The Meikleriggs Cricket Foundation SCIO Scottish Charity No - SC045605 Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year to 31 December 2024
Th• M•lkl•rlggi Crlck•t Poundallon Truit••i' Annual l•port For th• y•ar to 31 D•c•mb•r 2024 The truslees hove pleasure In presenfing thelr onnual report togelher with the linanclal slatements for Ihe year lo 31 December 2024. R•l•f•nce and Admlnlslratlve Inlormatlon Charfty Nam• The Melklerlggs Crlcket Foundatlon SCIO Charlty Number SC045605 Address Melkleriggs, 36 Corsebar Road, Palsley PA2 9PS Current Truslees Structure, Governance and Management Constllutlon The Charity, which was registered on 12 May 2015, is a Scoltlsh Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO). It has a single tier structure and under the constitution no-one can be a member without also being a charity trustee. Governance The structure of the organisatlon consists of the Charity Trustees. also referred to as th Board, who hold regular meelings and generally control the activities of the organisation. They operate on a voluntary basls. Appolnlm•nt ol Truit••s The board may at any lime appolnt ony person to be a charity Iruslee by way of a resolutlon passed by majorily vote at a board meellng. There must be a minimum of three and a maximum of eight trustpes at any time. The initlal trustees were appointed when the organisalion was set up and hove acted throughout the period under review and continue lo act al the dote of this report.
Th• M•lkl•ths Crkket Fovndallon Trusl••s' Annual R•wt For the year to 31 December 2024 (cont'd) ObJecllv•s The organisation's purposes are: to promote cricket as a participation sport open to all regardless of age. gender. creed. colour. religion or ability. to provide cricket coaching and training opportunities for those sections of the community in Renfrewshire and surrounding areas who wish to play cricket. to promote the general health and wellbeing of individuals through their participation in sport. Acllvltles The trustees are pleased to report the attendance of a satisfactory number of children of all ages and adults who are interested in fitness and coaching. Once again our summer cricket sessions were complimented by the success of "All Stars Cricket" as provided by Ferguslie Cricket Club and actively supported by the Foundation. The programme. which is organised by Cricket Scotland is proving to be very successful. Its aim is "to inspire five to eight year olds to take up the sport through a fun first experience of the game" Rnanclal Revlew The trustees are pleased to report the receipt of a number of grants during the year which have helped improve the financial position of the Foundation. During the year under review the Foundation applied for and was awarded a grant by Renfrewshire Council Local Area Partnership. The trustees are indebted to the Council for its continued support. Additional grants were received from the National Lottery West Scotland Community Fund and the Corra Foundation and. again. the trustees are indebted for the support given by these bodies. The Receipts and Payments Account and related notes published on pages 6 and 7 shows the charity's financial position at 31 December 2024. The charity recorded a surplus of £4,813 for the year compared with a deficit of £4.145 in 2023. The increase in grant income meant that the Foundation was able to increase expenditure on coaching and related costs. It is the trustees, intention to continue to provide as much coaching resources as is required so long os sufficient funds are available. The trustees will not enter into any specific financial commitments before relevant grants are applied for and received and sufficient funds are available. On this basis they are satisfied with the current financiol position of the Foundation, and with its ability to continue to meet its objectives a5 detailed above.
The Melklerlggs Crlckel Foundallon Trust•es' Annval Report For the year to 31 December 2023 (cont'd) Oullook The trustees are pleased with the amount of grant funding received in 21Y24. However they are well aware that this situation could change at any time so they continue with their fundraising activities. seeking both grants and donations from organisations and individuals to allow it to achieve its aim of growing interest in cricket as a sport and of providing coaching and fitness sessions and, by doing so, help improve the health and wellbeing of participants in Renfrewshire and surrounding areas. The trustees formally approved this report on 9 September 2025. 9 September 2025
Th• Melklerlggs Crkket Foundallon Independent Examlnerfs Report to Ihe Trvslees For the year to 31 December 2024 I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 which are set out on pages 6 and 7. Respectlve Responslbllltles of Trustees and Examlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2(X)5 and the Charities Accounts (Scolland) Regulations 2CX)6. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation l O(l ) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44( I ) (c) of the Acl and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent Examlner's Statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation I l of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 conceming 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 accounts. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In the course of my examination. no matter has come to my ottention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any materiol respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(I ) (o) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulalions. ond to prepare accounts which occord with the occounling records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations hove not been met, or 2. to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in older to enable a nt to be reached. 10 September 2025
The Melklerfggs Crfckel Foundatlon Sl(knent of Recelpts and Payments For Ihe year fr> 31 December 2024 Note Unrestrlcted fvnds Restrlcted Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Recelpts Grants Donations 15.250 15,250 114 4.375 114 15.250 15,364 4275 Payments Cost of charitable activities Coaching costs Sports hall hire Ground hire Consumable equipment Miscellaneous 5.700 2,890 5,7CK) 2.967 4,598 2.312 975 338 297 77 784 Total payments 177 10,374 10.551 8.520 Surplus/(Deficit) for the period (63) 4,876 4,813 (4.145) statement of Balances As at 31 December 2024 Opening bank balance Surplus/(Deficit) for the period Outstanding repayment Closing bank balance 13.581 (63) (544) 12.974 207 4,876 13,788 4,813 (544) 18,057 17.933 {4,145) 13.788 Approved by the Trustees on 9 September 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Th• Melklerfggs Crfcket Foundaffon Notes to the Hnanclal Statements For the year to 31 December 2024 l Basls of Accountlng These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2CK)5 and the Charities Accounts (Scolland) Regulations 2CK)6 (as amended). 2 Grants Recelved Unrestrlcted Funds Resmcted Funds Total 31.12.24 Total 31.1223 Renfrewshire Council LAP National Lottery Community Fund Corra Foundation 2,250 10,000 3,000 15,250 2,250 10,000 4,375 15,250 4,375 3 Nature and Purpose of Funds Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain an unrestricted fund for the day to day running of the charity. Restiicted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions apply when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for specific purposes. During the year to 31 December 2016 the charity received a grant of £500 from the Westem Recreational Trust towards the cost of mobile practice cricket nets. To date £293 has been spent on the purchase of mobile nets. Grants received in the current year have been treated as restricted funds as they had conditions attaching to them. Not all monies were expended in the period, leaving £4.880 to be carried foward.