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2025-08-31-accounts

Scottish Charity number SC036138

DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

TRUSTEES’ REPORT and ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31 August 2025

DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT and ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31 August 2025

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Reference and administrative details 1
Report of the Trustees 2-9
Report of the Independent Examiner 10
Statement of Financial Activities 11
Balance Sheet 12
Notes to the Accounts 13 -17

DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS AND TRUSTEES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Trustees Chair d September 2024) Vice Chair ted June 2025) Convenor Treasurer ted February 2025)

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES

For the year ended 31 August 2025

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Objectives and Activities

Our objectives

The objective of the Project, as set down in the Trust Deed, is to advance the Christian religion among the young people of the Dunbar area. We aim to achieve this objective by:

Our activities – in schools and in the community

We employ a Youth Worker and with the help of volunteers from the local Christian community, we work in a unique collaboration with local schools as well as in our community.

Our Youth Worker is based in Dunbar Primary School (DPS) where he has an office provided by the school in recognition of the value of his input to school life. DPS is one of the largest primary schools in the UK with a roll of around 1,000 pupils and at least 5 classes per year group. This school and a number of rural schools form the Dunbar “cluster” of primary schools from which Dunbar Grammar School (DGS) draws its pupils. Our work covers all of these schools.

Our specific activities are described in the next section of this report.

Achievements and performance

Schools work

Religious Education

Our Youth Worker contributes to the Religious & Moral Education (RME) curriculum for P5-P7 at DPS and his input was acknowledged in the latest Inspection Report for the Primary School. He also contributes to RME at other primary schools as opportunities arise and this year he has worked in East Linton and Innerwick primary schools in conjunction with the Parish Ministers. There is no input to RME at Dunbar Grammar School (DGS).

Subjects covered in RME included:

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Religious Education (continued)

Subjects covered in RME included (continued):

Pastoral support

As our Youth Worker is based in DPS, he is able to support children in need at short notice and providing pastoral support has again been a large part of his work in the past academic year. Weekly pastoral support groups were held for four groups. Working with the Guidance Team at DGS, he provides pastoral support on a one-to-one basis for a number of individual pupils.

We have continued to provide classroom support in DPS through our dedicated team of volunteers who have been paired with individual classes. Our volunteers offer assistance with things such as reading and numeracy tasks. They are class companions. Additionally, one of our volunteers runs a Seasons for Growth programme (see below) and another offers mindfulness activities to one of the P6 classes.

Seasons for Growth (SFG) – is a programme designed to help children come to terms with loss (such as through bereavement or family break up). DACYP has played a key role in the provision of this service and while there are now more teachers qualified to deliver the programme at DPS, DACYP also provides volunteers. There is an ongoing demand for these groups. Our Youth Worker is also able to utilise the Seasons for Growth messages during the pastoral support groups which he runs.

Lads and Girls Groups - Our Youth Worker and teams of volunteers spend time each week continuing to support some DGS pupils, who are finding life, not just school life, a struggle and who need space to calm down and talk about their concerns. The Lads Group was launched formally in the Autumn term 2022 and has now been running successfully for three years. Our Youth Worker has been assisted in running these groups by two or three male volunteers each week. In Autumn 2024, the number of weekly Lads Groups increased to three at the Headteacher’s request in order to cover all year groups at DGS.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Lads and Girls Groups (continued) - A similar Girls Group (known as Our Group) was established in 2023-24 and was led by an East Lothian Council Family Support worker aided by three female DACYP volunteers until Summer 2025. Eight to ten girls were attending the group. There are hopes for a second group depending on timings offered by school guidance staff. The programme was planned to recommence after the October break but this has been delayed whilst a new leader is identified following staff timetable changes in Autumn 2025.

Other input to school activities - Our Youth Worker and volunteers continue to support the school in practical ways, including the P7 Transition programme (easing the transition from primary school to secondary especially for those youngsters who find the prospect of the move stressful), School Assemblies, drop-in pastoral facility, training the school cross-country team, producing short films with both pupils and teachers and providing refreshments for teachers during parents’ evenings.

Our Youth Worker and a number of volunteers attend the P7 camp to provide much needed support to teachers and pupils. Our Youth Worker has also accompanied S3 pupils and teachers from DGS on their week long visit to the WW1 Cemetries and Battlefields in Belgium in order to provide pastoral support to vulnerable young people on the trip.

Work in the community

Our Harbour Lights X'tra (P7-S5) youth club provides local young people with a safe place to go for games, crafts, quizzes, Bible stories, snacks, a place where they can talk to others and for someone to listen to them.

Summer Holiday Activities –DACYP and Dunbar Churches no longer run a traditional summer mission holiday club for young children. Instead, DACYP has provided activities over the course of the summer for the older young people we have worked with over the school year – ie those from Harbour Lights X’tra and the Lads’ and Girls’ Groups as well as interested youngsters from the local churches. “Life Walks” in and around the local countryside is such an activity where youngsters “walk and talk” with volunteer helpers. In summer 2025 we ran our second series of “Life Bites” cookery courses where some of our youngsters learned to cook lunch for themselves, their peers on the Life Walks and the volunteers. These activities took place on three days a week over three weeks in July and August and were very successful with some 12/15 young people taking part over the three weeks, all enjoying delicious food, conversation and after lunch games. Two extra days aimed at children entering P7 in August 2025 were held immediately prior to the start of the Autumn term and these proved very popular.

Our grateful thanks to all the volunteers who gave their time to make this initiative a success and to the local Area Partnership which provided a grant to help with the associated costs.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Work in the community (continued)

Working with local churches – DACYP has also offered to support local churches in hosting outreach events for children in P2 – P6 (eg Godly Play sessions, Messy Church, Harvest Festival and Christingle services). In particular, our Youth Worker was able to assist P4 teachers with their Easter RME lessons by organising each P4 class to visit St Anne’s Church to see the Knitted Bible exhibition which the Church hosted in February 2025.

Scripture Union Holidays - DACYP encourages young people to attend SU camps and holidays and provides financial assistance, where necessary, to young people connected with the Project (through perhaps the Lads/Girls Groups or Harbour Lights X’tra). These fun and action-packed holidays immerse young people into a temporary Christian Community where they can see, hear and learn about the Christian faith and complement the ongoing work and relationships which we have with the young people and their families. Six of our young people attended an SU camp this summer and we were able to provide financial assistance, again with the support of the local Area Partnership.

Andy’s Man Club (AMC) – The increasing number of concerns around men’s mental health, and in particular young men in their late teens and early 20’s led our Youth Worker to work with the UK organisation Andy’s Man Club to set up a local group some years ago. These peer-to-peer mental health support groups offer men a safe space to offload their burdens, or to share their celebrations with others. Our Youth Worker and some of our volunteers help the group as it has direct connections with our ongoing work with young people and their families. For example, several father/grandfathers of young people with whom our Youth Worker works have attended. The AMC model has translated well to the Lads/Girls pastoral groups in DGS (see above).

Management

Volunteers – There are currently 41 volunteers involved in the work of DACYP including Trustees and members of the Management Committee. Some volunteers are involved in several activities, some only occasionally. All our volunteers have been “disclosed” through Volunteer Scotland (PVG checked) and we hold regular Safeguarding/Child Protection training sessions provided via DPS as part of the annual accreditation process. Recruiting suitable volunteers for each of our areas of service is a recurring challenge and especially in seeking younger volunteers.

Employment – The Project has two employees, our full time Youth Worker and our part time Administrator. The Convenor of the Management Committee performs the Line Manager function for both. The Line Manager organises annual appraisals and meets regularly with both employees to review work and to provide support. The Line Manager and all trustees are aware of the responsibilities of an employer and membership of SCVO provides access to advice and support if needed.

Youth Worker – Professional pastoral support continues to be provided to our Youth Worker by a Mentor engaged by the Management Committee. This connection has enabled our Youth Worker to network and share experiences with other projects.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Management (continued)

Administrator - We are assisted by a part-time Administrator in the efficient running of the Project. Our Administrator’s IT skills have enabled her to upgrade the Project’s website: www.dacyp.org.uk

Training – Training is provided when Youth Worker or Volunteer needs are identified. In addition to the Safeguarding training mentioned above, volunteers underwent Food Hygiene training prior to participating in the Life Bites summer activity.

Compliance – DACYP’s policies covering such topics as Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Recruitment, Equality & Diversity and Data Protection are regularly reviewed.

Insurance – DACYP is insured through the Church of Scotland Insurance Services Ltd. Insurance is renewed every September, and is reviewed beforehand to ensure that the policy continues to meet our needs and to cover any new activities.

Communication – Our magazine style Annual Report is widely distributed amongst the local community, churches and supporters and periodic newsletters have a similarly wide circulation. Our Youth Worker produces a monthly update with prayer points which is circulated by email and is used at our monthly prayer breakfast (generally the last Saturday of each month – please contact our Administrator to be included in the circulation list). The Project’s website has undergone a major revision in 2025 and will be kept up to date.

Local Churches – Local Christians are our main support – as volunteers, as financial supporters, and in prayer – thus it is vital that we keep local congregations informed of our work and where the needs are. As mentioned, we distribute our newsletter through the local churches and our Youth Worker makes presentations to congregations from time to time.

Plans for the future

We have been encouraged by the wishes of some older pupils of DGS, “graduates” of the first Lads Group, to become mentors and leaders of the Lads Group for younger lads. We look forward to supporting young people in other groups, such as Harbour Lights X’tra, to develop their leadership skills by leading Life Walks and perhaps Life Bites!

We hope to continue with our contribution to the RME and Religious Observance (RO) curricula in DPS and other primary schools. We hope to grow our pastoral support activities including more volunteers in our offering and we remain open to assisting with RME and RO at Dunbar Grammar.

We will continue to produce and circulate a regular newsletter to inform our volunteers, our funders and the wider community of the work of the Project.

Since the year end, at the end of September, we held a well-attended service of thanksgiving for 20 years of the Project with retrospective, current and future components and contribution from past and currently involved people.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Financial review

Results for the financial year

The result for the year to 31 August 2025, as shown in the Statement of Financial Activities, which summarises the income and expenditure of the Project, is a deficit of £8,600 (2024: deficit of £9,945). We were fortunate to receive some grants and an increase in donation income as a result of a campaign to attract new donors. Overall, our income for the year was £37,844 (2024: £34,404) and details of the grants and donations received are shown in note 3 to the accounts. The main financial outgoings are associated with employing the Youth Worker, the costs of the various activities undertaken and administrative and governance costs. The deficit for the year has been met from reserves.

The Project is funded by donations and other voluntary income from members of the local Christian community and by grants from grant making bodies when applications are successful. The Trustees and Management Committee are very grateful to all supporters, both new and old, for their financial support and to the grant making bodies who have generously awarded funding. We are grateful in particular this year to The Baird Trust, The Paristamen Charity and the Dunbar & East Linton Area Partnership. We also receive ad hoc donations from local organisations and special collections from local churches.

Reserves policy and fundraising

The Project aims to raise funds to meet costs and in doing so aims to ensure that unrestricted reserves, the free reserves of the Project, do not fall below a minimum level (currently approximately £25,000) sufficient to cover running costs for at least the next six months at any one time and to cover our statutory liabilities. As the cycle of fundraising can result in funds being received in advance of the financial year in which they are required, reserves can exceed our minimum target and this is currently the case. We have not been as successful with grant applications as we had hoped but we will continue to make grant applications. We have been quite successful in growing our local donor base this year and will continue to work on this aim. While we anticipate that shortfalls of income will be funded from reserves for a few years, we recognise the need to continue to be active in seeking financial support in the form of grants in order to minimise these shortfalls. Our reserves at 31 August 2025 will enable the Project to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

Investment policy

Cash held in excess of immediate requirements is held in an interest-bearing deposit account with the Project’s bankers.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Structure, Governance and Management

Constitution

Dunbar Area Christian Youth Project (DACYP) is an independent Charitable Trust and is recognised as a Scottish Charity by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR). Our registered charity number is SC036138.

Trustees

The Trustees who served during the year are noted on page 1. The Trustees, acting by a majority decision, have the power under the Trust Deed to assume additional Trustees so that the number of Trustees shall not exceed nine at any time nor be less than three.

New trustees require no formal training having been selected for their roles because of the skills already possessed. The induction of new trustees is the responsibility of the existing trustees. The guidance published by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator in respect of trustee duties and responsibilities is provided to each trustee and member of the Management Committee. A Volunteers’ Handbook and a Trustees’ Handbook have been prepared for the guidance of Trustees and members of the Management Committee as volunteers of DACYP and the information in these documents is being transferred to our website for ease of updating.

The Trustees are charged with the supervision and direction of the activities of and the facilities provided by the Project but must elect the Management Committee to organise and manage the Project. The Management Committee reports to the Trustees as required.

Management Committee

The members of the Management Committee are noted on page 1. The minimum number of members of the Committee is five and the maximum is fifteen. While members are appointed by the Trustees for terms of three years, one third of Management Committee members retire annually at the Annual General Meeting but are eligible for re-appointment.

The Trustees and Management Committee acknowledge with much gratitude the input, guidance and support over many years of the retiring Trustee and past Chair of the Project.

Risk management

The Trustees have examined the major strategic, business and operational risks which the Project faces and confirm that adequate systems are in place to mitigate those risks.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

Law applicable to charities in Scotland requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing the accounts the Trustees should follow best practice and:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts, which they are responsible for preparing, comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the charity’s founding deed.

The applicable law also sets out the Trustees’ responsibilities for the preparation and content of the Trustees’ Annual Report. Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF

DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025 which are set out on pages 11 to 17.

This report is made to the trustees, as a body, in accordance with the terms of my engagement. My work has been undertaken to enable me to report my opinion as set out below and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the trustees, as a body, for my work or for this report.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (the Act) and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended (the Regulations). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1)(d) of the 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 examiner’s statement

My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

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 Section 44(1)(a) of the Act and Regulation 4 of the Regulations, and

  2. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the Regulations have not been met; or

  3. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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25 November 2025

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

For the year ended 31 August 2025

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted Restricted|2025|2024| |Notes|Funds|Funds|Total|Total| |£|£|£|£| |Income from:| |Donations|3| |Grants|7,000|1,953|8,953|9,364| |Donations|28,017|-|28,017|24,333| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |35,017|1,953|36,970|33,697| |Other trading activities| |Fundraising – sale of Christmas cards|268|-|268|-| |Investment income –|Bank interest|606|-|606|707| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |Total income|35,891|1,953|37,844|34,404| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |Expenditure on:| |Raising Funds|– cost of Christmas cards|120|-|120|-| |Charitable activities| |Youth Worker staff costs|33,626|-|33,626|32,641| |Travel costs|158|-|158|164| |Mentoring and Training costs|1,155|305|1,460|1,173| |Costs of activities|2,109|1,668|3,777|3,853| |Employer’s and Trustees’ liability insurance|960|-|960|921| |Telephone|90|-|90|76| |Postage, stationery and computer supplies|737|-|737|539| |Equipment|-|-|-|440| |Administrator|3,992|-|3,992|3,073| |Governance and admin costs| |Independent Examiner’s fee|385|-|385|355| |Other|1,139|-|1,139|1,114| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |Total expenditure|44,471|1,973|46,444|44,349| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |Net (expenditure) for the year|4|(8,580)|(20)|(8,600)|(9,945)| |Funds brought forward at 1 September|46,711|137|46,848|56,793| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |Funds carried forward at 31 August|38,131|117|38,248|46,848| |=======|=======|=======|=======|

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A comparative Statement of Financial Activities is included at note 10.

The notes on pages 13 to 17 form part of these accounts .

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

BALANCE SHEET

As at 31 August 2025

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted Restricted|2025|2024| |Notes|Funds|Funds|Total|Total| |£|£|£|£| |Current assets| |Debtors|7|2,195|-|2,195|2,057| |Cash at bank and on hand|36,467|117|36,584|46,302| |------------|-----------|------------|------------| |38,662|117|38,779|48,359| |Creditors:|amounts falling due| |within one year|8|531|-|531|1,511| |------------|-----------|------------|------------| |Net current assets|38,131|117|38,248|46,848| |======= ======= ======= =======| |Funds| |Restricted funds|9|-|117|117|137| |Unrestricted funds|38,131|-|38,131|46,711| |------------|------------|------------|------------| |Total funds|38,131|117|38,248|46,848| |======= ======= ======= =======|

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Approved by the Trustees on 8 October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

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The notes on pages 13 to 17 form part of these accounts.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

NOTES to the ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31 August 2025

1. Accounting Policies

Accounting policies

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland”, the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (Charities SORP FRS 102), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). Dunbar Area Christian Youth Project is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

Income

Income consists of grants and donations receivable, including any recoverable income tax, fundraising income and interest on bank deposits. Income is recognised when the Trust has entitlement to the funds, the amounts can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment exists, the amount of the payment can be measured reliably and it is probable that settlement will be required.

2. Funds

Funding received for particular purposes is treated as restricted income and expended on those restricted purposes (see note 9 for further details). Unexpended restricted income is carried forward. All other funds of the Project are unrestricted.

3. Voluntary income (Continued overleaf)

Unrestricted Restricted 2025 2024
Grants Funds
Funds		 Total Total
£
£		 £ £
The Oldhurst Trust -
-		 - 2,000
Dunbar Community Council:
Community Benefit Fund -
-		 - 5,000
Dunbar & East Linton Area Partnership -
1,953		 1,953 364
The Alexander Amos Charitable Trust -
-		 - 1,000
The Paristamen Charity 1,000
-		 1,000 -
The Novum Trust -
-		 - 1,000
The Baird Trust 6,000
-		 6,000 -
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Total grant income carried over 7,000
1,953		 8,953 9,364
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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

NOTES to the ACCOUNTS (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

3. Voluntary income (continued)

Unrestricted Restricted 2025 2024
Funds
Funds		 Total Total
£
£		 £ £
Total grant income brought forward 7,000
1,953		 8,953 9,364
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Donations
Individuals - gift aid donations (gross) 25,295
-		 25,295 22,796
Individuals – non gift aid donations 1,533
-		 1,533 1,260
Local organisations and other donations 1,189
-		 1,189 277
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28,017
-		 28,017 24,333
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Total voluntary income 35,017
1,953		 36,970 33,697
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4.
Net (expenditure) for the year
Is stated after charging: 2025 2024
£ £
Independent Examiner’s fee 385 355
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No Trustee or member of the Management Committee received any remuneration or expenses during the year.

5. Staff disclosures

2025 2024
Staff costs: £ £
Wages and salaries 33,337 32,822
Social security costs - -
Employer’s contributions to defined contributions scheme 4,053 2,677
Other benefits 228 215
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37,618 35,714
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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

NOTES to the ACCOUNTS (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

5. Staff disclosures (continued)

No employee received benefits (excluding employer pension costs) of more than £60,000.

The number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) in the reporting period are in excess of £10,000 fell within the following bands:

2025 2024
No. No.
£20,000 - £30,000 1 1
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Number of employees
No. No.
Full time (Youth Worker) 1 1
Part time (Administrator) 1 1
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6. Taxation

The Project is recognised as a charity and no charge to taxation arises on the results of the year.

7. Debtors

7. Debtors
2025 2024
£ £
Recoverable tax 2,044 1,852
Prepayments and accrued income 151 205
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2,195 2,057
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8. Creditors:amounts falling due within one year
2025 2024
£ £
Accruals for expenses and charges 531 1,511
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531 1,511
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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

NOTES to the ACCOUNTS (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

9. Restricted funds

Funding received for particular purposes is treated as restricted income and expended on those restricted purposes. Unexpended income is carried forward. We are grateful to donors for their support of specific activities.

Funds Funds
1 September Income Expended 31 August
£ £ £ £
Restricted Funds
Summer Activities 20 1,953 1,973 -
Spott Event 117 - - 117
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137 1,953 1,973 117
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Purposes

Our Summer Activities programme seeks to continue to engage over the summer holidays with older age groups (11 +), particularly those involved with Harbour Lights X’tra and pastoral groups in Dunbar Grammar School. A series of “Life Walks” and “Life Bites” were rolled out over three weeks in July and August 2025. In addition this year an extra two days were added to the programme aimed at youngsters entering P7 after the summer holidays and at which older Life Bites young people acted as Mentors. A grant of £1,953 from the local Area Partnership was awarded to these summer activities and also to help subsidise attendance of a number of young people at Scripture Union camp. We are grateful for the support of the Area Partnership.

The Spott Event funding will be carried forward until such time as the event, which involves a visit by school pupils to the village and church of Spott, can again take place.

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DUNBAR AREA CHRISTIAN YOUTH PROJECT

NOTES to the ACCOUNTS (continued)

For the year ended 31 August 2025

10. Comparative statement of financial activities (year to 31 August 2024)

Unrestricted Restricted 2024
Funds Funds Total
£ £ £
Income from:
Donations
Grants 8,000 1,364 9,364
Donations 24,273 60 24,333
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32,273 1,424 33,697
Investment income -Bank interest 707 - 707
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Total income 32,980 1,424 34,404
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Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Youth Worker staff costs 32,641 - 32,641
Travel costs 164 - 164
Training costs 809 364 1,173
Costs of activities 2,619 1,234 3,853
Employer’s and Trustees’ liability insurance 921 - 921
Telephone 76 - 76
Postage, stationery and computer supplies 539 - 539
Equipment 440 - 440
Administrator 3,073 - 3,073
Governance costs:
Independent Examiner’s fee 355 - 355
Other 1,114 - 1,114
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Total expenditure 42,751 1,598 44,349
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Net (expenditure) for the year (9,771) (174) (9,945)
Funds brought forward at 1 July 56,482 311 56,793
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Funds carried forward at 31 August 46,711 137 46,848
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