St. Andrew’s Kirk, Glass SCIO
Trustees’ Annual Report
From 1st March 2023 to 28th February 2024
Charity contact information
St. Andrew’s Kirk, Glass SCIO
Scottish Charity Number: SC050645
St. Andrew’s Church,
Glass,
Huntly
AB54 4XH
Telephone number 01466 700280
Email address info@glasskirk.org
Website www.glasskirk.org
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Charity Trustees
At 28th February 2024
- Mr E. Andrews
- M. Day
- Mr J. Ingleby
- Mr R. Yuill
Objectives and activities
The aims of the charity St. Andrew’s Kirk, Glass are:
To permanently preserve the building known as Glass Parish Church as a church accessible by the public.
To advance arts, heritage, culture, or science by making the building accessible to the public for such use.
To advance community development.
During this, the third year of the charity, the work carried out by the trustees has broadly followed the aims as detailed in last year’s report i.e.
To inspect and maintain the structural integrity of the building and carry out repairs as necessary.
To inspect, repair as required and meet legal requirements of the electrical safety of the building.
To inspect the stained glass and other windows of the building and to identify repairs and refurbishment required in order to preserve same.
To organise and oversee the work necessary to create the kitchen and toilet facility in the old vestry
To create the start of a local community research centre.
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document
St Andrew’s Kirk, Glass is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a constitution.
Trustee recruitment and appointment
Following the death of Margo Wordie, two more trustees were recruited bringing the total to four.
Michael P. Taitt retired from the position of trustee and vice chair.
Achievements and performance
During the period to 28th February 2024, the following actions have been taken:
Successful applications were made for funding from REAP (Rural Environmental Action Project) and Cairnie Glass Community Trust for the provision of construction work for the creation of toilet and kitchen facilities as detailed in the Planning Permits granted by Aberdeenshire Council. The construction work was completed during February 2024.
Financial review
The charity is mindful of the fact that certain unavoidable, ongoing costs need to be prepared for. These include insurance (a large sum given that we are dealing with a listed building open to the public) and electricity costs, both standing and consumer costs.
It is therefore our intention to keep a reserve to cover these items.
The following tables show the the various categories for income and expenditure and amounts.
| INCOME | £ | EXPENSES | £ | |
| Donations | 3371.92 | Electricity | 1030.02 | |
| Grant – CGCT | 10000 | Insurance | 3382.46 | |
| Grant – REAP | 12239.82 | Toilet build | 19727.53 | |
| Interest | 918 | Accountant | 270 | |
| Fees | 350 | |||
| HMRC Gift Aid | 888.86 |
Future plans
With the completion of the toilet and kitchen facility it is possible to make the building more easily available for public use.
Currently (May 2024), the windows judged to be most at risk are being refurbished, again with the help of grants from REAP and CGCT.
A rolling programme of repairs and refurbishment is planned.
Declaration
Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:
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