Bathgate Band
Scottish Charity No SC035364
Annual Report and Financial Statements
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For the year ended 31 December 2025

Bathgate Band
31 December 2025
Trustees Annual Report
For the year ended 31 December 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial
statements for the year ended 31 st December 2025.
Reference and Administrative Infomiation
Charity Name
Bathgate Band
Charity No
SC035364
Address
100 Hope Park Gardens, Bathgate, West Lothian, EH48 2QX
Current Trustses
Appointed
30104115
14109123
13104123
12105114
Resigned
G Duggan
A Brown
Scott Logan
L Green
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
31112125
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Bathgate Band
31 December 2025
Structure, Governance and management
Constitutlon
Bathgate Band is a registered Scottish charty. It was registered in its current legal
form on 8 October 2003. It has a single tier structure and, as such. the trustees are
the members of the charity.
During the year ended 31st De￿Mtser 2025, Bathgate Band converted to a Scottish
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) (SC054432). In December 2025, the
band began the process of transferring assets and operations to the new charitable
organisation.
Appointment of Trustses
The trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and hold the roles of
President. Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, togetherwith any additional office
bearers considered ne￿Ssary.
The committee comprises the trustees (President, vI￿-PreSIdent, Secretary and
Treasurer) along with eight additional members elected at the AGM.
Objectives and Activitie8
Charitable purposes
The main purpose is to promote and foster the appreciation of music and the playing
of brass instruments for the benefit of the community, as well as the individual, through
social and formal engagements, and to develop the public appreciation of the art of
brass band playing.
Activities
The band is currently a Championship Section brass band and meets twice a week
for rehearsals. These are mostly directed by the Musical Director C Anderson.
It's often the main focal point for community events in Bathgate and the surrounding
area and regularly takes part in events such as concerts, gala days, Christmas
parades, fundraising events and the Armisti￿ Day paradelservices.
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Bathgate Band
31 December 2025
Achievements and Perfomiance
2025 En
ementslPerformances were as follows..
March 5th Open Rehearsal, Regal Reconnect, Bathgate
March 9th Scottish Championships, Perth cOn￿rt Hall
April 3rd AGM was held in the bandhall
April 12th Bathgate High Bowling Club Season Opening event
May 2n¢ Concert with Ryan Quigley. Glasgow University StLtdent Union
May 17th & 18th April- Russell Gray Conductors Workshop weekend, which concluded
with a COn￿rt at Bathgate Partnership Centre
June 6th & 7th Bathgate Procession events
June 14th East Calder Gala Day was sadly rained off
June 25th Brass at Beamish, Living Museum of the North, Beamish
June 171h Linlithgow Marches
June 21$t Linlithgow & Linlithgow Bridge Childrens Gala
September 27th Fife Charities Contest, Kirkcaldy
October 318t Joint Concert with Broxburn Sings, Broxburn
November 9th Remembrance parade and servi￿. Bathgate
November 30th East Calder Torchlight Procession
De￿mber 6th Carols at Tesco, Bathgate
December 6th Christmas switch on Bathgate Town Centre, with Kirkton Brass and
Bathgate Together
December Ph Carols at The Range, Falkirk
December 8th Brodies Christmas Memorial Service, Amiadale Parish Church
December 10th Over 50's Choir concert, Whitburn
December 13th Carols at M&S, Livingston
December 215t Carols at Designer Outlet, Livingston & Morrisons, Bathgate
De￿rnber 22nd Christmas Concert, St Marys, Bathgate
In addition to the above engagementslperfomiances a number of the senior band
assisted our Youth Band in their many events throughout the year in care homes and
supermarkets
2025 Achievements..
On the contest stage, the band were placed 9th in the Championship section of the
Scottish Championships in March
June saw the band compete at Brass at 8eamish where the band were placed 1st, and
we followed this with a 2nd place at the Fife Charities Brass Band Association contest
in September.
Our Christmas cOn￿rt at St. Mary's RC Church in Bathgate attracted an audience of
over 300. This year, we were delighted to welcome a Marimba Soloist (S Meikle) as
our special guest. alongside a fantastic perfomiance from our own youth band.
The year was rounded off with a social event at the Glenmavis Tavern.
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31 December 2025
Achievements and Perforniance continued....
The main non-playing fundraisers this year were fantssy football, folk band event, quiz
nights and virtual balloon ra￿s.
When the World Rankings were updated on 31$1 De￿mber 2025, Bathgate Band were
65th (9th in Scotland)
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Bathgate Band
31 December 2025
Financial review
The Band started 2025 with £44,366 in the Bank account. Bathgate band raised funds
of£4,113 (restricted} and £28,943 (unrestricted), ofwhich we spent £1,838 (restricted)
and £24,945 (unrestricted), leaving a balance of £50,639 at the year end.
As part of the change over from SC035364 to SCIO SC054432, £10,656 was
transferred to the new bank accounts on 1st December 2025 to enable the closing of
the high interest account of SC035364 and the opening of similar for SC054432. The
closure of the other accounts and transfer of assets will take pla￿ in January 2026
Our main sources of income are from fundraising, grants and donations.
Fundraising=
We continued with the fundraising initiatives such as textile collections, virtual
balloon races and Easyfundraising.com which alongside our now annual
fantasy football league, raffles and scratch cards collectively raised £2,253.
From concerts and collections when playing Christmas carols at The Range,
Morrisons, Tesco, Marks & Spencer and McArthur Glen we raised a further
£3,827
The band continues to run its bonus ball, which is currently fully subscribed and
brings in a regular income.
Grants..
During 2025, the band re￿iVed no grant funding.
Donations..
In 2025, the band received a generous donation that helped support our youth
developmentfund. This ensured that ouryoung musicians could attend NYBBS
courses without facing financial barriers. We also secured financial support to
assist with the expenses of the concert held in Glasgow with world renowned
trumpet player Ryan Quigley.
At the end of 2014, The Bathgate Band registered with HMRC as a charity for
tax purposes in line with Paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 Financ£ Act 2010. and
during 2025 we continued to claim back the basic rate Income tax that had
been paid on ￿rtain donations from individuals through their gift aid scheme.
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8athgate Band
31 December2025
Reserves Policy
£10.000 is held in reserve for the purposes of covering any expenses incurred in the
eventualily that the Band should be wound up.
Plans for future
Dunng 2025. the band transitioned to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(scio} to support plans for a community asset transfer of a property in Bathgate. To
assist with this. £26.630 Is currently held in an RBS savings account and has been
set aside for this purpose.
The band are preparing for several contests during 2026.
The Scottish Championships (March). Fife Brass Band Festival (April). Beamish
{Junel, Fife Charities Isepll and the Scottish Challenge INOV)
Other events for 2026 include an awards ceremony and workshop (Feb). several civic
events and concerts within West Lothian
We will also host Russell Gray and his delegates for a conducting Workshop in May.
which will be our 1 Oth year of hosling this event.
This report was approved on behalf of the Trustees on 19*h March 2026.
Gerry Duggan
Prestdent
Derek Brown
VicfrPre$ident
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Bath8ate Band
31 December 2025
Indep•ndent Examlner's Report to the Board of Trustees of the Bathgate Band
To the Trustees
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 vthich are set out on
pages 8t0 11.
Respoctlvo rosponsibilities of trusto08 and oxaminer
The charity's trustees are reswnsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the Charity's and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the
Charities Accounts {Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that
the audit requirement of Regulation 10{1 } (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulallons 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 parttcular matters have come to rny
attention.
Ba815 of Independent examiner's statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006
Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and the 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 con¢eming any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence Ihat would be required in
an audit, and consequently I do not 8xpress an audit opinion on the view given by
the accounts.
Independent examlner's statoment
In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with Saction 44(1) (a) of the
2005 Act and Regulalion 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply
with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attentions should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Eilidh Craig
Robson Forth Ltd..
3 St Davids 8usiness Park,
Dalgety Bay,
Dunfennline. Fif8.
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29 May 2026
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Bathgate Band
31 December 2025
Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
2025
2025
2024
Unfeslricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
Totsl
Funds
Total
Funds
Receipts
Donations
Grants
5,536
4,000
9,536
11,619
3.950
Fundrnislng
Bonus Ball
Race & Quiz Nights
Other fundraising initiatives
Raffles & Auction
Me￿￿andl5e
1,636
950
941
1,312
1,352
2.988
950
2,907
502
1,966
677
1.312
10,376
5,352
15,728
21,664
Charitsbl• Activitigs
Concerts
Civic Events
Collections
Band Dues
Prize Money
1,174
3,975
2,544
7,183
250
1.174
3.975
2,654
7,185
250
2,618
6.105
1.554
7.415
110
5,352
15,728
21.664
other
Bank Interest ISC035364)
Bank Interest ISC054432}
Contributions
InsLtrrance Payout
680
23
1.040
680
23
1,390
826
350
942
248
1,743
350
2,093
2.017
Total Receipts
27,244
5,812
33,057
41,103
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ststement of Receipts and Payments continued..
2025
2025
2025
2024
un￿StrICted Reslricled
Funds
Funds
Total
Funds
Totsl
Funds
Payments
Fundralslng Costs
Bonus Ball winnings
ConcertlRaffle expenses
1,352
1,352
7S5
2,107
1,377
1,036
2,413
755
755
1,352
Cost of Charltable Actlvitles
Musical Directors Fees
Instnjmenl Repairs
Music
utilities l& phone)
Band Hall SC & maintenance
Hall rent & storage
Website Domain
Transport
Insurance
Conlesl Fees
S8BA & Registry
Unifomis
Player expenses
7,595
309
670
2.834
3,175
7,595
309
670
2,834
3,175
8.280
651
571
2,349
3,836
594
16
2,530
16
3,870
988
360
360
198
902
21,277
16
3,870
988
360
360
198
2,627
23,002
768
600
632
8,612
30,282
1,725
1,725
Other
Bank Charges
Donations
Miscellaneous
32
28
1,355
32
138
1,355
32
100
1,213
110
1,415
110
1,525
1,350
Purchase of In$trnments
150
150
5,068
Total Payments
3,187
26.784
39,113
Surplus I Ideficitl for the year
3,648
2,625
6.273
1,990
Balanee brought forward
Surplus I Ideficitl for year
44,366
3,648
44,366
6,273
42.377
1,990
2,625
C105ing cash al bank and in hand
48,014
2,625
50,639
44,366
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BarhEate Band
31 December 2025
ststement of Assets and Liabilities for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
Total
2024
Total
Insurance Values (new for old)
Instruments
Bond Equipmont
219 233
20 720
184.014
18 120
Costs lin 20251
Goq bag & Cymbal
150
Total
240. 103
2025
Total
2024
Total
scio
SC035364 SC054432
Bank and Ca6h Balance$
RBS Current Account
Restricted
Unrestricted
RBS Reserve Account
Restricted
Unrestricted
RBS 95 Day AC￿Unt
Reslricled
Unrestricted
Paypal Accounl
25
2.240
973
978
2.475
37.160
800
30.967
36.508
652
10000
23
10,000
23
10.000
332
Total
39.960
10.679
50.639
44 366
2025
Total
2024
Totsl
Liabilities
Lothian Coaches Balance
Unpaid prior year Bonus 8all winnings
560
25
Totsl
560
25
These accounts were approved on behalf of the Trustees on 19th March 2026
Gerry Duggan IS
re
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Derek Brown (Vice President)
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Bathgate Band
310ecember 2025
Notes to the accounts for the year ended De￿mber 2025
1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis In
accordance with the Charities and Trustee investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
2 Nature and purpose of fund8
Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in
furtherance of the objects of the charty. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted
fund for the day-to-day running of the band.
Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when
specified by the donor or when funds are raised for specific purposes.
3 Related party transactions
No remuneration was paid to the trustees during the year.
4 Donations
2025
2025
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Funds
2025
Totsl
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
Towards Band Hall & Utilities
Findlay & Co
Clarus Netsvorks
Bathgate Community Centre Mgt Team
Other Donats'ons
1.987
soo
4,000
1,200
3,932
450
450
4,000
4,000
4,836
4,836
Total Donations
4.000
9,536
11,619
S Grants received
2025
2025
Unrestricted Reslricled
Funds
Funds
2025
Totsl
Funds
2024
Total
Funds
WM Mann Foundat'on
Councillors Disbursement Funds
Edinburgh Airport Grant
400
800
2,750
Total Grants
3.950
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