## **APPENDIX 1** Scottish Charity Regulator Office of the Scottish **Charity Regulator** **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From To 01 06 2024 31 05 2025 ~~|~~ ## **Reference and administration details** > **Charity name** BLAIRGOWRIE PLAYERS **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC** O35245 > **Charity’s principal address** The Red House BALLINTUIM Blairgowrie Perthshire **Postcode** PH10 7NJ ## **Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report** - **Name of person** - **Dates acted if** - **Trustee name Office (if any) (or body) entitled to not for whole year appoint trustee (if any)** - **1** PRESIDENT **2** SECRETARY **3** TREASURER **4 5 6 7 8 9 10** | - **11** | - **12** | - **13** ~~|~~ - **14** ~~|~~ - **15** ~~|~~ - **16** | - **17** | - **18** | - **19** | - **20** **1** 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) **----- Start of picture text -----**
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2 **APPENDIX 1** ## **Achievements and performance** |**Summary of the main achievements of**
**the charity during the financial period**|Our financial ear runs from 1st June - 31st Ma| |---|---| ||y y.
Fundraising Account (Unrestricted) stands at .....£36,730.73 Interest £1,103.89
Bettes Account (Restricted) .....£3296.48 Int. £106.70
Current Account at end of financial year £7228.77
Profit for the year..£12,894.48
Productions through the year:-
Vicar of Dibleyprofit
£2,658.16 Uncashed cheque £150
Murder Mystery (All Afloat)profit £1963.00. Toured Town Hall; Broughty Ferry,
Kirriemuir, Bridge of Cally; B/G Rotary Club; Alyth (local Rural)
Panto Little Mermaid - £9,006.71 just a fraction down on last year. Still good.
SCDA Festival a loss as usual but reprise at Town Hall, with increased pricing to
£15 per ticket, clawed it back. Overall loss £242.10
Fundraising - £2,062.72 - missing Charity shop.
Buildings Insurance £2,426.45 + agents fee £90
Lloyd & Whyte (contents) £269.96 + agents fee £40
Graham Environmentals - £290.40
Walker Fire Service and replacements - £743.84
G. Smith annual boiler service - £80
New ramp - £89.13
New mics - £250 only £125 as shared cost with Curtains Up.
Water and Buildings rates still zero for the moment.
Electricity up to £709.79 after receiving a refund of £421.85
Gas down to £4,014.76 (still a high cost for us)
Harry Irvine donated £1,666 for foyer decorating. We must progress this.
Request made that all Festival expenses go through committee if they are to be
claimed from the Club; also claim for expenses during the same financial year as
the production. A few more meetings might help with this.
There are new O.S.C.R. regulations for committee members/trustees where a lot
more information is required; also names will be shown on the OSCR website.
Propose Steve Blackett as External Scrutineer again.| |**Financial review**|| |---|---| |**Brief statement of the charity’s policy**
**on reserves**
**Details of any deficit**
**Donated facilities and services (if any)**|| ||2 x Yorkshire Buildin Societ Accounts| ||g y
1 x Restricted Fund Account – Bette's A/c.............£3,296.48
2 x Unrestricted Fund A/c - Fundraising A/c...........£36,730.73
Royal Bank of Scotland current A/c..........................£7,228.77
Profit for the year......................................................£12,894.48| ||N/A| ||| ||N/A| ||| **3** | ## APPENDIX 1 ## Other optional information 50% of the Trustees are PVG checked; the recent new Trustees are in the process of beingP.V.G._ checked. They do not receive any payment apart from expenses incurred during the course of their work for the Club. The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signature(s) |
OSCR will accept
digital or typed
signatures
Full name(s)
Position (e.g. Chair)
Treasurer
Date 28th November, 2025
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4 A.G.M. 2025 BLAIRGOWRIE PLAYERS $C035245 ## Statement of Accounts **----- Start of picture text -----**
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| 2 |Subs.B/P £834.00 eee ee | | _
|_3_|M/Mystery-All Afloat £2,053.00 ee | ee ae M/Mystery-AllAfloat £90.00 _ __ __
|| 5 |VicarofDibley=| 3,284.24 NicarofDibtey 2626.08 _ _
[|SCDAFestival+reprise] = «£2,404.49 | | SCDA2025
|| [7] 68 |Fundraising|Panto-LittleMermaid|Activities «2,060.72 =-s—ss 10,858.93_| oe ee oe Panto-LittleMermaidFundraising +Activitiesreprise === —-£1,852.220£2,060£942 . 8572 ee__
fo |sundries || si82,62100 oo Sundries | | £1,261.84) ee eee
}10|CurtainsUp 209100 | | | (Curtains Up £1,115.30 fo oo
faifetec.Refund=| =————~*«é 1.85 $26,809.23, oe NODA membership £90.00 a —
| 12 |Accounts Interest Received _ ee ee SCDA membership £50.00 es
| 13 fY.B.S. |F/R Account | £1,103.89) ee Ind. Exam. Fee £100.00 £8,189.01 __ _
Current Account £0.00) £1,210.59 _ Gas -£4,014.76 a —
° ee — Electric —-£1,131.64 a a
|17|Accounts Deposits |__ | | |Water& Rates £0.00 _ £5,146.40 _
jis|yBSF/RAcc. |, 88,000000) Insurances ee ee
Poo| 21 |yesBette'sAcc.|Gross Income for Year| £0.00| £7,060.72,| £35,170.54 |_ TAgent’sNODA - contentsFee £269£90 . 9600 _ —ee £35,170.54
22) —— | Agent's Fee _ £40.00|_—_—_—_—| -£22,276.06
|2524 [Transferto Roofer from_ YBS ee|ee eeee|-£15,000.00) ee£20,170.54 |fps [__|@ross] F/RtransfertoYBSExp. Fortheene |£1,114.24year £22,276£3,940.655,000 .0 06 _ | TT£12,894.48—
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[30|CurrentAccount | £2,605.60,| fo — | CurrentAccount =| £7,228.77, | £47,255.98)
Approved bythe Trustees and signed on their beh a lf Graham Reid,President
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Graham Reid,President ## APPENDIX 3 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Report _Independent examiner's report on the accounts.
tothe Blairgowrie Players
trustees/members of
Registered charity sc 035245 _ / 7
Oncharitythe accountsforthe periodof the _1%— Day __ ==PeriodMonth startdate__ Year_ _Day_ PeriodMonthend dateYear_ _
June 2024 to 31% May 2025
Set out on pages EE (irsembero toSodeninclude theshee ~
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities Of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner’s statement Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do
Independent not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
examiner’s _ In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
statement disclosed on the attached page*]
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
* to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
* _ to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
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## have not been met, or Relevant p qualification