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Scottish Charity Number SC043565
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 30th November 2024

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The 8L￿z Project
s￿tt￿h Charity Number SC043565
N¢)tÈs to I￿•￿0Unts
For thé war Énd￿ 30th No¥Èmbér2024
l Basls of Accounth8
These accounts ha* pre￿i￿ed on the Receios and kyments basis In aCcOrda￿e the CharitSes & Trustee
Investment I￿￿t￿li1￿)Act 2005 and the Charities ACCo￿ntS Ikotlandl fte8ulations 2(ts las amended).
2 Nature andpurp05e of lunds
unrestrictedf￿d5 are those that may be usedat the discretlon ol the trustees in furtheTrnceof the obtsects ct the SCIO.
Thetrustee5 maintain a Sing￿ unrestricted fund for the day-ttsday runnin8 of the Charity. [*jrinEt￿ the charity
receivèd mist donations totallin8£1,029.
RestrictÉdfunds may only bÈ used forspecific pur￿>$￿$. Restrittionsarise whÈn srocifiÉd ￿the donor or when fvnds arÈ
ralsed for spÈ£rflc Grant$totalllng£37,534we￿ reCe￿d for S￿cifIC costs & various inst￿tIVeS.
3 Related partytransactkths
No reMu￿ratIOn was tothe trustees or any comected ￿rsOnS during the yearl2023.. £NILI.
4 Grants
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Tota12024 Trtal 2023
5.000
16.675
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6,261
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7.220
2.529
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Highland Council ￿MMer Attiwties
ghland Cares Summer Funding
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16.450
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The Buzz Project
Report l December 2023-30, November 2024
Artivlties
We had a b¥Jsy year at the project with a number of activities running throughout. We supported a
number of people with their college applications and with writing their Cws. We supported our
young people with preparing for exams and managing the stress of prelims and exams. We
ontinued to work with the Univer51ty of North, West and Hebrides. supporting their music student5
to host their live performances. We continued our work with Music Broth Library, giving young
people access to a large library of musical instrument5, as well as access to different workshops. We
also continued to offer our drop in sessions throughout the week.
Achlevements
We further continued on the success of previous years. The project was attended by an average of
25 young people a night throughout the year. We worked closely with the emergency services,
keeping the young people and the community safe. We have continued to work with young people
to discover what different opportunities are available to them. Out of the 8 people who had applied
for college last year, 5 continued on to higher education and 3 graduated and sought employment.
Dro
in sessions and Studlo 2
The drop in sessions have been well attended with a significant rise in young people identifying as
LGBT+ attending these se55ions. Some of the young people in the community will drop in to charge
their phone5, grab some snacks or drinks, and drop in to wait for their bus. Others will attend for full
sessions. Because of how we are strurtured, we have removed the pressure and hopefully a barrier
for young people attending. They krbow that we are always there and that they can those when they
access the support. The group have redesigned the space to work for them. There is now a quiet
area through in the back with softer lighting ond access to games and an overhead projector to plav
games on. Through in the main space, there is the music and access to the stage and a variety of
instruments. There is a game table for Chess, card games and board games. There is also a pool table
in the main area which has been very popular. There is the bar area with power points and USB
50ckets to charge phone and to use laptops for studying and for gaming.
The Buzz Project 15 a Scollish Choritqble Incorporoted Orgonlsolion SC043565
www.thebuzzprojecl.org

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and leamin
As with previous year5, there were 3 number of workshops and activities run for the group:
Sound production- The young people learned about sound production throuBh this workshop and
learned how to mix their tracks to Bet a sound that they liked.
Bass Lessons- Young people learned how to play the bass 8Ultar and learned some new son8S to
plav
Drum le550ns- Young people learned how to play the drums and learned a variety of different beats
and fills to play
Song writing and rap- The young people learned how to expre55 themselves through song writing
and then how to put their son85 io a beat. This was a very popular workshop and has been run
twice, with plans io run it again
Creative art sessions- We have had a number of different art mediums to work with. We made
jewellery and keyrings from old guitar picks. We created different art using scrat¢h art and air dryin8
clay. The younB people also redes18ned their space putting up various drawin85 and art work around
Studio 2. We have continued to develop our upcycling project, turnin8 old instruments in to art and
functional pieces.
Music Events- We held a number of music events. Continuing our partnership with UHI, We hosted
their showcase events for their NC, HNC and HND music students. This year, this also included o
separate night for the DJ students. These events were well attended with not only our young people
but by the community, seeing the lar8est numbers we have ever had. We a150 were able to have live
performances from artists Steeljoy and Jonny Culper.
Karaoke se55ions- We held a karaoke session for our young people that became so popular, it
became a monthly event. These sessions support our young people to express themselve5 through
music as well as increase their confidence in performing on Stage in front of an audience. Some of
the quieter members of the group have really thrived within these sessions.
Fln
nclal review
We received fundin8 from The Robertson trust, The Highland council Community Regeneration
Fund, HTSI Mental health and well-being fund, UK Youth and Hi8hland council summer fund. The
total income for this financial year was £41.780.01 and the total expenditure was £56,8Ca).$4 with
deficit of -£15,020.53. This was due to the split of the funding from the Community regeneration
fund falling in the change of our end of financial year and was accounted for in the surplus in the
previous yearfs accounts.
The Buzz Project is o Scottlsh Charitable Incorporoted Orqonis(Jlion SC043565
ww.Ihebuzzprolect.org

F*CJECI
Reserves Poll
As stated. there is no requirement in the constitution to hold any reserve5. However the trustees
recognise that it 15 advisable to retain three months of nomial runnin8 costs in order to meet
commitments and cover any unexpected expenditure.
Plans for the tuture
Funding will always remain a top priority to Continue with the sustainability of the projert. We will
continue in seeking new fundin8 sources and will continue our work with our existing partners.
Our plans to develop the recording studio had taken a setback as we dealt with the change5 when
we lost out chair person. There are still plan5 to develop this project in the new year.
We plan to continue to deliver workshops and offer different ?ctivitie5 to engage with the youn8
people within the community and continue to offer them a creative Space.
We plan to continue to work with our partnershlps and foster new portnerships within the
community.
We plan to continue with our droppin service to support the young people in the Lochaber area, and
hope to welcome in new people in to the space. Above all else, we plan to remain a fun, warm, safe
space.
Eyem
Ions from disclosure
There are no exemptions from disclosure
Funds held as custlKlian trurtee on behalf of thers
There are no funds held a5 CLlStodian trustee on behalf of others.
The Buzz Pioject Is a Scottlsh Charltable Incorporaled ￿qon1￿0￿0n SC043565
vNw.thebuzzpfoJecl.org