2025-09-30-accounts - Writing Orkney

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TrU•t, Arnual Roport lor the porlod Peri¢>J start date Perirxl eThJ date , Morth Y*r oscr- 10 2024 , To 09 2025 .. OfTh¢o ol the Scottlsh Charlty R•gulator Reference and administration detai15 Chorlty nam• Oth•r namm ¢harlty Is known by R•glstor•d ¢horlty number Charlty's prlnclpal addr iling SCIO SCIO 8C039924 93 Vic¢ori8 Slrn8t ' Postcod• KW16 3BU Nam•s of tho charlty tru$t••• on dale of apwoval ¢A Tru¥t•M' Annual Report Tnwt•• nam• Nam• of person (or body) entitled to appolnl trustee (If any) Offle• (If any) Dats• actsd ff not for whole ygar Alis Will8r Chair . Pamela 8eas8nt 3 Wia Hays Trustee 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Reference. and administration details Names of all other charlty tNstees durlng the perlod, if any. (for oxample. thw who resigngd part way through the flnancial perlod} Barbara Stevenson Resigned as trustee on 02.04.2025 Structure, governance and management Type of governlng do¢umèrrt Chaiity Constitution. SCIO. The Organisatl was registered as a charity on 23" September 2024 Trustee ro¢rultsngnt and oppolntment The Association's management commlttee are apwinled by the member5 at the AGM each ye8r.

Objectlves and activities Charitsble pun>oses The organisation's purposes are the advancement of the arts. and In parti¢ul: (a) To raise awareness and understanding of creatlve b¥rillng (b) To develop and encourage the practic8 of creative Miling In I?neY (c) To celebrate the ¢ontritwlion made by writers past and present to the Iiural lile of (, and to Scottish literature Summary of Ihe maln actlvldos In relatlon to Ihesg (Jects The 0ry8nFsation operates primarity VthIn the Orkney Islands local authority area to advance the arts. with a partteular focus on creatNe writing. Its activrtses aim to benefit Ihe wider Community rather than any specific group. The organisation delivers its seNices dlrectly and engages in a range of aclmlies including: To aThange and provrde for, or joln in arrangtng and Fyoviding the hokling of readings, meetings, lectures, classes. seminars and training (x)urses or any other event. To publish, promote and disseminate work by wrlters Ilvlng In Orkney, or aslated wlh Orkney, induding adults and thildren. in (neylangUage. English and other languages of Scotland. To laise wth other voluntary seclor bodies. local authorities, UK or Scottish govemment depertments and agencies. and other tK)dies. all with a view to furthering the ¢ompany's objects. To cause to be prepared or printed or otherwise reprodu(£d and rojlated. free of charge or for payment, suth papers. books, programmes, periodica, pamphlets, or other do(xJments or films or recordings (whether audlo or visu81) as shal fiJrther the objects.

Achievements and performance Summary oflhe maln achiev8ments of the charity during the ffnancial pertod Writing Orkiiey was fomied as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisalion ISCIO) on 23 September 2024. The organisalton convert&J from the tharity an¢J o)mp8ny known as the George Mackay Brown Fellowship, tainIng the charity number SC039924. Writing Orkney will (xintinue the work of the George Mackay Brown Fellowship, to encx)urdgfj and deveky) the practice of Creative writtng in Orkney. Activitses in 2024-25 were as folkjws. Two publications launched In late 2023. A Gllsk of Sun and Saft Songs ntinued to sell well during this perioij. there were also ntinUed Sales of The Stonn print, eated by Erfend Brown, sokl through the pl Arts Centr& and onlrie. The Wrdsmit group for yCAJng aged 8-15 ¢cffltinued to meet monthly. and collaborated with various Orkney feSval$ such as the Nature Festival and the oThey IntematKJnal Science Festival. Coordinator Gabrielle 8amby stepped down 2025. We are ¢ontinuing to look for a replacement o)ordinator fty the group. The Orkney Voices group, for writers in Orcayian, had a busy year and weTr Invited to create material and read their work al various festivals, such as the St Magnus International Festival and the Orkrw tUre Festival. The group had a successfijl weekend tn Wgstray. holdlng readings and w0shOps. collaborating with the Westray WTiling group. audlo book of the earfier pubfficati Gousters, Glims and Veerie- otums, was prcKession8lly recorded. ieyd by group members. and is now available on the Writing Orkney Vimeo channel.

Financial review Brf•f $tatom•nt of tho ch•rlty'$ poll¢y Thls is an cgl$alK run by vcJnieern. on roserv•• Trustees beleve Ihat 6 MLth5 running 0S15 an apFwiate le¥el of reseryes 0er to cxjverlhe timing differenc*s tsee9n recelpts and payments and to alkjw for any unexpecl8J eXpdItre. Drf•ll• of •ny d•ficlt Donal•d facllltleg and ¥or¥lc85 (If any) Th dwity wothd like lo rec<yiise and lhk Ihe lim8 aThJ mlant gi¥en to IL by Its many volunteers. If it were not kn these volunteers. the woukl not exist. and the many servKeslactsv1t il plans and Declaration 8lgn•d on b•haN ofth• ¢hwitys trwtM• s19nre{SI Full n•M(•) Pamela Beasurt Poslllon le.g. Chair) TteasuTer 5 ZQ2é

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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

*: lnd�p�ndent examiner'�* !�Rr on the�cunts Repr to the trstees/member of;_--- Relstred charty!Scottish Charity SC039924 number _ ____ On the acconts of the; Period start date Perod end date charity for the period'---R�L-_ _ *--�< t* L___.Y�r.. __ ___ , ____~~Day~~ ---·Monih·---T --Year : :01 10 2024 to 30 ·-------�- ···--·-------"-···----·--1 09 :2025 : , I WRITING ORKNEY**	*: lnd�p�ndent examiner'�* !�Rr on the�cunts Repr to the trstees/member of;_--- Relstred charty!Scottish Charity SC039924 number _ ____ On the acconts of the; Period start date Perod end date charity for the period'---R�L-_ _ *--�< t* L___.Y�r.. __ ___ , ____~~Day~~ ---·Monih·---T --Year : :01 10 2024 to 30 ·-------�- ···--·-------"-···----·--1 09 :2025 : , I WRITING ORKNEY**	*: lnd�p�ndent examiner'�* !�Rr on the�cunts Repr to the trstees/member of;_--- Relstred charty!Scottish Charity SC039924 number _ ____ On the acconts of the; Period start date Perod end date charity for the period'---R�L-_ _ *--�< t* L___.Y�r.. __ ___ , ____~~Day~~ ---·Monih·---T --Year : :01 10 2024 to 30 ·-------�- ···--·-------"-···----·--1 09 :2025 : , I WRITING ORKNEY**
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Respective responsibilities of trstees and examiner		The charity's trustees ar responsible for the preparation of the acunts in accordance with the terms of the Charties and Trstee Investment (Scotand) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Sctland) Regulatons 206. The carity trustees cnsider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of te Acunts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the acunts as reuire under section 44(1) (c) of the
		Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiners statement		My examination is carried out in acrdance wit Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 200. An examination includes a review of te accounting records kept by the chary and a cparison of te acunts presented with
Indepndent examiner's	,	those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts and seeks explanations f the trustes cncing any suc matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evience tat would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit oinion on the accounts. - - - . ---··--· .-··-·. . - . .... .. ·- . . - ... .. In the course of my examination, no matter has cme to my atention
statement
	! !	1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: • to keep accounting reords in acrance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Account Regulats, and • to prpare accounts which accd with te acunting recors and cmply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Account Regulatns
		have not been met, or
		2 to which, in my opinion, attention should b drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accunts to be reached.
Signed:	i	Dae: 17/06/26
Name:		David Campbell
Relevant professional
quallflcatlon(s) or body
(if any):
Address:		*YCIUn!�ry Acio� Qrkney, ��or Buildi19s, -�ri�ge �teet,_* �ir��11, 9�Ey KW15 1HR

Enter SC No. below SC039924

Enter charity name below

WRITING ORKNEY

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Receipts and payments accounts
Period start date Period end date
For the period Day Month Year to Day Month Year
from 01 10 2024 30 09 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
Expendable Permanent
Unrestricted Restricted Total funds Total funds last
endowment endowment
funds funds current period period
funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 41 41 122
Legacies -
Grants
Receipts from fundraising activities -
Gross trading receipts -
Income from investments other than
land and buildings -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities 1,030 1,030 3,783
A1 Sub total 1,071 - 1,071 3,905
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
A2 Sub total -
Total receipts 1,071 - 1,071 3,905
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable
activities 3,049 3,049 8,334
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts 255 255 240
Legal costs -
Other -
-
A3 Sub total 3,304 - 3,304 8,574
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets
Purchase of investments - -
A4 Sub total - - -
Total payments 3,304 - 3,304 8,574
Net receipts / (payments) ( 2,233) - ( 2,233) ( 4,669)
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds -
Surplus / (deficit) for year
( 2,233) - ( 2,233) ( 4,669)
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SC039924

Section B Statement of balances

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Unrestricted Expendable Permanent Total current
Categories Details funds Restricted funds endowment funds endowment funds period Total last period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year
31,541 31,541 36,210
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
( 2,233) ( 2,233) ( 4,669)
payments account
Cash and bank balances at end of year 29,308 - 29,308 31,541
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) - - - - -
Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Investments -
-
-
-
-
- -
Details Fund to which asset belongs Cost (if available) Current value (if available) Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B3 Other assets -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total - -
Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B4 Liabilities -
-
-
-
-
Total -
Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due (estimate) Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B5 Contingent liabilities -
-
-
Total -
Signed by one or two trustees Date of
on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name
approval
7
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SC039924

WRITING ORKNEY

Section C Notes to the Accounts

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C1 Nature and purpose of
funds (may be stated on
analysis of funds worksheets)
All Current Funds are Unrestricted
Individual / Number of grants £
Type of activity or project supported institution made
C2 Grants
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C3a Trustee remuneration

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£
C3b Trustee remuneration -
details
C4a Trustee expenses
Number of £
trustees
C4b Trustee expenses -
details
Transaction Balance
amount (£) outstanding at
Nature of relationship Nature of transaction period end (£)
C5 Transactions with
trustees and connected
persons
C6 Other information
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