APPENDIX 1
oscr
Period start date
Y￿r
2023
Period end date
M￿th
Year
From
01
10
To
2024
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name
other names charsty is known
by
Registered eharty number
Charty's principal address
SCOThISH MODEL ENGINEERING TRUST
SC032308
LaimhrKJ
Broom Place
Ptdochry
Perthshire
Postcode PH16 5HX
Names of the charity truslees on date ol approval of Trustees. Annual Report
Trustee name
orrice (if anyl
Dates acted T
not for whole year
(or body) entitled to
Chair
Secretsry
Treasurer
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

APPENDIX 1
Reference and administration details
Name5 of all other charity trustee5 during the period. if any. (for example. those who resigned part way
through the financial period)
Structure, governance and management
Type of goveming document
TRUST DEED
Trustee recruilment and appointment TRUSTEES AS OUT IN THE TRUST DEED. CHAIR,
SECRETARY. TREASURER AND OTHERS. ON THE
RETIREMENT OF A TRUSTEE, A￿ER DISCUSSION WITH
OTHER TRUSTEES AJOR MEMBEFUS ARE APPROACHED TO
SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO SERVE.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL
PUBLIC IN SCOTLAND IN MODEL ENGINEERING AND
RELATED SKILLS AND ACTIVITIES
Summary of the main activrties
in relation to these objects
Active members meet up to 3 times a week. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Sundays. Members are welcome to
aC￿sS the site on other days
Much effort goes into maintaining and developing the
site, its buildings and contents.
Public running and models displayed and operated to
encourage the public to understand and leam from our
activities. Some outside events are attended again to
furlher spread the understanding and enjoyment of our
hobbies.
An annual Exhibition usually takes pla￿ in Perth at the
Dewars centre where the wider public can see and
experience a range of our activities.
Some members visit other Club organised shows in the
north of the UK again to share their enthusiasm and
kno￿edge of the hobby.
Occasional displays are set up to draw attention to our
aCtIv￿"e$.

APPENDIX 1
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements
of the charity during the financial
period
Over the time period of this report, attendance by members on
site and on monthly open days have meant that the facilitie5
have been regularly in use by a majonty of members.
F￿Jr Public Running events were achieved on site along with
the Perth Show (Dewars Centre) in June. These events very
were successful though the su￿$$ of Open Days is weather
dependent.
Our Perth Mtsyel Railway Group attend shows around
Scotland and the north of England.
During the year a number of members developed skills and
aptrtudes by watching and working wrth more eXperien￿d
colleagues.
We attended the Methven Gala wrth a portable track in
support of our local communty
Planning pemiisS￿n has been applied for to prowde more
storage for members. engineering projects and locomotives.
Financial review
Brief statement of the charitys policy THE TRUST AIMS TO HOLD RESERVES AMOUNTING TO
on reserrfes
APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS, AVERAGE EXPENDITURE
Details of any deficit
NO DEFICIT
Donated facilities and services (if any) NONE DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS REPORT

APPENDIX 1
Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charitys t￿￿teeS
Signature{sl
Full name{sl
Position le.g. Chatrl Ch￿r
Treasurer
Date 26 June 2025
26 June 2025

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SCOThISH MODEL ENGINEERING TRUST
SC032308
Receipts and payments accounts
10
Section A Stalemenl of receipts and payments
Expendabl•
Pèrmanont
Totsi funds
t perf¢4J
TO￿ tunds Last
r•Js
A1 Rec*1
DDn&liLV&S
1979
Suiwptv
Logac
Grants
1&866
14
15153
Re¢epts trom fLTrMrMJ
HMRC
47,744
Irtrn Ifrrfesiwts Ihan
larkl and buikS
244
Retrts I￿JM latvj &
Gross racapts Irim othw
act￿￿•5
1537
781
n224
tola
61111
A2 Receipts from a￿1 &
SB
Pr￿e£￿S $￿e offixal assets
Proceeds It(rfn $4e ol In¥o*Thws
tota
69,111
70,224
Exws•s lorfundr￿Sry
GtDSslrwJng
34,890
Pa￿t￿tt5 rdatrg IoL4wrfat4
1,165
&515
Loan Rep
Grants and dOn8￿r
Pr£kWat￿ of accouTr15
L* Costs
639
A3 total
51931
44997
A4 Paymgnts r•laiing to A￿8nd
Purchasts assots
Purch￿ crf inVests￿onts
A4 Sub total
4581
4.581
Total p¥￿n
57,512
Sf,512
46,937
11.wj
23.287
A5 Transfw5 to I Ilroml tur￿5
wplus Ild8ficitl loryea
23,287

APPENDIX 2 

**SCOTTISH MODEL ENGINEERING TRUST** 

**SC032308** 

## **Section B Statement of balances** 

|**Categories**<br>**Signed by one or two trustees on**<br>**behalf of all the trustees**<br>**B3 Other assets**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Investments**<br>**B5 Contingent liabilities**<br>**B4 Liabilities**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**49,500**<br>**11,599**|**Restricted funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Expendable**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Permanent**<br>**endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Total current**<br>**period**<br>**to nearest £**|**Total last period**<br>**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Cash and bank balances at start of year|||||**49,500**|**26,213**|
||Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and<br>payments account|||||**11,599**|**23,287**|
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||**Details**<br>**Cash and bank balances at end of year**<br>(Agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**61,099**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**61,099**|**49,500**|
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|||||**Fund to which**||**Market valuation**<br>**to nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||**Details**||**Fund to which**|**asset belongs**|**Total**<br>**Cost (if available)**<br>**to nearest £**|**-**|<br>**-**|
|||||||**Current value (if**<br>**available)**<br>**to nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||**Details**|||**Total**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which liability relates**|**-**|<br>**-**|<br>**-**|
|||||||**Amount due**<br>**to nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||**Details**|||**Total**<br>**Fund to which liability relates**||**-**|**-**|
|||||||**Amount due**<br>**(estimate)**<br>**to nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||<br>**Signature**|||**Total**<br>**Print Name**||**-**|<br>**-**|
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APPENDIX 2 

**SCOTTISH MODEL ENGINEERING TRUST** 

**SC032308** 

## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** 

**C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ 

To advance the education of the general public in Scotland in model engineering and related skills and activities 

|**C3a Trustee remuneration**<br>**C4a Trustee expenses**<br>**C6 Other information**<br>**C3b Trustee remuneration -**<br>**details**<br>**C4b Trustee expenses - details**<br>**C2 Grants**<br>**C5 Transactions with trustees**<br>**and connected persons**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Individual /**<br>**institution**|**Number of grants**<br>**made**<br>**£**|**Number of grants**<br>**made**<br>**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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||If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person<br>connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)|||||||**x**|
||**Authority under which paid**|||||||**£**|
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||**Nature of relationship**||||||**Transaction**<br>**amount (£)**|**Balance**<br>**outstanding at**<br>**period end (£)**|
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April 2021 

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APPENDIX 3
OSCR
Sccrttth Charty Reguldcw
Independent examinevs report on the accounts
Report to the Ch¥ity n•m•
tNJJte•slmembern of
R•glst•r8d charlty SC
number
On the accounts of the
charlty for the perlod
Period start dale
Mwth
Period end date
M￿th
Y•ai
to
Set out on pag•s
jtwwb•r ¥J IrdLJd• Ih• F•
R•sp•ctlve The ¢h8rlVs trustee$ are re¥ponslble for the prepgr8tlon of the accounlg in accordance
r•sponslbilities of
trusts•$ ond exomln•r
wlh Ihe tm of the Chanlies 8nd Trustee Investm￿¢ (Scolandl 2005 Act and tho
Ch8rilies Ac¢ount8 IScotl8ncJl Regulations 2006 {ag amended). The charity trustees
CtY*8ider that th8 audit requirement of R￿UlatIOn 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It 18 my r65ponsibility lo exarnin8 the accounts 08 required under section
441111¢) of Ihe Acl and to $t8te whether Partic￿ar matter6 have come to my attention.
Bas18 of Independent My examinabon is carrled OLrt in accordanc8 wih RegulalK)n 1101 th8 2006 Accounts
examlner's statemBnt Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comDarison of the accounts presented wilh those records. 11 also includes
¢c￿SIderath0n of any unusual Items tr <h"sdosures In Ihe accounts and seeks
explanaticns from the Iruslees concerning any such matters. The procedures Lndertak&n
do noi proMde all Ihe evidence thai would be required in an audlt and. consequently, I do
noi express an auull otynlon on t￿ vl&w glven Dy the &counts.
Independent examlnef • In the course ol my examnation. no matter has come to my attent￿n lolher than Ihal
statemènt disclosed c>n the atached p4e'l
which gives rne reascfiable cause 10 bebeve that in any matarial respect the
requirements..
10 keep accoun￿9 rwds in a¢cLYOanc8 th se￿on 4411118) 01 tha JJ05 Act and
ReguL4lion 4 of Ihe 2006 Accounis Regulallons, and
Io Prepare accounts vthich accord wlltt the accoun¢lng records comply wllh
Regubtlon 9 of thg 2006 Accounls Regulatlons
have nol been mei, or
lo which. in my opini￿. attention siould be d-awn in orijer to enable a proper
ur>ders
ncin
f the aGGounts to be ￿ aGhed.
6ign•d-
Name..
Relevant professional
quallficatlonlsl or body
Ilf any)..
Address."
?1836e ddet¢ the vud& inthe bts¢keis Il Ihey dD nol 3￿Y If the words do aptyy. sei oij.. IhDSe m8llets have tome 10 your ar.ÈnJDn on the
folkwiTvJ Fqge.
-08CR Will aGcept dkJltal w ty￿j ¥gnawies.