East Dunbartonshire Visually Impaired People’s Forum
Sco�sh Charity Number SC041721
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 1 August 2025
Trustees’ Annual Report
For the Year Ended 1 August 2025
and the independent examiner’s report for the year ended 1 August 2025.
Reference and Administra�on Informa�on
Charity Name : East Dunbartonshire Visually Impaired People’s Forum
Charity Number : SC041721
Principal Address
c/o Bob McNicol 2 The Loaning Kirkin�lloch Glasgow G66 4AF
Current Trustees
Carol Barrowman Co-Chair Isobel Campbell Co-Chair Alison Graham Andrew McAulay Ian McKinna Gloria Murdoch Nicola Sco� Gillian Taggart
Structure, Governance and Management
The Charity is an unincorporated associa�on. It is governed by a cons�tu�on amended in September 2015.
Appointment of Trustees
Members of the commi�ee, which meets periodically, are the charity’s trustees. Trustees are elected at the Annual General Mee�ng which is normally held in May.
Objec�ves and ac�vi�es
Charitable purpose: The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
Main ac�vi�es: East Dunbartonshire Visually Impaired People's Forum (EDVIP) carries out ac�vi�es and services, in accordance with its purpose. The mission of the EDVIP is to empower blind and visually impaired people to achieve their maximum level of personal independence. The Forum shall ac�vely promote the welfare and development of the people in East Dunbartonshire to address problems which affect visually impaired people directly and indirectly, and to achieve and push for change.
Ac�vi�es, Achievements and Performance
The EDVIP Forum has con�nued to thrive in 2024/25. The group meet weekly in The Park Centre, Kirkin�lloch and welcomed several new members during the year.
The Forum regularly invites guest speakers to provide informa�on and advice on a range of topics of interest to members, such as welfare benefits and safety issues. The group also holds social events and ou�ngs which provides valuable social interac�on, par�cularly to our members who live alone. Many of our members meet socially and par�cipate in other relevant groups.
The Forum is grateful to our sighted volunteers, without whom the organisa�on would not be able to operate as it does. The Forum con�nues to go from strength to strength and the trustees and the members look forward to another successful year in 2025/26.
Financial Review
finances were in a healthy posi�on, with a bank account balance of £3,402. Members pay a small charge at each mee�ng, which covers the cost of hall hire and refreshments. We are grateful to our Cra� Group who make regular contribu�ons from the sales of handmade cards and gi�s.
The Forum holds fundraising events which enables it to support other chari�es. In 2024/25, we made financial contribu�ons to the Marie Curie Hospice and Poppyscotland.
EDVIP move forward in 2025/26 in a strong posi�on financially and with an enthusias�c commi�ee who will ensure our charity's future is secure.
Approved by the trustees on 22 April 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Carol Barrowman
Isobel Campbell
Carol Barrowman, Co-Chair
Isobel Campbell, Co-Chair
Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 1 August 2025
| Income Council grant Fund raising / dona�ons Cra� sales Total Expenditure Arts and cra�s Expenses Transport and ou�ngs Charity dona�ons Premises costs Total Surplus / (Defcit) for Year Statement of Balances as at 1 August 2025 Cash at bank and in hand as at 1 August 2024 Surplus / (defcit) for year Cash at bank and in hand as at 1 August 2025 |
2024/25 £ 2023/24 £ - 1,722 1,060 2,086 369 1,036 |
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|---|---|---|
| 1,429 4,844 |
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| 99 185 - 95 2,313 1,569 390 800 721 700 |
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| 3.523 3,349 |
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| (2,094) 1,495 |
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| 5,496 4,001 (2,094) 1,495 |
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| 3,402 5,496 |
_______________ Approved by the trustees on 22 April 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
Carol Barrowman
Isobel Campbell
Carol Barrowman, Co-Chair
Isobel Campbell, Co-Chair
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of East Dunbartonshire Visually Impaired Peoples Forum
I report on the accounts for the year ended 1 August 2025.
Respec�ve responsibili�es of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the prepara�on of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Chari�es and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Chari�es Accounts (Scotland) Regula�ons 2006 (as amended). The charity's trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regula�on 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regula�ons does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under Sec�on 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether par�cular ma�ers have come to my a�en�on.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examina�on was carried out in accordance with Regula�on 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regula�ons. An examina�on includes a review of the accoun�ng records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considera�on of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explana�ons from the trustees concerning any such ma�ers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner's statement
In the course of my examina�on, no ma�er has come to my a�en�on:
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(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
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to keep accoun�ng records in accordance with Sec�on 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regula�on 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regula�ons, and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accoun�ng records and comply with Regula�on 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regula�ons
have not been met; or
- (2) to which, in my opinion, a�en�on should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
G Clelland
G F Clelland BA 6 Swan Mews Ware Her�ordshire SG12 9BF Date: 10 April 2026