oscr Period start date Month Year Period end date Month Year Da Da From To 01 April 2024 31 March 2025 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Colinton Amenity Association SC007466 Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Trustee name Office (rf any) Dates acted if not for whole year (or body) entilled to appoint trustee (rf any) Chair Treasurer Secretary 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name Dates acted rf not for whole year April 2024 - December 2024 April 2024 - August 2024 structure, governance and management Type of governing document Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation from 8 March 2016. The Association is administered in accordance with the terms of our Constttution, last updated in 2015. The Constitution covers: eligibility for membership of the CAA operation of the CAA through an Executive committee appointment of members and office bearers meetings of the committee. Trustee recruilment and appointment The Constitution states that ordinary members {trustees) shall be elecled at an AGM for four years. To fill vacancies members may be CO￿pted until the AGM. The number shall not exceed 20. The office bearers shall be the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer and they shall be ordinary or co- opled members. Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The purpose of the Association. as stated in the Constitution, is to preserve and enhance the amenity of Colinton District insofar as the natural development of the Cty of Edinburgh pemiits. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects To monitor planning, environmental and traffic issues in Ihe Colinton area. Communicate with members and wider Colinton residenls through production of regular magazines. Respond to identified issues on behalf of members. The Association receives income from annual membership and incurs expenditure on responding to planning issues or on projects to enhance or preserve amenities in the local community. Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period Phase 1 of our 'Colinton Gateway Mural project, was completed with the installats'on of a mural at the start of a fvture 'trail' to link our village with a local walking trail featuring the 'Colinton tunnel. mural. This will enhance further interest and attract footfall to our village and local retailers. We invested in further 'finger post signs. for an existing post to enhance visibilty of local points of interest. We gathered support from trustees and volunteers lo update and modernise our website. This will enable us to highlight fvndraising. spread awareness of our work and attract membership in addttion lo providing a 'digital' plafform for future donations and payments. We wrote and collated articles to produce our'colinton Magazine,. This is distributed to all homes in the Colinton area to contribute to our objective to engage with members and our local population. We represented local views in responding to plans for the development of housing in the area. We continue to dosely monitor all planning proposals in the area. Issues that featured highly on our meeb'ng Agendas this year included the local traific and road issues and the appearance of the Colinton village area. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The Association aims to maintain a minimum level of unrestricted reserves to meet any urgent need for professional or legal advice should it need to respond to members concems about environmental developments or proposals in Colinton. In setting a maximum level of reserves consideration is given to the level of funds needed to support planned local projects to enhance the Colinton community. The target minimum level of unrestricted reserves as set by the Executive Committee is £10,000. The target maximum level was £25,000 as agreed at our AGM in November 2023. Our current unrestricted balance is within the target level. Details of any deficit NIA Donated facilities and services (if any) NIA Other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name{s) Position {e.g. Chair) Chair Dale 1811112025 ## **COLINTON AMENITY ASSOCIATION** ## **Receipts and Payments Account** ## **for the year ended 31[st] March 2025** |2024-25
£
£
**RECEIPTS**
Membership subscriptions
2,085.00
Tax repayment – Gift Aid
1,793.75
Donations received
190.00
Interest
772.07
_'Colinton Magazine'_and_'Website'_advertising income
3,885.00
Colinton Mural project
7,437.98
**Total Receipts**
16,163.80
**PAYMENTS**
**Expenses of the charity**
Cost of printing and publishing '_Colinton Magazine'_
4,436.00
Local environmental projects
5294.11
Colinton Mural project
6000.00
15,730.11
**Governance Costs**
AGM expenses
30.00
Stationery and administration expenses
378.89
Insurance premiums
145.60
554.49
**Total Payments**
16,284.60
Surplus/(Deficit) for year
-120.80
**Statement of Unrestricted Balances as at 31st March 2025**
**Reconciliation of bank balances**
RBS
RBS
Current
Buisness
£
£
Balances at 1 April 2024
449.43
22,333.24
Surplus/(Deficit) for year 2024/25
Balance at 31 March 2025
Balance at 31 March 2025 represented by
306.56
21888.10
Unrestricted balance
Colinton mural project restricted balance||2023-24
£
2,035.00
556.58
275.00
388.96
1,575.00
575.00|TOTAL| |---|---|---|---| |||5,405.54|| |||2,383.00
962.42
0.00|| |||3,345.42|| |||30.00
162.00
0.00|| |||192.00|| |||3,537.42|| ||||| |||1,868.12|| |||United
Trust
£
10,711.12
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