SkatePal SCIO
Scottish Charity Number SC044815
Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025
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SkatePal SCIO
Trustees’ Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Reference and administrative information
Principal address
Structure, governance and management
Governing Document
SkatePal was registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 23 April 2014 and is governed by Constitution.
Recruitment and appointment of Trustees
Trustees are appointed or reappointed by the members at our AGM which is held in August each year.
Objectives and activities
Charitable Purposes
Our purposes are the advancement of public participation in sport (skateboarding) for Palestinians living on the West Bank, and the provision of free recreational facilities primarily in areas where sporting facilities are not readily available to young people, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended.
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Activities and achievements
Continuation of Partnership with Skateboarding.PS and Gaza Skate Team
We had already been supporting Skateboarding.PS (SB.PS) and Gaza Skate Team (GST) before this year but we began regular monthly stipends to both organisations in 2024 to help them grow and have more independence. These two organisations carry out all the skateboard sessions / classes that happen in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
who founded GST, and who founded dentifying and applying apacity build-
We stay in regular contact with bot (SB.PS) and help them in terms of str ing, and equipment and hardware sourcing.
We also have regular weekly calls wit programs in the West Bank, as well as
SB.PS to manage and assess all our his organisation.
Workshops at our ofAice in Ramallah
SB.PS has run sessions in our of]ice in Ramallah, both in woodworking and general boot camps where the local skaters come together to discuss how they can grow the skate scene in various ways. We have also managed to successfully ship directly to our of]ice in Ramallah although not all shipments arrive.
New Skatepark site in Ramallah
We have ]inally secured land to build our ]lagship skatepark in Istiqlal park, Al-Bireh / Ramallah. We have been working with the Istiqlal park board over the past 6 months to agree on the scope and location of this skatepark, which will also include a basketball court, green space, and a container for a cafe / skate shop. SB.PS has started skateboard sessions in the park, preparing the young people for the opening of what will be our biggest skatepark yet.
Focus on shop income
We were unable to have any international volunteers head to Palestine this year for our programs and so we were not able to raise any funds through our usual volunteer fundraising again this year. We have continued to focus on our online shop, taking on an ex-volunteer, Tom Bird, as our creative director in April 2024. He made the Sahten Cookbook and has been working on designs and collaborations for new products in our shop. This has allowed us to make up a signi]icant part of our budget without having to search out and apply for further grants.
Financial Review
We are pleased to report that our ]inances have remained steady again this year thanks to our shop sales.
We were not able to have volunteers out in Palestine for most of the year so the volunteer fundraising has decreased this year but we have made up for it with an increase in merchandise sales.
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We are also grateful to those who have awarded us grants this year, which has made up 18% of our overall income. Our major grant givers were: the Berfred Foundation, and Betong Skateparks.
Reserves
SkatePal held unrestricted funds of £9,467.75 at the year end. SkatePal holds reserves primarily for the following reasons:
1) Unforeseen emergencies both in Palestine and in UK
2) If the funding budget for the year is not able to be met e.g. having to cancel the international volunteer program which would lead to a loss of fundraising for the charity.
Approved by the trustees on (16/12/25 ) and signed on their behalf by:
Date 07/12/25
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APPENDIX 3 OSCR Scottish Chanty Regulator Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the Charity name trusteeslmembers of SkatePAL {SCIO) Registered charity SC044815 number On the accounts of the charity for the period Period start date Period end date Month MARCH Year 2024 Year APRIL fo 31 25 Set out on pages twto inthde th p4e addNK)nal Respective The charty's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the a counts in accordance responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Inve tment (Scotland} 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulati ns 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirem nt of Regulation 10(11 (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It i 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 of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulatio 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner's statement Regulations. An examination includes a review of he accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wth those records. It also includes consideration of ny unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do nol provide all the evidence that would be require in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the ac ounts. Independent examiner's In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other th n that statement disdosed on the attached page"] which gtves me reasonable cause to believe that in any malerial resp ct the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordan with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulat ons, and to prepare accounts which accord wtth the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper unts to be reached. Date: Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body lif any}: 13 December 2025 CHARTERED blENBER OF THE INSTITtnlE OF IIITERNAL AUDITORS (CMIIA) Address: 'Please delete the words n the t(ackets if they do not If the words do appty, sel out th058 matters vthich have C£ to ywr attent on the folk)wr¥J pa.
APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose I have revie ed Skate AL, accoun s and atc ed income a d x enditu e o a samp e o receipts a d invo ces. No iss es d ntfied nd l am hap y t sign off the accounts.
Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 March 2025
| General Fund Restricted Fund Total funds Total funds 2025 2024 £ £ |
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| Receipts Note |
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| Donations Fundraising activities Merchandise sales Grants Gift Aid |
23 812 23 812 37 872 5 325 5 325 11 754 203 589 203 589 86 846 8 567 1 366 9 933 31 244 3 736 3 736 1 251 4 780 4 780 4 677 0 13 531 13 531 0 30 000 30 000 0 |
| Reimbursements | |
| Of]ice Sublet Fundraising for Gaza Loans |
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| Total Receipts Payments Fundraising expenses Salaries and contractor fees Pension Contributions National Insurance Staff expenses ATM withdraws Equipment, tools and materials Project Engineering Services Volunteers expenses Volunteer housing Merchandise Printing |
293 340 1 366 294 706 173 644 2025 2024 3 813 3 813 4 045 88 454 88 454 70 996 1 714 1 714 1 714 6 644 6 644 6 871 6 000 6 000 7 913 120 120 662 1 501 1 501 3 661 0 0 2 831 0 0 1 292 0 0 6 606 94 820 94 820 32 349 |
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| Printing Postage and Packaging Customs Of]ice Equipment Administration expenses Of]ice rent Card / ATM transaction fees Petty cash Reimbursements Loan Repayments Gifts Gaza Donations Other Dontions Olympic trip Visa expenses |
100 43 206 250 712 3 699 18 789 26 0 1 776 19 996 555 19 701 0 0 0 |
100 43 206 250 712 3 699 18 789 26 0 1 776 19 996 555 19 701 0 0 0 |
130 14 177 0 1 428 3 072 8 182 59 0 328 0 406 0 678 950 0 |
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| Total payments Surplus (DeRicit) for the year Funds brought forward at 1 April 2024 Funds carried forward at 31 March 2025 |
311 876 0 |
311 876 | 168 350 |
| 17167 | 16118 | ||
| 26635 9 468 |
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Statement of Balances as at 31 March 2025
| Total funds Total funds 2025 2024 £ £ |
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| Note | |
| Bank and cash in hand Bank Cash |
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| 9 468 26 635 0 0 |
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| 9 468 26 635 |
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| Other assets Debtors |
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| - | |
| Liabilities Creditors |
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All funds are unrestricted.
The notes on page 7 are an integral part of these accounts.
Approved by the trustees on 16/12/25 and signed on their behalf by:
ate 16 /12/25
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