Newhaven Heritage Centre Scottish Charity No. SC044837
Annual Accounts
2023 -2024
NEWHAVEN HERITAGE CENTRE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 1st DECEMBER 2023- 30th NOVEMBER 2024 2023 £.16 £8,gss92 Re¢dpts Fund Raisro Income cCrfrnrnty &rden &3nts E¥)nations morial AFpeal wen kott Award Cruise Forth for Slrdvaig Leaflets er PLace Subscriptions Planning ApCaLn Refur £2,791 £00 £35729 Ets.00 tso.00 Eo.00 £0.00 É210B8 £300.00 £4.fj6910 E2.95aoo Eig4 E5aOO oooo £SOQDO £200.00 £aoo £aoo Rg¢dpts 62S30 £1668. Len Lothian Storage jumble Fs RHS Iwran Conminty Garden Cotrrnnty Garden fr¢xnwral funds Strdvaig Costs Ipiantsl tk)ffwin Names voria School Awards Ilven ott Award Fund Raisw ern5 ICOSI phniX PrOjt Wg8s ICOS) Church Hall Hire ZCKJM Green Dats Hostiry Menh)rial tiSt.$ Fees Barorv*ter Vinyl Roilor Bannsr (kean Terminal Exhibiti CAT Bcddets BDW Tow hard COFxes Planning pCatn Hartour Signage Pdice Box Repalrs Lap Top Repairs 33L64 £ts.00 60.00 £2,64& £L16&SO £8104 £0.00 £fj&oo £3300 £48L76 £0.00 £150.00 £55 £5916 £&00 £667.50 Eio.oi £6.s2&66 £0.00 £99JOO £0.00 £6&00 E3300 £2.377A8 £6&00 £woo £aoo £0.00 £aoo Ets.Ots £6th0ts £0.00 ED.00 £127.00 £900.00 £10440 2.79 £ts.ots f3L20 £aoo £1sQOO £7&00 £0.00 £aoo £aoo £aoo £7.86L29 &8S&85 Approved by thc Trustccs and signcd on thcir bchalf
Newhaven Heritage Centre statement of balances as at 30 November 2024 (Wng Balanca £8,95592 £s71993 £8,592 £3,444.90 £4,840.77 E2.275.03 of which are:_ Pier Place Memla1 Appeal Corrynunity G)rden Ixven ScottAward £200.00 .21900 £698.53 £7.50 £200.00 £1.34500 £2,429.65 £uos0 Approval of Accounts for tho year ended 30th Novombor 2024 I confirm the above Income and Expenditure Account represent aLI transactions made by the Newhaven Heritage Centre during the year ended November 30. 2024 -oOo- I have examined the books and accounts of the Newhaven Heritage Centre for the year ended November 30. 2024 and certify that the above Income and Expenditure Account are in accordance therewith. -oOo- We confirm that the Accounts on pages 2 and 3 represent aLI transactions made by Newhaven Heritage Centre during the year ended 30 November 2024
Newhaven Heritage Centre Scottish Charity No. SC044837
Trustees’ Annual report for the year ended 30 November 2024
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New Constitution Adopted
At an EGM held on 24 May 2024, the members voted unanimously to adopt in principle a new governing Constitution from the beginning of the year beginning 1st December 2025 to allow for professional scrutiny before implementation.
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Newhaven Heritage Centre Scottish Charity No. SC044837
Trustees’ Annual report for the year ended 30 November 2024
The Trustees for the year to 30 November 2024 were
The Trustees for the year 1st December 2024 to 30 November 2025 are
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Newhaven Heritage Centre
SCIO Charity Number SC044837
Trustees Annual Report for the year ending 30th November 2024
Starting 2024, as a group we had noted that two ground floor flats at 4 Pier Place had been vacant for some time, and felt that they would make an ideal base from which Newhaven Heritage could act to fulfil its mission to preserve, protect and promote Newhaven’s history and heritage. We were pleased to be given permission by the city’s councillors to pursue the Community Asset Transfer for Flats 1 and 2, subject to a change of use agreement from Edinburgh City Council's Planning Dept. We submitted our planning application for change of use for the two flats in 4 Pier Place with the support of the two neighbouring properties, but this was denied on spurious and poorly-considered grounds in May 2024. The rejection of the planning application rested upon the out-of-date Local Development Plan written in 2013, that is currently under revision. As such, it did not take into consideration the change in circumstances arising from the arrival of both the cruise ships and the tramline, making Newhaven an ideal pressure valve from the “Golden Triangle” of Edinburgh’s city centre (the Castle + Royal Mile + Princes Street). Our appeal is still on the table and we continue to seek the Council’s agreement, given the evident support of both the councillors and the community.
As a related matter, Newhaven Heritage took time to draw the attention of Edinburgh Trams to the lack of signage directing their passengers to the harbour at the tram terminus in the Spring of 2024 — a deficiency which remains unaddressed a year later. Our charity joined the Council-organised Edinburgh Local Heritage Network where we will work with other similar groups to develop and maintain partnerships between local heritage groups, as well as with Council’s Archives, Libraries, and Museums and Galleries.
A Draft Constitution was drawn up and circulated for comment amongst committee members, the draft of this being agreed in principle in May 2024. Significantly, it varies from previous versions in defining how we handle subscriptions and donations, something we have never needed to address before. There is still provision for free membership as a 'Friend' but we cannot avoid the necessary establishment costs should we acquire the Pier Place premises. This draft constitution was then put in the hands of a legal adviser for scrutiny, prior to its implementation in year 2025/26.
Local resident Emma Kemp took on the role of leader of the Community Gardens Group. With Emma at the helm, we were pleased to be awarded £900 by the Asda Foundation towards work within the Public Gardens spaces,
During 2024, an initial approach from Newhaven Coastal Rowers was made regarding the launch of two new skiffs sometime in 2025 and creating a proposed marine festival at the harbour. This would include an exhibition about Newhaven's history. We offered the use of our significant exhibition which we had on display in Ocean Terminal since May 2023. We were also able to provide further help and advice using our experience from a similar maritime festival in 1998.
Trustees AnnuaL Report contd for the year ending 30th November 2024 Sadly. our Treasurer and Trustoo for many years, intimated his resignation for reasons of health in the summer of 2024. aLthough he will continue to be involved with the former police box at the harbourside, which is used as an outreach post for Newhaven Heritage. agreed to take on the role of Treasurer, which will resuLt in a period of transition. Around this time. Margaret Wallace indicated her proposed resignation as Social Media Officer and Trust at the earliest opportunity, also due to reasons of health. has been transformational in creating a successful Facebook and overall sociaL media presence. Local resident has now agreed take on this role. but will develop it as and when possibLe in other areas of virtual community networks. In January 2024 we Lost the use of the space in the former Debenham's premises, arranged with Ocean Terminal's management for us by the Living Memory Association. It had been something that was extremely beneficial in terms of engagement. However, a second storage unit at Len's Storage. Granton, had to bo taken on to koop our information boards and display items. thus doubLing our associated costs. We continue to develop good relations with the new head teacher and her staff at the new Victoria Primary School and look forward to introducing The Phoenix Project to Primary 4 pupils in the foLlowing year. This programme usos tho concept of encouraging smaLI groups of today's pupits to adopt schoolchildren of a century before. in order to better understand how the community of Newhaven supported each other in good times and bad and how the chiLdren were nurtured. The Stravaig Around Newhaven. grows in popularity Cruise Forth, the vOluntr 'meet'n'greet' group working with the cruise companies. shared the cost of printing 10.000 LeafLets that publicises our unique heritage traiL We have much to look forward to in the year 2024/25, such as the Maritime Festival, a stand in the public oxhibition of tho Edinburgh Local Heritago Notwork in Ocean TorminaL and our continuing pursuit orthe acquisition of Flats i and 2 as a research centre in one and a repLica of a fisherman's home of the late Victorian period in the other. As such, we can close out 2024 as a time of goaLs pursued, reLationships forged and buiLt on for the futuro.