Contact Polnt East DunbArtonshlr¢ SCIO R¢w)rt Aeeounts Year Ended 31 March 2025 ScoltLsh Chrlty SCIK18184
Contact Point in Easl Dunbartonshire SCIO Contents of the Accountsfor ihe )Yar epxledS1 March 2025 Charity infomiation Report of the Tru#ees Report of the Independent Examiner Staternent of Rcceipts and Payments Statement of BAlances Notes to the AoUnts
Contsct Point in East Dunbartonshirc SCIO Charlty Inforniation for theyear ended31 March 2025 Bank¢rJ Royal Bank of Scotland pl¢ 116 Cowgate Kirkintilloch Glasgow G66 IJX Inde Ddent F.x*mlner TC Group Business Advisor5 & A¢¢ountants 180 St Vincent Street Glasgow (i2 SS(i Soll¢ltor8 Holmc$ Ma¢killop IQ9 Dou81&s Streel Cjlasgow G2 4HB
Contact Point in East Dunbartonshire SCIO Trnstees. Annual Reportfor Iheyear ended31 March 2025 The Trustees are plcased to prcscllt thcir Report t(yth¢r with the Accounts for th¢ yew ¢nd¢d 31 March 2025, Structure Governance & MaDagement SttuJ of Charlty Ind Governlng Document ConiaLX Point in FASt Dunbartonshire SCIO ('tthe charity") is a Scottish Charity (No. SC008184) which operated previously as a charitable company (SC347877) until 9 January 2019 when il chan8ed ils legal forni, with the approval of OSCR. to a S¢4)ttish Charitable Incorporatcd Organis&tion (SCIO). Purpo8e8 AS per wtion 4 of its Constitution, the charity's PUryN)8es are: the Provision of reCreI0nl facilities and the encouragement of any cducational and l or social events Bnd / or projcGts which will improY¢ and enhan¢¢ th¢ COlItI0n5 of life for people who parti¢ipat¢ and their cuers. the relief of those in need by re&80n of age, 711-health, disability, fin8n¢ial h4rdship or other disadvantage, by woviding a short tsrn) equipment loan service and by providing high quality information and advice to people with disabilities and long temi hea]th eonditionq and their carers in E&8t Dunbartonshire and environsaly)ut the lifestyle chang¢s and lo¢al s¢Nices available lothern to assist in self-managan¢nl. The charity's bencfici4ri¢s arc $p(ifi¢ally, peopl¢ with disabilities or health probl¢ms an4l more widely, for the benefit of the l¢)¢al Community. Appolntment and Indurtlon of Trustees Trustees are appointed in raD¢¢ with paraaPhS 17 10 22 of the charity's Constitulion. New Trustees take part in an induction programme which aims to flmiliarise them with the ¢harity'$ valu¢s, airns and objectives together wilh its day-to4ay operation4 in addition to clarifying their st4tulory resw)nsibilities as TTustses ot a charity. Th¢ Trusiees WIK) s¢rrfed voluntarily during year and to the date of ihis report are shown on page l. The Trustees undcT5t(x)d their statutory r¢sponsibilitics thiring the accountin8 period. Aebievements and Performance Contsd Poinl continues with its aim lo provide support 5ervi¢es for older people and adults with a disability in East Dunbartonshire and environs. while achieving customer satisfaction and attracting the necesspry rinance to enable it to do so. As mentioned 1851 year, both government and health authorities have at last athiowledged that Sla] isolation ha5 a deleterious ¢ff¢¢l on individuals, both physically ond mentslly, especially those with disability dnd the elderly. This h88 Stimulated the provision of grants to assist voluntary organisations whose services are aimed at reducin8 socia] isolation and helping vulnerable people to improve their mental health and wellbein8 by reducing their loneliness, offering emotional Sllprt and providing aclivili¢s lo k¢ep them imulaled. tolh physically and rn¢ntally. s11 Int¢rndion Grf)*p8 (SIGJ) The ]erctIOn Groups. or Coffee Clubs as Members call them. continue their weeldy routine with the Volunteers greeting Members, serving light refreshmen calling bingo numbeTS, washing up, etc.. as well as joining in the fun.
Contsct Point in East Dunbartonshire SCIO Trustees, Annual Report (contlDued)for iheyear en¢*d 31 Mwch 2025 Acblevements and Performance (contknued) Members parti¢ipat¢d in a Variety ofa¢tivities durin8 the y&qr iwluding knard and pub games, beetk drive indoor bowling, hanaffj craft sessions, demonstrations and visits fffom speaker& etc.. although they also joy just chatting over 'ra cuppa, and having quizzes some weeks. Staff are pleascd to rep)rt that most Members feel compldely 'bAck to nomial. thig year. admitting thal the therapeutic value of talking about how they feel And sharing stories '8t their clubs, and having a weekly routine has been eff¢ctive in improving their general m¢ntal health and feeling of wellbein8. During the year trips and rxl¢brations were subsidised from grants so th• everyone wos able to participaie despite their restricted incom¢ of bM¢fits andlor pension as thcy try to cope with the ]tInu0US incre&8¢ in th¢ cost of living. Th¢ w¢¢kly activities of qui7zes, bingo, pub 8am¢& #t¢ wert int¢rspets¢d wilh visits from outside special day celebrntions Ind vaTiOU$ OUtin8S. St Andrew's and Burns Days saw PRncake& dumpllng and plenty of tartan on show. a1 the three Course Christmas lunch with Santa's elves giving out presents was its usual SULLeSS. A Fish Tea was h¢ld in F¢bruary, cards with valentin¢s made for 14 and cho¢olate eggs distributed at Ea5t¢r, with ihAnks to Tesco for their contribution. A Daffodil Tea with rcfrcshments from a Ioc81 café ended the $prin8 session. As sufficient funding was available. Members We able to have outings lo10¢018arden centres for luneh or lea with time for some shopping and the visits to both Mackinnon Mills and Caulders Garden Centre in Cumbernauld gave opportunities lo buy Presents. During Ihe summer session there were the usu&l Irips on the Seagull Trusl barges on the Forth and Clyde Canal with groups taking the opp3tnIty to have a lunch on board to make them ¢xtrn S1&1. Fundin¥.' As rnenlioned in other years, funding is usually qutte difficult to attract but, again this yeer, Contact Point has been successful duc lo its availability to organisations whose services h¢lp lo combat social isolatio and loneliness and improve mentsl heahty especially of those who are vuinerabje for whakver rewn. The gecond ye8r of the Scottish Government's Social Igolation 8nd Loneline&8 Fund provided Contact Point wilh £24.000 for 2024125 through Impacl Solutions, delivered in No tranches, with financial and aclivity r¢wrts b¢in£ due at the end of each six mon(h5. Thc fundin8 niust be Spent in the allo¢at¢d tim¢, so it ha5 assisted us in nol only providing more varied artivitics but also in giving financial support to the Social Inl¢ra¢tion Group (SIG) Mcmb¢rs by subsidisin8 Outings and ev¢nts and charging a much-r¢duced cost. A new gTOUP f(K'younger' ('40 to 65ish') adults with 8 disability, was begun at their request wilh funding from Year 3 of the Scottish Government's Community Mental He&hh and Wellbeing Fund (thTOU8h th local Third Sector Inlerface, East Dunbartonshire Voluntary Aclion (EDVA)). This pVided £14,750 iowards the settin8 up of 'Comrnunity Friends. in May 2024. and covers the salary of th¢ organiser and s1&(¢d running costs. A further £11250 wL8 received in December 2024 to continue the proje¢¢ through 2025126. Travel, particularly in bad wealhcr. is always a problem for vulneTable people so this fundlng means we can olTer lo pay for taxis for those who would benefil. Alihough costly it is much appr#iai¢d and ¢Dablcs some members to ¢ome out on days when they would othcrwisc be housebound.
Contact Point in Fst Dunl)artonshire SCIO Trustccs, Annual Report (colltinued)for iheyear enid 31 March 2025 To offer the transport more widely, and lo be more cost effective. we invesli8ated local minibus hire friK companies who employ fvlly di8cIo8ed drivers and escorts. This proved )Ssible for the wnesdaY morning group only beLxuse of vehi¢le availability clash at 3pm on ll fu¢sday with school ¢ontracts. AN)li¢ion to East Dunbartoffjhir¢ Communty Grants C(xnmittee wL$ 5u¢cessfid in providing rth ding for this. The hope was that escorted transport would allow us to increase the nuTnlxr of p¢opl¢ who can attffld the SIGS by assisting those ttuly isolated people, whom the Local Area Older People's Team Crdinator already identified, who fjnd it difficult if not impossible to gei of the house wtth(Mrt supp)rt. Although the transport helped some of them, unfortunately. seveTal of those referred we managing at home but were qutie unable to cope outside. Others, wanted different tirne5 for any social outings, being very set in their ways! A second EDC Community Grants Committee award accessed lo purchase & srnartlM)ard 10 extend the leArnin8 And activtty OPPXirtunities avAiIAble. especially lo Community Friends and to improve their IT skills. In/oTmrtlon Serrfce The Infoation Service has not Lr¢n proAdive in the community, but staff have ensured that Members and anyone else who conlacted them, were Biven ihe help they required and how and where to get hny supp)rt andlor assislance thcy needed. Talks from ihe local fir¢ and FK)licc service5 aT¢ always kK)pular as are those from TrAn8 Standards about scams and Health Professionals on changes in provision and whcre to 8Ct help. Shorf-trrm Eq4lpmffli Lo4n This h&4 continued io operate throughout the year with the assistan¢¢ of staff from The Park Centre (strhke1vIn) Limitcd (Scottish Charity No. SC025724). Demand has been steady and thos¢ who have needa wheelchairs hav¢ b¢en most 8rateful as some servic¢s are no longeravailable OT have a wailin8 list. A8 usual, the most appre¢iativ¢ people have been those for wknm having a wheelchair ¢nabled a relative needing endwof-life carc to r¢main in their own home for longer, if they so wished, rather than having to 80 into a nursing home, hospice OT hospitsl. Many refuse the rcturn of their deposit and oflen add more 08 8 thank you with thos¢ l¢a$t able to afftrd it often bein8 more g¢fterous. Epnploymenl Unfortunat¢ly for Colrtact Point, our Administrnlive Assistant decid¢d to retire in Junc 2024. Sh¢ is rcaily miss¢d. A volunteer joined us from August 2024 to April 2025 to help with taking the minutes and other adminisirtiv¢ tssks, which wa8 a gre•1 help but w)fortunately. the pernianent part-time post Iws yet to be filled. The part4ime So¢ial Interaction GTOUP Lkggnis¢r ¢ontinues to Work from the offjce in the G¢orse Crooks Room of The Pork C¢ntr¢. She is a very valuable member of the team and has an excellent relationship with all the Truslees. She is versatile and willin8 to help out on occasions when something extra is hapning or if there is a probl¢rn. The Community Friends Organiser run8 activities on Thursday mornings but alsD helps With the s1 Inler8¢tion Groups, esp¢cially on a Wednesday and when the other staff member is on holiday. During the year she had some a55iStance from a Sessional Worker lo help get Community Friends 'off the ground,. This group has been successful, att11& newmembers. and providing the stimulation, tivitIeS and social action requesred. They hav¢ g¢llcd 11. and th¢iT bant¢r and lau8htet are a rcgular featur¢ on Thursday mornings.
Contact Point in East DUnbart0nshÉ SCIO Trustees. Annual Rep)rt {eontinued)for Éheyear end 31 Alarch 2025 Yolunleers Contact Point Uld not run without the contribution of Volunt¢¢rs. The Board of Trnstees are all Volunteers, dealing with governance. admAni&tration and finance, as arc those WIM) assist weekly with the Social Interaction Groups and others who assist at any events. They are a very valuable assel, givin8 suppK)rL ideas, and many hours of their tirne wbich is impossible COSL 2025 2026 The Trustees will continue to monitor the position with respect to the ¢osl of living andlcr any other thre*s to community life and will updat•Jalt¢rtheir plans for service provision ifnecessary. Meanwhile they inlend to wntinuc to run a varied programme of a¢iivili¢s throughout the year after consulwion wilh Members of b)th the Social Internction Groups and Community Friends. The Social Isolali(m and Lon¢lin¢ss Fund and Year 4 Community Mental Heahh and Wellbein8 Fund will provide fundin8 to cover nmnin8 Costs and activities this comin8 year, but a further application to Years 516 CMHWTr will be required in the autumn for Community Trriends. Inanclal Revlew Re84ltsior lh¢ y7T The Aecounts for the ye8r are set out in geS 7 to 9. The Staiement of Reeelpts apkd Paymenls on pige 7 r¢flects a Surplus for lh¢ year of £17,417 (2024- SuTplus £12.990). Rejervei Policy Ihc Trust¢cs' poli¢y is to mainlain unrnstri¢ted ffijnds at a level equating to ipproximalely three months of unrestricted expenditure and thereby help to malntain the charity's on80ing work. Per the Siatemenl of Balances on page 8, Ihe (ienernl Fund al 31 March 2025 omounted to £21,254 (2Q24 - £15,861) which. although above th¢ required level. was acceptsblc to the Trustees. Stal¢meDt of Trustees, Ruponsibilitles The Trustees ar¢ r¢sponsible for keeping proper &counlin8 records which dis¢lose with reasonable curacy at any time the charily's financial psition and enable them to ensure that the Accounts comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scolland) Regulations 2(K16 (&s amended) and the provisions of th¢ ¢h8rity'S cons¢itlon, They are resporLsible foT safeguarding the assels of ih¢ ¢harity and hence for t&kin8 Te&sonablc steps foT the prev¢ntion and detection of fraud and other irre8ularitlC5. Ind¢p¢ndent Examiner Philip Morrice, F.C.C.A. as th¢ design8ted partner al TC Group responsible for this engagement. The Trusleey r0Mmend that he Temiin in office as independenl examiner until further noti(x. 13111r2025 This RcFK)rt was approved by the T51¢¢5 on ... ...,.................., and signed on their behalf by: Irx¥tee
Contsct Point in East Dunbartonshir¢ SCIO Independent ExAmfiner's Report to the Trnste&% of Contact Polnt In East DuDbartODshfjr¢ scio I rewrt on the Accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which arc sd out on pages 7 to 9, Respective Responsibilities of Trustets and Examiner The ¢harity'S Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts in &c¢ordan¢e with th¢ ternis of the Charities and Trustee Inveslrnent (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts {SeotlAnd) Regulations 2006 (as Hmended). The charity Trustees consider that the alit requirement of Regulation 10(l} (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulion5 does nol apply. It is my responsibility to examine the Accounts &8 required under SeLXiDn 44(1) (c) of the Acl and 10 stale whetber particular matters have come to my attention. BAiiS of Independent ExAmlners Ststement My examination w&8 tled out in accordance wilh Rcgulation I l of Ihe 2006 Accounts RegUl10n3. An examination includes a rcvicw of ih¢ accounting records kept by ihe charity and a GompaTison of the AOuntS presented with those records. 11 also includes ¢onsid¢ration of any unusual Ttems or disclosur¢s in th¢ Accounts, and sccks cxplanations from th¢ Trustees concerning any such Matters. The procedure5 undertaken Ib) n(x provide all the evid¢nc¢ that would be required in an audil aTKI consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the A¢¢ounts. Independent Examlner's Slatement Ir] the course ofmy examination, no matter has comc to my attention whi¢h 8iv¢s me reasonable cause to believe that in any materia] regpect the requircmcnts: to keop accknunting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) ofth¢ 2005 Aa and RegUl10n 4 of th¢ 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare Accounts which aCc{d with the accounting rLxords find c(xnply with Regulation 9 of the 2Q06 Aceounts Re8ulations have not been meL or 2. which in my opinion. attention slK)uld be drawn in ord¢r to ¢nable a proper underslandin8 of the A(¥ounts to be rh¢d. TC Group Business Advisors & Accounlants 180 St Wincent Street Glasgow G2 5SG 14111r2025
Contact Point in East Dunbartonshire SCIO Statement of Re¢cip¢s nd Payments for the year ended 31 March Zll25 ullre8ted GemeNI De•#ted Rtrtrleled Funds Funds Totsl Totsl N•t Recelpts Yolunlarylncdme DonAtions McTnbership ftts F,¢ DunbartonshiT¢ Council Elsi Dunbaffonshw¢ Volwiiwy Action pllrL Fund F¥ndr4lsln8 653 154 385 201 3.OlXI 14,725 16.(K(J 3.205 12,700 11,320 24.000 12.71MI 11,52 3.011 3,OlJ Tot•1 R•c*Spts 45320 52,038 37,516 Plyrnents Equipmeni Imsurance Profemionol fec8 Rcttt Salorie5 Telephone I ljroadband Aclivity F.XF¢nditUT¢ Stationary Transport str Voluntccr ex& Govérnamce Costs Independent F.xarninefy Fce 2.706 871 790 2,185 11.020 492 6,628 241 4.670 15.489 573 3,607 429 3.765 240 4,67(1 15,489 573 3,6117 429 3,765 240 1.404 1,338 Total Payments 34,621 34ffj11 24.526 R¢r¢1p¢IPIythWntsj 3118 13,599 17A17 12,990 TransfeTS .575 11,575) S•rplu{Dtlk11) for th¢ y¢•r 5J93 12.024 17M17 12.990 Thc Not¢8 On PO8¢ 9 forni iote8rAI pirl of these A¢¢wntJ.
Coniacl Point in East Dunbartonshire SCIO Stydtement of BAlanees at 31 March 2025 Ilnrestrleted Cenernl Deslgngte¢l Rtstrltted Fundi 'r•)¢ 2025 Totsl 21ll4 Not Bank and Cash In Hgmd Opening balances sulU{DerlcltJ for the year 15.861 5.393 19.809 12.024 370 17817 21680 12.9gY) CloglDg BAIAQC 21.254 31033 53087 35.670 Rrmrves Genernl futMI Rc31ricÉ¢d FLM 21,254 21254 31033 15,861 19.809 31,833 Clodns Balanc 21354 31333 53.087 35.670 Dtbton PAYE 136 136 136 136 Ll*bllhles Indendent Cxarnlnc3 Fee. includin8 VAT ,474 IA74 1.405 327 IA74 1874 ,732 13111121Y23 Approv¢d by the T¢¢5 on ..,.................... and signed on their behalf by: The Ns)tes on page 9 forni an integrnl part of these Ac¢ounts.
Contsct Point in East Dunbartonshire SCIO Notes lo the Aeeounly for the ye&r ended 31 Mydrch 2025 l. Balis ofAceountin£ 'rh¢ Accounts hav¢ Ixen prepared on a Re¢eipts and Payments basis in aWQTdan¢¢ with th¢ Charilics and Trustces Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (kod8nd) Re8ulations 2006 (a5 amended). Fund For the purwse of the Siatemeni ofReceipls aAdPaymnts (PA8¢ 6) and th¢ Siatsment ofBalances (page 7), Unreslricted Funds comprise the following.. The C•Mrl Fund eomprises grants and other In¢om¢ Irceiv for usc at the discretion of ihe Direaors in furtherance of the charily's purposcs. Restritted Fynds ore subject to spe¢lfl¢ Conditions by donors as to hiw ihey may be used. The purposes and u8¢s of the Rcstricicd Funds are set out in Noie 2 the AccowiL8. VAT The charity is not re8iStered for VAT and accordingly. expenditurc includes VA"1" where appr(wriate. 2 Rutrleted Futsds BAl8nee it 01.0424 Balinte It 31.0323 Recdpls PayThenl$ Trnnsferi Social Inleraclion GTOUP Corr& Foundotion Grant 17.699 2,110 19 48220 (34,621) 535 31833 {2.110) 48320 (34,621) (1,575) Purpose of R•8trleted Fwndi Soelal ItradIOn Groups Represents funds received to finance the running costs of the Group¢ rneetin85 pnd 8thiviti¢& Trafer3 of £535 to thc 8cncrn] fund represent an overspend in the yeAr ended 31st March 2023. Corni Foundolon Rcprcsents fijnds recciyed through the HOU$dld Hardship Fund, Th¢sc fun(ts ar¢ lo be di¥lribulcd lo families and individu9 in nec4 through the fom) of c&sh or vouchcrs. Transfcr of £2,110 to Ih¢ g¢nNal fund r¢pr¢s¢nl cxp¢Thlilure in the year end¢d 3 1st March 2024 Inrrj by th¢ g¢n¢ral fund, 3 Related Partleg During (he year. Ihc charlty paid £4.670 to The Park Centre {Strathkelvin) Limited Scortish Charlty No, SL025724. for oflice Space and meeting acconimodaiion (2024 - £2,185). Truslee¥ D]rcorS of The Park Ccntrc (Strathkelvin) Limit¢d.