Scottish charity number:
SC043027
Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2026
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**Contents of the Financial Statements** for the year ended 31 March 2026
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|Report of the Trustees|1 - 5|
|Report of the Independent Examiner|6|
|Statement of Financial Activities|7|
|Balance Sheet|8|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|9 - 14|
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## **Report of the Trustees** for the year ended 31 March 2026
The Trustees present the annual report and accounts for get2gether for the year ended 31 March 2026.
## **Reference and administrative information**
Charity name: get2gether Charity registration number: SC043027 Principal address: 13 Queen’s Walk Edinburgh EH16 4EA Website: https://get2gether.org.uk Bankers: Co-operative Bank PO Box 101 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP
## **Constitution, governance and management**
The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) established on 22 March 2012 and registered under charity number SC043027. The responsibility for the strategic and operational management of the Charity rests with the Trustees who form the Board of Trustees who meet six times per year plus additional ad hoc planning or strategy days.
The Trustees who served during the year were as follows:
Alasdair McLean Chair Michael Casey Treasurer Natasha Spassiani Secretary Mark Cameron Naomi Rahman-Shaw Mark Hoolahan Kenneth Dale-Risk (appointed 13 November 2025)
Following get2gether’s collaboration with Edinburgh Napier University on the ‘Our Rights, Our Community’ publication, Ken Dale-Risk was appointed as a Trustee in November 2025, bringing a wealth of experience in human rights law.
The constitution requires a minimum of four and a maximum of nine Trustees. Recruiting and appointing new trustees is done through advertising the role through goodmoves and our professional networks. New trustees are invited to join the Board following careful consideration of their skills and willingness to align with get2gether’s aims and ethos. It is a requirement that all trustees retire from office at the AGM but may be reappointed or re-elected. No trustee may serve as an employee of the organisation.
get2gether’s AGM is open to all members and interested parties; the Chair provides an overview of the activities of the previous year and the Treasurer gives an annual financial report. High attendance from the membership demonstrates a highly engaged membership that is keen to develop the organisation.
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## **Report of the Trustees** for the year ended 31 March 2026
## **Objectives and activities**
get2gether’s aims are to:
- Reduce loneliness and social isolation among adults with disabilities;
- Increase the emotional awareness and resilience of adults with disabilities; and
- Increase self-determination of adults with disabilities.
To achieve our aims, we:
1. Plan and arrange a regular monthly programme of social events, courses and workshops and publicise these to members;
2. Create opportunities for members to meet up regularly and develop a circle of friendships and relationships;
3. Support the development of the get2gether Steering Group that decides and plans activities according to members’ interests and requests;
4. Support our Ambassadors and create job opportunities for members; and
5. Develop ways to support our members to work towards a more independent, resilient, emotionally secure and self-determined life.
## **Achievements and performance**
Key highlights of get2gether’s achievements in 2025/26 included:
## _**1. Programme delivery and Member engagement**_
Across the year, get2gether hosted 208 events and 5 courses, creating regular opportunities for members to build friendships and community connections.
Members engaged with get2gether in different ways and at different levels throughout the year. While some attended over 90 events during the year, others chose to stay connected in different ways. We saw an average of 13 members per event and 11 per course.
Over the past 12 months, we worked with **397** adults with disabilities (members). We continued to employ 3 adults with lived experience of disability as Ambassadors, who facilitated our events and provided peer mentorship on our courses. The year had a strong focus on member involvement through the steering group and member-led events. We saw an average of 7 members hosting events each month. 6 members were learning how to host events for the first time. Through hosting events, members developed practical leadership, communication, and event-planning skills.
Members planned and celebrated get2gether’s 12th Anniversary Party, where 72% of members reported feeling more able to live the life they want. High levels of repeat attendance and a record number of members participating in events demonstrate that get2gether has become a trusted and valued community that adults with disabilities actively choose to be part of.
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## **Report of the Trustees** for the year ended 31 March 2026
## **Achievements and performance (continued)**
## _**2. Membership Growth**_
get2gether received 110 new membership requests, bringing our total membership to 1,263 adults with disabilities at the year-end. Beyond referrals, get2gether’s outreach across Edinburgh College campuses has been an important pathway for young people discovering get2gether, accounting for 15% of new membership requests this year.
## _**3. Developing the ‘Learning to Date’ project**_
Our Learning to Date pilot offered an inclusive workshop supporting members to build confidence, practise dating skills, and navigate real-world social situations. Developed at Leith Depot in 2024/25, we continue to expand this project. We approached Queen Margaret University to involve Speech and Language Therapy students as ‘Conversation Catalysts’. Additionally, the new partnership with Edinburgh Napier University will support delivery in 2026 and strengthen how we capture and share impact.
## _**4. Our Rights, Our Community Book Launch**_
Together with Napier University, get2gether published a book on human rights, ‘Our Rights, Our Community’. The book launch brought together members, project partners, and supporters to celebrate members’ lived experiences and voices were central to discussions about human rights. The book will serve as a vital resource for raising awareness and affirming the human rights of adults with disabilities.
## _**5. Award-shortlisted Partnership**_
Our partnership with Edinburgh Napier University was shortlisted at the Herald’s Higher Education Awards 2025. Being shortlisted in two categories from over 60 entries was significant recognition for inclusive academic research.
## **Get2gether’s Impact**
get2gether continues to make meaningful progress in **reducing social isolation and loneliness** among adults with disabilities by creating opportunities for members to meet new people and form genuine, lasting connections. **84% of members reported they have more friends because of get2gether** .
The community we nurture has the power to support one another through some of life’s most difficult moments. Through events and courses, members **increase their emotional resilience** - _“After losing my husband, get2gether is a place to come to. I get support from people I'd otherwise lose touch with”_
We continue to **increase the self-determination of adults with disabilities** by creating meaningful opportunities for member-led initiatives and community leadership. Member-led activity demonstrates growing members’ confidence, skills, and ownership within our community.
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## **Report of the Trustees** for the year ended 31 March 2026
## **Get2gether’s Impact (continued)**
While we are making strong progress towards our organisational aims, we also support other positive outcomes for adults with disabilities, with **92% members reporting that get2gether has made their life better.**
As part of our **Building Healthy Relationships** umbrella of support **,** we have continued working with NHS Chalmers Sexual Health clinic in Edinburgh. Feedback from NHS staff highlights the importance of this partnership in supporting healthier and safer relationships among adults with disabilities - “ _get2gether is the only organisation bringing people with disabilities to the clinic_ .”
**A delegation from Iceland** visited get2gether to learn more about our model and how we support people in the community. This reflects the growing recognition of our approach in supporting adults with disabilities beyond Scotland.
## **Plans for the future**
As we move into 2026/27, our focus is on expanding our reach within Edinburgh and the Lothians, so more adults with disabilities can access and benefit from get2gether’s offering. We will deepen partnerships with trusted organisations across Edinburgh and the Lothians, driving forward greater inclusion and increasing mainstream opportunities for adults with disabilities.
We will continue to listen, learn, and act on what our members tell us, ensuring their voices and lived experiences are not only heard but directly shape the design, delivery, and future direction of get2gether’s programme and activities.
## **Financial review**
## _**Principal sources of funding**_
Our work in 2025/26 has been made possible thanks to the generous support of grants and donations, which remain our primary sources of income. We are deeply grateful to the trusts and foundations that have invested in our core work. Our engaging programme could not have happened without their continued belief in what we do.
## _**Results for the year**_
The Accounts for the year are set out on pages 7 to 14. The Statement of Financial Activities on page 7 shows a surplus of £40,360 (2025: surplus of £52,406), comprising a surplus on general funds after transfers of £30,687 (2025: surplus of £16,382), a surplus on designated funds after transfer of nil (2025: deficit of £255,476) and a surplus on restricted funds after transfers of £9,673 (2025: surplus of £291,500).
## _**Reserves**_
It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds of three months operating costs. The general funds at 31 March 2026 amounted to £128,785 which meets this level.
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## **Report of the Trustees** for the year ended 31 March 2026
## **Donated facilities and services**
We are grateful for the generous donations of supporters’ time and services, including:
Aiden Bree for hosting our website, Steve Jones from Change Therapy for hosting mindfulness workshops and walks, Dynamic Earth for a Dinosaur workshop, Wallyford Miners Welfare Society for providing a venue and buffet at our Karaoke Discos in East Lothian, Hibernian Football Supporters Club for providing their venue, Palace of Holyrood House for a tour, Leith Depot for their function room, Fruitmarket Gallery for the tour and creative workshop, the National Galleries of Scotland for access to their spaces, Beach Wheelchairs for use of their equipment, Empty Kitchens Full Hearts, the Broomhouse Hub and Hibernian Community Foundation for great food, Sally McElroy from Inspiring Scotland Specialist Volunteer Network for the advice, information and support, Edinburgh Leisure for facilitated fitness classes, Dance Base for their dance workshops, Thistle Bikes for accessible cycling events, Grassmarket Community Project for their cinema, Andy’s Man Club for supporting our Big Nights Out, Bank of Scotland for budgeting workshops and NHS Chalmers team for their time and support.
We would also like to acknowledge and thank local businesses for donating goods for the raffle prizes at our events - Cameo Picture House, Moonwake beers, Off the Kerb and Capital Theatres.
## **Statement on risk**
The Trustees of get2gether recognise their responsibility to identify, assess, and manage the risks to which get2gether may be exposed. They are committed to ensuring that appropriate systems and internal controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud, error, and other potential threats to the charity’s operations and reputation.
The Trustees have reviewed key risks and are satisfied that proportionate and effective procedures have been implemented to mitigate their impact. This risk management approach supports the continued delivery of get2gether’s work in an accountable and sustainable way.
## **Statement of responsibilities of the Trustees**
Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of its income and expenditure for that year.
In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable the Trustees to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The Trustees are also responsible for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the Charity’s assets and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 31 July 2026:
Alasdair McLean
## **Alasdair McLean**
Chair
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## **Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees** for the year ended 31 March 2026
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2026 which are set out on pages 7 to 14.
## **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) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the 2006 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 Examiner’s statement**
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). 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 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 view given by the accounts.
## **Independent Examiner’s statement**
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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 (as amended), and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations (as amended)
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.
Alison Franks
## **Alison Franks CA Director**
6 August 2026
Cornerstone Accounting Ltd Chartered Accountants
11 Erngath Road Bo’ness EH51 9DP
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## **Statement of Financial Activities**
For the year ended 31 March 2026
|**General**
**funds**
**Notes**
**£**
**Income and endowments**
Donations and legacies
2
**68,708**
Income from charitable activities
3
**4,784**
Income from trading activities
4
**7,475**
Interest on investments
5
**-**
**Total income and endowments**
**80,967**
**Expenditure**
Raising funds
6
**21,638**
Charitable activities
7
**28,642**
**Total expenditure**
**50,280**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**30,687**
Transfers between funds
11
**-**
**Net movement in funds**
**30,687**
Total funds brought forward
**98,098**
**Total funds carried forward**
**128,785**
**Represented by:**
General funds
11
**128,785**
Designated funds
11
**-**
Restricted funds
11
**-**
**Total funds**
**128,785**|**Designated**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**145,078**
**-**
**-**
**9,221**
**154,299**
**-**
**144,626**
**144,626**
**9,673**
**-**
**9,673**
**306,270**
**315,943**
**-**
**-**
**315,943**
**315,943**|**2026**
**Total**
**£**
**213,786**
**4,784**
**7,475**
**9,221**
**235,266**
**21,638**
**173,268**
**194,906**
**40,360**
**-**
**40,360**
**404,368**
**444,728**
**128,785**
**-**
**315,943**
**444,728**|General
funds
£
79,840
8,066
3,814
-
91,720
19,506
55,832
75,338
16,382
-
16,382
81,716
98,098
98,098
-
-
98,098|Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,924
4,924
(4,924)
(250,552)
(255,476)
255,476
-
-
-
-
-|Restricted
funds
£
146,050
-
-
120
146,170
-
105,222
105,222
40,948
250,552
291,500
14,770
306,270
-
-
306,270
306,270|2025
Total
£
225,890
8,066
3,814
120
237,890
19,506
165,978
185,484
52,406
-
52,406
351,962
404,368
98,098
-
306,270
404,368|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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## **Balance sheet**
As at 31 March 2026
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Investments
8
**Total fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
**Total current assets**
**Liabilities**
Creditors: falling due within one year
10
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity**
General funds
11
Designated funds
11
Restricted funds
11
**Total charity funds**|**General**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**4,747**
**132,771**
**137,518**
**(8,733)**
**128,785**
**128,785**
**128,785**
**128,785**
**-**
**-**
**128,785**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**259,893**
**259,893**
**-**
**56,050**
**56,050**
**-**
**56,050**
**315,943**
**315,943**
**-**
**-**
**315,943**
**315,943**|**2026**
**Total**
**£**
**259,893**
**259,893**
**4,747**
**188,821**
**193,568**
**(8,733)**
**184,835**
**444,728**
**444,728**
**128,785**
**-**
**315,943**
**444,728**|General
funds
£
-
-
-
104,599
104,599
(6,501)
98,098
98,098
98,098
98,098
-
-
98,098|Restricted
funds
£
250,672
250,672
-
55,598
55,598
-
55,598
306,270
306,270
-
-
306,270
306,270|2025
Total
£
250,672
250,672
-
160,197
160,197
(6,501)
153,696
404,368
404,368
98,098
-
306,270
404,368|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements on pages 7 to 14 were approved by the Trustees on 31 July 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
## Alasdair McLean
## **Alasdair McLean**
Chair
The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.
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**Notes to the Financial Statements** for the year ended 31 March 2026
## **1. Accounting policies**
## _**Accounting convention**_
The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, and in compliance with the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
get2gether meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
## _**Basis of financial statements**_
The financial statements have been prepared on the accruals basis. The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties so the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
## _**Income and debtors**_
All income is recognised when the Charity is legally entitled to the income, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Debtors are valued at cost at the year-end and adjusted for any amounts considered to be irrecoverable.
## _**Expenditure and creditors**_
Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity.
Creditors are valued at cost at the year-end and split between amounts due in less than one year and amounts due in more than one year.
## _**Investments**_
Investments are in sterling denominated money-market deposits. Interest is calculated and reinvested in the fund monthly.
## _**Cash at bank and in hand**_
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit account.
## _**Fund accounting**_
For the purpose of the Statement of Financial Activities, funds are defined as follows:
- _Unrestricted general_ funds comprise income received for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.
- _Unrestricted designated_ funds comprise those funds ringfenced by the Trustees for a particular purpose in the year ahead.
- _Restricted_ funds comprise income which has been received for the objects of the charity and specified for a restricted purpose within these objects by the donor.
## _**Pensions**_
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme with The People’s Pension. The pension charge represents the amount payable by the charity on behalf of its employees.
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## **Notes to the financial statements**
For the year ended 31 March 2026
## **2. Donations and legacies**
|Individuals and groups
Event donations
Gift aid recovered
Company donations
Grants
The following grants were received in the year:
National Lottery Community Fund
Henry Smith Foundation
Scottish Government - Inspiring Inclusion Learning
Disability Charity Portfolio
Scottish Government - Edinburgh Communities
Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust
Robertson Trust
RP Milroy Trust
Stafford Trust
Nancie Massey Charitable Trust
The Wood Foundation - YPI grant
Brownlie Charitable Trust
Cordis Charitable Trust
Cruden Foundation
The Inchyre Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation
Anonymous Trust
Rix-Thompson-Rothenburg Foundation
Souter Charitable Trust
Hugh Fraser Foundation
Co-op Bank Fund
David Solomons Charitable Trust
CMS Social Impact Fund|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**533**
**3,305**
**2,016**
**500**
**62,354**
**68,708**
**-**
**-**
**33,854**
**-**
**-**
**15,000**
**5,000**
**-**
**3,000**
**3,000**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
**500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**62,354**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**145,078**
**145,078**
**65,000**
**41,450**
**-**
**17,378**
**16,000**
**-**
**-**
**3,250**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**145,078**|**Total**
**2026**
**£**
**533**
**3,305**
**2,016**
**500**
**207,432**
**213,786**
**65,000**
**41,450**
**33,854**
**17,378**
**16,000**
**15,000**
**5,000**
**3,250**
**3,000**
**3,000**
**2,000**
**1,000**
**1,000**
**500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**207,432**|Unrestricted
funds
£
200
-
1,640
500
77,500
79,840
-
-
27,000
-
-
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
500
20,000
10,000
-
3,000
2,000
-
-
-
77,500|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
146,050
146,050
65,000
36,000
-
16,550
13,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
1,000
-
-
-
7,000
-
-
1,000
1,000
500
146,050|Total
2025
£
200
-
1,640
500
223,550
225,890
65,000
36,000
27,000
16,550
13,000
15,000
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
1,000
500
20,000
10,000
7,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
1,000
500
223,550|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
We are extremely grateful to all of our funders for the grants they have provided this year.
## **3. Income from charitable activities**
|Event income
Fundraising income
Sponsored event income
**Income from trading activities**
Fees earned|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**1,215**
**1,512**
**2,057**
**4,784**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**7,475**
**7,475**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**|**Total**
**2026**
**£**
**1,215**
**1,512**
**2,057**
**4,784**
**Total**
**2026**
**£**
**7,475**
**7,475**|Unrestricted
funds
£
7,127
939
-
8,066
Unrestricted
funds
£
3,814
3,814|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
£
-
-|Total
2025
£
7,127
939
-
8,066
Total
2025
£
3,814
3,814|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **4. Income from trading activities**
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## **Notes to the financial statements**
For the year ended 31 March 2026
|**5. Other income**
Interest on investments
**6. Costs of raising funds**
Staff costs
Consulting fee
Fundraising expenses
**7. Expenditure on charitable activities**
Staff costs:
Gross salaries
Employer pension
Employer NI
Termination payments and related costs
Recruitment costs
HR costs
_Allocated to fundraising costs_
Training and subscription costs
Staff and volunteer travel costs
Event costs
Community magazine costs
Room hire costs
Marketing, communications and publicity costs
IT equipment, website and software costs
Insurance costs
Office costs (including refreshments)
Cornerstone Accounting fees:
Independent examination cost
Xero support costs
Payroll fees
Bank charges
**Total expenditure**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**21,500**
**-**
**138**
**21,638**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**18,278**
**4,009**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,312**
**(21,500)**
**1,268**
**214**
**6,716**
**4,676**
**6,948**
**196**
**1,336**
**652**
**2,180**
**840**
**360**
**1,046**
**111**
**28,642**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**9,221**
**9,221**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**124,838**
**429**
**5,390**
**-**
**-**
**200**
**-**
**18**
**36**
**108**
**11,438**
**1,477**
**70**
**373**
**-**
**249**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**144,626**|**Total**
**2026**
**£**
**9,221**
**9,221**
**Total**
**2026**
**£**
**21,500**
**-**
**138**
**21,638**
**Total**
**2026**
**£**
**143,116**
**4,438**
**5,390**
**-**
**-**
**1,512**
**(21,500)**
**1,286**
**250**
**6,824**
**16,114**
**8,425**
**266**
**1,709**
**652**
**2,429**
**840**
**360**
**1,046**
**111**
**173,268**|Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
Unrestricted
funds
£
19,457
-
49
19,506
Unrestricted
funds
£
35,401
3,134
4,446
11,095
240
1,440
(19,457)
744
-
4,035
4,427
6,000
387
1,234
640
1,194
840
(120)
-
152
55,832|Restricted
funds
£
120
120
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
Restricted
funds
£
92,488
-
-
-
-
-
-
781
-
1,337
10,312
-
70
234
-
-
-
-
-
-
105,222|Total
2025
£
120
120
Total
2025
£
19,457
-
49
19,506
Total
2025
£
127,889
3,134
4,446
11,095
240
1,440
(19,457)
1,525
-
5,372
14,739
6,000
457
1,468
640
1,194
840
(120)
-
152
161,054|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Support costs have not been separately identified as the trustees consider there is only one charitable activity.
The average number of staff during the year was 8 (2025: 9). No employees were paid more than £60,000.
Key Management Personnel of the Charity is defined as the CEO, Mojca Becaj. Her remuneration costs in the year totalled £51,083 (2025: £47,497).
An accrual of £1,507 (2025: £3,250) has been made for holiday pay at the year-end within gross salaries.
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## **Notes to the financial statements**
For the year ended 31 March 2026
## **8. Investments**
The Charity has invested the sums realised on the sale of the Phoenix Youth Club property in the COIF Charities Deposit Fund. This fund is a diversified portfolio of sterling denominated money-market deposits, such as call accounts and term deposits.
The balance at year-end comprises:
|Opening balance
Funds transferred in
Interest received and reinvested|**2026**
**Total**
**£**
**250,672**
**-**
**9,221**
**259,893**|2025
Total
£
-
250,552
120
250,672|
|---|---|---|
## **9. Debtors**
|Trade debtors
Grant income due
Other debtors|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
**3,575**
**500**
**672**
**4,747**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2026**
**£**
**3,575**
**500**
**672**
**4,747**|Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-|2025
£
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **10. Creditors: falling due within one year**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
Trade creditors
**2,168**
Accruals and deferred income
**2,347**
Taxation and social security
**4,218**
**8,733**
**11. Funds movements**
**Current year**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Total unrestricted funds**
**Restricted funds**
Community magazine fund
Cordis Trust fund
Cruden Foundation fund
Henry Smith building healthy relationships fund
Investments fund
National Lottery fund
RS Macdonald Ambassador salaries fund
Stafford Trust
**Total restricted funds**
**Total charity funds**
EVOC/Edinburgh community mental health and wellbeing fund
(for Wellbeing Wednesday)|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Balance at**
**1 Apr 2025**
**£**
**98,098**
**98,098**
**4,972**
**-**
**-**
**16,550**
**14,894**
**250,672**
**15,500**
**3,682**
**-**
**306,270**
**404,368**|**2026**
**£**
**2,168**
**2,347**
**4,218**
**8,733**
**Income**
**£**
**80,967**
**80,967**
**-**
**1,000**
**1,000**
**17,378**
**41,450**
**9,221**
**65,000**
**16,000**
**3,250**
**154,299**
**235,266**|Unrestricted
funds
£
1,035
4,953
513
6,501
**Expenditure**
**£**
**(50,280)**
**(50,280)**
**(4,972)**
**(1,000)**
**(1,000)**
**(16,550)**
**(42,172)**
**-**
**(64,100)**
**(11,582)**
**(3,250)**
**(144,626)**
**(194,906)**|Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
**Transfers**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|2025
£
1,035
4,953
513
6,501
**Balance at**
**31 Mar 2026**
**£**
**128,785**
**128,785**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,378**
**14,172**
**259,893**
**16,400**
**8,100**
**-**
**315,943**
**444,728**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Explanation of funds is provided overleaf
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## **Notes to the financial statements**
For the year ended 31 March 2026
|**11. Funds movements (continued)**
**_Prior year_**
**_Unrestricted funds_**
_General fund_
_Designated assets fund_
_Designated PYC cash fund_
_l_
_d f_
_d_
**_Restricted funds_**
_Big Nights Out fund_
_CEC community grants fund_
_Community magazine fund_
_Henry Smith building healthy relationships fund_
_Investments fund_
_National Lottery fund_
_RS Macdonald Ambassador salaries fund_
_Total charity funds_
_EVOC/Edinburgh community mental health and wellbeing fund_
_(for Wellbeing Wednesday)_|**_Balance at_**
**_1 Apr 2024_**
**_£_**
_81,716_
_250,000_
_5,476_
_337,192_
_187_
_600_
_-_
_8,133_
_5,000_
_-_
_-_
_850_
_14,770_
_351,962_|**_Income_**
**_£_**
_91,720_
_-_
_-_
_91,720_
_500_
_-_
_15,000_
_16,550_
_36,000_
_120_
_65,000_
_13,000_
_146,170_
_237,890_|**_Expenditure_**
**_£_**
_(75,338)_
_-_
_(4,924)_
_(80,262)_
_(687)_
_(600)_
_(10,028)_
_(8,133)_
_(26,106)_
_-_
_(49,500)_
_(10,168)_
_(105,222)_
_(185,484)_|**_Balance at_**
**_Transfers 31 Mar 2025_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
_-_
_98,098_
_(250,000)_
_-_
_(552)_
_-_
_(250,552)_
_98,098_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_4,972_
_-_
_16,550_
_-_
_14,894_
_250,552_
_250,672_
_-_
_15,500_
_-_
_3,682_
_250,552_
_306,270_
_-_
_404,368_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Explanation of funds**
## _**Unrestricted funds:**_
_The General fund_ represents all income and expenditure relating to the primary focus activities of the charity, other than those for which funding is restricted.
The _Designated assets fund_ held the value of the Phoenix Youth Club building prior to its sale last year.
The _Designated PYC cash fund_ represents the value of cash donated on the wind-up of the Phoenix Youth Club ringfenced to cover costs associated with the building until the sale was concluded.
## _**Restricted funds:**_
The _Big Nights Out fund_ represents funds received to cover the costs of Big Nights Out events.
The _CEC community grants fund_ represents fund received to cover the costs of events in Portobello and Craigmillar.
The _Community magazine fund_ represents funds received to cover the costs of designing, printing and posting the monthly community magazine to members.
The _Cordis Trust fund_ represents funds received to support the Community Magazine.
The _Cruden Foundation fund_ represents funds received to support the Community Magazine.
The _EVOC/Edinburgh Community Mental Health and Wellbeing fund (for Wellbeing Wednesday)_ supports members' mental health needs.
The _Henry Smith building healthy relationships fund_ represents funding for the BHR progamme of activities.
The _Investments fund_ represents the value of restricted investments held with investment manager, CCLA. The funds and any growth from investments are held and restricted for:
- new projects or new project development; and
- contingency for bridging funding gaps to ensure the organisation remains financially sustainable.
The _National Lottery fund_ represents funds received to cover salaries.
The _RS Macdonald ambassadors' salaries fund_ represents funding for ambassadors' salaries.
The _Stafford Trust fund_ represents funding for staff salaries.
## **12. Pension commitments**
The Charity operates an auto-enrolment pension scheme with The People's Pension for all eligible employees. Employer contributions to the scheme are disclosed in note 7.
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## **Notes to the financial statements**
For the year ended 31 March 2026
## **13. Trustee and related party transactions**
No remuneration was paid to Trustees during the year ended 31 March 2026 (2025: nil). A taxi fare of £80 was paid to 1 trustee for travel to the AGM.
A donation of £500 was received from the Bank of Scotland Foundation under their Colleague Matched Giving Scheme for volunteering and fundraising undertaken by Alasdair McLean, Chair of the Board of Trustees (2025: £500).
We work with Edinburgh Napier University where one of our Trustees is employed. £250 in management fees was received for 'Our Rights, Our Community Book Launch' and £2,000 was received towards management and associated costs of the 'Learning to Date Project' (2025: £1,000).
An Ambassador and Director participated in the Inclusive Design Panel with Lloyds Banking Group, where the Chair of the Board is employed. £2,600 was received for their participation (2025: £2,300) with the Three Hands Panel for Lloyds Banking Group. No unrestricted donations were received from the Trustees and their related parties (2025: nil).
There were no transactions with related parties in the year (2025: nil).
## **14. Donated goods, facilities and services**
Donated facilities and services are disclosed on page 5 of the Trustees report.
65 volunteers were involved with the charity over the year. This includes:
- 7 members of the Board of Trustees who provide strategic direction and governance.
- Steve Jones from Change Therapy, who delivered monthly mindfulness sessions to our members, which were part of our events
- programme and open to all members.
- 17 people who walked the Kiltwalk for get2gether and helped with fundraising; 16 of them were get2gether members.
- 5 'Communication Catalysts' volunteers who supported our 'Learning to Date' workshop in February 2026.
- 47 member volunteers who engaged through get2gether’s Steering Group, contributing to planning and decision-making, and some of
- whom also took on additional responsibilities during our Big Nights Out events and co-hosting get2gether.
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