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Trustees’ Annual Report for the pdriod Period start date Period end date Day Montt Year Day Montt Year From 26tt Aug 2024 To 25th Aug 2025
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity’s principal address
Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge Children’s Gala Day
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if (orNamebody) ra entitledwise to not for whole year ee : appoint trustee (if any)
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| Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, thosewho resigned partway | |
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| Name | Datesacted ifnotforwholeyear |
| Structure, governance and management | |
| Type ofgoverning document | constitution |
| Trustee recruitment and appointment | Volunteers atAGM |
| Objectives and activities | |
| Charitable purposes | To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit ofthe children of |
| Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge and particularly to provide a Gala Day for | |
| such children, in the interests of social welfare and other lejsure | |
| occupation, with the object of improving their conditions of | |
| Summary ofthe main activities | Organising and running the annual Gala Day. Participatingin Community |
| in relation to these objects | events to promote the Gala Day throughout the year |
| RaisingfundsfortheGalaDay |
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Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of A very successful Gala Day, and we were again lucky with the weather. the charity during the financial period = The matching bower girl dresses worked well and looked great. The parade, followed by crowning ceremony, Linlithgow’s Got Talent then a meal with our guests is now the established order of the day. There were large crowds supporting the events
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Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy To keep enough surplus in the bank to cover the cost of one Gala Day on reserves
Details of any deficit N/A
Donated facilities and services (if any) | Volunteer time Toilets
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Other optional information
Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) :~e Position (e.g. Chair) CHAIR REeSo~ reas ed Date puher ht =o = ae Vive lof 11] 26 \7 Oclokwe 2425
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Linlithgow & Linlithgow Bridge Children's Gala Day
Registered Scottish Charity No. SCO35267
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year to 25th August 2025
| Receipts | Notes | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |
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| Grants | 1 | £9,257.74 | £3,879.85 | £3,677.27 | |
| Donations & Sponsorship | 2 | £3,292 63 | £3,605.00 | £4, 100.00 | |
| Fundraising | 3 | £21,989.07 | £11,929 16 | £20 044.56 | |
| Magazine | 4 | £8.415.11 | £8 327.61 | £1,876.95 | |
| Other (inc Collecting tins) | £109.14 | £70.96 | £0.00 | ||
| £43,063.69 | £27,812.58 | £29,698.78 | |||
| Payments | |||||
| Transport | £2 836.84 | £2,813.80 | £3,320.00 | ||
| Bands | 6 | £4,600.00 | £3,650.00 | £4 200.00 | |
| Prizes & Gifts | £1,573.20 | £1,680.47 | £1,.677.60 | ||
| Fundraising & Events | £8 500.83 | £5,233.76 | £4 903.20 | ||
| Magazine | £2 356.92 |
£2,526.86 | £893.46 | ||
| Stationery & Admin | 7 | £66.99 | £235.11 | £350.64 | |
| Bank charges | £56.87 | £0.00 | £83.18 | ||
| £38,205.48 | £36,320.66 | £19,795.56 | |||
| Surplus/Deficit for year | £4,858.21 | £9,903.22 | |||
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[Notes 1 Grant from WLC received 12. Donations were slightly down |13. Fundraising was very good, helped significantly by a lottery grant. we also changed from Smartie- tubes to football cards jwhich did very well raising over £2500 14. The magazine continues to go from strength to strength making over £6100 15. Gala day costs were downa little as we were able to reuse the stage decoration 16. We had eight bands
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- Stationary down, however we now pay bank charges
Serer! note: West Lothian Council continue to pay Public Liability costs
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Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge Children's Gala Day
Balance Sheet as at 25th August 2025
| Current Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
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| Cash at Bank | £49,335.31 | £44,477.10 | £52,985.18 | |||
| Total Current Assets | £49,335.31 | £44,477.10 | £52,985.18 | |||
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| Bal as at 25th August last year | £44,477.10 | £52,985.18 | £43,081.96 | |||
| Deficit / Surplus for Year |
£4 858.21 | £9,903.22 | ||||
| £49,335.31 | £44477.10 | £52,985.18 |
Notes to Accounts
All funds are unrestricted
No expenses paid to committee members or volunteers
Reserves policy: one year's gala day costs
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Bank Reconciliation 2025
Gala Day Accounts Bank Account Opening balance 44,477.10 Balance 23% Aug'25 49,335/31 Receipts 43,063.69 Sub Total 87,540.79 Payments 38,205.48 TOTAL £49 335.31 TOTAL F 49 335.31
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts) Report to the Charity name trustees/members of Linlithgow and Linlithgow Bridge Children’s Gala Day
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Registered charity SC 035267 number On the accounts of the Period start date Period end idate charity for the period Day Month Year Day Month Year to 26 August 2024 25 August 2025 Set out on pages (remembernumbers of toadfiitona!linclude thesheetspage 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. 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 Charities examiner's statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accountspresented 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 not express an audit opinion on the accounts Independent examiner’s In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [othertRarthat statement diselosec-on the atteached-page"]
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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 cO@mply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enableja proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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