Helensburgh & Gareloch Horticultural Society
2026 Balance Sheet
AS of 31 Mar, 2026
TOTAL
Flxed Assèt
N0n-cUr￿nt Assets
Fixlur85 8 Fittings
Total for Non*currant ABS•t$
6,061.75
£6,061.75
To¢al for Flxod A$$¢t
£6,081.75
CAsh 8t benk and In hand
Bank Account
Petty Ca8h
Total for Ca8h at bank &nd In hand
1S,406.34
183.00
£15.589.34
NET CURRENT ASSETS
£15,589.34
Credilors., arnDunts fallSng duè wlthln one ye8r
VAT Liablllty
Tot81 for Current Llablllll•*
0.00
£0.00
Total for Credltors.. amounts falllng duè wlthln ong y••r
NET CURRENT ASSETS ILIABILinesi
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
£0.00
£15,589.34
£21,651.09
TOTAL NÉT ASSETS ILIABILITIESI
Ch8rlly Fund5
Openln9 661 Equlty
Retslned EamlThg8
Proflt for the year
Totsl for Charlly Fund•
£21,651.09
13,427.69
4,077.19
4,146.21
£21,651.09
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Helensburgh & Gareloch Horticultural Society
Financial Activilies
1 April, 2025-31 March, 2026
TOTAL
Incom6
Alloknènt lees
Bulbs Sprtn9
Donation
Ev8nlng Event
Ev8nlng Event M6
Flower Show
Gloves
Hollday Dep081ts Rgcelved
Ho55day Full P8yrn8nts
M8mber8hip Sub8
Oullno
Plant Sale
Raff
TBtlle Challenge Inc
Totsl lor Ineom•
200.00
1.623.40
386.50
93.11
140.00
1,$04.42
349.00
1.106.00
3,2e3.00
4.305.00
3.003.00
3,215.19
743.20
115.00
£20,065.82
Totsl
£20,065.82
Expèndltures
Adminlslralon
lotmenl Expense5
Bank Serwlce Ch8r988
Bulbs for Sprlng S818
Dues and Subscrfpllons
Engrovlng
Evenlng Events
Fl¢wer shw
Gardenlng Glovo8
Glfts and Donallons
Holiday Depo8lt• Pald
Insurance
Outlng Exptsnsei
Plant sakg co313
Pos18g8 and Dellvery
Raffle Prfze Budget
School bulbs
Tattlo Chall•ng8 Exp8n8e¥
Totsl lor Expendltures
1,409.56
53.15
97.78
1.341.90
156.60
5DS.5S
2.204.24
2.932.43
580.92
554.33
3eO.00
240.00
2,9gS.00
1,037.78
249.88
261.39
884,94
54.18
£15,919.61
Not Operatlng Income
£4,146.21
Net IncomellExpendltur•l
e4.146.21
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APPENDIX 3
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Raport to the Chartty name
trust•oslm•mbor8 of
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Gharlty for th• perlod
4)nlh
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Year
Day
Mon
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L 011 04 2025
to
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DI adQllonal yh9ptsI
Rèspocllvg The charity's Iruslees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
re•ponslbSlitS•8 of
tru•teè• and examlmr
with the temis ol the Charits'es and Trustee Investment {Scollandl 2005 Act and tho
Charitios Account8 (Scollandl Regulations 2006 las amendedl. The charity Iruslees
conslder that the 8udlt requir8menl of Regulation 10111 Id) of thfr Accounts R8gu1811ons
doe8 not apply. It18 my responslblllly lo examln8 the accounts as requlred under s8cllon
44111 {cl of the Act and lo Slate whether particular mallers have come lo my attention.
a$ls of Independent My examlnatlon Ss carried out Sn acGordance wllh Regulallon 11 of th8 2006 A¢¢ounls
•xamln•r'8 ststement R8gu18tions. An examinallon includes a revlew of th¥ accountlng r8cords kept by the
charity and 8 comparison of the accounts presenlgd with those rocords.11 also includes
conslderallon of any unusual118rns or dlsclosures in the 8¢¢0un15 and seeks
explanat￿)n$ from the Irus199s conc8ming any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide 811 the 8vid8nce that would be required in ¥n oudil and. ¢onsequenlly, I do
not express 8n audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Ind•pond•nt •xamlnor'8 In the couise DI my examlnalion, no malter has come to my attention191k•￿
which gives me re880nable eause lo believe that In any malerlal rèspect the
requirements:
lo keap accounting record$ In accordance with section 44111 lal of the 2005 Act Énd
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulallons, and
lo preparo 8ccounts which accord wlh thg accounllng rocords and comKay with
Regulalion 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been mel. or
lo which, in my oplnion, aitentlon should be drawn Sn order lo enable a prop8r
rst nding of the accounts to be reached.
Date:
Slgn&d":
Name: Joh
Relevant profgsslonal . Member ICAS
quallflcationls) or body
Ilf any):
Address: 'Ardenligh
Glenor8n Road
Rhu
Helensburgh G84 8JU
29 Juty 2028
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APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlighl mat8dal problem8.
Glvo hare bTlet dotalls of
any Slems that tha
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Helensburgh & Gareloch Horticultural Society
Explanatory Notes on the Accounts for 2025-2026
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Spring Bulbs
Income from the autumn sale of Spring bulbs
All Income 8ssociated with the August Flower Show
including raff le income for that event.
Flower Show
Gloves
Income £349, 8lm118rto last year. One hundred palrs
In stock worth £750- £800 In $8195
Holiday Deposlts
Refers to Hortlcultural Hollday Summer 2026
As above
Holld8y Full Payments
Membership Subs
Annual Subscrlptlon8 received from Indlvldual and
family mernbershlp8
Plant Sale
Income from the May 2025 Plant sale
Raff le
Refers to th8 Incom8 from the raffles held at our
monthly meetlngs September to March.
Admlnlstratlon
Includes laptop purchased for monthly speakers.
use, website domain and name fees, Mlcrosoft fees,
online security fees, printlng Ilncluding membership
C8rdsl, offlce supplies. online accountingsystem,
insurance
Dues and Subscrlptions
RHS, Natlonalvegetable Society, Royal Caledonlan
and Scottlsh Gardeners. Forum
Engravlng
Engravlng of Trophies won atthe Spring Show and
The August Flower Show
Evening Events
Hall Hire, Speaker Fees. refreshments. Chrlstmas
socl81
Flower Show
All expendlture associated with the Flowershow
excluding Engraving
Plant Sale Costs
Beddlng Plants. purch8se of tables, donation to
James Street Garden
Postage & dellvery
Stamps
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Helensburgh & Gareloch
HortRcultural Society
Trustee Report 2026
Charfity Name
Helensburgh & Gareloch Horticultural Society
Charity Number
SC003379
Charity's Principal Address
CIO Jean Macaulay
Chair
2 The Mews
90 West Princes Street
Helensburgh
G84 8XD
Trustee5 2025-2026
Jean Macaulay Chair
Ruth Pink Secretary
Jean Gordon Dean Treasurer
Charity Trustees are chosen by the management committee which has b¢¢n elected by the
membership at the Annual General Meeting.
Governlng Document
Constitution
Charltable Purposes
The charTty was set up to promote good horticultural practices by..
Educating the public, and especially youngpeople, in the benefit to society generally
and themselves to be obtained from horticulture.
Holding regular meetings for lectures, discussions and demonstrations.
Holding horticultural shows and competitions.
Arranging visits to gardens and other sites to observe gardening in practice.
Fostering relationships with other organisatios having similar aims.

Helensburgh & Gareloch
Horticultural Society
Trustee Report 2026
Our aim is to serve both our membership which is open to anyone interested in gardening and
horticulture and also the wider public regardless of ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or
religious belief.
Activities and Maln Achievements
A programme of fundraising and social events is drawn up by the management Committee each
year, These include..
Monthly evening lectures with outside speakers from September to May.
Spring and summer flower shows where members and non members can submit their
produce for judging.
Plant Sales - one major and several smaller plant sales where homegrown vegetable
plants, homegrown house and garden plants and home grown sweet peas are donated
by members and sold to boost our income.
Annual Christmas social event with horticultural quiz,
A succession of raffle events at our meetings and at the annual flower show.
Sharing of seeds amongst members,
Garden day visits and residential horticultural holidays.
Annual School Bulb Growing competition fully ￿nded by the society.
Annual Tattle Challenge - potato growing competition for all ages
Attending (sourcing, plantinglwatering) flower tubs at Helensburgh Central Train
Station.
Donations of seeeds, plants and bulbs to disadvantaged groups in the community
InCome￿xpendItUre
Income is derived from membership f¢es and from fundraising and is used for the benefit of
our membership (evening lectures, social events) and for the larger community ( donations of
plants, dissemination of infonnation, competitions (school bulbs and tattle challenge) and ou
flagship event the annual Flower Show which is open to all.

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Horticultural Society
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Trustee Report 2026
Reserves
Reserves were built up in the Covid year when subscriptions were paid but no events were
held. Since then some of our reserves have been used to buy a new container to house our
equipment, to make improvements to the allotments that we tend and to invest in much needed
omputer equipment.
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