Aberlour Community Association SCIO SC009817 Chairperson Report for 15[th] May 2025
The Fleming Hall had a very busy year with the diary full of events from weekly classes, local groups and special events, birthdays and funeral teas.
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That being said due to a massive increase in the utilities bill which now averages at £1,000.00 per month we have had to increase the hall fees to reflect this.
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We have said goodbye to both
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We have said goodbye to both as hall keepers and wish to thank both for their work with the hall over the year. We have a new hall keeper who has joined the team alongside .
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The lease for the hall is due to be renewed in March and we are hoping to be able to renew this if possible but this will depend on the terms and conditions we are offered via the Moray Council. To be perfectly honest we may have to let the Fleming Halll go if the trustees feel we cannot afford to run the building.
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We wish to thank the Aberlour Villa Football Club for a very generous donation towards the upkeep of the hall.
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We are looking for a number of people to come together to form a sub committee to fund raise and aid in the running of the Hall going forward, please feel free to make yourselves known to the trustees if you want to help with this.
year for which we would like to thank for their hard work, they also are
looking for more volunteers to help with the workload. A special thanks goes out to Alic Littler Trust and the Aberlour Fire Service for their donations to the Garden project.
The Playpark Project was kick started at the village party last year.
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as gone from strength to strength with the formation of a very active subgroup which has raise a considerable amount of money towards the refurbishment of the play park, with soup and sweet, Hogmanay party, Singing Kettle, proceeds from the Christmas Raffle.
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The Scottish Government is funding the new park via the Moray Council to the tune of £90,000 and any monies raised by the sub-group will be in addition to this to further add to the equipment and play area.
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The public consultation for the park is live now and we would encourage everyone with an interest to have your say on the online form.
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We have had donations towards the park from Aberlour Hotel, Alister Walker, Speyside Community Council, CO-OP, Rothes Glen and all the villagers who supported these events with their time and money we would like to thank you all.
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The Robinson Trust had triple matched the funds raise from the Aberlour Hotel and the Singing Kettle which has boosted the funds considerably.
The new Christmas street lights where installed and look great
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a big thank you to for taking on the task of organising the lights and tree for the village.
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The old lights were offered to the villagers for a donation and several of them were given new homes within the village.
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The Fire Service also needs to be thanks for raising the tree in the square.
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The installation and removal of the lights is undertaken by an external contractor which costs the village £2,500 per year which we need to find every year.
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The Aberlour Hotel had a fundraiser on games day which was triple matched by the Robertson Trust
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into the building.
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The Speyside Care Home had a regular Thursday booking to help with their amenities fund.
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We have also had a baby shower, a wedding reception, a small Christmas party, a Birthday party and a Wedding along with the usual opening of the tearoom at weekends.
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We wish to thank all the volunteers who baked or staffed the tearoom last year. As per usual we are looking for more volunteers to keep the tearoom open this year.
The Public toilets are kept clean by a small but dedicated team of volunteers who do a sterling job of opening/ cleaning and closing the toilets 346 days a year.
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Baby Changing facilities have been installed in both the male and female toilets. Along with the necessary bins for disposal of waste by an external company.
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Air fresheners have been installed in all 3 toilets.
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DONR text to donate, donations have seen an increase since the improvements have been implemented.
The Visitor Centre has been run solely by last year which he did alongside his work with the Heritage Project around the village.
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Unfortunately has had to step back from the running of the SVC due to his health but will still be working on Heritage projects.
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We want to thank him and for their hard work on the Heritage Project
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As can no longer staff the centre we are looking for volunteers so we can keep the centre open.
Chair
Aberlour Community Association SCIO (SC009817)
15/05/2025
Treasurer's Reportfortheyear ending September 2024 The months of October and November have been mainly taken over by ensuring the Accounts were ready for the Auditor. These were handed over to her on 151b November once I was certain I had full access to all the accounts online and myself met so as we could checkthatwe could in fact both authorise any BACS transactions which we are now able to do. The main poinis in the 8Gcounts for December 2023 inGlude the Christmas Market and the Audit for OSCR. I have had the audit b8ck from and she has signed off on both our account 8n(J ,the Pipe Bond accounts so these are readyto be uploaded to OSCR once they have been passed by the AGM. The other main issue is access to the utility's accounts. l am having problems due to them having a named person on them, I will continue to try and gain access before the next meeting. January and February were all aboutthe allocation of P8uI's HillWindf8rm Grants. Broadb8nd Costs and utItieS access. Also confirming wth Moray Council that there is no need to apply this yearforthe rebates on the various premises as last years application stands until next re-evaluation. March, April and May I have yetto movethe £978 fortheTearoom white goods which was paid into the Fleming Hall account instead of into the General account as this would put a strain on the H211 account as its funds are quite limited. so will look to moving the funds next month if 211 are agreed to this .Utility access is still an issue EDF had taken £414 from the account even though we are no lon8er with them. Havin8 had a vigorous conversation with them we will be refunded this money alongwith a further £415.92 that was owed to us. The DD has now been cancelled from our end 8S they didn't cancelwhen we switched over. The rest of the day financial year saw the final payments for the flood damage being paid and consolidating access to ali the accounts and utilities. The yearly rundown is set out on the next page. 16IJ5R025 Tiea5wer Sjrd by.
| Aberlour Community Asso | ciation | SCIO | |||||||
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| Scottish CharityRegistered Number SC | 009817 | ||||||||
| Financial Statement For The Ye | ar Ended | 30 Septe | mber 2024 | - Page 1 | |||||
| Fund | 2023 | Income | 2024 | 2023 | Expenditure | 2024 | |||
| General Fund | 1,656.08 | Insurance | 2,665.50 | ||||||
| 4,500.57 | Donations | 30.00 | 572.49 | Electricity for Christmas Lights | |||||
| Sundry Income | 20.00 | Subscriptions & Stationery | 20.00 | ||||||
| 462.72 | Donations-Public Toilets | 274.20 | 74.80 | Remembrance Wreath | 36.00 | ||||
| 19,765.15 | Insurance Claim-Flood Damage | 104.14 | Cleaning of Public Toilets & Tearoom | 1,031.98 | |||||
| Moray Council Grant-Flood Damage | 10,000.00 | Refurbishment Costs After Flood Damage | 20,850.48 | ||||||
| Chivas Brothers-Flood Damage | 2,500.00 | ||||||||
| 754.55 | Fund Raising | 310.00 | 34.96 | Fund Raising Expenses | |||||
| 1,798.51 | Christmas Market Income | 2,610.00 | 725.27 | Christmas Market Expenses | 1,354.61 | ||||
| 3,473.31 | Heat & Light | 3,563.42 | |||||||
| 347.10 | Repairs & Maintenance | 111.15 | |||||||
| Sundry Expenses | 50.00 | ||||||||
| 15,724.20 | 29,683.14 | ||||||||
| Fleming Hall | 4,981.00 | Hall Lets | 8,115.00 | 2,220.00 | Hall Keeper Honorarium | 2,220.00 | |||
| 2,292.23 | Donations | 1,085.60 | Repairs & Maintenance | 1,734.40 | |||||
| 283.50 | Fund Raising-Car Boot Sale | 2,706.25 | Heat & Light | 5,273.59 | |||||
| 951.00 | Fund Raising-Model Exhibition | 885.00 | 939.55 | Cleaning Supplies | 1,672.49 | ||||
| 210.00 | Water Rates Refund | 94.38 | Water Rates | ||||||
| Moray Council Grants | 1,475.88 | 986.12 | Insurance | 1,156.57 | |||||
| 20.00 | Sundry Expenses | 20.00 | |||||||
| 10,475.88 | 12,077.05 | ||||||||
| Community Enhancement | 4,196.00 | Grant-Moray Council | 820.56 | Plants | 810.86 | ||||
| & Garden Project | 1,000.00 | Donation-Alice Littler Memorial Trust | 600.00 | 305.29 | Fertiliser & Compost | 143.11 | |||
| Donation-Aberlour Fire Service | 250.00 | 300.00 | Grass Cutting | 300.00 | |||||
| Donation-Speyside Community Counci | 25.00 |
3,231.00 | Capital-New Planters | ||||||
| 965.00 | -New Gravel Garden | ||||||||
| 875.00 | 1,253.97 | ||||||||
| 41,195.23 | Carried Forward | 27,075.08 | 20,681.90 | Carried Forward | 43,014.16 | ||||
| Aberlour Community Asso | ciation | SCIO | |||||||
| Scottish CharityRegistered Number SC | 009817 | ||||||||
| Financial Statement For The Ye | ar Ended | 30 Septe | mber 2024 | - Page 2 | |||||
| Fund | 2023 | Income | 2024 | 2023 | Expenditure | 2024 | |||
| 41,195.23 | Brought Forward | 27,075.08 | 20,681.90 | Brought Forward | 43,014.16 | ||||
| Playpark Fund | Donation | 350.00 | Printing | 3.50 | |||||
| 350.00 | 3.50 | ||||||||
| Christmas Lights | PaulsHill WindFarm | 8,400.00 | Purchase of NewChristmasLights | 7,746.12 | |||||
| Donations | 4,800.00 | Put Up &TakeDownChristmasLights | 2,458.04 | ||||||
| Sale ofOld ChristmasLights | 95.00 | Electricity | 605.75 | ||||||
| SundryExpenses | 78.50 | ||||||||
| 13,295.00 | 10,888.41 | ||||||||
| The Old Station | 1,736.39 | Teas, Coffees, etc | 9,682.89 | 202.49 | Catering Supplies | 2,386.33 | |||
| Tearoom | 510.00 | Rent of Tearoom | 455.34 | Repairs &Maintenance | 494.18 | ||||
| 90.23 | DonationsBox | 1,620.00 | Legal Feesre CAT Transfer | ||||||
| Donations | 250.00 | Wifi | 214.50 | ||||||
| SundryExpenses | 250.90 | ||||||||
| 208.43 | Water RatesRefund | 570.00 | Surveyor - Feesfor Revaluation | ||||||
| FundRaising | 405.00 | 1,964.83 | Flood CleanUpExpenses | ||||||
| 10,337.89 | 3,345.91 | ||||||||
| Speyside Visitor Centre | 1,100.00 | Donationsfor HeritageProject | 689.82 | Telephone &Broadband | 842.36 | ||||
| 30.00 | Donations | 2,145.88 | HeritageTrail Expenses | 2705.32 | |||||
| PaulsHill WindFarm | 800.00 | 1,018.00 | Capital Expenditure- 2 Laptops | ||||||
| 120.00 | Room Hire | 380.00 | 183.68 | Repairs &Maintenance | |||||
| National Lottery Grant | 3,928.00 | 110.61 | Web Costs | 110.61 | |||||
| Moray CouncilGrant | 6,500.00 | 570.00 | Surveyor - Feesfor Revaluation | ||||||
| Fundraising & Sales | 470.00 | Office Supplies | 132.10 | ||||||
| 12,078.00 | 3,790.39 | ||||||||
| 44,990.28 | Carried Forward | 63,135.97 | 30,212.55 | Carried Forward | 61,042.37 | ||||
| Aberlour Community Asso | ciation | SCIO | |||||||
| Scottish CharityRegistered Number SC | 009817 | ||||||||
| Financial Statement For The Ye | ar Ended | 30 Septe | mber 2024 | - Page 3 | |||||
| Fund | 2023 | Income | 2024 | 2023 | Expenditure | 2024 | |||
| 44,990.28 | Brought Forward | 63,135.97 | 30,212.55 | Brought Forward | 61,042.37 | ||||
| Aberlour Community & | |||||||||
| District Pipe Band | 1,717.98 | FundRaising | 2,612.64 | ||||||
| 261.00 | Donations | 3,280.49 | 107.72 | Purchase of Equipment | |||||
| 3,400.00 | PerformanceFees | 6,065.00 | 264.50 | Purchase ofJackets,Waistcoats & Sporrans | |||||
| PaulsHill WindFarm | 3,000.00 | 570.00 | Bus Costs | 4,885.00 | |||||
| 275.04 | FundRaisingExpenses | 69.83 | |||||||
| Hire of FlemingHall | 1,080.00 | ||||||||
| 14,958.13 | |||||||||
| 6,034.83 | |||||||||
| **50,369.26 ** | Total Income for the Year | 78,094.10 | **31,429.81 ** | Total Expenditure for the Year | 67,077.20 | ||||
| **18,939.45 ** | Surplus for the Year | 11,016.90 | |||||||
| 50,369.26 | 78,094.10 | 50,369.26 | 78,094.10 | ||||||
| Treasurer | I have examined the reords of the Association and supporting | vouchers an | |||||||
| confirm that the above Statementgives an accurate account o | f the | ||||||||
| Financial State of the Association | |||||||||
| Chairman | |||||||||
| Examiner | |||||||||
Aberlour Community Association SCIO S(x)tt1sh Charfty RegiBtered Number SCOWI 7 Flnanclal Ststem8nt ForThè Yr Ended 30 S•pt•mber 2024- Pago I Fund 2023 Incom• 2024 2023 Exp•ndlturo 2024 G•n•r•l Fund I,6.0& 572.49 2000 7480 104.14 nsurlnce Electricity lor ChrtBtrn8s LvJhts Sbbscrlptkjns & Stallonery Romembran¢e Wreath Claanlng of Publlc Toilets & Teeroom Relurblshmonl Costs Aftèr Flood Dama98 2,865.50 4,500.57 Doniion$ Sundry Incorn Donations- Public Tollets Insufan¢o C18lm- Flood Damag8 Moroy Councll GrBnt- Flood Damog• Chwas Broth•f¥- Flood Dam•ge Fund R8i8ing Chrlslm8s Markgl In¢om• 20.CQ 462.72 19,765.15 274.20 1,031.98 20.850.48 10,tyJO. 2.500 310.00 2 610.00 784. 1,798.51 3498 726.27 3,473.31 347.10 Fun¢ R8181ng Èxpgn8e8 Chrl8tmg$ Mark•t Exwn8•• Heal & Llghl R•palr8 & Malnlenan Sundry Exp¢n898 1,364.81 3,563.42 50.0) 16,724.20 29,883.14 Fhmlng Hall 4.981.00 2,292.23 lall L•l8 Donations Fund Rèi$ing- Car Boot Sal• Fund Ralslng- Model E¥hlblllon W818r Role$ Refund Mor8y Council Gr8nt• 8,115. 2,220.( 1,085.60 2.706 25 939.55 54.38 9e6 12 Hall K•ep•r Honorarlum Repilrs & MaInln0• Neat & Llghl Qlagnlng Supplle• Wai¢r R81 In&urance Sundry Éxp8n8•1 2,220. 1,734.40 6.273.59 1.872.49 951.00 210.00 885.00 1.475.88 1,158,57 20.00 10h76.88 12,077.06 CommvnltyEnhancemant & G•rd•n ProJ•¢t 4.tg6.00 1.000.00 Grant- Moray Council Donatbn- Allce Lt9r Memorial Trust D(>natK)n. Abèdour Fire Servic Donation- Spey81de Community Gout 820.56 Pl8n Fertili$er & Compost Gr888 CLrtling CapYLal- Planters - Naw Gravel Garden 810.86 143.11 300.00 800. 250. 3W. 3.231 00 965.00 876.00 1,263.97 41 195.23 C8rrtedF0•yd 27.075.08 20 681.90 C8rrl8dFonvard 43 014.16
Aberlour Communlty Assoclatlon SCIO Scottish ChBrity R8gi81ar8d Number SC009817 Flnanclal StateThnt For Tho Year Ended 30 Septembèr 2024 - Page 2 Fund 2023 Incom• 21124 2023 Expondllure 2024 41.196.23 Brought Fonv&rd 27,076.08 20.l.9D Bmughl FonY•rd 43,014.16 PI•ypATk Fund 350.00 Printing 350. Chrlslma¥ Llght• Pauls Hlll Wnd Farm Donadon$ Sale of Old Chrtmas Llght$ 8,400 00 4,800.00 95.Q) Pur¢hiM ol Now Chr18tmB8 LvJhl$ Put Up & Tak8 Down ChrlstmA8 LigN$ lectriclty Sijndry 7,746.12 2.458.04 605.75 78.50 13.290.00 10.B88.41 The Old 8tstlon Te•ro( 1.736.39 510.00 .23 Teas, Coff••s, •t Rènt ol Tegroom Don81ion$ Box Donations 9.e82.89 22.49 4¥.34 1,620.CQ Cat•rlng Suppli¢• Repolfs & M•intengn¢e Legol Fees re CAT TMn8fvr Wifi Sundry Expenses Survayor- Fae$ for R¢v•lu¥tion Flo¢d Cl•on Up Exyn$•$ 2,386.33 494.18 o. 214.50 250.sfl 208.43 Wiler Rates R•fund Fund R•l•lng $70.00 1,964.83 .00 10,337.89 3,346.#1 spod• Vlltor C•ntr• 1,100.00 Don8dons for H•rllage Prol¢¢t Donatlons Paul$ Hill Wind Farm Room Hir N8lional Lottery Grant Moray COU11 Grant Fundrablng 8 Soles e89.82 2,145 88 1,018. 183.68 110.61 570. Telephone & Broadband Heritoge Trail Expen8e$ Capital Expondilure- 2 Laptop Repairs & Malntenon Web Cost Survey¢r- Fees for Rev4lu8ti)n Offico Sup1¢8 842.38 2705.32 800.QO 380.00 3.928. 6.500 470. 120.C 110.81 132.10 12,078.00 3,790.39 44,990.28 63,135.97 30 212.55 C8rrl•d FonYrd 61.042.37
Aberlour Community A88oclation SCIO Scottish Charity Rag8[ad Numb8r SC009817 Flnanclal Statèmént ForTh• Yèar End•d 30 SoPt8mb#r 2024- Pag• 3 Pd 2023 Incom? 2024 21J23 Expendllu IlJ24 44,990.28 emuBht Fon¥rd 63,136.97 30.212.55 61,042.31 Ab•rtouv Communlty & Dlstrltl Plpfj Bond 1,71798 261 00 2,400.00 Fund R2rJlng Don•iion$ P8rfDrm4nce F8•8 Pou Wind Fgrm 2,612 84 3.280.49 6.CN85. 3.CQO. 10772 264.50 570.( 275.04 Purch•$e of Eq1Pment Puich89e of Ja¢k•t4, Wal#tco•ts & 8porr•ng 8u8 Costs Fund Ral8lTrJ Èxpon•s Ire ol Flomlng 811 d,885.C4) 69.83 I,CÉO.th) 14.9S8.13 1,034.83 60,389.28 Total In¢•m• foi th• YMI 78,094.10 31,429.81 Totsl Exp•ndiiur• lor th• Ymr 87,Ir7.20 18.939.45 5urplLt• fgF th• YMI 11,01e.90 so 89.28 7B 094.10 BO 369.28 78,09&10 irbasur•r I ha examlnod thè r•ord$ ol Ihe A$8ociation and 8UPPOrtkng voucher8 8nd conflrm Ihal the atsve Slalomenl g5V an accur3te 8ccouth ol the Flnanclal State oltho As8o¢latlon CharMn // Exf•nln•r
Aberfour Community Association SCIO FlnanciAI Slt#mgnt Re¢onclllallon ForThp Year End•d 30 September 2024 Openlng 8ank BalanS AS * 30 S•ptember 2023 GerEral Fvnd F1rJ Ha Corrnnunity EhareMeFrt & Gardens Prcpd PL8ypath Fund Christrnas tt5 Apyeal The Okl Station TearoDm Spe5stile VErtor Centr8 berlour C(xnrnunrty & Dtrict Ptpè B¥pJ 27.976.81 4.708.91 3.9.79 1.271.22 2.814.ts4 4,217.13 649.33 15,695.53 1,613.23 4,043.08 4,265.64 1,271.22 2,814 04 6,574.97 4,317.32 11,533.81 Totsl Batsnols 56,372.76 36,43321 D•ll¢ltfor Year Surplus f¢r Y•ar 11.016.90 16,93gA6 Closlng FurKls as at 30 Septwnb¢r 2024 66.389.88 66 372.76 Closlng Bik Ballr•5 as t 30 SeptrnibeT 2024 General Fund Fmiro Hall C(xrmunty Enhnoftrrt a Gardens PrtP Playpark FurKI Chrwtrnas Lights Appeal The Old Stabon Tear(Kx speth Visitor Centre Ab8rl(wJr CoFtmundy & 01n(l Py BarKI 6.016.(Y) 3.107.74 3.460.82 1.617.72 6.476.02 11,244.98 9.847.55 24,618.83 21,976.81 4.708.91 3.839.79 1,271.22 2.814 04 4.217.13 849 33 15,695.53 Totsl Bartk 8alanc•s 6.389.66 65 372.76 Treasu Chalrni Exarni
Aberlour Community Association SCIO Independent Examinetrs Report on the Accounts For the Year Ended 30 September 2024 My examination is catned out in accordan( wtlh Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts {Scotlandl Regulations 2C#J6. An examinatton includes a reeW of the Accounting Re¢ords kept by the Chartty and a comparison of the Accounts presented with those rec¢xds. It also includes consideration of any unusLtal items or disclosures in the Accounts and seeks explanations from the Trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not 0vide all the eviden Ihat would be required in an audit arxl, consequently. I do not express an Audrt Opinion on the Accounts. In the course of my examinatKJn. no matter has come to my attention.. 1. lch gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requIrnents. al To keep Accounting Records in accordan ¥Mth Section44(1){a) of the Charities and Trustee Investment Act 2005 and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and b) To prepare Accounts which accord with the Accounts'ng Records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2008 Accounts ReguEations have not teen met, or 2. To which, in my opinion. attention shoukl be drawn in order to enable a prop8r undefsarKling of the Accounts to be reached. Signed. Name.. Professional Qualifications Irf any).. A Address..