2025-04-30-accounts - Fraserburgh South Links Sports Development Trust

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APPENDIX 1

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
O S C r From 01Da MonthMay | Year2024 To Da30 AprilMonth | Year2025
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Charity name Fraserburgh South Links Sports Development Trust Other names charity is ny N/A Registered charity number $C046467 Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

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APPENDIX 1

Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year fe 216/25 Structure, governance and management Type of governing document Constitution Trustee recruitment and appointment §§ Qualifications for Charity Trusteeship Charity Trusteeship is open to; any person aged 16 or over; and/or any individual 12.1 any individual who has been nominated for membership through the committee and who shares the ambitions for FSLSDT under the Purpose listed in section 4 of the constitution. [To advance public participation in sport. To provide and organise recreational facilities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, namely the residents of Fraserburgh and the surrounding areas.]

Objectives and activities

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|||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charitable|purposes|To|advance|public|participation|in|sport.| |To|provide|and|organise|recreational|facilities|with|the|object|of| |improving|the|conditions|of|life|for the|persons|for whom|the| |facilities|or|activities|are|primarily|intended,|namely|the|residents|of| |Fraserburgh|and|the|surrounding|areas.| |Summary|of the|main|activities|To|provide|Sports|Facilities|for|all|ages|and|abilities.| |in|relation|to|these|objects|

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APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of | During 2024/25, FSLSDT was asked by Aberdeenshire Council to take the charity during the financial period __ responsibility for cutting the grass across the South Links site. This had previously been the responsibility of Aberdeenshire Council who were seeking cost reductions. The costs would have created a major funding risk for FSLSDT. Following discussions with meeting at Saltoun Square, Fraserburgh on Friday 21st June 2024 (between Aberdeenshire Council, Fraserburgh Feuars and FSLSDT), Aberdeenshire Council confirmed that grass cutting at South Links would remain their responsibility until 2048 in line with their long term lease with Fraserburgh Feuars.

On 20/12/24, FSLSDT was awarded £5,000 from Aberdeenshire Communities Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund Round 4. The funding was to support the replacement of rotten flooring in the pavilion. However further investigations revealed that the extent of degradation of the flooring meant that £5k was not going to be enough. It remained ring-fenced pending additional funding bids (with a spend deadline of 31/3/26). In January 2025, FSLSDT launched a community consultation funded by Aberdeenshire Council. GLIC was appointed as the main consultant to lead the extensive engagement with the communities in and around Fraserburgh.

Glic’s consultation feedback demonstrated a serious shortage of allweather training facilities for football clubs. This supports the first hand evidence we regularly receive from clubs wishing to use the facilities we have. Unfortunately we are unable to meet demand without seriously compromising the integrity of the existing football field and other grass areas which are over used in winter for training already. An all-weather pitch would provide more capacity for the young people in and around Fraserburgh to participate safely in sport and exercise. It would also improve existing facilities and capacity for basketball and allow more flexibility for users to switch between sports through the opportunities that multi-use areas offer.

Installing electronic gating within the facilities will allow FSLSDT to attract additional income — albeit modest for the casual use of facilities and to prevent unwanted access from those less interested in honest participation in sports. The gating also allows us to track usage and to tailor product offers to encourage new users including free use at quiet times. These improvements help to secure a sustainable future for FSLSDT and of the facilities themselves.

This consultation would lead to the development of a formal business case and UKSPF bid in 2025/26.

Financial review

|Briefstatement ofthe charity’s policy||§Any surplus incomegenerated by FSLSDT is reinvested in facilities| |---|---| |on reserves|for the benefit of users.| ||Running costs are mainly based on energy use and grass| ||maintenance. An electricity contract with no standing charge was| ||secured allowing the Trust to pass on any costs to users ona fair| ||cost basis.| |Details ofany deficit|N/A| |Donatedfacilitiesandservices(ifany)|N/A|

APPENDIX 1 Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

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Full name(s)
Position (e.g. Chair) Convenor Treasurer
Date 30 January 2026 30 January 2026
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FRASERBURGH SOUTH LINKS SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT) FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 APRIL 2025

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FRASERBURGH SOUTH LINKS SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT) FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 APRIL 2025	SC046467
RECEIPTS Notes Grants Donations Receipts from Fundraising Activities Receipts from Charitable Activities Investment Income Total Incoming Resources PAYMENTS Resources Expended for Fundraising Resources Expended for Charitable Activities Governance Costs - Independent Examination Total Resources Expended Net Incoming /(Outgoing) resources for Year Total Funds at 1 May 2024 Total Funds at 30 April 2025	Restricted Unrestricted Funds Funds £ £ 5,000 - - 970 - - - 6,459 - 30 5,000 7,459 - - 3,903 - 240 - 4,143 5,000 3,317 - 6,511 5,000 9,827	Total Funds 2025 £ 5,000 970 - 6,459 30 12,459 - 3,903 240 4,143 8,317 6,511 14,827	Total Funds 2024 £ 42,493 650 - 10,771 -
			53,914 - 53,022 240
			53,262 652 5,859
			6,511

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. The above receipts and payments are split between restricted and unrestricted funds.

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FRASERBURGH SOUTH LINKS SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST STATEMENT OF BALANCES AS AT 30 APRIL 2025

Cash and Bank Balances at 1 May 2024 Surplus/(deficit) for the year Cash and Bank Balances at 30 April 2025	Total Total Restricted Unrestricted Funds Funds Funds Funds 2025 2024 £ £ £ £ - 6,511 6,511 5,859 5,000 3,316 8,316 652
	5,000 9,827 14,827 6,511

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 3 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

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FRASERBURGH SOUTH LINKS SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 APRIL 2025

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Nature & Purpose of Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable activities unless the funds have been designated for other purposes. Grant funding is held as restricted where applicable and spent under the terms of the relevant funding agreements.

Income

All income is recognised in the accounts when received.

Expenditure

Expenditure is included in the accounts on a cash basis, inclusive of any VAT which cannot be recovered.

Charitable activities comprises expenditure incurred in advancing the charity's objectives.

Trustee Remuneration & Expenses

No remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee in this period.

Direct reimbursement of purchases on behalf of the organisation was paid to 1 trustee on submission of receipts. These payments amounted to £293.31.

Receipts	£
Grant - CMHW Fund	5,000.00	(restricted)
Hire of Facilities	6,458.80
Donations	970.03
Bank Interest	30.32
	*12,459.15*

Payments

Payments
Facility Expenses	1,549.71
Utilities	1,434.94
Insurance	810.80
IE of accounts	240.00
PayPal fees	7.79
Service Charges	99.40
	*4,142.64*

Fraserburgh South Links Sports Development Trust

Registered Charity Number: SC046467

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2025 which are set out on pages 5 to 7.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 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.

My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts 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.

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention

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

to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with

Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper

understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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