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COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: SC254491 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: SC034814 RHEf DUMFRIES A14D GALLOWAY couKfRYSIDE INMATIVE COMPANY LIMTfED BY GUARANTEE ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Davld Allen Chartered Accountants 51 Newall Terra Dumfries DGI ILN

RHET DUMFIUES AND GALLOWAY COUNTrYSIDE INMATIVE COMPANY LIMTfED BY GUARANTEE CONTENTS Tnstees, Annual Report (Ir￿￿￿tir￿j DlrKtorg Rep￿t> Ito6 In￿pend￿t examlnevs ret#Jt statement of financlal actimtles 8t09 Balance theet io Notes to the flnandal statanents iito22

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTrYSIDE INMATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARApifEE TRvsfEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTORS, REPORT) The trust￿. who are dirthr5 for the pwp)ses of Comp￿ry law. present the amual report together wlth the finarKlal Statern￿ts of the charitabk compary for the year 31 August 2025. OBJEcfIvES AND ACTIVITIES The principal artivity of the thanty is to promte the brirvJirvJ together of wban and rural throuyh farm visits and train￿ speakers atterKJiTr3 xhc(4s. The AH￿ ol￿frie5 and &illoway Cwntygde InlOaUve alms to ¢Thide sdKMJls In Dumfrles and Galloway with the provison of fami vists, dassrcKm spthkers aNI resour￿ in school. The charity aims to a(IvarKe puLlic ethKation by: l. The primnotion and encouragement of the dissem1￿1t1On of Inforniati￿ cOr￿eming Scottish wildllfe, Jriculture. forestry, rurdl irKlustries COL￿try&de 2. Increa&ng the general publies awareness of trÉir Sym￿osI5 wlth the ￿LI0g101 dfversty, njral environment, county&de life and ￿nOmY in Scotland 3. Improwng the general publids undersiar#lirrfJ of tr p￿￿e$ arKI ne￿$sary to sustsln loro term food and timttr pr￿Juc￿On aThJ ￿0vIsion for Mldlife and its hatxtats The objethves are theved by carryiro arxl devthir*J at a local level the activlties of the charitable body with whlch the Company is arKI shau (subFrt as aftw mentioned) remain affillated, namely, The Royal Highland Education Tntst (a c(¥npany limite(I by guarantee, incorporated In tland with registered number SC123813, arKI Scottish tharity n￿nber SC007492, hereinafter referr&1 to as RH￿). operations of the company are o)nfined to the des1gnated geographical area known as Dumfries and Galboway. The tsustees have referred to guklance contsined in the Office of the knttish Charity Regulator's general guldèn￿ on wbllc L￿nefft revMMtWJ their objeth.ves atml in planning their future acdvltles. In par￿Cl￿ar, the trustees IKJW ￿a￿ed ￿tiVItieS will a)ntribute to objectives have set.

RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTrYSIDE INrrIATIVE COMPAf4Y UMThED BY GUARANTEE TRusfEES' ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING ThE DIRECTORS. REPORT)(CONTINUED) StRu￿URE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEpir The d)arty Is governed by its M￿c¥andum and Artides of Asscrtiation. The tsustees a(1mlnlster the tharlty and meet on a ￿gUlar ba$% New trustees can k electd at the Anrxjal Gewdl IWirvJ ￿ can te appcmnted at the dIscre￿n of the board. Trustees appoint￿ sirKe the last Annual G￿al MeetirKJ and one third of the other trustees reti￿ by rotstion at each Annual f￿al ￿tir￿J. New trustees are provided with informatlon whkth alms to frdmllkarise them wlth tharity's values, aims and objectives, togthr bmth its day to day opations in addition tr) darifying their statutory respon￿bIlItieS as éirectors of a company limltal by guarantee and trusteas of a charlty. RHET Dumfries and Galloway Countyslde Initiats've is part of Royal Highland Education Trust (RHEfi ne￿rk of country&de irutstives RHE[ wovide partial fifflding for a projett co-ordlnator to cover ￿ DLunfries & Galloway area. Tr (nst to RHEf of o)-ordinator time paid by RHET dlrectly to the RH￿ Dumfries & Gdtoway omjrdinatr d￿r￿j the year 31 Awjust 2025 was £14,866 {2024 - £7,223}. The trustees have to aw the mah)r risks to whith the tharity is exposed, In partIC￿lar those lating to its operations and finaTh2. Regular reviews of ￿￿edL￿a$ have been instituted with a ￿eW to mitigatirvJ major risk5 as they are identified. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE The 5tsrt of the year saw Jessica Miller in as the ProÈrt Co￿rdsnat0r. Desplte an encouragi Start to the school ￿adem￿ year, due to nw kgisdatlon by ￿mfrIe$ and Galloway cowdl re-dassifying farm visits as a hazar<knus aCtI￿ty, we ￿ld io a h in fam) wslts In term tFwee until an agreement was made with RH￿ ￿traI on t¥)w we harKlkd the fann ￿5[ts in the area. Additional steps We￿ put into [Y￿ed￿re, which ￿l￿e￿ ￿ number of fami visits we could hande. Thi5 was mainly due to the insert of mandatory pre-￿￿ts to fam)s by the t&ither, whith, o)upleé with hi9h numters of kyimary sthod teachers In the area w0￿1ng part-b.me and therefore only Idenilfyirvj speciflc dates ttw could do pre￿sIts, really SI￿￿e￿ do￿ the time in wkich we COLdd fit the pre-vlslt in. We hcye to review thi5 courKiI in the futwe. Je551ca ran a $￿sSfUl soknl's comFetstson in the w1ThJ time in conjunction Jane Damdson from Glen Urr Ice Cream ￿rebY PUFils were tssked with the thalle￿e of deslgnlng a new l￿-(reaM navour. This competiljon tied in nicdy wlth the 'Year of Dalry, whlch was ojrrently In place a¢Joss Scotland. As a pri￿ the winrNrKJ design was put ir)to marmjfacture by fjen Urr with the dass of the wlnnlng pu￿1 gettyNJ first tsste of the Unla￿ flavour that Was (Teated.

RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARAr¥rEE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTORS. REPORT)(CONTINUED) With the departure of Jess In June 2025, ￿1$ Paterson from RHEr ayde, aS￿sted In rumlThJ the area. This resulted in a qulet sumrner peri( rm) lo(zl agriculturd preSeft￿. After a ihoroL¥Jh recruitmefit pro(Hlure two new part-time Pcs were aptx)inted in August 2025; Andrena McGill, (x)vering the west of the area atKI Joar¥￿ Hiddleston coverirwJ the maln role in t￿ Dumfrfes area. Trdining Is orwjxng for tx)th. Requests for farm vi￿ts arKi da55nxxn talk5 have irKTeasaJ due to a push wtth the medla, aml free bus furKJing available via a grant from the S(rttish the Holyrood Trust and windfami funding. A Food ar￿ Farming Day at Stsir Estate is in the tAanrNng. a￿1 the CCOW (Countyslde aas5room Wheels) Is ready for futwe use at even Totsl stats for that sdK)d year are: Fam) Yi%ts: 25 Puplls on Fam VlsfjtslFC￿ and Famiing Days.. SEO Trattor Talks & Early Year Boxes: 539 putxls Clas5mom talkslonline events: 4930 CCOW Vlsot.. ILKIO pwils No. of Sd)ools In contatt with RH￿ D&G: 263 other RHET eventslllrs: 2207 putMIs No. of puwls engaged in year %Mth RH￿ Adjts: 9,242 A challengirwJ year for the charity, FM)wever a posibve ftrture Th)w that we have our new Pcs in pla and grateful thanks to all vc4wteers IJ￿t n￿ke it otffite. FINANCIAL REVIEW At 31 August 2025 unrestrtcted funds am￿nted to £63,889. Restritted furwjs of £3,714 are allocated for bus travel and fami day SFKMsorsNp. The unrestritted fijnds wll be applied to meet the ongoing costs of tr d)aHty. The aim of the compary Is to malntsln reseNes 5wffl¢Jent to meet the ongoi costs of the chadty and ttlr tyjslness objects

RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUPffliYSIDE INttlATIVE COMPANY UMTfED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING THE DIRECTORS. REPORT)(CONTINUED) REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ￿AILs Charfty Registration Number Company Registration Nwnber SC034814 SC254491 The Iharity is irKDfF¥)rated in kndand. 51 Newall Dumfries DGI ILN Reglstered Office Prlnclpal Offlce Ardwall Mair t)umfries DG2 BDH Bankers Bank of kntlaTrJ 91-93 High Street Dumfn'es DGI 2BN Accountants David Al￿n artered Acctyjntants 51 Newall Te￿a DLThfn"es DGI ILN Independent Examlner Jthn Sfmpson FC4 (hrter& Airountsnts Irelar Morhtpelier PrOfe￿Onal (Galloway) Limlted l Da5hw(KKI &uare N￿￿On Stewart DG8 6EQ

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUAIIANTEE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (INCORPORATING ThE DIRECTORS, REPORT}(coiifINUED) Truste85 ond officers The trustees and offi￿r5 seNrvJ durirrtJ year arKI sifKE the year gKI were as folh)ws: Trustees MrA)Kerr Mr R A D￿ldS (rerd 19 November 2024) Mr H W Mcclymont (restgned 19 November 2024) Mr W P£mlrvJ Mr R G Sommuwille Mrs S J Bartxyjr ss M Beattie Ms S F ￿"r￿Jan Miss H J Sproat Miss S J Hair4ng (aptM)inted 19 ￿ember 2024) Mr C Mdfjnnon (aFI)c4nted 19 November 2024) Mrs A L Stobart Company Secretary Mrs A L Stobart FINANCIAL INSTRUMErirs The tharftys activrties e4)Dse rf( to a Nmber of fina￿al risks I￿￿11r￿) IT￿lt risk a￿1 cash flow rlsL The tharivs actiV￿e$ ex[￿Se it wimarity to the finaNial flsks of d￿nge5 In irterest rates. Interest bearlng assets and Ila&ilities are frdd at fixed rdte to erfjure trrtainty of cash Ilows. The tharivs prinapal finanaal a55ets are bank brJan￿ arKI cash, aThJ trade and 0￿r ￿1Vable5, The charity s credit risk is primarily attritxjtalk to Its trade f￿1Vable5. The amounts presented in the balan￿ sheet are net of allowarKes for doubtfLd receivabks. An auoipionce for impaim)ent Is made where there Is an Identlfied loss event which, based on prevIc￿ eX[￿rien￿, is eviden￿ of a redurtlon In the reCoVerat￿lIty of the cash fh)ws. The credit risk on liquid arKI dW1va￿Ve fiwdal instrnments L5 limlted t(3use the o)unterparbes are banks bith tr¥gh (Tttlit-raVn9s by Intemational apdit-rating agencie5.

RHEf DUMFIUES AND GALLOWAY COU14TrYSIDE INrriATIVE COMPANY LIMtrED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT (ZNCORPORATING THE DIREcfoRS' REPORT)(CONTINUED) STATIMINT OP TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILTfiFS The trustees (who are also the dlrths of RHEf Dumfrles ¢￿0W&Y Cowtylde In￿latIve for the puryN)ses ol ccmnpany lèw) a￿ resmltle for reparfNJ the trusteos, report and the trustees rep (In¢orrmtrng the dlrector¥ rep￿] and ihe fina￿4)1 $tstem￿ts In accordance wlth Jppllcable law and Unlted Klngth)m Accounttng Standards (Unlted Klrylom G￿erallY Accepted Accoufttlng Prncttce), Indudlng FRS 102 'Th8 FIna￿al Rwo1￿fig Stsndard awlcatrle In the UK and Republlc of Ireland" Company law requlres the tnth to prepare Ilnandal statements for eath financlal year. Under Company law the trustees must not aFvrove the tlnandal siaknents ￿￿e$S they Jre satIsfl￿1 that they gfve a true and falr vlew of the state of affèlrs of the charftalAe company arKI of the Incomlng resour￿ and ap￿catIOn of yes￿r￿S. IndudlNJ ￿￿orne aNI ex￿nd[tUr< of the Chaffta￿e company for that pedod. In pre￿rfng the ststements, tr trustees are fequtreé to: selett suRaL4e accourtlng pjkles arrfl amjy thun co[w5ten￿, ob5efft the mdhods and prIn￿￿e$ In the aMrltles SORP: make judgements and accountlng esvnotes that are reasonable prudent; stste whether UK accountlng st￿la￿lS, cwtslng FRS 102 have been fdlowed, subject to any materlal departures di￿10$ed and exFtslned In the finandal Staten￿ts; and pRpare the flnanthl $￿t￿￿lts on the goh¥J tim￿Th bads unk55 It Is Ina[4x0￿te to presume that the chatltatde c￿￿panY will cwtlnue In 1Xtsw￿5S. The trustees are respor￿l￿e for malntslnkng woper records that can dlsckn wlth reasonatle accurw at any tlme the lknandal ￿￿tIfth of the cha¥ltaile conpny enable ihem to ensure ihot tre financlal statements c¢xnpty vAih ttr Ctynpanies Art 2006. They are also ￿$￿an$￿￿e for safeguardlng the assets of the charltst4e Com￿n¥ and hertt for tsklng rea50naUe steps for the ventlon and detrftl(m of fraud aThl cthi Irregularities. 7he trustees are responslble for the mthtenaKe and Integrfty of the corwrate and flnandal Informatlon Induded on the ctraritatk cowp3nVs webslte. Leglslatlon In the Unlted Klngdom govemlng the preparn1￿ and dlssemlnth of fi￿rth1 siatemeJts mty dlffer from leoSslion In other Jurlsdtctton& The 3nNal feport was ap￿0￿d by the ta￿tee5 of the cthartty on 27 NoNEmlw 2025 and slgned on behaw ty: Mr R G S(Thm￿le Trustee

RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUPffliYSIDE INMATIVE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRusfEES OF RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE IIIITIATIVE {"THE COMPANY") I report on the accounts of the charfity for year eTrJed 31 August 2025 whith are set ¢JJt on pages 8t022. Respertive responsibilities of trustees and examlner The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the puw5e5 of (J)mpany law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the temis of the Charities and Trustee Investjnent (Scotland) Att 2¢J05 and the a￿rib"e$ Accounts (kndand) Regulations 2006 (as amende(J). The tharity trustees a)nsider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not a￿y. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as uired under seLtion 44(1) (c) of the Act arKJ to state whether pa￿"cular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulats"on 11 of 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination indudes a review of the accounb'ng records kept by the tharity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those record5. It also consideration of any unusual item5 or disdosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees Co￿rnIng any suth matters. The procedures undertaken do not wovide all the evide￿ that would be requlred in an audit, and consequently I do not express an a￿lIt opinion on view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's statement In the course of my examination, Th) matter has come to my attention: (l) whlch glves me reasonal￿e cause to believe that in any mabial respeLt ￿ requirements.. • to keep accounting records in aCcOrda￿e with Sertion 44(1) (a) of the 2CKJ5 Act and Regula￿On 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations . to prepare accounts which accord with the ac(xMJntirKJ records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not ￿ met; or {2) to whith, in my opinion, attenti￿ be drdwn in order tr) enalAe 3 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. John Simpson FCA Chartered Accountsnts Ireland l DashWI￿ Square Newton Stewart DG8 6EQ 2sI.4126

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUtITrYSlDE INTfiATIVE COMPANY UMThED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivrrIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2025 {INCLUDIt4G INCOME AND EXPENDThURE ACCOUNT AND sfATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES) Total 2025 Total 2024 Income from: Donatlons, legacies and grants recelvable Charitsble activities Investment incorr 4,011 9,830 1,750 5,761 9,830 2,070 Total Ir￿ome Expenditure ¢ffi: Raising funds Charitable actiMtie5 (1,622) {1,622) (610) Tot￿ expendlture Net In(J)me/{ex￿nditUre) Transfers funds 1,039 830 (6,725) 830 {5,686) (20,878) Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds 209 (5,895) {5,686) (20,878) Tot￿ funds brought fO￿ard Tot￿ funds carried foThYard 17

RH￿ DUMFIUES AND GALLOWAY coupifRYSIDE INThJATIVE COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARANTEE STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTJvrriES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 {CONTINUED} (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDrruRE Accourir AND sfATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES) Total 2024 funds funds Income Irom: Donations, lepies and grants recvable Investment income 320 1,750 2,070 Totsl IlKc￿ne Expendlture on: Ralslng fund5 Charltable acbmtles (610) (610) Totsl expenditure Net exPe￿lI￿re Net movement In fuThJs Reconciliation of fund5 (14,074) (6,804) (20,878) Total funds brought forward Totsl furK15 caryied forward 17 All of the tharity's artivities derive frorn continuirJ 0￿rati(￿S durlng ab)ve two perlods. The funds breakdown for both years is S￿￿n in mte 17.

RHEf DUMFIUES AND GALLOWAY cOuNTrY￿DE ThfnAnve COMPANY LIMITED BY GUAIIAt4TEE BALANCE SHEEf AS AY 31 AUGusf 2025 2025 2024 Plxed aMts Trrvjltle assets yrr¢nt •M•ts 13 19.399 24,598 14 I.IoB 1.205 Cath at tAnk In hJThl 48,599 49,056 Credltom: Amounts falllng du¢ wlthln one ye•r Nel Current assets Pund of th• ¢hJrlty: RutrkteAI Imome lund• Restrkted fvnd5 17 3,714 Unr••trlrt•d Incom• fun Unrestrlcted funds Totsl fvnd• 17 67 For the flnO￿la1 year emdlw 31 AwLbSt 2025 the dN¥ly was emithd to ex￿￿thi fr￿7 8udlt under sttlknn 477 01 the com￿￿¢$ &t 201% rdthj to snkil crynparle& DlrertrKs' ￿5P)nSIbl1tleS. The M￿be[S Ikive n( requlr&l d￿rIty to ithln an wdlt of Its accrytnts ft the year In questlon In accordono y￿h seLIkn 476: arnl The (hreLtor5 acknovAedge ihelr resFKJnslb6Utles lor complykng wbth the ro4LiYements of the Art with respert to accourtlng records aTrJ the preparation of accoun These flnanthl ststements have ￿epared kn accordarte with the Sp￿la1 wovislons reMng to companle5 5ubJert to the small ownl&s rwjme vlthln Part IS of C(ffiponk5 Act 2006. The finandal statements on pages 8 to 22 I•￿e by the tnthes. and auih)rfsed for1s5ue I 27 No¥•nlr 2025 afxl thelr behaw brf: Mr R 6 Scffimervii Tntstee -io-

RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSJDE IN[￿ATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATENEr{r5 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AVGusf 2025 I CHARrrY STATUS The tharity is limited by guarantee, itKorrM)ftted in 5cotl3nd, and Conseq￿nIJY does not have share capitsl. Each of the trusts is liable to C￿￿rIbUte an affKwnt not exceedlr4J £1 towards the assets of the tharity in the eV￿t of liquidatim. The ￿dresS of its registered Offi￿ is: 51 Newall Terr￿e mfries t￿1 ILN These financlal ststements wwe auth)rlsed isyje by the trustees on 27 November 2025. 2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES mmary of slgnlflcant accountlng pollcles and key accountlng estlmates The prinopal accounting polioes applied in the prepardtion of these finamal ststements a￿ set out low. These pcAicies have teen cOnyst￿tty applied to all years wesented, ￿lIe$S otherwlse stated. statement of compliance The finarrial statanerts have been ￿epared In (orn￿1an￿ with FRS 102, Tr Financial Retx)rting standard applicable in UK and the Rewbloc of IrelaThJ', ￿ StsteM￿t of Recommend￿ Practi applicable to chanties prepari￿ th￿r atr(yJnts in with the Nnawal Reporting Standard appliixble in UK and RepLI)lic of IrdarMI (FRS 102) (ljontles SORP (FRS102)), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2(￿5, Charitles Acc(NJnts Regulatior6 20(￿ (as amerKled) and C(Nnpanies 2006. Basls of preparatlon RH￿ Dumfrie5 and Galk)way Countryside Iniliabve rrs definitiw of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initialty recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwlse stated In the relevant acctyJntlThJ Nes. Going concern The trustees conslder that are rn mat1 uncert3lntles about the charivs abilty to Con￿nUe as a going corKern any sigrificant areas of uncwtsinty that affect the carying value of assets held by the tharlty. li-

RHET DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY coupmtYSlDE INrtlATIVE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARArirEE NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUED) 2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (contlnued) Income Voluntary inc(xne indLMliw donations, gift5, legaoes and grarbts that wovide oxe funding or are of general nature is rec(NJnised when the tharity has enb"dement to the income, it Is probable that the Income will be r￿1Ved and the arYKMJnt can ￿ Meas￿ ￿￿th suffioent reliaLMlity. Donations and grants a￿ r￿nIsed on a reLevatrAe basis wl*n receipt Is wobaLde arKI the anTh)unt can be ￿lIablY r￿sUred. Investment income is accolmted for in the ￿0d in whith the tharity is entiua to receipL Ir￿Ome from tharitable acbvides Is rec(¥3nised C￿￿e tharity has entidement to the Inco￿, it IS probabk that the in0￿e will tt receved aThY I￿ amlxrt of ￿ inc(￿￿ re￿I)rab￿ can be measured reliably. Expendltur¢ All expendlture Is recognlsed On￿ Ij￿re Is a legal or construth otAlgaUon to that expenditure, it is probable setdement Is requlred and aMo￿t (an te measured reliably. AJI o)sts are allocated to the applicaLAe eyThJlture headlng that aggregate ￿MIlar costs to that categ)ry. Where costs cannot be dlrectly attributed to partlojar headirwjs ty l¥ave allocat￿ on a basls consistent with the use of resour( These are costs in0J￿ed in attractirvJ vol￿tary Inc(￿ne and those incurred in tradlng acbvlties that ralse funds. Charitable expenditure comprises those {l￿S irKllrred by the charity in the dellvery of Its artI￿￿eS and seNices for its ￿nefiCiaries. It Ind￿ both costs that (zn te aIknc3t￿ directy to sud) activlties and those costs of an lTrJirect rtature necessary to SL4)P)rt t￿. Governance costs These i￿￿le ts (fjsts attributable to tharivs (xjmprlan￿ with con$t￿UtiOnaI arKI statutory requirements, induding aC￿￿n￿r￿1 fee5, I￿endent examination fee5, trustee5 expenses and legal and professional fees. -12-

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARAKfEE P40TES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUED) 2 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (¢ontlnued) Taxation The charfty fjs consldefftl to pass the tests set out in Paragratth I 5d￿dUle 6 of Ffjnan￿ Act 2010 and therefore It meets the definI￿on of a d)aritable company for UK corporatlon tax purposes. Accorélngly, the charlty Is wtentially exempt from taxa￿￿ in respett of Ir￿Me or capltsl oalns r￿1Ved wlthln categories covered by Chapts 3 Part 11 of the Cortx)ration Tax Art 2010 or Sectfion 256 of the Tèxation of charge3t￿e Gains A(t 1992. to extent that swh income or galns are applied exdusivdy to tharitsb￿ pur[￿e Tanglble Ilxed assets IndI￿dUal flxed assets costing ÉIW.LKI or nK￿ a￿ initialty reconw at cosL Dewttlatlon and amortisation Depreclatlon Is provlded on tsngible fix￿ assets so as to wrifr off the cost or valuation, less any estbmatsd ￿￿dUal valLE, over tsir eX￿tal useful ecorw)mic life as follows: Asset da$s Depredatlon method and rate Fumitwe and equiprnent 25% straight line ant and machlrry 20% r￿lU￿ng balan Trade debtors Trade debtors are amounts from atstfftrs for mw(tsndise ld or serVi￿S perfomed in the ordinary COLJrse of busines& Trade debtors are recogrN5ed irytral￿ at transacthjn price. They are subsequenljy measured at am0￿'sed cost Using the effective inte￿t rnet￿, kn wowson for impairment. A provislon for the impaiment of trade debtors is estsblished when ttr￿e is ￿￿c￿Ve e￿der￿e that the charity will not be able to collett all amounts dLE aC£(YdiThJ to the ¢xlnal tems of ￿ recelvable& Sh and cash equlvalents Cash and cash equlvalents comwise (2sh on haThl and call (kF)stts, aThJ other short-term hlgNy liquid investments that a￿ readity o￿vertIble to a kr￿￿ afTwnt of (a%h and are subprt to an inslgNfithnt risk of charvje in vaue.

RHFf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY coupmiYsiDE INrriATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTE E t40TES TO THE FIIIANCIAL sfATEMEKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONnNUED) 2 AccouKfiNG POLICIES (contlnued) Trade cred1￿$ Trade credltors are otAlgatIor￿ to pay for g(￿5 ￿ sejvices that have been aquiwj in the ordlnary course of business from suppliers. A￿OUnts paYa￿e are da55ifie(l as current liaLM'lities rf the d)aNty es not have an uncondltk)nal rfght, at the of the repo￿ng period, to defer setdement of the uedltor for at least tMlve months after the date. If there is an unC￿dItiOnal right to defer sewement for at least trAve months after the re￿￿ThJ date, tW are kyesenbj as non-current liabillties. Trade ueéltors are recognlsed In6tlalty at transaction and SL￿￿enty measured at nomsed cost uslrKJ the effective interest meth(￿. Fund structure Unrestrlrted Income funds are general that are èvailaLle for use at the trust￿ dlscretion in fvrtherarnE of the obJectNes of the tharity. Restricted income fwds tFM)se Ilonated tr use in a particular area or speafic purposes, the use of whi(h is restricted to that area ￿ purpose. Financial instruments Flnandal assets aThJ flrkindal IkibS1tties are recogni5ed Wh￿ tr d)arity LEcomes a paty to the contrartual pro￿510n5 of the instrument. ￿nar￿al liabilitses are dassified xcordlry to the substsn of the contractual arrarrfJeM￿ts entered In All finanaal assets arKI liabilities are inlbalty measur￿1 at transattion prf￿ {I￿lUdIng transaction costs}, except for those financial assets da55ified as at fair value through ￿fit or loss, whlch are Inltially measLred at fair value (whKh is rN)mialW the trdnwtion pri(E exduding transacuon costs), unless the arra￿ement consututes a flna￿rwj transaction. If an an7ryment constitute5 a finandng transaction, the finanoal asset or firk4ncial lialy'lity Is nwswed at the present value of the future payments (bscouftted at a market rate of interest for a slmlkr debt Instrument. Flnanclal assets and llabll1￿eS are onty offset In the statement of financial ￿￿tIon when, and onty when there exists a legally enfOr￿ble right to set off the recognised amounts and the charity Intends either to settte on a rt basis, (Y to realise the asset and setue the Ik3t411ty sImulta￿O￿$1y. Financial assets are dereccgnised when aThJ 0￿Y a) the a)ntrath￿l rfghts to the cash flows from the firkancial asset eX￿'re or are settled, b} the charity transfers to arKither party substsntially all of the risks arml rewards of ownership of the finamal asset, C￿ c) the tharity. desFMte having retained some, but mt all, signifi(7nt risks and rewards of ¢Y•¥rwslNp, has transferred control of the asset to ar￿ther party. Rnarwjal Ilabill￿e$ are threcognls&J when the obligation sre(ifd in ￿ contrart Is dIschary￿, rArKelled or expires. 14-

RHET DUMFRXES AND GALLOWAY COUNTrYSIDE INttIATniE COMPANY LZMITED BY GUARAt4TtE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUED) 3 INCOME FROM DONATIONS, LEGACIES AND GRAritS RECEIVABLE Unrestricted Restrlcted General funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Donations arKJ ￿aOes. rx)nations 4 114COME FROM CHARrrABLE ACTivrrIES Unrestricted funds General Total 2025 SponsorsNp 5 1NVEsfMENf INCOME Totsl 2025 Total 2024 General Interest receivaEAe and similar irKome; Bank interest recelvable O EXPENDrnIRE ON RAISING RINDS a) Costs of generatlng donations and legxles Total 2025 Total 2024 General Unrestricted fundralslrrtj costs 610 15-

RHEf DUMFIUES AND GALLOWAY COUNTrYSIDE INTtIATKVE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUED) 7 EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE AcfiviTIES Total General Rastricted 21)25 Total 2024 Insurance Repair5 and renewals Telephor Printing, aTrJ stationery Hlre of other assets Swdry exper￿$ Motor expenses Bus hi Depreaation of offi equipment Subcontractors Depreclalon of ￿ant and rnad￿nery Governal￿e o)sts 442 135 170 2,118 2,118 147 147 6,480 3,229 3,800 2.074 1,103 3,021 1,103 3.021 1,995 1,995 697 150 697 150 410 2,305 4,502 376 4,502 376 5,315 420 16-

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COU14TrYSIDE INITIATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARApifEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUEO) 7 EXPENDrruRE ON CHARITABLE ACTivrtIES (conllnued) tn addltlon to the experKilture analy5ed atK)ve, the￿ a￿ dso ￿emar￿ costs of £376 (2024 - £420) whlch relate dlredly to charitsble acb'Mtie& See trte 8 for further detsils. 8 ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE cosrs Governance costs Total 2025 Total 2024 e[￿r￿ent examlnerfs fees Independent examin*s fees 376 376 420 376 376 420 9 NET INCOMINGIOUTGOING RESOUR Net outgoirvJ resources for year 2025 2024 Depreciation of fixed assets 17-

RHEf DUMFIUES Af4D GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE INMATIVE COMPANY LIMrrED BY GuARA1￿￿E NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2025 (CONTINUED) IOTRusfEES REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES Durfng the year tt d)arity ma(k fd￿rWj with trustees.. Miss M Beattle £150 (2024: £247) of expenses vme rdmblY￿ to Mlss M ￿attle the year. These related to expenses for CtyM)lttee meetings. Mr R G Sommerville £37 (2024: £39) of expenses were ￿1mbur$ed to Mr R G knmeMlle duriro the year. These related to meetlThJ and fud eX￿￿￿e5. Mr H W Mcclymont £nil (2024: £239) of exFenses were re1m￿r$ed to Mr H W Mcaymont during the year. These related to ewses for premises hire to ccfidLKt inteNews, travd, and generator hire for the summer show. MrAJ Kerr E304 (2023: £155) of expenses were reiml￿r$ed to Mr A J Kerr d￿Ing the year. These related to lea￿ng glfts for the outgThrKJ proFrt Cr•)rdlnatr￿. No tnjstees, nor any persons connected with them, received any remunerdtion from the tha￿ty durlng the year. No trustses have r￿1Ve￿ any oth¥ L￿Efits fr￿1 tt)e duriro year. Trustees lThJamnlty 1rtsurar￿ tO￿ling £337 (2024: £442) was paid by tt d￿rity. IISTAFF NUMBERS The average rwmbw of persons employed ty the charity, duriThJ the year wa5 0 (2024: 0) 12TAXATION The tharity is a regISte￿ dwrity aThl Is exempt from iaxatson.

RH￿ DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUIfflIYSIDE INrriATIVE COMPANY LIMrrED BY GUARApifEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2025 (CONTINUED) 13TANGXBLE FIXED ASSETS Furniture and equipment and machlnery Totsl Cost At I SeptemLv 2024 At 31 August 2025 Depredation At I September 2024 Charge for the year 9,697 11,145 At 31 Awust 2025 Net book value At 31 August 2025 At 31 Awust 2024 14DEBTORS Z025 2024 Trade debtors PrtpayTnents 35) 758 1,050 155 -19-

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUED} 15CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 2025 20Z4 Trade creditors Accruals 55 65 300 395 365 16 OBLIGATIONS UNDER LEAW AND HIRE PURCHASE CONTRACTS Operating lease commitments Totsl future minimum lease payn￿nts urmler ￿n￿a￿e4￿7t￿e operatiro leases are as follows: 2025 2024 other Within one year Between one and flve years 1,620 6,480 A totsl of £6,480 (2024: £6,480) lease paYn￿ts haNe teen recognised as an expense in the statement of FinarKial Attivitie&

RH￿ DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY couiifRYSIDE INrrIATIVE COMPANY UMrrED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (C014TINUED) 17FUNDS Balance at Balance at 31 August 2025 September 2024 Income Expe￿lI￿re Transfe Unrestrfcted un￿$tritted Ina)me 63,680 14,999 (13,%0) (830) 63,889 Restrlcted Pick-up sponsorship Killgailloch Wind Faryn Holywood trust grant Total restrlcted 1,750 (6,480) 830 1,000 830 Totsl funds 16 749 An amount of £830 was transferred at the year end from unrestrlcted funds to the pidc-up sponsorship restrKted furKI to cover costs for proiert atyjve the restr(tted Income recelved. Balance at I Balance at September 31 August 2022 2024 Income Expwxliture Unre5trlrted fvnds Unrestrltted income 2,762 {16,836) 63,680 Restricted Pick-up sponsorship Killgaill(xh wi[￿ Farn Hdywo(* tntst grant Total restrirted funds 8,630 1,750 (6,480) 3,￿0 I,￿0 Totsl funds -21-

RHEf DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNTrYSIDE INMATIVE COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARA14TEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 (CONTINUED) 17 FUNDS (contlnued) The speclfic purtM)se5 ts whith the furK15 are to be apFlieAJ are as follows.. The fvnds for the ￿ck.uP st￿￿1p were Yece4veJJ from bx31 suFwtws, to assist with the lease hire costs of the pick-up. The Killgallloth Wind Farm fuThJs were received for use to facilitate F(KKY and Farmlng Days for Stranraer Academy and Dougl￿ Ewart High pupil The Holw)d Trust three year grant was to cover costs of bus travd. This was iritially over a 3 year peri&J WinrNng in 2020 but was dekiyed a year dL to restrKtions. The grant pmmder has given permIssi(￿ for fuThJs to te carried forward arml us8J after the fundiThJ peri(J ended. 18ANALYSIS OF NET ASSEfs BEtWEEN FUNDS Total funds Restricted at 31 Au9USt funds 2025 General nds Tangliqe fixed assets Current assets Current Ilabllitles 19,399 44,885 395 19,399 48,599 395 3,714 Totsl net assets Totsl funds at 31 August 2024 funds Re5triLtsI funds Tangllle flxeé assets OJtTent assets ent liabilities 24,598 39,447 365 24,598 49,056 365 9,609 TO￿ net assets 19 RELATED PARTY TRANSAcfIoNS There We￿ no relatsd party tranS￿l0n5 in the year.