IILfl I Cof I REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: SC217367 (Seotl4*d) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBKIL. SC(M131487 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND AUDITED FINAIYCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2Tr FOR ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH m￿￿ld & Pallne Chprteml Accoun¢anls Stthtory Auditor5 Stanley House 69ni HBmilton Road Motherwcll LaTharkshire MLI 3DG ROUTLS TO WORK SOiryH CONTENfs OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2026 Report of the Truste 1 10 14 Report ofthe Imd¢ptndeDt ￿dItO 15 to 18 St*tenhellt of FIDalltknlAellvltl*J 19 B*14nce Shwt 20 CAth Flow St*tsnb¢n¢ 21 Not•J to the Ciih Stst•m¢•t 22 Nots• to the FID8mtlal St*t•mMts 23 10 31 D¢lAlled Stsl¢m¢nt of Fln•n¢lil A¢¢MI 32 w 33 ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2026 The irustces who are also director& of the charity for the puryosts of t1￿ Companies Act 2(K￿, present ¢heir report with the rinan¢ia] 4atements of the eharity for the year ended 31 March 2026. 'IThe financi411 stst¢tnents comply with the Charities and TNsitt Investment (Scotlandl Act 21X)5, the Chariiies Accounts (SC￿10￿dI Regulatiohs 2￿ amcndedl, thc comp￿1¢8 Act 2(Th, the Memor8ndum And Articles of A.kqAxiation, Accounting and Rcporting by Charities.. Statcmcnt of Recommended PrdaiC¢ 4ppli¢ablL io ¢hdrities preparing iheir k*wunt8 in accordBnce with the Financi￿ R¢porting Standard applicablc in the UK and R¢publi¥ of I￿10[￿ IFRS 1021 {eff￿live l January 20191 Route$ ITr Work S(wth is A regi.%lered charity in Scotland, re8i%iraiion number SC(X)31487. The Organisation is alsi) Company limi¢&J by guarantee, incol￿rated on 27 m?￿h 2(M)1 gnd registered a charity th&¢ (lulc. Thb. Com]>any WLI estsb1lsh￿ under a Mernurllndum of A5￿Ciation which esthblish￿ the objeag 8md powers of the ¢hariiable u)mpany wid is guvemcd under Its Articles of AS￿latiOn. 0￿ECTIVEs AND ACTIVITIES OlJJeetlv•s and alms The principal UbJe￿IveS ofthe company In the ycur under review were that of:. relief of poverty amon8 the unemployed and low paid tMlvw)ce edUc￿lon amon¥young ￿0p1¢ and the unemployed promotin¥ andlor providing training in ykills ot'all kinds, particul8xly such skill ￿ will assist In obtainin8 PAid employm¢nl with ¥p¥Yifi¢ emph￿18 ot) Ihe provision ol'un infom)aiiDn. advige, guidthce, eoun8¢llinkn training service to the cli¢ni w)up Iprin¢ipdlly unemployed ond luw paid) t(1 assist ilkm In xcessin8 trainin8 an cmploymcni and educational aLtiviti￿*. S*nltleaAt aeflvltkl The ¢omparty'$ main activity is 5UPPOrtin8 unemploy¢d and worklesg residents of South Lanarkthlre into employmenu irainin¥ or fvrthcr edu¢aiion. It doe5 ihiy Ihmu8h the provision of infurniaiion, advi¢e, guidance and cnuttselllng on a rangc of tmployability mllttcrs on u On¢-t{￿one basiy with ¢li¢nts. The company Ilsu Lvmmi¥sionJ andlor deliver5 a rartge or confidence buildin& mutiv&ti￿￿I, p￿.V￿all0naI ond V￿￿10n￿l courses designed to enh&rtfL clieni employability. 8erviee5 are dclivered from lour fully r¢sour¢¢d and employability crntrc5 ifb Curnbu51an& E&8t Kilbride. Hamilion and Lan￿* and th¢ organisfylii>n alw w8e8 a range ol. Community venuc5 to de12vcr i)utreach scrviccs in Lommunilies expcriencin8 hL8h levels ot- unemployment, The company works in partnership with a wide ran8¢ 01. 48¢nci¢y and organisaiion¥ ihqt provide complementory ycrvices within the Souih LanaTkshirc Loc*LI Employebility Pant￿rship {L￿P} supporting South L￿n￿*Shir¢ Cotsrtcil'8 kmployability Sirate8y and relgted obje¥liv¢s in¢lwling its contribuiions to ihe Community Pl￿ning Partnership and Child Poverty Action Plan. Volutttee The company 15 suprrt)r*d by its dir¢ctOf3 who a][ pmvide their servitts on a voluntsry b￿18 hrtd for this, the company is tndebicd t?￿'m. Page I ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRLSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCII 21126 srRATEGIC RbPORT A¢bkv¢m¢nts and p¢rform8ii¢e Charitable a¢tlvltl¢$ The company ¢onlinu¢s lo be ￿$vIute in its ci)mmiimeni lo alleviaie puverty by engagin& supporting and ew)ura8ing pcople in thc moyt disadvantagL￿ uimmunilie¥ in South Lanarkshiir io develop their skills, gain 1cwgni￿d qU￿]ItICatIOnS and progr¢￿5 into w.8iainable emplDymenl. The company's opualin8 environment continuLs tu be Lhar&ieri&cd by unLertainly wilh urtemploymeni at relatively low levels whilsi eLunomiL inaLiiviry is al a reLord high and people who are lon8 lemi sick ri5in8 Sl8nificantly. RLdu¢iiot)s in funding cxa¢L'rbaicd cxisiing challLnge% ivithin the %ecior und de%piie thi4 the company h4kS' rLmuinLd sleudfusl in ilx ppruiiLh iv supp(irting wmt ofihe mo81 vulnernble and di%advaniaR¢d wiihin our ¢ommvniii¢s. During 202S126, supporting ihe Local Emplvyabili¢y PdfLnLfihip {LEPI, Ihri)ugh IIK. Sco¢iish Governmcni'y No One Left tJ¢hiThJ INUI.111 ylriilLgy and thc UK tiuvLmmen¢'% %hared Elri)%periiy I'und iiJK%pi I, Ihe company iJrbi¥l¢,d di%advania%cd CLimmunitic8 in Siiutli l.anark¥thirc aiid tho.* ai risk of bcing 'lLA behind, whcihLr 1hrou￿h ￿)￿bill1Y, ill.h¢alih, I￿k (Trl. relevanl w()rk experience or lock ol-ihe nece&%dry &kills ur qualifibuti(In%. Th¢ wmwdny ¢ontinucd to %upport a r￿￿uLlion irt youih unempluytneni Ihrough the dclivcry of servicLs ￿rg￿ed 10 3￿p￿rt PLi)ple, includin8 1)e%wke CoU￿eS such RISF., RLaLh and lrnp4LI, pusitivLly L<)n¢ributing ¢1> SLhLwI ILaver deiiin&lii)n% in Souih Lanwk$hirL'. 'rh¢ 'l'ru8iees are grfjieful 10 8ouih L&ngrk3hirc LwnLil fvr ¢h¥ir unwuviyinki ¥uppvrt ihrouKh<>ul ih¥ year und lo IhL s1(ttl' who hAve wntinu¢d lu show d ¥lwng ¢ommiimint li) IIIL. pe()ple and bu.sine￿5￿% of 8ouih Lanarkthire whilsl dLIIvLTing a la%lin impuil. Thc company hus udjustcd und dcvclf)p¥d IL4 ￿rvice d¢liv¢ry in th¢ fwe Of a ¢holl¢nging UP¢TUtink¥ ¢nvimnmeni. Th¥ I'ru%liY% i(J¢nlili¢d sp¢Lific develi)pmeni plons at lh¥ k'binnin¥ vf 2025126 thai uimid io build vn ihe company's Lslabli.%hed infrastruciur¢ ￿nd partnLr n¥iwurk lo l&klL povlrty and devel(>p new addiiional servi¢¢s. Key aclions, 81Qrted and progreised during 2025ll6, t(? yuprA)rt th¢ implemLniJli()n of the company's rL,fTC5h (>f its longer.Icftn fJcvclopmLnt Sirutigy ¢ovLYin¥ Ihe 3.y¢or period 2Q25.28 and conlribuiing io Ihl I.F.P Mnd related objcctlVLS inLludL'. Innovaiion & Su8tainuhility'. Ik'vLli>p iipportullilies lor new and tyjdiiional services to #ll¢viat¢ pov¢ty and meel th¢ cmplnyabilily and skill needs Dl'%ouih La￿&￿¥hiTC communilics 'I'raining. AcC￿dItatiOn & SLf¥iLC DLVLloprnLnl.. ProgrL'%s Centr¢ Ac¢rediiaiions omd Award Appmv&ls iu L¥t4bli$h 4 struciurLd skills and training framLwork and Lmployer ServicLS offLr Ihal is reS￿￿￿1vL flL%iblL tv LliLni needs l)evel(TrTrmeiil, Parlner%hip.4 and l)roniolioiJ.' lrnplLMcnl dn r..ll%agLmiNI SlrdlLgi. inLfiilK Lnumi v inaclive. ring ( ¢ y¢ur. e companv pr()vided Idilor¢d, p¢rwn-Lenird Ihai includes skills developmenl. einployabilily guidanL¢. Irairhingi ¢ll5urin individual8 are equip￿ with ihe tools Ihcy nccd to entcr or rc-cntcr thc lahour markLX. Page 2 ROtrrES TO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2026 STRATECIC REPORT Aclllevements And p¢rformaaee ChArltable a¢¢lvl¢les Additionally, Ihe frdteway Intenyive Service. delivered specialist bupwrt for individuals experIe￿Ing sev¢re Lomplex barricrs to employmcnt. offerin8 more intensive and flexible interveniiun5 to their unique need5. Throughout the y¢4r. K¢y Workers fiKuqed on providing specialist $upport lo cjicnts cxtKriencin8 physical and mental h￿th baniers to employm¢ni. This included delivering bespoke wellbeing ¥¢s8ion5 via WT in-house training ieam, facilitaling men's and women's prer SUPTK>rt groups, and sourcin8 extem81 provision aimed at helping clients build nfidence, improv¥ mental resiliencL'. dnd develop healthier routinLs e￿entIal for work readiness. Gateway continued io bb. the company'5 flagship cmployability qervice during 2025126, delivering 8i8nificani impael acro&8 South Lanarkshire ¢(xnmunities. The %rvi¢¢ provided suppon io over 775 re8i(knis, hLlping itKiividuaJs overcome barriers ¢0 employment ttnd PTOgTess towards sustwtloble futures. During ihe year. 323 ￿lCipants en8ag¢d in Ityining 8mdlor wellbein¥ intcrventions de5i8ned to build confidence. $kill$, and resiliencL. while 163 itxlividuaii f¢¢hieved rLwgniscd qualification5 1(} cnhancc thcir cmploymenl pm8p¢¢L8. Gateway also Support￿ 470 people inio 8ustainable employment, demons1rutin8 the eonlinu¢d Su￿¢5¥ and stron8 local impa¢¢ of ihe 5¢rvice in helping N¥idenls access and sustain meaningful work OPFQrtunitl¢5. Th¢ Making li Work IMIWI for P8reni8 service. tarxdin8 fdmilies with chilthy￿ i¥ a key LILmeni of the company's approach to reducing ¢hild povefly. MIW PTovide5 per.4on-centr¢d wjpport to porenrj oJ)d carern. ¢0 help them oVe￿C burrier5 10 nploym¢ni. During 2025126, MIW 8UPPOrted a further 191 pJrcnly, delivering much.needed wellbeing and training iThtetv¢ntions to 130 indlvidua]& succe￿ruI]Y pruw3wJ 88 P8MLi inio employmcnt. By u)ntinuously wJ&pting 5er¥ic¢s to m¢Yt ihe evolving needs of ¢liLni$ .job siart tssgd% werc met an(VoT exLe¢dLd. ¢h8nging lives by reducing poveriy and h¢lping individuals ￿hLeYe 8reater IlnanLiMI inderKndence thmugh mcanin8ful employment. These 0ulcom￿ refl￿1 th¢ wmpany's commiimLnl lo providirtg tailored Sup￿ and addressing the barriers LJien¢s fAtt, ensuring1&8lin8 impaLI and Su￿¢5% l•novgtloTh *Dd Suitalnoblllty During thc second h￿f ot. 2024125 the 'l'rustee5 authodscd the use of company fLnan¢i41 rcscrvcs to launch a new Yrvice aimed a( working ag¢ residents who were economicdly i[￿CtIv¢. The Service w&8 ternied What l N¢cd (WtNI in l.ife and w&% a laTBaed, community-fo¢L&8ed initiative desi8ned to engag¢ individu￿8 f￿]ng the mo81 si8nific•mi bwrierg to ¢mpluym¢nl on their lemis. Due to ihe limited fijrtding, 'I'rustCC5 Teslricted access to the WIN ¥cNice to resident8 of Blantyre and Rutherglen Central and North b&ged on their position within the Scottish Index ofmultiple Deprivulion ISIMD). Th¢ succ&%% of WIN continued into 2025126. ftr¢ivinK supp)rt from South Lanarkyhity Louncil And LCP partneN and thL company con501idated and refin¢d the service in thL tar8el ci)mmuniiic¥. During 2025126. thc service evolved from its pilot ph￿¢ into a fully owational, communily-based model fo¢vsed on ewly interventiOTL flexible bn&agemeni, and re5w)n8ive SUP￿1 for individua15 experien¢in8 ¢omplex 8nd int¢rlink¢d b&rri¢rs. The ervice supp)rted 132 R￿herglert and Blantyre rcsidcnts to ideniify And Work towards person￿ goals And aspirntions, including progressi(rti toward5 training. fithcr education. or cmployment. BJ8¢1ine data highlights the complexity of ne&1 within the group, with 92% of pfftrticipants recorded a5 economicalty inactive and many having been out orw0￿ tor Several yearb or having never worked. Thc most reported barrier 1% meThlal health. with ower 6(Wo of participants experiencing hvo or morL' hea]ilbrel￿¢d ¢onditiOn& Additional baLTiers include physic&1 disabililies. leaming ditYi¢ulti¢s, long-iem) health conditions. social isolalion, low skills levcls. limitLxi or no work cxpcriEnce, and previous involv¢m¢nt with the justic¢ sys(em. Page 3 ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH HEVVX'I. I)Tr J'HE'J'KUJi'l'LL FOR THb YbAK ENDFD31 MARCH 2026 STRATFGIC REPORT Aehlevemcnt5 performan¢t Ch4rltabl¢ attlvltlrs Naiional Lialil Shows th￿ i in 3 individuals retum ¢0 work if ihey rtieive supporn wiihin (he first 12 monihy ul. becvmiDg cconomiLdlly inactive comp(wLxI to .just l ID 23 it- th¢y ￿maIn lur longer. 'Ihis stark ¢onir&81 Teinforces the 8rowin8 need for carly. tar8¢tLd inlcrvLnlion5 thui urc need.%-led and supp(irt Llieniq10 over¢omc ba¢riLrn. Th¢ Trvslccs r¢cognis¢ WIN is a vilal conduit bdwcen individua15 and 8ouih IAnurkshirL 5 nLlwork (If support. For many. navikating Y¢,￿le¢S alone can be over¥vhelming and Ihrough strong. LullalM)rative pthnLrships, WJN ensureb qutck and ¥¢wnless a¢i¢ss 10 Ihe righi h¢lp 4Li the right time. During IhL yL£ir, IhL L)r¥anT￿lI1)n thortli￿d for (he n&iion&l S¢oiii$h I Irban Kegcncration Forum I%URI.'I Awiirdb in Ihe RLmuvin¥ Ba￿lLr¥ 11> limpltiyahility ¢aiegory, recogniying 118 innovaiivc And Im￿tful, ¢omrnunity-b&%ed, PCT5un-Lcnirtd ppruttch til Lngaging and %upporting individuuls who ¢wnomi¢ully ina¥tiv¢ 4ThVor living wilh healih.relatcd bdrriers. The compaThy subsLNuLntly wun Ihc award ai a ceremony in Lkcember 2025, refl¢¢ting Ihc ¢fliaivLmes$ of ils dclivery model and IhL (iulLarliameniury Moliims lodgl￿ in IhL SL(Il¢ibh ParliurnLnl, highli8hiin8 IL% SU%laincd imp￿1 in suppi)rtin8 Individ￿1% t￿1￿% ¢omplLx bwTi¥rs ti) partiLipalion, il% 2(1-ye&r canlribution lo IoLal cmplityabilily provision, and ils coniinuid roll in deliverin8 me4nin8ful L)ulcomes for communilic5 llLruyy S(iuih l.unurkyhirL. Curr¢nily op¢raling in ju¥1 Iw() cfjrnmunilies, Ihe company uiins lo turthcr dL*Llop t￿. scrwicL And expand WIN'% reach thr()u¥houi Si)uth Lanarkshire. 'llie 'l'ru51ecy vision tur WIN'S lulurL Ib rootl￿ in L(￿prOd￿lI1Ort, fuslainiibll growih. und coniinui)u% d¢v¥lopm¥ni. Ay thw. n¢¥ds ot" <)ur Lommunilie%' chun8e, 9() loo will thc WIN bcrvicL inlroduLinx new inlcThLnlion¥. Ili.(pe.nin8 pannerships, and mainlaining lis c.(Irc princ.iplL5 of cmphHsisinL? IhL nec(ls of the individijul. WIN h&$ al￿.a￿￿' d¥monitralLYJ Ihal with LrL'Qtivity. compassion, and ci>ll4Lboration, CVLn IhL rn051 di5Lngaged iiidividuul8 ¢Jn rL'¥onni%i, rehuilil, at)d rediscnver their pDieiiiiul. OvLr IhL la51 yL*r WIN h¥s dLlivLre4J a wide range of pusilive nui¢om¥¥ ror participani%, supporting individualj w pwgrl.￿Y li)ward% employmenl and improved wellbciThg. A ¢n¢al 01. 72 I)￿lI¢ll)allI$ eiigaged iii Iruiniii&7 (Ir up¥k'illiiig uptrt)ftuiJitie%. while 2J achieved qualifiution5 a funhLY 6 progressed in¢ts furthlr ¢xiu¥ation. tk.spitL IhL' primary bein8 on engagerneni and b¥JTiLr rLmov41. WIN &upp(irnixl 22 Lliin15 10 mov¥ lurthLY o11)ng lh¢ ¢mploy#biliiy pip¢lin¥ with 14 pri>gri%sing dirLiily inio einpl(Trymenl, A lurther 37 partlLiPthL8 pmgrt8sed inio volunteering vppothjniii¥y h¥'lping pJrtlLiWdnL4 to gain workplace experience. Rcccnt data Irom Nurni5 lin ecrn()mic int*¢livily l￿d long-tknmi ¥i¢knus showb ih&i South l.anorkshirc conlinutr lo cxpcriLllLC hi¥lier levels of economic inaLti¥ity 142.40/•l ¢ompu￿.￿ to SL'oilund 134.7Yrtl Slnd Ihe IJK 128.7Yol. 'Ibc figur 2,.Illn nver lit41 12 mnnih¥. 'I'hi% further ￿li1r(>r¢t8 Ih¢ n¢¢d IpT Continucd inv¢stm¢ni in ¥pi¢ioliYd servi￿8 Such as (¥atcway Inlcnsivc and WIN lo addr&s% Ihe%e gr()wing Ghallcngcs and PTovidc targctcd %uptxYt l(} th()se most in n¢￿d. The I)rgani.￿tiOn continucs to lakc innovative and ada￿lve approach to service des'ign ￿l1VlYY, with a strong fucu% on sustainability ¥nd lung-temi communily impacl. 'fhi5 approach 15 undLrpinnLd by lh¥ dLVLIoptnrnt of int¥%rat¢d, flexible Services ihai re8pond lo evolving local need and address thc widcr barricrs allecting irwJividuAls' ability to ¢tl8a8e in trdinin8, educ8ilnn, 8nd employmcnl. A k feaiure ol ¢hi5 rO￿h is the ein hA5is on iHIth and wollbein s a fo￿10n lor ialist su h&% hettn emhedded dcross sen(ic¢s during 20025126 to adJre5s the physical, melllal, and SVUidl h¢Hlih Lh%illi'n¥¢ experien¢ed by par¢i¥ip%ints. Pagc 4 ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 STRATKCIC REPORT Acblevernents 8Dd p¢rforllbonee Ch8rht•bl¢ 8¢dvl¢l¢s This inclth iargd¥d well￿ing int¢rvention¥. structured support P￿hWaY4 and a¢c¢ss to approwiatr exiemal services Whe￿ required, ensuring irKiividuals receive holislic supw>rt reflects ihe complexiiy of netsl. Peer SUPPK)rt h&s a]90 been d¢vclowi ￿ fjn imjknffji elem¢n¢ of delivery, enabling participants 10 eonnecl with others who share similw Lxperiences. 'This h&$ Supp)ne￿ impmved engagemLnt, T￿UcCd i501dtion. provided infornal l¢arning and encoura8emcnt through shared ¢xperienLe, ¥tr¢nwhening ¢onfLdence a[￿ p6rtiLiputiun over tirne. These d¢velnpmenis rcflcci a l*oader enmmitment to innovatioTh ihrou8h eo-location, pann¢r%hip wwkin& and the int¢gration of 8ervi¢es. By Lombining dirr¢Tent 51rands of sup[￿ within a fl¢xible delivery m￿¢], Ihe organi￿l￿n ensur¢s se￿1(#¥ remain acce&qibl< efficiL￿t, Und responsive ￿ local n¢¢ds. Trnlnln¥> AtcredltAdon & S•rvl¢¢ D￿elOPMe￿I 'lThe Trusiecy built on progr¢ss in PJLWIOUJ ycurs in a￿r¢dIling addiiiunal quaiitication5 and cn5urin8 Skills and Irainin8 fully ci)mplemenl k¢y worker .$upÈx)rt providb'd through services su¢h Ls Gat¢way to Employm¢nl. Making li Work IMIWI and the WIN service. 'lThi$ year, th¥ ¢(Knpany conlinued to slrcn8then its in-hou8e Irdining PToviyiun thrvy&h th¢ in¢r(yJudion of new group INnin8 1>p￿MUnitIeI, oll¢ring progrcssion and wellbcinK pythwuys, 5pxifically d¢si8twl io support cli¢nly who are fvrther Yemovcd from the l&bour market. In Mponse ￿ inLreasing demand for m¢ntsl Tr￿.￿11h 4nd welltr¢ing 8upw)rt, the ¢omp&ny ithtrodu￿￿ RESET, a holisiic I￿r$On&1 devclopmcni and wellFEin8 training progr4mm¥ iu h¢lp ¥lienis move rOnv￿￿, improve ¢onlidenc¢, wLllbcin self￿￿Te and develop budg¢tin¥ ykilly, emotional re$ilienc¢, and & wsitive mindsL't ihrough struGiured yel supportive inieNeniions. RESF.T been particularly Lll¢¢¢iv¥ in helping participants. stabili5L pcr50nal cirGum&tsLllLes while pm8r￿ing towuds volunleerin& tNining, and employment vppomunities. The programme combines gr(TrUP-kn.d IL'4rnin8 with tailored onc-tfrone .wpport, ¢n#bling individud8 io build mvlivaliun, rnHnllge slres%. and improve self-esle¢m in ￿t¢, y¢ruLiurLd ¢nvlTonmenl6. This year, th¢ wmpuny's Skills and 'l'raining Team dcliverLd 155 irainin8 course8 to 854 clients C4MbusI￿8. Eust Kilbrid¢, and tAnark. CoutsL'S illLluded w¢llbrin8-focused 8u¥ions. s￿h ￿ Confid¢n¢e Building 9md employability skills designed to enhance clieni8' readiness for work. A Digi¢al Support Hub a150 e8tablithed in CTEC during the year, operating each Friday morning to provide prn¢ticNi guidance and dL8Ltal inclu¥ion 5UPFK>rt to I￿1 residents. Thi Hub w81￿S individuals to develop confidence ifft usins teL'hnulogy for everyday t&8k4 in¢lL¥ll￿ ￿￿ssing online vrvic¢$, onlinL b0nkin& MI￿￿￿1￿￿ bill paymen15 via smartphones, &rtd improving wider di8it41 skills esyential tor dilly life and ¢mployibility. Tru5tee8 CAmtinue 10 slrcn8then ihe range and qualty of xcredited le4min8 opportunities availabl¢ to P9rticipant8. During th¢ year, ASDAN Employ￿billty Skills qualificaiion w&% ihtruduccd to 5UPtKKt individuals in developing key workpla ykilly, ¢onfid¢rK¢, ¢ommuni¢ation, teamwoTk, and problem-solving abiliti¢¥, partieu]arly IKm¢fJiing those fvrthe8t from the labour llnd individua18 With littlc or no prcvious work experi¢nv. In addiiion. the company progressed th¢ RLHJS Mental Health Firsl Aid qualificaiion as p8rt of a pilot partrtership with REHtS, ¢rth￿Cl[L& the orKanis8tion's ability 10 pfovLd¢ early ini¢N¢nlion und wellbeing suprx)n to psJti¢ip#ni& REHIS Allcr&Y AWare[￿S training was alw Impl¢Men¢￿1, fijrther bro&denin¥ the rynge Of ￿¢Tedl¢tI] hotlth 8nd wellbeing learnin& opwrI￿l(l¢5avaIIable to cliet)is. ROU'fES TO WORK SOUTH RKYUR'I. OF I'HE'I'RUli'l'LES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 STR4T￿]c REPOR'r Athitvements and perforni*nee CharitAble aetivitie5 Secior Rouieways were also further developed durin8 the year allowin8 partjcipan15 to explore carttr options while gaining industry recognised certifications to improve their readines5 foremploymenl. Alongsidc IhcsL' dLweli)pmenis, thc argani.8aiinn inimduced 8ummer WeIlL￿lng S¢ssion%, 8UPPOrting participan15 to improve welllL'in& hy MLoufdgin¥ them io get ouidoor8, reduc¢ qiKial isolaiion, and build r&%ilien¢e. l>repfjralory work was also undertuken during Ihe year iowards beLoming an SQA accrediied Lenue, including reviewin& qualiiy ￿$￿r￿nCe proce￿eS, 51r¢n8ihening iniLrnal vcrificalion atrdrtu¢ments, wid dev¢lupirtg the infrasinicture required to dcliver nuiionaily re¢ognis¢d quulifiLations ill tiiturL YLUTS. Moving tDrward, Ihe eompany alm8 to further enhance i18 accredited trainin8 gnd ceriification offer 10 8treng¢hen qualhfjcation oulcome5 and enablc continucd prugrc5sion toward 4ust&inable cmploymeni. 'I'hwu¥houi 2025126. IhL' L()mpany'¥ l.:mployer 8ervice8 'leam identiti& the reLruitmenl and %kill needs of lucal Lmployer% providing valu)hle daia io inlom) %kill8 and training provisiL)n. In th)ing w, Ihe Compony provid￿ suptMTrrt to 242 luLul cmployers, delivcring bcspok¢ r¢¢ruiim¢nt soluiion¥ whi¢h r¢$ullLd in 282 va¢un¢i¢¥ bcink tillLd. In llddilion. Ihc tLum ¥upw)rtixl cmplijycrb il) ddiipi l.air Wurk principles ond pwmc)Iv in¢lth¥ivL unploymLnl pracii¢es, w¢ll gs f4L¢ilitaiing over 80 work cxperience opportuniiies ￿ help individuals gain valuable skills and workplace exP)sU￿. In addilivn t(1 mutL'hin¥ .%kill.x ith ¢mpli?y¢r need$ and fillin8 vaLanLi¥s, the L()mpdny'x Lmployer Service$ Tcjrn orwdni%ed 4 highly %uLCe￿8ruI Jobs l.'oirs a¢ro*s locoliii¢s, Thc Jobs fairq ￿1racted over 300 South l.anarkshirc rL'4id¥n14 and providcd ¢hcm with thL' opportunity Io Lnygc wilh 32 I￿al cmpl(IytYs from vwious SL*iOf¥, ¥uinin¥ valuable in%i&yh¢y inli> job i)ppurtunitiLs the %kills Te4uired. ThL impucl ol. Ihl .lob¥ Fuir% nLTrlablL with 113 Llienl% advanLin¥ tv intLrviLws und 68 receiving job otlcrs. 'I'his rellecl.s the elTe(livenes$ of Ihe e4)mpli ny's job mni¢.hinE proc¢ss nnd employer engngemeni elTorts in conni¢iing l(M-.Iil pwple. with local.job opwrtunitics. In Kwon%e io evolving employcr necds, Indusiry.STKLIIIc SLYior rouicways werc dcvclupcd to cnJurL' lrtunily with need by ¢otmeclirtg employers to Skilled artd work-ready clienis. P4¥e 6 ROUTESTO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 srRATEGIC REPORT A¢hkvem*nts PerfoTmaDce Charitabk activltles Devejopmtnt. P•rtnttsbip$ athd Promotlo Durin8 the year, progre&% was made agaiTh5t key objediv¢s to strengihen engagcmtht, enhance pthnership workin& arKI incrow ihe organisation's visibility acr0&8 a range of 8takcholder& including local authority partners. third seclDr or8anisaiion4 employero. elected tnemkn, gnd scrvice tLsers. inGluded the early development and implementstii)n nf an ¢ngagetncnl slrate&y dcyigned to suprx)rt more LWrdin￿cd ci)Ilalxirution. improve servic¢ us¢r involvcm¢ni. und increase participation in forkm5 and ¢v¢nts. A kLy milestone during the Ye￿ wa8 the delivery of two communily-based ¢v¢nts io mark the organisAiion's 20th annivLfsvry. 'Thesc cvenis br(Trughi tog¥thcT Llicnls. paTin¢rs. ¢lL¢ted memhern., poliliGal rLyrLscntative5, pmviding an opportunity to refleci ot) Ihc organisAiion'$ impact while 8tren8thening existing relaiionshipk Beyor¥J LLILbration. the evenl5 showc&s¢d a longer-terni lewy of etthanced ¢ngJgemen¢, improved vi%ibility of service& and strtftgthLrn￿ pJrtnership workin8. Alongside ihi%, the organ15ation furth¢r d¢v¢lopcd its apprTrach io co4esign. lttvolvirt8 clienL% through focus groups, survey8. aNI ¢onbul￿lOn activiiles to help shape futu￿ se￿1¢C delivery. 'I'his 51ren8thened mle of lived eXp¢r1¢n￿ in gervice design &nd improved und¢r51anding of I￿al n#d acrtsJs the communiliLs in South Lattarkshj￿. 'lThis appwliih is now bcing implemcnted ￿andard pwli¢¢ and will conttnuL lo be developed ihruughuut th¢ duration of th¢ company'¥ 3-year dcvelopm¢nl sitw¢gy. Throu8hout 2025126, RTWS has continu(yJ ro play a centrul Tole in the deli￿ry and coordin￿lon of employability &ctivity acro¥s South Lanat*shir¢, admini￿en￿￿ IhL LEP referrol pro¢csy. A totol of 1,142 LEP rL'lbrruly were received demonstrating Jtmn8 atxl ¥ustained engagement acnTr8s ihe local employability landxape. Ea¢h referral i5 ¢rLII%Ld by RTWS to ensure clients ure connecied lo t￿ mwl appropriate supp)rt, maintainin8 the integrity Anij responsiveness of the LLP. Collaborntions with South I,#nark5hire Courteil und LEP5 Employability Academy ¢oniinue io deliver poyitive outcomes through Skill¥ Academies and the NHS Demonslrali)r pr¢)gr#mme. A tothl uf 67 rLtLrrals were tnode to 8ki118 Acaderny ury¢s, ollering pruL'tiLal, en¢ry-Icv¢l trainin% &uLh &q Schi)ol Croybing Patrol, Personal A￿lStan( InlriwJuLlion to Facililie% aDd ESOL Courses, providing clicnts with dir¢ci pathways inlo employment and further trairting. Tho NHS Demonstratur pro8Tamme h&y b￿n sirongly 3uprKirted by the Comr￿Y. with 22 Cli￿15 attending inforn)atii>n s¢ssIo￿ I l successfully securing paid pl￿¢M￿nts. acr0&8 NHS n)Ic5 and other are￿ including ground¥ maintenance, cle8nin& And calerins. 'th¢5¢ pyrtn¥Y5hips ¢onlinu¢ to stren8thcn p￿hWayS into Lmpluyment and trainin8, ¢n8urin8 ¥li¥nts receive thilored support meets10¢41 n¢cds while ¢rthw￿l￿gemp]0yablIIlY OPF4)rtunitiw xr(￿$ South Lana¢*shire. The devclopmenl of partnwJhips and serviceg for ycun8 people or¢ k¢y prioriiies for Ttuqtees. 'fhe planned ¢l(Fsure of the Cambu51anx Jobcenlr4 announl￿1 in 2025, Alongside rising leve19 Qf ¢¢onomi¢ inathivity among young ￿0p[c, prompt the company in ¢onjun¢tion with the l.wal Employability Pdrtnership {LEP} and UK (yov¥mm¢nt io develop a thrg¢ted Tf5pon8e by Cre￿ing a Youth and Wellbring Hub in the Cambusldng Training & Enterprise centr¥ ILTECI. The Hub erksurts ntinucd community integrated benefit, wcllbeing and employtnLnt 5upw)fL The Youth and Wellbeing Hub. also known &8'The Poty io siwufy'Pathway& Oprx)rtunity. Development,. brings ioglthcr e of pgJtnLrs includin8 Job C¢ntr¢. Plus, South Lanoxkbhire College. NHS and Bu4ineys GatewEy 4nd provide8 a ordinatcd. multi-a8ency approach lo supwn young people and itKiividuais ¢xperi¢n¢in¥ h￿1t￿related barriws offering early intervention. w¢llb¢ing sUPVOti and progre5sith-foru5ed 8uidarKe in a community setling Since January 2026. alongsitle Lxnployability 8UPNbrt, thc Hub delivered a range of wellbeing and engagement activitic& imed at incr￿1￿ confiden¢e, reducing isolation atMI enc¢)UVdging participation. Trainin¥ s*bsions included introduction 10 rciki. c8nv8s art paintin& rtlind rtlap 5ession5 atKi i1￿odUction tu pryJ&tsiin8. 'These inteNentivns have been particularly popular with over 40 Clients participAtin8 in trainin8 and devElopment of the Hub and sU￿rt for young rKople a prioriLy going forwar Page 7 ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH REPOR'T Ob T'ktE TRUSTE'ES FOR THE YEAR ENDEDJI MARCH 2026 STR4TEC.IC REPOR"r A¢hitvement5 Performance Charit4blt Motivities Trustees al%0 maintained their supwn. wurking with Souih Lanarkshire Council, lor s¢rvice5 tsrg¢lin¥ youn8 wpl¢ musl al risk of noi prob>ressinb Ii) LQuLalii)n, employment or irdining on Icaving school through thc company's delivcry of RISL., Reach and Imwi iraining prugrammes. I￿ring July 2Q2S, lh¢ Reach Rural programm¢ piloiLd the AgDAN Employabilily 8kills Award. achieving slrong pabs rdies and e%Tabli%hing a Llbarer and mvrL Lvst.LIYective progression paihway aligned lo the ImpuLt prugTrraiiime and wider ¢mployabilily provi5iun. Youth UliLmplaymeni Lonlinues ¢L) pre%ni a signiliidni ihall¢n¥¥ a¢royy SLI)Iland. IrinforLing ihe iintK)rt4Lncc ol'ttwgclcd Lmplvyabiliiy support and early intervcnli¢)n. Throu&Th IhL IILa¢h dnd Impwl pmgramm¢5, 5J young p¢opIc iv¢w SUPFK)rted to acces% accr¢dilLd ILuminL, Iv(irk pluLLmLnts. indUs¢ry-8￿lri¢ qualifications, atvj t&iloTL cmpl()yabiliiy.sutvort designed to improvL prugrL&sii>n inti) posilive de8tinaiii)rk%. During lh¢ y¢'ar, r¢.f¢rral¥ ts> the RI8L Winler and Summcr l.Luvcr5 ProgrdmmL inLrL¢i%ed, with over 40 young rwlc ¥YPPt¥rt¥il thrvugh IhL 13.week Irainin8 progrdmmL. In rc￿￿)n￿C l() thL L105ure of Landed, the Skills & .1 raining T¢am dev¢lorKxl and delivered hespok¢ w¢llbcing s¢'S8ion.4 al .8hnrt nolice, slrengthenin8 intcrnul dLIivLry LUPULlty ond ¢xpundin8 .qiaff expertise u¥ross W¢.￿ includinx V*Lpin8 ond 8mokin8 awurenc55. drug5 und ulLohul uwurLnL55. tsnd knife.%ofLIy. Ongoin¥ Lollabi)ro1ion with lh¥ Souih l.JnJrkshire C(wncil Aspire 'leam and the Local FJnploydbilily Partnership ho ¢oniinu¢d lo sircnglh¢n pththways l(?r yi)ung rkople, supporting acL¢ys ii) cduuLtiun. IraininB, and ¢mploymcni Lippvrtuniiics er(Is¥ Ihc local arL¥. Thcse aLlivilicb huvL Lontribui¢d 10 improved refemil paihwuy¥, ¥irungy¢y I￿￿1 ¥ullybvralion, and more aLLLssible 8upport tor priority gn)up% Ihn)ughoui 4ouih L.an￿kShir¥. UvLYdll, Ihi% wiirk ha% 8lren8ihened partnership Loordinalion, imprvv¢ reedbaLk mechuni%mb, Mnd mi)r¢ re8JX)n%iv¢ and inclusiv¢ Uppr0￿h lo s¢tviLI, dLlivL'ry. providing u %ironger toundulion tor wnlinuLd Ln1labor￿I0￿ and devcltspmLmt th¢ wid¥r Lmployuhiltty and Ihird sector netWOTk. IDvestm¢nt & Infraslrutturt Keco8nisin8 ihe critical importanLL ul ¥irong inlemal systems, goveman¢¥, intrd¥trvchtrL' in delivering hixh-quaiity SL'rvicLs, th¥ TnJyicL% prcvii)u81y l&skcd the Man(IgLmLnl .1 Lam with ￿'v￿lI￿1n& a InTward.Ii)oking tk.v¢lopmenl Strutc￿. 'Ihi.4 8lrnte8y w&% designed io slrLngihLn (Irganisaiii>nal capabilily while driving conlinuuus improvL'menl aLr05y quality assurance, customer sLrviLL 518ndard%. artd 8overnDmcc urrangemcnis. Workin8 with south LanarkyhirL Cuuncil alongside key stakeholders, partners, and ¢uyiomLrs, the (Trr8oniyti(?n durirtg 202512C). impl¥m¢'nt¥d yL'ar onL ol. il% 3-Year DcvclopmLnl S1Td1L￿ LovLrin¥ Ik. 5Kriiid 21>25-2n28. 'This rn,tleLl% a clcar Lommiimlnl Ir()m tM)Ih the company and Ihc TnislLL5 tsi continuou8 developm¢ni ond ¢É)%uring thc organi%ation r¢main. Te8pon.qive, ￿811len1, and wcll-positioncd to mcei evnlvin8 needs. The strnlcgy scts out thrcc corc theme8 whiLh ali8n direcily with I￿al and nuli¢)nal priorilies.. P¢upl* drliv¢iiii¥ Iivlisiikn, ii¢tds.leJ ￿ld peI501J-¢¢fflird sIIPW1 to tliox ¢xpui¢iiLi118 the 8iYale5t di5advdntdg¢ wiihitt our communiliL%. Jobs slrengthcning pathways into employmenl through cnhun¢ed employ¥r cn¥ugemeni md improved aL'¢ess to opportunity. PIAe¢ - ¢nsllrin&i oprA)nunily and need are cffcLtivcly linked ihrough outreach. par¢n¢rship working, and lo¢ally re3TM)TJsive ¥ervice deSI￿n. To thhEr these themes ruvide a cl¢ar r￿n¢wOrk for or isalionat develo nieTrl gnd invesimeni cnsuri com￿nY u)niinueb 10 evolve ivhile mliinidinin&Tr & slrvng focus on impail, qualily* and dclii'¢ry. F.drl}' iThplttnYntaiion ol. the siraiegy has al￿adY wniribvt¢d io impn)ved coordination across 5ervice5, 5trcngihened partnership workin& and cleatrr U51omcr progrcssiijn pathway%. tho Page 8 ROUT&S TO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2026 STRATEGIC REPORT Achlevements P¢rformgn¢e Chgrttsble •¢tfvltles Alongside the D¢veluptlleni Siralegy. the urgya￿sation h&8 undLrtaken a review of intern&1 ￿rUc￿re9 vpLYdting costs in r¢$pon$¢ to reduced funding 5tream% and wi&Y tinancial pre&surts wiihin the seGlor. Thi5 h&s Includ￿ 51reamlinin¥ roles and io improve eificiency. stren8th¢n r¢$ilicn¢e, and ensure thE majority of available re50urce5 is directed towards (roniline d¥livery and seJvic¢ Imp￿1. These changes huve improved Owionul effL¢iency th4J strcngthened flnancial r¢silience whil¢ maintaining seJwic¢ qU￿llY a￿j customer ¢xp¢r1¢￿¥. Iniernal elliLicncy m¢￿UreS have Lonlribuled to a redu¢tion in support s¢r¥ices Ixisis, enabling a groat¢i prorM)nion of exp¢ndirure to be direclcd towards direci s¢r¥i¢¢ delivery. In ￿ditio￿ continued investment in or84nixotion41 infr￿ruCture and service delivery bccn (k.monstrated through th¢ d¢velDpm¢nl dnd implemenlation of the Youth and WLllbeing Hub. Since iLS introduction, Ihc Hub h&8 contributed 10 in¢rea&ed engogerncnl Irom pri(Trrity &roup4 enabling earlier iDlcrvenlion and improved signposting into ¢ducaliorn Iroinin& employm¢nt, and wellbcin8 ￿p￿)rt. Early indiLolors $hnw a me&xurnble increase in en8a8emeni frorn young p¢ople alongsÉdL improved tKQ8Te¥yion into P08itive destinativns. Si8nifJcant work Jiso been undenakLn ¢0 reduce exp￿d1tUrL and improve value for money acr¢yJ8 cor¢ operdiional inLludin8 the .￿u￿¢s$ful rL'negLbiiation of key ¥upplier eDnlwts su¢h ￿ uliliiie3, r￿ulling in reduced on8oin8 Coslb. These m¢&sw¢s r¢tlcct a proaciive apprtsaGh lo fir￿ncl&l m¥n4crnenl and S￿￿laInabl1lty in a ¥h&ll¢nging fi￿dIng environmeni. In addition, substhntial progress been mHd¢ in stren8thenin8 thc or8ani3Aiion's iniemAI sy8ienL8, 8(JvernanK quality fram¢works. This work h&¥ li)Lused on develnping th¢ founda¢ions required io support kn￿rl, tt¢hievement ofexiemal quality crediialion, Lnsuring that poliLIL¥. pr(￿C￿eS, a￿￿ ￿rr￿Mi￿nce system.% are robust, consistent, gmd dli%nLd with reco8ni%ed Standards ofexcellencc. Through￿t ilK' year, daia h&s b￿n in¢re45in8ly useAi to inform setviee delivery and t￿￿Ure proviyion is respTrrL8ive lo uslomer need. Thi¥ h&$ suprx>rt¢d 8 rn0￿. I￿ge*d and ¢vldencc-bysed approach across the organisation. Improving the All￿110￿ of re50urce8 and Lnablin8 more eJYe¢tiv¥ support for individuals und empluycrs. Scrvice data it¥Jicale8 improv¢d 8fA)ngivette&8, includin8 reduced lime from referral to intcrvcnlion for priority cli¢nt gTQUPS. Thc comp&ny m4in14iny 4 ￿rOng commitment to lewrting and dev¢lupm¢nt. with 4 strudured pr¢)gramme of Continuous Professional Developmeni ICPD) delivered ihmughvut 2025126. 1hi8 inve8¢m¢nl in workfor¢¢ diyilupment has enhanced Staff capability and fyonfiden¢e a¢ru&s Iruntline scrvices. Luntributin8 10 improved Co￿%181enCY in setvi¢L thlivery And customer experien¢e. Scssions have included Auli5m Awarene¥s, M¥ntsLI Health FirJi Aid And Wiyid I109t customer ¥crvice, alonyide staff undertaking individual qualifications to fijrther strengthen skilly and knowlLxi¥e. These hAve SVQ Level 4 in Munagemeni RF.HIS Food Hy8i¢no Diplomffj thrther enhancing organisaiional Gapability thd overall 8ervic¢ delivery. Thc Trust¢¢s remain cofflmitted to en$urin8 th¢ organisutim is financially ¥usluiniiblc, slrdte8ically focused, and d¢liv¢ring me￿Ing1[1] outcomes for Individu￿5, empl()yer8, and South Lanarkshire's communitie5. ThL progrcss outlined and achieved during 2025126 reflects a cimtinued r￿u3 on quolity, accountability, and ci)ntinuous improvement, ￿sUring th¢ orgomisaiinn remiin8 r¢siliemt ¥nd w¢ll.FN)Sitioned to ￿t￿re need$. Page 9 ROUTFS TO WORK SOUTH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21126 STRA TEGIC. REPORT Athievem¢nts And performanet lffit¢rn&l ond ¢xt¢rngl fA¢tor8 I ru¥le¢s hav¥ urdaied Iht company Risk Register in recent years in response to Brexit and the replacemenl of F.urupean Iru¢iyral l'ull￿8 with ihe IJK Skned l)rospuity Fund Jnd 10 refl￿1 ¢han¥¢s io tlK, F.mployabilily l.und. now an integral part of l(K#l auihoritie% Tr50 Ih)e Left BehTnd' stratcgics. No On¢ l.Lft Ilthind ploc¢.q pwple ai the c¢ntr¢ of ihc dcsi8n and delivery of cmployubility ￿ryi￿C& und will b￿.0mL IhL muin vehiLle for future inyesimeni in skills. trainink and employment through thL CounLiI ILd 1￿c￿l Frnploym¢ni Partrter%hip {LEPI. 'Ihe 'lNsleey have welcnmed Ihis apPrO￿h with thc cornpany an active participant in the l.I,'l> and are contidcni ¢h¢ comp&ny will c{￿linue io play a key rolc in thc achicvcmcni ot. S(?uth l.anarkshirc's No Une Lefi Ilchind StralLby. 'lThi.% h in¢luded th¢ Trgnstonnaiionol R¢vicw ot Rout¢s In Work 81)uih by qouth Lanark5hire CounLil. whiih cunLluded (hai ¢h¢ mpany'¥ Ami's I.¢n￿h b.xiLm&l Orly￿18at10n IALLOI slaius should remain in pl8Le it ci)ntinuLd t(Tr provide besi valuL in hi¢vin¥ wsiiiv¢ oul¥ome$ lor local people 4nd ￿sIn¢s¥¢$. pruvidLd through UKSPF duTin¥ 2(>25126 enabl¢d the ¢(Fmp8ny 10 ¢xpand ¢mploy#bility pruvi%ion. 8lrengthLn IuLiil purtnLYShipx, an(J inbrea* engagement wilh prioriiy groups. which ¢oniinu¢¥ 10 Jlign wilh th¢ liet Britain Wurkin¥ enda, fncused on reducing ebonomi¢ inactivity suA)orting pr{￿rL,*¥i0n inti> ¢mploymeni. l.i>llowing th¢ ¢vnLlu¥ion of UKSPI.. fundin& this will irwisiliun lu ihL Gn)w¢h I,und ftht 2026127, supporting ioniiThuity tsl. d¢ll￿'ry and on80in¥ inviytmLmt iii crnployabilily and skills pri)vi%ion. Thc Trustecy aLrain recognisL Ik. impurtsnt rol¢ ol'C(Knmuniiy & Lnterpri8e Resourc¢s and F.dU￿ti￿n RLw)urce8 within the CvunLil and iheir c(>niribull<)rt i() Ihe company's efrTorts 10 rLducL POVLrry #nd imprvvL w¥¢iing ul'th¢ mosi vulncrdbli in our communiiies. 'Ihe company reinains committed lo providinK wmmunity (iulrLuth and sL¥urin% the resour¢e$ 10 exicnd ih¢' .%uceess achicved in TcLcnl yeur% within I￿￿ct￿d u)mmunilie.4 including the Clyde Cjllieway area. It al%0 r¢muins ¥ommiLied to ¥upp()rting wsidenly uf ()ther disudvunla¥ed Iu full vfLmpluyubilily dnLI rLluithi ￿TviL￿. Th¥ Trus1¢￿ m¥iniainLd thLir fuLuy durinx tIK' year on Ihe allevi&tLQrt ofpovcrty by ￿r￿L￿1￿8 hard ¢0 rL¥Lh ¢lien18 and aim tu eTh8ure Ihyl inve8tmenl aitracled io 8ouih Lanarkshire by Ihc company continuL5 to hc largcied Al re%iden18 most in need. Commltmtnt to 11olr Woyk Pr4¢¢l¢ts Thl Lumpany iy a N￿10￿] Awdrd WinnLr for il8 pm8res8iwe policies to 8ltprM)rt a strong work lifc b4Llance and the 'fru8t¥ remain LMimiii¢d io further dev¢li)pin¥ l.air Wryk Pra¢lii¢s, Ihruugh m¢'4L8UNS ¥uth IL% pri>mi)ii(In i>l' Ihe rninimurn wage, early adnpiion of th¢ R￿1 Living Wug¢, a¢¢¢ss to ¢¢niti￿ll￿ 4nd non-¢¢rtilicaled trainin8 and flexible working. ThL 'frustcLs rectsgnise ihai the Company's QLhievem¢iiis are a Irbult tsf thL skills. diaJiLalinn. and hard work of its slarr. During Ihe year, th¢ ¢on)pany h£s Lon¢irtued to inv¢si in Slaff tyuinin¥ Mnij Ihe 'We Applaud, pri)gramme Iu T¥Lu￿1&e and reward individui115 and ILdn15 thilt Lunlinudlly wLnl abovL and b¢yond ¢0 repr¢￿nI ihi company und its vulu¥s. 'Ibe company will continue it5 focu5 on 'People and Cultu￿, and thc mallagcmrnl ofriik. 'lkne company has a strong Irack record ofdeveloping its rKoplc and thc TNstCC5 Twognisc that siaff are central to lis fviure plans. FIDaoelal r¢vl¢w Prbkn¢lp41 fundlng $our¢4S -lThc Gompany'5 tn)in inGoTnc .8ourrr8 are South LAndTkshi￿. Coun¥il ihrou¥h # Ll)mbitsaii(m of li¢r¥ice level agrttm￿tS. challenge fvnding and Contracts. Inve5¢meDt pollcy And oblecdwe5 Th¢ dircLlurs h&vc L(In%I(ler￿ the rn08t appropriale policy for inv¢51ing f￿ndS IS through bank d￿￿51t accounts lo ensure thc interes¢ receiv￿ on availabk fund5 1% maximised. Page 10 ROUT&S TO WORK SOUfH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2026 STRATEGIC REPORT FIDantlal revlew Rtitrvts pDIIty Thc rcserv&g of thc company llre &8 d¢￿Tib￿ in th¢ ¥couniing rK)licie5. It 15 the policy of tk company to build up unre¥IrlLt￿ funds to equatc to approximately 3 months unre,%trided expenditurc to provide surficienl ￿sOurCeS 10 m¢¢t ongoing PTujecls and ¢I05u￿ ¢QSlS tf required. Managem¢nt prep￿e5 an annual ¢losurc ¢alculation to verify that thi.1 policy will cover all potential closure costs as wcll ds shon ienn overhcad costs gnd th¢ poli¢y is s¢1 atthe appropriate level. Fytyr¢ plAII$ Th¢'l rub1￿8 recognise 2025126 w&s an cxtrtynely diniculi yew for local wle and bu51ne&￿S atKi stand ready to work with partners throughuut South Lanthshir¢ and provide the comp&tty's supp)rt And rtsourc¢s to r¢build th¢ Konomy ¢oniribu¢e io ynd recovery iTh ihe ye4r4head. 'Ihe Trustees have idenlifi¢d wif1¢ developmerti for 2026127 and aim ￿ build on the company's ¢siablith¢d lttfr&LStruetur¢ and partner nth¥ork 10 iaLklc poverty and (kvelop ncw and addilional servi￿. Iwoking ahead w 2026127, ¢he Truglees h&ve identlficd 5evernl priority d￿Clopmen1 are&* The￿ build on the orgArti¥atiorb'S ¢Stsbli¥hi￿d infrasiNctur¢ dnd pvAner nelwork and foLy¥ on ￿klin8 poveny, improving employabiliiy ou*om&% and developing new dnd enh￿ted seNicts in Tl￿wnse to nevj. Th¢¥c prioriiies cleArly ulign with the or8llnis&lion's 2U25.2028 Development Strate￿y, strudured amund the core t￿MeS of Peuple, Jobs, and Plaee, And will &ruidc dclivery thmu8h 2026127 ond beyDThJ. Key prioritiC5. Started and pro8res5ed durin8 2025r26, ihAI will 5UPPOrt the impl¢m¢nt*ion of ¢h¢ company's refr￿h of its lon8er-ierni Dev¢lopmertt Str#tgxy ¢ov¢Ying the 3.ycdr peri(MJ 2025- 2U28 include.. Develt)pin8 Ihe WIN servic4 d¢liv¢rin8 Ihruu8ho￿ South L￿￿kShITe to accesg Wld provid¢ pwln¢rship sup￿ri lo ¢conomi¢olly inD¢live ¢lienl& Furthcrdevelnp th¢ Youth & W611￿Ing Hub and seryices ihat supp)rt youns people. The TrusleeB thai in¢rew in the cost Lif living will have i ¥i¥nitiL4Dt impact on ih¢ MOAI marginajised in our ei>mmunitie5 and is commincd ro miiigating thi$ imp￿¢ by providin8 prJctic41 help and support ¢0 local P¢Dple wilh the greal¢st n¢¢d. The TN8iees continue 10 r¢s￿nd con4ructivcly and posilively to ch8nges in th¢ ¢ompthny's working cnvironment to r¢iluce 8md preven¢ poverty in the most vulnerable clients and ¢ommunilies of South Lat)Arkshire. sTR1J￿uRTr.. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT GovernlnK document The company 18 conlri)Il¢d by ils govcming do¢umenl a decd of aNJ constitutts & limited compBny, limit￿ by guargnttt. ￿ defined by the Comp4ni¢8 Aci 2W6. The company gdh¢r¢J tt> th¢ policies set out in its Memorandum and artid¢s of g¥wialion. R¢¢rultment And *ppolntmeDt of truJtet4 In July 2011 R￿te5 to Work South moved to Aingle memb¢r status with South Lanark5hirc Council ￿Ing the only rnember and Ihl'y provide up ￿ four diTCCtors with up to a further six directot3 reprtsertting the local community, voluntary and business sectors who are co.opt¢d on to th¥ bourd. ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH RLPORT 0￿ IHL'I.'KUb'J'Lb￿l FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 2026 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Org%Di59tlonAI Structure ThL board ot dirLLturs Lomprise5 of a Single rnember wilh the member currently appointing twu d1￿ctOr￿ tv ¢he with a rth¢r tour direcwrs appoin*d to represent the local community. voluntary and business SCCtOTS. 'Ih¢ tjoard of Dir￿lor$ me¢t qU3rt¢rly and r¢c¢iv¢ ropons trom th¢ Sonior Managcmcnt 'l'¢am. Ivhich compriseB thL' Chief Executive orfi¢¢r, Deputy Chict. F.xLYuiivc and op￿dti0n¥ Manager. Thc Boatti is also 5UPPOrted by a binance S￿￿COmMIttL,L, Only dir¢*iors s¥'ryL as members of Ihe s￿￿comMI11￿ Ihou8h the Chief and Deputy LhiLt' F.x¢Lulive. and ialist cxlLrnal expenise are alq() invited 10 atiend 10 support Ikir work. 'llie de¢ision.mthking authonty r¢mairLS With thc main Roard and the 8ublommiiie@8 main role is to bring f¢)rward rccommcndation% for Roar(l approval. The directOT5 arL not iThvolvL¥J in thL day tu dily running of company which is dL'lC￿led io ihe ChiefExeLutiv¢ OftiL¢r. Indu¢lltsn and trglnlng of new trnst¢es Th¢r¢' is a siru¥lur¥d induciii)n pro¥r3mme for incomin8 dIT￿li)r5 to ¢n8ure they fully understand thc companl8 nperaiith& Key manwKernent rtmunerotlort Sal&Ties uf key peNonnel decided and upprovLd ut bourd ILvcl. Thcy rcviLY unnual s*lari¢s ofsimilar p05i¢ioDS ¥t viher or8ani5alions and dcL'i(k Im an appropriutc Irvcl b&¥ed un thi8 review. Wlder network -th¢ cumpuny's oclivities ore within ihe %ouih L￿arkshire 4rc4h. Relot¢d partl 'lThe li)Ilowin8 directors are reprcsenlativc mcmlL'rs ot't1￿. c¢xnpuny'. D B Hmshagen. s￿l1h L￿n￿kshire. C.oiincil Cllr C M¢Clymonl, South l.Jnarkshir¢ Luun¥ll No olh¥Y r¢laied hav¢ been id¢Dlili¢d ¢ithor with lh¢ trusii%y (Trr k¢y mJny¥¢'mLnl within the organi￿110￿. Rlsk Ic irnstecs havc o duty fD ideiiiify And review the ri$L8 io which ihe diari¢y 1.8 exposed and io en¥U￿ 4hppfopTiate corbtruls are in plaLe io provide reasonable assuran¢e winsl frmud and ¥rrur. They Ik> ¢his Ihrou¥h maint8inin8 and updatin8 a risk regisler. REFERENCE ANDADMINISTRATIVE DETAII Reg￿tered Company numb¢r SC217367 IScoil4nd} Rtgk¥tt.rtd Ch#rlty *umber SC0031467 Reg15tered offlee 1-15 Main StrcL Cambublans GI&s8OW (172 7EX Page 12 ROUTES TO WORK soifrH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 Tru51ets W A M McBrid¢ Chairper J Edw (resign¢d 16.6.201 N Spence J And¢rson D B Hashagen C Mcclymont CoThp*Dy Setre*8ry A￿dI¢0 M¢Daid & Panners Ch8rteJYd ALCOUnt￿l8 Sthiulory Auditor5 sts￿ley Hou8C 69ni H&milton Road Mi)therwcll Lanarkshire ML.13DG CHIEF EXFLUTIVE OFFICER Siephen Rurr took up Ihe poyilion of CEO on 9th February 2(M)9. STA TEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES The tru51¢es Iwhu ar¢ also the dire¢¢ory ol. Roul¢s To Work South for the purposes of c(>mpany lawl ore Tcswnsible for preparin¥ ihe R¢port ot. the Tru81eeg and the financial statements in acwrduncc with Hpplicable law and Ilnited Kin8dom Accountinki Stsndard.8 {Unite(l Kingdom Genernlly A¢cepied A¢couniing Prnc¢ice}. Company law requi￿9 the trus￿3 to prepsre finan¢ial $18temen¢s for ea¢h financial yLYr which 8ive a true and fair view or th¢ st8¢¢ of affair8 of thr Lharitublc wmpany and irKome and expenditure, of th¢ charitthl¢ wmpuny for that p¢riod. In pr¢pgrin8 tIM)s¢ finfyn¢iaJ.%ta*ment4 Ihe tTU5tees arc rLNuircil s¢l¥it Sul￿ble a￿oUn1in8 policies and then apply them eotL4islenily observc the methods and principles in thc Charity SORP: make jud8cments e.4limal¢s tha¢ are T¢a&onabl¢ and pnJ(l¢nt', st&t¢ whether llpplic4ble accounting Atand4Tds hav¢ been followed, 8ubj¢¢t to any material departl￿$ disclo8ed Artd cxplained in the finwi¢ia] 8th1ements; prrrATe the financial stai¢mbnly un the going Concern basis unless li is inappropriate to presumc that chsrltablc company will ¢ontinue in i￿sIn￿$. Thc trusteeg are ffsPOn5ibl¢ for keeping acGouniin8 rec(￿d$ which di5c105e Wlth rc&qonable accuT￿Y at any time the ringtKial p08ition of the charitable comp&ny and to enable them to ensure th&t th¢ financial St￿¢M￿ntS wmply wilh the Companiey Act 21N)6. They arc also re5pon5ible for safe8uarding the &ssels of the chRritable company and for tsking r&isonable 5tep5 for the pr¢vention and dfflectiun of frdud dnd uthL'r iTh¢glllariti¢s. STATEMENT AS TO DJSCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDITORS So far &8 the tn]8t¢¢8 wla￿, ihere is no relevont informaiion 1&8 defined by Sedion 418 of Compfjnie5 Act 2(MKp) of which the charitable cornpany's audiiojs unawure, and ¢a¢h trns￿e taken a]1 the sieps that they ought to have takth &8 a trustee in order to make them awar¢ of 9￿Y audil infvmiation 8JJd io ￿tabliSh that the charitable ci>mpany's auditor5 ar¢ aware of thai infomiAiion. Pag¢ 13 RoirrES TOWORK soirrH REPORTOF ThE TRUSTKES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 21ll6 RekN)It of IIL I'utyIL*b, jiicofyorniiiig 8 siiaiegie JfPDrl. oppJDv¥d by ththj. of iHYt￿￿ of &8 eompony dirnxor& Z&.........,...... a]Ml signed onthe bottrds bdklf by.. SBwr- Page 14 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH Opinion We have ouditd thc firhltjciaj sthtements of Routcs to Work South (the 'charitable company,) tor thc year ended 31 March 2026 which Comprise thL Sydiement of financial Activitics. the Balance Sheet, the C&8h l.'low Stsiemeni 8t)d nows tt) ihc rinan¢ial s¢aiimenis, in¢ludin¥ & butnmtry of significant accounting poli¢i¢s. Th¢ fin8n¢ial T¢N>ning frameworf( thai has heen applied tn ihe pJYpoMiort is applicable law United Kingdom Ac¢owiting Siandwits. iD¢luding FRS 102 The Financi Repotwng Standard applicable iTh the UK gnd Republic of Ireland (Unita Kingdom Genejxlly Ac¢eoed A￿oUnting PraL1iCC)'. In our oplnion the fingneial st?t¢m¢nts: give a truc fair view of thb slat¢ of ¢h¢ charitable e(xnpangs affllirs at 31 Mwch 2026 llnd of its income and expenditure tor the year then ended; have been prowyly prepamd in occord8nLC with United Kin8dom G¢n¢raily Acwted A￿O￿ntIng Ptycti¢¢,' and have been prepAreLI in accordance wilh the requirements ot the Companie8 Act 2n(￿, Ihe Charit1¢8 and Invcstmeni {Scoil&ndl Act 21)05 and Regu141Lon 8 of th¢ Ch4riti¢s Awunts {Scotlandl Regulaiion& 20()6las amen¢kd Basij for OPiDIDn We conduc￿d our oudit in acc(TrrdMce with Intemalional Siandards on Auditing (UK) IISAY IUKI} and gppli¢able law. Ow r¢gponsibilities under thtssL s¢andards are further dL5cribed in the Audilor%' reS[￿)n.￿1blIitIe￿ for ih¢ oudii of thc tinAncio1 sla¢¢m¢nl¥ ¥e¢iii)n of our repurL We Nre independent of IhL charitable wmpany in ￿cord￿nCe with the eihicAI requirements thal ar¢ relevunt io our audii of thc financial stalemenis in th¢ UK. i￿luding th¥ FRL'¥ Eihi¢ai SwMIArd. and w¢ have Irilled our other tihiL￿1 re5wrK%ihililie5 in ￿OrdanCe with Iheq¢ requirements. We h¢lieve ihat ih¢ uudit Lwiden¢¢ we hav¢ obthined is suffi¢iettt and appropriate to provid¢ a bayis torouropinion. CoD¢lu¥lons relatlnr to iolng tone•rn In uudiling ihE financiul ￿t￿ILment%, we have coni]udL￿ th&1 Ihe tNsleeg' use of the going concern basis of ￿￿untIng in thc rpar&tion vf the firwicial slataninls is approprio1¢. B&*d on the work w¢ h#vi perfornied, we have no¢ idcntifioj ony material uncertainties rela¢ing to events or Conditions thllt, individually or collectively. may (wi significan¢ douh on thr Lhurilublc cojnpuny's ability to eontiftue ￿ a 80in& concern for a pcriiNJ of at lea51 Iwelve month8 from wh¢n thi financial stairmertts arr authoriscd for I￿u￿. Our ￿￿nsIbilitI&￿ and ¢he r¢sponsibiliiies of the t￿st￿3 with respect to 80in8 concem llre described in relevant seclion¥ ot'ihis rLp)rt. Other InforniAtlon The Irust¢&8 are re5lX)n8ible for the other infwmutiun. The other infonnolion ¢omprise8 the inforniation inLlud¢d it) the Armual Report, otherthan the fln0ncj￿ statements and our R¢pon of the Independent Auditors thereon. Our opinlon on thc fi￿nCL￿ 8tal¢ments diK¥ not coyer Ihe other information except to thc cxtrnt othenvise explicitly Slated in our report. WL do not express any form of &%suran¢e conclusion ihereon. In conncction with our audit of th¢ financial ¥¢a(emcnt5, our re5trf)n5ibility is to rcad the other infonnalion and. in doing so, consid¢r whdhbr Ihe other infomiAtion 15 muterially irKonsislent with thc fIn￿CIal StalLln￿ts or our knowledge obthitj￿ in the audit or othenyise appear.s to be ma*rially misstated. If we idenlity 5wh matrial in¢onsi8*ncie8 or apparen¢ m8terial misyatements, we 8JL' rcquir￿ to dderniine whcther this give8 ri8e tn a material mi*qlat&nent in the fin￿¢]￿[ st#iemLnts themselves. If, b&*d on the work we hav¢ perfurncd, we ¢on¢lude that there is a material mi&qal¢ment of ihiy other inforniAtion, we are required to rcport that fact. We have nothing to n'pDrt in this rcwd. Oplnions On other matters preserlbed by th¢ Comp*nles Act 21NJ6 In our opinion. b&qed i)n Ihe wwk Und￿aken in the course of the a￿lit.. the inforni￿loll giv¢n in ¢he Report of ¢h¢ TTU5teE5 for lh¢ fina￿]3[ y¢gr for w￿ch the fing￿la) $tatem¢nts Prepwed is consistent with the fi￿nG1￿ statanent4 and Ihe Report of the'l'NStee5 been prepAred in accord&ncc with applicable le8aJ requirement8. Page 15 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDrroRS TO THE TRusfEES AND MEMBERS OF ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH Matterj on whkh wt *re reqUi￿d lo report by exteptio In thc lighi of the knowledge and undcrstonding of the charitabl¢ compgny gnd it8 ¢nvironment obthined itt the eourse of the audit, w¢ have not idcntifjcd matcrial mi58tJtom¢nt8 in ihg Rgwrt of th¢ TNst¢e8. We have nothing lo report in respecl of the followin8 mailers where the Companies Act 20()6, t￿ Charitics and 'I'n￿¢S Inv&%tmeni (Scotlandl Act 2(K>5 and thc LhMtiLs Ac¢ounts (Scollandl Reguiatiorts 20(￿ las am¢ndcd} require to rep¢xl to Y(￿ if, in our opinion.. quate and p￿r￿ ac¢ouniing records have not been kept or returns adequa* for our hudii h&ve noi been received rrom branches not visil¢d by u5; or the financial statements 8re not in agreemcnt with the accounting record% and retUn4' or certain divlosur¢5 of trustLv' ￿Mun¢YOt1On speciti￿ by18w 4r¢ noi made.. or w¢ hove r(￿1Ved all the infom)ation and exp1w1￿11)￿S wc rcquirc for OLir audit. RtJpoDslbllltles of trusttu As explained MO￿ fully in Ihe Siaiement nf 'l'Nsiee.%' Resp()Nsibililie5, thc trustees are reS￿M.81blt for tlw prcparaiinn of the rinancial Statements und for bEing satisfied that they give a irue PJLd fair view. and for such inlcmal Luntn)l ihe t￿￿te¢S detemiine is rhece&8Hry to L￿&ble thc preparatiun of financial 5taiL'mcnts that are frcc from material mi*%wemeno whdhcr due fruud or ¢Tror. In preparing rhe linan¢ial 51at¢m¢nty. tho tnL5t¢c¥ w¢. r¢5ponsibl¢ tor wsing th¢ ¢haritJbl¢ company'.% at>ility to continue as 118oing di8Lloqin8, Hpplieabl¢. matters relalcd to goin8 ¢on¢un and using the 80in8 concern b&%15 of ueL'ouniing unl¢ss Ihe iN9t¢es either intend to liquidate the tharilable comp4ny or to c¢￿¢ oper8¢ion& or huv¢ n(Tr ￿4175t1¢ 8liernaiive but lo do 80. Pagc 16 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH Our rtsponslbllldu for tht audltof the flmneial JtstemeTrts We hav¢ been 8pJx)inied as au(litur unthr scrtion 44IIXel of t[￿ Chgriiies pmd 1nwtt Investment (Sc4xland} Aa 2005 8thd under th¢ C￿panIeS Aci 20(￿ report in aLC(th with the Ads and Televanl regulations m&de or having eff￿1 t￿reutthr. Our objtttives are to obtain rcasonable &8su1￿ce aFM)w whrfher the financial Stslements a whole arc frcc fr(xn material missthtettLen( whdher thi¢ Lo fraud or cryor, and to i*que an &uditorf5 re]x>rt Ihllt irKlude5 our opinion. Reasonable as8UTanc¢ with ISAs(UKI will always daecl a mai¢ria] miss¢atemeni when it cxiSt￿. Mis5tatement5 can arise from fraud or ¢rn>r and arc considered material it., individually or in ag￿8￿le. Ihey could reJsonablL be expected to it)fluence the e¢onomi dcci5ion4 of wsers thk¢n on the basis of th&se financial statements. Irregulariiies, including fraud, arL in8tanc&s of tlon Complian￿ with law$ and regulaiion& We design pruLLdurLs in linc with our resFx)nsibilitie* ouilined abov< tu dcte£l maierial missi￿¢ments in of itregularities, in¢luding fraud. The LXtL'nt to which our procedure5 are capabl¢ of d¢i¢cling l￿e8u10r1￿I￿s, inbluding fTuud is dduil¢d below. evaluale8 the 4ppropri4teness of ￿CountIng polibi¢$ used And re&8ffiablene55 Ol'acwunting ¢stimat¢s. obtsins 4n under81anding of intcrnal control relev&nt tu thc audit in orderto (k%i8n audil pr￿¢￿￿tE3 that ar¢ 4)propriat¢ in ihe Circumstan￿. con¥lud¥ on the #ppropriai¥ne8$ ()f the dircctoI5 use ofihe goin8 ￿n￿'M b481¥ of a¢couThtin8 and,based on ¢he audit evidenLc ubtuined, wh¢ihcT a m&leri81 unccrtainty exists relaied io eveni¥ ur LonditiL￿$ th￿ may ¢￿t 8iBnificani doutrrt on th¢ Lntity's ability to continu¢ going ¢Dncern. identify and &*se&8 the risks of material mi5slatement i)f the entity'y finoncial sth¢emenLs whaher due io fraud or emir, dtsigns and perfomis audit pmcedur¢s ￿'SponSive to those risk4 audii evidence th￿ is suifjcierti And appmpriatc to pn)vyde a b&siy for the audilor's ijpiniun. ubtain an understandin8 Ot'th¢1¢8al Jnd rL'gulaiory frameworks that are ￿plICable to ihe entlty and d￿l$n audit pm¢edUr￿ ih&t are oppmpriaie in ihe circumstance& design and impl¢M¢￿1 4udii pro¥edures lo identify non- Lompli&rtce with the di￿ 8Th1 indlrect luw$ regul￿10n9 srttific 10 lh¢ natur¢ of ihL Lniity. enquir¢y ot'managemeni in relalion ¢0 iheir aba¢ssmcnt of the 8LWCPtibility uf th¢ fLnanci81 ￿1￿mentS to mot¢riai mi&st8tement orthLir knowledge of any actu￿, su$p#Llcd, or alleged fraud. thir¢ 13 fj pre8umed significant risk associ1￿d with income TLcognition therefore 4ppropria¢¢ audil procedureq are design¢d t￿￿ implemented io obthin appropriatL audit eviden¢¢ t() ¥uppurt ih¢ 4uditorfy opinion. Income proof in total will be Larrivd ensuing compldenL5s and cut ofl'and in¥om¢ will be wiihin thL linancial $¢aiemeni8 inline wilh ihv uppropriale ￿COuntIng w)li¢y. there is a presumed 5ignific8nt ri$k &s5()cia*d with mana8emffli ov¢rridc ¢hurfore fjppropria¢e audit procedurts are designed and implemented to obtain appri>priat¢ uuilit ¢viden¢e to support the Auditols opinion. Audit evidcnce sub5tantiatcd by rev1￿ ol'joumal cntries. for I￿8# or UnuYu￿ (rAnwlion& Irans￿li0ns outwith the nomial Luursc (Trf ()per&lion% and review of accounting i￿lmat¢S. dcsign and implement audit pn)cedures io identify related parties. unu5uuI or uncxpected transaclions tha¢ are appropriate in ¢h¢ ¢iNumsl8m¢es and obiain appropriatc audit evidence to 5UPPOrt th¢ auditols ￿iniOn and disclosures within lh¢ fin&n¥ia] stthements. d¥$ign ond implemen¢ audit pNKduM's lu review the accuw ¥nd oc¢urren¢¢ of woges, lesL8 will includ¢ sy31ems lesiin& analyli¢ai Teview and physical verification. coD¢ludc organi5aton% compliance with laws and re8ulation& ix)th ytatutory orgunistaion spe¢ifi¢ prevalent to the dAy to day operations. focusin8 on appropriJ¢c dI￿105￿re9 and complian¢e throughout thc audit filc. Organistsion correspondencc will be reviewed ensuring no issues which could affect the fin8thcial 5tstements. A furfhcr description of our Tespot)$ihilities for the audii of the fitJwKial 51atemenls i5 I￿ated on (he Financial Rewrting Council's wcbsite A¢ wryvi¥.fr¢.org.uk/audiior3r¢spon3ibilities. Thi.% description fms part of our Report of the Independetlt Auditorn. Page 17 REPORT OV THE INDEPENDETn AUDrroRs TO THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS OF RoirrL8 TOWORK SOUTH i1￿ of our r•port Thig ig mEMle aol¢ly to the ohaTilabl¢ eompAttg$ membw ￿ o IM)dy, in with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of th¢ Comppmi¢s Act 201￿. gJ)d to th¢ tholltable ¢{￿Ap&[LY,5 & body. In ￿OrdanCe with Regul&tion 10 olthc Chwi¢ie$ Awunts (Scotlat￿l R¢gu]a¢ions 2(Kkn. Our audil work h&8 been und￿taken so ihat we might stht¢ to the charitable company's members 8nd ihe tnJstee8 those matters wc sre rquired to state to them in an auditors, It￿rt and for no oth purpose. fo the fvlle81 extent p¢miitted by law, w¢ do not ac• or r¢8poThsibility to anyone other thart the charitable cthnpatsy and the ch8ritable company8 memt*rs as a tr￿Y, for our Audit work, for thi8 retrt or for opinlort8 we have . GA Maur¢¢n J fimds fiJt)ds Note5 FIXED ASSETS TanLTibl¢ assets 10 1&876 18.876 27208 CURRENT A&SET3 D¢biors C&$h ot bonk and In hand 41,489 1,988,302 41,489 1,988,302 74,122 ,679.2118 2,029,791 2.029.791 1,7.13,110 CREDITOtL8 Amount¥ falling du¢ within one y¢aT 12 {1,189.0351 (1.189,0351 1927,531) NET CURRENT ASSETS 840,756 840.756 825,799 TOTAL ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIKS 1159,632 859,632 853,(K)7 PROVISIONS VOR LIABILITIES 14 {250.9121 1250,9121 1250,9121 NET ASSETS 608,720 608,720 602,095 FUNDS unr￿trIllcd furtds 15 fAI8,720 602.Iy)S TOTAL FUNDS 608,720 602.095 The financid slatements wer¢ approved by the Board of Trusie¢¥ and #uthoriK.d for issuc on nd wcre SI￿¢d on 113 Ixholf by.. W A M McBride- Trusi Clymonl- 1'n￿le* The notes fo￿ part ol'these financiaj statements Page 20 ROUTES TO WORKsoirrH CASH FLOW STATEMENr FOR THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2026 31.3.26 31.3.25 Noles C*sh llows from 4)per#lltti *ellwkkJ Cash generated from opentions 2￿,803 (453,407) Net c&qh provided by/(us¢d in) QF¢rotingactiviti¢s 2￿,803 (453,4071 Ilows frm IDvMdni aellvllkB Purch￿¢ of tangible fixed we¢s Interest rKeived 12,7851 26.033 18.289 Net cash provided by ittvutin8 activities 18.289 23,248 Ch*D8• In ¢•vh Ind ¢qufvakDts ID th• reportlng perlod CAsh ¢qu￿1t￿ts •¢ th¢ be￿nn￿l f the reportlDK peTIDd 3U9,IW 1430,159) 1.679,208 2,109,367 C*sh 8md equlvAl¢nts It th¢ ¢•d of the r•pordng p¢rlod 1.988.302 1,679.208 The fomi ￿ ofthcse flnanciai statements Po8e 21 ROUTES TO WORKsoimi NOTES TO THE CASH FLOW STATEMKNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FIA)W FROM OPERATING AcfiviTIES 31.3.26 31.3.25 Net Imcome for tht rnportkn% perlod (A8 Ptr the Statsrnentof FID•nelal Aedvltlu) Adjustments for. Depreciaiiotl charge8 Inleresl Teeeiwed DeLTe￿ in (kbtors InCrtw/ld￿r¢a3¢} in ¢[￿lItorS 6.625 6,725 ¥,332 118,2891 32,633 261,5U4 (26,0331 50.450 (491475) N•t pYovld¢d byl{u#d lrt) op•r*th) ?90,805 (453,4071 ANALYSIS OV CHANCLS IN NET FUNDS At 1.425 Cath llow At 31.3.26 Net C&qh at bAnk and in hond 1,679.208 309,094 1,988,302 1.679,208 309,IY)4 1,988,302 Total 1.679,208 309.094 1,988.302 The forni pBrt ofthese fin￿14[ s¢atemet ROUTLS TO WORK sovfH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 ACCOUIYTING POLICIES BASIS of preparlttt tbt lkn#ntl*l $t#ttthents 'lThe lin1￿CIal statemcnts of the charithble Comp￿y* which is a public beThefJt entily un(kr FRS 102. have been prejwed in accordance with the Charities 8ORP IfRS 102) 'Accountin8 and Reporting by Chariii¢8.' 8iatement of Recommended Practice applicable to tharities prewin8 their accounts in ￿ordanCe wilh the fin8ncial Rew)rtin8 StsndaTd appli¢abl¢ in thc UK ond R¢publi¢ of Ir¢lond IFRS 102) leff¢aive l January 20191,, Financial Rep￿ting St8ndaTd 102 The Financial Reporting 8lat)dard dpplib&blc in the UK R¢publi¢ of Ireland, &n4J th¢ Comp￿IL Ad J)tKJ. Th¢ finoncial statemen¢s have tten prepared under the hislorical ¢ost ¢ot)vemion. The OTgariisatton prepar¢s its a￿ounts on th¢ busi5 that it r¢mains 8 Roing conccm.. That 15 that the￿ is th¢ ssurnptivn that the functions ofthe organisalion will conlinue in operational existence. Iwowe All incomL 18 recognised in Ihe Siatemeni of l.inan¢iai Aciivi¢ies thnce the chariiy has entitlement io the fundA, it is probable ih&t ihe income will h reLeived and the amount Gan be rnCa￿red reliably. Any wnis. received in the periud but which rel#t¢ to a la¢¢r p¢ri()d ore r¢cordwJ as d¢f¥rr&l in¢um¢ ond r¢l¢o¥¥d to incominx rL50urce5 in the period to which it relate Rental irKome 18 ￿08n2S¢d in ¢h¢ Stgl¢mcnl of Financial A¢tLVltiey ¢)nrK thc ¢harity ha5 ¢ntitloncnt to thc tund& it is probublc that the income will ￿ Teceived and th¢ amixjni can be meL8ured reliably. Expendlture Liabilitieq are rebo￿lsLxl as lxF￿ndIlu￿ s(wn IhcrL' iy a Icgal or LunSir￿11wc obligation committing the Lharity io that expendiiwe, it is probahle that a trnmsfer ot econtsmic benefits will be requir￿ in sdtlL￿Ln¢ ond the Amourtl of the obligaiioth be me&sured reliably. FxkKndiNre Is acci)unled for on art b￿1* Snel￿je8 any attributable VAT which cun￿1 bc fully re¢oveMd and ha¥ bcLn Llassiflcd undcr h￿ding$ Ihal ￿regate all c05t Tela¢ed to the ￿legory. Wherc c(K81% catULOt bc direcuy attribuied io partiLular hc4din8S they have allocakd to activitics on a b&8is consistent with the use of ruources. ChAritrdblc cxpendilure coMpri￿S ihose c08ts incu￿ed by the charity in the delivery of 11$ ￿tivItieS and servic¢s for Its benefi¢iaries. This includes the administration and other runnin8 costs. (iovemance costq ¢omprise those Costs a8xKia¢¥J with m¢¢ting th¢ ¢ons¢itu¢ional and ¥taiutory r¢qu1￿MentS of the hwity and in¢lude 0￿jIt fe￿ and ¢￿￿L4 linked to ihe si￿¢BI¢ ma￿agemen1 ofihe charity. All ¢¢is¢s 8re ￿)0¢#(¢d benveen rL'striited and unreytr1￿Cd on M bayiy deyignoj to reflect the use of the resouree. Alhx*tloll *nd *pportloTrmtnt Of t•Jts All Costs relate to the compang8 charitable activitiex. T4nrlblt fixed *wts Depreciati(￿ i¥ provided ai lh¢ di8¢losed at)￿U￿ rn1¢8 in order to wrik off ihe CO￿ less estim￿ed residual vaiue of each wet over its e5(itnatrd residu4] life. Propery improvements Fixwr(¥ & fittings Computer equipment Equipment I￿/0 on cost 25Vv Ort cost 33.33Vo on cost 25Yo on c05t Poge 23 )ntil)u￿... ROUTES TO WORK soirrH NOTES TO THE FINANc￿L STATEMENTS- ¥ontlllued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 ACCOUNTING POLICILS- T*nKlble tlxed A8set5 'I'he Lharilable Lompilny poliLy 15 lu exp￿Se software a￿A compuier purLh&qes which do not have an enduring benelil and Lapithlis¢ all other purch&%es over £2(KKb. Tixxtlo 'Ihe Lharily is exempt from ¢orporaii(m on ils Lh￿ilable ttLlivili¢5. Fund atcoyntlni Ilnresiricied lund% can be u8ed in a¢¢ord8rK¢ with the chariiahlc objc¢tives ai the diwrdion uf Ihc iruslce8. Rcslricleil fimds Cdn only be uswj for particular restricied punx>se5 within thc ubjcct5 of charily. RestriLiions aTiSL whLn s￿Li11lxl by thL dvr)()r ur whLn lundb 4WL rni5¢d pBAicular re51ricid pury)ose& Dllapid•tiony Dilapidation's are provided fDr within the xcfjunis when the￿. 15 C¢rtainty ihai the expendituw will I￿Ur. Pemloll ¢osts and o¢h¢r po$¢-r¢tlr¢m¢n¢ b¢n¢flts '1 he chariiy oper&le8 8 delined ¢i)nlrihulion% r*nsion ¥chLmL tor the remainder of IL8 employLYS. 'llic ayy¢ls of ¢he hem¢ are held 8epanN¢ly from thosc of the chariiy in inde￿nde￿IlY udrniniytLrLd tiinds. 'Ihe LOn￿lbUl10ni lo this scheme also ¥harged 10 lh¢ on u ￿Yable b8SiS. B￿1¢ IlnHntl#l111slrumeiits I'rsde debtors Tradi d¢btor¥ urc wnounts du¥. from Qu¥t￿ncry fur go(xl3 or 3¢TVi¢¢S fKrfomied in the ordinfyry cour￿ of bw8incs& TioJ¥ JLbii)1s al￿ I'LLoLiiiis¢d iiiiiially al Illl Ii'aiL%i¥Iii)11 i)I'i¥¢. -IIILy IirL buliswuLiiily ill¢￿￿1￿￿ #l wiii)I'limi wsl Iising thi ¢fY¢*tiv¢ inlcr¢¥i MLIh(￿, Icyy pri>vision fur impoirm¢ni. A provision lor Ihe iinp&imieni ot'tr#(l¢ d¥btory is eslabli8hed wh¢n the￿ 13 obj¢ilive e¥id¢n¢¢ lh￿ ihe ¢nmpany will no¢ tK able to coll¢a dll amouniy due ouording lo t￿. urigin41 l¥mi¥ ofihL' r¢iL'iw#bl¢¥. Trndc CrcdStors '1 rade ¢r¢diiors are amounls due 10 supplier8 for go(>d% nt.%erviccs obtaincd in thc ordinary coursc of bu5ines$. Trudc LrLditors rLLoKniK¥J initially ai thL' trunsacli<)n price and sub8equenily me&8urd at omortiscd cust uyin8 Ihe ¢ll¥Llive interest meihuLI. ALLount% payable are Ll&4silied cUtT￿l liabiliii¢s ifthc ¢ompany duey not huv¥ an Iincondilional right, al Ihc end of ihe rcportin8 period. lo defer 8eiil¥m¥iit ot. t￿, ¢r¢'diior for al least Iwelve months *Lrt¥r thL fLTrOrting daic. It. thLrL is an unconditional right ¢0 defer .8eUlem¢ni foT ai l¢a81 iw¢lv¢ months Jft¢r thL TepDrting dale, Ihcy orL' p￿en(cd non-currcnt liohiliii¢8. C*$h Cash and cash equivAl¢nts b￿1r financial as5et% and inclwje on hand, deposits hLld ul Lall wilh bank.%, Dthcr short.tcrm liquid invc5tmcnt5 bank ovcrdrnft5. Bank overdrafts ar¢ shown wiihin borrowin85 in current Hlre PU￿h￿se and legsjiig cou)mttwe41ts RLnlals paid undL'r 50.0(K) 324,612 329.897 14. PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES 31.3.26 31.3.25 Provlslons 250,912 250,912 Th¢ vdue in provisi￿& relat¢s to a ConsIn￿lIVe obliwiom by the Bollrd of Truslees to cany out property diiapid*ion¥ to the Clt.C building al Cambuslan¥ and E&%t Kilbride buildin#. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movemen¢ in fuNJs A¢ 31.3.26 Al 1.4.25 Uore51rkted fun Oeneral bj￿1 602,095 6,625 60&720 TOTAL FUNDS 602.095 6,625 608,720 movement in fund8, b￿[th irh the above are &8 follows: Inwming sources Rewurces expend Movement in fiJnd$ Uthrtstrl¢ted (ienernl fund 1854,806 (2,848,181) 6.625 TOTAL FUNDS 1854,806 (2,848,181) 6,625 Page 29 continued.. ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- eollllnued FOR THE YEAR BNDBD 31 MARCH 2026 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- ¢otttth4¢d CompANtlves for movement fuDd$ Nct movcm¢nt in fund8 At 31.3.25 Ai 1.4.24 Ullr•$trletod funds JeTher￿ fvnd 595,3 6.725 6U2,095 TOTAL FUNDS 595.370 6.725 602,095 Compmtive net movement in fvnds, in¢luthd in ￿ 41xTrv¢ are a4 follows.. Incomin¢ ResourL*S expended Mi)vement in ￿rtd8 UDrestrltted (iencTlll fund 3,263287 13,256,562) 6,725 T(YfAL FUNDS 3,263,287 {3,256,562) 6,725 A ¢'UTr¢nt 12 months and prior ycor 12 months L4MnbiI￿ po8iiiOn is follows: Nct movemenl infiu At 31.3.26 At 1.4.24 Unr•stTlcknJ fui (ienernj lund 593,370 13.350 608,720 TOTAL FUNDS 595,370 13,350 608,720 A ¢urr¢nt yeAr 12 month5 4nd prior ye4r 12 monilL4 combined nct movcrncnt in fuThAs, included in thc MtrA)v¢ are &% follows.. Incoming Movcmeni in fut)ds expend UnTestrkted fund4 Gen¢rdl fund 6,118,093 {6,104,743) 13,350 TnTAI, FIINn8 C7,118,n91 1(Tr,104,74.1) Page 30 ntinU￿.. ROUTES TO WORK sowfH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL SfATEMENfS- eonthiued r)R THE YEAR ENDED31 MARCH 2D26 16. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT OBLIGATIOIYS The charity owates a def￿￿ conirl1￿(IonS scheme. PerL8ion corttributiOts$ Lh8rged durin8 the ye4r were £145.374 12025 £147,216). A7. RELATED PARTY DISCLA)SURL8 There were m ￿lated p&rty traNs'&ctii￿s forthe year¢nded 31 Marth 2026. i& DEFERRED INCOMK Income 1$ reCO￿ls¢4 as deferred inLoTne when It does not me¢1 the rJit¢ria for T¢cognition 48 in¢om¢ in the s¢at¢m¢nt of financial ￿ti¥ll)es becwse entitlement to the income d￿S nol ¢xisi 41 ¢h¢ balonc¢ sheet date. Defwr¢d income at the balance theet date is.. RtltAsed 2025ll6 Deferred 2026127 As *t 31.03,26 Al it 31.03.2S Adult Edu¢g1ion &'l'roining Services Youih EdU[￿l￿rt & Trainin8 Servicc 466.()() 157.860 -15&0(K) -72,51XI 207,￿0 250,￿0 517,1 335,3fA) Totsl 623,8f -228,5(M) 457,(KJO 852,360 Page3l ROUTFS TO WORK SOUTH DETAILED STATEMEIYT OF FINANCIAL ACTtvrriES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 31.3.26 31.3.2S INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Inv•stthent lrtoome De￿slI a¢¢ounl interest 18.289 26,033 ChAritAble Heti¥ltiei Miscellaneous 8tew%Ly to EmplL)ymeni Ruom hi￿. & ienan Cafe & Catering l)fjniry Clyde Ga¢eway FAnplvydbility Fund Kilbride Work Training S¢rvi¢¢y 230 1,013,(M)O 152,129 32,851 48 25.(KJO 25,(N)O I(M),IKXI 122,51XI 133,876 25O.VtK> 2W,IMK> I(MI,IMK> 81.883 52O.(MX) 20,( 1,862 943,tKK> 145.833 25,735 123 38,000 47,4UO 7Q.O(J(J 234.357 564.236 250,OOD 300,00 67,657 19,051 530,OUO FThir Start Scotlthnd GatewAyliniertsive healih Reach & impKI Aspire WOTk5 SLC Railway academy MakiTh8 IT Work for Parcnt Youth hub WIN 2.836,517 3,237,254 Totsi In¢omln8 r¢sour¢¢s 2,834,806 3,263,287 EXPENDITURE ChArlt*bk Ktivltl WHge& Social security Pensions InsuT&nLt Light and he&t T¢l¢¢4)ms Printing, wstag¢ & ststionery Re¢Nibnent & p4Jvertisin8 Sundries Rent & r&tL Trnvelling H(K8pitslity Cleaning & hygiene Carri¢d tonv4ry1 1,809.1 I I 221.123 145.374 23.286 61,&99 21,136 12,294 8,212 6,321 137,832 10,507 2,746 21,901 2,481,742 1,836,068 181,33 147,216 23.117 80.972 21.571 15,23S 33,008 11,166 128.805 11,897 3,263 20,789 2,514,437 'rhi5 page do&5 not fonn part of the stlltutory fInanciaJ sthtemcnts Page 32 ROUTES TO WORK SOUTH DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026 31.3.26 31.3.25 Ch•rlt•ble aetlvltlE8 ljrought furward Subscriptions IT maintenanc¢ Training Profc5sional fe¢3 Repairs & renew41s B¢n¢fi¢iary Iravel Beneficiary Irdinitbg Vat Cost C&fe expenses Bank chargcs Small capital costs Other ￿aft'¢0StS EKI employm¢ni initiative Dcpn of improv¢mL'nts io property D¢pn of equipmeni Depn of fixwres & fittlll8S D¢pn of computcr equipmeni 2,481.742 4.628 37.299 4.807 7,187 49,127 38,148 136,942 68 33.817 2232 9.178 22,024 2.S14.437 1,9U4 43,469 37,945 6,321 43,1￿ 63,722 261.123 28.991 2.356 26,932 18,836 188,5 3,(M4 833 1,086 2,963 3,044 833 1,492 2,963 2.835,531 3.245,502 Support to Gover￿￿et ¢rots A￿1110[¥, remuneration Auditors, remunerntion for non audli wo 7.71X> 4,950 6,5(N) 4.5(K> 12,650 11.000 Totsl r¢30ur¢es expth)ded 2,U¥.l¥l 3,256,562 0,625 6,725 This page does not forni part of the slatutory firwici415tatements Pagr 33