APPENDIX 1 oscr,- Period start dale Month YBar Period end date Month Y8ar 25 31 28 Office of th8 Scottish Charlty Regulator Reference and administration details Charlty name othèr namos charlty 18 known by Rogl8tored charfty numb•v Charlty'l prlnclpal addrH8 Mccrae's Battalien Trust SC037303 The Roy81 Scots Club 31 Aber¢romby Place Edinburgh P¢y6tcod• EH3 6QE Nam01 of tho charlty tru•tae8 on date of •pproval of Tru•tO08' Annu•l Report Trusto? name Offlca (11 any Dats• acted If nbt for wholo yèar | Reslgned 181312026 Name of pèrnon lor bodyl èntitled to appolnt tru8teo (11 any) | Chairman Treasurer Cralg Herbertson Davld Speed Joyce Clark Jack Cormack ￿exander Secretary Director Reslgned 181312026 Sam Allwinkle Trustse Pamela Forbes Trustee Charlie Baln Trustee S8ndy Potter Chairman Appointed 181312026 AGM Vote 10 11 12 13 14 1 15 17 18 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Namè8 of all other chartty trustees durlng the period. if any. (for •xample. those who resigned part way through tho flnan¢lal porlodl am• Dat•s adod If not for wholè year structure, governance and management Typ• of goveinlng documenl The Trust 15 a Charitable Unincorporated body and ils PLtrpose and adminislralive structure was inherited from the Hearts Great War Memorial Committee. the work of which the Trust was formed lo continue and develop. TruBto0 rocrultmont and appolntmfrnl Trustees are appointed by agreement of all the Current Trustees al the Quarterly Meetings and AGM. Objectives and activities Charltable purpo808 The Trust endeavours lo maintain and enhance Ihe Memorial to Mccrae's Battalion at Conlalmaison in France and the immediate surrounding area. The Trust also organises an Annual Remembrance servi￿ at the Memorial and is involved in educational work in Scotland in connection with this country's involvemenl in the Great War of 1914- 18. In addition. the Trust has taken a role in the organisalion ol the Heart of Midlolhi3n FC Annual Remembrance SeNice and the enhancement of the club's War Memorial. Summary of the main activities in relation to the•e objects During the period under review, the Trust continued to publicise its purpose and lo raise funds for the maintenance and the enhancement of the Mccrae's Battalion Memorial and site. In addition. the Trust pursued its development plans and the organisalion of its major events, particularly the Conlalmaison Memoiial SeNi¢e held annually In July. APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance summary of the maln achlevements of the charlty durlng the flnanclal perlod 1. The annual pilgrimage to Conlalmai$on continues to be the prfnclpal element of our calendar. This year the coach was again oversubscnbed with an unused 'reserve' list of hopeful applicants. This is encouraging for the future, and we have a steady number ol expressions of inlerest for future pilgrim89es both from 'regulaT5' and first-timers. The weather on the day of the 2025 ceremony was exceptionally hol exceeded only by the warmth of our welcome from our friends in the village. Reverend Graeme Glov&r, from GalashK?Is, condLtcted the c8wmony bilingu811y, while Jack translated his own speech for the French after deliverlng rt in English. This effort Is greatly appreciated by the locals. although it aclds lo the length of the event. There is a partl¢ular requirement lo conclude our proceedings In a timely manner becaus8 Sever81 ofthe French dSgnilarie$ have a commitment to allend further ceremonies that mornlng. Vve must therefore keep an eye on the clock - particulady In high temperatures, when slandlng for long periods can be uncomfortable. We are grateful lo Kelvyn Jenkins Iformerly of the Queen's Dragoon Guard81 for joining us to deliver The L8sI Posl and R8vgille amid all hls other ccmmilments. Kelvyn has agreed lo assist us on a regular basis and next year he will be using an authentic 16th Royal Scots bugle that Sounded dunng the advance on 1 July 1916. Bugler Fred Innes was badly wounded on that day but his bugle suNlved unscathed. Our lunch Iwlth live enlertalnmenl from Craig Herbertson, Chns Woods and Jack) was again excellent. The effort pul in by the villagers to look after Lts is quite humbling. The usual rustic roast, multiple courses and an abundance ol l)eer, wlne and soft drinks. The Royal Scots Association Colour Paty and thelr re9imenlal supwters serenaded us wllh their selection of soldiers. songs, including the favourlte, Bonni6 Mary of Argyle, Il's good to see them emerging from their shelll There were also impromptu performances and recitslions from rn8mbers of the company- both British and French. Speeches and gifts followed in profusion. 11 was 8 very successful day. We again held a collection towards the cost lo the Christmas Party for the children of the old 'fronl-line' villages of the Somme. As noted in eartier reports, our Colltalmaison Lunch was IradilK)nally catered by the village's Comilé des Fétss. The profits made from the event helped lo fund the Christmas paty. The bcal community has come to depend on this donation, whlch is augmented volunlarity (and privately) by a couple of our MBT lrfe-members. APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of th• m•in achievements of the charlty during the financial p¢riod This year was the third lime that the ceremony has been held in conjunction with Conlalmaison's newly formed registered 'association', 'Les amis des écossais. and the new arrangements continue lo work well. The ongoing commitment of th8 village lo our annual visit appears undiminished", indeed, they now commonly refer to il as their'Day of the Year,. Amonq the visrts undertaken durinq the 2025 pilgrimage was the 'Underground City of Naour¥' old chalk mines, dating from the Middle Ages and re-used as shelters by soldiers during the Great War. We also spent an afternoon in the village of Vignacourt, where tsvo local farmers photographed numerolts soldiers billeted in the area be￿een 1914 and 1918. The photographic plates V4ere stored in 8 barn and forgollen for more than a century. The plates have now been developed, enlarged and placed on permanent display in the former farm buildings. No one should miss the opportunity lo view them in silu.. It's Ilke Iravelling back in lime to look our ancestors in the fa¢e. Very moving. Jack Alexander also took our coach to Tyne Col cerr￿1ery, where Bailie Phil Doggart, representing City of Edinburgh Council, unexpectedly found himse standin9 next lo the headstone of his uncle, 4ugh Ross Doggart, MM, who was killed in action in 1917. Feedback for the 2025 trlp was unreservedly excellent. 2. A commemorative wreath was laid In Edinburgh at 07.30 on 1 July 2025 al the Mccrae's Battalion memorial plaque outside the Usher Hall by representatives of MBT and family members of the 16th Royal Scots. 3.The Trust'8 Conlalmaison picnlc table was restored by the village in September 2025, using a proprietary wood preseNative recommended by the manufacturer and 8upplied by Jack last year. The villager5 have a150 asked us lo identify some additional materials (specialist painl and wooden partsl for fvrther repair$. We'll lake that out on the 2026 coach and avoid the ri5klcosl of posting. 4.Lasl year Julian Hutchings supplkgd lat his ¢)wn expensel four new flags for the flagpoles beside the Calm. He ha5 now also fvnded the professional repainting of the original poles, which should see them through another five years or $0. Julian's contribution lo everything we do as a Trust has afvays been under51aled land largely unnOti￿d through his own choice) kyjl we wouldn't be where we are without him. S.Jack ha5 been investigating the Go5t of Gonstru¢ting a duplicate of the Contalmaison Calm somewhere in the City of Edinburgh- possibly in Mccrae's Place, next to the Usher Hall. The proposal dates from 1919120, when the original Mccrae's commemorative plan was pul forward. The suggestion wa5 that a memorial in Edinburgh would encourage folk to travel out to the Somme in order to visit the original thereby broadening the spread of the story and cementing the Gomrnemoralive tradition into permanent stone for future generations. APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achievgments of the ¢harlty durlng th8 flnancial perlod The second Cairn was discussed in the earty days of MBT bul il disappeared into the background. Jack mentioned the idea to the foremenlioned Bailie Phil Dogg8rt on the 2025 coach and Phil suggested that planning pemission might not be too difficult to acquire. Accordingty, Jack has contacted pol8nti81 contractors and suppliers in his personal ne￿Ork and among friends and supporters of MBT. He still has the original Calm drawings and building plans, so there would be no additional expense for design work. Farquhar Ogilvie-Laing, ownerldireclor of the Black Isle Bronze foundry, indicated that the original ¢lay moulds for the four plaques were now in poor condition probably too poor lo re-use. He was confident. however, that new silicone moulds could be made on-site in Contalmaison from the original plaques without saGrificing any detail. Jack is still awaiting replies and coslings, so we will have a ck8arer idea of the potential costs land any realistic limescalel by later in the year. 6.Jack has also been costing a traditional British signpost to be gifted lo the village. It would have fi.ve finials, pointing in the direction (wrth distances in miles) of the fi've principal towns and cities that were home to the infanty of 341h Division Edinburgh and Manchester 11Slh and 16th Royal S¢olsl, Newcastle Ilhe Tyneside battalions of 1 D2nd and 103r4 Brigades), Cambridge1111h Suffolks) and Grimsby110th Lincolns, the 50s J¢¢ JacKAl0x￿￿ J Mc6&in Nil by MQU 100 kd* 125 1D,105 ¢￿￿TroM Inv•6mWIb. 8otl¢•ndT k In 13,•70 210 pro¢èvds 141¥ DITi¥WJ Subloi 21.043 pl m•th 1,2$• 140 il Ilmd ai*•i• Sub ioi•I Mo 316 Tr•Tr•f•Th tolllroffllfvndi 347 N•tsr• •nd olfvr RP2￿- HLatyj1￿4(11￿a￿￿1￿12I ÉNOW2 McCrae'8 Batt4llon Trust SC 037303 Additional analysis131 -tntgin4rnr¢l 2 enl8inarnoof 3 bèlow rurd be Fr￿d501 fur RK•lpt 1.317 b&Tni•VE¢ rtyF(￿2029 Sub tothl J,1•7 RKql pri￿40d5￿￿M i&10 ￿fiX00 Sub lothl A147 ),117 P•yrMnt 4117 Purtn•••0*kn¥•¥m￿4 3.117 4107 J,117 1.290 Fr￿￿o￿lI11crn •rèrowN¥gdlo bkn olthè Inch￿ThJ lub1￿11￿9 I￿4n1vAl¢0￿l 10th•wn￿l Conl&lmo1n￿ C•TIffi￿, thI￿￿￿1h•Trwl.5￿￿11t• up.lu.thIB 1nlo1￿￿￿ c￿•11•￿1* ol TN#¢8￿1¥rtIlI purrtw•ofin•i•nd lh• ftP2$20.HL4dDJthd41IMdthknFA ￿￿#{3) APPENDIX 3 OSCR Scuttish Charny Regulator Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the Chgrrty n&me tru8t•tslrnembers of Mccrae's Ballalion Trust Reglst•red charity SC037303 number On Iho accounts ofthe eharity for the porlod Period start date Month Period end dale Month March Doy 01 Year Year 202fj 202$ to 31 88t out on pagos Immember toIrt￿dfj the p49 Respectlvo The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance r••ponslbllltle8 of tru8toe¥J and examlnèr with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scollandl 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts Iscollandl Regulations 2006 las amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the A￿ountS Regulations does not apply. 11 is my responsibility lo examine the accounts as required under section 44111 Icl of the Act and lo stste whether particular mallers have come lo my attention. 8asls of Indopendent My examination is Carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Account5 •ximln•r'8 •tatemont 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 eonsideralion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations frorn the Iruslees concerning any such matters. The procedu￿$ 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. Indopendent examlner'8 In the course of my examination, no matter has come lo my allenlion 6tat8m8nt which glves me reasonabl8 cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44{11 {al of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 01 the 2006 Accounts Regulations. and lo prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or lo which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper underst nding of the accounts to be ￿ached. Date: Slgnod.. Namg: Jaslin Bhagrath Relfrvant professional qualificationls) or body ICAS Irf anyl.. 4 June 2026 Address: Henderson Loggle LLP The Stamp Office, Level 5. 10-14 Waterloo Place Edinburgh EHI 3EG 'Plea$e delete the words in th8 brackets Irthey do not appty. If the words do apply, set out those matt•rs which have come to your ittentlon on th6 following pag8.