Scottish
Attachment
In Action
For the period ending
March 31st 2025
Annual Report &
Financial Statements
Scottish Attachment in Action - Keeping it Real

## **Contents** 

Reference Details 1 Membership and Relationships 8 Structure, Governance and Management 2 Independent Examiner’s Charitable Purposes 3 Report 9 Activities and Receipts and Payments Account 10 Achievements 4 Statement of Balances 11 Activities and Achievements 5 Notes to the Accounts 12 Activities and Achievements 6 Financial Review 7 



Reference Details
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" March 2025
Charity Name
Also known as
Scottish Attachment in Action SCIO
SA
Charity Number
SC045708
Principal Address
37 Napier Avenue
Cardross
Argyll and Bute
G82 SLY
Email
Website Address
www.scottishattachmentinaction.org
Current Trustees
Chair
Other Trustees during
period
Resigned October .23
Resigned November '23
Resigned July '24
Resigned August '24
Resigned March '25
Bankers
Co-operative Bank
29 Gordon Street
Glasgow
GI 3PF
Independent Examiner

Structure, Governance
and Management
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" March 2025
The trustees are pleased to present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31st
March 2025
Scottish Attachment in Action SCIO (SAIA) is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated
Organisation on 17th June 2015.
Organisational Structure
The charity structure consists of: _
The Board
The Board of Trustees control the activities of the charity such as monitoring and controlling the
financial position.
The Members
The Members have important powers under the constitution and have the right to attend
members meetings, including the Annual General Meeting.
Trustees
The organisation is comprised of members and the Board of Trustees. The Charity Trustees set
the strategy and policy of the charity, control and supervise the activities undertaken and are
responsible for monitoring itsfinancial position. Members have important constitutional powers.
Appointed Trustees must be members of the organisation, or if they are a non-member they
must be appointed by the Board of Trustees on the basis that he/she has specialist experience
and /or skills that could be of assistance to the Board.
Charitable Undertakings
The Trustees meet virtually or in person regularly throughout the year to plan, monitor, and risk
assess the charitable undertakings of the organisation and have a sub-group structure to support
the governance of key activities such as training. The charity holds appropriate public liability
insurance.

Charitable Purposes
Trustees, Annual Report
5t
Year ended 31 March 2025
We have continued commitment to /are underpinned by
Our Charitable purposes
To advance the understanding and education of policy makers, professionals, parents,
caregivers, and communities about the importance of attachment theory and practice,
across the life course.
The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution through campaigning and advocating
for a new programme of attachment-based developments.
To fulfil our charitable purposes. the charity aims to:
advocate for attachment theory and practice to be a fundamental element of the education
of all professionals.
develop training opportunities on attachment.
advance effective attachment-informed practice.
develop. promote. and disseminate research into attachment.
promote positive experiences of attachment in Scotland.
bring together those persons who it deems are most able to contribute towards the
achievement of its objects.
assist those individuals by the provision of information, advice, guidance, and training.
inform the public of the role of those individuals through the production of reports,
pamphlets, leaflets, or other documents.
promote, establish, and operate other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit of the
residents of Scotland.
promoting. establishing and operating other schemes of a charitable nature for the benefit
of the residents of Scotland.
The principle of 'open to all,.

Activities and
Achievements
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" March 2025
CONFERENCE
SAIA held a conference on the 31" March 2025 at The Albany Centre, Glasgow entitled Reflective
Practice- supporting our teachers. to explore key initiatives in Scotland aimed at providing
reflective support and supervision. With an aim to develop a plan to embed these practices into
everyday work and build a supportive environment to helps our educators thrive.
The event will featured a wide range of speakers and presentations from academics, unions.
charities and education professionals, offering diverse perspectives and insights.
This led to a "Call to Action" which we shared with key individuals and organisations who have a
roles in influencing policy and practice. After the conference we held our AGM. where we elected
trustees and shared with our members our progress over the last year.
EVENT
Scottish Attachment in Action (SAIA) hosted "Safety, Threat and Connection: Understanding
Polyvagal Theor¢, on 27th September in Glasgow University. The event drew a diverse audience,
our Keynote speake
a child psychiatrist and founder of The Listening
Parent Community, specialising in residential treatment of traumatised youth and in polyvagal-
informed crisis response provided a fascinating presentation to help deepen their understanding
of polyvagal theory, and how it can inform practices in attachment and trauma
PRACTICE CHANGE- KEEPING THE PROMISE
Wee BREATHERS - SAIA continued to deliver our Wee BREATHERS work which is part of The
Promise Partnership, delivered by Corra Foundation, on behalf of the Scottish Government to test
our Wee BREATHERS model for change.
Wee BREATHERS, ensures that we meet the needs of education staff, and in turn the needs of
children and young people by supporting education establishments by providing individual or
group reflective supervision. The supervision is provided by individuals with a knowledge of
education, the political drivers and societal expectations faced by schools, and expert knowledge
of child development and attachment and the impact of trauma.
In 24/25 the project trained 42 supeniisors across nine local authority areas, provided 218 hours
of support for education staff through 185 Wee BREATHERS sessions, and delivered 26 partner
support events.

Activitiesand
Achievements
Trustees, Annual Report
st
Year ended 31 March 2025
We received an additional £25,000 in August 2024 to cover increased demand for our service and
support. which enabled us to scale up delivery.
As part of building evidence for the effectiveness of the Wee BREATHERS model, we
commissioned the Lines Between- a social research organisation, note an additional £2885 (total
£6885) to adequately undertake an external evaluation of the programme of work, again this
additional funding was provided by the PROMISE.
In terms of outcomes and evidence, the evaluation process was initiated by developing a logic
model and theory of change where a range of stakeholders agreed key outcomes. This then led to
the decision on what we needed to capture to demonstrate this change, and as such online
sunieys for staff and suPer￿lsors, 13 face to face interviews, one online interview, and three case
studies the evaluation pulled together key evidence to demonstrate impact.
It was concluded that Wee BREATHERS provides members of the education workforce with a
valuable space and time to stop and reflect, to learn more about the issues affecting their pupils,
and to change practice to be more supportive for them. In the process of doing this, the project
also positively and significantly impacts on the working and personal lives of those taking part.
We are now looking at the best ways forward for supporting those who have utilised this model as
this funding was to'test the model"
Adoption Allies- In 24/25 Our Adoption Allies Programme continued to deliver "how to" practice
based support and training around the needs of Adoptive children, deepening the understanding
of the behavioural impact of developmental trauma/attachment theory and its impact on adopted
children. and improving confidence in how education staff can support children and young people
in distress. With a focus on 'how to" rather than information alone.
Through roadshows, direct work with schools etc and working with partners we delivered a
number of outcomes including providing 161 staff provided with information about adoption and
its impact, 9 schools being provided with direct support for adoptive parents, and 12 partnership
to help deliver change both in terms of practice and policy.
Despite barriers around time constraints, fear of getting involved due to parents not wanting their
children labelled, or parenting being judged, we managed to deliver a successful programme of
work.
We noted a shift from awareness to a more proactive role for education staff in how to build
connections.

Activitiesand
Achievements
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" March 2025
Trdining Delivery
SAIA have delivered a number of certified PACE training courses across Scotland, certified by
the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute (DDPI). The PACE parenting approach was
developed by
for parents and carers of children who are adopted or live in
foster or kinship care families. PACE stands for Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, and Empathy
and proves hugely beneficial, especially for those working in adoption, fostering or kinship care
services.
This year we have delivered our PACE training to Our Promise - Residential Child Care, Angus
Council, and Aspiris Children's services. We also delivered twilight DDP PACE training for those
who wish to understand particular elements of PACE but are unable to attend full day courses.
Finally we continued to deliver training to Scottish Union Learning, where we provide
attachment in the classroom training to education professionals.
Building and Developing Communities
Why Attachment Matters to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Families - The SAIA project Why
Attachment Matters to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Families received year 3 funding of
£7000 from the Robertson Trust.
Three workshops on 'Attachment, racism and the impact on relationships (AttRIR)' were held:
one in Glasgow and two in Edinburgh, one of these in partnership with The Multi-cultural
Family Base MCFB- Multi Cultural Family Base.
We also provided a workshop for West Dunbartonshire Council staff who work with
unaccompanied young asylum seekers and refugees.
Training volunteers to become facilitators in order to be able to continue this work has been
central to the project and will help open up opportunities for future projects.
Participant feedback has continued to highlight that the workshops have offered a much-
needed safe space for participants to connect their own stories of attachment in their families
and cultures of origin to where they are now, to know they are not alone and to co-create
hopeful ways forward.
Adoptive Families Forum - SAIA continued to provide a regular free online forum where
adoptive families can come together and discuss issues that matter to them. This is a closed
forum to enable a safe, trusting and confidential space.

Financial Review
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" March 2025
Overview
The charit¢s total fund balance at the year-end on 31st March 2025 was £5,695 {2024:
£128,610). Of this £1,238 was held as Restricted Funds with the remaining £4,457 held as
unrestricted funds. (2024: £128,545 held as Restricted Funds and £65 held as Unrestricted
Funds)
Receipts and Fundraising
The majority of our receipts remain grants, totalling £34,885 (2024: £153,944) this year.
Grants received during the year are shown in Note 6, with fund movements shown in Note
11. However, we continue to receive a significant portion from the provision of training
£15,660 (2024: £21,346) with additional amounts from donations and membership
subscriptions.
We are grateful. once again, to those who make purchases using Easy Fundraising.
Payments
Total payments for the year were £175,927 (2024: £143,965). The main source of the increase
is to increased staffing and consultancy costs associated with the grant-funded activity and
training provision.
The funding we have received has enabled us to employ a part-time Director for the charity.
This has allowed us to deliver the significant programme of work funded bythe Corra
foundation.
The balance of a large proportion of grants (£128,545) were carried forwards to 2025 which
gave us a good foundation for the year. Unfortunately, additional funding of a similar level
was not received during the year, and our fund balances have reduced significantly.
Reserves Policy
The charity trustees reviewed their reserves policy in 2024/25 with an awareness that the
staffing employed by the grant funded projects (Adoption Allies and Wee BREATHERS) would
be unable to continue in their roles if future funding was not obtained.
At 31st March 2025 the level of reserves held by the charity was £4,457 (with a further
£11,447 held by Engage Renfrewshire which will be refunded in the , and staffing contracts
came to an end. It was difficult to bring in the levels of funding we would ideally require due
to a range of factors related to more challenging economic circumstances. As such we had
less opportunities to bring in income from training, membership and grants.
SAIA were successful in March 25 in an application to the Roberton Trust"Nurturing
Relationships" grant, where we were awarded £30k over 3 years, this enables us to support
our core costs, continue to deliver training and also to develop project work on trauma and
poverty.

Membership and
Relationships
Trustees, Annual Report
Year ended 31" March 2025
Membership
Membership as of March 31, 2025
73 Individual members
10 Organisational members
Relationships
We continue to have a relationship with Cairns Moir Connections who have a range of books
and resources for practitioners, parents and carers and children.
htt s://www.cairnsmoirconnections,or
We are also building a mutually beneficial relationship with The Attachment Research
Community who have been supportive of our Education Project {ARC- htt
the-arc.or
.uk)
The SAIA Team
The Trustees, Staff Team and associates have continued to meet regularly on line and in person,
with areas of focus around evaluation of our key projects, child protection/safeguarding and
development work.
Patrons
We are honoured that our patrons
support us.
and
continue to
THANKYOU
Most importantly we wantto extend and include our members in everything we do. We
continue to appreciate your support.
Approval
This report was approved by the trustees on 8th December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

Independent
Examiner's Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Year Ended 31, March 2025
to the Trustees of Scottish Attachment in Action SCIO
I report on the Statement of Account of the charity for the period ended 31st March 2025 the accounts
for which are set out on pages 10 to 15.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The chariws trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms
of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts {Scotland)
Regulations 2006 (as amended).
The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of regulation 10{11(d) of the Accounts
Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44{11(c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent Examinerfs Statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts {Scotland)
Regulations (as amended). 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 do not provide all the evidence that would be required
in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent Examinerfs Statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention, other than that stated below
l. 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 orderto enable proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
The matters that have come to my attention are:
that there remains a lack of clarity over the amount of funds owed by, or to, the charity by
Engage Renfrewshire {ER), the organisation which runs payroll for SAIA. This is as a result of
the way that funds are paid to ER. and what costs are allocated against these payments.
Name:
Address:
Tangram Accounting 23 Clark Avenue
Linlithgow, West Lothian, EH49 7AP

Receipts and
Payments Account
Financial Statements
Year ended 31" March 2025
Year to 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total Funds
Total Fund5
Receipts from:
Donations
Grants
Fundraising Activities
Trading Attivitles {Charltable)
Total Receipts
2,925
2,925
34,885
153
15,660
53.623
4,365
153,944
25
24,116
182.450
34,885
153
15,660
18,738
34,885
Payments for:
Fundraising Activities
Direct Trading costs
Charitable Activities
Governance Costs
IE Fee
AGM Costs
SubTotal Payments
7,894
149,543
7,894
163,889
2,078
139,749
14,346
685
3.459
161,581
685
3,459
175.927
625
1,513
143,965
14,346
Asset Purchases
611
611
Total Payments
14.346
162,192
176.538
Net Movement in Fund5
Transfer between Funds
Surplus1(deficit) for year
4.392
1127.307)
1122.915)
38.485
4,392
1127,307)
1122,915
38,485
The notes on pages 12 to 15 form an integral part of these accounts
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Statement of
Balances
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2025
Year to 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Restricted
Funds
Unrestrirted
Funds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Opening Cash & Bank Balan￿$
Surplus/lDeficitl forthe year
C105ing Cash & Bank Balances
65
4,392
4,457
128,545
{127.3071
1,238
128,610
(122.9151
5,695
90,125
38.485
128,610
Other Assets
IT Equipment (est)
Sum held by Engage
Renfrewshire
1,200
11,447
12,647
6,869
7.469
Liabilities
IE Fee
Additional Fee: Payroll review
HMRC Owed (from funds held by ER)
NEST Owed (from funds held by ER)
Total Estimated Liabilities
535
150
468
278
1,431
1,136
675
2,496
The notes on pages 12 to 15 form an integral part of these accounts.
The accounts were approved by the trustees on 8th December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
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Financial Statements
Notes to the
Accounts
st
Year ended 31 March 2025
Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025
l. Basis of Preparation
These accounts have been prepared on the receipts & payments basis in accordance with:
The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005
b. The Charities Accounts {Scotland} Regulations 2006 (as amended)
2.Fund Accounting
Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in
the furtherance of the objects of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds that the trustees have set aside for particular
purposes. The designation is administrative only and does not restrict the trustees,
ability to apply the funds.
Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions
arise when specified by the donor, or when funds are raised for specific purposes.
The purposes of the funds are shown in Note 12
3.Taxation
The charity is not liable to income tax or capital gains tax on its charitable or trading
activities, to the extent that they are applied to charitable purposes.
The charity is not registered for VAT. therefore all costs are shown inclusive of VAT
charged.
4.Transactions with trustees and related parties
One trustee received travel expenses of £40 during the accounting period (2024: nil).
The charity's insurance policy includes trustee indemnity insurance cover for all of its
trustees.
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Notes to the
Accounts
Financial Statements
Year ended 31" March 2023
5. Donations Received
Yearto 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restrlrted Ftsnds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Donatlons
Donatlons from Indlvlduals
Membership Fees
Total Donatlons
750
2,175
2.925
750
2,175
2,925
750
3,615
4,365
6.Grants Received
Year to 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted Funds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Grants
Roberston Trust
Test for Change
Adoption Allies
Intern Fund
Total Grants
7,000
27085
7JXIO
27A85
7.7
77.0
67.OC(I
1,744
153,444
34,885
34.885
7. Fundraising Receipts
Year to 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restrlcted Ftsnds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Recelpts from Fundralsln
Easy Fundralslng
Total Fundralslng Recelpts
153
153
153
153
25
25
8. Gr05s Trading Receipts
Year to 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restricted Funds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Recelpts from Tradlng
Training
Conferen
Total Trading Receipts
15.660
15,660
21.346
2,770
24,116
15,660
15,660
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Financial Statements
Notes to the
Accounts
st
Year ended 31 March 2025
9. Direct Costs of Trading Activities
Unre5trirted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Dirert Cost of Trading Activities
Training: Fees to sessional
workers general trainin8
Conference C05tS
Totsl Dirert Trading Costs
7.894
7.944
2,078
2,078
50
7.894
7.944
10. Other Charitable Activity Costs
Year to 31st March
2024
Year to 31st March 2025
Restricted
Funds
Unrestricted
Funds
Total Funds
Total Funds
Other Charitsble Activity Costs
Gross Staff Salaries
Staff Training
Travel & Expenses
DDP Fees
Training Facilitator
Consultant Costs
Wee Breathersupervisors
Intem Costs
Volunteer Expenses
Administrative Costs
Insurance
Tel. Broadband & IT
Subscriptlons
Small Equipment
Venue & Artivity Costs
Sponsor Payment
MIS￿lIaneOUS
Total Charitable Activity Costs
11,378
127,437
138,815
94,916
550
528
639
15,931
7,930
7,097
3.488
314
538
501
2.200
2.747
701
973
92
1,132
50
1,073
1,165
1,132
7,485
6,430
7,485
6,430
4,120
577
4,120
619
692
713
891
42
692
438
447
275
932
932
75
14,346
370
149,543
445
163,889
696
139,749
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Notes to the
Accounts
Financial Statements
st
Year ended 31 March 2025
11. Fund Movements
OpenSng Balaft￿ at
1st April 2024
Closlng Balance at
31st March 2025
Recelpts
Payments
General Fund
65
18.738
114,3461
4,457
Restrirted Funds
The Promise
Adapt & Thrive
The Willage
Roberston Trust
Corra Foundation - Adoption Allies
Corra Foundation - Hardship Fund
Corra Foundation - Test Of Change
Total RÈstrittÈd Funds
18
298
18
298
107
3A50
56,282
273
68,117
128,545
107
501
19,9491
156,2731
273
32
1,238
27.885
34A85
195,9701
1162,1921
Total Funds
128,610
53.623
{176.538}
5,695
12. Nature and Purpose of Funds
The Promise
Create capacity to lead co-production and support
implementation of the Education Project Findings.
Increase digital capacity of SAIA including website and e-
learning platform.
Fund expertise in delivering inclusive learning supporting
the understanding and development of positive
attachments with The Village collaborative project.
Funding forthe project"WhyAttachment Mattersto Black
and Ethnic Minority Families.
Fund to support interns.
Funding to support the adoption allies project.
Funding that has allowed SAIA to provide
opportunities to care experienced parents and
participants in our 8AME workshops.
Funding provided to develop a programme of work
to provide reflective space to education staff.
Adapt and Thrive
The Village
Robertson Trust
Intern Grant
Adoption Allies
Hardship Fund
Test for Change
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