5th Paisley Oldhall Scout Group Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31st March 2025 Registered Charity Number SC045044 Independent Examiner's Report For the Year Ended 31st March 2025 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of 5th Paisley Oldhall Scout Group I report on the financial ststements of the Group for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 1 and 2. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The charty's Irustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Invesknent (Scotland) 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charrty 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) ol the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement My examination is carned out in accordan￿ with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charrty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and 5￿kS explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The Pro￿dureS undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent Examiner's Statement In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my attention. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordan￿ 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 g of the 2006 Accounts Regulab"ons have not been met, or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 10th June 2025 5th Paisley Oldhall Scout Group Income & Expenditure Account 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 2025 2024 Income Grants Re￿IVed Hall Rental Income Subscriptions HMRC Gift Aid Fund Raising £10,000 00 £1,990 00 £15,847 41 £3,605.68 £2,￿9.33 £11.875.00 £1,980.00 £14.635.85 £3,140.16 £2,378.41 Total Receipts r34,352.42 £34 009.42 Expenditure Activities Badges & Matenals Bank Charges Camp Expenses Capitation Fees Merchandise Hall Expenses Training Costs Hall Alarm & Fire System Hall Refurbishment Equipment Costs Broadband Subscription Other Costs £5,474.70 £3,835.33 £25.00 £4.660.00 £4.087.50 £0.00 £3,615.40 £0.00 £132.00 £5,429.86 £790.80 £724.91 £0.00 £2,849.32 £3,371.00 £25.00 £5,533.20 £3,928.50 £237.60 £1,221.24 £30.00 £31.20 £9.710.43 £1.286.87 £435.38 £0.00 Total Payments £28,775.50 £28.659.74 SurpluslDeficit £5,576.92 £5,349.68 Statement of Funds OFening Ba13n SurpluslDeficit £24,363.99 £5.576.92 £29.940.91 £19.014.31 £5,349.68 £24.363.99 Represented ty Unrestricted Funds General Funds £29.940.91 £29.940.91 £24,363.99 £24.363.99 I their behalf Treasurer Date Ic) 5th Paisley Oldhall Scout Group ststement of Balances as at 31st MarGh 2025 2025 2024 Statement of Funds Opening Balance SurpluslDeficit £24,363.99 £5.576.92 £29,940.91 £19,014.31 £5,349.68 £24,363.99 Represented by Unrestricted Funds General Funds £29.940.91 £29.940.91 £24,363.99 £24,363.99 te APPENDIX 1 PEriod er,d date Month Yeaf oscr Peiiod itart date Monl Year Day Day From To 01 April 2024 31 March 202$ OffiGe of the Scottish Charity R¢gulator Reference and administration detsils Charity nan Oth•T names charity Is known 51h PaEley (Oldhall) Scout Group R¢gisternd charty number Charlty's princlpal addre8S SC045044 Oldhall Scout Hall Oldhall Road Paisley Postcode PA13HN Names of the charlty trustoes on date of approval of Trustses. Annual Re￿rt Dats8 acted rf . Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee rrustee Trustee 12., f7 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details ""$. . Names of all other charity trustees during the ￿riOd. rf any. (for example, those who resigned part way through the financlal perfod) Structure, governance and management . Type of governing document The Trust was set up by the Scout Group and was recognised as a Scottish Charity With effect from 121h August 2014. The Trust is administered in accordance with the terms of the Trust Deed. Trustse r•crultment and appointmort.."'.i The trustees were appointed on various occasions for the trust and represent the Scout Group. Appointment and removal Is In accordance with the Trust Deed which requires that appointment is approved by unanimous agreement of the existing trustees and removal of any trustee by the unanimous agreement of the others. Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The purpose of the charity is the advancement of education, health and well being, citizenship or community development, environmental protection or improvement and any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes. Summary of the main activitlfrs In relatlon to these objects During the year the charity's activities involved scouting and development of young people. Activities included first aid, camping, hill walking. canoeing. cycling and games. APPENDIX 1 Summary of the main achievements of the charlty during tho financial perlod The Charity had a very successful year with lots of activities completed. Activities included first aid, camping, hill walking, canoeing, cycling, visiting various attractions, badgework and games. All sections of the Scout Group afe flourishing and growing. The Group also completed extensive improvements to the hall during the year making it a common meeting space for other community groups and classes Financial review Brlef ststement of the charlty's pollcy ', The charity had general unrestricted funds of £29,940.91 as at 31st on reserves * ... March 2025. Detslls of any deflctt Nla Donated facilities and services (rf any). Nla APF*ENDiX 1 Other optional information Declaration Tho trustaes declare that they have approved the trustees. report abov•. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees ) Full namel Position {e.g. Chair Treasurer 131h June 2025