SC028026.2025.1
Name Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
| Reference and Administration Details | Reference and Administration Details | ||
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| Charity name Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre |
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| Registered charity number SC028026 |
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| Charity’s principal address 15 Mansfield Place Edinburgh |
Postcode EH3 6BB | ||
| Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustee’s Annual Report | |||
| Trustee name Office (if any) |
Dates acted Bodies appointing trustees |
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| FMTC committee or AGM | |||
| Morag Austin Convener |
01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 | ||
| Muriel Buchanan Secretary |
01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 | ||
| Christine Lawrie Treasurer |
01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 | ||
| Mary MacLeod | 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 | ||
| Richard Love | 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 | ||
| MaggieHughes | 01/09/2024to 31/08/2025 | ||
| Jennifer Swanson | 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2025 |
| Names of all other charity trustees | during the period |
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| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year |
| Lorna Bell | 11 May 2025 to 31 August 2025 Co-opted |
| Hugh Lockhart | 11 May 2025 to 31 August 2025 Co-opted |
| JenniferSharp | 1September 2024to 31 March 2025 |
| Structure,governance and management | Structure,governance and management |
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| Type of governing document |
Constitution Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre is an unincorporated charitable association regulated by a written constitution |
| Trustee recruitment and appointment |
The committee, which usually meets every two to three months, are the charity’s trustees. Committee members are either elected annually from the membership at the Annual General meeting or co-opted by the committee during the year. Under the constitution there must be a minimum of five and not more than ten elected members. Day to day administration of the Charity is conducted by the committee members. |
| Objectives and activities | Objectives and activities |
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| Charitable purposes |
To further the charitable objects of the Mansfield Traquair Trust, in particular with regard to the preservation, for the benefit of the public at large, of the former Catholic Apostolic Church, Mansfield Place,Edinburgh |
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Summary of the • encourage the preservation, development and improvement of main activities in its features of artistic and architectural interest including the relation to these interior mural paintings of Phoebe Traquair and Andrew objects Hutton;
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stimulate public interest in, and care for, the history and character of the church
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hold and promote informative and educational meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, conferences, publicity and any other schemes of a charitable nature
Achievements and performance We opened for 11 days September 2024 to July 2025 and for 13 days during the Edinburgh Fringe We therefore staffed 24 Open Days, with 4698 visitors plus 57 private tours with 377 visitors. We now charge £5 per head for tours
We issued one newsletter to all members with copies to the Central Library and Library of Scotland.
Our main source of income continues to be from subscriptions, donations and sales of cards, books etc, pertaining to the murals. Our online presence has shown itself in our much increased number of visitors and the installation of credit card facilities for both sales and donations has increased our income.
Membership of the Charity is open to anyone. At 31 August 2025 the Charity had 133 individual and 3 Patron members
Financial Review
Brief statement of The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s policy the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. on reserves Details of any The charity had a net surplus of £8594 surplus/deficit (2024: net deficit of £241)
| Declaration | Declaration | |
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| The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ | report above | |
| Signatures | Muriel Buchanan | Christine Lawrie |
| Full Name | Muriel Buchanan | Christine Lawrie |
| Position | Secretary | Treasurer |
| Date | 10/03/2026 | 10/03/2026 |
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Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre Scottish Charity No SC028026 Accounts for 12 months 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
Statement of Receipts and Payments
| Note | Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | Total funds last period |
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| 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| A1: Receipts | |||||
| Donations | 6223 | 6043 | |||
| Sales and postage | 4379 | 3154 | |||
| Gift Aid/GASDS recovery | 1657 | 976 | |||
| Tours/Talks/Events | 1535 | 784 | |||
| Bank Interest | 192 | 143 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 18 | ||||
| A2: Receipts from Charitable Activities | |||||
| Membership fees | 4 | 610 | 970 | ||
| Total receipts | 14614 | 12070 | |||
| A3: Payments |
| Grants and donations | Grants and donations | Grants and donations | Grants and donations | Grants and donations | 4 | 5000 | |||||
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| Governance costs | |||||||||||
| AGM | 4 | 110 | |||||||||
| Insurance | 401 | 390 | |||||||||
| New sale items | 5 | 1122 | 1959 | ||||||||
| New IT hardware | 2609 | ||||||||||
| Payments directly related to charitable activities |
5 | 4497 | 2243 | ||||||||
| Totalpayments | 6020 | 12311 | |||||||||
| Surplus (Deficit)foryear | 8594 | (241) | |||||||||
| STATEMENT | OF BALANCES | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Total last period | ||||||||||
| B1: Cash Funds | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Cash and Bank balances at start of year | 11874 | 12115 | |||||||||
| Surplus (Deficit) shown on Receipts and Payments account |
8594 | (241) | |||||||||
| Note 4 | Cash and Bank balances at end of year | 20468 | 11874 | ||||||||
| B3: Other Assets | |||||||||||
| Stock | 2232 | 3286 |
| Unrestricted | Total last period | |||||
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| Funds | ||||||
| B1: Cash Funds | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
| 11874 | 12115 | |||||
| Cash and Bank balances at start of year | ||||||
| Surplus (Deficit) shown on Receipts and | 8594 | (241) | ||||
| Payments account | ||||||
| Note 4 | Cash and Bank balances at end of year | 20468 | 11874 | |||
| B3: Other Assets | ||||||
| Stock | 2232 | 3286 |
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| C1: Nature and purpose of funds |
All funds are unrestricted. The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. |
All funds are unrestricted. The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. |
All funds are unrestricted. The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. |
All funds are unrestricted. The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. |
All funds are unrestricted. The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. |
All funds are unrestricted. The charity’s policy is to hold sufficient funds in reserve to ensure the charity’s ability to fulfil its charitable objectives. |
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| C2: Grants | Type of activity supported | No of grants |
£ | |||
| x | ||||||
| C3A: Trustee remuneration | ||||||
| No remuneration paid during the period to any charity trustee | X | |||||
| C4A: Trustee expenses | ||||||
| No expenses paid during the period to any charity trustee | X |
Additional analysis
- Payments relating directly to charitable activities
| Unrestricted Funds | Unrestricted Funds | |
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| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Fringe Registration and costs | 295 | 394 |
| Postage, stationery, telephone, printing | 1397 | 1237 |
| Miscellaneous including Paypal and Dona charges | 967 | 171 |
| Photography | 741 | |
| IT Costs | 1097 | 441 |
| Totals | 4497 | 2243 |
Notes to the Accounts – For 12 months 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025
Basis of Accounting:
The accounts have been prepared on the Receipts & Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
Nature and Purpose of Funds:
The Trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund administered at the discretion of the Committee of the Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity.
Bank balance and Grant : The bank account is unusually high as no grant was issued to the Mansfield Traquair Trust at last year’s AGM. Funds were held back as we expected to make a considerable contribution to the new desk layout. However Heritage Portfolio took on this task with a small contribution from us for particular items we wanted.
A substantial grant will be issued to the Trust at this year’s AGM.
AGM: Papers were issued by email so no printing or postage costs
Postage, stationery, telephone, printing: 2 newsletters – one relating to previous year, leaflets, postcards, CD and DVD inserts and labels and date cards
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Stock: Stock is valued at cost price. Large stock purchased of new version of Elizabeth Cummings book which has sold very well as well as our other books. New items: Bookmarks and Lens cloths.
New IT hardware and costs . Web site developed with ongoing costs for hosting and upgrades. New Trustee and Volunteer password protected sections. New Useful Links to other PAT murals.
Miscellaneous: New banner for beside donation box, display stands, Floor light
Insurance: This covers stock, volunteers and visitors during Open Days
Membership Fees: Some received during August 2024 and included in the previous accounting period.
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Independent examiner’s report on the accounts
| Report to the trustees/members of |
Friends of Mansfield Traquair Centre |
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| Registered charity number | SC028026 |
| On the accounts of the charity | for the period 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025 |
| Set out on pages | 1-5 |
| Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner |
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 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 statement |
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 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 accounts. |
| Independent examiner’s statement |
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that disclosed on the attached page*] 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |
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APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose
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