Hilltown Community Centre Management Group
SC028867
Annual Report & Accounts 2024- 25
Chairpersons Report
The last year has been exciting for us all with 10 projects running at the moment. We have our Monday Craft group, our digital photography group, Zumba, music lessons, gardening group, crafty cafe, Hilltown Film Club, Meal and Movie, The Hilltown Healthy Feet, Wellbeing Wednesday with Reiki, Hairdressing, foot spa and massage, hand massage and manicures all being offered and last but not least our Bingo nights which have proved to be both popular and successful in fundraising for the HMG and the Hilltown Larder.
We have had many events throughout the year including our Burns Night, Easter Egg hunt and games afternoon with 'Thumper' the Disney Rabbit. Our DRYve nights in May and October with an open mic/ karaoke, storyteller and magician and the summer events were all hugely successful.
We held a psychic evening and a Strawberry afternoon tea which raised a lot of money for the HMG. Our Mental Health and Wellbeing week was busy with lots of pampering being offered to the community and a small bingo at the Wee Bonnet Cafe.
We organised and held our Christmas Fayre which unfortunately, was very quiet. Probably due to the storm that was raging the night before and continued into the following day. We had a free Santa's Grotto experience where local children who visited Santa received a selection box.
Working in partnership with from the Church of Scotland, Jenni Christieson from the Maxwell Centre, and volunteers from the Hilltown Community Larder, we offered a range of Christmas experiences across the whole community. There was a carol service at Coldside Church with children from local primary schools attending to sing to the community and take part in Christmas Crafts making Chris Cringles, a cookout and craft evening at Maxwell Centre, a panto at St. Martin's Church Hall watching Jack and the Beanstalk and finally a Breakfast with the Grinch at our Community centre. These activities all included children from Rosebank primary school, Our Lady's primary school, Dens Road primary school and St Peter and St Pauls Primary School.
There are some exciting new projects that we are involved with in the year ahead such as a family group, the Community Wardrobe and Our Lady's Primary school social enterprise group. We are also looking to support residents on a Friday morning at Tulloch Court, which will include a reminiscence group for the local community.
We look forward to an inclusive, productive and successful year ahead.
I would just like to thank the current management group for all their efforts this past year and also the Community Empowerment team for their continued support and guidance.
Structure, Governance and Management of the Charity The Local Management Group is an unincorporated Charity, governed by its constitution. As set out in the constitution, the LMG member are the Trustees of the Charity. Being registered charity, it is also regulated by OSCR. Dundee City Council staff provides day to day administrative support to the LMG as well as support in the form of Community Learning & Development (CLD) stsff. The Local Management Group members appointed at the AGM in January 2025 were: Objectives and Activities The main charitable objective of the LMG as set out in the charity's constitution is: To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the Hilltown area without distinction of gender, political, religious or other opinions by associating the local and statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and inhabitsnts in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare, for recreation and for other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants within the area of primary benefit. Financial Overview Year to 31st March 2025
There is a slight delay with presenting the accounts as they are still with and there were a few changes that needed made to the first draft sent. These will be ready for comment at the next management meeting. Please see detailed the treasurer information on the accounts. The results show a deficit of £7664.
Income £36,257 (2024 £38,375)
Payments £43,921 (£2024 24,505)
With total funds of £16,430 remaining.
It was agreed by the Committee that ho had examined the accounts in previous years would be the Accounts Examiner
It should be noted that the Hilltown Community Larder managed to open a separate Bank Account for the larder and the balance of the funds relating to the larder were transferred when the account became active. The remaining funds therefore solely relate to the Hilltown Community Centre Management Group.
As a result of the Larder funds being transferred to their dedicated Bank account the deficit shown in the accounts becomes restated as an overall surplus for the period of £1753. This is significantly lower than that recorded last year because the surplus included funds to cover the cost of running the ongoing projects for the first quarter of this financial year. Given how active the Management Group was in developing new projects for the community, additional funding was required, and the Management Group pursued various avenues to raise the necessary funds.
The Management Group therefore would like to take this opportunity to extend its thanks and gratitude to the Coldside Regeneration Forum who were the primary funders during the year. The Management group would also like to extend its thanks to the many additional funders who provided support in the form of small grants and donations. The funds raised enabled the continuity of the ongoing projects as well as the new project start-ups.
The Management group also wishes to thank the members of the Central Business support team especially along with the Community Empowerment Team and Tayside Contracts personnel for their invaluable help and support in fulfilling the financial responsibilities of the group.
Scottish charity number SC028867 Hilltown Management Group Accounts 2024-2025
Scottish charity number SC028867 Contents Page: 3 Trustees and committee Members 4 Receipts & Payments 5 Balance Sheet 6 Notes to the Accounts 7 Independent Examiners report
Scottish charity number SC028867 Hilltown Management Accounts Annual Report 1st April 2024-March 31st 2025 Trustees and Committee Members
Scottish charlty number SC028867 Hllltowft Communltycentre Local M•mentI5r0vp STATEMENTOF RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS IHEYEAR TO31"Mh 2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 Unrestrirted Restrlcted Total Total RECEIPTS Charitable artlvltie5 Grants Fundrais]ng Donations Other lftcome iooo 17345 9169 10169 26735 10640 iooo 2534 19878 6210 TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS CharltableAttlvitles Grants Club Actlvities 13176 374 1414 9417 22593 10917 4122 24425 10542 2708 Other Payments Fundraising Expenses 6210 6210 Independent Examlnation 80 80 TOTAL PAYMENT5 Surplusn)eficit for period 3301 11096Jl I/S641 13870
Scottish charity number SC028867 Hllltown Communlty Centre Local management Group STATEMENT OF BALANCES YEAR TO 31st March 2025 2025 2024 Cash and bank openin8 balances 24494 14465 Surplusldeficit {7664} 59 Cash and bank at year end Final Balan is made up of: unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 13388 3442 10586 13908 Balance Trustee on behalf of all Date 9/10/2025
Sc0tt15h charity numberSC028867 HIutV Communuycentre Local ManagemèntGroup Trustee RemtJnerètis)n During the year, no member of the managemerrt committee received any remuneration or reimbursement of expense& 202412025 Reteipts 202412025 Payments Asat 31" March 2025 202412025 ¢rpluslDalcit I" Aprll 2024 Craft Digital Phott8raphv Gardening Group 2076.14 475.84 1761.72 2115.20 65.61 602.49 479.45 213.46 102.IXJ 32.96 6618.34 65.61 374.17 2772.85 2465.17 853.29 1728.76 1438.20 389.03 3nA5 -32.96 5941.C3 7681 Prog Development Cooking Events Music firp Healthy Feet Proiert Yoga Movie & Meal Zumba Hllltown Alm Qaftycafe WÈlitl08 Activities Our La(Vs SE Group 5.61 I().() 3770.94 285.60 4063.LX) 625.83 2678.29 51.71 1726.56 478.51 579.87 62.95 84.58 352.78 189.70 625.83 1680.20 322.11 998.09 -264.41J 2336.44 1726.56 478.51 1039.65 72.50 0.00 920.57 440.45 107.54 468.49 189.70 1380.35 450.(KI 22.96 115.71 459.78 4.55 84.58 352.73 189.30 1ry)87.48 18344.76 151M3.90 388.34 5900.86 Craft R Digital Open Food Larder R MUSK Group R Partnership Events HMG Wardrobe WellbelngArtIVleS Family AttiMtie5 8EQ.81 836.05 9417.28 3292.80 850.73 Y30. 5099.75 1603.49 2163.60 5245.68 850.00 7.27 579.00 718.84 1542.99 14517.03 3498.18 1745.60 5245.68 830.87 20&18 570. 992.70 23.06 131.89 12.99 4417.28 -1894.69 1398.11 418.00 418.00 0.00 19.13 582.09 9.00 19.13 582.09 24494.42 36257.28 43921.27 16830.43 -7663.99
Scottish charity number SC028867 Independent Examlners Report to the trustees of Hllltown Community centre Management Group, reglstered charliv number SC0028867. I reporton the account5 Of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2025. set out on pages.3-7 Respective Responsibilities of Trustee and Examiner The charitvs Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance wlth the terms of the Charities and trustee investment (Scotlandl2005 Act and the Charities Accounts •• 15cotland}Regu18tions 2006.The charity Trustees consider that the audit requirement of RegulationlO(l}Idl of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to exarnine the accounts as required under section 4411) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to rny attention. Basls of Independent Examinees Statement My examination is carried out iri accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts {Scotland) Regulations 2006.An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or dlsclosures in the accounts and seeks explanation frorn the Trustees conrning 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 opinion on the accounts. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In the course of rny examination, no matter has come to my attention I which glves me reasonable cause to believe that In any material respect the requirements: To keep accountlng records in accordance with section 44(1)la) of the2LL)5 Act and Regulation 4 of the 20( 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. Signe Independent Examiner Date 9/1012025