rrlends of Roxburghe House Grdrnpian Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 We manage the donations that make life more comfortable for the patients and team at Roxburghe House in Aberdeen Charity re8iStration nurnberSC009220 (kn￿and￿ ds of Roxburghe House Grampian Legal and Administrative Information Trustees Charity number IS¢otlandl SC009220 Principal •ddre55 RoxburBhe House Ashgrove Road AB25 3BX Auditor 1.8. ScWe5 Ltd i0￿bYn ABIO IYH Banker5 TSB PI Henry Dynw House 120 Geor8e Street Edinburgh Uniled Kingdcrfn EH2 4LH Solicitors Ledingham Chalmers LLP Johnstone House 52. 54 Rose st￿et ABIO IHA ti'iei Id.&• Contents Pages Tru5tees' report 3.20 statement of Trustees. responsibilities 21 Independent auditor's report 22-24 Statement of financial activities 25 Balance sheet 26 statement of Cash Flov 27 Notes to the financial statements 28-34 Trustees, Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• Introduction The Trustees present their ￿nUal ReFQrt aTrJ FinarKial Staternent5for Fr￿nd$of Roxburghe HouseGrarnwan IFORHG, Friends) for the ￿ar ended 31 Decernber 2024. Thi5 reFQrt prc14ides an tr4erview of thecharitys activities, achievement%andfin￿￿l p)ytion durir the year. Thefinancial ststements have been prep¥ed *) accordance with the a(cwntin8 ￿1£*5 Sel out in note I to the financial 5tatement5arvJ i(wnpfywth the Charity's written constitution. the Charitie5 and Trustee Investment IScotlan(D Act 2005.theCharitie5 Account5 Iscotlandl Regulation5 20061as wnendedi and'Aicountiry and ReprrtinB by Charitie5.. Statemenl of Recornrnended PractKe ar*Kab￿ tochartties preparing theiraccounts in accord￿eWith the Financial Reporting Standard ￿P￿KatAe in the UK RepU￿1C of I￿land IFRS 1021. lelTecti%t i lanu¥y 20191. ensu￿ that patient%their f&7)ilies, a￿j NHS staff had a¢￿$$ to the best p)ssiNe Ca￿ aThJ supF*rt. Asiqnificant rnile5￿￿e this s*ar wasthe retiTerr￿t of . who ha4 ser¥ed as Secretary for many ar5. en played a CnKial rde in orgaThising the fl(Mer team, intr(xJLKing [￿n￿)tIOnal merchandise, ensuring that FORHG'S prvwKewas fdt across the wi¢Jer c(xnmunity. Her￿ep￿tU￿ marks the end of era. but her leg4Xy contiThue5 With the appoiThtrnent of￿.who stepped into the role in 2024. Objectives and activitie5 The primary objectives of FORHG we lo siipport the oTrgoin8 ca￿, and to FKeser¥e and wotect the wellbeing of t￿)se patients requi￿ c￿e the supervision of the Roxburghe House Grampan ClinKal Team, irrespectwe of the locati(M) wk*re XKh cwe treatment is provHled. Merniership of FORFK isopen tLY. l.Any individual aged 16or ryler Y￿￿f￿k￿l WTitten application tothe Bowd has been approved tythe Board and adrnrt￿d to mernbership.and 2.Anyper5C￿whO has been admitted to membershipfdlo4wng iwtatKM) ty the ewd L¥ its Chairman. Supportin8 the Work of NHS Volunteers at Roxburghe House. Grampian Volunteers remain an integral wt of daily 0￿ratior6 at Roxburghe House, contriFxJting to the smTh)th njnning of services and offering support to patients d staff alike. Charitable Activities Reception and Administrative Support Wunteer5 helped ￿CeptIon and admiTristrative staff welcoming visitor&guwJing thern to the approwiate a%and prowding practical a5SlStaThce. Given that many patients ￿ famil*s are Yisiting Roxburghe House forthefirstt1rr￿.vCjunteers play a key role in uealinga compassionate arKI SUp￿r￿ first impressi￿. Dtsring the ye¥. FORHG c￿tIn￿ its pjrpose to SUPFK)rt theowing(a￿ and wotect the wdlbeingof patient5 under the superv75￿n of the RoxiwJr8he House Grarnpian ClinKal Team by Var￿USPrOIe(tsa5 detailed in this repL¥t. Achievements and Perfonnance in 2024 FrEtK15 of ROXburg￿ House GrarnpiaTr IFORHGI reinforiing it5 commitTTEnt toenhancingthe Pat￿nt and staff e¥perierKe at RoxiwJrghe Hwse. The charrty continued to FYtr4ide financial gjpm. vdunteer Sup￿rt.and direct fuTrJingof e55ential ser¥Ke5to The Coffee Bar- More Than Just a Cup of Tea 0￿0fthe bw5t d￿lopMents thi5 year was in the coffee bar. vthich ￿￿OI￿ed open seven days a week Trustees, Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• throu8hout 2024. Wunteer5covered r[￿t 5hift& offering free tea and coffee to patieTht& visitors, and NHS staff. In rni&2024.the charity in%Ested ina commercial-grade coffee machine, all￿1n8 volunteers to make mocha% lattes, hot chocolates.and rn￿e. These new drinks We￿ a¥ailatlefor a m(xJest ¢*)nati Jdirbg an extra layer of seThKe aThJ a sm41 fvnds to sutp)rtthech¥itys other initiatNe This ha5 tra)sforrned tlEcoffee bar frrmn 3 baSK refreshment statKJn intoa Social hub.where patient% families, and staff (otdd t*e a tKeak in a vdcc¥ni en¥ironmeThL 1lness.h)￿￿d bereavement, providin8 gentle e¥FAarwtiL￿S that help children tnakesense of their ed one5 jwrney. They also offer practical activities to enCourageet￿￿t￿rkTr1 express￿. such as merTTrO makn'ng andstorytelling. This initiative ensures that faMil￿S facing end-of4rfe care at Rokburghe 14ouse havethe right resource5 io SUPF4Jrt their chik4ren, 8Nin8 thern 8uidarKe, reassu￿.￿d a way to TWi8ate k)55 with clarityand care. Funding of Virtual Reality IVR) Headsets: Enhancing Patient Well-Being 2024. FrieThJs of R(ubJrghe Hwse Grampian IFORHGI furthd ycolist Recreo VR headsets f￿￿Se ￿¥t￿nIS at R{￿t￿rghe House, marking an important step in imprrjving the ￿11-being of those recewin8 phlliatNe RtCO8nisin8 the potential benefit50f immersive thtrwtic e¥periencsthe charity researched varths VR opti¢)ns and consultedwith the Chaph)incy Team, NHSstsff. otheriyganisats'ons using similar lech￿>108Y. Virtual ￿lIty￿) rs 4Krea5in8ty Ltsed in palliative care to support Pat￿ts.mental and emotiorsal well.bein8. At RoxbJrghe m￿j5e.VR pro¥￿e5 patients with acce55 to a range of calming and imrner5ive experiences thot can help ￿uCeSt￿5s and anxiety. The tKhnology is so u￿* d for Weminis￿n￿ theraFY. al￿)wIng patieTrts to virtualty revisit f￿)illar l%XatioTrs from their past. MJ foT Virtual tra￿, offering experiences of global ndm*sand natu￿ settings that they would be to visit. The Day Unit - A Space for Comfort and Community The Day Llnit offers a structured I2-￿￿k for individL4415 receiving palliatNecare. prowdin8 regular medical and thera￿Ut￿ suppjrt need for inpatient ￿lmiSSion. Patients can attend the Day Unit sessions, drowin art se$5￿)n& a￿1, k￿SIble, participate in season¥ ￿*VitiesSuch as the Chfistmas party. FORHG funded.. . Christmas foodaThJ presents. helping to m the festi￿ season inclusive for all atteTrJin8 the Day Unit. . The salaries of the %￿lter artist in residence.allowing patients to engage in creati¥e express￿ and therapeutic Ktivitie For rnany, these sessions pro¥Kle valuable Opportunit￿ frjr C￿&￿e engagement ￿ stnKtured tivities alongsHfje their medi(al care. contributing to obtrall well-bEin& Children'5 Library: Supporting Families Through Grief In 2024, Friends of Roxburghe House Gramtman IFORHGI funded the purchase of bcth aThl a dethcated okshelf to suP￿rt youngerchildren of palients" the ward. These Èwks are Fwdided free of c￿e to farnilie5 who need them. VR can a1505erye a5 a d15trartion frorn pain and medical F￿￿edUres, helpingto improve cornfort levels during treatmenLfvth1t￿nd1Iy. s￿￿e patients use VR for SLKial engagement. taking wt in interactive experien￿that encourage c(xnmunication and The Flower Team- Bringing Nature Indoors YounBer patients in the unf( often have youn8thiklren who strug8leto understand %that is ￿￿n1Thg to their parent or close relatNe as they rexh final stages of life. Forthese children,grief is compIeKa￿l th need agtrappmwiatewaysto pr￿eSS enKJtTh4ask que5tKJns, and find comforL The b)(*scoverthemes SIKh as understanding Recognising the wofoundtherapeutic effectsof natu￿. FORHG continued to fund fresh fIr*￿r5 throughcrtJt 2024.1 Van ￿let once again supplied 11Tr•rn5 at a di5COUllted rate. eTrsuriTrg thatevery patienlarea within Ro¥iMJrghe Housewa5 brightened try fresh arrangementseach week Trustees, Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• . The-Rotsry Club Aberdeen"Sundk?l instslled approximatety 20 years ago in Celebrati￿ of a ￿Thtury of service123rd February 1905 to 23rd February20051. was restored by a te￿n of %dunteer5 compri5in8 of mernbers of the RH 8athin8 team and ¢JUrffi"e￿ from PolKe Scotland. Generou5 SUPPXt Was Fyovided by Centurion Grwp who dcnated the stone5 for the centre of the Sundial. . R£xrtir* garthn mainten•Ke. seasi plant1n&andwildlrf￿fr￿dIY initiative5￿re funded toensuTethat this ou¢dLK)rarea rernaiwl athera￿tK 5aThctuary. . FORHG continued to fund bi￿ fooj. ensuring a hatstst that attracts b'rds. Gardens play a cruckal fole in palliative care 5ettin85. prowiding a calm and ￿torati￿ environment for patients need a quiet Sp￿awaY frorn medKal treatrnentsand equipment. Education and Staff Development- Investing in Knowledge FORHG continued to fuTrJ e55ential educational opFx)rtunit*s for NH5 staff,with tot4 funding Jntingto £6.528 wi 2024. Oneofthe cwe fvnded cwrses remains the European Certiftate in Essential pall￿tIVe Care, wknich provides ¥*ch4i5t trainin8 to heathcare Profes￿on￿5 workin8 Volunteer Drivers - A Lifeline for Many Patients Many Day Unit patient5 relyon vdunteer drNtY5 to help them atteThJ medical appointments.therapy sessions. and social eventsat Roxburghe H(￿. Without this swyce, many indNidu4sv&Thdd StrUg￿e to &cess the care W r*ed. FORHG fvnds rnileagecosts fOrm￿￿n1eerdrI￿￿lth the totsl funding for fvel ￿￿nbUrSeMents èmounting to £1,927 in 2024. The Roxburghe House Garden FORHG. s supsxyt for the garden continued thrr￿h(Art 2024. Trustees, Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• with patients at ROx￿r8he HoLtse. ThiSc¢)mprthens￿* ctsJrsetwips he￿th&Ve professionals wth essentia skills and kntyledge CnKial for ddivering compass￿)nate erMSof.life (we. The certiftation covers a range of towc% irKluding pain management, cornrnunKation Strategi￿ holistic patient care.ensurin8 that NHS staff 15 prepared to address the unique r*eds of [￿leftts t4wJ theirfamilie& Patient.Focused 5upport- Enhancing Wellbeing FoRHGccffjtin￿d to fiJn& The Artist Initiative Acdlaboratk)nWith Grampian Hoswtsls Art Trust, allowng patients toen8a8e in artistic artNltiesas aform of sdf- expression th • The Writer Initiative Ensurin8 that patient5 hwe the oP￿rtUnrtY to record their stories arvj exper￿ces. creating lasting memories ￿ their loved (w)e Loss of the Therapies Nurse After many years of dedicated service.the Therapies Nurse resigned to take up a ne* kh)st in Inltme￿Wrth ily commute Of rn￿ethan 2.5 hours, the time became uThsu5toina)le. . Free Access to Hospedia TV Many Pat•￿ts relyon Iv for entertain￿Trt distrartion.and FORHG continL*sto frjllyfund thisservic Unfortunately, this Meant that therap￿ s￿h s aromatherapy. refiexdogy.and massage*ve unavailable for a period NHS Grarnpian ￿3Cl￿￿Y recruiting a repl￿eMent, aThJ as soon asa r* apwntment i% made, FORHG ￿11 resumefvndingth essential sefwKe. The Podiatry Servi sI￿e 2017. FORHG hasfuThJed a P(MJiatry for patients. The Podiatry Service ￿ Part￿UlarlY cnjcial for indwiduals ￿Ing life4imiting i11r￿sseS as these patient5 MaYeXper￿Trtr challenges rdatedto r[￿llIty. circulati(￿. and 5en50ry Per￿PtiOn.The charitI5 commitment to fvThJing this swice exemplifies (w dedication to a comprehensive and ap[K0￿h to palliative care. u1￿ Trustees, Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• . Yhe Little things. Small trArt meaninghA gestures.such as seasonal decorations and therned display catxnets, help to make ROX￿Jrghe H￿jSe fed less clinical and [T￿e hLYnely. These se5gonsa￿ ￿)tdInlCal discusyons but frKus on staff *tll-bein&allowing iNli¥kJualsto Sha￿ their t￿ghts in asafe, non.1￿￿8Ments1 environment. Theairn 15 to ensure that staff fed heard, vaued, and sUPP)rted. reinforcin8their ability to continue delryerin8C(MnPaSSiLNOte Ca￿ wth¢xrt C(¥n[￿MIs1ng their eftM)th)ro1 health. . FORHG continuesto fUndTrh*ekIyt￿ts for day unit patEnts, I￿ludingAber￿ens icL¥i "Rowe-18utteryl- a l(tsl ddi(￿Y mLKh loved by Patien￿ Additiu￿ly, o(caswal ftsh suppe re prowded, offering patients a small meaningfvl senseof nc*malityand eniw) By fuThJin8 these 5e5shMs, FORHG ensures that ttr on the frort lir￿5 of Pat￿nt care receive the 5atne le4d of supwt and CLN)siderath)nas thty prowdeto othe Supporting the Schwartz Rounds In￿ditiOn to ontron<*)e supervtsion. FORHG also ftJThls mcx)thlyS(hwartz R(￿nd&a ￿OgnISed initiative designed to FThide a stwrtured forum health¢￿t professK)nalsto discuss the emot￿￿ aThJ %xial chalknges they f￿e in their role& Unlike formal training or clinKal debrief5. Schw¥tz Round5 focuson the human irnpart ofhealthcare. 8ivin85taff the OFFOrtunity tosh¥e their exFeriences arn frorn each other.and 5tren8then theirseThse of team cthe5*)n. These d15cussv)n5 help to reduce fEelin85 of isdatv)n,valh4ate shared experierKsand createa culture of openne55 aTrJ rnutU￿ supwt within RoxbJrghe ￿￿. ToerKourage wtKipatK)n. FORHG prw(les lunche5 for attendee$.￿s￿ring Staff ha¥e the t￿e and orI￿tUr￿lY to engage fulty in these refiective discussionswithout thepreswreof clinical duties Pijlling th?m aw'a . At Christmas, FORHG exteThJs thissupwt iry funding festiVef￿I and small gifts for both day unit and in-patient ward patients, enwring that e¥Yyoneat Roxbur8he HouseexpervKes a twch of warrnth and cdetrat*Jn thrin8 hdiday sea50n. . NEW in 2024.. Weekly Fruit Delibrries FORHG began fuTrJin8 fresh fruit delI￿le$frOrn theccfflmunity Food Init*tives North East Ltd ICFinel prowdin8 healthy snack5for patients and staff. CFine isa IcKal charrtythKh aim5 are to improve health wellbein8 the enviroThrnent. t￿kIe poverty and build re5ilierte for arKI with dI￿d¥an￿ged.vu1nerab1e. Irr• income indivvjualsfamiliesaThJcomMunit￿S in North East Scotland staff-Focused Support - Caring for the Carers FORHG recognises that wowding endrf.ltfe is not only physically dema￿ling but also ￿0t1(￿lty and meThtally challen8in& particularly for NHS staff in Patient.f￿lng role& Be￿d fundin8 S￿la1 celethtorye4ents the charity rernaiThs cornrnrtted to supportirng the htll-being a￿1 of the clinKal team through str￿tured super¥6ion. rellerti¥ praciicesessK)n%and peer SUPlM¥t initiatives Pastoral Supervision for Staff, Consultants, and Senior charge Nurse To help staff naVigatetheer￿tK)nal comF4exities of palliative c¥e. FORHG fund5 Pastcfil Sur*Tri5KII Se55ion5.offering a structured. confKlertwl space where healthcare professK)naL% can reflert on their experiences. pr(￿eSS the p4rhological IM￿ ofts'r ri ￿ receive professional guidance ￿ survrt Trustees, Report For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• Recognising and Supporting Staff Beyond Supervision eyond ernotional support initk4ti%es.the ch a150continue5to recognise staff dedKatI￿ in practical ways. In 2024. FORHG wt-funded Christmas Cele￿ratiOnS,81vlng NHS stsff the option to attend festive lurKh or take part in a breknjt rcom chal . a tepAn.based e¥wt designed to pyC￿ote woblern. solving and social connection tyJt%de of a clinKal setting. For thoseworkin8 over the Christmas New Year period.the charityontr again provided takeaway5 snacks,acknowled8in8the Commitment of staff sacrifice holthy lirne wth their farnilies tocontinue provhling compas510nate we at R0xbu￿e House. Wimblpdon stravA>Errie5 and Cream amon8dder gewatior6. To ensvre that erferyt￿e can stay informed and feel invdved.the charity (C￿tInUest0P￿VI￿ePhyslUlne￿Iertersa1Ong5lde its digital preser￿e. Thiscommitment to inclusive communscationensuresthat all 5UPPOrters, regardkss of theiv prefErred platfo￿. rernain engaged with thech¥itys w 8ein8 Seen Visibilrty within the local commvnrty isessential for raising aware￿55 of FORHGS￿￿rk and fostering on80in8 supp)rL In Au8U5t, the charty prwlly participated in the CelebrateAberdeenparadefc the seC￿d time. This annual event brings tO8el charitie5, voluntary groups, a￿1 sc(ial enterpr￿t0 highlight the posrf(ive impact of or8aThisations acn the city. ArouThl 30 FORHG supporters and Friends joinedthe march al￿g Aberdeen's Union Stree¢ walking alongskle SOOOparticipants frnm over 130 organisatiorTr& Theeventwas a fantastic opp(rtuniiy to skwase the charitys bKwkand connert the wider community. FORHG also recogni5e5 that notalldon￿5 and supporters engage throu8h socialmedi4 Ftr those V4ts)do￿rttt 0￿￿)e. uptstes can befound www.friendsofroxburyhehouse.co.uk Insts8ram.. FriendsofRoxburghe Iceb￿. IFriendsofRoxburghe Looking Ahead to 2025: Challenges, Opportunitie5, and Strategic Focus ti'iei Id.&• LookingAhead to 2025: ChaIlenge%OpFK)￿it*￿and strtegic Focus As Friendsof Roxtxjrghe HouseGrampian IFORHGI looks towards 2025, weth so with a (le¥ understaThJing of the fina￿la1 aThJ operatith)al challenges facing NHS Gr￿p1￿.The ch￿ty ￿MaInS committed to supp(rting patients, f￿11*$. aThJ stsff èt Roxbur8he House. but the pressure50n NHS budgets. 5tretihed re50uKe5.and s1(wapwiwal processes major proJ￿t5 rnean W￿ must continue to *Japt. a senseof Thymalty, making vtsits easierfor b)th the chihjren their familie> The ￿aYa￿a will caterto a wde age range.from children to teeroge urin8 it retvains a ver5atileand valuable re5(yJro. Planned Improvements Whilst still in the final ￿annIng and design phase. fd1ty4ingdiscussiors ￿th expertsfrom The Archie Foundation ènd the PtsyTlwapyTeam at the Royal Ai*rdeen Chil¢kns Hosprtal IRACHI, ￿anned improvernents may include repl￿1n8 e¥i5tin8 furnitu with a 50ft co¢xh Èean ba8sfor a(trJed £omfwt. UFdatin8 thewall Cd￿jr to a rnore calrnin8 tone,and irKorpwating storytellin8 thork by a bcal artist to createan eThga8in8 and welcoming ye. Inter￿tIVe play elements may feature a convertible f￿$ball table. A Difficult NHS Landscape NHS Gramprdn, like many other he4th b)¥ds ￿0$$ Scotland. is 8raFWing wth Severe financial (onstrain driven by. . An £82.$ million budget shvttsll.the tsrgest in S(otland. leading to 5YgnrfKant cuts in spendin8. . ItKreased demand fly services, wtKulwty fr(m an ageing powlatiM, puttingfurthef pressure on limited resources. . Revuitrnent challerqes leading to T￿v￿e on gencystsff,which &Yds financial strai • Risin8 C05t5 new medKal technolo8ies treatrnents rnaking it harder to fund dwI￿laY OFeration5. • ScottL5h Go¥emment-rnaTr4ated 5pendin8cuis, restrictin8 NHS Gramwan5 a￿'litY to approb* or ctrfund new projects. Thi5 financhryl pressure ha5 a direct impact ¢ Roxburghe House. LwBer woiect%such asequiprnent PU￿haSe5 or facility UP8ra&swere de￿Yed In 2024 as NHS Gramp'an focused on fiTharKsal (¢￿S￿ldatior￿ AFPll)val processe5 have ￿￿￿ed, and NHS rn3nageff￿l teams are spread thin mults'F4e of resp)nsibility. a ￿￿0dentraIn set.a mobile gaming station. and a child*ized play kitcherL A wall-mounted Smart TV ttwjld allcfyv children towatch MCN￿5 orstream content u￿n8th•r￿vTr ￿CoUnts. New sffc-on toy cars ￿ Le80 sets rnay introJuced.while existing shelving would be retained for c￿niSed Signs of Progres5 in 2025 Despite the challenges there are p05itNe developmentson the RoxtrMJf8he Fkiu5e stsff. including the Senior Charge Nurse. havebeen *x)rking closdy with theArchie FoutKlat#)n lthich sup￿rtS the Sick Kids Hospital) to devel¢)p C(XKepts vpgrayirvd the childreTh5 play wea. Thi5 collaLM)raticn airn5 to create a rnore wdcoming.engaging space for)￿n8 visitor5, irnpThin8 theirexFerierKethen they come to see loved C¥￿S receivin8care. Staff room and staff education area refurbishment 1rf(IM￿1y. ￿anSare progressing for the refvr￿shMeTrt0fthe staff ro(m and staff education a￿• Funding has al￿￿ty bew seCU￿d forfurniture, and we are %wrking wrth NHS to rTh)ve f¢)rward wth paitrtingand ¢Je(LxatiTrg. why the Project Matters For children visiting farnily mem￿r5 in palliative care. the experientr can k oveThvhelrnin8.A th￿Ight￿J1 desEned thspxe [x0￿deS comfortdi5tr￿tl0Tr, Day Unit Refurbishment & staff Team Buildin8 Away Days Day Unit RefurbishmenL. NHS Grarnpian ￿agernent is in the [Kr￿esSOf obtainiTrdasecoThJquote for Looking Ahead to 2025: Challenges, Opportunitie5, and Strategic Focus ti'iei Id.&• the refijkbishment of the Day un￿ThiS ryoiert VAII go a simple refresh, irK(￿p(watlng r•¥ paintwori re(arpetin& uFxJated tAirKls and curtai and tno(kn fumitUTe toenhance ￿th comfort ¥wJ aestheti£s.A storage area isalso to irnpro%t organisation and accessibility. Importantly. the refurbishrnent will include thea(hJith?n of a new toilet located rnwh c105er to the Day Unit, significantly reducing the d￿tsnce that patients need towalk to access facilities. This much.needed imwrNementwill make the unit more pr￿tiCal aThJ patient-frieThJly. Lo(hter 2025 Staff Team Building Away Days.. PL4nning is a19) ￿￿erWaY for the L¢xhter 2025 Staff Team Building Away Days, whKh we eX￿ted to take pl￿e in May 2025. hor*fvlly under bright springsk￿s. These away days provide an opwrtvnityfor stsff to step away from t￿'r daily responsibilit*s, strengttr*n team LK)nd&and en8age In &try(tiesdesi8ned to b005t morale, resilience, and collalwxaticffj. The event is being Structured to ensure that Staff from across RoxburBhe House can participate, reInf￿(Ing the sense of teamwork and shared cornm11rn￿t that un(lerwns theirwork. Iegwgm￿thr￿ new51etter%engagement with kxal sdic1t￿￿*xl ￿a￿ne$S£amP3l￿ns. Continuing Our Commitment to NHS Staff Qvartertyengagement meetingswith NHS Grampian mwgement ot Roxburghe House shall continue, ensuring that Roxl)urghe Hwse staff haveavoice in httwthe charity althtes resour strategic Growth and Governance Strengthening the 8￿MarKe of the charity remains prMYityfor 2025. The FM)ard is activdy seeking to exparnl itseyrtise, p¥ticularfy in fuThlraisin& M￿ti￿ * digital enga8ernent,toenhanceour abilitytosecure long-term fiTharKial suprKJrt and increase awarenessof our *rtensuring that we have the ri8ht skills in p*e to guide the charity thfOU8h futurechalenge5. drt10n￿ty, the th*ity 15 conOxtin¥ a reviewof rts constitution to enyjre that ￿ can remoin flexible in responding tothe charn8in8 ro￿ of the NHS and Building Capacity for the Future In addition to fuThJing specifK projects 2025wll tea year of 5trengthenin8 our cwn infra5tructureto bett support Roxburghe House in the long term.. . Finalisin8 the J-Ye•r 5tr•te8ic Pl•n The draft 5trategy.which will be presented at the AGM in March 2025. cthlinEs how ￿WIll recru￿ ne￿ trustee5. imwo¥E comrnunicat ith NHS staff, and ensure that fiJndin8 is used in the most effectwe way. . Investing in IT and Data Security The transition to centra115ed thcurnent Stcwe. officHI charityemail accounts. irnproved cyÈ*r5ecurity protocols wll be a Wfcrefronl. From furwjin specialist medical chair5 to gJpplying fresh tTUit f patients each week. every &)nation a￿1 furn1rai￿n¥ effcrt Pla￿ a rde in enharKin8 patient care. m itclear that FrieThd5 Wa5 jU5tatoJt finances- ￿tWaS about the impart on live The AGM was a150 atimeofthangeand reflectioTr. We bid farewell to long*r¥ing secretary nie.th had dedKated mwryyew5 to firrtaso￿IUntetroTh the flo%￿r team and later as a key memtr*r of the trM)anl ('ontrl￿ti0n was immeèsuratrje her invLTr vi'iii('iit ran8ed from orwisin8 the merchandise that helped raise a￿arer￿$S to en5Ufing the srnooth runnin8 of oFerati￿￿ bEhind the scene5. She descriE*d her me Fr￿ a5 watchin8"a tiny bud turn into autrful r05e-. a sentsrnent that perfecity wtured her£ontribulwJns. ,Wl steFpd OTh,. was appointed as secretary.brin8ing fr energy to the role. Meanwhile, the rest ol the board reaffirrned their commitment to expandin8 the scope of Friends, ensuring that Roxburghe House continuesto provide exceptionali patient￿entred ure. While cwe is I￿￿t￿e,the firstthree months of 2024 proved thatthe strength of the Friends community remains unwa¥erin8. Frcm corporate partrErs to indivKlual donors. vdunteersto board mernL￿. every person ￿aYed a role in supporting the vital ￿ of ROx￿￿e House. With a yearof fuThtraising. proiects.and community gagernent ahea4. Friend5 was readyto build on its strong foUTrJation-0r￿ * of kindness ata time. 11 The Year in Review with Friends ti'iei Id.&• April- June: Stepping Forward. Supporting Families, and Strengthening Community Ties As the days grw¥ k)nger,so dKJtheimW ofFr*￿ts of Roxburghe Hwse.April to lune s* a snjrge in fundraising effort& heartFe￿ tribu￿ and the c￿ti￿L￿d c(YnmitsHent of ￿lUnteerS and 5UFWters determined to rnake a difference. FrL¥n high.erwgy 5PMYtiDg e•*nts to deeply personal family￿ fundraisers.thi5 per*> shO￿aSed the strength of cornrnunity spirrt and the unwa¥ering dedicath?n to SUFPJrtin8 Roxbur8he H￿se pat￿ts, farnilwand staff. April: Remembering Loved Ones Through Action April wa5 a month of reflecti￿ aNJforward tno¥erT The stepped up in mui and. father,and graTr4fat spent his fvn.Il d,Iys at Roxbijrghe House Wanting 10 give hark It￿ i+MyJ•Y¥**th￿1 L••m er een wa e.wa In8 an IrKre&t4e 18 miles from Ab￿deen to Banchory. Their goal was simple yet profound-to hcficrtir love forthe Kiltwsk and the c•npassionate Qdre e rtyeived The eff￿t5 quickly gained momenttsm. by the of April,they had already ratsed w £x(yJo.far tIEir initol exwtati¢ story wasjusl ￿ex￿nF￿e0t hc heir grief Into￿l￿enSUr1rE that the nexl Palient and their farnily r£￿e￿*the s¥r* I oftare, di8nrty, and t{￿10rt. Thw'r ded￿3tH)n refierted the CO￿ purwse of Friends (pf Roxburghe H(wse- to 5UPFKrtthose facingthe m05t )k onthe MiBhtyStridp from Aberdeen to ￿Chory, while others t￿￿ed the Wee Wander from Crathes to B3￿h0ry.The atmosphere was Or￿ of Celebrati￿ determination. with every step taken in of loved or*s ￿ in wppcrt ofthework at Roxburghe Hwse. Among thewalkers Iyere thTr S'f7wJon fJnify. ra￿Ing money in rnemoryof . who sF*nt his final weeks at Roxburg ore passing away at 82 ￿r5 dd. Among those crossing the lir￿ was the"Walking fvCara"gmup.who raised an I￿raIlble £18.000 in mcmory of theirfrieThl, 42-year-okl In¥ernrie mum passed away in january after a ttlewith Can￿r. LN)gsNJe the ￿tt￿alk Suc￿& Friend5 atso b￿efitted from the tireless effortsof Cor[￿ate SUPFX)rters. Hutche￿ Aberdeetrbased finance athisory fimi.C(m￿eted agruelling Lochnagar t￿k in memory ouse courageous Akn steFpin8forward were Mike¥ Hairywaker5, t(kn Me•rns Lothn•gar ie•m 13 The Year in Review with Friends ti'iei Id.&• of thwr colleagu . hal passed avrny at Roxburgho ier In the year. Battling Str¢Y￿ winds and rain.theteam pusw through. raising an Incredible E2.815. Theircomrnitrnent to honouring lains memlxy and 5UPPOrtin8 Friend5 Wa5a testarnent to how I￿￿aCeS c￿cOme to8etherft￿a meaningful CaL￿e. Meanthile, local fim MackinTh)ns ￿lcitorS continued their fvtKlraisin8 dri*. h05tin8 e¥ent5aTrJ challenges thrw8h(yJt the month. Their enthussasm had not waned sincetheir initial donatic￿ inlaThw. proving that cortKJrate partnerships can have a lastbng impactwhen aligned with a deetAy valued cwse. Aslunp drvwto a c105e, Friend5 I￿ked b￿k c remarkable three n)nths filled with fundraisir Mi￿t0￿e5, ccrfnmunity events.and deepfy pers￿1 trIb￿e5. toc(xnmunty parajes a significant anntversary (det0t￿. this quarter marked some of the most inspiring and p)ignantm(ments 0fthe￿r. July: Growth, Gratitude, and Giving Back With therncfflentum of the Kltwalk still fresh. Friend5 another [r￿th of meani￿1 contribJtions and inspiring storie& In earlyluly.the ImFy￿￿ent Tr& Pmjectwas highli8hted asa LEautifully crafted art installation at Roxbjfghe H￿se.5 inpatient unit designed to ourage feedb￿k fvorn patients and families. The tree. pdiiilp(I l)y Aft Room artists and . PfO¥KJed a ¥yd(4 experii'ricL'5. On suggestions could be sha arKW(*dy. The re5P(¥w gatlwed helped shape improveMen￿enSurlng thot the cère ènd experience at R0xbU￿he Hwse rernair*d as cc¥npassiortateand pat*nt focused as Fthsible. Senthych￿ Nurse praised the initiati%*, sawn&'This meatb5 wc can re ect on whatwe are doing Y*ll andwhat maybc ncL¥J5 Improved.We're kK&ing forward to the next part of the project where Each event. eath ¢knat*)n, each volunteer hwr dernonstrated the collecti%E pw of thjse who believe in the work of RoxtrrtJr8he Nr￿jSe. Whether walking miks, climbing m¢)untains, ¢y vdunteering time, the peO￿e v4ho make up Fr￿nd$Of ￿bUrg House proved once again that supFKrt crn in m forrns- but all of it makesa difference. we feed b￿k on have acted Lin the comments. said. SO￿ dh4'uFdate.' Me￿¥￿1￿. Hutcheon Meams employees. fresh from their Lochnagar th3llenge. cmtinued their year-long C￿n￿lI￿ent lo FrierKls The team. tK)nouring their late col￿agUe . not cffily raised vital fund5 kept his IllL"IIU' l a Ive through ccntinued efforts tosuprAIrt Roxbjrghe H￿jse.Theif dedKation T￿￿ that corFrfJrategNin8was mrxe th￿ just fuTh4raising- r( was atmwt maknrg a real impacL lulyakn saw a heartwarrningvisit from the children of LitdeAcorns Nursery. vtho raised £320 thrc4Jgh their farnify fun brou8ht their erry.curiosity, aTh4 ge[￿)sItyto Roxtmjrghe Houses gthens. With half the year behind them. Friendswas ready to toke on the next challenge, always guided by the same mi5sion-to bring (omforL c•re. •hd sUPPOrt to those who need it m05L July" September. Celebration, Reflection, and Milestones Reached As SUMr￿stretChed across Aberdeen city Shire. Friendsof Roxburghe Houseccffitinued tosee an outpounngof sUPWt frorn individua15.farnil bu5ine55es, arKI vrAunteer* Frorn fun(kai5ing feats 14 The Year in Review with Friends ti'iei Id.&• AcCoMpan￿d tty Therapetdog Leo,thechildren explored the groun￿ Morn￿ling3t the 4)Ple.￿uM. and monkey puzJe trees while discoveringthe h piggyand heron ststues. Theirvisrtwas a reminder that kindne55 has a8e lirniL atKI the next gei*Tat¥)n of furKlraisers was alre• shO￿rE its pytinise. Memwal RUgbYG￿)e$, an annual e¥￿t in Banch that raised wtal fund5 for Fr*ndsThe Scottish Police RuEtyteamscompeted in a dayofsFQrt and remeMÈf￿e,further reInfc￿Cingthe inValua￿e August: Walking Together, Celebrating Communityi and Longstanding Traditions With surnmer at it5 peak FrierK15 of Roxbjr Houseonce a8ain t(￿( to the streets- Ihis tin* fLV the Cekbrate Aberdeen Pwade. Held on Saturday. 31 Au8USt, the parade brwght tO8ether AbLYLkn¥ third 5ertoror8an15ati￿s In a vibrant Sho￿ase of community spr Friends wjlunteers, staff.and sutprters marched down Union Street, proudy representing the work bein8done every day at Roxbur8he House. It was a joyFul e¥ent,with partKipants dc￿nIng their Friend5 t%hirts,wavin8 banners, and cheerin8 aloThgsM4e fellow charities and community 8roups.The strong turncmjt dernonstrated h￿￿dee￿Y ernbe&Jed Friends iswithin the cityscharitable landscape, raisin8 ￿￿enesS of rts mission vthile inswrirE yjppyte The parado was not the only iiiile£lone In August. . whose V4)s c¥ed i(i House. co￿71? Lindee Kiltwalk, takirig (111 Ill￿. 2(Fmile Mighty Strx*. and had alrealyfjfled I ,,' Ivir rTiolher¥ merTh)ry, and Sharonsown Chall￿¥t dddt'd hn,Ithpr É323 to the gfowing total of fvnds raised in name. CL¥nmunty Part￿rShipS that help5ustsin FrieTrJ5' September. Marking 20 Years at Roxbur8he House and Looking to the Future As the 5eason5 changed. September brought a major milestone. 20 ￿tssI￿e Roxburghe House tnoved to its F(rnterhill site. Aspecial aMr¥vwy celebrat*)n wès held to rnafk two decade5 of ￿ldIn¥ exceptK)nal pallsative care. Refiecting on her motivation. money was irnp)rtant 50 that urghe House continue to 5UPPOrt care lor other I￿rd Or￿The walk wa5 a challenge at time5. bJt rt wa5 ultimatety rewarding. Èeing part of SLth a kn"8thtnt aThJ knrffti it was all fora good cav5e.' Her story was one of m¥tythat illustratedthe Fowerful conr￿CtiOn btheen Frie￿ts.the knilies rt supp)rts, and the desireto give back Meanwhile. ￿lUnteerS arKI 5UPWter5C(yrtinLEd their hard ￿rk in the Roxburghe Housegardens. TheGrampian Rugby Team IGPRFCI joined for(es with Friends'gardeningvdunteeot￿￿1lng replanting proje(t% tM)rder maintenance.and bark SP￿ading Their collertNe efft￿ transf(*med the garden,ensuring that patient%visit￿, arKJ staff a Pe￿1,*￿((￿1Trg $￿tOeni(ty. Another hi8hli8htof August wa5 the Cdekntm¥ I0)￿01￿[￿￿rght House 15 The Year in Review with Friends ti'iei Id.&• The event was a mment Of￿ert￿)n and appreciati(￿ bringing together staff.¥dunteer% patients. and their tsmilies. Consultant spoke mtrlin8￿atr￿￿rt the impact uig L)use. recalling her first impressionsof the facility aThd how its patient£entred approach transformed theeXper￿nce50f those in rts ca￿. In therw Wi19)n and Nicker paid a vsif io Roxburghe House. bnnging immensejoyto patIen￿famIl￿&and stsff. The event. 5ponwed by FrieThJs.was a ￿MITh￿er of the irnp)rtaThce of small mOM￿t5 of happne5s and comfort for those facing dI￿Ullts A Quarter of Unwaverin8 Dedication Frtyn personal fvndrat*rsto larg￿5(ale community ebtnts. Q3 sho￿35ed the Un￿￿ErIng comrnitrT*nt of Fr￿￿15 sllPPKlrte￿wAUnteer5.and p¥tnefs. As the quJtercame toa ￿￿e. attention tumed to final evtrrt 20th ann1¥e￿ry aftemth)n tea in earty Jrtumn, setto take the in Roxburghe Houses beautiful gardeThs. rt Nw>uld be the culrnination of an irKredible year. a (e￿brat￿n of everything Frieryjs had ach￿*d, and a reminder of the li￿ touched ty it5 She de5criL*d h(M Roxbury￿ House Pr￿￿￿e5 • plate of safety, di8nity. a￿1 supprf styityd.. 'When many patients come to Roxburghe H1X￿e, theyre frightened,vulneratle,and mayte •)gry. Thtyre probabty s&J. What's tw4ided here o patient- Cent￿d. indwidually tailtyed holistic care,ddwered in an envlronmentbth￿rethe persth) feels safe and listened to." With summer behind them. Friends moved intothe final qu¥ter of 2024. readyto C￿tInUe its rnission wrth the same dediCatJon.ciKnpa55￿n.and communlty swrit that defined the year so far. Ortober. December: A Year Culminates in Celebration, Reflection, and Festive Cheer November.. The Spirit of Giving Continues wrth the festtve season fast appYoachin& No¥ernterwa5 filled with 8enerosityand supwt. One h￿hlIght W4sthe Chri5tmastard So￿,Wh￿h onceagaiTh proved to bea f￿tastiC succe55.with Fnends sdlingcard5 at various church halsacros5 Aberdeen. as 11 as ￿1r￿. suppJrters*Erequick to stc(k up while £￿tribUt•r6 to a cause dose toth*r heart& Mearthile.C'nting theclinical Team. At the 2024 Annud General Meetin& Trustees y￿re dected toserve thrEtryear term5. Trustee5 will longer be required to step at each AGM for decticrf. Inste￿, those whose terrn5 have eTrJed or any r￿￿ rK¥nineeswill stand forelection. For the 2025 AGM, thi5 that oTrlyTrustees%those term5 are ewring, aSon8Wth any new caTrJidates put fO￿ard,wIll be upfor elertion. The ChantyTrustees rnu5t dect aChairM￿, Treasurer. aTrJ Secretaryfrom thernse The Board of Trvstee5 has authority to èpp)int others to the Board a5￿￿j when ¢kerned nKe55ary. The Con5vltant as aChaTltyTru5tee lex officiol but shall no vote at the Annual Gewd Meeting. The Senwcharge Nurse. Dewty Service Manager, Untt ChaFAain, a￿ invited to attend meetings, as a￿other ￿￿￿eSentatIVeS of theTrust from timeto time. Risk Management A comprehensive risk mana8ement framvAY)rk is in place, overseen and managed by the Board FORHG identified,assessed, and mitigated risks to wotect the charitys a55et5 and reputation. Regular risk a55e55ment5 inforrned 5trategK de(isions. alluwing the charity to adapt proactwely to ch￿gIng circumsta Financial Oversight TheTreasurer. an expwerKed financkil professh)na. providesdiligent oversight of FoRHG5 finarKial affairs. Detsiled hiancial reports. irKludin8 IrKcrfr¢ experditure.and balance sheets, are regulady reviewed, and discussed at Board meeting Annual Governance Review There is a minwnum of fujr Board meetingseach year. In 2024there￿￿$eItTr Meet*￿$ The Treasurer is required to make such reports onthe A comprehertsive annual 8cwernan￿ mie*• is conthxted.a55e55in8theeffectNene55of the 18 Financial Review for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• financial rM)sition of the Charity as maybe required the Board of Trustees. Contsol of ￿MInIstratI¢￿ •J finan￿ isthe ￿p￿sibIlrtY of the Board of Trustees who ￿p)rtt0 the members annually attheAnn General Meetiw or al other tirnes if considered ne￿SSary. in inveSt￿t income from funds managed by Brewin Dolphin.akngside &Jd￿0nd1 in¥￿tment irKome of £14.48& Coffee Bar and Promotional Sales FORHG ￿MaInS committedto fina￿la1 transparency and sustsinability. This Sert1(￿ wovides an overview of the With the Introd￿tKIn of a new coffee whine.$p￿1alIst￿rin￿s such as lattes cappuccinos, èThJ IM)tchLKolate a￿ now available at modestprti The Coffee Baraimed to bre* even aThJ a small surplus in 2024. A&Jitionally, sales of prornotional item& induding p￿$, torche>and Ckn'stmas crt8enerattd El26 Income Overview Total income for 2024 was £524,095, markinB SVdnrfKanl growth from É208,165 in 2023 ￿ É215,784 in 2022.The sharp inC￿aSe was driven ty hv4her legary successful fundraising e¥￿t& The charitys iKome streams rernaineddib*rse.with funds comiTh8 from indivi¢*Jal C￿p)rate ¢S)natbJn% onliThefun¢*aising, legacies. In¥￿Ement returns, arKI community initiatNe> The If￿￿aSe in legacy irKome and lustGivingfvndraising Flayed a pNotal role in strengtheningfina￿hll stability. other Income Thed￿ls￿)n tocrmsolidate smaller investments into the Brw'n Dolphin fvnd resulted in an upward revaluation of investments of £44,J79, aThJ a gain on dispos* of in¥estments of £&146. Expenditure Overview Total e¥Pe￿IltUref0r 2024 was £166,796, a significant decrease from £321,144 in 2023. This reduction re the absenceof major capital yoject5, allowin8 the C￿"tyt01OCu5 resources on core 5UPPOrt Service patient comfort.aTrJ ￿lUThteer initiati%Es. Personal Donations Donations from farnily and friends of pat*)ts at Roxburgh House. including funeral cdktior&totslkd £48.831 in 20Z4. Contributions rnade via the Iu5tGr¥in8 platforrn amounted to £91.561.whilecorwate donatioThs reached £19889. Kty A￿a$ of spendin8 Patient & Volunteer Supwt . Vdvnteer Tran¥￿ Costs.. £1,927- Covering mileage claims and Occasi¢￿al patient tr￿Sport. . Wee￿Y Fresh FI￿r$.. £2,889. Pro¥￿Irb8 a tA*kominB andccfflfortir6 emi1r0nrr￿t for pat￿nts. Fundraising and Ju5tGivin8 Fundraisin8 efforts, IrKI￿li￿ (hJnatiCfi5 thrw8h lustGiwTh& totalkd É78,852,wrth an a&jitic￿al £14,532 received in GiftAi(LA key contribjtor was the 2024 Walk, whKh generated an excepti¢ma £50.(m. . Patient Comforts (Toiletrie5, Refreshments. Ilne55AciivitE51.. £3.399- Enhancing patient exFrfen￿wth e5sentkal iterns. . Hospedia Tvservice. £8,217- Fundin8 free televisKJn ￿cesS fw ￿tients. Legacy Income Legaq irKome w the largest grTrxth. totallirbg £231,980. This irKluded signiftant bequestsof £150,000 fr(m the P4wki•l Tnist £45,orK) from estate of the lèie ile this iwme ha5 signifiiantly s reng ene charity5 fitwncial position. leg￿ donations rernain unpredictatAe. makin8 It essential to maintain arbj 8rthYother re¥enue stream Medical Equipment & Facilities . Equipxnent PU￿haSeS.. £IOM2. including.. o Wirtual Realty He&lsets É2.868.. SupFM)rtin8 therapyfor patient> o SFecialr5tChairs £2,234.. Improvin8 patient Investment and Interest Incorne The charty ￿ceiVed £3.127 in bank interest £16fi79 19 Financial Review for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• O Coffee Machine É2.52(F. Fty [￿l￿t and visitorenjoyrnent. l F￿U￿t ￿Ine presence. . Investment Mana8errtht Fee& £6.430 . Coverin8 professional investment managementservKe& Thi5 focused s￿￿1n88pPr0￿h erwves resourtrs are dIr￿ted toward rneaningful patient vdunteer 5UPPOrt while maintsining finarKial Sustaina￿"l￿y. Stock market ￿at•IrtY rernainsthe primary financial risk Thecharity continuesto wo wrth pWfe55￿Thal in￿tMent mana8ers to mitEate r￿k and ensure a st*4e ir￿￿e strt&n in%*stmen NHS Fundin8 Challenges * NHS Gramwan¥ tight bud8et constraints may im￿tfUtU￿ funding needs at RothJrghe HryJse.The charity remain5 ep¥ed to step in where required, **ll*ein8 ini(iat Regulatory & Compliance Ri5k5 . The Introjuctvjn of annual audrts has ensuredgreater fin￿131 scrutinyand Conclusion In (C￿￿1u5[on.th2 Tru5tee5 consth thi5 rewt to be comprehensi¥e tr4erview of thecharitys activities. gobvnance, finarKia W*￿an￿, and fthure ￿ans, en5Uring<￿FIN4￿e￿rth regulatory requirernents aTrJ p￿dIng stakehokkn Valuable ins18hts irto FORHGS owat1￿$. Disclosure of information to auditors. E￿h of the trustees has coThfirrned that there is no inf0m￿tIOn of whKh tw awae wh￿h is rdwant to the aud¢ iKrt of whKh the aLMJitor 15 unaware. They further ￿￿firnied that thry have tsken arwriatesteps to Klentifysuch rdevant inforn)at￿n ar¥J toestablish thatthe &￿JI￿r$0￿aWa￿ of such information. Net Movement in Funds Theiharity gewated a net S￿￿50f £357J9912023.. defici( of £112.9791 before net gains and h)55es investments, sgnthtantty stren8th&)Ing ￿fin￿l posftM)Th. After accounting for inv*stment perfrnnce. the charitrf5 net assets now exceed £1.8 million. wovh4ir strongfoundation forfuturÈ projert Reserves Policy FORHG c￿tI￿lES to mairtain a 5tronK reseryes pdy. ensuring Sufficient fund5 are available for.. l.on80￿% patient and staff su initiati¥es. The Trusiee5'RepJrt was tythe Board of Truslces on 11 March 202J. ststement of Trustees, Responsibilities For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards Ivnited Kingdom Genernlly Accepted Accountin8 Practice). - make judgementsaThJ estimates that a￿ ￿aSOna￿e aThJ prudrt. . state %%thether a￿KOble￿countin8 stsnd¥ds have been fdl¢)wed.subjert tt)any material departu disck)sed and explained in tF*finanoal statement%. and The law applicable to charities in Scoiland requires the Trustees to Prepa￿ financi315tatements for each finan. . give a true aThJ fair vwoftheststeof the charty¥knirs as al 31 Cwmber2024 ￿ of its incoming resources and aWKatK*) of resources.frK ￿ yEar then eTh . have properly Prepa￿ in a(((￿da￿ewlth United knng(kn c￿erallyAcCepted kcounting prarti￿.. and . have t*en prepared in ￿nCeWith the requirements of the ch￿.¢￿$ and Tr￿tee InvestmentlScoVandl Art 2005 *NJ regulètiM 8 of the Charit*s A(￿￿nts Iscottsndl Regulètions 20061as amended). Basis foropinion conducted our audit in ￿(or￿n£eWith IntÉYnatiLKo1 Stwd¥ds A￿lItIng IUKI IISAS IUKII and app4icèble law. Our responsibilitie5 undertlt05e stsTrJard5 are fijrther dw￿ribed in theAL￿r(￿¥ respJnsibilitv&s forthe audit of the financ*1 ststements section of our rep)rt. We we iNkperylent of thecharity in accoydancewith the ethical re4uirernent5 that are relevant to ¢Juraudit of thefinan¢k4 statements in the LIK irtJit evidencewe haveobtsined apprwiate io Ffftide a ba515 for wropinion. Conns relating to going concem In auditin8 the financial statements, have COrKI￿ that t￿Trustee5 U5eof the 8oin8CCrfKern b35is of accountln8 in the preparatk)n of the fina￿la1 statements is apwopriate. Based on the work %* ha%* yrformed.we have not k4ent1fied*￿ rnaterial U￿er￿inl￿ relatin8 toeventsor conditions that, individually or cdlectively. may cast Y8nifKant iknubt Tri the Charity¥ ability tocontinue as aBoing concern for a peri(xJ of at least twefve m(M)ths the stslements ¥eaut￿￿1$ed for issue. Our re￿n￿bIlitIeS and the responsibilitiesof the Trustees ￿th re5Pfft 1080in8 (C￿￿¢M are descrl)ed in the ￿leVant sertions ofthis rem. other information The other information comprw the infcmation indtyw in the ￿TrUal report other than the financial statements and our &Jditors reF**t thereon. The TrvStee$a￿ responsit4e for the other infomatK)n (Mtained wrthin annual report. our0pin￿￿ on the fwwrKial 5taternent51k)e5 not c¢)btrth2 other inf0rrnatl￿ arKI ￿{JO r￿t e¥p¥Ess arry form of assurarKe cOnclu￿on there0n.￿r re5pon%kn"lity isto read the other information and. In ¢S)in8 soconsider whethertheother information is malerialty Incon5iStent with the finarKk4 5tateff￿nts cf our kn￿￿edge obtained in the course of the audit. ￿ otherymse arpars to be materkalty misstated. IFwe identify such material Ir￿C￿siStencieS or appa￿nt material mi$stat￿ents. we ale requir&1 todeterniine whether thts gives rise to a material misstatement n the financial state￿entst￿rn5elve￿ IF. based ￿ the￿ ￿ have pYrforrned.V•t cttKlude that there isa material mi55taternent of this other information.we are reqUI￿d to rem that fact. È have Th)thin8 to rem in thB regard Matters on which we are required to reF￿ by exception È have Tr)thin8 to rewt in resF*rt of the follwTrJ matters in r￿at￿lowhKh the Ch¥(c￿5 Accounts Iscotlandl Regulation5 2006 las ame￿Ied) require usto repxt toyw rf. inouropinkw . tIE information given in the fwwncwl staternents is i￿oN5tent ￿ any material re5Fert with IheTru5tee5' report., or ' proper ￿COuntIng fEcords hknt not been kept: or . thefinanckil statementsare [￿t in agreeff￿nt wrth theaccoLmtin8 recrf. we hab* not receiNEd al the informath￿3Th1 ex￿t￿X￿ we require our aJdrL Independent Auditorfs (Continued) Report to the Trustees of Friends of Roxburghe House Grampian ti'iei Id.&• Resp)nsibilities of Trustees A5 explained mc￿efullY in the statement of Tru5tee5'fEwn5ibilitie5. the Trustee5 are rVaF¥)nsl￿e forthe preparation of the financial statements and for tein85atisfied that theygive a tn￿ ￿ fair VEW. fc￿ such intemèl control as the Tru5tee5 <￿ermIne is ne￿Sary to enable the weparation of finaKial statements that are free from rnaterial mi55taternent.whether due to fraLwJ or error. In preparing the fThrKial ststernent&theTru5tees are re5FrfMsible for a55essin8 the Charity¥ abiltyto continue asa goin8 concem. dt5closin8. as applKable. maiters rdated to 80in8 C(￿(eM and u5in8 the 80in8 corKem basi5 of unl￿5 the Trustee5 eithEr intend to ceaseoFeratiCfi5, or have rK* realistic alternative but todoso. Auditor's responsibilities for the audil of the financial Statements È have t*en appointed as &xJitw vThJef sertion 44iIMcl of the Chwities ￿ Trustee In¥estment IScotlandlArt 2(x)5 and rewrt in K Statement of Reumnmended practi￿ applicab￿ to chartties pieparing their acawnts in accordance with the FiAarKial ReF￿1n8 Stsndard Jpplicable in the UK Jnd Republic of I￿land IFRS 1021. lefferti* l JaThJary 20191. Thecharity is a Public Berefrt Entityas defined ty FRS 102. The financial ststements art yepared in stedin&which is the fvnctk)nal cuttency of the Charity. Monet•ry amwnts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £. The financial ststement5 have been wyred urKler the historical t05t cwvention.mLxlified to include certain financial instruments at fair value.The Pfincipal accounting policie5 adopled a￿ Set out below. 1.2 Going concern At the lime of approving the financial Staternen￿theTrUStee5 a reasonab￿ expertation that the Charity ha5 adequate resources to continue in OFerational existence for the foreseeable future.Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going wncem b•sis ofaccounting in wring thethn•rKial ststement> 1.3 Ch•rit•ble funds Llnre5tricted funds are available for ust at the di5crEtion of theTrustees in furtheran￿ of their charitable objective 1.4 Income Income is recognised vknen the charity is legalty enti1l&l lo it after any Performan￿(OndItIonS have been met,the amounts can be measured reliably,a￿l it is probaNe that I￿ome will be weived. 0¢￿tiOnS3￿e rKognised ¥¥kn thry have been ccthmunicated in writin8 With notification of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a th)nation issubject to cfmxlilions that requi￿ a level ol performance bef the Critical accounting estimates and judgements In the application of the Charity's accounting policistheTrustees ore requiretl to make judgernents. e5tirnates and a55UrnPtions about thecarrying amount of assets and liabilities that are Tr)t readily apparent from other sources.The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical eXPer￿rKe and other fartors that are considered io be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimate The estimates aThJ undertying assumptions are re4ie4%td on an ongoing basi& Re¥isionsto accovnting estirnate5 re recognised in the period in whKh the estimate is revised where the revision affects only thal ￿lOd, or in the period of the re¥l￿On and future perirth wherethe revision affects i#)th current and fvture Fer1￿1 29 Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• Donations and le8acies Unrestricted funds gtneral 2024 Unrestricted funds general 2023 Donations •)d gifts Le8acie5 re￿1vable 256.941 231.984 164,050 9,170 488,927 173.220 Donations and gifts Donations and 8ifts Tax recoverable on donations and gifts Amazon Smile 253N46 3.277 160.352 3.581 256,943 164.050 Other tradin8 acknvities Unrestricted funds 8enw31 2024 Unrestricted fund5 general 2023 Shop income 876 1.523 Investments Unrtstricted funds 8eneral 2024 Unrestricted fund5 s￿￿ra1 2023 Income from listed investments Interest receivable 31.165 3.127 30,056 3,141 34,292 33.197 Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• Other incoffle Unre5trirted funds 8en¢r41 2024 Unrestricted funds general 2023 B•nk compensation 225 Raisin8 Unre5trirted fund5 general 2024 Unrestricted funds 8¢neral 2023 Fundr•isin8 •nd publioty Support costs 5.213 3,301 Investment managemeb)t 430 5.603 11.643 8.904 Ch•ritsble Irtiviti Supporting RHG 2024 Supporting RHG 2023 Operational cgsts 61.597 222.153 Grant funding of activities Isee note 101 91556 90.087 155,153 312,240 Expenditure on charIta￿e activities irKludes £I￿8￿12021. £1.9201 charged by the audthr for audivindependent examination services). Description of artivities Supporting Roxi￿rghe House (Grampian) Provision of s(￿port to NHS Grampian Charitylformerty Roxburts House Grarnpian Charitable Trust) 31 Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• 10 Grants payable Supporting RHG 2024 Supporting RHG 2023 Grant5 to institutio￿. NHS Grampian Grampian H05Pitals Art Trust 36,460 50.568 51.374 37.257 87A28 88.631 G￿lS to individuals 6.528 IA56 93.556 90D87 Trustees No member of the tM)ard of Irustees received remvneratK)n during the period. Payments madeto trustees during the period related to teimbursement for ilems purch•sed on behalfolthe charit There were Thodonation5 rnade by the trustee5 during Ihe period. 12 Employees The averase rTr)nthly number of emplryyee5durin8 the ￿arW 2024 2023 Number Number Total There are Tr) employtts12023. £Nill and em￿￿)ee5 received TeMU￿ratIon fortheir 5ervice512023- £Nill. 11 Net gainslllossesl on in¥estments Unre5trirted funds 8eneral 2024 Unrestricted funds 8eneral 2Q23 Revaluation of investments Gainiilossl on sale of investments 44,379 146 45.242 12,0101 50.525 43.232 32 Notes to the Financial Ststements (Continued) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• Fixed assrt investments Listed W1¥*5tfflents Cost orvaluation at I january 2024 Additions Valuation changes Disposals 1.130,163 38S746 44,379 019.7591 At 310ecember 2024 1241,219 C•rrying •mount At 31 December 2024 lJ41,229 At 310ecembtt 2023 1,130,463 2024 2023 Listed in¥estrnents C¥r￿n6 arntyjnt 1241.229 1.130.863 Fixed asset investments rvalued The listed investment cost value at 31 December2024 ￿ £1.102,78712023- ÉIK132.$451. l investments held * listed UK securitiek Material holding in investment portfdK*, inb*rtment in indmdual enttties held at 31 De￿rnber 2024 which are over 5% of portfolio by value are.. M¢lnroy+ Wood Income Fund- Market Value £394a3412023.. £397J841 Brewin Dolphin Limited manages a p￿￿0110 of in¥estments with a market value of £846￿951202j.. £650￿0) 15 Yinèncial Instruments 2024 2023 Carrying amtyjnt of financial assets Instruments measured at fair value thrwsh wofiiorloss 1.796AS0 1377,606 Debtors 2024 2023 Amounts falling due within oneyw. Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income 6M85 18NIO 8,148 27,602 24.505 35.750 33 Notes to the Financial Ststements (Continued) For the Year Ended 31 December 2024 ti'iei Id.&• 17 Crtditorn. •mounts f•llin8 due within oneye¥ 2024 2023 Other creditors A(cru•ls and deferred income 17.473 3.744 17.473 3.744 18 Related party transartions There were no dixlos•ble related party tr4ro•rtions during the￿rI2023. rwel. 19 Reconaliation olnet Movem￿ in fwthto net c•sh Ilty*from oper•tini Ktivitses 2024 2023 Net movernent in fuTrAs 407.824 169.7471 Adjustments fop. Net gains Illossesl on investments Interest received {44J791 13,1271 131,1651 10 143,2321 Investment income recwved Increasel IOecrea5el in 5totk Increase/ (Decrease) in debtors Increasel IOecr¢as¢l in Creditors 130,0561 12,7301 16J231 1643791 11.245 11729 Net cash zenerated I Iu5edl in opentini activities 354.137 1229.6081