2025-09-30-accounts - Friends of Oban Community Playpark

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APPENDIX 1

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period ' Monti Month . Lad

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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report Name of person -Trustee name OfficeEP (if any): Dates actedbe if {or Kbody) entitled: to not for whole year fires appoint trustee (if any) 2 Vice Chai 5

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APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name

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Dates acted if not for whole year
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Structure, governance and management

Type ofgoverning document	Friends ofOban Community Playpark was formed by a group of local
	parents in October 2011 and was recognised as a Scottish charity on the
	229 January 2013.
	Friends ofOban Community Playpark is a Scottish Charitable
	Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) with a written constitution.
Trustee recruitment and appointment	Any personwhowishes to become a member must sign, and lodge with
	the association, a written application for membership.
	The management committee shall consider each application for
	membership at the first management committee meeting which is held
	after receipt ofthe application; the management committee shall, within
	a reasonable time after the meeting, notify the applicant of its decision
	on the application.
	The minimum number of trustees is 4 and maximum is 6.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes	The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational
	activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the
	persons forwhom the facilities or activities are primarily intended.
	To develop a specific area of land adjacent to Atlantis Leisure in Oban
	and roughly within the boundaries of the existing Playpark, extending
	towards the grass playing field, into a safe and inclusive play space,
	picnic area and garden space for the enhancement and wellbeing ofthe
	whole community.
Summary ofthe main activities	The primary activity of Friends ofOban Playpark is to fund raise, design,
in relation to these objects	procure, deliver and maintain a safe playpark.
	We provide a supportive role for any person wishing to promote Oban
	Community Playpark.
	Toprovideaforumforcommunityideasandaspirations.

APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

Summary of 2024-2025 has seen the park functioning with most of the equipment in use. After nearly two the main years without the main climbing tower, in October 2024 we finally had the tower fixed by the achievements Council who promised better communication and to work more closely with us going forward of the charity However, since this time we have continued to email them requesting maintenance and during the safety reports as well as arranging our agreed meetings throughout the year. After sending financial an email asking for these reports, we received a message from Tom Murphy's admin stating, period “Apologies for the delay in getting this information to you, we will get this to you as soon as possible. | in Oban on business on 22" July and available at 15:15 if you would like to meet with him’. This date and time was not possible for any of the committee and so never took place. We are still waiting for the information we requested but we have still not heard or received anything from them. It is felt that the current committee has served the charity of 5 years, spending most of its time chasing the Council to fix, maintain and communicate consistently with us, however, it appears that they have very little ability or conscience about doing so. It is the intention of the committee to hand on the FOOCPP to a new group of individuals and it is hoped that we will be able to do this at our AGM (3 November 2025). If no new committee is formed on this date, FOOCPP will need to hold an Emergency General Meeting to try to form a committee. Failure to do this will result in FOOCPP being dissolved with our current budget being assigned to a similar charity who would be able to best serve the park going forward. However, this would result in the currently held minutes of agreement with ABC (for what it's worth) ending, leaving the maintenance and insurance with them without FoOCPP keeping them accountable. Due to the following reasons, we have not fundraised this year as we consider the future of FoOCPP.

Financial review

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|||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Brief statement|of the|charity's|policy|Friends|of Oban|Community|Playpark|would|like|to|keep|£500|in|their| |on|reserves|reserves|to|meet|commitments|and|to|cover|any|unexpected| |expenditure.|The|trustees|have|met|this|target|at|the|year|and|will|use| |the|surplus|funds|towards|their|charitable|purposes.|Current|reserves| |are|£14151.86.| |Details|of any|deficit|

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Donated facilities and services (if any)

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information

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Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
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APPENDIX 3

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Independent examiner’s report onthe accounts.
Report to the
trustees/members of Friends of Oban Community Playpark
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Registered charity SC043720
number
On the accounts of the Period start date Period end date
charity for the period Day Mont Year ay Mont (
v1 10 £024 to 3 20.
Set out on pages 7'<
Respective the charity's trustees are responsible for the | reparation of the accounts in accordance
responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
trustees and examiner 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 ofindependent Wy examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities
examiner's statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wit!
those records, It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the
accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees ncerning any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide ail the evidence that would be required in an audit
and, consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts
independent examiner's jn the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attentior
statement
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, and
° to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
Z to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawr order to enable a proper
. athe accounts to be reached
Signed: Date: LALAIAS
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
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APPENDIX 2

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Section A Statement of receipts and payments
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Section B Statement					of balances
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										funds										eriod
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Bi	Cash funds				ash	and	Dank balances al Start		oF yea	14,322										14,322			14,624
							payments		waa account			(170)											(170)
					Cash	and	bank balances atend		end of year	14,152			haw3eco:beqeae } j							eae i)	14,152
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APPENDIX 2 . Friends of Oban Community Playpark

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Section C Notes to the Accounts
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C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

These accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the charities; and trustees investments (Scotland) act 2005 and the charities accounts (Scotland) regulations 2006 (as amended) Unrestricted - Are those that maybe used at the discretion of the Trustees in furthance of the objects of the charity. The Trustee maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day to day running of the Charity to meet all the charities expenses incurred in carrying out its activities

_ , ; ee a4 Individual / Number of grants £ ype Of activity OF project Supported institution made / —— Total C3a Trustee remuneration if no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) p} * ro

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C4a Trustee expenses If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box
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Number of £ trustees

C4b Trustee expenses - details

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

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Transaction Balance amount {£) outstanding at riod end (£

C6 Other information

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations Total

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2 Grants Unrestricted Total current Total last laswietx Restricted funds wae Race to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Total —= = 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities Unrestricted Eapendete permanent Total current Total last funds Restricted funds endowmentfunds endowmentfunds period period to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Total ==== =

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

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U s Expendabte Permanent
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to nearest £ to nearest & to nearestfunds £ to nearestfunds £ to aienearest £ to nearestpatiod £
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APPENDIX 2

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Additional analysis (2)
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5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
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unrestricted unrestricted
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Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments 7 Sub total 2
Nature and purpose of funds OE
Unrestricted - Are those that maybe used at the discretion of the Trustees in furthance of the abjects of the chanty
The Trustee maintain a single unrestncted fund for the day to day running of the Chanty to meet all the chanties expenses incurred in carrying out its activities
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Fnends of Oban Playpark

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Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

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Chairs Report: 2024-2025.

2024-2025 has seen the park functioning with most of the equipment in use. After nearly two years without the main climbing tower, in October 2024 we finally had the tower fixed by the Council who promised better communication and to work more closely with us going forward. However, since this time we have continued to email them requesting maintenance and safety reports as well as arranging our agreed meetings throughout the year. After sending an email asking for these reports, we received a message from admin stating, “Apologies for the delay in getting this information to you, we will get this to you as soon as is in Oban on business on 22[nd] July and available at 15:15 if you would like to meet with him”. This date and time were not possible for any of the committee and so never took place. We are still waiting for the information we requested but we have still not heard or received anything from them. It is felt that the current committee has served the charity of 5 years, spending most of its time chasing the Council to fix, maintain and communicate consistently with us, however, it appears that they have very little ability or conscience about doing so. It is the intention of the committee to hand on the FoOCPP to a new group of individuals and it is hoped that we will be able to do this at our AGM (3[rd] November 2025). If no new committee is formed on this date, FoOCPP will need to hold an Emergency General Meeting to try to form a committee. Failure to do this will result in FoOCPP being dissolved with our current budget being assigned to a similar charity who would be able to best serve the park going forward. However, this would result in the currently held minutes of agreement with ABC (for what it’s worth) ending, leaving the maintenance and insurance with them without FoOCPP keeping them accountable.

Due to the following reasons, we have not fundraised this year as we consider the future of FoOCPP.

Treasurers Report: for 2024-2025

The Friends of Oban Community Playpark has ended the period 1/10/2024 - 30/9/2025 with a healthy balance of £14,151.86. Income for this period totalled £0. Expenses for this period totalled £170 which was used to pay for Small Lotteries Licence (£20) and accountant fess (£150). Friends of Oban Community Playpark would like to keep £500 in their reserves to meet commitments and to cover any unexpected expenditure. The trustees have met this target at the year end and will use surplus funds towards their charitable purposes.