Reglstered Charlty No SC045398 The Carse of Stlrlln8 Partnershlp SCIO Report and Accounts for the year ending 28 February 2025 OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator WWW.0scr.org.uk Registered sao SC045398
The Carse of StlrlSn8 Partnershlp SCIO Reference and Admlnlstratlve Infom)atlon Reglstered Scottlsh Charlty No SC045398 Prlnclpal Address West Moss Slde Thornhlll STIRLING FK8 3QJ Webslte https://www.thecarseotstlrllngpartnershlp.orgl Charlty Trustees Bankers Vir8in Money 56 Murray Place STIRLING FK8 2BX Independent Examlner
The Carse of Stlrlln8 Partnershlp SCIO Annual Rèport of the Trustees Introdurtlon The Trustees are pleased to psent the annual report and accounts of The Carse of Stlrllng Partnership SCIO for the year endlng 28th February 2025. Revlew oAArtlvltle5 ond Achlevements The Carse of Siirling Partnership ICOSPI was set up in 2012, with asslstance from Scottlsh Natural Heritage and 8uldance from the Star Development Group, to encourage co-opefatlve workin8 between land owners,farrners, communltles and buslnesses In and around the Carse of Stirling on land use and herltage Issues that might have previously been tackled Sn Isolation. The Partneyshlp's maln achievement has been to brSn8 together people from many different backgrounds on a regular b351s to look at everythlng from floodlnB on the Carse to farm wildllfe surveys, footpath access between local vllla8es. protectlng the area's cultural herltage and promoting the area as a tourlst destlnatlon for vlsltors. The charlty's work Is partlcularly focused on the communlties In and around the Carse, Includlng the village5 of Gar8unnock. Kippen, BuchlyvSe, Thornhlll. Arnprior and Port of Mentelth. COSP has been reco8nlsed for Its Innovative approach to local engagement and decislon rnaking Wlth an Award for Plannlng Excellence from the Royal Town Plannln8 In5tltute IRTPII and a nomlnatlon for an RSPB Nature of scotland Award. Durln8 the year, Trustees contlnued to explore ways for local communitles acros5 the Carse of Stirlirg to en8a8e wlth local farmers In ralsing awareness on takln8 Steps to implement more environmentallv sustainable a8rlcultural land management. The need for thls w35 highli8hted by the Scott15h A8ricultural Blll in the Scottlsh Parllament In 2024. After the dlsappolntments of 2023, we were very pleased to secure approval of a 8rant from Forth Envlfonment Link IFELI to run two Climate Action Hub community workshops and other actlvitles durlng summer 2025. These will focu5 on the impact of cllmate chan8e on the Carse landscape and land management to Eive local people 3 5tron8er voice In advocatlng future actlon in addressin8 this malor challenge. Further grant support recelved from Thornhlll Envlronment Fund {TEFI and Gargunnock Windfarm Fund and conflrmed afterthe year end, ha5 ensured that COSP delivers a robust and meaningful programme of Cllmate Acton Hub events In the summer of 2025. We held our AGM on 4th November 2024 at West Moss-slde, when the Report & Accounts for 2023-24 wi.i' ILir:TIAII apprr)v(i(I riiid I'rustees re-elected for the comln8 year. We were pleased toelec nd ,Is new Trustees, both brin8Sng very relevant professional experienLL loknal KiiowlLdbQ ol Ll IL area to the Board. We a150 take thls opportunlty to record our sincere thanks to laln Semple, whD indicated his retlrement as a Trustee and Chalr last January, for hls valuable contrlbutlon to the charitvs business for several years, Accounts The Accounts that follow have been prepared on a recelpts and payments ba51s whlch reflects the cash flow of COSP Sn the period covered above. Structure. Governance and Monagernent COSP is constltuted as 3 5cottlsh Charltable Incorporated Organisation and 15 8overned by constltutlon which was adopted In 2015. As a SCIO, the charlty is subject to regulatlon by the Offlco of the Scottish Charltles Regulator10SCRI. The charity ha5 a membeTshlp but no employees. A review of the current SCIO Constltution wlll be undertaken by the Board wlth a vlew to Introducln8 a
subscrlptlon membershlp scheme In 2026. Trustees Re5ponsibilltles The Trustees ofCoSP are responsible for managing and safeguarding the assets ofthe charity and are also responslble for keeping proper accounting records and ensuring that the accounts are prepared In accordance wlth the terms of the Charitles and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2005 and the Charltles Accounts {Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The Trustee5 regularly conslder the rlsks faced by COSP and ensure that approprlate management procedures are In place to mltl8ate those rlsks. None of the Trustees is dlsquallfied from servlce under Sertlon 70A of the 2005 Act. Concluslon The Trustees would like to thank all the Indlviduals who have contributed thelr time, knowledge and ener8Y to the development of COSP durln8 Its slxth year of operations as a SCIO. . October 2025
Ind•p•ndont Examlnarf• R•port to the Trusl••s of The Carne of Stlrling Partnornhlp SCIO I report on the accounts of the charfty for the year endlng 28 February 2025 whlch are set out on pa8e5 6 and 7 below. Respectfve respon51bllltles of trustee s and examlner The charlty'5 trustees are responslble for the prÈparatlon of the accounts In accordance wlth the terms of the Charltles and Trustee Investment {Scotlandl Act 21)J5 and the Charities Account5 (Scotlandl Regulatlons 2tK)6. The charlty trustees consider that the audit requlrement of Re8ulatlon 10111 (dl of the Accounts Regulatlons does not apply. It is my responslbllity to examine the accoun15 as requlred under sectlon 4411) {cl of the Act and to state whether p3rtScular matters have come to my attentlon. Basls of Independent Èxamlnerfs statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulatlon 11 of the Charitles Account5 (Scotland) Re8ulatlons 2006. Anexamination Sncludes a revlew of the accounthg records kept bv the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also Includes conslderatlon of any unusual item5 or disclosures In the accounts and seeks explanations from the tru5tee5 concernln8 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 audlt oplnion on the view given by theaccounts. Independent examlner, s statement In the course of my examination. no matter has come to rny attentlon whlch8ive5 me reasonable auseto belleve that in anyrnaterlal respect the requlrements: 11) to keep accountin8 records in accordance wlth Section 44(11 lal of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounls Re8ulation5, and (2} to prepare accounts which accord wlth the accounting records and comply wlth Regulatlon 9 of the 21Y)6 Accounts Re8ulation5, have not been met, or {31 lo whlch, in my opinion, attentlon -l)OLild be drawn In order to enable a proper under5tandin8 of the accounts to be reached. (.?.. ortober 21125
The Carse of Stlrlln8 Partnershlp SCIO Recelpts and Payments Account for the year endlng 28th February 2025 Rertrfcted Unrestrlcted Funds Fund5 Total Funds 2024 Notes Retelpts Grants Donatlons 1,250 1,250 TotolRe¢elpts Payments Payments relatSn8to charltable actlvStles 210 210 237 Total Payments 23 Surplus l (Deficltjfvr the year 210 Statement of Balances at 28th February 2025 Balance at beglnnin8 of year Surplus/ Ideficltl for year Totsl Cash Funds at end of year 331 331 568 21 237 121 331 Reprosented by: Fund Balan$ at end ol year 12 On behalf of the Trustees: Date,. Ortober 2025
The Carse of Stlrllng Partnershlp SCIO Notesto the Accounts l. Accountlng pollcles Basi5 of Preptjration The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and paymentsbasls. They conslst of a summary of all monies received and paid via the bank during the financial period, along with a statement of balances. No adjustments have been made for any income due but not received, nor for any funds received In advance at the end of the financial perlod. The charity owns no fixedassets. Funds Fund5 are deemed to be Restricted where, under the terms of the grants awarded. expenditure may only be used to support specific COSP projects withln a defined time Ilmit. 2. Grants Recelved IRestrlcted Funds) Forth Envlronment Llnk Scotland (FELI - Carse of Stlrlln8 Cllmate Actlon Hub, FEL 8rant for 2025-26 work programme. 3. Payments relatln8 to charltable artlvltles Unrestrlcted ments Webslte- annual web hostlng fee domain renewal and admlnlstratlon 19 210 4. Remuneratlonof Tee$ No Trustees received relmbursement of project expenses during the year. 6. Governance Costs No governance costs were incurred during the year.