Bellsbank Project
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
AND
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026
Charity Number SC¢)37440

Bellsbank Project
SC 037440
Reference and Athinlstrattve InForniation
Bdlgbank Project
Chartty Registration Ntsmber.
SC 037440
ContactAddres¥'.
BellsbE7nk Community Wing
Grpiglea Crescent
Bellsbank
Dalmellington
KA6 7UA
Trustees
The Trustees serving 2t anytime during tl5a yearand Lipto the dale of srgning otthoaceounts
were as f￿10￿8.
cher￿ KaT (Chair)
Laure4 DuTrlop (Wio Chair}
Joan Wightmar¥ (Trea$ureff)
Rona Rowdn (Secretary)
Davm Edmiston
Sheena Sbjrgpon
Kayle fvlcLurk*r¥
Agnes Russell
Gemma Hughs
Independent Examiner
rs Wikna Mccam FCCA
7 BdL8bank Road
Dalmeifingt¢n
KA6 7SN
Bankers
Royal Bank of Scoland
30 S8ndg8te
Ayr
KA7 18Y

Truste•s' Annual Report
Year ended 31st 141arch 2026
Structure. Governance artd Mandgement
Govemifig Doeument
The prosè¢t 15 2 tharitsb￿ uthffictirporated assoeiatlon govwned by ts ￿ng{ItutiOn.
Ro¢Nitrnent and Apptsintrnent ofTrust*s
Members af the management committee '.Ire re4ecte<t at the knnual General Meetirty which is
Id in May each year. New membets 8r*. Pii marily pèople from th¢ lo￿1 community who are
symp?thetic to the aims and objectives of ￿e Organis*￿on. Eletttson of membÈrs is without
dTscriminatiory on the gnunds of agè, genrAer. religton, disability or ethnic origin,
appointnient being at the dtscretyon of the management commthe.
Yhe purpose of the Oirya#isation is to adW<In￿ the educat￿￿ ofthe communibes ofthe Doon Kaltey
Ihrough the provision of community ba￿1 Édueation and training. We provide a progyamme
of classes, cuvrses and aclvlties with CTe::he provision whers required. We aEso provide
a childcats tsay service for any parent livir'.g in the Doon Valley.
Achlèvfjmènts ￿rf￿M3nC*
Funding from National Lottery Coffimunity Fund, East Ayfshire Anti-Poverty an& Inequa!jti&.
Garfield We8terr,. CVO ILAenta] Health &M'ellbetng Fund, Sou#7 Kyle Wind Farm Communtty
Benetit and The Seottish Postcode Lottèr.. has enabled the organisation to offer? ￿re
programme of 9 classes with 61 adults ￿￿cipating. The oiynisBtion continued to offer
a drtsp in creche taciltyi for anyone liwng i..1 the ojmmuntty tor 34 hours per week. The cr&he
h•S 8cccmodated 28 tthlldren throughout the year. supportirKJ 48 parents to ae¢ess childcaré
to allow them to worff, traifi or atterKI furtb.>r eduoati¢)n ¢our*s.
AddTIKJftal f￿ndIng from S¢otti5h Govemment has ènabled the organisalioTr to.provtde a
heathy snack ar.d milk everyday frjr everychild.
Flnancial Review
Principal Fundlng Sou¥¢es
Principal funding to meet the costs of opee*ng the organtsatioh came frorn Nationa Lottery
Commun"ty Fund and East AytshirÈ AntpFbvetyand IneQualthes Gmt

Trt￿tees. Annual Report (Con￿nued}
Year ended 31¥t March 2026
Flnancial Review (continued)
Revlew of the years results
The firwi¢ial statementsfor the year ended 31st Mard) 2026 reflect arthersuccessful year of
operation for Beltsbank ProiecL
Total inLx)ming resources for 2026 amounted to £163,089 (2025 £87,492). Resources
expended totatted £101,757 {2025 £105,189}. The incomlng resoLtrtes of 2026 were
£61,332 P025 OLrtgoing £17,697}.
As at 31st March 2026, the organisatton had totsl ￿ndS of £220,919 (2025 £159,587) of vjhich
£74,416 were unrestricied and £146,503 were re*ri¢ted.
The management commiitee considerthe results for the year to be sattsfaotory and they
leave the organisation in a gL￿d financial p0s￿On forthe ftrture SUCGessfJJl operalion of Its
charitable stth&
Statement of Trusteos Rt8ponslbli itie¥
The trustses are respon5ibJe for preparing the flnancial statemants which gwe suffi￿ent
detail to erthle an appre¢Fation of the transactions of the Organisation during the fir￿￿581
The Tfustees are responslble for keeping proper aecounting records which, on reque< must
reflect the financial positson of the organisation at that time. This must be done to ensure that
Ihe fin8nci81 statements compty wtlh the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scoland) Act 2005 and
the ChaTÉties Accounts IScotland} Regulations 2006.
The Trustees are also responsible for Sa￿Uarding the assets of the Organisatton and must
tske reasonable steps forthe prevention andlor detscfjon of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees arKI signed (Trn their behalf.
C Kerr (Ch8ir PÈrson}
Date...2f... ?:..lL.....................

Bellsbank Project
SC037440
Independent Examlnerfs Report
to the Trustees of Bellsbank Project
I report on the a¢wnts ofthe ¢harityforthe year ended 31st Marth 2026 which are set out
on pag￿ 5 to 7.
Re6pective responsibilhies of trusteos and examiner
The thari￿s trustees a￿ responsible for the preparation of the aceounts in accordan￿ with the
tems of Ihe Charilles and Trustee Investment {sCo￿and} Act 2005 and the Chartt£es Accounts
(Scollandl Regu*ions 2(NJ6.
The ¢hartty trustees con&dEr th*the audit reqUireM￿t of Regu]atson 10(1)(d) of Ihe Accounts
Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under
section 4411){¢) ofthe AGtand lo state whether pathular matters have ts)me to my attenl¢)n.
Basis of independent examinetrs statsment
My examin*ion is carrieol out in accordance with Regulation 11 ofthg ChaT5bes Accounts
{ScolarKI) Regu￿ttOns 2006. An examina130n includes a review of the ac￿u￿ttng records kept by
the charity and a ¢omparMn of the accounts presented with those r￿rds. It also inctudes
¢onsider*ion of any unusual items or dI￿￿SureS in Ihe accounts, and seeks explanations from
the trustees concerning any such matter& The protsdures undertaken do not provide all the
dence that would be required in an aud¢ and consequenty I do not express an audit opinton
on the wew given by the ac£oun
Independent examlnetrs statemont
In the course of my examination for the year ended 31st March 2026, r¢0 matter has come to
my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to belteve that in any material respact the ￿qUirements.
- to keep aco)unting reGords in accordan￿ wfth section 44{1)lal of the Charities and Trustee
Investment {Scotlandl A¢t2005 and Regulation 4 of the Charilies A(Lounts (Scotlandl
Regulations 2006, and
- to prepare a¢¢ounts which omrd wth the accounting records 2nd compty Regulation g
ofthe Chartties Accounts Iscottandl Regulations 2006 have not been mel or
2. to which, in my opinion, attentior¢ should be drawn in ordgr to enable a proper und¢￿tand1ftg
of the a(xounts to be reached.
WIEma Mccann FCG4
7 BelSsbank Roa¢S
Dalmellington
Ayrshire
KA67SN
IL/lqoN
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Bellsbank Project
Receipts and Payments Account
Year ended 31st March 2026
Unrestricted Restrf¢ted
Funds
Funds
2026
2026
Totsl
2026
Total
2025
Recei
Donalions
Grants
R¥￿pts from fundraKslng everrts
Grosg Trading Re¢espts
Intsrest Re￿Ved
Total Recei
890
165,678
165
6,055
301
163,089
1.100
79,122
155,678
165
6,055
301
6,521
6,764
312
Payments rekting direcuy lo ¢hanlable activitses
Bank Charges
Governance Costs. Indepen¢Jent examination
Total Pa
101,631
101,631
76
50
101757
104,908
181
100
1￿,189
76
50
126
101,631
Ex
of Rece
over
8,395
54937
61.332
117.697

8ellsbank Project
Statement of Balances
At 31st March 2026
Unrestricted
Funds
2026
Restricted
Funds
2026
Total
2026
Totsl
2025
Cash Bank & Dg
osit Balan
BaLsn¢es brought foThvard
68.021
91,566
159W7
177,284
Movement in y¢ar.
Ex¢e$s of Recelpts over Payments
for the year
6A95
5V37
61A32
{17.697)
BaL￿CeS carried forward
74416
146,503
220,919
159.587
The flnawal statements wete approved on
.. C Keff, Chairper%Jn

Bellsbank Project
Notss to the Accounts
At 31st March 2026
1. T￿￿tee Remuneration and Rekled Party Trnnsaction$
No Trustees received any renumeration during the year
There were no related party transacttons during the year.
2. Analysis of Donatlons
Unrestricted Restrict¢d
Funds
Fund$
2026
2026
Totsl
2026
Total
2025
CL3ss fees
Cash donatKJns
Totsl donatlo
1.100
890
1.100
Anatysk of Grants
Unrnstrf¢ted Restricted
Fun(ts
Funds
2026
2026
Total
2026
Total
2025
Garf*ld Weston Fr)undation
Big Lottery
Postcode Lottery
CVO Heakh & Wdlbeing Fund
Robertson Tnjst
Foundation scot￿nd
South Kyle Windfarm
East A￿Shire Coun¢il- antt povoty
East Aytshire Counctl
8000
59743
10000
3000
34000
1367
154678
1367
154678
7379
An?tysi8 of payments relating directly to charstable actlvitles
Utwestrictgd Rtstri¢ted
Funds
Funds
2026
2026
Totsl
2026
Tvtal
2025
Salaries and tirtors fees
EastAyrshire fees
Class materiaLq
Postages and stalonay
Telephone
Insurance
Creche expenses
Miscellaneous expenses
98,537
194
98,537
f01,313
221
69
20
122
825
2,248
38
659
830
1,195
178
101.631
830
1,195
178
101.631
104,908