2025-03-31-accounts

APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start date DaJ__...- Month Year From 01 Period end date Day 31 To 03 2025 Scottish thatty Regulator offi￿ of the Scottish Charty Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name Other n8m•s charlty Is known by Registered charlty number Charlty's prlnclpal address Friends of Plean Country Park Friends of Plearn Country Park (SCIO) SC042176 1 Wypers Place Denny Po8teodo FK6 5FH Names of the Gharity tru8tee8 on date of approval of Tru8tee8' Annual Roport Chalr Treasurer S8cr8tary 29101r25 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees durlng the perlod, if anyi Ifor example, those who re8igned part way through the financial period) Structure, governance and management Type of governing document Constitution Trustee recrultm•nt and appolntm•nt Trustee are elected at ttrie Annual Ganer81 MéÉting or co￿pted throughout The fi'nancial year. Office bearers are selected from within the committee by the committÉÉ rllember5 Objectives and activities Charitable purposes To conserve, enhan￿ and promote Plean Country Park for the benefit of people and the natural environment. To conserve, enhance and improve the lan(Jscape, biodiversity and sustsinable use of the area for the benefit of both people and wildlife. To promote. encourage and secure the educational value of the area, its historical, architectural, landscape and ecological qualities in conjunction with Stirling Council and other relevant bodies. To represent the views of park users and the local community. To carry out and promote both environmental improvements and practical conseNation measures involving the local community and other park users through publicity, education and the involvement of community groups, Surnmary of the maln activities in rèlation to these objects To seek the involvement of relevant services within Stirling Council to ensure statutory responsibilities are met. Activety raise funds to support these objectives.

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of Working with Stirling Council and an installation company to provide the charity during the financial period vehicle and people counters at point of access in the park to determine visitor nurnbers. This is now linked to the wi-fi system installed during our project with them last year. Joined with another community group lo promote the park and the area's history by providing a display of historical pictures and information about the park as well as a pictorial representation of our volunteer programme i and projects within the park. Raised funding to provide volunteer lunches and refreshments as well as tools tc within the park and improve biodiversity. Joined forces with another community group to host a family fun day in the ! park bringing the community together and raise funds. i Fundraising event in conjunction with Parkrun. Hèld r8gular volunt88r days to carry out a variety of tasks to ènh8ncÉ and maintain the park for park users, In addition. we hosted an event for staff i of Scottish Enterprise who volunteered to carry out tasks and also provided a donation via their Charities Scheme. FinancSal review Brlef 8tstomont ol the charlty'8 policy on re8orve8 The Trusiees policy is to maintain reseNes at around six months running i cosls in order to meet commitments and to cover any unexpected expenditure. Detai18 of any deflGIt Donatèd facilities and servlces Ilf any)

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The trugts08 do¢l&ro that they havg approved th• trust￿$, report above. Slgned on behalf of tho charlty'8 Iru6t•e8 Slgnaturè(8> OSCR wlll accepl dlgltal or typed gngiurns Full namols) Pooition (e.g. Chalr) Date

INCOME 2025 2024 EXPENDITURE 2025 2024 DOM4TIONS GRANT5 GI￿ AID INTEREST STIRLING COUNCIL LOTTERY EASY FUNDRAISING JUST GIVING TOTALS 1026 8435 ADMIN TOOLS & EQUIP VOLUNTEERS INSURANCE BANK CHARGES SUBS & PUBS FORMAT￿N OF HUB cONsUP￿4BLEs TrAINING 4232 3S5 63 262 314 55 44370 408.00 o.oo 101 138 3982 62 4618 44370 20 DONATIONS PARK FURNITURE STIRLING COUNCIL TOTALS 8185 54220 5085 BANK OPENING BALANCE Adé inGome Less expendituwe 2524.22 54448.23 54219.17 2752.68 BANK CLOSING BALANCE ASSETS Volunteer Hth) Twls l estlrn8te) 3300 1000 TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS £14.31 was transforreé from U￿oSt￿lC12d to cover the (￿st of the Actkn Earth event noi Covered by the restricted funds raised

OSCR Independent examiner's report on the accounts Scottish Chdnty Regulator Report to the tvUsts•slmgmbars of Charfty name Frtends of Plean Country Park Registered charlty number On th• Kcounts of the charlty for the perlod SC 042176 Period start dale PeriLxI end date Yew Yo8r Awil 2024 31 Mafth 2025 rThint•r Ip i[KJ￿¢ the ufftb8rs ol lthor414188ts1 Re5POCtIve i The charity'5 trustees are responsible for the prepardtlon of the accounts In accordance rnsponsibilrties ol I with the tems of the Charib'es ar￿ Trustfje Investment [ScA)IlarKI) 21X)5 Act and th6 trustees and examlner ! Charii05 Accounts (Scoljand) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charty In￿ee8 conSi￿r that the audit requirém8nl of R8gulalJon 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulatlons doas not apply. tt 15 rny responslblllty to examine the accounls as required under $8Ctlon 144{1) (c) of the Act and lo state wh6lher parttular mallers have come lo my attention. Basls ol Ind•pendent i My examination Is carrd out In accordan￿ Regulation 11 of the 2006 Aw)unts exarnlner's stal•rnent . Regulats'ons. An examinats.on Includes a r8vlgw of the ac¢ounling records kept by th8 charity and a comparison of the accounts presenled with those records. It also inthdes j Q)n8ideration of any unusual items or disdosures In the ao))unts and seeks explana￿n8 from Ihe trustees Con￿rning any suth matters. The procedures undertaken ', do r￿t provlde all the evidence Ihat would be required In an audlt and. consequeniiy, I do r￿t axpress an audh opinion on the view given by Ihe accounts. Indepemdent examlner'B .. . In the course of my examlnatlon. no matter come to rny attention statoment ' whi¢h gives me ieasonable (zuso to believe that in any material respect the requirements: io keep a￿ju￿ting records in accordanc% wlth &ection 44(1) (a) of the 200S Act and Regulaiion 4 of the 2C()6 Accounts Regulallons, 8rKI lo prepare 8ixounts which a￿Ord with the accounting and compty with Regulallon 9 of the 2Cth Accounts Regulations have rhjt been met, or 2 to which, In my oplnlon. attèntion should be drawn in ordar to enab￿ a proper understandlng of the accounts to L reached. Signed": Name: Relevant professlonal qualfficatlon(5) or body (If any): Address: -Please Oelele the word8 in th• bracelS il trtey do not 8pp￿. If IhA w¢xds do apply, Eel out thoso mattèrts ¥thioh havo come tr) your 8tt•nb"on on the folkjwing p4È. ' OSCR wlll ac¢epl digila or typed *onathfe$