S¢otti5h Cbarity No. SCOO8207 ABERTAYHISTORICAI SOCIErY A14NLIAL REPORT ANO STATEMENT OFACCOLINTS FOR THE YEAR E14DED 305EPTEM8ER 2025
ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIErY scorrisH CHARITY NO. SCO 08207 I-.ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED TO THE AGM ON 13 MAY 2026 Members ol Coun¢il of Abertay H15rorical So¢iety are pleaséd to preseni Iheir annual report ond 5tatÈrneni of accounts for the year to 30 September 2025. The accounts have been approved by Members of Council. and examined by an indepeTrdÈni examiner, and will. if ?pproved by the AGM. be submitted formally to OSCR alter thls meeting. The Socieiy continues to prornote interest In hisiory and built heriiage. paTti£ularly the hlstory ol Angus. Dundee. Firè and Perth & Kinr055. by orÉanisin8 public leciufes on appropriate subjects and ¥isit$ 10 places of Interest, by Ihe publication of paper5 ori local history and heriiage and rhe encour?Eernent ol the stu(ty ol hlstory In schools and college5 and by such other means as appear suitable. The acrount$ show a healihy Iinancial posltion overall, and the ScKety curren¢ly holds reserves of £22.047 which Cour5¢il will coniinue to utilise 10 meet the der oblectives of the Society ihrou8h publications. 8raThts lo olher fhJrilable bodie5 and ihe or8anlsallen ol public lecivres. For Ihe accounting perlod we have a delicit of £2,103.5312024 surplus of £1,632.03). The delicit can be aiiributed mainly lo.. slgnlficant chaiitable donations btine m•de to 51 Andrews Herlta8¢ Museum aAd Garden of El,C(#) and the Vnlcorn Preservation Society of £2.OC(I costs of £3,354 Incvrred tsn printine pybli¢•iiohs, wny ol whKh h•ve been stsld after the year end. CouThcll would draw atttNtion to the li8ure lor bank chaiges in the Recelpis & Payments Accounl. These amounted to E68 2712024. £90.33) ond relate to receipt5 prgce$5ed throu8h Payp41. For this reason. members are asked ro pay their annual subscriptions eStheF by standin8 order Of by Internet bankin8. For this purpose the Society'5 bank accounl detai15 are as follows.. Accovnt name Sort rode Abenay Hisraitl SociEty 83-18-12 Ateount numb¢i Payment refereDte 100293 {PVLtrnofftel YLxJr under$tandinB cn ihis mattel ¥Ul be •pprec4ited. Pale I
ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIErY scorrisH CHARITY NO. SCO 08207 RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 2025 2024 Receipts Membership subscriptions Book sales Donations received Interest received Total receipt5 Note 3 2,216.C 2.506.00 2.819.85 3.458.93 207.99 218.45 265 71 313.55 £5.509 55 £6.496.93 Payments Printing. stationery and postaEe Donations made Independent examiner (Bird Simpson & Col Speakers, gilts Speakers. expenses Subscriptions Web site 8ank charges Annval priie Publication expenses Refreshment purchases Venue hire Total payments 3.513.59 3,163.72 3.OCQ. 750.0) 3CQ.th) 282.00 250.Lk) 124.20 160. 125.IXI 115.99 68.27 9CI.33 26.40 103.32 24.62 114.54 10.00 7.613.( 4.864.9Q IDeficitl/ surplas for the year -2.103.53 1.632.03 The notes on page 4 form part of these accounts. Pa#e 2
ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCOThISH CHARITY NO. SCO 08207 STATEMENT OF BALANCES AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 2025 2024 CURRENT ASSETS 8ank savings account 8ank current account Cash in hand Paypal 20.687.46 902.86 21,683.85 2,467.31 457.31 Total assets 22.047.63 24.151.L6 REPRESENTED BY Revenue reserves brought forward (Deficit) 1surplu5 for the year 24.151.16 22.519.13 2,103.53 1,632.03 Revenue reserve5 carried forward Note 4 22,047.63 24.ISI.16 Approved by the Members of Council on 30 March 2026 and signed on their behalf by.. Richard Miller Treasurer The notes on page 4 form part of these accounts. Pa8e 3
ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SCOThISH CHARITY NO. SCO 08207 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS l Audit requirement Under Regulation 10 of The Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 the Society is not required io have an annual audit of ils statement of accounts. 1115 required, under Regulation 11, to have an independènt examin6tion of the siatement of accounis. 2 Accounting policies The Society, bein8 a r*on-company charily, wilh a gross incorne of less rhan £250,(MX> is eligible to prepare Reteip15 and Payrnenrs Accounts rather than fully accrued accounts and has prepared the accounts on this basi5. 3 Member5hlp 5ubscrlptlons Membership Subscriptions may be analysed as follows.. 2025 2024 Couples Individual members Students 589.CK) 1,612.CM) 15.00 2,216.00 739.00 1,757.00 10.00 2,506.00 4 Revenue reserves The whole of revenue rEserves of E22,047.6312025- E24.151.161 are unrestricted reserves. As such. they rnay be used or applied in any way the Members of Council determine. Pa8e 4
Inde nent Examiner's Re ort to the Member5 of Council of Aberta scottish Charit No. SCO 08207 HistDrit Socièt I report on the accounts of the 5oriety for rhe yearended 30 SEprember 2025 which ère Sel out on the accornpanyiThE pages. Res ertive res nsibilites of Members of Council and Examiner The Society's Members of Council •re re5ponsiblefor the preparation of th¢ a¢cavhiS in accordance wlth Ihe term5 01 the Chariiies and Tiusiee Inve5tmeni Iscotlandl 2005 Art and thechatilies A¢¢ounr5 Iscotlandl Regulations ?0 The Society Mèmbtrs of Council ¢onsiLler that the audit requirement of Aegulatiot) Iolllldl of theAccounts Re8ulaiion5 does not applv. 11 is my responsièility to ex•mine the a¢c¢un15 45 requiied under Sethn 44llllcl of the Acr and io siait whether pariicular mattefs have come to my iiientKJn. Bèsls of Ind endent xaminer's Stattrnenl My examinarion Is cariied out in OCCOtd•n<t with Re8ulation Ll of the Ae6ulations. An examination include5 a review of the a¢¢ouniin¢ iecoids kept bv Ihe society and a comparlson ol the aeeounis presented With Ihose records. It also intlydp5 tyn5ideraiion of any unvsual item5 ordisclosurts in iht 8¢toun15 and %etksexplaTh•iion5 from ihe Members of Council concvrnini •ny such matters. The procldurts undertaken do not prowdt all Ihe evidence that would be required In an audit. •nd. r•n5equently, I do not eApte$5 •n audit opinion on the accounts. xa r's Staremeni In the toune ol my tx•miD•rion, m•tt•r h•stekne to my aitenrlon which lives mt fe•son•blet•use to believe that in arly m•ieriil respeci ihe requirements.. to keep a<countini rttords in ¥ccordance th Section 44llllal ol iht 2WS Act and Reivl•rhiTh4 vlihe 2C¥)6 Accovnts ReiulJiK*ns to prepare •<eovn15which 4¢cord with the itcountinl records •r+d compty wlrh Rt¢ulation 9 of the 2rK6 A¢¢ovnts Relul•ifis have not been met, •( 2 ¢0 which. in myopin+on, InIkin should be dr•wn in order io en•ble a proper undersiandini of the accovnt$ 10 be reached. Th¢re are no maver$ 10 wh1ch. in myopinion. attention should be dr•wn in ordEr ro enable rop tandin of rhe xtounr5 to bE reached. David Chartered Acc¢uniant 3 Marchfield Terrarè DUNDEE D02 IJH 30 March 2026