Friends of L
ne Kirk
scio
Annual Report & Financial Statements
for the period
27 March 2024 to 31 March 2025
Scottish Charity No.SC053238

Friends of Lyne Kirk (SCIO)
Trustees Report
For the Period 27 March 2024 to 31 March 2025
Charity Name
Friends of Lyne Kirk
Scottish Charity Number
SC053238
Principal Office Address
Trustees
The Trustees who served during the period to 31 March 2025 and at the date
of approval of the annual report were .
Chairperson
Secretary
Treasurer
Charity Statu5 & Governing Document
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), It was
registered on 27 March 2024 and is governed by its Constitution.
The Charity was set up for the purpose of buying Lyne Kirk and its objectives are
to preserve and maintain Lyne Kirk as a place of historic interest, public worship
2nd private spiritual reflection for all who wish to visit this special building.
Recruitment & Appointment of Trustees
The Charity's initial Trustees were recruited from within the local community as
those considered to have the skills and commitment to achieve the Charity's
purpose and objectrves.
None of the Trustees received any remuneration during the period. One Trustee
received reimbursement of expenses totalling £221.
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Activities & Achievements
Negotiations to purchase Lyne Kirk from the Church of Scotland proved to be
slower than expected and it took until early November 2024 for the £25,000
asking price to be rnade known to the Trustees.
Believing this to be achievable, the Trustees launched a crowd funding campaign
in mid-Novernber 2024 which raised £52,112 of donations, including £6,783 gift
aid received from HMRC after 31 March 2025, This enabled the purchase of Lyne
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Kirk to be completed on 14 February 2025 at a total cost of £27,020 including
legal fees.
For its inaugural community event, the charity held a successful Burns Supper
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on l February 2025. This event included an auction of favours and raised £2,356
after expenses.
Lyne Kirk continues to be used by the congregation of Lyne & Manor Parish for
public worship on the fi'rst Sunday of each month.
Reserves
It is the Trustees, policy to hold reserves sufficient to meet the ongoing needs of
the Charity.
At 31 March 2025 the Charity held £18,905 in unrestricted reserves.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf ..
Date .
ZL'2i
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Friends of Lyne Kirk
Scottish Charity Number: SCO53238
Recelpts & Payrnents Account
For the Period 27 March 2024 to 31st March 2025
Recei
Donations
Gift Aid
Receipts f rom f undraising activities
Bank interest
42,200
3,129
2,465
74
Total Recelpts
47,868
Pa
ments
Expen ses for fu nd raising activities
Payments relating di rectly to charitable activities
531
1,412
1,943
Pa
ments relatln
to assets
Purchase of property
27,020
Total Payments
28,963
Surplus for the perlod
18,905
Statement of Balances
Cash and bank ba12nces at the start of the period
Surplus shown on recelpts and payments account
18,905
Cash and bank balances at the end of the perlod
18,905
Approved on behalf of all the Trustees by".
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Friends of Lyne Kirk
Scottish Charity Number: SCO53238
Analysis of Recelpts & Payments
For the Period 27 March 2024 to 31st March 2025
Recelpts from fundralslng actlvltles
Burns Supper ticket sales
Auction of favours
980
1,485
2,465
Expenses for fundralslng actlvltSes
Just giving charges
Burns supper expenses
422
109
531
Payments relatlng dlrectly to charltable actlvltles
Insurance
Website
Postage
1,271
129
12
1,412
Purchase of property
Purchase of Lyne Kirk
Lega l expenses
25,000
2,020
27,020
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OSCR
kotti5h Charty Re%ulilor
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
V2
Report to the Charity name
trusieeslmembers Of
Frlends of Lyne Klrk
Reg16tered charlty
number
On the account6 of the
charity for th• pgriod
SC006628
Period start dale
Month
Period end data
Monlh
D•y
Year
Day
Y8ar
27
03
2024
to
31
03
2025
Sot out on pages
I￿rnernber lo Indude the page
numbern ofB¢dibonal sheeL41
3a4
Respective The charity's Trustees are responsible for the preperalion of the accounts in accordance
responsibilltles of with the terms cf the Charities and Trustae Investm8nl (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustee6 and examlner Charities Accounts {Scollandl Regulations 2006 las amended). The charity's Trustees
consider that thè audit requirèment of RegLilation 10(11 Id) of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility lo examine the accounts as required under section
44111 (c) of the Act and to stale whether particular matters have come10 my attention.
Ba618 of Indgp•ndgnt My examination is Garried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examlner's stat?rnent Regulations. An examination includes 8 review of the accounting records kepl by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanalions from the trustee5 conceming any such matters. The prDcedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
not express an audit Opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent exarnlner'g In the course of my examination, no matter has come lo my attention
statement
which gives me reasonable cause to b81i8ve that in any material respect the
requirernents..
lo keep accounting records in accordance with section 4411) (al of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounls Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
lo which, in my opinion, attenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper
I Indprst8Ddinfj nf thp ar.n.ni Int8 lo be reached.
Slgned
Name
Relevant professlona
qualification(sl or bod¥
lif any
Dale:
IIILIIS
Address
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