## conFAB ## S$C041585 Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025 conFAB $C041585 Independent Examiner's Report For the year ended 31 December 2025 | report on the accounts of the Charity, consisting of the Statement of Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31° of December 2025, the Statement of Balances as at 31° December 2025, and the Notes to the Accounts. ## Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charities trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity’s trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required 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 accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. ## Independent examiners statement In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 1. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements; ® tokeep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and - ® to prepare accounts with accordance with the accounting records and comply Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been; 2. towhich, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: G allene K Ce Date: 10” February 2026 ## Gallone & Co Accountants & Business Advisors 14 Newton Place Glasgow, G3 7PY ## conFAB Section A: Statement of Receipts and Payments For the Year Ended 31 December 2025 |||||31-Dec-25|31-Dec-25||Yearto| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Restricted|Unrestricted|31-Dec-25|31-Dec-24| |||||Funds|Funds|Total|Total| |||||£|£||£| |Al|Receipts||||||| ||Donations|||||-|-| ||Grants|||46,406||46,406|77,273| ||Receiptsfrom Fundraising Activites|||||-|-| ||Income from Investments|||||-|3| |||TotalReceipts||46,406|-|46,406|77,276| |A2|Payments||||||| ||Participants Expenses|||3,894||3,894|655| ||Artists Fees|||62,186||62,186|38,757| ||Travel|||462||462|14| ||Print& Design|||67||67|483| ||Venue Hire|||5,734||5,734|188| ||Accountancy|||600||600|600| ||General Equipment|||826||826|-| ||Food Vouchers|||||-|-| ||Insurance|||560||560|544| ||Other|||2,009||2,009|690| |||Sub Total||76,339|-|76,339|41,930| |A3|Payments Relating toAsset Movements||||||| ||Equipment Purchase|||||-|-| |||Sub Total||-|-|-|-| |||TotalPayments||76,339|-|76,339|41,930| |A4|Surplus/(Deficit)forYear||-|29,933|--|29,933|35,346| ## conFAB ## Section B: Statement of Balances As at 31 December 2025 |||Note||31-Dec-25|31-Dec-25||31-Dec-25|31-Dec-24| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Restricted|Unrestricted||Total|Total| |||||£||||£| |B1|Cash Funds|||||||| ||Opening Balance|||54,146|1,467||55,613|20,267| ||Surplus/ (Deficit) foryear|A4|-|29,933|-|-|29,933|35,346| ||Closing BalanceofBankandCash|||24,213|1,467||25,680|55,613| |B2|Total Funds|||24,213|1,467||25,680|55,613| ||Reserves|||24,213|1,467||25,680|55,613| |B3|OtherAssets|||||||| ||Opening Balance - Equipment|||1,500|50||1,550|3,167| ||Additions|A3||-|-||-|-| ||Disposals|||-|||-|-| ||Depreciation|1.2||(1,500)|(50)||(1,550)|(1,617)| ||Closing Balance - Equipment|||-|-||-|1,550| |||||24,213|1,467||25,680|57,163| ## Approved by the committee and signed on there behalf by: Name: Kim Mackie Date: 10th February 2026 \e Mowe Position: Treasurer conFAB 2025 was a busy year for activity. Starting the year with the Intergenerational Creative Writing Project in partnership with LGBT Youth Scotland East. Progressing with Slamming It! 2025 working with over 200 young people to create new poetry and performances in partnership with Scottish Poetry Library, Scottish Book Trust, Dyslexia Scotland and Stirling Council. Whilst continuing with the First Feet Residency in partnership with the Young Parents Support Base. The organisation operates on funding, fund raising and earned income. conFAB was funded in 2025 by People’s Postcode Trust, Creative Scotland, Children in Need, Glasgow City Council, Scottish Government and private donations. We look forward to continuing to deliver work over the coming years. We also operate a fund-raising strategy and have in place a process that enables conFAB to receive donations and gift aid with donations from Facebook, Amazon, and Easy Fund Raising. conFAB is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in Scotland: SC041585. ## COMMITTEE & MEMBERS Chairperson: Francesca Alexander, Information Architect Treasurer: Kim Mackie, Administrator Secretary: David Gibbs-Smith, Biology Teacher Committee: Meriem Timizar, Project Manager Dr D Heddon, Professor, Glasgow University Dr Eva Kourova, Teaching Fellow, Social Work and Social Policy STAFF Artistic Director: Rachel McJury ## Project Workers: conFAB employs a range of freelance arts practitioners on a project basis. In 2025 we were able to provide opportunities for: Eadaoin Lynch Jo Clifford Quigley Paterson Seth Hardwick Philippa Clark Garry McLaughlin Viv Gee Tawona Sithole Lorna Callery-Sithole Marcas Macan Tuairneir Jade Belletty Maya Hoisington Jennifer Baird Jane Gilby Hannah Lavery Soibhan Wilson Louisa McDaid Lisa Watt Martin Shields BeyongoliaProductionsLtd TPJGLtd Kim Mackie, Treasurer ## conFAB ## Accountancy Policies and Notes to the Accounts ## 1. Accounting Policies - aleal The accounts are prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with Charities Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. - 1.2 Depreciation is charged at 4 years straight line. - 1.3 No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years. 2. Incoming Resources - 2.1 Incoming resources are recognised when received by the Charity and are reported gross. - 2.2 The value of any voluntary help is not included in the accounts. ## 3: Expenditure & Liabilities - 3.1 Expenditure is shown when paid by the Charity. ## 4. Restricted Funds - 4.1 The restricted reserves consist of £24,213 (2024 - £54,146)