St. Andrew’s Kirk, Glass SCIO
Trustees’ Annual Report
From 29th February 2024 to 28th February 2025
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 2025
Mr E. Andrews
Prof. 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.
This year saw the completion and acceptance by the planning authority of the creation of the toilet and kitchen area and the car park.
Two of the leaded windows were taken out, refurbished and replaced. Monitoring of the stained-glass windows was completed and the experts decided that no action was required.
Repairs to part of the drainage system were carried out.
A combined open day and book and print sale was held in October, with refreshments kindly supplied by local volunteers. This was very successful, and the new facilities were well used.
The church benefited from proceeds of a community run held in memory of the former trustee Margo Wordie.
Glass Primary School held a Christmas Concert and raised a collection for the church.
Two funerals of local people were held in the church.
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
There were no changes in the trustees during this period
Achievements and performance
See objectives and activities above.
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 various categories for income and expenditure and amounts.
INCOME | £ | EXPENSES | £ | |
Donations | 3700.78 | Electricity | 710.23 | |
Grant – Foundation Scotland | 2837.38 | Insurance | 3650.07 | |
Window repairs | 9028.1 | |||
Interest | 258.17 | Accountant | 270 | |
Fees | Other repairs | 200 | ||
HMRC Gift Aid |
Future plans
With the completion of the toilet and kitchen facility it is possible to make the building more easily available for public use and we are hoping to encourage more outside use.
A rolling programme of repairs and refurbishment is planned.