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APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start date Month Year 2025 Period end date Month Year 03 Doy 01 Day 31 From To 2026 Scottish Charty Regulator Office of the s￿ttl¥h Charlty Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charlty Is known by Registered ¢horlty number Chathy's p￿ncIpal addre88 Adult Learning Friends ALF SC039176 cjo Adult Leaming Inveralmond Community High Sch¢)ol Ilowbank Ladywell Livingston, West Lothian Postcode EH54 6HW Namos of the charlty trustee8 on dote of approval of T￿￿tee$. Annual Report Trustee name Offl¢e {If any Dates acted If not for whole y•or Name of person lor body) entltled lo appolnt Iru8tee {If any) ALF Committee Jennifer Pery Janice Ftynn Charles Shepherd Chair Se¢retsry Treasurer ALF Committee ALF Committee 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other chaflty Iru8tee8 durlng the poriod, rf anyi (for example, thos• who rnsigned part way through the financial period) Name Structure. governance and management Type of govemlng document Managed throu9h ALF Constitution Trustse recruftment and appolntment Trustees appointed by ALF Committee Objectives and activities Charitable purposes We support and assist in Ihe advancement of leaming for students engaged with Adult Learning andlor the ALF Committee within West Lothian. Where appropriate, we support all learners to extend this leaming outsvith Adult LeaminglALF and into the wider community. The committee contribute lo the planning and delivery of stakeholder events that recognise student achievement, or provide an opportunity for students on limf(ed budgets to experience different genres that will enrich their INes, lo which they would have excluded without ALF involvement. Summary of tho main a¢tivitios in rolation to thoso objects Provision of Welcome Packs for new strjdents,. provision of support materials for students, eg earphones, memory sticks, leaming matefials. Support student events gwing students and committee members an opportunity to engage in new experience5. Conduct meetings and provide training opportunities for committee members that support 5kn'11s development such as confiden¢e building

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of ALF achievements April 25 to March 26 the charity during the financial period We continue lo provide Welcome Packs for new students, many ofwhom find il difficult lo afford basic materials when starting cla55es. The students may be ITr mainstream, ESOL or refvgee groups We have purchased leaming materials such as flash cards and tactile objects for use by our students with tearning difficulties Financial review Brlef 8tatement of the charlty's poli¢y on re8erve8 Unrestricted fvnds represent income eamed but not yet utilised to support ALF'S stated purposes. Restricted fvnds represent the grant provided to support the Driving Ahead course in the past. The remaining funds were reallocated to cover on- and off-line Driving Theory ¢ourses which continue to be popular and successful Details of any deficit nla Donated facllltles and seThlces (If any) nla

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The tru8tee8 doclarn that they h•ve approved the tr118ts88' report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustee8 Signature(81 OSCR ￿lIa¢¢ePt digital ortyped slgn&tures }L+L￿￿ f,LZ Full nam918) Position {e.g. Chair) Ai Date

APPENDIX 2 SC039176 OSCR Recei tsand ments accounts Foytho Irom Scottsh Chatity Re8ukntor oi 2025 31 03 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unre8trS¢tsd ￿￿tri¢ted funds funds Expgndab ondowmont fundi P•rmanont qndowrnent lunds Total r￿n￿$ ￿rIOd Tot81 fund$ last pgrlod 147 nur•iit toT￿r￿t£ A1 Dothabons 21 Grants s from futhaisjn Gross ir&din r£rtsi Inc￿￿ from Invesltnen15 Othertha Lqnd and buildin Rents from land & ￿11thn ross reLwpts from othei chanta R6lufid¥ 23 Sub total AZ Rocolpt6 from ass•t & from sgb¢ffix￿ 899ets Pr(tr￿s from 59kof Invemenl$ A2 Sub ti>t•l Tol•lrecWs P•yfflonts Expenses for￿ndr9￿lrng 8ctivrtEs Gross trading payw1$ Invostmgni manag•Twi o) P8ym•ni$ rebting diwlytoth8rrf8blo 270 316 113 Grnnis and 4￿¥t￿n$ Govetnanctr ￿$t8." Audit l ind8pendent exatninatso PrepBralK)n of annual aouunts Lesal costs er Bank charges A3 Sub totsi 317 IS3 A4 Paymerits relating to auetand Investment movgfflgnts PLrtha86$offixed 8S80ts Pur¢h8¥t of invtSbr￿Ig A4 Sub tolJl Totalpayments 271 317 163 1271 317 109 AS Tranilws to Ilfromlfund& SuTrlus/(defi¢ttJ fory 271 317

APPENThX 2 SC039176 Sectioii B Stateineiit of bala17ces Expondi￿￿ penna￿llt Tot41 rwrq pvrfud Tot41 I￿1 Wfod 1Dnu￿¢£ IDnurnit£ B1 C8•h lutMI• 913 243 1,264 Swpthlld&fii 12711 {461 11091 eÈh bankbthn¢tsAnd OfyMI 1,155 sll To Dpta411 JnrntE - •a£ To C￿110 BS Can￿n99￿t IkbllMI• TL D•t• apwov41

APPEP4DLX2 SC039176 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 Nature and purpose of funds (m8y bo statedon analy&s offvn<ts W0￿s1￿8ts) Type of activity or project supported Numb•rofgrnn¢• C2 Grants Total C3a Trustee Ymunerntlon no ￿MUne￿￿On was paid dunno the per5tyJ lo any tharitybustee or ￿rgon connected to trustee ¢¥oss Ihis box lot￿N￿$e ￿Mp￿te $ectson 3bl Authority under which paid C3b Trustee remuneratlon- d8tallB C40 Tru8te8 •xpèii#•• If no experw were PaKI to any tharty trustee d￿ry the kviod c¥oss ttus bDx lother%i8e coMp￿te 8er*on 4bl NUm￿r C4b Tru8t8• oxpons•s- detsll$ TranM¢15on •rnount( larK• olltslanding It Nature of relationshT Nature of transaction CS Tran8aCtlon8 wlth tru•teg¥

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APPENDLX2 SC039176 Additional analysis111 An1￿15 olrncfjlpts and paymvnil l Don•Uon• nds fund fun pe 23 rfjf•roDc 2 ¢3rnnts Tot41 3 GrM• re¢glrAs Irom other ¢h•rtsbl• •¢tfv Yltwr•nt Jnth •ndo¥Jlll•Tht Tcts Totsl 4 P&ymonts dlrnCttytoehItab￿ p¢rfoo t£ TcaSli*tpethd •ItE sithleni 51udEnl ￿￿LL¥Seme Sanktharfj8s 270 9S To 271 317

APP&N￿X2 SC039176 Additional aiialysis131 rfod pts 25 GrDSY Iradi In¢(Th•from Inv￿lir￿￿fthIrkn ￿nd￿￿J￿Id1 Roritsftamlid & buikyl Pr￿￿d6 fromsovffixod w558ts P[C￿ed5 frw5Bl¢ of InYe¥l￿wts Svbfoial IradrfVpayn￿1S In¥¢wnl QC4Mh)S Jr*JY•m•nt• p￿￿8￿01 Subfv Matym•hd

KPE14EIX2 SC039176 Additional analysis121 5 8rnak+J￿ rfunr•Jtnct•Jfund• Tth Totsl fvr• Iqs Giants RF(I i$irwkntyF R8rdsfrornLY &bui PiiXè#dSfttMn $¥b¢[rL￿ ¥Sts Sub to T¢%tlrncdptg Ewnsoslorfundraffjiw arJtwiti8y Gio¥Str&din Ltyal (y5ts $uO 2YI PWCha5￿0I1lXol49￿# 271 21 TrtMt•M t01lirornlf￿ 21 NbJr* #nd offvnd•

APPENDIX 3 OSCR kottth Charty ReguLor Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to tho Charity na trustggslm•mb•rs of Adull Leaming Friends Rogistorod charity SC039176 numbèr On the accounts of thè charlty for the perlod Period start date Month Peri¢)J end date Mwlh Year Day Year 01 2025 31 2016 Set out on page jremunberto I￿u￿e the psge numbersof additonal 5heet31 Respectlve The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordarsce respon81bllltles of with the temis of the Charities and Trustee Investment Iscollandl 2005 Act and the tfU8tee8 and examlner Charities Accounts IScotland} Regulations 2006 las amended). The charity ttustees Consider that the audit requi￿rnent of Regulation 1011) (dl of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44{1) Ic) of the Act and to stste whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of inde￿ndOnt My examination is Carrieé out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner's statement Regulations. An examinatron includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a Comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 includes consideration of any unusu81 items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedure$ undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not eXp￿sS an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examlnerfs In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention lother than that statement disclosed on the attached page"] which gives me ￿asOnable cause to believe that in any m8terial respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1)1a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and to prepare accounts which accord wtth the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in ry opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undefstanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: Slgned": Namè: Relevant professlonal quallflcatlon(sl or body (Sf any): Address: Isz EAEC LA4 w Ag, KLAIlG-tiyg P IDe(. lease deLgte wo￿$ ift btsLets rfthèy Ilo t￿t app￿. Ilthe apply, set Qut thtysè rnattets wh￿h have con￿t9 yDuraltentioTr on I following page. ' OSCR will accept digital ortyp*J sbanabJr85

APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examlner wishes to disclose