2024-10-31-accounts

Chair of Trustees report to OSCAR on 2024.

2024 saw steady progress in realising our objectives for our charity MacDiarmid,’s Brownsbank in relation to the restoration of Brownsbank Cottage. We were awarded £21630 from the Quarry Trust administered by South Lanarkshire Council and £15000 form the Pilgrims Trust. This enables us to instigate the re-tendering process to establish the contemporary cost of the work to upgrade the building. Thereafter we can apply for the capital costs needed for the restoration.

We also continued to broaden our contact base with much positive input from individuals and organisations supportive of our campaign. At the Biggar Little festival in October we gave a presentation called ‘Hugh MacDiarmid and Scotland Now’. This will be given at the Scottish Parliament on 18/03/25.

Following a lean period in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic we are optimistic about continuing progress through 2025.

Chair Trustees MacDiarmid’s Brownsbank.

15/01/2025

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Indo ndent Examinerfs R to th• Conxnittee of the MacDiamiid Brnmmsbank Trust I r8Fx)rt on the Ao)JJnts of charity for the ytar ended 31° Octolxr 2024 which are set out ￿ the previ¢)us page. Retrospg¢tive Responslblllttes of Trustees and Examlnor The Charivs Trustees are restx)nsible for the preparati(￿ of the AcC￿Jnts in aCL0rdan￿ with the ternis of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act 2005 ACV) ar¥J the Charitie5 Accounts (Scot￿nd) Regulations 2IJ06 (as amended) {the 2006 Regulabons'l. The chartty Trustees consider that the aLMJit requirement of Rtyulalion 10 (1) (d) of the 2(M)6 Regulations does not appty. It is my reS￿)nSibl1￿ty to examine Ihe knounts as requir￿ under sectton 44 {11 @ of the 2005 Act and to state whether part￿lar matters have to my attention. Basis of Inde ndont Examlnerfs Statemeni My exafflination is carried out in aco)rdance with RegulatK)n 11 of the 21Xi6 Regulations. An .examination indudes a revÈew ofthe AC{x￿￿￿ting Records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the A￿ountS presented with those Recor(Is. li alx) inclth conshJeratK)n of any unusual r(erns or disdosures in the Accounts and Seeks exF4anations fr￿1 the Trusiees Ix)ncerning any such matt8rs. The procedures undertaken NO NOT provide all the evidence that would be required in an A￿j11 and, consequently, I do not exp￿$ and Audit otmnion on the view given by the Acwunls. Inde ndont Examlnerfs SLitemenl In Gonnection v4th Fny examinatic￿, tK) matter has rnme to my attention . whith gives me reasonable cause to belreve that in any material respeci the requirements . to keep Accountmg Rec(xds in ￿0)rdance wlth 44 (1) (a) of thè 2￿5 Act and R￿ulatiOn 4 of the 21K)6 Regulats'ons and to prepare Accounts whith accord with the AccLwting Recc¥ds and comtAy with Regulation 9 of the 21M)6 Regulations. have not been met or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention shc4JkJ be drawn in ortler to enable a prrw understanding of the Accounts to be reached.