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and the bank statement showed a balance of £27,627.49
The adjustment of £2.162 Is belleved lo be hlslorlc. The bank reconclllatlon Is now
produced electronically usSn8 bank statement downloads.
Revlewed by:

APPENDIX 3
oscr
off￿e of the Scottish Charlty Rogulator
Independenl examiner's report on the accounts
Report to tho Charity name
tru8leeslmemb•rn of Avondale & Dislrlct Young Farmers Club
Rog1stor￿ chjrlty SC021890
numbpr
On tho yGwuntJ of th•
¢harlty for the period
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respon81bllitios of
tru•tM• and exam•n•r
The charity's trustees are responsible for the pr8paration of tho accounts in accordance
with Ihe terms of the Charilies and Trustee Inveslmenl {Scollandl 2005 Act and th8
Chariti85 Accounts (Scollandl Regulallons 2006. The charity Iruslees considèr that th
audit r8qulremenl of Regulallon 10111 {dl of the Accounts Regulallons do85 not apply 11
is my responslbllily lo exarnina the accounts as requSre(l under section 44{11 {c} of the
Act and lo slate whether particular mallw5 have come lo my allenlion.
Bul• of Ind•p•nd•nt My examination is carried out in acwrdanGe with Regulation 11 of the Charitie5
•xamln•r'i *tat•m•nt Accounts {Scollandl Regulations 2006. An examinalun includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the Gharily and a comparison of the accounts presented with
Ih08e record8. It 8180 include¥ Gonsideralion of any unusual items or disclosures in the
acoounls and seeks explanations from the Iruslee3 Goncerning any such mallers. The
pyocedures undertaken do not provide all the gvidence Ihal would ￿ required in an audll
and, consequenllyi l sjo not expre$s an audit opinion on the xGounls.
Ind￿and•nt •xamln•P• In the ¢ourse of my examination, no matter has come lo my attenllon lother than that
•tat¢rn•nt dis¢lo$ed on the attached page'l
which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that In any malerLg1 respect the
roquiremenls:
to keep accounting records in accordance with sacllon 4411) {a} of the 2CJ)5 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
lo prepare accounts which accord wlh the accounting r&cord$ and ¢omply with
Regulation g of the 2006 Accounts Regul8lions
have not been mel, or
lo which, in my opinion, allenlion should be drawn In order lo enable a proper
eached.
Date:
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APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here briof details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
di8clo$o

VON
ALE AND DISTRICT
ERS CLUB
MANAGEMENT COMMtrrEE REPORT 2024/2025
The Management Committee submit their Annual Report for the year ending
th
25 March 2025.
ORGANISA TION AND ACTIVITIES
The club is governed by a constitution which internally states, that the club
shajl provide activities which ￿Tther personal development, cultural
education and training of young people to make rural life mor¢ attractive to
the young members of the community.
The club is administered by a Management Committee who are appointed or
elected at the Annual General Meeting of the club.
The club is a￿llIated to the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs. to
whom the Afflliation Fees are payable. The club can be contacted through:
The Chlet Executlve
Scottlsh A8soclatlon of Young Farmers Clubs
Young Farniers Centre
Ing118ton
Edinburgh
EH28 8NE
Tel: 0131 333 2445
Quoting the club's name on the correspondence
NAGEMENT CO
The members of the Management Committee during the year were listed
hereafter. All the members were elected at the Annu8J General Meeting, held
on 5th March 2024 and held office throughout the year unless otherwise
shown.

ACC
UNTS
The Management Committee have elected to produce the 81ternative form of
accounts, The Receipts and Payment Account and the Statement of
Balances for the year to the February 2025 and disclose a profit of £

Review of the
ear 2024
25
As my year as secretary comes to an end I have taken the time to reflect on
another fantastic year for Avondale Young Famers. This }Tpar kicked off in
the traditional manner in the sandford hall kitchen.
welcomed the
new committee and thanked last year's top team for all their hard work and
acknowledged that we had very big shoes to fill as
had just
led the club through a phenomenal ye￿. Then it was time for the most
important Inb nf the evening, nominating our bus and tea convpr". oi"s.
taking on the tea convenor dutipq ably and
passing the baton on the bus convening duties to
The date for our
first committee rneeting was set and it was time to get the ball rolling on
what was to be a big aJ]niversary year for the Dale.
When we arrived at Benwillen on the 20th of March we were prepped for a
marathon of planning the year ahead. 3 hours of productive conver8ation of
what we want to do for the club and its members in its 80th year. Following
this meeting I was apprehensive to say the leaft ,?l)ULII what ii."as in store. So
I was straight on the phone to past secretary
ho's
wealth of knowledge about the club and how li) run it lias been <
invaluable help to me in my year as secretary. With My mind put at ease I
was straight down to business planning the year ahead.
A8 we began the year there were a number of successes for our talented
musicians and singers who took their Scottish thetned front of curtain act to
west talent spot and came home with the win. There is no denying the talent
oozes out of the daje and to be recognised for this is an honor.
Our first meeting was set for the I lth of April, Our f￿st new members night
in chapelton church hall. With new members invited and my brain racked
for game ideas we were Set for a night of fun and a photo scavenger hunt.
With a fantastic turnout of over 50 people and 20 new members it was
amazing to see 60 many people keen to get involved in what Avondale has to
offer.
Next up on our events list was our annual football and netball tournament.
Again held in conjunction with East Kilbride YFC. Hosting this event with
another club was a great success as it sp]its the cost for the club and the
admin for the secretaries in half. I drew the short straw on the evening while
Jordan assisted East kilbride's 8ecretary Emily keep the I I teams organised
at the netball in Strathaven leisure centre. I had the delightful job of keeping
the 8 teams of boys in check in the not so sunny "Gow" The results on the
night were as follows.
Netball:
1st - Avondale I
2nd - Bathgate
3rd - Biggar I

Football:
I st - Lesmahagow red
2nd - Kilmaurs
3rd - Avondale I
It was amazing to see the ￿rIS bringing the trr)phy home again to where it
and
belongs.. home. We must also thank ￿￿whO
were our netballing umpires for the night. As always in yc)ung larttiers we
ran the football with an honesty policy so no refs were required! Success all
round would be the only way to sum up the eventl
Keeping with the sporty theme we hosted our annual volleybajl tournament
on Tuesday the 25th of June at the Ali mccoist centre in East Kilbride. The
results were as follows:
Ist-EK2
2nd-EKI
3rd - Avondale I
This event wasn't supported well by other clubs in the district which was
slightly disappointing however thanks must go to EK YFC who turned out
with two tcams.
The sporting Suttess of our teams went from strength to strength with our
football and netball teams coming out on top at Lanarkshire sports. A
fantastic achievement for the club after a few quiet years for our football
team. Throughout the spring our TOW teatns continued to train away
quietly in the background. The tough training all paid off and our girls came
out on top at Lanarkshire and made it all the way to the national final at the
Highland show. This was a proud moment to stand on the sideline as
someone who does not have a sporty bone in her body and watch the hard
work of our sporty spices pay off. The dedication that our convenors and
team members have does not go unnoticed.
Next up in our busy summer schedule was our mock auction at Kittymiiir
fann by kind permission of the Fleming family. This event was the most
nerve-racking for me as a non-farmer, but with great support from past
member
he evening went on without a hitch. The results
on the niglit weA"e:
Junior Club:

There is no rest for the wicked at this time of year and Ayr show rolled
around quicker than we could have iznagined. A much anticipated weekend
in the calcndar for most of our members. Our handierafts team of
and myself got our articles together
willi ilie support Oth￿nd managed to come home with
second prize in the webl di.ea Lompetition. We also managed to pick up the
best appearance and display at the RHS for our set up. I have been involved
with our handicrafts team consistently for the l O years that I have been a
member, unsure how as I can't sew to save myself.
Next up was our highly competitive annual car treasure hunt. This saw a
few Ayr show hangovers be put to the test. The organisation of this event
was made very easy as we have a very dedicated route maker who has been
creating the questions for over 20 years and without Marion i think we
would be lost... literally. With a turnout of 35 cars it was a very successft
evening and the winners were delighted to take the trophy and the bragging
rights for the year.
I st - The Ballies
2nd - The Halls {Carlukel
3rd- Caroline Leggate and co
Wooden spoon-
A wet start to June put a bit of a 8panner into the 8ummer syllabus with our
sport8 night being reorganised twice and ultimately cancelled due to the
weather was disappointing but we were still able to pull a "mystery meeting.
in our trusty Sandford Hall out the bag on this evening to ensure that we
didn t lose the interest of our younger members in particular. This really put
my quick thinking skills to the test.
Highland show week was finally upon us and again our members pulled it
out the bag in showing everyone just how good we are. There were m5￿Y
prizes won by our members across the week including:
Handicraft8
Best Appearance + Display - Lisa and Sean Dunbar
Rocking Chair - 3rd place - Lisa Dunb

Stockjudgng
Best Overall Beef Pair -
Stockman of the year -
Lanarkshire A team - 3
The following week saw our anniversary field day which wa8 a fantastic
event with fun for all past present and fll￿re mernbers of the club with an
°it'8 a knockout" obstacle course and all 80 year8 of photos and scrapbooks
on display. I particularly enjoyed this event as the anniversary cornmittee
really pulled through in helping organise such a big event, it was rrice to
take a deep breath and have a little less responsibility on the day compared
to the other events hosted through the year.
July saw more success for our keen stockjudgers, coming away with various
prize8 at IAnarkshire district and other clubs, stockiudging. I have
absolutely no clue when it comes to stock of any kind bo much prefer to stay
behind the marking spreadsheet especially when
is making her
debut as chief marker. It's so good to see SOLne JUlliL)i' Jiiembers getting
involved in the stoclcn18nship programme as it reEJJly integrates them into
the district very quickly and seamlessly.
Next in our club calendar was our golf tournament. After I was struck down
with illness I had to pass the reins over to the rest of the committee to run
the event on one of the wettest nights we have seen all year and that is a
tough competition. That being said the night was a great SUCCe88 and that 18
down to the committee and gave me the peace of mind that everything would
smoothly in Tny absence. Results on t.he night were:
Next up we had our end of summer new member8 night in our trusty
sandford hall. This event was another well attended meeting with the young
team out in force arld 33 people in attendance. It's great to see so many
people wanting to come and see what we're ajl about.
As the end of summer approached so did the busiest three weeks of my life.
Our stockjudging, Strathaven show and charity hunted event fell one week
after another and put my organi8ation skills to the test.
Stockjudging hosted by the Currie Family at Blackbog was a fantastic night
with 175 judgers. The night ran seamlessly, and was a great night of stock
and socialising. This event alongside the mock auction was the one I was
most nervous to organise as a non-farnier, with not many connections to the

farming world but the local businesses that 8pon8ored us. the farnier and
the committee gave me a huge help that ajlowed us to m8Jie this night such
a success even if the farni had no power until the last minute. The results
were as follows:
Under 14's:
Juiiior Ladies..
Senior Ladies:
Open L2die2'.
Juiiior Genls-.
Senior Gp.ntq'
ILII

Tcams..
The first Saturday in September is always a special one in the Avondale
district. StrathAven show, charity speed shear and show dance are a sign
that summer is over. During the day we had a stand at the show with lots
for everyone to take part in. This year good weather saw a very busy show
and it was great to explain to people what we as a young farniers club
actually do and what people could gain from the organisation. 6pm quickly
rolled around and it was time to get our Speed shear underway this year in
aid of our chosen ch￿lty Wishaw General neonatal unit. Past chair James
Hamilton got the crowd going. and we ivere underway with great success. A
special thanks must go to
who helped with the organisation
of this event. Without these peoplL' and their knowledge events Like these
would not go ahead. The change over of the tent from catering to speed
shear and dance was no easy task but we found that giving every helper a
8pecific job to complete made this so much easier and allowed me a￿d chair
Jordan to fight the small r￿eS that cropped up and communicate with
bouncers. DJ, shearers and spectators knowing that everything else was
taken care of. This day will be a trne highlight in my young fanners career.
To have one of the busiest show dance post lockdown thanks to the gaggle of
irish exchanges gnd no major issues really shows how well our committee
Work together and they are all a credit to themselves and the club. Never did
I think we would ever run out of water at a show dance but again we can
thank the Irish for that one.
The Following weekend it was time for our cljarity Hunted event. This event
was introduced a couple of years ago and is always highly anticipated. With
no phone, money or belongings our teams were to make it across the west
region making it to Specific checkpoints before heading back home all in aid
of our chosen charity. This is a risk assessment that every secretary dreads
but it always ends in a silly story to tell, For this event there was a
sub-committee of
to organise the tine aetails 0£ this event. I'his took soine prebbure
away Irom me at a very busy time of year which I trnly appreciate. The Team
did a fantastic job and really put the teams to the test by adding in
checkpoints at opposite ends of the country to put them off the scent.
The next morning a few of our crafty kings and queens headed to Overton to
take part in the prestigious Lanarkshire Root and Grain competition. Lots of
tickets were collected by the team and most notably the four8ome8 team
managed to bag third place with their °European summer. set up.

Throughout September we also worked alongside the
Muscum
in Strathaven to put on an exhibition to celebrate the 80 2nniversary year.
This was a fantastic opportunity for the club to engage with the local
community and see how the club has changed and grown throughout this
time.
Another weekend saw another YF event, this time the glad rags were looked
out as.
and myself headed to The Strathaven Hotel to compete in
Lanarkshire Mr and Miss. With
arriving with minute8 to spare before
his interview after a day at the market my nerves were shot to say the least.
Wc both managed to get our points across in our interview and
even
got to bring up his beloved Rangers Football Club as a talking point. We
both came away with third place in our respective categories on the night. A
Proud moment for us as Chair and Secretary.
This year we hosted our quiz night in conjunction with Lanarkshire District.
Thi8 was a fantastic night full of competitive brain boxe8. Thanks must go to
Ian walker for being our question master on the night. The results were as
follows:
Senior:
Junior:
Now firnlly into the winter syllabus myself and Jordan discussed what the
best way to get the most out of our Tuesday night meetings, we decided to
go for an idea that we saw other clubs had found a suecess. Dividing our
committee into pairs and asking them to organise one meeting in the winter
syllabus. This has taken an immense amount of pressure off myself and we
have lots of varied and fun club meetings off the back of this.
Next up for our traditional meetings was our bowling night at Hollywood
bowl in Coatbridge. This is nornially an evening of nonsense and this ye
was no different with the older boys coming up with evermore "creative"
ways of getting a strike each year.
se.nior CJent8'.
Junior Gents:

Senior Ladies:
Junior Ladies:
October means only one thing for Avondale and that is concert practice is
backl This year slightly later as we also had a full anniversary concert. Thks
concert was a great success and it was great to Share the stage with so
many past members and got me really excited for our club concert in
January.
At the beginning of November we hosted an exchange from Udny young
fanners. This was a fantastie weekend with 16 exchanges making the
journey down for a fantastic weekend of farm tours, footgolf and a ch￿lty
shop pub crawl. Thi8 weekend wa8 organised and facilitated by my right
hand woman
and she truely pulled it out the bag. I have
full confidence that ￿will have no issues when she becomes secretary
if this event is anything ro go by. It was great to see that we could network
with another SAYFC club and I would encourage any future committee to
consider this too.
Throughout the year we have had great interest in all three animal dressing
competitions. Girls team of
came out
on top at Lanarkshire and progressed riglii tlie way tknough to the national
competition where they placed second, Dairy cattle dressing saw four teams
competing in the Lanarkshire competition and they came home with an
Avondale 1,2,31 A fantastic achievement. EmIiia and Isobel and Mark and
Harvey progressed to nation81 level where
placed second.
Having lots of keen junior rnembers intereste(i ￿ these competitions is
fantastic and hopefully this stays the salne for year8 to come.
Some of our winter meetings that we hosted were:
Carpet BowLs- a highly anticipated and competitive evening that
everyone always loves. This year Angus was out of luck and only
managed to get his team second place when put up against Stevie
Callan and his teatn!

Movie and Pizza night- Orga￿lsed by Sarah and Rebekah, we put
masterchef hats on and had a night in sandford hall watching a
classic film
Step brothers.
Mr and Mrs evening - We asked 4 couples from various eras of the
club to come along and put their relationships to the test. It tum8 Out
that writing questions that won't cause a domestic is harder than it
seems. I was a little disappointed in the turnout for this event with
only a handful of past members coming along to support, but a fun
night was had by all who were there.
Whist drive- another classic avondale winter meeting that was
supported by all our usual suspects. A fantastic event for the older
generation to really show us how it's done.
Split meeting - organised by Assistant Secretary Emma and Vice Chair
David. The ￿rIS headed rollerbladÈng in Glasgow then to a cocktail/
mocktail making class by Willie Cuthbertson in the Chapelton Inn.
while the boys headed paintballing before heading back to the pub to
join the girls for a club social evening. This was a great day enjoyed by
everyone who attended.
Pantomime - 24 of our members headed into Glasgow to see Aladdin.
This was a fantastic night had by all. T1￿)kS to Chloe for organising.
With Concert Practises in full swing December rolled around pretty quickly.
This year we hosted a coffee morning in aid of our chosen charity. We
decided on a Knit and Natter theme as we used this time to knit hats that
we could donate to the unit as well as our monetary donation. This was a
fantastic day and look out for all th¢ knitting that will be featured in our
future handierafts displays.
Christmas jumper dance was a night for all the committee to let their hair
down. Hosted in ROC nightclub as this is the only reliable venue in the
distiict allowed us all to have a fun night getting in the Christma8 Spirit.
With the festivities over it was time to get down to business for the big one...
Concert week. Our cast of 48 strong reajly rallied together to pull off a
fantastic perforniance of "Pools, Politics and Poor Perfonnances" even if the
odds were against us on the week where everything seemed to go wrong.
Having to cancel our Friday night performance due to an unprecedented
storm didn't dampen our spirits and all our hard work paid off after we werc
crowned Lanarkshire c.oiicti I
()f Ili¢
production team of
i¢ai'. A Ilianks must go to our
ener￿ and ideas froTn t
Without the passion,
Iis
ui) li-e ￿ll)Uld iiot liaiie a show and VTe are truly
grateful for all their hard work. Our Concert Secretary￿ and her
a8SIStant￿ did a fantastic job at keeping all of us in linc and worked
tirelessly to get the show on the stage. Our Ticket convenor
got plenty
of bums on Seats and rearranged plenty of people after our cancellation to

ensure as many people saw our hard work as possible. A8SlStant treasurer
Lewis was in charge of programTnes and did a smashing job at rounding up
loc81 businesses for a little bit of support. ￿ made a fantastic job on
our scenery and it all came together. Concert has been my favourite part of
my young farmers career and this year it was cemented. A privilege to be a
part of and going to the Lanarkshire talent spot with my Maggie wig to
perform our "80's Britain in a Tango" performance was a highlight. Even if it
has confirnied that I will never suit being blonde.
This year's concert also featured a drama as per tradition in an avondale
concert. A Hilarious play produced by Jimmy and Eleanor Anderson. As a
drama newbie I had a great time learning the play with the ca8t. We have
been disappointed that this won* be seen again at west drama festival due
to lack of interest from elsewhere in the district. We would encourage other
clubs to take the plunge 8nd just go for it. You might find out something
about yourself in the process. Just ask
A highlight of this anniversary year has been our dinner dance. With 230
people sat for dinner to celebrate the mighty Dale it was a phenomenal
evening catching up with people we haven't seen in a while. Credit to the
anniversary committee for pulling off such a fantastic event.
AnoLher successful year for AYFC is almost over and what a 8ucce8sful year
it has been. Please see the highlights below:
Netball Shield - Avondale
Football Shield - LEsmahagow
Treasure Hunt - The Ballie's
StockJudging-
Broadlees Golf -
Whlst -
Concert Endeavour -

Lanarkshire Talent S ot
agic in the. air - 4th place
b'i"OllL ul CuA'tigin - 1st place - Sc01118h Singers
West Talent S ot
Front of Curtain - 1st lace
Ai'ondale + EK Foo
Netball:
18t - Avondale I
2nd - Bathgate
3rd - Biggar I
ball
Football:
1st - Lesmahagow red
2nd - Kilmaurs
3rd - Avondale I
Open:
Juiiior Club..
Senior Club:
Lanarks
ire
Girls team - 1st place

Show Hanth'crafts
Senior Team - 1st place
Scorti8h Inventions
Car
I st - The Bailies
2nd - The Halls
3rd - Caroline IEggate and Co
easure
West Tu
of War
Girls Team - 4th place
IAnarkshire S orts
Ne.tb811- 1st plRce.
iootball - I st place
hland Show
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As ray year at the top is coming to an end l am proud to see that Avondale
continues to go from strength to strength. We so much more than what
we say on the tin and I would encourage anyone considering taking on an
office bearer role or getting involved in a new event to just do it. You will
only benefit from it down the line.
Throughout the year, the attendance of members at each event continued to
grow with a minority of events where member8 didn't turn out in the usual
force. I do believe the continued work of the committee and office bearers is
the reason for this success and they have been a massive asset to the club. I
also believe continued presence acro88 social media has also played a
massive part in driving awareness of events. This year has been a
Particularly busy one and we have had lots in the calendar. In hindsight
would have maybe reduced the number of events and taken a quality not
quantity approach to meeting planning. With thi8 in mind it is becoming
extremely difficult to manage the rocketing costs for members and I believe
the club did a great job of giving back to members this year with some extra
subsidising to ensure events and activities are kept affordable. I believe the
club should continue to review costs of events and make sensible decisions
based on what 18 fca8ible and what's not in the current elin￿te.
All this being S￿d. there a number of people who have supported both
and I during our year in the hot seat. Firstly our committee, you
have been a dream to work with and have been a genuine gilPPOrt to us
when we have needed you. No silly request too big or too small. You are all a
massive credit to the club and yourselves.
Gail, our woman in charge of the money. You are fantastic at what you do
and have been a dream to work with. Always one step ahead of the game.
Thank you for your effort in a task that is not an easy one.

Next I would like to th8fLk my a8SlStant sccretary
is a true
asset to this club and is a force to be reckoned with. k ler dedic.ation and
passion for the club is phenomenal and has not gone unnoticed. I have no
doubt in my mind that Avondale will go frotn strength to strength with you
leading the way. Thank you for being there to support me in every way
shape or form and I genuinely mean it when I say I couldn't have done this
year without you. Thank you again.
I would also like to thank the management COTnmittee again this year. You
guys have provided ama2ing support throughout the year to rnyse￿ and
Jordan as well a8 the club. Having the support network of such a
knowledgeable team of past members trnly has helped us navigate our way
through the year.
Last but not lea8t I'd like to thank my chairnian Jordan. Thank you for
always being at the other end of the phone when I have inevitably forgotten
to do something, have a silly question or just needed some reassurance.
Thank you for being the voice of reason when I am catastrophizing a
situation arLd rolLing with the punches of my ups and downs. You really
have been a great friend as well a8 chair this year. You have been a role
model to younger members with your h￿d work and dedication while in the
role and l am glad I got to sit alongside you this year. Ann you can have him
back now.
If you would have told me just three years ago that T would be sitting where I
am tonight I would have laughed in your face. Avondale Young Farniers is
unlike anything else I have ever been a part of and has been a saving grace
in what has been a particularly tough 12 months for me pcrsonally. I would
like to th8nk every single person who has made thks year a little bit easier.
I was petrified at the start of the year that I did not have enough experience
to do the job and looking back I have given it my all and don't think I have
done too bad a job and that is down to the people who have surrounded me.
It has been a privilege to be your secretary this year and I carl not wait to
see what's next for the Dale. I would like to wish Emma and David the best
of luck for their year ahead. You will be amazing. Avondale it's been a
privilege to be your seeretary.