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2025-08-31-accounts

APPENDIX 1


Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From
1		 9 24 To
31		 8 2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name The Maryculter Woodlands Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number SC044224 Charity’s principal address 4 Oldman Road Maryculter Aberdeenshire

Postcode: AB12 5BZ

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if
not for whole year		 Name of person
(or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10		 Ed Thorogood Director (Chair) MWT members
Inga Milne Director (Events) MWT members
Bill Caffyn Director (Treasurer) MWT members
Laura Wilks Director (Publicity) MWT members
David Brainwood Director (Vice-Chair) MWT members
Kees Witte Director From 26/1/26 MWT members
Matthew Blair Director From 26/1/26 MWT members

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 Dates acted if not for whole year
Susan Astell Whole of reporting period
Nigel Astell Whole of reporting period

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Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document
Trustee recruitment and appointment		 Constituted as a Two Tier Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Constitution last amended in October 2017
Registered with OSCR on 26thAugust 2013
Appointment and removal of Directors is in accordance with the SCIO
constitution. A Director is elected by members of the SCIO at an AGM and
can serve for up to three years without seeking re-election i.e. all
Directors, if they are still willing to serve, must seek re-election at least
once every 3 years but can be re-elected for consecutive terms.
Co-opting of up to two additional Directors (subject to a maximum of 7
Board Directors) requires majority agreement of the elected Directors and
all such co-opted Directors are obliged to stand-down no later than the
next AGM.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
Summary of the main activities
in relation to these objects
1) to advance environmental protection including preservation, sustainable
development, native habitat restoration and conservation of the natural
environment in the community woodlands at Maryculter, Aberdeenshire;
2) to advance the education of the wider community about the natural
history, environment, archaeological and cultural heritage of the
Maryculter woodlands
3) to manage Community land and associated assets in a sustainable
manner
4) to promote, develop and manage projects and initiatives for recreation
and leisure in the Maryculter woodlands
•
Executed wetland restoration (de-canalisation) project, our largest
environmental project to date. This project has been a major success
•
Installed new information boards & new fencing at the main entrance
•
We hosted a range of groups & organisations including Aberdeen
University School of Biological Sciences, Scotland’s Rural College
(SRUC) Aberdeen, Siemens Energy, ABB

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the financial period		 Our main achievements were:
•
We raised £9,326 in the reporting period
•
We spent £18,139 including £11,100 on our wetland restoration (de-
canalisation) project & £4,467 on improving the main visitor entrance
(new fencing & new information boards)
•
Ran both monthly & weekly work parties for community members. The
main tasks performed in our community work parties were: planted
242 native trees, spread woodchip on selected paths, brashed along
drainage ditches, bashed gorse, installed deflection dams in wetland,
planted & seeded native species in wetland, felled trees damaged by
storm Amy (by hand), repaired stone bridge, maintained planted trees
•
Hired a chainsaw crew to clear trees damaged by storm Éowyn
•
Gave permission for a metal-detector survey. Finds have been related
to forestry, hunting (including with muskets) & wartime activities with
the home guard

2

Financial review

Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy
on reserves
Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)		 MWT maintains surplus funds (unrestricted) in order to:
•
Provide a contingency reserve for unplanned costs related to the
management of the wood e.g. recovery from storm damage,
repairs arising from careless acts by visitors, increased
maintenance from ever-increasing visitor numbers
•
Provide a contribution towards new projects in the wood where
only match-funding or limited grants are available, especially for
projects with extensive (multi-year) planning requirements.
This has led us to increase the desired level of surplus funds progressively
over the last few reporting periods. We also anticipate major expenditure
in the future as we plan within the next 5 years to replace the large
wooden bridge over the Crynoch Burn.
The deficit for the period was long-planned and was entirely due to the
delayed execution of our wetland project, having raised funds for the
project in previous periods.

Other optional information

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APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 2
The Maryculter Woodlands Trust Enter SC No. below
SC044224
Receipts andpayments accounts
For the period
from		 Period sta rt date Period end date
Day Month Year to Day Mon th Year
1 9 2024 31 8 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total funds
current period		 Total funds last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 1,969 1,969 **8,481 **
Legacies -
Grants **7,132 ** **7,132 ** 315
Receiptsfrom fundraising activities - - -
Gross tradingreceipts -30 -30 180
Income from investments other than
land and buildings		 -
Rentsfrom land & buildings 255 255 277
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities		 -
Other Income- HMRCinterest - - 212
A1 Sub total 9,326 - - - 9,326 9,465
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceedsfromsale of fixed assets -
Proceedsfromsale of investments -
A2 Sub total - - - - - -
**Total receipts ** 9,326 - - - 9,326 9,465
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments - - -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable
activities
17,718		 17,718 6,405
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
Other 421 421 406
-
**A3 Sub total ** 18,139 - - - 18,139 6,811
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
**A4 Sub total ** - - - - - -
**Total payments ** 18,139 - - - 18,139 6,811
Net receipts / (payments) 8,813)
(		 - - - 8,813)
(		 2,654
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds -
Surplus / (deficit) for year 8,813)
(		 - - - 8,813)
(		 2,654

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Section B Statement of balances

Categories Details Details Details Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year 38,005 38,005 35,351
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account		 8,813)
(		 8,813)
(		 2,654
-
-
Cash and bank balances at end of
year		 29,192 - - - 29,192 38,005
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 -
-
-
-
-
-
Details Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B2 Investments
Total -
-
Details Fund to which asset belongs Cost (if available) Current value (if
available)		 Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B3 Other assets MWT - Purchase of Woodland Unres tricted 240,000 240,000
(NOTE: MWTpurchased woodland in D ecember 2015 at a cost of £240,000. T he sale and disposal of allor part of the woodland i s subject
to the restrictions imposed by the Cons titution of the MW Tand is further subject to the prior approval of the Forestry Commissi on of
Scotland)
Total
240,000 - 240,000
Details Fund to which l iability relates Amount due Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B4 Liabilities - -
- -
- -
Total - -
Details Fund to which l iability relates Amount due
(estimate)		 Last year
to nearest £ to nearest £
B5 Contingent liabilities
Total -
-
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
EJThorogood 16 May2026

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Additional analysis (1)
Analysis of receipts and payments
1 Donations
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
HMRC Gift Aid Refund - - 3,586
K & H Witte - - 4,000
Other 300 300 895
PayPal account donations 1,669 1,669 -
Total 1,969 - - - 1,969 8,481
- - - - - -
2 Grants
Unrestricted
~~funds~~		 Restricted funds Total current
~~period~~		 Total last
~~period~~
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Meikle Carewe Wind Farm Community Fund 1,500 1,500 -
Aberdeenshire Council (Decanalisation Project) 5,632 5,632 -
The Tree Council - - 315
-
Total 7,132 - 7,132 315
- - - -
3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total - - - - - -
- - - - - -
4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted funds Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total current
period		 Total last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Mulching & excavating 383 383 3,220
Community events and workshops 225 225 263
Tree & flower planting 954 954 315
Miscellaneous 320 320 -
Info boards 603 603 -
Administration 293 293 626
Tools & PPE 125 125 88
Decanalisation Project 11,100 11,100 1,000
Infrastructure/Tracks - 149 - 149 893
Car Park fencing 3,864 3,864 -
- - -
Total 17,718 - - - 17,718 6,405
- - - - - -

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Additional analysis (2)
5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Maryculter
Woodland Trust		 Unrestricted
fund 2 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 3 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 4 - enter
name of fund
below
Total
unrestricted
funds		 Total
unrestricted
funds last
period
Receipts
Donations 1,969 1,969 **8,481 **
Other Income- HMRCinterest - - 212
Grants 7,132 **7,132 ** 315
Receiptsfrom fundraising activities - - -
Gross tradingreceipts - 30 -30 180
Incomefrom investments otherthan land and buildings - - -
Rentsfrom land & buildings 255 255 277
Gross receipts from other charitable activities -
Sub total 9,326 - - - 9,326 9,465
-
Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceedsfromsale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total - - - - - -
Total receipts 9,326 - - - 9,326 9,465
-
Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities - - -
Gross trading payments - - -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities 17,718 17,718 6,405
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs - - -
Other 421 421 406
-
Sub total 18,139 - - - 18,139 6,811
-
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total - - - - - -
-
Totalpayments 18,139 - - - 18,139 6,811
-
Net receipts / (payments) 8,813)
(		 - - - 8,813)
(		 2,654
Transfers to / (from) funds -
Surplus / (deficit) for year 8,813)
(		 - - - 8,813)
(		 2,654
-
Nature andpurpose of funds

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APPENDIX 3 OSCR kottish Chatty Regulator Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the Charity narne tru8teeslmemberB of The Maryculter Woodland Tnt R•gl8t•red charity SC044224 numbor On the accounts of the ¢harlty for th• pgrl¢xl PerFcAY stsrt date Month Period end date Month Augwt Year 2025 Set out on ￿ge# (rernembwbirthde tr p4e befs rrfALbjrtix￿ sr￿1 Respective The chanty's trustees are reswnsibbe for the preparion of the accounts in accordance respon$lbllltl¢s of with the tem￿ of the ChatÉties atxl Tnsslee Investsnent Iscodandl 2005 Act and the tru$tees and 8xamlnor Charibes Accounts IScotL4ndl Regulatbons 2006 las a￿Ended1. The charity trustees COns￿er that the audit requiremenl of Regulats"on 10(11 {dl of the Accunts Regulations does not appty. It is my resFonsibilty to examine the accL)unts as requiied under section 4411) Icl of the Act and to sLe whether paitular matters have come to my attention. Ba$1$ of Indo￿nd¥n1 My examinatJn is carried out in aCCordar￿e with Regulation 11 of the 20[￿ Accounts 8xaminetrs $tstsmont Regulations. An examination include5 a review of the accounting records kept by the charty and a comparison of Ihe accounts presented with those records. 11 also includes consKler3tKJn of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the tnjstees ¢ortceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and. eonsequenlly. I do not express an audit opinkm on the VEW given by Ihe accounts. Independent examinerfs In the course of my exarNnatKsn, no matter has come to my attention lolher than that sLitement disclosed cffl the at￿ed page"J whth gNes reasonab￿ cause to belwe that in any matsrial respect the requirenEnts'. to keep accounting records in a￿rdance with section 44111 lal of the 2005 Act and RegulatKJn 4 of the 20C6 Accounts ReguLatbons, and to prepare accounts wh￿h accord wrth the accounting record5 and compty with ReguL8t•)n 9 of the 20C6 A(xgJJnts RegUL8￿n$ have not been rrt or 2. to whth, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enab￿ a proper understan counts to be reached. sIgn￿r. Name: Relevant professional qualificationlsl or body F•iiow 0£ Chart•r•d Zosttut• 0£ I4anag•llant Accounts lrnl Irf any): 07-IIAT-2026 Address: 3 OldAan Road 'P￿•s￿ ￿e￿the1)rds in the iftrny do . ￿rdS th) . 2et tyAtW*m•ttW¥Wh￿th r￿￿t9 ywr thntb)n on the folbvmng page. ' OSCR will a￿EPt duital ortyp& sTr3natur45