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2025-12-31-accounts

Accounts summary
Opening funds at 1/1/2025
Income for the year
Non-donation expenditure for the year
Surplus pre-donations paid
Away Match Donations given
Movement in funds after donations
Closing funds at 31/12/2025
Represented by:
Paypal
TSB
Bank of Scotland
Unrestricted
£
25,937.63
19,054.91
-5,268.99
13,785.92
-25,000.00
-11,214.08
14,723.55
£
1,572.99
2,203.38
10,947.18
14,723.55
Breakdown
General donations received
Company employee donations
TA club donations
Donations in memory of supporters
Match donations paid
Sub-total donations
Burns Night January 2025
Comedy Night July 2025
On-line Raffles
Merchandise sales/costs
Merchandise postage costs
Refunds given
Paypal charges/Square fees
Overseas banking charges
Sub-total fundraising activities
Total
Income
Expenditure
Surplus
£
£
£
3,030.29
3,030.29
1,445.00
1,445.00
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,400.00
2,400.00
25,000.00
-25,000.00
9,475.29
25,000.00
-15,524.71
2,270.00
1,578.00
692.00
750.00
750.00
1,690.00
1,690.00
4,869.62
2,696.56
2,173.06
643.13
-643.13
100.00
-100.00
191.30
-191.30
60.00
-60.00
9,579.62
5,268.99
4,310.63
19,054.91
30,268.99
-11,214.08

Away match donations in the year - 5 x £5,000 = £25,000 (for comparison, 2024 had 6 donations totalling £31,055)

Total away match donations since inception: £336,500 - from 109 donations.

Enter SC No. below SC041455

APPENDIX 2

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The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal

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Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from
Period sta rt date Period end date
Day Month Year to Day Mon th Year
1 1 2025 31 12 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
9,475
9,580
19,055
-
19,055
5,269

25,000



30,269
-
30,269
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Total funds
current period
to nearest £
Total funds last
period
to nearest £
Donations 9,475 21,695
Legacies -
Grants -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities 9,580 22,977
Gross tradingreceipts -
Income from investments other than
land and buildings
-
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities
-
- -
A1 Sub total - 19,055 44,672
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments - -
A2 Sub total - - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
- - 19,055 44,672
Expenses for fundraising activities 5,269 16,086
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable
activities
-
Grants and donations 25,000 31,055
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
Other -
-
**A3 Sub total ** - - 30,269 47,141
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
**A4 Sub total ** - - - -
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year
- - 30,269 47,141
11,214)
(
- - 11,214)
(
2,469)
(
-
11,214)
(
-
- - 11,214)
(
2,469)
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APPENDIX 2

The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal

SC041455

Section B Statement of balances Section B Statement of balances
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Investments
B3 Other assets
B5 Contingent liabilities
B4 Liabilities
Details Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
25,938
11,214)
(
Restricted funds
to nearest £
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £
Total current
period
to nearest £
Total last period
to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year 25,938 28,407
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account
11,214)
(
2,469)
(
-
-
Cash and bank balances at end of year
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
14,724 - - - 14,724 25,938
-
-

-
Fund to which

-
asset belongs

-

-
Market valuation
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which asset belongs Total
Cost (if available)
to nearest £
-
-
Current value (if
available)
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
Details Total
Fund to which l
-
-

-
iability relates Amount due
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which l Total
iability relates
- -
Amount due
(estimate)
to nearest £
Last year
to nearest £
Signature Print Name Total -
-
Date of
approval
Alastair Dunlop 28/2/2026

OSCR format TASA accounts 2025.xlsx / Statement of balances

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APPENDIX 2

The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal

SC041455

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

Carried forward fund reserves were £14,724 at 31st December 2025, all being unrestricted.

C3a Trustee remuneration
C4a Trustee expenses
C3b Trustee remuneration -
details
C4b Trustee expenses -
details
C2 Grants
C6 Other information
C5 Transactions with trustees
and connected persons
Merimna,Athens,Greece
Type of activity or project supported
Floga,Athens,Greece
HPZ Startseite,Liechtenstein
Specialsport,Copenhagen,Denmark
Friends of Chernobyl's Children,West Lothian
Merimna,Athens,Greece
Type of activity or project supported
Floga,Athens,Greece
HPZ Startseite,Liechtenstein
Specialsport,Copenhagen,Denmark
Friends of Chernobyl's Children,West Lothian
Individual /
institution
Institution
Institution
Institution
Institution
Institution
Number of grants
made
£
Number of grants
made
£
1 5,000
1 5,000
1 5,000
1 5,000
1 5,000
Total 25,000
If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to
a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)
Nil
Authority under which paid £
If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross
(otherwise complete section 4b)
this box Nil
None
Nature of transaction
Number of
trustees
£

n/a
Nature of relationship
Transaction
amount (£)
Balance
outstanding at
period end (£)
No transactions other than merchandise purchase and event attendance in the normal course
same rates as external parties.
of business, at

OSCR format TASA accounts 2025.xlsx / Notes

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APPENDIX 1

OSC r

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From
01
01 2025 To
31
12 2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name The Tartan Army Sunshine Appeal Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC041455 Charity’s principal address 216 King’s Park Avenue Glasgow Postcode G44 JF

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if
not for whole year
Name of person
(or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Neil Forbes Chair
Paul Smith Vice-Chair
Alastair Dunlop Financial Officer
Michael Ross Deputy Financial
Officer
Clark Gillies Secretary

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document
Trustee recruitment and appointment
The charity is an unincorporated association and follows a documented
constitution, which has been registered with the Office of the Scottish
Charity Regulator and is also available on the charity’s website.
www.tasunshineappeal.scot
Trustees are nominated at the annual general meeting, following
consideration of their skills and experience, and approved by the existing
board of trustees.
Day-to-day management of the charity is performed by a steering group,
including the charity trustees, and additional members invited to join when
the majority of the Steering Group agrees in advance to both the issue of
an invitation and to the proposed recipient of the invitation.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
Summary of the main activities
in relation to these objects
To promote the welfare of children in need in the countries we visit to
watch Scotland’s national football team play, in such ways as are
charitable in law.
The charity aims to make a donation to a children’s charity in each country
where the Scotland men’s international football team plays an away
fixture. These charitable donations are funded by donations from
supporters, events arranged by the charity steering group, and
merchandise sales.

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APPENDIX 1

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the financial period
During the year, 5 donations at Scotland away matches were granted
(£5,000 at each), totalling £25,000. These were made to children’s
charities with activities in Greece, Liechtenstein, Denmark, Belarus, and
Greece again. Further details of the recipients are available on the
charity’s website. www.tasunshineappeal.scot
By the end of the year, the charity had made 109 consecutive donations
since its formation, totalling £336,500 in aggregate.
The surplus for the year prior to away match grants, and net of costs of
fundraising events and merchandise, was £14k. After the grant of the
donations detailed above, carried forward fund reserves were £15k as at
31st December 2025.

Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy
on reserves
Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)
Donations are only committed to, should fund reserves be available.
Reserves are generally maintained to fund at least six months of potential
donations, to mitigate for any potential external impacts on the ability to
perform fundraising, and the quantum of donations is also assessed by
the steering group at least annually.
N/A
Independent examination provided pro-bono by Mark McRae CA, partner
of Armstrong Watson LLP.
Trustee and steering group management provided pro-bono.

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Other optional information

Refer to attached summary accounts information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Alastair Dunlop Position (e.g. Chair) Financial Officer Date 28 February 2026

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INDEPENI DENT EXAIIINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE TART￿￿ ARTrIY SuNSHI￿F. APPE.4L (REGISTERED )UNIBER: SC041455) I report on the aCC(￿ntS for the year ended 31 December ?0?5 sd out in the attached d(thmeni. The charity's Intsrees are responsible for the preparniion of the accounts itl accordance with the tenns of the Charities and Trustee Investtnenl (Scoilandl Aet ?005 and the Charitie5 Accounts (Scotland} Regulations ?006. The charity's tslLS(ees consider thai the audii requiremeni of Regulation 101 I Ila) to {cl of the Accounts Regulations does noi apply. It is my responsibility to txatnine the accounts as required under Section 44{IMc} of the A¢1 and to sta￿ whether particular matters have come Lo rny attentÈon_ Bagis of the indepelldeni eYamRner'5 rtport My examinatson was carried ou¢ in accordance with Regulation I l of the Clwi'ties Accounts IS¢otland) Regulations 2006. An examinaiion includes a review of the accounting records kept by the ¢horiiy and a Comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual 1￿mS or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you a5 (tustees ¢oncern*no any such matter5. The procedures undenaken do noi provide all the evidence that would be required iEJ an audii. and ¢OTwuendy I do noi express an audit opitiion on Ihe view given by the accounts. Independent examiller'$ Siatemtnt In connection with my examinalion, no matter has come io my aileniion '. {1) which gives me reasonable cause w belie￿ tha( in any matetial respect. the requirements keep acc(XLnting records in actordanct with Section 44{1 l{a} of the 200) Act and Regulaiion 4 of the 2006 A¢¢wnts Regu]aii¢)ns: and to prepare acc(XLnt5 which accord ￿7th the accouniing records and comply with Regulation 8 of the ?006 Accounts Regulaiions have noi been met: or {?) to which, in my opinion. aiieniion should be drawn in order ￿ enable a proper understanding of the accounts ￿ be reached. Mark M¢Rae. CA Independent Euminer Dale..