APPENDIX 1 Tru8tee8' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Month Year Month Year 2024 03 2025 oscr,.. Day 01 Day 31 To Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and admlnlstratlon detalls ., Charlty name Other names eharlty 1$ known by Reglstored charlty numb•r Charlty'8 prlnclpal addre88 L8ys Charitable Trust nla SC037647 Banchory Business Centre Burn 0'88nnie Road Banchory Aberdeenshire P08tcode A831 5ZU Name8 of Ihe charity Iru81ee8 on date of approval of Truste88' Annual Report Offle• {11 any) Dal•s acl•d If not for whole year Nam• ol por8on (or body) entltled to appolnt tru8tee (If any) Tru•tM nam• Lead Trustee Yes 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration delails Names of all other charlty truslees during Ihe period. if any. (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name Dates acted If not for whole y￿r Structure, governance and management Type ol governlng document Deed ol Trust Trustee recrultment and appolntment During his lif8time, only has Ihe power to appoint new Iruslees. Thereallcr, romaining Trustees have the usual powers to appoint new Trustees. Objectives and activitie8 Charitable purposes a) To promote the conservation, protection and improvement of th8 physical and natural 8nvironment ol those parts of the area of ground and the historical remains therein, known as the Leys Estate as have been acquired by the Trust by way of gilt. purchase or long lerm18asè. b) To advance the education of the public the hisiory and the heritage of those areas of the Leys Eslale. c) To benefit in any way such other charitable object or objects relating to those areas of the Leys Eslale as the Trustees think lit to support or establish. Summary ol the main activities in relation to these objects The Management Plan aims to increase public knowledge and access of the site and lo provide education as to tts historical. social and environmental significance to the area. Details of any deficil There was a small delicit loi the year on the Loch ol Leys path construction Donated facllities and servlces (if any) Non8 APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The tru8tees declare thal they have approved the tru8tees' report above. Signed on behalf of Ihe charity's Iruslees Signature(s) Full name(sl Position (e.g. Chalrl FOUNDING TRUSTEE Date 17 December 2025 APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of Ihe charity during the financial period The main achievements for the year w8re: Completion ol the Loch of Leys path., and Receipt of donations for the Loch of Leys Restoration Project and the Red Moss Carbon Project Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy The Charily's reserves will be spent on increasing public knowledge and on reserves access of the siles, as have been acquired by the Trust by way of gift, purchase or long term lease and to provide educalion on Ihe hislorical, social and environmental significance of the area. The reserves policy will be reviewed on an annual basis based on planned projects. APPENDIX 2 Leys Charitable Trust Receipts and payments accounts SC037647 For the period from to 01 04 2024 31 D2 2025 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unre8tri¢ted lund8 R8Strlcted fund8 Expendable 8ndowrnènt fundB Perm8nent endowment lund6 Total lunds currènt perlod Total funds last period o n•areAt £ to nooresl £ lo n4aroJt £ to n•*v•$i t A1 Recel t6 Donations 200 19,500 19.700 16,198 Receipt ol loan lunding Gran18 4,200 4,200 17.603 17,603 63,368 R8ceip15 from fundraising activities Gross Iroding receipts Income from inveslmgnt5 Other than land 8nd buildings 8nt5 Irom land & buildings Gross rgceipls Ifom olh8r chaiilable A I Sub totol 200 41,303 41,503 79,586 A2 Recolptl Irom a80et & Invtgtmont sa188 Procèeds from sale ol fixed as8els Procfreds Iiorn sale ol inve51m&nlS A2 Sub lol&l zza£z Total receipts 200 41,303 41,S03 79,586 A3 Payment8 Expenses lor lundraising acll¥llSes Gross liading payments Inve8imènl management costs Payments ralaling directly lo charitabl8 22,S16 22,516 80,134 Gran15 and donallons 2,883 Govainanc8 costs.. Audil l independent 8xaminalion Preparation ol annual accounts Logal costs Olhef A3 Sub tol81 22.516 22,516 83.017 A4 Pgyrnents relallng to A8fjet and Inveslment movementB Purchase5 01 fixed assets Purchase ol Investments A4 Sub tot81 Totalp4ym•nts 22,516 22,516 83,017 Net recelpts /{pgyments) 200 18,78B 18,988 13,4511 AS Transfefs to I (from) funds Surplus /(dell¢it) lor year 200 18,788 18,988 13,451 APPENOIX 2 Leys Charltable Trust Section B Statement of balances SC037647 Expendable Permanent •ndowm•nt funds 10 n•8ruit lunds R••iiic¢•d lund• Tolal last P•liod period io nMr••t E 81 C*•h lund• Cayh ￿ bank balances al slart ol YÈ41 736 736 4.18T S￿￿U$ I IdBfiGitI sN)wnon rg¢eipis aTrS pAyrnÈrts 200 18,711 13.4311 and bank bAlonc•4 4¢ •nd of y••r 11.70• 19,724 a¢couiii$ll Furtdiowhleh ••Wib*lon Lwi yw th••r•81 t n••i•At E 82 Inveilm•nt• i• whl¢hi•••t b•l•nqi L•ii YMI 10 n••F••i E t• n•w••i E tq n•lr**t È 17,601 83 Olhef ••a•t4 B￿an¢0 ol gr8rrt lunding tor Loch ol Ley8 paih Loth ol Lèrd Palh- FIosi[itl￿ Fund 102,416 Tol•l 102,415 17,6OJ Fund iowhlch W•blllly i•lol•• Arno￿At dll• L•il yur to n••T••t E B4 Ll•bllltl•$ Supplei ¢o$i lor complglion ol Palh Och ol Lèys Pgih. A88lllC18d FL och DI L8ys Piih. R•JlnGIBd F 22,2J1 OutsianLln loan b81anc 4.2QD 4.200 22,281 Fund i•*hldbl•biiii¥i•l•i dl Lui to n•w••t È B5 Contlngent IlabllltleB Tolal Slgn•d by orlwo IIU•I••I on b•h•ll o14111h• IruBIMB Si51llltur•' Print N•m• D•t• of 4pprov•l 11 | 250331 Aeceipts ano Pa>Thent8 AccoLffj8 v2 1 Siw￿nI01 b￿￿c4 C¥c•rnber 2007 APPENDIX 2 Leys Charitable Trust SC037647 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be slated on analysis ol funds worksheels) 1. To promole the c¢n$eNaiion. proleclion ancj Improvement ol Ihe physi¢al and natural environTnenl ot Ih05e parts ol Ihe area ol ground and Ihe hi51orical remains Iheirin, known 8s the Leys Eslale, as have been acquir8d by the Tru51 by way ol gill. purchase or long 16rrn lease. 2. To advance th8 ecsucalion ol the public in the history and h$rilag8 ol thos8 areas ol the Leys Esiai8 3. To benalil ift any w8y such olher charilable obj6ci or objeciives relalin9 lo those ar88s ol the Ley5 E5taie a$ Ihe Irusle8s Ihink lit 10 5UPPOrt or &slablish. Numb?r ol granti mad• C2 Grants Tol•l C38 Trustee remuneratlon 11 no remuneration was paid during the period 10 any charity Iruslee or pgrson connected lo a Ifuslee cross this box lolherwise compleio section 3bl C3b Tru8tee remuneratlon- dot8Sls C44 Trustee oxpen888 11 no expenses were paid lo any charity Iruslee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4bl Nurnbgr ol IfU8tee• C4b Trusteo oxpen$e8. detalls Tran¥4¢tlon amount [£1 Btslance outBl4nding 51 8rlod en¢J C5 Transactlons with trustees and conn¢Gted persons Related com Individual connected to 3 01 the trustees an Donation Loan 19,500 4,200 4,200 C6 Other Informallon 250331 Fleceip15 and Payments A¢¢ounis v2 1 Notes De¢ember 2007 APPENDIX2 Leys Charitable Trust SC037647 Additional analysis (1) An#lyil8 of Yecelpts and paymentB 1 Donatlon& Expendabl• ondowmènt lunds Perm•n¢Tht endowment lund6 lu nBare41 t fundl H•*irl¢i•d fund* T0ts11&sl perlod p•rlod Geneial donations r8C8i¥ed Sp8cilic donalion received Donaiion loi Red Moss Carbon Project Loch ol Leys Flesioralion project Don8llonÈ lor Loch ol Lays path Total 200 200 1,470 2,8B3 5,000 14.500 5,000 14,500 11,130 715 16,198 200 19,500 19,700 2 Grant8 UnM8lri¢i•d funds H•Jlrl¢i•d fund• to nuf•ilt Toi•l ¢urr•nt Darlod Loch ol Ley5 P31h 17,803 17,603 63,308 rot81 17,803 17,803 63.398 2 Groa# roc&lpl8 from olher charltabl• 8cllvltl• UnrqJlrl¢i•d Exp•nd•bl• •ndowm•nl fund• P•rrnDn•nl •ndowm•ni lund• to n•4r•ii£ R•1iil¢l•d fund• Totsi ¢urv•ni PArlod lo n•ar•il£ Total 4 Payments rel8tlng dlrectly lo charltable actlvltl•g Exp•nd•bl• •ndowm•nl funds P•rrn8n•ni qndowrn•nl lund8 to rt•ar•BI t tQ E io ￿￿1*81t Consliuclion ol Loch ol Ley5 path Donation 10 anoiher chariiy 22.516 22,516 60,134 2,883 Totol 22.516 22,516 83,017 250331 Receipts and Paymonis Accounis v2Adttllional noie5111 DEcember 2007 APPENDIX? SC037647 Additional analysis (2) 5 Breakdown of unrestrictpd funds Tot41 Dtsnjtlonx rund• p•rlcd RgceSpt Donations L89aci2s Gfanis 200 200 1,470 Sub lOt•l 20D 1,470 AB£eSpl¥ Irom •89•1 & Invèilmenl ro¢oedi r¢rn 5a1• o Sub lotal rol•l r•r•ipl• 2C 200 1,470 rnBnlll Invoslmenl m&no9oment ¢0518 Grani$ and oonaiions GovomBne• c051$'. SL*b tol•l P•ym•nlA i•lillng lo lli*•i •nd Inv••im•ni mov•monl• Purchase ¢1 InvASiment5 Sub toi81 Tot&lpiymont8 1,470 Tran•lerB lo I (from) fund• Surplus1(d•li¢ill lory￿r 20 1,470 Nliure and OBe ol fund6 250331 AKE￿15 and pa￿￿e￿ISA¢CouD1S v2Addiiional nDtg$121 DBc#mbei 2007 APPENDIX 2 Leys Charitable Trust SC037647 Additional analysis {3) O Breakdown of restricted funds Lotth tsl L•y* Locn ol Ley8 R•d Mos5 Totol re•iilcied onilruBtifJn projgci poriod 14.500 5,QOO 19.500 4,200 17,60J 14.728 4,200 17,803 Grants 63.3SB Income Inv6simoni8 01 And Sub lOto1 21,103 14,500 ,000 41,303 71.096 RÈc•i 18 Ilorn iBv•t & Inv•sim•ni oil•• PIoce8ds Iiom sale ol IDv8slm8nis Sub total Tot•1 r¢ceipt& 21.003 14,500 ,000 41.?03 78,096 P•ym•nls Glos$ Iiading paymenis Invgsiffleni mafiagemeni ¢osis 22,516 22.$11 60.134 2.883 Gianis and donalions Govoinanca cosi8- Audll I Ind&pènd8ni 8xAMlnaiion Piepafation ol annual aecoun15 Sub tot•1 22,510 22,L11 •3,017 Paym•ni• r•l¥llng lo IBB•t Bnd Inv•itm•ni rot8lpaym•nl4 22,51e 22,SlO •J,017 14,500 11,768 14,9%1 Trintsl•r8 to I Ilroml fundo Stsrpluj /(d•llcltrl loryui 14,500 11,7e• 4,921 Nolure •nd ur oio of lund* Pleo¥B sq8 lund name¥ above ￿1¢h ate $8118xplanaioiy 250331 Rgceipi$ and Paymenis Accoun1$ Y2Addrtionyl natg5131 De¢embÈi 2007 APPENDIX 3 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to th6 trustee81member8 of Leys Charitable Trust Registered charity SC037647 number On the accounts of the charity for the period Period start date hlonlh Period end date Month Day Year 2024 Day Yeai 01 04 to 31 2025 Set out on pages Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilities of wilh the terms ol the Charities and Trustee Inveslment (Scollandl 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 (as amended}. The charily Iruslees onsider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl ol the Accounts Regulations does not apply. 11 is my responsibility lo examine the accounts as requirèd under section 44111 {cl ol the Acl and to slate whether particular malters have come to my atlenlion. Basis 01 ind8pendent My examination is carri9d out in accordance with Régulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner'8 Statement Flegulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by ihe charity and a comparison ol the accounts presented with Ihose r8cords. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or dSsclosures Sn Ihe accounts and seeks explanalions from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be requ ired in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's 8talem8nt In Ihe course of rny examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in arly material r9SPeCt the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 01 the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or inion, attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper ccounts to be reached. Slgned: Name: Relevant prole88ional qualification(s) or body Chartered Accountant (il any): Dale: Address: clo 8urnetl House Burn O'Bennie Road Banchory AB31 5ZU