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2025-09-30-accounts

Charity Registration No. SC019264 Company Registration No. SC118550 (Scotland)

TAYPORT HARBOUR TRUST LIMITED

(A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE)

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Contents

For the year ended 30 September 2025

Page
Legal and Administrative Information 1
Trustees’ Annual Report 2 – 4
Independent Examiner’s Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
(incorporating Income and Expenditure Account)
Balance Sheet 7
Notes to the Accounts 8 – 15

Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Legal and Administrative Information For the year ended 30 September 2025

Company Number:

SC118550 (Scotland)

Scottish Charity Number:

SC019264

Current Board of Trustees:

Stuart Barclay Graham Harvey James Pask Raymond Shafren Stephen Nutley Shona McCabe (appointed 8 Jan 2026) Michael Stark (appointed 8 Jan 2026) Craig Thomson (resigned 17 Nov 2025)

Registered Office:

Tayport Harbour Harbour Road Tayport Fife DD6 9EU

Independent Examiner:

Elaine Alsop ACA DChA FCIE EA Independent Ltd 5 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH2 4AN

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended 30 September 2025

The Trustees (who are directors for the purposes of company law) present their report for the year ended 30 September 2025.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in Note 1 to the accounts and comply with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and current statutory requirements.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its Articles of Association, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Trustees

The current Trustees, and those serving during the year are listed on page 1.

Appointment of Trustees

Trustees, who are also the Directors of Tayport Harbour Trust Limited are appointed in line with the Articles. There are a maximum of 7 trustees and minimum of 3.

The Board of Trustees meet regularly to manage the business of Tayport Harbour Trust Limited.

Objects and activities

The charitable company’s purposes and activities to achieve them, are:

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended 30 September 2025

Activities and achievements this year

During the year under review, the Harbour Board has continued operations in support of our charitable purposes. Planning is at an early stage for the construction of a mast (removal/fitting) crane, reducing crane costs and providing a green alternative to this task.

We have made ongoing improvement of IT and Network facilities; our webcam now attracts a global audience and is freely available to all.

The Trust continues to maintain a healthy financial outlook, mainly attributed to an increase in Commercial Berthing income. Dredging continues to be a significant cost for the Trust.

Financial review

In the year to 30 September 2025 the charity received income of £91,406 (2024: £51,810). The charity had expenditure of £79,031 (2024: £68,607). This resulted in a surplus in the year of £12,375, (2024: deficit of £16,797). Total funds under management at 30 September 2025 were £255,958 (2024: £243,583) of which £5,039 are restricted and £250,919 are unrestricted.

Trustees’ remuneration and expenses

The Trustees received no remuneration or expensed for their services.

Reserves Policy

The Trust is progressing an approach to raise cash reserves to £130,000 by 2030 to cover unforeseen and uninsured liabilities such as storm damage to the extensive harbour stone fabric resulting from climate change. This to be achieved by maximising revenue, close control of operational expenditure and developments funded by grants only. A separate Development Fund account has been created.

Major risks facing the charity

The trustees operate a risk management process to identify, evaluate and manage risks that the charity faces. There were no specific risks to highlight.

Plans for the future

We will be working towards out five yearly harbour dredge to facilitate access to the harbour at all but the very lowest tides of the year.

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Trustees’ Annual Report For the year ended 30 September 2025

Board of Trustees Responsibilities Statement

The Board of Trustees (who are directors for the purposes of company law and trustees for the purposes of charity law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Board of Trustees and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Board of Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those accounts, the Board of Trustees are required to:

The Board of Trustees is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) . They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (2015) and in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small entities.

On behalf of the Board

GL Harvey

Graham Harvey Director 21 March 2026

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees of Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

I report on the accounts of the Tayport Harbour Trust Limited for the year ended 30 September 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, and the related notes.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Trustees (who are the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) 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. The Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(a) to (c) 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 report

My examination was 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 a 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 I 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:

E Alsop

Elaine Alsop ACA DChA FCIE

EA Independent Ltd 5 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AN

24 March 2026

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Statement of Financial Activities (Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account) For the year ended 30 September 2025

Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Income from:
Grants and donations 4 6,170 3,394 9,564 1,839
Charitable activities 5 79,805 - 79,805 49,279
Investment income 2,037 - 2,037 692
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
Total income 88,012 3,394 91,406 51,810
─────── ─────── ─────── ──────
Expenditure on:
Write-off of old debt - - - 5,580
Charitable activities 6 77,052 1,979 79,031 63,027
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
Total expenditure 77,052 1,979 79,031 68,607
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
Net income/(expenditure) 10,960 1,415 12,375 (16,797)
Transfers between funds 13 - - - -
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
Net movement in funds 10,960 1,415 12,375 (16,797)
Reconciliation of funds:
Fund balances at 1 October 2024 239,959 3,624 243,583 260,380
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
Fund balances at 30 September 2025 250,919 5,039 255,958 243,583
══════ ══════ ══════ ══════

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. The results for the year derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Balance Sheet As at 30 September 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets 10 112,709 126,320
Current assets
Debtors 11 3,850 3,978
Cash at bank and in hand 141,149 114,135
─────── ───────
144,999 118,113
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 12 (1,750) (850)
─────── ───────
Net current assets 143,249 117,263
Creditors: Amounts falling due after one year - -
─────── ───────
Net assets 255,958 243,583
════ ═════
Funds
Unrestricted funds 13 250,919 239,959
Restricted Funds 13 5,039 3,624
─────── ───────
Total Charity Funds 255,958 243,583
════ ═════

For the year ended 30 September 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Trustees’ responsibilities:

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small entities.

These accounts were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 21 March 2026

GL Harvey

Graham Harvey, Director.

The notes on pages 8 to 15 form part of these financial statements

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 General Information

Tayport Harbour Trust Limited is a charitable company registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) with charity registration number SC019264 and company registration number SC118550. Its registered office and principal address is Tayport Harbour, Harbour Road, Tayport, Fife, DD6 9EU.

The principal activities are to manage and maintain Tayport Harbour and provide recreational facilities.

1.2 Basis of Preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention accordance with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

Tayport Harbour Trust Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound (£). Pounds sterling is the currency in which the charity’s transactions are denominated.

The preparation of the financial statements requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires trustees to exercise their judgement in the process of applying the accounting policies. Use of available information and application of judgement are inherent in the formation of estimates. Actual outcomes in the future could differ from such estimates. The areas involving a higher degree of judgement or complexity, or areas where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financial statements are disclosed in note 2.

The trustees have taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP not to prepare a statement of cash flows.

1.3 Going Concern

The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees are of the opinion that the charitable company can continue to meet its obligations as they fall due for the foreseeable future. They regularly monitor the funding streams and evaluate the projected expenditure and the free reserves available.

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

1.4 Income

All income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income, receipt is probable, and the amount can be measured reliably. The following specific policies are applied to the particular categories of income:

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised when the charity has entered into a legal or constructive obligation, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It has been accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under relevant headings.

The charity is not registered for VAT, and accordingly expenditure is shown gross of irrecoverable VAT. Resources are expended as:

1.6 Taxation

Tayport Harbour Trust Limited is accepted by HMRC as a charity under section 521 to 563, Income Tax Act 2007, and accordingly no provision is required for taxation surpluses.

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

1.7 Funds

Unrestricted funds are available to use and are administered on a discretionary basis under the direction of the Trustees, and in line with the objects of the charity.

Restricted funds are to be used for particular restricted purposes within the charitable company’s objectives. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Expenditure which meets these criteria is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs.

1.8 Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

Financial instruments are recognised in the Balance Sheet when the charity becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Financial instruments are initially measured at transaction price. Subsequent to initial recognition they are accounted for as set out below.

The charity only enters into basic financial instruments. At the end of each reporting period basic financial instruments are measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate method.

Financial assets are derecognised when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when the charity has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership. Financial liabilities are derecognised only once the liability has been extinguished through discharge, cancellation or expiry.

1.9 Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and bank overdrafts.

1.10 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold property - not provided Improvements to property - 15% on reducing balance Plant and machinery - 15% on reducing balance

Expenditure on equipment less than £500 has been charged to the income and expenditure account.

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

1.13 Debtors

Trade and other debtors are measured at transaction price.

1.14 Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charitable company has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result on the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount.

1.15 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and been granted exemption, under Section 60 of the Companies Act 2006, from including ‘Limited’ in its name. The liability of each member of the company, in the event of winding up, is limited to £1.

2 CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS AND ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in compliance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires the Trustees to exercise judgement in applying the charity's accounting policies. The Trustees do not consider there to be any material accounting judgement required in preparing these accounts. The Trustees are satisfied that accounting policies are appropriate and applied consistently.

3 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITES

Unrestricted Restricted Total
2024 2024 2024
£ £ £
Income from:
Grants and donations - 1,839 1,839
Charitable activities 49,279 - 49,279
Investment income 692 - 692
─────── ─────── ───────
Total income 49,971 1,839 51,810
Expenditure on:
Write off irrecoverable debt 5,580 - 5,580
Charitable activities 57,915 5,112 63,027
─────── ─────── ───────
Total expenditure 63,495 5,112 68,607
Transfers between funds 28,966 (28,966) -
─────── ─────── ───────
Net movement in funds 15,442 (32,239) (16,797)
════ ════ ════

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

4 INCOME FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Fife Council – harbour walls - 1,894 1,894 1,839
Fife Council – sewer works - 1,500 1,500 -
Other donations 6,170 - 6,170 -
──────── ─────── ──────── ────────
6,170 3,394 9,564
══════ ══════ ══════ ══════

In 2024 all grant income was restricted.

5 INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

COME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Fees from:
Members 50,500 - 50,500 25,294
Visitors 13,490 - 13,490 14,138
Commercial vessels 15,815 - 15,815 9,847
──────── ─────── ──────── ────────
79,805 - 79,805 49,279
══════ ══════ ══════ ══════

In 2024 all income from charitable activities was unrestricted.

Note: A change in the timing of invoicing members’ fees from September 2024 to October 2024, meant that £28,360 fees were recognised in 2022/23 rather than 2023/24.

6 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

HARITABLE ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
£ £ £ £
Insurance 8,515 - 8,515 7,896
Light and heat 3,135 - 3,135 2,484
Administration 634 - 634 859
Repairs and maintenance 49,107 1,979 51,086 34,801
Depreciation 13,611 - 13,611 16,014
Legal and accountancy 2,050 - 2,050 973
──────── ─────── ──────── ────────
77,052 1,979 79,031 63,027
══════ ══════ ══════ ══════

In 2024, £5,112 was restricted expenditure and £57,915 was unrestricted.

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

7 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

2025 2024
£ £
The net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging:
Depreciation 13,611 16,014
Valuation fees 1,200 -
Independent Examiner’s fee 850 850

8 TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

No members of the Trustee Board (nor any person connected with them) received any remuneration during the current or prior year.

No members of the Trustee Board received reimbursements in respect of travel expenses for attending meetings during the current or prior year.

9 TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

There were no transactions with related parties during the current or prior year.

10 FIXED ASSETS

FIXED ASSETS
Plant &
Property Improvements machinery Total
£ £ £ £
COST
At 1 October 2024 35,577 192,896 451,634 680,107
Additions in the year - - - -
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
At 30 September 2025 35,577 192,896 451,634 680,107
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2024 - 177,541 376,246 553,787
Additions in the year - 2,303 11,308 13,611
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
At 30 September 2025 - 179,844 387,554 567,398
─────── ─────── ─────── ───────
Net Book Value at 30 September 2025 35,577 13,052 64,080 112,709
═════ ═════ ═════ ═════
Net Book Value at 30 September 2024 35,577 15,355 75,388 126,320
═════ ═════ ═════ ═════

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

11 DEBTORS

**11 ** DEBTORS
2025 2024
£ £
Prepayments 3,850 3,978
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**12 ** CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025 2024
£ £
Accruals 1,750 850
═════ ═════
**13 ** MOVEMENT OF FUNDS
Balance at Balance at
1 Oct 30 Sep
2024 Income Expenditure Transfers 2025
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted
General fund 113,639 88,012 (75,052) 13,611 138,210
Fixed assets 126,320 - - (13,611) 112,709
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
239,959 88,012 (77,052) - 250,919
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Restricted
Harbour walls 3,624 1,894 (1,154) - 4,364
Sewer works - 1,500 (825) - 675
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
3,624 3,394 (1,979) - 5,039
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Total Funds 243,583 91,406 (79,031) - 255,958
══════ ══════ ══════ ══════ ══════

Purpose of funds:

Unrestricted general fund represents the free reserves of the charity to be used under the direction of the trustees to meet the charitable objects.

Unrestricted fixed asset fund represents the remaining net book value of fixed assets. These assets can be used by the charity to further all of its charitable activities.

Restricted: Harbour Walls grant from Fife Council towards maintaining the harbour walls.

Restricted: Sewer works represents funding from Fife Council towards the cost of sewer works.

Transfers between funds

Transfers have been made to represent the depreciation charge on the fixed assets for the year. All assets are used to further the charitable objects of the charity without any restriction.

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Tayport Harbour Trust Limited

Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 30 September 2025

14 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS CONTINUED

Movements in funds – comparative figures

Balance at Balance at
1 Oct 30 Sep
2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted
General fund 224,517 49,971 (63,495) (97,354) 113,639
Fixed assets - - - 126,320 126,320
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
224,517 49,971 (63,495) 28,966 239,959
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Restricted
Harbour Walls 1,785 1,839 - - 3,624
Fixed assets 34,078 - (5,112) (28,966) -
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
35,863 1,839 (5,112) - 3,624
──────── ──────── ──────── ──────── ────────
Total Funds 260,380 51,810 (68,607) - 243,583
══════ ══════ ══════ ══════ ══════

14 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS REPRESENTING FUNDS

Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £
Fund balances at 30 September 2025 are represented by:
Fixed assets 112,709 - 112,709
Net current assets 138,210 5,039 143,249
────── ────── ──────
250,919 5,039 255,958
══════ ══════ ══════
Fund balances at 30 September 2024 are represented by:
Fixed assets 126,320 - 126,320
Net current assets 113,639 3,624 117,263
────── ────── ──────
239,959 3,624 243,583
══════ ══════ ══════

15 ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY

The charitable company is constituted by its Memorandum and Articles of Association and is controlled by elected trustees.

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