ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE SOCIETY
Trustees. Annual Report
Year ended 31 December 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited finanGial statements of the charity for the year
ended 31 December 2024.
Reference and admln181ratlv• detalls
Reglstered charlty name
ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE SOCIETY
Charfty reglstration number
105099
Prlnclpal offlce
clo 79 Beechgrove Avenue
Belfast
BT6 OND
The truste88
Mr J Ersklne
Ms S Young
Dr P Saunders
Mrs A Smyth
Dr Philip Robinson
Mr Billy Garli18
Mr John Wright
Accounlants
JOSEPH MURRAY LIMITED
Chartered accountants
30b MARKET SQUARE
DROMORE
CO. DOWN
BT25 1 AW
Struclur81 govemance and management
The organisation is an unlncorporated body operating as a society.
The Ulster-scots Language Soclety is recognlsed by HM Revenue & Customs as havlng charftable
objects for tax purposes under reference XN89678.
The Society is governed by a commlttee which is elected at each annual general meeting.
The officers of th8 society are the Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary, who are elected annually by the
Committee at its first meeting following the annual general meeting.
The Society is governed by a constitution adopted on 8th November 2006.

ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE SOCIETY
Trustees. Annual Report I￿ntInued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Objeciives and actlvltles
The objectives of the Society are to record, promote, generate recognition of and uphold the use of the
Ulster-scots tongue in present day writing, education and speech.. to encourage interest in traditional
Ulster-scots literature and to promote the Ulster-scots tradition in music, dance, song and ballad.
During the period under review. the Society continued its activities of publishing Ulster-scots literature.
Achievements and performance
The Society continued to m8et Its key objectives In its operational area in line with tts strateglc plan
durlng the last twelve months.
Flnanclal revlew
Tha Trustees are satisfied with the Societys performance over the year and its financial position at the
year end.
Th8 Society had a similar year to the previous one in terms of activities. Income increased by £213 to
£1,232 { 1,019 in 2023) and expenses decreased by £767 to £94211,709 in 2023)resulting in a small
surplus of £290 {2023- deficit £6901.
Plans for futur• pfrrlods
The Society hopes to engage in aclivilias to augment Its core funding in ordar to provide additional
monies to further its objectives.
The truste8s' annual report was approved on 31 December 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of
trustees by:
Ms S Young
Trustee
Mrs A Smyth
Trustee