East of Scotland Jazz Education SCIO
Scottish Charity No
SC045686
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 31/10/2025

Trustees, Annual Report
For the year ended 31 October 2025
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements for
the year ended 31 October 2025.
Reference and Adminlstrative InforMat￿n
Charlty name
East of Scotland Jazz Education ISCIO)
Charlty number
SC045686
Address
l Eastlands Road. Rothesay. Isle of Bute. PA20 9EX
Current Tru5tee5
Simon Little
Chair (appointed 22ThY September 20251
Alison Thomson
Chair (resigned 22 September 20251
James Holland
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Secretary (appointed 11 September 20251
Michael Hendry M8E
Treasurer
Janet Heffernan
Twstee {appointed Il" September 20251
Alasdair Kelly
Trustee (appointed I I, September 2025}

Structure. Governance and Management
Constltution
The Charity is a Scottlsh Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIOI and was registered in its current
le8al form on 9, June 2015. The charity wa5 previously an unincorporated assoclation but changed
Its legal form to a SCIO on 9th June 2015. The assets of the unincorporated associatlon were
transferred to the SCIO on this date.
Appolntment of trustees
The charity operates a single tier structure whereby the charity trustees are also the organi5ation's
only members and comprise the organisation's board. The Board meets up
to six times a year. Trustees are appointed at the Annual General Meeting which is
normally held in July each year. Under the constitution. there must be a minimum of three
and not more than seven elected trustees.
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Three new trustees were unanimously elected to the Board on 11 September 2025. Janer
Heffernan, James Holland and Alasdair Kelly.
Allson Thomson reslgned from the Board on 11 September 202S.
Simon Little was elected Chair of the Board on 22fid September 2025 and James Holland was elected
as Secretary on the same date.
Management
The trustees are responsible for the strategic direction and governance of the organisation, whilst
day-to-day runnin8 15 delegated to the administrator. who receives an annual honorarium. The
adminirtrator attends the Board me•tin8S to discuss pro8ress and development. We also en8a8e
musical director. tutors and houseparents for the annual Richard Michael Jazz Summer Course. We
have a Child Proteclion policy in place and our staff members have Disclosures under the Protection
of Vulnerable Groups IPVGI Scheme.
We have policies and Pfocedures in place for Child Protection & Safeguarding and for 8rievances. All
of our policies and procedures are reviewed and updated regularly and published on our website.
Administrator5 and houseparents attend appropfiate trainin8 on relevant topics such as first aid and
safeguarding.

Objectives and Artivltles
Charltable purposes
The organisation 15 established for charitable purposes only. and in p3rtitular, the objerts are.. al to
advance education through providing opportunities for the general public to develop skills in musical
performance. particularly but not exclusively in the genre of jazz- and bl to advance the arts through
musical education and performance. particularly but not exclusively in the 8enre of ja2Z.
Artlvltles
Our main scheduled activity durin8 the reporting year was the Richard Michael Jazz
Summer Course, held at Strathallan School in July 2025.
Achlevements and Performance
We attracted a good number of participants to our course in July 2025. A total of 77 attended, slx
more than the previous year.
Flnanclal Revlew
Our maln source of fundlng contlnues to be fees charged for attendance at the Jazz Summer Cour5e5,
with some additional Income from personal donatlons.
The charity provided grants of £1.201 to three youn8 people to subsidise thelr attendance at the Jazz
Summer Course, £810 of which was funds held in reserve from a 2016 grant by Youth Scotland whlch
was rln8-fenced for use of promotln8 muslc to young people.
Ruer¥es Pollcy
The trustees. pollcy is to maintain minimal reserrfes at around 2-3 months of normal running costs in
order to meet any unexpected expenditure. Reserves at the end of the year were £11,942.25. which
Is well within the target range.
Plans for Futsre PerkMIs
The trustees intend to continue and where appropriate develop the activities which the charity
provides in the field of music education. We are currently actlvely planning for the 2026 course,
which wlll be held from 28th June to 3rd July at Strathallan School.
Approved by the trustees on
and $18ned on thelr behalf by
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Independent Examinerfs Report
For the Iyear Endèd 31 October 202S
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Tnstees of East of Scotland Jau Educatlon SCIO
I report on the financial statements ofthe charity for the year ended 31 Ortober 2025, which are set
out on pages 5 to 8.
Re5￿ctIVe responslbilltle5 of Trustees and Examlner
The charitrfs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the
terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment Iscotlandl Act 2CX)5 and the Charities Accounts
Ikotlandl Re8ulations 2006. The charivs trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulatlon
Iolllldl of the Accounts Re8ulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts
a5 required under section144lllllcl of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to
my attention.
B•sls of Independent Examlnerfs Statement
My examlnatlon Is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charlties Accounts (Scotlandl
Regulations 21))6. An examlnation Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity
and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 include5 consideration of any
unusual item5 or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustee5 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 expre55 an audit opinion on the view given by the account5.
Independent Examlnerfs Statement
In connection wlth my examinatlon, no matter has come to my attentlon:_
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:_
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 4411}lal of the 2LX15 Act and
ReBulation 4 of the 2(K16 Accounts Regulations. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting record5 and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2CL16 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understandin8 of the accounts to be reached.
SL￿￿eY
Stephen Uvesty BACC (Hons)
36 Meado¥wiew Place
Inchture
PH14 9TG

Statement of Recelpts and
Payment
For the Year Ended 31 Odober
2025
Unrestricted Restricted
Note Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Receipt
Bank interest
27
27
17
Donations
547
547
333
Glft Aid
284
Recelpts from Charitable Activitie5
Gross Trading Receipts
46,868
46,868
41,057
Total receipts
47.727
47,727
41,407
Payment5
Payments relating dirertly to charitable
actlvltles
49,345
810
50,155
40,688
Total Payments
49,345
810
50,155
40,688
Surplus / (delklt)
11,6181
18101
12,4281
719

Fund5 Reconclllation
For the Year Ended 31 Ortober
2025
Unrestricted RestricLed
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Cash at Bank- 0111112024
Surplus/lDeficitl for period
13.561
11,6181
810
18101
14.371
{2.4281
13,652
719
Cash at Bank- 3111012025
11.943
11,943
14,371
Bank Balances
Current Account
Savings account
7,486
4.457
7,486
4.457
11,941
2,430
11,943
11,943
14,371
The notes on Pages 7 & 8 form an inte8ral part of these accounts
Approved by the Trustees on
and signed on their behalf
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Notes to the Accounts- For the Year ended 31 October 2025
l. Basls of Accounting
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts & Payments basis in accordance with the
Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2(KS and the Charities Account515cotlandl
Regulations 20(￿ las amended).
2. Nature and purpose of fvnds
Unrestrirted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the tru5tee5 in furtherance
of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day-tO-
day running of the charity-
3. Related Party Transactlons
The trustees all glve freely thelr tlme and expertise without any form of remuneration or
other benefit in kind or cash.
Gross Trading Receipts
Gross trading receipts consist of fees pald by participants in the Jazz Summer Course.
5. Donatlons
Unre5trirted Restricted
Funds
Funds
2024
Collection ai Jazz Tutor Concert
General Donation
447
ICKJ
223
iio
547
333

6. Payment relatln8 dlreth to charitable acti¥ities
Note Unrestrirted Re5trirted
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
Administration
Governance
Bank Serniee Charge
Houseparent
Summer course expenses
Insurance
PVGS
Sound and Lighting
Travel
Tutors, Fees
Venue
Web hostlng
4.410
185
4.410
185
4.2
175
2,683
797
2,683
797
73
280
331
786
10,265
30,250
95
1.545
710
73
280
331
786
9.455
30.250
95
79
315
409
9,760
23,078
417
810
Total expenses
49,345
810
50,155
40,688
7. Governance costs
Accountancy and Independent examination
185