APPENDIX 1 oscr Period start date Monlh Period end date l Month Year 03 2025 Year From 01 2024 To 31 Office of the Scoitlsh Charlty Regulator Reference and administration details Charity nama Othar nam88 charity 18 known by Registered charlty nurnber Charlty's prlnclpal address The Advisory Group TAG SC042972 The Square 70 Renton Street Glasgow Postcode G4 OHT Names of tho charlty trustees on date of approval of Trusteas. Annual Report Trustee nam& Office (if any) Date8 actod If not for whole yoar Name of pé.rkon (or body> entitled to appolnt trustee (If any) Chairperson Secretary Treasurer From 28.01.25 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 APPENDIX 1 Reference and admlnlstratlon details Names of all olher charity trustees during Ihe per5od, Sf any, (for oxample, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Dat88 8ctad11 not for whole year Reiired 03.07.24 Retired 25.06.25 structure, governance and management Type of governlng document The Advlsory Group was Incorporaled as a Scottish Charrtable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) and is governed by a written Constitution approved by OSCR Trustee recrultm8nt and appolntment Trustees were recruiled and appointed as per the constilution Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The Charitable purposes of The Advisory Group are as follows.. The advancement of education and awareness raising about learning disabilities. through the provision of formal and informal training in educational bodies such as school and further education colleges, as well as in public, private and voluntary sectors. including community groups. The advancement of citizenship including the rights and responsibilities of the citizen. through the development of opportunities for people with learning disabilities to be more active in their communities, involving people in community activity including volunteering. The promotion of equality and diversity including the elimination of discrimination. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, contributing to the prevention or relief of poverty through information and advocacy. Summary of the maln activities In relatlon to these objects Our 15 TAG groups continue to promote our work across the country. In addition, as part of our service level agreement with Key we facilitated 8 consultation events for the people they support to evaluate the seNice they receive. We have also reviewed thelr complaints process and updated their video on how to make a complaint. We received additional funding from the Wellbeing Fund in Glasgow to provide a programme of accessible taster sessions. We worked with several community-based organisations to provide learning blocks on music, drama, music therapy, cooking and mindfulness. We have been awarded a second grant from the Big Lottery to adapt our very successful Game Changers programme to support young people in transition from school to continue involvement in sport and physical activity. This initiative started in September with the appointment of a Community Sport and Health co-ordinator who has been working with 8 schools in Glasgow to facilitate planning and providing information on I fitness opportunities. She has also established a network of sports clubs I who are providing introductory sessions for and is working closely with mainstream sports organisation to improve accessibility. We have provided facilitation and planning resources to Community Lifestyles in Glasgow to enable people with learning disabilities to identify goals and map out ways to achieve them. Thi5 enables us to link individuals up directly with our network of community resources. We hosted a conference which focussed on issues people were facing regarding access banking services. We have supported disabled people to engage with banks to highlight the problems caused by branch closure and the difficulties involved in using online banking and an inrrpA£inkvlv raf hlp<<