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2025-07-31-accounts

Scottish Charity Number: SC043291 Companies House reference: CS000891

Galston Community Development Trust (a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 July 2025

Galston Community Development Trust (SCIO)

Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 July 2025

Page

Trustees’ Annual Report 1-3
Statement ofTrustees' Responsibilities 4
IndependentExaminer’s Report 5
Statement ofFinancial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7
NotestotheFinancialStatements 8-12

Galston Community Development Trust (SCIO)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2025

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st July 2025.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s constitution, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives

The principal objectives of the Trust are to improve and develop community facilities.

Aims

To ensure that the community benefits from improved and new facilities for leisure and recreation.

Objectives for the period

Strategies

The organisation will:

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The board of Trustees meet on the first Monday of each month. “Galston News” is our quarterly magazine which is used to communicate with members and the general public.

We organised the annual Gala Day in July 2025. The event helped raise wider public interest and raised funds for the activities of the Trust.

We are renting empty shop premises in the town centre and commenced operating a charity shop in November 2021.

After acquiring the derelict Portland Arms in July 2015, The Portland was officially opened in March 2018 after 10 months of construction work and receiving grants from Big Lottery, Ayrshire Leader, the Renewable Energy Fund and CARS. The Portland has a community room, an office for the Trust and office space that is rented to five local businesses.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2025

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with current statutory requirements.

The Statement of Financial Activities indicates net expenditure for the year of £38,055 (2024: £55,038) and total funds of £796,489 (2024: £834,544) at 31 July 2025, of which £783,967 (2024: £832,458) relates to Restricted Funds.

INVESTMENT POLICY AND PERFORMANCE

The trustees, having regard to the liquidity requirements of running the charity, have kept available funds in a current account.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees have assessed the major risks, financial and non-financial, to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate any exposure to the major risks as a result of this review.

RESERVES POLICY & GOING CONCERN

Although it is the policy of the charity to maintain Unrestricted funds (i.e. funds not designated, committed, or invested in fixed assets) at a sufficient level to cover administrative costs, the charity's core activities are mainly financed by Restricted Funds. Accordingly, the charity's Unrestricted reserves largely represent funds arising from donations. Unrestricted funds per the General Fund at 31 July 2025 were £12,522 (2024 funds held £2,086).

Trustees have considered projections and are confident about the prospects of the charity for at least the next 12 months. Project expenditure can be adjusted according to the available funding. Therefore, the trustees consider that the charity is a going concern.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

We continue to run a successful after-school club and holiday club.

We plan to continue running the charity shop and will be moving this into larger premises once the old library building becomes available.

We will continue running the Galston Gala Day, Christmas Fair and Christmas Pensioners Lunch.

The Trustees are carrying out feasibility work on installing two padel tennis courts, reinstating a cross at The Cross, redeveloping the Barrmill Stadium.

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Trustees' Annual Report (continued) for the year ended 31 July 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

The Trust is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SCIO and the purposes and administration arrangements are set out in our constitution.

Appointment of Trustees

The SCIO is governed by a Board of independent volunteer Trustees. All of the Trustees are members of the Trust and are appointed or reappointed by the members of the Trust at our annual general meeting. The Trustees serving during the year and since the year end are detailed below.

Trustees' induction and training

An induction and training policy is currently being established.

Organisational structure

The Trustees of the charity are responsible for policy decisions and ensuring that the organisation operates within its constitution. Regular meetings are held to effect policy decisions and the Trustees have a fiduciary responsibility over its assets and finances.

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

CHARITY NAME:

Galston Community Development Trust (SCIO) (a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: $C043291

TRUSTEES: Jamie Davidson (Chair) Catherine Haigh (Vice Chair) Janice Kane (Treasurer) Olive Melvin (Secretary) John Bryson (appointed 2 June 2025) Francis Cree Linda Fairlie (appointed 2 June 2025) Bobby Gemmell Frank Higgins Bernadette Maxwell William Moir (resigned 2 September 2025) Nancy Morton Marjorie Quinn David Richmond (resigned 6 January 2025) John Stewart (deceased October 2024)

There are 370 ordinary members of the organisation.

PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND The Portland REGISTERED OFFICE: 2-4 Cross Street Galston East Ayrshire KA4 8AL INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: Sarah Hollis CA Hollis Accounting Ltd 3 Melville Crescent Edinburgh EH3 7HW

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Galston Community Development Trust (SCIO)

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES for the year ended 31 July 2025

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in Scotland requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

~ state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

~ 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 to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the provisions of the charity's constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

This report was approved by the Trustees on 20 April 2026 and signed on their behalf by

Jamic.Danidson.

Jamie Davidson

28/04/26

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Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 July 2025

2025 2024
Notes Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total
£ £ £ £ £ £
Income and Endowments
Donations andlegacies 2 2,451 - 2,451 1,240 - 1,240
Charitable activities 3 55,955 35,000 90,955 56,543 20,259 76,802
Raising funds 4 4,643 4,465 9,108 4,366 3,779 8,145
Other Income - - - - - -
Totalincome 63,049 39,465 102,514 62,149 24,038 86,187
Expenditure on:
Raising funds 5 - 4,222 4,222 - 4,035 4,035
Charitable activities 6 52,613 83,734 136,347 61,561 75,629 137,190
Total expenditure $2,613 87,956 140,569 61,561 79,664 141,225
Netincome/(expenditure) 10,436 (48,491) (38,055) 588 (55,626) (55,038)
Transfers between funds . - - - - -
Netmovementin funds 10,436 (48,491) (38,055) 588 (55,626) (55,038)
Fund reconciliation
Fundbalancesbrought forward 2,086 832,458 834,544 1,498 888,084 889,582
Fundbalancecarriedforward 12,522 783,967 796,489 2,086 832,458 $34,544

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Balance Sheet

as at 31 July 2025

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|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds| |Notes|2025|2025|2025|2024|2024|2024| |£|£|£|£|£|£| |Fixed|assets| |Tangible|Fixed Assets|10|-|748,627|748,627|114|791,004|791,118| |Total|Fixed|Assets|-|748,627|748,627|114|791,004|791,118| |Current|assets| |Cash|at bank|and|in|hand|14,140|35,340|49,480|3,210|41,454|44,664| |Accounts|Receivable|1,851|-|1,851|2,535|-|2,535| |Total|Current|Assets|15,991|35,340|§1,331|§,745|41,454|47,199| |Creditors:|Amounts|falling| |due|within one|year|1]|(3,469)|-|(3,469)|(3,773)|-|(3,773)| |Net|current|assets|12,522|35,340|47,862|1,972|41,454|43,426| |Creditors:|Amounts|falling| |due|after|one|year|-|-|-|-|-|~| |Net|assets|12,522|783,967|796,489|2,086|832,458|834,544| |Unrestricted|Funds| |General|Funds|13|12,522|2,086| |Restricted|Funds|14|783,967|832,458| |Total Funds|796,489|834,544|

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The notes at pages 8 to 12 form part of these accounts.

23-Apr-2026 Approved by the Trustees Ono... cceceseeeeeeeeesereeeres and signed on their behalf by:

Jamie Danidsou.

Jamie Davidson Trustee

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Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ending 31 July 2025
1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Accounting convention
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at
cosi or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial staicments
have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by
Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of {reland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the
United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and
the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102.
‘The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.
12) Going Concern
Tho accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have assessed the Charity's ability to
continue as a going concern and have reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in
operational existence for the foresceable future. There are funds currently available to meet all liabilities when they
become due and if there are any changes in position the Trustees will make the necessary adjustments to service
provision and staffing. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing these accounts.
1.3 Income
Voluntary income including donations, gifts and logacies and grants that provide core funding or are of general nature
are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient
reliability. Such income is only deferred when the donor specifics that the grant or donation must only be used in
future accounting periods, or when the donor has imposcd conditions which must be met before the charity has
unconditional entitlement,
Tacome from charitable activities including income received under contract or where entitlement to grant funding is
subject to specific performance conditions is recognised as camed as the related goods or services are provided. Grant
income in this category provides funding to support performance activities and is recognised where there is
entitloment, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
14 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis when a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which
cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its
beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect
nature necessary to support them.
15 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Fixed assets (excluding investments) are stated at cost fess accumulated depreciation. The costs of minor additions
are not capitalised.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of cach assct over its expected
useful life, as follows:
Property 4% straight line
Muga Cage 12.5% straight line
Fixtures, fittings and equipment 33.33% straight line
16 Taxation
The Charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly oxpenditure includes irrecoverable input VAT where
appropriate. The organisation is recognised as a charity by HM Revenue and Customs. Accordingly. no provision is
made for taxation habilities.
1.7 Funds
Restricted Funds: funds that arc subject to specific conditions imposed by the donor or funder, or by the terms of a
grant award. These conditions restrict the manner in which the funds may be used. Restricted funds may only be
applied to the particular purposes specified and cannot be used to support the general activities of the Trust.
Income received for restricted funds is credited to a separate restricted fund account and expenditure is charged
against that fund in line with the specified purpose. Any unspent balance on a restricted fund at the end of the financial
yean r esirictedis catriedfunds: forwardtunds andthat remains may availablebe used at onlythe fordiscretion the restrictedof the pul r usteespose form furtherance which it wasof provided.the Trust's— charitable
purposes. These funds can be applied to support the day-to-day operations of the Trust, meet its running costs, and
develop its activities in accordance with its governing document.
Unrestricted funds include general funds comprising income from donations, fimdraising activities, and other sources
not subject to specific restrictions. The Trustees use unrestricted funds to ensure the ongoing financial stability and
sustainability of the Trust and to support its strategic objectives.
1,8 Pension
The Trust operates a defined contribution pension scheme for cligible employces. Under a defined contribution
scheme, the Trust pays fixed contributions into a separate pension fund on behalf of employces. The amount of the
Trust’s contribution is agreed in advance and there is no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if
the pension fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay the employecs” future benefits.
Pension contributions payable by the Trust in respect of the financial year are charged to the Statement of Financiat
Activities as they become payable. Any contributions outstanding at the year end are included within creditors, while
any amounts paid in advance are recognised as prepayments.
The assets of the pension scheme are held separately from those of the Trust and are administered independently.
1.9 Operating Lease
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged 1o expenditure on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease,
irrespective of the payment schedule. Lease incentives, suck as rent-free periods, are recognised over the fease tert
on the same basis.
Tho Trust does not assume the risks and rewards of ownership of assets held under operating lease agreements.
Assets leased under operating leases are not capitalised in the Balance Sheet.
Any outstanding lease payments duc at the year end are included within creditors, while any lease payments made in
advance are recognised as prepayments.
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|||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Notes|to|the|Financial|Statements|(continued)| |for|the|year ending 31|July|2025| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |Funds|Funds|2025|Funds|Funds|2024| |£|£|£|£|£|£| |2|Donations|and|legacies| |Donations|and|other|income|2,451|-|2,451|1,240|-|1,240| |3|=|Charitable Activities| |Projects|-|restricted|grant|funding|~|-|-|-|-|-| |Rental|Income/hail|hire|15,981|-|15,981|15,070|-|15,070| |Magazine|advertising|-|-|-|-|-|-| |Charity|Shop Income|14,722|-|14,722|13,181|-|13,181| |After|school|club|income|22,877|-|22,877|19,932|-|19,932| |Other income|2,375|35,000|37,375|8,360|20,259|28,619| |55,955|35,000|90,955|56,543|20,259|76,802| |4|Raising|Funds| |Gala|Grant|and|other fundraising|-|4,465|4,465|-|3,779|3,779| |Galston|lottery|4,607|-|4,607|4,048|-|4,048| |Other|income|36|-|36|318|a|318| |4,643|4,465|9,108|4,366|3,779|8,145| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total| |Funds|Funds|2025|Funds|Funds|2024| |£|£|£|£|£|£| |§|Costs|of generating|funds| |Gala day|costs|_|4,222|4,222|7|4,035|4,035| |6|Costs|of charitable|activities| |Projects|expenditure|3,884|-|3,884|1,500|-|1,500| |Advertising/Promotion/Magazine|1,447|TAT|2,194|807|2,235|3,042| |Administration and|salaries|21,961|28,150|50,141|30,345|19,675|$0,020| |Examination,|Insurance|and|subscriptions|-|4,938|4,938|622|5,398|6,020| |Cleaning|422|219|641|982|-|982| |Office|expenses|5,516|-|§,516|6,916|-|6,916| |IT|software|and|consumables|315|368|683|267|-|267| |Light,|power,|heating|-|4,030|4,030|-|4,860|4,860| |Postage,|Stationery|and photocopying|69|“|69|-|-|-| |Repairs|and maintenance|2,897|-|2,897|4,752|-|4,752| |Staff training|-|-|-|-|-|-| |Telephone|and|internet|1,463|1,879|3,342|4,606|-|4,606| |Water|rates|-|1,026|1,026|-|1,084|1,084| |After|school|club|/|events|2,580|.|2,580|3,506|-|3,506| |Charity shop expenses|6,208|-|6,208|5,811|5,811| |Other|5,737|-|5,737|79|-|719| |Depreciation|114|42,377|42,491|1,368|42,377|43,745| |52,613|$3,734|136,347|61,561|75,629|137,190.| |7|~~|Net income|for the year|Unrestricted|Restricted|2025|Unrestricted|Restricted|2024| |£|£|£|£|£|£| |Net|income|is|stated|after|charging:| |Depreciation|and|other|amounts|written|off| |tangible|assets|114|42,377|42,491|1,368|42,377|43,745| |Independent examination|fee|:|960|960|-|600|600|

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ending 31 July 2025

8 Staffcosts and numbers
2025 2024
£ £
Employment costs
Wages& salaries 48,238 49,440
Pension costs 1,873 579
50,111 50,019
Number ofemployees 2025 2024
The average monthly number of employees, calculated on a
headcountbasis,duringtheyear 3 3

9 Trustees

No trustee nor any person connected with them received remuneration or reimbursements for expenses in either year. No amounts were donated to the charity by trustees.

10 Tangible Fixed Assets

Tangible Fixed Assets
Property Muga Sports Equipment
Cage Total
£ £ £ £
Cost
At August 2024 1,096,375 68,990 8,698
Additions - - - -
At 31 July 2025 1,096,375 68,990 8,698 1,174,063
Depreciation
At I August2024 305,371 68,990 8,584 382,945
Charge fortheyear 42,377 - 114 42,49}
At 31 July 2025 347,748 68,990 8,698 425,436
Net BookValues
At 31 July 2025 748,627 - - 748,627
At31July2024 791,004 - 14 791,118

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ending 31 July 2025

11 =Creditors: amounts fallingduewithin =Creditors: amounts fallingduewithin
oneyear 2025 2024
£ £
Creditors 960 600
Other taxes and social security costs $51 460
Galston lottery pay-out/balances 708 1,463
Tenant deposits 1,250 1,250
Accruals and deferred income -
3,469 3,773
12 Analysis ofnet assets between funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
Fund balances at31 July2025 £ £ £
as represented by:
Tangible fixed assets - 748,627 748,627
Cash atbank 14,140 35,340 49,480
Accounts receivable 1,851 - 1,851
Current Liabilities (3,469) - (3,469)
LongTerm Liabilities - : -
12,522 783,967 796,489
Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
Fund balances at 31 July 2024 £ £ £
as represented by:
Tangible fixed assets 114 791,004 TILALS
Cashat bank 3,210 41,454 44,664
Accounts receivable 2,535 - 2,535
Current Liabilities (3,773) - (3,773)
Long Term Liabilities - - -
13. _~Unrestricted GeneralFunds
1 August 31 July
2024 Income Expenditure Transfers 2025
£ £ £ £ £
1 August 31 July
2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 2024
£ £ £ £ £
GeneralFund 1,498 62,149 (61,561 ) - 2,086
  1. _~Unrestricted General Funds

Purposes of Generali Funds

The unrestricted general fund may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) for the year ending 31 July 2025

14 Restricted funds

1 August 31 July
2024 Income Expenditure Transfers 2025
£ £ £ £ £
Office (running costs) 19,629 - (13,207) - 6,422
Salaries (Development Officer and ASC staff) 7,609 35,000 (28,150) - 14,459
Portland Arms Hotel (Set Up) 14,216 . - - 14,216
Portland Arms Hotel Asset (refurbishment) 791,004 - (42,377) - 748,627
Gala Day - 4,465 (4,222) - 243
832,458 39,465 (87,956) - 783,967
1 August 31 July
2023 Income Expenditure Transfers 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Office (running costs) 33,432 - (13,577) (226) 19,629
Salaries (Development Officer andASC staff) 7,025 20,259 (19,675) - 7,609
PortlandArms Hotel (Set Up) 14,216 - - - 14,216
Portland Arms Hotel Asset (refurbishment) 833,381 - (42,377) - 791,004
Gala Day 30 3,779 (4,035) 226 -
888,084 24,038 (79,664) - 832,458

Purposes of Restricted Funds

The restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor of when funds are raised for specific purposes. The purposes of each fund are listed in the names above. The Muga Asset and the Portland Arms Hotel Asset reflect the reserves held by way of restricted fixed assets as noted in note 10.

15 Key Management Personnel

The Board of Trustees consider that there are no employed Key Management Personnel. These duties are undertaken by the leadership team which consists of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.