oscr Period stsrt dale Month Year Period end date From o? JAN 2025 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator To 31 DE¢ 2025 Reference and administration details Charity name Other names charlty is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address DORNOCH FIRTH GROUP SCIO 'DFG SC042553 CAYMAN LODGE VESTER KINCARDINE HILL ,, ARDGAY llSUTHERLAND Names of the eharity trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report Trustee name ' Office lif any) Dates acted If not for whole year Namé of PÈisori lor body) entitled to appo_lnt trustee {if any) Rev James Currall Rev Hilary Gardner Chair Treasurer Mr Charles Minall Minute Secretary Ibut not charity Trustee) Trustee Mrs Alison Mackenzie Rev Mary Stobo Mrs Morag Macaskill Mr5 Patricia Geddes Trustee Trustee Trustee 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustges during the period, if any, {for example, those who reslgned part way through the financial period) Name Date$ acted rf not for whole year Structureg governance and management Type of governing document Dornoch Firth Group SCIO Constitution Trustee recruitment and appointment Charity Iruslees musl be members of the DFG SCIO. They are nominated lo serve by any other member of the SCIO ancl are elected annually al the AGM. Maximum number of trustees is 11 and minimum 3. Trustees stand down at the AGM but may be re-appointed. Charitable purposes To advance citizenship and community development by identifying, creating and developing links to enable the young people and adults of this area to becomè Integrated members of their communities through a programme which provides positive messages of respect, the development of life skills and the enhancement of individual self-esteem in a safe environment. To assist those in need by reason of age. ill-heallh. financial hardship or other disadvantsge, through developing strategies to respond lo their needs, using local resour￿$ and the whole community in its widest contexL Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Our projerts are about relieving isolation and loneliness, encouraging people into community activities and signposting to other organisations for advice and guidance. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period Our projects are about relieving isolation and loneliness, encouraging people into community activities and signposting to other Ofganisations for advice and guidance. Such as...... l. Our Men's Shed has a warm rest area for a cuppa and chat and making new acqualntances. People can just come ancf chat or get involved in activities as much as they want. It has a Community Workshop for people to make, repair or up-cycle items and a tool lending library. The workshop is available for use by community groups too. 2. Our pottery studio has a paid instructor and is designed for a rnaximurn of 3 people at a time to encourage connectionslfriendships. There is a small waiting list. Parent IrodLller projects, Tuesday Tots indoors at West Church Hall also combines a knitting/crafting project to provide some intergenerational mixing. 4. Outdoor PTh Projett called Little Otters in collaboration with Davochfin Farm (Dornoch Lochans) Mama's Club is a projert at Embo Old School for new ￿UMS and babies to get together and craft, chat and for signposting as required. 6. Story Walks is on the beach or in the woods with parents and toddlers to get out in the fresh air with story themed activities. Pirates on the beach with buried treasure etc. Baby Massage for very new mums in WCH, brings new mums gently into the other activities too. 8. We facilitate Golspie Teddy Bear's Club, parent and toddler group In Golspie. Natter n Nosh Lunch Club for over 55s fDrtnightly at West Church Hall. 10. Dornoch and Embo Community Resilience Project Is an emergency first response with volunteer street buddies mobilised in an emergency... remember COVID? I l. In the place of our, now finished, Food Share Larder, we are embarking on a new venture involving volunteers in a mushroom growing social enterprise. Highland Fun Guys. 12. Also , in process .we are currently working with Brora and Ardgay Men'5 Sheds to develop an East Sutherland Repair/Re-use and Recycling Projert using the Sheds and other local organisations as drop-off and eollertion hubs. Funding from Highland Community Regeneration Fund R&R. Financial review Financial Review The year under review shows a significant deficit of £54.189. This is due to the fact that our expenditure during the year has been covered by grants received in earlier periods. While we have had some success in securing additional grant funding during the year we are finding it increasingly difficult to secure fvnds. At the end of the year our cash reserves are lower than we would wish bul we are actively looking to secure fvlure funding and also to start a small social enterprise which if successful will begin to generate some much needed earned income. Since the end of the financial year some additional grant funding has been secured and we continue to monitor the situation carefully. DeGlaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charty's trustees Signatures Full namelsl Rev Hilary M Gardner Position {e.g. Chair) Treasurer Date Rev James Currall Chair zS.ts.Z oscr Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Report to the trusteeslmembers of Independent examiner's re￿ort on the accounts DORNOCH FIRTH GROUP SCIO SC042553 Registered charity number On the accounts of the charity for the period Period start date Period end date Year Year January 2025 to 31 December 2025 Set out on pages 6t011 Respective The charity'5 trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilrties of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts Iscotlandl Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10111 Id) of the Aecounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under sects'on 44111 Icl of the Act and to State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independenl My exarnination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities exarniner's statement Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. An examinab'on includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compari50n 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 accounts. Independent exaMine￿S In the course of my examinab"on. no matter has come to my attention statement which gnie5 me reasonable cause to believ& that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44{11 la} 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 lo which, in my opinion, attention shoulLI be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the auounts to be reached. Date: Signed: Name- Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body Goldwells Lld {if any): LU/Y fA"i+Vrff Address: 10 Knockbreck Street Tain IV19 1BJ DORNOCH FIRTH GROUP SCIO SC042553 Recei tsand ments accounts Forihe period Irom to oi JAN 2025 31 DEC 202S Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Re¥tThcted funds Expèndable •ndowmÈnt fund$ ton•arist£ Permanent endowment funds lo neiF•StÈ Total funds urrent period Total fvnds last period torteèrest£ t&T￿rEst£ Al Recei DDnation5 2 475.00 i 000.00 3 475.00 3 335.05 aae5 Glznts 17.886.00 2S 886.00 Recei from fundr8i$in Gross tradin rom Investments rumtr 8t*jvthe5 250.00 250.00 100.00 3 167.51 3 267.51 2.9SS.66 er an 443.06 811.08 Rents from land & buildi ros5 re￿Ipts from other c actmiies anlable Al Sub total 11,018.06 22,303.51 33.221.57 9S,027.44 A2 Receipts from asset& investmtnt sales Prtteeds fr(th sale offixed assets Prcteth fr￿Tr 5aleof inveslrnenls A2 Sub totsl Totslre¢elpts 11,01B.06 22,303.51 33,321.57 95,027.44 A3 Payments Expenses forfundr8i$ng attivtses Gr05s trading payments Investment management ¢>)sts Payment5 relating directty lo charita￿e 80 449.21 87 S10.30 91026.31 GrBnts artd donations Governan￿ CD5ts". Auditl indwdenl ex8mif58ti¢n Preparation of8nnual ¥ttouDts Legal costs Other A3 Sub total 7.061.09 30,449.21 87,510.30 91,026.31 A4 Payments r#l8ting to asset and investhient movemerits Purchases of fixed assèts Purchase of investmènts A4 Sub tot81 Total￿Y￿ents 7.061.09 80,449.21 87.510.30 91,026.31 3,956.97 -58.145.70 -$4,188.73 4,OU1.13 AS Transfers to I lfroml fvnds SU￿lusI(derIC1fJ foryear 3 956.97 48 14&70 1BB.73 DORNOCH FIRTH GROUP SCIO Section B Statement of balances SC042553 Unrp5trltye¢ PÈnn3nent R￿rted lundÉ endowment fvnth Dear¢stE Total Cu￿e￿I C¥tsgorfgs Details fvnds Tol41 last t•n¥fes¢£ Bl Cash funds Cashand barth baLencE5 5tsWof y 10,827.$2 78,533￿1 89,361.13 85,360.00 Surplus1 Idefi¢itl rE￿Ipts ts X¢OL 3,956.97 -SB,14S.70 44,188.73 Cash And bank ￿lance$a¢ end Qlyear 14,784.59 20.387.81 39.172.40 89￿61.13 *ccourrtlill OeL•IIs 82 Investments Tola ta n￿￿•$¢£ B3 Oth•r8ssot¥ TOLIT Details tswr toneJrE5t£ B4 LIabIl￿$S Tot•1 D•fail L4Sty•at neartstt B5 Contingent liats11￿eS $igiid by*rt* ¢riwoiTUYtE On b¢baWrf411 thetruslqes S*natur• Phnt Nam* Dateof pproval HIl￿Gar￿Tr DORNOCH FIRTH GROUP SCIO SC042553 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 Nature and purpose of fvnd$ (may be statedon analysk? of funds wvrksheelsj Type of aGtivity or project supported Numb*rof grants made institution C2 Grants Total C3a Trustee remuneration If no retnuneralion was paid duriTrJ the period to any charity Iruslee or person ¢onr￿ded to 8 lftjstee Gf055 thi5 box lotheThise comp18te section 3bl Authority under which paid G3b Trustee remuneration - detsils C4a Trustee expenses If no expense5 were paid lo any ch8rity InJste& during the period then cross this box lothemi5e complete section 4bl Numb&Tof trustees C4b Trustse expenses- details Trnnsaction arnountl Balance utstsnding at Nature of relationshi N8tu¥e of transaction CS Transactions wlth trustee$ and connected persons ¢6 Other information DORNOCH FIRTH GROUP SCIO SC042553 Additional analysis111 Analysis of recelpts •nd payments 1 Donauons UniEsb%ctèt1 fund ExpEffldabl endowment P•rnanertt endoYdmÈnt R•stYwedfunds to Sl Finnbarfs ChAnty Sho D￿n￿h GD￿clUb HOwd8ns Spriweid Frwr NeighboJrfyFound5tiDn Miscellaneous irfiViQualdDnalK ¢ikOp Mmmuntyfund 2.QOD.00 2.OOD.00 soo.00 soo.00 .DO 300.00 280.00 35.39 6$9.E6 3.33S.D5 475.00 500.DO 97&00 2A75.00 JA75.fj0 referèncs 2 Qrants Tot41¢ur¢• Dthott lor￿fe￿£ funds Total Listper5pd torwresl£ pEbb￿TruSt c¢MmuntyMgn￿ he8rFh&wdbeth9 F￿d N￿s $ 316.00 5 386.00 10 000.00 47 981.00 The Lottety zoooo.00 t￿￿era￿vIc￿rn￿lty P￿0 Hignland CoU￿￿- Counsèisng TheRODtttS(￿Tr￿1 230.QQ 928.1$ ,745.5 8.000.00 .000.th) Total 17.886.00 2S,886.00 87,88I6S 3 Gross rt¢eiptsfrom oth8rcharitstrAe ￿1VItieS Restikted*unfj$ endrJwmÈnt lunds endowmèrt funds Plri T*ltsstperiod t0Th￿￿t£ Drffjo¢h CaIn￿J01 eci lTrxmÈ 4 Payments rÈlabw directlyto chatftablè aGbvttle5 Unrislt1ctèd funds ExpErthbl• Pennin¢rA éno¢Ym*nt Q$￿¢*ed1LT TOtslcurreTht Trdllastptlipd funts tonuresit ID￿￿tEll£ sa13rfosa￿￿a9eS Ttsveiin efflS9$ office￿￿se* InsurarKe a.￿3.$8 2 070.g5 39.10 2 039.92 2 039.92 Miscell?neoJs Counsdlity Prqe akery Mans Shed Natter n Nts5h Pottery Foad Hi DACRF Knit & Natter I CniVJreTr* Gro 162.QO 72.00 72.00 143.20 472.00 080.73 12 850.94 12,4DJ.66 58.99 9SO.23 36.312A4 91.026.31 1 076.94 42 3fj1.72 42 361.72 87.$10.30 Total 7,C6fj.09 8Oh49.21 SC042553 Additional analysis 121 5 Br•akdown ofunr+strthd funda fun65 kna51ast pwi R颢iPts Donali 2475.00 475.DD 050 Spnis ooo.oo 8 000.QQ 7,gB1 fromtuthisi Gross tradi re¢e Incametr¢m Invg$tsnont& Dthèrihon llnd clriitio 443.06 44106 Rpnt5from land & trui￿1￿ fy05Siecgiptsfr¢)mdthÉt tthantsbl•¥Gtivttyos Sub total 11.08 11,D1&06 11,D1&C6 10,84108 froma55el $ InvKtmont PrOt￿￿$￿M 5ple offiXEd assèts ProcF*Jstrom sale ￿ j*ve*menls SuDIOTkl 11.018.06 10.842.9 £￿ense$fOrfufftIsl aC*¥ities Inv¢5Dnentrnan*)èmtsnl pay￿n￿r￿&bft dirE￿I tsraThts** donalr GOVern￿tos1$ totharitAblg *rviiie5 AudillindÉp¢n¢¢ThtexaMinal Prep8r4liQoolann￿al a￿miS L¢yi¢091S SL¢0 totsi 7.061.09 7.061.09 S.￿6.￿3 Piyment5 rela￿n9 to •ssètand inY¢StrnEnt mDv?ments Purthas8s ollixedasset$ Purtha&a tst Inv¢Skn¢nt5 Stsb Tofripaymet)ts 7,Q81.09 7.061.09 5.4J6.83 856.97 s.￿.￿T S,4￿.26 TrnD$lerstol Ifmmlfunds -12,250.88 SuTrlusl{deTrhJ lorye*r 1956.97 3.95$.97 P4oiurèAn of fund5 exp*ndiiuF8 In Ihg ￿r￿Sl11¢￿￿d srffl• Ir￿￿¢￿?1￿0￿*lgnsfrL￿ localgwwd ifth*Su?tsKthicharonthspwi¢tO¥ryonpdth•DFG'$ lll 11 lllllll 111 fflUl] fflll fflttttffl ll]llllllll lll llllllllll Hi , ttttttm llllllllE ni lll ttm lllll lltttttill tllllllllll lll ijnll, tttffl tmll [[[[• twllllllll 111111