox Church.
The Charity owns a former (disused) Church of Scotland missionary chapel. The Charity also owns adjacent land surrounding the chapel and four residential properties, structured as two functioning monastic communities: Lunga Cottage and Fladda Cottage, neighbouring the land owned at Kilninian, on the Isle of Mull (these form a women's monastic community); and Iona Cottage and Clachanach, on the Isle of Iona (these form a men's monastic community).
No-one will be required to be a member of the Orthodox Church to visit the monasteries or to participate in its cultural and educational projects. All will be welcomed. The Charity will aim to welcome families, pilgrims and local visitors, to hold exhibitions and arrange for small forums and groups to meet.
Following the established practice of Orthodox monasteries, the Monasteries will aim to provide up to three nights of free accommodation and food to their pilgrims. Donations will be accepted from those who visit. This aim will be practically limited by the available space and the spiritual schedule of each monastic community. Apart from providing free accommodation and food to its short-term pilgrims, the monastic communities will also offer paid specialised pilgrimages to people who wish to stay for longer, and to travel and be guided to other holy sites of the Western Isles.
The trustees are aware of their responsibilities for the protection of young or vulnerable people and the need to put in place essential safeguarding procedures. Child protection policies will be established, and a trustee (and in due course, an independent person) will be nominated to monitor safeguarding procedures for children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
The community will aim to be self-supporting, keeping in mind that a monastic life is based on poverty and simplicity of life. The resources of the trust will be dedicated mainly to furthering the objects of establishing and supporting monastic communities and enabling them to welcome guests and pilgrims, and generally to promote public awareness of the Orthodox and Celtic Christian tradition.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Objectives and activities (continued)
Arts
The Charity intends to arrange exhibitions and arts and crafts workshops associated with the history of the Celtic Christian communities, and of the Orthodox Church; these would include, as well as generate, artworks. It intends to establish a permanent exhibition of items relevant to local religious history, to monasticism and to the Orthodox and Celtic traditions. It is in the course of publishing a series of booklets on prayer, pilgrimage and the religious life.
Religious Activities
The monasteries on Mull and Iona will serve all Orthodox Christians, and also those interested in the Orthodox Christian faith, those from other Christian denominations, and those interested in the history of the Celtic Christian church.
The monasteries will have, as their centre, either a church or a chapel in which English language services in the Orthodox Christian tradition will be regularly held, according to a daily pattern. Pilgrims and visitors will be welcome to such public services, although the Orthodox church allows full participation only by adherents.
Achievements and performance
2024 was defined by two major developments: one, the Monastery on the Isle of Mull organised the consecration of Kilninian, which was the largest in-person event since the foundation of the SCIO; and two, the Monastery on Iona purchased a second property on the island, which secured separate accommodation space for the monastic community and their pilgrims.
Mull Monastery
The Consecration of Kilninian Church in July 2024 required more than six months of planning and preparation. More than 30 volunteers were involved, organised in groups dealing with different aspects of the organisation: the service itself, music, preparation of the church, communication with pilgrims, organising shopping, cooking, cleaning, managing accommodation, managing transport, parking, handing out food, etc. More than 200 pilgrims took part in the Consecration service itself and the events connected to the service.
The Consecration also generated a lot of secondary work at Kilninian, such as the ongoing landscaping and gardening work, and the need to manage the state of the ancient trees around the church. A tree surgeon was employed to deal with the rotting trees and the branches hanging over the public road and electrical wires. We also continued our gardening and landscaping work, expanding our garden and meditation areas at Kilninian.
Also in 2024, we replaced the faulty heating system at Fladda Cottage, which required plumbing and electrical works, as well as the installation of a new oil tank and a new boiler.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Achievements and performance (continued)
Iona Monastery
In the summer of 2024 we finished the exchange of Oran na Mara (a property on the Isle of Mull) with Clachanach (a property on the Isle of Iona). This was a long process, initiated in 2024 by the previous owners of Clachanach and supported financially through donations received from the American Friends of the Celtic Saints in the USA. This new property allowed us to separate the monastic community from our pilgrims. The property also came with some land, which allowed the moanstic community to start working on landscaping and creating a flower and vegetable garden. A new greenhouse was installed, a new shed was built and we purchased a beehive.
Because Clachanach is an old house, professional assessments of the roof, heating system, electrical system, plumbing system, etc. should be carried out in the future. Given the very limited work force available on Iona, this process may take a year or two to finalise.
Financially, as in previous years, we have received great support from the American Friends of the Celtic Saints in the USA. Our Mull Monastery and Iona Monastery YouTube Channels continued to grow during 2024. Between them, we attracted a total of 4.3 million views since we started recording.
Based on the conclusions and recommendations of the audit for the previous year, we have also expanded the Board of Trustees by electing two new Trustees. They reflect the international support of the Charity (Mr Alberts is resident in the USA; Mr O'Dell is resident in Germany). Also at the recommendations of the auditor, we have started the work to create a Heritage Fund, a reserve account intended to cover the essential expenses of the SCIO for a period of three years.
Looking forward, we note that the Monastery on Mull does not own any pilgrimage accommodation space and that there is no extra accommodation space available to allow further growth of the monastic community. We also note that the Monastery on Iona does not have a proper place of worship, so we need to start the process of identifying suitable properties for both Monasteries, as well as possible fundraising opportunities.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Financial review
Key risks for the organisation
A risk assessment has been undertaken by means of:
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an annual review of the risks the charity may face
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the establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks; and
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the implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should
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those risks materialise
This continuing process will identify risk areas to which the trust is vulnerable and highlight any necessary safeguards that will need to be put in place. No major risks were identified at the date of these financial statements.
Reserves policy
The Charity has created an unrestricted Heritage Fund dedicated to covering operational expenses, emergency expenses, utility bills, professional fees, visa expenses and other expenses as approved by the Trustees. 100,000 pounds have already been transferred into the account and there is a plan to gradually increase the amount to a total that would cover such expenses for a period of up to three years. Based on previous years, a general estimation of the total needed for three years is 200,000 pounds.
Plans for future periods
Looking forward, our main focus for 2025 is the purchase of a new property for the Monastery on Mull, starting the preparation work for a planning application for a Church on Iona, and initiating the various repairs needed by both communities (such as the roof replacement for Clachanach and a new water source for Lunga and Fladda Cottages).
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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Trustees' responsibilities statement
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in Scotland requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
· select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
· observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
· make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
· state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
· prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustees Investments (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charity Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities
11 September 2025
The trustees' annual report was approved on ................................... and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Year ended 31 December 2024
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its income
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and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting
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Practice;
have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the trustees' report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control.
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
12 September 2025
For and on behalf of Chariot House Limited Chartered accountants & statutory auditor 44 Grand Parade Brighton BN2 9QA
Chariot House are eligible to to act as auditors in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 December 2024
| Year ended 31 December 2024 | |||||
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | ||||
| funds | funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and Endowment | |||||
| Donations | 4 | 521,218 | – | 521,218 | 578,764 |
| Charitable activities | 5 | 40,569 | – | 40,569 | 51,199 |
| Investment income | 6 | 2,608 | – | 2,608 | – |
| Other income | 7 | 32,400 | – | 32,400 | 35,210 |
| Total income | 596,795 | – | 596,795 | 665,173 | |
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| Expenditure | |||||
| Expenditure on raising funds: | |||||
| Costs of fundraising | 8 | 9,137 | – | 9,137 | 8,717 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 9,10 | 303,826 | 17,929 | 321,755 | 204,740 |
| Other expenditure | 11 | 600 | – | 600 | – |
| Total expenditure | 313,563 | 17,929 | 331,492 | 213,457 | |
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Net income | 283,232 | (17,929) | 265,303 | 451,716 | |
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ | ||
| Transfers between funds | 79,170 | (79,170) | – | – | |
| Other recognised gains and losses | |||||
| Gains from revaluation of fixed assets | – | – | – | 150,780 | |
| Net movement in funds | 362,402 | (97,099) | 265,303 | 602,496 | |
| Reconciliation of funds | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 1,613,942 | 1,936,942 | 3,550,884 | 2,948,388 | |
| Total funds carried forward | 1,976,344 | 1,839,843 | 3,816,187 | 3,550,884 | |
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The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 16 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Statement of Financial Position
31 December 2024
| Fixed assets Note Tangible fixed assets 17 Current assets Stocks 18 Debtors 19 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Net current assets 20 Total assets less current liabilities Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year 21 Net assets Funds of the charity Designated funds: Permanent Designated funds Expendable Designated funds Unrestricted funds: Revaluation reserve Other unrestricted income funds Total unrestricted funds Total charity funds 22 |
2024 £ 3,788,307 12,116 8,643 127,273 -- 148,032 36,915 �---·1-•---· 111,117 |
2023 £ 3,402,531 14,302 16,702 263,719 294,723 46,485 -- 248.238 3,650,769 99,885 3,550.884 1,936,942 150,780 1,463,162 1,613,942 3,550,884 |
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| 3,899,424 83,237 ---�-�-·--- 3,816,187 ·==-=-=-=..:..c.:.=-•••::. 1,739,106 100,737 1,976,344 |
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| -T. 1,976,344 3,816,187 |
proved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on half of the board by:
The notes on pages 16 to 25 fonn part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 December 2024
| The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints Statement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 December 2024 |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | 265,303 | 451,716 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 49,727 | 36,129 |
| Other interest receivable and similar income | (2,608) | – |
| Accrued (income)/expenses | (9,570) | 6,059 |
| Changes in: | ||
| Stocks | 2,186 | (11,302) |
| Trade and other debtors | 8,059 | (12,648) |
| Trade and other creditors | (16,648) | (16,648) |
| Cash generated from operations | 296,449 | 453,306 |
| Interest received | 2,608 | – |
| Net cash from operating activities | 299,057 | 453,306 |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of tangible assets | (962,203) | (277,576) |
| Proceeds from sale of tangible assets | 526,700 | – |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (435,503) | (277,576) |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Net (decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents | (136,446) | 175,730 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 263,719 | 87,989 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 127,273 | 263,719 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
The notes on pages 16 to 25 form part of these financial statements.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2024
1. General information
The charity is a Public Benefit Entity and a registered charity in Scotland and is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). The address of the principal office is Lunga Cottage, Torloisk, Isle of Mull, Argyll.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charity Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
The trustees are of the opinion that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and in arriving at this opinion have considered a period of at least 12 months from the signing of the accounts.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or Designated funds.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Income
All income is included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible assets (continued)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
| Freehold property | - | 1% Straight line excluding land |
|---|---|---|
| Shepherds hut | - | 10% straight line |
| Fixtures, fittings and | - | 25% straight line |
| equipment | ||
| Motor vehicles | - | 25% straight line |
| Computer equipment | - | 25% straight line |
| Improvements to property | - | 1% straight line |
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Stocks
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Financial instruments
A financial asset or a financial liability is recognised only when the entity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at the amount receivable or payable including any related transaction costs.
Current assets and current liabilities are subsequently measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received and not discounted.
4. Donations
| Donations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | |||
| Donations | 74,849 | – | 74,849 |
| Online donations | 121,404 | – | 121,404 |
| Donations from American Friends of All Celtic Saints | 311,550 | – | 311,550 |
| Donations from Patriarchate | 3,575 | – | 3,575 |
| Donated assets | 9,840 | – | 9,840 |
| 521,218 | – | 521,218 | |
| ================================ | ============== | ================================ | |
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Donations | |||
| Donations | 112,253 | – | 112,253 |
| Online donations | 80,785 | – | 80,785 |
| Donations from American Friends of All Celtic Saints | 205,819 | 179,907 | 385,726 |
| Donations from Patriarchate | – | – | – |
| Donated assets | – | – | – |
| -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | |
| 398,857 | 179,907 | 578,764 | |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
5. Charitable activities
| Charitable activities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Books | 6,255 | 6,255 | 6,086 | 6,086 |
| Icons | 14,591 | 14,591 | 25,301 | 25,301 |
| Prayer Ropes | 19,509 | 19,509 | 18,578 | 18,578 |
| Embroidery | 214 | 214 | 1,234 | 1,234 |
| 40,569 | 40,569 | 51,199 | 51,199 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ |
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
6. Investment income
| 6. | Investment income | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Bank interest receivable | 2,608 | 2,608 | – | – | |
| ======================= | ======================= | ============== | ============== | ||
| 7. | Other income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Contributions to pilgrimages | 32,400 | 32,400 | 35,800 | 35,800 | |
| Online subscriptions | – | – | (590) | (590) | |
| 32,400 | 32,400 | 35,210 | 35,210 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 8. | Costs of fundraising | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Costs of fundraising | 9,137 | 9,137 | 8,717 | 8,717 | |
| ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ======================= | ||
| 9. | Expenditure on charitable activities by fund type | ||||
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Religious activities | 289,460 | 17,929 | 307,389 | ||
| Support costs | 14,366 | – | 14,366 | ||
| 303,826 | 17,929 | 321,755 | |||
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | |||
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Religious activities | 168,529 | 17,929 | 186,458 | ||
| Support costs | 18,282 | – | 18,282 | ||
| 186,811 | 17,929 | 204,740 | |||
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | |||
| 10. | Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type | ||||
| Activities | |||||
| undertaken | Support | Total funds | Total fund | ||
| directly | costs | 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Religious activities | 307,389 | – | 307,389 | 186,458 | |
| Governance costs | – | 14,366 | 14,366 | 18,282 | |
| 307,389 | 14,366 | 321,755 | 204,740 | ||
| ================================ | ============================ | ================================ | ================================ |
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
11. Other expenditure
| Other expenditure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Total | Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2024 | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Loss on disposal of tangible fixed | ||||
| assets held for charity's own use | 600 | 600 | – | – |
| ============== | ============== | ============== | ============== |
12. Taxation
The charity is a charitable company within the meaning of the Finance Act 2010. Accordingly the charity's activities fall within the exemptions from taxation in respect of income or capital gains afforded by the provisions of the Corporation Taxes Act 2010 and the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that such income or gains are applied for charitable purposes.
13. Net income
Net income is stated after charging/(crediting):
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 49,727 | 36,129 |
| Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets | 600 | – |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| Auditors remuneration | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements | 7,060 | 6,600 |
| ======================= | ======================= |
14. Auditors remuneration
15. Staff costs
The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Wages and salaries | 48,811 | 34,196 |
| ============================ | ============================ |
The average head count of employees during the year was 11 (2023: 7).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2023: Nil).
16. Trustee remuneration and expenses
The Trustees did not receive any remuneration or expenses in their role as trustees during the year.
, who is a Trustee and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Charity, is remunerated in his role as a priest only and received £6,427 (2023: £6,520).
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
17. Tangible fixed assets
| Fixtures, | Improveme | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Shepherds | fittings and | Motor | nts to | ||
| property | Hut | equipment | vehicles | property | Total | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Cost | ||||||
| At 1 Jan 2024 | 3,182,157 | 21,088 | 24,056 | 2,700 | 240,445 | 3,470,446 |
| Additions | 920,282 | – | 5,904 | 11,540 | 24,477 | 962,203 |
| Disposals | (525,000) | – | – | (1,700) | – | (526,700) |
| At 31 Dec 2024 | 3,577,439 | 21,088 | 29,960 | 12,540 | 264,922 | 3,905,949 |
| ========================================= | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ========================================= | |
| Depreciation | ||||||
| At 1 Jan 2024 | 51,448 | 2,109 | 10,604 | 1,350 | 2,404 | 67,915 |
| Charge for the | ||||||
| year | 34,927 | 2,109 | 6,907 | 3,135 | 2,649 | 49,727 |
| At 31 Dec 2024 | 86,375 | 4,218 | 17,511 | 4,485 | 5,053 | 117,642 |
| ========================================= | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ========================================= | |
| Carrying amount | ||||||
| At 31 Dec 2024 | 3,491,064 | 16,870 | 12,449 | 8,055 | 259,869 | 3,788,307 |
| ========================================= | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ========================================= | |
| At 31 Dec 2023 | 3,130,709 | 18,979 | 13,452 | 1,350 | 238,041 | 3,402,531 |
| ========================================= | ============================ | ============================ | ============================ | ================================ | ========================================= |
Freehold property includes land of £84,758 that has not been depreciated.
Tangible fixed assets held at valuation
The freehold property Oran Na Mara was revalued at £525,000 as of 8 November 2023. The valuation was carried out by DM Hall Chartered Surveyors. The property was sold in 2024.
18. Stocks
| 18. | Stocks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Raw materials and consumables | 12,116 | 14,302 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 19. | Debtors | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 8,643 | 16,702 | |
| ======================= | ============================ |
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
20. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 20. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Accruals and deferred income | 20,267 | 29,837 |
| Other creditors | 16,648 | 16,648 |
| 36,915 | 46,485 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | |
| 21. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Other loans | 83,237 ============================ |
99,885 ============================ |
21. Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year
A US supporter provided an interest free loan of £166,477 to Kilninian Trust in 2018. No interest was payable for two years and thereafter the loan is repayable over ten years. The first repayment of £16,648 was paid by Kilninian Trust in October 2021 and the remaining liability of £149,829 was transferred to The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints in November 2021.
22. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| At | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | Gains and | 31 Dec 202 | ||||
| 1 Jan 2024 | Income Expenditure | Income Expenditure | Transfers | losses | 4 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 1,463,162 | 596,795 | (313,563) | 229,950 | – | 1,976,344 |
| Revaluation | ||||||
| reserve | 150,780 | – | – | (150,780) | – | – |
| 1,613,942 | 596,795 | (313,563) | 79,170 | – | 1,976,344 | |
| ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ | ================================ | ============== | ========================================= | |
| At | ||||||
| At | Gains and 31 Dec 202 | Gains and 31 Dec 202 | ||||
| 1 Jan 2023 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | losses | 3 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| General funds | 1,173,424 | 485,266 | (195,528) | – | – | 1,463,162 |
| Revaluation | ||||||
| reserve | – | – | – | – | 150,780 | 150,780 |
| 1,173,424 | 485,266 | (195,528) | – | 150,780 | 1,613,942 | |
| ========================================= | ================================ | ================================ | ============== | ================================ | ========================================= |
Expenditure includes depreciation of £27,862 (2023: £7,795).
Revaluation reserve
During the previous year Oran na Mara was revalued with the gain on revaluation taken to reserves.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
22. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
Designated funds
| At | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | Gains and | 31 Dec 202 | |||||
| 1 Jan 2024 | Income Expenditure | Income Expenditure | Transfers | losses | 4 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Iona Cottage and | |||||||
| Fladda Cottage | 1,757,035 | – | (17,929) | – | – | 1,739,106 | |
| Donation from | |||||||
| American Friend | |||||||
| for purchase of | |||||||
| properties | 179,907 | – | – | (179,907) | – | – | |
| Heritage fund | – | – | – | 100,737 | – | 100,737 | |
| 1,936,942 | – | (17,929) | (79,170) | – | 1,839,843 | ||
| ========================================= | ============== | ============================ | ================================ | ============== | ========================================= | ||
| At | |||||||
| At | Gains and 31 Dec 202 | Gains and 31 Dec 202 | |||||
| 1 Jan 2023 | Income Expenditure | Income Expenditure | Transfers | losses | 3 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Iona Cottage and | |||||||
| Fladda Cottage | 1,774,964 | – | (17,929) | – | – | 1,757,035 | |
| Donation from | |||||||
| American Friend | |||||||
| for purchase of | |||||||
| properties | – | 179,907 | – | – | – | 179,907 | |
| Heritage fund | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1,774,964 | 179,907 | (17,929) | – | – | 1,936,942 | ||
| ========================================= | ================================ | ============================ | ============== | ============== | ========================================= |
Iona Cottage and Fladda Cottage
The properties are held in a designated fund with depreciation charged to the fund each year.
In 2022 £1,774,964 was transferred from restricted funds to designated funds, being the net book value including legal fees of £26,885 of Iona Cottage and Fladda Cottage at 31 December 2022.
Donation from American Friends for purchase of properties
Funds were received in the year prior towards the purchase of properties in the next year.
Heritage fund
The charity has created a designated Heritage Fund under the control of the trustees to use at their discretion, dedicated to covering operational expenses, emergency expenses, utility bills, professional fees, visa expenses and other expenses as approved by the Trustees. The charity plans to gradually increase the amount to a total that would cover such expenses for a period of up to three years.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
23. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Analysis of net assets between funds | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 2,049,201 | 1,739,106 | 3,788,307 |
| Current assets | 47,295 | 100,737 | 148,032 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (36,915) | – | (36,915) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (83,237) | – | (83,237) |
| Net assets | 1,976,344 | 1,839,843 | 3,816,187 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= | |
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total Funds | |
| Funds | Funds | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Tangible fixed assets | 1,645,496 | 1,757,035 | 3,402,531 |
| Current assets | 114,816 | 179,907 | 294,723 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (46,485) | – | (46,485) |
| Creditors greater than 1 year | (99,885) | – | (99,885) |
| Net assets | 1,613,942 | 1,936,942 | 3,550,884 |
| ========================================= | ========================================= | ========================================= | |
| Analysis of changes in net debt | |||
| At | At | ||
| 1 Jan 2024 | Cash flows | 31 Dec 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 263,719 | (136,446) | 127,273 |
| ================================ | ================================ | ================================ |
24. Analysis of changes in net debt
25. Related parties
who is a Trustee, is the Chairperson of American Friends of the Celtic Saints. The charity received donations from this organisation during the year amounting to £311,550 (2023: £385,726).
who is also a resident member of the religious community and therefore benefits from the provision of accommodation and subsistence on the same basis as other members and visitors to whom hospitality is extended.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Management Information
Year ended 31 December 2024
The following pages do not form part of the financial statements.
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 December 2024
| The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints Detailed Statement of Financial Activities Year ended 31 December 2024 |
||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Income and Endowment | ||
| Donations | ||
| Donations | 74,849 | 112,253 |
| Online donations | 121,404 | 80,785 |
| Donations from American Friends of All Celtic Saints | 311,550 | 385,726 |
| Donations from Patriarchate | 3,575 | – |
| Donated assets | 9,840 | – |
| 521,218 | 578,764 | |
| Charitable activities | ||
| Books | 6,255 | 6,086 |
| Icons | 14,591 | 25,301 |
| Prayer Ropes | 19,509 | 18,578 |
| Embroidery | 214 | 1,234 |
| 40,569 | 51,199 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Investment income | ||
| Bank interest receivable | 2,608 | – |
| Other income | ||
| Contributions to pilgrimages | 32,400 | 35,800 |
| Online subscriptions | – | (590) |
| 32,400 | 35,210 | |
| ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | |
| Total income | 596,795 | 665,173 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
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The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities (continued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
| The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints Detailed Statement of Financial Activities(continued) Year ended 31 December 2024 |
||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Costs of fundraising | ||
| PayPal and Stripe fees | 9,137 | 8,717 |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | ||
| Purchases | 24,153 | 11,493 |
| Wages and salaries | 48,811 | 34,196 |
| Rates and water | 3,326 | 5,021 |
| Light and heat | 13,290 | 13,617 |
| Repairs and maintenance | 55,747 | 18,567 |
| Insurance | 9,593 | 8,169 |
| Motor vehicle expenses | 10,199 | 7,338 |
| Other motor/travel costs | 12,082 | 13,816 |
| Legal and professional fees | 23,447 | 30,079 |
| Telephone | 2,443 | 2,224 |
| Other office costs | 8,914 | 2,322 |
| Depreciation | 49,727 | 36,129 |
| Web Hosting | 1,189 | 666 |
| Postage | 7,237 | 6,168 |
| Other costs | 8,855 | – |
| Charitable donations | 2,252 | – |
| Production Costs | 95 | 270 |
| Visa Expenses | 4,718 | 8,904 |
| Kilninian Consecration | 30,419 | – |
| Pottery | 3,205 | 5,761 |
| Beekeeping expenditure | 2,053 | – |
| 321,755 | 204,740 | |
| Other expenditure | ||
| Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets held for charity's own use | 600 | – |
| Total expenditure | 331,492 | 213,457 |
| ================================ | ================================ | |
| Net income | 265,303 | 451,716 |
| ================================ | ================================ |
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Docusign Envelope ID: D964F97E-E82B-487D-93D4-AA7A38C27556
The Orthodox Monastery of All Celtic Saints
Notes to the Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 December 2024
| Year ended 31 December 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Costs of fundraising | ||
| Costs of fundraising | ||
| PayPal, Stripe and other bank fees | 9,137 | 8,717 |
| Costs of fundraising | 9,137 | 8,717 |
| ======================= | ======================= | |
| Expenditure on charitable activities | ||
| Religious activities | ||
| Activities undertaken directly | ||
| Accommodation and meals | 24,153 | 11,493 |
| Wages/salaries | 48,811 | 34,196 |
| Rates & water | 3,326 | 5,021 |
| Light & heat | 13,290 | 13,617 |
| Repairs & maintenance | 55,747 | 18,567 |
| Insurance | 9,593 | 8,169 |
| Motor vehicle expenses | 10,199 | 7,338 |
| Travel costs | 12,082 | 13,816 |
| Legal and professional fees | 9,081 | 11,797 |
| Internet & telephone | 2,443 | 2,224 |
| Office costs | 8,914 | 2,322 |
| Depreciation | 49,727 | 36,129 |
| Web hosting | 1,189 | 666 |
| Postage | 7,237 | 6,168 |
| Other costs | 8,855 | – |
| Charitable donations | 2,252 | – |
| Production Costs | 95 | 270 |
| Visa Expenses | 4,718 | 8,904 |
| Kilninian Consecration | 30,419 | – |
| Pottery | 3,205 | 5,761 |
| Beekeeping expenditure | 2,053 | – |
| 307,389 | 186,458 | |
| Governance costs | ||
| Accountancy fees | 7,306 | 11,682 |
| Audit fees | 7,060 | 6,600 |
| 14,366 | 18,282 | |
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| Expenditure on charitable activities | 321,755 | 204,740 |
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