DOUNE & DEANSTON YOUTH PROJECT
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the year ended 31° JANUARY 2025
CHARITY NO: SC035606

DOUNE & DEANSTON YOUTH PROJECT
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31° JANUARY 2025
Contents
Pago
Raport of the Trustees
Independent Examiner's Repc
Statement of Financial Activities
10
Balan￿ Sheet
11
Notes to the Financi81 Statèments
12

DOUNE & DEANSTON YOUTH PROJECT
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
For the year ended 31" JANUAFN 2025
Ref8r•nc• an
dmini5tra
iv
Charty Namo
Doune & Oeanston Youth Pmject
Registerfrd Charlty N￿n￿r
Reglstored Office
SC0325606
61 Balkerach Slreel
Doune
FK16 6DF
Tru8to0s
ChalTman
Ind•￿ndent EX￿Iner
10 Main Slreel
Dounè. FK16 8
Bankers
Bank of Scolt8TrJ
SlirlirrfJ Branch
PO Box 17235
Edinburgh
EH111YH

Doune & Deanston Youth Project
Annual Report 202LP2025
Chairman?s Re
ort
I"hi& has been a very busy year for tEie proje£t dnd c8r￿ClaI1Y the work involved iowaTd& making our
new bllildirLg u reality. Tre ￿ere vctv h￿kY to se¢￿Te fund￿8 for the major pJrt of the building WOTk
bul il was sUbJ￿t to a bLuIth'llg warrant. This took sometime to obtsin bui fU]￿lY in late autumn 2024
it was all systbms go.
Enabling gT&nLs have been receiv￿ fr(Im Trorth Valley & Lomond CLLD and a lorge ¢¢￿itaL ¥rant was
aw'drdL'd by Stirling C.i)uncil Irvm thc ScottL9h Cioverntncnr's Place Bdsed Illv¢5tn￿[ Programme.
Togethcr with lu¢ai busin¢&se8 and the young wple and pdrL'uls li)Lli￿ljUaj% wt rdi%d uN'¢r 4nk.
WL hAve been .%uppurtcd by the communiry'5 Development O￿lL¥l.,￿uring 811 thiy
tirDU and he hLs becn pivotsl ID helping secur¥. thc tnujor fundin¥. Tlic lui3111.'iLidfarn] Twsl hav¢
dlw&y% ¥iv¢n us ￿at support tu rull (b¢ pmject ¢or¢ and the After SL'hvol Llub a$$i8ts
eoveriny its expLnses and contyibuLing lo the buildin¥ mainlciiancc costs.
lias been working wilh us fur y¢htS to briiig thi¥ buildingi lo frnrtinn ihroug
plat)llkll8. p￿￿lLuSL of the land and all lh¢ issues thal surround doing that. 14e 1$ nuw projLLI mAiiagin¥
thL Design md Build ¥iag¢, w¢ could noi havc done this K'ithout hi4 coniinuing commitsn¥nt. Th¥ old
buildillg w&$ vacdted ill DcL¢rnbcr 9024 to allow lur its removal and w)utLdworks to %tsrt in J¢UJUJry
2025 (scL' phulograph heluw). Thib meanl the YouthiL LNcninsis had to Pdube ASL h&s moved
to Dounc I¥irllary Sehonl unlil the building works are completLxI. We did hOW￿¢r ¥cl tLie young
peoplL iogetlicr flir th¢ pantQ lli8bt ￿ the McRuixrts Cenirc in DLLLmbcr.
Looking furward we hopc to exp￿￿ thc sL'ssinns that wc bav¢ and off¢r the new building fur let to
other Lommunity groupb. We al.qo hope to cmplvy a general mdnager to ovcrscc 811 the aL'iivilies of
the projcct l￿d enqwe thc building i% maintJiDed dlld ever￿ling is legally ¢uwliant. They will also
lielp thcproj¢¢t movc towar&8 Yub￿lUab111ty with &4thbiislu"n¥ vthcr incnm¢ sttrarns.
Rcports from the
Session leaders are
below. My thunks to
ih¢m ttnd the
¢ommittcc all the
positive work dolle
duritig tbe yeAr.

Both youth ¢lubs siill rcmam populw Lbpccially Thut5dav 5CSSiQDS Witb Primary 75. as th¢ nights gol
light¢r we wue ablc to brillg back outd(xir gaJn(S &lld make of th¢ pl&)'ing field with aGliviLi&s
such as fooiball. captutt the flag and some cotnpett.tive gatn&8 of foothall between age groups.
,8umrner is always a very successful time for the youth project with haTr￿s such an amazillg outdoor
spacc to swtalizc in.
P7 Trinsltlon
Like 8Jw4ys, we welcomcd ourncw P7s
group Lor m￿llet101) s¢ssiun with piua
and bel out.%ome ground rules. All youn8
peuple were i'ery excited and enthusiastic
About joilling thc youth club and musi havL
bccn coming ever tyince.
Futtdralslll
Many yourig people from iM)th groups tsjok Ihe ch¢illenge ag4iiTh41 the other% to hell) u% rui.4e Some
nds for the new buildmg, plannin8 and ¢ompl¢till¥ things such as bAkt sdlets. %pon8oiEd walk8 and
wiuLs. Buih ¥roup* fdl.4eJ l(JN' nf mnjjty tnralliJi8 oveT £2:IK)01 Ajnaziiis work fTDm All inv()IvL¥J. Ain
Ihankti io all parLmL% wh(J mAde it hap￿1 too.
Neiw Building
On 14th N'oTrcmber we had l&%t youth Club session bcfore thc ncw build. thcsc 5cssions arc bcing
missed m&ssivcly by all young people who attend alld are v¢rv keen to get back to IL hopefijlly not
Luu long nowl l !

PantOn￿me. M&crobert Arts Centr¢
Likc most ye&rs we received 30 fimdcd u-keL8 froTh thc Macmbert to all¥nd the Christmafj pantomim
Snow Ivhiie uii WedneKdav 4th l)cccrnh¢r as always all kids. Iboroughl}r enjoyed ihc rLighT wd even
got 50mc free ice crcaml
Afler 4ichool Club Report
The Pdst yLar at the after %c}M￿l club h&$ Ixcn a fill￿ b￿Y yL2r. Amongst our usuul sessions we
were a140 ¥etliti8 rcLdy 10 5&y goodbye to our old building within PRTk.
A% th¢ days were getting Shorter so wab the amount nf time wc could the park. This iAn't thL b¢&t
time of year for the after SLh(KJl club Ls wc wanl thc children ￿ g¢1 outside and utle thc park Rs inuch
s possible bill wc make sure Ih¢y still have as much fun as possiI)le. Oll thc cold ond rainy dv4yS 8tsff
uff¢r diff¢rent 8CtivitiCS Ind(￿r8 and
the Lhildrw have the LVPOrtunity of
fr¢c i)lay witb any of the equipmcnt
and toys we bave Available. The
children all enjo> time on uur
computers but their time is monitored
nd ev¢ry()nc who want5 8 chance to
play WILI alwLyS gei one. ¢ found
the cijmputcr quiz page Bliy)kil very
pular as il C4W be played by chlldren
olaLI ages attd is allowcd by the
5chuol.

In the background childrcn were busy thinking of fiukdrdising idcas to hclp with th¢ fund for the new
building. During this time our prices were increased frotn £7.50 per session to £9.50.
In November wc spent our last days in the DDYP hub in the Pa￿ wben we movcd to our temporary
premises of Dowie Primary School hall.
This has proven to be extremely with popular with ¢hildrcn alld parents a like. The hRII is a large
Cmpty space where we can play ball games if the weather is typically Scottish and we have full use of
the projector so can watcb movies. J￿5t Dance vidcos to keep Ihe children acuve and-How to draW'
video%.
We hav¢ full use of the front and back playground area5
which is grcat for the children lo play football and practise
Ihcir gymn&8tiCs. The ¢hildren also love the constrnciion area
where they build ball obstacle courses. build dens and play in
Ihe sandpiL
Th￿¢ have been a couple of occasion5 where the ha]1 has not been available foruB to use so we have
used a large classr(K)m or the Rural Hall.

Indo
endont Examln•r¥ Re
o the 1ft￿tee$ of
nd Cloanston Youth P
ect
I report on the a(xounts of the ch￿lty for the year end8d 31st January 2025
Respective re8pon8lbllltlK of trustee and •xaminor
The charity I￿￿tee5 a￿ responsible for th8 preparabl￿ of thfr acGounts in accordance with the terms
ol the Charlties and Trustee Investment Iswtlandl Act 2005 and the Charit*s Iscotlandl
Regulations 2006. The chanty Iruslees consider that the audit requirement of Ragulallon
10{11 Idl of the ArLounts Regulations does nol appty It Is my resF)onsibility to examine th
accounts as required under sectson 44{1)(Cl of the Act and to stale whether particular matters
have come to attent￿n.
8•818 of Independent examlngr'ts statement
My 8xamlnaliJn is carried out in accofdance wrth Regulation 11 of tha Charities Accounts
Iscovandl Regulations 2006. An examinabon Includes a feview of the aco)unting records
kept by the charity and a companson of the accounts presented those records. It also
includes ¢onsbderation of any unusual items or disdosures In the accounts, and seeks
éxplanations from the trustees conceming any such matters Thé procedures undertaken do
nol provide all the evidence Ihal woukJ be required in an audft, and con5equenUy I do not
express an audit opinKsn on the view gNen by the accounts.
It￿0P•￿dQ￿t Examln•rn gtatemeTrt
In Ihe course for my examination. no mattèr has corne to my attention
11 Which gives me reasonable cause to ￿lieve Ihal in any m8tenal respect ttre
requlrèments..
To keep accounllrrtj records in ￿rdance with SeCt￿n 44111 lal of the 2005
Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, an
To prepere a(Lounts whth accord with the accounb'ffj records and comp
wrth Regukgtion 9 01 Ihfj 2006 Accounts RegU￿tiOn
Have not been mel, or
21 To ￿leh. in my 0￿.nion, attention should be drawn in order to enab￿ a proper
underytanding of the accounts io b8 wched.

DOUNE DEANSTON YOLtfH PRQJECT
Re8iStereO Gharfty Number. SC035606
STATEMENTOF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JANUARY 2025
Unrestrl¢ted R¢strleted
funds
funds
Total
21)25
Toial
2024
Note
Income and Endo%￿ents1rorn:
Granls
Donatlons
Income from ch8rltsble activltles
FundraislngActlvitles
Investment Income
10,51X)
325.347 315,847
9,415
9,415
22,579
2,244
1,598
16,770
8.061
18,566
375
354
21579
2.244
Totsl Income
36,921
334.762 371.683
43.127
Expendltw8 on:
Charitable actlvltles
Governance Costs
23.598
4.875
28,473
238
41.501
385
Totsl ExpendlluT•
23,836
4,875
28,711
41,886
Net {expenM$)I Income
13.085
329.887 342.972
1,241
Tran51er ￿￿￿een funds
17.SY15
117,9051
Net movement In fund$
30,
311,982 342.972
1.241
R•conclllatlon ot Funds:
Totalfunds brought toNard
8,126
45,476
63,601
52.360
Total fund$ ¢arrled forward
io
39,116
357.457 396,573
53,601
The statemem of flnanclal actlv5ties Includes all galns and losses recognlsed ITtlhe year.
Ail incomlngresources al￿ resources expended defivelrom continuingactivities.
The notes fom partof these financial statements.

DOUNE DEANSTON YOLttH PROJECT
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31STJANUARY 2025
Mote
2024
FIXED ASSETS
Tan￿ble Fixed Assets
53,304
13.223
CURRENfASSETS
Cash at bank & In hand
343.269
40.379
CREDITORS: Arnounts lalling iue within one year
NEf CURRENT ASSEfS
40.379
NEfASSErs
396,573
53,601
FUNDS
Restrlcted
3r/.457
39,116
45,475
8,126
Unrestrlcted
12
396.573
53,601
The compary Is enlitLeJ to exemption from audit undersection 477 of the Companlès Act 2006
forthe year ended 31st otjanaury 2025
The Fnembers have not been iequlred bylho Gompany to obttiln dn audlt ofthe flnanGlal statements
for the year en¢ed 31st ofjanuary 2025 in accordance ￿th the CornpanlesAct 20C6.
The dlfectors acknovAedce thelr responslbiifu8s for.
lai ensurlng that the company keeps accountlng recor(iswhlcfi complywlth sectlons 366 and 387
of the Companies Act 2006.
Ibl pleparlng Ilnancial sla18menls whlch8lve a tnje and faiivi8wof the state otaflalTs as at the end ol the
flnanclal yearand of Tis profli anQ loss for each flnanclalyear In accordance vrith the requlrement of
Sectlons 394 an(1395 and whlch otheTwlse comply wrrh the reoulfements of the Companlcs Acl 2006
r8Lalingto flnancial statements, sofar as appllcabie tothe company.
These accounts have been prepa￿d In accordance ￿ll￿ the speclal pro￿$10n5 of Part 15 of ths Compan18S
Act 2006 relmlng to small companies and wlth thc Flnanclal Reportlng standards IFRS 102}.
Date

DOUNE DB4NSTON YOUTh PROIEGT
Notesio the FtnancialStatemenr5 torthe YearEndeiJ 3tstJanuary2025
Accouming Poucles
(al Basls of Accountln8
The financial statemeTrts have been prepared in accordan¢ewith Accourtingand Reporting tycharities:
Statement ot Recommended Practlceappiicable to charities preparingtheiraccoutlts in accordancewith the
Financial Reportingstsndard applicable in Ihe UK and Republle of Ireland IFRS1021 {effective I january 20181-
(Charities SORP IFRS102}, the Financial Reportsngstsndard appucabie in the UK and Repubknc ol Ireland IFRS1021
and the companies Act2006.
Thè charityhas tsken advantage otthe exemption from the requirementto prepare a Statsment ofcash Flows as
permitted under FRS 102 and the Charites FRS 102 SORP
The Trustees consldÉrtnatthere are no matsrial uncertainttes aboutthecharltys ablbtyto continue as a golng
Concein.
Ibl Income
All incoming resourc￿ are included Inthe Ststementol Financl81 Acliwties when the charity Is entltied tothe
Income and the amount can be quantifled wltn reasonable accuracy. The loUOWtngspecltle poucles are applled to
partleular categories of Income:
Don8tlons are Included In full In the Statement ot FinantialActi¥ities when receNable.
Income from othertradinl activsties Is recognise(i as earned.
Investment Income15 included when recelvabie.
Grants, wher8 entltlement Is not condltlonal on ihedeliveryof a speciticpertornanc& bythe chaTlty. are
recognised when the charity becomes uncOnd￿l0na[iYenii1Ied to the grant.
le) Exp8ndllur•
Liabilitiès are f8cognlÈed 8s expendlture as soon asthere 1$ ￿gaI orcon5tructlve obligation eommittingthe
tnartytothai expendfture. R Is probable th8tsettiementwlll be requlredanuthe amountof the obiigatlon can
be measured fellably.
Expenditure is recognised on an acciuais basis. Allexpenses ineludlngsupport costs and governan¢e costs are
allocaied or apportioned to the appUcabLe expenditure headings. Expendlture includes anyVATwhich eannotbe
fully iecovered. and is reported as part ￿expendftUretOwh1Ch it ￿lat
Ral8ingtunds comprise the tosts of fundralsin&
CharltabL8 expenditure comprlsethose costs incurred tythe charttyin the delivery of Irs activities and
seNicesfor its beneficiaries. It includes l)oth costs thatcan be allocated directtyto such activiles and
those costs of an indlRctnature necessaryto supportthem.
(d) Allocatlon otsupportcosts
Supportcosts are th05efunctionsthat assistthe work of the tharttybLrtdo not direcdy undertake charltabie
3clivities. Support costs inciudegovemancecosts whlch supportthe charft*s proErammes and actimties.

DOUNE DFANSTON YOUTH PROIECT
NT)tpstothe Flnancialstatements fortheyear Endett 31stJanuary2025
(el Tanglbie Flxed Assets
Flxed assets are stated at cost less accLsmLtlated depreclation. Assets CO￿lnE lessthan £500 are not capitali5ed.
Depreciation is provi11ed at annual rates calculated towrite off the costoteaeh asset over its expected useful life.
as loliows:_
Builrlings are not depreciated
If) Funds
Unrestricted lunds arefundswhich are availatyietor use atthe dlscretion of the Trustee in fyrthÈranee olthe
generaloblectives ofthe Charity.
Restrlcted funds afe subjectto specific conditions as Eaid down tyoonofs.
Giant Incomo
Unrestrlcted Restrlct•d
2025
2025
Total
Total
2024
Stirting Councll CCLD
Stlrllng Council PBIP
Kilmadockwindfarm trust
44,013
44.013
268,334 268.334
13,000
23.500
6.770
10.500
10.000
10,500 325.347 335,847
15,770
Donatlons
Unrestrlctsd Restricted
2025
Toial
Tthal
2W
P Dlcklnson
Rural HousingAssociatlon
Smaller Donations
2,500
2.500
1,500
S.415
5.415
8.061
9,415
9.415
8,061
Incom•lrom charltabio a¢tMII•s
Unf•strlet•d R•strlct•d
2025
2025
Total
T￿41
2024
Atter Schoolclub
21579
21579
18A68
22,579
22.579
18,568

DOUNEDEANSTON YOUTrI PFIOIEGT
Notesto the Financialstatementsforttte Year Ended 31stJanuary2025
Fundralslng
Unrestrlcted Restrlctod
2025
2025
Total
2025
Total
2024
Fun Run
I Christle
Sponsored Walk
Christmas Fayre
Tesco
250
277
1.602
115
250
277
1.602
115
375
2.244
2,244
375
Dlrectcharltabie Expondlturo
Unrestrleted Aestrlct•d
2025
Totsl
2025
Total
2024
Stsff Cosis DDYP
Statt CostsASC
Summer Pro8ram
Trlps
Travel
Cleaning
Equipment
Telephone & Technoioiy
Malntenance
Electricity
Insurance
Sundry èxpensès
4,IC
12.998
1875
3000
5.981
15,998
10,288
14,218
1,588
530
137
1.411
530
137
1,411
2,120
1,200
1.013
1,573
7,122
1.559
821
975
ioi
975
ioi
1,211
1.622
507
1.211
507
23,598
4,875
28.473
41,501
Ooveinance Costs
Unrestrttted Restrlct•d
202S
2025
Total
Total
2024
2025
Book-keeplng
238
238
385
Transfers
Unrestrlcted Restrlcied
Totsl
2025
Total
2024
New Buiidlngcosts
117.9051
17,905

DOUNE DEANSTON YOUTH PROJECT
Notes to the Financialstatements tortheyear En(led 313tJanuary2025
Taxatlon
The company has ¢haTf(able status ad Istherefore exemptfrom tsxon Its charftable
activltles un¢Jerthe provi51on of sechon 505 of the income an¢J Corporation Taxes
Act 1986.
io.
Restrlcted Funds
2025
2024
New Bulldlng
Klimadockwindfarm Trust
SummerHollday lunch club
Summer Programme
304.153 27.377
375
304,153
32.252
ii.
TanBlbi¢ fix￿1 Assets
Bulidlnq
Total
Co
Opening Balance
New Bulldlng Costs
13,223
40,081
12,623
Cioslng Balance
53,
13.223
No Deprecl8tlon Isb•lngch8fged
12.
14ovem¢nt In Fund$
Expendl
Openlng
Income
Transfers Closlng
Restrlcied Funds
New Building
Wlndfami Tmst
Summer Ho￿daY lunch
Surnmr Programm8
40.599
374.843 140.0801 117.905) 357,457
13.1)001
13751
11.5001
375
Total Restrlctgd
45,474
374843 144,9551 117.9051 357,457
Unr8stricl8d Funds
8.126
36.921 123.8361
17,9]5
39,116
Total Funds
53,601
411.764 168,7911
0 396,573