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Garioch Sports Centre, Burghmuir Drive, Inverurie, AB51 4GY Charity number SCO16173
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS
FOR YEAR ENDED 31 July 2025
Contact Address:
Clo Garioch Sports Centre, Burghmuir Drive, Inverurie, AB51 4GY
Recruitment & appointment of Trustees
All of the group's trustees were appointed or reappointed by the members at our annual general meeting which was held on 16th June 2025.
Governing document:
Strathbum Park Preschool is a charitable unincorporated association, and the purposes and administration arrangements are set out in our constitution.
Charitable purposes:
Our purposes, as recorded in our constitution, are to advance the education of pre-school children with the emphasis on play experience in line with the Govemment's Curriculum for Excellence so that they may take a constructive place in the community.
Activities and achievements:
We are an Aberdeenshire Council partner provider and offer 5 sessions per week for up to 35 children aged 3-5 years at Preschool during school term time in line with local council requirements. In accordance with the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 we offer 3—5-year-olds up to 1140 hours per annum. Two's Group provision continues to be two separate sessions of 1 hour 45 minutes every Thursday during school term time for up to 15 children per session. The staff continue to incorporate the Curriculum for Excellence into Preschool sessions and the Pre-birth to Three government guidelines at Two's Group. Our care service inspection on 21* November 2022 gained an overall inspection rating of “good”.
We carried out a few fundraising activities during the year and raised £450. These funds help towards some of the costs involved in replacing broken equipment and updating some of our resources. The committee will continue to organise fundraising activities during the coming year.
We received a substantial donation of £28,184 from the residual funds of a local Playgroup which closed. These funds were used to purchase and erect a wooden gazebo for the outdoor area.
The trustees did not receive any remuneration or expenses during the year.
Reserves
The group account shows a surplus of £51,279 for 2024-2025 and the contingency (savings) account has unrestricted funds of £74,620 as at year end.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by
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Strathburn Park Playgroup Statement of Receipts and Payments For the year ended 31 July 2024
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|Charity Number SC016173|Year ended|Year ended|
|31-Jul-25|31-Jul-24|
|INCOME|£|£|
|Aberdeenshire|Council funding|195,462|209,608|
|Donations|28,184|-|
|Fee income|10,149|7,913|
|Fundraising income|450|1,071|
|Interest income|711|739|
|T-shirt sales|197|11|
|Total Income|235,152|219,342|
|EXPENDITURE|
|Accountancy fees|676|65|
|Charitable donations|.¢)|71|
|Cleaning|156|211|
|Consumable items|881|473|
|Employer National Insurance|4,391|-|
|Equipment|6,700|880|
|Fundraising expenses|0|155|
|Insurance|377|363|
|IT software & consumables|465|489|
|Medical|insurance|42|-|
|Pensions|4,007|7,849|
|Postage, printing & stationery|252|176|
|PVGs, SSSC and hiring costs|532|412|
|Rent|17,822|15,511|
|Repairs and maintenance|76|-|
|Salaries|142,284|130,723|
|Snack expenses|1,716|1,550|
|Staff costs|712|131|
|Staff uniforms|562|-|
|Telephone & internet|278|256|
|Toys|183|712|
|Trip costs|1,477|950|
|T-shirts|286|247|
|Total Expenditure|183,873|161,224|
|Surplus/deficit for the year|51,279|58,118|
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Notes No remuneration was paid to charity trustees during the year. No expenses were paid to charity trustees during the year. Employer National Insurance was included within Salaries in the previous year.
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Strathburn Park Preschool
For the year ended 31 July 2025
| report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025
Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Independent Examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1){d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1)(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
independent Examiner's Statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of a
Relevant Professional Qualification / Professional Body: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
Address: CA House, 21 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 SBH
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Strathburn Park Playgroup
Statement of Balances
As at 31 July 2025
Charity Number $C016173
| 31/07/2025 | 31/07/2024 | 31/07/2023 | |
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| £ | £ | £ | |
| Cash Funds | |||
| Openingbankbalance | 158,750 | 124,331 | 92,0528 |
| Openingcashbox | 40 | 20 | |
| Opening savingsaccount | 73,909 | 50.170 | 15,023 |
| Surplus/deficit for year | 51,279 | 58,118 | 46,315 |
| Closing balances | 283,938 | 232,659 | 153,416 |
| Investments | |||
| None | |||
| Other Assets | |||
| Outdoor equipment: gazebo purchased in 2025 (£1,930) | |||
| indoorequipment: Storage unitsand chairs purchased in 2025 (£970) | |||
| The charity does not depreciate assets underthe Receipts & Payments regime. | |||
| Liabilities | |||
| None | |||
| General Funds | |||
| Closing bank balance | 209,318 | 158,750 | 124,331 |
| Closing cash box | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Closingdeposit balance | __-74620 | _73,909 | 50,170 |
| Closingbalances | 283,938 | 232,659 | 174,541 |
All general funds are unrestricted
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