ex -Ex eriencin Trustees, Annual Re October 2024 Faith in Cowal ort and Accounts for 1st November 2023 to 31st The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial statements and the st st independent examiners, report for the period l November 2023 to 31 October 2024 Reference & Administrative Information. Charity Name eXp-Experiencing Faith in Cowal Charity"Known as" Name exp Charity Number SC046355 Address Structure Governance & Mana ement Constitution th exp is a SCIO (a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation), registered on 19 February 2016. It is governed by its Constitution, which has not been amended since the registration of the SCIO. Appointment of Trustees The five founding Trustees were named in the application for SCIO status, and are deemed to have been appointed as Charity Trustees from the date of registration of the SCIO. The Board of Trustees can appoint additional Trustees at any Board meeting. All Trustees must retire from office at each AGM, but may then be re-appointed as specified under Clause 26 of the Constitution. There must be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 Trustees. Trustees generally meet quarterly. exp is a "Single-Tier SCIO" i.e. the Trustees are the only Members of the Charity. Management The Trustees are responsible for the strategic direction and governance of the SCIO. Day-to-day running of exp is delegated to the Youth Work Team Leader, who line manages the paid staff and volunteers.
Ob"ectives and Activities Charitable Purposes The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: l. The advancement of education through engaging with and working alongside schools in Cowal, offering both formal and informal educational programmes and activities so that young people are better equipped to make good choices. 2. The organisation of recreational activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the children and young people of Cowal, thereby assisting the development of their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. 3. The advancement of religion by fulfilling the above purposes at all times within a framework of Christian faith and values, working in active engagement with the Church of Scotland congregations in Cowal and with other Cowal churches and other agencies. Activities Exp runs clubs and activities in Dunoon on a weekly basis during the school term, and less frequently in other locations in Cowal. It also runs residentials holidays in the summer holidays, in partnership with Scripture Union Scotland, and residential weekends during the school year. Staff, volunteers and young people participate in other youth activities in Argyll and across Scotland on an occasional basis. Many of our activities are run in close partnership with Dunoon Grammar School and its feeder Primary Schools. Most activities are run in association with the Cowal churches, especially the Church of Scotland, Dunoon Baptist Church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, St Mun's Roman Catholic Church, and New Life Christian Fellowship. For further details, please see below. Achievements and Performance exp's mission is to support, encourage and equip the children and young people of Cowal to make good choices and enhance their well-being, within the framework of Christian faith and values. Weekl Youth Club exp runs a Youth Club every Friday in term-time. Around 27 young people attend regularly, with over 35 on the register. The club is staffed by the exp youthworkers, volunteers and trainee leaders (Rookies). For many young people, this is the first exp activity they encounter. The emphasis is on giving them an exciting and enjoyable programme of activities, with some spiritual input as well. Once each month, a "Going Deeper" session explores an aspect of faith more deeply. A "Warm Places" grant from Argyll Presbytery has enabled us to provide healthy eating information and a hot meal to our volunteers and Rookies before each Club evening. Leadershi Trainin Leadership training is a key aspect of our work. Training is provided for"Rookies" (S4-S6) and "Steppers" (S2-S4). Grant funding from the Augusta Lamont Bequest and the Garfield Weston Foundation has enabled us to employ a full-time youthworker to coordinate this training. In the academic year 2023-24, 12 young people were involved in our leadership training programme. In the school year which began in August 2024, 13 young people are undertaking the programme. They help to run exp activities, and in doing so provide excellent role models for the younger teenagers and primary school children. ex School of Music. The exp School of Music met monthly for developing group performance skills. Individual tuition is also offered to those interested. In 2023-24 around 20 young people were regularly involved in the School of Music programme. We held another "Ceilidh, Cake and Concert" in the Dunoon Burgh Hall in May. This was attended by over 100 people, and raised over £800 for the School of Music and our summer camp. The School of Music House Band helped to run a Café Church missional outreach at Dalmuir/Barclay Church of Scotland in Clydebank in February, attended by over 75 young people.
Residential Events. During the summer holidays exp ran a week-long summer residential holiday at the SU Scotland residential centre at Whithaugh Park in the Scottish Borders. The week was attended by 33 young people. A weekend residential training weekend for our Rookies and Steppers took place in March. ort for Local Churches exp helped the Cowal Kirk to run a Summer Holiday Club in August. We now help with the Cowal Kirk's monthly"Pizza Church" a new worshipping community which meets monthly on a Friday after school. Attendance from non-churchgoing families has been very encouraging. Communit involvement. Exp's MAD (Make A Difference) Club meets weekly at lunch-time in Dunoon Grammar School. Up to 40 young people are involved each week. A community project for the current year is to help set up a new Community Garden in Sandbank. Su ort for Dunoon Grammar School. A key focus for exp is the support of pupils and staff a Dunoon Grammar School. We helped to run a P7 Leavers Transition evening in January. This gave us opportunity to prepare all the young people for entry into the Grammar School in the following school year. The School provided funds for exp's Support Worker for Vulnerable Young People to work as a school support worker for one and a half days per week in term time. In this role he helps young people who struggle to maintain involvement in main-stream classes and with peer relationships more generally. Our Team Leader does some one-to-one mentoring of young people at the request of the young people and their parents. exp aims to provide a staff member to be present to support the school staff over lunchtimes during term. This presence helps us to deepen relationships with vulnerable young people and to provide one-to-one support when needed. ort for Primar Schools across Cowal A team of exp volunteers, with the help of the children, enacts Bible stories in four of the local Primary Schools each term. These "Open the Book" stories are specially written for Primary School children by the Bible Society, and help with the schools, delivery of the RME curriculum. exp also runs assemblies in Primary Schools on specific topics. Staff and Volunteers. exp's work with young people depends on its excellent staff of two youth workers, led by our Team Leader, ably supported by a part-time Administrator, and by 20 regular volunteers. Many of the unteers were previously involved with exp as young people. An apprentice youth worker also contributed greatly to the work during the year. The staff are based at the exp office, which moved in March vo Financial Review Funds for pay, activities and rent came predominantly from grants from 5 grant-giving bodies, which are listed in Note 2 to the accounts. Reserves Policy The unrestricted funds represent income received but not yet utilised in supporting charitable activities. At 31" October 2024 the charity held £16,264 in unrestricted funds, and the Trustees consider this to be sufficient to allow them to manage the charity's operations.
Plans for the coming year exp plans to undertake its normal youthwork activities in the coming year. In addition, exp plans to: o Continue and increase the support it gives to staff and pupils of Dunoon Grammar School o Develop the programme of "Open the Book" sessions in Primary Schools o Further develop the training of young leaders. o Further develop the "Make a Difference" Club. Explore new avenues of funding. Involve more volunteers in its activities. o Further strengthen its relationships with the Cowal churches.
st st Statement of Receipts and Payments, for the Period l Nov 2023 to 31 Oct 2024 Total November 2023 October 2024 Total Previous Period Nov 2022 Oct 2023 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Note Receipts Donations 8,835 11,000 19,835 6,242 Grants 26,025 17,632 43,657 53,627 Receipts from Charitable Activities Bank Interest 4,849 4,849 9,485 87 87 Total Receipts 34,947 33,481 68,428 69,354 Payments Cost of Charitable Activities 35,765 34,774 70,539 70,347 Governance Costs 120 120 Total Payments 35,885 34,774 70,659 70,347 Surplus / (Deficit) for the year (938) (1,293) (2,231) (993)
st Statement of Balances, as at 31 Oct 2024 Total Nov 2023 - Oct 2024 Total Previous Period, Nov 2022 Oct 2023 Funds Reconciliation Cash at Bank & In Hand, l November 2023 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Note 17,201 41,455 58,656 59,649 Surplus / (Deficit) for current period (938) (1,293) (2,231) (993) Cash at Bank & In Hand, 31st October 2024 16,264 40,162 56,426 58,656 Bank & Cash Balances Bank Current Account Bank Deposit Account Cash in Hand Total 6,128 10,087 49 20,162 20,000 26,290 30,087 49 58,631 25 16,264 40,162 56,426 58,656 The notes on pages 6, 7 and 8 form an integral part of these accounts. Approved by the Trustees on 20" (4 L 20'2J and, CL igned on their behalf by:_
st st Notes to the Accounts- For the Period l November 2023 to 31 October 2024 l. Basis of Accounting: These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts & Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). 2. Grants Received: During this period, a number of grants were received: Unrestricted Funds 5,000 Restricted Funds Total Nov 2023 to Oct 2024 5,000 500 36,432 1,385 340 Garfield Weston Presbytery of Argyll Augusta Lamont Bequest Co-op Argyll & Bute Council 500 19,640 1,385 16,792 340 Total Grants Received 26,025 17,632 43,657 3. Receipts from Charitable activities Total November 2023 to October 2024 Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 775 3,231 843 School Year Events Summer Camp Youth Club 775 3,231 843 Total Receipts 4,849 4,849
- Payments relating directly to Charitable Activities. Total November 2023 to October 2024 Unrestricted Funds 20,207 Restricted Funds Employment Costs Summer Camp Rental of premises Activities Publicity, Printing & Postage Materials & Equipment Travel Other 17,359 8,580 2,794 1,259 54 37,566 8,580 9,731 1,259 189 6,937 135 2,690 710 1,494 295 4,184 1,005 8,025 5,086 2,939 Total Payments 35,765 34,774 70,539
- Governance costs Two payments of £60 were paid to for auditing the exp accounts for Nov 2021 to Oct 2022 and Nov 2022 to Nov 2023. Both are shown in these 2023-24 accounts. No remuneration was paid to Trustees or any connected persons in this period.
- Analysis of Restricted Funds Total Nov 2023 to Oct 2024 exp School Summer School Year Youth AV/Dig Youth Events worker Comm Camp Appre- ntice Youth Worker Youth Club Living Well Music Receipts Grants Donations Receipts from Charitable Activities Total Receipts 3,292 6,000 100 10,000 8,000 900 340 17,632 11,000 775 3,231 843 4,849 4,167 16,000 12,131 1,183 33,481 Total Payments 4,263 10,151 3,029 11,993 526 1,234 925 2,653 34,774 Balance on 1st Nov 2023 Balance on 31st Oct 2024 5,823 16,598 4,858 6,950 2,800 261 925 3,239 41,454 5,727 22,447 1,829 7,088 2,274 210 586 40,161
APPENDIX 3 OSCR Scottish Charity Regulator V2 Report to the , Charity name trusteeslmembers of exp - Experiencing Faith in Cowal Registered charity SC046355 number On the accounts of the ll_ charity for the period Period start date Month Period end date Day Year Day Year 01 November 023 t>ctober 1024 Set out on pages , 1-8 remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilities of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees ! consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts examiner's statement Regulations. 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 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 view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [otlEFaTrh8t statement d. dm*] 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 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper nderstandin f the accounts to be reached. ate: Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: "Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.
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