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2025-03-31-accounts

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ALCCP (Formerly Aberdeen Lads Club Community Project) CHARITY NUMBER : SC046505

TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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ALCCP

INFORMATION PAGE

President

Vice President Treasurer

Business Address

Accountants

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Bankers
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Bank of Scotland PO Box 1000 BX2 1LB

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ALCCP CONTENTS

Page
Trustees Annual Report 1-3
Auditor’s Report 4-7
Income and Expenditure Account 8
(Incorporating a Statement of Financial Activities)
Balance Sheet 9
Cashflow Statement 10
Notes to the Accounts 11-16

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ALCCP

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Objectives and Activities

The Organisation will promote, advance and further Charitable Purposes, and in particular the objects are:-

Achievements and Performance

ALCCP has become a well-established essential community provision in Tillydrone. We provide early years childcare, education and support to the most vulnerable children and hard to reach families in the local community, which is amongst the most deprived areas in the city of Aberdeen. We aim to involve local residents and volunteers in creating, managing and delivering our childcare services, with the aim of increasing opportunities, improve living standards and lessen the effects of poverty for local families.

It has been another challenging year, great efforts have been made to continue to support our children and families through an extremely difficult time with ever increasing financial demands on household income. The increasing financial pressures has left many of our families facing greater financial hardships and we are seeing increased mental health concerns with many local families depending on food donations and charitable assistance to enable them to provide for their family. Our organisation has worked closely with a wide range of local and city wide organisations to enable us to provide focused support to the vulnerable families in our local community.

Our childcare and community services continue to be vital to many local families, some of which are families facing severe financial difficulties through loss of employment and income. Our childcare services have enabled many of our local families to continuing their education, training and employment. We have recently seen a large increase in the number of families requiring our support. The array of difficulties our families are facing varies greatly from battling addictions to their family facing eviction for rent arrears or anti-social behaviour. We also support families who are at risk of having their children taken into care, these are just some examples, but whatever the circumstances it means the children and young people in those families are at risk. Our community services and support enable us to respond to the problem with the family and assist them to understand and address the underlying problems in order to initiate positive change.

Like many charities we find ourselves in a situation where demand for our services is increasing and, we anticipate, will continue to increase while at the same time funding to deliver our vital community services receives no increase and is harder to attain from grant givers under huge pressure from increased demand. Our focus for the coming year will be on expanding the support and services we offer the children and families that rely on us. We will also aim to identify new revenue and capital funding opportunities to ensure our charitable activities are sustained, improved and increased..

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ALCCP TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Financial Review

The charity operates from one general unrestricted fund. The balance on the general fund has increased this year, as a result of the operational surplus for the year.

The fourth full year of trading has produced a satisfactory performance both in terms of financial results and the operational performance. The Dill Road nursery project has not be fully taken up and has been operating at only circa 60% capacity; this is disappointing but it is reflected in the capacity of the other nursery establishments in the area. The long term target is to bring the numbers attending the Dill Road nursey project nearer to 100%. The Little Learners nursery [at the Tillydrone Community Campus] continues to operate at full capacity and the aim is to continue at this level.

The Me2 and Early Years funding from the Scottish government is the main source of income for the project and has been supplemented by additional Covid support from Aberdeen City Council.

The income and expenditure account shows a net increase in funds of £97,441 for the year. It is anticipated with some cost management that the operational performance will generate a surplus in the short term as the project is expected to operate at full capacity. The Trustees recognise that the success of the project is determined by the ability to maximise occupancy within the activities. Further expansion of the activities will only come with additional locations being introduced to the charity.

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity is an unincorporated organisation governed by its constitution. The management of the organisation is undertaken by the Trustees who are responsible to the members for the charity’s adherence to those objectives.

The Trustees are appointed annually by the members during its Annual General Meeting. The ALCCP manager and club administrator delegated with the responsibility of implementing the directives as given by the Trustees and reporting to the Trustees on the affairs of the charity.

The charity is managed by the Trustees. The Trustees members for the year were as follows:

Name

ALCCP Manager/Community Learning Worker: Club Administrator: Staff Representative

Office (if any)

President Vice President Treasurer

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ALCCP

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Contact Details

Main Address : Telephone Number:

E-mail Addresses:

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Annual Report on 10 December 2025.

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ALCCP INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALCCP

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of ALCCP (SCIO) (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the trustees’ annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

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ALCCP

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALCCP (CONT’D)

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the Trustees’ Responsibilities Statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 44(1)(c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and report in accordance with regulations made under that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined about, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ALCCP (CONT’D)

In identifying and assessing the risk of material misstatement due to non-compliance with laws and regulations we have:

In identifying and assessing the risk of material misstatement due to irregularities, including fraud and how it may occur, and the potential for management bias and the override of controls we have:

We did not identify any matters relating to non-compliance with laws and regulations, or relating to fraud.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is an unavoidable risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is inherently more difficult than detecting those that result from error as fraud may involve intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation. In addition, the further removed any non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we would become aware of it.

tknJsuJn ErNeky ID. 32EAF2wEC414E￿A9E{£7CC4ol49BA7 A ￿rther description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uklauditorsresponsibiliknes. This descriptbon foms part of our auditor's report. Use of our report This report is made solely to the charty's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Regulation 10 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). Our audrt work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charty's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditorfs report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent pemiitted by law, we do nol accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the chanty's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this reporL or for the opinions we have fonned.

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ALCCP

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Notes
Incoming from:
Donations
Investment Income
Income from Charitable Activities:
3
Grants Received
4
Café Sales
Fees and Memberships
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable Activities
5
Total Resources Expended
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
2025
£
90,895
362
479,493
1,819
29,095
601,664
504,223
504,223
97,441
131,587
229,028
2024
£
117,940
1,206
180,436
527
6,458
306,567
183,889
183,889
122,678
8,909
131,587

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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ALCCP

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangible Assets 33,222 16,012
Current Assets
Debtors and Prepayments 12,517 7,020
Bank Balances 216,827 133,245
229,343 140,265
Current Liabilities
Creditors & Accruals (33,537) (24,690)
Total Net Assets 229,028 131,587
Represented by:
General Fund
General Unrestricted Funds 116,365 75,817
Designated Funds 112,663 55,770
229,028 131,587

Approved by Trustees on 10 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by

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ALCCP

STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Cash flows (used in)/generated from operating
activities
Cash (used in)/generated from operations (Note i)
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Investment income received
Net cash used in investing activities
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings
Repayment of borrowings
Net cash generated used in financing activities
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash
equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
2025
£
110,361
(31,778)
4,999
(26,779)
-
-
-
83,582
133,245
216,827
2024
£
(34,150)
(17,079)
-
(17,079)
-
-
-
50,278
82,967
133,245

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ALCCP

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. Accounting Policies

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The charity has adequate resources and is reasonably well placed to manage future risks. The charity’s planning process, including financial projections, has taken into consideration the current economic climate and its potential impact on the various sources of income and planned expenditure. The management committee have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The management committee believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the charity’s ability to continue. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on the basis that the charity is a going concern.

All incoming resources are recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of those resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.

The charity has a single unrestricted fund which is available for the trustees to use at their discretion for the general purposes of the charity.

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. Contributions payable are charged to the financial statements in the year they are payable.

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

Creditors are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount.

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ALCCP

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

1. Accounting Policies (Continued)

(i) Value Added Tax

The charity is not VAT registered and as a result all VAT on expenditure is irrecoverable, therefore it is included in the relevant expense or asset cost as appropriate

(j) Employee Benefits The cost of short term employee benefits are recognised as a liability and an expense, unless those costs are required to be recognised as part of the cost of stock or fixed assets.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the company is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

2. Trustees Remuneration

No trustees received remuneration during the year (2024 - £nil).

Trustees’ expenses:

No expenses were reimbursed to trustees during the year (2024 - £nil).

3. Investment Income

Bank Interest Received
Dividend Income
2025
£
12
351
362
2024
£
15
1,190
1,205

In 2025 and 2024 all investment income was attributable to Unrestricted funds.

4. Income from Charitable Activities – Grants Received

Aberdeen City Council
SYC Grant
ASC Grant
Early Years Funding
2025
£
133,256
3,051
19,000
324,186
479,439
2024
£
400
-
-
180,037
180,437

In 2025 and 2024 all grants received were attributable to Unrestricted funds.

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ALCCP

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

5. Expenditure

Staffing Costs
Property Costs
Supplies and Services
Administration Costs
Loss on sale of fixed assets
2025
£
337,888
68,381
35,378
60,959
1,617
504,223
2024
£
131,987
28,500
8,765
14,637
-
183,890

In 2025 and 2024 all expenditure was attributable to Unrestricted funds.

6. Employees

Number of employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Management and administration
Clubs and Projects
Employment costs
Wages and Salaries
Social Security Costs
Other Pension Costs
Defined Contribution Pension Costs
2025
Number
2
20
22
2025
£
319,384
8,032
10,472
337,888
10,472
2024
Number
2
20
22
2024
£
120,608
7,155
4,224
131,987
4,224

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more.

The key management personnel of the charity are defined as those who have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the entity's activities. Within ALCCP, this comprises more than one individual. The total remuneration of key management personnel in the year amounted to £106,456 (2024 - £75,372) .

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

7. Independent examiner’s remuneration

The independent examiner’s remuneration constituted an independent exam fee of £2,000 (2024 - £1,250).

8. Fixed Assets

Cost
As at 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
As at 31 March 2025
Depreciation and impairment
As at 1 April 2024
Depreciation charged in the year
Disposals
As at 31 March 2025
Carrying amount
As at 31 March 2025
As at 31 March 2024
All amounts are attributable to unrestricted funds.
Debtors
Trade Debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Equipment
£
17,079
31,778
(9,410)
39,447
1,067
7,953
(2,974)
6,227
33,222
16,012
2025
£
107
12,410
12,517
Total
£
17,079
31,778
(9,410)

39,447

1,067
7,953
(2,974)

6,225

33,222

16,012

2024
£
-
7,020
7,020

All amounts are attributable to unrestricted funds.

9. Debtors

In 2025 and 2024, all amounts are attributable to unrestricted funds.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

10. Creditors

Trade creditors
Other creditors
2025
£
4,146
29,391
33,537
2024
£
24,690
-
24,690

In 2025 and 2024, all amounts are attributable to unrestricted funds.

11. Unrestricted Funds


Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
General
Designated Funds
Charitable Activities
Balance at
1 April
2024
£
75,817
55,770
131,587
Incoming
Resources
£
544,771
56,893
601,664
Outgoing
Resources
£
(504,223)
-
(502,606)
Transfer
£
-
-
-
Balance
at
31 March
2025
£
116,365
112,663
229,028

12. Pension

Defined Contribution

Contribution payable by the charity for the year 2025
£
10,472
2024
£
3,807

13. Related Party Transactions

ALCCP considers its trustees and key management personnel to be related parties. The only related party transactions during the year was the remuneration of the key management personnel, noted in Note 6.

There were no other related party transactions during the year.

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (CONT’D) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

14. Cash flows from operations

Cash flows from operations
Surplus for the year
Adjustments for:
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
Movements in working capital:
Increase in debtors
Increase/(Decrease) in creditors
Cash generated from/(used by) operations
2025
£
(97,441)
9,570
(5,497)
8,847
110,361
2024
£
(122,678)
1,067
(7,020)
(49,368)
67,357

15. Analysis of changes in net funds

The charity has no material debt during the year.