NEW DEER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Scottish Charity No. SC033578
ANNUAL REPORT
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024

TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
For the Yegr Ended August.11, 2024
The Chairman and Trnstees have pleasure in pre8enting) Ihis TeEx)rt tObeth¢r with the financial statements and
thc Indcpcndcnt Examin¢r s R¢port for thc ycar cndcd August JI. 2024.
Rtference aud Adrninislratiie Information
Charity Name
New Deer Community Association
Cbarity N"0.
SC033578
Addresq
l. urrcnt Ilana
'meni Comrnittee {Offiee Hesrer8 and Communityicyrnup Repr￿entatiVeS)
Chairperson (Volunteer Film Promoter)
Secreiary. (also represepts Badtninton Club and S￿1￿1 Run Group)
Trrasurer
Roval British Legion
Bovs, Brigade
Agricultural Association
HeritaL)e CJroup
St kane s Church
Fricndship Club
Si Kdne 5 Guild
Girl CJuides, Brownies and Rainbows
Primary Sch(K>l
Indoor Bowlers
Cvardening Cjroup
Ouldoor Bowlers
What'5 On
St Kane's Early Learning Childcare Centre
Disabled and Seniors, Club
()ther Mana
ement C nmmittee Members (Public Members} who sen'ed throughout the year
I-IILfL rL￿ul￿5 J" (ItILiiding coniniillee members. Affiliated community group5 are invited to send
r¢pr¢sentalives lo management commillee meetings, and members of the public mav also able lo attend
meetings.

Struetur¢. Governance and Management
The Charity is an unincorporaicd association. It is governed by its Constitution which w&% adopted on March
30, 1960, and l&sl amended on October 27, 2010. The Association was grdnted charitable status by OSCR on
January 1,. 1968.
Appointment of M2pa%emeDt Committee
Membership of the managem¢nt ¢ommitlLe is open to any member of tlie community (Public Member) OT
atfiliated communily group {CommunitylGroup Representative.} Committee memb¢rs are eleLted or re-
elected at the Annual G¢n¢ral M¢cting which is nornially held in OctoberNovemb¢r. Managyement
Committee meetings are scheduled to take place every two months.
Management
The Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction and governance of th¢ Association. whilst day-to-day
running is dele&Jated to th¢ Chairperson. Secretary and I'reasurer, with the support of appointed Conveners.
The T￿SteeS and Otyice B&qrers are all volunteers.
obje￿IveS and Activities
'I"he purpos¢ of th¢ Association shall be the advancement of community development, with ihe objectives
to'.-
a) To promote the wellbeing of the people living in the village of New Deer and the sum)unding
area - by liaising with the local authorities, volunlar>' organisations, and residents. in a common
effort to promote social acttvitils, foster a COTnmunity spirit, advance education, and to achi¢v¢
othei aims as may be delemiin¢d by the Association.
b) To maintain and manage New Deer Public 14all and the Dinuwall Fordyce Community Park for
activities promoted by the Association and its constituent members, in furtherance of the above
objects. and to carry out any exlension of the premises or facilities provided, which may at any
time seem nec¢ssary or desirable.
c) To reinv¢st any profirs accruing for thc activitics of the Association into improv¢m¢nts to th¢
facilities ofTered in thc Public Ilall and the Community Park, or to som¢ other purpose dc¢nied
by. the committee to b¢ direcily of benefit to the residents of New Deer and the surrounding area.

CHAIR'S REPORTTO OSCR FOR YEAR TO 31" AUGUST 2024
INTRODUCTION
After hecoming Chair at the AGM in Odober 2023, the de£i5ion was made by the Management Lommittee
to pursuc thc routc of ￿cOMIng a SCIO. We wcrc &ssist¢d in this proccss by a busincss consulLint appointcd
and funded by Aberdeenshire Coun¢il. OSCR also provid￿1 adi'ice dur ng ihis left￿hY process.
A new truste¢ was appointed. Graeme Neish, and he has been a great hLlp during the year.
New rules were brought oui b}, the Scottish Government to regi%ter an J12nd oM]ed. This was completed
with assistance from our busincss consultant.
Following ihe resignaiion of our previous Hall ConvenerlBookings Administraior. and of ihe Village
Orderly. new emplo)'ees were recruited for the￿ positions. A n¢w editor look over the production of our
villaLye magya7.ine. "What 8 On, .
I'he need tu Create NDCA logo was identified" one was created locally.. and now appears on our
￿()Lu￿¥￿I￿.
unding was successtiilly applied tor lo upgrade lighting in the Public Hall to LED. It is hoped Ihat this
will reduce our electricity costs which remain a source of concern.
We continue to investigate ￿ndIng sources to Upgrade our heating s>'stLm in the hall.
A fund-raising campaign was launched io help maintrflin thc i illag¢'% only" Public Accc55 D¢fibrillator, and
was so successful that a second detibrillator h&s no￿. been installed locally.
Our eldest T￿￿tee. Sandy Ritchie ￿&$ awarded the BEM in the N¢M, Honours List and also received
the Pride of Buchan Award. Both well deserved for his long service to NDCA and other groups in Buchan.
I lis book, N¢w D¢¢r and ROOD Aboot which w¢ helpcd to publish has been a succe&s.
W¢ continue lo have successful annual events. a F Ire￿,0rk￿Bonf￿e. Quiz and Xmas FayTe. These events
bringv the Lommunit)" logyether as well as providingT some t.unds for the.4ssocialion.
GOVER￿ANCE
The tinancial report lor the vear ended 31" August 2024 ￿8S presented b). the Treasurer at the AGM, and
will be eheck¢d and signed by an Independent Ex￿niner. 'I'here are r¢&Jular meetings of the Management
Committee. which are also attended bv local Councillors and Police Scotland. The NDCA OtTTce BeareTS
Trustees and Convenets liaise with each other on an on-going basis, and meet as required.
FINANCIAL CONTROL
"I'he 'l'r&asurer ￿pOrtS diligently to the Management Lommillce and expendtture is sanctioned thereby.
Routine expendilure is signed off bi two Office Bearers. The Association remains ￿1vent but ￿ previously
outlined. significant incrcases in costs are putting a .qtrain on finaneixl ￿$￿i]rceS, causing conttrn fnr
ruwicial stability going fonvard.
LAND
All nec¢ssar)' consents remain in place for access. sewage. and surface runoff water at the four acres of
building land so kindly given to us by th¢ late Mr Willie Litilejohn. Unfortunalely we ar¢ no further fonvard
in atlracting a developer.

New Deer Communlty Association
Income & Expenditure Account for 12 Months to 31 August 2024
2024
2024
2023
2023
Income
Hall Hire
Events Tickets
Fireworks Donations
Defb Donations
Events Refreshment5
Events Raffle
Quiz Receipts
Whats On Adverts
What's on Sales
Bank Interest
Book Sales
Treassjre Hunt
ND500
Rent
Aberdeenshire Council
Grants
Misc
Quiz
Cloffrckford
Donations
Gala Day
Total Income
Expenditure
Wages
Stat & Post
Power
Repairs
Insurance
Green Space
Licences
What's On
Cleaning
Planning Fees
Fireworks
Events
Book
Cloffrikf'd
Quiz Expenses
Gala Dav
Misc
Total Expenditure
Surplus/Deficit
Opening Balance
Closing Balance
9,941.25
3,899.92
2,247.77
3,085.14
379.60
647.lJ)
460.
1,225.00
704.77
407.14
11,666.54
500.(KI
1,057.04
10,992.00
3,719.22
2.104.99
368.10
3,066.20
520.00
1.105.00
527.40
119.42
850.00
2.00
9,489.70
8,987.91
4,628.C(I
168.94
20.CK)
6,51KJ.00
950.98
6,000.00
12,031.00
754.77
48,491.09
60,637.71
7,270.00
502.68
8,611.40
3,199.19
3,476.81
8,550.21
934.66
694.87
699.27
7,160.00
8,264.18
22,550.81
2,471.94
457.00
514.30
248.09
1,890.00
998.33
3,228.66
6,106.00
2,500.00
90.61
200.00
314.70
1,178.09
2,314.31
7,868.72
5,IKK).CM)
231.00
50,531.21
-2,040.12
33,848.64
31,808.52
56,994.62
3,643.09
30,205.55
33,848.64

Inspected and found to be corrett
Date..............

APPENDIX 3
OSCR
Siottish Charity Regulator
Independent examinerfs report on the accounts
R•port to lh• Charttynamo
trustoeslmombors of
Registered chwity SC 0 33si
number
On the accounts of the
¢harity lor the period
Period start date
m￿th
Peri(#J end date
Month
Year
Year
1023
to
Sat out on paga$
w8m*nberlDindudethe page
mirts of￿1￿one15hfjetsI
Respectiv• The charity's trustees are responsible lor the preparation of the aceA)unts in acctxdan
r•sponsibilitigs of with 1he terms of the Ch8rities and Trustee Investment Iscolland) 2005 Act and the
trusle&s and oxamlnor
Charities Accounts ISco11andl Regulations 2006 las amended). The charity trustees
consider that Ihe audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility lo examine the account5 as required under section
44111 Icl of th8 Act and lo stste whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of indfjpendgnt My &xamination is carrted out in ac￿rdanCe with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
•xamln•r'$ stalomont R&gulation$. An examination includgs a review of the accounting records kopl by tha
charity and a comparison of the accounts pre$enled with those rocords. 11 also includos
consideraton of any unusual items Dr diselosurgs in the accounlg and geeks
explanations from the InJsl&@s conc8fning any such matters. T1￿ procedur8$ undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and. consequenlly. I do
not expiess an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's In the course of my exarnin8tion, no matter has come to my attenlion1o*herth
statement
which gives me reasonable cause to believe Ihal in any malerol respect Ihe
requirements-
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44{1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 01 the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
ID prepare accounts which a¢wrd wlh the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 01 the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been rnet, or
to which, in my opinion, attents'c￿ should be diawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of Ihe accounts to be reached.
Date: 4-S- aol
Slgnod**:
Nom¥'.
Relevant profvssional
qualSflcatlon(sl or body
Ilf any)..
Address..
"Flea88 ddete th8 woros In the trdthts ff they do noi apply. If the woras oo apply. Sel oul those rnarter5 wluch have corn8 to your attentlon on thg
folowin9 pa9è.
'OSCR will 8CtsPt digrtal ortypod $ignaiures.