## Orkney Vineyard Church SCIO SC051619 Annual Report and Financial Statement For the year end 31 Aug 2024 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 The Senior Pastors and Trustees are happy to present the Annual Report with Financial Statement for our financial year that ended 31[st ] August 2024. ## Reference and Administrative Information > Charity Name: Orkney Vineyard Church SCIO > Charity Number: SC051619 > Principal Address: Braeriach, 3 Queen Street Stromness Orkney KW163AL > Website Address: www.orkenyvineyard.org Current Trustees: > Bankers: CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ Page 2 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Structure, Governance and Management ## Governing Document Orkney Vineyard Church is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) and received charitable status on the 1st March 2022 with the charity number SC051619. The charity is governed by its Constitution. ## _Appointment of Trustees_ The Charity Trustees who are the members of the charity, make up the Board of Trustees. Under the Constitution, there must be a minimum of 3 trustees and a maximum of 5. Only one of trustees can be a Licensed Senior Pastor. Employees of the organisation cannot be nominated as or become Charity Trustees unless they are the Licensed Senior Pastor. ## Organisational Structure The organisation comprises of Charity Trustees and employees (currently there are no employees). The Charity Trustees have the powers to appoint people to serve on the board and take decisions on changes to the constitution itself. They are also responsible for monitoring and controlling the financial position of the organisation. The Licensed Senior Pastors are responsible for overall leadership of the church, setting the strategy and leading teams of volunteers and leaders. ## Risk Assessment It is a requirement of Orkney Vineyard Church, that all volunteers who serve with children and vulnerable adults must become members of The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership scheme. Page 3 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Objectives & Activities ## Organisations purposes Orkney Vineyard Church was established to advance the Christian religion for the public benefit. ## Activities - The organisation and provision of Christian worship. - The provision of such facilities and services as are appropriate for the Church, to enable it to fulfil its mission to the members of the Church, visitors to the Church and the local community and the wider community. - The provision of facilities for Christian training and service. - The support and provision of Christian evangelism and outreach. - The provision of assistance to the wider Christian church in its ministries. ## Achievements & Performance for the year In the period of Sep 2023-August 2024 our priorities were to continue to organise activities that allowed us to connect and build relationships with the communities across Orkney and to raise awareness of Orkney Vineyard Church. ## Significant Activities ## Sunday Gatherings From June 2023 we had been meeting for an informal service fortnightly within someone’s home. One of our priorities for this period was to increase the frequency of our Sunday meetings to weekly and to explore meeting within a public setting that could be more easily attended by members of the public. Between October 2023 and February 2024 we introduced ‘Local Sundays’ meeting in a hall within different local communities once a month and continued to meet for an informal service within a home on the other Sundays of the month. Local Sundays consisted of a community brunch for the first hour followed by a short 45min service. Between October 2023 and February 2024 we met in Birsay, Harry and twice in Stenness using community halls within each parish. Our meetings in Stennes were the best attended, this coupled with the recognition that we had made other good connections within this community led to the decision to continue to use the Stenness Hall as our meeting place for the rest of the year. Between April and June 2024 we held Sunday gatherings in the Stenness Hall 1-2 times a month, whilst continuing to meet within a home on the other weeks. We also changed local Sundays to be two separate events, Brunch club and a Sunday service, although the format of each did not change. Across this period of time we saw increased attendance at both brunch club and our Sunday service by members of the local community. ## Brick Club Brick club was first established in October 2022 and takes place on a Saturday morning within Stromness library. We provide Lego and Duplo, mega blocks, snacks and hot drinks and is fun creative morning aimed at families. Brick club was born out of a recognition that there is a significant lack of activates for families within the town of Stromness and as way of connecting with the Page 4 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 Stromness community and building relationships. This year we ran Brick club between October 2023 and June 2024, following the local school Calander starting after the October break and ending with the start of the summer holidays. This was an increase on the previous year where we only ran until the Ester Holidays. This increase was in response to feedback from families that they would like it to continue to run however we overall saw decreased attendance in the last term and it was agreed that next year we will return to ending at the Easter break. Brick club continued to be well attended this year with a general overall increase on weekly attendance and many of the families who attended last year returning regularly. ## Easter Egg Hunt We ran an Easter brunch event in Stenness on 31[st] March this included breakfast rolls, hot cross buns, hot drinks, an egg hunt, arts and crafts and egg rolling. This was well received and attended by members of the local community and families that attend Brick club. ## Pray For Orkney 2024 Along with other Churches in Orkney we organised several opportunities for Christians across the island to come together in prayer during 2024, this included evenings of prayer and worship held in February and June and a week of 24/7 prayer. ## Training and Equipping As per the organisations commitment to training and equipping we attended several events run by Vineyard UK and Ireland throughout the year. These included the Scottish church planters gathering in September 2023, the Scottish Vineyard Leaders Gathering in October 2023 and Vineyard National Leaders Gathering and Senior Pastors day in April 2024. We also completed child protection training delivered by thirty one eight. Page 5 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Financial Review ## Overview During the initial period of Sept 2023 - August 2024 an Income of £9,581 was received via donations from Individuals. An expenditure of £15,411 (2023: £5,572) was made carrying out the charitable activities with a significant amount spent on the purchase of audio-visual equipment to support gathering activities. At the end of the financial period, the charity had a deficit of £5,830. The financial position was monitored carefully throughout the year by the Charity Trustees, who expect regular donations from church members to increase as the church grows over the first few years as well as receiving occasional one-off gifts from other churches and individuals in the Vineyard movement. ## Donated Facilities & Services The Charity Trustees would like to thank all those that have donated and all the charity’s volunteers, who have helped contribute towards the success and achievements made within this past year and as we look forward to the future. ## Reserves Reserves at the end of the financial year were £11,363. Page 6 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Approval This report was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Page 7 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 August 2024 |

Receipts

Donations

Interested Earned


Total receipts


Payments

Charitable Activities


Total payments


Surplus/(Deficit) for the
year
|Notes
















5








|Year End
31-08-2024

£



9,553

28



9,581





15,411



15,411



-5,830
|Period ended.
31-08-2023| |---|---|---|---| ||||£

-
40
| ||||40| ||||

5,572
| ||||5,572| ||||| ||||-5,532| All funds are unrestricted. The Notes on page 10 form an integral part of these accounts. Page 8 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Statement of Balances as at 31 August 2024 |


Opening Balance

Surplus/(Deficit) for the year

Closing Balance


Bank & Cash Balances

CAF Bank Account



Other Assets

Equipment



Liabilities


|Notes


































|Total 2024

£


17,193

-5,830

11,363





11,363

11,363





-

-





0

0
|Total 2023| |---|---|---|---| ||||
£

22,725
-5,532| ||||17,193| ||||

17,193| ||||17,193| ||||

-| ||||-| ||||

0| ||||0| All funds are unrestricted. The Notes on page 10 form an integral part of these accounts. These accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by: Page 9 of 10 Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements For the year ended 31[st] Aug 2024 ## Notes to the Financial Statements ## 1. Basis of Preparation These accounts have been prepared on the receipts & payments basis in accordance with: - a. The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 - b. The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) 2. Fund Accounting Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity. 3. Taxation - The charity is not liable to income tax or capital gains tax on its charitable activities. The charity is not registered for VAT, thus all costs are shown inclusive of VAT charged. 4. Transactions with trustees and related parties No remuneration was paid to trustees, or any persons connected with them during the year. No expenses were reimbursed to the trustees during the year. The charity's insurance policy includes trustee indemnity insurance cover for all of its trustees. ## 5. Payments relating to Charitable Actives |Administrative Expenses
Marketing
Programs Expenses
-
Brick Club
-
Brunch Club
-
Events
-
Gatherings
-
Pray together Orkney
Donations
Training & Equipping
Travel & Accommodation
Purchased Equipment
-
Audio Visual Equipment|Total 2024
£


1,842

354



1,279

957
340

452
35
250
516

2,117

7,269


15,411
|Total 2023| |---|---|---| |||
£

1650
432

1074
225
-
-
590
1601
-
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