2025-03-31-accounts - Scotia Education Trust

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APPENDIX 1 oscr Period start date Month Year Apnl 2024 Period end date Month Year March 2025 Da 1st From To 3151 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Scotia Education Trust Changed from "Scotia Education Trust for Africa. October 2020 SC041987 56, Campsie Drive Milngavie Glasgow Postcode G62 8HP 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 lor body) entitled to appoint trustee (rf any) Chairperson Person named above in exceptional circumstances. Otherwise approval by majority of Trustees. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 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 Dates acted if not for vthole year Structure, governance and management Type of governing document The Trust was established in November 2010 and was recognised as a Scottish charity with effect from 22nd December 2010. The Trust is administered in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed. Truslee recruitment and appointment Appointment and removal is in accordance with the Trust Deed Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The purpose of the charity is:. Prevention or Relief of Poverty Advancement of Education Advancement of Health Relief of Those in Need By Reason of Age, 111 Health, Disability. Financial Hardship or Other Disadvantage in Afn'ca, mainly but not exclusively, in Malawi. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Improvement in infrastructure and fvnding to enhance educational resources in Primary schools or Secondary Schools in rural locations near Blantyre. Malawi and enabling Secondary education for needy children.

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period In common with many charities, most funding allocated during the reporting timeframe is capital in nature {e.g. for infrastructure with a lesser amount on revenue expenditure). Capital projects support the expansion of service and quality of education provision. Mitsidi Community Day Secondary School (CDSS). Repairs to solar systems and maintenance, stationery, textbooks, laboratory materials. painting of chalkboards, servicing & repairs of water harvesting system, temiite treatment, repairs to desks, 100 new desks, brick fen Head Teacher house, inside painting of the school, retaining walls, shelving for library, minor repairs to outside drainage and to lab sinks, cupboards for Teachers, Office and Laboratory storeroom, holiday teaching for exams classes. start of building a kitchen to give students and Staff a mug of porridge each morning. It is hoped that this will improve attendance. punctuality. concentration in class and exam results. St. Wincent de Paul Secondary School. Completed building of labs and library. 15 bunk beds made. Solar systems made functional again. Added an intemal corridor and another six bathrooms to the girls, hostel. started building a triple classroom block because of overcrowding (566 students in 5 classrooms), bought materials, textbooks. mattresses, 250 chairs, beds for patients, pharmaceutical agents, 210 chairs for library, fumiture for Director's Office. Spraying for bed bugs in hostels. 80 tables, librarian counter and noticeboards plus metal bookshelves for library were made. Toilet roof maintained. Borehole water solar system and copy printer machine were serviced. Secondary school sponsorship. In academic year 2024 - 5, fees and support for 81 students in secondary education at four drfferent schools was provided. Programme managed locally in Malawi by Joshua Orphan and Community Care (UK Registered Charty 1114727). Higher education - cost for graduation event of one student:_ Diploma in Nursing at St. Joseph College of Nursing.

Achievements and exam results in financial year 2024 – 2025 Exam results were mostly very pleasing this year.

Mitsidi Community Day Secondary School . For JCE, 74 were entered, 72 sat, 58 passed. Pass rate >80% of those who sat. National pass rate of 71.22%.

MSCE 45 entered, 44 sat, 26 passed. Pass rate of those who sat 59%. Nat pass rate 54.79%.

St. Vincent de Paul Secondary School.

JCE results were good; out of 128 entered, 122 sat, 87 students passed giving a pass rate of 71.9% of those sitting (National pass rate 71.2%)

In MSCE, out of 156 entered, 149 sat and 85 passed, giving a pass rate of around 87%, well above the national pas rate (54.79%).

Sponsorship .

The exam results of junior sponsored students were wonderful. All 18 students sitting JCE passed, giving a pass rate of 100% (National pass rate 71.2%).

At MSCE, out of 17 students sitting, 6 passed, giving a pass rate of a bit over 35%. This was disappointing given the good result at the school in MSCE. One of the successful candidates at Mitsidi CDSS was offered a place at Mzuzu University in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences for a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry. This is the first time that a sponsored student at Mitsidi CDSS has been offered a University place.

Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves At 31st March 2025 the Trust held £392.21 cash at bank. all being unrestricted funds. Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any) APPENDIX 1 Other optional 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) Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Date 1211112025

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Receipts and payments accounts

						Period start date	Period start date	Period start date	Period start date					Period end date	Period end date	Period end date	Period end date
		For the period from		01 Day		April Month			2024 Year		to	Day 31		Month March				Year 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds			Expendable endowment funds			Expendable endowment		Permanent endowment funds			Total funds current period						Total funds last period	Total funds last
		to nearest £		to nearest £			to nearest £					to nearest £			to nearest £				to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		94,624	94,624												94,624	94,624	94,624	94,624		94,624	69,074
Legacies															-	-	-	-	-	-
Grants															-	-	-	-	-	-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities															-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross tradingreceipts															-	-	-	-	-	-
Income from investments other than
land and buildings															-	-	-	-	-	-
Rents from land & buildings															-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities															-	-	-	-	-	-
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*A1 Sub total*	*A1 Sub total*	94,624	94,624	-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	94,624	94,624	94,624	94,624		94,624	69,074
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total - - - Total receipts 94,624 - - ~~—~~												- -	- -	- -	- - - 94,624	- - - 94,624	- - - 94,624	- - - 94,624		- - - 94,624	- 69,074
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities															-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross trading payments															-	-	-	-	-	-
Investment management costs															-	-	-	-	-	-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities		120,947													120,947	120,947	120,947	120,947		120,947	61,047
Grants and donations															-	-	-	-	-	-
Governance costs:															-	-	-	-	-	-
Audit / independent examination															-	-	-	-	-	-
Preparation of annual accounts															-	-	-	-	-	-
Legal costs															-	-	-	-	-	-
Bank charges		645	645												645	645	645	645		645	375	375
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**A3 Sub total **		121,592		-	-	-	-	-	-			-	-	-	121,592	121,592	121,592	121,592		121,592	61,422
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments A4 Sub total - - - Total payments 121,592 - - ~~————~~												- -	- -	- -	- - - 121,592	- - - 121,592	- - - 121,592	- - - 121,592		- - - 121,592	- 61,422
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	26,968) ( - - - 26,968) ( 7,652 - 26,968) ( - - - 26,968) ( 7,652 ~~——————~~

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Section B Statement of balances

Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 27,360 26,968) (	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £ 19,708 7,652 27,360 - Last year to nearest £ - Last year to nearest £ - Last year to nearest £ - Last year to nearest £ - Date of approval 3rd Novembe
Cash and bank balances at start of year					27,360	19,708
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account					26,968) (	7,652
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Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	392	-	-	-	392	27,360
	-	-	- Fund to which	- asset belongs	- Market valuation to nearest £





Details		Fund to which	asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					Current value (if available) to nearest £









Details			Total Fund to which l	-	-	-
				iability relates	Amount due to nearest £





Details			Fund to which l	Total iability relates	-	-
					Amount due (estimate) to nearest £



Signature*			Print Name	Total	-	-

						3rd Novemb

Appendix 2 / Statement of balances

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

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

Type of activity or project supported	Type of activity or project supported	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £





		Total	-

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)
Authority under which paid			£






If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)		this box
	Nature of transaction	Number of trustees	£





Nature of relationship		Transaction amount (£)	Balance outstanding at period end (£)

Appendix 2 / Notes

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
	94,624				94,624	69,074
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Total 2 Grants	94,624	-	-	-	94,624	69,074
	- Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-	- Total current period to nearest £	- Total last period to nearest £
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Total - - Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-	-			-	-
		- Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	- Total current period to nearest £	- Total last period to nearest £
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Total	-	-	-	-	-	-
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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
	120,947				120,947	61,047
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Total	120,947	-	-	-	120,947	61,047
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Appendix 2Additional notes (1)

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Additional analysis (2)

Receipts 5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations	94,624				94,624	69,074
Legacies					-
Grants					-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities					-
Gross tradingreceipts					-
Income from investments other than land and buildings					-
Rents from land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	94,624	-	-	-	94,624	69,074
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Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	94,624	-	-	-	94,624	69,074
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Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities	120,947				120,947	61,047
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
Bank charges for international payments	645				645	375
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	121,592	-	-	-	121,592	61,422
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Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	121,592	-	-	-	121,592	61,422
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	26,968) (	-	-	-	26,968) (	7,652

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	26,968) (	-	-	-	26,968) (	7,652
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Nature andpurpose of funds

Appendix 2Additional notes (2)

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Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

6 Breakdown of restricted funds
Receipts	Restricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total restricted funds	Total restricted funds last period
Donations					-
Legacies					-
Grants					-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities					-
Gross tradingreceipts					-
Income from investments other than land and buildings					-
Rents from land & buildings					-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					-
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Nature andpurpose of funds

Appendix 2Additional notes (3)

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APPENDIX 3 Independent examiner’s report on the accounts

Report to the Charity name trustees/members of Scotia Education Trust

Report to the trustees/members of	Charity name Scotia Education Trust
Registered charity number	SC041987
On the accounts of the	Period start date Period end date
charity for the period	Day Month Year Day Month Year
	01 04 2024 to 31 03 2025
Set out on pages	(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner	The charity’s 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 (as amended). The charity 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	My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner’s statement	Regulations. 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, I do
	not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts.
Independent examiner’s	In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
statement	disclosed on the attached page*]
	1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
	requirements:
	• to keep 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 which accord with the accounting records and comply with
	Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
	have not been met, or
	2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
	understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose