Scottish Charity No.SC050191
Abbeygreen
Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland
Trustees, Reporl and Financial Statements
For the Year Ended 31 December 2024
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Contents of the Financial Statements
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Contents
Page No
Church Informalion
Reporl of the Trustees
Slatus of Charity and Governing Document
Aims & Affiliation
Trustees & Office Bearers
Activities & Achievemenls
Church Organisations
Outreach
Financial Review
Report of the Independent Examlner
10
Recelpts & Payment Account
Income
Expenditure
12
stalement of Balances
13
statement of Assels
statement of Liabilities
14
Notes lo the Flnanclal Slatements
15
Transactions wilh Trustees & Connected Persons
16
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Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland
Church Information
Trustees
A list of active Trustees during 2024 is provided in the Trustees, Report on Page 5.
Address of Charity
Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland
6 Abbeygreen
Lesmahagow
MLII ODB
Website: www.abbe
reen.0
Treasurer
Bankers
Virgin Money
43 Hamilton Road
Motherwell
MLI 3DD
Sollcltors
Balfour & Manson
54-66 Frederick St
Edinburgh
EH2 ILS
Inde
endent Examiner
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Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland
Report of the Trustees
The Trustees are pleased to present their report together wlth the financial statements
of the church for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Status of Charity and Governing Document
Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland is established by Constitution. It Is a reglstered
Scottish Charity (No. SC050191).
Aims and Affiliation
Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland is a congregation of the Free Church of Scotland
working towards the common aims set out below. It Is a Presbyterian Church adhering
in its worship and doctrine to the position of the Church of Scotland at the Reformation.
The Free Church of Scotland has an explanatory document which explains the origins of
the Church, and which gives the historical background to the Church comlng into being
in 1843 and lists documents in which is embodied the constitution of the Church. The
document is available on request from the Free Church of Scotland, 15 North Bank St.,
The Mound, Edinburgh, EHI 2LS.
The Free Church of Scotland currently has over 100 congregations in Scotland, as well
as one in London and four in North America, and sister Churches founded by mission
work In India, Peru and South Africa. The Church also has a seminary in Edinburgh for
the training of ministers and other Christian workers and sustains an extensive
missionary programme relative to the size of the church. The principal activity of the
Church is the conduct of public worshlp and assoclated matters In the context of local
congregations.
Dating from 1843 but with its roots in the Reformation, the Free Church of Scotland
owes its distinctive title to its historical struggle to remain 'free' from state interference
in its internal affalrs. It has close and active relations with many other Reformed
churches of Jesus Christ throughout the world and stands firmly in the tradition which
accepts the Bible In its entirety as the Word of God and, therefore, derives its forms of
teachingi worshipi ministry and government from it. The main emphasi5 of our worship
is the preaching of the gospel the good news of a free and sovereign salvation
through Jesus Christ alone.
The congregatlon is authorised by the Church to have a mlnister paid from central
funds of the Church.
The church sanctuary, halls and manse which are occupied by Abbeygreen Free Church
of Scotland, are made available by Abbeygreen Ministries Trust (Scottish Charity
SC049960) via a lease agreement.
Trustees and Office Bearers
The congregation is governed and administered by elected office bearers (all
volunteers) and its minister. The Kirk Session, being the minister and elected elders,
has responsibility for spiritual oversight, while the Finance Committee, composed of Kirk
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Session members plus elected supplementary members, oversees financial and property
matters. Under Charlty Law, the Flnance Committee are deemed to be the trustees of
the congregatlon as those wlth responslblllty for day-to-day management and control.
Thls Is distinct from the role of properly (congregatlonal) trustees who are responslble
only for holding property in trust.
The Rev Davld Camilchael retlred at the end of January 2023 after a dlstlnguished,
fruitful and much blessed ministry of over 40 years. The post of minister has remained
vacant slnce then. The Fr￿ Church appointed the Rev Norman Mackay as Interim
Moderator, who has been supporting the Klrk Session and Congregation during this
time of vacancy and a Vacancy Committee is now overseeing the search for a new
minister.
The members of the Klrk Session (the Trustees) and the Flnance Committee
(elected members) who served during the year were as follows: .
Kirk Session
Elders
Admitted
Resi
ned
Principal Office-Bearers
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Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland
Appointment of Charity Trustees
The Klrk Session exercises its discretion in determlnlng the most appropriate method of
electl ng new Trustees (Elders and Flnance committ￿ Members). Any election process
must involve the communicant membership of the congregation. There is no fixed term
for Trusteeship. Prior to their appointment, new Trustees would have served the
Church for some tlme In varlous roles and would be familiar with the Church's values,
Ao nf trhglr Indi Irtrinn
programme, new Trustees are required to understand their statutory responsibilities as
well as the responsibilities of their office within the con
re
ation as elder or Finance
Committee Member. The previoLlS minister,
tepped down from
the l<irk Session following his retirement at the en
anuary
Activities and Achlevements
During the year, the congregation met regularly for public worship and carried out
various activities in pursuit of the above stated alms. The congregation continued its
commitment to support the Free Church of Scotland denomlnatlon both splritually and
finandally. Hlghllghts, events and developments of note In the year Include the
following".
Church Organisations
The nurture of our chlldren and young people in the Christian falth Is vital to the health
and future of our church and Is much covered in prayer by our congregation.
Our crèche provides care for *veral infants, allowing parents to attend morning
worship. Our Sunday School, (for ages 3 - P7) is in a healthy condition, and we also
have a good Bible Class (SI & S2). These groups met on a weekly basis to offer
Christian Education to children of all ages and focus on the same Bible teaching each
week, at an age-appropriate level, to help their Christian development. Each month our
chlldren learn a new "hymn of the month"
sually an older Christian Hymn - to help
maintain the connection between the worship which takes pla￿ in our Sunday School
and in the Church seNlce.
The Youth Fellowship (14 and over) Is very well attended and provides a structured
programme of In-depth Bible study and teachingi as well as promoting fellowship and
friendship among our young people. It continues to be full of very fine young people
who are a credit to themselves, their families and our church and It Is a group that
contrlbutes much to the life of our congregation. The Youth Fellowshlp enjoys good
leadershlp from a leadlng elder and his wife, and an excellent committee of Christian
young people,
The Girls, Brigade takes place on Tuesday evenings for glrls from Prlmary I to
secondary 6, with the older glrls ha￿ng opportunities of leadership tralning and service
to church and communlty. The Glrls, Brlgade Is a worldwide Christian organisation for
girls and women whose aim It Is to help and encourage girls to a Christian commitment.
Girls, Brigade is very often the only contact that some girls have with the Church, whlch
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provides opportunities to make contact with the wider family through special events
and services, all of these opening up avenues to reach young people for Christ.
Our Choir continues to lead our congregation in songi With a blend of young and
mature voices, supporting the worship of our congregation on a week-by-week basis.
Our weekly ladies Bible study groups provide several opportunities during the course of
a week for Bible study and prayer. These groups are well attended and a great
encouragement to the women in our congregation.
The Tuesday Fellowship meets each Tuesday morning and provides opportunlty for
fellowship to those available durlng daytime. This is an informal gathering with chat
over tea and coffee and the showing of a short devotional video towards the end of the
meeting. The Tuesday Fellowship has proven to be popular and greatly appreciated by
those who are able to atlend.
Each of these organisations benefits from fine leadership of a most committed kind. The
Kirk Session exercises oversight of all of our organisations, with many of our Elders
playing an important, vital and active role in many of these groups.
Outreach
Special events are regularly organised to reach out to people in our community with an
invitation to come and join in the fellowship life of our church. The Ark, our very
popular Mother and Toddlers Group, continues to prove atiractive to parents in our
village evidenced by the fact that there is a waiting list for membership. The Ark meets
important community needs and there is nothing quite like it in the village. While similar
local groups seem to struggle for survival, the Ark continues to flourish. We know that it
enjoys the informal support and commendation of local midwives.
The Youth Club continues to play a vital outreach rose to the children of our village and
has seen good numbers continuing to attend throughout the year. It continues to be
run by a group of committed Christian volunteer leaders and led by two of our elders.
Our annual Summer Club is always a popular event in the life of our community. Each
year it draws amazingly large numbers of children every night of the week that
precedes the recommencing of school after the summer break. It remains a fact that
the experience of our Summer Club has become a rite of passage for many children in
our village with former attendees now being parents themselves who bring or send
their own children to the Club. The Summer Club has a leadership and volunteer team
that numbers approximately 60 people In slze, led by three of our elders, and Is a major
event In the life of our church.
The Elders Christmas quiz night takes place each December and allows members of the
congregation to invite their friends and family to an evening where they can have fun
with a first-class general knowledge multimedia quiz, enjoy a fantastic supper while also
having the opportunity to listen to a Christmas Gospel message from an invited
speaker.
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Our congregation continues to support several external Christian organisations. Our
former minister,
remains a member of the congregation as
minister emeritus and cnntinuo.£ cl5 C.
air of the Scottish Reformed Conference, held
annually at Hamilton College School in May. Approximately 500 Christians from all
around Scotland gather to hear the preaching of God's word from nationally or
internationally renowned speakers, as well as enjoying evangelical Christian fellowship.
The organising cf this conference is largely suppoited by members of the Abbeygreen
congregation. We continue to support the work of the missionary organisation UFM
Worldwide. In Darticular. we SUDDOrt two mlssionaries in France and SDaln as well as
supporting and helping the organisation of the UFM Scottish Rally held In April each
year.
As always, we remain thankful to God that we continue to enjoy the supply of spiritually
keen people who are always ready and willing to volunteer to give service to our Lord
and his church. This is in response to the commilted and faithful preaching of the Word
of God, which nurtures our faithi promotes fellowshipi encourages service and inspire5
and directs our evangelistic outreach efforts. We also remain committed to promoting
the practice of individual and collective prayer, believing that God answers the prayers
of his people in accordance with his sovereign purposes. We can testify that as we have
sought to be a falthful people, the Lord has once agaln met all off our splrltual and
temporal needs. As a congregatlon we count it a prlvllege to Ilve under the diretting
rule and blessing of God, and we are thankful to Him for His provision.
Financial Review
Results for the year
We have made a defiot of £7,949 in this year - this is £5,779 for the General Fund and
£2,170 for the organisations. As a result of this deficit, the church held unrestricted
funds amounting to £135,576 at the year end. That consisted of a General Fund
aniounting to £129,351 and Designated Funds with a balance of £6,225. Small
additional funds were held at the year-end for 3ré parties- these amounted to £127.
Ministry costs have Increased thls year, mainly because we have now pa id a full year of
misslon levy costs to FCOS, totalling £35.2k- this is calculated based oli our incoime
level. Whilst vacant, we have continued to pay the fixed ministry costs to FCOS as well
as paying for Pulpit Supply for Sunday Services, morning arid eveningi and some
mldweek services, although in 2025 we wlll see that drop with FCOS permittlng us to
claim back pulpit supply costs for Sunday services.
Other Bulldlng Costs Increased,
with Increased focus on repairs for both Church and Manse buildings. This included
works such as stonemasonry, roofing, plastering, painting and electrical. Other
Expenses have increased, with increased support for mission work from the Midweek,
and from the Church for TSTh.
The Trustees are satisfied with the levels of reserves retained, noting that known
expenditure can be covered wlth additional monies held for fO￿ard planning.
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On behalf of the Trustees
Nanie
.Title
Signature
Date of Signing
22
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Abbeygreen Free Church of Scotland
Report of the Independent Examiners to the Trustees
foi" the year ended 32 December 2024
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2024 whlch are
set out on pages 10 to 15.
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the
Charltles Accounts (Scotland) Regulatlons 2006. The charlty trustees consider that the
audit requirement of Regulation LO(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply.
It is my responsibility to examine the accounts a5 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 Charities
Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination Includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison ot 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 such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provlde all the eviden￿ that would be required iii an
audit, and consequently I do not expres5 an audit opinion on the view given by the
accounts.
Independent Examiners, Statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention.
which gives me rèasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accorda nce wlth Sectlon 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 Regiilation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
to whlch, In my oplnion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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