THE BASICS TRUST Brothers and Sisters in Christ's Service Registered Scottish Charity No: SC026791 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2025 Page 2 Reference and Administration Details Charity Name: ThL' BASICS Trusl Charity Registration Number: SC02679I Charity's principlll AddrL¥SY: The Open Door ?8 Easi Mdin Street Uphall Wcst Lothian LH52 6HY Names ot. the charity trui*tee% i)ii ilafe. IFI. di)iJri>i'al i)fTrustee5' Annual Report Ollice-bearers Chdirperson: TrLaiifLr: Independenl Lxaminer- Bankers Bank of Scotland 54-55 The Centre, Living)ston. West LA>ihian. E1154 6NB Barclay8 Bank LeiLester LE87 2BB Trustees, Annual Report for the Year Ended 31st March 2025 Structure, Governance and Management Governing Document The charity is administered in accordance with the terms of the Declaration of Trust dated 1.3th May 1997. Recruitment and Appointment of TrustL'es Trustees can be appointed as and when rLquired at meetings of the Trustees, with no fixed tern] of office. Organisational Structure The Truqtee% have responsibility for two areas of operation - the Open Door café and the BUSY Project y()uth work organisation. The Trustees al.$0 have i-espon.sibilily for the Lipkeep and maintenance of ihe propcrty i.e. tlic Opcn Door, at 28 East Main Street, Uphall, as this is owncd by the trust. Thc Trustccs nicct Ihree to tour timcs pcr ycar. The Opeii Door is managied by the Trustees through delegation to a Management Teion in Scotland improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Uphall, Broxburn and thc surrounding arcas, througFh the provision of premises with a caring cnvironment, in the interests of social welfare, through recreation and other leisure-time occupation. * the ¢idvanLement of cducation of young people under the age of 21 years. in Uphall, Broxburn and ihe surrounding ai'ea8, Wlth particular emphasis on the prevention of crime and anti-.social behaviour by Such young pcoplc. improving the conditions of lifc for young people under the agc of 21 in Uphall, Broxburn and the surroundingF drei1S, in the interests of social welf4ire and to assist in their development to full maturity as individuals. and as members ot"society . such oth¢r purpose as will aid in achicving the abovc. Page 5 Tru5tees' Annual Report Continued Summary of Main Activities The Open Door TbL ()pen Door aillis tc) satisfy the purpose.8 of the Trust of improving conditions i)r life foi local people, by prc)k'idiiig premi%e% with a welconiiiig, caring cnvironmeni. The aim iiiLliides improving ihe quality of litc for cldLrly and vulnLr of ThL FIUSY Projcct. The BLI.%Y Priiject 'I'he BIJSY I'rojeLt want.% to scc yuungr penple thrive, and have Ii()pe, at th¥ iL'iiLrL of. a coinmullily ihdl values thL'In. L3USY works with yvun¥ people in school and in tl)e L'()mmunity. IIUSY aLlivitie4 providL' a nurturing eiivii'onment iiihcrc all pre%eiil feel %ale aiid dr¢ encour¢?ged io t(IkL Part h¥n ihcy feel comfortabli doing.%o. I he BUSY Prujuct iilso works closLly with SU SLotlan(L oncouraging young people to take p(lrt in wcekend and mid- 'eek camps by providing subsidised places along with BUSY ILdders (it nominatcd cv¢nt.8. Thcsc cvcnls give young pcoplc a siiperb holiday experience and provide a simple intruduLtion to Ilie Cl￿1?>11an l&iilh. B(JSY vouih wnrk az Uphall Suulh Churi.'h Page 6 Trustees, Annual Report Continued Achievements and Performance I'he Open Door Thc Open Door cafe conlinucd to operdte four days a w¢ck thToughoul the year, maintaining ILS regular, Ic)yal clientele iiloii¥sidc a g()od nuniber of Ii¢w custome￿. The averagc numbLr ot" cu%toniers per WLLk has remain¢d laiI'ly cnnstaiit, with the cafe appcalin¥ t() people lookingi for a Sdt¢, %OLldl %pace iii which to sliarc ¢1 LUPP¢l and a convcrsation. Als(> with the cogt of living JnLrL￿1n￿I significantly for many pcoplc, the Open Dooi. off¢rs lood aiid driIikb' at the lowest possible prices. Custoni¢rs are very iippreLi4itive of tliis plclLL tu niLel with tlieii. frieiids ai)d to mdkc new acqu(Illltances. Must days the number of volunteers on thc rota 18 three, which allows for thc b¢%i possible Se￿ICe and givc.s volunteers a chance to chal wilh cuslomers alongside scrving th¢ir drinks. Sale of &YLTerdl L￿reetIn￿ cards wilh a C'hri%tldn focu4 Lontinucd to bc an inipuildnt %erviLc uf outreacli to Clii'i.8lians iii thc local cotnmlinity. all yedF round, bLIt cspccially ovei the 14astL'r nd Clirisltnas perio hi willi budrd and cleLlroniL gFaine% * Summur Buz/- the summer 2024 PTograiDme included trip to InT]oflatc inflatablcs park in Liviiig%l()n a day ()ut in F,diiiburgli with picnic and vi%il t(} Ihe National Portrait Gallcry I',ri.%bee dnd other outdoor gaine% iii a local park ails llnd cratls worksliups in Uphall Soulli LhurLh. Niimbcrs attcnding thc outings conliiiued to be really enLQUTagiinb bul the i)Iitdoor grymes and crc1fts SC.8.sions Icsb so. I'his gii'cs us the Lhallenge c)t Loming up with a morc attractikc offcring foi SLiiiiincr 20?5. * Cliri%tsnas - BUSY young people returned tu thc Edinburgh C.'hri,%lmd4 Wonderldnd ti)r iifternoon of carnival ridLS, Christm(￿ rncirkLt .%hoppin¥ and ice %katinL, f'ollowed by food at MacDonalds. As in pr¢vious yeilP*, Ihis trip attr)Lted more than 20 young pcoplc. MdriagvemLIII Il)L youtli wui'kLf I'Ltui'nL'd to w()rk, ai ihL %ldrl uf I'ebruary 24 Jn(l (lid much to develop the yoiitl) wvlk VA'ugJi-dmmL over ihL yLdr, m().%t especially building Cr￿peratiVe working with staff iti Broxburn AL meet every %ix weeks or %() thri)u¥h()ut the year with tlic main focus ol. re%()urLingy lh¢ y(>uLh w(Irk pr()gTJmme dnd ensuringF %ufficient tinances. As tlie piojcct moves inlo ilic iiext year, rLcruilii)gF ¢1 IILW yOLiih workL'r will dlso bc il priority. Thank You I"he ilLtivity described in this anniial report was the rcsiilt of a grLllt dLal of time and ellort. on the part of mdny viilunteers. The trustees wisli to record their thanks to all rnanagcment team members, voluntcciB diid sUPPOrtcrs for theii. commitmLlll to thL contilluing work ol BASILS '1'r￿st. Page 9 Trustees, Annual Report Continued Financial Review Overall the BASICS accounts show a small sU￿lUS of £486 for the financial year under review. the Open Door café traded at a surplus of £2,706 (unrestricted). £2,500 of this was transferred to the BUSY Youth Work account to offset a youth woi'k dcficit of £2,220 (restrictcd). The BUSY Youth Work account wÉll have a starting balance of £5,996 tor youth work in the coming year. Income Total income for the Open Door was £15,210. This included £1 1,402 generated by the trading operations of the cafe. £970 from ihc salc of grcetings card£ and £22 from the salc of sundry itcms. Thc rLmaining £2,816 comprised donalions of £2,152 from custoiners and other supportens. b' lind tc? ljphall %i?ulh Church tcir iill()wing the use ot'their premises. classrooins and church halls respeLlively, in which tt) run y()uih wc)rk aLlivitie%. R￿erVes Policy It is ihe pc)licy ofih¢ 'l"rust¢cs l() mainlain d baI￿L￿ ()fal Icast £8,()00 in the pr()p¥rty al￿)unt, in ()rder lo cover any unt"oreseen einergency repairs that may be required t() the ()pen r)01)r premi.ses. In addili()n, il 1.4 thc (lim tc) mainlain a balanLc equal to six inonths, running costs of the Open Door aiid Ihe t4IJSY Pri)ject in the f3ASICS accounLs. Six month.s, running costs amount to approximaicly £6.000 t.or the Opcn Door and £14,000 for youth work. A% al the end c)f ihi% year. IIASIC'S Trusi h()Id re.%ervcs in excess of this amoiinl. It is the intention of the trustee.8 to prioritise the* tunds lo continue to ,support ihL 13IJSY Projccl )'outh work in thc yLar ah¢ad. Declaration 'I'hc Iruslces declare Ihal thcy have approved the Trustees, Repori above. Page 11 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The BASICS Trust I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 st March 2025, which are set out on pages 13to 18. Respective responsibilities of trustecs and examiner The charit!, s Iruslees arc responsible tor the preparation of the accolints in accordance with the terms ol. the Charities and Trustee Inveslmenl (Scotland) 2(H)5 Acl and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) RegJulations 2006 (as amended). The charily trustccs consider ihat ihe audit requiremeiit of Rcgulation l O(1 ) (d) of ihL' AcL'uunts Regulations does nol apply. It is my responsibility lo examine the accounts a8 required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and io state whether particular m<iers havc come to my altenlic)n. Bu¥is Df independent examiner's slatemeiit My examination is carried ou( in accordanLe with Regyulation I l of the 2006 Accounts Regulalions. An examination incllides a rcview of the dLLounling) records kLpt by ihe Lharity and a cofflparis()n of the acLuunts prcsentcd with ih()se rccords. 11 also includes consideratii)n of" any unusual items or disclo4urL.4 in ihe accounts and seeks explcilllL tions from thc iru%tee8 conccrning any SULh Iniittcrs. 1.hc procedures uiidLrtllken do not providc all the evidence thcil wc)uld be rcquircd in an dudit and, conscqucnily, I do not cxpres5 dn audit opinion vn IhL view gliveii by the aLL()uiits'. Indepeiident examiner's statement In thc coiirsc of my exaininatioii, no mailer ha4 come to Iny attLnti()n which give8 ML redM)nablc C<1USC to believe ihat in any m