2025-03-31-accounts

APPENDIX 1

OSC~~r~~	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod
		Period start date				Period end date
		Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
	From	01	April	2024	To	31	March	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name BROXBURN AND LIVINGSTON BAND Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number SC033846 Charity’s principal address

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Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)	Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)	Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)	Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
			Chairman
			V/Chairman
			Secretary
			Treasurer

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APPENDIX 1

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment
	The Charity was set up by Broxburn and Livingston Band and was recognised as a Scottish Charity with effect from 2005. The Charity is administered in accordance with the terms of the Constitution of Broxburn and Livingston Band.
	The Trustees were those appointed at the A.G.M. The position of President (Chairman), Vice President (Vice Chairman), Secretary and Treasurer are elected by members at the A.G.M and each shall be one of the Trustees of the Band. Appointment and removal is in accordance with the existing Constitution.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
	The purpose of the charity is to advance the education of the public in the art of music and in particular brass band instrumental music and the musical arts in general by the presentation of public performances and other related activities, to encourage and promote youth development within the Band, through providing suitable musical and instrumental tuition, to encourage and promote community development and awareness within the District through providing suitable musical and instrumental tuition and through public performances.
	The Band continues to be available to the Community at large for all functions and Church Services etc. We have participated in recruiting young band members and providing tuition and encouragement and organise competition at the appropriate level of competence.

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

The band have enjoyed a full calendar of activities this year. These have included a successful series of concerts with the Edinburgh Telephone Choir, Gala Days in Fauldhouse, Deans, Mid Calder, Uphall, Winchburgh & Broxburn; and a number of concerts in Broxburn, Balerno, & Heriot Watt University. The band also competed in a number of contests during the year including West of Scotland, National Championships of Great Britain and the Scottish Championships. Future Brass, the band’s development group, continue to do well, enjoying a number of performances and engagements throughout the year, including many alongside the senior band.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)	The unrestricted funds represent income earned but not yet utilised in pursuit of their activities. At 31 March 2025 the charity held £14,695. The Trustees discussed this and consider the balance appropriate to allow them to pursue the functions of the Band and provide a service to the community and continue their obligations to youth development.
	Over the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 the Band were please to record a surplus of £2,323. This was in part due to successful application for and receipt of £1,350 in local councillor disbursement funding which contributed to expenses incurred while representing the country at the National Championships of Great Britain.

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APPENDIX 1 Other optional inforniation Declaration Th• truxt••s d•clw• that thèy have approved the trustees, report above. Sigrbed on behalf of the charty's trustees Signature(s) Full name(•) Posltlon (•• Ch

APPENDIX 2

Enter SC No. below

Enter charity name below

SC033846

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Broxburn and Livingston Band

		Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	Period sta	rt date	Period	end date
		01 April Day Mont		Day Mo 31 March	nth Year 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments Utitd					Ttl fd	Ttl fd lt
A1 Receipts	to nearest £ nresrce funds	Restricted funds to nearest £	to nearest £ - - - - - - - - endowment	to nearest £ endowment	to nearest £ oa uns current period	to nearest £ oa uns as period
Donations	1,350 25,936 27,286			-	-
Legacies					-
Grants					1,350	4,000
Receipts from fundraisingactivities					25,936	30,047
Gross tradingreceipts					-
land and buildings					-
Rents from land & buildings					-
activities					-
					-
A1 Sub total		-	-		27,286	34,047
sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	-			-	-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
A2 Sub total		-	-		-	-
Total receipts A3 Payments
	27,286	-	-	-	27,286	34,047
Expenses for fundraising activities	24,963 24,963			-	24,963	30,104
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relating directly to charitable					-
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
Other					-
					-
A3 Sub total		-	-		24,963	30,104
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets	-			-	-
Purchase of investments					-
A4 Sub total		-	-		-	-
Total payments Net receipts / (payments) A5 Transfers to / (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for year
	24,963	-	-	-	24,963	30,104
	2,323	-	-	-	2,323	3,943
					-
	2,323	-	-	-	2,323	3,943

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APPENDIX 2

SC033846

Broxburn and Livingston Band

Section C Notes to the Accounts

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

C2 Grants

C3a Trustee remuneration

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Individual / Number of grants £
Type of activity or project supported institution made
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If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) x £

Authority under which paid

C3b Trustee remuneration - details

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C4a Trustee expenses If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box
(otherwise complete section 4b) x
30104
Number of £
trustees
C4b Trustee expenses -
details
Transaction Balance
amount (£) outstanding at
Nature of relationship Nature of transaction period end (£)
C5 Transactions with trustees
and connected persons
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C6 Other information

OSCR2025_Appendix2_Accounts.xlsx / Notes

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December 2007

APPENDIX 3 oscr Office of the Sc0tt15h Charty R•gulator Independent examiner's report on the accounts R•port to th• Broxbum and Living•lon Band tru•t•wlm•M￿rn of Reglstered charfty SC033846 number On th• a¢¢ounts of th• charlty for t￿ perlod Peri(xl start date Mo PefKx1 end dale m[￿lh IAr D•y 01 Yeor 2023 Day 31 Y?•f to 20 S•t out on page• mb•rs d •dthiw￿I R•p•cllv• The tharity's trustees are responsible for the preparatron of the xcounts in accordance r••ponslbllltl•• of wth the iemis of Ihe Charitses and Trustee Investment (ScoUand} 2005 Act Jnd the tTh￿t••• and •xamln•r c￿M￿S Accouits Iswtland) Regulatsons 2c￿. The chanty trustees con3Mler that the audit reqUIre￿ert of Regulation 10{1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not app. It 15 my responsibilty to examine the acccunts a3 required under s•cbon 44(1> (c) of the Acl and to state whether Part￿ular matters have come to my attention. Ba•1• of Ind•p•nd•nt My exarnination 6 ￿rned out in accordance with RegulaiK)n 11 of the Charities •xamln•fs ststffli•nt Accounts (scotl￿dI Regulations 20C6. An exarnination Includes a review of the accountrng records kept by the charty and a comparison of the accounts presented wth those records. It also includes corKsiderab'on of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and 5e¢ks explanations from the tr￿tee5 conceming any such matters. Th¢ Pr￿edureS urKlertsken do not provKle 811 the evKlence that would be requir•d in an audit and. consequenty, I do not exwess an audit opinion on the acc(wnts. Ind•p•ndent •x•mlnerf• In the Gourse of rny examination. no matter ha3 oyne to my attentK>n [other than that •tst•m•nt disd03ed on the attached pa9el which gNes me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accoJnts'ng records in accordance with seclion 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulitions, and to prepare aca)unts which accord with accounting records and compfy wrth RegulatThi 9 of the 20(￿ Accounts Regubl￿n5 have not been met, or uld De drawn In oirler to enab a proper reathed. Dat•: / s￿n•d. NaTh". R•l•vant prof•s•lonal qualrfKation(•) or l>ody lff •nyl: Addrw•: a•• d••th• T￿￿1 wi #* ¢1 do apwty tl t￿ do aPFty, s•t ttK•• hth• to Y(WT •IIDniwn ￿ 11

APPENDIX 3

Disclosure section

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose

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