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Flnancial Statements for the Yea
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Octob
The
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No. SC233084

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Le811 and Adminlstrative Information
Report ol DirectOfS and Trustets
St4tem•)i of Fimncial Actiwties
Balance Sheet
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Notesto the Flnanclèl Statements
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Independent Eurnlnerfs ReM*rt
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Limit
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Forthe Year E
PAIRON
Mrylillie Rennie MSP
DIREcfoAS ANDTRIrn.
The dirtttors of the charitable tompany (the charity) are rtstrustees forthe purpose of charity law.
The Dlrectors and Trustees SetVi￿d￿ri￿theVear and sirKe the yeai end were:
Ms JulieArbuihnott- Chair
Mr Smtt Cochrane. Secretary
Ms Carofyn McNeish
Ms Katie Smith
M5 Shelleyjupitus
M5 Shona Cherry
Ms Gillian smith
Msjackie aark
Ms Anne Bardav
Mr Kenneth Drew
Mr Douglas Macmillan
MsAbi8ail Thomson
The ex Off￿10 offi¢erwho sefftd durlnKtheyear and slnre the year end was..
Mrs Fiona Cathcart- Treasurer
REGISTERED OFFICE:
47 High Street
Pittenweem.
Fbfe.
KYIO 2PG
RE615TEREO NUMOER:
SC233rA4
CHARITY 14UMBEL.
5C024165
INOEPEIIDENTEXAMINEK"
lan Anderson aMA
S Braehead.
Cellardyke.
An#ruther.
Flfe.
XYIO 3AH
BANKERS:
Vt￿In Molley
718 High Street.
Dundee.
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The Dirett￿5 present thelrannyal r•port to8ttherwlth the fln•ndal ststèments of the company for the year
ended 30 Ortobèr 2025. As In prevlous year5. t￿* Annual Re￿rt seThes the purpose of both a Tru5tees' Report
and a Oiredors, Report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual Report and finantial
ststements wmpty wfjih 5taiutory requirernents. the 8o¥*min8 document, and the Chaflties SORP IFRS 1021.
OR6ANISAIIONAL sfRUCTURE
The Dirertors contlnue 10 5upervlse the atityllles of the charlty and monitor its financ6al posltion. The Rryal
8ur4h of Pitttrtweern Arts Festival remains a Company limited by 8uarantee with no share capital, governed by
its Artkles ofAssodation. Th•re were no chan8e5 to the st¥ffin8 stW¢¢ure durln8 the year.
OBJECTS
The obprt of tht Char￿ Is to ats•nce the educatlon ofthe publk In theArts, by holdln8 an znnual Arts Festival
in thè R¢)y•l 8urih of Ptttenweem. ar￿ other related •thilfjes.
PRINCIPAL ACTMTY
Exh yeu the Trusttts le¥￿the Festtrnfs akn5. ob*ctl¥d and acthttles. Thls r*vlew consklers the outtoms
•chleved, the benefits delivered to the publ1¢, and ihe extent to whlch actNtt*s contlnue to 5UPPOrt the
ch•rlty5 purp05e5. Tht Trumees referio the c￿litY Comrnission'siuhlance on publlc benefit when planning
future work.
Tht Ftstlv•l rernalnsthe leadln8 communi￿b*sed •rts v4¢nt In Scotl•nd. •ttr•aln8 140 exhlbltlng artlsts
In 2024 and around 20.CQJv151tors. The pr¢4ramme include$ inttmati¢)nally reco8ni5ed Invited artlsts and the
awafd ot a bursary, 8tnerously supp)rted by David Hender50n and Shella Inqlls, to an earlwreer artlst. The
Festfval gr¥tefully ackno%￿ed4¢S iht suppon of Flfe Councll across a number of operatlonal areas.
HOWOURAcnviTIES DEUVER PUBLIC DENEFIT
The Festlval advantes public educatlon Sn the vt5ual ans, byhddin8an •nnual arts festlval in the Royal Bur8h of
Plttenweern. Thts Is an enjoyable event all ages. free to attend and attT•Cts people from all over the Wofld.
Most of our volunteers and staff for the event are drawn from the l¢xal tommunlty or through our t1ts5e links
with St. Andrews ljnlversfty and Dunun of Jo￿10$￿* Colle8e of An and Dè518n. Students are keen to lain
experience ILV their future careefs in the arts from bein8 invofved sn the Festlval. E¢onomlcalty and cultural￿,
re￿rdS show tht benefftto all of Frfe, the East Neuk in particular, and especial￿ Plltenweem Itself. The Festival
ndert¥ke5 structured feedbackfromvlskors. e%hibltlngartt5ts and the local communltyto ensure It meets each
oftheir obiectl¥es as they e¥olve. Th•feedback Is Un￿1$al￿ positNe the Festr¥al exF)erience. Fife Council
has pre¥lou￿V estimated that the economlc ben*fft to Flfe Is around £1.8mllMon yearly.
Our Patron Is Willle Rennle MSP who 15 well known In the community as a supporter of thè areo and of the
Festival.
To ensure that our status a5 a prole5slonal orpnlsatlon Is respected, the name pittenweem Arts Fest4val 1$
trademarked lor the benefit of exhlbItl￿ art15ts wtho are re8iStered with the Fesifval.

Throughout theyears. the Festfval has had cultural link5 to Europe throu8h Its inwted artists and visltors and its
wide connectlons in the art worfd. 8y provbding the infrastrv¢ture for artists and wsitors to inieract, the FestNal
foises public awareness and enjoyment of the vbual arts ￿lIe helpin8 artists to make a living.
FIPIANaAL REVIEW
The Festival budReis to break e¥en ¢)verihe medlum term. In¢ome Is derived primarily from artlsts, registration
fees and visitDr-related revenuessuch ascar park donatlon5 and br￿hUre sales. Addltlonal incorne is generated
from advertisin& comrnissions on sale5 h artists uslng the Festival Office. and the invited artists. prograrnme.
The reinstated e¥eTrts p￿ramme. partty fvrKled In 2024 by a Brant from the File StrategK Event5 Fund,
tofttributed further income through ttcket sale5.
Total inc¢)me for the year wa5 £143.S48. an inLYease of 48.9% on the prfor year. Growrh was drfven by hsgher
ardst re815tration numbers and the expanded events pro8ramme. Operating expenditure increased by 33% to
£128,55L Tefiectin8 the increa￿n8 5cak and ￿mplexIty of the FestT¥al. The operating surplus forthe year was
£14,99712024.. deficit of £3511.
47 HINh SITeei
The FestNal acquired its heritable property at 47 High Street in 2LK8 from Fife thjncil fijnded largely by a
deferred poymtht arrangement with ￿fe Counctl. Subsequent improvements were made to the property
IIK¥easinR its capitsli5ed investment value to £IS2.853. In Ottober 2024 a valuation of the property wa5
undertaken by D M Hall whlch provided an open marketvalue of the propertyof £65,LKX) and the carrwn8 value
ha5 been adjusted accordiNaly. Discu55ionswith Fifecouncil regardingthe restructurin8of thedeferred payment
arrangement remain ongoing.
INVE5fMEiif POLKY
Asidefrom retainin8 a prudent amount kn reserves each year most of the thafiivs fvnd53re to be spent In the
short term so there are no fuTrds a¥ailaNe for Ion8-term invEslmenL The Charity aimsto retain sufficient
liquidtyto ensure that it can meet the liabiif(ies as they hll Oue. relatingto the Festival and to finance
addhlonal investrneTrt in the buslness and its Infrastrutture. In addibon. because sorne of the rtsks fxed by the
Festival are inherentty UrMn$urab￿. it ￿ Irn￿rtant that the Fe$￿1 retains a strwg reseNes and liquidity
posftfon.
RESfRVE5 POUCY
Unrestricted Re5ervu rKW at £23.39712024 £13.4(XJl. The Reserves pollty will be reviewed once the
outcome of the discussion with Fife Counal r￿ardIng 47 High Street is known.
GOING CONCÉRN POUCY
TheTfUSteeshavean expectationthatthecornpany ha5 adequate resourcesto contlnueln operational existence
for the foreseeable future. For this reason. the Annual Accounts are prepared on a 80ing toncern basis.
RISK MA14AfjEMENT
The Boards overar¢hln8 obleciive is to ensure that all stakeholders enjoy a safe and secure Festival
expefience. The Board reco8nises respon5ibillty for Identi￿r￿ and managing key risks and for ensuriTr8 that
all partieipantsfolowthè risk management #uidance issued.
Risk management depends on engaiement with Stakeh￿derS includsn8 Festival staff. volLtnteers,
exhibitlTh8 art*sts, Venue Owfiers. Vis￿0[$, the local communlty and Fife Council. The Board accepts that not all
risk5 can be fulty mitiqated *ithout compromi51W the Festival experience. The annual risk •s*55rnent is
updated to refiert experieKe. statutw requlrements and stakehobJerfeedba¢k.

LLY*4erni finonclal 5UStaknabllty rnmaln5a key r15k. The 8oard moDllors Ilquldlty. debtor and creditor
balances. and workln¥ capftal r¢qulrernefits. The potenthl cb5ure of the Charfe5 sireet car park due to
r5e wèather remalnsthe most 5l8nlfl￿lopQra￿￿a1 rlsk and can onty be part1•1￿ mltlgated. The 8oafd
hasalso Idèntlfied the tObrO￿en the Fe$l￿arS¥{siior demo8raphlc and ufideNayto address
thi&
FUTURE PLANS
As the Festlval enters itsfifth decade,thertis a continuin8 need to renewthe format ofthe Festival and develop
the ￿sitOr eXper￿n£• to ensure th* rt remains rdevant and engagiThA. Recent visitor fese•rch ha5 confirmed
that Festivil rtmains an attrnrtive evwt to V￿rtorS but also hi8hli8hted the need for 8reater investment in
dkn't•l communication. Supporti￿ events ind the breadth of ihe catèrlw offerin8. The Board is comrnitted to
de¥elopin8 thése areas and to eAsurill8 the Festival betorne5 more diverse. inclusNe and environmentally
S￿Inab￿.
Th£ GOVERNING DOCUMENT
Thecharlty The Royil buryh of piiienweem Arts Fest￿ar ts a C￿panY Ilmited by$u¥•ntee ind has no share
capltal. The W•billty ole•¢h member In theevent olwindiry up ts Simiied to £5. The company w•$ Incorporated
on 20JuTre 2CQ2 •nd the company reRlstratlon nurrthrls SC233W. The Scottish Chartty number Is SC024165.
The re8lstered office ol the charlty Is 47 Hi8h Street. PSttenweem, Flfe, KYIO 2PG. The chai￿v Was e5tabli5hed
undera Mernorandum olAss•d•iknn whkh esthbllshed the objects •nd P￿r$ ol the charltabkn company •nd
15 8o¥erntd under lis Artlcles of Assoclatknn.
Thedlrertors olthe ¢ompany area1s0<h¥r￿ ifusiees the purposes of thèrlty law and under the
compin¢s Artlcles are known •$ m￿1)*1$ ofthe board. mernbevs of iht board 8lve thelr ilme volunt•rl
•nd rec•lve no flMncl•l r•muneratJon Irom thechartty.
Dvrlry the yeai. the Board Undertook a pro8rammeof re¢ruiimtni of new dlre¢tors that resulted In the
appolntrnent olM* new 8oard mernters followlnq the retlr•l offwr exlstln8 b)•rd rnernters. These new
•pOntrnents rne¢t iht 8oaid w￿1remen1s ol an artlve interest In ¢oniemporary a¢ enihuslasm for the
Festfval, • Stron8 Jocal a>nnection and • ￿dÉ r•nge of •dmln15tratfve and Iwslness skllls
TRitsThE IpIDucfioN
N￿TruSte¢S are In 1ntrC4J￿ to the Fes¢l¥•l and Its bKk8rtyJnd as well as ihelr wlder responslbllitles
Js Trustees •nd dir•dtys.
ORWISATK)NAL STRUCTURE
Th¢ Royal Burth of PthnwtemArts Fe51fv￿ a 8oard nrthalty meets monthly ènd is responsible for
the strategSc dIrett￿ and policy ol the thèr￿. Th¢ maximum number of Bo•rd members Is fifteen. At presenl
the aoafd ttas nine rnembefs from a var￿01 ba¢k8rwnds f¢lev•rtt to the work of the charlty. The Fesilval
h•s• ￿ld Infrastructure Manaeef •nd •n Adminlsiraiof to support the on8olng work of the Festival.
REIATED PARTIES
Therè •r• no ather companles or bustrnes￿s rdated toThe ftoy￿ Burgh of PltteTrweem Arts Festhtal. None of
the Trustee5 recelves remuneraiknn or othet benefft from thelr workwlth the charlty. However, as the 8oard Is
Ilkely to contaln Iwal prOfes￿Onal •rtlsts who exhibit at the Festival, and the Fe5tr¥al brI￿S many visltor5 to
the area it Is the case that these artlsts will obtain a deyee of benefft. A farn1￿ member of a Trustee provided
c•terin8 fora Fe5tfvo1 event at a dtscounted raie.

PAY POLbCI
All dlrector5 and Trustees*¥ethelrtlme freeF4 and nodlrettor recew remunera￿0￿ In the year. Details of
dlrertor5' and TNstees Èxpenses •nd rel*ed party tranSaCt￿an$ afe disd05ed In 5 to ihe actounts. The
pay of the staff, all of whom are part-tlme, is fe¥iewed annuallv.
TRLISTEE RESPOP4sIDiimES IN AELATI¢XI TOTHE FINAIICIAL STATEMEiirs
TheTrustees are responsible for preparingfinancial statements that give a true ahd lair view of the thari(able
companls financial positiw and acti￿1•5. Thry must 5ele¢t wit•ble KctyJntih8 poIKies. apply them
¢onsist¢ntty. rnake rea50nable and prudenijudgernents and e5timate5. and prepare the accounts on a goin8
concern basis unless inapprowijie lo do s
The Trustees are responstbJ¢ for mèintiinin8 proper accountin8 records. safe8uardln8the chartys a55ets and
taklng ￿#sonable steps io we¥eni and detettfraud and other Irre8uJartth"es.
114DEPENDEPIT EXAMINEA
Mr lan Anderson was re4ppoirfed as the ¢hafrt•blecornp•n*s hlePer￿ent examlnerdurin8 the year and he
has expressed hts willln8ness to contlnue in that cèpath.
Thls report has been prepared in accord•￿e with the ￿tements ol Rtcommtnded Pra￿lee.
DisaosuRE TO OUA INDEPENDENTEKAMINEA
In so lar •5 the Tru5teesafe •wafQ al the lime ol•pproviniour Trust••s' ¥ftnual rewt-
there is no relevant i#fomiaEion. bein8 Informa16on neeled by ihe examlner in conntrtion wlth
preparin8 h15 reprt of which the ex•minef15 unaw•r¢. and the Trusiees. havlrq made enqulrles of fellow
dlreciois th•t they ouiht to have Indlvkluatty taken. have each taken all steps that hel** Is obll8ed to takt as
dlrector In order to make themsefves aware of any f*￿ant informatlon and to establlsh that the
Independent txamln¢r Is aware of that Infofmatlon.
voiuKtEERS
The Fe511v¥l depends Wlyon the serykes of volurteers. This is e4ldenl during the Festlvjl, but there Is alsQ
¥ v•ry ￿$n￿1C3nt conlrfbutlon from volunteers and •rtists ihfOU8hout the year.
011 BEHALF THE
eArbuthnrtt (Chalrl
1£1slaoQ

aran
ent of Finanual A fvit.
For the
ear ended
Totsl
Funds
Fund
2025
IncomlnK Re50urce5
tharkabk Fe$￿¥41 A¢tMt*s
Is￿ Registration fee5
Gfants15ee note 111
Events Income
60.267
￿￿,167
18,630
13.797
45,2QJ
13.797
6.781
Advertising Income
4.620
Artlsts aTrJ Gallerles
tjonations..
Car Park C*nations
Other Donations
8rLKhure Sales
Member5. ￿b$￿Ipt￿1
2.Tr32
2.C82
2.682
22.1Tr39
22.099
15.351
17,955
193
17.95S
193
13.621
14
Other In(orTre:
Bank Intere
Rentsl Income
Sale of Merchandtse
GiftAtd
140
605
674
140
341
1,170
834
674
1i6aO
59B
C95t of Merchandise
264
264
289
114,IX7
570
127.717
570
95.630
1,030
13.630
118￿51
14997
94949
13511
187.8531
126.960
Net IncomellExpeThditurel
Olminution after Property Revaluation
Balances Brought Forward
9,997
13.4(KJ
25,356
38,756
Totsl Cwrl•d Forw•rd
23J97
53,753
756

The statement of ￿ar￿la1 actNttleslndudts •ll galn5 and losse5 re¢¢enlsed In the year. All income and
expendlture derr¥Efrom torrtlnuiry attiville5.
mited b Guar
nc
tee
Asat30
èr 2025
2024
Tangible Assets
Stock
Debtors
Cash * Bank and Hand
756
1.953
119.831
1.020
2.177
97.753
Due wrthin one year
4A03
i￿11¢mI IlwblHtk5
13
127 218
70ts1 N•1 Ass•ts
38.756
Unrestrirted-Genetal
Restricted
23,397
30,356
IJAOD
25.356
Total Funds
For the year endin8 ortober 2025, thecompany Wras entr(ledto exemptw)n from audit under section 477 of
the Companies Art 21x16 relatirq to small tornpanies.
Dlfectorf respon51blltties:
The nxmbers have required the company to obtsin an audit of its accounts fcrf the year in question in
accordance section 476. The directors ackntythed8e their respon5ibilitie5 for comp￿Ing with the
requirements of the Act with respect to accountin8 record5 and the preparatlon of accounts. These accounts
have been Pfep¥red in a¢Crydan￿ with the promsions applicabk to companies subject to the small companies,
reglme.
The note5 on page$ 10 to 16 form part ofthese accounts.
Signed on behalf of the bwd by..
JulleArbythnott (Ch

For
oteg lorm
rtol
ral statements
I. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
al Basbof PTeparlThB thtllnandHI ￿llement
The financial statement5 have been prepared in accordance with Accountingand ReportinE bv
Charitles.. Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reportlng Standard applicèble in the UK and Republicof Ireland IFRS
1021 leffettwe l January 20151- (Charities SORP IFRS 102 as amendedl, the Financial Reportin8
51andard applicable in the UK and RepU￿1C01 I￿land IFRS 1021 and the Companie5 Act 2006.
The Royal Burgh ol Pitlenweem Arts FestiV31 meetsthe definition ol a public benefit entity under FRS
102. Asset5 and liabilities are initialty recoinised at ht5torlcal cost or transaction value Un￿5$
otherwise staled inthe relevant a£countin8 policy.
bl Preparatbun tstthe Kuwitson* ￿1n6£0￿¢eM ba555
The Royal Burgh of Pittonweem Art5 Festlval reported a net cash inflow of 22.078 and 3 balance of
unrestricted reserve5 of £23,397 forthe yearand that on this basis the charity is a goin8 concern.
¢1 Incomlni Resou￿¢$
Donatlons •Dd Gr•nts
Income from don?tioTrs and 8rants15 Incl￿ded in In¢omin8 resources when thest are receivable.
When dDnors sp¢cify that donations and 8rants are for partlcular restrlcted purposes. th1$ income Ss
included in Incom1￿ resources of re5trlrted funds when recefvable.
Gra¢)ts for capital projectsare credited to a separate restricted fund.
dl s¢r¥kes Ind fKll*Ses
O¢mated professional services and donated facilities are reco8nised 35 income when the charity has
control over the item. any conditions associated with the donated item have been mei, the r￿elpE of
economic benefit from the use bythe charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can
be measured reliably. In atcordance with the Charities 50RP IFRS 1021, the general volunteer time of
the Friends Is not recognised and refertotheTrustee5' annual report for more information about
their contrib*Jt50n.
On recelpt, donated professional Serv1￿ ènd donated facllFtle5 are recoanlsed on the basis
olthe value ol the wft to the charliy which Is the amount the charlty would have been willln8 to pav
to obtain ser¥kes orfacllltles ol equlvolent economic benefrt Ot) the open rnafket,. a correspondin8
amoufit is then reco8nlsed In expendlture Irb the perlod of receipt.
•) Fund ¥rtoun￿D￿
Llnrestrfded funds are avaSlablÈ to spend on actwities that further any of the purposes of the
charity. Oesi8Thated funds are unrestrlrted funds of the charity whlch the trustees have
decided at their discretion to set aside to use for 4 5peclfic purpose. Restrltted funds are
donations whith rhe donor has Specified are to be solely used for parti¢ular areas of the
charl￿5 work or for specific projects being undertaken.
io

fj Exp*thre and IN¢¢owf*le VAT
Expenditure is induded on an accwals ba515 and recognfjsed oo￿there is a le8al or Constrn￿l¥e
obli83tion to make a payrrtht to a third party. it is probable that settlwnent will be required and the
•mount of the olAigalion can be measured reliabty.
Expendltuie Is C￿lfied under the folww •thty headln8s:
il Eypendftureon tharttsble artlvitles It￿￿deS the costs of perf￿nCes. exhlbltions and
o¢frw educat*)nal undertaken tolthrthe purp)ses ofthe charity.
ill Other eynditure represents those items notfalli￿ into anyothtr l*adin8.
11 Irrtc¢)ver•bltVAT Is ¢hwyd as a ¢ost avi￿t the •￿￿lty lor ¥thkh the cost was incurr￿.
l Resourc•s experthl I￿ Included ITh the Swement ol Fknand•l Actfvltlès on an •ccrn•ls basls,
Indusbve ol VAT. The Ch•rbty ¢•nnot re¢vrtr VAT.
•) Taw Flxod Ass•ts
Furniturt and Equipment is depreclated •t 15%on a reducln8 balante basis.
Q)mputer equlpment h depreciated on a stra4ht4ine b•sls. No dew¢¢i•tlon Is provided on Heritable
Property.
h) Stock
Ary5tock of m*rch•ndlMd wods Is In¢Wed atthe knwer olcost or net r•alisable v•lue.
Trad¢ and otherdebt¢)rs art re¢¢¥nts￿ ai ihe setllemeni amount due after any tfade dis¢ount
offered. Prèpayrnents are valued at ihe aft￿in1 prepèid net ol any trnde discounts dtse.
Credltors and pro￿510n$ •re recwrdsed f*kne the ch•rlty hls a present oblliatlon resuliini from
st eveni that wlll resuh In the transler ol lund5 to a thlrd party and ih• •mount dut to settle the
obli¢atlon can be measured or estlmated fellably. Credltors and pr￿s￿)n$ are normally retognlsed ¥t
ltslrsettlement afftsJnt after allowing fw *rytrade dls¢ounts dye.
l Go¥tm•n¢e Costs
Tht5é are wsts assod•ted wlth 8tsvernarKe arAn8ements of the charity relating to general runnin¥
her than to lundraisiry or the baslt duritable atti¥fjty. Costs include Independent Examination Of
th• Flnincl•l St•t•rn•nts. l•yl 4dvk• and costs •ss¢ci•t•d t*nth constitutlon•l and statutory
requiremeDIS.
S¥ppvtCgs
These are costs relatK¥ to thè offic• functb
I. NETOPERATING IDEFicmis(Mpu
Net movernent In lunds Is wrl¥ed at after char4ln8:
1025
2024
oep(￿latiOfft- owned assets
8ank interest payable
Cosiof Indeptndent Ex*nlnatlon
Dtrecttys, ¢molument5 and other benellts etc.
792
250
230

3. CASH FLOW
2025
2024
Cash and Bank 8alan¢es at 31'0ttober 2024- start of year
Cash and Bank Balances at ￿ Od¢)ber 2025-cbseofyear
97,753
92.989
119331
97.753
4.764
D•¢rexel In C•sh and ••fik b•kq•r
2024
Net lTheomln
l ReseThfe5
Increaselldecrease in OetytOfS
IncTeasel/decrease in Stock
Increa5ellde¢feasel in Creditors
Increaselldecrease
In Lon
-Teim Credtors
reciation
Dlmlnution of Property Revaly•tlon
Loss on dls
sal ol assets
Ca Ital Empendlture
Cf••*lll>•¢r•M•
14,997
224
264
12.5301
8.331
792
88,204
1.144
11,020
1.394
6.842
87,853
4.1451
4.764
In C•th Ind ••nlL B•l•nr•s
4. TAXATKWI
Th• Royal 8ur8h ol Pthfvw••m Arts FethT•I is txernpt liom on Incom• and ylfts f•llln8 wlthln sertlon 505
of the T•1•5 Att 1988 or settlon 252 olih•T•x•iion of Charleable Galns Art 1992 to th• ￿eTht th•t ihese ar•
appli•d to Its charitable oblKts.
S. ANILYSIS OF RESOVRCES EXPEIIDED
Totsl 2025
Tot•1 2024
124,
3,975
127,981
S70
IU551
95.919
1.030
%.949
Gov•rn•n¢• c051S
570
124,576
3,97$
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Telephone. posts and st•tK¥nery
Independent Examination
Le8•1 and fvvolesslonal fees
3.975
Aciual
Actual
Aetual
2SO
J20
Z025
2024
Events Expenditu
Invlted Artlsts and exhIbI￿￿￿$
Prtmises Costs
Insur•n¢t
1fifr•5trUc￿r• C•$15
Mlscellaneous Costs
Perform￿8 Rlthts
Repalr5 & Renewals
PromotloN•l Costs
Box Office W•i•s
Tr•vel Expenses
Depreclation
Loss on A55et 01spos•l
Teltphon• and Posts
Statlgnery
Don•tlons
LO￿ Interest
Merchandlse Cort
23.$27
5.566
1,710
2,367
39,802
1,107
8,712
6.497
2,995
1.728
34,359
466
432
15,614
23.694
1.051
15,673
11.172
792
1,831
2.143
1.873
1,447
1.915
6.842
8.331
264
Totll
127.911
95.919
2025
2024
S•lari•s •nd w•8t5
Gallery Sitters
Bus Orlvefs
Infr•Mructure
2.72$
2.314
15,625
23,694
1.650
13.645
11.172
1,140
8rothure S¢ll•rs
Trt￿tee remuneratlon
Soci•l securIty￿St$
T￿•1
4J.
21271
AJI employees are eny8ed on short term w part.tlme contratts. No employees h•d employee beneflts in
excess of £60,W)12014 nonel. There •fe no penslon ¢0st5. The Trustees were not paid rbor did they receive
any other benefits from ern￿￿men1 wlth the Charity in the year12024.. £nill. No Trustee ¢ecefved payment
for professional or other vrvi¢•s supplwd to th• chèrrty12014.. Enill. The key m•na8ement personnel ol the
tharlty comprise ihe Tnjttees and the mana8ev of infrastrurtute WanninR and control. There are no full-tim•
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Staff Numbers
2025
Gallery sitters
Bus Drivers
Infra5trurture
Office
8rochure Sellers
Total
io
12
18
20
Trustee Expense Reimbur5ement- There were noTrustee expense reimbursernents during the year12024 £nill
fj. TANfjIBiE FIXED ASSETS
Heritable
Propertv
Furnlture &
Equlpment
Computer
qulpment
Totals
At October 2024
Addttions
Di5posa1s
minutiofi oh revalu*ion
17A05
83,354
DEPRECIATION
At October 2024
Char
e for year
Ellrninated on dlsposals
13.744
609
183
183
13.927
792
14Ef BOOK VAWE
At 3ty' Ortober 2024
At 3tr'0tt0ber 2025
65,CO)
4.061
JA52
366
183
69.427
6B.635
7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FAWNG DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR
2025
2024
Routlnedebtors
8. CREDITORS:AMOU14T5 FALL*4G DUE
WITHIN ONE YEAR
Roullno uedltors and accruals
9. CRE￿TORS. AMOUIITS FAWNG OVÉAFTER MOH£ TIIAN ONEVEAR
LONG.TERM LOAN
There is a k)n8-ierm loan r¢latedtothepur(haseof the prDperty at47HighStreet Piltenweem from Fifecouncil.
Details areas follows..
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The loan is repayable only when the property Is sold. Interest, also payable when the property is sold, is belng
actumulated atthe rate of 2% over the Bank of Ep8land's base rate from tlme to tlme In force. calculated on
dally basis over the perlod of the loan.
The accounts reflect the interest£har8e adjusted from the original accrual of intèrest calculated on the Royal
ank of Scotland's base IKJrrowing rate. The Council has a Standard Sectsrity over the property except for the
first £35,(Xxi. The original loan was for f85.OtKI and now Stands at £135,549 reflectingthe caprtallsation of
attrued In1￿eSt.
10. ANALYSIS OF NET A55ETS BEr￿EEN FUNDS
Unrestfkted Funds
R•51Tlrted Funds
Fixed As5et5
Current As5et5
43.279
120.667
1135.S491
25,356
68,635
120,667
1135.5491
28397
25,356
53.755
The restrlcted fvfid is for use on the development and maintenanct ofthe charitV5 property.
IL GRANIS RECEIVED
E￿ht 8rants were recei¥ed this year.
Source
Fife Council
Fife Strategic Events
Norah Webb Trust
Helen Mann Trust
Hu
h Fraser Foundat￿1￿
The A5da Foundation
Isit Scodand
Gla
ow Film Hub
Total
I￿rpose
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Ev?nts
R•5trkltd/Unrthrl¢ted
Restricted
Restritted
Restrirted
Restricted
Re$tflCted
Restritted
Restrirted
Restricted
Amount £
2.4
750
4CK)
18.630
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INDEPENOENT EXAMI￿R5 REIIORTTO THE TRUSTEES OFIHE ROYAL BURGH
FESMVAL
PANY UMfTED 8Y GUARANTEE
F PITTENWEEM A
I report ¢)n the accounts dthe tharrty forthe year￿ded 30 October 2025 whith afe set out on pages 2 to IS.
The Charitys trusrees are reswnsible for the preparnilon of the accounts in a¢¢ordance with the terms of thè
char￿leS and Trustee Investment Iscotlandl Art 2(i15 and the Charities Accounts Ikotlandl Regulatlons 2c￿.
The charlty trustees cons￿er that the audit requirement of Re8ulatK)n 10(11 lal to Icl of the Accounts
Regulations dots not apply. It Is my rtsponshility to examine the accounts as required under settion 4qll Icl
of the Act and to stste whether particul•r mattus hwecome to myattenlioft.
Isof Ind•penO•nl •x•mlnrfi rtai•m•nt
My examlnatlon Is car￿d out in accordJn¢e wlth Regulation 11 of the CharttlesAccount5 (Scotlandl Regulations
2W6. An examination includes a rev*w of thé ¥countlll8 rKord kept by the charity and a tomparison of the
accounts presented with those records. It also indudes tt*nsideration of any unusual items or disc1￿ur*S in the
accounts and seeks explanathJn5 from the trustees cOn￿rnIn$ any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do provide •ll the evrflen¢e that would be required in an •udiL and consequefitty I do not express an audSt
opinion on lhe￿e4¥ wen bythe xcounts.
In the course of my examination. no mattef has coff* to my ￿*￿tion whKh lives me re•soMble cause tg
belle¥e that In any mater￿1 respe¢t the rnqulrerr*rts'.
to keep •ccountln6 records in accordance wlih Settlon 4411) lal of the 2005 Act and Re8ulation 4
of the 2(Q6 Accounts Regulatlons. and 5ertion$ 381, 382 Ind 386 olthe Compan*es Act 2CQ6,
to prepare %(ounts t•thlch accord with the accouniine records and comply with Regulation 8 of
the I￿)6 Acounts Rewtstions,
have not been to whkh. In my optnion. attention shuld be drawn In order to enable a propèr
understsndlw ofthe a¢¢ounts to be reathed.
lan Anderson
Quallflcatlon- CIMA
Address- 5 Braehead, Cellardyke, Anstruther. Flfe KYIO 3AH
Date"3g/q/z&
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