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 ScK*ety 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$5ed
throu8h Payp41. For this reason. members are asked ro pay their annual subscriptions
eStheF by standin8 order Of by Internet bankin8. For this purpose the Society'5 bank
accounl detai15 are as follows..
Accovnt name
Sort rode
Abenay Hisrait*l SociEty
83-18-12
Ateount numb¢i
Payment refereDte
100293
{PVLtrnofftel
YLxJr under$tandinB cn ihis mattel ¥￿Ul￿ be •pprec4ited.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Seth￿n 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$5 •n audit opinion on the
accounts.
xa
r's Staremeni
In the toune ol my tx•miD•rion, m•tt•r h•stekne to my aitenrlon
which lives mt fe•son•blet•use to believe that in arly m•ieriil respeci ihe
requirements..
to keep a<countini rttords in ¥ccordance ￿th Section 44llllal ol iht
2WS Act and Reivl•rhiTh4 vlihe 2C¥)6 Accovnts ReiulJiK*ns
to prepare •<eovn15which 4¢cord with the itcountinl records •r+d
compty wlrh Rt¢ulation 9 of the 2rK6 A¢¢ovnts Relul•i￿fis
have not been met, •(
2 ¢0 which. in myopin+on, I￿￿nIkin should be dr•wn in order io en•ble a proper
undersiandini of the accovnt$ 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