Gartmorn District 4th Alloa Guides
Charity Number (if registered): SC043073
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2026
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Trustees Annual Report 4th Alloa Guides
for the year ended 31st March 2026
Name of Unit 4th Alloa Guides Charity Number (if applicable) SC043073 Trustees at year end Hazel Sinclair Leader Heather Mackay Leader Julia McGinigal Signatory Trustees resigned during year SC043073 Address for correspondence 119 Main Street Annual Report and Financial StatemSauchie Alloa Clackmannanshire FK10 3JX
During the above period the unit provided the programme to girls numbering: 8
The above unit is an unincorporated association. It has no written constitution, but operates in accordance with the Guiding Manual published by Girlguiding UK, the operating name of the Guide Association. The Guide Association is incorporated under a Royal Charter which gives power to form units across the United Kingdom.
The trustees are volunteer adult leaders appointed as Leaders in terms of the said Guiding Manual and in accordance with the Royal Charter.
Our aim is to help girls and young women develop their potential to be leaders and effective citizens by delivering a programme of informal education in accordance with the ethos and principles of Girlguiding UK.
The main income is subscription income. The unit aims to hold sufficient cash funds to meet all expenditure due and anticipated during a 3 month period.
No remuneration was paid to Trustees during the year. Legitimate expenses reimbursed to Trustees during the year for expenses incurred in fulfilling their trustee duties 0 paid to individual trustees numbering 0
Further information (if applicable) Services or facilities donated to the unit
sponsored use and heating of Alloa Ludgate Church Hall
Explanation of any operating deficit
Deficit due to general increase in cost of materials etc, and decision to subsidise this from unit funds rather than increase term fees for young members.
All funds held by the charity are unrestricted in nature.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above Signed on behalf of the trustees
Signed HASinclair Name HAZEL SINCLAIR Date 05/05/2026
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Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31st March 2026 4th Alloa Guides
| Receipts | Total Funds 604.50 0.00 210.00 332.50 0.00 35.00 0.00 0.00 6.16 ~~39.18~~ ~~1,227.34~~ 290.00 192.34 350.64 0.00 508.57 0.00 ~~29.40~~ ~~1,370.95~~ -143.61 66.68 406.44 0.00 ~~473.12~~ 59.35 270.16 ~~0.00~~ ~~329.51~~ ~~-143.61~~ |
Previous Year |
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| Subscriptions(inc census) | 604.50 | 931.00 |
| Gift Aid | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Camps / Holidays | 210.00 | 0.00 |
| Outings | 332.50 | 99.50 |
| Activities | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Donations | 35.00 | 125.00 |
| Grants(inc rent/hallgrant) | 0.00 | 86.10 |
| Fundraising | 0.00 | 74.52 |
| Bank interest |
6.16 | 11.94 |
| ~~Other receipts~~ | ~~39.18~~ | 56.25 |
| ~~Total receipts~~ | ~~1,227.34~~ | 1,384.31 |
| Payments | ||
| Subscriptions(census) | 290.00 | 444.00 |
| Camps / Holidays | 192.34 | 0.00 |
| Outings | 350.64 | 273.51 |
| Hut / Hall Rents | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Books,badges & materials(inc activitycosts) | 508.57 | 640.24 |
| Other Donations |
0.00 | 74.52 |
| ~~Otherpayments~~ | ~~29.40~~ | 83.74 |
| ~~Totalpayments~~ | ~~1,370.95~~ | 1,516.01 |
| Surplus/(deficit) for the year Statement of balances Opening Balances |
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| -131.70 | ||
| Cash | 66.68 | 36.87 |
| Bank | 406.44 | 567.95 |
| Other |
0.00 | 0.00 |
| ~~Total funds brought forward~~ | ~~473.12~~ | 604.82 |
| Closing Balances | ||
| Cash | 59.35 | 66.68 |
| Bank |
270.16 |
406.44 |
| ~~Other~~ |
~~0.00~~ | 0.00 |
| ~~Closing funds~~ | ~~329.51~~ | 473.12 |
| Movement in balances | ||
| ~~-143.61~~ | -131.70 |
In addition to the above balances the unit has other assets (£100+) at a valuation of: Asus Vivobook Laptop £239.99
Liabilites at the year end (if appropriate) comprised the following:
£
| Prepared by: Approved by E-Signature: HASinclair E-Signature: Name:HAZEL SINCLAIR Name Date05/05/2026 Date |
Trustee : HASinclair HAZEL SINCLAIR 05/05/2026 |
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| Report to the trustees/members of Registered charity number Set out on pages On the accounts of the charity for the period |
Independent examiner’s report on the accounts | Independent examiner’s report on the accounts | Independent examiner’s report on the accounts | Independent examiner’s report on the accounts | Independent examiner’s report on the accounts | Independent examiner’s report on the accounts | Independent examiner’s report on the accounts |
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Respective responsibilities The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in of trustees and examiner accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 examiner’s statement Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 accounts.
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other statement than that disclosed on the back of this page*]
Independent examiner’s
- 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 SC043073 have not been met, or
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| 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn | in order to enable a | ||
| proper understandingof the accounts to be reached. | |||
| Signed: | Date: 7 June 2026 | ||
| Name: | Alie Hilda de Vries | ||
| Relevant professional | |||
| qualification(s) or body (if | |||
| any): | |||
| Lecturer Economics at the Universityof | Stirling | ||
| Address: | |||
| 67 Sandpiper Meaadow,Alloa,FK10 | 1QQ |
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