Charity number: sco1￿496
JAMES PATON'S CHARITARI.F, TRIIST
TRUSTEES, ANNIIAL RV.PORT AND ACCOIINTS
FOR THF. PFRIOD ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2023

.Ismeq Pgtnn'q C.hgrit*hle Truqt
TnJ8tees' Annugl Re￿rt gnd Aeeounts for the peri(Ml ended 30 November 202_7
Scottish Charity Number
SC000496
Current Trustees
Conllct *ddre85
Recruitm¢nt and appointment of Trustees
W2£ appointed as a trustee bj the RoverninA document. LAter. *$ sole remaining tNste< he
as a seCo￿d trustee ift February 19)9.
appointcd
Governing document
I"he irnst was esLiblished b) will dated 10 March 1971.
Charitable purposes
The ptsrtYJse of the trust is lo make. at the trustees. discreti￿. charttable donations for the benefit of individuals
or organisations. Such donaiions are re5tricied 10 the Inv¢rn(55 arca.
Activities and achievements
DurinR the period the trustees received a number of requests for &%sislanc¢ after due consideration.
donations of £605.022 were made to a numErr of charitsble organisations.
The truslees decided to wind up the trust and all fvnds have now b¢¢n distributed in tern)s of the 8oyerntn8
drKiiment.
'rrustee remuneration and expenses
During the peri(Kl •• and ￿ rec¢ived remunerdtion of£221rf) and £800 respectively.
Approved bv IhL I rusiL'es
nxte
jEI,I
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.Ixme4 Paton'8 Charitable Trnst
Receipts and Paymen1$ Aeeount for the period ended 30 November 2011
2023
2022
Receipts
Intere51 and dividends
Proceeds from sale ol- shares
24.532
657.404
13.387
134,547
147,934
681,936
Payn7eDts
Charitable donations
605.022
15.0(10
Purchase of shares
105,175
135,730
Ciovernan¢¢ c(Tr5ts'.
Trustees, fees and expenses
Inde￿ndent examinels fees
Investment management fees
L¢8al fees
3.000
1.200
100
5.218
6.887
3,060
13.247
6,518
.1 otal payments
723,444
157.248
Surplus/{Deficil) for periodlyear
{ 41,508)
{9,314)
All fvnd5 are unreslricled
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.James Paton's Charitable Trust
Statement of Balances Yés 4t 30 November 2023
202_1
2022
ljank gDd cash in hand
OrKnin% balanies
Surplusl(Deficit) for periodlyear
Closing balan￿S
41.508
(41.508)
50.822
19.314)
41,508
Rescrves
General funds
41.508
Investment asstt
Listed siocks and shares - cost
471.650
Lisied 51(tkF (mdshures - volualion
549,627
Approv¢d bv th¢ Tru8t¢¢s
Dale
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Paton's Charitable Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Tr•slees of James Palon's Charitsble Trnst
I re￿$rt on the accounts of the charity for peri￿1 eftded 30 Novemkn 2023 which arc sel out on
pages I to 3_
This rcport 15 made to th¢ ¢harity'5 iM)aTd of trustee& &8 a FM)dy. in accordance with the temis of
engagement. My work has been undenaken io enable me io undenake an independ¢ni examinalion or
the ¢haritv's accounts on behalt. ot" the chanty's board of trnslees and for no other purwse. "l o the
fullest extent perniirt¢d by law. I do tK)l acce￿ or asSUrn¢ reswnsibility to anyone other than the charitv
and the charity's board of trustees as a Fy)dy. for my work OT for this rewrt.
Regpettiye responsibilities of trnstees examiner
Tlie charity's trusiecs ￿5￿)nsibl¢ for thc prcparation of th¢ accounts in accordaK¢ wtth thc tcrms of
the Chariiies and Trustee Investhleni (ScodaThll Aci 2(W)5 and the Chariiies Accounts (Scotl8ndi
Regulations 2006. The charity's trustees consider that the audit requirernenl of Regulation 101 I ) (dl ol.
th¢ Accounts Re%ulalions does not apply. li ts r¢stx)nsibility to examine th¢ ￿0￿nIS as required
under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come lo my artenlion.
Basis of independent examiDer'$ stalem¢Dt
My examination is caThied out in ￿COrdanCe with RegulatK)n I I, of the Charities Accounts {￿OtIa￿di
Regulations 2006. An examination includes a reiiew of th¢ accounting records kept by the charity and a
compAriqon of the accounts wesented with those rec(Yds. It also Incli￿eS considerAlIc￿ of any iinusual
items or dis¢losures in the a￿ounts. and s¢¢k$ ¢xplgn4tions from th¢ trustees ¢on¢¢rniDg any such
matt¢rs. Th¢ proccdurcs undcrtakcn th not providc all th¢ ¢vid¢ncc that would required in an audiL
and Co￿￿eqUentIY I do not exwess an audii opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent ¢X2min¢r's sta¢emeat
In the coutse of my ¢xamination. no Thatler corne to my attention
. which gives me reasonable Cau￿ to ￿lIeve that in •n)' material respeci the requirements:
to keep acc(￿ntIng records in accordance with Se(tion 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act
and Regulation 4 of the 2(K)6 Accounts Regulalions. and
to prepar¢ accounts which accord with th¢ xcounting records and cornplv with
Regulaiion 9 of the 2(th Accounts Regulaiions
have not iMI me( or
2. to which. Fn my opinion. 8tlention should be drnwn in order to enable a proFr und¢TSt4nding
of the accoumts to be re*h¢d.
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