APPENDIX 1 OSCR Period start date Month Year Period end date ksnth Year Da From April To Scottish Charity Regulator Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator 2024 31 March 2025 Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Pushing Out the Boat POTB sc Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees, Annual Report Name of person (or body) entitled to Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 **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)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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**Structure, governance and management Type of governing document** Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation Constitution **Trustee recruitment and appointment** Trustees (the Management Committee) are appointed by members at the AGM. Subsequent appointments during the financial year are made by existing trustees. **Objectives and activities Charitable purposes** The organisation's purposes are to promote culture, heritage and the arts in the North East of Scotland. **Summary of the main activities** Publish a magazine in the North East of Scotland promoting **in relation to these objects** prose, poetry and the visual arts Promote, encourage and nurture quality new writing in the North East of Scotland and beyond, including work in Doric and Scots languages Work in partnership with other organisations **2** **APPENDIX 1** ## **Achievements and performance** > **Summary of the main achievements of** The year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 was a successful year **the charity during the financial period** for Pushing Out the Boat (POTB). We delivered on all the objectives of our business plan, the main focus of which was the preparation and production of Issue 18, the next edition of our magazine, and we succeeded in obtaining funding for the publication of an anthology to celebrate 25 years of Pushing Out the Boat. ## **Financial review** |**Brief statement of the charity’s policy**
**on reserves**
**Details of any deficit**
**Donated facilities and services (if any)**|The charit carries no reserves but maintains financial| |---|---| ||y
prudence to ensure no activities are embarked upon without
adequate advance funding. The production of ongoing
magazines depends on accumulation of adequate funds to
ensure printer payment.| ||None| ||| ||None| ||| **3** APPENDIX 1 other optional information Overview of POTB Business Plan for period from April 2025 to March 2026: To launch our next edition, Issue 18. in May 2025. To consolidate the Team and recruit new members to replace any who step down. To publish an anthology celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pushing Out the Boat. To continue to raise income by selling POTB through vendors, our website, reading events and our partner organisations and to seek out additional sources of income in order to finan￿ the publication of the next issue. To raise awareness of the anthology and the magazine through press releases. online publicty and events. To organise events, induding: o a reading event at Books and Beans in April. o participation in the Festival of the Sea 2025, being organised by Aberdeen City Council during the visit of the Tall Ships Race in July; o participation in the WayWORD Festival organised by the University of Aberdeen in October. To review and re-stock our retail outlets and endeavour to recruit new vendors. To continue to strengthen our websile and social media outreach through relevant news items, blogs and Q&A fealures. Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) OSCR will accept digital or typed slgnatures Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Coordinator Date 2511112025 2511112025 APPENDIX 2 Enter charitv name below Enter SC No. below Pushing Out the Boat SC044919 OSCR Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Scottish Charity Regulator to oi April 2024 31 March 2025 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unrestrlcted Restrlcted funds funds Expendable endowment funds Permanent endowment funds Total funds current period Total funds last period to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearost £ to noarost £ to noarost £ to nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations 154 154 161 Legacies Grants 658 658 Receipts from fundraising activities Gross trading receipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities 508 508 1,909 A1 Sub total 662 658 1,320 2,070 A2 Recelpts from ass8t & Investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total Total recelpts 662 658 1,320 2,070 A3 Payments Expenses for fundraising activities Gross trading payments Investment management costs 1,018 1,018 3,597 Payments relating directly to charitable activities Grants and donations Governance costs: Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs other A3 Sub total 1,018 1,018 3,597 A4 Payments relatlng to asset and Investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments A4 Sub total Total payments 1,018 1,018 3,597 Net receipts / (payments) (356) 658 302 (1,527) A5 Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for year (356) 658 302 (1,527) APPENDIX 2 Pushing Out the Boat Section B Statement of balances SC044919 Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Total current period Total last period Categories Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balances at start of year 2,711 2,711 4,239 Surplus l (deficit) slK)wn on receipts and payments account 302 302 2,369 Cash and bank balances at end of year 3,013 3,013 6,608 (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) 658 658 3,896 Details Fund to whlch asset belongs Market valuatlon Last year to nearest £ to nearest £ Total Fund to which asset belongs Cost lif available) Current value (If avallable) to nearest £ Details Lasl year to nearest £ to nearest £ B3 Other assets Total Details Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year to nearest £ to nearest £ Total Amount due (estlmate) to nearest £ Detalls Fund to which liability relatos Lasl yoar to nearest £ B5 Contingent liabilities Total Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval 27 Oct. 2025 OSCR Receipts and payments retum 2024-2025 1 Stalement of balances December 2007 APPENDIX 2 **Pushing Out the Boat** **SC044919** ## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** **C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ |**C3a Trustee remuneration**
**C4a Trustee expenses**
**C3b Trustee remuneration -**
**details**
**C2 Grants**
**C4b Trustee expenses -**
**details**
**C5 Transactions with**
**trustees and connected**
**persons**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Type of activity or project supported**|**Individual /**
**institution**|**Number of grants**
**made**|
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |||||**Total**|**-**
| ||||||| ||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)||||| ||**Authority under which paid**||||**£**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box
(otherwise complete section 4b)||||| |||**Nature of transaction**||**Number of**
**trustees**|**£**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||**Nature of relationship**|||**Transaction**
**amount (£)**|**Balance**
**outstanding at**
**period end (£)**| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ## **C6 Other information** OSCR Receipts and payments return 2024-2025 / Notes 3 December 2007 APPENDIX 2 Pushing Out the Boat SC044919 Additional analysis (1) Analysls of recelpts and payments 1 Donations Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Total current period Total last period to nearest £ to nearesl £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 154 154 161 Total 154 154 161 2 Grants Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Total current Deriod to nearest £ Total last period to nearest £ to nearest £ Aberdeen City Council 658 658 Total 658 658 3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Total current period Total last period to noarest £ to nearesl £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Total 4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities Unrestricted funds Expendable endowment funds to nearest £ Permanent endowment funds to nearest £ Restricted funds Total cu￿ent period Total last period to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Total OSCR Receipts and pa￿nents retum 2024-2025Addilional notes (1) December 2007 APPENDIX 2 SC044919 Additional analysis (2) 5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below 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 Recelpts Donations 154 154 161 Legacies Grants Receipts from fundraising activities Gross trading receipts buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities Sub total 658 658 508 508 1,909 1,320 1,320 2,070 cross ref error Recelpts from asset & Investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments Sub total Total recelpts 1,320 1,320 error 2,070 cross re Pa ments Expenses for fundraising activities Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activities Grants and donations Governance costs: 1,018 1,018 3,597 Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs Sub total 1,018 1,018 3,597 Payments relatlng to asset and Investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments Sub total Total payments 1,018 1,018 3,597 302 302 (1,527) Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficlt) foryear 302 302 (1,527) cross ref error Nature and purpose of funds OSCR Receipts and payTnents retum 2024-2025Additional notes (2) December 2007 APPENDIX 2 Pushing Out the Boat SC044919 Additional analysis (3) 6 Breakdown of restrlcted funds Restricted fund Restricted fund Restricted fund Restricted fund 1- enler name of 2 - enter name of 3 - enter name of 4- enter name of fund below fund below fund below fund below Total restricted funds Total restricted funds last period Receipts Donations Legacies Grants 658 658 Receipts from fundraising activities Gross trading receipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities Sub total 658 658 Recelpts from asset & Investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments Total recelpts 658 658 Payments Expenses for fundraising activities Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitable activities Grants and donations Governance costs: Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs Sub total Payrnents relatlng to asset and Investment movements Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments Total payments 658 658 Transfers to l (from) funds Surplus / (deficit) for year 658 658 Nature and purpose of funds Aberdeen City Council Festival of the Sea 2024 grant OSCR Receipts and payTnents retum 2024-2025Additional notes (3) December 2007 ## **APPENDIX 3** ## **Independent examiner’s report on the accounts** ||**Independent examiner’s report on the accounts’s report on the accountss report on the accountsV2**| |---|---| |**Report to the**|Charity name| |**trustees/members of**|Pushing out the Boat| |**Registered charity**|**SC044919**| |**number**|| |**On the accounts of the**|Period start date
Period end date| |**charity for the period**|Day
Month
Year
Day
Month
Year
01
04
2024
**to**
31
03
2025| |**Set out on pages**|(remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)| ||| |**Respective**
**responsibilities of**
**trustees and examiner**|The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). 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 of independent**
**examiner’s statement**|My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the| ||charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes| ||consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks| ||explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken| ||do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do| ||not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts.| |**Independent examiner’s**
**statement**|In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
disclosed on the attached page*]
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
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
be reached.| |**Signed:**|**Date:**
13/11/2025| |**Name:**|| |**Relevant professional**|| |**qualification(s) or body**|Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland| |**(if any):**|| ## **Address** *Please delete the words in the br following page. which have come to your attention on the 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