PLUSCARDEN DISTRicf COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION ALSO KNOWN AS PLUSCARDEN VILLAGE Hall SCOTTISH CHARITY NO. SC040836 ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGusf 2025
Trustees. Annual Report For the Year Ended 31 Au8USt 2025 The Trustees have pleasure In presenting their report together wlth the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025. Reference & Admlnlstrative Informatlon Charfty Name Pluscarden Distrkt Community Asslxiation. a150 known as Pluscarden Vllla8e Hall tharfty No SC040836 Address Pluscafden Hall, PIu5carden, ElgSn. Moray IV30 8TZ Trustees Chairper50n Flona Mltchell Lyndsay Smalles Margaret Davldson Rita Sim Ewen Riddlck Main McDavitt Unda Bhattachariee Christopher Court Catherine Hommel Secretsry Treasurer (resigned 27 May 2026) (resigned 17 November 2025) {resi8ned 17 November 2025)
Strurture, Governance & Mana8ement Pluscarden District Community Assodatlon ("the Charity") is an unlncorporated a55oclatlon whlch was granted charltabk status by OSCR on 14 September 2CM)9. It ts governed by its constltutlon adopted on 30 July 2009. The members of the Charivs commlttee are Its Trustees. The committee ts elerted at the Annual General Meeting. It consists of five members and up to a further five members can be cwited by the committee. Manapment The Trustees are re¥x)nsible for all aspects of the running of Pluscarden Hall ("the Hall-). They a responsible for raising fund5 to maintsin the structure and fadlftles of the Hall to allow it to be avallable for use by the local community. The Trustees meet as a committee on an pproximately monthty basis or as required for forthcomin8 events. Objectlves & Actlvftle5 Charftable purposes In summary, the Charws alm Is to promote the benefit of the local community. to advance educatlon and to make the Hall available in the Interests of social weffare for recreation and leisure time occupatlon wlth the object of improvin8 the conditions of lrfe for the kKal communlty. Activities Yary from year to year. They usually Include fundraising events such as themed suppers. pantomime. quiz nights, coffee mornin85. SOUP and sweet events and a Christmas community gathering. The Hall is also hired out to the local populace for any soclal gathering5. with the permission of the Trustees.
Chalrperson's Revlew The ar to the end of August 2025 was an evenrful perlod for the Hall. The committee met nearty every month. In additlon to regular activitSes Induding health and safety review5 and policy updates, the committee dealt with the following key topks and events: FurMlln8 Inltlatlves External fundin8 was obtalned to cover most of the le1 costs requlred for the transf0M¢S0ft of the Hall Charity into a Scottish Charltsble Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). Further fundin8 was 8ranted fDr extensive Hall renovatbons that indude malntenance of the Ilall's wooden floor. replacement of rotten external woodwork ar extemal paintlng. Work on transformin8 the Hall charity into a SCIO prc8ressed wlth the Instruction of extemal lawyers who advised on the new SCIO constltution. Communlty Garden The community garden. estsblished as a sectlon of the tharity. continued to grow. ft C($15ts prlnclpalty of a polytunnel. a 8reenhouse and outside 8round near the Hall, and Is Ilvln8 UP to its objective of creatin8 a shared community space to organkally grow fruit and ve8etsbles. External fvnding enabled the purchase of varlous t1$, 5011, seeds and plants as well as a small 8arden shed. Hall deaTrup and Improvem Numerous local volunteers helped Ody up and maintsin the Hall and Its grounds on the LKca5ion of a two4ay Spring clean effort. A new wishing well wtth a blackboard was manufactured and donated by a member of the local c4xnmunity. Also, the Hall received two whisky barrel planters as a donation. These athities and addltfons significantty Improd the exterlor appearance of the Hall.
Regular soup and sweet ents as well as coffee mornin85 have become popular communlty fixture. also contributlng to Hall funds. A pantomime and a charity dlnner were also successfully oanIsed durln8 the year. Numerous private events were held on a hire basl%. rnisin8 additional income for the Hall. Flnandal Review The balance of fvnds held at the close of the year was £12,208.54. This represents a surplus of £123.91 durin8 the year and 15 more than sufficlent to carry the Hall through another year. The total Income durlng the perlod amounted to £13.260.68, up from £9,158.07 in the precedin8 financial year. maSnly driven by increased hire revenue. Events once again contributed a si8nificant amount to Hall fvnds Induding income from coffee mornings, soup and sweet events and a Christmas PantomSme. A special dinner was Ofganlsed to raise money for the HS8hland H05pice and a totsl amount of £968 from the event was paid to that charity. External grant fvndin8 of £1.3Th) was received from Morny Cares which was spent on (xrtdoor maintenance and improvements for the Hall. In addition, an amount of £1.994.99 was received from Rothes11 Wind Farni Community Benefit Fund t(Hards the e5tsb1i5hnnt of a Community Garden. Total expendlture for the year of £13,136.77 was sl8nificantty higher than In 20241£6,OSO.72) but included the donation to the Highland Hosplce, and the items funded by the grant income mentloned above. The main driver of the remalning increase In costs was the unplanned high -&itch- up- electriuty char8es due to bllls In prevlous year5 being based on estimates of usage that proved to be too low. Reserves Pollcy The antlclpated normal running costs of power arKI heatiw insurance and other day to day costs are n(y•4 estimated at about £6.CW per annum. There are sufficient reserves to cover this for the comln8 year whlch continues to be the pferred policy of the Trusrees.
Plans for Future Perlods Key plans for the ar 2025126 Indude commtttee succession planning (recruiting new office hoklers and addrtlonal members), completing the transformation of the Hall's legal Structure into a SCIO and Implementing safety upgrade measures (exterior li8htln& shed paIr, new Outside Hall not5ceboard and placement of water heate in toilets) together wlth the correspondin8 extemal fundin8 applkauon for these upgrnding measures. Apprd by the Trustees on 25th May 2026 and $18ned on thelr behalf Lyndsay Smalles Treasurer
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