Principal Officer of the Trust — Mrs Pauline Fyfe, Oaklands, Main Road, Aberuthven, PH3 1HB Trustees — Councillors for Strathallan Ward of Perth and Kinross Council and Minister for Aberuthven & Dunning Church,
Trust Particulars — The Deed of Trust which was set up on 28 March 1949 was enacted for the purposes of erecting the present Village Hall, establishing a Committee of management and setting out the methods for running the Trust and conducting its business. The purpose of the building erected by the Trust is stated as “being for physical and mental training and recreation and social, moral and intellectual development through the medium of reading and recreation rooms, library, lectures, classes, recreations and otherwise as may be found expedient of the inhabitants of the Village of Aberuthven in the Parish of Auchterarder and County of Perth and its immediate vicinity, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions subject to the provision of these presents". As the deed is written in archaic terms it was decided to take advice on forming a new constitution which would be more in keeping with present day life, this work remains ongoing. We will hold our public AGM in April 2025 to cover financial year ending 31st Aug 2025.
Activities of the Trust during the financial year to 31" August 2025
The Village Hall remains a Resilience Centre and we continue to manage the Defibrillator. The cost of living crisis has afforded new opportunities to support the community
Dec’24 we delivered our Pensioners Christmas Lunch which provided a great opportunity to advertise the P&K warm welcome events on in the village. This event was well supported by the AVHT, P&K warm Welcome Fund, local businesses and the rotary club with Aberuthven School providing the entertainment. We appreciate the funding from the P&K Warm Welcome Fund which allowed us to run cafe at the hall through the winter.
Continuing our part time youth worker from YMCA Tayside for the Trust Youth Club, through this period facilitated by the Trust with donations and grants from the Friends of St Margaret’s, Auchterarder and District Community Trust, P&K CIF, Aberuthven and Dunning Church, The National Lottery Fund, AVHT and AVHT volunteer time. This initiative has been well received with good inter generational working at community events. The young people participated in a great variety of activities including representing the club at the Community Connected Fare 2025 and successfully applying for their own grant from the Gannochy Youth Panel for a residential weekend.
The hall has continued to be hired for a variety of events including our own fundraising activities and our community events.
We are grateful for the continued support from those in our 100 club which has provided a steady income stream during this period and those who have provide donations, grant funding and support. None of the above would be delivered without the continued commitment shown by the Committee of Management and the Trustees are content that they are managing the affairs of the Trust satisfactorily. Signed on behalf of the Trustees. Elected Member and Trustee Coupcillér Alan Watt pated: 1A |s\ze Ro BGO
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Aberuthven Village Hall Trust
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025 which are set out in the attached accounts.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner.
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures 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 examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: Kathleen Stevenson
Address: 36 Graemeslea View, Aberuthven, PH3 1FG
Date 22 March 2026