Scottish Charity SC043728 Pollokshaws Area Network Flnanclal Statement and annual report For the perlod 1" Aprll 2024 to 31" March 2025
Introductlon It h88 been another 8uccessful yearfor our activitie8. we have incre88ed participation more than antlclpated and the feedback we receive from partlclpants remains 10096 Positive. However there have been additional chaUenge6, in term8 of redevelopment in the area and the beglnnlng ot our qu88t to est8bllsh a new purpose- bullt communlty facllltles. Although an excitlng tlme, this has meant 8 conslderable amount of additional work for 8taff and the tru8tee8 involved. Currant Tru8tee8 Communlty Partlclpatlon and capaclty bulldlng Overthe la8t year we have run 9 x reguLar weekly actlvltle8. The8e are. our Monday communlty meal. mlndful movement, yoga, café, guitar, crafts. men's shed, evening drop in and community g8rden. In addition, we ran dance class8s over a perlod of 5 month8, and fortnightly Gommunity Gholr 8e881on8. In the la8t few months of the year we also r8n additional workshop8. These were. 8 x cookery workshops and 4 x weLlb8ing photography work8hops. Acro88 the8e activit188 we had 372 partlcip8nt We have al80 8taged 2 8UCCe88ful community event8- our Halloween event on 26th October attended by 350 * people, durlng whlch we ran a large consultatlon around regeneration and our new facility and our Chri8tmas event attended by 70 +. Our Wellbelng Support Project assisted 155 individuals to have their problerns and issues solved. The main issues participants come to us for are housing, benefit8 and access to 8erwGes. Around haLf of participants requlre at least 3 appolntments, some wlth complex problems can require as many as 20 appointment8. Overthe last year we have had assistance from 23 voLunteer8 in vaiiou8 roLe8 mainly during 8vents of thes8 we have 8 small group of 3 or 4 who assist wlth regular 8Ctivitie8. Our th8nks to all our volunteers
There are 8ndl@ss studies which show that being part of your community is good for your health. both mental and phy8iGal. It can help you find and make Iriend8 80 that you feel less isolated, it can give you a sense of purpose. improve confidence and self - esteem and provide opportunities for s8lf-irnprovement through volunteering, more exerci8e and learning new thingg. The8e are benefit8 which are expre88ed by our participants. Some comments from partiCiP8nts from aLI our activities are: This is my happy place., my involvement in the hub has changed my life 1000%; I feel part of 80mething: I feel cared for;18leep better: my balance 18 better. l appreciale nature more; I feel so peaceful when I'm in the garden, I feel less stressed; I've been wanlingto learn guitar foryears, now I can; the extra benefit you helped me g8t has mad8 8 hug8 difference to my life. The list goe8 on Partnershlp worklng ontin e to f8ciLit8te our PAN meetlng8 whlch are kindly chalred by The m8etlngs brlng together a varlety of local organlsatlons and agencles to discuss issues and exchange information. Particlpation in these. has grown over the 188t year and we now have repre8entative8 from 4 x Ioc8l churche8, AuLdhou8e food bank, Glasgow Ilfe, PolLokshaws Ilbrary, the local DWP, St Vlncent De PauL, Pollokshaw8 and Eastwood Community Council (PECC). Newlands and Auldburn Community Councll, Giff nock Soccer Centre and Pollok8haw8 Medical Practice In addltion, we have Carrgomm, the Gla8gow ESOL forum, Glasgow Llfe and Vlllage Storytelllng tscllltatlng actlvltles at the Hub. Carrgomm run a weekly games group for thelr cll8nt8, who have mental health issues, the ESOL forum run 3 x ESOL clas888, the Vlllage Storytel(Ing run regular 88881on8 for women and Gla8gow Ilfe run adult Ilteracy cl888e8. We h8V8 also be8n worklng closely wlth PECC around the flnal sile to be regenerated within the Pollok8haw8 TransformationaL Regeneration Area (TRA) and in partnership with them ran a very 8ucce8sful community con8ultatlon to gauge what local people wantto See on that slte. Thls took place at our Halloween event. 176 people took part In the consult8tion. We will continue to work with PECC to pursue what the people of Pollok8haw8 want8 for that Site in term8 of non-hou8ing outcome8, 8uch a8 a c8fé. 8mall shops and spaces for people to gather. A New Hub for Potlok8haw8 One of the non-housing outGomes we will be pursuing is a new purpose-built community hub and garden. As ourcurrent premises are within the final regeneration 81ta, we wlll have to move to another Site. This has presented us wlth a great opportunlty to flnalLy have a hub whlch Is purpose bullt ancl glves us room to grow and develop, especially 88 the population of the area is growing. Itwill also giv8 U8 the Dpportuntyto have a larger, well-constructed community garden which will also provide mor8 Opportunities for development. However, within the TRA there are competlng prlorities 8nd so this will be a long process of negotiating to have the site we W8nt and then 8 lot of work to secure funding etc. The communityvoice within th8 TRA
is probably the strongest it has been in the whoLe regeneration process, thanks in no Small part to members of the PECC who have been particularLy supportive with this endeavor, both at the meetings and out with. Fundlng The funding landscape remains challenglng for organi8atlons such as ours and as some of our funding comes to an end in April 2026 we will be seeking 8ubstantial funding during this year. Our thanks to Henry Smith, Glasgow City Council Communities Fund and Area Partnershlp, Robert80n Trust and Glasgow M8nt8l HeaLth and WelLbeing Fund which hav8 funded us th18 year and allowed u8 to provlde activitie8 and 8ervice8 which 8UPPOrt local people. provide opportunities for partlcipant8 to build thelr capaclty and provlded a place where they can meet others, feel part of something and bulld communlty 8plrlt.
Pollokshaws Area Network Recel sandp ents Account For ed 31st Ma Unrestrf Funds Re rlcted Funds 202 Recelpts Donation5 and Other Income Grants Recelpts from Fundralsln8 Actlvltles 6293 2858 76860 9151 5012 76860 89099 3605 Total Recelpts Payments Expenses of Fundralsln8 Actlvltles Payments relatlng dlrectly to Charltable Actlvltles Governance Costs: Independent Examlner Fees 9113 99061 108174 88188 600 Total Payments Net Surplus/(Dofi¢lt) ) 2BA The deflclt for thls year Is due to the openlng balance of strIcted funds beln8 fully expended durln8 the year In addltlon to a reductlon In restrlrted Income In 24125 compared to 23124 malnly due to no grant belng recelved from the Robertson Trust.
Unrestrfcted Funds (£) Restrltted Fundsl £) 2025 20Z4 Bank and Cash In Hand Openln8 Balances 5urplusl{Deflclt) for Year Funds Transf•rrad 21045 (2820) 22079 (19943) 43124 (22763) 33296 9828 Closlng Balance5 Unre5trlGted Funds Restrlrted Funds 18225 21045 Assets Equlpment at Purchase C05t Approved by the Management Commlttee and slgned on thelr behalf Chalrperson Name Date:
Pollokshaws Area Network Notes to tho flnandal stat•m•nts forthe year ended 3111 Marth 2025 These accounts have been prepared on the Recelpts and Payments basls In accordance wlth the Charltles & Trustees Investsnent (Scotlandl Act 2006 and the Charities Accounts (kntland) Re8ulatlons 2{ ( as amended) Nature and Pur Funds Unrestrlrted lund5 are those that may be used at the dlscretlon of the managemenl commlttee In furtheran of the objectfves of the charlty.A slngle unrestrlcted fund Is malntalned for the day to day runnln8 of the charlty Restrlcted funds are those that may only be usd for Selfi£ purposes. Restrlctlons arlse when 5peclfied by the donor of the fund5 or when fund5 are ra15ed for speclflc purposes. Addltlonal Analysli Rejtrlcte Total 2025 Totsl 2024 Funds Donatlons Sundry Donatlons arants Glasgow Clty Council ommunlt Fund 28981 28981 423(K) 28981 41900 12100 1840 423CX) The Robertson Trust - Impact Fundlng Partners- Glas8ow Cty Councll/AP Other Incom• . Employ•rn Allowance-
Pollokshaw5 Area Network Notss for the Hnandal Statements fi)r year ended 31 March 2025 Unrestrlctad Funds Restrlrted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 Cost of Charftsble Actlvltles Co•ordlnatlon and Development Project5 and Actlvltles 6377 2736 73644 25417 80021 62887 28153 25301 Total 113 99061 108174 Governance Corts Independent Examlners Fees Restrlcted Fund9 Incomlng 1.4.24 Funds Fundj Outgolng Reallocated Funds 31.3.25 Co-ordlnatlon and Development 19661 61669 (4950) 74244 2136 Project5 and Actlvltles 2418 18049 4950 25417 Total
P Ilokshav45 Area N twork Re ort of the Inde endent Examlnert the Mana ement Committee I report on the accounts of the charlty for the year-ended 2025 whlth are set out on pages 4-7. Res ectlve res nslbll tl of the Mana emint committee The charwb S trustees are responslble for the preparatlon of the aCUts In accordance with the terms of the Charltles and Trustee Investsnent ( Scotland) Act 2W5 and the Charltles I Scotland) Re8ulations 2006.The charlty trustées eonslder that the audlt requ5rement of Re8ulatlon 10<11 (d) of the 2006 Accounts Re8ulatlons does not apply.lt Is my responsiblllty to examine the accounts as requlred under sectlon 44(1) {c) of the Act and to state whether partlcular matters have come to my attentlon. asls of Ind•pendent Examlnerfs ststement My examlnatlon Is carrled out In accordance wrth Regulatlonll of the 2006 Accounts Regulatk>ns.An examlnatlon Indudes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charlty Jnd a compar150n of the accounts presented wlth those records.lt also Includes conslderation of any unusual Items or dlsclosures In the accounts and seeks explanatlons from the trustees concernlng any such matter&The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evldence that would be requlred In an audlt and consequentlyl do not express an audlt oplnion on the vlew given by the accounts. Ind•p•ndent Examlnerfs Ststement In the coursÈ of my examlnatlon, no matter has (x)me to my attentlon: L Whlch glvas m4 reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the requlrements: to keep accountlng records In accordance wlth Sectlon 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Art and Regulatlon 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulatlons, and b. to prepare account5 whlch xcord wlth the accountln8 record5 and comply wlth RÈgulatlon 9 of the 21Th Accounts Regulatlons have not been met, or 2. to which In my oplnlon, attentlon should be drdwn In orderto enable a proper understandine of the accounts to be reathed. In epe(I