Riverside Trust Scottish Charity Number SC027125 Trustees, Annual report and Accounts Year ended 31 March 2026
Riverside Trust Tru51ee5' report and Aceounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 S¢otti5h Charity Number SC027125 c.urrent trustees Mts Ruth Davies Dr lan M Davies M5 Elizabeth Tortolano MT Paul Davies Other truyteey duriTrg the year Contact address Riverside Trust. 2 Mill of Forest House, Stonehaven, Kinwdin¢5hir¢. AB39 2LW RecruitnTrent and appointment of Trustecs Trustees hold otrice for three years. Whenever neeessary. the Trust'5 trustees ar¢ appoint¢d or r¢apwinted by the member5 annually. Governing docyment The Trust is a charitable trust and th¢ purtx)K5 and administration arrangements ore s¢t out in our Tru51 Deed. Ch*ritBble purpo$es Our pUrSe5. as recorded in our Trust Deed. are." the r¢lief ofpoverty prOgatiOn of the Christian faith the advan¢ement of educaiion, and iv. any other charitable purp)ses foi the benefit of the community. Such objert5 shall b¢ carri¢d out onywhere in the world. particularly, but not exclusively. in the United Kingdom and eastem Europe. AetivitTey and achievements The main aTea5 of activttv of Riverside Trust has becn the cr¢ation and mainienan¢e of ChTiStian libraries. the support of young ppIe irt Chnsiian training. sUprt of kindergart¢ns in both urban and rurdl s¢ttings. 511PPOrt for a ¢hildren's cancer hospitsl, and community development Ihrough sUprt for small scale agriculiure. including donations of ¢quipm¢nt and innovattons in processes such a5 the use of Imbjation, improved seed, and pre-emergent weed control. sUprt for th¢ cstsblished church at1ri5,' in Cluj-NaJx)o Romania has continued. The library ai Iris continues io be 5UPWrted. The work '1th kindergarten5 and hools has continued thioubFh links with the village kindergartens and schools in the area around Bunesti and Miniiu. Cluj County. Th¢ trust provi(kd educational rQUIc¢s. and traininbF foi the staff.
The Trust has c4)ntinued ils direct involvement in youth and children's work in the Bapt15t church in Bunestt, a N'illabFe ill the Cluj re¥ion of Romania. ExndIture necessary to sUprt community development has continued. The work in whools in the area around Bun¢5ti. Gherla and Mintiu has continued to expand in the last year. The initial conthc¢ with ihe Children' on¢ology hospitsl in Cluj in 2010-1 I develotd well over the subsequent years through links with ¢he hospital administrdtion and clinical sthff. The cancer supwrt booklet continue5 to be distributed throubyh the hospital and Ihiou¥h doctors, surgeries. and has been supplemented by a new b(xiklet concerned with tamily readion5 and TesiK)nses to the loss of a ehild. The Trust continu¢5 to m4intAin Itnks wth Some fwnilies who have reL%iva treatment in the hospilal. and with the hospital s[r. The lack of the chaimian's visits. which were not FA$5b]e during Covtd. requiied increased engag¢m¢nt with Ii)cal workers to necessary refview of progress and planning of future direciions tor the Trust in Bune5ti and surroundin¥ are4 the t8ncer hospital. publishing. and to refTe5h links churches in Cluj City. In 2025-26. the chaimian's regular l5]IS to Romania have been for extended F¢riod5, visits to Romania in summerlaurnn 2025 and wint¢r15pring 2026. Trustee remuner8tion expenses The trustees did noi receive any remwieration or ¢xp¢n5e5 durinuF the yeai in r¢spe¢t of their role &s trustees. Some trusttts received refund of paymenis made on behalf of the Trust in appropTiat¢ly furth¢ring its obje¢ts. Rtttrves Th¢ (Trv¢rall inwm¢ and exndire of the Trust in 2025-26 were approxirnately 92 /0 greater and 790/0 greaieT ihan in 20225. re5CtiVe[Y. and Teflect ihe Continuing imp&rt of Covid on nonnal c&sh flow pattern5. The balance bein8 cmed forward to 2026-27 comprises 535.03 in gener funds. In compATison. the ¢arTi¢d forwwd to 2025-26 ci)mPri5ed £448.79 designated funds and £4032.50 in ¥ener81 funds. The Trust amalgamated the previously designated fwid into the generdl fund in 2025-26 The Trustees consider that the balance in th¢ g¢n¢ral fund 15 3 suitable ba51S OTt which to continue the progr8mme of the Trust into 20227. k]wAys bearing in mind the need to ensure that any forward commitments do not exceed ihe capa¢ity of the expected income. Approved by the Trusttts ¥4tsd Jigned on their bebalf Ruth Davie5. Chairtnan
Riverside Trust Scottish Ch8rity Number SC027125 Trn$ttts' Annual report and Aecounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 Receipts & P•)TrtDts Atcowit for thtyear eDded 31 Mar¢b 2026 Year lo 3J-Mar-26 Ytar to Jl-Mar-25 Retei Income: Bunestt church Publication5 Oncolo Pm'entis Other GeneTrl 40457 81183 40457 Total Donation# 'ort-specific Gift Aid Re£ei 12350 8235 Bank IntW¢5t TotAI Rtteived 48780 P*)mettts Don¥tiOnS: Iris church and li Bunestt church 1209 87443 3181 1068 1299 44745 3935 138 139 999 O¢n PT¢v¢Dtis UK local (hh¢r RoTn#oiA Projttts ISGhl$ Oncolo Literature lia]. Clll blicarion 1534 1581
TotAI Paid: 94529 52835 Ex(us rtttipts over pgymcnts 19461 140541 Ststsmtnt of Btttetlts at 31 MAreh 2024 Bank Balancts #ttd C.'ash in Hand 3535 Approved by tht Trusteej: Signed RL Date:
Riverside Truyl Scottish Charity Number SC027125 Notes to the aceounts for the year ended 31 Marcb 2024 All ihe fU]S of the Tntst are untestticted. The Trust ha5 paid out grants and donations to organisations as shown in the accounts for the following pUrSe5.. Iris church, Romania- SuprK>rt for iheological librdry. Chutche5 in Cluj-Nap)ca and Transylvania Re8ions- Gener d¢v¢loprnent and childTen's work. Refurbishment and extension of Bunesti village church EquippinB kindeT&?artens in Bune5ti, Romania Diiect pioject expenditure includes publicatlon costs and sup]x)rt for the children's oncology hospttai. Supplie5 and equipment for Cluj-NawKa Oncology hospithl Supplies and equipment for schools in Cluj and Transylvania Regions The TTUSt has supported individuals IV Faragau (Goronll en¥aued in Chnstian training and edu¢Ation as shown in the accounts. No remuneration or exp¢nses were paid to tTUStee5 foi provision oftheir servtees as trnstres. Refunds were made of paymenis made by tTUStees on behaifof the 1ThsL for ¢xampl¢ in puhaSin go(Kls in furthvanc¢ of th¢ objets of the trust
RÉverside Trust Seottish Charity Number SC027125 Independent Examiner'8 Report to the Trustees of RIveIde Trust I rqM)rt the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2024 whi¢h we set on pages I to 6. Respective responsibilities of truste & examiner The charity'5 tnJ5tee5 aTe Te5w>nsible for the preparation of the accounls accordance .1¢h ihe tern)s of ihe ChaTlties and Trustee Invesiment Iscotlandl 21X)5 Act and the Charities Accounts Iscotlandl RebFulation5 2006. The charity Iruslees consider that ihe audit Tequirement of Regulaiion 101 I I Idl of the Accounts RebFulation5 does not apply. It is my respbnsibility to examine the accounts as Tequired under sects'on 4411 I 1¢) of the Act and to slate h¢ther [rtiCUlar matt¢rs have come to my attention. Bssis of independent examiner'5 StAtemettt My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation I l of thc Chariti¢s Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations ?006. An examination Includes a review of the accouniing records kept by the ¢harity 8nd a comparison of ihe aoUnts presented with those fec4)Ids. It also include5 COll51deiation of any unusual iterns QT disc105ures in th¢ aontS and seeks explanations from the tTUStees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not piovide all the vidence that would be required in an audit. and ¢onsequenily I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. lrtdependent ei*mitter's statethent In the course of my examination. no rnaiter has corne io my attention". which gives me reasonable couse to believe that in any mat¢rio1 respect the requirements. keep ac¢ouniing> records in aceordance with section 4411 I lal of ihe 2(X)5 Act and R¢gulati(Trn 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. and . 10 prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records Jnd ¢ornply with Regulation 9 of the 2(K)6 Accounts Regulations have not been met. or 2. to 'hICh. in my opinion. attention should be drawi in Order to enable a pro[ understanding of the accounts to be reached. sId